Chapter 1046 353 Secret Letters

In the banquet room, the brazier with the silver frost charcoal was burning warmly. Nangong Yue leaned on the Luohan bed and flipped through the gift list presented by Baihui.

This year, the gifts sent by the various governments are a bit richer than before. Nangong Yue thought that it might be because the Jin Yiwei came to check and let it go last time, which made the royal capital deeply realize that Xiao Yi Sheng’s family is strong. They deliberately took advantage of the New Year to have some friendships.

It is naturally impossible for officials in the officialdom to directly send the banknotes in a vulgar manner, but there are quite a lot of pearls, jade, ornaments, etc., and the pearls alone are as big as a thumb, and they are white and round. There are also some precious medicinal herbs, whole sheets of fur, and even some mansions have taken great pains to give them the swords of good horses...

The person who gave the gift was very obedient. Although the gift was precious, he still grasped the degree, so Nangong Yue was accepted.

Taking Xiao Yi's identity as a proton, being too "clean and honest" is a taboo.

Nangong Yue handed the gift list back to Baihui, smiled and instructed, "Get some pearls for the eldest girl to make a face mask."

Baihui responded, and said with interest: "Concubine Shizi, a new Jinyu Pavilion has recently opened in Wangdu. It is said that it came from Jiangnan, and there are many new styles from Jiangnan. Do you want to have a set as well? "

The styles of Jiangnan are very delicate and more fashionable, and have always been the favorite of ladies and ladies.

"Alright. Then I'll set up with Sister Fei." Nangong Yue was in a good mood, "You ask their master to come to the palace tomorrow, and I'll choose the look. By the way, I'll help Yimei and your cousin fight. A dowry."

Yimei and Lily both decided to get married after the new year. Originally, Nangongyue meant that it was a year ago, but this year has a lot of things to do. If Lily gets married, she will be even more busy, so she can only wrong them and set the day. After the Lantern Festival, Yimei and Lily got married together.

Lily, who was waiting on the side, was not shy at all when she heard about the dowry. Instead, she said cheerfully, "Thank you, the concubine."

Baihui couldn't help but glared at her, thinking: This girl doesn't look like a girl at all!

Seeing this, Nangong Yue couldn't help but teased and said, "Don't stare at her. All the younger sisters are married. If you are your elder sister, I have to give you a good life."

Baihui's face turned red all of a sudden, and she hurriedly said, "...The slaves will go down first."

Nangong Yue stopped teasing her, and said with a smile, "Come on. Go to Zhu Xing's place by the way and see if the prince has any letters back."

"Yes……"

Baihui quickly responded and retreated as if fleeing. As soon as the door was opened, she saw Xiao Fei standing outside and Queer who was preparing to report.

No need to report now, Nangong Yue beckoned to her and said, "Sister Fei, come in."

Xiao Fei entered the room and said suspiciously, "Baihui's face is so red..." She didn't go into it, and after the greeting, she shyly said to Nangong Yue, "Sister-in-law, help me to see how to do acupuncture. Let's do it." Saying that, she hesitantly handed over a handkerchief.

Nangong Yue took a closer look, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Xiao Fei's personality is undoubtedly reflected in her needlework. Every stitch is neat and tidy, as if measured with a ruler. The length and spacing are almost the same. In Yue's eyes, it was very interesting. Anyway, the girls in the palace don't need to rely on Nvhong to live, they have enough learning, and they can make purse clothes for their husbands after they get married.

Seeing Nangongyue smiling, Lily couldn't help but leaned over to take a look, and couldn't help but laugh. After a long time, I also think that the big girl is very funny.

Seeing Xiao Fei's demeanor showing a hint of embarrassment, Nangong Yue hurriedly said, "Sister Fei, your needlework is very good. Next, how about I teach you to embroider some simple patterns?"

Xiao Fei was stunned, a little surprised: "Sister-in-law, didn't you say that there are twenty kinds of stitches that are commonly used in embroidery?" She has only learned five or six kinds of stitches in the past few days.

Nangong Yue patiently explained to Xiao Fei: "Sister Fei, although there are many needle techniques, it's like we learn calligraphy. If you haven't mastered the proper calligraphy, you should practice the cursive method. Although I have taught you these days. It's just the most basic stitches, but it's almost enough to embroider some of the simplest flowers and plants."

Xiao Fei nodded thoughtfully.

