Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen
Time flies, and the time flies by.
The Twelve Princes, who were originally about the same height as me, have grown a head longer than me.
At that time, the twelve princes had already started to learn the six arts of rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and counting. I could no longer study with them. Waiting for books.
The life woman tirelessly explained: ""Rituals, Mourning Clothes, Biography" has relatively systematic requirements for women's words and deeds, and requires women to follow the "three obediences", that is, obey the father before marriage, obey the husband when married, and obey the husband after death. son……"
I was sitting upright, not squinting, but actually I was very restless inside.
I glanced at my sister who was sitting next to me, and she listened meticulously and with great interest.
After finally getting out of the hall, I escaped like flying.
When I saw the Twelfth Prince, I let out a sigh of relief, "I'm exhausted. That lady's chatter is really annoying. Did you learn anything interesting today?"
The Twelfth Prince coughed and replied hoarsely: "Today, the master introduced the movements of "Xia Die", "Morning Dew", "Da Wu", etc., and the master also said 'the way of sound is connected with politics', teaching us Listen to more German and elegant music..."
I heard the voice of the Twelfth Prince, covered my mouth and giggled non-stop, "Hahaha, Twelfth Prince, your voice is like a drake. When did your voice become so hoarse... so funny... ..."
The Twelfth Prince was about to explain, but he didn't say it, and blushed instead.
I was surprised, what happened to the twelve princes today?Could it be that he was sick?
I stepped forward and asked with concern: "Prince Twelfth, did you catch the wind and cold? That's why you burned your throat... You should go to the imperial doctor to have a look, how uncomfortable it is to have a hoarse voice."
The Twelfth Prince waved his hands again and again, and said, "I'm not sick..."
I listened and understood so.
I pretended to be mysterious and said to him: "I see, you don't want to drink bitter soup...wait a minute, I know there is a prescription for clearing the fire and moisturizing the throat. It is not bitter at all but has a hint of sweetness. I match you!"
After I finished speaking, I ignored the Twelfth Prince's further excuses, and ran back to Xiao Ya Zhai excitedly.
Shanshan was very surprised to see me playing with herbs, so she stepped forward and asked, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"
"It's not me, it's the Twelfth Prince's voice that suddenly became hoarse today. I said he was sick and he dared not admit it..." After I explained to Shanshan, I continued to prepare my medicine, "Well, add Banlangen..."
Shanshan thought for a while, then suddenly smiled.
I was surprised and asked Shanshan why she was smiling.
Shanshan couldn't help but smile, she put away my medicine, "The Twelfth Prince is really not sick, even if he takes the medicine from the young lady, I'm afraid it won't get better..."
I wondered why?I have been diligently studying medicine from Grandma Yao for three years. Except for some rare and intractable diseases, I can also cure one or two other diseases.
The Twelfth Prince's voice is just hoarse, such a minor illness shouldn't bother me, right?
Shan Shan said that the Twelve Princes are not sick anyway, and they will recover naturally after a while.
I have always disliked the feeling of being kept in the dark, so I pestered Shanshan to break the casserole and ask the end.
Shanshan couldn't turn me around, and explained to me helplessly, "The Twelfth Prince is fifteen years old this year, and he's about to go to court... The Twelfth Prince's voice is hoarse, and he's about to grow into a man."
I think I'm smart, but I still can't understand the words of Shanshan. Does growing up as a man have anything to do with being hoarse?
But in the end, as Shanshan said, the twelve princes recovered without treatment, but after that his voice became deep and magnetic.
I accidentally walked that day, sprained my ankle, fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
The Twelfth Prince can lift me up effortlessly, just like picking up a small pet, with ease.
I looked up at the Twelfth Prince, and the red sun at dusk set off his firm and handsome face.
Smelling the faint scent of incense that I was familiar with when I was a child, I wondered when the Twelve Princes began to change...
Every month, the queen mother will conduct an examination of my sister and I's study of female virtues.
The queen mother has always been very satisfied with my sister, saying she is elegant and elegant; but she is always worried about me, as if I am restless in the room and do not abide by women's morals, so every time she asks me questions, she is always meticulous and tricky.
Although I have always disapproved of "Women's Commandments" and "Women's Training", in order not to give others a reason, I have worked hard and plagiarized each article at least three times, so I have already memorized it backwards.
The Empress Dowager asked me: "The Rites of the Zhou puts forward the 'Four Virtues' for women. For which four virtues?"
I lowered my eyebrows and replied: "The four virtues of women are women's virtue, women's speech, women's appearance, and women's merit."
The queen mother asked again: "Then what are women's virtues, women's words, women's looks, and women's merits?"
