royal girl

Chapter 118 Conflict
These two sets of clothes were made by Mammy You specially. There are two colors, pink and moon white, but the pink color is no different from ordinary colors at first glance, but when you look closely, you can see that there seems to be a streamer on the fabric. Yingdong is already like this in the house, but it must be even more brilliant when standing in the sun.The moon white color is simple and elegant, but even so, the neckline, front and cuffs are all covered with fine and dense layers of embroidery, which is extraordinarily thick and luxurious.

When Mother You lifted the curtain and came in, she saw Yue Shuiqing picking out clothes, stepping slightly together, and said with a smile: "Miss Cousin, have you chosen? Let's hurry up. The guests in front have already arrived. After a while It's time for Princess Er to invite you over." As he spoke, his eyes fell on the clothes, "These two sets of clothes were specially selected by the old slave for the girl, and they were embroidered by the embroiderers after a few days. Even making clothes in the east is not so fast."

Yue Shuiqing knew who the east was referring to.When I first came to the mansion, I also wanted to establish a good relationship with the two side concubines, and I would be able to give it a helping hand, but I didn't expect Wei side concubine to move a little and then lose her breath.She knew something must have happened, no matter how much she inquired, she couldn't find any useful information, but she just vaguely heard that she violated the taboo of the prince, and was reprimanded by the prince.

I don't know if it's true or not, but that's all the news she got, so today she herself is very worried.

"Help me, Mama, which one should I wear? The concubine prepared it for me very well. Both sets of clothes are very good." Yue Shuiqing raised her head and looked at Nanny You next to her, her eyes full of water. His big eyes were full of expectation.

It doesn't matter if this woman is not beautiful, but she must have a pair of good eyes. She knows that Yue Shuiqing is the master who harbors evil intentions, but when her eyes look at you like this, Nanny You feels her heart beating.

"I don't care which one I choose, but Miss Cousin can do it herself." Mother You said with a smile.

Yue Shuiqing took a look at You Nanny, then said with a smile: "Then choose this moon white one."

"Hurry up and wait for the cousin girl to dress up. Quick hands and feet, hurry up."

Yue Shuiqing saw that Nanny You's expression didn't waver at all, and she couldn't help but wonder if she was suspicious?During the period of filial piety, if she went out wearing pink clothes, she would inevitably be charged with frivolity and unfilial piety.She just deliberately showed her reluctance on the pink dress. She thought that Nanny You would take the opportunity to persuade her, so she could guess what the princess was thinking, but Nanny You didn't say a word of nonsense. Some bottomless.

"Mommy, is everything all right here for the cousin? The sister Xueqi who is in front of the princess is here, please come over for the cousin." The crisp voice of the little girl outside the door came in, and Yue Shuiqing's eyelids twitched, but she was still safe. Sitting on the stool, the girl behind her was still busy combing her hair.

"It will be ready soon, please ask Miss Xueqi to stand up a little bit." Mother You shouted to the little girl outside, then turned her head and said to the little girl who was combing Yue Shuiqing's hair: "Hurry up, Miss Cousin is still here Don’t comb too complicated during the filial piety period, and carry all the jewelry in plain silver, don’t let people pick up the talk, and let the princes, concubines, and cousins ​​lose face.”

Mother You was directing everyone in the room, Yue Shuiqing's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, could she have guessed wrong, in fact the princess is most afraid of making a fool of herself?

Xueqi stood in the yard and talked with a few little girls with a smile. She was a big celebrity in front of the concubine, first-class girls, usually they would have no chance to show their faces in front of her and say a few words.Now that I finally have this opportunity, naturally everyone gathered around, flattering and flattering Xueqi, and there were a few very clever people who took gifts and secretly handed them to Xueqi, hoping that one day they could serve in the main courtyard Enough.

When Yue Shuiqing came out, he saw such a scene, and it was hard to understand for a while.The girl in front of the concubine is always a fawning person in this mansion. She has lived in this courtyard for a long time, and these girls treat her respectfully, but they are not so warm and welcoming.

"Cousin girl." Seeing Yue Shuiqing coming out, Xue Qi hurriedly sent the little girls away and walked over quickly, bowing to Yue Shuiqing lightly, before Yue Shuiqing could speak, she got up by herself, smiling She said: "The guests in front are almost here. The princess asked the maidservant to invite the cousin girl to meet some close relatives, and also invited the cousin girl and the servant girl to come."

Close relatives... Yue Shuiqing's eyes lit up, and the resentment she had just filled disappeared immediately, and she smiled at Xueqi, "I'm sorry, my sister."

