The little lady in the palace

Chapter 99 Dragon Boat Festival
After King Guangxin was imprisoned, Meng Junhuai inquired about the movements of all parties, and even went to Prince Jin's mansion.After returning home, he told Yuyin, "Brother is in a good mood."

Prince Jin is in a good mood, which means that things are developing in a good place now.For more detailed rules, if Prince Jin doesn't take the initiative to say it, he won't be able to ask.

Yuyin breathed a sigh of relief, patted the side of the couch to let him sit, and said with a smile: "It's good that everything is safe. It's almost the Dragon Boat Festival, this year is not too hot but not too cool, should we go to Qingyuan?"

"It's free, you can go if you want, if you don't mind, just ask the children if they want to go." He said so, and Yu Yin thought it was good.Then he changed clothes in her room, drank a cup of tea, and then went back to the front house to work.

After Meng Junhuai left, Nanny Rui came in quietly and told Yuyin: "Your family has sent you a letter, in addition to your wife's and your sister-in-law's, there is also... the little Mr. Xie also thanked you last time, saying it was a gift. For the princess."

Both He Jing and Lan Jing were conferred titles last year. He Jing's title is "Jing Ning" and Lan Jing's title is "Liang". In terms of address, it was just changed from "Eldest Miss" and "Second Miss" to "Big Princess" and "Second Princess".

When Yuyin heard that Xie Sheng wrote to He Jing, she suddenly felt a little strange.But when Nanny Rui presented the letter to her, she waved her hand again: "Give me the ones from mother and sister-in-law, and take the ones from Xie Sheng directly to He Jing. I won't read them."

"This..." Mammy Rui hesitated, feeling a little inappropriate.

Yu Yin waved her hand, said nothing else, and signaled Nanny Rui to follow suit.

She just felt that neither Xie Sheng nor He Jing wanted her to read this letter.Whether they were already "feeling sweet" or just gossiping, that was between the two of them, and this letter was private.

Besides, the seal of the letter was still sealed with a wax seal, and He Jing must have opened it by herself to feel happier.

As for if something bad was written in the letter...

She wasn't worried about that either.She dare not say that she knows Xie Sheng's character very well, but she is very clear about Xie's family style.It is one thing for the elders of the Xie family to be tolerant to the children, but if someone really did something out of the ordinary, they would definitely not forgive them lightly.

So it is good for He Jing to read the letter by himself.Whether she likes Xie Sheng or wants to marry him depends on her own will.

Yuyin didn't think about it any more, and when they had dinner together in the evening, she asked the children if they wanted to go to Qingyuan to escape the summer heat, Azuo and Ayou naturally and happily shouted "I want to go! Go play!", Xizhen It doesn't matter what you say, as homework is tight these days, Xi Yao tugged at He Jing and asked, "Is my cousin going?"

He Jing hesitated for a while, then secretly glanced at Xiang Yuyin: "Concubine Mu, can I go to Xie's house for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"Xie's family?" Yu Yin was stunned for a moment, then thought of Xie Sheng, but didn't say it directly, just asked her in a normal manner, "Why do you want to go to Xie's house all of a sudden?"

"Hmm..." He Jing puffed her lips out of embarrassment, "Mother, I can't lie to you, but... I don't know how to say it..."

He Jing's voice became lower and lower, and Yu Yin said, "You can just say it straight, did brother Ah Cheng invite you to play?"

He Jing's expression tightened a little, then she nodded shyly, admitting yes.

Yu Yin felt that this was no problem, but she didn't agree directly for the time being, and told her to discuss it with her father later.In the evening, as soon as the two of them lay down on the couch after washing, He Jing couldn't wait to run in.

Holding a piece of paper in her hand, she ran into the house, stared at her shoes, then got on the couch, laying down on Yuyin's body: "Concubine Mother! Did the king agree!"

The father next to him: "...?"

"I haven't had time to say it yet!" Yu Yin laughed badly, and quickly turned her head to Meng Junhuai and said, "Ah Cheng invited her to Xie's house for the Dragon Boat Festival, do you think it's okay?"

"To Xie's house?" Meng Junhuai was also taken aback for a moment, and He Jing rolled over Yu Yin and ran to wrap him up.

She handed the paper in her hand to him: "Father, look, it's true! Brother Ah Cheng said that Dragon Boat Festival would bring me to have sex together!"

Seeing Meng Junhuai's clear smile, Yuyin turned tense again, and deliberately teased Hejing: "We also have wormwood in our house."

"Brother Ah Cheng also taught me how to shoot the five poisons!"

"Father's archery is also very accurate." Meng Junhuai said lightly, "If you think it's not lively enough, you can call the guards in the mansion to join you."

"Brother Ah Cheng even said he wanted to draw my forehead!"

