The Chronicle of the Rebirth of the First Daughter

Chapter 315
The early morning breeze blows, and the green branches of several weeping willows in the yard are swaying in the wind.

The girl in green wore flowers and brushed willows, walked around a weeping willow, passed under the rose swing, stood by the pond for a while, passed the hand-painted veranda, and stomped her feet under the verandah: "It was just a scene a while ago. After the spring rain, the ground is not dry yet, walking all the way, I stepped on a lot of moss."

A little girl in a pink dress who only kept her hair on her head quickly stood up: "Look at what my aunt said, who told you to be playful? If you don't walk on the good bluestone road, you have to step on the mud. Who can blame you?" ?”

The girl in green laughed, and stretched out her hand to stroke her black hair: "When you call out, it shows how old I am, well, it's really outrageous that you are spoiled, even I dare to make fun of you. "

The girl smiled: "Xiao Tao didn't dare, it's just that Mrs. Huan'er has a good temper, so we can let go in front of you."

While speaking, the girl in green, who is now married and has become the housekeeper's wife, Huan'er smiled: "How about our princess?"

Xiaotao just smiled: "I just got up, I just washed up, and the three young masters also came to greet me, and I just left now, the princess is offering incense in the small Buddhist hall."

Huan'er sighed: "I went to the Buddhist hall again. Since the prince went to the north, the princess has been uneasy, always afraid of this and that. If I don't go to burn a few sticks of incense every day, I will not get through the day."

"That's not why." Xiaotao also sighed: "Who doesn't know that the only princess in our Ninth Prince's Mansion is a serious mistress. It's just a decoration, the prince is like this, the princess naturally respects and loves the prince, but the prince is loyal, for Dazhao's safety, he went to Beidi to fight, that's all, it's a dangerous place, the prince went At that time, they only brought 2 cavalry, and on other people’s territory, there were only [-] men, and the rest had no food and supplies. One can imagine how difficult it was.”

Huan'er, who only listened, stretched out her hand to tap the girl's forehead: "You know what you say, you know what you say, but you know better than those few books, what kind of food and supplies do you need? This is what you can do as a girl said?"

Xiaotao stuck out her tongue, with a playful look on her face: "It's just what I heard from Princess Hou when she was studying, aunt, our princess really knows everything, so many books, read them all, and keep looking for new ones." , and taught me to read and learn the etiquette, let us read more books, tell me, which mansion's headed wife is as sensible as our princess."

"The princess is good, let's understand it!" Huan'er smiled and stood up: "I'll go in and have a look, and I'll try to persuade you, so that the princess has to kneel for a long time, and her knees are not good."

While talking, she picked up the curtain and went in, looked in the small hall outside, the room was lonely, shook her head, pushed open the side door and went in, only to see a dim room filled with smoke, except for the sound of wooden fish and rosary beads, The rest can't hear anything.

Looking carefully, I saw Yuechan kneeling under the Buddhist altar, spinning a rosary with one hand, and knocking on the wooden fish with the other, chanting something, and I don't know which scripture she was litigating.

"princess!"

Huan'er yelled in a low voice, and then, she took the futon and knelt down beside Yuechan, and listened carefully, it turned out that she was reciting the Diamond Sutra, she didn't want to disturb Yuechan, so she had to follow along.

Huan'er is an old man in front of Yuechan, and she has been with Yuechan for a long time, and she is also knowledgeable, such as the collection of poetry, and has read many of these Buddhist scriptures, so it is not difficult to litigate.

For a while, the two of them sued quietly, Huan'er smelled the fragrance of Buddha, and felt at ease, and she no longer cared about some chores at home, just a few days ago, she heard that her husband had a concubine outside. , She didn't think about it anymore, she just laughed it off.

After a while, Yuechan finished reciting the scriptures, opened her eyes, glanced at Huan'er, and stood up calmly: "When did you come? Why didn't you say anything."

While talking, she stretched out her hand to help Huan'er up, and Huan'er smiled: "Seeing that the princess is suing, I don't want to disturb you, and I have to accompany you. Really, I have lived a comfortable life these past few years. Kneeling After a while, the knee couldn't take it anymore."

Yuechan nodded her forehead: "I still think of you as a little girl, and now you are also the mother of two children. Naturally, it is not as good as it was then."

While talking, Yuechan pushed open the door and went into the small hall, asked the girl to pour tea over, and gave it to Huan'er: "Have a drink, it's hard for you to accompany me."

Huan'er looked at Yuechan, and saw that her face became more and more quiet. She was wearing a deep purple embroidered golden peony pattern shirt, a shallow pleated skirt underneath, high hair, and a fan-shaped scarlet gold inlaid treasure Huasheng on top. The bead string hanging down covered the forehead, and a lot of gold steps were inserted on both sides. I took a dye that I didn't know what to make on the forehead, and painted a half-blossom plum blossom, which became more dignified and magnificent. Very glamorous and enchanting.

Huan'er felt strange, it stands to reason that Yuechan should become thinner and more elegant every day when she litigated sutras, and she should be more and more beautiful and majestic.

Moreover, Huan'er understands that Yuechan always dresses plainly, even when the prince is at home, she wears green shirts, without any decorations, and there are not many jewelry on her head, why is she getting more and more dressed now... ...how should I put it, get rich.

Seeing Huan'er kept looking at her, Yuechan smiled and pushed the teacup again: "You are thirsty too, drink some water."

While speaking, her brows were a little sad, and she sighed: "It has been five years since the prince left?"

Huan'er quickly stood up and replied, "It's been more than five years, and I haven't even heard from him."

