It's Liuying!
Nangong Yue let out a low cry in disbelief, it turned out that Xiao Yi went out just now to catch Liu Ying for her.
There was a surprised smile on her face, and she looked at the Liuying in the glass jar without blinking, and saw dozens of small Liuying, with their tails shining brightly, flapping their wings and flying over in the jar Flying away, some lined up in winding curves, and some flew scatteredly and wantonly...
Seeing that Nangong Yue was fascinated, Xiao Yi suggested: "Let's put it beside the bed and make a fluorescent lamp."
Unexpectedly, Nangong Yue shook her head, and said with some reluctance: "Let's put them away. When you want to see them, you can accompany me to the lake to see them."
Although Liuying is beautiful, it is not because it exists in the jar, but because it is in its own world, with its partners...
Xiao Yi shrugged indifferently, to him, this is just a jar of bugs, as long as his stinky girl is happy.
Nangong Yue carefully opened the lid of the glazed jar, and those fireflies flapped their wings and flew out of the jar, flying towards the window one after another. After a while, the yard outside was filled with gorgeous streamers.
Nangong Yue looked at it for a long time, reluctant to leave, until a burst of tiredness came over her, and she yawned lazily.
"Ah Yue, it's getting late, it's time for you to rest." Staring at Nangong Yue's tired brows, Xiao Yi felt distressed: For Xiao Luan's marriage, he really exhausted his stinky girl. Not quite yet...
Nangong Yue nodded meekly, and said, "You too, it's late now, and you have to get up early tomorrow to meet your relatives."
Xiao Yi didn't care about recognizing relatives at all. Anyway, it's fine for the newlyweds to be offered tea by their father and king. What's the matter with them? !
But his Ah Yue did his best for this marriage, and he couldn't make trouble for her at the last moment.
He obediently agreed, and couldn't help curling a strand of hair on her cheek with his fingers. He was about to hug her to rest on the couch, when Que'er's cautious voice came from inside and outside: "Prince Princess, Second Young Master!" Aunt Zhang over there yelled that she had a stomachache, so she asked people to invite the second young master at the Falangyuan, but fortunately, Nanny Ling responded quickly and asked someone to stop her, so as not to disturb the couple." This Nanny Ling was sent by Nangong Yue before. Zhou Mansion's nurturing nun is now the nun in charge by Zhou Roujia's side.
If Zhang Pianpian succeeds in this, how about the wedding night tonight
Even if Xiao Luan could harden his heart and leave Zhang Pianpian alone, it would inevitably cast a shadow in Zhou Roujia's heart.
Nangong Yue frowned, Zhang Pianpian was Xiao Luan's concubine, Nangong Yue didn't want to take care of it at first, she planned to let Zhou Roujia handle it after she passed the door. It seems that I was too polite, so that an aunt would dare to make trouble like this.
Nangong Yue was about to speak, but Xiao Yi beat her to the front. He raised his voice impatiently, "You're still messing around at this late hour! Send it back wherever it came from!"
Que'er outside was about to shed tears of sympathy for Aunt Zhang. She probably just wanted to win favor, but she didn't expect to "alarm" the son of the son. Since the master of the son of the son said something, then Aunt Zhang would not want to stay in the palace Even if the second young master dared to intercede with the concubine Shi Zi, seeing the concubine Shi Zi was like a mouse meeting a cat.
But the problem is that Aunt Zhang used to be a brothel servant. If this is according to the order of the Shizi, wouldn't Aunt Zhang be sent back to the brothel? The aunt of the second young master of the Wangfu went to the brothel, if word got out, even the Wangfu would become a laughing stock, right
Que'er thought of it, but Nangong Yue couldn't think of it, so she ordered: "Que'er, you go to the enamel courtyard, pack the luggage for Aunt Zhang, and send her to Mingqing Temple at dawn tomorrow."
