green bamboo dream

After returning to the room, Qinsi came up to serve and took off the outer cloak, pointed to the inside, and winked at Yuzhu: "...the complexion is not very good.【26nbsp;】"

Yu Zhu nodded to accept it, and walked lightly into the inner room.

In the corner of the room, a tripod-style smoker with turquoise and green background and pastel cloud pattern is lit, with orchid and vermilion fire, and green smoke curling up.Cheng Xunxun had already changed into his homely robes, and was reclining on the soft couch carefully arranged by Yuzhu, reading a book.

"Is it cold to wear such a little?" Yu Zhu stepped forward and touched the robe on his body, and it was only a thin layer of cloth, and she couldn't help pulling her face down: "I just walked outside, and the cold wind was like a knife. Dripping water is about to turn into ice, why does the second master not cherish himself like this, see if I don't tell mother to go tomorrow."

Cheng Xunxun couldn't help laughing out loud, his slightly frowned brows relaxed, and he put down the book in his hand, "It's not so delicate, it's easy to go out in so many clothes, not to mention it's so hot in the room."

Well, it's up to you, if you catch a cold, see if I won't let the doctor add coptis to your medicine.

Yu Zhu muttered twice, seeing that the man's brows were still covered with dark clouds, it was a depression that he had never felt before.He didn't dare to continue playing around, so he ordered Hua Ruo to serve the soup, and he brought a bowl to Cheng Xunxun himself, and said softly: "Mother Ruan's soup, drink a bowl of hot soup to get rid of the cold... Let me let it go later. How about the little servant girl serving you to burn your feet?"

Thoughtful and warm, with a soft voice, which man can refuse such tenderness?Cheng Xunxun was no exception. After taking the bowl from Yuzhu's hand, he still softened his face and said in a low voice: "You have a body, so you don't have to worry about these small things."

Who told you to keep a straight face, this low air pressure is too much for my little heart to bear.Although Yu Zhu was curious about what the old man said to the two brothers, which caused him such a big reaction, but she instinctively told her that this was not the best time to ask, so she obediently drank the soup, went to the clean room to wash up, and then Lying comfortably on the warm bed, he fell asleep in a short while.

I don't know how long it took, Yu Zhu suddenly felt a little weird when she was half asleep and half awake, and moved uneasily.

"Wake up" the little palace lantern that stays in the night didn't see any sparks for some reason, and the surroundings were so dark that you couldn't see your fingers. Yu Zhu felt a little nervous subconsciously, but she immediately regained her composure after hearing the mellow voice of the man next to her.

"What time is it, why don't you turn on the lamp?" Yu Zhu moved her arms and legs under the fluffy quilt, stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyes, "Second Master is still asleep, right?"

"Thinking about something." Cheng Xunxun's whole body was dissolved in the darkness, he sighed, and reached out his hand to touch Yuzhu's forehead apologetically: "I'm bothering you?"

Yu Zhu just crawled twice, rolled to his side and put his arms around his waist: "What's wrong with you today?" The voice was as soft as a cat, and it came out thinly under the quilt, which immediately made Cheng Xunxun twitch Take a breath.

Barely suppressing the anger rising in his lower abdomen, Cheng Xunxun took off his outer clothes by himself, and lay down, "Father said something...to visit the elders or something."

"Visiting the elders?" Which elder made him so uncomfortable.

Cheng Xunxun held her lips with his finger, and said vaguely: "Go to Uncle Zhongqin's residence...Okay, it's five o'clock, let's sleep for a while."

Not long after, the sound of even breathing sounded in his ear, Yuzhu was lying on his chest, but he didn't feel sleepy, she knew that Uncle Zhongqin's mansion was very close to the Duke's mansion, especially the old man and Uncle Zhongqin. There are decades of friendship, almost acquaintances since childhood, why Cheng Xunxun doesn't like this?

Simply unable to sleep, Yu Zhu sorted out the things after she got married, and came up with a few doubts, such as Miss Qi Si, such as Ruxiang...

