Langya's dream

Chapter No.17 [Empress Dowager]

Just after the hour, I was sitting alone by the promenade of the mansion, a gust of breeze blew, and the emerald green smoked shirt and a few strands of blue silk rose with the wind, and then gradually fell down, I closed my eyes and felt the breeze blowing comfortably.Just after the end of the summer heat yesterday, today you can clearly feel that the weather has turned slightly cooler, and the hot weather is finally going to pass.

I don't know if it's because I went to bed late or woke up early, but it's not long after breakfast, why am I feeling sleepy again; my eyelids are gradually getting heavy when I'm half asleep and half awake.Suddenly I was slapped on the cheek by a pile of feathers, and I reluctantly opened my eyes to see that the pure white carrier pigeon landed steadily on my chest.

"It's you again, Xiaobai, can you stop using my chest as a landing point every time? It's not an airport!"

While I said helplessly, I took Xiaobai off the lotus-patterned tube top, gently took off the letter on its feet, opened it and read: Xiadong will leave for Beijing immediately, nothing unusual, no letter from home.

Strange, it has been nearly a month since Xia Dong's sister went to Sizhou, so there is no difference, but why is there no family letter?Has General Nie not written a letter home to Sister Xia Dong in this month?Am I overthinking it?But if it wasn't for the family letter, how did Xia Jiang get General Nie's handwriting?Intercepting letters from home is the best way, why?

"Zhimei." Jingyan's voice suddenly sounded from behind me, shaking me in fright, I quickly stuffed the letter into my mouth and swallowed it whole; Jingyan walked up to me with sister Wanrong and looked at me suspiciously, "Eat what?".

I smoothed the air with my hand, stood up and said, "Just now I didn't have enough for breakfast, so I took another flower roll from the dining hall to eat; are you going out?"

When I was a child, I watched Huanzhugege which was too misleading, and I didn’t think it was a big deal to watch Little Swallows eat paper every day. Who knows... Sigh, today is really embarrassing my stomach.

"Grandmother said before that she wanted to see Wanrong, and it happened that it was time to enter the palace today to pay her respects to mother, so she took them together." Jingyan replied.

"Jingyan, take me into the palace too, I haven't been to the palace yet."

I asked, Jingyan shook his head, "No, ordinary people are not allowed to enter the palace without a will."

I wanted to take advantage of Jingyan's relationship to go to the palace to play, "Ah, what should I do? I really want to go to the palace, sister Wanrong?" I sent a look signal to Wanrong for help.

Wanrong lowered her head and smiled, turned to Jingyan and said, "Your Highness, I have a way, maybe I can bring sister Zhimei into the palace."

"Is there any way you can tell me." Jingyan asked.

"Just say that sister Zhimei is my personal maid."

After hearing this, Jingyan still felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything, so he accepted my plea and took me into the palace with him.

(Jinling City, Imperial Palace)

Walking all the way after entering the palace, I couldn't hide my excitement. Jingyan repeatedly told me how to salute when I saw my grandma, but I ignored them all.

The imperial palace is different. I still remember when I was a child, I went to the Forbidden City with my grandma. I couldn’t even enter the main hall. I could only walk around outside. There were so many people. It’s not like now. Walking in this palace, eunuchs, maids, etc. When it comes to us, we still need to bow our waists to salute. Many Chinese traditions are all infiltrated in the etiquette.

"It's coming soon, Zhimei remember what I told you just now." Jingyan instructed.

"kindness."

While responding perfunctorily to Jingyan, I secretly glanced at the things on the trays in the hands of the eunuchs and maidservants, which was very novel.

(Jinling City, Changle Palace)

"The emperor's grandson Jingyan pays his respects to Grandma Tai, please greet Grandma Tai." Jingyan bowed and said.

"Zheng Wanrong, the daughter of Zheng He, the prefect of Huizhou, and the concubine of Prince Jing, pays her respects to Grandma Tai." Wanrong followed Jingyan and saluted Grandma Tai.

I'm just a maid, so I shouldn't need to talk, thinking about it, I bowed down together with Wanrong.

"Good boy, get up." Grandma Tai said kindly.

I looked up at Grandma Tai, and it turned out that this was the kind old grandma that Brother Su was talking about; for some reason, seeing Grandma Tai smiling and talking to Jingyan and the others made my heart warm, maybe I thought of my grandma, She looked at me that way when I was a child.

After thinking about it, I stared at my grandma and smiled nostalgicly.

