Value peace

Chapter 47

But it's not over yet.

In the early morning of the next day, Duanniang kept nagging in Gu Xiyan's ear again: "Girl, let's meet, so that I can mention this matter to my wife... This is a good marriage. When we broke up, Jin Xin asked again and again, saying that Mrs. Mei has a high spirit, and she is only willing to propose marriage if she sees the woman...Girl, let's meet again..."

Gu Xiyan ignored it.

Duanniang followed behind her and continued to chatter: "...you are not young, do you want to leave your life to your wife like this, she was born in a businessman, what kind of good family can she know... don't be confused ... How can you let me have the face to see my wife in a hundred years... You are just talking... If you do this again, I will not care about you... Don't regret it at that time... Talk to you, you What book are you reading... Let's meet again, you are obedient, tell me that I will let the people in the sewing class come to make you new clothes. This year, Longhua embroidered skirts are popular in Shengjing..."

At dusk, Gu Xiyan compromised: "Okay, okay, okay. Don't talk about it, I'll see you, and we'll make an appointment to meet again. But, let's get to the point, if you want to meet, you can make an appointment nearby, and I'll meet you later." Don't run around all over the mountain like yesterday!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Duanniang smiled, "This time it will definitely not be the same as last time..."

Mo Ju and Xing Hong watched from the side and covered their mouths and smiled.

But things are not that simple, now it is extremely inconvenient for people in Wuyuan to come in and out, Duanniang looked around for several days before finding an opportunity to make summer clothes for Gu Xiyan and took Xinghong out the door.

As soon as Duan Niang left, Liu Er from Mrs. Gu's room came and said that Mrs. Gu asked the second girl to go.

Gu Xiyan felt guilty, thinking that something happened, she hurriedly asked Liu Er: "Do you know what orders Madam has?"

Liu Er said: "I don't know the details. But Aunt Cui is here!"

Gu Xiyan pondered for a moment, hurried into the house and changed her clothes, took Mo Ju and followed Liu Er to guard the garden.

As soon as she entered the room, Mrs. Gu was drinking tea with Cui Baoyi and talking: "...It's just a pity that our second girl. She went to your school after the Spring Festival last year. It was supposed to be a class every three days. I didn't live up to expectations, and I left her at home for a while before the New Year's Eve, and after the Spring Festival, she got chickenpox again, which is just right, and you are going to enter the palace again..." Madam Gu heard a sound while speaking Seeing that it was Gu Xiyan coming in, she waved to her with a smile, "Come in, come in. I'll pour you a cup of tea for Aunt Cui... Auntie will enter the palace in a few days to accompany the empress dowager, and she will be in the palace from now on." Your nobleman..."

Gu Xiyan was startled when she heard that, but Ye Er, who was waiting on the sidelines, had cleverly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Gu Xiyan. Gu Xiyan had no time to think about it, and immediately handed the tea to Cui Baoyi respectfully.

Cui Baoyi took a symbolic sip from the teacup, and her delicate and beautiful face was extraordinarily dazzling because of the joyful expression on the corners of her mouth and brows: "This is all the grace of the imperial concubine!"

Why did Gu Chaorong get involved again?
Gu Xiyan was puzzled in her heart.

Mrs. Gu said politely: "Where, where, this is all your own good fortune. As the saying goes, when this blessing comes, you can't stop it..."

Gu Xiyan sat by and listened for a while, and finally understood.

It turned out that the Empress Dowager had been feeling unwell since the night of the Wanshou Festival when the wind blew, she was recuperating in the Kunning Palace, and she gradually let go of all affairs in the court and handed them over to the Emperor.The queen performed her filial piety in front of the empress dowager's bed day and night, and the concubines in the palace did not dare to neglect, and they all served by her side. Even Concubine Kang from the Palace of Compassion and Ning often came to visit the empress dowager.One day, the Empress Dowager was in good spirits, and she talked with Concubine Kang about how to maintain her health. Concubine Kang said: "Diet is important, but ginseng and fruit are also indispensable. But in my opinion, the best way is to practice calligraphy. Think about it, to practice calligraphy, you first need to keep your head upright, your shoulders at the same level, your chest open and your back straight, and then you need to raise your elbows and hang your wrists, and splash ink with brush strokes. After practicing the body, you can still achieve the purpose of meditation." At that time, the empress dowager did not say anything, but her eyes looked up and down the Concubine Kang, who was actually older than herself but looked much younger than herself.

Gu Chaorong saw it in his eyes and kept it in his heart.As soon as Concubine Kang left, she immediately politely asked the empress dowager to give her ink. When the empress dowager was happy, she wrote a few words such as "rich", "shou", and "lu" to Gu Chaorong.The women inside and outside the palace got the wind vane and began to ask the empress dowager for "calligraphy".I don't know whether it's because of my heart or the practice of calligraphy is really effective. After the empress dowager mentioned calligraphy for a while, she felt much better and started to practice calligraphy.Gu Chaorong was originally a female official, and was famous for his profound talents and knowledge. He went to Kunning Palace every day to greet the Empress Dowager, and then he personally served the Empress Dowager to practice calligraphy. Jian Baolin, who was newly sealed into the palace, went the most frequently, and sometimes wrote a few words under the hint of the queen mother, who was very appreciated by the queen mother, saying: "Jian Baolin's writing is fluent and graceful, fresh and natural, and won the hearts of the declining family. The imperial concubine's handwriting is also good, but it's too rough and steep, it's better to be vulgar and light."