I replied fluently: "Relax and chastity, keeping chastity and order, being ashamed of one's own behavior, following the law of movement and stillness, are women's virtues; speaking words, not saying harsh words, speaking later, not getting tired of others, are women's words; Washing the dust and filth, dressing fresh and clean, taking a bath without being dishonored, is called a woman's appearance; concentrating on spinning, not making jokes, cleansing the wine and food, and serving guests, this is called a woman's work."
All in one go, without a single pause.
The Queen Mother was slightly satisfied, "That's very well said." But at the end, she didn't forget to add, "I still need to work hard."
I respectfully replied: "I would like to follow the teachings of the Queen Mother."
When my sister and I left, we found that the Tenth Prince was waiting for someone outside the hall.
The tenth prince, who is seventeen this year, took Yuanfu two years ago, and now he is considered a dignified gentleman.Although the tenth prince and I have read books together, we are not familiar with him. I just know that the tenth prince is very enterprising, studies hard, and is one of the best in homework among all the princes. Maybe he will be an excellent prince in the future.
Seeing us coming out, the Tenth Prince walked up to us.
He looked at his sister and asked, "Can I talk to you?"
My sister nodded, and then they left me and left.
I couldn't hold back the curiosity in my heart. Although I knew it would be despicable to do so, I still followed them secretly.
The tenth prince took his sister to find a secluded corner.
Then I heard the tenth prince say to my sister: "The concubine mother said that I have grown up and should be a concubine. You should know that I have long admired you. I want to play Mingfu, the empress dowager, and let them give you to me." ...so I want to ask you what you mean in advance..."
After speaking, as if to confirm what my sister meant, he stepped forward to hold my sister's hand.
I saw my sister took a few steps back and rejected him.
She signaled the tenth prince not to speak, looked around vigilantly, and then led the tenth prince to a more secret place.
I suddenly realized that it was not easy to follow.
It turned out that the tenth prince was showing love to his sister.
I looked at my sister's back, and found that my sister had changed a lot since the year before last, as if she had become more and more beautiful.
The so-called "a fair lady, a gentleman is good."
The grown-up elder sister has bright eyes and white teeth, a face like peach cheeks, a slender waist and limbs, a delicate and soft voice, modest and decent behavior, quiet and elegant, it's no wonder that the ten princes are so fond of her.
But I know that my sister will most likely not agree to the tenth prince.
Because she already has someone she likes.Shy and elegant, she dare not talk to him, but I can see that her tender eyes always follow him...
My sister's budding beauty made me a little jealous.
I walked to the edge of the lake and looked down at the water, and what was reflected was still a childlike face.
But when I took a bath that day, I found that my chest was slightly swollen.
Then I ushered in the first monthly letter in my life.
I was ashamed and terrified of the changes in my body, but in the end, thanks to Shanshan who patiently explained that this is a normal physiological process that girls go through, I felt a little relieved.
During the monthly letter, I hid in Xiaoya Zhai and refused to come out.
During the period, the emperor, the twelve princes and the nine princes all came here. They saw me sitting on the head of the bed covered with a big quilt and did not dare to move. They thought I had some serious illness. Occasionally feel cold.
According to the practice in the palace, Shanshan reported the matter to the Queen Mother and Empress, and kept a special bureau record for archiving.
The queen looked at me with a smile and said congratulations on growing up.
But I felt a bit of resentment, thinking that there is nothing to congratulate on this matter, what an annoying thing in life.
Granny Yao suddenly fell ill, so I took Tingyi to visit her.
When I came back, I heard the sound of weeping coming from the woods.
Surprised, I took Tingyi to find the voice.
I saw a woman dressed as a palace lady sitting by the well, crying sadly, and wiping her tears with silk from time to time.
It must have been wronged or punished by the master. It is not surprising that such things happen frequently among palace people.
I don't have much time to worry about a little maid, so I turned around and was about to leave.
But Tingyi exclaimed at this time: "Miss, she is going to jump into the well!"
I turned my head and fixed my eyes to see that it was indeed the case, the maid was about to jump into the well with her body on her back.
"Hurry up and save her!" I told Tingyi, although I was indifferent, it was not enough to turn a blind eye to someone begging for death in front of my eyes.
Tingyi was quick-witted, ran over, and grabbed Gong'e who was about to jump into the well.
That Gong'e turned around and wanted to jump, but Tingyi held her tightly.
"Why don't you let me die?" the maid cried out while crying.
I stepped forward and asked calmly, "Why do you want to die?"
Seeing that I was dressed luxuriously, the maid was obviously a master, although she was crying sadly, she dared not answer.
"Today, the servant accidentally broke the teacup and the tea splashed all over the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager scolded the servant and said, "Why are you so stupid? You might as well jump into a well to die for a slave like you!" The servant did not dare to resist... "
I laughed, it turned out that she was from Shouan Palace.The Empress Dowager has always been harsh and strict, so it's no wonder that the Empress Dowager wanted to scold her for being so reckless today.But the Empress Dowager just said something out of anger in a moment of annoyance, how could she still take it seriously?What a stupid girl.
