boudoir

Chapter 117
Liuli was silent for a long while, and she didn't have any good ideas. She never thought about whether she could enter the palace. One, she was too young for her, and two, if there was such a chance, would Mrs. Yu feel relieved that she would enter the palace?But if the old lady decides for her now, it might not be impossible.The old lady is not a simple role either, maybe she really didn't plan to send her to the palace at first, but now that she gets along like this, it's not necessarily so.

But if the old lady is really planning such a plan, what should she do?In fact, there is only one thing she is clear about her future plan at the moment. She never intends to follow the path of an ordinary concubine, at least in the future, she will be a wife who is married by a bright matchmaker. If she enters the palace-of course, it is indeed an honor However, as Yue Gui said, the Holy Majesty is already an old man, and she will not be able to be prosperous for a few years. Even if she gives birth to a prince, it will not be his turn to become a prince. Isn't she giving away her youth in vain?

Of course, if we expand the scope a little more, considering the current situation, even if the Holy Majesty does not choose her to serve in the palace, according to the rules, even if he is selected, he will assign them to the children of the royal family and nobles as wives and concubines. A concubine, I'm afraid that she won't be able to be a wife, but will only end up as a concubine. At that time, wouldn't she be on the same old path as in He Fu?If she loses the election, the plan to use her to stabilize the He family will fail, and the whole He family will treat her like a waste. Wouldn't the ending be worse than now?
From this point of view, she had to be very careful to prevent the old man from really thinking about sending her to the draft.Fortunately, there is no hurry now, she is only ten years old, and she has at least three years to prepare.Who can say for sure what the situation will be like by then?

If so, the old lady didn't put the words on her lips, so she put it aside, and she still devoted herself to serving the decoction and food every day, and she was also very attentive in Wutong courtyard.

With Guo Xia and the old lady's name as a backdrop, Yu and the others suddenly had a lot less troubles, and they didn't need to rack their brains to deal with it, and the days flew by.

After a few heavy snowfalls, February ushered in, the palace's talent show was coming up, and the mansion was also preparing for Yuhua's selection.

Both the old man and He Yuli showed great concern, and Mrs. Yu stayed up for several nights for this.According to Guo Xia's words, Yuhua's own conditions are excellent, with her family background as a backdrop, and the eldest princess' favor, this draft will definitely have a good ending.After hearing this, Mrs. Yu's uneasy heart just settled down.

And Yu Hua himself was also very nervous because his goal was in the palace. These few days, he studied and practiced the palace rules and rituals so hard that he forgot to sleep and eat.Huanhua saw that she had lost a lot of weight, so he said to Liuli behind his back: "Actually, the third sister's purpose is not to be a concubine, she wants to be a princess."

Liuli raised her head abruptly, "How do you know?"

After looking around, Huanhua whispered: "The sage is old, and she is not stupid. How could she want to be his concubine? Once when we were chatting, she accidentally said that if she wanted to do it, she would be alone. The queen who is more than [-] people, do you think the queen is still alive now, how can it be her turn? Even if the queen is gone, the queen's children will not agree! But now the crown princess is not healthy and her children are not prosperous, she If you become the concubine of the crown prince, wouldn't it be possible to become a queen in the future?"
Liuli pondered for a while after hearing this, but still lowered her head to read.

The decree from the palace stated that all the beautiful women will enter the Chuxiu Palace through the West Palace Gate on February 24th to prepare for selection. On the fifth day of the fifth day of the Beijing Clothing Workshop, [-] sets of clothes ordered by Mrs. Yu for Yuhua It was delivered, and then all kinds of jewelry and headgear were prepared one after another. The old lady showed that the Liang family, Qi family, and Nie family all went to the long room to help, and figured out what was missing.

Mrs. Liang felt unwilling because of what happened to Shuhua, but she figured it out after so many days, so she didn't refuse.Qi Shi has always been indifferent, and since he has a grudge with Yu Shi, he just sits on the sidelines to fill the number of people.But Mrs. Nie put all her heart and soul into helping, and stayed in the long room for eight or nine days out of ten.

Because Guo Xia was also teaching Yuhua alone in the long room these few days, the school was on vacation, and Liuli Huanhua had nothing to do in the afternoon, so she often huddled under the banana tree in the Yishou Garden to read and recite poems, and sometimes Call Suhua, but she always has a few plates of dim sum when she comes.And Yanhua has always been very boring, she went to the Changfang to see Yuhua and the others, she felt bored, and would come to Shang Liuli to say something bitter without being invited, but it would always be boring every time.

One day, Liuli and Huanhua dug a few peonies from the back garden, intending to plant them in the Yishou Garden, and then they planted soil in the earthen pot. Suddenly, Suhua rushed in and shouted: "Guess who's here, Who's here?!"

Liuli glanced at Huanhua and asked, "Who is here?"

Suhua held up a finger in front of her nose: "It's the young son of Huaininghou's mansion!"

"Marquis of Huaining?!" Huanhua stood up, "You mean His Royal Highness, Young Master Sun is here?"

Suhua said: "Who else would it be? I've already gone to Wutong Courtyard to see Mr. Guo!"

Liuli also stood up, was stunned for a while, and said, "Why did he come to our residence?"

