Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 95 3.2 Don’t dare to bother the princess
Volume Three

3.2 Don't dare to bother the princess
"Yeah -" Princess Yongjing was completely ashamed and ran into the inner room with her face covered.

"This." Zhou Yang touched his nose awkwardly, "Does Wei Chen need it?"

"Okay, come with me!" Princess Yongchang obviously had other plans. She waved her hand for Zhou Yang to follow. When she was at the door, she said to the maid standing at the door, "Bring me what you have told me." and then entered another suite next to her. He sat down, but made no arrangements for Zhou Yang, "Didn't you go to Jinling? When did you come back? When I was chatting with Dongfang the day before yesterday, she said that she hadn't heard from you and didn't know when she would be able to return."

"Back to the princess, before answering the question, I need to confirm why the Eastern Guards did not follow? As the commander of His Highness's personal bodyguards, if the news that Her Highness Princess Yongjing bruised her forehead got out, she would probably be hard pressed. Some punishment." Zhou Yang asked quickly, thinking of the issues of superiority and inferiority in CJBD in this era.

"You two should be worthy of saying, 'If you are not a family, you will not enter the same house.'" Princess Yongchang said angrily, "I don't want to stir up a crowd every time I go out, and occasionally I want to go alone. If I don't hide Bing'er, , how can I walk away? Every time I go out in private, I will be complained by her when I come back, and I don’t know who is the master!
Don't worry, this is not the first time. Although I have left the palace a long time ago, you don't think you can really hide it from anyone, do you?If you were punished according to the rules, even if it was just a slap every time, your Dongfang guard would have been beaten long ago, not to mention the girl Yongjing. Her coquettish behavior in front of her father is more effective than my long-term talk. "

"Parents generally prefer the youngest child, and of course some prefer the eldest son." Zhou Yang was a little embarrassed. He and the princess were not familiar enough to have a family relationship. "To be honest with the princess, Wei Chen just came back yesterday afternoon and was in the city. I had a night's rest and was planning to go home at noon. I also bought a lot of gifts, but unfortunately they were all thrown away at the market."

"Do you prefer the eldest son? So what?" Princess Yongchang said faintly, but did not continue, "It's not my fault, but what can be found in the market? If you really need it, I will help arrange it. Some of it, just treat it as a reward to that maid of yours."

"Don't dare bother the princess!" Zhou Yang quickly refused, joking, the total amount of things is less than half a tael, it is not necessary to make up for it, let the princess owe a small favor, "It happens to be almost noon, if the princess doesn't If something happens."

"Okay!" Princess Yongchang interrupted him angrily, "We should let Dongfang take the time to teach you the rules. The noble man doesn't speak. Who gave you the courage to think that you can speak up and leave on your own? You don't You said it was almost noon and you saved my life and my sister’s life. Why, you didn’t even let me arrange a meal in return?”

"Princess, forgive me!" Zhou Yang quickly saluted with a wry smile. He really didn't care about "etiquette". From the moment he came in until now, he didn't even sit on a stool. He only likes to continue standing because he is mentally retarded. The problem is that the other party is one bite at a time. "I," that's not a discussion at all, "I am being rude."

"Princess Qi, do you want a maidservant to set up a meal?" Fortunately, the voice of the maidservant came from the door at this time to relieve him.

"Let them come up!" Princess Yongchang glared at Zhou Yang, and then said to the door, "Don't forget to shout to the next door, go!"

"Yes, princess!"

Soon, a group of maids dressed as ordinary maids of wealthy families, but obviously with special etiquette training, filed in. A rather exquisite banquet was arranged nervously and orderly, with twelve dishes and two wine bottles, but no staple food was served. Three more sets of tableware were placed. After they were placed, most of them left. The maid who was waiting at the door just now stayed, obviously serving the meal.

"You go down too!" Princess Yongchang greeted, and the maid bowed and left without saying a word.

Glancing at the dishes on the table and then at the maid who came out, Zhou Yang was at a loss. Logically speaking, the royal rules were very strict, including during meals, but at this time it was obvious that he could not serve the tea. After pouring the wine, Princess Yongchang seemed to notice his worries, but she smiled without saying a word, obviously waiting to see a joke.

"Sister, is dinner ready?" Fortunately, at this time, the little princess Yongjing ran in and sat down next to Princess Yongchang very skillfully. It was obviously not the first time, "Hehe, I like the food in my sister's restaurant the most. It's not like Gong's. The food in it looks beautiful, but it has no taste, and I’m not in the mood to eat it.”

