It is not appropriate to say mother-in-law, after all, King Jing and Miss Xi are not married. However, judging from King Jing's attitude, he was very courteous to Mrs. Xi.
During Tang Shishi's wild thoughts, Zhao Chengjun had already finished speaking. Mrs. Zheng said with a hearty smile: "The lord entrusts Lao Shen to do these things to look down on the old man. You can rest assured that the old man will show his full net worth, so that he can be seen by the prince, and he must choose a suitable prince and concubine for the Jingwangfu."
"Thank you Mrs. Zheng." Zhao Chengjun said in a light voice, "To tell you the truth, I already have a candidate in my heart, and the eldest Miss Lu family is very good."
"Your Highness is talking about Lu Yufei?" Mrs. Zheng thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes, that girl is smart, very strong, and has a more heroic temperament than ordinary women. She will be able to hold on to being the prince's concubine."
"Marriage is a big deal, and today I have Mrs. Lao's eyes. After a while, I will trouble the old lady to find a clean place to explore Mrs. Lu's words on my behalf. If Mrs. Lu agrees, after a few days, this king will come to the door in person. Propose marriage for Zhao Zixun."
Mrs. Zheng understood and smiled: "I understand. The lord has a heart."
Tang Shishi also understood, she guessed right, Lu Yufei is indeed the prince. She raised her eyebrows and glanced at Zhou Shunhua from the corner of her eyes.
Zhou Shunhua lowered his head and looked in a bad mood. Also, the boy who has a good impression is going to marry a proper wife, and I am afraid that no one in the world can smile and bless each other. Especially since the two have developed feelings for each other, Zhao Zixun also has a good impression of Zhou Shunhua.
Talented and beautiful people like each other, but they are beaten by evil forces, and Zhao Chengjun is this evil force. Tang Shishi glared at him quietly because Zhao Chengjun could not see.
This person is not involved in personnel affairs, and insists on letting Zhao Zixun marry the prince's concubine. How much trouble does this cause Tang Shishi? Deservingly he couldn't get a wife.
Zhao Chengjun was listening to Mrs. Zheng. Tang Shishi thought he was very secretive, but Zhao Chengjun knew it. Zhao Chengjun slowly rubbed the rim of the cup, suddenly put the teacup on the table, and said, "The tea is cold."
Tongxiu was startled, and immediately stepped forward and said, "It's the servant who neglected his duty. The lord forgives the sin, and the servant will change to a new tea."
"No need." Zhao Chengjun's eyes remained still, and he casually pointed to the outside world, "Let her go."
Everyone inside and outside was quiet, Tang Shishi looked around and asked tentatively, "Me?"
Zhao Chengjun said coldly: "Otherwise?"
Tang Shishi's illusion was shattered, she quickly put away her resentment, and said with a clever face: "Yes."
Tang Shishi walked into the room with his head down, picked up the teapot, saluted King Jing again with a smile, and hurried outside. Madam Zheng was still holding a water glass in her hand. She looked at Tang Shishi's back, turned back, and looked at Zhao Chengjun with great surprise.
Zhao Chengjun's expression did not change, and he said lightly: "She is stupid and daring. If she doesn't care about her one day, she will definitely cause some trouble. I hope the old lady will forgive me."
Mrs. Zheng smiled cooperatively, but thought flashed in her eyes. Mrs. Xi was drinking tea, but when she heard King Jing's words, she couldn't drink anymore.
Mrs. Xi knew that these women were sent by Miyagi to "serve" King Jing. Mrs. Xi didn't take these people seriously. Based on her understanding of King Jing, King Jing would not touch the people sent by Queen Mother Yao.
But now, Mrs. Xi is not sure. Who is Zhao Chengjun, who cares about a little maid, but today, he deliberately asked a woman to change tea, and he said such a long speech.
Does this not care
Tang Shishi changed the pot of "hot tea" and walked back unhurriedly. As soon as she entered the door, she felt that the atmosphere of the flower hall was completely different. Tang Shishi walked inside, and sure enough, a coquettish guest came.
Xi Yunchu stood beside his mother, bowed his head shyly and timidly, and listened with a smile to Mrs. Zheng's saying that she had "18 changes in the female college". Mrs. Xi held Xi Yunchu's hand and said angrily: "Old lady, please don't praise her, don't look at her quiet now, don't know how to bother me in private. I can't wait to drive her out so that I can be clean. a few days."
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "You just said that, if Sister Chu really leaves, you don't know how to think about her. Sister Chu is fifteen years old this year, and there are people outside who are waiting for marriage. Wait until next year. Sister Chu's marriage is set, let's see how you cry."
Madam Xi laughed, and Yun Chu pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "Old Madam, don't make fun of me."
