One of the extras: blooming flowers

The first day of the first lunar month, the Grand Ceremony of the New Year.

Cui Yuan entered the palace early. Because yesterday was New Year's Eve, most officials got up a little later than usual, so there were few people in the Jiuqing room on the fifth watch.

As soon as Cui Yuan entered the door, he saw Lin Yuyang sitting in an eyeless corner, smiling with a purse in his hand. After hesitation, Cui Yuan walked over to Lin Yuyang.

"Happy New Year, Lord Lin."

"Happy New Year, Lord Cui." Lin Yuyang has always been lukewarm to Cui Yuan, but today is the first day of the New Year. As the saying goes, Lin Yuyang rarely speaks gently with Cui Yuan.

Looking at the things in Lin Yuyang's hand, Cui Yuan smiled and said, "Lord Lin is young and successful. He is really a young man who is not romantic."

Lin Yuyang was stunned and didn't seem to understand, but looking at Cui Yuan's eyes, he also understood what he meant. With a smile, Lin Yuyang raised his purse and said, "This is what my sister gave me. She said it was a lucky money." Speaking of this, I don't know what to think of. The smile at the corners of Lin Yuyang's mouth became bigger, and his eyes were full of warmth.

When he heard that the purse was embroidered by Lin Huazhi, Cui Yuan couldn't help but be stunned. To be honest, he had just been far away and didn't look carefully. When he got close and saw it clearly, he still wondered which girl's needlework was so rough. After knowing that the purse in Lin Yuyang's hand came from Lin Huazhi, Cui Yuan felt that it was not easy for Lin Huazhi, whom he knew, to embroider such a purse.

Looking at Cui Yuan, Lin Yuyang suddenly got playful, raised his purse in his hand and asked, "Lord Cui, guess what my sister is embroidered?"

Flower? Or animals? Cui Yuan looked at it several times, but he still couldn't be sure. He only saw a mass of colorful embroidery threads embroidered together. If he really wanted to say something like... After looking at it for a long time, Cui Yuan thought it was more like a hibiscus flower.

"Ha ha, this color is quite special." Cui Yuan simply didn't guess. I'm afraid it's not hibiscus. She probably only knows what Lin Huazhi embroidered.

Lin Yuyang smiled again, not saying what style of purse Lin Huazhi embroidered for him, but carefully received the purse in his sleeve in front of Cui Yuan.

After a while, Jiuqing's room was full of people one after another. When the sun jumped out of the east, the sound of drums came from afar.

Above the main hall, your majesty sits in the middle. The tall and magnificent generals of the town hall stand in armor and helmets at the four corners of the hall. In the palace, there are legal honors. All the civil and military officials wear crowns and wear court clothes. Xie Yuan, among the people from all walks of life, wears two beams crowns, and stands in the robes of scholars with green edges. All countries The envoys entered the hall to congratulate, and the marching officers stationed in the capital took the local produce. After the court meeting was over, it was almost noon, and His Majesty said a few words of diligence to the officials and dispersed the court.

Cui Yuan just crossed the Huimin Bridge and saw the father-in-law waiting aside early beside Cui Guifei.

"Lord Cui, please come to Yiyuan Palace to talk."

Cui Yuan nodded and looked up. He saw Lin Yuyang frowning and talking to the same eunuch. He also knew that it was a small pillar beside Princess Ruohua.

"Lord Cui?"

Seeing that Cui Yuan did not move, Eternity Yu urged again. Cui Yuan turned around and smiled and followed Eternity to the inner palace.

"I have seen the noble concubine, and the queen is thousands of years old."

"Get up."

Seeing Cui Yuan, Cui Guifei was very happy and waved her hand with a smile on her face. Someone immediately moved a soft chair next to her. After Cui Yuan sat down, Cui Guifei looked at him for a while and asked with a smile, "What are Brother Yuan's plans to do this year?"

Cui Yuan was stunned and then smiled, "Where is the mother asking?"

Cui Guifei is also different from Cui Yuan Luoso. Her eyes turned, and her father-in-law came forward with several scrolls and unfolded the scrolls one by one.

