Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 157 Snow Feast

Li Tian got out of the car in front of the palace gate, and saw Mrs. Zhou's car parked in front of Chang'an Hou Mansion. Mrs. Zhou was helping the girl's hand to get out of the car.Li Tian hurriedly stepped forward to greet Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou had just pulled Li Tian and said a few words, a small servant came behind him to warm the sedan chair for two people, rushed to Mrs. Zhou, saluted with a respectful smile and said: "The old lady is well. My mother told me that the old lady is an elder and she is getting old. Please take the old lady inside in a sedan chair."

"Thank you, Madam, for your love." Mrs. Zhou thanked Mrs. Zhou politely and respectfully: "I'm sorry to trouble you." After hearing what Mrs. Zhou said, the little girl next to her took two steps forward, and took out a purse from the bottom of her hand. It was stuffed into the hands of the little servant and the two middle-aged servants who carried the sedan chair.Yingluo and Qingzhi lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, but stared at the girl from the corner of their eyes. They saw everything clearly. Yingluo glanced at Li Tian. Li Tian turned his eyes slightly, indicating that there is no need. This is to pick up Mrs. Zhou. Well, it's not her turn to take advantage of it.

"I was just in the car and saw the amazing agility of this year's snow sculpture in the palace. I was planning to enjoy it no matter what. It just happened that it was still early at the moment, so let me enjoy this snow sculpture and relax my muscles and bones. Mrs. Zhou said with a hearty smile, and the servant heard what Mrs. Zhou said, so naturally she would not insist on it, so she responded with a smile, and led the warm sedan to follow behind, preparing Mrs. Zhou Use it when you are tired from walking.

Mrs. Zhou beckoned to Li Tian: "Sister Tian, ​​walk with me." Li Tian stepped forward to support Mrs. Zhou, and walked slowly into the palace with her.

"Look at this pair of snow lions, the little ones are naive, and the old ones, look at them, they are so kind, they are obviously just a pile of snow, and they are carved with lions, but people look at them and think they are a pair of mother and son. A mother just looks at her little children like this, whatever you want to see." Mrs. Zhou pointed to the snow sculpture on the side of the road and Li Tian and said non-stop: "The one who carved this snow lion must be a very loving child. Yes, I know the heart of being a parent, no matter how old the child is, there is no way to let go of this heart."

Li Tian's heart moved slightly when he heard this, but Mrs. Zhou changed the subject again: "Look at that pair of sparrows, they are so vivid, thanks to how he carved them..." Mrs. Zhou walked all the way, watched all the way, commented and marveled, intermittently. There are some gossips: "...the snow sculpture in the forbidden city is getting better and better every year. I remember the first time I entered the palace. After so many years, I can still remember it clearly. It’s also winter at home. Mrs. Xian Ge took me into the palace. At that time, there were no snow sculptures in the palace. All married women have to be invited... I still remember the first time I saw your mother-in-law, she was also wearing royal blue, she was so generous, people liked it when she saw it, and later she gave birth to your father, and then gave birth to your girl, your mother-in-law She has a straightforward personality and a good personality. Everyone likes her, even the eldest princess who went first is also on good terms with her. If not, your grandmother would not be able to marry your mother. Back then, your mother was one of the most talented women in our capital. In the past, the palace was full of poems and essays, your mother's poems, paintings, calligraphy, and piano were all exquisite... Later, she married your father. Sha... the official is a simple person, and he only thinks about the former queen. In terms of excitement, this harem is incomparable to the past. Naturally, the annual snow feast is much less, and it is not as lively and extravagant as it used to be. Let’s put it aside, like you, you and your grandma have come here many times since you were a child. Although it is not as lively as before, Niangniang Ye’s snow feast is ingenious, and it is different every year. It’s really embarrassing for your empress..."

Li Tian listened intently to Mrs. Zhou's ramblings, Mrs. Zhou seemed to treat her a little more affectionately than before, and the reason why she treated her so affectionately was not because she and her granddaughter became sisters-in-law.

Li Tian supported Mrs. Zhou submissively and respectfully, walked all the way, looked and stopped, and chatted, and when he arrived at the Kuaijing Pavilion, there were already many people gathered inside and outside the Kuaijing Pavilion.

Seeing Li Tian helping Mrs. Zhou come over, the buzzing whispers outside Kuaijing Pavilion seemed to stop suddenly before buzzing again. Countless gazes either looked directly or sneaked at Li Tian, ​​and Li Tian She didn't seem to feel anything strange, just like the well-behaved juniors in the capital, she still supported Mrs. Zhou, greeted everyone along the way with Mrs. Zhou, and entered the Kuaijing Pavilion after seeing the ceremony.

In Kuaijing Pavilion, Zhu Mingyan was accompanying Concubine Ye Gui, and was talking with several senior ladies and wives. Seeing Mrs. Zhou coming in, Concubine Ye bowed slightly and smiled, "Did the ancestors go to the border?" Yes, no one can compare to the toughness of the body and bones. Look, Master Baba carried the warm sedan chair to pick her up, but the old ancestor wanted to walk in while watching the snow! Go and help your grandma to sit down and rest. Concubine Ye smiled and motioned to Zhu Mingyan, Zhu Mingyan hurriedly stepped forward, helped Mrs. Zhou on the other side, and went to the empty chair in Concubine Ye's left hand.