After Zhang Pianpian goes to Mingqing Temple to "calm down" for a while, she must know her identity. After a while, Zhou Roujia will come forward to pick him up, and Zhou Roujia can also ask Xiao Luan to please her.
"Yes, Shizi Concubine," Que'er replied, and withdrew.
The inner room became quiet again, and under Xiao Yi's half-urging, Nangong Yue went to rest on the couch. Xiao Yi hurried into the clean room, and when he came out covered in moisture, Nangong Yue who was lying on the bed had already closed her eyes and let out a long breath.
she fell asleep!
Xiao Yi felt regretful in his heart, and was soon attracted by her sweet sleeping face. He sat down by the couch, looked at her sleeping face quietly, and sighed in satisfaction.
I don't know how long it took for him to react suddenly. After blowing out the candle, he quietly lay beside her, and stretched out his hand to stir her in his arms. From the beginning to the end, he didn't make a sound.
The next day, when the cock crowed, Nangong Yue, who had had no dreams all night, was awakened suddenly and sat up from the bed.
Xiao Yi who had just put on his robe hurriedly comforted him: "Ah Yue, it's still early, don't worry."
Hearing the crowing of cocks one after another, Nangong Yue rubbed her eyes sleepily and breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing how she just woke up, Xiao Yi really had the urge to push her back on the couch...
It's a pity, today is the day for newcomers to offer tea.
Xiao Yi curled his lips, so he had to have fun by himself, and waited for Nangong Yue to dress and wash. After nearly an hour of tossing, Nangong Yue was able to come out of Bixiao Hall with him and rush to the Guipu Hall of the Wangfu.
For today's tea ceremony, the Guipu Hall has been re-decorated.
Today, in addition to the newcomers offering tea to King Zhennan, all the households and in-laws of the palace also came to recognize their relatives, so early in the morning, the Guipu Hall was fully occupied, lively and full of chatter and laughter.
After Zhennan King and the crowd sat down in order of seniority and juniority, Xiao Luan and Zhou Roujia, who were dressed in bright red clothes, came over hand in hand to offer tea and kowtow. Under the guidance of the Quanfu people, the newcomers paid respects to the elders one by one, and the juniors who were present greeted the newcomers and gave gifts to each other. After going back and forth, the whole morning passed.
Nangong Yue observed Xiao Luan secretly, and saw that he was in a good mood all the time, and did not question why he sent Zhang Pianpian away. Nangong Yue was a little relieved, after all Xiao Luan was not a person who didn't know good and bad at all, so he and Zhou Roujia must be able to treat each other with respect in the future.
After the confession was over, everyone dispersed. Xiao Yi went to the military camp as usual, while Nangong Yue went to the Youning Hall, starting a busy day.
The foundation of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is too shallow, and many rules are unclear, just like Xiao Luan's big wedding, even the amount of money that the prince needs to pay has not been set, let alone other details.
Therefore, while she was planning Xiao Luan's wedding, she set all these rules:
When a legitimate son marries a wife, the public will give 10,000 taels of silver as dowry gifts, flowers for the banquet, etc., and then the public will buy two Zhuangzi and two shops as private property. When the first daughter gets married, the dowry is set at 30,000 taels of silver. Bastards and concubine daughters are halved according to the law. Of course, this is just a public account, and it doesn't matter whether there is any subsidy in private.
Nangong Yue flipped through the account books of Xiao Luan's wedding expenses sent by the nuns in charge, listened to their reports one by one, and explained all kinds of daily trivial matters in an orderly manner, not forgetting to ask Baihui to draw up the gift list and prepare Gift, wait for Zhou Roujia to come back the next day.
In this way, three days passed in a hurry, and when Xiao Luan and Zhou Roujia returned home with happy faces, a major event finally came to an end, and Nangong Yue finally had a little leisure, and could lazily nest in her yard.
She couldn't help thinking of Xiao Yi's saying that she would take her to Nanliang, and happily told Huamei: "Humei, find "Nanliang Geography" for me."