But I said: "If you want to jump into the well, you should choose a time when the night is quiet and there are few people. If you jump into the well in the middle of the day, it's no wonder you can't die."
That Gong'e looked at me in amazement, she must have never imagined that there is such a persuasion, and then burst into tears.
"But since the empress dowager wants the servant to die, the servant should do it as soon as possible, so that the empress dowager will not upset the servant... and unexpectedly disturbed the lady, the crime of the servant is even more serious."
I thought to myself, she's pretty stupid and loyal.
Seeing her crying so much that she couldn't want to live, she must have been really frightened, so I couldn't stimulate her anymore.
"Okay, okay, don't cry. I'll go back and plead with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is merciful and will forgive you this time."
But the maid shook her head blindly, she cried and said: "It's not the first time...the empress dowager must hate dead slaves..."
Tingyi asked rashly: "How many times has that been?"
That Gong'e stretched out a palm tremblingly in grief.
Tingyi was shocked, "Five times? No wonder the Empress Dowager let you die..."
When Gong'e heard what Tingyi said, she cried even more uncontrollably.
I got a headache from her crying, but I don't know why, but I don't hate this rash Gong'e, on the contrary, I think she is very interesting.
The fate between people is really strange.
That Gong'e made such mistakes five times, the Empress Dowager might not want to tolerate her anymore.So I showed kindness and asked the Queen Mother to ask her to go there.Although there is a distance between the Queen Mother and me, she will not refuse to ask for a little maid.
In this way, my Xiao Ya Zhai added a new servant.
Ruyi led her to Xiao Ya Zhai, she looked around at the magnificence and became timid.
I couldn't help laughing at her cautious look.
"How can you say that you are also a person who served in the Empress Dowager's palace, but why has he never seen the world at all?"
She replied submissively: "The empress dowager serves the Buddha, and the palace is also decorated simply. The lady's room is several times more luxurious than the palace of the empress dowager..."
I frowned, maybe she said this to flatter me, but she didn't understand the benefits, she spoke out loud, and her skills were extremely poor.Sure enough.
But she just came here, so I can't be too strict with her.I asked her kindly, "What's your name?"
"Slave servant Dong'er... because this servant was born in winter, that's why I got this name."
Although the master of the palace gave the palace people under him easy-to-remember names for convenience and peace of mind, mostly with the words "little" and "er", but I don't like such a boring and vulgar way of naming them.
Seeing my gloomy face, Dong'er intuitively felt that there was something about me that didn't please me anymore, her eyes turned red, and tears were about to fall again.
I thought, why is this Donger crying so much, the tears she shed in one day may be several times more than my whole life.
Suddenly the name "Hua Splash Tears" flashed in my mind.
Although the Dong'er in front of me looks like a silly big sister, and has nothing to do with being charming and elegant, but for some reason, I think this name will suit her very well.
"Hua Si Lei, you will be called Hua Si Lei from now on."
Dong'er's eyes were red, and she looked at me in a daze.
Tingyi Ruyi and others who were present were all envious. Although their names were also one of a kind and catchy, they seemed to be inferior to the beauty of "Hua Splashing Tears".
Lu Chui hurriedly reminded Hua Splash: "What are you doing in a daze?! Thank you, miss!"
Huaspianlei just woke up like a dream, and hurriedly thanked her.
I looked at the prostrating flowers below and splashed tears, and thought, maybe she will be a blessed person in the future.
Although Hua Splash is reckless and clumsy, he is very diligent.
It may be that Tingyi and the others bullied this new girl, so Xiao Yazhai pushed all the dirty work to her, but she didn't complain.
But after Huasplash came, Xiao Yazhai laughed more.
Huasplash is really clumsy, and it often makes people laugh.
That day Hua Splash was wearing a green skirt with tears in her eyes, but she had red shoes on her feet.
Her nondescript way of dressing makes us laugh to ourselves.
Tingyi teased her, "Flower Splashing Tears, your way of wearing 'green leaves lining red flowers' is really thoughtful..."
Huaspilei foolishly couldn't hear the mocking meaning in Tingyi's words, only thought that Tingyi was praising her, and laughed hahaha, even a little embarrassed.
Tingyi and the others couldn't help laughing anymore.
I couldn't see it and told them to shut up, but then I couldn't help laughing.
Although my maids are not all beautiful, at least they are all beautiful, and their manners are so graceful that no one can fault them.This Huasplash is really different from Xiaoyazhai, it seems that she needs to be taught a lesson.
I came over with tricks and tears, pointed at Tingyi and asked, "Is she pretty?"
