atypical prostitute

Chapter 3

"So, Mrs. Yiyanghou wants to record the fourth lady under her name and raise her as a daughter-in-law?"

The eldest princess lazily holds the jade chopsticks and stirs up the incense sticks in the stove. After this teasing, the originally quiet and long "spring in the snow" actually exudes a lingering smell, but the princess's eyes are always focused on sitting upright. Mrs. Fu's family, and the two ladies kneeling behind her.

"Yes."

"You can discuss this matter with Fu Lanshi."

"But after all, it's about Fourth Lady—"

"Li Ji was bestowed by this princess, and this princess really should take care of her more. It's a pity that the censor impeached her a few days ago, saying that this princess likes to meddle in the inner court of the courtiers."

Speaking arrogantly, the eldest princess motioned Madam Fu to raise her head with her chin.

"His Royal Highness—"

Mrs. Fu raised her head slightly, just as she met the eyes of the eldest princess, she immediately lowered her head in fear.

"Recording the fourth lady under the name of the minister's wife was originally a private matter in the inner house. But the first lady has been hired as the prince Liangdi, and the family affairs of the minister's wife are naturally related to the Tian family. If the minister's misconduct causes the Tian family to Losing face is a sin of ten thousand deaths. Therefore, although it is a matter of the house, the eldest princess does not approve, but I dare not make rash claims."

"You can speak."

The eldest princess smiled, and the serious air was a little warmer because of her smile, but this smile fell into Mrs. Fu's eyes, but only——

Not angry but arrogant.

Mrs. Fu already had ghosts in her heart, but now she became more and more frightened.

The cup of poison three years ago offended the eldest princess, but Mrs. Fu is a noble lady after all, and she quickly saw the benefits from the crisis.For the reason of pleading guilty, Mrs. Fu brought the first lady and fourth lady every month to serve attentively at the Princess Palace.Anyone who is related to the fourth lady will report everything in detail.These seemingly trivial visits finally fulfilled their wishes and made the first lady of the Fu family earn an excellent impression in front of the eldest princess.

Originally, among the candidates for the prostitutes of the aristocratic families, the first lady was too old. Although her appearance was top-notch, her talents and virtues were only average, so it was difficult to be selected.Fortunately, the eldest princess mentioned Fu's daughter many times before today, saying that she has great virtues and is a suitable male figure.After doing this several times, the candidate for Prince Liang Di was decided.

Originally, she only wanted to find a good marriage for the first lady through the eldest princess, but she got such a big benefit. Mrs. Fu is a person who knows how to reciprocate. From then on, most of the affairs in the Fu family's inner house have been reported to the eldest princess.And this time, remembering the fourth lady under her name was even more blatantly flattering the eldest princess.

How could the eldest princess not know her plan, it's just that this lady is too lazy to argue with the lady in the house.

"Forget it, don't mention the disappointing things. The third brother rewarded me with some gadgets the day before yesterday. Among them were two pairs of bracelets, which were considered delicate and delicate. It happened that you brought two ladies to the house, so you took them to add to the ladies. Make up."

Up three today.

So the female officer at the side held up the half-opened sandalwood box, and the eldest princess took out the mutton fat white jade bracelet and handed it to Mrs. Fu.

Those who reward first-time ladies are the top grade of Ziyu.The skin of the egg yolk was not completely peeled off. The craftsman carved the skin of the seed into auspicious cloud patterns, and carefully observed that there were white jade birds in the depths of the auspicious clouds. It was really ingenious. On the inside of the bracelet, there were more than ten plum blossoms engraved in the shade, or they were about to bloom. , or the fragrant stamens spit out secretly, nineteen plum blossoms, none of which are the same.

For the fourth lady, the material and color are slightly inferior, and the fancy style is also simple, but the thought is even better: it is actually a pair of twisted bracelets - the craftsmanship of gold and silver on flawless white jade, if you don't take a closer look, it's really I thought the bracelet was made of two nephrite jade strands.

The eldest princess's handwriting is really generous, so Mrs. Fu has seen many scenes, but she is still terrified, and hurriedly said in fear.

"Your Highness, ladies are blessed with little fortune, and I'm afraid that if they can't afford such a generous gift, it will damage the princess's kindness."

"It's just a tribute from the Western Regions. It's better than ingenuity. It's nothing valuable."

The eldest princess smiled and ordered the two ladies to come forward.

The first is the jade garland.

