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The Zuixianju in the north of the city is as lively as ever today.

Zuixianju has become famous in the past two years and has become one of the most famous restaurants in the capital.

Its biggest feature is that there will be storytellers or sing songs every afternoon. Because the books or songs are all written and composed by Zuixianju, there are no other places. Therefore, at this time of the day, many people will come to order a few side dishes, a pot of wine, and enjoy it comfortably.

The lobby of Zuixianju usually entertains the commoners, while the dignitaries will choose the elegant private rooms on the second or third floor.

Today's song is a story about a scholar and a young lady. Said to be a handsome scholar, his family was impoverished and could no longer support his studies. Occasionally, the scholar rescued a girl from a large family, and the girl's family recruited her as a son-in-law in order to repay her kindness, and fully funded him to study and take the exam...

When the girl with the soft voice on the stage was singing in a tune of sadness and joy until the scholar was named the champion in the Golden Palace, the beautiful princess saw the talent of the scholar and was willing to marry, with two daughters serving a husband...

At this time, one of the guests sitting at the bottom lowered his voice and said with a strange expression on his face: "...Hey, speaking of the princess, have you heard about that?"

One of the people dressed as a scholar asked suspiciously, "What is it?"

The other one smiled meaningfully and said, "Of course I heard... Brother Ziyang, you are too ignorant!"

Zi Yang asked curiously, "Quickly tell me, Brother Shihong, what's the matter?"

Shihong didn't give a shit, and said quietly, "It is said that the second princess in our palace fell in love with a handsome little monk from Huangjue Temple and secretly ran away with someone."

"It's not a little monk." Another said, "I heard that it was a bodyguard in the palace, saying that the two hooked up when they were in the palace, and the rice was already cooked. But the emperor did not agree. , so the second princess eloped with her lover."

Zi Yang was so excited to hear such a splendid incident, and asked hastily, "Is it the little monk or the guard?"

"I don't know." Shihong looked around, hehe said with a smile, "It is said that our two princesses are so beautiful and beautiful that we can make the second princess commit to elope. Why can't I come across it..."

"So, I heard that in the palace, even the little eunuchs are all very handsome. The second princess is afraid that she has a good eye and doesn't look down on ordinary people like you and me."

"Hahaha, that's right! Come on, let's have a drink and listen to the music... I heard that a new girl has arrived in the Cuiyan Tower recently. Although she is not as beautiful as the second princess, she is also a rare beauty..."

Not only this table, but in the lobby of Zuixianju, almost every table is talking about this news that has been circulating in the capital at some point.

Such a fragrant affair, in just two days, has swept the entire royal capital, and the street knows it. It's just that the second princess eloped with word of mouth. In addition to the original little monk and little guard, there was another little eunuch.

It is said that the second princess and a handsome little eunuch in the palace fell in love with each other. The fake Feng Xuhuang, after being discovered by the emperor, wanted to kill the little eunuch.

...

"Absurd! Absurd!"

In the Dongnuan Pavilion of Chang'an Palace, Emperor Lei Ting was furiously patting his desk. His face was flushed, his breath was disordered, and he seemed to faint at any moment.

Eunuch Liu hurriedly took care of him, and hurriedly asked the little eunuch to bring over the special pills made by Nangong Yue, served the emperor to take them, and kept comforting him, "Your Majesty, calm down. This is just the nonsense of the people in the market. language……"

Jin Yiwei commanded Lu Huaining to kneel down, not daring to let out the air.

After taking the medicine, the emperor's complexion gradually improved, and he asked angrily, "What else did those scoundrels say?"

Lu Huaining lowered his head and replied: "They opened the bet, in the gambling emperor, the gambling emperor, will you give the second princess to the guard, or the little monk, or just give the little eunuch an identity... Now, the guard's custody There are more people."

"hateful!"

The emperor suddenly threw a cup, which fell to the ground with a "bang" and was torn apart.

The emperor took a deep breath and asked, "Where did these news come from? How did everyone know about the second princess!?"

Lu Huaining groaned inwardly, and said, "It's all spread from some restaurants and teahouses. Those who have good deeds spread from ten to ten, and it's impossible to know the source." The restaurants and teahouses are all mixed places with three religions and nine styles. It is simply impossible to trace the source of the news.

