auspicious time has come

Chapter 195

What to hide, whether to act or not, whose child hasn't kept a secret?

It's too early to say, what should I do if I startle Ah Heng?
As long as Ah Heng can be married back to her as her daughter-in-law, let alone explain it to her today, even if she hides it until the eve of her marriage, she will be able to sit up straight and happily change her clothes Comb your hair, prepare all the regulations overnight, sit in the wedding hall on time the next day and wait for your daughter-in-law's tea!

When it comes to marrying a daughter-in-law, who is not always prepared, and who has no resilience?
On the contrary, Xiao Mu struggled to adapt to his mother's emotional change for a while, before he was able to answer: "Mother, please calm down. There is no rush to propose marriage. After everything is settled—"

Otherwise, this marriage will definitely make Ji's family the center of the whirlpool, and even cause disasters.

After being reminded by this, Mrs. Xiao did calm down for a while, nodded and said: "That's the reason... Mother is not in a hurry, we must not harm our in-laws."

Hearing that his mother could no longer change her words naturally, Xiao Mu felt that the sentence "no hurry" was really unbelievable.

"Although it's not in a hurry...but you must be more considerate." Mrs. Xiao still couldn't hide her joy, and solemnly confessed: "Whether it's Ah Heng or your in-laws, you have to show enough sincerity. You can't let Jingzhou be careless... You understand the art of war, so you must understand the most important thing, right?"

Xiao Mu was silent for a moment, then nodded: "My son understands."

It's impossible to be careless, after all, he has to choose the person he wants to marry.

"Wait." Mrs. Xiao's complexion suddenly straightened, she didn't know what to think of, and looked at him suspiciously.

Xiao Mu was puzzled.

"Could you be trying to make me happy, kid?" Mrs. Xiao asked defensively, "...Or, is it because of your wild guesses that you feel that Ah Heng treats you intentionally?"

Xiao Mu: "?"

He wouldn't be so insane?
Facing that suspicious look, Xiao Mu said: "Mother is worrying too much. I respect her, so how can I randomly speculate on her mind?"

Seeing his serious expression, Mrs. Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, so she demonstrated once again why turning faces is faster than turning pages——

"My dear son, tell your mother about it..." Mrs. Xiao looked as if she had eaten honey, and asked, "When did you express your intention? How did Ah Heng promise you this wood? Did you send any tokens of love? And..."

"Mother—" Xiao Mu's face was slightly hot, and he coughed lightly, "My son still needs to deal with business, so I'll come back tomorrow morning to say hello to my mother."

After saying that, he saluted and hurried out.

Mrs. Xiao: "You child... what business are you doing at this hour?"

Isn't it just embarrassing to tell her?
But, who can't imagine for themselves?
"Hurry up..." Mrs. Xiao waved to her confidant mother who walked in: "Bring me those scriptures!"

She needs some inspiration to stretch her mind!

……

That night, Xiao Mu lay with his arms on his pillow, looking at the top of the bed, the smile on his brow never faded away.

Hengyu also couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

There was moonlight leaking into the house outside the window, she thought it was extremely beautiful, and always wanted to see it a few more times.

Cui Huai didn't know what kind of incense pills were thrown into the incense burner today, it seemed to have a hint of fruity aroma in the light, it smelled too good, she always wanted to sniff more.

The quilt had just been dried today, and it was really soft. She turned over and turned over again.

The wishful knot hanging on the bed was newly replaced. She stretched out her hand and plucked it again and again, but the corners of her mouth always curled up uncontrollably.

All in all, there are too many things that are worthy of her joy, making her mind still restless, and finally closed her eyes for a moment, thinking of the cherry on the stone table under the moon, she couldn't help opening her eyes immediately. open.

After tossing around like this all night, when he was teaching in the East Palace the next day, he looked at a pair of slightly tired eyes.

"Teacher, did you not sleep well last night?" Princess Jiayi couldn't help asking during the break between classes.

Facing the child's pure eyes, Heng Yu felt a little guilty for no reason, "I had a lot of dreams at night, and I didn't sleep well."

"Then teacher, why don't you go to the quiet room for a short rest?" Princess Jiayi said, "I'll read the two pages that the teacher just said carefully twice."

"It's okay." The bottom line of being a teacher can't be lost, Heng Yu said: "It's not considered sleepy, and it's not too late to rest after the noon class."

"Then teacher sit down and have a cup of tea first."

Hengyu nodded.

When the teacher and the student were having tea, Princess Jiayi said enthusiastically: "...the envoys from Mohe and Persia have also arrived. The saint will hold a banquet in the palace in two days, and invite the envoys and princes from all over the world together. All officials above the fourth rank are required to attend the banquet, and those appointed wives can also enter the palace together, and it will definitely be very lively."

