wedding dress

Chapter 28
In fact, Xiaodong also wanted to go out. The weather was warmer, and she had been covered in the house all winter. If she covered her again, she was afraid that small mushrooms would grow on her head.

She teased Mrs. Hu, but Mrs. Hu didn't follow her this time.

"Not yet." Hu said, "It's still early, and the peach blossoms haven't even bloomed yet."

Yao Jinfeng murmured softly: "In our place, the peach blossoms are about to thank..."

Yes, she is from the South.

Comparing Shen Qiang, who is still quite lively, with Yao Jinfeng, heck, it's like a domestic chicken and a wild golden pheasant... Bah, what a comparison.Well, but the meaning is right.

Shen Qiang and Xiaodong practiced calligraphy together, and then—the spring was long, both of them were sleepy, and they nestled together to take a nap.Shen Qiang yawned and said, "I heard that sister Yao's mother is not Han Chinese..."

Sitting at the side, Mrs. Hu took over the conversation: "Ms. Yao grew up in a place like Suizhou, and she may have never been restrained by a deep house like ours. She is not used to it for a while, but it will be fine after a long time."

Xiaodong was sleepy, so Mrs. Hu came over to tuck her in the quilt, and whispered to Hong Ling: "Get ready for the palace tomorrow."

Well?Is it the ninth day again?

Ever since the Empress Dowager fell ill years ago, Xiaodong hasn't visited Ann yet.Although they went into the palace with the crowd during the Chinese New Year, it was crowded with people. The Empress Dowager sat on the top to receive the ceremony and said a few words, but Xiaodong didn't see her appearance clearly.

On the morning of the ninth day of the ninth day, Xiao Dong went to the palace to greet the Queen Mother.

This was the first time she saw the Empress Dowager Shengde in these months, and she hardly dared to recognize her.

The Empress Dowager Shengde is a completely different person from a few months ago, she is so thin that her clothes can't support her clothes, her whole body is almost covered by the brocade clothes she is wearing, and the two pieces of flesh on her cheeks droop feebly The corners of the mouth and eyes are full of wrinkles, as if he has aged 20 years.

What kind of disease is this?
She squinted her eyes slightly, and someone on the side reminded her, she slightly raised her hand on her lap to signal Xiaodong to get up, but she didn't speak.

Xiaodong recognized the Empress, Concubine Ming, and Zhang Jieyu, and there were more concubines and imperial concubines whom Xiaodong didn't recognize who served in front of the Empress Dowager, and the three princesses were also there.

Empress Dowager Shengci is not here.

Xiaodong misses her very much, I heard that she has been ill for a while, I don't know if she has not recovered, and she didn't show up today.

Xiaodong saw Shen Fang standing behind the fourth princess at a glance. She was wearing bamboo green clothes, and she paled and inconspicuous among the beautiful brocades that filled the room.

No one noticed, Xiaodong walked towards her.

"Sister Fang."

"The county lord."

Be as polite as a stranger.

Maybe she has her discomfort.

Shen Fang has lost weight, her chin is pointed, and the blush like ripe apricots on her face is no longer there. She has powder on her face, but she can vaguely see a circle of blue under her eyes.

It's not easy to live in the palace.

Xiaodong sympathized in her heart, but she had nothing to do.

The whole hall was buzzing like the undulating sound of the tide. Many people were speaking, some clearly and some vaguely. "It can be seen that this outsider just can't believe it..." or "Ah, this embroidery is really good, I can't find a second one in the whole capital..." and so on, Xiaodong is in such a crowd, Suddenly feel at a loss and fear.Hong Ling stayed outside the door, she was the only one here.

Perhaps, Shen Fang also felt the same fear and bewilderment.

Xiaodong took Shen Fang's hand: "Sister Fang, where do you live? I want to take a look."

Shen Fang froze for a moment, then turned to look at the fourth princess.

The fourth princess nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, then you can go with Little Sister Xiaodong to have a look, be careful, don't let her stumble over you." The tone was exactly as if she was instructing the servant girl.

Xiaodong said sweetly, "Thank you fourth sister."

Shen Fang took her hand and walked out of the palace gate, Hong Ling and Hu Shi immediately followed up, and greeted Shen Fang first: "Hello, Cousin."

