Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

If there was a mirror in front of Zili at this time, she would definitely be frightened by her expression, but unfortunately, everyone present seemed to be waiting to see her good show, no one reminded her, her mouth opened It was too big, and his eyes were too round. His Royal Highness was shaking with laughter. It was the first time in his life that he met such a funny person.This trip to Jiangnan was not in vain!

The grandson of the emperor and Huang Quan'an exchanged knowing glances, and tilted their heads to look at Zili: "You came in early in the morning, you must be hungry now. Anyway, you are not in front of the queen mother, so why are you restrained. Actually Speaking of which, I am the guest. You were born and raised in Hangzhou, why don't we sit down and tell me the customs of Hangzhou slowly." In fact, Taisun just wanted to see how long Zili's mouth could open. .

In a blink of an eye, those palace people were put on the tea table and chairs in the shade of the trees by the lake, and arranged the table on the edge of a clump of peonies, and then the two eunuchs put the incense burner on the table. Smoke, in order to drive away the small bugs attracted by the smell of snacks and tea.Then the brocade cushions were placed on the chairs, and several exquisite boxes were placed on the coffee table, it seemed that the snacks were there.Two little maids came up with small dishes and chopsticks, and Huang Quan'an beside the grandson personally placed the chopsticks and dishes on the table.

Then there was a pot of water sitting on the small red peat stove over there, and an inner eunuch squatted by the stove and fanned the water to boil the water.Zili looked at the palace man in front of him like flowing water, and had the illusion that he had come to the palace of a local tyrant in the Middle East of the Arabian Nights.Oh my god!It's just that if you are tired from wandering around in the garden, you need dozens of people to serve you if you want to take a break and have a snack.These dozens of people can still be seen in front of their eyes.Not to mention those behind the scenes who make snacks, prepare tea and utensils.Calculating roughly, His Royal Highness Taisun would use the power of hundreds of people to make a sentence of only five or six words.No wonder it is said that the Heavenly Immortal Mansion and the Emperor's House are all beyond imagination.Even if he thought he had seen the world, Zili could only sigh with dignity in front of him.

Huang Quan'an kindly touched Zili's arm, and she came to her senses. She shut her mouth suddenly and looked at His Royal Highness, who was watching the show, and suddenly realized that this kid was watching my show with evil intentions.Forget it, anyway, I don't want to come in the muddy water, no matter how nice your palace is, I don't care.So Zili changed his mind, acted like a countryman entering the city, and chanted Buddha exaggeratedly: "My Buddha, it's just a snack, so it's like moving. No wonder it's royal style, tsk tsk, today is a big day." It's an acquaintance."

His Highness Taisun looked at Zili's country bumpkin, and couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.Zili looked at His Highness His Highness's shining teeth depressedly, and felt like a villain in his heart. I was originally a literary girl who smiled without showing my teeth. Is it easy to pretend to be Grandma Liu all of a sudden?

"What is this? The royal family is an example for all people in the world. Naturally, everything should be done according to the rules. They are quite meticulous in their work. It is okay to sit by the water at first, but after a long time, it is cold and sick to the bone. It is better to sit." Okay on the chair. Tell me what kind of dessert you like and ask them to bring it to you." Taisun Xia didn't dislike Zili for not seeing the world, in fact, in his opinion, even if he had seen the world again, the people in the whole world were like him See a lot.

It seems that Zili can't push it away, so he can only thank Shang for biting the bullet and accepting the craftsmanship of the imperial dining room in the palace, but there are two tea tables and two chairs in front of him, so the question is, where is Ziqian sitting?His Highness the Grandson definitely does not have the gentlemanly demeanor of standing up and leaving the seat for girls.What about Ziqian!Zili suddenly remembered that Huang Quanan had sent him away just now, leaving Ziqian to talk, now that Huang Quanan was standing in front of him, where did Ziqian go?

Zili suddenly looked around nervously, but Ziqian had disappeared!Her heart was suddenly confused, this is not the backyard of Wang's family, she can walk wherever she wants.This is the emperor's palace, if Ziqian bumps into someone, he will be in trouble.Zili looked at Huang Quan'an, pretending to be confused: "Grandpa Huang sees my sister?"

"Second Miss, don't worry. The Eldest Miss said that she was not feeling well and couldn't help blowing on the lakeside. The miscellaneous family has already asked someone to send him back. The Queen Mother and Empress Dowager must be talking to the old lady. Don't worry, Second Miss. Miss is also a sensible person and won't walk around casually." Huang Quan'an seemed to have seen through Zili's thoughts, and reassured her with gentle words.