"Yes, Crown Princess."
The location of various books in the small study room, thrushes are so rare, she skillfully found out the four-volume set of "Geography of Nanliang", and sent it to Nangong Yue.
Nanliang was hot early, and Nangong Yue was afraid of the heat. It was only in May, and the ice had already begun.
However, because of Nangong Yue's weakness, Xiao Yi only allowed the ice basin to be placed by the window to let the outside wind blow some coolness in.
With a cool breeze blowing, Nangong Yue lay comfortably on the beauty couch, flipping through "Nanliang Geography" with great interest.
Ah Yi is right, this Nanliang really has a variety of landforms, there are plains, plateaus, swamps, grand canyons, and mountains and glaciers... The hot place is hotter than southern Xinjiang, and the cold place is full of landforms. The wonderful alpine ice and snow world.
The more Nangong Yue looked at it, the more she was immersed in it, and a bright smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth.
The outside world is so vast. In the past, she was trapped in the square inch of the capital, but now and in the future it is different. She can travel all over the country with A Yi.
Thinking about it, Nangong Yue looked forward to the upcoming trip to Nanliang even more.
There was a sound of raising the curtain, Que'er came in and said: "Concubine Shizi, the second uncle and grandma are here."
Nangong Yue raised her head from the book, and after a moment of shock, realized that Que'er was referring to Fu Yunyan as the second uncle and grandma, and said with a smile, "Please come in, sister-in-law."
Nangong Yue usually does not meet guests in the small study, but Fu Yunyan is not an outsider.
After a while, Fu Yunyan picked up the curtain and walked in quickly, and said with a smile: "Ah Yue, you have finished your work, shall we go to the Great Buddha Temple together?"
Without asking Nangong Yue, Fu Yunyan sat down on an armchair on the other side of the desk, resting her chin with both hands, and continued excitedly: "Just now my mother told me that she asked someone to find out that it was near Luoyue City. The Great Buddha Temple here is very effective, especially the Guanyin there, whoever comes to southern Xinjiang, there is no one who does not go to worship."
The Avalokitesvara in the Great Buddha Temple... Nangong Yue was startled. She has been to the Great Buddha Temple. There is indeed a statue of Avalokitesvara there, and it is a statue of Avalokitesvara delivering a son. It is said that it is very effective. Could it be that Mrs. Fu wants her brother and sister-in-law to pay their respects
Nangong Yue's heart skipped a beat, Sending off Guanyin.
Since she was poisoned, her body has also recuperated, maybe...
She bit her lower lip, her face flushed with pink, and she readily agreed, and said, "Ayi has a Zhuangzi near the Great Buddha Temple. Go to burn incense on the head early in the morning."
Fu Yunyan's eyes lit up immediately, and he clapped his hands and praised: "Ah Yue, you have a good idea. Originally, my mother said that the day after tomorrow would be a good day, but on the day of the second son's wedding banquet, Mrs. An invited me and me Mother will go to her house as a guest the day after tomorrow. Ah Yue, will you go too?"
Nangong Yue smiled and nodded.
An Fu's post was handed in long before Xiao Luan's big wedding, so it was a "relative" event anyway, so he naturally wanted to go.
Presumably, the An family had heard that there were distinguished guests in Bixiaotang, and because they had no chance to get close, they did not extend an invitation to Mrs. Fu until the day of their wedding.
Fu Yunyan raised her eyebrows curiously, "What is the origin of the An family?" Since the An family was invited to the wedding banquet in the palace, they must not be unknown people.
Nangong Yue said lightly: "This An family belongs to the four major families in southern Xinjiang like the Fang family, and is the uncle's family of A Yi's mother and concubine."
Since it is Xiao Yi's cousin's family, logically speaking, the relationship is not too far away, but looking at Nangong Yue's calm expression, Fu Yunyan certainly knows it. It seems that there is no need to go too close to this house.
