wedding dress

Chapter 96
The sweet-scented osmanthus that night was very fragrant.

Later, Xiaodong came again during the day, but he didn't think it was as fragrant as that night.

Maybe it was because the night was quiet and dark.People always say that when you can't see, your ears are good.When you can't hear, your nose is more sensitive.That's why the sweet-scented osmanthus seemed so refreshing that night, right?

After the new year, good news came from the third concubine—she was pregnant.Of course she herself was happy, and the queen was also in a good mood for several days in a row. When Xiaodong saw her, it was rare to see her smiling face.

In fact, the queen is not old, but she always has a stern face, she looks three points old first, and her clothes look dull, and then three points old.Ever since Yao Jinfeng's incident, when she saw Xiaodong, she always felt unnatural.Xiaodong was very sensitive, the empress couldn't kill Yao Jinfeng, and hated them both—no, maybe the empress had disliked her very much before Yao Jinfeng's incident.Xiaodong remembers being in Changchun Palace twice, always vaguely feeling that someone was staring at her, but when she turned her head, she found nothing.After a long time, she could naturally feel the queen's rejection of her.

This is not the only thing that makes the queen happy.The imperial concubine of Ming Dynasty was entangled with illness for several months, and she did not attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.As the saying goes, there is no filial son in front of the bed for a long time, and of course there is no filial husband. Even if the emperor has a long relationship, it is impossible to be considerate and caring for a patient all day long.The empress and imperial concubine Ming have been rivals for many years, and seeing their mother and daughter falling out of favor soon, the joy is nothing to mention.

The fifth princess still did not come to the palace banquet.The sixth princess and the seventh princess sat with Xiaodong and the others.Everyone's clothes were similar, and they all wore red, all kinds of deep red and light red rose red, and they looked beaming.Princess Six's hair was all combed up and tied in a hairpin bun, with red and pink fragrance, she looked like an out-and-out beauty, but although the clothes were bright, Princess Six's complexion was not very good-looking.

Of course she couldn't be happy, although the sixth princess was very happy for a few days when the fifth princess was ill, but the fifth princess's illness was neither good nor bad, so it dragged on day by day, which delayed the sixth princess.It turned out that I heard that she was going to get married a long time ago, but when the fifth princess got sick, there was no movement in her affairs.

The Seventh Princess was still childish, her black hair was combed into two braids, and she was wrapped in a red dress, making her face white and tender, with a touch of rouge between her eyebrows. Like a rag doll.Zhao Zhi and Xiaodong bit their ears: "When I first saw you, I was just like her, but you are more beautiful than her, this old seven is too thin."

The Sixth Princess was upset and sarcastic, Xiaodong and the others ignored it, the Sixth Princess held back her energy and had nowhere to go, but the Seventh Princess wanted to get the fruit from the tall plate, but the sleeves swept off the Sixth Princess's chopsticks, and the Sixth Princess The princess's face darkened immediately, and she gouged out her eyes: "Is that why you haven't eaten fruit? Things that can't be on the table!"

She spoke in a low voice, and Xiaodong and Zhao Zhi sat close to each other, so they could hear her clearly.

The Seventh Princess was still holding two fruits in her hands, and she stared blankly at her without saying a word.

The palace man came over and picked up the chopsticks, and changed another pair for her.The seventh princess was still sitting like a wooden doll, and the sixth princess pushed her: "Stay away from me, don't knock over anything else."

Zhao Zhi was the first to dislike her, and said to the Seventh Princess, "Come, sit by our side."

Seventh Princess moved to this side as she said, and sat down next to Xiaodong.

Xiaodong asked softly, "What do you want to eat?"

Princess Seven pointed to a plate of peanuts.

Zhao Zhi simply pulled the plate together and put it in front of her: "Eat."

The dishes for the palace banquet were both greasy and cold, making it impossible to eat.When Xiaodong came, he came with his belly on his stomach, and Zhao Zhi was the same, only the Seventh Princess was really eating at the banquet.

The seventh princess has the habit of holding food with both hands, looking like a little squirrel that is too hungry.And when eating, the eyes will look around from time to time, as if afraid of being snatched by someone.

Zhao Zhi yawned: "It's like this every year—are you sleepy?"

"I took a nap during the day. You haven't slept?"

"No, I can't sleep because of the noise at home." Zhao Zhi pursed her lips: "I don't know where there are so many nephews and nieces, and there are a lot of cousins ​​and nephews. No wonder people say that the end of the year is sad. If this continues, I will lose money every year, and no amount of gold and silver will be enough to fill this bottomless pit."

Xiaodong couldn't help laughing, although Zhao Zhi was worthy of sympathy, but her face was wrinkled like a bun, which really made people laugh: "Isn't your mother subsidizing you?"

"Well, it's the same even if it is subsidized. She can't post too much, lest others will find out and make trouble."

A simple population has the advantages of a simple population. At least Xiaodong only accepts red envelopes and greeting gifts from others, and doesn't have to pay out.Even if she has to pay - she only has an elder brother like Zhao Lu, even if he tries his best to carry on the family line for Wang An's mansion in the future, Xiaodong will not go bankrupt because of this.

"By the way, Third Young Master Shen...is he celebrating the new year in your palace?"

Xiaodong smiled: "No. He usually lives in the Imperial College, and he has a holiday in the first month of the twelfth lunar month. My brother invited him to stay for a few days. But he left the day before yesterday, and went to celebrate the New Year with his cousin in the capital."

"Hey..." Zhao Zhi was lost again: "Is he closer to you?"

"They're all surnamed Shen, so of course they're going to celebrate the New Year at their own home. There's no reason to celebrate the New Year with someone with a foreign surname."

Xiaodong thought about it, and wondered whether he should tell the news that Shen San's family had already engaged him—don't say it, for fear that Zhao Zhi would make a fool of himself.To put it bluntly, Shen Qiang only mentioned one thing in the letter, there was just an agreement with that family, it hadn't been formally made yet, so it couldn't be considered an engagement.She only vaguely mentioned it to Zhao Zhi once or twice, but she didn't know if Zhao Zhi had listened.

If she only thinks of Shen Jing as an idol star, that's okay, anyway, there are many girls who think of Shen Jing.There is a row on the avenue from Hedong to the capital, maybe you can go back and forth.

Anyway, they don't have much chance to meet each other, so nothing should happen.

Xiaodong's sleeves were suddenly pulled twice.She lowered her head, and Seventh Princess didn't know when she saw the jade fish tied to her hand, so she grabbed it and didn't let go.

Xiaodong asked her: "Do you like it?"

Seventh Princess didn't nod, didn't shake her head, and didn't make a sound, just staring at her like that.

If it's something else, give it to her and give it to her.But this little jade fish was given to her by Zhao Lu when she met for the first time, and it is very meaningful to Xiaodong.

She thought for a while, then untied her purse from her waist, and took out a small comb from it, only about an inch long. The fine gemstones inlaid on it made a hibiscus flower with budding stamens, and the bottom was decorated with bright hair. Brilliant silver tassels.It can be worn on the body or inserted in the hair. Xiaodong likes it very much, and I guess the seventh princess will also like this.

"Give this to you."

The gemstones on the comb are brilliant under the lamp, much more beautiful than the jade fish.Seventh Princess really let go of Yuyu and took over the little comb.

Zhao Zhi glanced at it and praised, "It's so beautiful, where did it come from?"

"Given by others."

Princess Seven looked back and forth with the comb, raised her head and smiled at Xiaodong.

The face of a child who was always in a daze seemed to be blooming with the most beautiful flowers for a moment.

Xiaodong and Zhao Zhi were stunned together.

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