Xiao Fei sat calmly, her temperament was somewhat similar to Nangong Yue's.
Mrs. Qiao saw it, and couldn't help feeling even more depressed, she simply said bluntly: "Sister Fei, your mother has already betrothed you to your cousin Fang Shilei, even if you haven't exchanged Geng notes yet, the relationship between your parents Fate, the words of the matchmaker, you should also abide by the rules, be cautious in your words and deeds, don't play with outside men, and ruin the reputation of our Xiao family girl!"
Xiao Fei was so angry that her pupils shrank. Even if she didn't know what was going on, she now knows. There is no outsider in this palace, my aunt is talking about Fu Sange!
For the sake of Cousin Lan's marriage, my aunt threw all the filthy things on her body. She really thought that they would be bullied by the Zhennan Palace!
Xiao Fei's face suddenly turned cold, Huo Di stood up, and said coldly: "Auntie, you also said 'the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker', my parents are here, you and I will go to see the father, ask It's clear, who promised me to Cousin Lei! I also need to trouble my aunt and my father to tell me when and where I hooked up with foreign men, so as not to spread the word and hurt the reputation of several younger sisters in the mansion. !"
Mrs. Qiao's heart skipped a beat. She was indeed a little hotheaded just now, but she was right. Everyone knew that Xiao Fang wanted to promise Xiao Fei to her natal nephew. This marriage will come true sooner or later. , even if she talks about it with her younger brother, she won't be wronged, but the accusation of hooking up with a foreigner is a bit too much... I am afraid that even her younger brother will blame her for uttering wild words, which will ruin the reputation of the girl in the palace.
Xiao Fei, a young girl who has not been out of the court, is shameless when talking about her marriage, and confronting her is simply too shameless, and I don't know how Xiao Fang's usually teach.
After all, I am an elder, so it is quite decent to confront a junior. Mrs. Qiao comforted herself, and said with a guilty conscience: "Sister Fei, my aunt just slipped the tongue, your father is busy with official duties, so such a trivial matter Don't bother your father."
Xiao Fei, however, refused to let her be fooled so easily, and said sharply: "Aunt, there is a saying that 'disaster comes from the mouth', and as an elder, aunt should be 'cautious in words and deeds'." After a while, she repeated Mrs. Qiao's previous teaching meaningfully, "We women are no better than men, and our boudoir reputation is the foundation of our life. Once the white jade is flawed, it is too late to regret.... Auntie has nothing else to do. Baizhou and Taoyao, see off the guests!"
"You!" Mrs. Qiao gasped in her chest.
Bai Zhou and Tao Yao looked at each other, both came over and said, "Auntie, please go."
How dare you drive yourself away? !
Mrs. Qiao had a dark face, let out a heavy "hum", and flung her sleeves away.
As soon as she stepped out of the threshold, she heard Xiao Fei say pointedly: "Command me down, I won't be in the courtyard in the future, so don't let guests in at will!"
Mrs. Qiao staggered, this Xiao Fei became more and more unruly, she was taught badly by that Nangong, she must be disciplined by her mother!
Mrs. Qiao left, Xiao Fei stared blankly at the swaying Concubine Xiang's bamboo curtain, and thought: sister-in-law's Bixiaotang is well managed. When elder brother and sister-in-law are away, no one can enter the door of Bixiaotang... I blame myself for being too lazy in the past, so even the servants in the courtyard would rather please the eldest aunt than myself as the master!
"Girl." Bai Zhou was a little worried, and asked cautiously, "Do you want to tell the princess?"
Xiao Fei clenched her fists tightly, shook her head and said, "No need. My sister-in-law is working so hard to manage the house, so how can you let such a trivial matter bother her." Although what the eldest aunt said today made her angry, it was not true. I feel embarrassed, as the saying goes, "the one who cleans himself cleans himself", the one who should be able to embarrass is the eldest aunt!
Having figured this out, Xiao Fei took a long breath, and her complexion improved a little.
The eldest aunt and cousin Lan have such good conduct, it is better to spend less time with them in the future.
The news of Mrs. Qiao leaving Yuebiju angrily reached Nangong Yue's ears that day, which made her a little surprised.
Nangong Yue specially called Xiao Fei over to have dinner together, seeing that her expression was normal, she didn't look like she had suffered a loss, so she breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Fei didn't mention why Mrs. Qiao went to see her, and Nan Gongyue didn't ask, she just let people stare at her.
After dinner, Nangong Yue talked to her about the tea shop with a smile.
