This feeling lasted for a long time, and it wasn't until I met Concubine Ye after entering the palace that I suppressed it.
After greeting Concubine Ye, Xiao Xinyue still felt uncomfortable and walked towards Xiao Xining's palace. In this palace, Xiao Xinning was the only one who had the same temperament as her, so she made up her mind to go to Xiao Xinning for advice.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he met an uninvited guest.
Xiao Xinning was worried about Xie Ruyue's health, but she was banned from leaving the house for the past two days, so she sent a message to the palace to announce that Xie Ruzhuo had come into the palace, and asked about Xie Ruyue's situation and if Xie Ruzhuo had anything to give. Brother Sanhuang, you can also come in for a while.
As soon as Xie Ruzhuo arrived at Xiao Xining's place, he heard a report from the palace, "Princess Baiyu is here."
Xiao Xinyue was about to complain, but she saw Xie Ruzhuo, who was also part of Xie's family, and immediately mocked, "Oh, I really didn't come at the right time. If I had known this, I wouldn't have come!"
Seeing that Xiao Xinyue was getting angry for no reason, Xie Ruzhuo and Xiao Xining looked at each other, and then asked, "Why is the princess so angry? Did I provoke you?" She and the princess only met once. Well, if you say it's provocation, it shouldn't be called a provocation.
Xiao Xinyue snorted and said, "Since you are here, I will tell you. Miss Xie, you can be considered a noble girl, and your education should be excellent. Then please go back and tell the girls of the Xie family, Don't be so frivolous, you don't have to look down on others!"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "The princess asked me to pass the message, but there are so many sisters in the Xie family, you have to tell me who to pass the message to." Could it be that the two men in the third room are dishonest and Did you get into trouble? Xie Ruzhuo felt a headache when he thought of the dog-eating scene between the two of them that night at the hunting ground.
However, the name Xiao Xinyue said shocked her, "Of course it's your good sister Xie Ruyue!"
"Impossible! Yue'er is not a frivolous person!"
Before Xie Ruzhuo could speak, Xiao Xining spoke excitedly. If someone wants to slander her close friend, that is absolutely unacceptable!
Xiao Xinyue was stunned, then stamped her feet and said, "Why do you all believe in her so much? Her jade pendant has been sent to my brother's study. What do you mean, we will meet at Zuilanxuan in three days!"
She didn't understand. If Xie Ruyue was really so good, why would he do such a thing
Xie Ruzhuo felt something was wrong as soon as he heard it. Not to mention that her second sister now has to be supported when walking and cannot drink at all. Just saying that this matter cannot be done by Xie Ruyue. The daughter of the Xie family always pays attention to honor and integrity. Although Xie Ruyue is careless, she is very opinionated in this kind of matter. If she really wanted to make an appointment with Xiao Junhe, she would definitely tell her mother first, and then invite Xiao Junhe to her brother's place. Then she would go there with her face covered. This was her style.
Could it be that someone is causing trouble
With this idea in mind, Xie Ruzhuo smiled and asked, "Princess, please don't be so angry. I just want to ask, have you ever thought about how my sister was seriously injured and needed help even to walk?" What about drinking?”
Hearing this, Xiao Xinyue froze on the spot. Yes, she had actually forgotten this incident. Xie Ruyue was injured by an arrow. The last time she saw her at the hunting ground, she was still unconscious.
Thinking of this, Xiao Xinyue immediately frowned, "But my brother recognizes that jade pendant. It does belong to Xie Ruyue."
Xie Ruzhuo bowed solemnly and said, "Zhuoer dare to ask the princess to do me a favor."
I won't say what the two of them said in the princess's palace that day. I just say that time flowed like water, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On that day, Xie Rulan got up early in the morning to dress up, and she dressed herself very delicately. Then she got into the carriage and headed towards Zui Lanxuan with her maid.
She thought of countless excuses along the way, but unexpectedly, none of them were used.
After arriving at Zui Lanxuan and telling the waiter about the reserved private room, the waiter immediately smiled and said, "Miss, please, someone is already waiting."
Hearing this, Xie Rulan's heart beat fast. She suppressed her excitement, coughed lightly, and then opened the door and walked in.
The interior of the house was elegantly furnished, and there was a woman standing in front of the window. The smile on Xie Rulan's face froze in place. She took a few steps back in disbelief and looked at the plaque on the box. She saw that she had indeed made the right move. The smile on her face The shock became more and more obvious.
Could it be that the waiter misremembered his private room
"Don't look, my second brother won't come."
The woman turned back, with disdain written all over her stunning face. It was Xiao Xinyue.
Seeing that the person who came was indeed the third young lady of the Xie family, Xiao Xinyue couldn't help but admire the intelligence of the fourth young lady of the Xie family, but her face became more and more disgusted, and said, "What a young lady of the Xie family, it turns out to be the third young lady of the Xie family! You are pretending to be your sister. What are your plans to see me, the crown prince of Dingnan Palace!"
Before Xie Rulan could put away the shock on her face, when she heard these words, her face immediately turned red and she said, "No, that's not what happened. It's just that the second sister is not feeling well, so I came here on her behalf. I..."
Before she could finish her words, she was intercepted by Xiao Xinyue, "I don't care what you say, princess. I'd better go to your old lady to resolve this matter!"
Apart from anything else, she couldn't stand what the third lady of the Xie family did! It’s a shame she was able to set her sights on her future brother-in-law!
