As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the surrounding noble ladies showed a little surprise.
It turned out that the little girl who had been hanging her head in the corner didn't recognize anyone.
She is the younger sister of the Ninth Prince
All the noble ladies in the capital have heard some rumors about the Ninth Prince.
His fate was fierce, and his mother was killed at birth.
Later, Jiahe Queen saw him as pitiful and adopted him.
According to the rumors, he was a willful and troublesome child since he was a child.
Born with no good intentions, he does all kinds of bad things.
Jia and the queen worked hard to teach him to look decent.
But this kind of vicious young man is also a cripple with unsound legs and feet, even if he looks decent, he is still respected and kept at a distance.
When we meet, I just want to hide away, so as not to get into trouble.
Shen Xiuying looked at those noble girls who avoided Rong, thinking that she was just like them in her previous life, foolishly blinded by some illusions.
I felt faint regret in my heart, but also a little proud of taking advantage of the opportunity.
She misunderstood the wrong person in her previous life.
When the fourth prince passed by, he paused for a moment and glanced at Shen Xiuying.
Just one glance reminded Shen Xiuying of all the things this man had caused her to suffer in her previous life, and the hatred in her heart seemed to be overwhelming. He resolutely shifted his gaze to Rong Ting.
Just watching Rong Ting walk towards Jiang Rao, and hearing his words obviously to help her find a place, her heart skipped a beat.
He asked Miss Jiang Si to call him brother.
Regardless of whether the relationship is true or not, in the same generation, only if the relationship with each other is good enough can they step over the order of superiority and inferiority and call out brother.
With Fourth Miss Jiang's luxurious clothes and the fact that she might have a prince's elder brother, at least the noble ladies present would no longer regard her as a girl from the countryside.
And what she said just now was like a slap in the face, directly hitting her own face.
Shen Xiuying's face turned pale.
This kind of unique support and pampering tone.
It's not that she hasn't seen it.
This is how he treated that little maid in his previous life.
No matter how fierce he is when facing that little maid, he is the only one who can be fierce.
If anyone else dared to offend the little maid, the emperor would be furious, and no one could bear the anger.
Shen Xiuying held her breath and stared at Jiang Rao's face.
In her previous life, she happened to see a scene where Rong Ting was with that little maid when she went out for dinner.
He was wiping the dust off the little maid's face with his hands.
But the little maid was trembling with fright, and didn't dare to raise her eyes at all.
Missed the indifferent and tyrannical emperor in front of others, the deep affection in his eyes.
At that time, she only felt that the little maid was truly blessed and didn't know how to be blessed.
The new emperor is ruthless, treating others with no tenderness at all.
It would be fine if she was replaced.
Later she inquired and found out that the little maid was originally imprisoned by Rong Ting in a Zhuangzi for several years, and later she was imprisoned in the palace.
The golden house hides its charm, that's all.
She always thought that the little maid was an inferior person who came from a humble background, was born to be good-looking based on her appearance, and served the king with her color.
But now facing Jiang Rao, watching Rong Ting stop because she was so neglected—
Shen Xiuying stopped breathing.
Could it be that Miss Jiang Si is the little maid who will serve the new emperor in the future
During these days, she has been looking for the trace of that beautiful little maid among those lowly servants.
That's why I haven't been able to find it.
But the little maid always lowered her head when she was by Rong Ting's side, her cowardly and fearful appearance, how could there be any similarity to her calm and decent demeanor at this moment
Shen Xiuying didn't know that the little maid she met at that time had her family ruined, her father, younger brother, and mother were scattered and fell to the end of the world.
She has changed from the innocent and pampered fourth girl to a girl who is in the hands of others.
Once her identity fell from the clouds into the quagmire, and she didn't even have a trustworthy person around her, and she was bound by someone who hated her to the bone in her eyes, she naturally withered away day by day.
But now Jiang Rao is still the fourth girl of the Jiang family who is held in the hands of her parents and pampered, watching her younger brother messing around in front of her eyes. She has all the money in her family, she doesn't worry about anything, she follows her dreams and carefully avoids disasters.
…
Jiang Rao knew that Rong Ting would come in with those princes, but he didn't expect that he would come in front of her.