Since mid-June, Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei have successively opened tea shops in other cities in southern Xinjiang. However, it is inconvenient to apply soup and medicine, so they only serve some herbal tea. The two reckoned to wait. Once a batch of anti-heat medicine is prepared, it can be distributed to those tea shops.
This good news made Xiao Fei very happy, and a bright smile appeared on her face.
As for the thousand pills prepared by Lijia Pharmacy today, they were sent to the tea shop outside Luoyue City the next day.
The heat-relieving medicine made by Huichuntang has already been used in the tea shop. With the addition of these thousand pills, the decoction can be completely replaced with pills. The manpower required by the tea shop also dropped sharply. Except for those poor women who were hired elsewhere, the women sent by the mansion to help came back one after another. Each of them was rewarded with two silver nudes. .
However, Nangong Yue heard that Ye Yili was still staying at the tea shop to help.
Although she was a little displeased, King Zhennan also appropriated a lot of money for the application of medicine this time, so there was no need to make him unhappy for such an insignificant matter.
Now that there are Huichuntang and Lijia Pharmacy, the pressure of administering medicine has been greatly reduced. However, if we want to supply medicine for the army, we need to add another pharmacy. Nangong Yue told Zhu Xing to continue looking for it.
The time has entered July amidst the busy schedule, and the prescription of the new anti-heat medicine was finally finalized under Lin Jingchen's repeated revisions. Because a lot of local herbs in southern Xinjiang were used, the cost of the anti-heat medicine was reduced by nearly one-third , not only the efficacy of the medicine has been greatly improved, but more importantly, the production time has also been greatly shortened. With the speed of Lijia Pharmacy, it only takes seven days to make 10,000 pills.
Nangong Yue made a decisive decision and asked Huichuntang and Lijia Pharmacy to use new prescriptions, and this batch of medicines would be sent directly to the front line of Huiling City.
In July, the weather is much hotter again.
Nangong Yue was afraid of the heat, even if there were two basins of icebergs in the room, she still felt suffocated and unbearably suffocated.
This is her first summer in southern Xinjiang. Unlike the capital, even the air here is humid and hot, and she will sweat profusely from time to time.
Fortunately, since she was reborn, she has been taking good care of her body, so although this scorching summer is sweltering and hot, she can still endure it. Nangong Yue is only worried that Yong Yang and Mrs. Fang are getting old, their bodies are weak, and the heat is unbearable. Promptly let the small kitchen make some desserts to relieve the heat, and send them to Yunli Courtyard and Tingyu Court like flowing water. The ice in the two yards is even more abundant.
Fu Yunyan was not affected by the summer heat at all. Before leaving, Xiao Fei took her to play around Luoyue City all day long. Sometimes Han Qixia would come with her, and Nangong Yue took advantage of the light to walk around. Every time Fu Yunyan went out, she bought A lot of scattered gadgets, so that they unknowingly added several more carriages on the return journey...
Finally, on the fifth day of July, Princess Yongyang took Fu Yunyan on the return trip.
Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei got up early in the morning and specially came with Fu Yunhe to see Yong Yang and Fu Yunyan off.
It was a warm morning in July, and at this time, the sky was pale. The people near the north city gate were few and far between. Even Xiao Fei's tea shop was still empty. Those women who helped spread tea and medicine Haven't started work yet.
Outside the city gate, a loaded carriage was waiting on the side of the official road. Among them, only one car is the luggage of Yong Yang and Fu Yunyan, and the remaining five or six cars are all kinds of special products that Fu Yunyan bought these days, from wine, tea, all kinds of dry goods, to tiger skins, medicinal materials, incense, etc. Including the presents from King Zhennan and Nangong Yue, it was enough to load ten carts.
"Grandmother Yongyang, Liuniang, have a good journey!" Nangong Yue smiled slightly at Yongyang and Fu Yunyan in front of her, reluctant to part with her, but she didn't want to affect Yongyang's mood, hoping to send them away with a smile.
Yong Yang took Nangong Yue's hand and smiled lovingly: "Yue'er, you and A Yi will be fine, so I won't say much."
Nangong Yue's eyes were slightly sore, she wanted to speak, but felt that her words were so powerless, she could only nod her head vigorously.
Yes, she will be fine, and will not let down the love of her loved ones!
Seeing the excitement in Nangong Yue's heart, Fu Yunyan interjected with a smile: "Ah Yue, if that guy Ah Yi dares to bully you, just write to me and I will definitely come and teach him a lesson!"
I am afraid that the day lily is cold when I write to Wangdu. Fu Yunhe felt it was funny in his heart, and his expression was a little distorted.
