In July, the dawn was particularly early, it was only halfway through Mao, the rising sun had already illuminated the entire Luoyue City, and the Zhennan Palace also became commotion. Several masters gathered at the Yimen of the palace, and the accompanying servants were also eager to try.
Since the spring hunting last year, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion hasn't been out and having fun like this for a long time.
When there are too many people, the movements will be slow, and when the carriage leisurely leaves the gate of the palace, it will be already a stick of incense.
Xiao Yi, Guan Yubai, and Xiao Si rode their horses at the front of the convoy, followed closely by Nangong Yue's Zhulun chariot. Neither the horse in front nor the carriage behind was fast. Take care of the most precious little grandson in Zhu Lun's car.
Xiao Yi, who was sitting straddling the dark clouds and treading snow, looked back at Zhu Lunche behind him, his handsome face was so stinky.
Originally, according to Xiao Yi's plan, he wanted Nangong Yue to keep that brat Xiao Yu at home. He and Ah Yue could take this opportunity to go out and let the wind go. Anyway, there are nurses and maids at home, everything you need.
However, Ayue was just worried, and hesitated for a while before leaving, and finally brought that stinky boy.
Xiao Si glanced at Xiao Yi who was on the front right, and said gloatingly: "One thing falls one thing, who will God let go!"
He originally thought that today's trip was noisy and boring, but now he felt that he had fun.
As if agreeing with him, Han Yu flying above let out a joyful cry, and rushed forward, Xiao Hui followed closely beside it.
The mighty carriages and horses passed by attracted many curious eyes, and the convoy headed all the way to the west of the city.
Zhennan Prince's Mansion has a courtyard beside Dan Lake in the west of the city. Dan Lake is famous for its lotus. Every summer, many people go boating to enjoy lotus.
As soon as Nangong Yue mentioned this place, Xiao Yi thought it was good. He wanted Nangong Yue to go out to relax, but Nangong Yue thought that Xiao Fei had been bored in the mansion for a year to keep Xiaofang's filial piety, so she went out for a walk. It can make her feel more open, and secondly, I can invite more people to "live" together...
When the convoy of the palace arrived at the other courtyard, the carriages of many mansions had already arrived a step earlier. The guests were welcomed to the back garden by the women and maids who entertained them, and then went out through the back door of the back garden. Outside was Dan Lake, green and clear. The lake water ripples in circles with the wind, and a large number of lotus and lotus leaves can be seen clustered together on the vast lake, which makes people feel like "the lotus leaves are boundless in the sky, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun". .
The servants of the Wang's Mansion have already set up two large bamboo sheds on the grass by the lake. There are many tables and chairs under the bamboo sheds, and several layers of translucent tulle are hung on three sides, flying wantonly in the wind.
Those girls and boys were welcomed into the two bamboo sheds, everyone was familiar with each other, everyone talked about it, it was very lively... until Nangong Yue, Xiao Fei and several girls from the Xiao family arrived on time at Sishi.
The surroundings were quiet for a while, and the female guests stood up to greet Nangong Yue and the others. The female family members of the Zhennan Palace were naturally the center of the crowd, not to mention that everyone knew that today was a blind date banquet. Xiao Fei and Xiao Rongxuan The girl from the palace is almost fifteen years old, and it is estimated that the marriage will be arranged this year.
Although Xiao Fei and Xiao Rongxuan are the protagonists today, other girls also want to take the opportunity to show their faces. I heard that during the spring hunting last year, the princess arranged for the girls and boys to draw lots and form a team for a hunting competition. After that, three pairs were made Marriage too!
Maybe their marriage is today!
Thinking of this, some of the girls had bright eyebrows, and looked expectantly through the tulle to the bamboo shed ten feet away.
The bamboo shed over there is even more lively than this one, and from time to time you can hear the hearty and brisk chatter and laughter of the young masters in the wind, which also makes the surrounding atmosphere much lighter...
After the maids quickly served hot tea and snacks, Nangong Yue greeted everyone... After a while, there was a burst of excited noise from over there. They seemed to be booing, and the female guests looked at each other. The young master walked out of the bamboo shed and scattered in all directions, some went to the back garden of the other courtyard, and some walked slowly along the lakeside...
Ah Yi is too impatient. Nangong Yue felt a little helpless, so she could only speed up the process on her side.
She cleared her throat, and said loudly to everyone: "Today is the sixth day of the seventh lunar month, and tomorrow is the Qiqiao Festival. It's rare for everyone to come out. Why don't you play a small game and celebrate the Qiqiao Festival early. I wonder what you think, ladies and gentlemen?"
