The Favoured Medical Princess: 504 Jade Pillow

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The auspicious time is approaching.

The ladies from other mansions have retreated to the side hall next door, and birthday gifts from these mansions have already been given in the front yard.

Xiao Ni and others, who were originally entertaining girls from Beifu in the side hall, also came to the open hall. All the royal family members were waiting to pay their birthday to King Zhennan.

After a moment, Aunt Luo led King Zhennan in respectfully.

The King of Zhennan was still wearing the bright red silk robe, but his face was not as red as before.

Although King Zhennan was still smiling at this moment, many people were keenly aware that his smile was a little stiff, and they secretly exchanged glances with each other. The ladies of the Xiao family vaguely guessed that it was Aunt Niu's secret wearing of Dongzhu disturbed his good mood.

But the girls of the Xiao family who were in the side hall were confused and didn't know what was going on. Immediately, the clever maid went to inquire about it and quietly reported to her master.

After they found out, they all looked at each other. For a moment, the atmosphere in the open room that should have been joyful became a little weird.

The King of Zhennan walked into the open hall with flying steps, Xiao Luan followed him, and several maids in green walked at the end.

After King Zhennan sat down on the Taishi chair at the top, Xiao Luan was waiting at the side.

Following that, Nangong Yue, who had the highest status among the female relatives, stepped forward first and saluted: "My daughter-in-law wishes my father a happy birthday! I wish my father good fortune like the everlasting waters of the East Sea!"

A few maids beside her helped present birthday gifts, including a purple purlin wood ivory screen with a crane and a pair of shoes embroidered with the word "Fu".

After that, the concubine Wei, several girls from the Xiao family, and relatives from the Xiao family ancestral hall also came forward to wish her birthday, and the maids presented birthday gifts.

"I sincerely wish you a long and prosperous life!"

"My daughter sincerely wishes her father a long life and eternal life!"

"My niece sincerely wishes my uncle a happy life every year and a happy life every year!"

"..."

In the open hall, there were bursts of birthday wishes. The female family members presented carefully prepared birthday gifts one by one. A maid in Tsing Yi sang and drank the gift list at the side. The atmosphere looked very lively.

It took more than half an hour before the female relatives had finished paying their birthday wishes and giving birthday gifts.

After that, King Zhennan said a few words briefly, and asked Nangong Yue to greet the guests, and then left in a hurry. It seemed that he was still not in high spirits.

After the maids in green attire counted the birthday gifts, they worked together to carry them away.

The birthday greetings were over, and the female family members who had avoided before returned to the open hall, and sat down in their original seats with smiles and smiles.

After the steward asked Nangong Yue for instructions, she said loudly that the banquet was about to begin.

Immediately afterwards, maids wearing green-blue gowns filed in from both sides of the open hall, each holding a tray full of dishes in their hands, walking lightly and steadily... After a while, one after another, Delicious dishes with all colors, flavors and tastes were placed in front of the guests.

The dishes, cups and cups used to serve the dishes are all made of blue and white porcelain, which is quiet and fragrant, bright, clean and elegant.

This dish is even richer than the previous small banquet at Bixiaotang. There are all kinds of delicacies from all over the world, as well as seasonal vegetables.

The ladies' table was placed in the open hall, and the three tables for the girls were placed in the side hall. Xiao Fei had not finished chatting with Miss Zhou before, so she simply ordered the maid to arrange for her and the girls of the Zhou family When they arrived at a table, they also let the girls on Tuesday and Wednesday get in on the action.

Xiao Fei and Miss Zhou Roujia were chatting softly while eating.

"...the residual score is a piece for the piano and flute ensemble?" Zhou Roujia asked in a low voice.

"Yes," Xiao Fei nodded, "my sister-in-law and I inferred from the residual music that there are three piano and flute ensembles where the tunes of the piano and flute should be slightly different. We pondered carefully for a long time, but the progress was still slow... However , but the completed part is absolutely wonderful!"