Fu Yunyan noticed it immediately, and deliberately looked at Fu Yunhe and said, "Or, it's the same with my third brother!"
Teach your brother a lesson? He didn't dare to do this... Fu Yunhe's eyes drifted, and he could only smirk. Besides, the eldest brother regards his sister-in-law more than his life, so how could he bully her!
But Xiao Fei nodded vigorously from the side and said: "Liu Niang, don't worry, I will keep an eye on Big Brother!"
Her serious look made Fu Yunyan laugh out loud, and washed away the original sorrow of parting. Fu Yunyan patted Xiao Fei's shoulder boldly and said: "A Fei, then I will leave Ah Yue to you?!"
Xiao Fei nodded again.
Seeing Xiao Fei's swearing appearance, Nangong Yue felt a warm current in her heart, but at the same time, she couldn't help but smile a little.
The sun was rising slowly in the eastern sky, the sky was getting brighter, and the flow of people nearby began to increase. Fu Yunhe looked at the sky and said: "It's almost time, grandma, Liu Niang, you should go too."
Fu Yunyan glanced at Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei with nostalgia, and said, "Ah Yue, Ah Fei, take care! There will be a date later!"
Her last four words were a little heavy, and there will be a period later, but in fact, this farewell, it is really hard to see each other for several years!
Fu Yunyan felt his eyes heat up, turned around and followed Yong Yang into the carriage.
Amidst the yelling of the coachman, the convoy started to move, heading north along the official road, driving faster and faster, raising a cloud of dust, and gradually disappearing on the horizon...
Nangong Yue and his team stood there all the time, watching Yong Yang and his team leave until they could see nothing.
At some point, the smiles on Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei's faces disappeared.
After a long time, the world is boundless...
Xiao Fei glanced at Nangong Yue with some worry, and silently stayed by her side, thinking of Xiao Yi in her heart, if the eldest brother was here, the sister-in-law wouldn't be so uncomfortable, right? !
Normally, Xiao Fei wished that Xiao Yi would not be at home so as not to rob her of her sister-in-law, but at this moment Xiao Fei suddenly missed Xiao Yi.
After a while, Fu Yunhe said: "Sister-in-law, sister Fei, let me take you back home!"
Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei responded, and got into their green-covered carriage one after the other. The carriage returned to the original road and drove back to Bixiao Hall smoothly.
Along the way, Nangong Yue was in a trance.
As if feeling Nangong Yue's depressed mood, the sky unknowingly became a little gloomy.
After sending Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei to Bixiaotang, Fu Yunhe hurried to the barracks again.
After the two got off the carriage at Dongyi Gate, Xiao Fei suggested softly: "Sister-in-law, the weather is still cool today, how about we go for a walk in the garden?"
Nangong Yue smiled slightly, understood Xiao Fei's intentions, and nodded in agreement. The two held hands affectionately and headed towards the garden of the palace.
July is the season when lotus fragrance overflows and weeping willows flutter. The two of them walked slowly along the small lake in the garden. Nangong Yue looked at Tiantian Heye, suddenly smiled, turned to Xiao Fei and said, "Sister Fei, next month, let's invite Sister Shangxia to Anlan Palace to eat sweet-scented osmanthus, glutinous rice and lotus root!"
Recalling how Fu Yunyan salivated at the lotus in the lake in Anlan Palace before, Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Xiao Fei nodded vigorously: "Okay, sister-in-law, the sweet-scented osmanthus wine you brewed back then should be fine..." Drink it.
Halfway through Xiao Fei's words, she stopped abruptly, and found that Nangong Yue seemed to be attracted by something, she looked at the other side of the lake in surprise, and frowned slightly.
Xiao Fei followed Nangong Yue's gaze, and saw a somewhat familiar girl walking along the path by the lake accompanied by a maidservant in Tsing Yi.
The girl was dressed in a moon-white dress, across the small lake, Xiao Fei couldn't see the other person's face clearly, she only saw her walking with a straight waist, quite a reclusive and independent temperament.
Xiao Fei narrowed her eyes slightly, finally remembered, and blurted out: "Miss Ye!" But wasn't Ye Yili helping out at the tea shop outside the city gate
Looking at the direction Ye Yili was going, she was going to Yulin Residence of Concubine Wei...
Nangong Yue looked at Ye Yili's thin back, hooked her hands, attracted Baihui, and ordered: "Baihui, go and find out why Miss Ye came to the palace?"
"Yes, Shizifei." Baihui replied and went.