The emperor's voice was as cold as ice, "Is there any whereabouts of the second princess?"

"The minister has ordered people to chase south." Lu Huaining said before he spoke, "It's just been delayed for a long time. Although the minister has been searching all the way, I am afraid that there will be some omissions and miss the whereabouts of the second princess."

Speaking of this, the emperor was very angry. If Concubine Zhang came to report the second princess as soon as she found out that the second princess had left the palace, she might have already found it, how could she have gotten to such a point. The face of the royal family was humiliated by this shameless rebel girl.

If it wasn't for the queen who was worried about the second princess' illness and went to visit, she might have been kept secret for a long time.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more angry he became, and he said coldly: "Huairen, pass on my will, Concubine Zhang has no way to teach her daughter, so she was demoted to the concubine, fined for a year's salary, closed in the palace and thought about it, without my will, you can't come out."

Is this a long-term ban?

Eunuch Liu hurriedly responded and arranged for someone to send a message to the queen.

The concubines and concubines of the harem, their positions rose and fell, and they all passed on the queen's decree.

The emperor took a sip of the medicinal tea and suppressed the anger, and said solemnly: "Continue to look for it! As soon as the whereabouts of the second princess are found, bring her back to me immediately..." He gritted his teeth and continued, "It doesn't matter whether you live or die! "

This sentence of "life or death" made Lu Huaining stunned, and Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Nangong Yue flipped through the account book in her hand, calculated the abacus, and asked in a divided mind, "Is that what the emperor really said?"

"Yes." Lily said with a smile, "I didn't avoid the little eunuchs who served in Chang'an Palace. I'm afraid it has spread throughout the entire palace. ... Concubine Shizi, you are so wise. I didn't send the message to Sister Yimei, but let Zhu Xing do it, you guessed that the news of the restaurant would spread faster."

"This is the first one." Nangong Yue shook her finger and said, "The second is that this matter involves the royal face, and the emperor will definitely ask Jin Yiwei to investigate it. The flower face is too conspicuous. In contrast, among restaurants and teahouses, , most of the daily contacts are of the three religions and nine streams, and if you want to check, you can't find the source. As for the third..." She raised her chin slightly, and said with a proud face, "Huayan is after all a shop for girls and madams. I'm afraid I'll mess up my shop."

Lily giggled and flattered: "So, it is still the wise concubine of the world."

Baihui, who was on the side, brought a cup of Mingmu flower tea with a smile, and said, "Princess Shizi, you can take a rest and look at it again."

Nangong Yue put down the account book and yawned lazily.

Nangongyue has been looking at the ledger for the past few days since she established her prestige in the Wushou Hall, and the more she looks, the more headaches she has. This dignified mansion has turned into such a mess, I'm afraid no one will believe it. It's not something that can be done in a day or two.

However, there is still at least half a year before Xiao Yi returns, and she has enough time to take her time.

"Lily, you go to open the warehouse tomorrow, and bring some materials to the sewing room, and let them make the people's autumn clothes and winter clothes, four in each, and come out with two autumn clothes first, and then do the rest slowly. The autumn clothes are in lilac color, the daughter-in-law is in lotus color, and the maids can use brown color. As for the winter clothes, you can decide what to do. The rules of this palace are also messed up. From now on, I will follow my rules. The servants in the house tailor their clothes, and they wear four clothes every season, plus two jackets in winter.”

Lily replied with a smile: "Yes. Concubine Shi. Those little girls must be very happy."

The maids in this palace are all wearing ready-to-wear clothes bought from ready-to-wear shops. First, the size is somewhat inappropriate. Second, most of the people who go to buy it have deducted a lot of oil and water, and they buy it at will. The color simply dressed the pretty teenage girl like a daughter-in-law in her twenties and thirties.

Nangong Yue rubbed her forehead and said, "Let Anniang and Mammy Zhang choose three reliable daughters-in-law, one is in charge of the warehouse in the inner courtyard, the other is in charge of the training of the new maids, and the other is in charge of the house. The rewards and punishments and the distribution of monthly money to the subordinates are given to each of them, as they arrange it, I only see the results. In the future, these trivial matters will not need to be handled by An Niang and Mammy Zhang, they only need to take care of these things. Just don't go wrong. As for the private treasury of Fufeng Courtyard, it's the same as in Mozhu Courtyard, Baihui holds the key for me."