Heng Yu nodded upon hearing this.

The princes and envoys from all over the place have arrived one after another. According to the rules, it is time to hold a banquet in the palace.

"Teacher, shall we also go there then?" Princess Jiayi said: "I asked Auntie, and Aunt agreed - then let's go and see what those envoys from other countries look like and what they say In other words, what are the offerings, are there any strange and rare treasures!"

Seeing her eyes full of anticipation, Heng Yu responded.

When Ji Nanxian returned home in the evening, he also mentioned the palace banquet two days later.

Mrs. Meng has a royal order, but in recent years due to her advanced age, she has not been in and out of the palace very often, this time she just smiled and said: "I have a bunch of old bones, and my legs and feet are inconvenient, so I won't go to the palace." It's hot."

After dinner, when he came out of the dining hall, Ji Nanxian quietly asked his sister, "Guess what Xiaohou gave you yesterday?"

Hengyu asked without hesitation, "Gold?"

Ji Nanxian was surprised: "How did you guess that?"

Hengyu: "...it's pretty easy to guess."

"It's a long-lived golden lock for children...the golden locks are nothing, but it's a box full of 99 golden locks." Ji Nanxian said.

Heng Yu is still not surprised, after all, this is quite Xiao Jingshi.

She praised: "99 is a good number."

"It's not only a good number, but also a large amount...Even if half of the lamp is worn every day, it takes more than three months to complete one round... Yesterday when I got home and opened it, I almost thought it was a bribe!" Ji Nanxian asked in a complicated tone: "Is this Xiao Hou also so direct and generous in giving gifts on weekdays?"

Heng Yu nodded: "As far as I know."

"Although this Lord Xiao Hou has a rich family just because of the rewards he has received in recent years, but such a move is somewhat of a prodigal..." After a moment of heartache, Ji Nanxian was inexplicably thankful. Form an alliance, not with his family.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help saying: "After all, there is a lack of a lady in charge of the family, and the general's family background, it is inevitable that his actions will be a bit sloppy..."

As he said that, he looked at his younger sister and said enthusiastically: "Xiao Yu'er, although you don't go to the official media office very much now, you have been there for a few years anyway. If you know which one has a suitable girl, you can help Xiaohou ? It's too old, it's not good to delay like this any longer."

Hengyu smiled: "... holding on."

"Oh? Which one?" Ji Nanxian asked curiously.

Hengyu thought for a while and said, "Brother...you will know then."

Seeing his younger sister's vaguely confident appearance, Ji Nanxian felt a little more at ease - it seems that there is no suspense about winning or losing the bet between him and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

……

Two days later, the emperor held a banquet in the evening, and the inner eunuchs of the palace came and went in and out of the hall with red plates in their hands.

Delicious wine and delicacies, marigolds and jade dishes, the sound of silk music, and dancers with exotic faces enter the palace to perform dances, which is a luxurious and joyful scene.

Hengyu and Princess Jiayi sat at the lower head of the Crown Princess, right next to Mrs. Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao leaned over from time to time, talking to Hengyu.

Under such an occasion, the two had met in Yingzhou before, so it would be strange if they behaved indifferently.

Therefore, Mrs. Xiao took this opportunity to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

On the men's seat opposite, Xiao Mu also cast his eyes openly and frequently - after all, it was reasonable for him to occasionally glance at his mother sitting there.

And under the cover of all the voices, there is another obscure line of sight that falls on Heng Yu from time to time.

Among the clan's children, King Hedong rubbed the wine glass in his hand, with a dark smile in his eyes.

After many times of approaching but failed, not only did not quench his interest, but it aroused his mind even more. This time he was drunk, and when he looked at the girl sitting there, he felt his heart itch.

"My lord, eat vegetables..." Princess He Dong beside him took some food for him, and said softly, "Drinking alone is not good for the spleen and stomach."

Hearing this voice, King Hedong felt bored and disappointed, and frowned impatiently. Due to the occasion, he didn't attack.

Then he thought of something, his eyes moved, and he whispered something to Princess Hedong.

Princess Hedong looked in Hengyu's direction, her expression changed: "My lord, this..."

King Hedong raised his eyebrows in displeasure: "Why—"

"No..." Princess Hedong clenched the silver chopsticks in her hand, lowered her head: "I know."

King Hedong raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

Princess Yongyang is also here today, sitting on the side of the crown princess, seeing that Gong'e brought her a plate of cherries alone, she said with a smile: "I have been taking medicine recently, I can't eat too much, send it to Jiayi. "

Gong'e responded, and took the fruit plate to the food table in front of Princess Jiayi and Hengyu.