That's good, Ziqian didn't know how he felt when he went back, it seemed that she was still making trouble when he was waiting to go home.In fact, what is good in the palace?Zili really couldn't figure out why Ziqian wanted to enter the palace so hard, even though the Jia family's marriage was indeed not very good.But it depends on human effort, it is much better for her to be Mrs. Wang outside than to be locked up in the palace.Don't look at the royal style, but if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. How can it be a good thing to enjoy rights without fulfilling obligations.

Zili was puzzled by Ziqian's thoughts, but still smiled and said to Huang Quan'an: "Thank you, Grandpa Huang, for telling me that before entering the palace, my mother asked me to stay with my sister at all times."

"Second Miss is obedient and obedient. It is right for Madam to tell Second Miss to follow her elder sister. His Highness Grandson's reward cannot be reversed. Don't worry, Miscellaneous Family has sent someone to spread the word. The Empress Dowager has spoken, saying that Grandson has not spoken for days Man, I met Miss Er today, let's talk and joke with the two children." Huang Quan'an blocked all Zili's excuses, and she could only thank His Highness Grandson for her seat, and sat down resignedly.

But when the food box in front of him was opened, Zili felt that Ziqian's thoughts were understandable, huh, she had never seen these snacks before. "I don't know what these are called, I just think everything is delicious!" Zili simply pretended to be stupid, and his eyes never left the plate in front of him.Taisun felt more and more that Zili was a simple-minded girl, without any affectation: "Since you like it, try everything. I like the pea yellow the most. You should try it first. It's a pity that now is not the time for fresh peas." , this must be made with the freshest peas to be truly delicious." As soon as Taisun's mouth touched the plate in front of Zili, someone put a piece of delicate pea yellow on it.

Zili simply abandoned those rules of Nanny Qin, she raised her eyes to look at the little fat man above, and graciously started eating with her chopsticks.

"Try this, it's stuffed with saury!" Taisun was like feeding a puppy, he said a dim sum he likes or thinks Zili would like, he pointed at it with chopsticks, and someone gave it to Zili Put a piece in the plate.Zili started to eat with his chopsticks full of joy, and thanked His Highness the Grandson for his kindness.Occasionally talk about the customs of Hangzhou.The two of them went back and forth like this, and after a while Zili's stomach filled up a lot.Pointing to the snacks in the food box one by one, Zili had just swallowed the shad, but Zili had no choice but to put down her chopsticks and saw a small white steamed dumpling about an inch in the plate, she was about to be strangled to death.No wonder that little fat man's figure, from his tone, he must have eaten all the dim sum in the imperial dining room.

"Why don't you eat it? Isn't it delicious?" Taisun saw that Zili didn't touch the small saury dumplings he recommended, and thought to himself that it must be because she doesn't like fish.

Zili didn't care about the rule that rewards can't be turned down, so he said with a bitter face, "The desserts are so delicious, it's just that I have no room in my stomach."

Now it's Taisun's turn to be embarrassed, and he just remembered that he said that Zili would eat the same thing, and after a while, seven or eight things have already passed.His Royal Highness Taisun put down his chopsticks and said to Zili, "You're full, I haven't noticed yet. In fact, you're being honest, you've eaten everything you do. Eat more of what you like, and take a bite of what you don't like." Just taste it. Go make Pu-erh tea, go get greasy."

After eating and drinking, Zili hugged her stomach and couldn't help peeking at Huang Quanan from the corner of her eye. Huang Quanan was always there when she was eating. Although Zili was eating delicious snacks, there was always an investigative look behind her. Staring at it, that feeling is also strange and uncomfortable.

Seeing that she has been out for a long time, His Royal Highness's time is precious, and he can't hang out with her all the time. Does she want to resign?Huang Quan'an didn't pretend to be confused at this meeting, he said to the grandson who was still trying to talk to Zili: "It's getting late, I'm afraid the empress dowager is going to be in a hurry." Zili hurriedly stood up and faced the grandson His Royal Highness said respectfully, "I would like to thank Your Majesty Grandson for the reward, but my grandmother and mother are still waiting for my daughter, and my daughter will leave."

The grandson was a little disappointed, so let's talk, and helplessly took out a gold watch the size of a walnut from his body and opened it to have a look: "Oh, it's been a long time, so you can go back." Hearing what the grandson said, Zili just thought The whole body breathed a sigh of relief, she hurriedly left and followed Huang Quanan.

Huang Quanan led Zili around a turn and passed by another road. Looking at Zili's surprised eyes, Huang Quanan smiled and said, "The queen mother must be in the bedroom at this time. Don't worry, second lady, His Highness the grandson is only in the deep palace alone." There are not many people to talk with. Today I saw the girl, and I found the meaning of the speaker. Both the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager are very kind people, and they will only be happy to hear that the Second Miss is getting along with His Highness the Grandson." In a bamboo forest, the ground was dark and damp, and there was a very narrow cobbled road, Zili smiled and walked to the muddy ground to give Huang Quanan the dry cobbled road.

