Bai Fuling secretly scolded Xia Guoxun who had made a complaint, but the expression on her face was very innocent: "Returning to the queen, this is what the little girl heard by a wandering Taoist on the road, and she thought it made sense, so I kept it in my heart." The little girl has little talent and learning, how can she think of such a thing?"
Fortunately, she was prepared for similar remarks, and she answered very smoothly without blinking her eyes.
In fact, Xia Guoxun did not complain to the Queen. When he returned home from Fenxia Ridge that day, he wrote the words Bai Fuling said on a piece of paper, framed it himself and hung it on the desk. He studied hard here, worked harder than before taking the imperial examination, and even saved going out to entertain officials and colleagues.
The Xia family found it strange, and the old Xia Ge couple personally called his bookboy to him, and wanted to ask exactly what stimulated their most important grandson to become so cowardly. The little Shutong stammered about what happened on the Fenxia Ridge that day, and this matter was also passed on to the Queen's ears through Mrs. Xia Ge.
The little book boy was warned by Xia Guoxun, but he didn't say anything about Bai Fuling's "evil appearance". He only said that Xia Guoxun happened to meet Bai Fuling in Fanxialing and mentioned Xia Xinxin. Bai Fuling replied that Xia Guoxun was very touched, so That's how it is.
The Xia family is a good heir of poetry and etiquette, but the expectation of Xia Ge and others for Xia Guoxun is not that he will become a celebrity in the literary world or a generation of Confucianism. In the future, he will assist the second prince in governing the country and continue the glory of the Xia family.
Xia Guoxun has always done a good job, and enjoys a high reputation among the younger generation of Hanlin and civil servants in the court. The court praised him for his good knowledge, good character, and smooth and decent handling. He has really attracted many young people for the Xia family. talent. Unexpectedly, Bai Fuling's words would actually stimulate him to the "wrong path". The result of self-examination is that he decided to do a solid job in learning and abandon his power and fame.
The Xia family was angry, hated and helpless, but because of Xia Xinxin's matter, they couldn't bear to deal with Bai Fuling openly for a while. As the representative of Xia family's interests, the queen really wanted to embarrass Bai Fuling.
Bai Fuling's talent came to be known only because of a few poems written by Xia Xinxin at the Poetry Contest, after which no other masterpieces have been circulated outside. How can it be so cheap to write a few poems and become a talented woman? !
The queen planned to study her knowledge, if she could answer the questions, she would be considered lucky. If she got something wrong, would she still have the face to continue to be the "Number One Talented Woman in the Capital"? !
It's just that she didn't expect that Bai Fuling would evade it so cleanly and thoroughly—the book was not read, the poems were written by servants, even a sentence was heard by chance, and her posture was extremely low, as if she didn't care about the talented woman at all. Reputation damaged.
People are rebellious, especially those who think they are smart and like to complicate simple things, such as the Queen Xia. The more Bai Fuling denies it, the more the queen feels that she is already very powerful at such a young age, and she has figured out her intentions, so she deliberately avoids it in order to get out.
If you continue to ask, you won't get any more questions. The queen remembered the words sent by the second prince, and slowly put away the coldness on her face, put on a kind smile and said: "Little girl knows restraint and humility at a young age. very good!"
She also saw the similar faces of the mother and daughter of the Bai family, and she couldn't help but feel resentment in her heart. New and old hatred came to her heart, so she couldn't help but sarcasm. Even asking a few words was blocked by Ruan Ruan, and she immediately regained her composure.
When the son's affairs are settled, won't she have the final say in the harem? Even if this little girl becomes a queen, she will only be at her mercy. The little girl is indeed surprisingly beautiful, but she understands her son, it's just a novelty. As long as their son can win the big position, the first thing their Xia family has to deal with is the Bai family!
The queen thought that the Bai family was still very useful, and the smile on her face became more gentle.
He was obviously looking for bad luck just now, why did he suddenly change his face? Bai Fuling hangs her head in a shy manner, responding to all changes with the same.
"Princess is here!" The eunuch's voice came from outside the hall. As soon as the words fell, a well-dressed girl ran in from outside the hall. She didn't care about other people in the hall, and she smiled and called "Mother Queen" and rushed to Queen's arms.
Those who can be so close to the queen, needless to say, are the twelve princesses born by the queen. Bai Fuling had only heard about her misdeeds before coming here, so it was really hard to develop a good impression of her. After taking a sneak peek, she found that she looked like a queen, and after she was quite ordinary, he felt even more boring.
The queen still has a bit of temperament, which can barely be called a temperament beauty. This princess has no other characteristics except youth, so it can only be said that she is not ugly.
When the queen saw the twelve princesses, the smile on her face finally spread to her eyes, and she said with a smile: "No rules, go and salute your aunt."
The twelve princesses seemed to have just discovered Princess Antai, reluctantly got up and saluted as greetings, before Princess Antai could speak, she got up on her own, leaned into the queen's arms again, and said: "I heard that mother has guests here, Who are they all?"
