The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister

  Chapter 68 Why can't I?

  April apricot blossoms.

   As we all know, Dayin's two daughters are slaves. The first one to bear the brunt is the current Emperor Jiahe, who dotes on Princess Showa, and it is no exaggeration to say that she is an eyeball. After the age of twenty, he still refuses to marry, and stays in the palace to wait around the emperor and empress.

  The second one is Zhao Di, Minister of the Household Department.

  Zhao Xizhi loves apricot flowers, so Zhao Zhai traveled thousands of miles to find a few century-old apricot trees, and planted them all over the yard of her boudoir.

  It is the flowering period of apricot trees at this time. Zhao Xizhi's yard is layered with layers, like clouds and flocculents. You can enjoy the magnificent spring scenery without going out.

  Zhao Xizhi was not in a happy mood, and even lost her temper and dropped several jade objects.

  The matter originated from the spring feast a few days ago.

  This spring banquet was the earliest banquet as its name suggests, but it was held in spring, and men and women gathered together to enjoy the flowers together in spring.

  It’s just March in Yangchun every year, the spring is bright and beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, and the people are even more beautiful. There are often men and women who hit it off at the banquet, and after the banquet, good things are coming.

   Slowly, the spring banquet became a convention, and it became a banquet for unmarried princes and girls to meet.

  Because there was a New Year's Eve banquet a few years ago, several couples have already formed. Compared with previous years, this year's spring banquet is not as lively.

   But Zhao Xizhi has been waiting for a long time.

She had taken the initiative to make an appointment with Pei You a few years ago, but she was unlucky and was messed up by a tease under the stage. On the day she came back from the Ci'en Temple, she was eager to make an appointment again, but after inquiring, she found out that Pei You also lived in the house for a few days. She never bumped into the back mountain of Ci'en Temple.

  Originally, this would not make her anxious, but...

  When she left the Ci'en Temple, she asked two servants to give Wen Ning's carriage and a horse pulling the carriage a hand.

   Don't think she doesn't know, the snake that suddenly appeared in her wing room must have been set free by that ignorant **** Wen Ning.

   drove her away, and even gave her wing room to a concubine from a businessman of the Duan family to live in.

  Deliberately humiliating her, right? She told her to see how powerful she is!

   Originally thought that those hands and feet that moved would inevitably give her a shock on the way back to Beijing, and if she was lucky, it might even cause her some troubles. But on the eighth day of the lunar new year, she waited for a long time near the city gate, but she didn't see Wen Ning's commotion.

  In the end, she spent a lot of money to find the driver who drove Wen Ning, only to find out that she did not return to Beijing that day, but almost died on the cliff, and there was a son who fell down the cliff with her.

  Zhao Xizhi felt like an icicle was stuck in his heart after hearing the driver's description.

  Besides Pei You, where else in the capital is there such a handsome young master with a handsome figure?

   What made her even more chilled was that the two seemed to have spent the whole night together at the bottom of the cliff.

  She sent someone to inquire, and it turned out that Wen Ning continued to live in Ci'en Temple, and Pei You, who was going back to the Duke's mansion, also stayed on the mountain.

   This news almost made her sleepless.

  Lonely man and widow, that Wen Ning has a charming face, and Shen Jin is not clear, will he seduce Pei You?

  But after Pei You returned to the Duke's Mansion, he did not go out with the Wen family, and Wen Ning also stayed in the Temple of Mercy.

  Zhao Xizhi calmly waited until the spring banquet. If the two had nothing to do with each other, and the man and woman were unmarried, they would definitely attend.

   As a result, Wen Ning did not go, and Pei You was also absent.

   "Little bastard! Shameless!" Zhao Xizhi dropped the teacup again, "It's not enough to seduce a Shen Jin, the son is as noble as a lotus, can she get her hands on it?! She is so lewd, she might as well go to an official brothel!"

  Xiaotao, who was serving at the side, changed her expression greatly when she heard the words: "Girl, the partition has ears, shall we go back to the room?"

   Such ugly words, how can a lady of the family can say it, if someone else listens to it...

   "Even you can't make me happy?" Zhao Xizhi stood up slowly, and slapped Xiaotao on the face with a "slap".

   "I don't dare." Xiao Tao immediately knelt down.

   "Bitch!" Zhao Xizhi lost all manner, raised her hand and slapped Xiaotao again, "They're all sluts!"

  Xiaotao knelt on the ground shyly, not daring to say more.

  Zhao Xizhi still couldn't understand her hatred, even the beautiful apricot blossoms in the yard became sinners.

  What is the use of having so many precious apricot trees? Can flowers accompany her for a lifetime? She can't even get a man!

  What her father said about pampering her was all on the bright side!

  She told him several times that she liked Pei Shizi, but each time she dismissed her on the grounds that her temperament was not suitable for being sought after.

