Shen Yuanqi was originally a tactful and seasoned person. Now that his younger sister who had been thinking about him day and night was by his side, he naturally put up all kinds of mental efforts to deal with it. But after a while, the two girls became familiar with him.
After listening to him talk about the past of being a slave in the Xue family, Yu Xiang asked in amazement, "Do you have ten taels of silver?"
Shen Yuanqi stretched out his hand to get the purse, and said softly, "Of course." He didn't feel at all that there was anything wrong with a girl who had only met him for money.
Yu Xiang covered her face and said, "Didn't you say that at the beginning, when you became rich, you threw the silver back in my face, but I didn't expect that it would become a proverb. Throw it, I, Yu Xiang, am not the kind of villain who breaks his promise and gets fat. , that silver is mine, there is no reason not to ask for it back. The most comfortable thing in this world is to be smashed by silver. You can smash it. As long as you don’t spoil my face, I will give you a hundred taels more. bear it."
Shen Yuanqi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing loudly. Such a quirky but free and unrestrained little girl is his biological sister, and she is thousands of times cuter than he imagined. Why did God want to play tricks and let her go to Yu's house, but instead sent the funeral star to Shen's house. If not, their family must be living happily now.
Smiling and laughing, there was deep bitterness in his eyes.
Yu Xiang seemed to be aware of it, but the ninth princess propped her chin, staring at the extremely handsome smiling face of Zhuangyuan Lang, fascinated.
Just at this moment, a deep and deep voice came, "Master Shen, His Royal Highness is looking for you."
Several people turned their heads and looked back, with different expressions. Ninth Princess and Shen Yuanqi were inexplicably cautious, but Yu Xiang called out to her brother in great surprise.
Yu Pinyan stepped forward to greet the ninth princess, then stared at his sister and asked, "Xiang'er and Master Shen have known each other for a long time?"
"Well, Mr. Shen fell under my wheel and was almost crushed to death, so I paid him ten taels of silver to shock him." In order to save face for Zhuangyuan Lang, Yu Xiang vaguely mentioned the matter of "seeking death".
Shen Yuanqi nodded dumbfounded.
Yu Pinyan turned her wheelchair in the other direction, pushed it towards the corner door not far away, and said softly, "This is the boundary of the front yard. It is inevitable that a foreigner bumps into the ninth princess, so you take the ninth princess back. Just now, Mr. Fan The general is here, Miss Fan must be looking for you."
Yu Xiang obediently agreed, and took the reluctant Princess Jiu to go. Yu Pinyan watched the two go away, then turned to look at Shen Yuanqi with sharp eyes, "What did you say to Xiang'er?"
"The lower official didn't say a word that shouldn't be said, so please rest assured Yu Dutong." After a pause, Shen Yuanqi finally couldn't help asking, "Yu Dutong, you said you would send the lower official's sister home, but you didn't know When are we going to wait?"
Yu Pinyan took a deep look at him, and walked forward, "Wait until after Xiang'er and Ji."
Shen Yuanqi followed closely, and asked, "Why do you have to wait until after Ji?" He couldn't wait any longer.
"You can get married when you reach Jiji, so naturally you have to wait until after that." Yu Pinyan smiled inexplicably.
Shen Yuanqi frowned and thought deeply.
Yu Miaoqi was thrown in the side hall by the nine princesses, because she was the legitimate daughter of the Yongle Hou Mansion, and the three younger sisters of the Crown Princess treated her very kindly. The girls got together to chat about dressing up, rouge and gouache, and the family's short stories, but the atmosphere was happy.
The mother’s family of the Crown Princess is Cangshui Min’s family. There have been four emperors in succession. The grandfather of the Crown Princess taught the Emperor and the Crown Prince hand in hand. The position of the head of the academy, but the status of the Min family is very detached.
Because of this, the three girls of the Min family are all generous, dignified and overbearing, and the youngest and most beautiful one, vaguely regards herself as the master, and takes care of everything from the guests to the servants very properly.
Yu Miaoqi looked at her coldly, and she already sensed the other party's intentions. Is this planning to follow the crown princess' last wish and become the crown prince's successor? It's hopelessly stupid! The crown princess has already given birth to a pair of lin'er, can she not think about her children? He will definitely coax his younger sister to drink the sterilization pill before she dies, and then let the other party willingly raise a pair of children for her.
Disaster is imminent, and these few are still complacently dreaming sweet dreams!
Hanging her head and taking a sip of hot tea, Yu Miaoqi smiled contentedly. Regardless of whether the Crown Princess has this intention or not, as long as the matter is revealed, their own sisters can make trouble. Except for the girl from the Min family, who else is more suitable to be the crown prince and concubine? Naturally, she was the younger sister of Yu Dutong, who accompanied the prince to study with the emperor's important minister. If the prince wants to ascend the throne smoothly and secure the throne, it is absolutely impossible not to win over Yu Pinyan.
Yu Miaoqi was engrossed in her thoughts when she saw a dark-skinned girl with big arms and round waist stepping into the side hall and looking around.
The three Min sisters hurriedly greeted her with smiles, "Jiaojiao is here, sit down quickly."
Such a thick and strong person, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and heroic spirit, if he was not wearing women's clothing, he would almost think he was a son of some family, but he chose a girl named Jiaojiao. Yu Miaoqi lowered her head, covering her sarcasm with a veil, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught glimpses of many noble ladies who, like herself, couldn't help but sarcastically.
The three sisters of the Min family, the oldest is Min Song, the second is Min Zhi, and the youngest is Min Lan. Because the princess concubine is seriously ill, the three of them are asked to greet the female relatives. There was no intention of contempt, but it was Min Lan, with a very stiff smile on her face, and she swayed away all the aura of nobility from her body, and she no longer regained her previous grace.