While talking, she squinted at Bai Fuling and Mu Peilan who stood below and bowed to her from the corner of her eyes, and said maliciously to Bai Fuling: "You are the one who made my cousin vomit blood in anger? How dare you!" The cousin she was talking about was Xia Xinxin.
Princess Antai couldn't face the queen face to face, but she was not so polite to a junior like Princess Twelve. Hearing what she said was clearly aimed at Bai Fuling, she immediately put down the teacup in her hand with a "bang", and was about to explode.
"It's just a misunderstanding, imperial sister, don't scare the queen mother's distinguished guests." A man in a rattan brocade robe walked in with a smile, it was the second prince.
The Queen took the opportunity to pinch Princess Twelve's hand, signaling her not to speak too much, then raised her head and said to the Second Prince who was saluting to her: "It's a coincidence that you came."
The second prince was much more "sensible" than the twelve princesses, and without waiting for the queen's instructions, he took the initiative to salute Princess Antai with a very respectful attitude. Then it was Mu Peilan's mother and daughter's turn to salute to him, and he politely avoided it, his eyes pausing on Bai Fuling's body for a while, and said: "Madam Bai, Miss Bai, there is no need to be too polite. She is very talented and learned, but it is a pity that as a daughter, otherwise I would have another pillar of talent in the dynasty."
Bai Fuling bowed her head and said a few words of self-effacing, then took two steps back to hide behind Mu Peilan. The way the second prince looked at her really made her feel uncomfortable. If this was in Beiguan City, she would have ordered Bai Shisan and others to beat him into a pig's head. False and submissive.
The second prince couldn't see the disgust in her lowered eyes, he only thought that she was shy, and the smile on her face deepened a little. He turned his head and said to the queen: "The queen mother often thinks that the palace and the imperial sister are interested in poetry and prose. Due to limitations, I can't accompany my mother to discuss poetry and papers, and it is rare for Miss Bai to come into the palace today, so I can be with my mother as a companion."
The queen understood what he meant, and cooperated: "I don't know that Princess Antai is willing to let Miss Bai stay at Ai's house for a few days, so that Ai's family can have a talking partner."
Princess Antai didn't know which song the three mothers and sons sang, but Bai Fuling was absolutely not allowed to stay with the queen, not to mention her friendship with Mu Peilan, but her imperial brother's side, she must never be happy to see Bai Fuling Poria stayed in Ningyi Palace. She didn't know what the emperor sent Lu Ying to do, and guessed that it must be related to several princes. If Bai Fuling fell into the hands of the queen and the second prince, and the news spread, what would Lu Ying's reaction be
If it were someone else, they would probably be in a relationship, talking nonsense and politely rejecting the Queen's "graciousness", but Princess Antai is not someone else. It is not without reason that she has the same aura as Mu Peilan's mother and daughter. Her reply was quick and direct:
"unwilling!"
The empress and the second prince's smiles froze on their faces. I've seen someone who is rude, but I've never seen someone who is so rude!
Bai Fuling endured the pain with a smile, and immediately decided in her heart to make Princess Antai an idol.
The atmosphere of the scene dropped to freezing point, and the twelve princesses couldn't bear it any longer. She jumped up and said, "Is it the queen mother who has the final say in the palace, or your aunt? It's her blessing that the queen mother thinks highly of Miss Bai!"
Sure enough, he is a typical impulsive person with a simple mind.
The queen and the second prince didn't stop her from getting mad this time, because they suddenly felt that they would have to rely on Princess Antai's nonsense to deal with such a ruthless person as Princess Antai.
It's a pity that although both are princesses, their levels are completely different.
Princess Antai glanced at Princess Twelve, snorted coldly and said, "It's your turn to be a junior when the elders speak? As a princess, how did you learn the rules?"
The twelve princesses were speechless, their cheeks flushed with anger, and they said loudly: "You... you bully the queen mother!"
Princess Antai looked at her with pity and disdain, and said: "In the palace, your mother has the final say. How can I bully her?" Sapo.
The empress and the second prince also felt disgraced. The empress pulled the twelve princesses and signaled her not to continue talking. The second prince smoothed things over and said, "Auntie is joking with the queen mother. The imperial sister doesn't need to worry, haha, haha!"
Princess Antai did not intend to cooperate, she picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, seeing that the second prince couldn't stop laughing, she said: "They are the emperor's brother who specially came into the palace to accompany me, so naturally they still live in Yilan Palace Appropriate. The second prince pays attention to filial piety, and he goes to Ningyi Palace every three days to pay his respects. Men and women are different. It is inconvenient for Ling'er to live here. If some gossip spreads, where should Ling'er stay? If she suffers rumors because of this Rumors, it's not easy for me to explain to Duke Zhong's mansion and General Zhenbei."
These words faintly revealed the calculations in the minds of the queen and the second prince. The expressions on the faces of the two did not change, but they were full of annoyance in their hearts. They really have this plan to detain Bai Fuling. She is a weak woman in Ningyi Palace. Even if Lu Ying and Zhongguo Gong Lin Pingzi are unwilling, so what? For this little girl's lifelong event, she can only cooperate with him.