Family Has a Concubine

It was getting hotter and hotter in June, but today there was a heavy rain, which made the whole village more refreshing and pleasant.

Ye Lingjiao was standing in the room, looking out.

I saw a blooming blooming branch in the courtyard, and the peony rushed up eagerly. The branches were thick and leafy, the pollen with the big mouth was bright and bright, and there were raindrops hanging on it. The moist wind blows, and it is swaying. Merry and charming.

Ye Tangcai was standing among the flowers, plain white plum jacket, streamlined dress of densely woven begonia flowers with red water shadow, bright eyes, turned slightly, and the surrounding peony was instantly overshadowed by her.

"Look at her, how come there is such a person in the world? I'm so mad at the flowers!" Ye Lingjiao smiled and said to Qiuju behind him, then stood up and walked out. "Sister Tang, you were alive and kicking just after it rained, and be careful of falling down."

"I see you are alive and kicking, you are restless!" Ye Tang Cai's translucent lotus fan lightly touched her head.

"It hurts!" Ye Lingjiao glared at her: "You are all well, let's go back soon! June 25th is grandmother's birthday banquet, let's go back soon."

"I see you are just anxious about your uncle's affairs! You go back to grind her, and she is not happy about her birthday banquet." Ye Tangcai gave her a helpless look. "

Ye Lingjiao smiled, very embarrassed.

"Girl, it's time for us to go back. Today is June 20. We have to prepare birthday gifts when we go back. Also, we have to work for a long time if we want to go to the princess's mansion to thank you." Qiu Ju said.

No matter how beautiful Zhuangzi’s scenery is, I’m tired of staying here for more than a month. And after all, it's someone else's place, so you have to look at other people's winks first when you do anything. Qiuju still likes Qiongmingxuan, where he can occasionally play on the street.

Ye Tangcai nodded: "Let's go and say goodbye to Zhuang Tou and the Zhuang Tou lady!"

The two went to find the lady of the village head, thanked them for their care during this period, and the village head let them have lunch again before packing up their things and leaving.

During Ye Tangcai's recuperation, Qing'er also came.

Ye Lingjiao stayed at that time, and Jing'an Hou's Mansion also left a comfortable Zhulun Huagai carriage for their emergency needs.

Ye Tangcai took Qiuju and Huiran, and Ye Lingjiao took Apei into the carriage, and Qinger drove the car. Zhuangtou was enthusiastic and said that he would give them a ride.

So, before three in the afternoon, he set off to return to Beijing.

The carriage walked for more than half an hour, and finally entered the city gate, heading all the way to the north of the city, about two quarters of an hour, entered Changsheng Street, turned a corner, and it was the west corner gate of Dingguo Bofu.

The carriage stopped outside the corner gate, Ye Tangcai and others got out of the carriage, said goodbye to Ye Lingjiao and others, and walked into the mansion.

Back to the Xikuayuan, when passing by Lanzhuju, I looked inside and saw that the door was closed and there was no one. Ye Tang picks up information and wants Chu Yunpan to go out to do errands again.

A few people walked into Qiongmingxuan, Ye Tangcai lay on the familiar Luohan bed, stretched out, "Well, it's still comfortable here!"

Hui Ran came in with the teapot in her hand: "This is the throne for girls to read the notebook. Sitting elsewhere, it doesn't taste like that."

"Yes." Ye Tangcai laughed, looked at the white porcelain-printed plum teapot in her hand, and said, "Is there tea?"

"Yes." Hui Ran nodded, and then leisurely started pouring her water.

Ye Tang Cai was surprised. They didn't live here. There was still tea in the house. Even if there was, it should have been more than a month ago. But Hui Ran didn't know she had made such a low-level mistake and poured such water to her.

With the infusion of tea, the small white porcelain cup was instantly full, and then a scent of jasmine wafted out.

"Girl." Hui Ran handed it to her.

Ye Tang leaned on a straight waist, took the cup, warmed her hands, and watched it soak for about two or three hours.

"It should be Xianger who made it!" Hui Ran said with a smile, "That girl is pretty good."

Ye Tangcai nodded, "Go back and give her a reward."

"Girl, sister Luye is here." Qiu Ju called outside.

Ye Tangcai straightened up. After a while, Luye walked in and turned to the western room. When she saw Ye Tangcai leaning on the Luohan couch, she said, "The third grandma is finally back."

"Yes." Ye Tangcai nodded, "I change my clothes, and I'll go to my mother soon."

