Qingle raised the curtain and glanced at the little maid, "Our place is full of people, go back and tell Miss Lin, if you don't mind, you have to squeeze with the maid.
The servant girl raised her eyebrows and glanced at Qingle, then smiled mischievously, "So it's the princess, I offended you."
The servant girl bowed to Qingle and returned to the front carriage to report.
Lin Xu was drinking tea, the water in his mouth almost spewed out, his long brows were furrowed, "It's her!"
Lin Xu cursed secretly, how unreasonable he dared to let her share a carriage with a maid!
The woman on the opposite side smiled softly, "Sister Lin, why don't I discuss it with the princess, it's not an option to delay it like this."
The woman's face is delicate and gentle, and her gestures are full of confidence that everything is in her hands. She is dressed in luxurious light purple, noble and elegant, and her beautiful eyes are full of waves, shining brightly in an instant.
"Sister Yan, that rude and savage Princess Qingle wouldn't be so polite, she's just asking for fun if she goes there, if we can't go back, can she go there?"
The corners of Lin Xu's mouth curled up in a sarcastic arc. She and Zhen Yan went out for a month to relax, and within a few days of going out halfway, an imperial decree came down, and Lin Xu became the eldest concubine.
Lin Xu couldn't wait to go back home, unfortunately, the carriage broke down halfway, and it took a long time to repair it, and she couldn't go to the village or back to the shop, and finally came across a car going to the capital, but it was her deadly enemy. Lin Xu sighed secretly!
Zhen Yan shook her head lightly, "No, the Princess said just now that the carriage is full, there must be others around, and the Princess will not ruin her reputation."
Lin Xu bit her lip and told Qing Le and herself to give in. Lin Xu would rather wait in the carriage for the Lin family's carriage to arrive.
"Sister Lin, don't worry, I'll go alone." Zhen Yan got out of the carriage as she spoke.
"Sister Yan, be careful."
Zhen Yan hummed lightly, and walked towards the carriage behind her step by step with her skirt in hand. The breeze blew past and lifted the curtain, revealing a stunning face inside.
Zhen Yan's footsteps paused, a dark light flashed across her eyes very quickly, and then disappeared again.
"Miss, it's Miss Xiao Jiu." The maid said in a low voice.
Zhen Yan's pretty face darkened slightly, with an indescribable sourness in her heart, she quickly raised her eyes to suppress the strangeness, and she had a well-educated, gentle and charming appearance.
"It's Zhen Yan!" Qingle raised an eyebrow.
Xiao Yan looked along the line of sight, a woman was standing in front of the carriage, with a good figure, giving off a calm and calm demeanor.
"Princess, Miss Xiao, Miss Zhao." Zhen Yan greeted with a smile, "I'm really sorry for blocking everyone's way. Our carriage is broken, and I believe it will be repaired soon."
As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiley face with your hand, and Zhen Yan's gentle attitude made Qingle feel embarrassed to refuse.
The road was so narrow that they couldn't walk, and the carriage behind them had to accompany them.
"How about this, let's free up a carriage and give it to them, how about?"
Zhao Xianer opened her mouth to relieve Qingle's embarrassment, Qingle nodded, "If you two don't mind, then use the carriage behind."
Zhen Yan smiled, "Thank you three, if you don't mind, I will invite you to the Zhen residence some other day."
Concubine Xiao didn't say anything, she always felt that Zhen Yan looked at her a little strangely, but she couldn't say it.
Concubine Xiao didn't pay attention to Zhenyan's fate in her previous life, she only knew that she was married to another country.
The few people said a few more polite words, and it could be seen that Zhen Yan could talk, and both Zhao Xian'er and Qing Le had a good impression of her.
After borrowing the carriage, Lin Xu and Zhen Yan got into the carriage, and they left the place.
Compared to Lin Xu's joy, the smile on Zhen Yan's face was forced, not reaching his eyes.
After returning to the capital, the first news Zhen Yan heard was the marriage of Master Zhao and Concubine Xiao.
Zhen Yan smiled, "Xiao Concubine is not Zhao Houye's beloved at all, the marriage has twists and turns, after all, she cannot escape her fate."
"Miss?" The servant girl was confused.
