incense as a medium

Chapter 162 Unbearable
Beauty is like jade.

The people who walked in and out of this Suzaku Street were either rich or noble, but when they saw Liu Bailu coming from Pingting, they could only find such a word to describe it.

Under everyone's eyes, Liu Bailu was a little cautious, she slightly lowered her head and talked to the two maids who were two steps behind her: "I haven't asked the names of the two aunts yet."

The court lady with a friendly face said with a smile: "My name is Fang Mei, and this elder sister is Qiu Chun. As for our previous names, we have been in the palace for too long, and we have already forgotten."

Nowadays, the maids in the palace have two origins. One is that some family members of criminal officials were fined and confiscated as slaves. Later, she can also serve as an ordinary court lady to serve her master.The second is that there will be a national draft every three years to fill the empty palaces everywhere with the selection of concubines for the emperor. This draft is different from the No. 1 Yuan selection. As long as the appearance is correct, there is no disease, and there are no hidden secrets, such as body odor and foot odor. Then you can enter the palace and stand for election.If there is such good luck, the candidate concubine can live in the Yeting Palace and embark on a long road of fighting for favor.If they are smart and capable, they can be selected by ladies everywhere as maids of honor. Of course, most of them are sent to various palaces to do rough work.

The maids in the palace are released every five years, and anyone who has reached the age of 25 can apply to leave the palace. At that time, whether to go or stay is completely voluntary. Naturally, this voluntary also has a lot of moisture.

Now there are less than five years to release people, so Liu Bailu wants to enter the palace to beg, this has the Queen Mother's permission, is it not a matter of a word to leave the palace?
Qiu Chunfang said with eyebrows that she had forgotten her original name, maybe she didn't want to say it, or maybe the prisoner's family really forgot when they entered the palace when they were young, no matter what it was, Liu Bailu didn't intend to ask further.

She only smiled and said: "The two aunts feel free to ask if you have any requests. Although the Qi family is now in decline, food and accommodation may not be comparable to those in the palace, but I will definitely not wrong the two aunts."

Qiu Chunfang looked at each other, and she said with a smile: "The rules in the palace are strict, and you are no more comfortable than outside. To say something disrespectful, how many people want to come out but can't get out. Now that the two of us sisters have come out, what else is there?" What can we say? Even if the food is simple and light, we are happy with it."

Liu Bailu smiled slightly, and chatted softly with the two of them. Gradually, she relaxed, and her steps became much lighter. Many passers-by couldn't help but stop and look at the group of three.

"Sister Liu, how could it be you?"

Liu Bailu followed the prestige and saw the huge plaque of the Phoenix Tower in front of her eyes. A luxurious carriage was parked under several high stone steps in front of the door. The curtain of the carriage was lifted by someone, revealing a pair of eyes. She smiled slightly, Lightly flicking the sleeves of the robe, the dazzling bracelet and the plain sleeves disappeared in an instant: "Why can't it be me?"

"You, why are you walking on the street like this?" Even in the carriage, Fang Yu also covered his mouth and nose with a veil, only showing a pair of eyes behind the curtain, looking at Liu Bailu inexplicably in amazement.

Liu Bailu tilted his head and said with a smile: "Why can't I walk on the street? Look, don't those people also walk on the street?" Smaller girls and women: "They left, why can't I?"

"Sister Liu, you are different from them!" Fang Yu hurriedly got out of the car, and Yan Hong from behind caught up and put a veil on his wife. Fang Yu took Liu Bailu's hand and said heartily, "Sister Liu You are a lady of everyone! Now you are an official family member, how can you walk around the streets like those ordinary people?"

Liu Bailu covered her mouth in shock and said, "We have been ordinary people for several generations. Could it be that our ancestors were also so miserable?"

One sentence made Fang Yu choke enough, she licked her lower lip and changed the subject: "Is my sister going to enter the Phoenix Tower? Why don't we buy some food and go home to eat if my sister is the host today? Your husband is back today, He likes to eat cold dishes from Phoenix Tower, so I came here to buy some. Sister hasn't seen my husband for a long time, right? My husband misses my sister very much."

A series of "sisters and sisters". Listening to these words, people who don't know think that Liu Bailu is the abandoned wife, and Fang Yu is the concubine who is now full of ambitions. Qiu Chun and Fang Mei looked at each other , Qiu Chun stepped forward with a cold face and slightly bent his knees: "Madam, our master is waiting for my wife upstairs, so I won't talk to Madam." She turned to Liu Bailu again, and said: " Madame, the jade ruyi bestowed on you by the Holy Majesty will be sent to your residence later, you have to go to meet it in person, or don’t bother with those who don’t want to do it.”

Irrelevant!
Fang Yu stared angrily, but can she compare with the emperor?Can?However, Yu Ruyi?
She was stunned for a moment and then laughed. The ringing sound of laughter pierced through the curtain, causing people to think infinitely: "I was still worried about Sister Liu, but now it seems that the Holy One is here, so my worries are superfluous."

"Yu'er, it's time to go back." Before Fang Yu laughed, the voice she was no longer familiar with sounded, her laughter stopped, and she turned around slowly.

Liu Bailu followed Fang Yu's line of sight, and when she saw someone coming, she bowed her knees and said, "Young Master Zhou, it's a good time to see you today. I am ashamed of receiving this gift from Young Master Zhou. Please take it back, Young Master Zhou."

Liu Bailu took out a box from his sleeve, didn't give it to Zhou Weiqing, and stuffed it into Fang Yu's hand, the touch of emerald green shone in the sleeve, which made Fang Yu have to look away.