Li Tian took advantage of the situation to let go of Mrs. Zhou, respectfully greeted Concubine Ye Gui and Jiang Guifei first, and then greeted all the old wives and wives who were still sitting or standing up to greet Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Sun beckoned to Li Tian and said, "Sister Tian, ​​come to me, let me take a good look." Li Tian smiled and walked over a few steps, bent his knees and blessed Mrs. Sun again, Mrs. Sun pulled her Hand, looked up and down lovingly and said: "When you become a family, you will be an adult. If your grandma is still here, seeing how well you are, I don't know how happy I am."

Sitting next to Mrs. Sun, Concubine Jiang took the words and said with a smile: "On the day she recognized her relatives, she came in with the fifth elder brother. Such a pair of golden boys and jade girls, I immediately remembered her parents when her mother got married. At that time, I was still a girl at home, and the bustle lasted from the beginning to the end, and in a blink of an eye, Sister Tian was already this big."

Li Tian smiled softly. Although her parents' marriage was happy but extremely short-lived, it died like fireworks, but she had no plans to make fireworks.

"It's mostly the elders today. The fifth daughter-in-law will serve tea to the elders together with your sisters-in-law." Ye Guifei looked at Li Tian and said gently. Zhu Mingyan next.

As Mrs. Zhou said, the snow feast in the palace was not lively. There was no play, no music, and no juggling, but everyone had a banquet together, and took a look at the snow and ice sculptures outside, and took turns to praise them. Kudos to those exquisite and very various kinds of dripping crisps.

Li Tian and the other three princes and concubines stood in a row, but took tea, handkerchiefs and others from the servants and maids, and handed them over. Treating her no differently, this made Li Tian secretly heave a sigh of relief, since they are all people who care about their faces, this is easy to handle.

The snow appreciation banquet ended soon, and until the end, Li Tian didn't see the uniqueness of this boring banquet. Concubine Ye left behind Zhu Mingyan. When everyone bid farewell to Concubine Ye and Concubine Jiang, Princess Han Mrs. Fan kept looking at Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Fan Wenyuan, Prime Minister of the left. Concubine Fan was the grand-nephew of Mrs. Wu who hadn't given up five clothes. Seeing Mrs. Wu resigned two concubines, Concubine Fan also took the opportunity to resign. He caught up with Mrs. Wu step by step, and walked out of the palace with her arm in hand talking and laughing.

Li Tian breathed a sigh of relief, she was worried about how to talk to Princess Shou alone without attracting attention, this would save trouble.Li Tian only stared at Princess Shou, and said goodbye with her, talking about the ice sculptures and snow sculptures on the side of the road all the way, halfway there, the people around gradually became less and less, Li Tian slowly changed the subject and said: "...something is going on I want to ask my sister-in-law for an idea."

"Huh?" Concubine Shou looked at Li Tian suspiciously, and Li Tian continued: "This matter is related to the assassination of Wu Lang in the Yueyue Building a few days ago." Concubine Shou's face changed slightly, her heart turned back and forth a few times, she nodded and said : "The assassination of Goro, I heard your elder brother mention it once, saying that Goro was not hurt, so I am relieved."

"Well, Wu Lang wasn't injured, it's thanks to Miss Liu Yuniang, who was playing in the moon tower, who blocked the knife for him." Li Tian explained in a few words the general process of how Liu Yuniang blocked the knife for the fifth prince: "...if it wasn't for her to block the knife. "Li Tian looked scared: "I'm afraid that Wulang will die half of his life. When I heard about this, I wanted to take Ms. Liu to the mansion for recuperation. In the government office, I didn't dare to act rashly." Li Tian looked at Princess Shou and frowned worriedly and said, "If you don't pick her up, I'm worried that she won't be able to eat and live outside as she likes."

Princess Shou gave Li Tian a sideways glance, Li Tian bit his lips, lowered his voice and continued: "There is no impenetrable wall, Miss Liu sacrificed her life to save Wu Lang, but sooner or later, everyone will know. What kind of reputation is it that the savior of the prince is placed outside the mansion and ignored? She is a cheap kabuki, and she is taken into the mansion, and there are only a few concubines in the mansion. It's a trivial matter." Princess Shou stopped, stretched out her hand to shake Li Tian's hand, looked at her carefully and said with a smile: "You can tell me this because you didn't treat my sister-in-law as an outsider. What do you think about this matter?" It's not like this, Liu Yuniang can enter the mansion or not is a very small matter, she is better when she enters the mansion than outside, compared with this matter, your reputation and the reputation of Jin'an County Prince's Mansion are the big things. "

"Well, my sister-in-law thinks the same way, so I don't worry, can I bother my sister-in-law to ask my elder brother to see when I can pick up Miss Liu back." Li Tian smiled with relief, and Princess Shou readily agreed: "I will come tonight tonight." Just ask your elder brother, I will send someone back to you tomorrow." Li Tian hurriedly thanked Princess Shou, Princess Shou and Li Tian talked about housework and children, and walked out of the palace gate together.

Li Tian got into the car, the car turned a corner, Qingzhi lifted the curtain to look, put down the curtain, looked at Li Tian and said, "I didn't hear anything, I just heard from the girl next to Mrs. Wen Guogong, what's the matter with the snow feast this year?" I didn’t mean anything, so I specifically asked about the snow feast in previous years. She said that it was the first snow feast last year, and it snowed heavily that day, and the banquet was placed in a pavilion in the middle of the lake. It’s hot even in jackets, and there are people dancing and singing on the lake in boats, not to mention how elegant it is. During the snow feast before the Spring Festival, the hall was full of narcissus, and the hall was fragrant and beautiful. Most boring this year."

(End of this chapter)