When Laba arrived, there was a lively scene in Prince Jing's Mansion.
It has been said that Laba is the New Year. This year, because of Xie Ruzhuo's pregnancy, all the affairs in the house are taken care of by Jiangzhu and several maids. There are only two free people in the house now, one is Xie Ruzhuo, and the other is Hongrui who is about to get married.
A few days ago, after Xie Ruzhuo discussed with Wen Ruyu, they decided on the marriage between Hong Rui and Lao Gui. After a half-day tit-for-tat debate between the two, Wen Ruyu was defeated and agreed to cut off the old ghost's love and become the head of the management of external affairs, and also gave him a restaurant and a bank to survive.
In Wen Ruyu's words, "How can my subordinates eat soft rice?"
Xie Ruzhuo was also unambiguous here. Liangtian House and Jade Shop did not miss Hongrui at all, until the girl was moved to tears and kept shouting that she didn't want it.
However, Xie Ruzhuo scolded her in turn, "Only when a woman has money can she be strong-willed. That old man is a rough guy to begin with, and he is following such a master. How can you control a man without money? Wait for the future. Once you get married, you must keep all the old ghost’s money in your own hands to prevent him from becoming a bad person.”
This was obviously meant for Wen Ruyu.
Xiao Junxi on the side just watched the two people going back and forth, feeling angry and funny at the same time. By the time the wedding date was agreed upon, it was already dark that day.
Later, Wen Ruyu had another meal, and then she was reluctant to leave Prince Jing's Mansion under Xiao Junxi's eyes.
Now there are only a few days left before Hongrui's wedding day. So most of the time, Hong Rui spent time chatting with the bored Xie Ruzhuo while working hard at embroidering her wedding dress.
According to the rules, it would be auspicious for a woman to embroider her wedding dress herself, and Hongrui's embroidery skills were excellent, so her dress was naturally not made by someone else.
It snowed yesterday, and Xie Ruzhuo was not surprised to be given a "no-no" order by Xiao Junxi. She was not allowed to go anywhere except this small yard, and could only be kept in the house.
Fortunately, Hong Rui was there and told her interesting stories from time to time, so Xie Ruzhuo didn't feel so bored.
"Does the princess know that something interesting happened in the capital these past two days?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly became interested and asked gossiping, "Whose family does it belong to again?"
Hong Rui pursed her lips and smiled and said, "It's Prince Qi's Mansion."
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo's eyes light up, Hongrui didn't lose her appetite and started talking enthusiastically.
"Actually, the matter is not that big. Didn't the Emperor give two concubines to Prince Qi's Mansion some time ago? But one of the concubines had some issues with Concubine Shen, and for some reason the two of them got into a fight. , during the fight, by chance, I hit Princess Qi who was passing by."
Speaking of this, Hongrui deliberately let it slip and said, "Princess, do you know what happened next?"
Xie Ruzhuo asked in cooperation, "Is it possible that the fetus in the princess's belly was affected?"
Hongrui shook her head and smiled, "The princess is also smart. Others thought her belly was showing she was pregnant, but who knew that she actually stuffed a cotton bag inside. Fortunately, she figured it out. But thanks to this cotton bag, That's why I asked her to keep the fetus in her belly. But this concubine was in a miserable state. Not only was she scolded by King Qi, but it is said that she has not been in her room for several days."
Xie Ruzhuo stroked his green nails and slowly sneered, "This concubine is really short-sighted."
It's just another matter whether he is blind or is being designed.
While thinking about it, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly had an idea and whispered a few instructions.
Hong Rui was a little confused and said, "Princess, if you say this -"
Xie Ruzhuo had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were cold, "Yes, I just want to make the fire in Prince Qi's Mansion burn even brighter."
Ever since Qin Wanyi was hit by Zhuang Ziyan, she had been having nightmares at night for the past few days. Every time she was frightened and woke up, her first reaction was to reach out and touch the mattress underneath her to see if there was any bright red blood.
Early that morning, Qin Wanyi had just woken up from a nightmare when she heard the noise of a maid outside the door, which made her already suffering from a splitting headache even more uncomfortable.
"What's the noise outside?"
Hearing Qin Wanyi's voice, the maid Ning'er hurriedly walked in from the outside, bowed first and said, "Master, you're awake."
Qin Wanyi nodded, rubbed her forehead and asked, "What happened outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Hearing this, Ning'er's expression shrank slightly, and then she whispered, "Princess, I just grabbed a maid and got some words out of her mouth. Do you want to listen?"
Qin Wanyi's heart sank when she saw something wrong with her expression, but she didn't show any expression on her face. She just said, "Let her in."
Not long after, a maid aged sixteen or seventeen was pushed in. There was a look of fear on her face. After seeing Qin Wanyi, she immediately knelt down and said, "Slave, please give your regards to the princess."
Qin Wanyi responded briefly, and then signaled Ning'er with her eyes. Ning'er understood and immediately asked, "Say what you just said again. If there is even a word wrong, I will peel off your skin carefully!"