"Why is this called making fun of you?" Mrs. Zheng said, "It's only natural for a man to marry a woman and a woman to marry. Especially the first sister, who has good looks, is a first-class beautiful woman. I don't know who will be lucky in the end. marry you."
Xi Yunchu said no, but his eyes looked at Zhao Chengjun quietly. Tang Shishi said "Yo" in his heart. No wonder Xi Yunchu didn't give her a good look just now. It turned out that it was all because of Zhao Chengjun
She tutted in her heart, but on the surface she still poured tea to Zhao Chengjun respectfully: "My lord, your hot tea."
Tang Shishi emphasized the word "hot". Zhao Chengjun couldn't see the joy or anger on his face. When he saw it was her, he didn't say anything and took the tea cup silently.
Mrs. Xi looked at Zhao Chengjun, then at her daughter, and said unintentionally: "In a blink of an eye, the children have grown up, and the prince has reached the age to discuss marriage. However, after all, the wedding is not a trivial matter, and now seeing a daughter-in-law can let Mrs. Zheng I'll do it for you, but in the future, there are still more things to do when you go to the six ceremony, arrange a banquet, and entertain guests. There is no princess in the palace, so it's not a problem after all."
When the princess was mentioned, everyone in the room was silent. Old Madam Zheng glanced at King Jing's face quietly, and looked down from the sidelines. Zhao Chengjun rubbed the pattern on the teacup, and after a while, said: "The wedding was handled by Tongxiu. She has served in the forbidden court for a long time, and she still understands the etiquette of red and white. Please tell Mrs. Lu that the wedding will be arranged by the king. All right, let her feel at ease."
Zhao Chengjun told Mrs. Lu that, in fact, this was for Mrs. Xi. Mrs. Xi's face stiffened, she refused to give up, and continued: "Aunt Tongxiu came from the palace, and her ability is beyond doubt. However, it is inconvenient for such a large palace to have no serious mistress. No matter what else, just say For things such as ushering in, offering sacrifices, etc., you need the princess to come forward. His Royal Highness King Jing, your concubine knows that you are a very affectionate person. Sister Wan and Miss Li have had accidents one after another, and you have been unable to get over it. It’s just that people After all, you have to look forward, and there should be a caring person who knows the cold and the hot by your side."
After Mrs. Xi finished speaking, needles could be heard in the house. Mrs. Zheng lowered her head to drink tea, and Tongxiu lowered her eyes to look at the bricks. Tang Shishi noticed that something was wrong, and quietly retreated behind Zhao Chengjun, even breathing lightly.
Mrs. Xi finally realized that she had overstepped, but what she had said could not be taken back. She held on to the table and looked at Zhao Chengjun calmly. Xi Yunchu hid behind his mother, and although he lowered his head, he couldn't help peeking at Zhao Chengjun from the corner of his eyes, his eyes were full of anticipation.
In the tense silence, Zhao Chengjun spoke slowly. He said, "I have no intention of getting married, so the princess doesn't have to. It's the same thing when the princess comes in and asks her to manage the central feed in the palace."
Xi Yunchu's cheeks suddenly lost the color, Mrs. Xi was a little anxious and said quickly, "How can this be the same?"
However, Zhao Chengjun had lost his patience, he stood up, and all the female relatives got up after seeing this, and Mrs. Xi naturally couldn't speak the remaining half of the words. Zhao Chengjun nodded to Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Xi, and said, "The two continue to chat. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
Madam Xi could only smile, and said, "My concubine sends King Jing off."
The servants inside and outside saluted together, and Zhao Chengjun strode away amid the kneeling and worship of everyone. After Zhao Chengjun left, Xi Yunchu slowly stood up, his little face turned white.
Madam Zheng pretended not to be able to see it, and talked about the flowers of the palace with a smile. Tongxiu stepped forward to withdraw the tea, and Tang Shishi was standing recently, so he couldn't help but help. The cup of tea that she poured to King Jing herself, but she didn't drink it, and she took it down again.
When Tang Shishi walked away with the tea cup, she vaguely felt that someone behind her gave her a hard look. Tang Shishi pretended not to know, and walked out with the plate unhurriedly. Behind, Mrs. Xi used her sleeves to cover up and pinched Xi Yunchu's hand quietly.
Xi Yunchu was in pain and reluctantly withdrew his gaze. Mrs. Xi glared at Xi Yunchu with a warning while no one was paying attention.
King Jing left, and there was no need for their group of wallflowers to exist. Tang Shishi left with the action of serving tea, so there was no need to go back. After a while, several beauties inside came out one after another.
