Qing Wu Red House

Chapter 179

On May [-]th of the eighth year of Hong Zhen, three days had passed since the queen visited the herb garden.On this day, Baochai brought Ying'er and Xiangling to visit the herb garden again.At this time, Daiyu had just had breakfast and was teaching Xianger to read Tang poems.

"Girl, the nuns who just came on tour brought a message, saying that Miss Bao has entered the gate and is coming this way." Qingwen entered the Nuan Pavilion with a plate of fruit, and reported softly to Daiyu.

Daiyu nodded slightly, and said to Xiang'er: "Then let's stop here today. The weather is getting hotter recently, so don't work too hard on your martial arts. The practice left by Mr. Aojian before he left Just finish it, but don't let your temper fool you!"

Xiang'er has obviously become much more cheerful, and said with crooked eyebrows: "Sister, don't worry, I'll save it!" Daiyu nodded Xiang'er's little nose: "How dare you say that, yesterday I heard that you It's been under the sun for half an hour, look at this little face is obviously dark!"

Xiang'er stuck out her tongue mischievously, and reassured: "It won't happen next time, sister, don't worry!" Seeing that Xiang'er was sure, Daiyu gave up.Then he gave Er Rong and others a word of advice.

Qingwen put the cut fruits on the disk, and served Daiyu and Xianger with the fruits together with Dongyu.Then Daiyu said: "Sister Bao comes in later, just welcome her directly into the herb garden, instead of going to the painting screen skyside!" The third-class girl who was waiting on the side hurriedly went out to pass the message to the patrolling lady.

Dong Yu curled her lips slightly: "This Miss Bao is very diligent in coming here, I don't know why she is looking for a girl today!" Xiang'er heard it from the side, glanced at Dong Yu, and said with a smile: "Sister and Sister Bao go talk, Xiang'er Retire first!"

Daiyu nodded: "Go and play, but be careful not to get too close to Hemerocallis Lake." Xiang'er smiled and stood up.Dongyu knew that the second girl blamed her for talking too much, so she hurried forward to arrange Xiang'er's clothes.He and Er Rong took Xiang'er to the garden.

When the three masters and servants of Xiang'er left the Nuan Pavilion, Qingwen smiled and said: "The second girl is getting more and more aggressive. I chatted with Er Rong a few days ago, and found that our second girl is also very thoughtful!" Dai Yu smiled and said, "You're the naughty girl." Qingwen smiled shyly, seeing Zijuan and Erqian cutting paper, she went over to help.

Zijuan laughed and said, "Go and embroider your clothes, I don't need your help here." Hearing this, Daiyu also became interested: "I would like to ask you, what do you think about clothes?"

Qingwen sighed slightly: "I just found out today that there is nothing good in this palace. The empress who is the mother of a country doesn't even have the freedom to dress."

Zijuan made fun of her: "Stop sighing here, tell us what's going on?" Qingwen sighed again: "Sister Cuiqi and I explained the request to make auspicious clothes for the empress. No wonder the empress said it was uncomfortable to wear. No one would be comfortable wearing such a heavy dress. Mu Qing and I did the math at night, and if we counted all the weight, it would be five or six catties!"

Daiyu often likes to read some allusions on weekdays, and she also knows that the palace has strict requirements on auspicious clothes.Can Qingwen be asked to make such clothes?It's really strange for the empress to make such a request.Thinking of this, Daiyu smiled and said, "What else did Cui Qi say to you? Did you specify that you want to make big clothes?"

Qingwen looked at Daiyu puzzled, and shook her head: "That's not true, it just told me some taboos and requirements. One of them is the requirement of Najifu." Daiyu suddenly understood, and said with a smile: " The auspicious clothes are very strict in terms of material selection and embroidery. You don’t need to worry about it for now. Just make a few regular clothes for the empress.”

Qingwen nodded: "Miss Xie for your advice!" Daiyu smiled and said: "I didn't give any advice, you just have to remember it well. Whether Gu Xiu will be recognized by the royal family in the future will all depend on one action. That's it!

"After hearing this, Qingwen's expression became serious, and she nodded firmly.

Zijuan laughed at the side and said: "When I cleaned Miss Teng's room with Erxi the other day, I found that the clothes that Miss Teng sewed for those little dolls were very special. You might as well refer to them, Qingwen. After all, they are for the empress. Clothes, you can’t be too casual, right!”

Daiyu was very interested when she heard this: "Zijuan is a good idea. These days, you don't need to be busy with the affairs of the house, so you can concentrate on making clothes for the empress and embroidering your wedding dress!" Qingwen was busy Waving his hand: "How can it be done, girl, please don't spare me the work, I will feel uncomfortable all over."

Zijuan and Erxi laughed at the same time: "What a busy life!"

At this time, Baochai's voice came from outside: "What are you laughing at, so happy?" Daiyu hurriedly stood up and said, "Sister Bao is here." Then she complained to the little girl who hit the curtain: "Sister Bao Don’t tell me when you come, it’s not the rules!”

