Lucky not to forget

Chapter 85

In a twinkling of an eye, it was December [-]th, and the time of day had just passed, and I was waiting for the maids to take a bath and change clothes. I changed into a peony brocade dress with engraved gold silk buttons, a four-happiness cloud pattern skirt, and a scarlet golden bijia on the outside. , combed a lily bun, inserted a golden phoenix with pearls, and emerald green clouds, and sat there after tidying up, with a dazzling grace and nobility.

Weiyun Danyue and the two women who were combing their hair praised it, and tugged on the bijia anxiously and said, "The color is so bright, it's a little more conspicuous in a crowd of people."
Danyue said, "Miss, just don't worry, there will be a banquet in the palace today, and there will naturally be several adults and their wives to attend. When we get there, stand in the crowd and make sure our dresses are the most plain."
Just when he was half-doubting, the girl on the gate reported that the uncle was coming, and heard a series of footsteps. Pei Zhen entered the main room, and the little girl by the door opened a soft curtain to welcome him in. He asked, "Can you dress up?" No? Come here and let me see..."
Everyone greeted each other with blessings, but Shi Shiran stood up, Pei Zhen was stunned there, she had never seen her dressed up, she was always indifferent in the past, but she was really gorgeous when she dressed up, which made him feel great Startled, he walked around her twice foolishly, with intoxicated approval on his face, nodded and said, "Young lady, if you take her out for such a beautiful appearance, they will definitely make them envy Pei."

Wuwang smiled shyly and looked at him again. He was wearing a purple gold crown with green eyes and filigree silk, a round collar shirt with white lotus root silk and gold trim, a set of jade belt buckles on his waist, and a seven-color flower brocade ribbon on it. He was standing by the west window. , under the afterglow of the setting sun, there is a sense of desolation and solemnity, hearty and clear.Don't expect Xindao's body to match perfectly, making him appear taller and slender.In fact, this person is so cute, I am afraid that if you wear him with coarse cotton clothes, he can also look elegant and suave.
Pei Zhen looked at Shi Chen and said, "It's almost time, it's not good to be late."
Wuwang nodded, and Weiyun took the sable rabbit and put it on her forehead, and then took a brocade cloak to put on, and the group respectfully sent them to the gate, and the two joined hands in the warm sedan chair, and the bearer chose the quiet one. The alley, quietly went straight to the Yanwang Mansion.
Pei Zhen caressed her face and said, "When you turn around, someone will take you to the princess. You are only with the female family members, and you must not go out alone. There are many people in the palace today, and most of the people attending the banquet are generals. , a bunch of reckless rough people, if I'm not around, something will happen if I'm not here, it's not good, remember?"
Wu Wang responded, "I'll save it, you guys just talk and go, I just don't leave the house."
Pei Zhen smiled and said, "Good girl, I know you are the most reassuring to me." He kissed her lips again, muttering vaguely, "You are also the most reassuring to me."
This kiss continued to be tossing and lingering, endlessly, Gu Wang finally pushed him away, panting slightly, pointed to his lips and said, "You are really serious, let people see it carefully!"
Pei Zhen raised her chin and looked at her carefully. Her lips were full of bright red and glowing with luster. No matter how you looked at them, they were all touching, so she jokingly said, "Just put on rouge, you can't see it yourself, don't know if there is any." How pretty."
While talking and joking, Pei Zhen gave her a comforting look, and got off the sedan chair first. The maidservant in the mansion greeted her and saluted her, and then opened the curtain of the sedan chair and bent her arms to help her. Hands as flawless as white jade, with no other embellishments, only two high-quality jadeite bracelets on the wrists, which are amazing.
Don't look forward to bowing out of the sedan door, Pei Zhen is already greeting someone at the bottom of the steps. The man looks to be in his twenties, fat and white, dressed in fine clothes and a gold crown, and has an extraordinary bearing.Don't look at him wearing a belt around his waist and wearing a crimson uniform, he must be Zhu Gaochi, the son of King Yan.
That Zhu Gaochi is a gentle and courteous person. When he saw Wu Wang, he didn't linger on her face, but smiled at Pei Zhen, "Is this Mr.'s wife?"
Pei Zhen said, "I've just made up my mind. I haven't passed the door yet, so I can't be considered a madam." Turning to Wu Wang, he said, "Mr. Chun, come to see His Royal Highness."
Don't expect to be lucky, Zhu Gaochi gave him a hand, and said loudly, "Girl, you don't need to be polite, it's very cold outside, hurry up and go inside."
Wu Wang was surrounded by a group of women and girls and entered the gate. Pei Zhen and Zhu Gaochi followed behind. Pei Zhen asked who were invited, and Zhu Gaochi said, "They are all familiar people. The right chief, Shi Jinzhong, is in command Tan Yuan, the commanders Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, and Lu Zhiyao have all arrived, and we will start the banquet as soon as the left army commander Gu Cheng and his commander Zhang Yu arrive."
Pei Zhen said, "Are your wives here?"
Zhu Gaochi replied, "The wives are all talking at my concubine's place."
After walking for a while, we entered the main room. The room was brightly lit, laughter was endless, and cigarettes curled up from the gilded cauldron. This gorgeous room was shrouded in misty mist.Bypassing the screen under the window of the main house, there is a small room inside, with calligraphy, paintings and zithers on the wall, exquisitely and elegantly arranged. Looking in through the bead curtain on the carved door, there is another glass screen in the inner room. A large warm couch was placed at the bottom. On the couch, a noble lady wearing a green crepe and a bucket of pearl sheepskin back was sitting leaning on the back of the golden lock. A group of women at the bottom were talking and laughing. It was Xu, the concubine of the King of Yan, who looked kind and friendly, and the Taoist said that the eldest daughter of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, was a virtuous woman.
The girl reported, "Mrs. Mingyue is here."
Everyone turned their heads to look, Princess Yan hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly."
Wuwang stepped into the room, held his breath and said steadily, "Concubine, Mrs. Liu, I have seen Wangfei, please greet Wangfei."
That Princess Yan went down to the ground wearing warm shoes, stretched out her hand to help her up, looked her up and down, and seeing her dignified and dignified, she said happily, "What a complete child, it's really lovable."
The wives of the generals were also bold and unrestrained, and they left the table one after another to come forward, because she was young and cute, and a group of people held hands and brushed her hair, and surrounded her in groups, so she was not expected to be surprised, this kind of enthusiasm made her bear it I'm sorry, I felt like falling into a wolf's den, but Princess Yan made it out in time, "Don't scare the child, just think you're going to eat her raw!" Smiling, she pulled her onto the couch and sat down, patting her. She said with her hand, "Don't be surprised, our sisters are old acquaintances, we are used to doing things casually, and the wives are not malicious, so don't be afraid."
Speaking of which, Zhu Gaochi and Pei Zhen also came in outside, and they bowed to Princess Yan, Princess Yan said, "Landu is lucky to have such a beautiful beauty, how good it is to be among us!"
Pei Zhen smiled and said, "The princess is joking, she is young and incompetent, so I will ask the princess to take care of her today."
Concubine Yan nodded and said, "Don't worry, you men have a drink and talk, we girls will not make any mistakes when we are together, and we will return everything to you later."
Pei Zhen's old face blushed, and he said yes, all the ladies laughed, and a woman wearing a jade bead bun snarled, "Mr. Mingyue is still ashamed, this is an anecdote in the world."
There was a roar of laughter again, but I didn't hope to feel sorry for him, thinking to myself that with the sharpness of these ladies, if they went into battle to kill the enemy, they would be worth ten thousand troops.
Pei Zhen begged for mercy, "Madam Qiu, don't make fun of Pei, otherwise Pei will have to persuade Commander Qiu to drink more at the wine table."
It turned out that the woman was the wife of Qiu Fu, who was in charge of the affairs. Qiu Fu usually had a poor capacity for drinking but was greedy for drinks. Once he got drunk at his husband's house and slept on his sister-in-law's bed. After saying this, Mrs. Qiu felt embarrassed, "Monkey Monkey" scolded twice, then sat down and didn't speak.
Princess Yan said to Zhu Gaochi, "Why isn't your wife here yet?"
Zhu Gaochi said, "She just asked my mother and I to sue my mother. Father and Wang's prescription has changed two medicines. She weighed the decoction herself. It will take a while."
Princess Yan was relieved when she heard this, and said with a smile, "It's hard for her. Your father also said that the bride is a virtuous woman. In the future, we will rely on her to take care of our family."
Zhu Gaochi said yes, took Pei Zhen to salute and exited the inner house, and went to the front hall to join the men.

