Song of Peach Blossoms: Alluring Princess

Chapter 228
The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the corner of Fu'an Palace are like golden rice grains in the green leaves of the branches, hiding their body but full of fragrance.Gong'e is drying things in the yard. There are old clothes and some boxes of rouge and gouache, which are placed on both sides of the aisle.Walking in the middle, people will involuntarily glance to both sides, as if they are also reading the life of the owner of the items along with these things.

There are some things that Su Tiange looks familiar to him, presumably these are the old things of the eldest princess that Xiyan said the empress dowager had sorted out.

The Empress Dowager sat on the soft sleeper by the window, closed her eyes and meditated, she opened her eyes slightly when she heard Gong'e report that Doctor Su had arrived, glanced at Su Tiange and closed them again.

"Ms. Su Tiange has seen the Queen Mother." The Queen Mother didn't respond. Su Tiange maintained a kneeling posture, lowered his eyebrows, and the scent of incense lingered in the room, as if he had found a good place to hang around her clothes for a long time. .

"Get up." The Queen Mother opened her eyes, "Is it comfortable to live in Qin'an Garden?"

Su Tiange got up slowly and remembered that the princess's garden was called Qin'an Garden. Is the queen mother blaming her for doves occupying the magpie's nest?
"Just sent someone to clean it the day before yesterday. They changed the water in the koi pond, pruned the dead branches and leaves, and cleaned it again. I dare not move the rest."

This answer seems to be in line with the queen mother's wishes. She sighed and said, "The garden was rewarded by the emperor when Jin'an left the palace as an adult. The Ai family pointed to the best craftsmen in Dali to follow her wishes. Plant one tree one brick one It was built with tiles. Jin'an spent more time in it than in her princess mansion, and she said it was the only place she could still be quiet. It's a pity."

As for what is a pity, the Empress Dowager didn't say anything, Su Tiange just pretended not to understand.

"The Eldest Princess will definitely miss the Queen Mother in the spirit of heaven."

"What are you grateful for? I am grateful for Aijia who gave birth to her but never stayed with her properly, or I am grateful for Aijia who ruined her life for Dali? She had better not remember anything, don't be grateful for anything, just be so carefree After leaving Meng Potang, I will not be reborn in the emperor's family in my next life."

"Forget it, the mother and the daughter will live together forever." The queen mother paused for a long time before she glanced at the nurse in charge following behind Gong'e.

"Since the Ai family has appointed you as a female official, please follow the rules of the palace. No one in this harem can surpass the Ai family."

"Yes." Su Tiange didn't know who the Queen Mother was angry with, but obviously the implication of this sentence was to support her.

After coming out of Fu'an Palace, the nun in charge gave her a brief introduction to the current situation of the draft, and what Xiyan told her about the situation of the women participating in the draft in Beijing yesterday, Su Tiange felt that this trip was really hard work.

"Mother Zhang, you can do whatever you want to do with these specific things in the future, and follow the established procedures. I'm here to lend a helping hand." Su Tiange took a closer look at Mother Zhang. She should be Chen The imperial concubine sent her over to meet her, so she looked kind and respectful to her.

I just don't know if it's because I've been in the palace for a long time, and my face is full of unmoved expressions, showing neither emotion nor anger.

"The girl is too polite. The queen mother has given her full affirmation. You just have to do it freely. We old people will do our best to help."

"If there is nothing wrong with the girl, please go with me first to find out that there are other people in charge."

"Mother, please." Su Tiange originally planned to pay a visit to Concubine Chen and still had something to say, but since Madam Zhang arranged this way, it must have been instructed by Concubine Chen.

The two went to the House of Internal Affairs to receive the sign and went to Jinxiu Garden. All the beautiful women who entered the palace would temporarily live in Jinxiu Garden, and they would have their own separate residences when they were blessed by the emperor.

Jinxiu Garden has already been packed up and down, and we just have to wait for all the contestants to pass the selection and move in five days later.

The two were walking all the way, and someone was talking at the corner of the corridor, the voice was not loud but very stern, "I don't want to say anything else, you go to the Clothes Bureau to get your punishment."

"aunt……"

After taking two steps, the three people talking appeared in their sights, and the woman in green was reprimanding the two maids who were dressed in scarlet.Seeing someone approaching, the two maids lowered their heads even lower.

"Nurse Zhang." The woman saluted Mrs. Zhang.

"This is a female official appointed by the Empress Dowager, surnamed Su, who will be responsible for the supervision and review of the virtues of the beautiful girls who live in Jinxiu Garden for the next three months."

"I've seen Miss Su." The woman gave a blessing slightly, her brows and eyes were not flustered because outsiders saw her sternness, nor was she particularly friendly because Su Tiange belonged to the empress dowager.

"This is Aunt Yuanyi, who is in charge of disciplining the maids serving in Jinxiu Garden." After Madam Zhang's introduction, Su Tiange greeted her. The moment she looked at her, she always felt that she was familiar, and that face gave her a feeling of deja vu.

"Miss Su, let's go and look elsewhere." Nanny Zhang reminded, Su Tiange regained his composure and followed to Jinxiu Garden.A huge palace is divided into several small courtyards, and there are upper rooms and left and right wing rooms in the courtyard, that is, one courtyard can accommodate three to four people.There is a second door behind Xiunu's residence, which is the residence of Gong'e who serves the master of Jinxiu Garden. Calculated, the entire Jinxiu Garden can accommodate at least nearly a hundred people.

After some walking, Su Tiange at least knew a few unwritten rules in Jinxiu Garden. There was a row of yards on the left side of Jinxiu Garden, and a magnolia tree was planted in the middle yard, which was said to be the same time as the one in the Imperial Garden. planted.This one was planted by the former empress, and the one in the imperial garden was planted by the emperor's beasts back then, and they are all graceful and graceful.

Therefore, who will be assigned to this yard is also very particular. Zhang Nanny didn't say much, and Su Tiange already understood.Those who want to stay here are probably selected by various families, and they all have strong family backgrounds behind them.

Walking in Jinxiuyuan, Su Tiange thought for a while and felt that it would be better for her to be a talkative person. She could not afford to offend these women with a lot of thoughts.

So Su Tiange's life is quite chaotic these days. Every day when she comes out of Fu'an Palace, she first goes to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get an errand, and if there is no errand, she goes to Jinxiu Garden for a while, and then goes back to eat and drink without doing anything.On the third day, she was really bored, so she asked the queen mother for leave and went to the library to look for books.

She had been to Zangshu Pavilion when she was in Fu'an Palace before, and she knew all the acquaintances on the road.The servant on duty still remembered her, and when he saw her coming, he chatted a few more words, and mentioned that the little maid who came with Su Tiange gave him candy.

That time it was Suhua, a lovely and pitiful woman, it was hard for anyone to remember her at this time.

"She has already been released from the palace and returned home. I'm afraid she won't be able to bring any more fruit to my father-in-law, but if you like it, I can bring you some."

"Thank you very much. Do you want to go in and read?" the servant asked in a low voice, Su Tiange nodded, the servant looked around and said, "Prince Rui has been inside for half an hour."

Xiao Rui?Su Tiange stopped when she was about to enter the door. It is not suitable to borrow books today. She smiled and said to the servant: "I suddenly remembered that the queen mother still has something to do with me, so I won't go in." She took a step back and was about to turn around , the door of the Library Pavilion opened.

Xiao Rui stood in the door with his hands behind his back and looked at Su Tiange with a smile, "Why are you going to leave if you don't come in and have a look?"

(End of this chapter)