The girls knew that the imperial concubine was going to create opportunities for everyone, so they couldn't hide their excitement from looking at each other.
A young young lady answered with a smile, "I wonder if Shi Zifei has any good ideas?"
Nangong Yue made a gesture, and Thrush brought a red lacquered wooden tray, and there were two cute Mohele placed on the tray. They all look like little dolls wearing lotus leaf half-arm dresses and holding lotus leaves, which looks very interesting.
Nangong Yue continued: "I have ordered people to hide a lot of Mohele in the back garden and by the Dan Lake. Each pair of Mohele is a boy and a girl. The lotus leaves above are marked with the same The number, whichever girl finds the most logarithms, will be the number one today, and I will give her a set of honors."
"Shi Zifei," another lady interjected, "rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, the first one should be rewarded, and the last one should be punished too. How about punishing her to play a ditty for everyone?"
The purpose of coming out to play is to have fun, and the girls in southern Xinjiang are not twitchy, and they all agree.
There was a lively noise in the bamboo shed, and the girls were whispering to each other. Finding things is easy, but it becomes a bit troublesome to make a pair. It means that everyone should properly investigate other people's situations, and then exchange with each other, in order to benefit from each other...
The girls scattered away while talking, and after a while, the bamboo shed became empty, Xiao Fei, Xiao Rongxuan and Xiao Rongqian also went to play together.
Worshiping grinding and drinking music is both a begging skill and a suitable man, so several young ladies who wanted to have children also joined in the fun. After a while, there were only four or five wives left in the bamboo shed, including Nangong Yue, Zhou Roujia, and Mrs. Tian Dashao. Still sitting there.
Everyone was chatting, but Nangong Yue was a little absent-minded, and couldn't help but glance at the bamboo shed on the other side, thinking in her heart: I don't know what happened to Brother Yu with his father.
Of course Nangong Yue wanted to bring little Xiao Yu to her side, but Xiao Yi plausibly said that brother Yu was a brat who couldn't get along with each other, so he just took her away. The left and right were not far apart, so Nangong Yue could only take a step back and let him go.
At this time, the little guy who made Nangong Yueji worry about him was being attracted by the new things around him, and he had long forgotten about his mother. In his father's arms, he looked at the blue sky for a while, the clear water for a while, the green lotus for a while, and the stranger in front of him for a while...
He doesn't recognize strangers, but he recognizes the white eagle next to strangers that appears outside his window every day.
"Yeah!" The little guy waved at Bai Ying habitually, but Bai Ying still ignored him.
Of course, Guan Yubai had met little Xiao Yu. Xiao Yi had deliberately hugged the little guy to greet his adoptive father several times, but even so, every time Guan Yubai saw him, he felt that the child seemed to have changed. Like a human being, the little baby grows up too fast.
"Little Bai," Xiao Yi opened his eyes and said nonsense, "You see, my brat knows you are his adoptive father, how affectionate he is to you!"
Xiao Yi directly sent the little guy to Guan Yubai and let him sit on Guan Yubai's lap.
Probably all young people who have never been parents have a natural "awe" for soft creatures like babies, even Guan Yubai is no exception.
When Nangong Yue walked into the bamboo shed with the two maids, she happened to see Guan Yubai and the little guy staring straight at each other, and couldn't help laughing.
The little guy stared at Guan Yubai without blinking for a while, then started to feel bored, and lowered his head to look elsewhere. When he saw it, he was immediately attracted by a jasper pendant on the side of Guan Yubai's waist, and grabbed it with his fleshy claws. Going out... But in the middle of the journey, a slender finger touched the chubby palm.
At this time, the jade pendant was less than an inch away from the chubby fingertip, and the little fleshy claws continued to stretch forward without giving up, but they couldn't fight against the owner of the index finger.
Guan Yubai shouted helplessly: "Little Si..." Since the little guy likes it, it's just a jade pendant, so why not give it to him!
Xiao Si stared at the little guy's innocent black eyes "fiercely" for a while, trying to scare him away, but the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, the little guy didn't care at all, but in the end, Xiao Si withdrew his hand resentfully, thinking: What? Dad will give birth to any baby, just like his father, little robber!
Just when the little guy's hand was about to touch the jade pendant, his chubby body suddenly "flyed" up, Xiao Yi picked him up, and kissed him on the cheek, he didn't know whether it was disgust or praise He said: "You brat, you want something good when you see it! Although your adoptive father is not an outsider, you can't just grab it! Brat, if your adoptive father takes the initiative to give it to you, that's the right thing to do!" …”
He didn't care whether his son could understand or not, he started to teach his son in a rambunctious manner, at first he spoke in a decent way, but after talking about it, Xiao Si couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
"Ah Yi!" Nangong Yue couldn't listen anymore, she went up to take her son from him speechlessly, and said, "Brother Yu, you can't listen to your father."