In a dignified palace, there are only six stewards in addition to the two chief stewards. If you say this, it will become a laughing stock in the royal capital!

"Let's do this for now." Nangong Yue said with her lips curved, "Find someone to come over tomorrow, and you go pick a few little maids. There are still too few people in this palace. In addition, pass on my words, I'll pass the time. In a few days, I will promote a few stewards among the old people in the palace..."

Lily asked curiously, "Prince Prince, do you want to use someone from the palace?"

"You have to look at their temperaments." Nangong Yue smiled and said meaningfully, "What's more, this Zhennan Wangfu belongs to Zhennan Wang, I'm just a new daughter-in-law, take care of yourself. One-third of an acre is enough, and you can't stretch your hands too far."

Lily seems to understand, but she also knows that her girl is an idea, and she must have her intentions for saying this.

Nangong Yue finished drinking the scented tea, remembered something and said, "By the way, I said last time that I would invite eldest sister to come over to play in a few days. It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun, just September 18th. I'll go to the next few posts and invite Sister Xi, Sister Yi, and Liu Niang along with them. Let Chef Zhang from the large kitchen in the outer courtyard prepare some good snacks." This chef is the royal chef given by the emperor.

Lily responded with a smile, and went to prepare the post without mentioning it.

After explaining all this, Nangong Yue was going to continue turning over the account books. At this time, Que'er came to report: "Prince Concubine, Uncle has brought your private treasury in the mansion."

"Brother is here?" Nangong Yue stood up happily and said, "Follow me out to meet you."

When Nangong Yue got married, the one hundred and twenty-eight dowry did not include her small private treasury in the mansion.

Unlike ordinary girls from aristocratic families who only have some private money, the wealth of Nangong Yue's small private treasury is staggering. Most of them are gifts from the emperor, empress, and empress dowager in the past few years, and gifts from each family when she was promoted to the county lord and the county lord. , as well as the silver taels she earned from running the shop over the years, as well as the Zhuangzi, the shop, the house deed, the land deed, etc. If these came along with the dowry, it would not be enough to add another 128 dans. In this way, it would exceed the princess's share. Therefore, it can only be sent to her after she is married.

I haven't seen Nangong Xin for a few days, and Nangong Yue welcomed him to the flower hall in the front yard, where he was served his favorite dessert and talked enthusiastically. It was up to Lily and the others to take the maids and wives to count the books, and by the way, they opened two small warehouses.

It's a pity that Xiao Yi was not there, and it was not convenient to keep Nangong Xin for dinner. After all the things were counted, he reluctantly sent him back.

A few days passed, and when Nangong Yue finally read all the account books in the house, it was already September 18th, which happened to be the day of the small banquet.

When it was not time to go, Nangong Tsang, Jiang Yixi and Yuan Yuyi came one after another.

This was the first time they saw Nangong Yue after Xiao Yi left the capital. Seeing that her complexion and spirit were good, they were all secretly relieved.

Nangong Yue set the reception area in the small flower hall next to the garden, thinking that after lunch, she could just stroll around in the garden, sit and enjoy the flowers.

In the small flower hall, there has already been a table of fresh fruits and snacks, mung bean and sweet-scented osmanthus desserts, buttermilk bean rolls, bean paste small flower cakes... It seems to be colorful, all of which are all chef Zhang's expertise, and they are exquisite and beautiful.

They drank tea, ate snacks, and chatted casually, just like when Nangong Yue hadn't left her boudoir.

The girls' topics are often the fashionable clothes, jewelry, chess, calligraphy and painting in the royal capital, but while chatting, they accidentally mentioned the most talked about topic in the royal capital recently, about the second princess.

Yuan Yuyi said with a complicated expression: "...The second princess doesn't seem to be in the palace. My mother entered the palace yesterday, and the emperor and the queen mother were very angry."

"It's really not there." Jiang Yixi said affirmatively, "I heard from my father that the emperor has dispatched Jinyiwei to find the second princess. I think the second princess should be found soon." , the second princess is so bold.

