The Blessing of Traveling to Pregnancy

Chapter 29

"Hey, isn't this the famous Liu Zhuangyuan, why did he condescend to come here to toast with us?" Wang Cen raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.

Liu Chengxu complained endlessly in his heart, but he was still chatting and laughing on his face, "Young Master Wang really displeased Liu." After finishing speaking, he wanted to toast, but Wang Cen stopped him on purpose, and shouted, "I can't afford it, I can't afford it. Wang Cen is just a commoner, he has no fame and no advantages to use, he really can't afford a glass of wine from your Liu Zhuangyuan!"

As soon as he said this, the faces of those who had been drinking with Liu Chengxu just now were slightly ugly.

——You can't even afford to be the grandson of a veteran of the three dynasties, so where do we put our face!
Wang Cen's grandfather was originally the minister of the two dynasties. Soon after the new emperor ascended the throne, he retired and returned to his hometown due to his advanced age, but the deeper reason may be closely related to the new Liu Xiang who came to power.Although Wang Cen has no fame for the time being, where is the foundation of his family? In addition, everyone knows that he has a good relationship with the third prince Xie Yunzhao, so no one in the capital will dare to underestimate him.

Liu Chengxu saw that Wang Cen's table was full of spectators, and immediately said, "It's Liu who was negligent. What is the status of the prince, this glass of wine will be finished first by Liu!"

Seeing him drinking with his head up, Wang Cen was even more upset.He was about to attack again, but was stopped by Xie Yunzhao at the side.Xie Yunzhao lightly raised his wine glass, which was regarded as a response to the round of wine.

Liu Chengxu accepted it as soon as he saw it, knowing that this group of people didn't like him very much, so he walked away after drinking the glass of routine wine.

Wang Cen sat back down depressed, "You are too kind, I just can't get used to the hypocrite surnamed Liu!"

Xie Yunzhao didn't speak, just played with the wine glass in his hand silently, Wang Cen really couldn't figure out what was going on in his mind all day long.

After Liu Chengxu was poured over by everyone, he finally managed to steal a trace of cleanliness.Taking advantage of the lively conversation at the banquet, they left the banquet calmly and walked towards the clean place by the lake.

"Ah..." Liu Chengxu rubbed his forehead, "Fortunately, today is a flower feast, and all the preparations are sake."

The entourage Liu Rong nodded and said, "Thanks to Master Mingjian, I took some sober medicine before coming here. Master, I also brought some. If you feel unwell, I will go to the kitchen to make a bowl for you."

Liu Chengxu quickly waved his hand, "No, it's good for me to blow some air and take a rest." After finishing speaking, he leaned on the stone pillar of Xiaohua Pavilion to relax a little.

After a while, Liu Chengxu felt quite sober, and the smell of alcohol on his body was blown away by the breeze by the lake. He patted Liu Rong beside him, "Let's go. See if the banquet over there is gone, it's best Leave early and go home early."

Liu Rong rubbed his eyes, and was about to nod, when he suddenly felt a burst of fragrance, making his nose itchy, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" a big sneeze came out with his head tilted.Liu Rong rubbed his nose vigorously, fortunately there were not many people here, otherwise his embarrassment just now must have disgraced the young master!

"It smells so good..." Liu Chengxu also smelled the strange fragrance, but the fragrance was so strong and greasy that he couldn't help but frowned and covered his face.

Not far away, a little maid was holding a wooden tray with an exquisite small incense burner on it, and the fragrance was coming from there.When the servant girl came, she saw Liu Chengxu bowed slightly and continued to walk forward.

Liu Rong immediately waved away the lingering fragrance around him, "The incense used in the Princess Mansion is really...hehe, it really has a unique style, and the taste is very strong."

Liu Chengxu smiled silently, "Don't be poor, it's not good to leave the banquet for too long."

Here, Qingmei met many ladies from aristocratic families under the introduction of Qingyou and the others.The most glamorous one is Liu Ruyun, the daughter of Prime Minister Liu. It has to be said that the Liu family of the Jiangnan gentry is a famous family full of beauties and handsome men.

Liu Ruyun's temper is very arrogant, even among all the young ladies in red and green, she is always the most eye-catching.As the saying goes, since ancient times, this kind of beauties who look down on others have not had a good relationship with the same sex, and Liu Ruyun is no exception.Among the young ladies in Jingzhong, most of them just treat her politely, and if there is someone close to her, they are probably here to curry favor. Only Xu Linlin, the daughter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, has a very good friendship with her.

Although Qingyou and Qingran are concubines, their relationship with Liu Ruyun is still closer than the ladies from other mansions.After all, Xu Linlin wanted to call Mrs. Xu's aunt. Her father was Mrs. Xu's younger brother. Although he was only a minor official in the middle of the capital, Mr. Xu was the current imperial tutor.

Although Qingmei sat on the side absent-mindedly, it was still torture for her to keep chatting with these ladies on the same frequency.In just one hour, she had already made an excuse to go to the West Pavilion twice.

"The flower banquet held by the eldest princess is different from usual. The flowers were treasures brought by the envoys from the Western Regions when the prince consort received the envoys from the Western Regions last month. His Majesty the Emperor knew that our princess has always liked flowers, so he presented them All rewarded to the princess." Xu Linlin said.

"Is that so..." A lady beside me admired, "No wonder I always feel that the flowers I saw just now are not like the ones I saw in the past."

The ladies sat in the gazebo, the maids brought some tea, and chatted and laughed for a while, it was very lively.

Qing Mei looked at Mama Zhang bitterly, Mama Zhang, may I go to the West Pavilion again.