Xiao Xiaoyu blinked her big eyes, and looked at her mother innocently. Nangong Yue couldn't help but move her mouth, and muttered silently: Brother Yu, you must never learn from your father. .
Nangong Yue didn't have any confidence in saying this.
Xiao Yi seemed to have noticed something, and looked suspiciously at Nangong Yue, who smiled nonchalantly.
Fortunately, at this time, a little maid suddenly came in a hurry, shouting: "Shi Zifei..."
Everyone's eyes turned to the little maid, Nangong Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the little maid quickly ran in, and said: "Shi Zifei, the third girl of the Li family fell into the water... the second girl of the Li family went to save her, but she also fell into the water Yes, the mother-in-law has already rescued him just now."
overboard? ! Nangong Yue frowned slightly, her eyes flashed. Since it didn't fall into Dan Lake, it must have been in the back garden.
Without Nangong Yue's instructions, Baihui went to the back garden...
The small pond in the back garden was in a mess at the moment, surrounded by more than a dozen wives and girls, and even a few young masters nearby heard the sound, but they didn't get too close.
In the center of the crowd, two dripping girls could be seen wrapped in cloaks, their wet hair sticking to their cheeks, looking in a state of distress.
The taller Miss Li among the two looked at Xiao Rongxuan, blessed her body, and thanked: "Thank you for saving my life today, Miss Xiao."
Just now Xiao Rongxuan was the first to discover that the two fell into the water, and hurriedly called for help to save them.
Feeling that she has become the focus of everyone's attention, Xiao Rongxuan smiled reservedly and said, "Don't worry about trivial matters." As she spoke, she looked at the two tall young men in front of her right, "It's thanks to Mr. Chang and Mr. Yan that the yes."
These two young men are Chang Huaixi and Yan Xijun.
Chang Huaixi said lightly: "Miss Xiao is serious. We just threw a rope and did nothing else." There was a sense of avoidance in his words, but he also spoke the truth. Just now they After throwing the rope to the person who fell into the water to catch, he asked the women and maids in the garden to pull him up.
Xiao Rongxuan's face froze for a moment, she cleared her throat, and was about to ask her servants to take the two Li girls to change clothes, when she heard a crisp applause unexpectedly.
"Snapped!"
Miss Li San slapped Miss Li Er viciously on the face, making the surrounding people dumbfounded.
What play is this playing again!
"Bitch, it's you. I was only with you and Du Juan just now. You must have pushed me into the water, right?" Miss Li San pointed at Miss Li Er and cursed fiercely.
Second Miss Li covered her face, her dark eyes were foggy, she looked pitiful, "Third Sister, do you have some misunderstanding?"
"Yes." Immediately, a girl in pink interjected, "Miss Li San, calm down, you fell into the water just now, Miss Li Er was so worried that she also jumped into the water to save you."
Many of the girls onlookers were whispering among each other, and looked sympathetically at Miss Li Er.
At this time, a little girl who looked somewhat similar to the two Li girls ran over and said anxiously: "Second sister, third sister, are you all right?" The little girl seemed relieved and said worriedly, "Two sisters Elder sister, go and change quickly, lest you catch a cold."
"No!" Miss Li San stomped her feet and said angrily, "This bitch pushed me into the water, and I won't give up until I get justice today..."
She hadn't finished speaking when she was interrupted by a cold female voice: "Miss Li San, this is a separate courtyard of our palace. Please go back to the mansion to deal with your family affairs by yourself!"
For a moment, everyone followed the sound and looked at the owner of the sound. The girls unconsciously took a step back to make way.
Xiao Fei, who was wearing a lotus-colored gold-woven beanie, was standing a few feet away, looking at the two embarrassed Li girls with displeasure, while Chang Huanwei stood beside her step by step, like a little girl. Same as class.
Miss Li San bit her white lower lip, she was not reconciled, but she did not dare to offend the legitimate daughter of the palace.
Xiao Fei's gaze shifted from Miss Li San to Miss Li Er again, and said with a bit of persuasion: "Miss Li, you are the parents of your body, hair and skin, since you can't swim, you should act cautiously in the future." .”
When Xiao Fei said this, the eyes of those around looking at Miss Li changed slightly. This Miss Li might not be that simple. There are so many people in this garden, why does she need a weak woman who can't swim to jump into the water...
Miss Li's face was a little stiff, if she had no other choice, why would she be willing to use such a trick to embarrass herself in front of so many people...