They also saw that Shen Fang had lost a lot of weight, but "how did you lose weight" was not something that could be asked casually in the palace.

Shen Fang nodded and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, how is the palace?"

"all good."

Shen Fang and Xiaodong walked forward, Xiaodong wanted to talk, but didn't know what to say.

Ask her how she is doing?She definitely said yes.

If I wanted to say that I had a good life, another cousin came to the house——Shen Fang probably didn't like to hear it.

Fortunately, she finally remembered something to talk about.

"Sister Qiang wants me to bring you snacks, but these can't be brought into the palace. She said hello, and she's fine, so don't miss her." Xiaodong tried hard to think about what Shen Qiang said at the time: " She said that when I entered school, we could see each other every day."

Shen Fang's eye circles turned red immediately, and she quickly covered it up by stroking her hair.

"Well, you tell her that I miss her too. Tell her not to be naughty. Next time I see her, I have to test how her handwriting is. If it is worse than before, I will slap her. Tell her not to be greedy." Just play, don't be crazy, talk nonsense..."

Xiaodong filled one ear, and quickly said, "Speak slowly, I can't even remember."

Hong Ling added with a smile at the back: "Princess, don't worry, Mother Hu and I will remember it for you, so we won't miss it."

Mrs. Hu laughed too, Xiaodong patted her head.

Finally, there was a real smile in Shen Fang's eyes.

In this palace, not only can't talk casually, even the emotions are not their own.

God bless the fourth princess, hurry up and find a son-in-law. Once she gets married, Shen Fang will be free.

But... But just after Xiaodong was optimistic, he thought of another possibility.

What if the Empress Dowager gave Shen Fang a marriage proposal?
This is not impossible. According to the news Xiaodong heard, to sum up, this queen mother still likes to be a matchmaker.If you are really accused, what should you do if the other party is dissatisfied?

Or, make Shen Fang sick?If you get sick, you can't accompany you to study, and you can go home——

But how can the disease be so good?

The room Shen Fang lived in was not sunny, it was a large room with the inside and the outside separated in the middle, and the outside furnishings were simple, Xiaodong looked into the inner room with his head, the windows were very small, and the room looked very dark.Just a bed, a desk, a suitcase—nothing else.

The people living here can only be said to be better than the palace ladies, but...

Xiaodong didn't look any further, Shen Fang went to bring the pot to pour tea for her, Hong Ling hurriedly took it, "I'll do it, I'll do it."

This tea has no tea taste at all.

Xiaodong knew that when Shen Fang entered the palace, King An had prepared some rewards for her. I am afraid that this tasteless tea would also cost money, right?
Shen Fang is a relative of Prince An's Mansion, but Princess Shen passed away long ago after all. The Shen family in Hedong has always been well-known, but they don't have much power in the court.

"I'm not in the house during the day, so I didn't order a charcoal basin." Shen Fang explained: "I don't need anything, and the fourth princess is also kind to others."

Everyone can't say that the princess treats people badly.

Being an accompanying reader is actually the same as being half a servant.

Although Shen Fang is not a spoiled girl, it must be the first time she has suffered such hardship.

While pitying her in his heart, Xiaodong felt a little rejoicing.

If she is not the princess...

Xiaodong drank two sips of tea, untied his little purse and gave it to Shen Fang.

This is her pinching a bead chain and putting the beads in.The purse was as big as her palm, and it was stuffed to the brim with several big pearls.

"Ah, this is impossible..." Shen Fang refused.

Xiaodong stuffed it to her without saying a word, and she didn't know what to say, so she choked out a sentence: "Poor family rich road, you take it with you."

Hong Ling also felt sad at first, but she laughed when she heard this sentence: "Princess, isn't that how you say it?"

They wanted to leave, but Shen Fang was reluctant.

Xiaodong said: "I'm going to see the Empress Dowager Shengci, will you go too?"

Shen Fang hesitated for a moment: "I... go back to the fourth princess."

Xiaodong saw her walking slowly along the palace road alone, her back was slender, as if a strong wind could blow her away.

Unhappy, she turned around and said, "Let's go too." When she didn't see Shen Fang, she missed her very much, but after seeing her, she couldn't be happy at all.

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This chapter is to make up for yesterday. I had something to do last night, so I only came to make it more lively.

Roll around, ask for support~~ask for hookup~~ (is that the word, right?)
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