Zhou Roujia hesitated for a moment, then said: "Miss Xiao, I wonder if you can lend me a..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Rouhui, the Tuesday girl next to her, suddenly whispered: "Ouch!"

Zhou Roujia turned around subconsciously and saw Zhou Rouhui with a round face, biting her lower lip and exclaimed: "Sister, I'm sorry!"

A small bowl containing soup was knocked over on the table, and half the bowl of soup spilled out. The soup flowed on the table... and some of it splashed on Zhou Roujia's sleeves, and the honey-colored soup stains were on the table. It is particularly eye-catching on the green clothing.

Zhou Roujia couldn't help but frown slightly. This new dress was specially made by her mother for her to come to the prince's birthday banquet, and she wore it for the first time. The soup stain should still be washable, right?

"Sister, it's my fault that I accidentally spilled the soup on you! Sister, please don't be angry with me!" Zhou Rouhui spoke urgently and quickly, looking at Zhou Roujia timidly, her hands nervous. Twisting the veil.

Zhou Rouhui's maid quickly knelt down and tried to wipe away the soup stains on her clothes with a handkerchief.

This table made such a big noise, not to mention the girls at the same table, the girls at the two tables next to it also put down their chopsticks and turned their heads to look over.

Zhou Roujia smiled slightly, her voice was as gentle as the spring breeze blowing on her face: "Second sister, what are you talking about? For you and me, a piece of clothing is nothing more than a trivial matter."

The girls at the same table smiled and went back to eating and chatting on their own.

Xiao Fei glanced at Miss Zhou Zhou lightly and said to Zhou Roujia: "Miss Zhou, why don't I ask the maid to take you to change into some clothes? We are not much different in stature, so you can probably wear my clothes. ”

Beside her, Bai Zhou stepped forward with a smile and said respectfully: "Please, Miss Zhou, please go with me."

Zhou Roujia also understood that the birthday banquet had just begun, and she would only stand out more in such stained clothes, so she pondered for a moment, then stood up and thanked Xiao Fei: "Thank you, Miss Xiao."

The **** Tuesday breathed a long sigh of relief, patted her chest, and thanked Xiao Fei.

At the same time, the two maids immediately came up to clean up with their hands and feet, sucking up the soup and taking away the overturned small bowls. In the blink of an eye, everything was in order again.

No one noticed that Zhou Rouhui's maid quietly retreated.

Seeing that all the girls had almost finished eating, Xiao Fei signaled to the maids serving on the side. Immediately, two rows of maids walked into the side hall, and a group of people moved some empty dishes and bowls neatly with their hands and feet. After receiving them, another group of people served various snacks to the girls.

Rose rice cakes made into rose shapes, golden horse rolling, carved plum blossoms arranged in the shape of plum blossoms, light purple honey rose taro, wine-flavored egg flower rice dumplings...

The girls, who originally felt eighty percent full, not only had their index fingers excited, but couldn't help but taste these exquisite and beautiful snacks, commenting on them in whispers from time to time.

Not long after, Bai Zhou led Zhou Roujia back to the banquet in the side hall. Miss Zhou changed into a brand-new azure color woven with gold, hibiscus and engraved silk ruffles. This color matched her skin color very well, making her The skin appears to be as radiant as snow, delicate and moisturized.

The two of them walked to Xiao Fei again, and Bai Zhou knelt down and said, "Miss, I'm afraid that the soup stains will be difficult to clean after being stained for a long time, so I have sent Miss Zhou's clothes to the washing room first, and when they are washed, After washing, I will send it to Miss Zhou to the General's Mansion."

Xiao Fei responded and asked Zhou Roujia to sit down and have some snacks together.

By the time the banquet was over, it was already half past midnight, and everyone moved to Dehe Building one after another.