Zhen Yan raised her eyes, "The last banquet in the palace was not held successfully, and now that the First Concubine is back, it is necessary to have a good celebration and invite the people from the garment workshop over."
"yes."
Zhen Yan has always been famous for her dance, and she is crowned as the number one in Kyoto. She is invincible, and it is rare to see Zhen Yan dance.
The three of them went home separately, and Xiao Concubine took a large cart of melons, fruits and vegetables back home, and plunged into the old lady's arms.
"Grandma, Xiao Jiu misses you."
Mrs. Xiao smiled and hugged Concubine Xiao, "It's fun in Zhuangzi, look, I lost weight after going out for a few days."
Concubine Xiao told Mrs. Xiao everything that happened in Lincheng, which made Mrs. Xiao laugh again and again.
"Hurry up and bring the things up!" Xiao Yan waved her hand, and soon someone brought up baskets of fresh melons and fruits.
Mrs. Xiao had an appetite just looking at it, she glanced at Nanny Ruan, "Pick some out and pretend."
"yes!"
Concubine Xiao was puzzled, Madam Xiao stretched out her hand and tapped Concubine Xiao's little nose, "You have no conscience, if Master Zhao Hou hadn't rushed to save you that night, I'm afraid it would have spread all over the capital today, and it used to be People give you food and drinks, is it understandable to reciprocate?"
After that day, Prime Minister You and Prince Chen met each other, and made things difficult for Prince Chen repeatedly. It was only after the Empress Dowager stepped forward and severely punished Prince Chen that this matter came to an end.
Concubine Xiao raised her lips, and hadn't seen each other for about ten days. Zhao Zun obviously left in anger last time. Concubine Xiao thought about it for a long time, but she didn't understand how she provoked Zhao Zun.
It's not bad to ask for this reason.
Concubine Xiao agreed without saying a word, but said, "Choose some bigger ones to wash and send to father, and grandma will also keep some good ones here."
When Mrs. Xiao heard this, her brows and eyes curled into a smile, "My good boy, go quickly, and go back to grandma's for dinner tonight."
Only then did Xiao Concubine blushed, and followed the servant girl back out.
Nurse Ruan has already prepared three small baskets, Xiao Concubine pouted, "Nurse is really partial, but I picked them one by one."
Nanny Ruan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Oh, my lady, I can't finish eating so many fruits in a short time. Wouldn't it be a waste of time? After a while, there will be more and more fruits. How can they be fresh like this time?"
Concubine Xiao twisted her body, knowing that Nanny Ruan Ruan was laughing at herself, Concubine Xiao stomped her feet and blushed, "He just opened his mouth, how could he eat so much."
Nanny Ruan chuckled, she didn't know what caused Concubine Xiao to make a fuss, she didn't look as chic as before, she blushed blushingly, Nanny Ruan thought to herself that she had really grown up.
"Miss, this is the order of the old lady. It is the most appropriate time to send it there. Hurry up and go back."
Nurse Ruan coaxed Concubine Xiao a few words, Concubine Xiao turned her head and left, got into the carriage, her heart was beating wildly, and she went to Zhao Mansion with a blushing face.
Hongxiu covered her mouth and laughed softly, Xiao Yu glared at Hongxiu, "If you dare to laugh again, I will let you eat Chinese cabbage for a month later!"
Hongxiu immediately suppressed her laughter when she heard the words, and said with a bitter face, "This servant just thinks that Master Zhao Hou is not an ordinary person, so he can impress the old lady."
Xiao Yu curled her lips, and the carriage stopped before she could speak.
"Miss is here."
Concubine Xiao exhaled and got out of the carriage, gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go."
After entering the Zhao Mansion, Xiao Concubine waited for more than half an hour but did not see anyone, she frowned secretly and drank three cups of tea.
"Miss Xiao, my master is busy right now, and I really don't have time to do the same thing. Don't worry, Miss Xiao."
Xiao Yu hummed, "Go down, I'll take a stroll."
"yes!"
Xiao Concubine stretched out her hand to open the door, entered Zhao Zun's study, and looked around, except for the countless account books, Zhao Zun hardly read books on weekdays, and all the books in the room were account books, which was really boring.
