Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 104

The first ray of light in the morning fell on the bricks and tiles of Mosheng Garden, and then passed through the shade of green trees, casting a little bit of color on the window grilles.

Xia Zijin watched those beauties swaying under the swaying light and shadow, and let Xiaokui decorate her hair.

"Princess, do you want to wear a double pendant bun or a Lingyun bun?" Xiao Kui fiddled with her long black and smooth hair, but she was a little undecided.

"Just watch and see."

Xia Zijin said casually, staring at the projection on the window grille, fascinated, but a face like a crown of jade flashed in front of her eyes, that man's eyes were starry, that man was unparalleled in handsomeness, impeccable from temple to jaw line.She couldn't help but smiled a little, she didn't know when she started to look like Xia Shengqing in her eyes and heart.

"Princess, what are you laughing at?" Xiaokui stretched out her fingers and shook her head in front of Xia Zijin who was laughing to herself.

Xia Zijin came back to her senses, only to realize that Xiao Kui had already dressed her up, she bent her lips and shook her head, and turned to the bronze mirror to look seriously.

In the mirror, the silkworm eyebrows are drawn into the temples, the eyes are full like almonds, the lips under the bridge of the straight nose are not tinged with vermilion, and the fat and jade muscles reveal a touch of rose pink, which is somewhat charming.

From the jewelry box, she casually picked a Bu Yao carved in the shape of a white magnolia from uncut jade, adorned with 36 red bean-sized freshwater pearls, paired with today's light-yellow double-breasted long skirt, it looks very generous and delicate.

"The princess is really the first-class beauty in the palace. Anyone who sees her must pay close attention to it. It means that Mr. Xia is so lucky to be favored by the princess."

Xiaokui joked while putting on the light cloak embroidered with wood Jinhua on a milky white background for her, her palm-sized face was so bright that it was outrageous.

"You're getting more and more proud, girl? Even the princess dares to laugh at me."

Xia Zijin spoke in a stern tone, but couldn't hide the smile on his face. He raised his hand and pinched Xiaokui's waist punitively. Xiaokui laughed and begged for mercy. group.

"Princess, Manager Xia is here!"

Xiao Huanzi's voice suddenly came from the door, and before he could finish his sentence, Xia Shengqing, dressed in black official uniform, stepped in, swept in by the spring breeze, and seemed to be covered with warm and golden sunshine, shining directly into Xia Zi. Jin's heart.

"What are the princess and Xiaokui talking about?" Xia Shengqing smiled slightly, and heard the two of them laughing happily outside the door.

Xia Zijin glared at Xiao Kui angrily, and Xiao Kui stuck out her tongue and said hastily: "The maidservant was dressing up the princess just now, today is the birthday of Mr. An Li from the Liu family, and I have invited relatives and friends to get together in Liu's mansion, the princess I ordered my servants to prepare presents early on, and I will leave the palace soon."

Xia Shengqing's eyes lingered on Xia Zijin's body, and saw that she was wearing a crisp, light and flowing dress today. Compared with the luxurious and graceful clothes when she was wearing palace attire, she was much more energetic than a little daughter's family.

"The princess looks so good." He boasted, unable to take his eyes off.

Xia Zijin pursed her lips and made two dimples in her smile. The wind from somewhere blew up her drooping hair at the temples. Xia Shengqing stretched out her hand to straighten her hair. The faint fragrance of gardenia lingered on her nose, making people Can't help but want to get closer.

Xia Zijin stood quietly, letting his warm fingertips slide over his temple hair, ironing it bit by bit into his heart.

"Ahem!" Xiao Kui coughed at Xia Zijin with winks, "Princess, it's getting late, if you don't leave Gongliu's house, someone will be sent to remind you!"

Only then did Xia Zijin realize that the two of them were getting closer and closer, almost touching the tip of their noses.

"... Load the things into the carriage, and get ready to go." She took a step back unnaturally, with pink spots behind her ears.

Xia Shengqing couldn't get enough of her, and she couldn't take her eyes off her shy appearance. With a smile, she took out a long gift box from her sleeve pocket, handed it to Xia Zijin, and said, "Mr. Someone informed me, but I have to go to the imperial court today to serve as an official, so I can't go, so the princess will take the gift for me."

Xia Zijin nodded, and asked Xiao Kui to put away the exquisite gift box that was as long as two palms.

"In two days, remember to take leave with my father, and we agreed to go to Lover's Valley to enjoy the flowers together. I heard that Guerlain has also bloomed in the past few days. The scenery must be very good." The light shining through the shadows is lifelike.

Xia Shengqing smiled and hummed.

Looking forward to each other, everyone is happy.

Liu Anli was the last candidate in the imperial examination. Although he did not become the number one scholar, he is also a very promising upstart with the qualifications of winning the top three at such a young age.

As a result, when Xia Zijin's carriage reached the gate of Liu's Mansion, several carriages had already parked tightly in front of it. She opened the curtain and looked from a distance, and saw that the people who got off the carriage one after another were very energetic young men, presumably They are all friends of the Liu family brothers.

Xia Zijin's carriage slowly moved forward when the driver at the front drove the carriage away.

