Ordinary clear day

Chapter 195 Summoned
However, after visiting the Imperial Garden that day, Shu Ning found an opportunity to pull Wan Ning to a corner where she avoided people, told her about the emperor's appearance after she left, and said worriedly: "I think the emperor may be watching in secret. It's been a while, I don't know if you have heard what the second sister said, if there are any bad consequences, what should I do?"

Wanning was taken aback, and panicked: "No... no way... I didn't say anything serious, and besides... the queen mother and the fifth elder brother... will support me... After the talent show that day , the Queen Mother even praised me for singing well..."

Shu Ning sighed, and said: "Second Sister, haven't you heard that the Empress Dowager is ill? Who knows if she has the energy to take care of this matter. What's more, according to the Empress Dowager's temper, as long as the Emperor makes up his mind, she may not be able to take care of it too much." What to say. Second sister, you are too reckless this time. If my sisters say those words at home or when close friends are alone, it doesn’t matter. It’s just a joke in the boudoir. It’s just outside , and in a place like the imperial palace, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds. You have only known that Chang Lu for a few days? How dare you be so casual? What's more, there was a cousin of the Wei family who was just nodding with you. Just hand it over. How could you say that to your face?"

Wanning lowered her head and wrung the handkerchief, silently, and said for a long time: "At that time, no one else was there... Chang Lu is my good friend, and that Wei Wan is your cousin... Besides, I was just joking... I didn't say anything." What excessive words. Chang Lu will soon be pointed out to the seventh elder brother. Many people know. Although I didn't see the situation when the concubine Cheng praised her that day, you experienced it yourself. Since it is true, then Chang Lu is just shy...I'm not talking nonsense..."

Shu Ning had another headache, almost earnestly speaking: "Second sister, remember that the second day after entering the palace, I told you about the beautiful girl who was beaten to death, and advised you to restrain yourself and not let anyone catch you. The handle. You promised well at the time, and you... also settled down for a few days, but why did you become ostentatious when you left the sign? You didn't pay attention to what you said and did, and you got together with those beautiful girls every day. They used to What's your attitude towards you? Now that we're so close to you, who knows what's on his mind? As for that Chang Lu..."

She recalled Chang Lu's words and deeds in the imperial garden, and her heart felt a little cold: "I don't think it's simple, I'm afraid it's not as innocent and pitiful as you imagined, whether it's really meant to marry Seventh Brother... I can't tell Sister, stay away from her, don't be calculated by others. These days, stay calm for now, even if you just pretend to be dignified and virtuous, when the decree of marriage comes down, you can do whatever you like, okay ?”

Wanning lowered her head and did not speak. Shuning urged her a few more times before she raised her head to stare at Shuning, bit her lips, and said, "Third sister, I only care about playing with other people recently, and neglect you and Yuanning and Xuxu too much." Are you unhappy? Just say it straight, I just want to accompany you more in the future, you...don't say that about my friend again..."

Shu Ning was stunned, a surge of anger surged from the bottom of her heart, her heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys seemed to be poured with pepper water, and she was so choked that she couldn't speak.After finally suppressing it, she took a deep breath and said, "No need! Second sister can do whatever she likes, I won't care anymore!" After saying that, she turned around and left.

Damn Wanning!I kindly remind you, you actually regard me as a villain who sows discord? !What a dog bites Lu Dongbin!I don't talk to you anymore! ! !

She walked back angrily all the way, exerting some strength on her feet, and when she returned to the room, her ankles felt a little painful again, so she shrank in the room, reading, practicing calligraphy and playing the piano, chatting with Yuanning Xuxu and Wei Wan occasionally, everything was fine Never go out again.

And Wanning saw Shuning leaving suddenly, she was a little surprised, she didn't know where she offended, and she still acted according to her own will, but fortunately she didn't forget what the other party said about the emperor's presence that day, and she restrained her behavior a little on weekdays Some, and asked someone to send a letter to the fifth elder brother to ask about it.It's just that the people who sent the letter said that the fifth elder brother was serving the decoction in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and she couldn't find anyone. She was a little worried at first, but later, when Concubine Yi and other empresses in the harem asked Xiunu to drink tea and chat, she would also take her along. , the attitude is also very normal, just relieved.

Because the emperor didn't make a decree on when to determine the whereabouts of Xiunu, the harem became faintly commotion, and from time to time some concubines picked up the attractive or related Xiunu to drink tea and talk.Wanning, Yuanning, Xuxu, Jiahui, Chang Lu, Baoyao and others all went.Shu Ning herself was never invited, and when she saw the other girls coming back from the rain with umbrellas, their beautiful clothes were splashed with mud and water, and their temples were disheveled, they couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

She was practicing calligraphy that day, but suddenly a young eunuch came and said that the emperor wanted to call her and Wei Wan over.Shu Ning and Wei Wan glanced at each other, they were both a little surprised, because the little eunuch was in a hurry, they hurriedly changed into decent clothes and went to Qianqing Palace, behind them, everyone in Chuxiu Palace was discussing and making all kinds of guesses.

