Dreams of Qing surround the Jade Pool (Hao Xian Huang Hou Tong Ren) 131 Flower shadows dance, each occupying spring (Upper) Full volume
March 3rd, Shangsi Festival.
After five years, Yunzhu received another invitation from the imperial noblewoman - aside from the few years of mourning, she actually receives one every year, but never thought of attending. However, this year is different, as the "Spring Purification Assembly" is being hosted by Ruiqin Wang Fuca.
But once you agree to participate, those noble ladies will try their best to attend, won't they?
Hongli patted the flower fan and said, "If you want to go, just go. What's the point of thinking so much? Let Guo Nainai take care of the child for a day."
"Hmm." Yunzhu nodded slightly, thinking that she hadn't been out of the palace for a long time either, and it would be good to go see Hongkun too. "I thought Aunt Twelve would name it 'Qingyi Association' or 'Pantao Association'?" She laughed, March 3rd was indeed the day when literati loved to hold "Qu Shui Liu Shang" events.
"The name isn't related to the hundred flowers, is it? Spring is the season when a hundred flowers bloom, and it also means that each of you noble ladies has your own unique characteristics. In comparison, 'Qingyi Association' or 'Pantao Association' are much narrower and not suitable." He also narrowed his eyes, as if recalling something pleasant, "I wonder if the Royal Palace will prepare peach blossom wine for the gathering?" His expression was somewhat regretful, this kind of gathering being one where men couldn't join in.
Yunzhu was taken aback for a moment, then covered her mouth and burst out laughing, her eyebrows and eyes curving upwards.
Hongli recalled the night before, when he had left marks on her delicate body like peach blossoms, clear and beautiful, fragrant and overflowing. His body familiarly rose with a wave of heat, and he leaned in to kiss the smile on her lips, humming in a low voice: "If not, then don't go, you still owe me a dance..." It was obvious that he couldn't forget the dance she had performed in front of the peach grove last March 3rd. At that time, he had held his breath for fear that she would fly away, and the intensity of his heartbeat was as clear as if it were before his eyes.
"Go ahead, I didn't say when to jump." She smiled and nudged his chin, "The Emperor might want to take a stroll in the Yuanmingyuan, what are your plans? Accompanying the beauty on a swing or flying a kite?"
He raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his eyes were filled with a smile like peach blossoms: "How about I stay at home to accompany Hui and them?"
Yunzhu gave him a sideways glance: "You'd better not regret it." Usually, she just teases the three little rascals, and has no idea what it's like to spend an entire day with them. The angel turns into a devil!
"I have nothing to regret." He rubbed his nose, and in his heart, he was still a bit worried. The three little guys were so cute, what could be wrong? As Ama, playing with them for a day was also necessary.
Is it?
The next morning, Yunzhu dressed up and left the palace with Ye Nainai, Shang Nainai, Lingshuo Mingxin, and Wang Jinbao to arrive at the residence of her maternal relatives.
As soon as they entered the Wangfu gate, they saw Fuca's wife bringing a boy out to greet them. Yunzhu went forward and pulled her hand, "Twelfth Auntie, why did you come out personally?"
"It's rare for you to come." Fu Cha smiled all over her face, and the little boy looked up at Yun Zhu and shouted: "Fourth sister-in-law."
"Hong Kun." Both were seven years old, time really flew by. Yunzhu held his small hand and followed Fuca together to the main hall, "Don't you need to go to the study room for lessons today?"
"Master gave us a day off." Hong Kun said with great joy, "Later I'll go out for a spring outing with Ama." Knowing that Fourth Aunt is coming, come and see Fourth Aunt first.
"It just so happens that I made some crystal peach cake and still have a lot of nuts, Hong Jun will bring them on the road to eat later." Hong Jun is getting more and more like his father, King Rui, gentle and elegant, but when he smiles, there's a small dimple on the left side of his mouth, just like his mother. Yunzhu doesn't see him often, but every time she does, besides other changes and progress, his physical health is also good, which makes her happy for King Rui's wife. A woman can live without a husband, but cannot live without children.
In these years, Ce Fugui Fang Jia Shi and Shu Fugui Guan Jia Shi each gave birth to a daughter for Ruzi Wang. As a result, the one born by Guan Jia Shi died at birth, and the one raised by Fang Jia Shi died of a cold at the age of four. The entire Ruzi Wang Fu was left with only one child, Hong Kun, except for the eldest daughter who had been married to Khorchin for over ten years, making him even more precious.