"These girls are one of the largest families in Beijing. They are all girls of the family. They are not only talented, virtuous and virtuous, but also people who know how to advance and retreat. They are not like those rural village women outside who have no etiquette. Take a good look and talk to the palace if you like." Cui Guifei looked at Cui Yuan with an expectant face, and she couldn't wait for Cui Yuan to point out a favorite person on the spot.

Cui Yuan seemed to be familiar with Cui Guifei's rhetoric. He glanced through those pictures and looked at them carefully. Seeing that he was so serious, Cui Guifei was even happier. She looked at her father-in-law and said that the Cui family was afraid that a good thing was approaching.

"These women are good, but..."

Cui Guifei's smile on her face stiffened. What would Cui Yuan say next? She probably understood, but Cui Guifei still asked, "But what? Brother Yuan, you are not young. Although there are several concubines in the family, it doesn't matter if you don't have a mistress. Besides, you think Ting'er is going to be a mother. You, as a big brother, can't be serious.

Cui Yuan smiled and said, "Mother, please listen to me."

"What else do you want to say?" Cui Guifei's face was rigid, "Don't tell me that you don't like these women."

"That's not true. These girls are all beautiful, and I look comfortable. It's just... people don't like me." Cui Yuan looked at Cui Guifei with a very hurt look that you misunderstood me.

"What?" Cui Guifei was shocked. How could this be possible? Although Cui Yuan is usually a little serious, he is handsome, and his family background is deeply loved by His Majesty. Which lady in Beijing doesn't mean marrying him? I just said that I didn't like him.

Cui Guifei was a little annoyed: "What does Brother Yuan mean?"

Cui Yuanyi pointed to the woman on the portrait and said, "I saw these ladies at the eldest princess's tea party last time, and I also like them. I don't want to hear several sons of the family mentioned in Xuanhuaguan during the winter solstice, saying that the parents of both sides intend to set them up with each other. Now the Empress asked me to choose one of these ladies. To be honest, my nephew is very embarrassed.

Cui Guifei was stunned and thought that Cui Yuan's words were a little credible, but before Cui Guifei could understand and speak, Cui Yuan said again, "Empress, after the beginning of spring, the palace will be very busy again. You are your majesty's favorite concubine. At this time, it is better to do more than less." After the beginning of spring, His Majesty abdicated, and the prince inherited the great unification. At that time, the palace has maintained the balance for many years and will have to be rearranged. I'm afraid that Cui Guifei will not be able to pull herself away at that time.

Does Cui Guifei not understand what Cui Yuan meant? She was so eager to arrange a blind date for Cui Yuan, which was nothing more than trying to win over the ministers of the court and seek more benefits for the Cui family.

Seeing Cui Guifei's face with a low voice, Cui Yuan said, "Please rest assured that I am not that kind of useless person. I will definitely not let you take risks with the Cui family. You can arrange everything in the palace at ease."

At this time, Cui Guifei also knows that it is useless to say more. After thinking about it, she still doesn't give up: "Actually, Ruohua likes you very much. You are also very good when you are careful, or..."

"Mother." Cui Yuan called helplessly, "If Ruohua really likes me, why let you be a lobbyist?"

“......”

With a sigh, Cui Guifei stared at Cui Yuan angrily and said dissatisfiedly, "Don't you really know? I don't know what the Lin brothers have, which fascinates both of you. Forget it. Now that you are all old, you don't like to listen to anything like us. Your children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren. You can toss around as much as you like.

"Mother, if you go out with Weichen, everyone will say that you are my sister. I often think, my mother, you must be the mysterious girl who went down to the earth. How can you be so young?

Cui Guifei couldn't help laughing. Which woman doesn't like to be called young and beautiful? Even a noble concubine is no exception.

After having lunch at Cui Guifei, Cui Yuan got up and left. Today is the first day of the New Year. Cui Guifei did not leave him and gave him and Cui Ting some things. Cui Guifei asked her father-in-law to send Cui Yuan out of the palace.

