Xiaohua woke up the next day, and King Jing really disappeared.
After being woken up by Lilac, Xiaohua glanced around, and the word "surely" flashed in her heart. It's just that she didn't show it either. She asked Chunxiang what time it was, and she got up to take a shower and change her clothes.
The tossing was a bit crazy last night. Xiaohua could obviously feel the pain in her waist and legs. When she was lifted up by Lilac, she couldn't help taking a breath.
Lilac said hesitantly, "Why don't the servant girl go to Changchun Courtyard to report an illness to Madam today?"
Xiaohua shook her head, "Get some hot water and I'll bubble it. Yesterday, Concubine Qiao's wishful thinking failed. Today, the Changchun Courtyard must not be free."
Just relying on this 'failed wishful thinking', Lilac knew that Madam's behavior last night was definitely not an accident of drunkenness. While she was sighing at Madam's wisdom, she also thought that the result was not accidental but inevitable.
What made her most delighted was that His Highness actually acquiesced to Madam's behavior. No matter what the reason is, at least Concubine Qiao did not pull His Highness away from here, and others have to measure Madam Hua's position in His Highness's heart.
Pulling the tiger skin as the banner, Xiaohua knew this in her previous life.
She also knew that this was drinking poison to quench her thirst, but she had to do it. It is difficult to grasp the balance between contention and non-contention, not to mention that in the eyes of outsiders, he is already a little favored by King Jing. Instead of letting Concubine Qiao pull King Jing away from her, let people laugh at her and step on her. She would rather risk her pet, no matter what the pet is, at least in the eyes of outsiders.
As for offending Concubine Qiao and Concubine Jing, Xiaohua could only listen to it. It's bad enough anyway, and nothing worse.
Xiaohua has made countless preparations, but who knows that today's Changchun Courtyard is extremely calm.
Not only did Princess Jing rarely appear, but Concubine Qiao also seemed to be doing nothing, not to mention Yu Jiao and Yu Rong. That Yujiao had been sitting here for over an hour, and she had been irritable for a long time. It was not taboo to be in Changchun Courtyard, but she probably became angry.
Xiaohua looked around boredly.
The main hall of the Changchun Courtyard is extremely gorgeous and elegant, with the seat of Princess Jing in the middle and the upper head, and the armchairs on both sides of the lower head are for entertaining guests. The seats are covered with cushions made of brocade. The circle chairs they are sitting on are embroidered with indigo embroidered blessings, while Princess Jing's seat is a mattress with gorilla embroidered gold thread peony, which looks comfortable. Soft and soft, a luxurious atmosphere comes from the surface.
There are several Duobao Pavilions from top to bottom in the hall, with all kinds of rare ornaments on them. On the right is a flower hall, separated by a peacock green jade bead chain. The last time Princess Jing held a banquet there. In the corner of the room, there was a half-person-high gilt phoenix bird holding a smoker with a ring, and a faint aroma permeated the main room.
Rich people have always loved incense, both men and women, young and old, and Xiaohua is not very surprised. Including her house, cloves will also use some light incense.
After sitting for a while, Princess Jing still didn't come out.
Xiaohua slowly calmed down, it seemed that Princess Jing was going to leave them alone. This time is very good, she doesn't have to worry about how to deal with it.
When it was almost noon, Princess Jing was still speechless. Yu Jiao couldn't bear her temper and asked a palace servant in the hall, "What's wrong with the princess today? I haven't seen it until this point."
The palace servant, Fufushen, said with a respectful attitude, "The slave servant is just a palace servant who serves tea, and I don't know the situation of the princess."
"Then you won't ask? Leave everyone here, it's almost noon." Yu Jiao muttered the last two sentences, but she clearly showed her impatience.
Yurong didn't stop Yujiao from saying this, let alone Yujiao, even she felt something strange today.
"Yes, yes." The palace servant was blessed and walked away.
After a while, Mama Li came out.
"The princess sent the old slave to send a message, everyone can please come back."