"It must be for the third sister! Why else is the eldest princess so kind to her? It must be for the emperor to marry her to the young prince! When you went to Jinquan Temple to meet her, it must be because she wanted to find out for herself. Granddaughter-in-law!" Suhua raised her chin and said confidently.

But Liuli didn't know there was such a saying, let alone that the eldest son of the eldest princess had reached the age to discuss marriage. Thinking of the many messages from the Huaining Hou Mansion these days, Suhua's saying sounded a little bit possible.But if this is the case, is this young man so bold as to openly come to the mansion to see his fiancée?

Thinking of this, she pursed her lips and smiled, and said to Huanhua: "It seems that your news is inaccurate, what they want is not the queen's position." Although the Huaining Hou Mansion is not as good as the East Palace, it is also ranked among princes, rich and honored. It can't be said that ordinary women can't catch their eyes.

Huanhua frowned and said, "Impossible, she is not the fourth sister."

Liuli shrugged, noncommittal.Yuhua is indeed not Shuhua, no one knows her character better than her, but Xiao Shizi will not come to He Fu for no reason, will he?
After planting peonies with Huanhua, the old lady was about to wake up, so Liuli washed her hands and went to Anxi Hall.

Biyun Qingshang has already waited for the old lady to get up, and after a winter, she is a little weaker, but if you don't look carefully, you still can't see it on the face.Liuli put a gold velvet embroidered pattern on her forehead and helped her to sit in the flower hall, and made ginseng tea for her.The old lady took a sip, turned her head to look out the window, and said, "This year's situation is not as good as last year's. At this time, the peach blossoms have not yet bloomed."

Liuli also took a look, and said: "It's not too late, I passed under the tree just now, and there are already many buds."

The old lady drank the ginseng tea, handed the cup to Biyun, and said, "How are you preparing for Yu'er's entry into the palace?"

Liuli sat on the bottom and beat her legs, "I heard that everything is ready. Mr. Guo has been in the long room for the past few days to make some suggestions, and the third girl will definitely win the first place." After speaking, she suddenly remembered the rumor Yue Gui told her, There was a moment of silence.The old lady glanced at it and said, "What are you thinking about?"

"No……"

"Old lady, Mr. Guo brought the young son of the Marquis of Huaining to see him."

Liuli was about to cover up, when Qingshang came in to report.

The old lady then straightened her waist and looked at Liuli: "Why is the little prince of Huaining Hou's mansion here?"

Liuli stood up and shook her head: "I don't know either." She only heard that Xiaoshizi came to Hefu for Yuhua, but she didn't know why he came to see the old lady.

The old lady quickly waved to Qingshang: "Quick, please come in!"

Liuli straightened her skirt for her, and then hid behind the curtain.

After Qingshang went out for a while, she saw Guo Xia's figure walking from behind the screen, followed by a young man in brocade clothes wearing a jade crown, when the screen was turned, Guo Xia paused, stretched out her hand to let the young man go forward, and she fell behind Half a step, walking towards the old lady in the flower hall.The old lady stood up, took two steps forward and said, "This must be the youngest son of the Hou Mansion?"

Guo Xia nodded with a smile, "That's right. Rui'er, come and see the old lady."

The young man walked up to the old lady, stood still and bowed deeply: "Young Du Rui pays homage to the old lady."

The old lady helped her up hurriedly: "You don't need to be polite, please sit down quickly." She stretched out her hand to sit on the left side.

Liuli looked at Du Rui from the crack of the curtain, and saw that he was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with handsome features and a strong build. Although he was not very tall, he was tall and straight.Looking closely at the eyebrows and eyes, there is a third of humility in the very noble air. Compared with all the children in the mansion, they are more than wealthy and humble, which is very rare.

The only shortcoming is that there is a shallow scar on this handsome face near the forehead... Seeing this scar, something flashed in Liuli's heart, as if she had seen it at the same place on someone's forehead before. Such a big wound, but that wound was still a blood hole at the time...

Ah, no!

Liuli stood up straight suddenly, she remembered!During the Mid-Autumn Festival last year at Jinquan Temple, she once smashed a man with a copper lampstand, leaving a wound on that man's forehead, and that man's face seemed to be exactly the same as the one in front of him named Du Rui!
Her heart suddenly became tense, and she seemed to have a premonition of something——Guo Xia had said before going to Jinquan Temple that the eldest princess brought Mrs. Shizi and Xiao Shizi to the temple to pray for blessings, and the person in front of her claimed to be She is the youngest son of the Marquis of Huaining. Could it be that the person she injured that night was actually the eldest grandson of Marquis Huaining and the eldest princess? !She actually injured the young prince of Huaininghou Mansion? !
This is how to do?
She held her breath and hid outside the curtain, panicking for a while.At this time, the old lady asked: "Dare to ask Xiao Shizi, is he passing by this time?"

Du Rui casually glanced at the curtain where Liuli was hiding, then cupped his hands and replied: "Returning to the old lady, the younger generation spent some time with Aunt Guo when I was young, and I have long regarded her as a close relative, because I heard that my aunt Now I am working in your mansion, so I came here to visit my aunt. When I went out, my grandmother told me that I must visit the old lady, so I asked my aunt to introduce her."

(End of this chapter)