Dehe Building is a theater building built in the southwest corner of the inner courtyard of the palace. The Nanwang couple in the old town were not interested in watching theater, so the location of Dehe Building was a bit off. On weekdays, the female family members of the palace would rather watch the theater in Set up a simple stage in the small garden.

However, this kind of stage is only suitable for singing literary operas. If you want to watch martial arts operas, you still have to go to the theater.

Walking through several corridors, around a small lake, through several Ruyi gates, and down a bluestone path is Dehe Tower.

Dehe Building is a two-story building. In the first floor hall facing south is the stage. Purple hardwood carved partitions separate the front stage and the backstage. There are two-story corridors on three sides around it, with carved low railings next to it. .

As soon as you enter the door, you can see a large plaque hanging above the stage, with three large gold-lacquered characters "Dehe Tower" written on it.

Under the guidance of the palace's maids, a group of female relatives climbed up the stairs on three sides to the corridor on the second floor. Armchairs and tables had already been arranged in the corridor for guests to sit.

These seats were arranged in advance according to status and family relationship, and the female family members quickly took their seats.

Every one of the girls was very excited. A little girl wearing a pomegranate red lotus pattern said excitedly: "I heard that the Cheng family class is invited today. The Cheng family class is now in Luoyue City. No, the entire Nannan class is here." It is the most famous theater troupe in Xinjiang. I heard that their young student Cheng Zisheng is good at both civil and martial arts. From a young boy to a female actor, everyone is vivid and his martial arts performance is unparalleled. Everyone who saw it was applauded... Last time my grandmother celebrated her birthday. , I also wanted to invite Cheng Jiaban to come over and sing all day long, but who knew that Cheng Jiaban said that they had been booked by other governments in the past two months, and finally had to invite Man Tangchun to come over, hey, just sing and sing. The babbling scenes are very boring."

The girl in yellow beside her smiled and said: "That's good, finally as you wished, you can listen to Cheng Zisheng singing today!"

The little girl in pomegranate red clothes was overjoyed.

Another girl said: "Cheng Zisheng is really good at both **** and art. I saw Cheng Zisheng singing once at General Yao's Mansion last year. It was really amazing..."

"..."

The girls were talking to each other, and as they spoke, they all took their seats on the corridor on the second floor of the theater.

Soon, with the sound of sonorous gongs and drums, a female general wearing a military uniform and with heavy oil paint on her face appeared on the stage. As soon as she appeared, she performed a wonderful spear trick, which attracted the attention of the guests. The eyes were dazzled and the blood was boiling. They all clapped and cheered. As soon as the show started, the atmosphere was heated up. The guests were all in high spirits and watched the play attentively...

At the same time, a gold-plated opera playbook has been presented to Nangong Yue. After Nangong Yue casually folded "Mulan Joins the Army", he handed it over to Wei, followed by Mrs. Tian, ​​Mrs. Xiao San, and Qiao. Madam...

By the time the opera excerpts were delivered to Mrs. Fang Si's hands, it was already behind the stick of incense, and the second play had already begun on the stage below, and it was "Mulan Joins the Army" by Nangong Yue.

Mrs. Fang Si was looking at the drama absentmindedly. Next to her sat a girl wearing a pink butterfly embroidered silk trousers. She was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with an oval face, willow eyebrows, and a pair of **** eyes. Transparent, like two deep pools.

Although she was smiling at this moment, there was a trace of anxiety in her eyes. She glanced quietly in the direction of Nangong Yue, and looked around the theater quietly and pretending to be curious.

Seeing Mrs. Fang Si staring at the opera without making any movement for a while, the girl in pink gently pulled Mrs. Fang’s sleeves and called out coquettishly: "Grandma..."

Mrs. Fang Si glanced at her granddaughter and said, "Sister Man, don't worry, wait until grandma has finished reading the excerpts of the play... Whatever play you want to see, grandma will help you order it."

