Yanmenchun

Chapter 6

Just over a month later, the Queen's order came to the palace. Princess Tai'an hosted a flower banquet and invited acquaintances to attend the banquet in Langyuan Court.

Langyuan Court is the royal courtyard, which is equivalent to the back garden of the princesses, where tea and flower parties are often held.

Ever since the marriage turned bad and His Majesty informed the Duke of Ming Dynasty, this matter disappeared in the open.

Princess Tai'an couldn't bear to hold the flower banquet at this time, so she told all the ladies in Beijing to be more careful and not to join Yang Caikui.

On the day of entering the palace, Shen Tuchan wore a white dress with a lotus pattern, because during the filial piety period, her hair was tied in a bun, with a pearl flower on each side.

Although Shen Tuchan's appearance is not the best, but her figure is taller than ordinary women, and her white dress with lotus pattern has a long shawl.

But she herself didn't seem to realize it, and she often felt that she was mediocre in appearance.

She made an appointment with Feng Yingru to meet on the main street, and when they met, Chun Equinox helped her out of her own carriage and into Feng's carriage.

As soon as Feng Yingru saw her, she asked Yu Rong'er to take out the freshly made roses made by her mother Huixin and freeze them out. She took off a small cup and opened the small silver cover, and there was a small rose petal on it. Xianbao seemed to be holding it over: "Miss Chan, try it quickly, the county lord made it fresh, it's fresh!"

The spring equinox helped Shen Tuchan to straighten her clothes and hair. Shen Tuchan took it with both hands and smelled it closely. The smell of roses was rich and fragrant.

Feng Yingru couldn't help laughing and said: "It's hard to learn how to eat dim sum. Several aunts and sisters have tasted it. I know that I will meet you first today. If you want me to bring you a taste, you can tell me more." It's a nice sentence, I'm eager to learn when I go back."

Shen Tuchan has already taken a spoon to eat, the mouth is soft and delicate, with a little sweetness of rose honey, she praised: "The taste is soft, sweet but not greasy, if it wasn't for my aunt thinking about me, you would still be reluctant to give it to me. "

Feng Yingru was angry and laughed and snatched her dishes, and the two maids hurried to help them look good, and after a few jokes, they arrived at Langyuan Court.

The entrance was crowded with carriages and horses, but Feng Yingru used the carriage of his mother Huixin county magistrate today. Royal banquets are always based on status regardless of who comes first, and soon a young eunuch came to lead the horses in.

I got out of the carriage and entered the garden. In the early summer weather, the garden was full of purples and reds, full of vitality, and most of the ladies had arrived, and the whole garden was full of fragrant clothes and temples.

Apart from Feng Yingru, Shen Tuchan was on good terms with girls from the general's family, such as Huo Xiangxiang, the second daughter of General Huo's family.

Feng Yingru has a better temper than Shen Tuchan, and half of the ladies in Beijing have a good relationship with her.

Shen Tuchan nodded at Feng Yingru with a smile, and she went to say hello to the lady group. Huo Xiangxiang had already arrived, and she walked this way as soon as she saw Shen Tuchan.

Huo Xiangxiang, a military general of the Huo family, has not learned etiquette and embroidery for a few days, and she walks vigorously. She is wearing a dark green tunic skirt today, and her waist, which was originally slender, now looks graceful.

She rushed over naively: "A-chan, I miss you so much!"

Shentu's family held a funeral, and her going there would only add to the chaos, and her mother kept her in check and wouldn't let her go out.

Shen Tuchan hurriedly took her hand and sat down: "Didn't you see me!" Huo Xiangxiang had never had any troubles, but now she saw her and smiled.

The two sat down next to each other and talked, and Princess Taian came in just after saying a few words.

She was dressed in a royal blue dress, the peacock embroidered with gold thread flickered on and off on the skirt, and the gold tweezers hung from her hairpin, making her look very imposing.

As soon as Princess Tai'an entered the courtyard, she saw Shen Tuchan in a plain dress. The girls in the courtyard were all gorgeous, making her stand out.

All the noble ladies got up to salute, and she sat down while keeping everyone from bowing. Chen Lingyu, the youngest daughter of Princess Chang'an, who had befriended her, and Jiang Taojia, the eldest daughter of Prince Gong's eldest granddaughter, Baoqing County, sat on the left and right of her. Down.

Only the two of them sat at Princess Tai'an's table, but Princess Tai'an glanced at Shen Tuchan and waved to the maid beside her: "Arrange the seats of Miss Shentu and Miss Feng to this palace."

The maid Ying Nuo stepped forward, Huo Xiangxiang smiled and let go of Shen Tuchan's hand and whispered, "Let's talk about it later." Shen Tuchan pursed her lips and nodded.

The noble ladies were drinking and composing poems, and Princess Tai'an also invited singing and dancing to add to the fun.

Shen Tuchan was drinking tea all the time in Xiaozhong, Feng Yingru drank a little fruit wine, the marriage between Chen and Feng's two families was a tacit agreement, Xianrong County Lord bowed his head and whispered to her from time to time.

Princess Tai'an said a few words to the county magistrate of Baoqing next to her and then fell silent, with a gloomy expression on her face.

The county magistrate of Baoqing didn't take it too seriously, but looked at Shentuchan and said, "I heard that Miss Shentu practices martial arts and is good at riding and shooting?"

The female generals are basically good at riding, and even Huo Xiangxiang is good at riding. Baoqing County Chief's question is very ordinary, so Shen Tuchan said modestly: "It's not good to say that you are good at riding and shooting, you can only have superficial skills."

County Lord Baoqing is the jewel in the palm of Lord Gong. In terms of seniority, she is a cousin of Princess Taian. There are few girls in Prince Gong's mansion, and she is the only grandson. Growing up under the guidance, he has a particularly arrogant temper, likes to beat, fight, and has no interest in poetry and songs.

The Lord Baoqing ignored her modesty and said, "I have made an appointment with Huo Xiangxiang to ride a horse in the countryside for a few days, so you can go too." Just as Shen Tuchan wanted to refuse on the grounds of being in Xiaozhong, Princess Tai'an said Interjected: "I will go too."

She said this to the County Lord Baoqing, so she used me, and did not claim to be the palace, Shen Tuchan hesitated for a moment and said: "My daughter is still in filial piety, I am afraid that I cannot accompany the County Lord."

There was no impatience on Princess Tai'an's face, but her tone was not very good: "You don't have to worry, the queen mother has a caretaker there, and it's not good for you to be bored in the house at such a young age."

Princess Tai'an moved out of the queen, Shen Tuchan couldn't refuse anymore, the head of Baoqing County rolled her eyes vividly at this time, obviously she had a quarrel with Princess Tai'an, Xianrong Junjun twisted Princess Tai'an The sleeve said: "What's the matter? We are riding a horse together, and each face is heavier than the other."

County Lord Baoqing couldn't hide the matter, so he opened his mouth and said, "What kind of thing is her surname Yang? How long has it been going on? See how Yuan Zhi cares so much. Seeing me makes me angry!"

Yuanzhi is the name of Princess Taian, Jiang Yuanzhi.

(End of this chapter)