Yulan also knew the purpose of going to the mansion today, so according to Aunt Shen's upbringing, she walked a few steps in front of the eldest princess, and the eldest princess nodded and said: "How did the daughter of the Fu family grow up, so that she can be raised like this?" Beautiful, but also knowledgeable and well-educated."

Tsk tut, but couldn't guess whether it was true or false.

After all, the eldest princess is the real number one beauty in the empire.Throwing the bun casually, only fixed with a long rhinoceros horn hairpin, wearing dark red dark clothes with long hem, seemingly lazy attire, but it overwhelms the beauty of the first-time lady after carefully dressing up.

Beauty is not enough to describe this lady.Although the youth is gone, the years still treat her kindly.The maturity of a woman and the delicacy of a girl are intertwined, forming a unique temperament.

After watching the First Lady, the Eldest Princess asked Li Ci to sit beside her again, touched the hair that was not growing shiny, and said with emotion:
"It's a pity that the fourth lady, who was originally a beauty, is now like a yellow flower under the scorching sun. She has no airs. Sigh."

Perhaps it was because someone once used the excuse of hurting this poor child to refute his face. The eldest princess has special sympathy and love for Fu Lici.Seeing her being sad, Mrs. Fu hastily echoed and squeezed out a few tears.

The two noble ladies sighed a few times, and the eldest princess suddenly asked: "Is the fourth lady almost thirteen?"

"April is turning 13."

"Although it is said that it is not popular to perform rituals in this dynasty, the fourth lady always looks sick, alas. Waiting for your house...Sanlang...Yuqing, right?"

"Yes."

"After Sanlang's coronation ceremony is finished, I want to host the Jiji ceremony for this child."

"It is really the honor of the fourth lady to be hosted by the eldest princess."

Madam Fu held back her overjoyed expression, and left the table to thank her.The eldest princess was too lazy to point out the insincere respect for her, and only urged the two ladies to put on the bracelets given to her.

The first lady and the fourth lady didn't dare to neglect, and immediately put on the bracelet.

After all, it was suet white jade, with warm tentacles, just touching the bracelet, what Li Ci thought of was the bleak future.

Jiji, for ancient women, is a sign of adulthood, and after Jiji, they can talk about marriage.Given the current situation of the Fu family, the Eldest Princess presided over Jiji for her. Naturally, this honor cannot be shirked, but——

What the eldest princess said was clearly telling the eldest wife that she had to make decisions about the marriage of the fourth lady of the Fu family.

Is this good or bad for me in the cracks?

On the surface, the eldest princess supported her, so she didn't have to look at people's eyes to guess her thoughts, but in this way, the eldest princess also offended the Fu family deeply.

Mrs. Fu didn't like the eldest princess's meddling in everything, and in front of Mrs. Fu, Aunt Shen's hard-won face will also be in jeopardy because of the eldest princess's proposal to host and marry.

Losing the favor of the mistress, only relying on the favor of the eldest princess, the glory he got is just a paper kite.

In the future, it's fine if you talk about a middle-class family. If the eldest princess relies on the imperial power to help her become the daughter-in-law of a powerful family, she, the nominal daughter-in-law, will probably only have a good face after marriage.

But these worries can't be expressed in words, Fu Lici thought to himself, feeling more and more that life seems to be bright, but in fact it is full of dangers.

Xu Shi saw the embarrassment, and the first lady suddenly said "Huh—" and said:
"His Royal Highness, the incense burnt in your room is really extraordinary. It faintly smells like a fresh lotus flower. I was in a trance just now, and I almost thought it was a lotus flower blooming in winter."

Who would have thought that these self-deprecating words would win the Eldest Princess to cover her teeth with a slap in the face:

"The first-time lady is really pure and blue-hearted, and she can distinguish the smell of fresh lotus. Only this time, the lotus really blooms in winter."

At this time, the palace attendants had already rolled up the brocade curtain on the left side of the Nuan Pavilion, revealing the window lattice made of glazed tribute from the Western Regions.The eldest princess got up, Mrs. Fu and the two ladies walked to the window, and saw the crystal-clear lake outside the window. At the end of the calm, there were thousands of white lotuses. There are fine ripples, luxurious and lonely.

"I have always liked white lotuses, so Fengxi brought hot springs from outside the city and poured them into the lake to teach lotus to bloom in winter."

Jun Fengxi is the eldest princess' guest, a man with mixed reputations.He doesn't have any title or identity, but lives in the princess' mansion.

