In the end, it was Yan Shi who came up with the idea and bought a box of unused rouge from a maid. According to the servant girl, this is the money she had saved for a long time, and she bought it from a famous rouge shop in the imperial city, and she has never been willing to use it.
Yan Shi didn't understand rouge either, but it looked pretty good.
The two talked for a while, and then went to sleep.
The next morning, after washing and washing, Yan Shi went to Dali Temple, and Hua Ling brought Qingji into the palace.
When we arrived at Jihou, many people had already arrived, but it wasn't too late for Hua Ling to arrive.
"My son pays homage to the queen mother." Hua Ling saluted.
Then I happened to be drinking tea, I don't know whether it was intentional or not, as if I just saw him after a long while, I said slowly: "Well, get up, sit over there."
"Thank you, mother." Hua Ling stood up from the ground, and followed a maid to sit on the seat.
Although there were many people in the huge palace, it was quiet. Hua Ling peeked at it while drinking tea, and at a glance saw the two familiar figures closest to Jihou, it was Yang Shi and Hua Luyao. Mother and daughter, the two were talking to the successor in a low voice.
Hua Ling's mouth gradually revealed an evil smile.
He looked away again, and there was a beautiful woman sitting diagonally across from her, and beside her was a young girl, who happened to be watching him secretly. That girl has a beautiful appearance, but upon closer inspection she resembles Yan Shi somewhat.
Hua Ling knew in her heart that this must be Princess Huojia. Hua Ling blinked at Princess Huojia, and silently said "wait for me". Princess Huojia nodded slightly, and quickly looked away.
Not long after, all the empty chairs were filled with people. Most of them are wives and young ladies from various families, and there are also a few male wives like Hua Ling.
"Youhe, is everyone here?" Then he asked the maid next to him.
The court lady named You He replied: "If you want to return to the empress, everyone is here."
"Yeah." Then he nodded and stood up from his seat, "Then let's go."
A group of people walked out behind in a mighty manner, Hua Ling deliberately went out last, and when he reached the door, Princess Huojia was already there waiting for him.
"Emperor, sister-in-law." Princess Huojia's voice was like a mosquito, and she looked a little shy.
Hua Ling took out what she wanted to give her: "This bracelet is given to you by my brother. He can't enter the palace, so let me give you this first. I gave you the box of rouge. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare it, sister. Don't be disgusted."
Princess Huojia's eyes turned red when she saw the two things in her hand: "Huojia is so grateful, how can she dislike it. I don't know, I don't know how the emperor's brother is doing outside the palace?" The queen mother passed away, and only the two depended on each other. She is a woman, and she was brought up by Empress Depin. Although her life is not as good as other princesses, she is much better than Yan Shi.
Hua Ling smiled: "My brother is fine outside the palace, my sister doesn't have to worry about it." The two were at the end of the crowd, occasionally whispering a few words, but no one else noticed.
When he arrived in the Imperial Garden, Ji Hou said with a smile: "Be more casual, it would be boring to be too rigid." Hearing Ji Hou say this, someone began to talk.
Several wives brought their daughters who had not left the court to the successor. Everyone knew that King Zhao had reached the age of trial marriage, and he was born by the successor. The future throne was likely to be his.
Hua Ling seized a gap in which she separated from Yang Shi, came to Yang Shi and said cheerfully: "Mother, don't be angry if I didn't greet you right away."
Hua Qiancheng can be regarded as a celebrity in front of Emperor Chongjin, and Yang and his successors are biological sisters. Therefore, Yang's status is self-evident in front of the wives of the governments, and his heirs have naturally attracted the attention of the wives.
"Mrs. Guo, is this your son?" Naturally, many wives gathered around Mrs. Yang, and one of them asked after hearing Hua Ling's words.
Seeing Hua Ling, Yang frowned indistinctly, but was quickly covered up by a smile: "Exactly, this is the eldest son Hua Ling, who just married the prince a few days ago."
Everyone knows that Yang's family is her stepmother, and Hua Ling is not from her. Everyone knows that Yang's stepmother is better than her biological mother, and she treats this son better than her own. Yang's virtuousness is well known.
The ladies looked at Hua Ling carefully. He was already outstanding, but today he was deliberately dressed up, so beautiful that he seemed to be an extraordinary person. Thinking about his family background again and again, it is really a pity that such a person married the most unfavored prince.
"Huh? Why is my sister here too?" Hua Ling looked at Hua Luyao who was standing next to Yang.
From the moment Hua Ling came over, Hua Luyao stared at him viciously, she didn't like Hua Ling in the first place, and she was punished the day he returned to Ning, so she hated him even more. But with so many wives around, she had to restrain her temper: "If you can come, why can't I come?"