She doesn't necessarily have to get to the bottom of it, but since she is determined to live well, she always hopes that there will be less estrangement between husband and wife.

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The next day was the Lantern Festival, and an eunuch from the palace came to the mansion early in the morning to announce the decree. Except for Cheng Siyi and his wife, who had no official position or order, the rest of the Cheng family had to go to the palace to watch the fireworks.

This is also a common practice. In the past, grand banquets were held in the palace during the Shangyuan Festival. Regardless of their official positions, as long as the officials and their families were in the holy family, they would have the opportunity to enter the palace for the banquet.

The most famous theater troupe in Beijing will also enter the palace to perform. Last year, I heard that the first emperor had someone make a giant lantern, which was more than 150 feet high, which was extremely spectacular.

"The body of the second daughter-in-law..." Mrs. Xie was a little hesitant. The child's upper body hasn't been long yet. Although Lin's family was notified, the acquaintances in the capital also guessed the news, but the palace didn't say no, so why not go?But it's too risky to go, the palace is mixed with fish and dragons, and it's busy everywhere, so what if we bump into each other?

Eunuch Zhou, who delivered the decree, had an inscrutable smile on his face. He was acquainted with the Cheng family. He touched the two bulging purses in his sleeves, and then said, "Don't worry, old lady, the empress dowager understands. The second wife is specially allowed to take the two mothers by her side to serve."

Xie immediately breathed a sigh of relief, servants in the palace can't be ordered around at will, being able to lead people is a great honor, even Princess De'an ordered the servants to wait at the gate of the palace, and did not dare to exceed the rules in the slightest.

The old man smiled and stroked his sleeves. Sure enough, the empress dowager still loves this niece from the first line very much.

Eunuch Zhou bowed his hands and said goodbye with a smile on his face. The two brothers Cheng Xungong and Cheng Xunxun looked at each other, and they both went to the outer courtyard to see him off—the chief eunuch in the Empress Dowager's Palace must not be neglected.

Mrs. Xie was very relieved of the mothers who served Yuzhu, but she inevitably gave Yuzhu a few words before letting Yuzhu go back to her room to change clothes.

Zao Yuan carefully helped Yu Zhu up the steps, and said happily, "The Empress Dowager still loves you very much."

Yu Zhu didn't believe it, she always felt that the Empress Dowager was determined to see her... She wanted to hide as far away as possible from this scheming aunt.

After getting ready, the family went into the palace in a carriage, about to take advantage of the time of pregnancy, Mrs. Xie took Yuzhu's hand and went straight to her red wheel, red edge, soap curtain, and the cover and curtain were all made of cloud satin. Cui Gai Zhuying Babao frame.

Yu Zhu was sitting in the car holding the glass-pattern hand stove with engraved copper patterns, with a thick mattress under her body, she barely felt any tremors, and couldn't help sighing, "You get what you pay for."

The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, and everyone was about to separate, the eunuch led Xie Shi and Yuzhu to the Palace of Compassion, and the men went to the Palace of Qianqing.

Because Mrs. Xie was in poor health and Yuzhu was pregnant again, it took a while before she reached the Palace of Compassion and Peace.Waiting in front of the door was Eunuch Zhou who was going to proclaim the decree. Seeing Mrs. Xie and Yuzhu approaching, he hurried over, bowed his waist and said, "The empress dowager was still reading it just now, and here she is, old lady, wait a moment, this slave is here." Go in and report."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly turned around and went in, and in a short while, a female officer wearing a crab shell green and golden zilong jacket came out and led Mrs. Xie and the others into the Nuan Pavilion.

Ruan's mother and Xie's mother looked at each other secretly, and they both bowed their heads respectfully and stood outside without taking a step. If they go in now, they will cause trouble for the master.

Yuzhu bowed his head politely and followed behind Mrs. Xie to salute the empress dowager above her, and then saluted the wives who were sitting around.