Gu Chaorong was obedient: "What the empress taught me is that I really need to practice more. If the empress agrees, I would like to ask Miss Cui Baoyi to come into the palace from time to time to give advice on the knowledge of my concubines..."

The Empress Dowager just smiled: "Both of you are well-known talented women and beauties in the Xia Kingdom. Since you admire her so much, why don't you pass on the decree of the Sheng family and ask her if she is willing to be a female official? Speaking of which, since you entered the palace, I still need a female official here..."

In this way, the Empress Dowager Yizhi, Cui Baoyi will soon enter the palace to be a female official of the Kunning Palace, also the secretary of the Empress Dowager.

Gu Xiyan always felt that the Empress Dowager was pointing her fingers everywhere. Cui Baoyi didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse when she entered the palace, so she couldn't help but said: "Auntie, it's better to start a girls' school, so you can be free..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Gu interrupted Gu Xiyan slightly annoyed: "The Forbidden City is the most noble place in the world, only you, treat it as a scourge... Don't take it to heart, auntie, she is young, immature……"

Gu Xiyan's face was full of black lines, knowing that she said something she shouldn't have said, she immediately showed a sorry expression.

Cui Baoyi shook her head with a smile, her face became more beautiful: "Second girl, I know what you mean. However, everyone has his own ambition. The biggest wish in my life is to have the opportunity to go to the reading building to read the books that are treasured in the palace. Gu Xia's solitary copy...to be able to go to Kunning Palace to be a female official is really an opportunity that I never dreamed of!"

Gu Xiyan looked at the face that was so glamorous because she got what she wanted, and felt embarrassed, yes, everyone has their own ambitions, and she doesn't want to enter the palace. It doesn't mean that everyone is unwilling to enter the palace.Thinking of this, Gu Xiyan couldn't help recalling Duanniang's words, "The eldest girl retired from the Mi family's marriage and entered the palace", and felt uneasy again, and frowned slightly.

Cui Baoyi didn't pay attention to this, she was a little excited: "Besides, the empress is from Fengtai, she must be very familiar with and understands the ancient Xiawen, if I can get her guidance to study the ancient Xiawen..." At this point, she accepted it. As he spoke, his eyes sparkled with a look of hope.

At this moment, Gu Xiyan felt that Cui Baoyi was like a warrior fighting for her ideals, not the lonely female teacher in her mind.

Ah, it turns out that people have many facets.

She said sincerely: "Congratulations, Aunt Cui!"

"Thank you!" Cui Baoyi nodded with a smile. She could fully understand the changes in Gu Xiyan's heart. She hesitated for a while, and took out a round cylinder of jade as thick as a thumb from the purse at her waist. Pass it to Gu Xiyan: "This is my parting gift to you."

Gu Xiyan thanked her and took it over.

It is a private seal, with Yin Wen and Yang characters, and the pattern is a complete fish bone placed on a plate.

Cui Baoyi said: "This is a 'blessing' badge I carved with the ancient Xia script, I wish you good fortune in the future."

Gu Xiyan looked at the private seal and asked curiously: "This, is this the word 'Fu'?"

When Mrs. Gu heard it, she walked to Gu Xiyan's side and looked closely: "Ah, it's really ancient Xia Wen. I saw it when I was very young. My grandfather had a ring like this."

"Nowadays people only know Taichu Wen and don't know that there is Xia Wen, and only know how to use Langhao brushes and don't know that there is quill pen!" Cui Baoyi said with a gloomy expression, "However, I have to admit that Taichu Wen It is indeed easier to use than Xia Wen, and it is also more conducive to the dissemination of knowledge."

Gu Xiyan was horrified.

Could it be that Li Chaoyang not only brought advanced technology, but also completely reformed his civilization!This reminded her that after the Japanese occupation of Taiwan many years ago, all residents in Taiwan were required to learn Japanese...

Mrs. Gu smiled indifferently, and said: "This is a good thing. Didn't you say that Fengtai has always used the ancient Xia language? It's the empress's natal family! You are afraid that you will not have the opportunity to show yourself when you enter the palace. When the time comes, let alone the Empress Dowager, even the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid she will treat you differently!"

Cui Baoyi did not show a happy expression because of this, but her face became even darker: "I went to Fengtai once many years ago, and I also visited Mr. Huang Bowen, a famous Fengtai man. Even Mr. Huang thinks that Taichu Wen is more applicable than Xia Wen ...Nowadays, there are only a few old people who recognize Xia Wen in the Duke Feng's mansion..."

Gu Xiyan's heart turned sore when she heard this, and she sighed infinitely.

Watching an ancient civilization slowly disappear before his eyes, for an ideal and aspiring scholar like Cui Baoyi, it should be a more painful thing than death!Compared with the intrigue in the palace, following the rules, and humble kneeling, what is it!

The image of Cui Baoyi suddenly grew up in Gu Xiyan's mind.

She suddenly understood why she always felt uncomfortable in front of Cui Baoyi.

In the hearts of people with great ambitions like Cui Baoyi, Gu Xiyan is an ignorant girl who lies in the halo of her ancestors and dreams of dying, and doesn't know how to cherish time.

It's as if Cui Baoyi is a social elite, while Gu Xiyan is a douchebag who can't support her.

Gu Xiyan couldn't help smiling wryly.

(End of this chapter)