Wishful Things

After Emperor Qingming confessed that the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian would jointly handle the matter, he patiently listened to the local political affairs discussed by the courtiers for less than half an hour, calming down the turmoil in his heart.

After retiring from the court, Xia Tingzhen and others were summoned to discuss matters in the imperial study.

...

The next day, it was a bright and pleasant weather.

Early in the morning, Xu Mingyi sat at the dressing table.

Ah Kui was combing her hair with great care and choosing the jewelry to use - the girl is going out with her wife today to attend the flower party held by Mrs. Wen's house, and the girl doesn't go to these occasions on weekdays. It's easy to go, she naturally has to treat it with heart.

The girl originally said that there was no need to be so troublesome. After all, she didn't go to meet people, which son she fell in love with, and which daughter-in-law she wanted to be.

But the girl doesn't care, but she has to care - you need to know that when girls from different families go out and stand together, they will inevitably be compared, and this comparison is only about the appearance of the girls from each family?

of course not.

Among the competitions are the hair-combing skills of the maidservants in various prefectures and the way of matching dresses and jewelry.

Xu Mingyi didn't know the particularity and competition involved, so after Akui took care of it carefully, he looked in the mirror and saw that it wasn't exaggerated, he was all focused on the details, so he was satisfied Head, went out with mother.

Speaking of Mrs. Wen's Flower Fair, Xu Mingyi hadn't been to it for five or six years.

The reason why it will pass this time is because Cui really talked about it several times - she knew that her grandfather was leaving Beijing to go to war, and her mother wanted to take her out for a walk to relax, but she refused again and again because of her bad intentions. Be with my mother.

The mother thinks she is accompanying her daughter, and the daughter thinks she is accompanying her mother, so this trip is just like that.

Although Mrs. Wen loves playing horses and hangings, and she is the kind with a big addiction to vegetables, she is indeed a descendant of a famous family. The flower show in her mansion has been held for seven or eight years, and there are quite a few people in the capital. Fame.

Therefore, most of the wives and girls who have received the post will not be absent.

And because today's weather is really good, it's very suitable for viewing flowers and drinking tea, so the flower party became more and more lively.

Hundreds of flowers bloom in the garden, the rockery is quiet and the narrow stream is secluded, the wives chat and laugh, and from time to time there are girls from some family playing the piano and reciting poems.

"It's rare to see a girl from the Xu family in recent years. It's rare to come here today. Why don't you go to the pavilion and play a song?" A woman suggested with a smile.

Xu Mingyi said with a smile: "The younger generation is not good at playing the piano, so it's better not to make a fool of yourself."

In fact, this is one of the reasons why she doesn't come to such occasions easily. Performing talents in public in front of her elders is really no different from a nightmare for her.

It's not that she has any prejudice against this kind of behavior, she also appreciates the girls who are willing to stand up, but she really can't do it.

Mrs. Wen on the side looked at the girl who was sitting there with a straight figure, and said with a smile: "Does the girl from the Xu family need to show any talent, the number one beauty in the capital, just sit here, that's called Let's feast our eyes, what do you guys think?"

Several women smiled and nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Wen is very good at speaking and handling things, Xu Mingyi is clear about this, but she also feels that this lady is probably scared out of her shadow by her...

I still remember that she also came to Mrs. Wen's flower show five or six years ago.

And also performed the same talent.

But different from ordinary piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she performed archery.

At that time, he was still young, in his teens, and he wanted to show off in his heart, so he probably wrote "Let you see how good I am" written on his face——

Or the gods couldn't bear to see her brash appearance, so they made her stumble.

I still remember that as soon as the arrow hit the target, before it could aim at the target, it flew out uncontrollably, barely brushing the silk flowers on a woman's sideburns, scaring the woman so much that her soul almost went to heaven, and she screamed on the spot Passed out.

The chaotic and thrilling situation at that time, the embarrassing and delicate atmosphere, she will never forget.

Therefore, it is not without reason that I did not participate in the flower fair again.

And that woman is Mrs. Wen's dowry, and she still trembles secretly when she sees her.

"...Are you really not good at playing the piano?"

At this moment, a crisp voice suddenly asked quietly.

Xu Mingyi looked up, only to see that the girl sitting in front of her turned her head back, looking at her curiously with a pair of deep black eyes with thick eyelashes.

Thinking of this girl's relationship with Wu Chao, Xu Mingyi nodded softly with a smile: "Yes."

"But didn't you girls from Zhongzhou learn these things from childhood?" The girl whispered, "I thought you were all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting."

"There are exceptions."

"So, you don't like learning this anymore?" The girl seemed to have finally found someone to talk to, she asked questions one after another, and turned to Xu Mingyi: "Then what do you like?"

"My family was born in martial arts, so I learned some riding and archery." Xu Mingyi lowered his voice very low.

One is that she doesn't want to attract too much attention, and the other is, cough, she said in the Ministry of Rites that she learned riding and archery, and this archery made her very unconfident.

"Coincidentally, I also learned riding and archery since I was a child!" Princess Sangyun was very pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly said: "Then how about we go horseback riding together someday?"

The invitation came very suddenly, and the little girl in front of her seemed to be very eager to make friends with others. Xu Mingyi was a little puzzled by this, but even if she put aside the confusion and wanted to nod and agree, she had to do it for both of them. I have one or two concerns about my identity——

Therefore, I could only reply with a smile: "Unfortunately, I just suffered some back injuries a few days ago. I'm afraid I won't be able to have fun with the princess. After a while, I will heal the injury and send a post to the princess." ?”

Fearing that the girls might misunderstand, she tried to be gentle in her tone.

Even so, the smile on Princess Sang Yun's cheeks still faded, and she subconsciously glanced at Xu Mingyi's waist.

Do you really have a back injury?

Or, was he just trying to prevaricate her?

But... Where did the other party have the confidence to decline her invitation?

If it hadn't just been heard that this is a girl from the Duke of Zhen's mansion, and she has some family background, as the princess of the Prince Yan's mansion, she might not have taken a second look, but now she took the initiative to talk, but the other party instead Pick up the shelf?

Princess Sangyun, who felt his face was refuted, lost enthusiasm in his tone, and said in a lukewarm way: "Since you are injured, you can't force it."

Seeing that she seemed a little displeased by this, Xu Mingyi was secretly puzzled.

Is this princess a little too naive?

Is it because he never left the North?

Seeing the girl making gestures to turn around, Xu Mingyi seemed to suddenly think of something, and looked at her again——