By the time the two returned to the main courtyard, the guests had all eaten and drank and were ready to leave.
Xie Ruzhuo thanked her symbolically and said a few thoughtful words to Princess Dingbei. On the other hand, the eldest princess looked at Xie Ruzhuo and Xiao Junxi and smiled with satisfaction, "They say the daughters of the Xie family are well-bred, and they are indeed good. Xi'er, you have to treat them well."
Xiao Junxi said with a smile on her face, "Don't worry, aunt, I can do it."
Seeing that it was almost time, the guests present were also the most knowledgeable and knowledgeable. After saying a few polite words, they all stood up.
The eldest princess walked out first, followed by Princess Dingnan.
As soon as they were put on the carriage and everyone else was about to leave, they saw a girl hurriedly running out of the second door. With a soft smile on her face, she walked up to Xiao Junxi and said with a spring breeze, "Thank you for today." Lan'er has nothing to repay King Jing for saving his life, so thank you very much King Jing."
Xie Rulan dressed up specially, and since she was not ugly at birth, she looked like a lady at this moment. The person who didn't know about it immediately asked, "Which song is this?"
Xie Rulan said ambiguously, "I just fell into the water and was rescued. Fortunately, King Jing took action. Thank you, Lan'er."
Today, because of Xie Ruzhuo's hairpin ceremony, most of the ladies in the capital came. What she said now seems very official, but who is not a human spirit here? The more normal it seems, the more these people can dig out some secrets from behind.
Xiao Junxi frowned slightly, but she couldn't offend Xie Rulan at this time. After all, she represents the Xie family at the moment. If she loses her person, the entire Xie family will lose face.
"Guarding is just a matter of effort, Miss Xie doesn't have to worry about it." Xiao Junxi seemed to be gentle and kind, but those who often served him knew that his master looked angry.
Xie Rulan didn't know it yet, but she still looked extremely soft, "Jing Wang is too humble. Lan'er will come to thank you another day, and I will send you off not far away today." At this point, she couldn't help but cough lightly. He shouted a few times, with a look of coldness on his face.
The ladies around them had already noticed something fishy in the eyes of these people. Some of them liked to watch the excitement, and when they looked at Xie Ruzhuo, they took a bit of schadenfreude.
Before this happened, my sisters had already begun to think about their future husbands. This life was really difficult.
Xiao Junxi ignored her words and looked at Xie Ruzhuo with a smile on her face and said, "I will go back today and come to see you another day."
Xie Ruzhuo nodded and smiled, "Be careful on the road."
Seeing that she was being ignored, Xie Rulan immediately said unwillingly, "King Jing, be careful along the way."
Xiao Junxi didn't even look at her this time, she just turned around, got on the carriage and left.
It wasn't until Xiao Junxi had left for a long time that Xie Rulan calmed down the expression on her face and said softly, "I feel dizzy, Jade, help me back quickly."
Xie Ruzhuo was about to have a seizure when he saw the other party leaving like this. He snorted coldly and returned to his yard without saying a word.
However, Hongrui next to her said angrily, "Look at her frivolous look!"
After Mrs. Qiao saw off the guests, she just learned the whole story and said angrily, "This is too much. Isn't this a clear case of bullying our eldest brother?"
Xie Ruzhuo calmed down now and said, "Don't worry, mother, if she really has the ability to take it away, she can just repay it. It's a pity that she is destined to be a clown."
Since she is willing to go through the trouble, let Xie Rulan do it. She wanted to see what kind of trouble the latter could create!
On this day, Xie Ruzhuo was extremely tired because of the incident with Hairpin Li. At night, she went to bed early.
Unexpectedly, at midnight, an uninvited guest came.
The night owl outside screamed extremely happily, suddenly causing Xie Ruzhuo to tremble and sit up.
There was a dark shadow outside the window, which became extraordinarily large in the dark night and was illuminated by the bright moon. It looked quite penetrating.
Xie Ruzhuo stood up vigilantly, took out the dagger placed under the pillow, then suddenly jumped off the bed, stabbing the dagger in his hand straight through the window!
The man hid behind him and said urgently in a low voice, "Zhuo'er, it's me!"
As soon as the voice came out, Xie Ruzhuo immediately put away the dagger in his hand and said in surprise, "Cousin?"
She was so busy that she walked to the door and opened it. Sure enough, she saw that the man standing by her window under the moonlight was Jiang Chengye. But at this moment, how could he still look like a noble son of the capital
Wearing coarse linen clothes and a wooden hairpin on his head, he looks like a farmer in such short clothes. But even so, you can still get a glimpse of his aristocratic temperament that he has cultivated since childhood.
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo come out, Jiang Chengye looked happy. He had obviously been lingering here for a long time, but he never dared to go in.
After Xie Ruzhuo invited him in, he asked tentatively, "Cousin, why are you here?" Ever since Jiang Chengye eloped with Jiang Qinglan, he had not heard from them in these days. It's just that no news is the best news, so after paying attention to it for a while, she felt relieved.
Hearing her ask, Jiang Chengye magically took out a small box from his back and said with some amusement, "I miss your birthday every year. This year is your most important birthday gift, but my cousin can't come to spend it with you."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo was moved in her heart and said with a smile, "Cousin, I'm relieved that you are well. What's the use of a hairpin gift?" At this point, she thought of Jiang Qinglan again and asked with concern, "Qinglan How is she, Lan?"