  She is the daughter of the second-rank Shangshu family who married the eldest son Gao Pan, so is Wen Ning, the fourth-rank official of the Wen family, married to him? !

  Did she ask for anything since childhood? Why would a man be missing?

  Zhao Xizhi smashed all the tea utensils on the stone table to pieces, and her pretty face was turned hideous by anger and jealousy.

   After venting for a while, she gradually calmed down. She didn't know what to think, and her eyes lit up again: "Xiao Tao, the girl from the family of a fourth-rank official is not eligible to enter the palace at the Ryukyu prince's dust-cleaning banquet tomorrow, right?"

  Xiaotao knelt on the ground, still trembling, so she dared not answer her.

  Zhao Xizhi smiled self-consciously: "She can, why can't I? I don't believe I can't!"

  She stared at Xiao Tao who was lying on the ground: "Come here."

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  On the second day of April, Wen Ning woke up early to have breakfast with Wen Tingchun.

   It has been more than half a month since she came back from the Ci'en Temple, but since Wen Tingchun received the news of the Ryukyu prince's visit, she has been extremely busy with official duties. Last night, she wanted to wait for him to have dinner together, but it turned out that it was almost child time, and he hadn't returned home yet.

   I had no choice but to meet him early this morning.

   Not knowing how tonight's banquet will be, Wen Ning always feels that she can only feel at ease when she sees Wen Tingchun again.

  I don't want Wen Lan and Wen Qi to be there as soon as I enter Wen Tingchun's courtyard.

   "My sister is here too." Wen Qi was the first to see her.

  Wen Tingchun originally planned to rush into the palace after a hastily eaten breakfast, but he didn't expect the three children to come at the same time, which made him a little flattered.

   "Did the sun come out from the west today?" He smiled and asked someone to bring some more breakfast, and sat down with his robe lifted.

   Anyway, I'm busy today, so it's not a bad idea to sit down and have a raw breakfast now.

  Wen Ning glanced at Wen Lan and Wen Qi, and knew that the two of them had the same idea as herself.

  Although many discussions have been made, he is still uneasy, worried that Wen Tingchun will go to jail in the evening.

   "Father, today I will go to the palace to help when I am off duty." Wen Lan said.

   "Father, I'll go too." Wen Qi followed.

  Wen Ning would also like to go, but women are different from men, even if they want to go, they can only go to the banquet, but this level of banquet, officials of the third rank and above in the court can bring their families.

  When it comes to important affairs in the court, the two brothers often go to help. Wen Tingchun didn't feel abnormal, and only asked foreigners to come to the court. Unlike banquets inside the court, they should pay more attention to their appearance, words and deeds, so as not to lose the face of the court.

   "Father, that Wang Ziyi, how do you feel after meeting you these two days?" Wen Ning took a sip of the sweet soup, seemingly unintentionally asked.

  Wen Tingchun stroked his beard, shook his head and said, "It's okay not to mention his prince. After all, he will return to Ryukyu after staying for two more days."

  Wen Ning and the two brothers looked at each other.

  Two days, as long as the dust-cleaning feast is passed safely, if the Ryukyu prince has any accidents, he will not be held accountable to his father.

   "Father, two brothers, you will have to work hard tonight. Ah Ning is waiting for you to come back at home."

  After dinner, Wen Ning sent Wen Tingchun and her two brothers out.

  Wen Tingchun felt that his three children were a little too sensible this time, but he didn't think otherwise, and happily got on the official sedan chair.

  Wen Lan and Wen Qi looked at each other, then gave Wen Ning a comforting look one after another, and went to each other.

  As soon as the person left, the smile on Wen Ning's face fell.

  Although Wen Lan and Wen Qi were both very concerned about this matter and offered advice one after another, what came out of her mouth was nothing more than a dream.

  Maybe they just hold the idea of ​​"just in case" and do something within their ability.

   Ke Wenning is different.

  She experienced it firsthand.

  She knew that those were not dreams, they were very likely to happen tonight.

  Wen Ning stood at the gate of Wen Mansion, watching the three official sedan chairs disappearing from sight one after another.

  She suddenly understood why Wen Tingchun insisted that Wen Lan and Wen Qi be officials in the court, knowing that the two of them were not interested in being an official, but still eagerly hoped that the two of them could make some achievements.

  People are in the court, and many times they can't help themselves.

  It doesn't show up on weekdays, but something really happened, and the official rank crushed people to death.

  If the two elder brothers really did not serve the temple due to their own temperament, they are not even qualified to enter the palace today, what can she change if she lives another life?

   Correspondingly, if Wen Lan or Wen Qi were in a higher position, they would be able to do more for Wen Tingchun today, and the entire Wen family would be more stable.

  Wen Ning put away these messy thoughts, the matter has come to this point, all she can do is wait.