"You sit down too!" Princess Yongchang glared at him angrily, pointed to the chair opposite her and said, "That's you. I know you came back from Nanyang. I don't think you have learned any etiquette. Plus, you still have to sit down." You have the face of Dongfang, otherwise I will definitely give you a slap in the face and make you remember it for a long time. In fact, I can see that you don’t like these things, so why do I like them? Arrange a person in this property The purpose of settling down is to have a chance to rest for a while. Doesn’t this girl Yongjing also like to eat and drink freely? But now that we have reached our current position, we must have corresponding airs. As the saying goes, 'If a person is not important, he will not be intimidating.' Nothing more than that!”

"Thank you for your teaching, princess!" Zhou Yang sighed, but didn't take it seriously. He looked at Princess Yongjing who was happily enjoying a piece of "crystal shrimp". This is what a teenage girl should look like. “It’s just that I’m sorry for overstepping my bounds, but etiquette and other things should be observed in formal and key occasions.

Otherwise, if you have to be so strict and rigid in daily life, even if you have to eat with your own family, what fun would there be in life?Just like the little princess, Wei Chen can tell that she really likes to have dinner with His Highness in such an atmosphere today. If she is in the palace on weekdays, I'm afraid she won't be like this, right? "

"Why don't I know this?" Princess Yongchang paused for a moment, then casually took another shrimp to the sister next to her, but her tone became a little lower, "But since I was born in the royal family and enjoy the life of the supreme being in the world, I The dignity of the royal family should be maintained, so I am only here to talk, laugh and have a meal with my sister - let’s eat!"

"Thank you, Princess!" Zhou Yang stood up and saluted. He glanced at Princess Yongjing who had no reaction, and then entered the state of "eating without saying a word or sleeping without saying a word". However, no matter how fast or how much he ate, he was out of control. The two princesses are at least two streets apart.

On the other hand, the two sisters Yongchang and Yongjing, even in the so-called "casual dining", have indescribable elegance in their body shape, movements and manners. They are like little princesses who are happily eating, except for the corners of their mouths that occasionally eat. Except for being a little greasy, he still maintains his royal demeanor at other times, so much so that it is just a meal, and it takes more time to eat two sticks of incense.

"You're welcome. The only thing I'm happy about right now is that I got Bing'er's damn hooves into your Zhou family's yard." He looked at the pile of empty plates on the table, and even the last staple food - a The dishes of meat and vegetables and the dumplings were all very clean. The corners of Princess Yongchang's mouth twitched a little, "I've been saying that she eats like a rice bucket all day long, but I didn't expect that compared to you, she is extremely elegant."

"Your Highness, since I am committed to the military, I naturally have to make preparations early, because at the critical moment, no one will care whether you have eaten enough." Zhou Yang said lightly. When he was a border scout in modern times, he could even eat a meal. It can be shortened to 3 minutes, and the main food is poured directly into the stomach with the soup. "I think Bing'er thinks the same way."

"Thank you for your hard work!" Princess Yongchang sighed softly, lowering her head to help her sister wipe the oil stains from the corners of her mouth, "If all the officials in the imperial court were like you, focusing on the government in everything, why would the world be worried? It's a pity that there are tens of millions of talents in the world. , but there is only one person out of a hundred who is devoted to the imperial court."

"Sister--" the little princess got into the arms of Princess Yongchang, twisting and turning dissatisfied, "You are not the emperor's brother, why do you have so many headaches? And my eldest nephew, who is obviously not two years older than me, but he is Riri is like an old man, meaningless at all!"

"Okay, when you're tired, go back and rest - come here!" Princess Yongchang smiled fondly, patted her little sister's little head, called the maid in and took her to take her nap next door, and neatly tidied up the remaining seats and even the tables and chairs, and finally looked at the week. Yang stood aside again, then pointed to the guest seat angrily and asked him to sit down, "I heard that you have gained a lot in Jinling this time?"

"It depends on which aspect His Highness is referring to." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "The Xue family of Jinling, a great businessman in the world, has indeed given a lot of benefits to the ministers, which is very conducive to future development. For example, in terms of silver, if His Highness has on hand nervous"

"Although I have left the palace, my father still gives me a salary, so I don't need your filial piety. Besides, your surname is not Xue after all. You will be of no use to me if you do less, and you can't do anything if you do more." Princess Yongchang was annoyed. Interrupting him, "Kaier's side, because he hasn't left the palace and opened a mansion, is really not easy on his hands. If you are serious about it, it will not do any harm to you in the future."

"Wait a little longer." Zhou Yang frowned. Giving money to Princess Yongchang didn't matter, but giving it to Guo Kai was another matter. Even if he had already taken sides, it would be inappropriate to get involved in high-level disputes too early. "The Xue family is in a special period. Since Princess If you ask, you must already know that the minister specially invited the Duke of Qi to come in. After all, without the backing of the court, this big businessman is just a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered. "

"That's all." Princess Yongchang nodded, "Actually, I have another question I want to ask more. How is Miss Xue?"

(End of this chapter)