Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 260 Princess Wei Guochang

The pavilion was behind a rockery, a long way from here, and behind it was a lush bamboo forest. There was no one in the pavilion, and it looked very quiet.

Wen Shu has no objection, for her, it doesn't matter where she goes.Just remembering that Miss Chu Si and her cousin will also come, my eyes can't help but wander around again.

But after only looking at it for a while, she shook her head secretly again.

Forget it, even if you find it, so what, with the relationship between Miss Lu and her, I'm afraid they won't be able to sit together.

She came here today with Miss Lu, so she shouldn't be half-hearted.Having figured out her joints, she nodded immediately and followed Miss Lu.

After passing through a small path, and bypassing the rockery, we finally arrived at the pavilion.

The two of them stepped up the steps, and just as they sat down, they saw a group of people walking towards the southeast path.

The one at the head was a middle-aged woman with beaded emerald hair and a kind face, followed by a dozen young or beautiful women.Wen Shu was curious about the identity of the visitor, when she saw Miss Lu stood up and saluted the visitor.

"I have seen the eldest princess."

Princess?
Wen Shu was startled, and hurriedly bowed his head, saluting with blessings.

When the group approached, Princess Wei looked at Lu Xingwan a few times, and said kindly, "But the eldest girl from the Marquis of Weiyuan?"

"Yes." Lu Xingwan responded lightly.

At this time, Guan Shi, who came with Princess Wei, quickly praised: "Princess Princess has good eyesight, she recognized it the first time she saw her."

The eldest princess didn't answer her words, she just looked at Lu Xingwan and said, "It really looks like Mrs. Xianhou."

When Mrs. Xianhou was mentioned, Guan immediately felt embarrassed, and at the same time secretly regretted that she shouldn't talk too much.She is a concubine Fuzheng, and she has always been an existence that is not recognized among the upper class in the Beijing circle. Every time she attends these banquets, she always feels inferior.

But because of this, she will be humble in every way, and she will say good things to everyone, hoping that people will gradually change her attitude.But the facts tell her that in this class, status is everything.
When it came to his biological mother, Lu Xingwan, who was in a good mood at first, also became melancholy.Not long after she was born, her mother passed away. Everyone said that she looked like her mother, but she didn't know what her mother looked like.

Unconsciously, she touched the scorpion in her bosom, and immediately a strange fragrance wafted into her nostrils. For no reason, she felt her heart relax, and the melancholy just disappeared a little bit.

Seeing that she didn't speak, the eldest princess suddenly realized that this might be a sad thing for others, and she slapped her head regretfully, "Oh, look at me, what are you talking about! My good boy, since you are better, you will be better off in the future." Come out and walk more."

Lu Xingwan nodded and gave another blessing,
"This is..." Princess Wei looked at Wen Shu who was on the side again.

"Yeah, my cousin from Cangzhou." Lu Xingwan glanced at Guan, wondering if she would expose her.

As for Guan Shi, although an inexplicable flash appeared on his face at that moment, he didn't say much, as if he didn't hear it.

"He's a smart one." The eldest princess praised, and then turned to Lu Xingwan, "Today, many young ladies came to the garden, so don't stay here alone, go over there to sit and talk with them The little ladies should walk around together more, and gradually get to know each other."

Lu Xingwan was reluctant and didn't agree immediately.

Seeing her hesitate, remembering the incident she heard a month ago, the eldest princess took Lu Xingwan's hand and said in relief: "I heard about that incident, the fault was in Uncle Anping's mansion, you don't have to worry about anything, be generous The past is."

For the sake of this, it would be really rude and petty to say no more, so Lu Xingwan could only nod.

"That's right." The eldest princess smiled and said, "Let's go, we are going there too, so you come along with me."

It would be great to have the eldest princess lead the way, and the two followed at the end of the team, heading in the direction they came from.

At the same time, Wende Palace in the imperial city.

Zhao Duan, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, was sitting in front of the imperial case, admiring a painting presented by Qin Pei, the political counselor.The painter was a student of the Hanlin Academy of Painting, and the scenery depicted in the painting was exactly the city of Bianjing during the Qingming Festival.

From the shops in the city and the crowds running around, to the spring scenery of the shepherd boy riding a bull in the suburbs, every person, every thing, every street, every scene, every movement and stillness are all painted in it.

It can be said that the whole picture is the epitome of the current Bianjing city. As Zhao Duanlai, an official of the Song Dynasty who sneaked out of the palace and played in micro-services several times, he knows how similar and real this painting is.

The long picture scroll is more than ten feet long, not counting covering the entire imperial case, and there are still a lot of stretches on the ground.Zhao Duan looked at it carefully, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay."

Qin Pei stood at the bottom with his sleeves folded. Hearing Zhao Duan's words, he nodded repeatedly, "I also think it's very clever. If you only talk about painters, they are not too outstanding in the painting academy, but they are delicate. What's rare is that there is such a coincidence." Thinking, this long scroll takes the Bian River as the center, painting all the scenery along the coast. The overall composition is rigorous, the pavilions, towers and pavilions are delicate in brushstrokes, and the characters' demeanors are wonderful, and they are exquisite. "

"Qin Qing's words are very agreeable to me." Zhao Duan looked at the long scroll and sighed, "Seeing how prosperous the market in Song Dynasty is, I am very relieved. Even if I go underground someday, I won't be ashamed to see my ancestors."

"It's all the officials' holiness and benevolence that made this prosperous world possible, and the officials are the ones who deserve the most credit."

Qin Pei's praise was very useful to Zhao Duan.Everyone likes to hear good words, let alone such praises about achievements, but they are proud of themselves, but they want to be humble on the surface.

Squinting his eyes and waving his hands, Zhao Duan was about to say that his ancestors had a good foundation, when he saw Lu Yuancheng, the minister of Dali Temple who had never said anything, cupped his hands and said, "What Qin Xiang said is that this time the official family in the prosperous age Great work. However, according to my opinion, if we want to continue this prosperous age, the officials need to think more about forming an alliance with Jin."

Speaking of this matter, Zhao Duan was suddenly dull, "Why did you bring this up again? Didn't the court have already discussed it just now? This time I asked you to come to see the painting, not to discuss politics."

"I know that my position is inferior, but such an alliance is related to the fate of the Song Dynasty. Although Dali Temple has no right to interfere, as a minister of the court and a minister of the Song Dynasty, I still want to express my views. Wangguan Jiaquan listens and thinks twice."

Zhao Duan only felt a headache seeing him looking like he was going to die.

What a disappointment!

It turns out that Lu Qing'an has a high ability in handling affairs, can write poems and prose, and speaks according to his wishes.It just so happened that the former Minister of Dali Temple was old and retired, so he was promoted exceptionally.He was quite clear on weekdays, why did he seem to be a different person today?

Just now, in the council, he knew that he wanted to form an alliance with Jin, but he sided with the old pedant and said that he could not form an alliance.It's okay to quarrel in the council, but it's hard to leave the court. I asked him to enjoy the calligraphy and painting together, relax and relax, but he didn't open his eyes again. Did he take the wrong medicine?

(End of this chapter)