Little Cardamom - Chapter 51

The time sequence ends in midsummer, and in May, the sun is very harsh. Ming Tan is afraid of the heat, so he has to stay in the cold room next to the lotus pond for most of the day, and there is no ice in the Qi’an Hall.

Fortunately, the day when the Holy Spirit moved to Yongchun Garden soon.

Yongchun Garden is the royal summer garden. As the name suggests, the garden is like spring all the year round. Emperor Taizong once appointed ten places in the garden as “Ten Views of Yongchun”. When the famous masters of the previous dynasty entered the garden to enjoy the scenery, they also wrote ten poems chanting the scenery, which were widely circulated later.

The emperor moved to the palace, no matter how simple it is, the traveling team is also mighty. Jiang Xu was too lazy to join in the fun, so he brought Ming Tan into the garden after two days had passed since Shengjia moved to the palace.

The residence that Emperor Chengkang left for Jiang Xu was named “Chunxing Pavilion”.

Outside the Chunxing Pavilion, Ming Tan looked up at the plaque. The words on the plaque are sharp and inexplicably familiar, but I can’t remember where the familiarity comes from.

She bent her lips and exclaimed: “‘Dark Water Flowing Flower Path, Spring Star Leads Thatched Cottage.’ The name is really well chosen, and the calligraphy is also very well written.”

Hearing this, Jiang Xu glanced at her.

The servant who led the way nodded with a smile, and praised in agreement: “Your Highness is talented, so the name is naturally good, and the characters are also good.”

The corners of Ming Tan’s lips stiffened.

This name was given by her husband? And this word… Oh, she finally understood why the familiarity came from just now. She saw her husband writing in the study once, and it was so sharp like a plaque.

But she originally wanted to flatter the Holy Master without a trace in front of the servant, after all, the Holy Spirit never forgot to think about her husband…

Jiang Xu seemed to have seen through her careful thinking, and said to the servant in a flat voice: “Thank you, Your Majesty, for the king and the concubine.”

“yes.”

After the servant retreated, Jiang Xu walked straight forward with his hands behind his back, and Ming Tan also followed behind him in small steps. He looked around and asked curiously, “Husband, have you lived here before? Why are you called ‘Chun’?” Star Pavilion’?”

“It’s a good night.”

It’s a good night…? Ming Tan couldn’t help raising his head and looked at the sky. If the sky is clear at night, spring stars are dotted, and the clear stream beside the flower path is gurgling, she is sitting in the pavilion outside the pavilion playing the piano, and the husband is playing with the flute and flute. Thinking is also extremely beautiful. Oh, by the way, can my husband play the flute?

She rushed to catch up and asked.

“No, but this king can sword.”

Ming Tan: “…”

You don’t have to.

Seeing that Ming Tan didn’t make a sound, he asked back: “Don’t you think that when you dance swords and play the piano, you can also count as husband and wife harmony?”

“Then, being able to sword and being able to dance with a sword seem to be different things.”

She never forgot the great feat of someone showing off his skills, killing a green calyx ten feet away with a single sword.

Jiang Xu: “…”

Chunxing Pavilion is located in the north of Yongchun Garden, which is usually the residence of the royal family.

The west side of the garden is the residence of the concubines. Ming Tan heard that two days ago there was a dispute between the concubines because of the preference of the residence. She was puzzled, didn’t she just bring five concubines? The accommodation is not enough.

Only later did I find out that the Holy Majesty originally planned to bring only five, but the women in the harem are all charming, one day she is charming and inviting, but tomorrow she is pitiful, and the Holy Majesty is a passionate person, so in just half a month, the concubines who accompanied them on the trip, That’s more than doubled.

When Ming Tan talked in the Queen’s Palace that day, he only got a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of disputes in the harem, but this tip was enough to make her stay away.

She made up her mind that if she could not go to the west during her short stay in Yongchun Garden, she would definitely not go there.