(Jinling City, Zhiluo Palace)

Just after noon, the sky changed slightly, Concubine Jing turned her head and looked outside the door, without any change in her expression, she continued to lower her head and fiddle with the camellia in her hand.A maidservant in red came in from outside the door, made a sigh and said:

"Your Majesty, Your Highness asked someone to tell you that you will come to pay your respects later today, so please have your meal first."

"Yeah." Jingpin replied softly.

(Jinling City, Changle Palace)

"Jingyan, eat more, and you should eat more too!" Grandma Tai looked at Jingyan and Wanrong and said kindly.

Oh my god, the baby is also hungry. I didn’t eat much in the morning, and I ate a piece of paper halfway. Now I am looking at a table of delicious dishes, but I can only stand and watch. This is very cruel to foodies!

Under the baby's jealous "hungry" eyes, they finally finished their lunch.Then they chatted again, and before chatting for a long time, Grandma Tai was tired, Wanrong saw it at a glance, and told Jingyan quietly; After Grandma found out, she didn't want to keep anyone else, so Jingyan saluted Wanrong before turning around and leaving.

"That girl, come here!" Grandma Tai beckoned to me, motioning for me to go over.

I looked at Jingyan with a puzzled face, but he just nodded slightly.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." I went to Grandma Tai and made a wish.

Grandma raised her hand and pinched my face, then said with a smile, "Very good, very good. Go."

what is goodgood looking?Good skin?What else?Grandma's actions made me confused, so I had to be blessed and walked out of Changle Palace with Jingyan.

(Jinling City, Zhiluo Palace)

"Ma'am, Prince Jing is here."

"I pay my respects to my mother, and pay my respects to her." Jingyan followed the maidservant's footsteps into Zhiluo Palace.

"Zheng Wanrong, the daughter of Zheng He, the prefect of Huizhou, and the concubine of Prince Jing, pays respects to her mother when she visits her." Wanrong saluted her.

"Get up, we are all a family, so don't be so cautious. Wanrong came just in time. A few days ago, the Inner Court Secretary sent a few bolts of silk and satin. I thought they were pretty good, so I made two of them; since I'm here today, I'll let you go." Go try it out, and if there are still inappropriate places, you can change it.”

Concubine Jing walked forward leisurely, held Wanrong's hand, and said slowly.

Wanrong blessed Fushen, and replied embarrassingly: "Wanrong thanked mother, she is really thankful for mother, from now on, I can leave these things to the servants, and mother will not need to do it herself."

"I'm idle too, I just pass the time. Jingyan, wait here for a while."

After finishing speaking, he led Wanrong into the inner hall.

It can be regarded as leaving, and the baby who is holding back dare not breathe presumptuously.After standing upright, he twisted slightly twice, and inadvertently glanced at the snacks on the table.

food!Haha, finally something to eat.After thinking about it, he walked forward in three steps and two steps, picked up a piece of snack and ate it.Well, it’s delicious, and there’s also butterfly cakes!Before finishing the snack in his hand, he picked up a piece of Butterfly Cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

Seeing me like this, Jingyan shook his head and walked forward.

"Did you forget what I told you when you entered the palace?"

Without raising my head, I continued to search for the food on the table with glowing eyes, and said vaguely: "Remember, they...clothes...no...soon, you...let...eat first. Come on, I'm... really going to starve to death."

"Okay, okay, eat slowly and don't choke." After Jingyan finished speaking, he stroked my back with his hand.

"Jingyan, take this suit back to Fengxin." Concubine Jing's voice came out leisurely.

So fast!Aren't their clothes hard to wear?Before I had time to think about the reason, I quickly stuffed the snack in my hand into my mouth, and before I could chew and swallow it, Concubine Jing and Wan Rong walked out of the inner hall.

Concubine Jing saw me at a glance, and she was embarrassed to be looked at me straight by her, so she lowered her head.

"Who is this girl?" Concubine Jing walked towards me with doubts.

Seeing this, Jingyan quickly said, "Mother, she is Wanrong's maid, Meier."

Concubine Jing looked at me quietly and asked, "Mei Er? Which Mei?"

Oh my god, the concubine Jing must have seen that I stole her snacks and tried to get me to talk; but if I speak at this moment, I will spit out a pile of snacks, so what should I do.Anxious, I looked around secretly, and it was best to find a bunch of plum blossoms.After thinking about it, he saw the nan tree outside the door, and pointed to the nan tree.

Concubine Jing looked in the direction I pointed, and suddenly there was a change on her calm face, she frowned slightly and asked, "What do you mean by that nan tree?"

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