A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Chapter 328 Girl's Mind (Part [-])
Although Yun Cheng couldn't evade the ceremony given to her by the palace, but because she was reluctant, she had a problem with her father, so the emperor sent people two times to tell her to enter the palace. They didn't show up again.

Reluctantly, on the day of the Laba Festival, after His Majesty was deflated again——

It could only be to send Eunuch Li to send all the dresses and jewelry prepared for her to the house in Pingkangfang.

After Yun Cheng was transferred to Beijing, he now lives in this house every day.

The emperor's original intention was to take the opportunity of the festival to call his daughter back to have a meal with the family, but the summons failed. He took the prince to Queen Gu's place for dinner and arranged for Eunuch Li to do it when he returned.

It was just after noon, and the owners of the houses on both sides were not at home.

Eunuch Li just put down his things, and told the maidservant in Yuncheng Mansion to return to the palace.

Nothing happened these few days, Yun Cheng and Qi Wenyan came back one after another just after the genius wiped Hei Hei.

It was Yun Cheng who got home first, and when he entered the door, he habitually asked the servant of the Qi family: "Your family hasn't left the yamen yet?"

The servant is also used to it, and replied politely: "It's the end of the year, and we adults are busiest at this time of the year. Recently, we get up early and stay late, so there's no guarantee."

After a pause, he said again: "Oh. It's a holiday today, so I might come back early. Before leaving early in the morning, I specifically asked the kitchen to cook Laba porridge."

Qi Wenyan is not a person who cares much about the details of life, let alone his appetite.

Yun Cheng couldn't help thinking about the scene where he ordered his servants to cook porridge early in the morning, thinking that he was rushing with the children on the New Year's Day, thinking about begging for sweets with his family, right?
But this big boy is upright and unsmiling...

It also seemed out of place with the scene.

Slightly absent-minded unconsciously, she curled her lips into a smile.

It was just a subconscious and unconscious micro-expression, and no one around him noticed it.

The servant from the Qi family asked again: "Girl, you are coming back now, you probably won't leave your relatives today, will you ask the kitchen to cook for you?"

It happened that the cook on Qi Wenyan's side cooked to suit his appetite, so after living in this house for a few months, Yuncheng's side still didn't fix the kitchen properly, and the servants of both families were used to her coming to eat in the Qi's courtyard every morning and evening.

If Qi Wenyan was here, he would set up a meal in the small flower hall in the front yard, and the two of them gathered at the table, creating an atmosphere to some extent.

If Qi Wenyan wasn't around, Yun Cheng would even move a stool by the stove for convenience and eat.

Yun Cheng's thoughts were interrupted, and only then did he realize that he had lost his mind.

She quickly discarded her distracting thoughts: "I'll go back and wash my face and change my clothes. It'll take half an hour. I'll be there in half an hour."

"Okay, the little one sent you a message to ask the cook to prepare it." The boy shouted cheerfully, and the gatekeeper was temporarily handed over to the guards of Gu's house, and he had already rushed into the courtyard in a hurry.

Yun Cheng also turned into his own half of the courtyard.

Back in the backyard, the maid immediately reported that Eunuch Li had sent the dresses and jewelry over: "Everything is placed in His Highness's bedroom, and there are three sets of clothes and jewelry each. Eunuch Li said that you can just pick the ones that are eye-catching and use them." .”

Recently, Yuncheng doesn't want to hear anything about Jiji Li.

Seeing that it was only three days away, it was indeed inevitable.

But her face also pulled down on the spot, and she reprimanded casually: "Mother-in-law."

But I don't know if it's Eunuch Li who sent something here on purpose, or the maidservant who sent the message, or—

It means referring to Sang and scolding Huai, His Majesty the Emperor!
But in any case, the servant girl didn't dare to ask or reply, she just lowered her eyebrows, helped her mix warm water nimbly, found out the comfortable clothes she was wearing at home, and then dutifully withdrew out.

Yun Cheng, the little princess, is in the mixed army camp, and she rode alone at a young age and once ran to the Northwest Army camp, so it is no problem to take care of herself.

Even, if the maid didn't rush to serve, she might find it troublesome and just wash her face in cold water.

The servant girl knew that she didn't need close service, so she prepared her things and left first.

Yun Cheng washed up briefly, and changed into a slightly loose casual robe.

As soon as I turned around, I saw a dazzling array of clothes and jewelry placed on the table and bed in the inner room.

The clothes were all neatly stacked and placed in trays. There were only a few layers of grand dresses, which filled a big bed to the brim.

The jewelry was placed in a large rosewood box and placed on the table.

Because the main ritual of the Jiji ceremony is to comb and tie the hair, so only a hairpin is needed for hair accessories, and there is no need for grand hair crowns and hairpins.

Yun Cheng paced over, glanced at the dress on the bed, lacking interest and no desire to try it on, so he stood still in front of the table, and casually opened the jewelry box.

Inside, there were more than a dozen smaller wooden boxes, large and small.

Open one by one, there are hairpins inside, carefully selected a total of more than a dozen.

There are elegant and luxurious styles, but also simple and plain ones.