Sitting on the chair, Miss Xiao felt dizzy looking at the densely packed account books, and leaned back on the chair.
I stretched out my hand and took a pen to write and draw on the paper. In the end, I was really bored, so I simply put down the nib of the pen, and inadvertently raised my eyes, and an old wooden box came into view.
Xiao Yu stood up, reached for the wooden box and opened it, and found that there was half a jade pendant inside. The edge of the jade pendant was often touched so it became round and smooth, and the texture was clear. It was a rare piece of suet jade with a light purple tassel hanging from it.
There are countless jade pendants in Zhao Zun's hand, why would he put a piece of remnant jade beside him, Xiao Concubine put the jade pendant back.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Xiao Concubine frowned, what if he didn't see her on purpose, since he didn't show up for so long, Xiao Concubine pouted.
"Hongxiu, let's go back."
"But miss..."
"Let's go!" Xiao Concubine turned around and left without looking back, so Hong Xiu had to trot all the way to follow Xiao Concubine.
As soon as Concubine Xiao left, Zhao Zun came out, glanced at the baskets of fruits, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Master, why did you make Miss Xiao wait so long?"
Zhao Qi swallowed the second half of the sentence, annoyed Xiao Concubine, and sometimes had to go to great lengths to coax her. Isn't this asking for trouble
Zhao Zun bent down and picked up a bright red fruit, "I used to be too forward, but she was just blindly passive and couldn't see her own heart clearly, so..."
Zhao Qi listened carefully.
"So if I tell you, you won't understand. You can experience it when you have a chance in the future." Zhao Zun smiled, wiped the fruit with his sleeve, and took a sip. The sweet and sour taste stimulated the taste buds.
Zhao Qi looked at Zhao Zun in a daze, and really couldn't figure out what these two people meant, and he believed in the complicated relationship between men and women.
Concubine Xiao was so angry that she was listless during dinner, so she forced herself to eat a bowl of rice with Mrs. Xiao, and lost her appetite for her favorite dish on weekdays.
Mrs. Xiao smiled without saying a word, and said after a long time, "There will be a banquet in the palace in a few days, you should dress up properly."
Concubine Xiao glanced at Mrs. Xiao, and swallowed her words abruptly when she was about to retort. She would definitely see Marquis Zhao at the banquet, so she wanted to ask clearly why she was hiding from herself.
"Success!" Xiao Yu nodded.
After going back to Linglong Pavilion and tossing and tossing all day, Concubine Xiao was so tired that she didn't feel sleepy at all, lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She didn't rest until the middle of the night when she was really tired, and got up before dawn. Hongxiu was slightly surprised, thinking that Miss Xiao would have to sleep for a long time before she could wake up.
"Let's serve dinner."
After Miss Xiao washed up, she asked the servant girl to set the meal. Early in the morning, she saw Fu'er wearing the clothes of a servant girl from the Prime Minister's mansion and carrying the dishes. After Fu'er came to the Prime Minister's mansion, she became a third-class servant girl.
"Miss must have not slept well last night. Fu'er knows some folk remedies. She cooked a bowl of lily almond porridge and sprinkled it with a layer of nectar to get rid of the astringent taste of almonds."
Fu'er was holding a bowl of steaming lily almond porridge in her hand, it looked good.
Xiao Concubine looked at Yan Fu'er and her eyes were slightly green, she must have not slept last night, Xiao Concubine bent her lips, "You have a heart, let it go."
"As long as the lady is happy, what the servant does is nothing." Fu'er looked innocent, "The servant doesn't know anything except making soup. If the lady doesn't mind..."
"Fu'er!" Hong Xiu interrupted Fu'er, "Miss has a special service for every meal, so you don't need to reach out."
Fu'er's face darkened when she heard the words, "It's the servant girl who talks too much, please forgive me."
Concubine Xiao lowered her head and smelled the almond porridge, then smiled, "It tastes good, don't go anywhere in the future, just take charge of making the porridge in Linglong Pavilion."
Fu'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, this servant obeys."
Concubine Xiao waved her hand, "You must have boiled this porridge for a long time, go down and have a good rest."
"Thank you miss."