The maid seemed to be frightened and did not dare to hide it. She repeated her previous words tremblingly, "Back to the princess, this servant is the maid in Zhuang Concubine's yard. When I was cleaning the yard a few days ago, I accidentally... When I saw Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Shen discussing something, my servant was curious and listened. I heard them say—"
At this point, she was a little afraid to speak. She swallowed and then continued under Ning'er's threatening gaze, "I'm far away, so I can't hear clearly. I can only hear what the two concubines are planning." . Obviously the two of them were very close when Concubine Shen came out of the courtyard, but that afternoon, the two concubines suddenly started to quarrel after they met. Then, you went to the backyard. "
Although Qin Wanyi follows the rules, she is not stupid. She had suspected that there was something fishy going on these days, but now after hearing these words, she was even more convinced that this was a conspiracy.
When she thought about who brought her to the backyard that day, Qin Wanyi suddenly darkened her face and said, "Bring Cui'er in!"
There was already a maid waiting at the door with Tweetie who didn't know why. Now after hearing this, she suddenly pushed Tweetie in.
Cui'er was still a little aggrieved before, but when she saw the look on Qin Wanyi's face, she immediately shuddered, knelt down and said, "My slave, please pay my respects to the princess."
"Tell me, will you confess on your own, or will you confess after I report the matter to the prince?"
Qin Wanyi has already concluded that Cui'er is guilty at this time, and no matter how Cui'er explains, she won't listen.
At the end, Qin Wanyi was upset by Cui'er's crying, and immediately shouted outside, "Drag her out and beat her hard. When she tells the truth, I will bring her in again!"
As soon as she thought of the child in her belly who almost left her, Qin Wanyi felt like her heart was filled with anger and she couldn't get out no matter what.
Seeing this, Cui'er's face turned pale and she hurriedly shouted, "Princess, please spare your life, Princess, please spare your life!"
"You're going to tell me or not!"
Seeing that Qin Wanyi was really angry, Cui'er no longer dared to hide it, and cried and begged, "I really didn't betray the princess. It's just that Concubine Shen said that day that the plum blossoms in the backyard were blooming very well, and she told me to take you to see them." Look. She also gave the slave fifty taels of silver. The slave should never be greedy, so please beg the princess to spare the slave this time!"
This Cui'er was the eldest maid next to her, but now she did something like this, which really chilled Qin Wanyi's heart. She took a deep breath, stood up immediately, and said bitterly, "Follow me to see the prince!"
Ning'er stood aside and hesitated, "Princess, this—"
"What's wrong?"
Qin Wanyi's face looked a little bad, but Ning'er didn't dare to hide it, so she could only repay the truth in a low voice, "Back to the princess, the prince went to Concubine Shen as soon as he came to court. It is said that Concubine Shen was unwell because of the cold weather. "
It's okay that she didn't say this. As soon as she said this, Qin Wanyi became even more angry and gritted her teeth, saying in a hateful voice, "Oh, I'm so unwell, let's go over there right now! I want to see what she, the woman who murdered the emperor's heir, can do What's wrong with you?"
The sky outside didn't know when it started to snow again. As soon as I opened the door, I saw snowflakes mixed with the wind blowing over.
Qin Wanyi shuddered, wrapped her cloak tightly, and walked towards Ciyuan angrily.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I smelled the tangy fragrance of plum blossoms. This plum tree is different from other varieties. It is a five-color plum tree with five flowers on the same stem, each one different. The flowers bloomed beautifully, which made Qin Wanyi's heart ache.
This was a reward from the palace a few days ago. A total of five plum trees were given. Unexpectedly, they all moved to the Ciyuan. This shows how biased Xiao Junhan's heart is.
But now is not the time to care about this. Qin Wanyi squeezed the handkerchief tightly, took a deep breath, then opened the door and walked in.
A warm breeze blew across my face, and then I heard a soft female voice smiling coquettishly, "My lord, don't make trouble, it's daytime now, it's not good for others to see you!"
The two of them hugged each other in the house, and Xiao Junhan's hands were still wandering restlessly on her back, and he said with an evil smile, "This is your house. If you don't shout, who will come?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a cold wind blowing towards him. He subconsciously looked up and was suddenly stunned.
Shen Jingci felt the stiffness of his hand movements, and looked back. She let go of Xiao Junhan because she was so busy, and said in surprise, "Princess, why are you here?" But there was a flash of resentment in her eyes.
As soon as she got excited, Qin Wanyi came. She was pregnant and didn't behave honestly. It was really annoying!
Qin Wanyi frowned and turned a blind eye to the scene in the room. She first said hello to Xiao Junhan, and then said coldly, "I came here today to seek justice, and I want the prince to make the decision!"
Although Xiao Junhan doesn't like Qin Wanyi very much, she is a gift from the emperor, and now she is pregnant with his child, so she has some respect for her now.
Seeing what she said, he immediately walked up to her, helped her sit down personally, and said in a soft voice, "What's going on? Who could have caused such a big anger so early in the morning?" You can just sell it out in one meal, don't make yourself angry."
Hearing this, Qin Wanyi sneered, raised her eyes and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to let me go, my lord, and I don't have that much courage!"
These words made Xiao Junhan a little confused, and also made Shen Jingci behind him feel a sinking heart.
"You are the princess. Apart from me, you are the biggest person in this palace. Please tell me, who is it that makes you dare not deal with him?"