Yuechan knocked on the table: "The lord himself doesn't know where he is going. The grassland in Beidi is huge. He is fighting everywhere, and there are not enough manpower. Where can he communicate? Even if he communicates, he is afraid of being intercepted."

Huan'er quickly responded, only saying that she wanted to go wrong.

Yuechan smiled: "I know what you're thinking, but I think it's not good for me to dress up like this, it's too ostentatious."

Huan'er should neither, nor should she, with an embarrassed expression on her face.

Yuechan didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, you are my confidant, there is nothing I can't say, the prince is not here now, I should support the palace, and now the children are going to study in the palace again, I have to show the style I should have, so as not to let people see that we have no family members and think that we are easy to bully."

"That's very true!" Huan'er bowed her head: "Wangfei really should be tougher."

"Furthermore, my lord is in a dangerous place, and I hope for his well-being. When he is at home, no one tells me how I dress. Even if I dress plainly, they will only say that I am frugal. Now Well, I usually dress casually, afraid that someone will say that I am unlucky, the prince is fighting, so I will dress like this, isn't it..."

Yuechan didn't finish her sentence, but Huan'er understood in her heart.

Yuechan was also afraid in her heart, people only said that widows would wear plain clothes if they were unemployed, but now that the prince's situation is unknown, Yuechan was afraid that wearing plain clothes would bring bad luck to him and invite people to gossip.

"Also, I don't have anyone to support me. I dress frugally, and I don't wear a piece of jewelry. I don't know how much gossip, or it will be said that our Ninth Prince's Mansion is out of money, and I, the head of the house, have to plan frugally." Yuechan knocked on the table: "Of course I can't let those villains get what they want, our palace is not short of money, so why make myself unhappy."

It was only then that Huan'er really understood, and when she looked at Yuechan again, she was even more surprised.

She found that Yuechan's expression was more and more like Gao Zixuan's, and even with this attire, she was getting closer.

Maybe it's because my concubine misses the prince too much, Huan'er thought so.

She came all the way, walked in a hurry, and read the scriptures with Yuechan for a long time. She was really thirsty at the moment, so she picked up the teacup and drank a cup of tea to quench her thirst. Then she took out the account book she received outside to report , but Taoer said outside: "Princess, there is a letter from you."

As soon as she heard the letter, Yuechan stood up suddenly, her expression was excited, her fingertips were trembling: "Hurry up and bring it in."

Huan'er drew up the curtain, Tao'er entered the door holding a letter sealed with green lacquer in her hand, and handed it respectfully to Yuechan. Don't dare to take it apart.

When Huan'er saw her, she had to lower her head and think carefully. I'm afraid the concubine is also afraid, afraid that this is a letter from the prince, and afraid that there will be some bad news.

After a while, Yuechan gritted her teeth and opened the letter, opened it to look, the more she looked, the happier her face became, Huan'er only thought that she was afraid that the prince might have some good news.

After a while, Yuechan finished reading the letter, slapped the letter on the table, and said with a smile: "It's really good news, brother is coming back."

After hearing this, Huan'er became excited, her young master was coming back, and this time, the concubine had someone who could talk and discuss things.

The eldest young master has achieved excellent political achievements in his tenure. He also led man-made ships and trained sailors. He cleared up the pirates and sea troubles, and restored the local peace. It seems that someone said that there are still people in Shandong who made confessions at home. The portrait of the young master burns incense continuously every day.

It turned out that the young master should have returned to Chang'an City three years ago, but the local people cried out to persuade him to stay, and the emperor also thought of the people's sincerity, and let the young master stay there to benefit the people for a few more years. I understand, the eldest young master has political achievements, and he was born in the imperial examination. Every year, he gets excellent results in the examination. Even if he comes back, it is impossible to give him the official position like three years ago. This time, the official position may be promoted again and again. of.

At that time, the master will be the minister, and the young master may be either the left servant or the right servant. The Meng family can be regarded as prosperous.

Also, the eldest young mistress gave birth to three young masters in a row. She only regretted that she was promoted in office, and her own princess didn't see her. Now that she is back, the princess naturally wants to see her nephew. There are a few more children in the Meng family. It will definitely be lively.

"Amitabha, finally coming back!" Huan'er said happily, "Eldest Young Master has been away for seven or eight years, so it's time to come back."

"It's good to be back!" Yuechan was also happy: "I'm back, and my father is accompanied by someone, that is, Yuejuan, and I have a reliance on this marriage. Anyway, Aunt Xin's name is not right, so let me tell you. , Yuejuan can be regarded as uneducated, but when sister-in-law comes back, Yuejuan talks about it, and her elder sister-in-law will help teach her, and she can also help with marriage affairs. wish."

Yuechan still cared very much for Yuejuan, a young girl. Seeing that Yuejuan was getting older every year, and when she reached the age of engagement, she was also anxious. Aunt Xin couldn't get it out, and it was impossible to go to those noble ladies' gatherings to give Yuejuan looked at her in-law's family, and Liu Mei was poisonous and dumb, and she was even more old, so it was impossible to let her go out.

Yuechan originally thought that as a married daughter, she would have no reason to show Yuechan to look after her, but now luckily, when her sister-in-law came back, all problems were resolved.

Think about it, Meng Zhiwen's achievements in office, he is loyal to the emperor wholeheartedly, the emperor loves him, his official position will not be very low when he comes back, and, Yuechan thinks, since the emperor can call Meng Zhiwen back , It means that the matter of seizing the throne has been decided, and there will be no further disturbances in the court. Calling him back means that he intends to let him assist the new king.

(End of this chapter)