Nangong Yue took out a pre-drawn drawing from the rattan frame, and then pointed to the three white plums on it and asked Xiao Fei: "Sister Fei, please choose a line for this white plum first."

Xiao Fei blinked and said, "Sister-in-law, isn't it just the white thread?" Do you still need to choose?

Baihui hurriedly sent the basket containing the embroidery thread to Xiao Fei. Xiao Fei looked dumbfounded and counted it stupidly: "One, two, three... five! Five kinds of white?" Five!

Nangong Yue explained from the side: "This is not too much. This is the embroidery thread I bought in the Jade Embroidery Pavilion in the royal capital. If this is in Jiangnan, the ladies there like to use the embroidery thread from the Liufang Pavilion in the south of the Yangtze River. There are as many as nine kinds of white!"

Xiao Fei was stunned when he heard it, and after a while, he came back to his senses thoughtfully, and said: "Yes, if it weren't for this, how could the ancients say: 'Meixun Snow is three-pointed white', and this whiteness is naturally divided into several points. planted!"

Nangong Yue nodded with a smile, Xiao Fei was talented and intelligent, but she used to be a little repelled by female celebrities.

Xiao Fei thought of something, and his eyes fell on the embroidery shed that Nangong Yue was embroidering. It was a ready-made men's robe. Nangong Yue was embroidering bamboo leaves on the corner of the robe, looking at the color and color of the robe. The shape of those few bamboo leaves obviously matched the purse of the previous day.

Xiao Fei reached out and picked up the embroidery shed, took a closer look, and found that it was exactly what she thought - before, she thought it was just two bamboo leaves with slightly different colors, but now she found that every bamboo leaf was covered with There are subtle and natural color gradients down to the veins.

"Sister-in-law, your embroidery skills are really ingenious." Xiao Fei was full of praise.

Queer also came into the room at some unknown time. Hearing the words, he smiled and said, "That's natural. The embroidery skills of the first lady were learned from our second lady, and the second lady's embroidery skills were hired by an old master in Liufang Pavilion in the south of the Yangtze River. Come to teach, acupuncture is a set of its own..."

Xiao Fei looked at Nangong Yue with a hint of envy in her eyes.

It turns out that my sister-in-law learned her embroidery skills from her mother. At that time, Aunt Nangong must have explained and demonstrated patiently, stitch by stitch, just like my aunt now teaches herself...

In Xiao Fei's mind, a warm picture of a loving mother and goddaughter appeared.

But her mother had never taught her any of these, whether it was the female red, the housekeeper, or even the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it was her mother who asked her husband to teach her...

Not only herself, what did her mother teach her second brother Xiao Luan? The second brother is at this age, and he still knows how to dig into the pile of fat powder all day long!

There was a trace of sadness on Xiao Fei's face.

What was the mother doing then? Are you busy killing big brother?

"Sister Fei..."

Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei, the Shining God thoughtfully, and Xiao Fei came back to her senses and said, "Sister-in-law, there are so many white colors, I really don't know which one to choose, why don't I take the embroidery thread and go outside. Compare it with the white plums on the plum tree."

This idea is really bad. Lily's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Miss, this servant will accompany you."

Having said that, Xiao Fei really went out of the house with Lily, and looked at Nangong Yue with a smile.

Although it is still cold winter, the people in Fufeng Courtyard are smiling and smiling, as if even the cold wind has been dispelled a lot...

Xiao Fei had been with her for dinner before leaving. It was very cold outside the house. Nangong Yue specially instructed Que'er to bring her a freshly-fired stove and sent her back to the yard. On the other hand, Nangong Yue leaned on the Arhat bed and continued to embroider the new robe. The Chinese New Year is approaching, and there are a lot of chores recently, so there is still some time in the evening.

Seeing that another bamboo leaf was about to be embroidered, Baihui returned from the front yard and reported with joy, "Concubine Shizi, Lord Shizi has written a letter."

Nangong Yue was overjoyed, and hurriedly put down the embroidery shed in her hand and took the letter.

After reading the letter, the smile on her face thickened a bit, and she said, "Ayi will be back soon. She should be able to catch up with the Lantern Festival."

The maidservants in the house also rejoiced. It has been two years since their girl married, and they celebrate the New Year alone every year, and even they feel a little wronged for her. Finally, this year, the prince can accompany the prince to a reunion feast for the Lantern Festival.

