The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 30 Taunt
In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of April, which was the day when the Tang family invited guests. The Tang family had a concubine Zhuang, and now it was rumored that the second prince born by the concubine Zhuang would be crowned prince.The Tang family wanted to build momentum again, and the Tang family's house was crowded early in the morning.

It wasn’t too late for the Lin family to come. When they arrived, the Tang family’s house was already full of people. The coachman got out of the car and delivered the invitations to the concierge. Seeing that dozens of carriages were blocked at the door, Lin Yuanzhi and Bi’s family could only bring their children. Sitting in a carriage and waiting in line.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a servant of the Tang family came to the carriage and led the carriage into the Tang mansion through the southwest corner gate. After getting off the carriage, the steward led Lin Yuanzhi and Lin Wenjing to the front yard, and another A maid led Bi Shi and Lin Zisu to the backyard.

Tang Jiaxiang was originally just an ordinary general in Beijing, with only a handful of surplus money in his family. It wasn't until his daughter was made Concubine Zhuang that he used his status as a foreign relative to obtain the illusory title of Deputy Commander of Jinyiwei.

After more than ten years of accumulation, I managed to accumulate some property and purchased the current set of decent mansions.However, after all, because the family background is too shallow, and because of the regulations of the imperial court, this house looks shabby not only compared with Xungui's mansion, but also compared with the mansion of Duke Chang, who is also a foreign relative.

The maid led the mother and daughter to a courtyard in the backyard, which was the largest courtyard in the Tang family's backyard, and a small garden was opened up in the courtyard.

Entering the flower hall in the courtyard, there are already several female relatives sitting in the flower hall. On the main seat of the flower hall is a bright and charming young woman, who is talking in a low voice with a lady next to her.

Lin Zisu followed her mother to the ceremony, and when the young woman heard that she was from Uncle Kangning's residence, she immediately stood up, with a smile on her face, and said, "Oh, so it's Mrs. Uncle and Miss Lin. Come here, this is really a rare visitor."

This young woman is Tang Jiaxiang's wife, Mrs. Han. She was originally the daughter of a businessman in Beijing. After Tang Jiaxiang was promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei, he married this Mrs. Han as his successor.

The difference in age between the two was nearly 20 years. Now Tang Jiaxiang was over half a hundred years old, but this Mrs. Tang was only in her thirties, just at the age of her prime, which caused a lot of gossip.

While exchanging greetings with Mrs. Bi, Mrs. Tang looked at Lin Zisu without any trace, and said to Mrs. Bi with a smile: "Lingmei is really lovely, look at this little face, this meeting, my heart is touched. It's going to melt."

Lin Zisu had several contacts with Mrs. Tang in her previous life, so she had some understanding of her temperament.

Hearing Mrs. Tang's words, Lin Zisu lowered her head and remained silent, as if she was shy, but she was trying to figure out what she meant. Her fierce reputation had just spread all over the capital, so it was impossible that Mrs. Tang had never heard of it. At this time, in front of everyone, showing such closeness, I really don't know what kind of heart is at ease.

The other female family members in the flower hall are all from old nobles. Since Ruizong changed the military system, although these mansions all retain their detached identities, most of them can only take errands in the Five Armies Governor's Mansion. When the country was founded, it was completely different.

When I came to the Tang family today, it was determined that Xie Yao would inherit the great rule in the future. I just took this opportunity to establish a good relationship with the new emperor's maternal ancestor's family, so I arrived at the Tang family early.

When they arrived just now, Mrs. Tang invited them to take a seat with just a few polite words. At this time, Mrs. Tang's uncharacteristic enthusiasm for the mother and daughter of the Lin family immediately attracted the attention of several other female family members.

They also heard a lot of rumors about Lin Zisu, and seeing the Lord today, they all became curious and secretly pointed at Lin Zisu.

"A few days ago, my Lord Hou said that Uncle Kang Ning is knowledgeable and can be a good teacher and helpful friend. I am a woman, and I spend all day in the deep house, so I don't know if what he said is true or not. I met Miss Lin today. , I know that what our master said is true, seeing Miss Lin's bookishness, I guess it was taught by Uncle Kang Ning on weekdays." A woman couldn't help but said.

The woman who spoke was the wife of Gao Chengwang, Marquis of Zhenyuan. Gao Lian, the ancestor of the Gao family, was the founding hero of Dayan. XI.

Mrs. Zhenyuan Hou said it very well, it sounded like she was praising Lin Zisu, but she had a mocking face, and she bit the word "bookish" very hard, apparently using the rumors of the past few days to satirize the Lin family as being from the countryside, There is no tutor from a scholarly family.

