Wife's Observation Log

There were still sporadic itches on her back, but Lan Wei stared at Xie Zhen and muttered, so she could only restrain herself and ask someone to come in to change her into regular clothes to go to Cao Guogong's banquet.

The clothes of the princes in the Yan Dynasty, even ordinary clothes, are also complicated in patterns, so when walking in the palace, she wears more Taoist robes and ordinary collars, but if she goes out of the palace like this in the name of acting on behalf of the emperor, I am afraid she will come back He will be beaten to death by Emperor Changning.

The red collar and narrow sleeves, gold woven dragons on the front, back, and shoulders, and the jade belt on the waist also add solemnity, which is really not "common clothes", but it is the same as court clothes, the princess does not need to wear a winged crown, but only needs to wear a net scarf, Wear a golden hair crown on the bun, and then use a hosta.

Of course, even if she dresses so old-fashionedly, no girl in the world is as good-looking as Her Majesty the Empress Dowager.Lan Wei, who has limited education, thinks so.

The good-looking princess does not care at all whether the regular clothes are old-fashioned or spirited, and compliance with the rules is the first element.When it comes to rules, there are also rules for going to banquets. For example, it is a convention that the higher the status, the more late you will be. Her Royal Highness does not like to put on such airs, so she can only press down on it, and because everyone knows that thank you This is Zhen's habit, so when Lan Wei arrived with Xie Zhen, Cao Guogong and his two sons and daughters were waiting at the door.

Lan Wei hurriedly got out of the car to see the ceremony and entered the door to avoid following Xie Zhen to receive the grand gift from the Duke. There was a burst of greetings at the door, and then Xie Zhen stepped across the threshold, accompanied by Cao Guogong all the way. Instead, Lan Wei and Li Jingxian got together first.

Li Jingxian took the second post of the Ministry of War, and was a staff officer with the army.

Just as Xie Zhen had guessed before, there was indeed a marriage consideration when he came back this time, and a bunch of officials and eunuchs were invited to this banquet——

"Then what kind do you want?" Lan Wei narrowed her eyes and looked around. Except for the heroes of the older generation, all the men attending the banquet looked like dogs, "Civil servants? Military generals?"

"Besides, I want to find one for my brother first." Li Jingxian was worried, and Lan Wei knew what she was worried about, so she was not polite immediately, "Although your brother looks like a dog, but his eyes are too high, he looks more like a dog. Embroidered pillows are hard to find in the capital."

"Yes, but the female generals in Longnan look down on him, and I don't want to wrong my sisters. I only think about the girls from low-level officials in the capital. Maybe there are some who are not willing to set up their own families. As long as you don't be too short-sighted and cause trouble, father You and I can always protect you." Li Jingxian sighed, "How about you? Why haven't you made a decision for your life while staying in the capital?"

"I discussed a few times in the past two years. The two civil servants are weaker than His Royal Highness, and the meritorious family are all bare buttocks. No one knows who. They should complement Wen Jing. I met Jiang before.瓛..."

"Who is Jiang Yu?"

"A commander of Anqingwei, I met when I returned to Beijing to report on my duties. His Highness knew that she was very suitable for Jinyiwei when he saw her that day, so he was promoted. He was originally in the capital, so we can have a few more kisses. But His Highness decided to let him get to know a girl from Wei Guogong's mansion, alas, nothing happened."

"Your Highness has always been closest to you, and Jiang Yu is unknown, so it is definitely not an act of suspicion." Li Jingxian warned her.

Lan Wei laughed: "Why don't I know? She is most afraid that we will all get married and leave her alone. Anyway, if we don't get married, we won't get married. I'll just accompany her. I just play tricks secretly. It's really a child's temper."

Li Jingxian also found it funny when she heard her explanation, and just as the atmosphere was easing, Xie Zhen came over with a smile: "Jingxian is back well, Lan Wei has been bored and flustered recently, you can have some fun together—— Listen to Guo Gong In other words, I hope that Jing Long's wedding will be held later, so that you can stay for a while."

Li Jingxian thought of what Lan Wei said just now, "I'm afraid everyone will get married and start a career and leave her behind", and she almost couldn't help laughing to death. After finally calming down, she said solemnly: "Your Highness is just joking. How dare you seek pleasure? I hope to share the worries with His Highness."