"Tch." Meng Junhuai smiled disdainfully, pointing his fingers between her eyebrows, "Which year did Father not draw your forehead during the Dragon Boat Festival? Are you going to draw it at someone else's house?"

"..." He Jing's face collapsed, and she gesticulated on Meng Junhuai's body, "Let me go, let me go, Father! I haven't seen brother Ah Cheng for a long time!"

In fact, it's only half a month old...

Meng Junhuai put down the letter and shook his head dumbfoundingly: "Go, go, my father will arrange for you."

"Thank you, father!" He Jing was immediately satisfied, and she rolled out of bed neatly, gave a blessing to the two, and bounced back to her room to sleep.

"It's true." Meng Junhuai shook his head again, "I haven't married yet, and my heart is not at home."

Yuyin laughed at him straight away: "Are you jealous of Ah Cheng?"

"I'm her father and I'm jealous of Ah Cheng?!" Meng Junhuai gave her an angry look.

"Hahahaha! Aren't you jealous?" Yuyin smiled and lay down on his chest, raised her eyes to look at him, and changed her tone of coaxing children, "Oh, they are both young, and they are just a child now. Playmates are definitely not the feeling of being a husband and wife. Don't be angry, be good!"

"..." Meng Junhuai raised his eyebrows to look at her, "Oh, but we are already husband and wife, be good."

Yu Yin: "..."

Why does she always talk too much before going to bed!

Early in the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, as soon as the gate of the mansion opened, and the princess guard of honor was ready, He Jing happily went to play with Xie Sheng.

Xizhen and Xiyao also went with her. Xiyao happened to go home to have a look. Although Xizhen's family was not in the capital, Xie's residence in Beijing was after all her relatives, so she should walk around more.

As a result, the main courtyard seemed to be much quieter all of a sudden, A Zuo and A You looked at the gate with tears in their eyes: I want to play with my sister...

Seeing their pitiful little appearance, Yuyin felt very distressed, but she could only feel distressed, and couldn't really let them go together.

These two little devil kings are too naughty, every day they swear they won't let go.When I study on weekdays, because my husband is pressing me down, I can be honest for a while, once my husband is away...

Hehe, so far they have drawn Ah Li's book, tore up Ah Qi's copybook, and painted the wall with Xi Yao's ink.The elder sister He Jing is unexpectedly majestic and can frighten them, but when she arrives at Xie's house, He Jing still has to play by herself, how can she have time to watch them?
It's useless to hand it over to the nanny, and you can't go away because of Yuyin himself-there is still a small celebration in the Dragon Boat Festival mansion, how can she not be the mistress?
So Yuyin coaxed the two listless little demon kings: "Don't be unhappy, eat rice dumplings later. It doesn't matter if the eldest sister is not here, the second sister will come to play with you later!"

A Zuo's eyes were full of tears: "I want a big sister..."

Ah You bowed his head in dissatisfaction: "Second sister is not fun..."

In Yanyu Pavilion, Qiao Liangdi felt that Lan Jing was in a bad mood today.

Although Lan Jing was always bored when she first came here, but after getting along for a long time, Lan Jing's temperament became a little more lively, and she rarely sat on the bed and looked out the window in a daze like today.

So it happened suddenly again today, which made Joe a little worried.She walked over and sat on the edge of the couch lightly, and put her arms around Lan Jing. Lan Jing turned her head and said, "Concubine Qiao."

"Lan Jing." Mrs. Qiao smiled and raised her hand to touch her forehead, "What's the matter with you, are you feeling uncomfortable? If you are not feeling well, Concubine Qiao will go and talk to your concubine, we will rest in the room , don’t pass.”

"No!" Lan Jing said immediately, and Qiao said again: "Then do you miss your mother and concubine again? Lan Jing, you are obedient... Your father and king don't let you see her for your own good. Wait until you grow up I understand at once."

Lan Jing was silent for a while, then shook her head again: "No, I don't want to concubine mother."

Then she got off the couch, and took the initiative to drag Mrs. Qiao out, but maybe because of what Mrs. Qiao just mentioned, the thoughts in her heart became more and more intense.

Mother Concubine Qiao didn't know, the day before yesterday she finished her studies in the front house, and when she returned to the back house, she ran into Concubine Mother on the road.

She didn't know why when she turned her head, she found that the maids and nurses around her were gone, and the concubine mother took her hand and said to her, "No one else is here, the concubine mother would like to say a few words to you."

Lan Jing wanted to cry all of a sudden.She hasn't seen Concubine Mu for more than half a year. She misses Concubine Mu so much... She wants to tell Concubine Mu that she has been doing well recently, and that Concubine Dimu and Concubine Qiao treat her well so that Concubine Mu doesn't have to worry.However, the concubine mother sighed before she could speak.

The mother and concubine asked her: "Your father recently asked your elder sister to meet the young master of the Xie family. Can you also meet?"

