There were many people putting up lanterns by the river, knowing that Xiaoqiuer was afraid of strangers, so Yu Xiang deliberately chose a quiet corner.
The lotus-shaped lanterns floated all over the river, and the colorful pink lights fluctuated and swayed on the surface of the river, as if the nine-day galaxy fell into the world, and it was as beautiful as a dream. And the mosquitoes and moths gathered following the light, buzzing and flapping their wings above the lanterns, causing a group of silver fish to jump out of the water to hunt for prey.
Elegant people only think that lamps, water, and people are beautiful, and the galaxy in the sky and the earth are more beautiful, but vulgar people think that the scene of fish preying is much more beautiful than the lights of rivers and candles.
Yu Xiang and Xiao Qiu'er are the only two ordinary people in Xihe Garden.
A huge carp jumped out of the water, grabbed a moth and fell back, splashing bright water.
The little ball applauded happily.
Yu Xiang propped her cheek with one hand, licked her lips and murmured, "This fish weighs at least two catties, and it grows in such a clear river. The meat is absolutely delicious. It would be great if it was caught and made into sweet and sour carp." She rubbed her stomach and sighed long, "Don't say it, I'm really hungry."
Foodies and foodies always cherish each other, Xiao Qiuer quickly nodded in agreement, "I'm hungry too!"
The master hadn't had such a good time for a long time, and the old mother said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, masters, and I will bring some food here." Because Yu Xiang's two little girls are also here, this is the royal garden again, She walked very reassuringly, but as soon as her front feet left, a group of ladies with unkind faces came behind her.
The leader was about twelve or thirteen years old, and she was dressed extremely luxuriously. Everyone followed behind two steps apart, with her as the leader. The beautiful girl Yu Xiang had seen before and Yu Siyu were also mixed in the crowd.
"Give me the lamp!" When she got closer, the girl stretched out her hand to Xiaoqiu'er, her tone quite bossy.
Little Qiu'er was taken aback, and quickly hid behind Yu Xiang, shaking his head firmly.
Tao Hong Liu Lu stepped to stop her, but was dragged behind by the two old ladies brought by the girl, and covered their mouths with handkerchiefs. This action was done in one go, quite skillful.
"The Holy Lamp of Nirvana was a tribute from Tianzhu Kingdom to the Great Han Dynasty. It is the only one in the world. It is priceless, and you deserve it? Give it to me!" She took a few steps forward, aggressively.
The little ball quickly hid on the other side of Yu Xiang.
Seeing that she refused to give it life and death, the girl was a little annoyed, so she went to snatch it.
Although Yu Xiang likes children, she really can't like those unreasonable brats, and her temper is extremely defensive, so she lost her temper immediately, pushed the girl away and sneered, "How dare you bully my ball and take mine for free?" Girl, believe it or not, I'll splash lamp oil all over your face!"
"You dare! Do you know who I am? I am Princess Qinghe! My father is Prince Yu!" The girl staggered and shouted hoarsely after being pushed.
"So what if you are the princess? We won this lantern openly and honestly, and it is also a gift from the empress. What do you mean by grabbing it without asking? In the royal garden, you captured other servants for no reason. What do you mean? Is it possible that you, a princess, can surpass the empress and the laws of the Han Dynasty?" Yu Xiang took the lantern from the little ball and stretched it out to the river, smiling contemptuously, "I just threw it into the river Feed the fish, and I won’t give it to you for free. If you have the ability, come and grab it.”
The lantern is getting closer and closer to the water surface, if you really go forward to snatch it, maybe you will fall to feed the fish yourself. Princess Qinghe trembled with anger, and pointed at Yu Xiang with trembling fingertips but was speechless. Her father is Prince Yu, the emperor's uncle, with 800,000 soldiers in his hand, he can be regarded as one of the most powerful nobles in the Han Dynasty. It's unreasonable for a little cripple to dare to choke with her!
"Which family are you from..." she asked through gritted teeth.