Xiao Fei didn't bother to pay attention to these people anymore, and decisively ordered a few maids to take the pair of sisters down to change clothes, and then said to everyone with a smile: "Since it's all right, let's continue to play, it's rare to come out to relax, don't ruin it because of it." interest."
Only then did the crowd gradually disperse, Chang Huanwei looked at the backs of the two Li girls leaving, frowned and sighed to Xiao Fei: "Actually, this second Li girl is also a little pitiful..."
Afterwards, Chang Huanwei talked to Xiao Fei about the things in the back house of the Li family. For example, the second girl Li is the daughter of the first wife, and the third girl Li is the daughter of the second wife. A concubine is not as good as this.
Xiao Fei didn't care about who was right and who was wrong, just like she said just now that this is their Li family's business, and it's rare for the sister-in-law to come out to relax, so why should she be upset by those dirty things in Biefu!
Thinking of the Baiyue Saintess who fell into the water when she was in the capital a few years ago, Xiao Fei felt bad, how could one or two of these people like to run into other people's houses and fall into the water!
The two girls walked away while talking, they didn't notice that Chang Huaixi and Yan Xijun were watching the two of them leave, with interest shining in their eyes.
Xiao Rongxuan on the side clenched her fists tightly and stared fiercely at Xiao Fei's back. She didn't understand why it was Xiao Fei who got the limelight in the end even though she saved someone by herself.
and he...
She looked at someone's profile, and then subconsciously followed his gaze, her chest tightened, and her hatred grew even more.
Why does the person she cares about pay attention to Xiao Fei!
What's so good about Xiao Fei
She just occupied the title of the eldest daughter of the aunt. The aunt Xiao Fang has been divorced. The current Xiao Fei is actually similar to herself. What can I not compare to Xiao Fei!
I will not back down!
For me, he is the most suitable candidate. Although he is a bastard, he is self-improving, and now he has a future... When he marries me, it will definitely be more beneficial to his future, and he can also get a big brother and a sister-in-law. look at it differently.
For both of them, it is a best of both worlds.
I will not back down!
Xiao Rongxuan said to herself in her heart, her eyes flickered, she gritted her molars and made up her mind.
"Big sister!" Xiao Rongxuan suddenly shouted, while speaking, she strode up to Xiao Fei, looked at the Mohele in Bai Zhou's hand with a smile, and said, "Big sister is so lucky, We've found two 'Mohele', I think the big sister's marriage will be smooth sailing."
Xiao Rongxuan smiled sweetly, but Bai Zhou at the side felt goosebumps all over her body, thinking that the second girl would not be so kind...
really-
The next moment, Xiao Rongxuan deliberately raised her voice and said: "Speaking of which, my younger sister remembered that my mother had arranged a marriage for my elder sister when she was alive..."
What Xiao Rongxuan was talking about was Fang Shilei, the third bedroom of the Fang family. When Xiao Fang was alive, she hoped that her biological daughter would marry back to her natal family and be more intimate. Everyone in the mansion vaguely knew about this, but now Xiao Fang has passed away. The third family of the family was also expelled by the Fang family, Xiao Rongxuan mentioned this at the moment, obviously with malicious intentions.
Xiao Fei's gaze sank slightly, but Xiao Rongxuan didn't take it seriously, and quickly glanced in the direction of Chang Huaixi and Yan Xijun, seeing the two of them looking this way in astonishment, she felt very proud: Wait for the news of Xiao Fei's engagement to get married. Open, not only him, other mansions will naturally rest their minds, she wants to see how Xiao Fei can find a good marriage!
The smile on Xiao Rongxuan's face deepened, and she continued: "Big Sister has already given up her clothes now, and she is about to die soon, and her marriage with Cousin Lei must not be far away, so my younger sister is here to congratulate Big Sister."
As she said that, she pretended to bow her body, just like a good sister who cared about her sister.
Xiao Fei looked at Xiao Rongxuan indifferently, a trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes: the second younger sister is really good and doesn't want to imitate bad ones, she insists on imitating the Li family sisters and throwing her outside!
Xiao Fei said coldly: "Second sister, you are a girl who is not out of the court, you are full of 'marriage' and 'marriage', how did you learn the rules? Although our mother died, there is still a sister-in-law, and my marriage is done by my sister-in-law. Lord, I can't tolerate a concubine's beak!"
Her gaze was cold, and she just stood there quietly, with a vague aura of calmness and prestige. Seeing Xiao Rongxuan swallowed a little guilty, but she still insisted on looking at Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei said slowly: "Second sister, if you're not feeling well and want to go back, I'll order my servants to take you back!"
The threat in her words is clearly revealed!