Shu Ning trembled all the way to Qianqing Palace, followed the little eunuch to enter through the side door, first waited in a small room for a while, and helped each other to tidy up their hair and clothes with Wei Wan, then someone came to invite them to go to Xinuang Pavilion .

As soon as Shuning stepped into the Xinuang Pavilion, her eyebrows twitched.

Tong Ying was inside, arranging the four treasures of the study on a table next to her, and just glanced at her inadvertently.

This glance contained many meanings, which slightly calmed Shuning's heart.As if nothing had happened, she and Wei Wan saluted the emperor who was sitting in the upper seat, and when she heard the three words "get up", she stood up and waited for the emperor's order with her hands down.

Apart from Emperor Kangxi and Tong Ying, there were other people in the room.Tong Guowei came into the palace for some reason, but the emperor asked Wei Wan to come, but he asked her to meet her grandfather who had been separated for many days.The grandfather and grandson thanked Kangxi solemnly, and Shuning also paid a visit to the uncle who had only met twice.

Tong Guowei only said some casual words to Shuning, but he was strict and kind to Wei Wan.In front of Kangxi, I asked her about her general performance recently, and taught her to abide by boudoir precepts, follow the rules, and repay the king, and so on.Wei Wan responded rightly, but his attitude was as indifferent as ever.

When Kangxi saw this, he smoothed things over, saying that Tong Guowei hadn't seen his granddaughter for a long time, so he didn't need to be so strict. He also asked about Wei Guan's daily homework, female celebrity, etc., knowing that she was good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so he asked her to write a few words on the spot, and then Then he turned his head to talk to the others.

Originally, Shu Ning saw that Emperor Kangxi seemed to be only interested in talking to Tong Guowei's ancestors, but left Tong Ying and herself there. She didn't know why.But seeing Tongying waiting unhurriedly, she seemed to have a plan in mind.She believed that Tongying must have his own reasons, so she also became patient and waited quietly.

Kangxi looked at Shuning for a few times, then pointed to Tongying, and asked: "Do you know who he is?" Shuning hurriedly replied: "Go back to the emperor, this servant recognizes him, this is the son of Tongying from Prince Jane's mansion." " Kangxi said "hmm" and asked again: "How did you know him?"

Shu Ning was startled, wondering if he knew something by asking this question, so she could only reply calmly: "Back to the emperor, the father of this servant was an official in Fengtian, and because my brother wanted to go to school, he asked him to worship a master. Coincidentally, Beizi Tongying also worshiped that gentleman as a teacher, and became a classmate friend, and they would go horseback riding and archery together from time to time on weekdays. Even though the servant girl was young at the time, she also rode a horse with her twice, so she recognized her."

Kangxi looked at Tongying with a half-smile: "Oh? Looks like she's still a childhood sweetheart." Tongying smirked a few times: "Your brother and I have grown up together." Kangxi snorted at him before asking Shuning, "What do you mean?" What happened next?"

Shu Ning hurriedly said: "Later, the servant's father returned to Beijing after his tenure was over, and took his family to Guangzhou to take up his post. Only my elder brother stayed in Beijing to study. First, he studied in Tong's family, and then was recommended to Zongxue as a companion. Tong After Ying Beizi returned to Beijing, the two were able to meet again. But at that time, the slave girl was with her parents in Guangzhou and had never seen each other. Later, the slave girl’s father, Ding You, returned to Beijing, but Beizi went back to Fengtian. The family was in the other courtyard in Fangshan, and we saw each other again."

Kangxi paused: "Autumn? Did you remember clearly? Isn't it winter?" Shu Ning thought for a while, and replied, "It's autumn." Thumbs up, knowing that I was right.

Tong Ying rubbed her head and said to Kangxi embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, it was... that time. The servant still wrote the scriptures in his home. The two brothers and sisters helped to fight."

Kangxi once again put on a smile that was not a smile, and Tongying laughed dryly and didn't speak anymore.The former turned his head to see how Wei Wan's handwriting was, and turned around after a while, and said to Shu Ning: "You have also learned some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, right? Just now the kid said, when he draws, you give him Let me know what kind of pen and ink he wants without him having to ask, it's really like a roundworm in his stomach, but really?"

Shu Ning said with some black lines: "Beizi Tongying praised him absurdly, maybe this servant has seen him paint a few times, so she knows some of his habits."

Kangxi smiled at Tongying: "Then try it, just draw here, let me see if your kid is cheating on the king. Well, girl Wan is writing over there, let me see...you can draw a picture. Four The peonies in the moon are blooming well, so you can just draw that. But you are not allowed to tell her what kind of pen and ink to use."

Is this... is it intentional embarrassment?It's not surprising to draw without the real thing, but it's not surprising to ask another person to guess what kind of brush and ink the painter wants...Brother Tongying, when did you offend Emperor Kangxi?