Hua Splash replied with trepidation and trepidation: "Sister Tingyi is naturally as beautiful as a flower."
Although Tingyi is only fifteen years old this year, and Hua Splash is sixteen years old, but Tingyi has served me long ago, so she still has to address Tingyi as her elder sister.
"Then what about her?" I pointed at Lvbu again.
Hua Splash replied: "All the older sisters in the lady's room are very beautiful."
I raised my eyebrows, "Then is there something unattractive that destroys the harmony of this room?"
Huasplash is not stupid this time, if the other sisters are all beautiful, then I am the only one who is not beautiful.
She said with difficulty: "It's the slaves who are vulgar..."
I laughed, "But they were not so beautiful before. They became beautiful through hard work on manners. Huashuilei, can you learn to be beautiful like them?"
Huapilei thought I was trying to humiliate her by asking her just now, but I didn't expect that I was encouraging her instead.
"Yes, Huapilei will definitely work hard to learn from all the sisters and not lose Xiaoyazhai's face." Huapilei replied.
I smiled at her, "I believe that one day you will be as beautiful as your name."
Hua Splash looked up at me, momentarily stunned.
I turned my head away in a little disgust, and covered the side of my face with my sleeve, "If the master doesn't let you look up, you can't look at her. Learn the first lesson from here."
Huasplash hastily lowered his head.
"Okay, let's go down. You will be in charge of teaching her how to dress and behave in the future."
Green Blow took the lead.
Ruyi asked me to inquire and came back, and she reported: "Miss, servants have already found out, Hua Splash has been serving in Shouan Palace since she entered the palace, and she has indeed knocked over the cup five times, which angered me." The queen mother. The queen mother seems to have said that she should jump into the well..."
"Then what was her life experience before entering the palace?"
"That's what I admire the young lady the most. I can see that she has a sense of wealth. Her family used to be from a family of officials and officials, but for some reason, the family was in decline, so they sold her into the palace..."
I nodded, "So that's the case."
Ruyi asked curiously: "Is there something wrong with her? This slave looks at her in a daze... There should be nothing to worry about."
I looked out of the window, who was practicing meticulous demeanor under the guidance of Green Blow, and said, "It's nothing, it's always good to be careful."
Ruyi looked at my face and asked: "Miss, are you too strict with the flowers? I saw her eyes were red when she said the last sentence to her, as if she was about to cry..."
I calmly replied: "I'm just doing it for her own good. I'm okay if she doesn't know the rules, but if she messes with other people in the future, she will suffer in the end. She is so slow, if I don't be strict with her If you are harsh, how can she care..."
Ruyi realized, "Miss is really thinking of her. It would be great if she could understand Miss's painstaking efforts."
"She will. I saw that there is aura in her eyebrows and eyes, and she seems to be a plastic material. In the future, she will know how to behave in the world, and she will understand why I asked her so harshly at the beginning."
(twelve princes)
I don't know when Nuxi stopped jumping and jumping every day, laughing and playing with us princes. Instead, sometimes she would listen to us quietly and become graceful and graceful when walking.
She was sick a few days ago.
I was very worried about her, so I went to visit her in her Xiaoyazhai.
I saw her sitting on the bed nervously and motionless.
I have never seen Nuxi in such a distressed state, and I found it very fresh and interesting, so I leaned over to the bed and asked, "You seem to be sick all the time recently. Your face is a little flushed, could it be that you have a fever..."
As he spoke, he went up to touch her forehead.
I have been familiar with it since I was a child, and this kind of physical contact happens from time to time, so we are not surprised.
I didn't expect that today's Nuxi was very abnormal. She knocked off my outstretched hand, and then looked at me with vigilant eyes.
I stared at her in surprise, "Nuxi, what happened to you today?"
Only then did Nuxi realize her disrespect, and she explained in a panic: "I do have a cold, and I feel very uncomfortable. Don't come near me, it will be contagious..."
Shan Shan came over to serve hot soup for Nu Xi, and explained apologetically: "Miss is really not feeling well today, but it's nothing serious, the twelve princes don't have to worry."
I saw that Nuxi was really uncomfortable, so I followed her will and stayed away from her.
I deliberately said some funny things to make her happy, but she kept silent, pursing her lips and smiling slightly when she heard something interesting.I thought to myself, today's Nuxi is really abnormal, if she is usually laughing out loud.
But today's Nuxi is not like the childish appearance of a child in the past, but added a touch of youthful charm, so I couldn't help but sneak a few more glances at her.
The spring rain moistens things silently.
Looking at the drizzle outside the window, I suddenly missed Nu Xi and wondered what she was doing now.
My name is Shang Yuanyao, and the two of us walked towards Xiaoyazhai holding umbrellas.
When we arrived at Xiaoyazhai, the palace servants apologized and told that the young lady was taking a bath and changing clothes, and then brought some snacks for us to wait for a while.