Although Xie is open to the atmosphere, it is the defense of men and women after all.The eldest princess Tianhuang is a noble person, and she has a close relationship with a man of unknown origin, which will inevitably damage her reputation.But this notorious man is also the person who can most afford the status of noble son in Kyoto.According to rumors, he has profound attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his manner is unparalleled in the world.

It's a pity that men and women are different. Although Fu Lici has heard of his name for a long time and has been to the eldest princess's mansion several times, he has never met him. He only knows that he and the eldest princess are indeed having an affair.

"My lord is clever."

Mrs. Fu agreed insincerely.

The eldest princess didn't care, she just looked at the lotus, her eyes were a little droopy.

"Feng Xi's thoughts are beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It's just that the lotus flower is huge and plump, and I like it very much, but he always says that when it is the most prosperous, it is also the moment when it is about to wither. He violated the weather for me and ordered the white lotus to bloom in winter, but after all, this beauty is only a tulle lady in the white snow, lonely and desolate."

Mrs. Fu pondered for a moment: "Young Master Feng is indeed a figure like a banished fairy."

"You don't have to say these things against your will. I know how people in Beijing evaluate him. But he doesn't need evaluation from outsiders. He is Bailian, and Bailian is him."

Fu Lici had no interest in the mysterious talk between the eldest princess and Mrs. Fu, so she simply concentrated on admiring the lotus pond.I saw a square water pavilion in the depths of the lake. Because it was far away, I couldn’t see the structure of the water pavilion clearly. I could only smell the very faint scent of water agarwood. I could faintly see two people sitting in the middle of the long clothes and wide sleeves. The sound is like water, unstained by dust, coupled with the loneliness of the white lotus, it makes people feel world-weary.

"Ms. Linyuan has always been aloof and arrogant, with no dust in her eyes, except for Feng Xi with blue eyes."

The eldest princess pretended to show off casually, but Mrs. Fu was really surprised.

"Mr. Jun, can you get advice from Ms. Linyuan?"

"It's not a guide, but Ms. Linyuan introduced Feng Xi as her only confidant in life."

Playing with Yu Ruyi in her hand, the eldest princess sighed, "The third elder brother also admires him very much. It's a pity that Feng Xi has no interest in official career, and only took a teaching job in the Taixue. It seems that I am artificial."

Sure enough, those rumors were true.

The eldest princess once wanted to help him become an official, so she deliberately hid the articles he wrote in the imperial study.The eldest princess took advantage of the opportunity to push Jun Fengxi out, but Jun Fengxi's reputation was notorious. Today, she suspected that the article was a work of trickery, so she ordered Taixue to sacrifice wine to argue with Jun Fengxi at the banquet, and His Majesty listened behind the screen.

That night, Jun Fengxi's tongue was full of lotus flowers, and she was so willing to sacrifice wine to bow to the wind, and finally wanted to worship as a teacher.Hearing the exciting part, Jinshang couldn't hold back and walked out. It happened that Jun Fengxi was drunk and hazy, and his behavior was chaotic, like a jade mountain about to collapse.He exclaimed: This is a banished immortal! "

From then on, this noble son who was not born in the world has the title of Banished Immortal, and has a vacant post in Taixue.

However, all of this is too legendary, more like a myth made up by the eldest princess for her little lover Bo Yanmian.In addition, Jun Fengxi did not become an official after all, which added to the fabricated impression.

But these street rumors have nothing to do with Fu Lici. All she needs to do is to stay with the eldest princess, make a gesture of intoxication, and appreciate the vast and lonely music notes by the lake.

At the end of the song, the lingering sound lingered, on the water pavilion, a man with a black wide-sleeved e-crown rose up and bowed from a distance, bowed his body with a jade garland and bowed his bow in return.After a while, a female official in a Hu suit crossed the Jiuqu Bridge and entered the Nuan Pavilion.

"Your Highness, the gentleman heard that a female visitor came to visit, so he specially prepared some fairy beauty powder and ordered his servant to bring it."

These are two gilt lacquer boxes.

The eldest princess smiled and said: "Fengxi's mind is still so delicate. Just accept it."

"Then thank you, Young Master Feng."

Mrs. Fu smirked, she couldn't say no to the gift from the princess, after thanking her, she inevitably talked about some trivial things about the women, until it was getting dark, and then she paid her respects and returned home.

(End of this chapter)