Lan Jing shook her head, and said in a daze, "No. The nanny said that she was picking a husband for my sister, and that I was still young...it will be me in a few years."

"Oh, you're still young." He sighed bitterly again, "The concubine mother shouldn't have said these things to you right now, but it's really not easy to see you now, so you have to remember these words today, you Must remember."

Lan Jing was a little nervous, she nodded heavily, and obediently listened to what her mother said.

He's words are earnest: "You have to remember that your background is not as good as your sister's, and your mother and concubine... are not liked by your father and king like your first mother and concubine. So there are some things that you have to work hard on yourself. For example, this husband's matter , your father is willing to choose someone from the Xie family for your sister, that is his heart, but when it is your turn... your father may not have this heart, you have to fight yourself, let your father think you Sensible, you know? This is a major event related to your life, you have to remember it!"

Lan Jing painstakingly memorized every sentence and every word that the concubine mother said, but she only understood half of it.

But even though she only understood half of it, she still became depressed because of it.Because Concubine Mu's tone sounded too heavy when she said this, she felt that it must be a very serious matter, and she felt that Concubine Mu was not happy.

In the mother concubine's words, she didn't quite understand the part about her husband.What she could understand was that the concubine mother said that she wanted to make her father think she was sensible!
The concubine mother had told her before not to make the concubine aunt angry, but to make the concubine aunt like her.

Lan Jing thought about it all the way without saying a word, and before she knew it, she had arrived in front of the main courtyard.The moment she stepped over the threshold of the main courtyard and saw her father and concubine, she suddenly felt an unprecedented tension.

The whole family gathered in the main courtyard until the evening, but You Shi didn't come, but Ah Li and Ah Qi were brought here, and the children had a good time.

After dinner, a few children who hadn't enjoyed themselves ran to the yard to continue playing, and called the Fuchu guards to come in and shoot the five poisons.It was inconvenient for Yuyin to see these guards, so she told the servants to say hello to the boy not to be accidentally injured by bows and arrows, and then returned to the house.After a while, looking up, Meng Junhuai also entered the house.

He was carrying a small ceramic wine jug, and the pot was still steaming, which seemed to be just warm wine.

Yuyin hurried to get the wine cup, he walked a few steps quickly, put the wine pot on the table, and blew on his fingers: "It's so hot."

"Why do you take it yourself?" Yu Yin smiled and put down the wine cup. He looked at the closed windows and said, "It would be nice to open the windows, it's cooler, and I can watch them shoot arrows."

Yu Yin clicked her tongue: "It's not suitable, let the children play."

In fact, it's really interesting to watch them shoot five poisons, but her identity is kept here after all, she thinks it's okay to mess around when there are no outsiders, and she still has to be a princess when there are outsiders!
Meng Junhuai poured a glass of wine, walked over with the glass and stretched out his hand to push the window: "What's wrong? If the guards in our mansion dare to go out and gossip, I'll clean it up for you."

Yu Yin: "..."

Well that's fine too.

Holding the wine cup, Yu Yin rubbed happily on Arhat's bed, leaned on the pillow and looked out. After watching for a while, she frowned: "Look at Lan Jing."

Meng Junhuai said "Huh?" and went to the window to look.

Right now, after shooting a round of five poisons, the servants went to pull out the arrows, and Lan Jing followed them with the wooden barrel containing the arrows, and helped them load the arrows.

"Why do you ask her to do this?" Yu Yin frowned, and said she was about to go out to take care of it, while Meng Junhuai said: "I said it just now, but she said she wanted to help, so let her go."

"Lan Jing's temperament..." Yu Yin didn't know what to say.

If He Jing is helping in the yard like this now, she will not be unhappy, because if He Jing said "I want to help", then it must be her own idea, she will have a good time, and Yu Yin will be happy to let it go she comes.

Ke Lanjing is different. From taking care of her younger brothers at the dinner table to helping to pack the arrows, she has no expression on her face.Although she wanted to do it herself, it could be seen that she was not very willing.

Yuyin feels that she is like this a lot of times, she is not doing things according to her own thoughts, she is just doing things that she thinks "should be like this" in her heart.

The same is true for He, but the problem is that He often feels that things that "should be like this"... should not be.

Yuyin felt a little annoyed at the thought of He Shi, and probably because she was worrying about marrying Jing recently, she couldn't help but think that Lan Jing would be bullied in her husband's house if she married like this in the future.

"Lan Jing can't do this." She looked at Meng Junhuai, her tone was extremely blunt, "It seems that Qiao's alone is not enough, we have to think of other ways to raise her temperament. She will also marry into an official family to be the mistress , and sooner or later you will suffer a lot if you can't hold back."

Meng Junhuai pondered, but saw Yuyin put the wine cup down, and got off the couch without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)