Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 37 Birthday Blessing (6)

Jiang Hong pulled Lin Yangfeng to sit next to the fourth prince. The fourth prince seemed to be in a very good mood. He talked with Jiang Hong about poetry, classics, and essays. The conversation was very speculative. Lin Yangfeng sat beside him, He listened carefully to the two people's essays, but the more he listened, he became more and more confused, so he had to work hard and pretend to be absorbed in listening.

There were more than ten poems sent up, the fourth prince and Jiang Hong commented one by one, selected two or three, together with the one written by Jiang Hong just now, handed them to the servant, and the servant took these few excellent poems to fly. After rushing away, after a while, on the high platform not far away, the sound of flute and zither sounded, a kabuki tapped on the sandalwood board, and sang softly and slowly the few words just sent over.

Everyone quietly listened to the kabuki singing Jiang Hong's words, and the buzzing voice gradually rose. Jiang Hong gave Lin Yangfeng a wink, but he saw that he was only shaking his head and listening to the song. Jiang Hong had no choice but to poke him from behind, and pouted at the Fourth Prince. Lin Yangfeng finally came to his senses, calmed his thoughts nervously, took a deep breath, and carefully approached the Fourth Prince with a smile: "Fourth Master, my cousin, Li Tian, ​​the fifth wife of the Li family in the Yongguo Duke's Mansion, please thank Fourth Master for saving her life."

The fourth prince looked at Lin Yangfeng blankly. He said this without thinking. He really couldn't remember where the life-saving grace came from. Lin Yangfeng hurriedly explained: "Fourth master, did you forget? It was at the end of October last year, when my next cousin Li Tian, ​​when I came back from outside the city and encountered robbers, thanks to the help of my fourth master, otherwise I might not have escaped that catastrophe. The cousin of the Li family has always kept this kindness in her heart. She just kept her grandmother's filial piety, and she has never been able to thank her in person. Cousin Li is unforgettable, I wanted to thank you face to face, but because of the difference between men and women..." Lin Yangfeng recalled Jiangjun Wangfei's confession at this moment, and said it quickly as if endorsing it.

"Oh, it's just a little effort, I forgot, so don't be too polite." The fourth prince looked at Lin Yangfeng, who was nervous and blushing, politely interrupted him, and directly changed the subject: "Why is there something wrong with this wind?" The fragrance of lotus?" The fourth prince said, standing up and going to the window facing the lake.

Jiang Hong was sitting next to him, swinging his folding fan in a seemingly leisurely manner, but in fact he listened to Lin Yangfeng's word for word with his ears pricked up. Inexplicably remorse and anger arose in his heart, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth and complaining. Brother, I'm so confused, how could I tell the girl's boudoir name in front of the outsider?Cousin still knows how to avoid this, and she didn't mention Li's wife's boudoir name to him in the morning, cousin is really confused!If I knew it was such a favor, I shouldn't have helped!

It turns out that the lady of the Li family is named Tian, ​​and I don't know if it's the word 'Tian'. She really deserves the word Tian...every frown and smile are beautiful, and he thought it was the person who wrote this sentence before. Exaggeration, only now did I realize that such a person really exists, I really don't know how to describe that character, the so-called can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words... Jiang Hong was stunned to think of it.

The fourth prince stood straight in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the beautiful female relatives by the lake not far away. Lin Yangfeng's thanks reminded him of that figure in white clothes like an orchid in an empty valley. He really didn't see her fright, those thieves had nothing to fear at all, even if he didn't help, those entourages could also take care of them, thank you so solemnly, I still keep it in my heart and never forget it, For some reason, the Fourth Prince felt a bit uneasy. Before he could laugh, his heart suddenly moved... A clear and cheerful sound of sandalwood board came from the water pavilion by the lake in the distance, followed by the clang of the piano, like It is Bijian Liuquan, but it is more casual and free, and a melodious shakuhachi is also added in. There is a strong elegance in this shakuhachi sound, which is completely different from the casualness of the piano sound. It's not the same piece of music, each has its own tune, but there is no slightest dissonance, as if it should be like this by nature.

The fourth prince raised his hand in surprise, the lyrics on the high platform stopped abruptly, and the fourth prince listened intently to the sound of the piano, the shakuhachi and the crisp, fast and sometimes slow sound of sandalwood boards coming from the lake. The voices have their own tunes and styles, but they are extremely harmonious, like walking in the jungle, with the jingle of water flowing in the ears, accompanied by the melodious birdsong, which makes people feel very happy.

At the end of the song, the fourth prince was full of praise, turned his head to look at Ye Shusheng, the prince of Dongyang County, and said with a smile: "These prostitutes in your house are becoming more and more elegant."

"It's not from our house." Ye Shusheng hurriedly waved his hands and said with a smile: "Fourth Master is an abrupt beauty. I just asked someone to ask that the person who knocked on the sandalwood board was Brother Lin's younger sister, Second Lady Lin, and the one who played the piano was Brother Lin. My cousin, Mrs. Li Wu from Yongguo Duke's Mansion, this shakuhachi is Mrs. Yu from Qingjiang Hou's Mansion, she said that she made a special trip to practice for her mother's birthday, how can those kabukis have such high-level elegance?"

"I didn't expect the Lin brothers and sisters to be rare and elegant people. The three of them were the ones who were robbed that time?" The fourth prince turned to look at Lin Yangfeng and asked. Lin Yangfeng's proud face was flushed, and he hurriedly cupped his hands Said: "Fourth Master praised it, it's the three of them, Shemei, the Li family, and the Yu family's wives have been irresistible since childhood, and they have a very good friendship."