"No need." Luye said, "My wife took the second girl, third girl and others to Mingdaoshan to worship the old moon. Even the two aunts, the second master went, at least tomorrow afternoon."

Ye Tangcai and Hui Ran were a bit speechless. This worshipping the old moon, the Qin family took Chu Miaoshu and Chu Miaohua with them, but it made sense. Why did Chu Congke join in the fun? He has a fiancée, someone who is about to get married!

"Sister, sit down and have a cup of tea." Ye Tang said with a smile.

"Thanks to the third grandma, I will go back to buy silk thread outside. More than a month ago, the third grandmother was injured in the suburbs, and now the third grandmother is back, I will take a look." Luye said.

"There are a lot of silk threads in my room, you see if it is suitable, so you don't have to run outside." Ye Tangcai smiled faintly. Soft, often do running work.

"Really?" Luye was very happy.

Huiran had already walked into the room and took out a large amount of silk thread. Luye picked out some suitable ones, and then thanked and thanked them before leaving.

"Girl, when will you go to pay respect to Princess Xie?" Qiu Ju walked in.

"Just tomorrow morning! Take advantage of the early days, Qiuju, you go to pay the post." Come back to visit immediately, this shows sincerity. Ye Tangcai said, "Hui Ran, take a look at the East Chamber. I seem to have a pair of famille rose peony pattern porcelain vases and the dried peony flowers I dried on Zhuangzi. These two things are just right for the occasion."

After speaking for a while, I thought: "Tomorrow I leave the princess mansion, and I should go back to my mother's house to take a look, and please greet my grandmother and mother. Let's prepare gifts too."

Qiuju and Huiran responded and left the house. After a while, Huiran brought in a pair of porcelain vases. Ye Tangcai looked very satisfied.

When it got dark, Qiuju came back, and brought some delicious food along the way. Ye Tang took a meal and went to sleep.

Early the next morning, Ye Tang picked up neatly, got in the family carriage, and headed towards the princess mansion.

Arriving at the corner door of the princess mansion, Ye Tang picked up the greeting card, and was led in by the young man.

At the Chuhua Gate, another beautiful maid wearing a red rattan pattern and a plum blossom gold hairpin stepped forward: "Grandma Chu, please come here."

"Okay, thank you sister." Ye Tangcai smiled and nodded.

The maid quietly glanced at Ye Tang Cai, and only sighed that this grandma Chu San was so beautiful.

Ye Tangcai followed the maid and crossed the Chuhua Gate.

Follow the cobblestone path. I saw the surrounding pavilions, lush flowers and trees, grotesque rocks, winding long corridors like dragons, and elegant and delicate pavilions with carved lattice windows.

The maid led Ye Tangcai to an elegant flower hall. After serving tea and snacks, she said, "The princess is meeting guests, and the maidservant is going to report now." After that, she quit.

"The princess looks like she won't see us." Qiu Ju whispered.

"Well, it's fine when we feel it." Ye Tangcai nodded. The subtext of the maid just now was obvious, and the princess couldn't be free.

They also have this situation in Jing'an Houfu. In the past, it was said that relatives or friends of XX came to visit, and many of them were of relatively low status and came close, but they had to make them close. Wen was lazy and didn’t want to deal with it. They would say busy, and then let Mother Cai go out to greet a few words, and those people asked Mother Cai to greet them on their behalf, and they would go back.

Now they come to thank the princess for her help. If the princess is too lazy to see her, she will send a certain maid or maid over. They only need to express their gratitude to the maid or maid and give a gift.

But she said that the maid came out of the Xiaohua Hall, followed the tour all the way, and finally walked into an exquisite courtyard.

Go through the courtyard and walk into the main house.

In the east, there is a red sandalwood folded plum blossom carved couch, on which is covered with a bird-like and auspicious flower cushion, and a small red sandalwood table with drum legs, two ladies are sitting on it.

The lady on the left is about 30 years old, wearing a plain crape myrtle collared top, a satin skirt with honey powder inlaid with silver silk, a flying fairy bun, and eight-claw Chaoyang five phoenixes hanging pearl hairpins. The face is slightly round, a pair of apricot eyes are soft and noble, and the appearance is beautiful. It is the Princess Xinyang.

The woman on the right was twenty-five and sixty, not as pretty as Princess Xinyang, with a middle-up appearance and straight-faced eyebrows. He combs a peony bun on his head, and between the fluffy bun, there is a small flower 钿zi in red gold and emeralds. Gourd double-happed Jin Yuzi, making her a bit more noble in the ordinary.

