Chapter 137 Peach Blossom Forest (2 chapters combined into 4000 words)
From the moment she came in till now, Madam Su had said nothing except a greeting. She had been standing in front of everyone with an air of dignity. Princess Jin was displeased. If it weren't for the fact that her son was now well-fed with a rosy complexion and in excellent health, she would have turned her face away long ago.
Holding back his displeasure, he nodded to the young lady, "Ling Chun, take Madam Su and the young lady to the garden to see the flowers."
"Yes, princess."
Finally freed, Cheng Yingzhen felt relieved, and her stiff limbs instantly relaxed. When her daughter turned around, she almost knocked her daughter down. Su Ruojin was alert and took the opportunity to support her mother quickly.
With this loosening and moving, I was finally able to lift my feet and walk.
The mother and daughter followed Ling Chun out of the main hall.
Madam Su was so aloof that she didn't even say hello. Some people were jealous of the princess, saying, "Madam Su is too aloof."
Princess Yuehua, as a bystander, saw something. She glanced at the one who was looking at her with eye drops, "Seeing that everyone in the room was wearing the clothes I drew, if it were me, I would also be noble."
A group of noble ladies: ...
They were about to spit on it when they discovered that Princess Yuehua had worn it several times since last fall, including today.
"I didn't expect Yuehua knew her." Princess Jin and her divorced sister-in-law have always been at odds with each other. The main purpose of today's flower party is to find a second husband for her.
Yuehua smiled and shook her head: "I don't know him."
The ladies were all confused. Why would they be willing to support her if they didn't know her?
Yuehua thought to herself, she didn't know why she should support this timid woman who couldn't even move her limbs. Was this just affinity?
Piece by piece, cluster by cluster, the flowers are in a mess, like brocade and satin, pink, white, pink but not dark, light and refined.
The sunshine is gentle, and Kyoto is full of spring colors. Willows are swaying, peach blossoms are bright, and green grass on the roads dances to the rhythm of the spring breeze, as if telling of the sunny spring.
Wearing a purple gold crown with jewels on her head, a scarlet brocade robe with dark patterns, a jade belt, and court boots, she stood outside the windward steps. When the wind blew, petals fluttered in the wind and fell. The soft pink and white beauty was scattered on her shoulders.
His face was like the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, his complexion was like flowers in the early spring morning, his temples were as sharp as if they were cut by a knife, and his eyebrows were as bright as if they were painted in ink. Standing there, the spring scenery was not as dazzling as the Prince of Pingyang. He was so noble and cold that people were afraid of him.
Not far away, a group of young ladies were huddled together, stealing glances from time to time, and I'm sure all of them had their hearts racing.
Su Ruojin thought to herself, how come I didn’t realize that this was a monster!
She stepped forward with an innocent smile and saluted, "Ajin greets the young prince."
Zhao Lan was a frequent visitor to the family, so Cheng Yingzhen felt more at ease and followed suit, bowing, "My concubine greets the young prince."
"Madam, please don't be polite."
The middle school boy seemed to have become gentler and more sensible in an instant, and there was less decadent and world-weary look in his eyes.
He smiled slightly, "I'm just going to the front yard and bring Saburo over later."
"Thank you, little prince."
After saying hello, Zhao Lan walked along the corridor to the front yard.
The willow trees beside the corridor hang down their soft, silky branches, which sway gently in the spring breeze. The breeze is warm, the green willows are shrouded in mist, and the forsythia flowers beside the rockery are blooming brilliantly and dazzlingly.
The murmur of swallows and the brightness of spring.
All the young ladies looked at Su Ruojin and her daughter, who were treated differently by the young prince, with unfriendly expressions.
Su Ruojin thought it was really tiring, so she pulled her mother to find a place where King Wu could lean on them and sit down, taking a break while waiting for the flower show to end.
In the main hall of the front yard, Su Yanli and Su Sanlang were inconspicuous, blending in with the crowd, acting as a nobody, until his student came in. He was pushed to the front and had to bite the bullet to socialize. After a few words, the young Prince Zhao wanted to take Sanlang away.
Su Yanli was not very reassured.
Zhao Lan smiled and said, "Don't worry, teacher."
Su Sanlang didn't want to be among the adults, so he quickly said, "Brother Zhao will definitely take good care of me."
This child...
Su Sanlang followed Zhao Lan out happily.
When Zhao Lan found Su Ruojin, she was taking her mother to see the various spring flowers in the garden. When she saw him, she sighed, "It would be more beautiful if there were large areas of peaches, plums, and apricots."
The flowers in the palace are all precious, such as peonies, orchids, crabapples, camellias, magnolias, etc.
"You want to see it?"
The vast fields of peach, plum and apricot trees are as bright as clouds, which is simply a beautiful sight on earth. Su Ruojin likes to see them the most.
Zhao Lan smiled and said, "I'll take you to see it tomorrow."