She raised her eyes slightly.
The second prince and the fourth prince talked face to face and walked away.
He didn't care whether his younger brother was in a wheelchair or not, and he didn't even look back when he left, turning a blind eye to Rong Ting.
Sure enough, there is no family affection in Tianjia.
Jiang Rao looked at Rong Ting who was completely accustomed to such things, sighed lightly, frowned, and said in a low voice, "There are rules in the palace."
Even if she was not in the palace, she would not dare to call him anything if she knew he was the Ninth Prince.
Rong Ting tilted his head, and said in a low voice, "I have my own rules."
He blinked, mischievous and cunning, and his appearance was so unscrupulous that it made people feel strange. Jiang Rao was a little puzzled when there were whispers behind him.
— "It is said that the Ninth Prince has a bad nature, but it is true, he doesn't even care about the rules."
— "Who is the one talking to him?"
Jiang Rao suddenly remembered how the people in the palace, and even the whole Jinling people thought about Rong Ting—
Bad nature, don't know the rules, don't obey discipline.
She still felt aggrieved for him, but looking at him now, how could it seem that he wanted to confirm these criticisms
Rong Ting listened to those whispers, and the guess in his heart was confirmed again.
Sure enough, they are all those who are attached to power, and only those with a bit of power will be sought after by them, and the others will not get the slightest bit of good looks from them.
Used to being trampled in the mud, he knew it best.
But with her family background and her father's status, if those noble girls knew about it, how could they leave the seat next to her empty and make her so bored that she peeled a table full of lychee shells.
A calligraphy and painting by Jiang Xingzhou is not only as simple as being hard to find, but more importantly, his father likes it.
Anyone wants to curry favor.
He reached out to pick up a few lychees, peeled them into a small white jade dish in front of Jiang Rao, and said in a voice that was not too big or too small, but just enough to be heard by everyone in the room: "Niannian, thank you for me." Father Jiang Siye said hello. His calligraphy and painting skills have deepened again."
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His tone was flattering, which was hard to hear when he spoke.
Being sensitive, he reacted quickly, "Calligraphy and painting, Fourth Master Jiang? Could it be Jiang Xingzhou?"
Jiang Rao's eyes changed accordingly.
Everyone knows that among Emperor Zhaowu's favorite calligraphers and painters, four out of five are dead from the previous dynasty, and the only remaining one who is alive in this world is Jiang Xingzhou.
We all know that Jiang Xingzhou was an unrestrained prodigal son when he was young. After he got married, he didn't have a concubine's room or a housemate. He was a good man who was hard to find with a lantern. The tail of the sky, showing off all over the capital, is a well-known daughter slave among the population of Jinling.
Everyone knows that his only daughter, Jiang Rao, is his precious heart.
Just now, she thought it was pitiful for Jiang Rao to be there alone, but after knowing her identity, she only felt that she was indeed a confident girl, full of self-willedness and freedom.
No wonder she was sitting there alone. With her status, how could she need to please others
As for the Ninth Prince, his actions and tone were full of flattery, as if he was flattering himself.
His eyes became a little contemptuous.
Rong Ting glanced over and saw those people mocking him.
But very indifferently, he looked away.
But as he expected.
What he wants is what they think.
Anyway, his reputation has been as dirty as a loach in a ditch since he was very young.
Even if he bears a few more infamys and some muddy spots on his body, it doesn't matter too much.
"If it's really the girl from Jiang Xingzhou's family... Then she is Concubine Yun Gui's niece. Concubine Yun Gui and the Empress have always been at odds, if the Ninth Prince flatters her like this, wouldn't that mean hitting the Empress in the face?"
"Empress Jiahe worked so hard to feed such a white-eyed wolf?"
"No wonder he broke his leg, it's retribution."
Heard such arguments.
Rong Ting looked with eyes full of hostility.
The slightly raised eyebrows made his pretty face show an aggressive and cynical provocation.
Allow others to misunderstand.
Seeing Jiang Rao's face seemed a little annoyed when he heard those words, he leaned slightly, only to let her listen, and said in a low voice: "Don't pay attention."