After a while, Nuxi came out surrounded by people.
She was wearing a loose and soft bathrobe, and her long hair was loosely scattered, and there were crystal drops of water dripping down the tips of her hair and dripping onto the vermilion floor.
Shanshan put an embroidered red plum coat on her body, and she took it off again. She said: "The Twelfth Prince is not an outsider, so don't worry about it."
She leaned casually on the low table and asked me, "Why is it raining?"
I smiled and replied: "But suddenly I want to enjoy the rain with you."
Maybe it's because she just took a shower, now she looks lazy and relaxed, without the vigilance of the previous few days.
With a smile on her face, she walked slowly to my side, sat down next to me, and looked at the turquoise world washed out by the spring rain outside the hall.
"Twelve princes, how long has it been since we sat together to enjoy the rain?"
I thought about it, "It seems to be a long time..."
At this time, a palace lady came forward to comb her hair, she took the rosewood fragrant wood comb, called the palace lady back, and combed it casually by herself.
There were two pieces of jade hanging from the end of the red sandalwood comb, and as she combed it up and down, it made a melodious sound.
Then I smelled a faint sweet breath mixed with the smell of spring rain.
I looked at Nuxi, and saw that she was combing her hair and looking intently at the misty rain scene outside the hall.
Nuxi often changes to different flavors of incense according to different seasons, either elegant or strong, all of which are compelling.But I think those incenses are not as good as the natural aroma emitted by Nuxi's body at this time.Since Nuxi itself has an incomparable fragrance, why do you need those extraneous things to cover it up?This is the personality of Nu Xi, she never easily shows her true self outside, she can always cover herself well.
She smiled and asked me, "What do you think?"
I was about to answer, but I accidentally saw her petite and exquisite feet protruding from the edge of her bathrobe, and my heart skipped a beat.
See no evil, I turned my head straight in a panic, looked outside and replied: "No, I didn't think about anything."
The breeze mixed with rain blew by, she seemed to feel a little cold, and she leaned closer to me again.
My face was still calm, but my heart was beating endlessly.
Her soft and lazy voice came, as if she was dreaming, "The Twelve Princes..."
"Ok?"
"This kind of rain is so painless."
"Don't you like the rain?"
"Well, I don't like this kind of soft drizzle. I like the torrential rain in summer. The momentum is amazing...as if it can destroy everything...and make everyone willing to worship at its feet..."
I laughed, "Nuxi, your preferences are really special. Since ancient times, there have been many poems praising spring rain, but those praising rainstorm...seems to be very rare."
Nu Xi also laughed.
"But watching the rain with you, I always feel very relaxed and at ease... Thanks to the Twelve Princes, I am not so lonely..."
There was silence after that, the two of us sat side by side, watching the drizzle falling like silver needles outside the hall.
We didn't talk anymore, but we felt very warm and comfortable.
This moment is deeply etched in my heart.Even if something like that happened later, the fresh colors of that life never faded in my heart.
(slave)
Granny Yao's health is getting worse.
I don't understand, the medicine mother is proficient in medicine, why can't she cure her own disease?
Granny Yao always said it was retribution.
But I don't believe that such a kind person like Granny Yao would make such a big mistake?
I took care of her with all my heart, but Granny Yao's health continued to deteriorate.
I prayed for her every day, but she still left me a month later.
Before she died, she stretched out her old wrinkled hand like a dead branch and took my hand.
She burst into tears, "Miss, this old slave can no longer serve you..."
I choked up, my eye circles were red, "Grandma Yao, don't say that...you will get better."
Granny Yao shook her head, "This old slave is very clear about my condition...it will not get better. This old slave has been a mediocre person all his life, but fortunately he was able to meet Miss...Miss is talented and smart...This old slave passed on her medical skills to Miss. It's not a shame to Master Zhang Duan's lintel..."
My heart was sour, and I hurriedly held back the tears that were about to fall.
"Does Granny Yao have any unfulfilled wishes? I will definitely try my best to fulfill them."
Granny Yao's expression became a little dazed, she insisted and said: "This old slave has only done one wrong thing in this life. At that time, young people were greedy for life and fear of death, greedy for wealth... But when this old slave came to his senses...it was too late It’s too late to regret. Now the old slave has been punished by the heavens, this is retribution... retribution!"
I asked, "Grandma Yao, what's the matter?"
Granny Yao didn't tell me, but her hand pulled me even tighter, "Miss, listen to the old slave... There is a reason in the dark. Miss, your current medical skills are considered excellent... But the old slave still wants to A reminder to you: Don’t harm anyone! Otherwise, you will be punished sooner or later...Miss, you must remember this old slave's words..."
I was shocked, but in the end I couldn't give Yao Po Po a promise.