Xiaokui opened the curtain for her, Xia Zijin helped Xiao Huanzi out of the carriage, and saw Liu Anli, who was standing in front of the door to welcome the guests, warmly greeted him. The golden crown inlaid with egg-sized garnets has the charm of a gentle and gentle man.

"Cousin, why did you come so late, grandma has been talking about seeing you since last night!" Liu Anli said with a smile, her stature was much taller than a few months ago.

"Didn't I come here? It's my first time attending An Li's cousin's birthday, and I don't know what to prepare. Look, I like it."

As he said that, Xiaokui behind him knocked out the contents of the carriage. The square-sized brocade box was carefully tied up with a ribbon. Liu Anli couldn't wait to pull off the ribbon, and gently opened the full-textured brocade box. Seeing a touch of lake blue in his eyes, his expression instantly lit up.

"It's the real work of the real Qin Wei!" He couldn't help but said, picked up the manuscript of the lake-blue cover page with Shanhefu written in a sharp pen, and couldn't put it down to read it.

Liu Anli's favorite is the authentic works of various calligraphers, and he has to copy them every time he gets them. Xia Zijin is well aware of this, and specially asked people to buy them everywhere, and spent a lot of money to get this copy of the real Qin Wei. The authentic work of Shanhe Fu.

"My cousin knows my heart best, and there is no gift that suits my heart the most." Liu Anli grinned her neat white teeth, carefully put the mountain and river gift back into the brocade box, and held it tightly in her arms.

Xia Zijin and Xiaokui couldn't help laughing at this book-loving look. Xia Zijin reached out and handed Xia Shengqing a gift, and after explaining a few words, he entered the mansion and went to the main house.

There were already quite a few people standing in the main room, most of them were relatives of the Liu family by their age and clothes, and Xia Zijin couldn't recognize them all, but Mrs. Liu, who was full of energy in the main seat, smiled and waved to her: "Young girl Zijin can be regarded as Come, come to grandma quickly!"

Everyone in the room raised their eyes and looked over after hearing the name, and saw the girl in front of her was wearing a light yellow floor-length dress, her black hair was pulled into a cloud bun, and the pearl hairpins on her hair swayed gently as she walked, without any extra decorations on her body , Only thin powder is applied, but it is already the posture of heaven and man.

The family members of the Liu family have never seen Xia Zijin before, and today it seems that it is different from the rumors. They all know that Princess Mingzhu was brought back from the brothel, but this dignified and generous appearance is not as good as the first few concubines in the palace. The princesses who come out are exactly the same.

"Chen Liu Xiangqin, greet Princess Mingzhu."

Liu Xiangqin next to Mrs. Liu took Mrs. Liu together to bow to Xia Zijin. The head of the Liu family valued Xia Zijin so much. The status is not light, and they all salute one after another.

Xia Zijin understood that this was because Liu Xiangqin was afraid that the clansmen would look down on her because of her background, so he specially gave her a face, and his heart couldn't help feeling hot. He walked lightly in front of Mrs. Liu and Liu Xiangqin, and said sincerely: "Uncle, aunt, and uncle of the Liu family You don't need to be too polite, although Zijin is here today to celebrate my cousin's birthday, but I haven't seen my grandmother and uncle for a long time, and I miss her a lot."

Mrs. Liu happily looked at Xia Zijin's hand, and the more she looked at her granddaughter, the more she liked her. Fortunately, she had reminded herself that her two grandsons were friends with several young talents in this year's martial arts examination. Afterwards, they all won good rankings, and the Liu family has established friendship with the upstarts in the court, and the court will be able to enjoy themselves even more in the future.

"You girl, you haven't come to see grandma for a long time, have you forgotten me, the old woman?" Mrs. Liu pretended to blame, but her face was still cheerful and loving.

"How could it be? It's just that I have encountered some troubles in the palace these days, so I didn't come to bother my grandmother. Zijin misses you all the time." Xia Zijin said obediently.

Mrs. Liu also knew in her heart what troubles she was referring to, with a bit of pity in her eyes, she nodded her nose and scolded with a smile.

"There are a lot of young people gathered in the courtyard. An Li and An Qi's sons should be taken care of in the courtyard now. It might be boring for the princess to stay with us elderly people all the time. It's better to go to the courtyard with the young people. Be considerate together." Mrs. Liu Qin said gently, although she is over forty years old, there is not a trace of wrinkle on her face, she is a full-fledged middle-aged beautiful woman, it can be seen that Liu Xiangqin treats her very well.

"My daughter-in-law is more thoughtful. Speaking of which, Brother Qi and Brother Li haven't seen Zijin for a long time. The young people must be chatting a lot. Shu'er, let the princess lead the way!" Mrs. Liu nodded and said. , tilting his head to order the maid beside him.

Xia Zijin exchanged a few more pleasantries, then followed the footsteps of the servant girl Shu'er to the courtyard.

All the way through the Yuhua Corridor, the green bamboos on both sides are growing luxuriantly, and the rustling leaves can be heard when the breeze passes by, mixed with the crisp chirping of birds, which is very vibrant.

Before they finished the Yuhua Corridor, they heard bursts of laughter coming from the courtyard far away, and saw a group of young men and women forming a circle in the center. They didn't know how wonderful the circle was, and everyone applauded.

(End of this chapter)