After Fu'er backed away, Concubine Xiao let go of the spoon in her hand and lost her appetite.
"Let me watch closely. In the future, everyone and everything she comes into contact with will be strictly investigated, and no one will be let go."
"Yes!" Qing Yu nodded.
Xiao Concubine looked at Qing Yu, and the blockage in her heart was hooked again, so she put down her chopsticks and went out.
Qingyu looked puzzled, she didn't offend Miss.
Xiao Yu lived like this for several days, with a thorn stuck in her throat every day, unable to swallow or spit out, feeling inexplicably irritable.
On this day, Hongxiu hurried into the door, glanced at Concubine Xiao, lowered her head again, and sighed hesitantly.
Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows, "If you have anything to say, just hesitate."
Hong Xiu bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, "Miss, this servant also listened to the gossip and jokes of a few little maids, so it can't be taken seriously."
Concubine Xiao frowned and said nothing, her eyes were only on Hongxiu.
Hongxiu immediately said, "When Miss Zhen's sedan chair passed by Lord Zhao's mansion this morning, it happened to be startled by Lord Zhao's horse, and Miss Zhen suffered serious injuries."
"Moreover, he was sent to Zhao's mansion for a while, and the imperial doctor was invited to see him."
Hongxiu didn't dare to look at Xiao Concubine until the last sentence, and lowered her head cautiously, paying attention to Xiao Concubine's movements from the corners of her eyes.
Concubine Xiao frowned when she heard this, "That's really a coincidence, how are people doing now?"
Hong Xiu shook her head, "This servant doesn't know either, I just know that many people already know about it."
Miss Xiao didn't know why her heart was even more blocked, and the corner of her mouth curled up into a sneer, "It seems that Master Zhao's peach blossoms are really good, you can meet one as soon as you leave the mansion, and when you get promoted and get rich in the future, the yard will be full of peach blossoms. !"
No wonder I said those things to her on purpose that day, to make her mentally prepare as soon as possible, Xiao Concubine gritted her teeth, bah!
dream!
Zhen Yan has always had a good reputation in the capital. She is gentle, generous, well-educated and reasonable. She is both talented and beautiful, and she is low-key. At the age of fifteen, many people have come to propose marriage, but the Zhen family has always There was no movement, and it was said to the outside world that she was reluctant to part with Zhen Yan, a daughter, and wanted to stay for a few more years.
Zhen Yan is the only daughter-in-law of the Zhen family, and she is the pride of the Zhen family who has received all the favors. Anyone who mentions Zhen Yan will give a thumbs up.
There are not a few boudoir women who have good friends with Zhen Yan, among which Lin Xu is the most. Lin Xu is the future princess and concubine with a bit arrogant temper, but as long as she is with Zhen Yan on weekdays, she will restrain herself a lot.
The Lin family is also willing to let Lin Xu learn more from Zhen Yan. A gentle woman like Zhen Yan also has a certain status among the noble ladies in the capital, and they all use Zhen Yan as an example.
I don't know why Xiao Concubine always compares herself with Zhen Yan unconsciously, Xiao Concubine shakes her head in the mirror, feeling discouraged for a while.
Compared with Zhen Yan, when everyone mentions Xiao Concubine, they just look at the right minister's face and turn a blind eye. Xiao Concubine's reputation is even worse than Zhen Yan's, and she was even divorced by the third prince.
Two sisters, Xiao Ying and Xiao Ruo, came out of the Xiao family, and Xiao Concubine's reputation was also damaged. Marrying her was just to win over the right minister.
Although he has a marriage contract with Zhao Houye now, all kinds of calculations are indispensable, how can he be sincere, especially Zhao Zun's attitude towards her recently is really hateful, and the more Xiao Concubine thinks about it, the more angry she becomes.
"Miss, I heard that at the banquet a few days ago, Miss Zhen would perform a dance in front of the imperial court to congratulate Miss Lin, but now I don't know what happened to the injury."
Hongxiu said everything she knew, "Everyone said that Miss Zhen treats her friends sincerely, and Miss Lin was also very moved when she heard that."
"This is really interesting." Miss Xiao snorted, "We are really lucky, Miss Zhen's dance is rare."