That being the case, there is no need to waste time on socializing, let mother reject An's family later.
Thinking of this, Fu Yunyan smiled and chatted with Nangong Yue again until Xiao Yi came back.
Fu Yunyan stood up tactfully and said: "Ah Yue, then I'll go back first, so that A Yi won't be an eyesore to me." She stuck out her tongue playfully, her lively appearance was like that of her former boudoir.
Nangong Yue was slightly embarrassed, and was about to keep Fu Yunyan, when Xiao Yi came in through the curtain and said, "Ah Yue, Liu Niang, I sent someone to call Ah Xin..."
After Xiao Yi said this, Fu Yunyan, who had already got up, sat back and raised her right eyebrow.
Nangong Yue asked for Fu Yunyan: "Ah Yi, but the king's capital..."
"The subject of the test has just been handed." Xiao Yi said directly without making a fuss.
Chunwei was supposed to be in March, but this year it was Enke, so it was set in May.
Fu Yunyan counted the days, yes, the test will last for three days, and today should be over.
After a while, Nangong Xin followed the thrush.
After sitting down, Nangong Yue waved away a few maidservants, and there were only four of them left in the small study.
Nangong Xin looked at Xiao Yi eagerly, Xiao Yi took out a note from his sleeve, handed it to Nangong Xin, and motioned him to read it for himself.
Nangong Xin had an ominous premonition in her heart, she settled down, and quickly opened the note, only to see a line written on it:
The way of the university lies in Ming Mingde, in being close to the people, and in ending in the ultimate goodness and righteousness.
This is the opening sentence of "University".
so…
Nangong Xin closed her eyes in disappointment, loosened her fingers, and the note almost slipped from her fingers...
After all, the emperor did not follow the advice of his father and uncle to change the Chunwei exam questions.
So what will happen to His Highness the Fifth Prince? !
Can the emperor find a better time to resist the pleading and pressure of the ministers and make His Royal Highness the fifth prince the crown prince
Or just leave it at that...
The answer naturally appeared in Nangong Xin's heart, so cruel, so cruel that he didn't want to think about it...
In the inner room, there was a moment of silence, only the rustling sound of the branches and leaves being blown by the breeze outside.
Nangong Xin looked at the yard outside through the half-opened window in despair, the sky was blue and clear, but his heart was filled with layers of haze. The breeze blew again, causing the hair on his cheeks to flutter in a mess...
Seeing Nangong Xin like this, Fu Yunyan's heart ached. Even if she hadn't read the note, she could have guessed that something must have happened in the capital. Fu Yunyan held Nangong Xin's hand, trying to give him strength.
Nangong Yue took the note from Nangong Xin, stared at it with drooping eyes, and sighed quietly in her heart: They have done what they can do, and the next step, the court may not be peaceful!
Nangong Yue's right hand grasping the note couldn't help exerting a little force, her heart felt like something was being pressed down, and she couldn't breathe.
"Squeak—"
Xiao Yi suddenly got up and pushed open the window beside him. The noon sun shone in and sprinkled on everyone. It was warm, but it couldn't warm the coldness in their hearts.
"Ah Xin, the situation in the capital is unclear now. Let's wait and see what happens, so as not to change." Xiao Yi squinted lazily, sat down again, and said, "Anyway, Aunt Fu will wait for Xiao Hezi I won’t go back until after the little engagement ceremony. These days, you and Liu Niang will live in Luoyue City with peace of mind. I will watch over the matter of the capital..."
"..." Nangong Xin's lips moved slightly, but she still didn't speak in the end. Now that the emperor has made a choice, the next situation is beyond their control.
Xiao Yi looked towards the north through the window, "As for the capital, Ah Xin, why don't you just write a letter saying that your grandfather went to the doctor in Yunxing, and the return date is uncertain, so you can only wait in southern Xinjiang temporarily."