After two days of peace, Queen Zhang sent someone to invite her to the theater to watch a show, and said that the lychees from the south had arrived, and they were fresh and delicious.

Ming Tan put down the miscellaneous books in his hand, thinking that watching the opera, tasting tea and eating lychees would be a pleasure, and I heard that there is a cool room in the theater building, so there is nothing to heat it up.

She didn’t refuse, she tidied up carefully, and left the door according to the time.

It’s just that she ran into the third prince on the way. The third prince was young and naughty. He didn’t listen to the advice of the wet nurse and servant girl, and insisted on clamoring to climb the rockery. The rockery was quite high, Ming Tan felt that it was very dangerous, so he patiently persuaded him a few words.

She originally thought that if she couldn’t be persuaded, she would send someone to report to the Empress Empress, but she didn’t expect that the little Douding would listen to her when she saw that she was born beautiful, so she came down obediently and didn’t say anything, and even ran forward shyly. She poked her face, then ran away again.

Ming Tan was in a great mood, thinking narcissistically that she was quite popular with children.

It’s just this delay. When Ming Tan arrived at the theater, everyone else had already arrived. She saluted Empress Zhang and explained why she was late.

Naturally, Empress Zhang would not blame her. She was ordering a play, and when she saw Ming Tan arriving, she smiled gently and waved to her: “Come on, take a look at the play list, there are some plays you like to hear.”

What Ming Tan and Bai Minmin listened to together in the past were mostly the elopement trysts of gifted scholars and beauties, but these theaters were not allowed to be performed at all, so she ordered the reunion drama in a regular manner.

After she finished ordering, Empress Zhang handed the playlist to Jia Shuyi and asked her to order.

Ming Tan was surprised. In just half a month, that noble person who was unable to travel with the car not only traveled with the car, but also became Jia Shuyi.

She looked at Jia Shuyi, who was full of spring, and saw her eyes flicking casually from the play list, and suddenly stroked her temples: “I’m tired of listening to the songs on this play list, why don’t you come out with “Mother of Meng’s Three Moves”?” Can you sing?”

“Go back to Empress Shuyi, yes.”

She smiled with satisfaction, closed the playlist, and looked at Queen Zhang again: “For some reason, after being pregnant with the little prince, the concubine kept thinking and looking forward to it, and even thought of how to teach him in the future. My son came over and said that with such an impatient mother like Chenqie, the little prince in my belly might be impatient in the future.”

It turned out to be happy, no wonder.

But the imperial physician couldn’t tell the difference between male and female, so she insisted that she was the little prince, which was too straightforward.

Sure enough, soon some concubines laughed and said, “How would Jia Shuyi know that she must be the little prince, what if it’s a little princess?”

Jia Shuyi showed an unsuspecting face, she didn’t answer, she just winked at the beauties beside her.

The beauty in the palace costume hurriedly said: “Princes and princesses are naturally good, anyway, they are all for the emperor. Besides, it is Jia Shuyi’s blessing to be able to conceive. It is better than some people who can’t conceive at all.” Be good.” After saying this, Shu Jiayi and she both looked at Concubine Lan.

Concubine Lan wore the Moon Palace dress and focused on the stage with a calm expression.

Although she didn’t make a sound, naturally there were concubines who stood by her side to speak out for her.

Ming Tan reservedly peeled the lychees, and while eating, he listened to these concubines coming and going, with a calm expression on his face, but in his heart he felt that the performance off stage was much more lively than on stage.

In fact, if there is no prejudice, Ming Tan also thinks that Concubine Lan deserves to be favored just by listening to these things today. Her appearance and talent are all excellent.

In the middle of the play, Concubine Shu came slowly. It turned out that the fourth princess raised under her name was spitting milk, and she took care of the fourth princess to fall asleep before rushing over.

Of course, Empress Zhang would not blame her, so she asked someone to send the list of plays, and said as gently as before: “There is a play specially reserved for you, you can see which one you want.”

