Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Invitation (Part 1)

I had insomnia when I was lying on the bed, and the soft smoky tent around me was like my mood at the moment, drifting mistyly. Too many things happened all day today. It was my chance to meet Xiang Yanqi. With his help, my current plan will soon come true.And the appearance of Yu Wujian can only be described in one sentence: I met the right person at the wrong time and the wrong place. But Jun Huangyue's indifferent attitude towards me made me even more confused about him. Not counting the wedding day, tonight is the second time I see him. He still doesn't talk much, and his voice always seems to be slow, It's not slow, and with the cover of the mask, it's hard for me to see him.The scene in the bedroom made me extremely frightened, even when I was kissed by Yu Wujian this afternoon, I was not so panicked, because I seem to understand Yu Wujian's mentality very well, and my instinct also tells me that Yu Wujian will not hurt me.

I understand that I have an inexplicable defensive attitude towards Jun Huangyue.I have experienced too much pain in my previous life. Those sad pasts made me cherish the peaceful life now. I strongly resist every person who may hurt me from approaching me, and he is just one of those people that I can’t control. , I would rather avoid this kind of person if it is not necessary, but he has become my husband again. With such an identity, it is difficult for me to avoid him. But guarding against him does not mean that I am afraid of him, and feeling flustered by him does not mean that I am helpless. The future is still long, and the Berlin Wall will collapse one day. I don’t believe that I will always be so passive.

When I woke up the next day, it was already high in the sun, and the weather seemed to be fine. The bedroom was full of bits and pieces of gold that jumped in from the window. When I turned my head, I saw the black cloak hanging on the screen beside the bed. If you look carefully, you will find white guard hairs faintly visible in the dark brown fur of the cloak under the golden sunlight. Could this be the legendary "needle hidden in the ink"?This cloak is actually made of precious sable fur.I originally planned to ask Li Qing to help me return it, but now I have changed my mind. I once heard people say that sable fur "gets warmer when it sees the wind, melts when the snow falls, and does not get wet when it meets water". The compensation for the Broken My Hosta has been settled, and he will not take the initiative to ask for the cloak back.

"Sister, what did you think of, that you smiled so happily just after waking up?" Laixi pushed the door in from the outside with a basin of water in his hand. "It's nothing, it's just that I took advantage of others, and I'm secretly happy." I said to Laixi with a smile, took the handkerchief she handed me, and began to wash my face with clean water. "Sister, you are teasing me. How can you take advantage of others? You are the most generous person I have ever seen." Laixi rummaged through the suitcase to find clothes for me while talking to me.

"Don't take the skirt, I'll wear it again in a while. Just find a long gown, just the one I told you to make last month." I saw Laixi holding a blue skirt Can't help but think of what happened last night, and quickly asked her to get something else. She listened to what I said, and found an improved version of the long gown that she sewed for me and designed by me from the box. It was a bit similar to the one I was shopping yesterday, but the color was a little more fancy. After washing and dressing, I had a delicious breakfast. Laixi's cooking skills were too good to talk about.

After the meal, I suddenly became interested in painting, so Laixi and I hurriedly moved the drawing board I asked Zhang Lu to make to the small yard outside the room.Laixi laid out the rice paper and set up the pen, ink and inkstone for me with ease. What should I draw?I haven’t seen any good scenery recently, and the one that impressed me the most was yesterday’s crowd of dragon boat races, so I’ll just draw that, but figure painting has never been my specialty, I only draw for my own entertainment. It was only about an hour after I finished drawing, and Laixi told me that it was time to have lunch. The time passed so quickly, and the painting on the drawing board had just begun, and the prototype had not yet taken shape.

Zhang Lu came just after lunch, and I just remembered that I told him yesterday that he would come to see me today.I quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote down what I needed him to find, and explained it to him in detail. I still don't know the level of social development of Lan Chao, and I hope Zhang Lu can find the materials I need. As soon as Zhang Lu left, Li Qing came, followed by several people holding small boxes. I looked at Li Qing with a questioning look, and he smiled and said to me: "Princess, the people behind me are the shopkeepers of the most famous jewelry stores in the whole capital. Get them and ask them to bring you the best items from their stores."