"I don't dare to be a servant girl. The servant girl's name is Xueqi, and the cousin girl can just call me by my name." Xueqi took a step to lead the way with a smile on her face, turned around and walked out.

Following Xueqi's footsteps, Yue Shuiqing seemed to be a little uneasy and asked: "I don't know if there are any relatives here, can you tell me a thing or two, so as not to be impolite and discredit the princess."

Even if he is a clever person, the reason for inquiring about the news is decent.Thinking of the princess's words, Xueqi replied with sincerity: "Princess Su, Concubine Ning, Concubine Chun, Concubine Yi, Concubine Huai, Concubine Jia and other concubines, and the people from Dingguo's Mansion and Bei'anhou's Mansion , This is the mother's house of the Wangfu. The princess said that the cousin girl is not a relative of an outsider, so she should know each other. In the future, when the cousin girl is out of the filial piety period, she should often walk around. Don't worry about the cousin girl, they are all familiar People are easy to get along with."

Listening to Xue Qi's words, Yue Shuiqing's heart was racing. It would be great if she was really Prince Jing's cousin. With so many prominent relatives, her future would definitely be the same in the future.It's a pity... Thinking of this, my mind is gloomy, but as long as I have done my job well, whoever I want to come to will not treat me badly. Now that I have embarked on this path, there is no chance of turning back.

There is only one way to go to black.

From the courtyard where she lived all the way to the main courtyard where the concubine lived, she didn't enter through the main entrance, but walked through a corner door. Yue Shuiqing was a little puzzled when she heard Xueqi say: "The main entrance is welcoming guests." If you are bumped into by someone who doesn't have eyesight, the princess will definitely feel distressed. So this servant thinks that the corner gate we walk here is quiet and convenient, and I have wronged you."

Yue Shuiqing hurriedly said after hearing this: "No grievance, what kind of grievance is this?"

Xueqi smiled at her, her half-downcast eyes were full of sarcasm, the concubine had already spoken to her and Xueying a few words, the cousin girl in front of her was a Xibei, she dared to come to the palace to cheat, What a big dog!Still want to go through the main entrance, bah!I didn't even check to see if there was that green smoke on my ancestral grave.

"Biao girl, come with me." Xueqi smiled and walked forward, "The people who come to the flower viewing banquet this time are distinguished, most of them are extraordinary, first please invite the cousin to come over and wait until the princess calls someone, and then the cousin will go there. Let the servants clean up the west chamber, Miss Biao sit here for a while, and the concubine will come to invite you after the arrangements are made."

Speaking of Xueqi, she pushed open the door of the west wing, stretched out her hand in a gesture of invitation, Yue Shuiqing had no choice but to walk in first, and saw that the inside was clean, and there were golden cicada hollow incense burners on the window sill, filling the room There is a kind of clear and light fragrance in the pot, which is very pleasant.Before she could ask any more questions, she heard Xue Qi call two little girls from outside the door and said: "Serve Cousin well, if you are lazy and slippery, be careful with your skin. Tea and snacks are indispensable, ask Cousin If you want to eat, go to the kitchen and ask for it now, don’t fool people with those things that are made too early, do you hear me?”

"Yes, yes, sister Xueqi, we don't dare, we must take good care of Biao girl." The two little girls said with trepidation, their faces turned pale.

Xueqi glanced at the two of them, then turned around to face Yue Shuiqing Fushen, "Biao girl, please rest first, this servant will report back to the princess, and come to pick up Biao girl soon."

"You just go and get busy, it doesn't matter if I'm here." Yue Shuiqing smiled lightly, with half-lidded eyelids, with a feeling of pity for me.

Xueqi groaned in her heart, luckily the prince didn't see her, otherwise such a coquettish look would be really frustrating.

Xueqi smiled and left, the two little girls looked at each other, then looked at Yue Shuiqing and said: "Ciao girl, please sit in the room, and this servant will make tea for you."

"The servant is going to bring you some snacks."

The two invited Yue Shuiqing into the room, and then ran away one after another, leaving only Yue Shuiqing sitting in the room.There are three entrances at the front and back of the main courtyard of the princess. The place where the princess entertains guests is in the main hall, and the place where Yue Shuiqing is in the west wing of the backyard. There is a corridor courtyard wall, and the chatter and laughter in front can be clearly heard from here. .

After all, this is the place of the princess, there are girls and women walking by from time to time outside, she dare not go out and walk around casually while sitting in the room, the two little girls said they were making tea and snacks and haven't come back yet, I don't know if it is Where did you go to play.Sitting in the room, Yue Shuiqing was anxious and apprehensive, but his face was still calm and calm, just listening to the chatter and laughter coming from the front yard, he felt a little impulsive in his heart.