"Young lady, please go up. The old slave is serving people. It's the same wherever you go." Huang Quan'an smiled imperceptibly, and asked Zili to go on the road. Zili stopped and waved his hands: "Grandpa Huang is the queen." The most important person around the empress, I am a junior, so naturally I have to respect Grandpa Huang. And I walked very steadily when I was young, but Grandpa Huang is an old man after all, if he really slips and falls, it doesn't matter if he gets hurt and delays The empress's errand is not good."

"Young lady understands the truth. No wonder the grandson likes to talk to you." Huang Quanan couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and his attitude towards Zili became more amiable along the way.

After coming out of the bamboo forest, the eyes suddenly brighten up, and an exquisite courtyard is in front of you.The Queen Mother likes to be quiet. Her residence is just behind this bamboo forest. There are five main halls above the yard, surrounded by pines and cypresses.Huang Quan'an took Zili into the main hall, but there was no one in the main hall, and there were bursts of chatter and laughter coming from the East Nuan Pavilion.Then I heard the Queen Mother's voice: "The second girl is here? Hurry up and ask her to come in, I don't need those vain rituals." Zili didn't have to stand outside to sign up anymore, the little maid standing at the door opened the curtain, Zili was busy lowering her head go in.

The queen mother looked at Zili, and asked with a smile: "You see that naughty great-grandson of the Ai family? He has no heart, but he is an honest child. He is also pitiful. He was forced to study at a young age, except for a few big companions. , There is no one in the huge palace who can talk. I saw you today. You are children of the same age, so you can talk together. Don't look outside. If he bullies you, just say, Aijia will give you Teach him to vent his anger."

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, Zili's heart sank. How come the Queen Mother's tone became so intimate? Zili hurriedly squatted down in front of the Queen Mother: "His Royal Highness is very kind to your ministers, and even rewards them with snacks. What?" Zili tried her best to pretend to be a harmless foodie.

"What does the queen mother think? The daughter-in-law is right. Second miss, get up, the queen mother just passed the snacks, and I want to leave some for you. Since you have eaten too much snacks, I will leave some fresh fruits for you. Those snacks There are some that you have eaten and some that you have not, I will ask someone to pack them up and take them home for you to eat slowly." The Empress Empress had already changed into more comfortable casual clothes, and looked at Zili with a smile.

Being sized up by the empress' empress's meaningful eyes, even a thick-skinned person like Zili was sweating all over. She twisted her handkerchief and thanked the empress with a blushing face.

The old lady of the Wang family and Mrs. Tang exchanged joyful glances, stood up together and thanked the queen mother and queen, and took leave.The queen mother looked at Zili with satisfaction and nodded, and said to the old lady of the Wang family: "We haven't seen each other for many years, and it's been more than ten years since we finally met again. The Ai family really likes your little granddaughter, waiting for you Let her come in and talk to my wife when you are free. The deep palace is lonely, the queen and princess are very filial, but they have many things to do and can't talk to me every day. People feel more and more lonely when they get older gone."

The old lady of the Wang family heard the queen mother's words and saw the queen looking at her with a smile. She immediately understood what was going on and knelt down and said to the queen mother: "The queen mother does not despise Zili's stupidity, and it is also a blessing for the entire Wang family. I thank the queen mother for her kindness. "

Huang Quan'an personally sent the four female family members of the Wang family to the gate of the palace. Zili was holding the girl's hand and was about to get into the car when he suddenly saw Ziqian's girl coming over and said with a smile, "Our girl asked the girl to get on the car and go back together."

Subconsciously, Zili didn't want to sit in the same car with Ziqian. Just as she was about to refuse, she saw Mrs. Tang's maid coming over and said to Zili, "Second miss, the madam is asking the girl to come over." Zili heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly With a promise, he helped Ming Qian onto Mrs. Tang's sedan chair.When Ziqian's car passed by, she clearly heard a low voice coming from inside Ziqian's car: "Before you fly on the branches and become a phoenix, you become delicate." Mingqian frowned when he heard Ziqian's sarcasm. , just as he was about to retort, he was dragged away by Zili.

After getting into Mrs. Tang's sedan chair, Mrs. Tang smiled and pulled Zili to sit beside her: "Don't be angry with your sister, you have to pack your things when you get home, and be ready to enter the palace at any time. When you see your grandson today, he How about you?"

What? !Enter the palace!Zili looked at Mrs. Tang in disbelief. The royal family's vision is really unique. Are they picking their daughter-in-law or picking a foodie?