Concubine Shu smiled and took the playlist, looked at it for a while, and suddenly took the playlist and asked Concubine Lan who was sitting next to her: “My sister thinks this “Singapore Rain” is better, or this “Man-Moon” “Yuan” OK?”

Concubine Lan pondered: “”Wu Tong Yu” is a bit sad.”

Concubine Shu nodded: “Then it’s Concubine Yilan’s sister, click on “The Full Moon”.”

As soon as Concubine Shu’s voice fell, Jia Shuyi laughed, and said inexplicably: “Concubine Lan actually likes this play, but in this play, Mrs. Wang and her husband are married with their fingertips, and they have a very deep relationship. I’m so envious. I just don’t know if Princess Dingbei likes it or not?”

Ming Tan: “…”

Watching a play doesn’t let her live in peace.

The play “The Full Moon” was staged by a famous theater troupe in the former dynasty. It tells the story of a woman named Wang whose husband disappeared after he went to the battlefield. , the story of Wang’s keeping the clouds open to see the moon, and his love with her husband to the end.

It is true that Jia Shuyi said that her fingertips are for marriage, but this is only a brief explanation in the play. When it comes to this play, everyone admires Wang’s love and kindness. She only uses her fingertips for marriage. Come out and say, the intention of provoking trouble is obvious.

Concubine Lan didn’t think about this level at all, she paused in fanning, and subconsciously looked at Ming Tan.

Others couldn’t help looking at Ming Tan. This is the princess of Dingbei appointed by the Holy Majesty, and her family background is still very prominent. If she hates Concubine Lan, then there will be good things to see in the future.

But what is disappointing is that although Ming Tan loves to watch plays, she doesn’t like to let others watch her good plays.

“This is very good. The Wang family is affectionate and righteous, and his husband is also a man who protects his family and defends the country without forgetting his heart. I am connected with Empress Lan.” Ming Tan smiled and looked at Lan Fei, still far away. I respected her a glass of lychee wine from afar.

Concubine Lan was a little startled, but she also nodded, covered her sleeves and drank.

Jia Shuyi was choked up by Ming Tan’s nonchalant behavior, she remained silent for a while, and couldn’t help but said in a strange tone: “I didn’t expect the princess to drink so well, and her temper is even better.”

Ming Tan smiled softly, and her voice was also extremely gentle: “Jia Shuyi is so lucky, when my cousin is happy, she will feel nauseous after saying the first three sentences, and she will suffer from bad happiness.”

This means that, unlike you, you open your mouth while pregnant with a child and babble all over the place.

“By the way, I wonder if Jia Shuyi reads every day? I heard people say that what the mother reads and talks on a daily basis, the child in her womb will follow after birth.”

This means, stop gossiping around and give the child in your stomach some morals.

Jia Shuyi obviously understood, and her face was a little embarrassed.

She was a bit jealous of Ming Tan’s identity, but she was spoiled and raised, and she has never been wronged when she entered the palace.

“The princess has never conceived a child, so she knows a lot. Speaking of which, Dingbei Palace has not given birth to an heir, and the princess should hurry up. If she is unable to do what she wants, she might as well find someone to share it with her. His Royal Highness Dingbei is our eldest daughter.” He is a **** of war, and heirs are a big deal.”

Although Jia Shuyi couldn’t speak her head, her words really touched Ming Tan’s weakness. Ming Tan was about to respond, but suddenly two slender figures walked in from outside the cold room.

Jiang Xu glanced at Jia Shuyi, and then his eyes settled on Ming Tan whose cheeks were a little flushed after secretly drinking the lychee wine. His voice was very cold, as if he had been soaked in ice for a long time, and he said casually: “I don’t know , little Shuyi can be the master of Dingbei Palace.”

The author has something to say: “The dark water flows along the flower path, and the spring stars lead the thatched cottage.” From Du Fu’s “Night Banquet Zuo’s Village”