"I don't mean anything else," Hua Ling's face was full of admiration, "I just want to ask my sister how she copied "Nvvirtue" and "Nvren" a hundred times so quickly? It's so short. One day less time. My sister is so powerful, I can't do this. Do you have any tricks? Can you teach me?"
Hua Ling used his natural and innocent appearance to make an expression of humbly asking for advice, no one could say that he did it on purpose.
Yang clutched the handkerchief tightly, but she couldn't say anything at the moment. She has always presented herself as a loving mother, if she helped her daughter at this time, she might be justified.
Hua Luyao was young and didn't have a city like Yang's, she got angry when she saw her, and when she was about to speak, she was pulled by Yang. Even though he was unwilling in every way, he still endured this and planned to leave here with Yang Shi.
But Hua Ling couldn't do what she wanted, the moment she turned around, she asked in a worried tone: "Mother, how is my brother's hand? You must give him the best golden sore medicine, Tell him to be more careful, don't touch the water before his hand is healed, so as not to cause the root cause of the disease."
Just now when Hua Ling spoke, it aroused the curiosity of the wives of the various prefectures. After saying this, someone finally suppressed it and said: "Mrs. Guo? Did you get hurt?"
Yang gnashed her teeth again and again, the children she gave birth to were all in her heart, and she was usually reluctant to say serious things, but that day she was beaten by Yan Shi, and she wished she could tear him apart immediately.
"It's nothing serious, it's just a hand injury." Naturally, Yang would not tell the real reason why Hua Wei's hand was injured.
She can't say it, but Hua Ling can.
"Mother, since Guining came back, I've been thinking about you all the time. I'm also to blame for what happened that day. If I didn't make Mother angry, my younger brother wouldn't hit me, and nothing happened. Sigh! Why am I so ignorant?" Use it, it will only cause trouble for mother." The more she talked, the more sad Hua Ling's expression became, and the more her voice became choked up, as if she was about to cry in the next moment.
When the people present heard the phrase "My younger brother won't hit me", they began to whisper, and then looked at Yang's gaze has changed.
Mrs. Yang wanted to wring the handkerchief into pieces, and there was already some anger in her voice: "What nonsense are you talking about! Don't say any more, I still have something to go to the empress."
"Mother—" This pretty face coupled with the appearance of crying, really makes people feel distressed.
Mrs. Yang wanted to leave, but someone refused to let her go. At this time, a woman said: "Mrs. Guo, just now we heard that Mr. Ling was beaten by his younger brother. What's going on? We are all very curious. where."
The one who spoke was the wife of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials belonged to King Ding, so naturally she and the Yang family were at odds, and I was eager to find out her faults.
As soon as Mrs. Minister of the Ministry of Officials said this, the whispers of the people present also increased a lot. Then another lady said: "Yes, Mrs. Guo, your reputation has spread throughout the entire imperial city, and many people regard you as an example. But just now, what the young master said is different from what you usually do. Could it be that you are deceiving us by acting dignified and virtuous on weekdays?"
Hua Luyao was so angry that she was about to speak for her mother, but Hua Ling preempted her, and Hua Ling said to the two wives with a worried face: "You two, my mother didn't offend you, why do you say that? My mother? You are too bullying!"
Hua Ling's expression was a little naive, and his eyes were clear and pure. It made people feel like a child at best, and an idiot at worst.
The two wives were not angry when they heard Hua Ling say this, but instead smiled: "Good boy, we didn't bully your mother, we just chatted with your mother and discussed all the experiences of raising children."
Hua Ling showed an innocent smile towards Yang Shi again: "Mother, the two ladies want to discuss experience with you, there is no other malice, so please don't leave."
A lady hurriedly asked: "Just now you said that your brother beat you, what happened?"
Hua Ling replied: "It's not a big deal, my younger brother often beats me, and my mother said that younger brothers from other people's families also treat elder brothers in the same way."
As soon as this remark came out, the discussion became louder.
Yang could bear it, but Hua Luyao couldn't bear it anymore, and she was used to bullying Hua Ling, so she broke free from Yang's shackles, pointed at his nose and cursed: "Hua Ling, are you a pig brain? Did you just think about it before? Don’t you know what to say and what not to say? "
To say that others still have doubts about what Hua Ling said before, but Hua Luyao's words have invisibly confirmed Yang's inconsistency.
I really didn't expect that the Yang family, who was well-known in the imperial city, was actually pretending. All the wives looked at Yang family with contempt.
Hua Ling showed a trace of grievance: "Then, what should I say? Don't those words all come from my mother? What my mother said is correct, I just repeat it, can't it work?"
Hua Ling is good-looking, and this expression is even more heart-wrenching. The wives present are all mothers, coupled with Hua Ling's tragic experience of being abused by her stepmother, the mother's love can't help but overflow. Alas, what a beautiful child, but being raised by a cruel stepmother has made him mentally incomplete, it really makes people feel distressed.
At the moment, several ladies have something to say.