Fang Ziman opened her big eyes and pouted, looking innocent and weak. She rubbed her handkerchief and said, "Grandma, you'd better order some of your favorite plays."

Mrs. Fang Si glanced down at the stage below and said meaningfully: "Sister Man, grandma remembers that you like "The Jade Pillow", right? Grandma will give you a discount."

Fang Ziman's eyes flashed, she bit her lower lip lightly with her jade teeth, and nodded, a faint blush appeared on her pretty face.

After Mrs. Fang Si ordered the play, she passed on the play excerpts.

On the stage downstairs, several actors were singing to the climax. Mulan had already died, put on heroic men's clothes, and bought a horse and a saddle, trying to persuade her father to let her go on an expedition for him... …

Every one of the girls subconsciously tightened their handkerchiefs, staring at the scene with their beautiful eyes.

Only Zhou Roujia seemed a little uneasy, adjusting her sitting posture from time to time, her eyes wandering.

At this time, Xiao Fei felt her mouth was dry, so she turned half of her body to get the tea cup on the table, but saw something wrong with Zhou Roujia's expression, and asked quietly: "Miss Zhou, is there something wrong?"

A flash of hesitation flashed in Zhou Roujia's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she finally made up her mind. She looked both sides and saw that no one was paying attention to them. She lowered her voice and said calmly: "Miss Xiao, the ring that I used to hold down the corner of my skirt is missing. Maybe it fell off when I just changed clothes. Can Bai let me know? Can Zhou accompany me to look for it?"

When she was singing the first play just now, Zhou Roujia discovered that her ring was missing. The master and servant were in a panic for a while. The maid searched all over her, but still couldn't find her.

The master and servant were almost frightened, and they had no intention of watching the show.

Private belongings of a girl's family should not be thrown away. If this is not handled properly and is used by someone with intentions, or falls into the hands of some men, it may be accused of giving and receiving privately, and the reputation will be ruined. What's more, this jade pendant is Mrs. Zhou's dowry.

Xiao Fei was startled when she heard this, and hurriedly comforted her: "Miss Zhou, don't panic, I'll ask Bai Zhou first..."

Xiao Fei quickly signaled to Bai Zhou to listen and asked her in a low voice if she had seen Zhou Roujia's ring.

Bai Zhou could not hide his surprise. Knowing that this matter was of great importance, he tried to think back and whispered: "Miss, I don't remember much about it before, but I served Zhou Da in Qingran Residence. When the girl changed her clothes, the ring should no longer be there."

This time, on the birthday of King Zhennan, there were many visitors, and the elderly ladies were more likely to get tired, so Nangong Yue specially asked people to clear out two small courtyards so that the guests could rest. One of them is Qingranju.

At that time, Bai Zhou took Zhou Roujia to Qingran Residence, and asked a second-class maid to go back and get Xiao Fei's clothes and put them on for her.

In other words, Zhou Roujia's ring was probably dropped on the way from the side hall to Qingran Residence...

There were other guests here, and Xiao Fei, as the host, couldn't leave, so she had to order: "Bai Zhou, follow Miss Zhou and follow the same path as last time to look for them."

Zhou Roujia looked at Xiao Fei with gratitude in her eyes, thanked her in a low voice, and went with Bai Zhou.

Soon, the other two girls of the Zhou family also noticed that their eldest sister was missing. They looked at each other and smiled, with a meaningful look on their faces.

"Girl."

At this time, Zhou Rouhui's personal maid called her softly. Zhou Rouhui hurriedly raised her head and glanced towards the north of the theater. She seemed to have noticed something. Her eyes lit up, and she stood up gracefully and walked along the corridor. Walked over...

The singing of "Mulan Joins the Army" on the stage was finished, and then "The Palace of Heaven" started again. The Monkey King, dressed in armor and dressed in glittering gold, appeared on stage, performing several neat somersaults, showing off the monkey's naughty nature. , smart, and much more lively and lively than the previous "Mulan Joins the Army".