The material is also full of tricks——

There are natural jade carvings of various colors and colors, pure gold or silver, and even wood carvings.

Then, each of these pieces is matched with earrings, brow pendants or hair combs to make up a complete set.

Yun Cheng still glanced over it, and then fixed his eyes on the last box.

The box is slightly larger than the others, and the things inside are also a bit special. It is a veil decorated with pearl tassels and two palm-sized masks made of gold and silver. The Taoist priest's scar was completely covered up.

The craftsmanship of the craftsman was excellent, and the mask was exquisite and light. Although the main purpose of the emperor's sending it was to "cover her ugliness", in fact it looked more like an ornament like those gold and silver jewelry.

Yun Cheng stared at it for a while, and finally closed the lid with an emotional snap.

Her father thought that she would feel inferior because of this appearance, so she would feel afraid of this world, right?They couldn't fully understand her true thoughts, let alone believe that she had always been content, and thought she was living a very good life...

The greatest sorrow and pain of a person is that everyone thinks that you must be sad and painful!
This sense of powerlessness has surrounded her for many years, and she has long since given up on it.

She turned around and went back to the outside room, just picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of cold tea.

Before he could drink, he heard the servant girl go and come back, and knocked on the door outside: "Your Highness, send a message to the other side, saying that Mr. Qi is returning to the mansion and calling you for dinner."

"Yeah." Yun Cheng swept away the depression in his heart a moment ago, put down his cup and opened the door, and walked out, reminding the maid by the way: "The tea is cold, remember to change a pot."

"Yes." The servant girl knew that she would not be picky about such trivial matters, so she couldn't help but panic.

Usually they would estimate that when the master came home, they would boil hot water and make new tea. Today, they tidied things up after Eunuch Li came over in the afternoon, and they neglected this task.

Yun Cheng walked along the corridor, still took the gate in a regular manner, passed the gatehouse on the side of Qi Mansion, and went to the opposite side.

At that time, in the small flower hall in the front yard, the food had already been set.

Qi Wenyan should have gone back to his room to change clothes first, and he hasn't arrived yet.

He and Yun Cheng are only partners in eating, and there is no respect for eating together as a family.

A little girl in Yuncheng ran outside all day, and was hungry every day when she came home, so she rolled up her sleeves and sat down, and without waiting for Qi Wenyan, she filled a bowl of porridge and ate it.

After eating the second bowl, Qi Wenyan came out directly from behind.

He changed into a plain white cotton robe, because he had to walk a short distance from the residence in the cold weather, so he put on a cotton cloak outside.

As soon as he turned in from the back, he saw the young girl sitting in front of the table, holding a porcelain bowl that was almost as big as her face, sucking the thick and soft eight-treasure porridge in the bowl quickly. .

The hot air exhaled from the mouth and nose is rising...

But it can't be said that it is more like the fairy air in the paradise, or the lively fireworks in the market.

But all in all, this scene in the twelfth lunar month of winter evokes a certain yearning in people's hearts.

"It is said that your Dali Temple is the busiest at the end of the year? Did you come back early on purpose today for the festival?" The martial arts practitioners were quite vigilant. Even though Qi Wenyan's footsteps were very soft, Yun Cheng spotted him immediately.

However, she still didn't have the slightest scruples, drinking the porridge with a bowl in her hands.

Qi Wenyan walked to the position diagonally opposite her, first took out a boxy box the size of his palm from under his wide sleeves, placed it on the table casually, then took off his cloak and sat down.

The two of them don't need someone to serve them when they eat, and they don't like people standing by and watching.

So, after he sat down, he did the same thing as Yun Cheng, rolling up his sleeves to serve the porridge, while slowly answering her question just now: "Yes. Otherwise, it would usually be at least an hour later."

He slowly filled the porridge, and seeing Yun Cheng holding an empty bowl waiting to receive the spoon in his hand, he couldn't help asking: "Are you planning to drink porridge tonight to fill yourself up? This thing is not very hungry. "

Yun Cheng said: "It's warm, comfortable to eat in winter."

Qi Wenyan just asked casually, and didn't interfere too much with her. Seeing that she really wanted to eat, he filled another bowl for her.

After eating three big bowls of porridge, Yun Cheng didn't feel embarrassed at all in front of Qi Wenyan, who had only eaten two bowls. He smacked his lips contentedly, and stared at the bottom of the casserole: "Save this for another serving." Shaobing or buns are enough for tomorrow's breakfast."

Qi Wenyan said: "I'll eat this tonight, if you think it's delicious, tell the kitchen to boil it again tomorrow morning."

As soon as Yun Cheng got up, he subconsciously stopped, blinked and turned to look at him: "Why did you bring the official document back to deal with it?"

Qi Wenyan didn't deny it: "It's true that there are a lot of things recently. The cases reported from various places are waiting for review. It's not good if the backlog is too long. I want to hurry up and deal with it as soon as possible."

This young minister of Dali Temple has always been a role model in the officialdom, and the emperor attaches great importance to him, and even always summons him to the imperial study to recount various bizarre cases in person to gain knowledge.

Yun Cheng didn't think it was boring for him to do this in private, instead he smiled again: "Then I'll go back first."