The other people present also heard the mystery in Madam Zhenyuanhou's words, all of them were ridiculed, and some of them laughed on the spot.

Mrs. Tang didn't seem to understand what was going on, she said with a charming smile: "Mrs. Zhenyuanhou said it very well. I heard from our fourth sister that Miss Lin made a wonderful painting at this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet. The painting is so vivid, it seems... that it has been praised by the Holy Spirit?"

As soon as Mrs. Tang said this, the smiling face of Mrs. Zhenyuan Hou froze immediately. The women who were still whispering also held their breath. The emperor had praised Lin Zisu, so how could it be mocking Lin Zisu's lack of education? Didn't it mean that the emperor didn't have the ability to know people?
Madam Tang saw everyone's solemn expressions, and asked, "Ah! Could it be that I have misremembered? Oh, look at my memory!"

She stroked her forehead and said: "The misfortune comes from the mouth, this is a big disaster!"

There was silence in the flower hall, and everyone was in shock.

Lin Zisu didn't know what Mrs. Tang's purpose was, but after all, she helped herself out of the siege, she stood up and said to Mrs. Tang with a smile: "I was in Shuhua Pavilion that day, it was really a great grace, and it was due to luck that I got it." Your Majesty's grace. To tell you the truth, Madam, this is the first time I saw such a big scene, I was so frightened that my legs were so weak that I couldn't even walk."

Mrs. Tang patted her chest, expressed a sigh of relief, and said to Mrs. Bi with a smile: "Look, you are only old enough to be able to speak out."

She said to Lin Zisu again: "I just like girls who are smart, if you have free time in the future, how about coming to talk to me more?"

Mrs. Bi heard Mrs. Tang's praise, and said with a smile: "The little girl is innocent, and the madam is laughing at her. Madam loves her, it is a blessing she can't ask for."

Mrs. Tang tried her best to defend Lin Zisu, although the others didn't know what was going on, they didn't dare to say anything more. A few active wives immediately changed the subject and chatted with Mrs. Tang about trivial matters in daily life.

As a result, the young girls in the flower hall couldn't sit still, they couldn't stop looking out the door, Madam Tang's eyes fluttered, and she called a maid beside her and said, "Go and invite Miss Fourth and Miss Fifth to come here."

Tang Jiaxiang had two regular wives, and took in four aunts, and had many children under his knees.

Miss Tang Fourth and Miss Fifth are named Tang Qingyu and Tang Qinghong respectively, they are both from the Han family, Tang Qingyu is already old, and Tang Qinghong is only 12 years old.

As soon as the two sisters entered the flower hall, their mother, Mrs. Han, said with a smile: "It's really difficult for you little girls to accompany us here. If you feel bored, let the little girls accompany you ladies to go for a walk in the garden." Take it easy."

Tang Qingyu and Tang Qinghong followed their mother's instructions and led five or six young girls out of the flower hall. Although Tang Qinghong was young, he had learned Mrs. Tang's temper a lot. The girls introduced the scenery in the garden, but Tang Qingyu was a little impatient, and kept looking around with her eyes.

Lin Zisu was not familiar with these girls, and had no interest in visiting the garden, so she followed the girls far away after going out.

As the crowd turned around a rockery, a pool of water came into view. It was April, and lotus leaves covered the entire pond. A dozen fiery red koi shuttled back and forth between the lotus leaves, waiting With people feeding.

Seeing a group of young girls chatting in front of the rockery, Lin Zisu walked alone along the Jiuqu bridge in the pond, and walked to the gazebo in the middle of the pond. As soon as she sat down by the railing, she saw a girl in a sky blue dress. The girl also walked towards the gazebo, but Lin Zisu didn't take it seriously, and turned her head to look into the pond again.

After a while, the sound of footsteps stopped outside the gazebo, and a female voice was heard: "Are you...the sister of the Lin family?"

There was a hint of surprise in the voice, which sounded very familiar. Lin Zisu turned her head and recognized the person in front of her. She was also overjoyed and stood up and said, "Sister Chen, when did you come?"

This young girl is Chen Yuqi, the Fourth Miss of the Marquis of Chang'an. Normally, she disdains to socialize with ladies in Beijing, but as she gets older, she has not yet married, so the Marquis of Chang'an and his wife are naturally having trouble sleeping and eating.

Therefore, no matter where Mrs. Chang'an Hou goes, she always takes her precious daughter with her, always hoping that if her daughter falls into the eyes of any wife, she will have a good relationship.

As a result, Chen Yuqi received even more criticism. Marquis of Chang'an, Chen Jinghui was in charge of Shenshuying. His position was not high, but his power was not small. No one dared to laugh at the Chen family face to face, but no one dared to come to discuss marriage.