Cui Yuan took a shortcut and turned left at the Mingqi Hall. He wanted to take the route from the Royal Garden to Ziling Palace and then leave the palace from Xihua Gate. However, as soon as he passed the drooping flower corridor to the south, he heard the comments of several maids from behind the wall. Cui Yuan would not pay attention to it on weekdays, but he took two steps and faintly heard the maid mention the three words "Lin Yuyang". Cui Yuan couldn't help stopping.

"Well, why do you think Lord Lin is so stubborn? When will such an arrogant person like Princess Ruohua be willing to put down and accommodate a person? If I were Lord Lin, I would have been so pitied by the princess, and I would have asked your majesty to marry the princess. But Lord Lin is not appreciate it. I don't think Princess Ruohua is good this time.

"Bah, what do you know? Lord Lin is called affection and righteousness. If not, could the princess fall in love with Lord Lin? Lin Dacai is highly talented and good-looking, but is it as good as Lord Cui Yuancui? Normally, Princess Ruohua and Lord Cui are also childhood sweethearts and well-known, but why doesn't Princess Ruohua marry Lord Cui? It is because the princess valued Lord Lin's purity and seriousness. Do you know that the fiancee that Master Lin misses turned out to be his maid, and her status is very low, but Lord Lin is willing to correct the maid. It's hard to say. How many of these kings, grandsons and nobles in Beijing can be like Lord Lin? The princess likes a good man like Lord Lin.

"But then again, if Lord Lian is really ruthless to ask His Majesty to give an order, Lord Lin still has to marry the princess and return to his house. In that case, it's hard to say what will end that maid will end.

"Do you think the princess didn't go to your majesty? Didn't you hear it just now? Lord Lin said that even if he gave up this official uniform, he didn't want to bend it. Do you understand what it means? Lord Lin said that he has only one wife in his life, but he will never be a princess.

"Oh, my God, Lord Lin is not crazy, is he? No wonder I just saw the princess return to the palace with red eyes. She must be extremely sad.

......

The miscellaneous voices gradually faded away. Cui Yuan stood still and couldn't help laughing bitterly. Hearing what those maids of honor mean, a good-looking man like him is far less than the poor and affectionate Lin Yuyang, but what's wrong with Lin Yuyang? Did you really refuse Princess Ruohua?

Thinking of this, Cui Yuan couldn't help laughing again. With the kind of sister who refused to suffer losses, Lin Yuyang's stubborn temper seemed to be very good.

The more he thought about Cui Yuan, the more funny he became. His father-in-law stood aside and looked at Cui Yuan with a little surprise. Although Cui Yuan treated people politely, he never had much expression on his face. It was the first time to laugh so loudly.

As soon as Cui Yuan turned around, he saw that his father-in-law was stunned. He seemed to know what his father-in-law was thinking. He quickly restrained the smile on his face. Cui Yuan said, "Let's go."

"Well, what is that?"

Cui Yuan turned around and saw his father-in-law picking up something from a bunch of flowers under the stone steps. He fixed his eyes and looked carefully. That was not...

Seeing that my father-in-law was going to lose it, Cui Yuan took a step forward: "My father-in-law, give me the things."

"But..." Grandpa Yu hesitated for a moment, but looking at Cui Yuan's face, without saying a word, Grandpa Yu handed over what was in his hand.

Out of the palace gate, he asked casually, "Master, do you want to go home?"

After a while, Cui Yuan said, "Go to Cuifangli."

"But..." Xiaosi hesitated and said honestly, "Sir, there will be a lot of people on Zhuque Street today. What are you going to Cuifang?"

Is it because today is the New Year, so he is also in a good mood? If the thumpy had dared to say this on weekdays, he would have ordered people to throw out this talkative subordinate eight hundred years ago. Somehow, Cui Yuan answered in a rare good mood: "Miss Tian from Pingchengfang has a meeting in Cuifang today. She plays the best bathe in Beijing. There will definitely be a lot of people going to see it today." In fact, there is another reason. Last time I heard the man mention Tian's music trick, and then he sent someone to Pingchengfang to inquire about the people who happened to meet the Zhang family. So on a day like today, that person will definitely go to Cuifang.

Sure enough, today's Zhuque Street was blocked by pedestrians and carriages. Cui Yuan had no choice but to give up the carriage and walk instead. About half an hour later, he finally arrived in Cuifang.