The ladies and ladies were teased to the point where they chuckled from time to time. Nangong Yue and the maids Huamei also watched with gusto, all of them smiling happily.

"The Crown Princess..." Zhou, who was sitting at the next table, suddenly spoke to Nangong Yue.

"Cousin." Nangong Yue turned to look at Mrs. Zhou and saw Mrs. Qiao leaving the table at some point. A young girl with a round face sat on Mrs. Qiao's chair. It was Miss Zhou. .

Ms. Zhou bravely introduced the girl next to her on Tuesday, saying: "Prince Princess, this is my cousin Hui from my natal family. We always got along well when we were in the boudoir. My cousin is well-educated and sensible. Filial and virtuous, gentle and quiet, and proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting..." Ms. Zhou tried her best to use all the words she knew on girl Tuesday, hoping to leave some impression on Nangong Yue.

The more Mr. Zhou spoke, the stiffer the face of Zhou Rouhui, the Tuesday girl behind her, became. She also knew that this cousin was not a quick talker or a smart thinker, but she didn't want to be married for many years and still not make any progress. My mother is such an unlucky person!

Mr. Zhou's heart was filled with bitterness, and she never wanted to get into this troubled waters. It was just that she had been married into the Qiao family for several years and had nothing to do. Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Qiao, was sarcastic and sarcastic every day. Not to mention, her mother-in-law had passed away half a month ago. An ultimatum was given. If there was still no news from him within half a year, the decoctions for the concubines and **** in the house would be stopped.

Zhou was panicked, so she went back to her parents' home to seek advice from her mother and sister-in-law. Unexpectedly, the second aunt from General Dingyuan's Mansion was also there that day, and asked her if the imperial concubine had been helping Mr. Xiao to look at her recently. Mrs. Zhou had vaguely heard Mrs. Qiao talking about it, so she said so. The second aunt immediately enthusiastically asked her to help negotiate a peace and see if she could marry cousin Hui into the palace.

In theory, the Zhou family was born in the main family of the Zhou family, and the Dingyuan General's Mansion was actually a side house. However, the Zhou family's great-uncle and his son had made great achievements on the battlefield, and even his uncle died in the battle because of it. , and this was how he was granted the title of General Dingyuan. As a girl from her family, Ms. Zhou actually did not want to rely on General Dingyuan's Mansion, but her second aunt said that she could not write two characters "Zhou" in one stroke. If the two families could support her together, Mrs. Qiao would not dare to be too Too much trouble for her.

Zhou was really desperate, so she gritted her teeth and agreed.

Nangong Yue glanced at Zhou Rouhui. Although the Zhou family didn't mention marriage at all, Nangong Yue thought about it for a moment and guessed what the Zhou family was planning.

The fact that she wanted to show Xiao Luan Xiang was deliberately leaked. In this way, when she was asking about the girl, if she was interested in Xiao Luan having a concubine, she could express it in a subtle way.

She would not comment on whether it was in line with the rules for Dingyuan General Mansion to have two households, but the Zhou family was not within her consideration, that was for sure.

Nangong Yue pretended to be confused and smiled lightly: "Miss Zhou is indeed dignified. What do you like to do in your daily life?"

Seeing Nangong Yue's question, Zhou Rouhui bowed gracefully and replied softly: "Back to the imperial concubine, in addition to playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting and nvhong, I also read some classics and history." Zhou Rouhui thought about the imperial concubine. She is the legitimate daughter of the Nangong family and comes from a scholarly family, and Miss Xiao is also a famous and talented girl, so she said this in a fitting way.

"Studying history is wise." Nangong Yue seemed to praise it, holding up the blue and white porcelain bell cup on the side and taking a sip of hot tea.

Zhou Rouhui originally thought that Nangong Yue would teach her a few words, but she didn't expect anything more.