Hengyu looked at Princess Yongyang, only to see Princess Chang slightly raised her chin towards her, as if signaling her to eat more.

"Teacher, these cherries are so sweet, you can eat them too." Jiayi said beside her.

Heng Yu nodded, picked up a juicy cherry, and because she noticed a certain line of sight looking towards her, her cheeks couldn't help but feel a little hot.

The hurdle of Cherry, she will probably not be able to pass it in this life.

Most of the banquet was over, and the eunuch claimed that there was an urgent report for His Majesty to see, so the emperor left the banquet first, and told the prince to entertain everyone.

Hengyu saw it in his eyes and made a distinction in his heart.

The urgent report is false, and the body is unable to hold on is true.The envoys and princes are all there, so it is not appropriate to show the tendency of being sick and difficult to recover.

Although the emperor left the banquet early, with the prince present, the banquet ended successfully.

After the banquet was over, Concubine Jiang Gui, who had been in charge of Fengyin since the empress died of illness a few years ago, invited the eldest princess Yongyang, the crown prince and others to her bedroom to talk.

Princess Jiayi also went with her, and she did not forget to leave a female envoy by Hengyu's side.

Mrs. Xiao has not been out and about since she came to the capital, because Xiao Mu presented the "treasure map" before and got rid of the rumors about the treasure map, many officials secretly changed the direction of the wind, and the wife at home naturally He treated Mrs. Xiao with a sense of closeness, and began to socialize with her generously.

Mrs. Xiao always kept in mind the purpose of coming to Beijing this time, so she patiently dealt with those wives and ladies.

Ji Nanxian went to another place with the crown prince, Hengyu turned his eyes around, but he didn't see Xiao Mu, and he couldn't find him without authorization, so he said to the female envoy beside him: "It's getting late, let's go out of the palace .”

The female envoy responded and led the way for Hengyu. The two had just left the hall and stepped down the stone steps when they heard an uncertain voice behind them——

"Dare to ask, is this Lady Ji?"

Heng Yu stopped and looked back: "Exactly."

The young woman in her twenties, dressed in the court dress of the princess, came over accompanied by the maid.

Heng Yu had already recognized the other party, and saluted with blessings: "I have seen Princess He Dong."

"Miss Ji, don't need to be too polite." Princess Hedong smiled kindly, and said: "I heard that Lady Ji is teaching the Princess Jiayi now, and the eldest daughter of my mansion is also six years old this year, and she is not very easy to discipline. I can't learn anything... I just thought that if I have the opportunity to meet Mrs. Ji, I will definitely ask for advice, but I don't know if Mrs. Ji can move on at this time?"

"Naturally." Heng Yu looked at the long corridor beside him: "How about a story in the corridor?"

Princess Hedong obviously hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's cool in the evening, why don't you move to the side hall."

Heng Yu looked at her: "Piandian?"

Princess Hedong looked sideways at the side hall not far away: "When I entered the palace with the other princesses today, I took a rest there. There is a quiet room inside, just right to sit down and have a cup of tea with Mrs. Ji. Tea, talk slowly."

Hengyu blinked her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's really late today, I'm afraid there's no time to talk slowly. Besides, Hengyu really doesn't have much experience in the way of education, and he uses it to teach Princess Jiayi on weekdays Yes, most of them are a subset of ordinary classics and history, and they are based on the way of calligraphy and painting. If the princess is also interested in this, you can go to the East Palace to listen to it at any time tomorrow, so as to personally judge whether the way taught by Hengyu is worth learning."

Princess Hedong obviously didn't expect her to refuse, and her words were decent enough, she couldn't help but conclude: "Here, Mrs. Ji..."

While she was speaking, Heng Yu was already blessed: "I will be waiting for the princess anytime tomorrow, and I will take my leave today."

The female envoy beside her also saluted, and the two turned around and left.

"..." Princess Hedong looked at the back of the girl leaving, her brows and eyes showed uneasiness and anxiety, but there was nothing she could do.

She squeezed the brocade handkerchief in her hand, and then hurriedly walked towards the side hall.

Heng Yu turned her head slightly, glanced at the direction she left, and became more and more sure that there was probably something strange about it.

The other party invited her to the side hall, she thought it was weird no matter how she looked at it.

When encountering such things, she is not afraid to take risks, but the premise is that the matter is worth taking risks. Otherwise, knowing that there are strange things, but still putting herself in an unknown danger for no reason, is not a brain Is there a pit?

Such deceptive acts that cannot survive three pages in a serious book, should be avoided if possible.

Heng Yu originally thought that he had avoided a trouble, but the trouble did not end there——

　See you tomorrow~ (Recently it is a non-stable update)

　　
　
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