However, Qi Wenyan picked up the box that had been placed at hand when he entered the door and handed it to her.

It was an ordinary box with a square shape, without even a carved pattern on it. At first glance, it looked ordinary.

Yun Cheng was greatly surprised, so he hesitated to answer it for the time being, and only gave him a questioning look: "Give it to me?"

Qi Wenyan had a calm expression on his face, still maintaining such an alienated but upright look, nodded and said, "You will reach Ji in a few days, it's a gift."

This person actually pays attention to the worldly way to give gifts?

and--

Or for her wedding ceremony?
This time, Yun Cheng really failed to catch the stroke of genius of the Dali Temple Shaoqing, suddenly he felt a little cramped and didn't know what to do.

Here she was hesitating, and when she was about to decline politely, Qi Wenyan had already pulled her hand through his sleeve, and placed the heavy box in her palm.

This was the first direct physical contact between the two in such a long time.

The winter clothes are thick, and there are several layers of clothing on the wrist, which can't touch the temperature of the opponent's palm at all, but at this moment, the girl can still clearly feel the strength of the man clasping her wrist.

Calm and powerful.

She felt that it was her own wild thinking, but somehow felt that this force was showing some kind of firm belief and determination.

And she-

Still subconsciously want to refuse.

However, Qi Wenyan didn't give her a chance to speak, and calmly stuffed the things to her, then raised the corners of his lips, picked up his cloak and walked back to the inner hall first, and left by the back door of the yard.

That box, because it is made of solid wood, is indeed quite heavy.

For a little girl like Yun Cheng who can dance a long spear with great vigor, it's easy to hold it in her hand. She doesn't even know what's in it, but she is flustered and feels that this thing is a bit heavy on her wrist.

In fact, she could put the things down before leaving, but after standing there for a while and hesitated, she finally took the box away by a strange coincidence.

Only--

As soon as he left, he left a bit out of his mind.

After returning to her own side and walking on the corridor beside the pond, she finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and opened the box to look.

Inside the square box was a jasper Xuanyue hairpin lying quietly.

The pattern of birds holding flowers, the entire hairpin is blue, but the jade material is just right on the flowers held by two birds, and it is a bit of stunning red.

This style of hairpin is more suitable for simple hair buns, so it is not common in boudoir women's jewelry.

And the one in this box, regardless of the quality of the jade material and the craftsmanship of the carver, is considered to be top-notch, so it is obviously impossible to buy it casually.

Yun Cheng stood on the corridor.

The large lotus pond in front of me has all withered since winter.

The temperature has been low in the past two days, and a layer of moderately thick ice has formed on the surface of the lake, covering the entire water surface. Maybe it will be as if walking on flat ground after a few more days of freezing.

There is no wall in the middle of this pond, which seems to separate the two mansions, but at this moment it seems to connect the two houses together.

Yun Cheng remembered that there was a time when the servants of the two families worked together to fish for the lotus roots for several days, and cleaned up the dead branches and rotten leaves by the way, preparing for the next year's lotus to germinate and grow wantonly, and then it lasted for more than half a month. Therefore, there must be two dishes or snacks made of lotus root on the table.

She had never set up defenses against the Dali Temple Shaoqing Master Qi whom she met by chance on the street, but she never thought that such a problem would suddenly arise between the two of them.

Even if Yun Cheng has no experience, she still has common sense——

Hairpins cannot be given randomly. Men give women double-strand hairpins as a token of love. Although hairpins are not so special, generally, men and women who are not relatives or relatives try to avoid giving each other as much as possible, so as not to cause trouble. cause misunderstanding.

It wasn't that she was being affectionate, but that Qi Wenyan gave her such a special gift as soon as she made a move on the occasion of her wedding ceremony...

A woman with her hair tied up is announcing to the world that she is an adult and ready to be married!

Yun Cheng was convinced that Qi Wenyan's gift was not innocent, he did it on purpose.

She took the box and went back to the house. The tea maid on the table had already replaced it with freshly brewed hot tea, but she was in no mood to drink it.

Walking into the back room, the gowns on the bed were also placed on the couch at one side. The big wooden box on the table was still there, so she stuffed the box in her hand into it, and then lay down with her clothes on. to bed.

There are no too complicated thoughts in my mind, but I keep thinking of Qi Wenyan. I usually feel that he is just a neighbor who meets occasionally to say hello, and those very common intersections are pieced together into a picture. A long scroll.

The little princess who has always been reluctant to keep things on her mind, and would sleep on the pillow, tossed and turned for the first time in insomnia this night.

In the middle of the night, I really couldn't sleep and got up, wrapped in a thick cloak, went to the gazebo in the backyard to enjoy the wind, but stared at the lighted room in the next yard for a long time for no reason, until the other side's light went out, the whole manor The house is completely in darkness...

On this day, Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang, who was about to reach her age, suddenly began to have girlish thoughts.

And after she had something on her mind, her first concern was whether she should go to the opposite door to drink porridge on the ninth day of the ninth day of the junior high school.
　Uncle San’s project of boiling frogs in warm water has entered the network collection mode... Initially, the effect is remarkable, congratulations!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)