Seeing Zhou Muyan rushing up suddenly, everyone was shocked.
Tao Ti's eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously raised her hand to block—
A crisp sound of "pop" suddenly sounded.
Immediately afterwards, there was another burst of "ahah" pain.
I saw Tao Ti's left hand sticking to Zhou Muyan's right arm, while the other hand held her wrist and twisted it back. Zhou Muyan crouched all over, and was firmly restrained by Tao Ti, she was in a very embarrassing state.
Everyone was dumbfounded: What just happened! Why was the girl restrained this week
Zhou Muyan only felt that her wrist was about to be broken, and this posture was really embarrassing, her eyes glistened with water, and she glared at Tao Ti angrily, "You bitch, let go!"
"You scold again?" Tao Ti increased the strength in her hand.
"Ah, it hurts!"
"You know the pain, but I don't? You can hit me, but I can't hit you. How can there be such a reason in the world." Tao Ti sneered.
"What kind of thing are you, can you compare with this girl? Let go of me quickly! Did you hear that!" Zhou Muyan turned her head hard, but seeing that Tao Ti was not moved at all, she could only yell at Cuixi, "You are still standing still What are you doing, quickly pull her away from me!"
"You you you you...you let go of my girl quickly, or we will make you go all the way!"
Cuixi wanted to protect the lord, but she just witnessed it with her own eyes, this woman twisted her daughter into twists like twists and turns. If he stepped forward, he would definitely not be able to please him.
She shrank her neck cowardly, and shouted in a bravado, "Miss, please bear with me, this servant will go out and call for someone."
Tao Ti laughed all of a sudden, "Call someone? Go! Anyway, things got serious, and your girl's 'glorious' deeds of bullying and beating people in the street spread, and you will lose face to Zuo Xiangfu!"
After a pause, she scanned the crowd again, and said righteously, "You all saw it for real, it was she who provoked me first, and even if it went to court, I would be justified! "
As soon as she finished speaking, a beautiful girl in a lotus-colored dress stood up, nodded politely to Tao Ti, and said softly, "If you need witnesses, I am willing to testify for you."
Most of the people who can spend in Tianyi Pavilion are the female family members of dignitaries and dignitaries. Although some people are afraid to speak out due to the power of the left minister, most of them are still reasonable. When someone speaks up, the rest of them also express their opinions response:
"Yes, we've all seen it too, it was the Miss Xiangfu who did it first."
"That's right, how can there be such an unreasonable thing in this day and night, everything comes first, first come first, it's obvious that this lady is the first to take a fancy to this piece of satin, if you can't grab it, you will get angry and hit someone, it's too much! "
"Hey, I thought that all the noble ladies in Chang'an were educated and reasonable, but I never thought that there would be such arrogant and unreasonable hotheads. To put it bluntly, what is the difference between this style and bandits?"
Hearing these words, Zhou Muyan's face turned red, and she didn't know whether it was from a sprained wrist, or from embarrassment and anger.
Her eyes swept over those who made the noise, and then gave the girl in the lotus-colored dress who spoke out first, "Song Yuning, what's the matter with you!"
The woman called Song Yuning is the granddaughter of Song Taifu, the eldest daughter of the Song family.
Seeing Zhou Muyan's expression of hating her, Song Yuning's face was calm, there was no fear in her eyes, but she didn't say much.
Tao Ti looked at her gratefully, "Thank you, girl."
Song Yuning smiled lightly, "You're welcome, it was her rudeness first."
Zhou Muyan was really angry now, her hand was still twisted by someone. Are these two still chatting
She gritted her teeth and looked at Tao Ti, her voice was a little hysterical, "What are you going to do before you let go!"
"Apologize."
"Impossible!" Zhou Muyan almost blurted out, "Do you apologize to you? What are you ... ah yo yo hurts ... I apologize, I apologize ..."
Tao Ti felt that Muyan was really funny this week, and her hand strength was a little weaker, "Continue."
Zhou Muyan's face was full of reluctance, and she thought in her heart: After getting out, it's not too late to settle accounts with this bitch. She breathed a sigh of relief, and said bitterly, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have snatched your satin, and I shouldn't have done anything to you. Please don't argue with me."
"Gone?"
"What else do you want!?"
Tao Ti raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect the domineering lady to say anything good. Although the attitude of apologizing was not sincere, it was still an apology... She just reluctantly accepted it.