Jiang Rao was a little confused, wondering why he let these rumors go, even as if he wanted to encourage them.
Rong Ting flexed his fingers and ordered Jiang Rao's table.
Still keeping his voice down, he agreed with her: "After the banquet, come to Xiaozhongshan."
…
Not long after Rong Ting left.
Shen Xiuying was the first to sit next to Jiang Rao.
The person who moved slower than her stomped her feet angrily, and said to others angrily, "She was talking nonsense and misleading people in the beginning, but she was ashamed to go there!"
Shen Xiuying suppressed the jealousy in her heart, looked at Jiang Rao, her eyes were full of confusion.
Now that Rong Ting maintains her like this, in the future, why does the relationship between the two seem so stiff on the surface
How did she become the maid beside Rong Ting
After more than ten years since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he posthumously conferred the title of Duke Jiang Siye.
She has too much to understand.
Get on good terms with her first, and those she doesn't understand will naturally find a chance to figure it out.
Shen Xiuying thought so, pinched her palms, tried to smile as friendly as possible, and looked at Jiang Rao with a gentle tone, "Girl, why haven't I seen you before?"
Jiang Rao raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Xiuying.
I recognized it, Shen Xiuying was the girl who bumped into her crying two days ago.
The line of sight stopped for a while.
Shen Xiuying was stared at by her, and she couldn't help but also looked at Jiang Rao.
The garnet red crepe skirt made her face delicate and beautiful. Compared with the color she wore today, which was even more plain than a maidservant's, it was so prettier that she felt a little bored.
Just now they were far apart, and there was nothing to compare with, but now sitting together, the contrast becomes more and more obvious.
She was more like a maid than the maid beside her.
Just looking at her clean and soft face, like a little white rabbit.
It looks easy to bully and easy to handle.
She has lived for two lifetimes, how could she not be able to cope with this kind of little girl who has never suffered at all and is spoiled like a brainless little girl by her family.
It's easy to lie.
She cleared her throat, like Enshi, "Look at your timidity, are you a little unfamiliar with this palace, my sister can show you around."
"By the way." She asked casually, "Which family are you from?"
Jiang Rao asked her to speak first, not arguing or grabbing the words, until she finished listening, Shen Xiuying looked at her kindly, blinked her eyes, thought it was amused, and curled the corners of her lips uncontrollably.
There was a smile on the corners of her eyes, and she said, "I'm just a girl from the country."
The tone and voice line of Shen Xiuying's speech are different from that of Shen Xiuying just now, but they are 90% similar.
Shen Xiuying's expression changed.
She heard everything she said!
Just like that, she even blinked her innocent eyes, allowing her to sit beside her for so long, as if she didn't know anything about the world.
It is clearly a rabbit that can only bite people!
From the side came a voice mocking Shen Xiuying, "She speaks ill of people behind her back and thinks others don't know, it's so funny, she really thinks everyone is as stupid as her father who loves concubines and destroys wives. "
Birth is an unmentionable pain in Shen Xiuying's heart.
She suddenly stood up, but she couldn't refute anything at all, she couldn't get out of her heart, she was so jealous, her face turned purple.
The blue gown she was wearing also made her complexion extremely ugly, which drew a few more laughs.
Shen Xiuying's eyes were red with anger, and she glanced at Jiang Rao full of resentment.
She turned and left the banquet with an angry back.
Ming Shao whispered to Jiang Rao, "Girl, that person seems... to be crying."
Jiang Rao unhurriedly peeled the lychees without looking at her back, and said softly, "When you cry, you cry."
I don't feel bad at all.
Just from Shen Xiuying's statement that she is a girl from the country, it shows her malice towards her.
She had never seen her before, and she had no hatred or resentment, so she really didn't know where the malice came from.
In this world, only her parents can make her endure when she does something wrong.
Shen Xiuying's malice that came from nowhere was enough for her to be extremely wary of her.
In the end, the other party pretended that he hadn't said anything, and came to show his favor to her, trying to get closer to her
Hey, I really handed her face to her hand and asked her to hit it.
If you don't fight, you will let down the opponent's deliberate deliberation and come over.