Hearing Li Jingxian's official words, Xie Zhen also acted: "I am very pleased that Aiqing has such thoughts."

Immediately, the three of them couldn't help but laugh.

"The banquet is ready, let me lead His Highness there."

The banquet was held in the back hall and garden of Cao Guogong's mansion. Li Jingxian led Xie Zhen into the hall, Cao Guogong stepped down from the throne, and invited Xie Zhen to take a seat. She was seated in the middle, and at the second round of drinking, everyone dispersed to play their own things, and she walked down.

"What are you looking at?"

"Throw the pot." Lan Wei couldn't tell Xie Zhen who was standing in front of her to get out of the way, so she stood up and pulled her into the garden, "Deng Zhen Deng Zhen, bring me a pot too."

The man whose name was called first threw a pot of arrows at her, and then saw Her Highness the Empress Dowager behind Lan Wei, and hurriedly followed the others to salute.

"No courtesy, no courtesy, I have already seen the banquet, now there is no need to be more polite, just have fun." Xie Zhen said that he wanted to have fun, but perhaps the meticulous image was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When she came, throwing pots completely turned into shooting Activities such as rituals for self-cultivation are no longer lively.

What does this mean?

So Lan Wei came up with a clever idea, and stuffed a pot of arrows into Xie Zhen's hand: "His Royal Highness, come too."

Xie Zhen was stunned by her for a moment, throwing the quiver in his hand was useless, so he could only say: "The competition has already started, let's forget it."

"Forget it? "Beaver Head" hasn't been played yet, it's just a warm-up, Your Highness, give it a try."

A group of people watched Lan Wei reluctantly force Her Royal Highness to "have fun" with her. Her Royal Highness seemed to be gentle, and she relaxed even if she was courageous. Li Jingxian also said beside her: "It's rare for Your Highness to leave the palace, so please have fun." , otherwise it is the fault of the minister."

"You guys really..." Xie Zhen shook his head with a smile, and walked to the front of the throwing pot, "Then who will compete with Bengong?"

Lan Wei naturally responded: "Since it is the minister who invited His Highness, of course the minister will accompany you. But if the minister does not understand the rhythm, there is no need to play "Beaver Head"."

So Li Jingxian, who was temporarily acting as the shooter, ordered the two to stand still, and put the throwing pot in front of them where the two arrows were half-shot. The Yan Dynasty was not the Song Dynasty. You don't have to play, you don't have to sing songs, and the most important thing is to throw beautifully.

Xie Zhen lifted up her narrow sleeves and aimed with her wrists. Lan Wei saw that her expression was serious and her posture was very standard, but she guessed that she must be a showman with absolutely no actual combat experience. After all, she thought that Emperor Changning would not allow her to play with these things. Emperor Changning's poor performance this time probably felt that she had lost face and deterred him, so he began to regret that he shouldn't have pulled her out to play.

Lan Wei didn't know what to do, and was full of thoughts about how to find an excuse to sneak away with Xie Zhen. With a sound of "whoosh", Xie Zhen had already made a move, wiped the mouth of the pot and entered the pot, and Lan Wei walked forward with a frown With a shot, he made a piercing on purpose.

"This ear piercing is beautiful, but it is, alas, the ear piercing score is low." Deng Zhen couldn't help but yelled that it was a pity.

"I'm afraid she let me in. She said she wanted to have fun, but she did such a disappointing thing. Don't allow it." Xie Zhen paused, "If you don't enter the pot next time, I will punish you—start all over again. , you cast first."

Lan Wei bit the bullet and threw the arrow into the pot. It didn't take too much effort for her. It seemed that Xie Zhen's next three arrows were just dangerous. When it was the last arrow, Xie Zhen rested and had already gained a lot of money. Khan: "If Ben Gong's arrow enters, I will tie with you, but a tie is always not beautiful."

Hearing what she said, a group of people laughed, thinking that Her Royal Highness was joking to pave the way for the defeat, but the next moment, Xie Zhen's body tensed up suddenly, and the arrow flew out of his hand. There was almost no sound of rubbing against the red beans at the bottom of the pot, only a "boom" when it hit the bottom of the pot, and then the arrow bounced straight out, and lost all its strength the moment it left the mouth of the pot, and fell back into the pot.