Zhou Weiqing's face moved slightly, and said: "This is something for you, you can take it."

"You don't get rewarded for meritorious deeds." Liu Bailu saluted again.

Zhou Weiqing's complexion changed, and finally he sighed, and said: "I know the Holy One bestows on you the white jade Ruyi, so that no one will say anything, you can rest assured."

Liu Bailu still bowed, but his smiling face became serious: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your concern. The concubine's husband has already taken care of the concubine's affairs, so don't bother Mr. Zhou. I have something to do, so I will leave first."

Liu Bailu nodded slightly to Zhou Weiqing and Fang Yu, turned around and entered the Phoenix Tower, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Qi Peiyun leaning on the railing and looking at her with a smile, Liu Bailu whispered: "Husband."

Fang Yu walked up to Zhou Weiqing with a smile, put one hand on the back of his hand, and said, "Husband, Sister Liu has gone in, let's go back too."

The box in her hand seemed to be forgotten, Zhou Weiqing nodded in a sense of loss, and followed Fang Yu into the carriage.

In the alley diagonally opposite the door of the Phoenix Tower, a person withdrew his eyes and leaned against the wall and murmured: "Don't think that you can change anything with the Holy Majesty's Yu Ruyi! The Majesty didn't say anything!"

Zhou House.

Lord Zhou Furui and his wife set up a sumptuous banquet and waited for Zhou Weiqing to come back to eat with the family, but after waiting for a long time, Fang Yu came in holding a box in one hand.

Mrs. Zhou stood up and asked, "Yu'er, where is Brother Qing?"

Fang Yu pulled out a smile and said, "Master is tired from the journey, so he went to rest."

"You won't quarrel, will you?" Mrs. Zhou asked after seeing Fang Yu's expression was wrong.

"No." Fang Yu tried to make himself smile brighter, but it looked like he was about to cry.

At the other table, Zhou Yawen, the sixth daughter of the Zhou family, Zhou Weiqing's direct sister rolled her big black eyes and smiled, "I heard that sister Liu Bailu Liu is back."

Everyone was in an uproar, Madam Zhou slapped the table and said angrily, "Quiet me!"

The usually good-tempered wife unexpectedly lost her temper, and everyone was dumbfounded. Zhou Yawen suddenly shut her mouth and looked at Master Zhou with tears in her eyes.

Master Zhou waved his hand and said, "You all go down, Brother Qing and his daughter-in-law stay."

"Yes." Everyone retreated one after another as if being pardoned, but only the juniors retreated, Master Zhou's elder brother, sister-in-law, younger siblings and others sat on the table without moving a muscle.

Mr. Zhou's elder brother, Zhou Fusheng, is white, and now he lives with the Second Household. His wife is also from a small family, her surname is Zhu. Zhou Zhu's family looked at Fang Yu holding the box tightly in his hand, and covered his mouth with a smile. He said: "The eldest nephew has been out for a month, and brought such a box to the nephew and daughter-in-law. Could it be that there is some treasure in it? It makes the nephew and daughter-in-law so reluctant to let go."

Zhou Fusheng pulled Zhou Zhushi once when he heard the words, Zhou Zhushi turned his head and gave him a look, but still looked at Fang Yu.

Fang Yu shrank his hands, trying to hide the box: "It's nothing."

Mrs. Zhou narrowed her eyes and glanced at Zhou Zhushi, Fang Yu said: "My wife and I go in and talk."

After saying that, Mrs. Zhou got up, turned around and left the seat, and went straight to the main courtyard.

This is the hall where the Zhou family used to entertain guests. It is located between the second gate and the front yard. Behind the hall is a yard with a good view. It is also extremely cool to eat here in summer.

As soon as Mrs. Zhou left, Lord Zhou also left the table: "Brother, I have a business to attend to, so please take it easy."

The owner's family is gone, Zhou Fusheng couldn't sit still, and got up to leave, but was stopped by Zhou Zhushi, she pointed to the food on the table and said: "It's a pity not to eat such a good thing? They If you don’t want to eat, let’s eat, you go and call the young masters and ladies to come in for dinner, if you can’t eat, take it home, and we will continue to eat!”

The ancestors of the Zhou family were not prominent, they were just ordinary wealthy families, and there were no scholars in each school. The second son of the Zhou family, Zhou Furui, grabbed a small imitation official seal mold and a book when he was arresting Zhou, and he did not let go. The family members were astonished as heavenly beings, and they cultivated them carefully. Zhou Furui was also up-to-date. He was not admitted to the first prize but was admitted to Xieyuan. smoke.

Zhou Fusheng, the eldest son of the Zhou family, is dull, and only knows how to spend his days guarding a small shop at home, but he is willing to guard it, but his wife is not willing. He brought his father-in-law, mother-in-law, younger brother and younger sister to Beijing to join his second uncle Zhou Furui.

At that time, Zhou Furui had just gained a foothold in Beijing, and when it was time to talk about marriage, he hurriedly arranged for his parents, and he also respected his eldest brother. Now he won the favor of Mrs. Zhou's parents and married his precious daughter to him.

At first, I thought that the Zhou family was in decline, Mrs. Zhou's background was there, and she would not be offended when she married, but it was not like that at all. This week Fusheng is easy to worry about, but Zhou Zhu's is not easy to worry about. The coming and going made the house restless. In the end, the Zhou family divided the property and did not live apart.

Therefore, even though Zhou Fusheng's family lives in Shangshu's mansion, they have to pay for food and clothing by themselves. Now that they bring back three or four tables full of dishes, how many days will they have to eat and drink?

(End of this chapter)