Xiao Yi talked a lot about his letter, most of which were just his usual food, clothing, housing, and transportation. He talked about everything in detail. Nangong Yue didn't find it annoying at all, and his lips were always filled with warmth. smile.

Although Xiao Yi's letter did not mention what happened to Baiyue, since he is going to come back, it must be over for Baiyue...

Nangong Yue thought of the Baiyue envoys who were living in the Wuyi Pavilion. It seems that these Baiyue envoys who are stirring up trouble in Dayu will not have a good year... They should also receive the news soon. right?

As Nangong Yue had expected, early the next morning, a secret letter was sent to the Wuyi Pavilion where Baiyue's envoys were temporarily staying.

There were only a few words in the secret letter, but people were shocked-

The second prince, the third prince and the fifth prince passed away, the king of Baiyue died, and the fourth prince Nuhar ascended the throne!

How is this possible! ? A Dachi looked at the secret report in his hand and couldn't believe his eyes. As soon as his feet softened, he slumped on the chair and the secret report in his hand slid down.

Another short and fat envoy hurriedly picked up the secret report on the ground. Seeing this, his feet were almost weak, and he blurted out in disbelief, "Isn't it impossible?"

A Dachi murmured, "With the second prince and sixth prince here, how is this possible?"

It would be a lie to say that A Dachi never worried that the second prince might have different views after taking power. But when he was in Dayu, he could only comfort himself by saying that the second prince and the sixth prince were the same mother emperor of the first prince, and their relationship with the first prince was not ordinary after all.

A Dachi thought that the second prince might ascend to the throne, and worried that the third prince might force the palace to seize power... But how could he be the fourth prince with the most incompetence and power? And in the process, the fourth prince also murdered three princes!

What happened to Baiyue, and how did things develop to this point?

The more A Dachi thought about it, the more flustered he became, and he almost felt uneasy.

The envoys who came to Dayu this time were all from the party of the first prince, Kuilang, so all the peace talks were based on the premise of returning Kuilang.

But now that the fourth prince Nuhar has ascended the throne, where should the eldest prince be placed? ! If the new king... no, it was the fake king who sent a new corps of envoys, then what are they? !

A Dachi calmed down and said to himself that Emperor Dayu must not know the news now, and he must act as soon as possible.

If the peace talks can be negotiated before Emperor Dayu learns the news, and then the eldest prince can return to Baiyue as soon as possible, with the power and influence of the eldest prince in Baiyue, everything is hard to say...

It's a pity that the Third Prince's Mansion is now sealed by the emperor, and there is definitely no way to count on the clothes.

Now I can only go straight to the palace and go directly to the palace to see Emperor Dayu!

After making up his mind, Adachi immediately set off from the Wuyi Pavilion and entered the palace to ask to see the emperor.

The emperor also wanted to see what tricks Baiyue could play after he imprisoned the mistress.

After A Dachi respectfully bowed Baiyue's long bow, he said straight to the point: "Your Majesty Emperor Dayu, I would like to ask His Majesty the First Prince of Baiyue, and ask His Majesty to be kind."

According to the emperor's previous will, Baiyue envoys could see Kui Lang on the first and fifteenth day of every month, but today is neither the first nor the fifteenth day. Even on the fifteenth day of December, they were not able to see Kui Lang.

The emperor's long silence made A Dachi grit his teeth. He knew that Emperor Dayu might not be so easy to agree to his request. He was also mentally prepared, and he had to pay a price for it... Now his own Time is running out, this is the time to fight!

A Dachi took a deep breath and said resolutely: "As long as Your Majesty allows me to see His Royal Highness the First Prince, I can agree to any conditions for peace talks, Baiyue."

A Dachi bowed his head respectfully and waited for the emperor's answer, but he didn't see a gleam in the eyes of the emperor after the imperial case.

Earlier, the Marquis of Anyi, Guan Yubai, had said that something might have gone wrong in Baiyue recently, so Baiyue was eager to settle a peace talks and bring Kui Lang back to Baiyue to quell the civil unrest, which led to those troubles. Now it looks like it's not fake. Even Baiyue became more impatient than before... What happened to Baiyue?

After counting the time, Xuan Pingbo has also arrived in Baiyue, and there will be news soon.