After all, she came out of the palace to have fun, so it's not good to make things big.
"Don't be so arrogant in the future, you will be beaten easily." Tao Ti said lightly, and let go of Zhou Muyan's hand.
Suddenly freed from the shackles, Zhou Muyan quickly rubbed her wrist that was about to break off, the intense pain from the wrist almost made her burst into tears.
Seeing her beautiful eyes with tears in her pitiful look, Tao Ti twitched the corners of her mouth, but didn't pay much attention to her, she just winked at Linglong, intending to pay the bill and leave.
Who knew that this step hadn't been taken yet, that Zhou Muyan suddenly made another move—
This time she didn't want to hit someone, but went towards the veil on Tao Ti's head.
"You bastard, you are still wearing a veiled hat to cover up in the store. Are you so ugly that you have no face to see others? See if I don't tear your face apart?"
She grabbed the white gauze hanging from the brim of her hat and pulled it hard.
This unexpected action made Tao Ti stunned for a while, and the next moment, the veil on her head was torn off, revealing a delicate and bright face.
For a while, the shop was quiet.
When everyone came back to their senses, they all sighed in amazement, "What a beautiful appearance, with red lips and teeth, and fine grains, it really is a hibiscus that comes out of clear water, and it is natural to carve!"
"Yeah, I don't know which wife it is. She looks so beautiful, why she wears a veil all the time. If I were a man, I would not be willing to let others see me with such a beautiful wife."
"Haha, the girl from the Xiangfu said just now that she was ugly and shameless, but now that she has seen her true colors, she is speechless..."
Zhou Muyan was really speechless right now.
She stared at Tao Ti, her face was red and white, as if she had seen a ghost.
She, how does she look so good-looking
Also, why is this woman so familiar? Where have you seen her before? Seeing that she is about the same age as me, but wears a woman's hair bun, well, who are the noble ladies who have married as wives in Beijing in the past two years...
She was trying to recall that Tao Ti had put on the veiled hat again.
She lifted a corner of the curtain with her hand, looked coldly at Zhou Muyan, and asked bluntly, "Are you sick?"
"You!!!" Zhou Muyan was about to refute back, when suddenly everyone in the store let out a low cry of astonishment.
Tao Ti looked up, Zhou Muyan also frowned, and subconsciously turned her head to look.
I saw a slender, tall, silver-gray figure striding in. With his appearance, the whole store seemed to brighten up.
Seeing Pei Yan for the first time, Tao Ti was a little surprised, her bright eyes blinked lightly, "Dian... are you done?"
Pei Yan stood still in front of her, stared at her deeply with downcast eyes, and said in a gentle tone, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Tao Ti shook her head lightly, wondering why he would always appear by such a coincidence every time she made a fuss!
Ah, can you still maintain a gentle and well-behaved personality? !
Pei Yan looked her up and down, and after confirming that she was fine, he turned his gaze to Fu Xirui, and his tone dropped several degrees, "What's going on?"
Fu Xirui hurriedly lowered his head, and briefly described the ins and outs of the matter.
After hearing this, Pei Yan glanced at Tao Ti's arm calmly, then turned around slowly.
When facing other people, the gentleness on his face disappeared instantly, and a pair of deep black eyes stared straight at Zhou Muyan, "You bullied my wife?"
"I, I, not..."
Zhou Muyan's knees were weak, if Cuixi hadn't helped her up in time, she might have fallen down.
Prince, why is Prince here...
Suddenly, a consciousness flashed in her mind, and her pupils suddenly widened. Looking at Tao Ti again, everything became clear.
That's right, she said why this woman looks so familiar! Isn't this the prostitute of the Yongweihou Mansion, Tao Ti, the current Crown Princess
But how did she become different? Tao Ti, who I met at the banquet before, was a silent, withdrawn, submissive coward, with an empty face, but shy head, an idiot who couldn't get on the stage...
But now is not the time to worry about this. The problem now is that he provoked the princess and was bumped into by the prince!
Zhou Muyan squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said softly, "Cousin, cousin, I didn't mean to..."
Pei Yan's thin lips curled into a mocking arc, and he snorted, "Who is your cousin?"
Zhou Muyan choked.
There was a faint light in Pei Yan's dark pupils, and the smile on his lips deepened, and he said slowly, "When we meet at court tomorrow, I will definitely ask Prime Minister Zuo for advice on how to manage a family."