It seems that it is impossible for Chen Yuqi to get married in a short time.

Chen Yuqi didn't think too much about getting married, and she didn't care about other people's opinions. Her mother liked to take her around, and she didn't have anything to do with her.

Seeing that Lin Zisu also recognized herself, she smiled and said, "Sure enough, it's my younger sister. I thought I recognized the wrong person."

Lin Zisu had met Chen Yuqi several times in her previous life, but because Fang Luan and Chen Jinghui had a bad relationship, they didn't have much close friendship.

In this life, we experienced the harassment of bandits together in Zhuangzi, and I had a good impression of Chen Yuqi in my heart. I greeted Chen Yuqi and sat down together, and asked, "Sister Chen, I haven't seen my sister since the last time I left at Zhuangzi. How about we go out of the city to relax some other day?"

Chen Yuqi took Lin Zisu's hand, and said with a sneer, "We two are friends who live together and die together. My sister and sister call me strange. How about this? If you call me Aqi, I will call you Su." Su got it."

Lin Zisu nodded with a smile, and said, "Since Aqi said so, then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

The girls over there enjoyed admiring the flowers in the small garden for a while, and came in twos and threes along the Jiuqu Bridge towards the gazebo. When they saw Chen Yuqi and Lin Zisu sitting side by side in the gazebo, they avoided it in fear.

Chen Yuqi was obviously not surprised by this situation, and she still chatted and laughed with Lin Zisu without any embarrassment.

It was the first time in Lin Zisu's two lives that others would walk around when they saw him. He whispered in Chen Yuqi's ear and asked, "Ah Qi, are we really so scary?"

"They are afraid that I will ruin their reputation." Chen Yuqi didn't shy away from others hearing it, and laughed flatly: "They all regard me as a scourge, and they are afraid that they will not be able to marry if they have a relationship with me."

Lin Zisu understood instantly, and said with a soft smile, "We are both scourges."

The previous time at Zhuangzi, although Chen Yuqi had a deep impression of Lin Zisu, she just felt that this girl could come up with a few good little tricks, and she also had a perfect archery skill.

At this time, I carefully looked at the little girl in front of me, and saw that Lin Zisu was only twelve or thirteen years old, but she had a calmness that her peers did not have. I liked it very much, and said, "Stop talking about these boring people, let's go Look at the other places, and make room for others."

The two walked forward hand in hand. After crossing the pond, there was a bamboo forest. The two walked deep along the path in the bamboo forest.

After walking a few steps, I saw a group of people coming from the opposite side. The person at the head was tall and tall, dressed in purple brocade clothes with dark patterns of clouds and dark patterns, and had a white jade hair crown on his head. It was the second prince Xie Yao.

Both Lin Zisu and Chen Yuqi had seen the second prince at Zhuangzi a few days ago, but they didn't expect to meet Xie Yao here, so they had to bite the bullet and move forward.

When they got close, the two saluted Xie Yao together and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Second Prince."

"Two girls are free"

After the two straightened up, Xie Yao said to Chen Yuqi: "Miss Chen, I went to visit your father in your mansion a few days ago, and it happened that his old injury had relapsed. Has he felt better recently?"

Chen Yuqi said: "His Royal Highness is worried. My father has an old problem from southern Xinjiang. He will be raised at home for a few days, and he is almost healed."

Xie Yao nodded and said: "The Marquis of Chang'an has worked so hard and has guarded the southern border for more than ten years. This palace admires him very much. After a few days when your father recovers, I will pay a visit to the mansion again."

Chen Yuqi curled her lips secretly, pulled Lin Zisu to stand by the roadside, and made way for Xie Yao.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yao had no intention of leaving, so he said to Lin Zisu, "Miss Lin, I thought you had an outstanding literary talent, but I didn't expect you to be both civil and military. Your archery skills are really amazing."

Is this getting close to yourself?Lin Zisu felt a chill in her heart, barely maintained a smile on her face, and said with a bowed head, "His Highness laughed at the tricks."

Xie Yao wanted to have a few words with Lin Zisu, but he knew that this was not the place to talk, so he stared at Lin Zisu for a while, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Young lady is too self-effacing."

Looking at the back of Xie Yao leaving, Lin Zisu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard a high-pitched voice behind him: "Lin Zisu, I knew a long time ago that you, an uneducated country bumpkin, come on!" I can't tell the truth, I never imagined that even such indecent means can be used, and I am here to seduce His Highness the Second Prince. You don't look in the mirror, how could Your Highness fall in love with you, a fierce dominatrix? "

(End of this chapter)