Fortunately, the King of Lu Jing and Queen Lu Jing had taken Yunzhu's advice in their early years to supplement nutrition with various foods, and also let Hongkun learn martial arts to exercise his body, so he grew up healthy and strong.
Mrs. Fu Jin saw Ye Laolao and several others holding a number of gift boxes in their hands, saying: "Now that you're here, what's the point of bringing gifts?"
"It's not what you said, it's a rare visit. I just brought some beauty tea and flower tea, which is good for the body to drink occasionally. Also, I have my own homemade tangerine wine and hundred fruit wine, which are also great for spring."
Although she may not be as young and beautiful as the other consorts, who wouldn't love something that can nourish their skin and body? Just looking at it makes her happy. When Concubine Wang heard this, she knew that the item was made from the produce of her own estate and that she had personally crafted it in her free time. She instructed the maid Lu to accept it. "You should also take care of your health, you only have one son, Yongqi."
After entering the hall, he met with his uncle, King Lu, and Hong Jun took a cloud pearl-made pastry box and a bag of nuts, excitedly going out for a spring outing with his mother.
Yunzhu sipped the hot tea that had just been served, saying: "It's not good for your body to have children too frequently. Besides, I gave birth to Yonghui and the others last year, and was injured again as soon as I came out of confinement. At least two more years are needed."
"It's fine as long as you know the number." King Fu Jin smiled, "Yong Kui and the others have grown a lot, haven't they? The last time I saw them was during Chinese New Year, their little hands and feet were like lotus roots, so adorable."
"Hejing has started to sit up, but immediately fell over, and his spine isn't solid yet." Even if he sat steadily, Yongxian would pull him down with her mean tricks, not wanting her sister to be good at it.
"It's been five months already, next month should be able to sit steadily."
After chatting for a while about the triplets' fun facts, Yunzhu asked Hongkun again: "Does Twelfth Uncle often take you out?"
"Not at all, apart from reading and martial arts, I often take him out, ask him what he's been up to, and he says, 'I've been to the Liulichang bookstores and antique shops, the ancestral temples, the monasteries... there's not a single place in Beijing that we haven't been to.'"
"Twelfth Uncle is indeed teaching Hong Jun about the ways of the world and economics, no wonder I see that Hong Jun has become much more mature this time." Yun Zhu smiled slightly. Only those who truly love their children would do so. With Twelfth Uncle's current prince title, even if he were to be promoted further, it would only be from "Duoluo" to "Heshuo", or perhaps inherit for one or two generations, the difference is not great. But what needs to be paid out is hard to say. It seems that Twelfth Uncle only wishes for his son to live a peaceful and safe life, otherwise he should have strictly supervised him in his studies and martial arts training. "I heard from Fu Hui that Hong Jun often receives praise from his teachers in the imperial academy."
"It's all thanks to you taking care of him in the palace these past two years." Liu Gege was being nice to Hong Kun and Yan Yue in the upper study room also because of Yun Zhu, and this was something that Ruiqin Wang Fujin still remembered clearly. "Every day after school he comes back and tells me what delicious snacks Si Niang sent them today...the cooking skills of Li Dama in the kitchen have really improved a lot over these two years."
"It's great that kids like eating. Now I'm feeding them supplementary food and when it's time for meals, they get so excited."
……
After eating some snacks, someone came to report: "Report to the lady, Princess Yi is here, and Princess Tian is also here."
"You stay here, I'll go and greet them."
"The twelfth aunt is also gone." Yunzhu knew in her heart that Yi Qinwang's wife was worried about the selection of Hongyan's successor, and Chengqin Wang was now ill like Hengqin Wang. The first wife, Dong E Shi, had to take care of the government affairs and take care of Chengqin Wang, so it was natural for Ce Fujun Tian Shi to act as an agent in the matter of Hongyi looking at the beautiful girl.