Zhou Muyan only felt that his appearance was really scary, and he was smiling obviously, but the gaze that was looking at her was like a decisive cold knife pressed against her scalp, causing a sense of darkness to grow up behind her for no reason. Cold air.
She didn't dare to look directly at her, and tried to defend herself, "Dian, Dian..."
Before she could say a word, Pei Yan turned around, grabbed Tao Ti's hand, and said, "Let's go."
This tone was so gentle that water could be squeezed out, completely different from the cold and stern look just now.
Tao Ti was taken aback for a moment, still a little bit stupefied, and said in a daze, "Oh, good."
Pei Yan smiled gently at her, wrapping her soft little hands tightly with cold palms.
Tao Ti suddenly thought of something again, before she could make a sound, Pei Yan cast a glance at Fu Xirui as if she knew how to read minds.
Fu Xirui immediately said, "Madam, don't worry, this old servant will put the satin on."
"Yeah." Tao Ti smiled slightly, then quietly raised her eyes to look at Pei Yan, he was so powerful, he understood without saying a word.
Pei Yan led her out, and the onlookers in the shop involuntarily dispersed to both sides, making way for them.
When they walked out, everyone couldn't help but look outside.
I saw that handsome and noble man personally helped the lady into the carriage, showing tenderness and consideration in every move.
"That lady is beautiful, and her husband is even more handsome. They are really a pair of people made by nature."
"Who says no, she is really lucky. Mr. Lang is not only outstanding in appearance, but also treats her so considerately. It's really more annoying than people. The guy in my family doesn't look very good, but he has a big temper..."
"Husband-in-law is always good for other people's family. It's okay not to mention what's your own."
Most of the married wives lamented the man's thoughtfulness, while the unmarried girls blushed and whispered, "That gentleman is really good-looking, I have never seen such a handsome man in my life."
"Yeah, Zhilan Yushu, Xiaoxiao Susu, bright and clear, I don't know whose family it is."
"Even if you know who the son-in-law is, so what, they already have wives, so don't think about it."
"I, where did I think, I just asked casually!"
Everyone whispered, until Fu Xirui and the others went out with the satin after paying the bill, got into the carriage and left, all the people in the store looked away, and turned to look at Zhou Muyan who was stunned in place.
"I don't know what the background of that gentleman is, but even the girls from Zuo Xiang's family are afraid of him."
"I seem to have heard her call that gentleman a cousin just now?"
"Ha, did you hear me wrong? If it's really a relative, wouldn't she even recognize her own sister-in-law? And embarrass others in public?"
"Maybe I heard you wrong..."
"I must have heard it wrong. I think that gentleman's attitude towards her just now is very strange, and he is not polite at all!"
Hearing the discussions around her, Zhou Muyan finally came to her senses, her face was snow-white, and her heart was flustered one after another.
Cuixi quickly supported her, and said cautiously, "Girl..."
Zhou Muyan's eyes were absent-minded, embarrassed and flustered, she hurriedly said, "Go, go, go back!"
She had to tell her father about this in advance, otherwise if the crown prince finds her father first, then she will be in bad luck!
Seeing the backs of the master and servant leaving in embarrassment, everyone laughed a few times and then dispersed.
It's just that in a hidden corner, the beautiful girl in the lotus color skirt frowned, her pink lips were slightly pursed, and her face was serious.
Her companion and friend took her hand and said angrily, "If I had known it was that woman, you shouldn't have spoken for her just now!"
Song Yuning squeezed the handkerchief in her hand, and said softly, "But today's matter is indeed Zhou Muyan's deception."
"If you want me to say, neither she nor Zhou Muyan is a good person, let's see how good they are..." The companion and friend sighed, "If it wasn't for your grandfather who insisted on not allowing you to marry His Royal Highness, the one who is with His Highness now It should be you... I also heard about the wedding night, tsk, that woman is really crazy, if the crown prince is not generous, the entire Yongweihou Mansion might be killed."
Song Yuning's long eyelashes moved slightly and remained silent.
Seeing her dejected look, her friend hurriedly comforted her, "Yu Ning, in fact, your grandfather is doing it for your own good. Although the prince has a good appearance and a good temperament, but that body... is really not a good match. You, you, or Stop worrying about him."
Song Yuning pursed her lips, and after a long time, she gave a low "hmm".
But her heart couldn't help feeling uncomfortable, especially seeing the prince's elder brother caring for other women so thoughtfully, she just felt a row of needles pricking her heart tightly.