Granny Yao took my hand and suddenly dropped it...
I stared blankly at Granny Yao, who was dying with regret, and stepped forward to slowly caress Granny Yao's eyes.
Sorry.
Granny Yao has been gone for three days. Although I buried her generously, I always feel that I owe her something.
Thinking of Granny Yao's unreserved teachings, and the days of studying herbal medicine with her every day... Another family member who cared for me has passed away.
What she left me is superb medical skills, which have benefited me endlessly throughout my life.
Whenever I think that the kind and amiable mother-in-law is no longer alive, I can't help but feel sad, but all I show is a kind of silence. I don't know when I am not used to expressing my emotions.
Nian Gao has not been very energetic recently, and has been sick all day long.
The rice cake is the little white rabbit that the Ninth Prince gave me to relieve my boredom when I was blind. Because there is a saying that "the jade rabbit smashes rice cakes", I named it rice cakes.
I thought maybe it was too stuffy, so I carried it to a grassland hunting ground in the palace to get some fresh air.
I put it down and let it run on its own, and I lay on the green field with my hands on my head and looked at the sky.
When the spring breeze blows, the two-inch-high grass around me bends down in the direction of the wind.
I took a deep breath, and my body felt much better immediately.
I stretched out my small right hand and spread my five fingers, and the sunlight came through the gap.
I played for a while, thinking that it was getting late, I got up and called the rice cake home.
But there was no response.
Nian Gao has long been trained to understand human nature, and usually when I summon it, it will run to my side.
I can only look around, looking around and calling its name.
Then I finally found it.
But it is dead.
It had an arrow stuck in it, so it could be seen that it was shot to death.
I was filled with grief and anger, and was about to find the murderer who killed the rice cake, when a voice came: "Prince, over here!"
Then, two young teenagers dressed in foreign costumes appeared in front of them.
The young man standing in front of him wore more gorgeous clothes. He was wearing a perched eagle hat, his hair was loose but braided in the front, and he was wearing a red toga with patterns of ferocious beasts such as wolves and snakes embroidered on the right opening. Wearing black embossed riding boots, a belt of matching color with the clothes around the waist, a small sharp knife and a dark blue purse hanging on the right side.There is a thin layer of downy beard growing on his mouth, it can be seen that he is only about 19 or 20 years old, but his figure is wider than that of the Central Plains people of the same age, and he looks much more heroic.
I saw a bow and arrow in his hand, obviously he shot my rice cake just now.
I approached him to argue, "You killed my rabbit!"
He was young and energetic, and looked indifferent, "This is a hunting ground, what's wrong with killing a rabbit? I wanted to hunt bears and wolves here, but unfortunately I didn't get much. In the end, I only had to use this rabbit to practice my skills."
"That's my rabbit! It's not the hunting season, you can't go hunting here! Do you understand, Dijon people?!" He killed my rabbit, and he looked like he didn't know what was wrong, which made me angry. Feeling angry, so I was quite angry when I spoke.
He seemed to be stabbed by my words, and his eyes were a little angry, "Anyway, I've already killed him, so don't you want this prince to pay you?"
I stepped forward, snatched the bow and arrow from his hand, threw it out fiercely, and then looked at him provocatively.
He probably never thought that the legendary woman from the Central Plains who is as gentle as water would do such a thing and stay there for a while.
He roared: "What are you doing? You don't want to die?!"
I sneered, in fact, I had already guessed that he might be Wu Langhamu, the Uighur prince who was held hostage in the capital three years ago, but he, a hostage in a foreign country, said such threatening words, he was really blind and arrogant.
"Then how is Prince Ulanghamo going to execute me?" I said with a hint of sneer.
He was even angrier when he heard that, but to my surprise, he actually stepped forward and grabbed my neck.
I never thought that he would really dare to do this.
Just when we were deadlocked, the servants behind heard that I could call out the prince's name, and they must have judged that I also had a background, so they stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "Prince, it is better to do less here than to do more." One thing..."
The anger in the prince's eyes gradually calmed down after hearing this, and he gradually let go of me.
I clutched my sore neck and coughed vigorously.
I turned around and said viciously, "I will avenge this arrow."
He snorted, "What an arrogant woman. If I really want to kill you, do you still have the ability to resist?"
I have nothing to say, although I am not reconciled, but according to my strength, I am really not his opponent.
The hero doesn’t suffer from the immediate loss, so I turned my head angrily and was about to leave, but he refused to let go and said mocking words from behind: “Since you love the rabbit, why did you leave without taking the corpse? Don’t you always say that the woman from the Central Plains Are they all tender and compassionate?"
"There are many types of Central Plains women." I replied through gritted teeth.
At night, when the palace people were not paying attention, I took off my clothes and found that there was a circle of red lines on my originally fair neck.
