As soon as the carriage arrived, the men and women who were chatting together in the courtyard paused. Those who had never seen Xie Wangzhi were a little nervous; those who had seen him were much more relaxed, looking at the people around them and laughing secretly. Of course, no matter how curious they were, they still had to save face. They couldn't stare at other people's carriages. Most people only dared to glance at them occasionally. On the contrary, those men who were famous for their romanticism were unscrupulous and their eyes fell on the curtains, waiting to see what beauty would come out from inside.
Under everyone's gaze, the curtain finally opened a corner, and a graceful lady came out of the carriage, wearing a lake green winter coat, with only a pearl hairpin pinned diagonally on her bun. She held the servant's hand, stepped on the Hu bed that had been moved in advance, and got out of the carriage. When she turned around, she only showed everyone her side profile.
The men waiting at the door took a look and none of them had any intention of going forward. One of them, dressed in brocade clothes, even leaned against the door, opened his folding fan and waved it.
"What do you mean?" Du Erlang nudged Sun Yuan with his elbow and said, "I think this Madam Xie is also a beauty. Why do you look like this?"
Sun Yuandao shook his head: "It's beautiful, but it doesn't have much flavor."
Du Erlang glanced at the lady in green and did not refute.
He had been hanging around Pingkangfang since he was a teenager and had seen all kinds of beauties. Perhaps it was because he had heard too many rumors about her before, so he had high expectations in his heart. But when he really saw the person in the carriage, he was not surprised at all.
The lady who got off the car was indeed beautiful. There was nothing wrong with her facial features. The lake green dress set her off well. At first glance, she was really beautiful. She outshone many noble ladies present and could make people dream about her for days.
Unfortunately, there was only a pearl hairpin on her head, which made it look a bit dull. The lady's expression was also different from what I imagined, gentle and virtuous, but a bit too much, almost lowering her eyebrows and looking docile, as if she could be rubbed at will, which made her look less interesting.
She was a little beauty, fine for fun, but he had no interest in taking it seriously. Du Erlang sighed, thinking that he had been tricked by those ignorant people.
He shook his head and was about to turn around when he suddenly heard the lady in green speak in a soft voice: "Madam, we are here. I will help you get off the car."
Du Erlang was stunned and turned to look at Sun Yuandao beside him, and saw the same meaning in his eyes.
… This green-clad beauty is actually just a maid.
How confident do you have about your face to dare to use a lady of this appearance as a maid
Du Erlang and Sun Yuandao were startled at the same time and stared at the curtain of the car.
Lu Zhu, who was standing by the carriage, had no idea that she had caused such a commotion. She just hung the curtain on the hook and reached out to Xie Wangzhi, holding her up: "My lady, be careful."
Xie Wangzhi nodded slightly, held Luzhu's hand and slowly got out of the car, lifting his skirt gracefully. After he stood firmly, he looked up at the person waiting at the door.
Du Erlang and Sun Yuandao were startled again and looked at each other again.
To be fair, Xie Wangzhi was not yet fully grown. He was wearing a winter coat with a shawl on his shoulders. His whole body was tucked inside, and there was no visible curve in his figure. He could not compare with the graceful Luzhu. His face could not be called stunning, but his features were indeed beautiful. However, there was still a hint of childishness between his eyebrows and eyes, and his cheeks were even a little round like a child.
But I have to admit that she is indeed beautiful, not in appearance, but in that feeling. She is calm and indifferent, and her eyes are extremely dull, neither humble nor arrogant. She doesn't look like a noble lady meeting a guest, but like a goddess who accidentally glanced at a mortal. From this point of view, her dress is not important. Gold, stone, pearls, jade, silk and satin are nothing but pretentious things. What really attracts people's attention is the feeling of being in the clouds.
Putting aside that pretty face, this feeling makes people feel itchy, making people want to know what she will look like when she grows up and is at her most beautiful, and also want to see what it would be like if those indifferent eyes reflected someone wholeheartedly.
Compared to her, Lu Zhu's beauty is indeed much less beautiful. If you see the two of them at the same time, you will admire Lu Zhu's face, but the one you are thinking of in your heart is Xie Wangzhi.
No one had ever said this to Xie Wangzhi, or it was difficult to describe. Xie Wangzhi only knew that she should be good-looking, but she had never thought of using her beauty to commit crimes. She didn't like to talk to people actively. She ignored the people at the door, gathered her shawl, and walked into the yard.
When she left, Sun Yuandao was stunned and was unable to approach her to talk to her. Then, until the banquet was halfway through, the guests got up and moved around, and he didn't even have a chance to get close to her.
Because Princess Changning intercepted them halfway and directly dragged Xie Wangzhi to visit the garden.
"Will you be happier if you come out for a walk?" Unlike others, Chang Ning and Xie Wangzhi were acquaintances. She was also cheerful and outgoing, so she was much more natural. "I have sent you messages several times, and you finally came this time."
"Thank you, Princess, for your concern." Xie Wangzhi knew that Changning was taking care of her, and smiled at her. "I didn't really want to go to the banquets held in the palace a few times before, so I made an excuse not to come. The palace is good, but I always feel depressed and not as comfortable as outside... Besides, I was in the Shangshi Bureau at the time, and if I met people I used to work with, it would only cause trouble."
"That's true." Chang Ning nodded nonchalantly, "That's why His Highness the Seventh Prince traveled so far, all the way to Fengzhou."
They had been chatting happily before, but when she heard Changning mention Li Qishen, Xie Wangzhi's smile froze, and she felt an inexplicable worry in her heart. She took the opportunity to adjust her shawl and pressed her chest lightly, "Yes, the prince went to Fengzhou, I don't know how he is doing now."