There was silence in the imperial study, and the emperor still did not speak for a long time, which made A Dachi feel more and more nervous.

It was just this snap of his fingers that A Dachi was already sweating profusely, waiting with bated breath.

The emperor pondered for a while, and said lightly: "Okay, I will allow you to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to meet Kui Lang." His tone was calm, and he couldn't hear joy or anger.

A Dachi didn't care about speculating on the emperor's mind, he just felt relieved and thanked him. After that, he retreated under the guidance of the little maid.

After half an hour, Adachi finally entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Although Kui Lang had not seen the light of day in prison for a long time, he always knew about it at that time. He felt a little wrong when Adachi didn't come on the fifteenth day, but he suddenly came today... Can't do it?

After patiently waiting for the jailer to leave, Kui Lang asked anxiously, "What happened?!"

Adachi hurriedly reported to Kui Lang what Baiyuelai's secret security said... and also told himself what conditions he had to pay to be sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and finally he also reported all the recent events in the Dayu court. Changes are also reported one by one, especially the closure of the Third Prince's Mansion and the imprisonment of the Third Prince.

Kui Lang was not the favored son of Heaven who had been smooth sailing since he was a child. Back then, when King Baiyue's favorite concubine was in power, he, the eldest prince, was also humiliated. , not only took charge of the regime of Baiyue, but also oversaw the king of Baiyue. But at this moment, even if Kui Lang admitted that he had seen countless storms, his expression changed greatly.

How did that happen? !

Now I really have internal and external troubles, and I am helpless!

This series of bad news made his face pale.

But he was still much calmer than Adachi. After he had calmed down, he first praised: "Adachi, you did the right thing! No matter what the price is at this time, take down the peace talks first!" He must return as soon as possible. Baiyue! That's the most important point.

Kui Lang's eyes were dark and deep, but extremely firm.

A Dachi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as His Highness didn't blame him for being good at making opinions.

Kui Lang said again, "Ada Chi, did the secret report not mention the Sixth Emperor's younger brother?"

A Dachi was stunned. He was shocked by the information on the secret report before, and he forgot about His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince.

Atachi shook his head.

Kui Lang's face was gloomy. Since the sixth emperor's younger brother was not mentioned in the secret report, the sixth emperor's younger brother must have survived, so why did he fail to prevent Nuhar from ascending the throne? Could it be that……

A storm surged in Kui Lang's heart.

He needs time, and he must return to Baiyue as soon as possible to turn the tide.

Baiyue belongs to him, he must not allow Baiyue to fall into the hands of others!

...

After being released from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Adachi went to see the emperor again, hoping to speed up the process of peace talks, and even proposed that Baiyue could agree to the terms set by Marquis Anyi last time, and the only condition was to exchange for the eldest prince, Kui Lang. He also mentioned that if Dayu needed a proton, the eldest prince was willing to use his eldest son as a proton to send Dayu.

Such conditions are very favorable.

If it was before, the emperor would probably agree immediately, but now...

The emperor didn't think much about it, so he refused on the grounds that the Chinese New Year was approaching, and he had to seal the pen and seal the treasure according to the rules.

The conditions were not negotiated, and A Dachi returned to the Wuyi Pavilion in a bit of despair.

On the one hand, the emperor was indeed perfunctory. Although from Adachi's reaction, he was almost certain that something must have happened in Baiyue, but he still needed to wait for the exact news from Xuan Pingbo before deciding how the peace talks would proceed. One of his sons had already been folded into their hands, and he was really unwilling to let Baiyue go lightly.

On the other hand, it is also a rule to seal the pen and treasure in the New Year.

In this way, on the 29th of December, after the Fengbao Sealing Ceremony was over, the whole court was instantly relieved, not only Yubi could rest for seven days, but also they who had worked hard for a year, especially this year. The last two months of my life have been really uneasy, and I can finally take a breather during the Chinese New Year.

Last year, Nangong Yue spent the New Year alone, but this year, although Xiao Yi was still not there, Xiao Fei was still there to accompany her in the palace. Some people were talking and laughing, and there was still a lot of New Year atmosphere.

On New Year's Eve, big red lanterns were hung in the palace of Zhennan, and deafening firecrackers sounded one after another on the streets and among the neighbors.