I gasped, if the manservant hadn't stepped forward to dissuade me, I might have really been strangled to death by him!
Although I was resentful, I still put on the clothes that could cover up the scars, and planned to keep my face down for the time being.
The prince's status in this palace is extremely special, both noble and humble.
He is the eldest son of Uyghur Khan, and he might become the king of Uyghur in the future, so he is noble; but he came here as the son of a subject, so it can also be said that he is now a dependent, and his status is naturally humble. That's why he listened to the manservant's advice and let go.
I also remembered that Namu Duoer used me for this person, and I felt much worse towards him.
I sit and play chess with the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince played a white stone and said, "Playing chess with you always takes a lot of thought..."
I laughed, and calmly picked up a sunspot and put it on the board, "But I always lose to you."
He thought about it for a while, and put the white stones under the black stones just now, as if making up his mind, "You don't want to do that."
I looked up at the Ninth Prince, seeing his delicate and pensive look with slight frowns.
The seventeen-year-old Ninth Prince prefers to wear exquisite cloud blue and white clothes embroidered with five dragons. The incense also smells lightly of sweet-scented osmanthus. His demeanor reveals a kind of royal elegance. He is already a handsome and handsome man.
Thinking that I put a bowl of thick black concoction on the table two years ago, Yu Zhaorong hesitated, but the Ninth Prince drank it without hesitation, and now although he is still a little thin, his illness has passed great.
He noticed that I was looking at him, and raised his head to stare into my eyes.
His eyes were clear and piercing, "Nuxi, it's just that you seem to have grown up a lot in recent days...the wedding ceremony will be held soon, right?"
"Well, I have invited the divination master to inquire about the auspicious date, and the salute is scheduled to be on the 15th in two months' time."
"Who are the deacons?"
"I invited Mrs. Chongguo, the official wife of the Minister of Rites, to comb her hair as the guest of honor, Daji as Yousi, and sister as the praiser..."
The Ninth Prince exclaimed, "Father really treats you unusually. Both Daji and Mrs. Chongguo are among the most distinguished women in the country."
I smiled, the emperor really attached great importance to Jiji's matter, and started meticulous preparations very early on, he said that this Jiji ceremony must be extremely grand and unique.
The Ninth Prince looked at me deeply, and said softly, "Nuxi, you need to grow up quickly."
I leaned on the low table and watched my servants busy cleaning the palace.
Then my eyes froze on Huaspilei who was wiping the vase.
I call: "Hua Splash Lei, come here."
Huaspilei knelt down in front of me with a vase that hadn't been cleaned yet. This time she had a long memory and stood by with her head down.
I wake her up.
She got up, but accidentally dropped the vase on the ground.
With a crack of the vase, the fragments were scattered everywhere.
Knowing that she had made a mistake again, she knelt down again with a plop.
"Miss... the servant didn't do it on purpose..."
I'm not annoyed, I just think it's funny, I didn't call you a vase, why didn't you put the vase on the table before coming over?
I raised my hand, "Okay, okay, you don't need to kowtow anymore. You stand up first, don't get caught by the debris."
Hua Splash got up apprehensively, while Lv Chui came over to clean up the broken porcelain.
I looked her up and down and asked, "Why do you think you have gained weight recently?"
Hua Splash's face turned red all of a sudden, he muttered but didn't say anything.
Xing Dan joked: "Miss, if you see how many bowls of rice she eats every meal, you will know why she has become fat."
"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows, "Hua Splash Lei, how many bowls of rice do you eat every meal?"
"It seems, it seems to be three bowls..." Hua Splash said with difficulty, and then explained: "It's because the food here is so good... The servant can't control it..."
I burst out laughing, and everyone else in the room laughed too.
This Huasplash is really a living treasure.
I couldn't help laughing, "How can you become beautiful after eating like this? What about the things you promised me?"
Huasplash lowered her head in shame.