Feng Qian found Tang Shishi, took Tang Shishi's arm affectionately, and asked, "Sister Tang, why did you leave by yourself?"
Tang Shishi quietly rolled his eyes and said with a smile on the surface: "Miss Xi doesn't seem to like me. I am afraid of getting in the way of Miss Xi, so I hide away."
"Sister, what are you talking about, you are smart and beautiful, how can there be people in the world who don't like you?" Feng Qian said, and asked casually, "Sister, King Jing just said that he has no intention of getting married, is this true? ?"
"Who knows." Tang Shishi replied lightly, she didn't know, and she didn't care. But from the perspective of self-interest, Tang Shishi really didn't want another princess in the palace.
Otherwise, it's enough for them to toss every morning and evening.
If that person is still Xi Yunchu... Oh, it would be even more interesting.
Feng Qian obviously also thought of Xi Yunchu. She secretly observed Tang Shishi's expression and asked, "Sister Tang, do you think Mrs. Xi intends to continue the engagement? The prince's first fiancee was the eldest lady of the Xi family, but it's a pity that my sister is not lucky. , died of illness without going through the door. But the second lady seems to have a vice."
Tang Shishi looked at Feng Qian quietly, and suddenly asked, "You seem to be paying attention to the prince?"
"There's no way." Feng Qian bumped into Master Tang angrily and said softly, "I clearly care about Sister Tang. My sister is now serving well in front of the prince. Although the other beauties are constantly making troubles, fortunately they have no bad intentions. , I'm used to being unpromising, this kind of life is good for me, don't change again. If there is a new princess, who knows what it will be like in the future. "
Tang Shishi smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, with your sister's appearance, even if a new princess comes in in the future, she will not treat you harshly. Sister Feng doesn't have to worry about this."
"But..." Feng Qian bit her lip and said in a low voice, "The lord clearly said that he has no intention of getting married."
Tang Shishi let out a sigh, and made no secret of his disdain: "Wives who have lost their wives all over the world say this, but which man do you think has delayed them from marrying a successor? Just listen to what a man says. If you believe it, you are a fool."
Especially a man like King Jing who is young, strong and powerful.
Feng Qian snorted, unable to see her inner thoughts. Tang Shishi and Feng Qian didn't want to chat with other people, they walked on a quiet road, never thinking that they just bumped into Zhou Shunhua and Ren Yujun.
The four of them suddenly met, and they were all stunned. Zhou Shunhua was the first to react, smiled, and said, "It turned out to be Miss Tang and Miss Feng. Recently, the two of you got closer."
Tang Shishi pushed back, neither light nor heavy: "Not as deep as Sister Zhou and Sister Ren Jin Lan."
Ren Yujun looked at Tang Shishi really hard to have a good face, she frowned and asked: "Why are you here?"
"It's too noisy outside, come and hide in the garden." After speaking, Tang Shishi sneered softly, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not bored enough to follow you."
Zhou Shunhua's face was not good. She was about to stop Tang Shishi and Ren Yujun from quarreling when a woman's voice suddenly came from the road outside: "Yunchu, is what you said true?"
"Of course." Xi Yunchu's voice sounded as if someone owed money, "Congratulations to Miss Lu, she got her wish and became the prince concubine. In the future, I hope the prince concubine will help me with this poor household."
The exclamations of several women sounded, and one woman was very surprised and asked, "Is this true? Is my sister really going to become a princess?"
"Can what Prince Jing said in person be fake?" Xi Yunchu's voice sounded impatient, and his tone was not good, but the other women didn't care at all, and everyone was shocked and envious, and surrounded Lu Yufei. Keep saying flattery. With a smile in Lu Yufei's voice, he said, "It's still a matter of ignorance, so don't talk nonsense."
A few girls laughed and walked away. There were dense bushes on both sides of the main road, and they were busy talking, so they didn't see anyone behind the trees.
Ren Yujun wanted to remind him aloud, but when he heard the words Shizifei, he suddenly silenced. The four remained silent, no one spoke, and silently listened to all the conversations outside.
After Lu Yufei, Xi Yunchu and the others walked over, none of the four spoke first. Finally, Tang Shishi said: "The prince is about to marry the concubine. This is a great joy, and it is time to congratulate the prince."
Ren Yujun was originally lost, but when she heard Tang Shishi's words, she immediately woke up and showed her guard: "We will take care of the prince's affairs, so we don't have to worry about Miss Tang."
Tang Shishi hooked her lips and smiled, she slowly approached, looked into Ren Yujun's eyes, and said slowly: "I have to go, can you control me?"
When they were talking here, there was a sudden thud from outside, and then the panicked voices of the ladies sounded: "Come on, Miss Lu has fallen into the water!"