Seeing that I didn't raise my eyebrows, he continued: "The prince also said that the jewels and jades in the treasury of the mansion are for you to pick out when you are in a good mood. Uh, because the mansion has not had a mistress for more than 20 years, Therefore, there are very few jewelry available to women in the treasury, and the prince ordered that the old slave bring these shopkeepers to see you once a month, so that you can choose them conveniently." I was a little speechless after hearing this. It turned out that what Jun Huangyue said last night was true, but this scene was a little too big, and the emperor's actions were different.

"Then you guys open the box and show me, and give me the name of your store." Since Junhuang is more determined, I have no reason to refuse. Several shopkeepers put the small boxes in their hands side by side on the table in front of me. I found that all of them were jade hairpins. It seems that Junhuang Yue knew me better and didn't let these people bring hairpins, step Yao, gold hairpins, etc. Hanging bright and golden things for me to choose. I noticed that one of the shopkeepers reported himself as a jewelry store under the name of the Xiang family, so I randomly picked three from the box he brought, and didn't look at the rest of the boxes.

After the selection, I said to Li Qing: "From now on, I don't need to bring them here every month. I will tell you when I really need it." What I thought was, if they really came every month, wouldn't I have no excuse to go out? Before leaving, Li Qing said to me: "I never thought that the princess would also be interested in painting. The wooden board behind the rice paper is very special." I smiled at him and didn't say much, it's just a hobby, and I don't need to let everyone know. Two days later in the morning, Li Qing came again, this time he held a small box in his hand, followed by a maid who was holding a large plate covered with a red cloth.