  Wen Ning returned to Xiangtiyuan and forced herself to calm down.

  She took out the embroidery frame, re-drawn the draft, and planned to embroider another multi-sub-figure.

  If he escapes this catastrophe, Wen Lan will marry He Luan two months later. As a sister-in-law, it was perfect for her to embroider a picture of them having multiple children to celebrate their new happiness.

   Doing these things requires extreme concentration, and the manuscript is revised and revised. She also went to lunch in the middle, and she was busy until the evening before it was almost finalized.

  When she was sitting and resting, she couldn't help but think of her mother. She loves embroidery very much and is very good at embroidery. In addition to the sachets of the three brothers and sisters, there are many posthumous works of hers at home, which are treasured by Wen Tingchun like treasures.

  Thinking of her mother, she naturally thought of Wen Tingchun again.

  Thinking of all these years that he has been a father and a mother at the same time.

  Wen Lan and Wen Qi often sighed, wondering what kind of ecstasy soup the gentleman invited by Wen Tingchun had poured into Wen Ning, so that she, a wild girl who ran through the streets through dog holes, willingly became a lady of the family who didn't leave home.

   In fact, it has nothing to do with the gentleman invited.

  Wen Ning always felt that before the age of ten, she hadn’t developed her wits yet, and was in a daze every day, as long as she was having fun. She didn't realize herself until she was ten years old, knowing what she wanted, what she wanted to do, and what kind of person she wanted to be.

   What enlightened her was an extremely accidental accident.

  At that time, Wen Tingchun found out that Wen Lan and Wen Qi were running outside with her every day, and became furious. The three of them were fined, and the dog hole in the backyard was also blocked.

  Wen Ning was used to running outside, and she was really panicked, so she went to Wen Tingchun to argue.

  Wen Tingchun has always loved her, if she makes a fuss, she will definitely be allowed to go out to play.

  Wen Tingchun can be found in front of his mother's memorial tablet.

  She saw that he was so brave in his heart that he carried the entire Wen family's father with his strength alone, kneeling in front of his mother's tablet and crying.

  He has always been straight and his back is slightly bent, and his shoulders are constantly shaking.

  He said he was sorry for her.

   Said that her last wish could not be fulfilled, and the children raised were neither sons nor daughters.

  Speaking of Ah Ning's appearance, how will she marry a good family in the future? How could he have the face to go underground to meet her in the future?

  The father in Wen Ning's heart is gentle, kind, occasionally serious, and acting like a baby, he has nothing to do with her.

   She was always the only one who cried in front of him, and this was the first time she saw Wen Tingchun cry.

  Perhaps this scene had too much impact on her. At that moment, she suddenly became aware of herself and some of her behaviors.

  It turned out that it was wrong to go out to play all day long.

   It turned out that incorrect behavior would make Dad sad.

   It turned out that Dad would cry when he was sad.

  Wen Ning was enlightened like this.

  She didn't want to make her father sad, she began to observe what a woman should look like, and began to think about how to satisfy her father.

  She wants to become what a woman should look like in her father's heart and mother's heart.

  So later Wen Tingchun invited her husband to teach her whatever she wanted.

  She didn't want to disappoint Wen Tingchun at all.

   After that, Wen Tingchun turned down the imperial court's promotion, stayed at home more and more, and spent more and more time on them.

  Her father is such a good father. He is as stalwart as a father and as loving as a mother. He devotes all his heart and energy to them, making her lose her mother from birth, but she never lacks maternal love.

  Thinking of this, Wen Ning couldn't sit still.

In fact, she thought about whether to get involved in the cleansing banquet tonight, and even considered whether to go to Mr. Yi to buy a pair of human skin masks, pretending to be someone from the wine shop to get in. Anyway, the benefits of the wine shop are still good, so she can afford it. that money.

  But she is self-aware, so what if she got involved?

  She doesn't have any special skills, but entering the palace has an extra risk of being discovered.

  But it’s okay for her to go outside the palace and wait for the cleansing banquet to end, right?

  She wants to know what will happen tonight as soon as possible. If everything goes well, she also wants to see Wen Tingchun stepping out of the palace safely as soon as possible.

  Wen Ning put on a big cloak, Linglan went to the backyard, she didn't bother to call her, so she asked Butler Qin to arrange a carriage and planned to go out.

  Just as the door was opened, a carriage stopped right at the gate of Wen Mansion, and a father-in-law with a whisk got out of it.

  Wen Ning stopped in a hurry. She didn't know this father-in-law, but he was obviously from the palace.

  Her heart was beating fast, could it be... Could something have happened to Wen Tingchun?

  The father-in-law was quite surprised when he saw her standing at the door, but he immediately covered up his emotions: "Oh, what a coincidence."

  He smiled and bowed and said, "Princess Showa, I invite Wen's Ah Ning."

  (end of this chapter)