From last year's marriage incident, due to various interests, it was finally suppressed hastily, and ended with Qu Jiayue's marriage.

But this time, the private escape has already become known to everyone. The rumors in the capital are getting worse and worse. Even the girls who are in the boudoir have heard of it. It is conceivable that the rumors spread. how wide.

I don't know where the second princess went. Could it be that she eloped with someone?

Whether it's true or not, now that the royal face is ruined, I'm afraid this matter can't be done well!

Sure enough, Yuan Yuyi nodded and said: "Listening to the Queen Mother's tone, I am afraid that even if the second princess is found, life will not be easy."

Nangong Tsang sat on the side, quietly, without saying a word, a complex look flashed in his eyes, but he soon returned to calm. Why don't you think about things that have already passed.

"Forget it, let's not talk about such a disappointing thing." Yuan Yuyi smiled reluctantly, then looked up and looked out of the hall, "It's been three o'clock, why hasn't Liu Niang come?"

Another quarter of an hour later, a little maid finally came to report: "Prince Concubine, several girls, Miss Fu Liu's carriage has entered the mansion." Fu Yunyan was the last to arrive.

After a while, the dog barking of "Wang Wang" was vaguely heard outside the flower hall, and the girls immediately realized that it was the barking of Fu Yunyan's beloved dog, Yaori.

Jiang Yixi couldn't help laughing: "There's a saying, people don't see their shape, they hear their voices first. Liu Niang is better, people don't see their shape, they hear their dogs first!"

"Liu Niang is too slow." Yuan Yuyi blinked and suggested with a smile, "She is the last to arrive, so she should be punished with three glasses of wine."

"That won't work." I didn't expect that Nangong Yue would veto it first, Yuan Yuyi raised her eyebrows, and listened to her continuing plausibly, "Sister Yi, you are not allowed to drink here when you come to me, and neither is plum wine. If you go back with the smell of alcohol, then your family may not know how to bury me! You are not allowed to come to me in the future, so who should I go to complain about grievances?"

Her remarks made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and cheerful.

At this time, Fu Yunyan and Yaori finally entered the small flower hall under the guidance of the maid, and they couldn't help laughing when they saw that they were all smiling.

Nangong Yue's gaze paused on Fu Yunyan's splendid smile, and she couldn't help thinking of Nangong Xin, she had to find a time to ask Lin Shi to mention it...

"Liu Niang, you are finally here." Nangong Yue greeted her with a smile, and pulled Fu Yunyan to sit down beside her, "If you don't come to Sister Yi, you will soon see through the autumn water."

Fu Yunyan said embarrassedly: "I also want to come out earlier. But my grandmother is not here recently, so I must get my mother's permission to leave the house. These mothers seem to have eaten gunpowder. I begged for a while, she Just let me out."

Yuan Yuyi was stunned. She and Fu Yunyan were cousins, and Mrs. Fu was her cousin and aunt. As far as she knew, although Mrs. Fu could not be said to have a particularly good temper, compared to her mother-in-law Princess Yuncheng, she was considered I lost my temper. Presumably Mrs. Fu was in a bad mood recently, and it must be related to Fu Yunhe's trip to the Southern Border.

Not only Yuan Yuyi, but several other girls also thought of this, and the atmosphere was a little heavy.

Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, Fu Yunyan hurriedly said, "Don't think about it, it's because of that Jin Xinhui!"

Jinxin Club? ! The girls were stunned, why did they involve Jin Xinhui?

Fu Yunyan looked helplessly at Jiang Yixi and Yuan Yuyi, "Sister Xi, cousin Yi, have you received a post from Jinxinhui?"

Jinxin Club is a talent competition founded by a very talented woman hundreds of years ago. It is held every three years and can only be attended by unmarried girls. Most of these girls are from famous families. It is an official body, in short, it is impossible for civilians to participate in the Jinxin Club.

Once, Nangong Tsang's yearning to participate in the Jinxin Club, but she didn't expect to get married before this day.

Jiang Yixi and Yuan Yuyi both nodded.