Seeing that Xiao Xinyue was about to leave, Xie Rulan immediately panicked, stopped Xiao Xinyue and said with a smile, "Princess, this is just a trivial matter, why bother my grandma? Since I can't see the prince, then forget it. , it doesn’t matter.”
Xiao Xinyue was disgusted with her appearance, so she slapped her arm that was blocking her way, and snorted, "You had the guts to do it, but now you don't have the guts to admit it?"
Xie Rulan was slapped away by her, she covered her arm and screamed in pain, "What are you still doing? Go home quickly!"
All she can do now is talk to her mother about what to do!
But as soon as Xie Rulan returned home, she saw Jin Yu waiting expressionlessly at the door. Seeing Xie Rulan, Jin Yu didn't even show a smile, she just said, "Old lady, please invite Miss Three to come over."
Seeing this, Xie Rulan was stunned, and had no choice but to show off to the maid, and resigned herself to following Jin Yu to Zizhuyuan.
Before I entered the door, I heard Xiao Xinyue's voice inside, "Old lady, it stands to reason that you are old. If something happens, I shouldn't come here to bother you. But the Xie family has a good reputation among the best. At the moment, my father She is also preparing to return to Beijing to propose marriage in person in the near future. At this juncture, it is always unreasonable for a sister to snatch her future brother-in-law. Those who know it say it is the sister's fault. If they don't know, they may think that the Xie family has a frivolous family tradition. , to raise such a daughter!”
Although Xiao Xinyue was not a princess, she was still a junior, and she did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of the Ji family. However, she was so angry that she threw out all her thoughts.
Ji's face was gloomy. After listening to Xiao Xinyue's words, she slightly raised her lips and said, "Girl, you did the right thing today. The old woman accepted your favor. Don't worry, the daughter of the Xie family has committed a crime." Wrong, the Xie family will definitely not forgive so easily, this family tradition needs to be rectified!"
At this time, Jin Yu's voice was heard outside the door, "Old lady, the third lady is back."
Hearing this, Ji immediately slammed the crested crutch in her hand and said, "Call this rebellious girl in!"
Seeing that the next step was the other party's family affairs, Xiao Xinyue no longer winked, and knew that she could not stay any longer. She immediately smiled and said, "Old lady, I will come to see you another day, and I will leave today."
Ji nodded and said, "Jin Yu, send the princess out."
Jin Yu responded, stretched out her hand to guide the way, and said, "Princess, you come with me."
After Xiao Xinyue left, Ji looked at Xie Rulan with a gloomy face and said, "Kneel down!"
Xie Rulan was startled. This was the first time she saw her grandma getting so angry. She didn't dare to delay immediately. She knelt down and said, "Grandma, my granddaughter has realized her mistake!"
"You know what's wrong?" Ji nodded her crutch on the ground and said, "You should tell me."
"I..." Xie Rulan paused for a long time before saying, "I shouldn't have stolen the second sister's jade pendant." This was the only thing she could recognize.
Xie Rulan didn't feel that she was wrong, but seeing Ji's anger, she knew that if she didn't admit her mistake, the matter would never end.
Hearing this, Ji knew what she was thinking and said, "What else?"
"No more!" Xie Rulan realized her mistake and stopped talking. She was full of excuses.
Ji Shi snorted and said, "No? Why didn't you tell me what you did to steal the jade pendant!"
It's okay if Ji didn't say this. As soon as she said this, Xie Rulan immediately lost her temper and said firmly, "Grandma, it would be unfair if you said this! Don't say anything else, just say that the eldest sister got married in early autumn, and the fiancé You know better than me who it belongs to originally. Things like this happen to the Xie family very rarely, so it’s not like me!"
"You, you rebellious girl!" Ji Shi never expected that she would still think about this matter and use it as an excuse. "If you hadn't insisted on breaking off the engagement with the Xu family, would there have been any subsequent troubles? ? Besides, the Xu family broke off their engagement with you first, so what does it have to do with you to get married after that?!"
At this moment, I heard a call outside the door, saying, "The third lady is here."
Hearing the news that his mother had come, Xie Rulan felt more and more hardened. She sneered and said, "Okay, since grandma said she won't mention this matter, let's talk about something else! Prince Dingnan's Fenghua Zhengmao, I am also happy with him. In terms of talent and looks, I am no worse than Xie Ruyue. What's more, Xie Ruyue's previous reputation was ruined by gangsters. If she hadn't relied on her status as the eldest daughter-in-law, , why should you marry high?"
Hearing this, Ji was furious, pointed at Xie Rulan and said, "Okay, okay, our Xie family has actually raised a white-eyed wolf! It's true that your sister is the eldest daughter, but aren't you? Are you your legitimate daughter? Our family has never treated you badly! You shameless thing, come here and ask for your help!"
Seeing that Mrs. Ji was really angry, Mrs. Lu quickly knelt down and begged, "Mom, just because Lan'er is young and ignorant, please spare her this time!"
Xie Rulan, who was on the side, did not bow her head at all. She snorted and said, "Don't beg for mercy, mother, I was right. What's wrong with me liking the prince? He hasn't officially proposed marriage to the Xie family yet, so I can't claim to be robbing him. Whose person. Since grandma said that I am the legitimate daughter, then I am not worthy of being the legitimate daughter of Prince Dingnan! Unless—"
Ji Shi laughed angrily and said coldly, "Unless what?"
"Unless grandma thinks that my father has no official position, I, a businessman's daughter, am not worthy of him!"