boudoir

Chapter 109
The old man finished reading the words, turned to look at her half a day later, his eyes flickered, but he didn't speak.

Liuli retreated to the side, clasped her hands, not knowing what he meant, she heard Huanhua's voice from the old lady's end, she wanted to leave, but she didn't dare.

"You go down."

After standing bored for a long time, the old man put down the words, breathed out with his hands behind his back, and finally spoke.

Liuli seemed to be pardoned and slipped to the next door.

It wasn't just Huanhua, the girls all came after school, even Yanhua who was punished by Guo Xia to clean the study for two months.The next day is the [-]th day of the eighth lunar month. There will be sacrifices on the moon-watching platform, and there will be a lantern fair near Jinquan Temple. The girls all want to see it, so they come to ask the old lady together.

Yanhua thinks that he still doesn't know the truth about his drunkenness that day, so apart from giving Liuli a hard look, he didn't do anything special to her.

The old lady immediately vetoed the girls' request, saying that the girls' family should stay out of the door, let alone the daughter of our noble family?Huanhua was in a hurry, so he said: "The old lady agreed, and Mr. Guo also agreed." The old lady said here: "Mr. would allow you to go to see the lantern? I don't believe it!"

Huanhua had no choice but to call Caiping to invite Guo Xia.I didn't want to be halfway there when I ran into Guo Xia coming to the main courtyard.

The old lady hurriedly asked people to watch the seats, and when the tea was served, she said, "Just now the girls said they want to see the lanterns, but I won't allow them. I don't know what you think, sir?"

Guo Xiahan said: "I guessed that the girls and old ladies would not allow it, so I came here to explain. It was I who said to go to see the lanterns, because there will be noble people going to Jinquan Temple tomorrow, and it will be beneficial and harmless for the girls to go. Especially for the three girls and the four girls who will participate in the draft next year, this move is even more important."

The old lady got serious when she heard it, and said in a low voice, "I don't know which nobleman it is?"

Guo Xia said: "It is my benefactor in the past, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. The third and fourth girls are all virtuous, talented and beautiful, so they are the most outstanding characters in the talent show. The eldest princess is always merciful. I want to go to Jinquan Temple to pray for blessings on the day of reunion tomorrow, and to comfort the soldiers who died at the border. She heard that the girls in the house are all outstanding, so she asked me to lead the girls to Jinquan Temple to worship. so that we can see each other."

It was the Eldest Princess who heard it, she gasped a long time ago, and before she could recover, she heard that the Eldest Princess wanted to see Yuhua Shuhua for Guo Xia's sake, and she couldn't help being shocked.The old lady regained her composure after half a day, and said: "If what you say is true, wouldn't it be a great honor for my family?"

Guo Xia smiled and said, "I dare not lie to the old lady."

The girls didn't know the inside story before, but when they heard about it now, they looked at each other in blank dismay.Liuliyuan heard Huanhua say that she was going to see the lanterns, and she also wanted to go, but now she knew that she had no chance, so she sat beside the old lady and listened to what they had to say.The old lady thought for a while, she thought she had gradually accepted the shock, and said: "Since I want to see His Highness, sir, I have to tell you what to avoid, so as not to make any mistakes when I get there." At the same time, she called Biyun : "Hurry up and invite the ladies here, and say that there is something important to discuss."

After Biyun left, Guo Xia nodded and said: "Madam, don't worry, since I have agreed, I have a sense of propriety. This is just a meeting and a brief talk, it is not a formal occasion. Your Highness inherits the demeanor of the former empress Jian Pu, he acts very low-key, and the dress should be light and simple. As for the rules, I will also give special guidance."

The old lady felt relieved, nodded and said: "Very good, very good. With Mr. here, everything will come to an end."

While speaking, the wives had already arrived one after another. When Mrs. Liang heard about such a good thing, she was overjoyed and said, "This is such a joyful event that fell from the sky! Unexpectedly, even His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess knows about our fourth girl! "After speaking, seeing Mrs. Yu squinting at her, she hastily changed her words: "Of course there are three girls! I don't know how to thank Mr. Guo!"

Mrs. Liang has always been very complacent, and it has long been unacceptable, but Mrs. Qi is fine, and Mrs. Yu is always on the lookout for the new son and grandson in the second room.And Mrs. Nie felt uncomfortable when she saw her, and it was even more uncomfortable to listen to her. This matter of regretting the appointment for the Song Mansion almost made him feel bad every day, but because Yan Hua was also involved in this good thing today, For the time being, Liang Shi was put aside for the time being, and he came up with other ideas.Because I heard that the eldest grandson of the eldest princess is also [-] or [-] years old, and he will also be sealed in the future. If he goes to the eldest princess and wins the favor of the eldest princess, and marryes the Hou's mansion to be the young mistress, wouldn't it be better than marrying Song Song? That kid in the house is even more airy?
Satisfied with his thoughts, he forced a smile on his face after being depressed for many days and asked, "I wonder if His Highness is going alone this time?"