"Where?" Su Ruojin asked curiously.
Shuangrui wanted to laugh.
Su Ruojin sensed it and looked at him, as if she had thought of something, "The mountain behind Yueshui Temple?"
The place where they met for the second time was also unhappy.
Zhao Lan looked away guiltily. At that time, he called the young lady a crybaby.
Su Ruojin didn't pay attention to him. She wondered whether she should go or not. She turned to ask her mother, "Mom, we haven't had the chance to go out for spring outings this year. How about we go see the peach blossoms tomorrow?"
"I wonder if your father is free?"
"I'll ask the teacher for leave."
That’s settled.
Somehow, Zhao Lan seemed to be not busy and always stayed with Su Sanlang and Su Ruojin and her daughter.
As they were walking around, Su Ruojin said embarrassedly, "Little Prince, you go and do your work. Sanlang, mother and I will just walk around here."
"fine."
The flower show in the palace is a time for all kinds of people to get together and connect with each other. How could it not be busy? Su Ruojin didn't believe it.
Zhao Lan seemed to understand what she was thinking, "I have two older brothers and an older sister." What he meant was that with them blocking the way in front of him, he could do whatever he wanted.
Su Ruojin: ...
Well, you are the protected, free youngest son, and I am the eldest sister who supports the family. People really can't be compared.
With Zhao Lan accompanying him throughout the whole process, even if something unexpected happened, it would have no chance. He really enjoyed appreciating the flowers and eating a sumptuous lunch at the palace. He did not return home leisurely until the afternoon after having afternoon tea in the afternoon.
The various legendary house-fighting dramas do not exist at all.
Su Ruojin said happily, "Dad, the young prince said he would take our family to see the peach blossoms tomorrow..."
Just as she was about to interrupt her daughter, she continued, "The young prince said he would ask for leave for you."
Su Yanli: ...Okay, it’s not impossible to take a break from busy life for a while.
On the second day, except for Ding, Mao Ya, Li Xiuzhu and others went with the Su family to the peach forest near Yueshui Temple to appreciate the flowers, bringing various barbecue ingredients and snacks and drinks.
When they met at the city gate, they saw Fan Yanjia and two older young men from aristocratic families. Zhao Lan introduced them as Prince Wei and Master Lu.
It turned out to be the Prince Wei who broke Cheng Baotai's leg. Su Ruojin happily stepped forward to pay her respects, as if she felt that she had met him too late.
Zhao Lan: …
The ignored Mr. Lu: ...
Prince Wei didn't know why the young lady was so enthusiastic and was confused. He looked at Zhao Lan, meaning what was going on? Why did they bring the young lady along for a spring outing?
“Let’s go!” Zhao Lan knew it well, but he looked worried because he was the one who really did the work!
But I can’t say whether I’m depressed or not.
It took us half a day to reach the back hill of Yueshui Temple. Standing on the hill and looking down, we saw endless groves of peach, plum and apricot trees. It was like a sea of flowers, really spectacular.
"Dad, did you know there is a peach forest here?"
Su Yanli nodded, "I know." Before they got married, he and his wife had dated here.
"Then why didn't you bring us here?"
Su Yanli: ...Since I had a child, not only do we lack manpower, but we also have no money. I have long forgotten the beautiful scenery of spring and mountains.
Su Ruojin understood the look in her father's eyes, okay, that's true.
It was already noon when we got here, so without further ado, we quickly spread out the blanket, set up the grill, and filled our stomachs.
After half a quarter of an hour, the charcoal fire was finally lit, and Shu Tong and Mao Ya quickly started to grill the meat.
Zhao Lan, Su Yanli and others sat down to take a break and drink some tea, getting to know each other. Prince Wei was the commander of the Imperial City Division, and Lu Youbai was the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Among all people, he had the highest position, but was the most low-key.
Su Ruojin and Fan Yanjia recovered from the tiredness of the ride and took over Shu Tong and Mao Ya's work. They happily cooked hot pot and barbecued meat. The wind blew the aroma everywhere, attracting people to come over to chat.
Lu Shaoqing smiled and said, "I've heard that Su's barbecue tastes great. I saw it today and it's true."
Someone praised her, and Su Ruojin quickly handed over a roasted mutton skewer, "Mr. Lu, would you like to try it?"
Lu Youbai took it, took a bite, and nodded, "It's delicious."
Shu Tong then distributed the grilled food to several young masters, who then stood by the grill, chatting and eating, which was quite interesting.
The few of them had filled their hunger, and Zhao Lan took the raw shabu-shabu and actually wanted to grill it. This was the first time Su Ruojin saw him do such a down-to-earth thing.
"You can do it, you won't burn it, right?"
Zhao Lan snorted at her, meaning, stand aside and watch her.
Su Ruojin gave way.
Prince Wei was also interested, so Fan Yanjia gave it to him and asked with a smile, "Am I the first one who has the honor of eating food baked by Prince Wei himself?"
