Fourth Lord's Black Moonlight Queen

Chapter 11 Lan Qi'er's True Identity
Li Jingui was helping the fourth elder brother to buy more firewood, she scratched her head in a daze,
"Your servant only knows that one mountain cannot contain two tigers, and His Majesty's love for the eighth elder brother comes from the bottom of his heart."

"Also, Your Majesty treats Concubine Liang a little differently. I don't know how to describe the specific differences."

"Although this servant is dull, I know that His Majesty's crown prince may be regarded as a puppet by His Majesty to protect Eighth Prince from the knife."

"Your Majesty's actions are a little out of character. They seem to appease the crown prince and the Hesheli family behind the crown prince."

"All in all, parents' beloved son should have a far-reaching plan!"

"The fire should be lowered. The mutton needs to be simmered to make it tender and tender."

Yinzhen picked up a few scallions and sprinkled them into the boiling mutton soup, without making any comments on Li Jingui's opinion.

As smart as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how could he not understand the truth of this.

This supreme imperial power, just being cut off by the eighth younger brother who was killed out of nowhere, how could the prince swallow this bad breath, anyway, he would definitely not be able to!
After resting for half a month, the prince began to go to court to discuss politics, and everything seemed to be back to the original point.

But the politicians with seven apertures and exquisite hearts smell a little unusual. This pair of Tian family father and son, the most respected in the world, may have already begun to seem to be at odds with each other.

The crown prince is the first son of the middle palace, and the power of the mother clan behind him is even more solid as a rock. It is a pity that he and the supreme position are just passers-by.

In the spring of the 32nd year of Kangxi, Kong Jishi, the emperor of the two dynasties, was entrusted by His Majesty to preach and teach in Wuyizhai, Changchun Garden.

There was already an uproar in the Forbidden City, and Li Jingui and Xiao Suzi naturally heard many messages from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

This time, His Majesty ordered the third elder brother Yinzhi, the fifth elder brother Yinqi, the seventh elder brother Yinyou, the eighth elder brother Yinhu, the ninth elder brother Yinyu, the tenth elder brother Yinyu, the twelfth elder brother Yinxu, and the tenth elder brother Yinyu. The third elder brother Yinxiang's eight school-age princes were educated.

But there is no fourth elder brother Yinzhen!

At this time, Li Jingui was sitting depressed by the lotus pond, watering his bare feet.

"Pfft!"

One after another, the stones slipped through the ripples, and the water splashed all over the place, and there was a silver bell-like laughter behind him.

"Li Jingui! It's going to be summer soon, what spring are you thinking about!"

"Lan Qier, come down for me!"

Li Jingui got up angrily, not even bothering to put on his shoes and socks, and walked towards the cloud pine tree behind him with broken steps.

"No! You come up!"

From the lush bushes protruded a girlish face with a smirk and a teasing whistle, looking like a yuppie.

The girl was also barefoot, holding a bird's nest in one hand at this time, and several gray eggs the size of quail eggs could be vaguely seen in the bird's nest.

Lan Qi'er is the maid of honor in Concubine Rong's palace, and she is the only handkerchief that Li Jingui receives in the Forbidden City.

Thanks to her overt and secret help in many ways over the years, otherwise Li Jingui's life in the Forbidden City would have been even more difficult.

"I stole some sweet potatoes from the imperial dining room! It's better to hit the sun than choose a day! How about roasting sweet potatoes today?"

"Eat, eat, eat! You know how to eat! Be careful that you will not be able to get married if you become a fat woman!"

"Are you leaving the palace today? Let's go! Take a look at our shop!"

Li Jingui hastily made a silent movement, Lan Qier often had the opportunity to go out of the palace because of her position, and Li Jingui's embroidery was often asked to take out to sell.

And the shop she was talking about was the restaurant and teahouse that Li Jingui opened in cooperation with Lan Qier under the authorization of the fourth elder brother.

"Sister Jin Gui! It's easy for me to find! The fourth elder brother is looking for you everywhere!"

Su Peisheng shouted anxiously from the opposite bridge and water pavilion across the lotus pond, and Li Jingui hurriedly tidied up his clothes.

"I'm coming!"

"Damn girl! I'll play with you in a few days!"