Fu Yunyan spread her hands helplessly, "My mother doesn't know where to get the news, I know that you two and cousin Xia have all received the post, but I didn't, it's not mad, I went to say goodbye early in the morning, and put me I trained a dog's blood sprayer." After a pause, she said angrily, "It's nothing at all, after all, I have to blame that Yongxu for insisting on posting to me!"

"Liu Niang, you also received the post from the Yongxu Club?" Yuan Yuyi said embarrassingly, the meaning of the word "also" was beyond words.

This Wing Xuhui is a poetry festival created by some talented people in the capital a few years ago. It means to compete with Jinxinhui. According to the first talent who founded Jinxinhui, Jinxinhui has too many restrictions and it is really buried. There are a lot of talented women, and their chanting is a meritocracy, even if you are just a bean curd, as long as you have poetry and books in your belly, you can participate.

This yongxu can speak better than sing, and the girl who won the first place in the past year is really beautiful, but how can the girls of the aristocratic family surrender their status and let those talents and noble sons judge and coax about themselves, so Most of the girls from aristocratic families who received the post would not go, and most of the girls who went there were girls from lower backgrounds who wanted to increase their social status.

It is absolutely impossible for the girls present to participate!

Fu Yunyan rubbed her knuckles angrily, making a "clack-clack" sound, "If I find out who thought of sending me a post, I have to show him a good look!" A scolding!

"Liu Niang, Xiaoxiaohuo, it's rare to come to Yue'er as a guest, don't lose interest." Yuan Yuyi reassured her, then turned to Nangong Yue with a smile, "Yue'er, since everyone is here, Hurry up and take us around this Zhennan Wangfu. This is the residence of Murong Rui, the regent of the previous dynasty. That Murong Rui was in power for a while. Although his tomb was dug by the previous emperor after his death, it was a glorious one. I want to come and see this mansion..." Seeing Nangongyue's blank face, Yuan Yuyi suddenly thought of something, "Ayue, don't you know?"

Nangong Yue shook her head, she didn't care who left this palace and what history did she have. But she still knew what Yuan Yuyi was talking about, the regent Murong Rui. The existence of Murong Rui made this mansion somewhat legendary. It seems that the first emperor gave this mansion to the old town Nanwang to show his favor.

Looking at Nangongyue's natural look, Yuan Yuyi's inspiration flashed, and she was so blessed that she blurted out, "Ayue, you haven't visited this palace well, have you?"

Yuan Yuyi's tone made Nangong Yue a little embarrassed to admit it. After Xiao Yi left, she was busy with various things every day. When she had time, she invited them over as guests, but she never thought about visiting this palace.

Jiang Yixi thought of something, and said suddenly: "Sister Yi, I also wonder why you have been concerned about whether Liu Niang is here today, it turned out to be just to visit this palace!"

For a time, everyone's eyes were focused on Yuan Yuyi, as if they were saying, that's what happened.

Yuan Yuyi couldn't help but explain: "You don't know, before my mother wanted to ask my grandfather to ask for this mansion, but my grandfather didn't agree, and gave it to the old town Nanwang. My mother is still muttering, this mansion gave It's a waste for King Zhennan, and the house is deserted and no one lives in." Yuan Yuyi couldn't help but glance at Nangong Yue, in fact, her mother also said that Zhennan Wang's mansion was a natural enemy with her, so she robbed her first. The princess' mansion, and now she has robbed her favored daughter-in-law... Yuan Yuyi felt a little ashamed when she heard that, and felt that the more she lived, the more like a child her mother became.

"It's rare that Sister Yi is interested, so how about we accompany you once?" Nangong Yue asked with a smile.

When Yuan Yuyi said this, the others were also a little interested. Anyway, there was nothing special about coming to the Zhennan Palace. They just walked around in this palace, which was quite leisurely.

Seeing that there was no objection from everyone, Nangong Yue thought about it, and then instructed Lily: "Lily, go and call Mammy Zhang."

After Lily walked away, she brought an old woman with her in a short while. I saw that she was wearing a pale cocoon plain silk jacket, and her hair with a few silver threads on her temples was neatly tied into a bun and inserted into a bun. The sandalwood hairpin is exactly Mama Zhang.

Mammy Zhang was a little panicked at first, not knowing why Nangong Yue suddenly called her here, until she heard what Nangong Yue said, she secretly let out a sigh of relief, and she became calm and relaxed.