As long as Prince Jing's mansion recognizes her identity in front of so many people, then she will truly be the cousin of Prince Jing's mansion in the future, and it will be easy to do something with this name. In the embarrassing situation where my concubine's identity is unknown, even a little girl would not dare to offend her.

Just thinking about it, the little girl who called to make tea was holding a boxwood tea tray in her hand. On the tea tray was a teacup with a pattern of bucket-colored seaweed, and the fragrance of tea slowly overflowed. It can be smelled that this is the best Lu'an Guapian.

"Your cousin has been waiting for a long time. There are many customers today. People in the tea room are slowly waiting for hot water. The servant has asked several people in succession before asking for hot water." The sharp, round eyes are a bit childish, and there is an unconcealable anger between the brows and eyes.

Yue Shuiqing looked at this little girl, she was only about ten years old, it seemed that she had not stayed in the palace for long, otherwise she would not have complained about this in front of her.And looking at her attire, she didn't look like a girl with a special status in the main courtyard, so I thought about it for a while, this one was slightly smaller and simpler than the one who went to get the snacks, so I just asked her about it.

"It's okay, you've worked so hard." Yue Shuiqing said softly.

Seeing Yue Shuiqing's gentle expression, the little girl became more and more embarrassed, "Slaves don't dare to take things that Sister Xueqi ordered seriously, don't look at Sister Xueqi's smiling face, everyone in this yard is afraid of her Well. The concubine is the most gentle and kind, but Sister Xueqi and Sister Xueying are not easy to fool, even Nanny You has to look at their faces..." At this point, she seems to realize what she said, little girl I was so frightened that I was stupid, my complexion was very pale, and I was about to cry when I stood there uneasy.

Yue Shuiqing was very surprised. She didn't expect that the two maids in front of the princess would have such great power. Even... Mammy You wanted to give them three points, remembering the time when Xueqi led her all the way with a smile on her face. Fortunately, I didn't ask her to offend her.

"I didn't hear anything, so don't worry." Yue Shuiqing said with a smile again, "I heard that the front yard is very lively, it seems that many people have come, have you gone to see the excitement?" Big, I think I still have the heart of a child, and I like to watch something lively.

Hearing what Yue Shuiqing said, the little girl looked at her gratefully, and almost reciprocated: "This is the first time the princess has entered the mansion, and there are many people here. The place at the corner of Erdaomen looked at it for a while, and I was dumbfounded when I heard the names reported, all of them are the most famous ladies in Kyoto..." The little girl told Yue Shuiqing a lot of stories about these ladies, emphatically After reading the story of Concubine Ning, "... she has a good reputation. She is well-known in her boudoirs for her gentleness and kindness. She is also the eldest daughter of the Duke of Xinguo's mansion. She and Prince Ning are still childhood sweetheart cousins. The cousin girl has never met before. Lord Ning was the husband candidate of Xiao Xiang, who was the daughter of so many women in the boudoir. The slaves were lucky to meet him once, and he was really a handsome and gentle person as rumored. Princess Ning is really blessed to marry Lord Ning." Speaking of this, then The little girl raised her head to look at Yue Shuiqing and said in a low voice, "My cousin doesn't know, Lord Ning has a side concubine who is our concubine's cousin, Duke Ding's eldest daughter."

Yue Shuiqing was just someone who was deliberately trained by others to destroy the relationship between Prince Jing and his wife. The one who knew the most about the situation in the capital was Prince Jing's mansion. He really didn't know about Prince Ning's mansion, let alone Prince Ning's side concubine.Hearing this girl's words, I became interested for a while, and asked following her words, "How can the eldest daughter of Dingguo's mansion become a side concubine?" Isn't Princess Jing the daughter of the second wife of Dingguo's mansion?It is justifiable that the eldest daughter should be a concubine. How could such a thing happen?

The little girl curled her lips when she heard this, and took a step closer to Yue Shuiqing, and said in a very low voice: "It's not that Princess Ning used tricks during the draft to make the eldest daughter become a side concubine. Concubine Dong also had a particularly aggrieved life in the mansion. Our concubine is such a gentle and kind person, so her cousin is naturally good. I heard that Concubine Dong is well-educated, kind to people, and treats her servants well. She has a very good reputation. But, how can there be two good people in one mansion, don't you think?"

Yue Shuiqing didn't expect such things to happen in Prince Ning's mansion, she was dumbfounded for a while, Concubine Dong is the eldest daughter of Duke Ding's mansion, she has to live such an aggrieved life with such a background …Thinking about myself, for a while, I only felt that my death was covered by dark clouds, and my future was uncertain.