The ending of Cheng Xian Wang in history is not good. He was hesitant and lacked courage when competing for the throne, and after Yongzheng came to power, he would sometimes flatter and sometimes complain, making some small movements of dissatisfaction, repeating this process over and over again. In the end, due to the death of Yi Xian Wang, he not only arrived late but also showed no grief on his face, which infuriated Yongzheng, who eventually imprisoned him. However, here, history has been beautified a lot, with events such as the heavenly blessing, cowpox preventing smallpox, and the pacification of the northwest border... etc., Yongzheng's position became more and more stable, and people in the court and the countryside looked up to him. He actually became much more honest, was not stripped of his title and imprisoned, and did not die like in history during the tenth year of Yongzheng's reign, but only fell seriously ill.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Prince Xunqin Yunyou also suffered a serious illness but survived. Prince Yiqin Yunxiang was also spared, escaping their historical fate. It is unknown whether Prince Chengqin and Prince Hengqin were similarly fortunate.
Yi Qin Wang Fujin Zhao Jia Shi arrived, followed by Zhuang Qin Wang Fujin Guo Loro Shi, Duoluo Beile Hong Xun Fujin Yirgen Gioro Shi, Duoluo Beile Yun Xi Ji Fujin Zu Shi and other ladies of the imperial clan.
Everyone came to the hall and saw Yunzhu, laughing: "It turned out that the earliest one was the Fourth Lady."
"Just a step ahead." Yunzhu smiled and gave a blessing to Yi Qinwang Fu Jin, Zhuang Qinwang Fu Jin, etc., "I've seen the thirteenth aunt, sixteenth aunt...and twenty-first aunt."
Several people hurriedly stepped aside and bowed slightly, while others retreated further away, then returned the courtesy to Yunzhu.
"The young ladies will probably arrive a bit later, why don't we go for a stroll around the garden to enjoy the spring scenery first? Otherwise, it won't be very convenient when there are more people later." Yunzhu, being the most noble among the younger generation, made this suggestion as she saw everyone sitting idly in the hall.
"It's exactly this principle." Yunhe, the wife of Yongzheng and Hongli, smiled in agreement. Yunhe was both civil and martial, and Yongzheng and Hongli had a good impression of him. However, Xi Guifei looked at Zushi with some disfavor, who let Yunhe's first wife be Xi Guifei's sister, and also died in childbirth? Naturally, she didn't get along well with the later Zushi. Zushi was also clever, getting close to Yunzhu, and keeping a respectful distance from Xi Guifei, who couldn't do anything about her.
"You young people go ahead, we old bones need to take a rest." Yi Qin Wang Fujin pretended to massage her waist. Lu Qin Wang Fujin and Zhuang Qin Wang Fujin pulled her up from both sides, laughing: "We haven't admitted to being old yet, let's go."
"No wonder everyone in the city wants to go out on this day, with green trees and blooming flowers everywhere, it's a sight that soothes the heart." Yiqin Wang sighed.
In the garden, there are peach blossoms, winding spring streams, willow and lotus ponds, octagonal pavilions, flower halls, as well as lush tall trees such as pines, cypresses, and osmanthus. There are also seasonal flowers like mountain tea flowers, peonies, plum blossoms, spring orchids, gentleman's orchids, and spring trillium... jade orchids, making the garden a tapestry of spring colors.
The Empress Dowager smiled brightly: "You're just worrying too much, the children's fortunes are their own, you just take care of Emperor Yi and that's enough." She was a broad-minded person, if it wasn't for the recent intense rivalry between the newly promoted Imperial Consort Wang and Imperial Consort Xue, she wouldn't have thought of bringing in new consorts to divert their attention.
"I'd like to, but at that point, I don't want to worry about it either." Princess Yiqin's consort glanced at her, this person had already forgotten the worries of Princess Duanyu's marriage two years ago. "This is none of your business."
"It is." The Empress Dowager smiled awkwardly.
After a lap, the eight banner noblewomen also came with flowers. Ruiqin Wang Fujin whispered to Yunzhu's ear: "Wulana Nala Niemengyi is here too, you should be prepared." Since Yunzhu's big wedding, the two sisters-in-law haven't seen each other much, but Ruiqin Wang Fujin's concern for her hasn't decreased at all, and she has always paid attention to news related to Yunzhu.
Afraid of her taking advantage of me? Not afraid that she won't make a move, just afraid that she'll slip away. Yunzhu laughed lightly, "If you're coming, then come, anyway we'll meet again sooner or later."
