Once this was said, a lot of people would be offended. Wan Houyu was also troubled and could only wink at Xita: "The royal family is different from the common people. If you want to understand, I can tell you later."
"Your Majesty, Princess Xita has just arrived in Da Zhou and is not very familiar with the customs and folkways of Da Zhou. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The Queen looked at Wan Houyu's nervous expression and laughed, "Don't be so nervous. I can understand. After seeing the king and the princess side by side, I'm afraid anyone would misunderstand. Well, now that we've met the people, take them back."
Wan Houyu immediately bowed, then left with Xita and Xili. The queen looked at the concubines and said, "You are reluctant to let them go. Do you want me to call them back so that you can see enough?"
These people actually came here to watch the fun for a foreigner. The queen was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The concubines withdrew their gazes. The concubine looked at the queen and said, "Your Majesty, she is really beautiful and delicate."
The queen looked at the concubine helplessly: "You, isn't there still one person left in the clothing store? If you want to go and see it, go ahead. You all can go away."
After watching everyone leave, the queen felt helpless. Si Yue beside her suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this Xita is the princess's good friend. Is it bad if we just keep her in the palace?"
The queen frowned when she heard this: "Let's take a look first. She's staying here, so you should also take a closer look at her and make sure nothing happens to her."
Si Yue nodded. This person could stay. If something really happened, I'm afraid it would be hard to explain to the princess. Fortunately, when I brought him over just now, I had already instructed him to take good care of him and not to have any obvious injuries.
No matter what, Si Yue couldn't forgive someone for offending their queen like this. She had to teach him a lesson, but she couldn't let him get into trouble, after all, he was a foreigner.
At this time, Concubine Chen and others had already arrived at the Siyiku. Since its establishment, the Siyiku had never welcomed so many concubines. Seeing so many concubines coming, they were terrified.
None of these masters can be offended. The head nanny of the Clothing Store didn't know what to say. A foreigner had just been brought in, saying that it was the Queen's order, which made things difficult for them, but no one could be hurt, so it was already difficult to do anything.
Before he could figure out what to do with this person, he saw so many concubines coming, and hurried forward to pay his respects: "This old slave greets the queen..."
The Concubine Chen looked at the head nanny and said, "Get out of the way. I'm not here to see you. Call out that foreigner."
Are they here to look for the foreigner? Could it be that the Concubine Chen is also here to teach the foreigner a lesson and vent the Empress's anger? But the Empress said that we can't do anything reckless.
Seeing the head nanny not moving, Concubine Chen was somewhat speechless: "I asked you to call someone, what are you doing here? I just want to see her."
The head nanny had no choice but to call the people up. When Xiya arrived, she saw many palace maids embroidering, and she became interested. She was watching inside when she was called out.
"Mammy, are you calling me?"
When Concubine Chen heard that this foreigner spoke the language of the Great Zhou Dynasty quite fluently, she quickly said, "It's me who's looking for you. What's your name?"
Xiya said, "My name is Xiya, who are you? What do you want to talk to me about?"
Without the queen here, the concubines could no longer hold back. After hearing Xiya speak, they gathered around her one by one: "Look at her eyes, are they really blue? And her hair, it's actually yellow, so beautiful."
Suddenly surrounded by a group of women, with all kinds of smells around her, Xiya was stunned. What was going on? Someone even came to pry open her eyes, and Xiya retreated in fear.
"I just want to learn how the Da Zhou made clothes. Please don't hurt me."
Seeing Xiya was frightened, Concubine Chen frowned and said, "All of you move aside. What are you doing? You are just looking at her. Why are you touching her?"
The concubines were actually quite afraid of Concubine Chen. Apart from the Queen, she was the most powerful and fierce. When they were scolded, they all stood aside obediently.
The Concubine Chen then walked up to Xiya and said, "Don't mind it. This is the first time we've seen you look like this, so we can't help but be a little curious."
Xiya had a very good impression of Concubine Chen. After all, this lady had not made any move since she saw her. "I know. I want to watch them embroider."
Xiya had just learned the word "embroidery"! The concubine suddenly realized: "You want to learn embroidery? Sure, I can do it too. I'll teach you. Come with me to my palace."
The head nanny was about to speak when she was glared at by Concubine Chen. She dared not speak again. She could only watch Concubine Chen take Xiya away.
After everyone left, the head nanny thought it was still necessary to tell the queen, so the queen soon learned that Xiya was taken away by the concubine. She frowned and said, "Forget it, if she wants to stay, let her stay."