绿吹给了她一个台阶下，“小姐，其实花溅泪除了吃的多了些，平时练习仪态还是很刻苦的。小姐您看，她今天的衣着搭配不是很得体了吗？”
我这才仔细地看着花溅泪的穿着，只见她身着米黄襦裙，腰束花红宽带，脚下配织锦花鞋，头发梳成简单的宫髻但是插了一支碧玉簪子，显然比刚来时臃肿不堪，浑身褶皱的样子要好上许多。
我点了点头，“的确好看了许多。可见你也是用了心的。”
花溅泪听到我夸她，掩饰不住内心的欣喜。
“可是”，我话锋一转，“如果你长成个大胖子的话，再怎么穿衣服也没有用啊。”
花溅泪神色又马上黯然下去。
我看她脸上一晴一阴地转变着，觉得十分有趣，不免掩嘴而笑。
我起身，走到梳妆镜前，随意从上面拈起一支簇花金步摇，走到花溅泪跟前把她那质地显糙的簪子取下，帮她插上步摇，顿时增色了不少。
我退后再次打量她，满意地点了点头，“果然好看了许多。这只步摇就赏给你了，就当是对你最近一些日子努力的奖赏吧。”
花溅泪受宠若惊，连连摆手，“奴婢哪担得起……”
其实因为过些日子就要举行及笄礼了，有不少后妃趁机巴结我送了不少成年女子日后用到的唐式纱绣衣、步摇簪子等衣着首饰，我对这些身外物一向不是太在乎的，况且有些失宠的后妃尽管尽量送得隆重但是在我看来依旧寒酸，是我入不了眼的，所以多赏赐给了下人。
绿吹婷仪她们已经得到了不少赏赐，花溅泪现在既然已经是这儿的一员，我也不会亏待她。
我对小雅斋的宫人尽管十分严厉刻薄，等级分得极严，不允许他们丝毫僭越，但在外面却极护仆，万万不让别人欺负他们。
毕竟“打狗还要看主人”，他们便是我的脸面，所以大多好东西我都会分他们一些，半点也不吝啬。
可能这也是他们对我那么忠心耿耿的原因之一吧。
我挥挥手，“你就收下吧，待日后清点了这些礼品，还会再有赏赐。”
花溅泪在这已待了些日子，也慢慢了解了我的脾性，就不敢再推托，感恩收下。
赏是赏，我看到她那略略撑起的小腹，神色严肃地说：“以后不能再吃那么多了，知道吗？每天只能吃一碗。”
花溅泪面露难色，“小姐，奴婢怕吃那么少干不动活呀？”
我看她极其认真的脸，心想她倒是不偷懒的勤快丫头，笑着说：“那就从两碗慢慢减量好吧？”
花溅泪没想到我会退让，感激地叩头，“两碗，两碗，奴婢一定会慢慢减的。”
十二皇子先于我举行元服礼。
本来根据《周礼》历代是男子二十及冠，女子十五及笄，可是我朝为了鼓励青年男女早成人立世，繁茂人口，所以把行礼的年岁提到男子十五元服，女子十三梳髻，行完成人礼之后的一两年便可论及婚嫁，入朝为官了。
我并非十二皇子亲人，所以无得一见，他举行元服礼后就要去拜见母亲殊贤妃以示对其养育之恩的感激，所以我看见他是已经是第二日了。
我看见高大挺拔的十二皇子穿着暗红色成年男子礼服，以往垂着的总角也整齐地梳了上去，扣以金冠。他从容稳重，风度翩翩地手执墨字雪扇，英姿勃勃，正冲我微笑。
我不可置信地走上前去，上下打量他，“真的是你么，十二皇子？我都快认不出来了。”因为现在我只高到他的脖颈，所以我抬起头问他。
他笑，却把我一下子抱起来转了好几圈，“当然是我了。”
我咯咯地笑，“快放我下来……”
我着地，气息稍平，好奇地伸出手抚摸着他光滑的锦衣纹理，最后久久停留在衣服上绣着的那只威武的金龙上描画着，而十二皇子低头默默地看着我。
“真的不一样了，十二皇子……”
他的眸子变得幽深，他拉起我在他衣服上流离的手，轻轻地握住。
离及笄的日子越来越近了，我每日心神不定，对这件事既感到有些期盼又有点紧张。
那日我从小雅斋出来打算去给皇上请安，可就在刚出小雅斋没几步，我便呆呆地停住了脚。
It's him!
已经两年多不曾见过了，他为什么会突然回来了？
他身着庄重的玄黑团云祥龙亲王朝服，在十几步外明显也看见了我，微微吃惊，继而嘴角略略上翘，玩味地上下打量我。
我的脸腾的红起来，也顾不上什么礼仪，转身就逃也似地往回跑。
走廊上咚咚的一路上都是我的脚步声。
我砰的一声推开小雅斋的门，然后迅速地关上，靠在门上粗粗地喘着气。
我捂着胸口，发现心跳得厉害。
我猛然想起了小时候那句要嫁给他的儿话，脸颊更是发烫得要着起火来。
我已经不是小时候的我了……小时候才及他的腰部，现在我已经长到他胸间那么高了。
怎么办，怎么办……
刚才为什么就跑掉了呢？我应该像个端庄的淑女一样款款地去给他请安，然后问他是否车马劳累……我怎么就跑开了呢……一定又会被他当成小孩子了……
我就这样胡乱想着，却不知道为什么，竟有几滴泪珠从眼眶里坠落下来。
我诧异地拿手擦拭，看见沾留在我指尖上的晶莹液滴，我这是怎么了……
我蹲下身，蜷着身子呜呜地哽咽起来，竟是高兴的哭了……