Baochai took Daiyu's hand: "I told her not to pass it on, so don't blame her. Last time I left in a hurry, I wanted to have a good talk with my sister but I didn't have a chance, so I won't invite you." Come here, sister Lin, don't be disgusted."

Daiyu said with a smile, "what did Sister Bao say? I hope it's not in a hurry." Then she took Baochai's hand and sat down on the couch.Zijuan and other maids are very busy making tea and taking snacks.

Daiyu looked at Ying'er and Xiangling, and said with a smile: "Zijuan, take Ying'er and the others to relax quickly, and let Erxi wait for us. The nuns who came with Sister Bao also entertained them." Alright, don't be lazy!"

Zijuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, girl, we still know about this." Then, she took Ying'er and Xiangling out of the house, set up some refreshments in the gazebo outside, and went to chat.

Baochai sat for a while before asking, "Sister Lin, I know that sister Lifeng also received an invitation from the Empress Empress yesterday." Daiyu was a little surprised, she really didn't know about it. Without a title, Wang Xifeng should not have been able to receive the invitation from the empress.

But facing Baochai's question, he just smiled lightly: "Really? I really don't know about it. But it's normal even if I received it. After all, the second brother Lian made great contributions on the Annan battlefield."

But Baochai sighed slightly: "Who said it wasn't? It's just that the invitation was sent directly to Sister Feng's current residence. The old lady and the ladies were a little unhappy when they heard about it!" However, I'm afraid this is the purpose of Baochai's trip.

Sure enough, after a while, Baochai pretended to be envious and said: "Hey, let's not talk about Sister Feng. You, the second sister, the third sister, and the fourth sister can all go to the palace to watch the martial arts competition. I am really envious. After Baochai finished speaking, he took a look at Daiyu and saw that Daiyu didn't have any special expression on her face, so she hurriedly said, "However, I don't take this very lightly, because Aunt Xue has been talking about it for the past few days. Said that her background has implicated me!"

Daiyu said softly at this time: "Aunt Xue is also sorry for Sister Bao!" Seeing that Daiyu had no intention of taking her there, Baochai couldn't help but lose some interest, and said absent-mindedly: "Then what's the matter?" What is the solution? It just adds to the sorrow!"

Seeing Baochai's somewhat lonely expression, Daiyu couldn't help softening her affirmative mind just now, and was about to speak when she saw Nanny Song and Xueyan walking in.When Nanny Song saw Baochai was there, she saluted and said, "Miss Baochai is well!"

Baochai knew the position of Nanny Song in Daiyu's heart, so she didn't dare to trust her, she stood up politely, and received a half-respect: "Madam, do you want to talk to Sister Lin? Then I'll go first." Sit in the side hall!"

Nanny Song smiled and said, "It's not a big deal." Daiyu looked at it with a smile, but didn't say a word. Just when Baochai was hesitating whether to retreat to the side hall, Lin Haorui strode in: " Did my sister listen to the arrangement of the contest?"

Seeing Lin Haorui coming in, Daiyu also stood up, walked out a few steps, and held Haorui's hand with a smile: "What is the arrangement for the competition?" Hurry up, the old slave has only just entered the house, and he has not had time to report to the girl in the future!"

Lin Haorui smiled and said, "That's it!" Seeing Baochai in a blink of an eye, he said, "I never thought Miss Baochai was there, so sit down and listen to me!" Baochai smiled lightly and sat down.Daiyu also sat beside Lin Haorui. Although she was a little reluctant to get Baochai involved in this way, she was never too disgusted.

It turned out that after the morning court today, Empress Yang of Changning Palace issued a decree, which clearly stated the participants and the rules of competition for this competition.Although many ministers felt that the queen was too much trouble, they admired the regulations set by the queen.Of course, there is also that old antique, seeing the empress act in such a well-organized manner, I couldn't help but worry about the harem's meddling in politics, and went to Zhaoren Hall to kneel down and give advice.As a result, of course, he was severely scolded by Emperor Hong Zhen.

To say that the queen's constitution is also very novel, it can be summed up in two words - lottery!After hearing this, Daiyu asked in amazement: "Is my brother also participating in the lottery?" Lin Haorui nodded: "Yes. The whole schedule is divided into two groups. The first lottery is to determine the group, and it will be held tomorrow morning. Wait for the group After the decision is made, the emperor will come up with the questions himself, and the teams will fight together, and the winning side will draw lots again for a one-on-one confrontation!"

Baochai interjected from the side: "The emperor wants to test everyone's coordinated operations?" Lin Haorui praised without hesitation: "Miss Bao is smart, I'm afraid that's what she means!" Daiyu laughed: "In this way, brother doesn't have to challenge everyone This is good news for my brother!"

However, Lin Haorui sighed deeply: "Originally, that guy wanted to join in the fun. Because the number of people who signed up plus I was only [-], it turned out that God bless that rogue boy, he actually invited himself to join the battle!"

Daiyu raised her eyebrows and couldn't help laughing, but Baochai's eyes lit up, and her thoughts became more determined.