Si Yue was relieved. The Empress Chen did a great job. Even if the princess wanted to investigate, she couldn't blame the Empress Chen.
Wan Houyu took Xita and Xili out of the palace and walked towards the post station: "You go back to the post station first, I will go to find the princess and tell her that Xiya was left in the palace."
Xita was also concerned about Xiya: "Can I go with you? And what did you just say to me about leaving the palace?"
Wan Houyu looked at Xita and said, "We in the Great Zhou Dynasty practice monogamy, but in addition to monogamy, we also have concubines. This is also mentioned. The women just now, except for the Queen, are all concubines. But the concubines of the royal family cannot be described as concubines."
"Because they are very noble, do you understand? So in the future, you must not mention such things in the palace, it is very offensive. If you offend those women, you will never be able to settle down for the rest of your life."
Xita was shocked. Are those women so fierce? Will Xiya be in trouble? After hearing this, she couldn't let it go. She took Xili with her and walked towards the palace.
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu had just returned to the capital, so naturally they had many things to deal with. Fortunately, Qingyu was very capable, and there was nothing serious to deal with. The child was not around, so they were happy and carefree.
Before he had been free for a while, Qian Jiujiu heard that Wan Houyu had brought two foreigners to ask for a meeting. He was a little curious. Who were they
"Let them in."
Wan Houyu brought Xita and Xili in. As soon as Xili came in, he looked at Qian Jiujiu and asked, "My queen, where are Nannan and Beibei?"
Qian Jiujiu explained with a smile: "They are in the palace accompanying their grandmother! If you miss them, can I have someone send you to the palace?"
Hearing about entering the palace, Xili obviously wanted to go. Qian Jiujiu looked at Xili and thought that he was just a child who wanted to find a playmate, so she called Zi Tong: "Zitong, take Xili to the palace and give him to Nan Nan. Let Nan Nan take good care of his friend."
Zi Tong nodded and took Xili to the palace. Wan Houyu suddenly said, "My queen, Miss Xiya was left behind by the queen..."
After telling the story, Qian Jiujiu nodded: "Don't worry, the Queen is not a bad person, Xiya will be fine. But you, take Xita to the capital to have a look, it's New Year's Day now, it's lively, go."
After sending the people out, Qian Jiujiu also had to go out on the street. It has been a long time since I returned to Beijing, and I should go to Yangshengtang and Shengyantang to take a look. After all, they are my own shops.
Zi Tong brought Xili to the palace gate and handed over her name badge. Although she was only a maid in the palace, she was a first-class maid beside Qian Jiujiu and one of the female officials. She had her own token and could bring people into the palace.
After handing over the sign, the Queen Mother received the news quickly, and someone came to bring Zi Tong and Xi Li in: "Zi Tong meets the Queen Mother, pays respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Get up. What did the princess ask you to bring this prince to?"
Zi Tong explained, "This is Prince Xili, a good friend of the Crown Prince. The Queen asked the Crown Prince to bring Prince Xili to play together."
It turned out that the person was sent to Nan Nan. The Queen Mother quickly called Nan Nan over. Nan Nan was very happy to see Xili: "Nan Nan, is this your friend?"
Nan Nan nodded and said, "Grandma, this is my friend. I invited him to visit the Great Zhou! Grandma, please keep him here, okay?"
The Queen Mother thought that since she already had two children in the palace, one more wouldn't be too many, so she agreed: "Okay, let them stay."
Looking at this child, he is still very cute. The Queen Mother is not so surprised by foreigners, but she likes children very much, especially when she is older.
He looked at Xili with a smile: "Your name is Xili, right? Then go play with Nannan."
Xili nodded: "Okay, thank you, Queen Mother."
The tone of these words sounded strange, and the Queen Mother found it funny. She waved her hand and asked Nan Nan to take them away. Nan Nan and Bei Bei stayed in the palace and also had to go to the palace school for classes.
Originally, there was only the eldest prince in the palace school. Later, the second and third princes were allowed to go to school, but the three of them were really lonely, so the emperor began to select study companions from the ministers' houses.
There were a total of eight boys and eight girls studying together. The children of the Fourth Prince were also there. With more than a dozen children, the palace instantly became lively.
It is not the holiday time yet. After Nannanbeibei comes back, they will continue to attend classes. Nannan will also take Prince Xili with her today. Beibei is still a little happy when she sees Prince Xili.
After all, they have been back in the city for two years, and the relationship between the three people of the same age is quite good. When Prince Xili saw Beibei, he immediately waved: "Sister Beibei, I'm here. It's great that I can finally play with you today."