Mother Zhang glanced back at her, miss, I really don't want you to be rumored to be in poor health when you attend the flower feast for the first time!
Qingmei bit her lips lightly, and sat pitifully in the corner, trying to survive in the incense pile of the ladies' clothes and handkerchiefs.

"Qingmei, what's wrong with you?" Seeing her cousin's face turned pale, Xu Linlin couldn't help asking with concern.

Qingmei came back to her senses, "It's nothing, I think there are more people here, it's a bit boring."

Liu Ruyun glanced at her, stood up quietly, "It's really boring, I'll go over there for a walk, it's good to get up after sitting for a long time." After finishing speaking, she got up and left.

Xu Linlin got up quickly, blessed everyone and went with her.Fang Ai and Qingyou Qingran looked at each other, and all three of them smiled silently.

——Look, Miss Liu's pride is here again.

"The prime minister's daughter is extraordinary. It's an honor to sit with us small families just now." The first lady said with a half-smile.

Another person said, "I'm afraid it's thanks to the face of Ms. Xu and Ms. Lin."

Qingyou was taken aback for a moment—hey, why did the smell of gunpowder suddenly turn to them?Both of them looked at Qingmei, after all, the first daughter was present, so it was hard for them to show up too much.Fang Ai and Qian Jiao also looked at her silently, wanting to see how Qingmei would deal with this situation.

"Are you ready to leave?" Qingmei seemed to have just come to her senses from the sky, and without waiting for Qingyou and the others to reply, she got up and called Zhang's mother, "I'll go over there for a walk." Messy ladies with different thoughts walked out of the gazebo without looking back.

Xu Linlin followed Liu Ruyun, and couldn't help but look back at the gazebo.Seeing that the young ladies who gathered just now had dispersed in twos and threes, they couldn't help saying, "As soon as you leave, everyone dispersed. The interest that got up after a long time is gone."

Liu Ruyun smiled softly, "There is no difference between those who are falsely interested and those who are not. Among the officials and ladies in Beijing, except for you, that is, Miss Lin Fu is considered to be pure-tempered."

Xu Linlin knew that she, Miss Lin, was referring to the prostitute who had just returned to the mansion, "My cousin just came back from another village, so I guess she's not quite used to this kind of environment."

"Really." Liu Ruyun walked to several bonsai and stood slightly, "Then if it takes a long time, it should be the same as her two concubines."

Xu Linlin didn't respond, and she only met Lin Qingmei today, so she won't comment for now.However, as Liu Ruyun's handkerchief acquaintance, he couldn't help saying a few more words, "Prince Xie also came to today's flower feast."

"Crack!" The flowers in Liu Ruyun's hand were cut off immediately, "It doesn't matter if he comes, anyway, as long as my father is still in court, he won't even look at me."

Seeing her appearance, Xu Linlin couldn't help comforting her, "I can see that he still has feelings for you, otherwise he wouldn't have defended you like that last time on Suzaku Avenue. The prince has always been cold-tempered, but he is very cold towards you alone." different."

Liu Ruyun listened quietly, thinking of that chance encounter on Suzaku Avenue, her gloomy mood dissipated a little, and her face, which was as clean as white jade, was also stained a little blush.

"It's been a long time since ancient times. I don't understand the affairs of the court, but I think the current Emperor Shengming and Mr. Liu Xiang are rare and virtuous ministers. I think these entanglements will fade away after a long time. I'm afraid it's time to drink your wedding wine." It's time." Xu Linlin smiled playfully.

Liu Ruyun was also embarrassed by what she said, and scoffed, "You don't know how to panic, how can you say such a thing so casually."

When I came to the Princess Mansion earlier today, Xie Yunzhao had clearly seen her, but his attitude was completely different from that on Suzaku Avenue before.But after what Xu Linlin said, the depression in her heart felt much better.Come to think of it, this is why she likes to talk to Xu Linlin about herself.Xu Linlin is a person who can always guess what she thinks in her heart. In addition, her father is only a scholar of the Imperial Academy. It's nothing more than a noble civil servant, and he really can't get along with the unpredictable political situation in the court, let alone conflict with the prime minister's mansion.

Liu Ruyun's mood was much brighter, she smiled from time to time, and together with Xu Linlin appraised the surrounding flowers.When she turned her head, she saw Qingmei leading Mama Zhang to another place, so she said to Xu Linlin, "Your cousin is also a quiet person."

Xu Linlin followed her gaze and saw that Qingmei was indeed shopping alone, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid she's going to the West Pavilion again, she should be a little nervous. Let's not go there and make her feel uncomfortable, look at Fang Aina It's getting lively again, let's go too."

Liu Ruyun thought about it, and now she was not as worried as before, so she went with Xu Linlin.

Qingmei was indeed going to the West Pavilion in Xiyuan.Although the previous few times were just excuses, this time it was actually going.It's a bit like the 'West Pavilion version' of the story of Wolf Cry.Zhang's mother was completely speechless, and she threw away her old face and ran to the West Pavilion for the third time in an hour to accompany the daughter of Lin Fu's concubine.

In the front yard, the eldest princess is watching a theater leisurely with the wives from several prefectures.Concubine Tao came quietly from the side door, the princess raised her eyes slightly, and the wives around her were getting their eyes glued by the martial arts on stage.

Prince Tao silently nodded, making sure the princess saw it, and then left.Afterwards, the maidservant of the princess mansion came quietly, and when she went to change tea beside the eldest princess, she said in a low voice, "Your Highness, you have already arrived in Xiyuan."

"Well, good tea." The eldest princess picked up the teacup and smiled.

The eldest servant girl understood, and after pouring tea for the ladies, she took her leave.

(End of this chapter)