"Guess." Yu Xiang covered her mouth and smiled lightly.
Little Qiu'er poked out half of his head and laughed twice. With the lotus seed cake, she was not afraid at all.
Princess Qinghe was so pissed off by the contempt of the two, and was about to lose her temper, when she saw Chang Yafu, the second daughter of Duke Jing's mansion, appearing out of the crowd, and said softly, "Princess, please calm down, this is the residence of the Marquis of Yongle." My sister Yu Xiang, please don't argue with her for my sake."
Before Princess Qinghe could respond, she stepped forward again, squatting in front of Yu Xiang and coaxing her, "Xiang'er, my sister has a set of white jade bell and phoenix hairpins, which are made up of thirty-six fine ornaments and made by a famous craftsman." The hand of Xilin, it is not an exaggeration to praise the ingenious workmanship. How about exchanging that hairpin with you, sister? That hairpin is practical." After speaking, he squeezed Yu Xiang's fingertips, his attitude seemed very intimate.
If it was the original 'Yu Xiang', he would naturally be willing to exchange a useless lamp for a set of exquisite jewelry, but now Yu Xiang is stubborn, throwing away his own things, he will not let outsiders take possession of them. I just looked at the girl with a contemptuous smile, "Who are you? Do I know you?"
The girl's face was pale, she opened her mouth but couldn't answer.
"Yu Xiang, this is Sister Fu'er, who is engaged to the eldest brother. Don't you know the future sister-in-law?" Yu Siyu quickly stepped forward to explain.
It was fine if she didn't explain, but when she explained, the girl's expression became even more embarrassing.
Yu Xiang quickly checked the memory of 'Yu Xiang', and it took a long time to find some information from the corner. This sister Fu'er is the second daughter of Duke Jing's mansion, and she has a marriage contract with Yu Pinyan. She came to the Marquis's mansion two or three times in the early years, but after the dispute over the title became more and more intense, she stopped visiting. Yu Xiang and her had never met, so naturally they didn't know each other, but in his memory, he knew that the old ancestor was angry and sick for more than a month because the granddaughter-in-law wanted to renege on the marriage.
The title of the future sister-in-law, as long as the ancestors don't let go of their mouths, they will never fall on her head. He didn't stand up to defend my sister-in-law, but waited for the conflict to intensify before both sides sold it. This person has some scheming, no wonder he wanted to play the trick of selling for a price back then.
Yu Xiang's impression of the girl fell to the bottom immediately, and she sneered, "When my things were robbed, Sister Fu'er didn't stand up for me, but now she's a peacemaker, exchanging a set of ordinary jade hairpins for my priceless palace lantern. You want me to remember your love, this abacus is crackling, and you are fooling me for a fool! Now help outsiders to cheat my sister-in-law, and marry into the family in the future! You can’t beat my sister-in-law to death! , you are ruthless and ungrateful, my brother was so difficult back then, and I didn't see you helping me a little bit, but I wanted to get rid of the relationship, so I can't count on you at this moment."
Chang Yafu's way of dealing with it is not bad, but she is more inclined to Princess Qinghe, and she does not forget to plan some favors for herself. If it were someone else, maybe they would have to reluctantly agree, but Yu Xiang would eat everything, but he couldn't afford it. If you want to snatch something from her, you have to be prepared to be scratched with blood on your face.
She pursed her mouth, tears welled up in the blink of her eyes, and choked up, "You group of people with able-bodied hands and feet joined together to bully me, a cripple, and among them is my future sister-in-law, a sister who is connected by blood. Force me to death? Well, anyway, I don’t have much meaning to live, so I’d rather throw myself into the river today and fulfill you!” After speaking, he rolled the wheelchair with difficulty and walked slowly into the river, his whole body filled with indescribable sorrow.
Tao Hong and Liu Lu were pinned down on the stone table by two old women, unable to move, screaming anxiously.