That's all, now that their husband and wife are playing harmoniously and lovingly, even if I am envious and jealous, what's the use of it
I can only blame myself for not being brave enough. If I had expressed my heart to His Highness early, or tried hard to fight for it in front of my grandfather, she would be willing to marry His Highness even if she was a widow...
Then the person holding hands with him now, could it be her
...
In the stable driving carriage, the curtains were drawn down, and the enclosed space was extraordinarily quiet.
Pei Yan stared at Tao Ti without saying a word.
Tao Ti, "..."
Well, are you looking for a topic? The atmosphere seems a little awkward.
Just as she was searching for something to talk about, Pei Yan suddenly grabbed her right wrist.
Tao Ti was stunned for a moment.
When she came back to her senses, she looked at him with wide eyes, "Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Pei Yan still lowered her head, her slender and cold fingers lifted her sleeves up bit by bit.
A slender and tender arm was slowly exposed, and in the middle of the forearm, there was a red mark, which was particularly obvious.
Pei Yan's thin lips were slightly pursed, the corners of his mouth were drawn straight, and his slender and thick eyelashes drooped down, barely covering the rolling coldness in his eyes.
Zhou, Mu and Yan.
The fingers with well-defined joints stroked the red patch lightly, the movements were so cautious.
"I shouldn't have left you alone." There was a certain suppressed emotion in her voice, but it was too gentle.
"Oh, it's okay, it just looks scary, but it doesn't really hurt." Tao Ti said optimistically.
She didn't have time to completely dodge Zhou Muyan's sudden slap, so she subconsciously blocked it with her hand.
To be honest, it was really painful at that moment, and she wondered if Zhou Muyan had severed her palm. Fortunately, I blocked it quickly, otherwise if I threw it on my face at that moment, my little face would probably be swollen for two days.
Seeing Pei Yan still drooping her eyes and not speaking, Tao Ti comforted, "I'm really fine. Besides, she didn't please her. I almost broke her wrist, and even threw such a big ugly in public... Don't worry. Well, I'm not that easy to bully."
Hearing the second part of her sentence, Pei Yan chuckled, "Yes, I know."
"I'll get you a bottle of jade muscle ointment when I get back." He put down her sleeve and said softly, "Don't worry, she will pay the price."
Tao Ti said in surprise, "Are you really going to tell Prime Minister Zuo about this?..."
Pei Yan let go of her hand, and said softly, "Zhou Pinglin is her father after all, so he won't really do anything to her, at most it's a small punishment, which can be regarded as an outburst of anger."
Tao Ti thinks about it too, but with Zhou Muyan's temperament, she might bully people a lot in the daily life, so she should learn a lesson and improve her memory.
Pei Yan said again, "If you like that kind of satin, Gu Ming will send someone to buy a batch..."
Thinking of his shopping style, Tao Ti couldn't laugh or cry, and hurriedly said, "No! I just made a few summer clothes not long ago, and it's no problem to wear them all summer. Besides, I bought this satin for you."
Pei Yan's indifferent eyes sparkled, "You bought it for me?"
Tao Ti's eyes were curved, and she looked at him with a smile, "Yes, I think that color is very suitable for you, and the cloud and crane dark pattern is also pretty, the satin is soft and clear, it's perfect for summer robes .”
Her smile is so pure, and her dark eyes seem to be washed by rain, so clear that it is ridiculous.
Pei Yan's heart moved slightly.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "You... why are you so kind to Gu?"
Tao Ti tilted her head and said without hesitation, "We are friends, if you treat me well, of course I will treat you well."
Pei Yan's eyes narrowed, "Friend?"
Seeing him asking back, Tao Ti suddenly felt guilty, "Uh, isn't it?"
No, he hasn't considered himself a friend yet, has he? Then my unilateral wishful thinking is... well, it's embarrassing!
Pei Yan was silent for a while, and only smiled gently at her.
Seeing him smile, Tao Ti just took it as his acquiescence.
Pei Yan knew very well that he didn't want to be her friend.
He wants to be her man.
...
It's night, Zhou Mansion.
Left Prime Minister Zhou Pinglin looked at his wife Liu Shi and his weeping daughter Zhou Muyan with a straight face, and couldn't help scolding, "Crying, crying, you know how to cry! Aren't you very capable when you grab things in public!"