The Empress Dowager looked her up and down, then smiled.
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March 3rd, Shangsi Festival.
After five years, Yunzhu received another invitation from the imperial noblewoman - aside from the few years of mourning, she actually received one every year, but didn't think about attending. However, this year was different, as the "Spring Purification Assembly" was hosted by Ruiqin Wang Fuca.
But once you agree to participate, those noble ladies will try their best to attend, won't they?
Hongli snapped his fingers, "If you want to go, just go. What's the point of thinking so much? Let Guo and the others take care of the kids for a day."
"Hmm." Yunzhu nodded slightly, thinking that she hadn't been out of the palace for a long time either, and it would be good to go see Hongkun too. "I thought Aunt Twelve would name it 'Qingyi Association' or 'Pantao Association'?" She laughed, March 3rd, wasn't it the day when literati loved to hold "Qu Shui Liu Shang" events?
"The name isn't related to the hundred flowers, is it? Spring is the season when a hundred flowers bloom, and it also means that each of you noble ladies has your own unique characteristics. In comparison, 'Qingyi Association' or 'Pantao Association' are much narrower and not suitable." He also narrowed his eyes, as if recalling something pleasant, "I wonder if the Royal Palace will prepare peach blossom wine for the gathering?" His expression was somewhat regretful, this kind of gathering being one where men couldn't join in.
Yunzhu was taken aback for a moment, then covered her mouth and burst out laughing, her eyebrows and eyes curving upwards.
Hongli recalled the night before, when he had left marks on her body like peach blossoms with his lips, clear and beautiful, fragrant and overflowing. His body familiarly rose to a wave of heat, leaning in to kiss the smile at the corner of her mouth, humming in a low voice: "Otherwise, don't go, you still owe me a dance..." Apparently, he couldn't forget the dance she had danced in front of the peach grove last March 3rd. At that time, he had held his breath for fear that she would fly away, and the intensity of his heartbeat was as clear as if it were before his eyes.
"Go ahead, I didn't say when to jump." She smiled and nudged his chin, "The Emperor might want to take a stroll in the Yuanmingyuan, what are your plans? Accompanying the beauty on a swing or flying a kite?"
He raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his eyes were filled with a smile like peach blossoms: "How about I stay at home to accompany Hui and them?"
Yunzhu gave him a sideways glance: "You'd better not regret it." Usually, she just teases the three little rascals, and has no idea what it's like to spend an entire day with them. The angel turns into a devil!
"I have nothing to regret." He rubbed his nose, and in his heart, he was still a bit worried. The three little guys were so cute, what could be wrong? As Ama, playing with them for a day was also necessary.
Is it?
The next morning, Yunzhu dressed up and left the palace with Ye Nainai, Shang Nainai, Lingshuo Mingxin, and Wang Jinbao to visit the Ruiqinwang Fu.
As soon as they entered the Wangfu gate, they saw Fuca's wife bringing a boy out to greet them. Yunzhu went forward and pulled her hand, "Twelfth Aunt, why did you come out personally?"
"It's rare for you to come." Fu Cha smiled all over her face, and the little boy looked up at Yun Zhu and shouted: "Fourth sister-in-law."
"Hong Kun." Both were seven years old, and time had passed quickly. Yunzhu held his small hand together with Fucha's to head towards the main hall, "Don't you need to go to the study room for lessons today?"
"Master gave us a day off." Hong Kun said with great joy, "Later I'll go out for a spring outing with Ama." Knowing that Fourth Aunt is coming, come and see Fourth Aunt first.
"It just so happens that I made some crystal peach cake and still have a lot of nuts, Hong Jun will bring them on the road to eat later." Hong Jun is getting more and more like his father, King Rui, gentle and elegant, but when he smiles, there's a small dimple on the left side of his mouth, just like his mother. Yunzhu doesn't see him often, but every time she does, besides other changes and progress, his physical health is also good, which makes her happy for King Rui's wife. A woman can live without a husband, but cannot live without children.
In these years, Ce Fugui Fang Jia Shi and Shu Fugui Guan Jia Shi each gave birth to a daughter for Rui Qin Wang. As a result, the one born by Guan Jia Shi died at birth, and the one raised by Fang Jia Shi died of a cold at the age of four. The entire Rui Qin Wang Fu was left with only one child, Hong Kun, except for the eldest daughter who had been married to Khorchin for over ten years, making him even more precious.