In the past, Princess Jing would have an excuse to hang people, but today is good, there is not even an excuse, it is simply domineering.
Yu Jiao endured and endured, without speaking, she stood up and walked out. From her gestures and language, you can clearly see how resentful she is in her heart.
The remaining three did not speak, but filed out.
From the beginning to the end, Concubine Qiao didn't say a word to Xiaohua, not even a look. The sister and sister a while ago fell apart because of what happened last night, as if it had never happened.
Both of them maintained their superficial calm, but what they thought in their hearts, only God knows.
After Concubine Qiao and several others left, Mammy Li let all the palace servants serving in the house go down.
She went to close the door and called Chunxiang and Xiaxiang out.
"Go and clean up, be careful." After speaking, Li Ma went back to the room.
Chunxiang and Xiaxiang, who were covering their noses with a handkerchief, went to the corner of the corner where the gilded phoenix bird held the ring of the smoker. The two worked together to open the lid of the smoker and put out the incense inside.
After getting out the incense ash, Xia Xiang took it to deal with it, and Chunxiang went to the window, propped up the ice crack sill window, and opened the door.
After doing all this, Xia Xiang walked over to Chun Xiang with a worried look on her face.
"Sister Chunxiang, this will definitely cause trouble."
In front of Princess Jing, Xia Xiang didn't dare to show any doubts, but in front of Chunxiang, Xia Xiang's face turned pale.
"Princess, she's crazy..." The voice seemed to come out of her throat.
From that day, after her Royal Highness came down to Changchun Courtyard and left, Princess Jing went crazy, until last night when she heard that Concubine Qiao Fang had returned from the West Courtyard, she was even more crazy.
Chunxiang covered Xia Xiang's mouth, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Xia Xiang unconsciously burst into tears, trembling all over with fright.
Chunxiang patted her shoulder and muttered, "It's alright, our princess is Princess Jing, who was proclaimed by the sage, and the queen's niece. I'll be fine."
"Can… "
The princess will be fine, but what about them
Xia Xiang didn't dare to say these words, she could only wipe her face with her sleeve, revealing a calm smile.
"Don't think too much. The princess is determined to do it. No one can stop us. We can only do our best. The princess is still waiting there. Come in, don't delay."
Xia Xiang wiped her face again before entering the interior with Chun Xiang.
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Every few days, the Sweeping Office will send people to clean up the snow everywhere, and the West Court side is also bound to come.
Only the east wing lives in the entire west courtyard. Lilac will send someone to clean the road from the east wing door to the discharge gate every day.
Qiaolian left the Jingtai Hall and returned to the sweeping place. Wherever it came from, it was considered to be benevolent.
Of course, in Qiaolian's view, she was mistreated, and she was also transferred out. Others were more or less put on a light errand, but she was very down.
As for Fu Shun, who understands some things, this clean place is very suitable for Qiaolian, a small palace man. His grandfather Fu has always been good at employing people.
Like Xi'er at the beginning, Qiao Lian was also frightened by Fu Shun's cruel methods. After arriving at the sweeping place, I was depressed for a long time.
I also had to be depressed. The errand in the sweeping place was even more arduous because of the winter weather. Cleaning the snow was a daily chore. Heavy errands keep people busy and don't have time to think about other things.
With the passage of time, the deeds of this lady in the western courtyard were circulated throughout the Jingwang Mansion.
It is said that this lady was also born in a small palace, but she was transferred to Jingtai Hall because of good rules.
Qiao Lian knew who that person belonged to, so what else could she not understand? The other five who were beaten to death were all beaten to death and transferred away, but she was just cheap!
Every time she thinks of that 'her', Qiao Lian's teeth itch with envy.
On this day, the Sweeping Department sent palace staff to the west courtyard to clean up the snow, and picked up the Qiaolian. Su Yan took them to the west courtyard with a broom and a wooden shovel.
Standing outside the door, he respectfully told the gatekeeper about the errand that came from this trip, and the group filed into the West Courtyard.