Jiang Hong looked at Lin Yangfeng, who had a proud face, and was speechless. He just felt that his cousin was really cute. The fourth prince's words couldn't be carefully read, but he didn't expect his sister to be elegant. Do you think Lin Yangfeng is a common man?Well, he is indeed a very vulgar and honest person.

Li Tian, ​​Lin Ke, Yu Yaofang, and Jiang Shan came out of the water pavilion. Li Tian looked at no one around, pulled Yu Yaofang to slow down, stopped for a while, and landed three or four steps behind Lin Ke and Jiang Shan, biting She whispered with her ears: "Ah Ke's mother took a fancy to which gentleman for her? Or did your mother take a fancy to someone? Why did you think of us wanting us to show off such a limelight? Still in this water pavilion, oh, look , that's where they read, who is it for?"

"Who knows!" Yu Yaofang complained in a low voice: "I think it was a temporary idea, and I should ask us first, how long has it been since we played this game together? Didn’t it mean that it’s not good enough to show your face, but it’s ugly? If that’s the case, the face will be completely humiliated, it must be A Ke’s mother’s idea, my mother can’t think of this.”

"What are you two talking about?" Lin Ke turned around and saw Li Tian and Yu Yaofang biting their ears. She quickly let go of Jiang Shan, turned around and looked at the two and asked with a smile. Li Tian took a few steps and pushed her aside. Walking forward, he said with a smile: "I just told Yaoyao that I haven't touched the piano for more than half a year, and I don't know if I played it wrong."

"No, definitely not. If you play it wrong, you play it wrong. Isn't that what you often say?" Lin Ke laughed, and Jiang Shan burst out laughing. After being together for a long time, she found that these three young ladies spoke and acted frankly. , especially what they said, is really interesting.

The four of them entered the flower hall talking and laughing. Mrs. Sun called Lin Ke, took her hand and sat beside her and laughed, "I just heard that you hit the board well!" Everyone laughed in agreement, Li Tian and Yu Yaofang , Jiang Shan sat down beside Concubine Jiang Jun and Mrs. Xu to listen to the play, Princess Ningguo stared at Li Tian, ​​but didn't call her over.

"You go for a walk in the garden, you don't have to stay here with us to be uncomfortable." The four of them had just watched the drama for a while, and Princess Jiang drove them out. Li Tian and Yu Yaofang exchanged glances quickly, and smiled obediently After agreeing, she left the flower hall with Lin Ke and Jiang Shan, and turned around to the garden.

Turning a corner, Yu Yaofang quietly pulled Li Tian, ​​smiled and nodded to Lin Ke in front of her, whispering in a low voice, "Look, I'll just say it's her mother who wants to come up with something, sure It's for her to see which gentleman, so he is showing his talents and preparing to be admired by others. I don't know what kind of family he is, but I hope he doesn't want to win over another family. Ake's temper is low. Marriage is better than Gao Pan."

"No, her aunt really loves her, and she has said many times that if she wants to find a sensible and good-tempered kiss for her, let's find a place to sit and talk not far or near. It depends on fate." Li Tian replied in a low voice, and Yu Yaofang nodded in agreement.

The four of them walked and searched, passed through several flower halls and warm pavilions where there were many young ladies, walked straight forward and walked half of the lake, and finally found a small pavilion that was quiet and attended by people. Yu Yaofang took a few steps to look around and said with a smile: "This place is the best, not far or near, the scenery is nice and quiet, it's here."

"Well, there is also a tea stove, just let them order tea for us to eat." Lin Ke ran in after him, turned around, looked left and right and said with a smile, Li Tian and Jiang Shan also thought it was good, four People turned into the pavilion, and the maids who waited here hurriedly brought some snacks, fanned the small clay stove to boil water and order tea, and the four of them sat or stood, drinking tea and talking in the pavilion.

In the forest not far away, Ye Shusheng, the heir of Dongyang County Prince, was walking slowly and talking with the Fourth Prince.

"...Jiang Shangshu is steep and steep. This Jiang Hong is a rare one. We will have more contacts in the future." Ye Shusheng smiled cautiously. Hearing Ye Shusheng mention Jiang Shangshu, the face of the fourth prince sank slightly. Huaiyang Jiang There are a lot of family members, Jiang Shangshu has always been cautious and prudent, and never wants to get closer to any prince. The noble concubine has shown her favor many times, but Jiang Shangshu didn't respond at all. After being silent for a long time, the fourth prince finally said 'hmm', and said in a low voice. After walking another ten steps, he turned his head to look at Ye Shusheng and said, "Your mansion and Nanning County Prince's Mansion are relatives by marriage, so you should be closer at ordinary times. If you cross the Nanning County Prince's Mansion, you may not be able to make friends with the Jiang family in the first place." One family, secondly, it’s too utilitarian, everything has to look at the long-term, the so-called success will come when things come to fruition, if you are too eager for quick success, there will be no success.”

"Yes!" Ye Shusheng bowed slightly, and answered very respectfully.

The two turned a corner and went up to a rockery that was half a person high next to them. Standing on the top of the rockery, the fourth prince unexpectedly saw Li Tian and the others in the pavilion at the foot of the mountain. Ye Shusheng focused all his attention on the fourth prince. Seeing him Staring at the four people in the pavilion with a slight frown, he hesitated and suggested: "These little ladies are too playful, so I'll ask someone to invite them back."

(End of this chapter)