Fortunately, Ruqin Wang and Ruqin Wang Furen took Yunzhu's advice in their early years to supplement nutrition with various foods, and also let Hongkun learn martial arts to exercise his body, so he grew up healthy and strong.
Mrs. Fu Jin saw Ye and several others holding a number of gift boxes in their hands, saying: "Now that you're here, what's the point of bringing gifts?"
"It's not what you said, it's a rare visit. I just brought some beauty tea and some fruit wine that I brewed myself, which is good for the body, and also some orange wine and hundred-fruit wine, which are also great to drink in spring."
Although she doesn't compete with the young imperial consorts, who wouldn't love something that nourishes both face and body? She herself is delighted to see it. When Empress Dowager Chongqing heard her say this, she knew that the item was from her own estate and had been made by her in her free time. So she ordered the maid beside her, Lu Mama, to take it. "You should also pay attention to taking care of your body; having only one son, Yongqi, is a bit too few."
After entering the hall, he met with his uncle, King Lu, and Hong Jun took a cloud pearl-made pastry box and a bag of nuts, excitedly going out for a spring outing with his mother.
Yunzhu sipped the hot tea that had just been served, saying: "It's not good for your body to have children too frequently. Besides, I gave birth to Yonghui and the others last year, and was injured again as soon as I came out of confinement. At least two more years are needed."
"It's fine as long as you know the number." King Fu Jin smiled, "Yong Kui and the others have grown a lot, haven't they? The last time I saw them was during Chinese New Year, their little hands and feet were like lotus roots, so adorable."
"Hejing has started to sit up, but immediately fell over, and her spine isn't strong enough yet." Even if she sat steadily, Yongxian would pull her down with his mean tricks, not wanting his sister to be good at anything.
"It's been five months already, next month should be able to sit steadily."
After chatting about the triplets for a while, Yunzhu asked Hongkun again: "Does Twelfth Uncle often take you out?"
"Not at all, apart from reading and martial arts, I often take him out, ask him what he's been up to, and he says, 'I've been to the Liulichang bookstores and antique shops, the ancestral temples, the monasteries... there's not a single place in Beijing that we haven't been to.'"
"Twelfth Uncle is indeed teaching Hong Jun about the ways of the world and economics, no wonder I see that Hong Jun has become much more mature this time." Yunzhu smiled slightly. Only those who truly love their children would do so. With Twelfth Uncle's current prince rank, even if he were to be promoted further, it would only be from "Duo Luo" to "He Shuo", or perhaps inherit the title for one or two generations, the difference is not great. But what needs to be paid out in return is hard to say. It seems that Twelfth Uncle only wishes for his son to live a peaceful and safe life, otherwise he would have strictly supervised him to study and practice martial arts. "I heard from Fu Hui that Hong Jun often receives praise from his teachers in the imperial academy."
"It's all thanks to you taking care of him in the palace these past two years." Liu Gege was being nice to Hong Kun and Yan Yue in the upper study room also because of Yunzhu, and this was something that Ruiqin Wang Fujin still remembered clearly. "Every day when he comes back from school, he tells me what delicious snacks Si Gu sent them today...the cooking skills of Li Dama in the kitchen have really improved a lot over these two years."
"It's great that kids like eating. Now I'm feeding them supplementary food and when it's time for meals, they get so excited!"
……
After eating some snacks, someone came to report: "Report to the lady, Princess Yi is here, and Princess Tian is also here."
"You stay here, I'll go and greet them."
"The twelfth aunt is also gone." Yunzhu knew in her heart that Yi Qinwang's wife was worried about the selection of Hongyan's successor, and Chengqin Wang was now ill like Hengqin Wang. The first wife, Dong E Shi, had to take care of the government affairs and take care of Chengqin Wang, so it was natural for Ce Fujun Tian Shi to act as an agent in the matter of Hongyi looking at the daughter-in-law.