There are many people in Jinling's circle of noble women, and indeed there are many entanglements and disputes.
Jiang Rao threw the newly faded lychee shell aside, waved her hand quietly, and let Ming Shao listen to her, and said to her: "That girl just now, find someone to find out who it is, and find out, her family and Jiang Is there any dispute at home?"
Otherwise, she really couldn't figure out where the other party's malice came from.
The enemy is dark and we are clear, which makes people a little uneasy.
…
Xiaochongshan is a secluded and spacious pavilion behind Baihua Garden.
When Jiang Rao came out, Rong Ting was already waiting.
She entered the gazebo, Ming Shao and the little eunuch beside Rong Ting guarded outside the gazebo.
Jiang Rao glanced at the little eunuch.
Seeing that he was taller, he guessed that it was Huaiqing who was the queen of the two eunuchs that the maid aunt told her about.
The aunt of the court lady found out the real background of the two eunuchs, both of their backgrounds were innocent,
But I also told her that Huaiqing's temperament is a bit dull, while Si Ying's is much more clever.
Whether a servant is honest or clever, there is no harm. As long as there is no double-mindedness and the servant is arranged in a suitable position, it can play the greatest role.
Rong Ting saw Jiang Rao turn his eyes away to look at Huai Qing.
His face was calm and unchanged, but his heart sank a little.
Don't want to see her go to other people's scenes.
That day, after he knew that the night of drunkenness was not a dream, he had been in Shouhuai Palace, waiting for her to come to him.
But for several days, no one was seen.
Thinking of the slap she gave him at the end of that night.
She may be angry.
It was he who was too impatient.
Drunk and thinking it was a dream, she did not suppress her temper at all.
After thinking about it, I feel scared, if there were really shackles at that time, maybe they really locked her up.
Just biting her, she was angry for many days.
If he really let the barbaric behaviors in his heart that live in the darkness come out, he might really push her away thousands of miles away.
Rong Ting carefully looked at her lips.
There are still marks of being bitten on the tip of the lips, and the lips are as red as cherry.
The sweetness he had tasted before made his heart itch slightly.
Not urgent. His eyelashes droop.
He said in a begging tone: "Niannian, I won't drink in the future."
Jiang Rao looked back from Huai Qing, looked at Rong Ting, and snorted angrily, "You're still on medication, it's better not to drink at all."
"En." Rong Ting agreed.
Seeing that she didn't mention anything about that night, his mind sank.
Voluntarily mention, "I was drunk that night, did I... do something inappropriate."
The eyes are very sincere and guilty.
Hearing his tone, Jiang Rao seemed to be broken. After thinking about it for a while, her slap was over, her hatred was settled, and her resentment was avenged, so she didn't care about what he did when he was drunk. What people did.
"You are very honest." She said firmly.
Rong Ting fell silent for a moment.
Just such a sentence
He is still waiting for her to take the initiative to pursue his responsibility...
After a while, he smiled helplessly, "That's good."
Sure enough, you can't act too hastily.
"At the banquet just now, why did you let others talk about you? Why didn't you refute what others said about you like a stingy villain?"
Just beating and scolding like this, without returning a word.
"If someone thinks you have a bad character, no matter what you do, they will think you are a bad person." Rong Ting said sadly, "It's better to let them misunderstand."
"Besides, if you act too good with me, it will cause you trouble. It's better to let them think that I'm flattering you."
The reputation is bad enough, and it doesn't matter if it is a little bit worse.
It's worth it to pour all the dirty water on him to save her from that little bit of grievance.
Jiang Rao lowered her head in thought.
She wanted to hug his golden thigh.
But I also know that there is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world.
If you want to walk with him, you have to make enemies with others.
She had already figured it out.
The dream told her that her choice would not be wrong.
She said firmly: "But if others see that I am friendly with you, it will save you from being bullied."
As it is now, kittens and puppies are living better than him, it's so pitiful, it's really worrying.
Rong Ting raised his eyes.
Deeply, I looked at her.
"If you make up your mind and want to help me, you will be an enemy of the queen."
He paused for a while, restrained the begging and pity on his face, his face sank like water, and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"