At the door of the song and dance hall, he also saw the people he wanted to see. I wanted to speak, but I don't know why I just stood still and watched from afar. When he saw the love and smile in the man's eyes and the smile on his face, Cui Yuan suddenly found that the man had never smiled at him like this.

The most is the sarcastic smile and the unyielding stubbornness at the corners of his mouth.

However, I don't know where to start, he also hopes to see such a peaceful and happy smile, only to him like this.

Is it too late?

Inexplicably, Cui Yuan remembered a sentence - Junqing and concubine, each other.

It's still too late.

His mood became heavy and sad in an instant. Looking up again, Cui Yuan suddenly became annoyed.

"Let's go home."

"What?" Xiao Si didn't seem to understand, but seeing the frost on Cui Yuan's face, Xiao Si didn't dare to make a sound this time and followed Cui Yuan to squeeze out the crowd and leave the lively Cuifang.

Cui Yuan returned to the room to change his court uniform, and the housekeeper was already outside the door.

"Where's Ting'er?"

"Miss and Aunt Yan were talking in the room. Dr. Jin left half an hour ago, saying that the young lady's body and the child in her belly were fine, and that she would be a cute boy in the future." Speaking of this, the housekeeper couldn't help laughing.

Hearing Jinhou's guarantee, Cui Yuan's heart that has been hanging over the past month has also been relieved.

"Yes, sir, you have guests, which means you are from Jiangdong City."

Jiangdong City? Cui Yuan gave a hum and asked, "Where's the guest?"

"In the study, because after Tieshan saw the guest, he took him directly to the study." Tieshan is Cui Yuan's confidant. There must be a special intention to bring people to the study, and the housekeeper is also interesting. After saying this, he hurriedly retreated.

In the study, Cui Yuan took a sip of hot tea before asking, "Old man, how about the matter for you to check?"

"If you go back to adulthood, Mao Xiaomao is the only son, but he has been cultivating him carefully. Over the years, the child is also sensible, and he will not touch any industry involved in the Mao family."

"Oh, in this way, that Mao Xiaomao is also an abnormal number in the big dyeing tank. In this case, I will send a message to Lord Li of the Ministry of Officials and say that Mao Xiaomao can be used, but..." Cui Yuan paused, "The official position is far away, and it is better not to return to Beijing within three or four years."

"Yes." The old ghost took the order, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Your Excellency, my mother is old, and I am the only one child under my knees. Now my mother is seriously ill and in bed. I implore you to think of the meager merits lurking in many ways in Jiangdong City to inquire about the news in these years, and transfer my subordinates back to Beijing to serve my mother."

Cui Yuan didn't say anything. To be honest, among many ghosts, the old ghost is the most important chess piece in Jiangdong City. Now if the old ghost is transferred back to Beijing, Jiangdong City will have to be rearranged. I'm afraid...

When I got up and walked to the window, the first snow of the New Year decorated the whole garden with special elegance.

I don't know how long it took, Cui Yuan's low voice reached the old ghost's ear: "Take care of your affairs. After the beginning of spring, you can go back to Beijing."

Hearing that he could return to Beijing, the old ghost couldn't help but be overjoyed and thanked Cui Yuan repeatedly. Seeing that Cui Yuan's face seemed to be tired, the old ghost quickly got up and said goodbye.

Suddenly, Cui Yuan asked, "What kind of flowers does Lin Huazhi like?"

The old ghost was stunned. Although he didn't know why Cui Yuan would ask this question, he answered honestly, "It seems to be Yue Ji."

is the monthly season.

Taking a closer look, Cui Yuan finally found several rose flowers on the corner of the wall, perhaps because the weather was too cold, or because the flowering period was not right, and the flowers on the branches had begun to decay, but they were still trying to bloom in the withered flowers and trees in the garden.

Gradually, a smile slowly climbed up to the corners of his mouth.

I took out an object from my arms and looked carefully. There was also a blooming moon on the badly embroidered purse.

I don't know how long it took. Cui Yuan carefully put his purse in his arms and looked up. I don't know when the snowflakes began to fall gently again.

The flower language of rose flowers - hope and happiness.