Not many people here expected her to have such thoughts, Guo Xia then said: "Because the Marquis of Huaining and the Eldest Son both had to go to watch the imperial sacrifice on the moon platform, so only Your Highness brought the Eldest Wife and the Youngest Elder together. It was also because of the Marquis and the others If you don’t go, Your Highness decided to invite me to bring the girls to meet you.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Yu said solemnly: "These girls have never seen a nobleman who came out of the palace. If there is anything that needs to be paid attention to in etiquette, sir, you have to tell me clearly."

Guo Xia said: "Naturally. I just talked about this with the old lady. In the past few days, I will teach the girls some basic rules of the palace, so that nothing will happen to them." He smiled again and said: "Seeing this One side may not be able to decide anything, but no matter what, the people who are favored by His Highness, whether they enter the palace or not in the future, their future will not be much worse."

When everyone heard this, they knew that there was a deep meaning.The old lady then said, "I'll leave everything to you sir!"

Guo Xia said: "This is my duty. Since I am their master, I will naturally put their future first. If I can help, I will spare no effort. But there are some things that must be said first. What I can do will definitely be Do, but how far and wide each person's road can go depends on the individual's talent and luck. If there is any unsatisfactory place in the future, I hope the old lady and ladies will forgive me .”

"What are you talking about, sir! This is the end of benevolence." The old lady and others naturally expressed their thanks repeatedly.

The two sides exchanged a few more words about the eldest princess's preferences. Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Huanhua suddenly said: "Old lady, can you let Miss Seven and Miss Nine go together?"

It is a great blessing for the four of them to have an audience with the eldest princess. No one expected that she would make such a request.Qi immediately reprimanded: "Huan'er, don't talk too much!"

Yu Shi, Liang Shi and others also frowned and stared over.

After Huanhua was reprimanded, he was a little scared and didn't dare to speak so loudly, but he still murmured: "There are not many sisters in the mansion, and it is rare to go out once a year, so the four of us will go, and only two of them will be left. It's not good."

Although Liuli wanted to go, she didn't expect that she would be so bold as to fight for her welfare, so she couldn't help but sweat for her right now.Just about to speak out, Qi's face suddenly turned black, and he cursed: "Shut up! There is no place for you to speak here!"

Huanhua gave Liuli an aggrieved look, and finally shut up.

The old lady's face darkened.Guo Xia glanced at Liuli, and suddenly said: "It's not impossible to go. In Jinquan Temple, there is a viewing pavilion being built in front of the street, from which you can see the street below. The main hall where His Highness worships Buddha and chant scriptures will be closed. Closed, after chanting the scriptures, I will go to the back hall to have a rest, if I go, I just need to avoid these two places."

Everyone looked over in disbelief, and the old lady said, "How good is this?"

Guo Xia nodded: "Since I said yes, I will not go beyond the rules. The whole temple is not closed this time, and there will still be many pilgrims coming in and out of the front gate. After entering the temple, the girl will stay in a special courtyard and wait for His Highness to summon her. When waiting for the audience, the two girls have a little time to go to the viewing pavilion to enjoy the lanterns. In this way, they will avoid the pilgrims and will not collide with the route that His Highness will pass. There is only one point, and there are several people around His Highness The maids are sent from the palace to serve His Highness, and they are afraid that they will walk around in the temple, so the two girls have to wait with the third girl to learn the rules for a few days, so as not to encounter them on the way, breaking the rules and showing timidity , it’s not good.”

After listening to Mrs. Yu, she looked at the old lady. The old lady was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Since Mr. said it's okay, then go! Follow the rules carefully, don't be half-hearted." Pointing at Mrs. Yu: " They are all people in your house, you go and order."

Mrs. Yu had no choice but to agree, and went back to her room to tell Suhua and Aunt Chen not to mention it.

The matter here was settled, and they went back to their rooms happily to prepare. Liuli was lucky to get this opportunity from Huanhua, so she kept it in her heart, and told Xiao Kuayuan at the same time. .

From the next day, all the concubine girls in the mansion entered Wutong Courtyard to learn the palace rules from Guo Xia. Guo Xia's attendant, Ren Ran, also came from the palace. Personal advice.

The girls put all their effort into studying, Yuhua, Shuhua and Huanhua have always been serious, so it goes without saying this time.After returning to the room, Yanhua listened to Nie's advice, and her thoughts of being hit by the Song family came alive again, and she wanted to climb this high branch, so she took twelve minutes of seriousness, which was very praised by Guo Xia several times.And Liuli cherishes this opportunity very much, no matter whether he has the opportunity to use these rules or not, it is always harmless to learn them.Although Guo Xia has the temper of not accepting concubine daughters as apprentices, he has corrected her appearance several times with his own hands.

Time passed slowly in an anxious mood, but it was fifteen in the blink of an eye, and Shuhua suddenly had a stomachache while walking in the afternoon. After the maids helped her back to her room, Mrs. Liang rushed to the main courtyard not long after. , with three points of panic and seven points of anger and hatred, said to the old lady: "Shu'er, I'm afraid she won't be able to go, but it's actually menstruation at this moment!"

Normally, menstruation is not scary, but this time I went to the temple to worship Buddha, which is a big taboo, and I can't hide it now, because Ren Ran was among the people who sent Shuhua back to her room.Mrs. Liang thought of many ways, and even called Wu Yinzhong to find an idea, but she couldn't get it. She was so anxious that she had to go to the main courtyard.

(End of this chapter)