History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 22

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, it seems to be a custom. Ordinary people go to the market after watching the dragon boats by the Weihe River.Of course, there will be some pavements outside, but the things sold are much more exquisite, such as antique calligraphy and paintings, treasured study fans, musical instruments, chess, silk bamboos, fragrant beads and tassels. An item of great value.

After leaving the Huguo Temple and crossing a street full of Lingluo shops, you will find the famous Danling Lane in the imperial city.

Danling Lane is close to Guozijian, which is a real street of antique calligraphy and painting.The Guozijian is full of descendants of aristocratic families and officials, and the literati are not lenient when they provoke these things, so they gather in various shops nearby, and the goods inside are all good things.

Although Xu Xiang likes to wield knives and swords, he also likes to read story books and read stories about heroes and knights when he is free.The three of them strolled around the book shop and chess shop, and Xu Lang stopped by a small stall on the side of the road.

There are many exquisite and interesting things on the stalls, such as dolls made of clay, jade carvings and gold inlaid ornaments. The workmanship is exquisite and exquisite, but it is also attractive.

Xu Lang stood there casually watching, seeing Lin Lang approaching curiously, he took a bunch of small bells and handed them to her, "I don't have anything to give for the Dragon Boat Festival, this is for the sixth sister?"

At this moment, He Weijie and Xu Xiang had just finished watching a small saber from the Western Regions, and they were walking this way.Lin Lang saw that Xu Lang was joking, so she went to the side and took a Zhong Kui mask and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "There is nothing to give for the Dragon Boat Festival, this is for Second Brother Xu."

She is still short, so she can only pass the mask to Xu Lang.Xu Xiang, who caught up behind him, was tall because of his martial arts practice all the year round. Seeing this, he took the Zhong Kui mask, jumped up and punched Xu Lang in the face, and He Weijie beside him laughed.

Xu Xiang was used to arguing with his elder brother, so he wasn't afraid of his annoyance. Lin Lang next to him looked at the noble man in brocade clothes and jade clothes, whose face was like Zhong Kui's, with the jade crown on the top faintly showing, and laughed so hard that his flowers trembled.

Xu Lang didn't take it off, the smile on the corner of his mouth was hidden behind the mask, and he couldn't bear to look away.

The matter of Yanghuateng soon came to fruition.

Linlang finished talking with He Xuanji in Qingqiu Courtyard later in the day, and when she came back, she saw all the maids and women in Lanling Courtyard standing in front of the flower hall, and Mother Wei was giving a lecture.She has been in charge of affairs for many years and is very dignified, now she stands at the head with a sullen face, and everyone below knows her face in front of Madam, and they all bow down and stand silently, not daring to make a sound.

Several people serving Linlang also stood at the bottom, and Jinxiu shrank her head and hurriedly stood at the end of the line.

Lin Lang went around the flower hall and arrived at Qin's residence. It was very quiet inside, only intermittent sobbing could be heard from outside the door.Turning to the inner room, cigarettes are curling up from the gilded copper stove, Qin is leaning against the window to read a book on the beauty bed, the painting fan next to her is slowly beating her legs, a girl is kneeling in front of the bed, her slender neck is drooping, weak His shoulders shrugged slightly, but his back was pretty.

Going to the front and looking at the face, it turned out to be Chun Bi who was in charge of cleaning the house next to Qin's. This face was not bad, but now her eyes were red from crying and she was slapped again, so she couldn't bear it.

Lin Lang leaned against Qin's side, leaned over and asked, "What are you looking at, mother?"

Qin raised her eyes to look at her, the gentleness and grace of the past were gone, and there was a faint look of anger on her face.She straightened Lin Lang's clothes, and answered irrelevant questions, "Is it growing taller again? I'll make a few more sets for you tomorrow." She waved her hand and asked the painting fan to go out.

The door creaked shut, and Chunbi immediately fell on the ground and cried bitterly, "Madam, please spare this servant, this time, this servant will serve you wholeheartedly." She looked at Qin shi pitifully, Qin But Shi didn't bother to look at her, "I just want to ask you, where did the sheep flower vine come from?"

"Your maidservant is not lying, it was indeed given to me by Mother Liu." Chunbi walked up to Mrs. Qin on her knees, "Madam, you have to trust me!"

Qin's face turned cold, and he said sharply: "Slap your mouth!"

Chunbi had never seen Qin's anger like this before, she didn't dare to slap herself in the face, she just kowtowed and begged: "Madam Mingjian, slaves dare not lie, it was indeed given to me by Mother Liu, if you don't believe me, you can search our house. Mama Liu said that as long as you smell the medicine, Sister Huaping will have a chance to become an aunt, and she will help me...Madam, you have learned a lot!"

She burst into tears as she spoke, Qin Shi became more and more annoyed when she saw her, and called Mother Wei to come in loudly, and ordered: "You are not allowed to eat when you are locked up, you must ask the truth!"

Mother Wei obeyed and left with the crying Chunbi.

The room was quiet for a while, Lin Lang's heart was suspended, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

Mother Liu watched He Wenzhan grow up, and Huaping was her daughter. In the early years, the Qin family and He Wenzhan had a quarrel, and Lin Lang had heard some rumors that Huaping seduced He Wenzhan and would be raised as a housekeeper. After the reconciliation of He Wenzhan and his wife, it was self-defeating.

Lin Lang actually didn't know if it was true or not, but when she thought about it seriously, He Wenzhan had been sleeping in the study outside during the years when her parents were indifferent.She shouldn't have guessed these things originally, but thinking of her father's pampering and indulgence, and her parents' recent harmony, Lin Lang felt more and more at a loss, so she could only hold Qin's hand and stay by her side.

Qin put down the scroll and looked out the window. When the wind blew, yellow leaves fell on the window sill, and the shadows of the trees in the afternoon were mottled. The fat cat lying on the window sill widened its eyes and jumped unsteadily under the tree.She suddenly sighed, called "Bing Ding'er", and hugged Lin Lang in her arms.

(End of this chapter)