Some people around are really admiring from the heart. Xiaojian really requires a lot of control. If you use Lan Wei's cognition to explain it, it is almost like a basketball free throw hitting the ground and bouncing back perfectly into the hands of the person holding the ball. Difficulty level; others, such as Deng Zhen, Lan Wei thinks he is a bit too exaggerated.

"Xiaojian! Your Highness is heroic!" Deng Zhen was still congratulating excitedly, but Lan Wei could understand it after thinking about it. Considering that the rumor that "Xie Zhen is not good at martial arts is far inferior to King Qin and the others" has been annoying for a long time, and throwing pots is the last One of the entertainment activities close to the martial arts competition, it still has the capital to clear up the rumors. The Deng family standing on the side of the East Palace is naturally happy to hear it.

My own reasoning finally went smoothly, and Lan Wei didn't think of anything else, but Li Jingxian said that the score of Xiaojian was higher than that of the ordinary pot, and urged Lan Wei to punish the three glasses of wine, and drank it in a daze. The town is on par again.

It's just that after she finished casting the current one, she turned her head and found Lan Wei accurately, without much effort, just smiling but with a narrow look in her eyes.Lan Wei sighed inwardly after realizing it, this guy really...does he want to play a game with himself by pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?But... as long as she is happy.

After such a commotion, the atmosphere was much more peaceful. After Xie Zhen and Deng Zhen finished playing for a round, they took Lan Wei and left. Next to them was a literati who recited poems. Most of them were new scholars from poor families who could not get into the noble circle. If you want to distinguish yourself from them, you will chant poems against them, pretending to be arrogant.

Lan Wei avoids it, but Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is a real master at it.Therefore, compared with Xungui's side, the harmonious atmosphere was stronger after they welcomed Xie Zhen. Qin Kui from the Metropolitan Procuratorate was regarded as Xie Zhen's faction, and he asked Xie Zhen a question casually: "Your Highness, the minister Now that the question is set, I am willing to cast the shield from the conquest."

His couplet made Lan Wei think that there are scholars like Xin Qiji, and not every literati recites poems with sour thoughts, so if Xie Zhen likes it, she should listen to it quietly.

But from another point of view, after all, Xie Zhen, as a militant faction, is naturally more like her after being interviewed and screened by her. However, Xie Zhen did not come this time to communicate with those who had already been recruited. After a short moment of pondering, the goal was accomplished: "Dare to hope Chuangan is close to the Venerable Master."

Passing on tangerines is a custom in the Northern Song Dynasty in the Shangyuan night palace to entertain close officials, and high-ranking officials bestow yellow tangerines on close officials.

The Venerable Master punned on himself and Emperor Changning, which clearly meant solicitation.

After a little thought, everyone understood the meaning, and Qin Kui, who was throwing words out of fun, was even more amazed.

But this kind of couplet is not elegant enough to explain the meaning clearly. Everyone sees it and does not explain it, and secretly calculates in their hearts.

Of course, Lan Wei, who doesn't know the allusions, understood the expressions of everyone in the scene after hearing Xie Zhen's explanation.

It's just that when Xie Zhen explained, Lan Wei always felt that she didn't know where the teasing came from.

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Additional historical points:

Jiang Yu, the commander of the second generation of Jinyiwei, and the unveiler of the Lanyu case, sued Lanyu for treason in the late Hongwu period, and the trial implicated and killed more than ten thousand people. (ps. There are not many surnamed Lan)

Wei Guogong: Xu Da, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty (but not our Yan Dynasty), the eldest daughter is Zhu Di's queen, the second daughter is the queen concubine, the third daughter Zhu Di also likes but has become a monk, and the fourth daughter is Princess An..... Among the founding heroes, he basically married off his daughters to Lao Zhu's sons.

Deng Zhen: The heir of the Duke of Wei, Deng Yu, who followed the Northern Expedition all the year round. Historically, his wife was the granddaughter of Li Shanchang, who was killed because of her involvement in the Hu Weiyong case.