Princess Qinghe was really frightened by her. It is clear that one second she was sharp-tongued and aggressive, and the next second she was crying, all thoughts were lost, and she couldn't change her face as quickly as she flipped through the book. What does she want to do? Throwing yourself into a river in the royal garden? This is to drag everyone into the water!
Just as he stretched out his hand to stop it, there appeared another one whose face changed even faster. The anxious little Qiu'er grabbed Yu Xiang's sleeve tightly, opened his mouth and wailed loudly, crying, "Brother, come quickly! Someone is bullying Qiu'er! Someone is going to kill the lotus seed cake!" !"
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Who is the lotus seed cake in your mouth... You can't make up nicknames behind others' backs! Yu Xiang was just acting, and when she heard Xiao Qiu'er's magic voice filling her ears, she really couldn't pretend anymore, she looked at her dumbfounded with two tears in her eyes.
This voice is loud and clear, it is estimated that the entire Xihe Garden can hear it! She originally wanted to frighten the group of children and make them retreat in spite of difficulties, but now it's all right, the matter has completely escalated. Well, let's quickly think about how to discredit others and whitewash ourselves in front of the empress! Fortunately, my brother saved the crown prince. I am a disabled person and possessive, so I should not suffer. I am afraid that I will offend Prince Yu's house and cause trouble for my brother in the future.
She wiped her face, and her mournful expression instantly became dumbfounded.
Seeing that these two people are so ignorant, not only did they not take the initiative to present lanterns, but also made the matter worse, Princess Qinghe panicked and threatened, "Today is the Empress Qianqiu, one of you mourns, and the other throws himself into the river. You are trying to find embarrassment for your empress! Do you know the rules, do you have a tutor?"
"Quickly stop making trouble, you can't die if you want to!" Everyone shouted to dissuade them.
"Yu Xiang, don't drag the Marquis Mansion down if you die! Come up!" Yu Siyu was so angry that the top of his head was smoking. Yu Xiang's temper is really getting more and more unscrupulous, and she doesn't care about the occasion when she messes around!
"Is Qiu'er's tutor good, why don't you go and ask the orphaned father and queen yourself?" A deep voice came from behind. Princess Qinghe was startled, and hurriedly turned her head to look.
I saw the prince standing with his hands behind his back. Although there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, there was a cold flame of anger in his eyes. Yonglehou quickly walked out from behind him, his face was so gloomy that water dripped out.
"Brother!" The two little girls shouted pitifully, and both reached out their hands to their elder brother.
The crown prince and Yu Pinyan each picked up their baby sisters and left here. A group of ladies hurriedly moved out of the way as if they had seen a ghost, watching them drift away.
Tao Hong and Liu Lu broke free from the old woman's restraints, lifted their skirts and chased after her.
"I heard that the empress intends to choose a companion for the ninth princess today, you have to behave well..." Princess Qinghe's mind suddenly appeared in the mind of her mother before she left. She snatched the palace lantern of the Ninth Princess, who was the Ninth Princess, whom the emperor, empress, and prince, the three most powerful people in the Han Dynasty loved like treasures! How does this end
Thinking of this, Princess Qinghe only felt her scalp go numb.
Yu Siyu and Chang Yafu turned their heads and caught a glimpse of the old lady standing on the embankment with an unpredictable expression, and they both turned pale.
"Old Majesty, this, this..." Mrs. Jingguo was full of words to praise her daughter, but now she couldn't utter a word. Yu Xiangcai's accusations just now are really heartbreaking! What does it mean to grind my sister-in-law before she even passes the door? What does it mean to be ruthless and unrighteous, with no hope? The old lady raised her eyebrows when she heard that, if it wasn't for the narrow embankment making it difficult to walk, she would have rushed down a long time ago. But she didn't rush down, but the prince and Yonglehou arrived first, and the situation became more serious.
What kind of evil did this hit! Mrs. Yasukuni was angry and anxious.
"Forget it, it's not very interesting." The old lady sneered, turned her head and left.