He respectfully explained the purpose of coming to the side. It turned out that it was for the birthday party of the Great Concubine that I was going to attend tonight.Could it be that Jun Huangyue was still afraid that I would embarrass him, so he sent a full set of dresses and matching jewelry, and also a maid who was said to be extremely dexterous to dress me up. I was powerless and accepted everything. In my previous life, I specially designed clothes to dress up others, but now it's someone else's turn to design and dress up me. When Li Qing was leaving, he asked me for the painting I made two days ago, and it happened that I finished the painting yesterday, so I called Lai Xicuo to give it to him.As long as my paintings are not for sale and are not signed, he should not recognize me as "Qin Lan". When he took the painting as a treasure and withdrew happily, I couldn't help shaking my head, this man, with his status, it's good to fart, if I didn't stand up to Prince Rong and Princess Rong today Is there anyone else who would be so proactive in begging for a painting that he hasn't even finished reading?I clearly remember that when Li Qing saw the painting three days ago, I only drew one corner. I told the maid named Qiao'er: "Please put only one bun on my head, you can decide the style, and don't put all the jewelry in the box on my head, no more than four pieces at most." I asked Laixi to open the clothes on the plate to show me, the dark cloud satin underwear with a silver-white background, the light blue floral satin inner skirt, and the silver-blue satin-trimmed silk jacket with an ivory-white background embroidered with peony blossom patterns. T-shirt, caisson tavin twisted valerian crepe outer skirt with peacock blue background, and a light water blue brocade poncho about four meters long, a truly luxurious five-piece suit. It took about half an hour before Qiaoer combed my hair, put a bronze mirror in front of me, and asked me if I was satisfied.After I saw it, I was full of admiration and satisfaction. This coincidence is truly a coincidence. My waist-length hair was twisted by her from the top of my head to the back of my neck into undulating spirals like clouds, and the rest of my hair was on the right side of the back of my head. Formed into a ponytail, the tip of the bun protrudes obliquely towards the right shoulder, making my neck slender, charming and soft.And she also kept my request in mind, and only inserted two white jade hairpins of different lengths in the center of my bun, and two indigo blue butterfly hairpins on the left temple. I chose a pair of long drop single white pearl earrings to wear, and I didn't plan to wear the necklace and bracelet, which didn't fit the five-piece set just now.As for the face, the cosmetics of this era are really lackluster. Luckily, Zhou Yunxin is naturally beautiful. Her skin is white and rosy, and she doesn't even need to put on rouge. I just need to put on some lipstick before going out. Because the Grand Concubine will hold a flower viewing party before the dinner, I took Laixi out an hour after lunch.The Wang's Mansion and the First Prince's Mansion are not far apart, and the carriage only took half an hour to arrive. As soon as I got off the carriage, a doorman came up to receive me. He took a look at the invitation card from the wedding ceremony, and immediately changed his face. He nodded, bowed and smiled, and led me into the Prince's Mansion. Needless to say the splendor of the prince's mansion, I didn't have the time to look carefully, anyway, the palace where I lived for a few months is not worse than here, I don't need to enter the Grand View Garden like Grandma Liu. Along the way, I followed the man through the rockery pool, through the corridor and the moon gate, and came to a spacious garden. The garden is so large that it seems to be endless at a glance. There are many kinds of jade flowers on the carved railings. People standing or sitting, whispering or enjoying themselves alone , the servants shuttled back and forth, so lively. While I was looking around, a beautifully dressed young woman with a graceful temperament came towards me. After the gatekeeper who led the way stepped forward and said a few words to her, she immediately smiled at me and walked to me quickly. before. "It turns out that sister Yunxin is here. My sister-in-law failed to greet me in time, so don't blame my sister." The young woman smiled and talked to me while holding my left hand affectionately. It turns out that she is today's birthday star, my cousin in name, Li Ying, the eldest prince and concubine.Looking at his almond eyes, fine nose, teeth like shellfish, and his demeanor, it does not disgrace the aura that an imperial concubine should have. "It's all a family, so don't be so polite, my little sister wishes my sister-in-law a happy birthday." I followed her to call her sister-in-law, as if I would do the same, and at the same time sent the congratulatory gift in Xi's hand. After Li Ying took it and said a few words of politeness, she handed it to the servants around her, and then took my hand and walked towards the largest pavilion in the garden. The pavilion was full of women, and when they saw the two of us coming, they stood up and greeted each other. Li Ying arranged for me to sit next to her, and then introduced me to the people around me one by one. I put on the most perfect smile and greeted them one by one, trying my best to ignore their eyeballs that almost fell on me and their curious eyes. "Prince Rong is really lucky to marry such a beautiful woman as Princess Rong." "That's right, Prince Rong must love the concubine even more, right?" "I heard that Prince Rong has a bad temper. Princess, are you still used to it?" It is said that there are three women in one drama, and there are far more than three people sitting here. Listening to them singing and singing together to inquire about the marriage status between me and Junhuangyue, I suddenly realized that thanks to Junhuangyue, I am now Also a celebrity.It turns out that the feeling of being a celebrity is not good. The first point is to learn to open your eyes and tell lies. So I heard myself replying to them with the sweetest voice: "Yes, our prince usually dotes on me very much and takes good care of me, and he has a very good temper and never speaks loudly to me. He even gave me countless pieces of jewelry, jade and antiques, and he personally put on my earrings for me when I went out just now." Seeing them stunned and unbelievable, I laughed in my heart.I know that the outside world has negative comments on Jun Huangyue all over the sky. They must think that I will live in dire straits. They are waiting to see my embarrassing expression with a forced smile, and they are waiting to sympathize and comfort me with a good heart. Who knew I would laugh They spoke so naturally and spoke so happily, and the truth of what they made up was completely beyond their expectations, and they stopped talking for a while. "Princess Rong and Prince Rong really love each other." In this quiet moment, a familiar deep voice suddenly came from behind me. I knew it was Yu Wujian without looking back, and I was extremely surprised. Why did he come? Didn't he say that only female relatives were invited?