After Tuantuan circled down, Yu Zhu dared to raise his head slightly.

The Empress Dowager is wearing a dark red dress today, with a Xiapei embroidered with golden dragon and phoenix patterns, delicate golden edges embroidered on the collar, sleeve edges, and bottom of the placket, and Fu pattern woven on the collar.Her complexion is very good, she probably smiled just now, her face was still slightly flushed, "You don't need to be too polite." She said kindly, and while ordering the maid to bring two brocade bamboos, she smiled with the queen: "My niece is pregnant. I'm lying down, but I can't bear to stand."

Then a soft and beautiful female voice sounded: "The queen mother has a bad memory when looking at the concubine, I only saw it in the past year... Besides, this looks like you walked out of the painting, how could the concubine not remember it."

It was the empress who was sitting next to her who was talking, and Yu Zhu was almost blinded by just one glance—the empress was wearing a gold and silver silk phoenix embroidered gown, with a big dragon in the middle of the matching phoenix crown, holding a big bead in her mouth, and the rest of the dragon and phoenix. There are beads made of pearl gems in the mouth.Ruyi clouds decorated with emerald emerald pearls and peony flowers strung with pearls, small bead flowers on top of large bead flowers, interspersed between pearl emerald embroidered clouds... The eye-catching emerald emerald and the sparkle of precious stones are more obvious through layer upon layer stacking. The splendor is compelling.

The draft hadn't started yet, and the emperor didn't have any lucky ladies, so the size of the harem is still small, and there are no stunning beauties, so that a single phoenix crown makes the surrounding concubines look ashamed.

Yu Zhu took a quick glance and noticed an unfamiliar face. The makeup on her face was very thick. She secretly guessed that it was to cover up the stretch marks or something, but it was undeniable that she still looked quite iconic, especially those pair of glowing eyes. The crystal eyes are even more touching - this should be Concubine Rong who gave birth to the second son of the emperor.Yu Zhu took a quick glance and noticed an unfamiliar face. The makeup on her face was very thick. She secretly guessed that it was to cover up the stretch marks or something, but it was undeniable that she still looked quite iconic, especially those pair of glowing eyes. The crystal clear eyes are even more touching - this should be Concubine Rong who gave birth to the second son of the emperor.

Hearing the Queen's reply, Concubine Rong's eyes flashed a hint of sarcasm, but she also followed suit: "This is the first time I have seen the Empress Dowager's niece, but I recognized it as soon as I entered the door. of."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager's face turned into a flower with a smile, Yu Zhu couldn't help lamenting, what kind of trouble is this, the ability to tell nonsense with eyes open is really amazing.

The Empress Dowager first asked about Xie's health, and Xie naturally said positively, but she almost didn't say that she could eat three bowls of rice in one meal.

After talking about all kinds of miscellaneous things, when she saw You, the empress smiled and got up. The banquet was coming soon, and she wanted to go down to see the married woman first.

The queen left, Concubine Rong couldn't stay any longer, so they got up one after another.

"Old madam." Concubine Rong's eyes flickered, she walked up to Mrs. Xie and said with a smile, "Do you still remember me? My mother took me to the mansion when I was young..." As she spoke, she took Mrs. Xie's arm and walked out Walk.

A smile flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes.

"Let's all go now." The Queen Mother also stood up, smiled and waved to Yu Zhu, saying, "Let's go too."

Yu Zhu stepped forward to hold her arm with some trepidation, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

After patting Yu Zhu's hand, the queen mother laughed and said angrily, "You child, you are so timid, you dare not call me aunt."

Don't call me a fool.

Yu Zhu immediately said sweetly and well-behaved: "Auntie." Then she gently helped her go out.

Ruan Jie's two mothers were so shrewd, they saw that the empress dowager wanted to talk to her master, so they just followed the maids and fell far behind.

"Zhu'er, how is the Cheng family treating you?"

Yu Zhu's heart tightened, and it came. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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