Concubine Xian was dissatisfied at first sight after seeing Hua Liuli, but thinking that the other party couldn't be her daughter-in-law anyway, her mentality calmed down again.
She greeted Hua Liuli with a smile and took a seat. There were not many female relatives present, except for a few royal princesses and princesses, who were the family members of the concubine Xian.
In the plum forest, there were several young masters in Chinese costumes who were reciting poetry and painting. Hua Liuli looked at the snowflakes floating in the air and held the hand warmer even tighter. In such a cold day, it is not easy for the young masters in the capital to have to pick up a pen to write and paint.
"Niangniang, Your Highness went to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing today. Although I can't make it back now, I sent someone to give you a lot of things." Concubine Xian's personal maid bowed her head and whispered in Concubine Xian's ear, "King Ning and The fifth prince replied and said that he would come over in a while."
Concubine Xian nodded slightly, indicating that she understood. She looked at Hua Liuli, who was sitting not far away, looking weak and weak, and frowned slightly.
It's fine if Hao'er doesn't come, this girl from the Hua family is quite good-looking. If Hao'er falls in love with her and wants to marry him as a princess, it will be troublesome.
Hua Liuli was filled with melon and fruit refreshments in front of her. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, but the melon and fruit refreshments on the table remained untouched.
"County Lord, but dim sum is not to your taste?" The second princess sitting next to Hua Liuli noticed her and looked at her with concern, "If you don't like it, ask the cook to make it for you."
Her biological mother died early, and she has no siblings. Because she was raised by Concubine Xian for two years when she was a child, she deliberately showed her closeness to Concubine Xian and the King of England, so as not to make others feel that she was weak.
She showed her kindness to Hua Liuli, which also represented the attitude of Concubine Xian.
"The refreshments are all good, but the servant girl is weak and sick, so it is not suitable to drink tea, nor to indulge the appetite." Hua Liuli smiled: "Thank you for the kindness of the princess."
The second princess didn't expect Hua Liuli's body to be so bad. She regretted that her parents and brothers were both heroic, and her appearance was outstanding, but her body and bones were so poor that she was not suitable to be a prince and concubine.
"I heard that the Hua family is very brave and good at fighting, and they can fight against a hundred with one attack. How can the head of Huaxian County be so weak?" A girl in a rosy palace dress asked carelessly, as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.
"This is Princess Shun'an's young daughter Jiamin County Master. She has a straightforward personality and does not speak maliciously. Please don't take it to heart." The second princess was afraid of Hua Liuli's inertia, so she quickly explained two sentences. This daughter loves her very much, which makes her develop a heartless temperament, and sometimes she hurts people without knowing it.
They are all royal relatives, and the other party is unintentional. On weekdays, even if they hear unpleasant words, they pretend not to hear them.
"Many thanks to the county master for his praise to the minister's daughter's family." Hua Liuli pretended to be strong and smiled, "In the year when the minister's daughter was born, a team of thieves pretended to be traders and sneaked into the city. After my mother noticed this, she was worried that these thieves would hurt the city. The people exposed their conspiracy."
Speaking of this, Hua Liuli's eyes were red, and she was about to cry: "Fortunately, my mother found out early, and the people escaped. But at that time, my mother was pregnant with Liujia. He was tortured so much, and almost died because of the dystocia."
"I drag my mother down while I'm still in my mother's womb. It's really unfilial. If the people suffer because of this, I'd already be a sinner before I was born." Speaking of this, Hua Liuli was so sad that she clutched her chest and almost couldn't breathe. .
"County Lord, the doctor has already said that your emotions must not be violent. Madam does not mean to blame you, please take care of your body." Iris took out a small medicine bottle, took two pills and fed them to Hua Liuli's mouth, gently He patted Hua Liuli's chest.
"You, you..." County Master Jiamin was frightened by Hua Liuli's sickness, and complained for a long time, "I didn't say anything. Who are you doing this to see."
"The princess is right, it's all my fault." Hua Liuli leaned against Iris, her voice very weak.
The straightforward and outspoken Princess Jiamin felt for the first time what it meant to be aggrieved. When she heard what the other party said, "The Princess is right, it's all my fault", her heart became even more unnamed, but she had nothing to say. Say.
"Jiamin, the general's wife is not allowed to be a man, and she has made great contributions to guarding my people in Great Jin. You are too rude to say that." Concubine Xian said with a sullen face, "You are the daughter of Princess Shun'an, and Ben Gong is the concubine. I shouldn't teach you a lesson. But as the county master of Dajin, you should understand what you shouldn't say, no matter how unobtrusive you are."
Don't say that it was the fault of the Princess Jiamin today. Even if it wasn't, she would still be on the side of the girl from the Hua family. Otherwise, there will be rumors that "Xianfei Niangniang brought General Hua's daughter into the palace to bully her to death".
"Please don't blame the Princess Jiamin, she is right, the ministers are indeed the most useless juniors of the Hua family." Hua Liuli raised her head, showing a weak but strong smile, "Fortunately, my father, brother and mother treated me extremely well. Well, I didn't dislike it because the ministers and daughters were weak, they were able to defend the family and the country for the Great Jin, which is the pride of the ministers and daughters."