Li Jingui made a face at Lan Qier, and hurried towards Zhongcui Palace.

"Hey! Wait! Damn girl! Today is your birthday, take it! When I was shopping a few days ago, I saw Hua Xiangrong's new Yunbin Huayanzhi, which smells like camellia!"

"Wow!"

Yun Xiang's clothes are beautiful, what woman doesn't like these rouge powders that can make people more beautiful and charming, Li Jingui is just an ordinary woman.

"Thank you, Lan Qier, I'll play with you again in a few days!" Li Jingui caressed the rouge box fondly, and hurried towards the direction of Zhongcui Palace while stepping back and forth.

But Lan Qi'er stayed where she was and watched her leaving figure until the figure was completely in sight.

"Princess, it's getting late. This servant will wait for you to clean up before going back to the palace!"

"I'm going out of the palace today to relax!"

"Concubine Rong and Third Elder Brother are still waiting for you to return to the palace for lunch! Princess, this servant is just a slave, please forgive me!"

The older court lady begged bitterly with a mournful face, the third princess has been favored by His Majesty since she was a child, and has developed a willful and stubborn character.

But stubbornness is stubbornness, but her heart is not bad, so whenever she can't be persuaded, she will resort to the usual bitter tricks.

"understood!"

Lan Qi'er covered her ears impatiently, not wanting to listen to the teaching aunt's chatter.After a while, even if you want to hear it, you won’t be able to hear it again.

"Queen!"

A cold voice suddenly sounded, but the person in front of her surprised her a little.

"Fourth brother, didn't you just send someone to call her back? Why? Are you using a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

"Yinzhen has something to ask for!"

"Xiao Suzi, where's the fourth master? Good! You actually falsely passed on the fourth master's order!"

Hurrying quickly, she was panting and rushed to the side hall only to realize that there was no figure of the fourth elder brother here. She only saw Kang Taozhu lying under the swing frame and sleeping soundly!
"Jingui, happy birthday!"

As soon as she turned around, she saw the fourth elder brother holding a long and exquisitely crafted wooden box in his hand, standing behind her at some point.

"This is for you, open it and have a look!"

"What is it?"

Li Jingui opened the small brocade box curiously, and a dot emerald hairpin in the shape of a flying bird came into view.

The fourth elder brother stared at her with burning eyes, and carefully kept the hairpin away from her bun.

The kingfisher hair used for this hairpin is shiny and bright in color.

Coupled with the simple and elegant white jade as the hairpin, it also sets off her originally black embroidered hair like clouds, like floating phantoms on the secluded lake.

"Green clouds in a high bun, dotted green and evenly red in the world. The moon is like eyebrows, with a smile and dimples, flying and dancing, and the blue bird conveys the heart. Jingui, do you know my heart?"

The Manchus are a hunting people, and the tokens of love between men and women often use pure natural items.

Usually, an unmarried man chooses a beautiful feather and puts it on the woman's head, which is regarded as a promise of love.

Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, although there are many things that can be used, such as handkerchiefs, precious knives, saddles, fan covers, etc., the royal family and nobles can also give jade wishfuls.

But the emerald object is the most precious token of love.

　About Diancui Hairpin, Fat Head has a detailed graphic introduction in the circle of book friends.The fried chicken is delicious!
　　Diancui is elegant and unconventional, with a lightness of its own, so it is favored by the harem.Because of its precious materials, it has gradually become the patent of princes and nobles.

　　The reason why Diancui jewelry was so popular among women in the Qing Dynasty was because of the beautiful color of kingfisher feathers and its tedious and complicated craftsmanship, which made people feel that Diancui jewelry was hard-won.

　　Filigree inlay and Diancui techniques are traditional methods of making Chinese jewelry.In ancient times, craftsmen generally made the carcass of ornaments by inlaying filigree, and then inlaid the bright blue feathers on the back of the kingfisher on the ornaments, bringing life to the originally cold objects.

　　The value of emerald greens lies not only in the preciousness of the underlying jewels, but also in the rarity of the emerald feathers.After combing the feathers of the kingfisher, paste them little by little. The feathers of the kingfisher are delicate, and they will be damaged if you are not careful. To paste them evenly and evenly without showing the roots requires eyesight and more endurance.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)