"Your Highness is talking about Lu Yufei?" Madam Zheng thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes, that girl is smart, she is very strong, and her temperament is more heroic than ordinary women. She will be able to hold on to being the concubine."
"Marriage matters are nothing to be played with. Today, Mrs. Lao will be watching. Wait for a while, and 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, looking not in a good 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.
How much trouble did this person cause Tang Shishi to have to let Zhao Zixun marry the prince's concubine? 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!"
Mammy Feng's carriage drove out of the side door, turned a corner, and soon disappeared. The porters and guards followed closely behind, holding the flags symbolizing the imperial court in their hands. After a while, the flags were no longer visible.
The ten of them stood there for a long time, with Tang Shishi standing at the forefront, the morning wind blew past and slowly moved her skirt. Tongxiu waited for a while, then said slowly, "Little masters, it's time to go back."
All the women should have turned around. Tang Shishi walked last, she took two steps and looked back again.
The side door of Prince Jing's mansion closed in front of her, and when the heavy wooden door closed, there was a muffled sound. Tang Shishi understood that her whole life was also locked in this palace.
From then on, whether she lived or died, whether she was sad or proud, whether she rose up or died quietly, was firmly bound to this mansion and the people in this mansion. If you succeed, you will be crowned with a phoenix, and your export will be successful. If you fail, you will be miserable and miserable, and you will die miserably.
When the maid saw Tang Shishi stopped, she could only wait beside her. Gradually someone looked back, and the maid couldn't help but reminded softly, "Miss Tang."
Tang Shishi retracted his gaze, without any hesitation, he walked in firmly: "A new day has begun, let's go."
Mammy Feng and the court messengers finally left, and from then on, Xiping was under King Jing's world again. Tang Shishi thought that King Jing would breathe a sigh of relief, and after that, he should do something to test or clean up these girls. Tang Shishi was all ready, but after a few days passed, everything was calm.
Not only is she quiet here, the other nine beauties' Liuyun Court is also as quiet as ever.
If it weren't for Tang Shishi holding the plot, she would have suspected that she was isolated by the other nine people. In the middle of the night, Tang Shishi hid under the window to read again. Since Mammy Feng left, there have been very few newly unlocked plots. Today, a chapter was finally updated. Tang Shishi excitedly opened it and found that it was trivial.
Nine women live together, or nine pretty and spoiled women, how much friction they can have in a yard is completely conceivable.
This chapter talks about Ji Xinxian's conflict with Ren Yujun over who should use the hot water first, and finally Zhou Shunhua gave up his own water to resolve the dispute. The rest are all praises for Zhou Shunhua's general knowledge and reasonableness. Tang Shishi didn't bother to look at it, so he just skipped it.
Then, it's gone.
Tang Shishi read these pages over and over again, and once again determined that King Jing really didn't want to see them.
Not only is she quiet here, but there are no new plots in the book, which shows that King Jing made up his mind to let them go. Circle them together for food and drink, but don't need them to do anything, with a posture of letting them live to old age and death. If Tang Shishi was a person with no ambition, he might like this kind of life of eating and dying, but Tang Shishi knew that if she was greedy for comfort now, in a few years, she should cry.
The other nine women thought the same way. To be selected by the Queen Mother Yao, each has its own merits. If you believe that they will live in peace and happiness, it would be an underestimate of the charm of the court.
They had spent three years in a place like the Forbidden City, and had seen how the people at the top of the royal power lived, how could they still be humble? The nobles in the palace are not necessarily higher than them, so why can't others be able to do it
The new plot didn't have any valid information. Tang Shishi was quite regretful. She continued to scroll back and saw the title of the next chapter.
"Please An Toucheng take the lead and accompany the prince to the school."
What, go to school
Tang Shishi was stunned. If she understood correctly, the title should say, Zhou Shunhua wants to accompany the prince to the school, right? Tang Shishi will not be sleepy soon. If he can accompany his son to school, doesn't that mean that they will stay together from morning to night every day
Tang Shishi was instantly interested. She liked this development. Well, she decided to grab it.
It's a pity that you can only see the title, but not the content of the text. Tang Shishi stared at the line for a long time, pondering carefully, surrendering to take the lead, what kind of surrender method is it
Tang Shishi couldn't guess and gave up quickly. It doesn't matter, there is another key word "please be safe", Tang Shishi decided to go to the main hospital every morning to ask for peace, starting from tomorrow.
The next day, Tang Shishi got up early for the first time in the world. After dressing up, he went to wait outside the courtyard of King Jing. Although Tang Shishi did not grow up in the official circle, he had some understanding of the lives of these princes and nobles. The higher the door, the more strict the rules are, and the saving of the morning and evening is a very important item.
Please, please ask the Most Venerable, Zhou Shunhua, a young lady who grew up in a public residence, cannot make mistakes in this kind of thing. Zhou Shunhua must be acting good at King Jing, and happened to meet the prince who also came to greet him. After going back and forth, the two did not know how to see the right eye, so Zhou Shunhua was logically called by the prince to serve the pen and ink.