There was a gazebo just ahead, and Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei went to the gazebo to have a rest together.
The maids serving at the side cleverly and immediately served tea, snacks and some melon and fruit platters to the master. After the two of them drank some tea, Baihui came back in a hurry, bent her knees and said: "Concubine Shizi, I have inquired about it. Miss Ye is going to see Concubine Wei at Yulin Residence. She is here to be a female celebrity in the Palace. The master said it was for the fifth girl to be a female celebrity."
How old is the fifth girl, Xiao Rongyu, and she is not a child from a poor family who needs to be in charge of the family early, so why does she need to learn such a female celebrity so early.
The corner of Nangong Yue's mouth curled into a half-smile, a sensible person like Concubine Wei naturally wouldn't torment her young daughter like this, so you can figure out whose intention this is, just think about it with your toes.
Zhennan Wang and Ye Yili...
Thinking of what she saw and heard outside the tea shop that day, the corners of Nangong Yue's lips curled up slightly.
There are only one aunt on the left and right, and there are quite a few aunts in the palace, so it doesn't matter if there is one more or one less.
Nangong Yue put Ye Yili behind in a blink of an eye, and continued to swim in the lake with Xiao Fei to enjoy the lotus with a smile, so as to relieve the sorrow of parting.
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The day after Yong Yang left, that is, the sixth day of the seventh month, in the royal capital thousands of miles away, brilliant fireworks lit up the night, like giant cosmoses blooming in the sky.
Today is the day of the grand wedding of the prince Kui Lang and the third princess of Dayu. Although the emperor only gave the Ministry of Internal Affairs a mere ten days to manage the wedding, the Ministry of Internal Affairs still managed the wedding in a decent manner.
When it was auspicious time, when the phoenix on which the three princesses were riding was carried out of the palace under the guard of honor guards, the lantern torch that cleared the way illuminated the evening sky as if it were daytime.
Some curious people followed behind the guard of honor and gradually dispersed until they saw Fengyu enter the princess mansion.
For several days, everyone in the capital was discussing the wedding that was related to the two countries, and then it was the day when the three princesses returned home in three days.
On this day, before dawn, Kui Lang accompanied the third princess from the princess mansion, and entered the palace to greet the empress.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Consort, please go this way."
A court lady led the way for the third princess and Kui Lang, and at the same time scrutinized the couple.
Kui Lang was wearing a real red silk robe, tall and mighty, his facial features were much more profound than Dayu people's, showing a trace of exotic style, but there was a hint of predation in his eyebrows, which made people afraid to get close to him.
The third princess who walked side by side with him was wearing a real red silk palace dress, with a golden golden phoenix on her head, and the tassels made of three strings of rubies swayed with her walking posture. Come shine.
As a bride, the third princess should have been beaming and energetic, but at this moment she looked very haggard, and the heavy makeup couldn't hide the heavy shadow under her eyes.
The palace maid had a trace of sympathy in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, she led the two of them into Fengluan Palace with light steps.
"See father and mother!"
Enduring the humiliation in his heart, Kui Lang knelt down with the three princesses, kowtowed, and greeted the emperor and empress.
The empress sat on an arhat bed across a small desk, and the emperor looked down at Kui Lang kneeling on the marble floor, feeling a little proud.
Kuilang's "Father Emperor" made the emperor rejoice at his decision once again. As long as the three princesses give birth to Lin'er in the future, there will be an indelible bond between Dayu and Baiyue's royal family, and the two countries will surely be exchanged. Decades, no, hundreds of years of peace and stability!
Thinking about it, the emperor smiled, raised his hand lovingly and said: "Get up, give me your seat!" Several servants serving in the palace hurried to move the chairs.
After Kui Lang and the third princess got up, the queen said gracefully: "My son-in-law, the third princess was raised by the emperor and my palace in the palm of my hand. It's inevitable that I'm a bit spoiled. I'll invite my son-in-law in the future..."
The queen politely told the couple, but Kui Lang's mind had already gone far away. How could he not know that the third princess was not the queen's legitimate daughter at all, but just an unfavored princess.
However, there is still her use in the end!
Kui Lang patiently waited for the Queen to finish speaking.
At this time, the servant brought two mahogany armchairs, but Kui Lang did not sit down, but bowed his head to the emperor, and begged with grief on his face: "Father, the political situation in Baiyue is in turmoil, and the people are displaced. My son-in-law is here." Although Dayu is well-clothed and well-fed, he can't feel at ease day and night. My son-in-law has always known his father's righteousness, and he is a benevolent monarch rarely seen in a hundred years. He also asks his father to help his son-in-law restore the restoration, so that Baiyue can return to stability!"