It’s true.
"You're lucky, kid."
Fan Yanjia smiled from ear to ear, "When I meet your son, I will brag in front of him."
"You little brat..."
Standing in front of the dreamlike peach forest and sea of flowers, these young men from prominent families temporarily put aside the constraints brought by their status and enjoyed the bright spring sunshine freely.
Either do it yourself, or sit on the blanket when you are tired, or recite poems about flowers with Su Yanli when you are in the mood. Petals, clusters, flowers are in full bloom, like brocade and satin, pink, white, pink but not dark, light but refined, smelling the faint fragrance, your mood also flies away.
After eating almost full, Su Ruojin took Sanlang down the slope, preparing to pick a few unopened flower buds to take back and put in a plum vase. Unexpectedly, she saw her cheap uncle in the pavilion in the peach forest.
But she didn't dare shout.
There was a noble lady in the pavilion being served by servants. She had just seen this person yesterday. She was the noble lady sitting next to Princess Jin and said, "It turns out to be Madam Su." She did not ask who this person was.
I didn't expect to run into my uncle, but the situation doesn't look good. It seems that the lady wants to rest and wants to drive everyone in the pavilion away. My uncle who came from Pingjiang Prefecture can't be a fool!
Su Ruojin and her brother quietly stepped closer and heard their conversation. After hearing the content, she found that her cheap uncle was really an idiot, actually discussing the first come first served principle with a noble lady from Beijing.
Hey, you've never heard of this, my idiot uncle? Anyone you catch at the foot of the imperial city is either a prince or a noble. You're going to lose your life!
Should I save him? Su Ruojin was struggling with the question when she suddenly heard someone calling.
"Ajin——"
Well……
Su Ruojin pushed her brother's head behind the bushes again, took his hand and was about to leave.
“I see you.”
Su Yanzu came out of the pavilion at some point.
Su Ruojin stretched her head and looked towards the pavilion.
"Thanks to you, I wasn't picked out by anyone."
"ah……"
"The lady recognized you and let me go."
Su Ruojin exhaled, patted her lips, and glared at her uncle, "This is not Pingjiang Prefecture, please put away your self-righteousness."
Su Yanzu was not angry at being scolded by his niece. He sniffed and asked, "Are you grilling meat?"
Su Ruojin: ...Another foodie?
"You just arrived in the capital and you're here to see the flowers?" Su Ruojin even suspected that he was deliberately looking for trouble in these elegant places, and he happened to see him.
My little niece’s eyes are amazing!
Su Yanzu couldn't help laughing. He laughed more and more wildly, and finally he couldn't help laughing.
Su Ruojin: ...My cheap uncle must be crazy!
“Hahaha…” Su Yanzu almost laughed until tears came out, “I won’t laugh anymore… I won’t laugh anymore… I’m really hungry, let’s go have some barbecue.”
Su Ruojin: ...quite crazy.
But she didn't let him go, "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
"What if I didn't say it?"
"You won't get any share of the barbecue."
Su Yanzu wanted to laugh again, but he was too hungry to do it. "I was asked by a friend to help him look at the peach forest in Yunshan, Beijing, and to draw a picture to send back to Pingjiang Prefecture."
Really, no lie?
Su Yanzu glanced at the servant.
The servant opened the scroll in his hand, and a colorful ink painting of clouds and mist appeared in front of Su Ruojin. She opened her eyes in amazement, "Oh my God, it's so artistic!"
My little niece didn’t say it was pretty? This is because she understands painting, and understanding painting means understanding him.
Su Yanzu's playful smile suddenly turned serious.
“It’s really good.”
At some point, Princess Yuehua also stood in front of the painting and praised it generously.
Su Yanzu did not get complacent or anything because of the beautiful lady's compliment. He calmly asked the servant to take the painting, thanked him politely and distantly, and then urged his niece that he wanted to eat barbecue.
I’m starving!
Su Ruojin bowed to the noble lady, "Madam, I have barbecue at home, would you like to go and try it together?"
Like it or not, it is always better to make friends with someone than to offend a powerful person.
Yuehua smiled, not expecting the young lady to be more polite than adults, and nodded, "That's troublesome."
"You're too polite, madam." Su Ruojin supported Sanlang and asked with a smile, "I don't know your last name, madam?"
"Let go..." The servant was halfway through scolding when Yuehua stopped him, "Young Prince Zhao is my nephew."
It turned out to be Princess Yuehua. No wonder she was sitting next to Princess Jin.
She quickly apologized, "Ajin, I'm so rude!"
“Ignorance is not a crime.”
"Thank you, Princess, for your generosity."
The two of them were talking, and Su Yanzu walked behind them the whole time, silent.
When Su Ruojin glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, she found that he was absent-minded. He couldn't be pretending, right? He couldn't be here to hook up with beautiful, rich and pretty girls!
(End of this chapter)
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