The maid walked in and gave a blessing to the two: "Well, see the princess, and see the princess, the grandmother Chu San who handed over the post yesterday is here."

"Oh." Princess Xinyang replied irresponsibly.

"What is Granny Chu?" The woman on the right is the princess, she looked at Princess Xinyang curiously.

"More than a month ago, we did not have human traffickers in the capital, and we have all kidnapped several noble women." Princess Xinyang said with a slight sigh, "Fortunately, Cheng Fuyin got the news in time and went to chase the people back. This Chu Chu The third grandmother was among them, but she accidentally fell down the hillside and failed to follow Cheng Fuyin back. Later, she went out to find someone, and finally found the person, but she broke her ribs and was seriously injured. The sky was dark. No matter how to move, the Zhuangzi of this palace was nearby, so he took her to pat the door. The Zhuangzi of this palace saw them and quickly arranged them in the guest room. The next day the Zhuangzi went back and forth to the palace and the palace. Listen, let her feel at ease there to heal her wounds. Now that she is recovering and returning to Beijing, she will thank me."

"Sister Sanhuang is really kind." The prince said with a smile.

"What's the matter? It's a human life. It can help naturally." Princess Xinyang said. "They all said it was a fall on an outing, but they didn't dare to hide it from the palace. The traffickers are really hateful, we can't talk outside, otherwise it will ruin her reputation. We are all women, and reputation is more important than fate."

"This is natural." The princess said.

"Yesterday a villager sent her back to Beijing, and came back to my palace again. That old villager was really not serious, and he actually said that this grandma Chu San looked like a god. I am not ashamed, so I turned him back!" Princess Xinyang said with a soft snort, apparently feeling that her own boss was too frivolous. "Yazhu, you say that my palace is busy and you can't spare time. Just let Mother Qi go and see her."

Yazhu was turning around, but the crown prince stopped: "Wait." Then she turned around and smiled at Princess Xinyang: "We are not busy, she would like to thank you, let's see you!"

Princess Xinyang frowned, obviously she didn't want to see it.

The crown princess knew what the Princess Xinyang was thinking about, these royal nobles, I don't know how many people want to cling to it, and if they don't see it, they won't see it.

"All right, Yazhu, go and invite her." Princess Xinyang was too lazy to push, rubbing her temples. Smiled to the princess: "You are much more valuable than me. Even if you really want to post, you will be posted!"

"Sister Sanhuang laughed at me again." The princess said, but she was glamorous. Prince, who doesn't want to cling to it, the most noble person besides today! And she is his crown prince, the most noble woman besides the empress dowager. Even when the princesses saw her, they all felt short.

Yazhu bowed, then turned and went out.

In the flower hall, Ye Tangcai is drinking tea. This is plum tea dried in winter, with a pleasant fragrance, and it is delicious with plum red bean sweet cake.

At this time Yazhu walked in: "Grandma Chu San, please follow the slave servant to this side."

Ye Tangcai and Qiuju Huiran are both stunned. As usual, shouldn't you be sent by a maid or a close maid? Why do you really want to see you?

Now I can't tolerate her to think about it, Qiuju and Hui Ran are holding a bottle, and they go out following Ye Tangcai's footsteps.

Going along the cobblestone path, all the way is divided into flowers and willows, walked for about a quarter of an hour, and finally came to the main courtyard where the princess lived.

When I looked up, I saw a wall of pink walls, and there were a few huts inside, and Xiang Fei was luxuriant with green bamboos. When you enter the hand-returned veranda, you will see two gorgeous gate towers with vertical flowers when you look up. There are three large main rooms with angled cornices and glazed tiles.

"Grandma Chu San, please." Yazhu had already stood in front of the main house, lifting the splint curtain of the spirit beast Chengxiang embroidered brocade.

Ye Tangcai and Hui Ran stepped forward, got in, and waited until Yazhu came in before following Yazhu.

Yazhu stopped under the bead curtain in Dong Cijian, and Ye Tangcai also stopped, not daring to take one more step.

Then Yazhu walked in and bowed to the people inside: "Princess, Prince Consort, Grandma Chu San is here."

The princess Xinyang and the princess were holding the tea cup, listening to the meal, and then put down the tea cup one after another.

Princess Xinyang smiled: "Please come in!"

"Grandma Chu, please come in."