Fan Jiaojiao is straight-hearted. Seeing Min Lan's face immediately lowered, she spontaneously picked up a stool and sat down, and asked, "Where is the ninth princess and Xiang'er? Why didn't you see it?"
Min Song sent someone to serve her tea, and said in a gentle voice, "She went to play after seeing the princess and sister, and she didn't know where she was hiding at the moment. Don't worry, she will come back when the banquet starts."
With half an hour left before the banquet, Fan Jiaojiao felt as if she was crawling with ants all over her body at the thought of making a fool of himself with these delicate ladies. Her already dark complexion became even darker. Look, pointing to Yu Miaoqi beside her, she asked, "Which girl is this? Why is she so unfamiliar?" If it's suitable, use it to pass the time.
"This is Yu Xiang's twin sister, a lay disciple of Master Kong, who just returned home after crossing the river." Min Zhi explained softly.
Min Lan sat down in the main seat, pricked up her ears to listen to a few people talking, and dealt with the rest of the ladies, as if she was the head of the family.
Fan Jiaojiao stared at Yu Miaoqi with staring eyes, scanning her up and down all the way, her gaze was extremely presumptuous. While Yu Miaoqi was unhappy, she also felt a little uneasy. To be able to make friends with Yu Xiang, this must not be a good master.
Sure enough, Fan Jiaojiao spoke in a furious voice the next moment, "Is this really Xiang'er's twin sister? Why is she so ugly? Could it be that she made a mistake?"
Her voice was already loud, but she raised several decibels in shock. Not to mention the noble lady in the side hall, even the crown princess and other noble ladies in the main hall heard it clearly. The noble ladies all covered their mouths and held back their laughter, and some of them were caught off guard and burst out laughing, which made Yu Miaoqi want to dig a crack in the ground and get in.
Min Song was slightly stunned, and after regaining his senses, he hurriedly rounded up the situation, "There are also twins who look completely different, such as the two youngest sons of Mrs. Wang's family. Besides, Second Miss Yu is so beautiful and charming, if she can be called ugly, How can those of us who are called middle-aged people live?"
Fan Jiaojiao heard her mother coughing next door, and knew she had gotten into trouble again, so she remedied, "She's actually not ugly, but she looks ugly compared to Xiang'er. I was wrong just now."
If you compare goods, you have to throw them away, and people compare them to death, you might as well not explain it! There was laughter one after another in the hall, and even Min Song, who has always been reserved and steady, couldn't help but smile.
Yu Miaoqi's cheeks had turned blue and purple, and there was a forced smile on the corner of her mouth. She clenched her upper teeth and her lower teeth, and a faint smell of blood spread in her mouth. She really wanted to yell loudly and tell everyone that she was the real daughter of the Yongle Hou Mansion, and that Yu Xiang was just a bastard, a humble business girl.
But as soon as this idea surfaced, she firmly suppressed it. She knew that she couldn't say this. In this life, Yu Xiang had to be her twin sister, the daughter of the Yongle Hou Mansion. To deny Yu Xiang is to deny oneself, and to destroy Yu Xiang is to destroy oneself.
Yu Miaoqi was suffering in dire straits, and when she saw that she was about to die, there was the sound of a wheelchair turning outside the door, and the laughing ladies instantly stopped talking, pretending to be chatting with their companions, even the proud Min Lan couldn't help showing frightened. They all knew that Yu Xiang was extremely defensive, she could bully her people vigorously, but she couldn't allow others to suppress her in the slightest.
But this time everyone guessed wrong. Not only were Yu Xiang and Yu Miaoqi not their own people, they were also eternal enemies.
"What are you talking about laughing so happily?" A sweet voice floated in with the rich fragrance of flowers.
"I didn't say anything, just said that your sister doesn't look like you." Fan Jiaojiao hurried up, took the wheelchair from Taohong's hand and pushed forward, fearing that the ugly things she said about Yu Miaoqi would be revealed by others.
"She looks like my mother, and I look like my brother. What's so strange?" Yu Xiang glanced at Yu Miaoqi, who was blue and purple, and didn't make trouble. In the Hou Mansion, in front of the innocent Ninth Princess, she can say anything, but in front of this group of thoughtful ladies, she will not let people see the jokes of the Yongle Hou Mansion.
Min Song repeatedly echoed, and took the lead to salute the Ninth Princess, and the other noble ladies hurriedly gathered to greet her respectfully.
The Ninth Princess never liked crowds, so she waved her hands and hid behind Yu Xiang and Fan Jiaojiao. Yu Xiang pulled her out, pushed her forward, and looked at the pouting Min Lan, "If there is something delicious, delicious, and fun, hurry up and let the ninth princess come in. Are you here today?" Have you been entrusted by the Crown Princess to pick up the guests?"
"Hurry up and serve tea and water cakes." Min Lan pointed at a court lady and shouted, and finally let Princess Jiu take the main seat, and asked softly, "Princess, shall we play Huarong Road?"
Before the Ninth Princess could speak, Fan Jiaojiao refused angrily, "If you don't play, you can't afford to lose. The two hundred taels of silver you owed last time haven't been paid off yet."
Min Lan's face turned red in an instant, which made Yu Miaoqi feel better, and she thought to herself: It is said that things of a kind gather together and people are divided into groups, which really makes sense. Yu Xiang has a poisonous mouth, and her friends can choke people to death with just one mouthful.
Yu Xiang narrowed her eyes and smiled, and said lazily, "You can play if you want, but you have to increase your chances. If you lose a game, you will be given one hundred taels of silver, do you dare?"
Min Song and Min Zhi hurried to pull Min Zhi, but she slapped her away, and said with a sneer, "Why don't you dare." My sister was watching from the side, and Yu Xiang dared to be so arrogant, so she must teach her a lesson today.