Seeing that Yue Shuiqing seemed to be frightened, the little girl looked a little embarrassed, and quickly added: "Biao girl, don't listen to the nonsense of slaves, I heard it from others, and I can't do it right."

Yue Shuiqing smiled softly, "Well, that's what I heard from you. This is the first time I've come to the capital, and I've never heard of these things, but I think it's a bit strange."

Hearing what Yue Shuiqing said, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I heard that several princes are coming today, my cousin has never met these princes, and they are all dragons and phoenixes, especially Prince Ning. It's a pity that the girl can't see it, if she can see it, it will be an eye-opener."

What the little girl said so casually made Yue Shuiqing's mind come alive. Before she came, she knew that she was here to rely on Prince Ning. It's much more relaxed. Thinking of this, I glanced at the little girl. Maybe it was because I covered up her inappropriate words before. This girl is very kind to me. If I ask her to think of a way, I don't know if this matter can be solved. If it can't be done, it is better for her to take the initiative herself, so as not to lose her tongue.

Thinking of this, Yue Shuiqing sighed, with a lonely face, and a sad smile on the corner of his mouth, "I'm just from the countryside, I'm not lucky enough to see it, so stop joking."

Hearing Yue Shuiqing's words, the little girl greeted her very courteously and said: "My cousin treats me so well and she is willing to cover it up for me. If the girl really wants to see her, this servant will help you even if she is going all out. Well, the servant knows a clean place and few people can see it."

Yue Shuiqing frowned slightly, and shook her head lightly, "No, what should I do if someone sees me?"

"There are servants, servants to ensure that the girl is safe and sound." The little girl patted her chest and said, "The honored guests are not yet complete, and the girl will have to wait for the princess to be summoned. The servants will go to see the situation ahead, you wait a moment. "

The little girl ran out as soon as she said that, only Yue Shuiqing was left sitting in the room alone, her chest was thumping...

Huiyu stood still, Xueqi leaned forward and whispered beside her, and many people in the main hall behind her looked up.The eldest lady looked at the eldest daughter-in-law who had been following her all the time, and felt a little irritated. She wondered if it was because of the recent unfavorable things. She just couldn't hear it. Seeing Huiyu standing in the yard, she naturally knew who the girl beside her was talking to. Seeing that the master and servant didn't seem to be in a good mood, she remembered that Princess Ning was in front of her before. Could it be that Prince Jing and his wife really made trouble because of that cousin girl?Deliberately want to go out to inquire, and by the way, let Huiyu know that if something goes wrong, she still has to rely on her natal family, and she can confidently let her contribute to Wan'er's affairs, but thinking of the eldest daughter-in-law makes her a little upset, and she didn't for a while. way out.

"Let her stay in the backyard first, and do as we said before." Huiyu's eyes glanced at Xia Bingyu, who was sitting peacefully with a dignified smile. The lips are like the peach blossoms that have just bloomed in early spring, unparalleled in enchantment.

"Yes, those two little girls are extremely clever, so don't worry, master." Xueqi replied in a low voice, "There is one more thing, Mother You just met the slaves and said that the two side concubines Wei Yang entrusted them She handed over the words." The rest of the words were not said, what the person wanted to do with the words was not because he wanted to show his face in front of others, it was already well known that the two of them had not been favored for a long time in the capital, but in this situation If the princess can let them show up on some occasions, at least the Wei and Yang families will look better, and it will make people think that the princess is generous. I have to say that the timing of these two is good.

Huiyu really smiled this time, turned her eyes slightly, looked at Xueqi and said, "I added new clothes to them before, so could it be at the bottom of the box?"

Xueqi understood, "The servant girl will go there in person?"

"Go ahead and invite the two side concubines properly, don't neglect."

As soon as the words fell, there was another burst of excitement in front of him, but Huiyu was stunned when he looked at it. He didn't expect that the person who came would be Mrs. Luo Shi from Xinguo's mansion. This person hasn't come out for some years. Huiyu Yu's scalp tightened all of a sudden.

Huiyu had already learned more or less what was going on in Duke Zhao's mansion from Qin Hanqing, the wife of the prince of the Marquis of Anping, when Concubine Su had a banquet in Fengyuan before. The daughter married the dude's son of her second daughter, and Huiyu felt that this Mrs. Tai's mistress was somewhat similar to her grandmother.

Didn't her grandmother, Mrs. Dingguo, also do the ridiculous thing of raising and abolishing the second son to keep the Dong family's foundation?It has to be said that Huiyu really has no way to understand the thoughts of these people, but she knows that Mrs. Qin coming uninvited may not be a good thing.

(End of this chapter)