History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 134

When Linlang woke up, it was dusk, she got up and went to the front yard, Qin Huaiyu had already left with He Wenzhan.Qin couldn't bear to disturb her rest, so she ordered people to heat up the food and wait for her to wake up before serving.The two of them said during the meal that Qin Huaiyu really wanted to go to the second room when he came to Beijing this time.

Qin shi sighed, "You know the virtue of the second lady, this Jin girl married her... Sigh." Lin Lang could only comfort her.They can't interfere in other people's affairs, they can only let nature take its course.

After resting for the night, He Wenzhan went to the government office the next day, and Lin Lang went to the third room again. He Shanshan was very happy and talked to He Shanhu for a while.Although they were not close to He Linglong and the sisters before leaving, after all, there was no major conflict between the sisters. Although Lin Lang did not go to Aunt Bai's courtyard, she sent someone to deliver the gifts prepared for her sisters. Naturally, the He Linglong sisters Also happy.

The next day was the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March. When Xu Xiang heard that Lin Lang had returned, he invited her to an elegant banquet in the suburbs.Xu Xiang's social circle is not quite the same as that of Lin Lang's. Xu's family inherits the title of duke of the country, and they are relatives and nobles in Beijing. They are much more prominent than the He family, who have officials but no titles. This time, the banquet will be held in Peach Blossom in the west of Beijing. In the forest, the Lord of Guang'an, who was personally appointed by the Holy Lord, is the host.

This princess of Guang'an was none other than Zhuang Yuanjin's sister who was married to He Xuanji, named Zhuang Yan.Her aunt is the current empress, because she is beautiful and can act like a baby, she goes to the empress's palace many times, the emperor likes it very much, so she was named princess.

In terms of titles, the duke and the king of the county are of the same rank, and Zhuang Yan, as the duke's daughter, is a great honor to be named the lord of the county.But Zhuang Yan lived up to her name, Qiao Xiao Yan Ran was exceptionally beautiful, the emperor was so happy that he made a princess and even gave her a house, and was loved more than some princesses.

The peach blossom forest in the west of Beijing is at the foot of Mount Mang, not far from the city. It is said that there are burning peach blossoms in a radius of four or five miles. At this time, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, like clouds and clouds, and when the wind passes, the fallen flowers are colorful and beautiful.

Lin Lang used to be a little girl, and she either followed He Weijie or the Qin family when she went out, and the rest of her contacts were people who had contacts with the He family. This was the first time she came to a banquet by herself.

It is said that the princess of Guang'an hosted a banquet, but in fact, she sent a post in her name to invite all the girls to gather together. Various fruits and flowers were placed in the huge open space, and the girls were free to play, so many people would bring friends over.

Lin Lang's appearance was not unexpected, but most of the people present were thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls like Xu Xiang, and she was a little younger.After looking around for a while, there were a few people present who had been in contact with them before, and some of them had also met in Lizheng Library, but they didn't have a deep friendship.

The princess of Guang'an sat in a tent under the forest, next to several county princes and the daughters of the prince's mansion, Han Xuan'er from the scholar family of the Han University, and Wei Wei from the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Han Xuan'er's elder sister is a noble concubine in the palace, and it is said that she has a close relationship with the empress, so even though the family does not have a title, she often comes to such occasions.As for Wei Wei, he was invited because he was related to the dealer.

The last time Linlang saw them was at the Xu family's birthday banquet, this time they reunited, it was inevitable to say a few greetings.Zhuang Yan had never seen Linlang before, and now she only looked her up and down, Xu Xiang introduced: "This is my friend He Linlang, I wonder if the princess has seen her before."

"He Linlang..." Zhuang Yan thought for a moment, "Listen to the name, could it be my sister-in-law's younger sister?"

"I've met the Princess." Lin Lang saluted with a smile, which was an acknowledgment.

Zhuang Yan raised her eyelids lightly, and said, "Sit down." There was a row of short futons next to it, each with melon, fruit, wine and tea.Xu Xiang's seat was originally at the top, but she sat with Lin Lang, and Wei Wei happened to be next to her.

Wei Wei leaned over and asked, "I heard that Miss Liu went to the south of the Yangtze River a few years ago. Is it fun there?"Just as he was talking, Princess Guang'an had already got up and walked out with several county chiefs. When passing by Xu Xiang, he asked, "Miss Xu Er, won't you go out for a walk?"

"The Princess goes first, and Lin Lang and I will go later."

"Let's go together? I heard that you went to Mobei a few years ago, and you just wanted to hear about it." Princess Guang'an didn't move.Xu Xiang was a little surprised, and someone next to him invited him, "That's right, I heard that the folk customs there are quite different from those in the capital, and the second girl Xu has been there before, why don't you want to tell us about it?"

Xu Xiang smiled and said, "Okay." So Lin Lang and Wei Wei also got up and followed a group of people out.

The peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the girls are walking slowly. Suddenly, someone pointed to an open space on the other side and said, "Look there, someone is going to play polo." They were busy arranging, not far away a group of young men in brocade clothes rode over on horseback, seeing that they were about to play a polo match.

Princess Guang'an stopped and looked opposite for a moment, then asked Xu Xiang, "I heard that brother Ling just came back from Jiangnan, is he here today?"

"I don't know." Xu Xiang looked at the other side, and after scanning around, he saw that Xu Lang was indeed there, but he pretended not to see it, and just didn't point out.Princess Guang'an didn't intend to leave just yet, seeing that Xu Xiang didn't notice, she pointed it out to her, "Look at that, isn't it?"

Xu Xiang could only say: "It's true. The Princess has seen my brother?" After waiting for a while, no one answered. She turned her head and looked to the side.The rest were all girls in their thirteens and fourteens, and they couldn't help but look twice when they saw that group of handsome people, but no one noticed anything unusual about the princess.

The timing was just right, Xu Xiang took half a step back silently, went to Lin Lang and held hands, and said in a low voice: "Let's go." Holding hands, he walked around many flowers and trees, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he reached a place with few people, "I'm suffocated to death!" .”

Seeing that she seemed to be avoiding the princess, Lin Lang couldn't help but chuckled secretly, and asked, "If you feel bored, what are you doing here today?"

Xu Xiangdao: "You think I'm willing to come? The princess of Guang'an sent me a post. I excused not to go because I had something to do, so she invited me twice. Mother knew about this, so she forced me to come." She and ordinary boudoirs Middle and noble girls are different, seldom able to stay quietly in the deep house. When I was a child, I spent a lot of time practicing martial arts, and I didn’t have much contact with these noble girls. It's mediocre.

(End of this chapter)