Seeing her mention Jiang Qinglan, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on Jiang Chengye's face, and he said, "She is very good now. Although our life is a little poorer, Qinglan is a good girl who can run a household." As he said, he After all, she couldn't bear it, and sighed, "I just wronged her. Such a delicate and wealthy young lady can only live a miserable life with me now."
Seeing that the satisfaction on his face didn't look fake, Xie Ruzhuo smiled and said, "Cousin, there is gain after loss. Just live a good life."
"Yes, she asked me to help her bring you a good one. Now she is unwell and can't come over. When the wind gets quieter in a while, we can come and see you together."
Hearing that Jiang Qinglan was unwell, Xie Ruzhuo immediately asked nervously, "What's wrong with Qinglan? I've called a doctor. Is it important?"
Jiang Chengye smiled slightly, with a fascinated expression on his face, and said softly, "I've already asked the doctor, she's pregnant."
"You mean, she's pregnant?" Xie Ruzhuo covered his mouth in disbelief, his eyes full of surprise, "This is really great news."
There was a trace of loneliness in Jiang Chengye's expression, "It's just that I'm suffering now. I really can't bear that Qinglan has to suffer with me even though she's pregnant. And even though she didn't say it, I knew she missed home. I I thought that after the news has passed, I will take her back to Jiang's house with me, so that I can at least give Marshal Jiang an explanation."
Jiang Chengye considered himself an upright man, but what he did was unethical. Even if he was scolded by Marshal Jiang when he went back, that would be what he deserved.
When a man is alive, if he suffers himself, he cannot suffer the women around him.
Xie Ruzhuo was not as optimistic as him. She thought for a while before saying, "Cousin, don't be anxious. Not to mention that Qinglan is pregnant and not suitable for stimulation; even in the capital today, there are constant turmoil. You guys just wait. Just wait. Come back when the time is right. The boat will naturally straighten out when it reaches the bridge. There is a way to turn everything around."
There was one thing she didn't tell Jiang Chengye. In the current confrontation between Xiao Junhan and Xiao Junyi, Xiao Junyi was obviously at a disadvantage. If Jiang Qinglan goes back at this time and Marshal Jiang surrenders to Xiao Junyi again, then more than one Jiang Qinglan will be sacrificed!
But on the contrary, as long as Jiang Qinglan does not go back, there will be such a gap between Marshal Jiang and Xiao Junyi. Xiao Junyi has always been suspicious and does not really trust Marshal Jiang. When the time comes, as long as someone is willing to provoke them, after the two turn against each other, Marshal Jiang will definitely be of use to the Jiang family!
At that time, only if the situation is reversed will their marriage be accepted by Marshal Chiang.
Jiang Chengye didn't stay here for too long. After giving away the gifts, he gave Xie Ruzhuo a few words before leaving.
Xie Ruzhuo was originally very sleepy, but after Jiang Chengye left, he no longer felt sleepy at all. They were supposed to be a match made in heaven, but now they were like this. Xie Ruzhuo felt sad in his heart.
However, before she had time to think about these things, another thing distracted her mind.
In just one day, rumors spread throughout the capital. There are many versions of the story, but the most widely circulated is that of Xiao Junxi, a hero who saved the beauty and rescued the third daughter of the Xie family from the lotus pond. The third daughter-in-law of the Xie family and King Jing fell in love with each other. Coupled with the previous marriage by the Holy Emperor, I am afraid that Emperor E and Nv Ying will have to serve one husband together.
The ladies in the capital always have a lot of time, apart from fighting concubines, they also listen to gossip and rumors. Now that there is such a hot topic, how could we let it go
These speeches made in small groups even imagined the two sisters getting married in the future.
Qianbi was very angry when she learned about this. Xie Ruzhuo looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was angry with Xie Rulan for not knowing what to do.
Not to mention what kind of family the Xie family was, how could they allow two legitimate daughters to serve one husband together. Even if this matter were told, others would think that the Xie family was shamelessly using their girls to please others!
Furthermore, Xie Rulan also lost his face by doing this. If she couldn't marry Xiao Junxi in the future, which noble man would be willing to marry a woman who had had physical intimacy with another man
At a small scale, it was her own person who was being thrown away; but at a big scale, it was throwing away the face of the entire Xie family!
Xie Ruzhuo on this side was angry with Xie Rulan, but Xie Rulan on the other side looked like her plot had succeeded, "Now that the news has spread outside, the next step is to force King Jing to give an explanation."
She didn't believe that under all the talk, King Jing would go out of his way to give her an explanation. After all, she thought she was no worse than Xie Ruzhuo, and even a man would not let her enjoy the blessings of others.
Unfortunately, her wishful thinking was destined to fail.
This rumor had only spread for more than half a day, but the trend in the capital had already changed. According to those who knew the inside story, it was not King Jing who saved the third daughter of the Xie family at that time, but his personal bodyguard! Moreover, the personal guard thought that he was not worthy of the Xie family's legitimate daughter, so he begged the king not to marry the two.
No one can tell whether this rumor is true or false. As long as there is gossip, there will be ladies having tea and chatting.