Jiaochu

Chapter 134 New Year’s Eve Palace Banquet ([-])
Silently all the way, the carriage drove back to the palace.

After entering the Imperial Garden, Ye Xingye headed towards Ganquan Palace.Ye Lingxi followed Ye Lingjue without saying a word. When she saw the person in front of her stopped, as if waiting for her, she walked over.

"If you have something to say, just say it, I won't be angry."

Ye Lingxi was stunned for a moment, feeling like her thoughts had been read through, "Second brother, this is the peace amulet someone gave you." She took out the exquisite and small peace amulet from her purse and added, "It was handmade by a sister. made."

Ye Lingjue glanced at the peace charm without asking who it was, "Please return it. I don't wear these things on weekdays."

Ye Lingxi nodded and put the peace charm back into her purse. Although she expected that her second brother would probably not accept such a handmade personal item that was similar to a love token, this was still a good thing. After all, her second brother had a special status, and if someone else asked her to do it, she would not meddle in this matter. Thinking about how to return the things later, she felt a little worried.

Ye Lingjue glanced sideways and said, "If it's difficult, I'll ask Dong Mo to return it."

"I'd better give it back." Ye Lingxi said with a slightly sad tone, "If you let Dong Mo go back, it will definitely make people cry." She looked up at the sky and sighed, "The falling flowers are intentional. , flowing water is ruthless.”

"It was Third Brother and the others who taught you, right?" Ye Lingjue said with a faint smile.

Ye Lingxi said: "I read it in a book."

……

In the evening, Ye Lingxi asked Lingdang to find Zhu'er, saying that the letter was not written by Wei Qing, and asked Zhu'er to persuade her mother and concubine to relax. The fake person made a mistake and was punished, and he will never receive another letter in the future. After teaching Zhu'er a set of words, Zhu'er went back and told Concubine Lan the same thing.

According to Ye Lingxi's instructions in advance, Zhu'er told Concubine Lan that she had asked Wu'er to find out about Xiao Qianzi, and that the person who asked Xiao Qianzi to deliver the letter was an aunt who had a good relationship with Aunt Li. This aunt was jealous of Lan. The concubine was favored, and when she found out that Concubine Lan had been childhood sweethearts with Mr. Wei before entering the palace, she came up with such a way to frame her. It happened that the aunt had made a mistake two days ago and had been kicked out of the palace.Although Concubine Lan had some doubts, she didn't go into details after hearing Zhu'er's sincere words.

The next day, Ye Lingxi stood in the yard and looked at the sky. In the endless blue sky, there were only a few thin white clouds floating by. Looking at the warm weather, she estimated that it would not rain today.The next day, she was still standing in the yard looking at the sky, and the third day, it was still the same.Concubine Lan thought that her little girl was basking in the sun in the yard. It was cold in winter, so it wouldn't be a bad thing to get more sun. She didn't think it was abnormal at all.

When Ye Lanchen brought his father-in-law over, he saw the little girl looking up at the sky, as if something delicious would fall from the sky. She walked over with a smile and asked, "Lingxi, what are you looking at?"

Ye Lingxi was immersed in the sadness of the bright weather and did not hear the announcement. She sighed sadly. When she turned around, she realized it was her father. She immediately puffed up her white cheeks and said coquettishly, "Father, these days I didn’t even come to see Lingxi~”

Eunuch De said diligently: "Your Majesty will come over as soon as you leave the court today."

Concubine Lan came over with Zhu'er to salute, Ye Lanchen told her not to be too polite, and stretched out his hand to help Concubine Lan up. After entering the palace, Ye Lanchen asked with a smile, "What were you sighing in the yard just now?" ?”

"Lingxi is thinking about why the father hasn't come yet. If he doesn't come, Lingxi will ask my mother-in-law to take me to find the father. Are the father tired? Lingxi will give him a pat on the shoulder." She climbed up behind her father and said, She clenched her little fists and beat her shoulders, listening to her father and mother concubine talking, and hearing her father talking about King Pingnan's visit to the capital, and she mustered up all her energy to listen.Ye Lanchen called Pingnan Wang Lao Meng and said that Lao Meng wanted to compete again after hearing that Yan Jiang came back. This time he set off for Beijing just after the New Year and would arrive in three to five days.

Ye Lingxi could feel from his father's words that his father trusted this person very much, like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

"By the way, his little girl is here too this time." Ye Lanchen turned back and looked at his little girl, "Lingxi, you have to entertain me well. When the time comes, my father will hand over the little princess to you."

Ye Lingxi assured her confidently: "Father, don't worry, Lingxi will definitely not embarrass your father." He then asked, "Father, how old is the little princess?" He seemed to treat the other party as a baby who had just learned to walk.

Ye Lanchen and Concubine Lan both smiled, and Concubine Lan said gently: "The princess is five years older than you, so you should call her sister."

At the age of 11, Ye Lingxi said in her heart, "By the way, Lingxi remembered that the princess sister has an older brother, and he was here last time."

Ye Lanchen praised her for her good memory, saying that the child was steady and prudent in her words. Her third brother had also said that Prince Lan didn't like to talk that day. Ye Lingxi had already roughly sketched in his mind an unsmiling person who would not approach strangers. Image, thinking that this little princess probably has a quiet temperament, just like Su Shi's eldest sister. In three to five days, she will be able to see the true appearance of the brother and sister, but before that, she still asks for a rain.

Maybe she was moved by her daily act of devoutly looking at the sky, maybe it was the solar term. The weather suddenly turned cold in the afternoon, and a large dark cloud came from the sky. With a ticking sound, a raindrop fell on the tiles. A light rain started to fall in the sky, and then The rain gradually became heavier.

Ye Lingxi added thick eyebrows to Lingdang, added a beauty mark under the corner of her eye, and made some simple changes in makeup to cover up half of her original appearance. Both Lingdang and Hehe were a little surprised, and felt Let’s talk about how many talents her princess has hidden~
Then Lingdang held an umbrella and left Weiyang Palace. According to Ye Lingxi's previous instructions, he caught a young eunuch taking shelter from the rain in the imperial garden, gave him a letter and a generous reward, and gave him such instructions. After paying attention to him, the little eunuch looked at Ling Dang's face from time to time, but he couldn't recognize which palace he came from.

After that, the young eunuch came to the door of Concubine Xiao's palace as instructed, handed a letter to the young palace maid who opened the door, asked for some money, and then left.Next, the little palace maid handed the letter to Hongqiao, "Sister, a little eunuch just came over and asked the servant to give this letter to sister, saying that it is the home letter of the imperial concubine." Hongqiao looked at the letter and felt a little strange. After hesitating for a while, he presented the letter to Concubine Xiao.

There is only one sentence in the letter:

See you at Luohua Pavilion.

Not signed.

Seeing the words "Luohua Pavilion", Concubine Xiao's expression changed slightly and she asked Hongqiao where the letter came from. Hongqiao told what happened.

After Concubine Xiao heard this, she thought for a while and asked Hongqiao to find out which ministers the emperor had summoned today.

After Hongqiao left, Concubine Xiao walked to the door and looked at the pouring rain, her expression solemn, and a faint look of worry between her eyebrows.After Hongqiao came back, Concubine Xiao's heart sank when she learned that Ye Lanchen went to Weiyang Palace after going to court today without summoning the ministers.

(End of this chapter)