Xiao Yi smiled casually, as if what he said was an ordinary thing, rather than making Nangong Xin deceive the king.
Nangong Xin's lips were pursed into a straight line. After a while, she finally responded softly. Her voice disappeared into the breeze, as if the breeze outside the window was emitting helpless sighs...
After sitting for a while, Nangong Xin took Fu Yunyan to leave.
Nangong Yue was a little disconcerted. In this conspiracy, the fifth prince is undoubtedly the most innocent...
"Ayi." Nangong Yue couldn't help asking, "Is there really no other way?"
"Let's take a look first." Xiao Yi brought a glass of water into her hand, and when she saw that she had finished drinking, he said, "Xiaobai should have received Chunwei's exam questions at this moment. There will be his flying pigeon tomorrow." Send the book."
What Xiao Yi said seems to be a little careless. In fact, the internal and external troubles in southern Xinjiang have not been completely eliminated, especially in the past few years since they have been fighting almost every year, and they urgently need to recuperate.
Once the court is in chaos, it will be of no benefit to Southern Xinjiang.
What's more, if one of the two county kings succeeds in the future, he must make plans early.
Therefore, although Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai are far away in southern Xinjiang, they have been paying attention to the affairs of the king's capital.
Nangong Yue nodded slightly, and managed to calm down the anxiety in her heart.
It is useless to worry any more now, only the word "wait and see".
And just as Xiao Yi expected, when he came back from the barracks the next day, he received a letter from Feige from Guan Yubai.
He quickly took out and unfolded the thin tissue paper, and after reading it once, his brows furrowed tightly.
Guan Yubai mentioned in the letter that if someone close to the emperor leaks secrets, or if Mr. Nangong’s actions are not careful enough, the two county kings may know that Mr. Nangong is working hard to revise the test questions in order to mobilize the support of scholars. The son of the legitimate son was established as the prince. In this way, the Nangong family will become a thorn in their side...
Xiao Yi thought for a moment, then shouted: "Zhuzi, go and call Zhu Xing!"
Bamboo responded in a hurry and went to do it immediately.
Not long after, Zhu Xing was ushered in, and Xiao Yi said bluntly: "Go and make arrangements for those who stay in the capital to do a few things..."
Xiao Yi said one by one, Zhu Xing took it seriously, and immediately stepped back to do it.
Xiao Yi read the tissue paper twice again, and his gaze stayed on the last sentence of the letter for a long time: Defeat also springs, success also springs.
He lit a candle and burned up the tissue paper.
Ah Yue's body has not fully recuperated, so she should not let her know about it, so as not to worry her.
He'll do it right...
Xiao Yi brought up the snacks he bought on the desk to coax Nangong Yue, left the study, and walked towards their yard.
As soon as I approached the main room, I heard a voice coming from inside, "... Concubine Shizi, Zhuangzi from Yushu Village just came to say that Mrs. Fang was bedridden suddenly. Maybe it was caused by the cold and occasional cold recently. Zhuangzi The steward has gone to ask for a doctor."
Yushuzhuang is the place where King Zhennan asked Xiao Fang to "rest".
Xiao Yi hooked his lips, walked in through the curtain.
Nangong Yue stood up to greet her with a smile, waved Que'er back, and said, "Ah Yi, Xiao Fang is seriously ill."
She didn't expect that King Zhennan would move so soon, obviously he couldn't wait to get rid of the relationship with Xiao Fang.
Xiao Fang's crime has a cause, but Xiao Fei is pitiful.
These days, Xiao Fei's whole body has lost a lot of weight, and she needs to change her mood. Otherwise, I will always be bored, and I am afraid that I will get sick again.
Nangong Yue couldn't help thinking hard.
Xiao Yi immediately guessed what she was thinking, and his face turned dark immediately. She was absent-minded even though he was back! Xiao Yi took her hand with a look of grievance, shook it lightly, and then shook it again... A pair of peach blossom eyes looked at her sparkling.