"Doesn't he write to you often?"
"He didn't talk about the situation, but something else. I can't figure it out." Xie Wangzhi didn't hide it from Changning and lowered his eyes. "I always feel that he likes to hide things in his heart. There are some things he won't tell me."
Chang Ning stared at her for a while, and suddenly said, "Then let me tell you."
"What?" Xie Wang was stunned.
"Let me tell you, before the prince left the palace, he came to see me in person." Chang Ning smiled and motioned for Xie Wangzhi to come closer. Then he leaned close to her ear and deliberately kept her in suspense, "He told me..."
Xie Wangzhi was so anxious: "What did he say?"
"He said..." Chang Ning looked at Xie Wangyi meaningfully, paused, and then finished the second half of the sentence, "He is not here, and asked me to take good care of you!"
It was obvious that this was a lie. Li Qishen would never say such a thing, let alone to Changning. Xie Wangzhi was fooled and immediately felt a little embarrassed and angry. She pretended to hit Changning. Changning would never let her hit her, so she quickly raised her hand to block it.
This road was remote, and the two of them didn't bring any servants or maids, so there was no need to be polite. The two girls laughed and played all the way to the corner. Xie Wangzhi let Chang Ning go and glared at her: "Princess, don't say such things. Don't tease me, I will take it seriously."
"It doesn't matter if you take it seriously. I was just teasing you, but it may not be completely false." Chang Ning had had enough fun, his tone became gloomy, and his expression became more serious. "The prince did look for me that year, but he sent someone to come in a hurry and told me to be more careful."
"So that's why the princess sent the first message at that time?" Xie Wangzhi was not stupid. He knew what Changning meant at once.
"My title is just a nice title. It was earned with the lives of my mother and grandmother. I don't have any power. I can only give you a false title to make your life easier." Speaking of this, Chang Ning sighed, rubbed his face, turned his head to look at Xie Wang, and smiled with ease, "This is what the prince meant. He went to Fengzhou and can't help you anymore, so let me give you a hand."
Xie Wangzhi was slightly startled, and the emotions that she had suppressed before suddenly rebounded. Her heart trembled, and her whole heart seemed to be soaked in icy sour plum soup. It was cool and comfortable, but more of it was a momentary sourness that made her speechless for a moment.
She knew that Li Qishen was a meticulous person, but she didn't expect him to think so far. Before leaving, he went around finding Princess Changning and made arrangements for her.
Xie Wangzhi was silent for a moment, swallowed, his eyelashes trembled, and said solemnly: "Thank you, Princess."
“… Don’t!” Chang Ning was afraid that Xie Wangzhi would perform a big ceremony, so she could only kneel down face to face with Xie Wangzhi. She cleared her throat and said, “It’s nothing. I have to hold a banquet anyway. I just wrote an extra invitation. It’s my husband who is bothered.”
Xie Wangzhi smiled and didn't force it: "By the way, what is the purpose of the banquet this time, Princess?"
In the past, banquets always had a reason, such as birthdays or festivals, or at least flower and grass appreciation. It was only November now, so it was not snow or plum blossom appreciation, and it had nothing to do with festivals. Chang Ning shook his head and said, "Nothing. Xudar went back, and I was very bored. I wanted to have a banquet to have fun."
Xie Wang was stunned: "... Go back?"
"You don't know?" Chang Ning was also stunned, and patiently explained, "It's strange, Xudar was originally a hostage, and he shouldn't have gone back at this time. But His Majesty talked about something with the Uighur envoy, and the two sides handed over, so he was allowed to go back."
Her tone was light and her expression did not change, but there was a hint of loneliness between her eyebrows. Xie Wangzhi thought of the time when he first met Xudar and the foreign boy blurted out "Fei Guang". He guessed that the relationship between them was not ordinary, perhaps not as others thought.
"We'll meet again if we're destined to." Xie Wangzhi thought about it and didn't say anything else.
"Of course, I'm still waiting for him to come to Chang'an again. If that doesn't work, I'll go to Huihe." Changning was open-minded and thought easily. "By the way, you don't even know this. I don't think you'd be able to inquire about things. There have been some things happening in the palace recently. Why don't you tell me about it?"
"I'd like to hear more about it."
"It's nothing to say. I don't understand the struggles in the court, and I don't think you would like to hear about it, so I'll tell you about the affairs in the harem."
Xie Wangzhi smiled: "Okay."
"Then there is one thing, the matter of the East Palace."
"…Eastern Palace?"
Chang Ning hummed, somewhat gloating: "The Crown Prince has taken in a new concubine, two concubines, and it seems there are also several concubines. Don't worry about the people below, the concubines and concubines are all from aristocratic families, no worse than the Lanling Xiao family. I heard that the Crown Prince hasn't visited the Crown Princess in the past few months. I think she must be worried to death."
The author has something to say: Changsheng: I want you to help me take care of someone, and it would be best if you can assist me at the same time.
Feiguang: Yes, but it costs extra money.
I understand the reason, but why are you all thinking about coal briquettes? ?
Coal Ball is currently squatting in Wangzhi's house as a free-range cat. He goes home when he's hungry or tired. He usually goes around destroying the environment, catching birds and fish. I saw some comments and there are still people who are worried about his CP. Is he a devil?＼(*t▽t*)／ As for why he has no role, one is because Changsheng and Wangzhi are separated, and there is no need for a tool cat to exist. Second, because I actually wanted to write him to death at the beginning, which was where Xue Geshu's plot was... Later, I felt that Miaomiao was innocent, so I spared his life. I don't know where to put the plot later (spreading hands)