"Prince Concubine, do you want someone to prepare a sedan chair?" Mammy Zhang said respectfully, "This palace covers more than 100 acres, not counting the forests behind it, so it's a bit laborious to walk."

Nangong Yue looked at the others, and Nangong Tsang and Jiang Yixi said in unison, "It's better to walk." The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Fu Yunyan didn't even need to ask, because of her physical strength, where did she need a sedan chair, and Yuan Yuyi simply obeyed the majority.

Following, the group wandered around under the guidance of Mammy Zhang. Because the outer courtyard had many guards for their family members, in order to avoid collision, they did not go to the outer courtyard, but walked directly into the inner courtyard.

Although it is autumn now, the tigers in autumn are fierce and the sun is still a little hot. Fortunately, this Zhennan Wangfu is a mansion left over from the previous dynasty. There are naturally many old trees in the mansion. The green trees became cute, which made them walk a lot more comfortable.

While walking, Mammy Zhang also introduced the composition of the palace... Only then did Nangong Yue know that Xiao Fang lived in the main courtyard called Bixiaoju when he was in the capital. In the main courtyard, there is a main room, a wing room, a side room, and a warehouse. There are nearly 30 rooms in total, and it seems grand.

It has to be said that Xiao Yi chose Fufeng Courtyard after careful consideration. Although this Fufeng Courtyard only has more than 20 rooms, it is better than Bixiaoju, which is located on the west side of Wushou Hall, and Fufeng Courtyard on the east side of Wushou Hall. Side, one east and one west, the two yards are far apart.

In addition to these two courtyards, there are seven or eight courtyards in this inner courtyard, large and small, which are naturally empty; in addition, there is a council hall, one large and one small two flower halls; connecting these wing rooms, courtyards, and flower halls Waiting for one after another like a labyrinth of hand-picking corridors, eaves corridors, verandas, as well as a series of corner gates, moon gates...

When Nangong Yue walked to the back, she had already fainted, and she didn't know where she was.

Yuan Yuyi suddenly suggested: "Sister Yue, I think there is a garden in front of me, why don't we find a pavilion in the garden to rest for a while."

Seeing her sweaty appearance, Fu Yunyan made fun of her with a smile: "Cousin Yi, your physical strength is still so poor."

However, after Yuan Yuyi said this, Nangong Yue noticed that Jiang Yixi's face was slightly tired, thinking that since Jiang Yixi recovered from the epidemic, her body and bones were much weaker than before, so she nodded and said, "Let's go quickly. It's been half an hour, it's time to take a break."

"Concubine Shi, several girls, please come with the old slave." Madam Zhang naturally responded, and while leading them forward, she introduced that the front was the back garden, connected to the mountains behind, and the one next to the small flower hall. It's a small garden.

During the conversation, they passed through a moon gate and entered the back garden.

As soon as they entered the garden, they saw a lotus pond that was at least half an acre in size. The water was clear and sparkling, but it was a pity that it was past the blooming season of lotus flowers, and there were only scattered lotus leaves on the pond surface.

This lotus pond is very large, a pavilion is built in the center of the pool, and a veranda by the pond is connected to the pavilion.

The girls walked along the veranda in twos and threes to the pavilion to rest.

After resting in the pavilion for nearly half an hour, the girls went back to the small flower hall for lunch. After lunch, Yuan Yuyi was too lazy to go shopping, and said with emotion: This mansion is too big, Not very practical.

So, Nangong Yue suggested to take a stroll in the small garden next to the small flower hall, and the girls readily agreed, but just got up, Queer suddenly came in a hurry and whispered something in Nangong Yue's ear.

Nangong Yue frowned. Seeing her strange expression, Nangong Chen exchanged glances with the others, and then said, "Third sister, if you have anything important, then we will leave first!"

"No need." Nangong Yue had already changed her color as usual, and said unhurriedly, "You will know about this soon."

The girls were stunned, but Nangong Yue continued, "I just got the news that Her Royal Highness the Second Princess has been brought back to the capital!"

Although they knew that this was a matter of time, the girls couldn't help but change their expressions and looked at each other.

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!