Yes, everyone in the family is defending their home and country, and even the fetus in the womb is prematurely born to protect the common people. Now there are still people running to ask this premature baby, why is your family so capable, and you are the only one holding back
How wicked and heartless it must be to say such a thing
Everyone present looked at the county master Jiamin with a strange look. After hearing about this, the noble sons who were chanting poems in the plum forest couldn't help but feel a little distressed for the delicate and kind-hearted county master Hua.
Princess Jiamin was so aggrieved that she almost vomited blood. In the past, she was outspoken. If others care about her, others will only think that this person is small. Today, the head of Hua County clearly said "I don't blame her", why does she feel that she has suffered a big loss
The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, she pushed the tea on the table, got up and walked towards Merlin.
This move undoubtedly brought down Concubine Xian's face. She didn't show it on her face, and she said lightly: "Jiamin has grown up, and her temper is much stronger than when she was a child."
Hua Liuli smiled and said nothing. She likes to have friendly language exchanges with girls who are outspoken and not malicious at all.
"Niangniang, King Ning and the fifth prince are here."
At a time when the atmosphere was awkward, the arrival of King Ning and the Fifth Prince was a timely rain.
Ning Wang is slightly fat, and his smile is a bit simple and honest. Compared with him, the prince standing next to him is the bright moon in the sky, the jewel in the stone, and standing at will is a painting of its own.
Hua Liuli felt that the eyes of many girls present lit up, including those who were already married.
The fifth prince didn't seem to notice the gazes of the female relatives. He walked to Hua Liuli and bowed his hands gracefully to her: "This is the beloved daughter of General Hua, right?"
Hua Liuli stood up with the help of Iris, and returned the salute: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Ning, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince."
"No need to be too polite." King Ning came over and said to Concubine Xian with a smile, "Concubine Xian, there are talents and beauties here today, you should make the banquet richer."
"Knowing that you like food, I have already prepared it." Concubine Xian laughed and asked the palace attendant to prepare the banquet.
The banquet is placed in the warm pavilion upstairs, which can enjoy the scenery without being frozen. Concubine Xian was afraid that Hua Liuli would become ill if she was blown by the wind, so she specially arranged for her to be in the leeward position.
The dishes prepared by the chefs in the palace are exquisite in appearance, and the names they choose are more particular, full of poetic and picturesque.
"This bottle of plum blossom wine is also known as Zhanluxiang. It is made from the snow on the stamens of plum blossoms. It has a long fragrance but is not intoxicating." After introducing the wine, Concubine Xian said to the palace maid, "Hua County Master should not drink too much wine. , and bring the exquisite luminous cup of this palace."
"The Linglong Cup is a tribute from a small country's envoy. It is not only exquisite in workmanship, but also has a miraculous effect of relieving alcohol." Concubine Xian smiled at Hua Liuli, "You are weak, just taste it."
"Thank you madam." Hua Liuli watched the palace maid change a new wine glass for herself, and then poured a small half glass of wine into it. She picked up the glass and smelled a light plum fragrance.
"Try it and see." Concubine Xian was still very confident in the plum blossom wine brewed by herself, and even His Majesty was full of praise.
Just as Hua Liuli picked up the wine glass, several eunuchs carrying boxes came towards him. Not knowing the identities of these eunuchs, she found that the smile on Concubine Xian's face faded away after these eunuchs appeared.
"Meet the concubine Xian, and I have seen all the nobles." The headed eunuch bowed to the concubine Xian: "The slaves and other servants are ordered by His Royal Highness to bring things to the head of Huaxian County."
Hua Liuli raised her eyebrows, looking for her
She put the wine glass in her hand aside and looked at the eunuchs who were saluting her: "Is this, my father-in-law?"
"The county lord, slaves and other servants are palace servants who serve in the East Palace. His Highness has always admired the heroic and extraordinary general who protects the country. He learned that the county owner came to the palace to appreciate plums today, so he specially asked the servants and other servants to send them a greeting." The eunuch of the East Palace They seem to have forgotten that this is Concubine Xian's home, and generously handed the gift list and a few boxes of gifts to Hua Liuli's attendant, "His Royal Highness also said that if someone deliberately embarrassed you, even if you send someone to find him, he Help you vent your anger." The headed eunuch said with a bow, "I dare not disturb Yaxing, the nobles who are eating, the servants bid farewell."
If other men give gifts to a woman who has not left the cabinet, others will definitely think that he has a love for this woman, but if it is the prince who does this, you will not have such a guess at all.
Because the prince is not a normal man.
They even suspected that the prince deliberately sent someone to deliver things at this time, and said that he wanted to vent his anger on the county head of Hua, and he was deliberately blocking the concubine Xian.
"Please convey the little girl's gratitude to His Royal Highness." Hua Liuli pretended not to know the contradictions between these princes and thanked them earnestly.
If the concubines who gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor were not the biological mother of the prince, then disharmony was an eternal rule.
There was a cold wind blowing outside the window, and a few plum blossoms were floating into the warm pavilion, swirling in the air, and fell into the luminous cup in front of Hua Liuli.
Then she saw that the white plum petals had turned an unsightly brownish green in the wine.
Oops, I'm going, the wine is poisonous!