Ms. Zhou felt a little embarrassed from beginning to end, and from time to time he raised his eyes and looked towards Mrs. Qiao's seat. She took advantage of the fact that her mother-in-law had just gone downstairs to the clean room, so she quietly brought Zhou Rouhui over to see Nangong Yue.

Calculating the time, her mother-in-law is probably coming back soon. Ms. Zhou is anxious and worried. If her mother-in-law comes back and sees that she has been involved in these things without her consent, she doesn’t know how angry she will be. look.

Seeing that Nangong Yue stopped talking, Zhou Rouhui didn't want to take the initiative to talk too attentively. She winked at Zhou, indicating that she would pick up another topic with Nangong Yue.

Her flirtatious glances were thrown at the blind man, and the restless Zhou didn't receive them at all.

Out of the corner of her eye, Zhou saw a person wearing pea green clothes entering the theater. Her heart skipped a beat and she said to Zhou Rouhui without thinking: "Sister Hui, I see your sister is looking for you. Maybe she is looking for you." What's the matter..."

Is this an eviction order for yourself? ! Zhou Rouhui was so angry that her face turned red, but there was nothing she could do. In full view of everyone, she couldn't be so shameless as to insist on staying, so she could only leave angrily, thinking: She must tell her mother about this when she returns home. This cousin is so useless that she can’t help at all!

Nangong Yue didn't take Zhou Rouhui's little thoughts to heart at all and continued to watch the show.

After finishing "Havoc in Heaven" and performing two or three martial arts dramas in succession, the style of a certain drama suddenly changed from a martial arts drama to a literary drama. Some girls who liked martial arts suddenly found it extremely boring. But there are also some ladies and girls who like to watch this graceful long sleeve dance.

For a while, the theater became quite quiet, and both the sound of gongs, drums and cheers were suppressed.

This play is called "The Story of the Jade Pillow". It tells the story of a scholar who had been married to his wife for several years but had no children yet. So the scholar took two concubines under his parents' control. From then on, he had a virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine. . In the next ten years, his concubine gave birth to three sons and three daughters. By the time he reached the age of hearing, the scholar already had a family full of children and grandchildren. On the day of the scholar's sixtieth birthday, a newspaper was suddenly received in his house, saying that the scholar's eldest grandson won the first prize. The scholar was overjoyed, and he couldn't catch his breath for a moment, so he fainted... When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had just been lying on the ground. He fell asleep on a jade pillow, with only his sixty-year-old wife next to him. Only then did the scholar realize that all the beautiful things in his dream were just a dream. The real thing is that he only married an old wife, who had nothing to do, so that the couple lived alone all their lives, and even after they died, there was no one to break the pot. The old scholar burst into tears and regretted it!

At this time, the performance of "The Story of the Jade Pillow" was the last part. The opening ceremony was the 60th birthday of the old scholar. The descendants rushed to the mansion to celebrate the old scholar's birthday one after another. The atmosphere was harmonious...

At this age, Mrs. Tian is no longer as lively and noisy as she was when she was young. She is fascinated by a literary opera.

When the actors on the stage sang wonderfully, Mrs. Tian couldn't help but clapped her hands and praised: "The Cheng family troupe really sang well. Although his martial arts opera is more famous, from my perspective, their literary opera is better than that of the full house. Spring is not bad either."

"What Mrs. Tian said is true." Mrs. Yao nodded and said, "I have also heard the song 'Man Tang Chun' sing "The Story of Jade Pillow", and the singing skills of his young students are not as good as that of Cheng Zisheng."

The ladies chatted animatedly with each other.

Looking at the lively scene where all the descendants of the old scholar came to pay him a birthday, Mrs. Fang Si seemed to be touched and sighed: "Only when the wives and concubines are harmonious at home and the descendants are prosperous can we have both happiness and wealth. ”

After saying that, Mrs. Fang Si looked towards Nangong Yue and asked, "Prince Princess, what do you think?"