What Kui Lang said was high-sounding, as if his restoration was not for his own selfish desires, but for the people of Baiyue to live a stable life.
The queen on the side sneered in her heart and said nothing. All this is nothing more than an exchange of interests.
The emperor frowned slightly, so he said in embarrassment: "My son-in-law, the sage said: 'The old is the old, and the old is the old; the young is the young, and the young is the young'. The civil strife in Baiyue, the people are displaced, and I am also heartbroken. It's just that this is always Baiyue's state affairs, and as the emperor of Dayu, it is always inconvenient for me to interfere in the political affairs of neighboring countries."
Kui Lang was very disdainful in his heart, the thoughts of Emperor Dayu had long been known to passers-by, but he still expected himself to cast a fig leaf for him!
But now that I have something to ask for from others, I can only swallow my anger.
Kui Lang regained his composure, clasped his fists and said, "My son-in-law is well aware of father's embarrassment and scruples." Then, he gritted his teeth and knelt down again, "May I ask father to fulfill my son-in-law's love for the people? Baiyue is in chaos, my son-in-law cannot sleep every night, and my son-in-law's father, who passed away, entrusted him with dreams several times, telling him to save the people of Baiyue from the fire and water! I also ask my father to do it!" He said Kowtow to the ground again.
The emperor sighed pretendingly, looked at Kui Lang benevolently and sighed: "My son-in-law loves the country and the people, and I feel the same. You are Ji Yu's husband-in-law, just like my son, and I can't bear to see your worries come to an end." Illness, no matter what, I will help you!"
"Thank you, Father, for your righteousness!" Although he knew that Emperor Dayu would definitely agree, at this moment, Kui Lang still couldn't hide his inner excitement, and kowtowed to thank him, "My son-in-law thanked Father for his benevolence on behalf of thousands of people. Benevolence!" After enduring for so long, I finally waited until this day, although this is just the beginning, but I have finally taken this difficult and solid step!
From the beginning to the end, it was the emperor and Kui Lang who sang the opera. The three princesses were clearly here, but it seemed that they didn't exist at all.
Now that the business was finished, the emperor didn't plan to keep the third princess and Kui Lang for long, and said with a smile: "Ji Yu, son-in-law, you are newlyweds, I won't keep you any longer, you go back and have a good rest."
"Thank you, Father, for your consideration." Kui Lang cupped his fists and said, "The son-in-law and the princess will leave first, and the son-in-law wants to visit the three elder brothers with the princess."
The emperor waved his hand, and the two retreated.
After Kui Lang and the third princess left the palace, they went to the First Prince's Mansion and the Second Prince's Mansion successively, and stayed in each of the Prince's Mansions for nearly an hour.
Woke up early today, and has not rested until now. The third princess couldn't hide the tiredness on her face, but she could only pull herself together, and got off the Zhulun carriage with the help of the maid.
A nurse in charge led the two of them to the main hall. In the main hall, a row of vermilion fans were opened wide. From a distance, one could see a man and a woman sitting on the upper two chairs. Elegant, dignified and beautiful, it is the third prince Han Lingfu and the third prince concubine Cui Yanyan.
Kui Lang and the third princess walked into the main hall side by side, and saw a woman wearing a lavender dark flower thin satin gown sitting on the left side. The woman's blue eyes were as clear and bright as a cloudless blue sky. It was the side concubine who was putting on her clothes.
Seeing Kui Lang's expression, Bai Yi already had a rough idea in his heart, and Gao Xuan's heart was slightly relieved.
"I've met Brother Sanhuang, Sister-in-law Sanhuang!"
Kui Lang clasped fists with Han Lingfu and Cui Yanyan meaningfully, while the three princesses looked down and blessed her body.
Han Lingfu was ecstatic, and after some salutes, he asked Kui Lang and the third princess to sit down, and then winked at Cui Yanyan.
Cui Yanyan said wittily, "Third sister, the lotus in the pond in the garden is blooming just right now, why don't my sister and I and the side concubine in clothes go for a stroll in the garden to enjoy the flowers?"
The third princess stood up knowingly, and replied dumbly: "I have heard for a long time that the garden in the mansion of the third emperor's brother and the third emperor's wife is very elegant. Today, my younger sister will trouble the third emperor's wife to show me around."
Bai Yi subconsciously glanced at Kui Lang, seeing the other party nodding, he also got up and followed the two of them.
Only Han Lingfu and Kui Lang were left in the main hall.