Princess Yan talked to Wuwang again, asking how old she is, what is her boudoir's name, what books she reads and what medicine she takes, gradually talking about Liu Yu and his wife, Princess Yan said sadly, "I had a relationship with your mother when I was not out I just met you once, but I really didn't expect... Good boy, I'm sorry for you. I heard that the court rehabilitated the officials who were unjustly accused and returned the land, but is that right?"
Wu Wang respectfully said, "The Dali Temple has re-examined and closed the case. I didn't say anything else, just asked me to get the house title deed."
Some of the wives said unfairly, "The imperial court is really hypocritical. Emperor Hui wants to be famous for being virtuous and good, but he doesn't dare to disobey his ancestors. It's a good idea to think of such a plan."
Princess Yan coughed and said with a smile, "Let's go to the banquet later, let's use some snacks to cushion the mat first. This house is a woman's house, and it's not good to talk about state affairs."
Everyone knew that King Yan was going to rebel, but it was just tacit understanding. Everyone was embarrassed when Princess Yan said this, so I changed the topic to talk about what women are interested in, such as which shop has a new brocade, whose head Well done, and which real estate's rouge, fragrant pink is good, with the exception of Zhu Neng's wife. She was originally the daughter of Orion, and she has the most research on riding and archery. Knowing that Pei Zhen can shoot all six arrows, she pestered him. Wuwang asked, "Your husband is a very good player. Do you know what his bow arm is made of? How much force does it take to pull it? And the bowstring, beef tendon or deer tendon? I heard rumors that, Mr. Mingyue made strings from the bones of Jiao Jiao from the Western Regions, and it takes hundreds of catties of strength to pull them apart, but is it true?"
Wu Wang seemed to have been hit by someone with a hammer on the top of the sky, he was stunned, and he said with tongue-tied words, "I don't understand these things..."
Mrs. Zhu was not discouraged, and continued to ask a more explosive question, "Let's not talk about the bow, just talk about strength. Your husband looks so gentle, is it really capable of lifting a thousand catties?" She winked and said ambiguously, " Sleeping on the same bed, you always know that, right?"
Wu Wang only felt a bang, and the blood all over his body rushed to his face.What about bow and arrow riding and shooting? It's just that they are concerned about Pei Zhen's "body". Not only Mrs. Zhu, but all the wives, including Princess Yan and the two side concubines, immediately paused the topic and started to drink tea from teacups. The room was full of solemnity.

(End of this chapter)