Zhou Muyan sobbed, "She's wearing a veiled hat and doesn't show her face, how could I know she's the princess!"
Liu Shi also echoed, "Yes, master, no one knew that the crown prince would come out with the crown princess... Sigh, Yan'er is so unlucky this time..."
"Unlucky?!" Zhou Pinglin slammed the cup in his hand, and said angrily, "You have the nerve to say, if you didn't spoil her all the time, how could she dare to be so presumptuous outside? It's a shame, it's a shame!"
Liu Shi was so scolded that she didn't dare to reply, she just lowered her head wearily.
Zhou Pinglin looked straight at Zhou Muyan with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Go back to the room now, don't go out for a month, and reflect on yourself in the room!"
"Ah? No way, father, I will go to Pingguo Duke's house for a flower viewing feast in the future."
"Now you dare not listen to what I have to say?" Zhou Pinglin frowned, feeling angry and bored in his heart, what a crime, how could he raise such a stupid daughter like a pig!
Zhou Muyan bit her lip and wanted to argue a few more times, "Father, I..."
Mrs. Liu could see that Zhou Pinglin was really angry this time, so she quickly tugged at her sleeves and gave her a wink.
Zhou Muyan had no choice but to shut up obediently.
"Okay, Yan'er, go back to your room first." Liu Shi retreated her out of the room, and then raised her voice to tell the woman in charge, "Send the girl back to the room, watch her, don't let her run away."
Zhou Muyan frowned, and said coquettishly, "Mother!"
Mrs. Liu patted her hand and said in a low voice, "Good boy, after a while your father's anger subsides, and mother will plead for you."
As of now, that's the only way to go.
Zhou Muyan pursed her lips, thinking bitterly in her heart, it was all because of that Tao Ti, who was annoying before, but after getting married, she became annoying!
Inside the house, Mrs. Liu closed the door and comforted Zhou Pinglin with a good voice.
"Master, you don't have to be so angry. It's not a big deal. The prince has always been gentle and generous, so he shouldn't care about it! Even if he tells you, just promise him to come back and discipline him... A sick child, he won't be able to sit on the crown prince for long."
"Shut up!" Zhou Pinglin glared at her, "Is it okay to talk nonsense?"
Liu patted the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, thinking, what are you pretending to be, lying on the same couch, don't you think so
Zhou Pinglin sighed, "It's not like you don't know how His Majesty loved Gu Shi back then? He loved the house and Wu, and Gu Shi is no longer here, so he gave all this love to the crown prince. Even if the crown prince said he wanted the moon in the sky, His Majesty would try every means Get him down!"
Liu Shi was silent, of course she knew about Queen Gu's great favor back then.
If it wasn't for Gu's reluctance, Emperor Zhaokang would almost dismiss the harem three thousand for her. Even after the eldest prince passed away, in order to make Gu's child the eldest son, he also gave other concubines the anti-child soup, and even the pregnant concubines were given birth by him.
Later, as soon as Pei Yan was born, he was established as the prince. To show his favor and attention, Emperor Zhaokang pardoned the world, and the celebration feast was held for seven days and seven nights.
It's a pity that Mrs. Gu's fate was not good, she couldn't bear this kindness, and she died early.
Later, when the Gu family found out about the rebellion, Emperor Zhaokang didn't kill them, but sent them to the Northwest, which lasted for twenty years...
"No matter how much you are favored, the Gu family is not blessed, and her son is just as blessed." Liu muttered, and said in a low voice, "In two years, the third prince will become the crown prince, and our Zhou family's position will be stable! "
"You'd better keep your mouth shut." Zhou Pinglin gave her a gouged look, and said solemnly, "As long as the prince is still alive, let's not provoke him!"
"Yes Yes Yes."
"Prepare some generous gifts. Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to meet the queen, and ask her to say something nice to the princess. As for the prince, after the court ends tomorrow, I will also apologize to him... Alas, you have raised a good daughter , causing these troubles for no reason!"
The more Zhou Pinglin thought about it, the angrier he got, and he explained a few more words, then he left the main courtyard and went straight to the concubine's courtyard to relieve his worries.
Early the next morning, Zhou Pinglin went to court, and Mrs. Liu also prepared generous gifts to enter the palace.
The warm spring sun shrouded the Zhou mansion, and it was quiet and peaceful.
But when it was approaching noon, a horrifying scream suddenly sounded from the backyard of the Zhou Mansion—
"Ahhh my face!"