Like other people's feelings, anyone who knew Xiaohua or was familiar with her would inevitably think of the past when they came here. Because of Su Yan's calm personality, it is not the first time that she has come here to do errands, so she is much better than others. But it is inevitable to sigh, and it is also fate when sighing, lamenting that Mrs. Hua's luck is really good.
There is no other.
This is the first time for Qiao Lian to come to the West First Courtyard. Naturally, she is in a very complicated mood. After entering, her eyes will go to the East Wing.
There was no snow today, and the air contained a chilling iciness. In the eyes of the small palace people in the sweeping department, this kind of weather is really annoying, but in the eyes of those who live in the house all day long and burn with charcoal pots, they will inevitably feel that the house is too stuffy.
Xiaohua is not a delicate person, and she likes to stay in the house for a while, then come out to breathe the fresh air to wake up.
Under Chuncao's action of lifting the door and curtain, Xiaohua came out, but she didn't go far. She stood under the porch and took a deep breath. She looked at the scenery in the courtyard with her eyes leisurely, and happened to see a few busy people bowing in the distance. figure.
"Today, the sweeper will clean up the snow in other parts of the yard." Lilac said aside.
Xiaohua was stunned for a moment, thinking about it. She thought of the days when she was an errand in the sweeping office in the past, and it seemed like a lifetime when she thought about it.
Xiaohua didn't pay attention to look closely, since she didn't see the same room in the past. And Qiao Lian's mind has always been here, since she saw the door curtain opened, her eyes fell straight on Xiao Hua.
White and smooth skin, exquisite figure, and a small face the size of a palm is a pair of shimmering peach blossom eyes.
At this time, the 'Mrs. Hua' was very different from the little flower in Qiaolian's mind. Although the little flower at that time could not hide her beautiful appearance, it was not like this time. Like a flower that has been pampered, it suddenly becomes charming and dripping. You You Qi was wearing a light peach red narrow-sleeved jacket and a moon-white satin skirt, which made her figure even more graceful. The chest is bulging, but the waist and limbs are very thin.
In Qiao Lian's memory, the slender little palace man had become a woman with a very beautiful color. Just a few months' difference, people seem to be ripe, just like that juicy and sweet peach, the illusion that water can be released in a pinch.
Qiaolian's face was pale and frightening, and her hand holding the broom was pinched white. I looked at the indigo blue and ginger clothes on my body again, the color didn't change, it was still as ugly as before, but it changed from a thin ru skirt to a cotton-padded coat and cotton skirt that could survive the winter.
All of a sudden there was a sense of self-esteem, and more of it was jealousy.
"Qiao Lian, don't be in a daze, Sister Suyan glared at you a few times." A small palace man on the side lowered his head and kept moving his hands, but he said in his mouth.
"Oh." Qiaolian paused for a while, then put her head down and stopped looking there. Her swollen and red hands grabbed a wooden shovel and shoveled it on the ground, and then started cleaning with a broom.
Xiaohua spit out a suffocation between her heart and lungs, turned around and entered the room. She originally wanted to stay for a while, but Lilac urged her a few times, fearing that she might catch a cold.
All the way into the house, Xiao Lai said as she walked, "I got some refreshing dishes to eat today. I always eat hot pots, and I always have no appetite."
Lilac nodded yes and took it to heart.
Now Lilac personally brings people to take meals every day, and she is very strict about eating and drinking.
In the courtyard, Qiaolian lowered her head and worked for a while, but she couldn't help but glanced at the east wing, and saw the empty corridor and the door hung with heavy curtains.
She couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or lost, she slowly squeezed the broom in her hand.
ps: Everything that is supposed to break out will break out tomorrow.
Princess Jing was finally forced to use her big move. In fact, her big move had already been opened, but now she has opened another big move. King Jing's performance at Changchun Courtyard was a jab at her critical point, and Qiao's concubine's return was a blow, anyway, she is crazy now. But Xiaohua will not be abused, please rest assured.
Qiaolian, this wonderful person, has come out again, can you say that she is really a wonderful person