What Shuning was more worried about was that it sounded like Tongying was hinting to the emperor about her relationship with him, but the emperor's reaction was uncertain. If they didn't cooperate well this time, would it affect their future?

She glanced at Tong Ying worriedly, but he gave her a comforting look, calmly unfolded the drawing paper, and groped on the paper with his hands, as if he was planning a layout.Shu Ning regained her energy and concentrated her mind. While paying attention to the movements of Tong Ying's palm, she added water and rubbed the ink.

When Tongying stopped her hands and conceived concretely, Shuning began to prepare the paint.Traditionally, when painting peonies, the colors are mostly red, pink, yellow, and white, and maybe blue. The leaves should be blue, and maybe ochre.While thinking about it, she adjusted the colors, put them in small white porcelain plates, lined up on the right side of the table in the order of the rainbow colors, filled the brush washer with water, and then filled them according to the size and color of the paper. Seeing the large layout, I picked a pen.

After Tongying conceived, she stretched out her hand to take the brush, dipped it in red and landed on the paper, and drew a few petals with a few strokes, obviously the painting was freehand.Shu Ning watched from the side, while thinking about what he would use next, and handed it up when she saw the right moment.

Most of the time she delivered the correct one, but it's not that she didn't miss it, it's just that Tongying is alert and will always make the mistake, and she can always get past it.Shuning was secretly ashamed, and became more attentive.When the painting was almost finished, Tongying accidentally dripped ink on the painting. When she was in a dilemma, she handed over a fine brush dipped in ochre, and reminded him to change the ink dot into a bee.

When the painting was finished, Kangxi had already commented on Wei Wan's handwriting. He came over to have a look, and said jokingly, "Peony is the most magnificent, but you didn't draw meticulously?"

But Tong Ying said with a smile: "The servant is good at freehand flowers. If it is fine brushwork, I am afraid that the painting will not be finished until dark."

Kangxi snorted coldly, turned around and praised Shuning, and said to Tong Guowei: "Both girls are good, and the daughter of your Tong family is indeed a good mother." Tong Guowei hurriedly said a few words.Kangxi waved his hand and called "Xuanji". A palace lady walked in, dressed like an ordinary palace lady, except that there were a few more borders on her clothes, and a string of tassels hanging from her head.

She obeyed the emperor's order and handed the rewards to Shuning and Wei Wan. Shuning got a box of high-quality lake brushes, and Wei Wan wanted another inkstone. The two knelt down and thanked them, and Kangxi let them go back. , After a while, he turned his head and cursed at Tong Ying with a smile: "You brat."

Shu Ning and Wei Wan went back under umbrellas all the way. They didn't know whether they were drenched in rain or sweating. When they got back to change clothes in Chuxiu's palace room, they found that their backs were soaked.Afterwards, she carefully recalled the situation at that time, and thought that there should be no obvious mistakes. This time, Tong Ying probably said something to the emperor.There was a burst of joy in her heart, but also a little nervous, up and down.

However, when she and Wei Wan were summoned this time, it caused all kinds of rumors in Chuxiu Palace, and some beautiful women even thought that they would enter the palace as concubines, and they were very jealous.Wei Wan always ignored these gossips, and still read books by himself, but Shu Ning was worried that if the truth was revealed too early, it might affect the future between herself and Tong Ying, so she refused to reveal what was going on.However, the people in Qianqing palace have very strict rules, and people outside can't easily find out what's going on inside, so the rumors tend to intensify.

Wan Ning was even more curious to ask Shu Ning what was going on, but Shu Ning just said indifferently: "It's just that the uncle of the Tong family entered the palace, the emperor's grace, let us go to see his old man. Second sister don't need to listen to other people's nonsense The Tong Niangniang in the palace is still the relatives and elders of the two of us." Seeing that her attitude was not as friendly as before, Wanning said goodbye in embarrassment.

Shuning's statement gradually spread, but others were half-believed, and some Xiunv mentioned that the former emperor had made two aunts and nephews as queens, and that the empress of Emperor Taizong and the late empress dowager were also aunts and nephews who served together. example.For a while, there were many rumors in Chuxiu Palace. Although there was no movement in the harem, the way the show girls looked at Shuning and Wei Wan had changed.

Among them, Wei Wan became the most hated object because of his extraordinary looks and outstanding talents.Instead, Shuning became incidental.Facing the concern of relatives and acquaintances such as Yuanning and Xuxu, she really couldn't laugh or cry.But Wei Wan seemed to be unable to hear or see anything, as usual, doing what he had to do, which made Shu Ning very ashamed, because her self-cultivation was not enough.

Within two days, when the rain finally stopped, Yanxi Palace suddenly sent someone over, and Concubine Tong wanted to invite Wei Wan and Shu Ning to have dinner.

(Let’s not mine today... It seems that the thunder was too much yesterday, so that a lot of divers were blown up, and the post at night alone is more than three pages... I come back from ten o’clock to one o’clock~~~ Please allow Let me be lazy~~~~~~)

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