The ending of Cheng Xian Wang in history is not good. He was hesitant and lacked courage when competing for the throne, and after Yongzheng came to power, he would sometimes flatter and sometimes complain, making some small movements of dissatisfaction, repeating this process over and over again. In the end, due to the death of Yi Xian Wang, he not only arrived late but also showed no grief on his face, which infuriated Yongzheng, who eventually imprisoned him. However, here, history has been beautified a lot, with events such as the heavenly blessing, cowpox preventing smallpox, and the pacification of the northwest border... etc., Yongzheng's position became more and more stable, and people in the court and the countryside looked up to him. He actually became much more honest, was not deprived of his title and imprisoned, and did not die like in history during the tenth year of Yongzheng's reign, but only fell seriously ill.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Xunqin Wang Yunyou also had a serious illness but survived. Yiqin Wang Yunxiang was also spared, escaping their historical fate. It is unknown whether Chengqin Wang and Hengqin Wang were similarly fortunate.
Yi Qin Wang Fujin Zhao Jia Shi arrived, followed by Zhuang Qin Wang Fujin Guo Loro Shi, Duoluo Beile Hong Jing Fujin Yirgen Gioro Shi, Duoluo Beile Yun Xi Ji Fujin Zu Shi and other ladies of the imperial clan.
Everyone came to the hall and saw Yunzhu, laughing: "It turned out that the earliest one was Fourth Madame Fu."
"Just a step ahead." Yunzhu smiled and gave a courtesy to Yi Qinwang Fu Jin, Zhuang Qinwang Fu Jin and others, "I've seen the thirteenth aunt, sixteenth aunt...and twenty-first aunt."
Several people hurriedly stepped aside and bowed slightly, while others retreated further away, then returned the courtesy to Yunzhu.
"The young ladies will probably arrive a bit later, why don't we go for a stroll around the garden to enjoy the spring scenery first? Otherwise, it won't be very convenient when there are more people later." Yunzhu, being the most noble among the younger generation, made this suggestion as she saw everyone sitting idly in the hall.
"It's exactly the same reason." Yunhe, the wife of Yongzheng and Hongli, smiled in agreement. Yunhe was both civil and martial, and had a good relationship with Yongzheng and Hongli. However, Xi Guifei looked at Zushi with some disfavor, because Yunhe's first wife was Xi Guifei's sister, who died in childbirth. Naturally, she didn't get along well with Zushi, the later comer. Zushi was also clever, getting close to Yunzhu and keeping a distance from Xi Guifei, who couldn't do anything about it.
"You young people go ahead, we old bones need to take a rest." Yi Qin Wang Fujin pretended to rub her waist. Lu Qin Wang Fujin and Zhuang Qin Wang Fujin pulled her up from both sides, laughing: "We haven't admitted to being old yet, let's go."
"No wonder everyone in the city wants to go out on this day, with green trees and blooming flowers everywhere, it's a sight that soothes the heart." Yiqin Wang sighed.
In the garden, there are peach blossoms, winding spring streams, willow and lotus ponds, octagonal pavilions, flower halls, as well as lush tall trees such as pines, cypresses, and osmanthus. There are also seasonal flowers like mountain tea flowers, peonies, plum blossoms, spring orchids, gentleman's orchids, and spring gentians...and jade orchids, making the garden a tapestry of spring colors.
Zhuang's queen smiled brightly: "You're just worrying too much, the children and grandchildren have their own blessings, you just take care of King Yi and that's it." She was a broad-minded person, if not for the recent addition of the new concubine Wang and Concubine Xue fighting too fiercely, she wouldn't have thought of bringing in a new person to divert their attention.
"I'd like to, but at that point, I don't want to worry about it either." Princess Yiqin's consort glanced at her, this person had already forgotten the worries of Princess Duanyu's marriage two years ago. "This is none of your business."
"It is." The Empress Dowager smiled awkwardly.
After a lap, the eight banner noblewomen also came with flowers. Ruiqin Wang Fujin whispered to Yunzhu's ear: "Wulana Nala Niemengyi is also here, you must be prepared." Since Yunzhu's big wedding, the two sisters-in-law didn't meet often, but Ruiqin Wang Fujin's concern for her hadn't decreased at all, and she always paid attention to news related to Yunzhu.
Afraid of her taking advantage of me? Not afraid that she won't make a move, just afraid that she'll slip away. Yunzhu laughed lightly, "If you're coming, then come; anyway, if we don't meet today, we'll eventually meet in the future."
The Empress Dowager looked her up and down, then smiled.