Nangong Yue took Xiao Fei and sat down on the Taishi chair in the Wushou Hall. The stewards and maids in the palace came forward to salute one after another. Lily and Queer were enthusiastically responsible for the reward, and they handed out two baskets of copper coins. . After receiving a generous reward, the people were naturally beaming. The sound of laughter, kowtows, thanks and the firecrackers outside were intertwined, and even the Wushou Hall, which was usually empty and deserted, was quite lively.

Then, the New Year's Eve dinners began to be served one by one, dazzling and fragrant.

In addition to the common dishes, there was a plate of white and fat dumplings in front of them. The dumplings just out of the pot were steaming with steaming white gas, which made people move their index fingers.

This is different from Southern Border. Xiao Fei blinked in surprise.

Lily, who was serving dishes, explained with a smile: "Miss, we in the north are different from your southern borders. We must eat dumplings this New Year."

Nangong Yue exhorted, "Sister Fei, you must eat these dumplings slowly!"

Xiao Fei blinked suspiciously and nodded obediently.

Seeing Nangong Yue chewing and swallowing slowly, although Xiao Fei didn't know what was going on, she was also influenced and ate slowly and patiently... Baihui and Lily, who were serving at the table, exchanged glances secretly.

When she was eating the fourth dumpling, Xiao Fei heard a crunch from her mouth as soon as she took a bite, her eyes almost popped out, her lips moved a few times, and finally she spat out a yellow-orange copper coin.

Only then did Nangong Yue, Baihui and the others burst out laughing, and Baihui explained with a smile, "Miss, among the two plates of dumplings you and Concubine Shizi have, only this one has copper coins in it. Whoever eats it is the most at home. Blessed."

Xiao Fei looked around at the people around her, and instantly understood that this copper coin was deliberately placed in her plate of dumplings. There was a smile on her face.

After a lively dinner, the two went to set off fireworks together. These boxes of fireworks in Zhennan Wangfu were made by the most famous shop in the capital. The chrysanthemums bloom in the dark night sky, dwarfing the stars and the silver moon.

This release is near midnight, the moment when the new year and the old year are handed over. At the moment when the new year comes, the entire king is boiling, the sound of firecrackers is endless, the night sky is full of fireworks, and even the surrounding people are cheers:

"New Year's Eve! New Year's Eve!"

The sound is more joyful than the sound, and the sound is more lively than the sound!

Baihui and Baihe, who accompanied Nangongyue and Xiao Fei to keep the year old, were the first to pay New Year's greetings to the two masters, followed by Xiao Fei and also to Nangongyue, and received a red envelope.

"Sister Fei, this is the lucky money!"

Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei with a smile, Xiao Fei showed a hint of shyness on her face, but accepted it disrespectfully. Although her father and mother also gave her New Year's money during the Chinese New Year in previous years, the eldest and second brothers never did.

Sister-in-law is not a few years older than herself, but she is so thoughtful.

Xiao Fei thought of something, and suddenly said: "Sister-in-law, are you going to be due this year?"

Nangong Yue nodded, and there was a hint of embarrassment on her face that Xiao Fei couldn't understand: "I'll be ready in June of this year..."

When a woman is fifteen years old, a wedding ceremony will be held, which means that the woman has reached adulthood.

When my sister-in-law's birthday arrives, I will definitely give a gift, but this time...

Xiao Fei took out a plum-red purse from her arms embarrassedly, the workmanship was just neat, and the three white plums on the corners were barely embroidered enough to catch the eye, but this was the best she could do!

"Thank you, Sister Fei!" Nangongyue took it with a smile and praised, "Sister Fei's progress is really fast." Just looking at it, Nangongyue knew that Xiao Fei must have spent a lot of effort to embroider like this. .

Xiao Fei smiled shyly, and hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, go and rest. You have to go to the palace tomorrow morning to attend the morning congratulations. If you don't sleep, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep."

In fact, Nangong Yue couldn't sleep for a few hours. When the first cock crowing sounded, she got up.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Nangong Yue went to the palace to congratulate him as usual;

On the second day of the new year, she took Xiao Fei back to Nangong Mansion...

Because Xiao Yi was away, Zhennan Palace closed the door to thank guests, which made her feel a lot more free.

In this way, until the day when the eldest princess Yongyang had a furnace-warming party.

According to Fu Yunyan, the eldest princess Yongyang wanted to take this opportunity to formally introduce Wen Yu, the long-lost grandson, to the various palaces in the capital...

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