The two people in the seat saw the bead curtain being lifted, and a beautiful young girl came slowly, and for a moment, it seemed that the whole room was lit up.

With her steps, the dark red twisted flower skirt draws a graceful arc, the waist hangs jasper jade, and the golden red Huasheng tassels on her head sway lightly, trapped in the pressure of the black head, which looks special The Huayan and noble.

The girl had already stepped forward, with a slight blessing and a soft and delicate voice: "The concubine is Ye Clan, pay respect to your Royal Highness, and pay respect to the prince's concubine and empress."

Princess Xinyang and the princess had been taken aback by Ye Tangcai's temperament. The princess said, "Get up!"

Ye Tangcai stood up straight and raised her head slightly.

Princess Xinyang and the prince concubine both dared to gasp, and the whole person was shocked.

The girl in front of her lowered her eyes slightly, but she couldn't hide the magnificent color, her brows were dizzy, she was beautiful like a peach and plum, and the beautiful flowers reflected the autumn water, and the colors of the world were all on her.

"Sure enough, it looks like a fairy." Princess Xinyang laughed helplessly, "No wonder she was praised."

The prince concubine looked up and down Ye Tangcai, with a complicated light flashing in her eyes, and smiled: "Mr. Chu's wife's house, I don't know which Chu's family is?"

"Husband's family is Dingguo Bofu." Ye Tangcai said.

The prince concubine thought for a while, and then she suddenly came back to her senses. Oh, it turned out to be the famous shaman! I think the scenery in those days was infinite, who would not please, who would not welcome. Even the prince greeted him back then, but... now he has become a ruined house like a rat crossing the street.

Thinking about it, her gaze fell on Ye Tangcai again, looking from head to toe, she looked really good. Even Shang Guanyun, known as the No. 1 beauty in Beijing, was inferior by three points in front of her.

"Is it good to stay in Zhuangzi? The peony blooms there well?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, Princess Xinyang quickly brought up the topic.

Ye Tangcai hurriedly praised Zhuangzi's scenery, and talked about how beautiful and beautiful the peony flowers in the courtyard are. Then, I prepared the peony famille rose porcelain bottle and dried peony flowers.

The prince princess held the dried peony flower in her hand and smiled and said: "This flower is dried very well, it is complete and dry, and almost all the fragrance is preserved. I don't know how to do it."

Ye Tangcai said: "Hui Niangniang, first pick the flowers, do not touch the water, wipe them with a brocade cloth, steam it for a quarter of an hour, and then take it out to dry for three days. In fact, it’s good, it’s all. lucky."

The princess sighed slightly: "My concubine likes dried flowers the most. But none of the maids below use them, and the ones you buy outside are always unsatisfactory. With the secret method of the three grandma, you will surely be able to get dried flowers to your heart's content. ."

Listening to this, Ye Tang’s words from the royal family are really official. This method of drying flowers is not a secret method, it is a general method, and the flowers she dried are a little better than ordinary dried flowers, but they are not. It's very good, if you go to the sea much better than her, Mother Cai will get better than her.

Thinking about this, Ye Tangcai quickly said: "The concubine is panicked, and the concubine's body drying flowers are all learned from the mother's nanny. Compared with Madam Cai, the concubine's physical skills are less than half hers."

The princess smiled: "Don't be humble."

"I thank you for the pastel bottle and dried peony flowers today. I like it very much." Princess Xinyang smiled lightly: "It's late, and you will recover. Go back and have a good rest. Yazhu, go to the pharmacy to get one. Mountain ginseng comes out."

Yazhu agreed, retired, and returned soon, holding a long jade box, the same box as the one given to Zhuangzi last time, and holding it in front of Ye Tangcai.

"Princess Xie for the reward, thanks to the princess, the concubine will retire first." Ye Tangcai held the things and retired.

The three masters and servants followed Yazhu, went out, got into the carriage, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

"I saw the princess and the prince!" Qiu Ju shining with stars. "I thought it would be so powerful... I don't want to, but so gentle and gentle, so noble."

"What's the matter? It's not all people." Hui Ran smiled. "The girls and wives are not noble in the eyes of the rural people, but we are just people, we just dress better."

Ye Tangcai always feels uncomfortable thinking of the princess, maybe because she is the princess! But San Ye was working with King Liang, a hostile relationship!

At this time, the carriage had already started, and Ye Tangcai knocked on the wall of the carriage: "Qing'er, let's go back to our natal house! We must also tell my mother and grandmother that they are safe."