I steamed buns for the general

Chapter 75

Zhijin quickly got up, followed the other wives and knelt down, saluting.After a while, Zhijin saw a pair of light pink embroidered shoes approaching, surrounded by the crowd, and slowly reached the first place, and then heard a gentle voice: "Excuse me, give me a seat."

Standing up, Zhijin peeked at the queen, and saw that she had a kind smile on her face, and she was scanning His Highness's wife. direction.

Such a palace banquet is most boring.Because Zhijin didn't have an imperial order, she was assigned the position at the bottom of the head after a period of time with Jiang's.

At the end of the banquet, Cui Liu, who was beside Jiang's, came from behind, leaned into Zhijin's ear, and said in a low voice: "After the banquet, I will invite my wife to watch a game. Madam asked the girl to wait for her."

Zhijin nodded to show that she understood, and saw Xie Zhimian's eyeballs rolling straight at a glance, looking at her eagerly.She smiled lightly and didn't care.

And Xie Zhimian was really curious about what the servant girl of the Qin residence said to Xie Zhijin.But this is not what she cares about now, she knows that such an opportunity today is rare in a hundred years, and she must seize the opportunity.If her parents can't find a suitable husband's family for her, then she will find it herself. When the matter is settled, her father will definitely not blame her, and may even praise her for such a marriage.Thinking of this, Xie Zhimian felt complacent, and looked at Zhijin with sympathy. She was about to have a marriage worth showing off, but Xie Zhijin was still a married woman who had been divorced three times.

Xie Zhijin suddenly received Xie Zhimian's slightly sympathetic gaze, paused, then thought of something, and smiled very unkindly.So what about the royal family, if you marry in the past, you will at most be a side concubine or a concubine.

At the end of the banquet, the maid beside the empress ordered: "Your Majesty is merciful, I will grant you ladies to go to Langhua Terrace to watch a play. After watching the play, you can take a boat ride on the inner river in the palace to enjoy the scenery."

Knowing that there is nothing to do, she followed everyone and thanked her for her kindness, and then went to Langhuatai.

Langhua Terrace is not in Fengxiang Palace, but in an open space between Fengxiang Palace and Qingzhao Palace. The pavilions and pavilions are exquisitely decorated, all showing the charm of the south of the Yangtze River.A stage has been set up in the middle, and some seats and tea are placed on the outside of the stage from top to bottom.When they arrived, Emperor Tianren and all the civil and military officials had just arrived. Emperor Tianren and the empress sat at the highest position, and the other wives and all the civil and military officials sat according to their ranks.

The theater troupe in the palace is naturally much better than the ones outside, Zhijin watched boredly, and when she turned her head, Xie Zhimian disappeared.

As if aware of her doubts, Chu Yu whispered, "I ran out just now. Do you want to follow?"

Zhijin nodded: "It's good to let Yue go back." It's just a little girl, it's enough to let Yuehui follow, even if Chuyu is gone, she can't be a hero to save the beauty.

Yue replied and chased in the direction given by Chu Yu, Xie Zhijin frowned slightly, thinking of Xie Zhimian's impatient look, she smiled for a while.

The babbling drama sang for more than an hour, and the queen took her married woman to visit the lake to enjoy the scenery.Due to the large number of people, apart from the woman rowing the boat, there can be four other people on the boat, and each master can bring a slave to serve.Before waiting for the female officer to assign, Jiang brought Cui Liu over here, and said with a smile: "I will be on the same boat with Miss Xie."

It is common for acquaintances from various families to be on the same boat, and the female officer was not surprised, and arranged to go to other places here.Jiang Shi and Zhijin boarded the boat, Jiang Shi couldn't help asking: "Where's your concubine sister?"

Zhijin smiled mockingly and answered the wrong question: "The Xie family may have a princess."

Jiang Shi was surprised, looking left and right, no outsiders paid attention to this side, and then said in a low voice: "Is this serious? Can Xie Yuanzhou agree?" No wonder she was surprised, now the prince is married, and to be a princess can only be a side concubine.Although the side concubine is different from the wives of ordinary families, she is still a concubine after all. Qing noble families who pay attention to family status generally do not allow their children to be side concubines.

"So what if Xie Yuanzhou agrees or not? When Xie Zhimian's plan succeeds and King Huai has to marry, what else can he do? Could it be possible to ruin the reputation of his beloved girl? I'm afraid that even if King Huai doesn't want to marry, Xie Yuanzhou will have to find a way." Send Xie Zhimian to Prince Huai's residence." Seeing Jiang's surprise, Zhijin couldn't help but smile, she suddenly bent her mouth, stepped on her arm, and said affectionately: "Auntie, let's not talk about her, it will affect my mood. She can do whatever she likes, it has nothing to do with me."

The boat was sliding slowly, Jiang looked at the beautiful palace, and shook his head lightly: "Well, let's not talk about her, it has nothing to do with us. In my aunt's heart, there is only you, so I have to marry you back home That's good."

Zhijin leaned her head on her shoulder, with tears in her eyes: "Auntie, just wait until he comes back."

Jiang stroked her long hair, remembering that his son would be back soon, a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Yes, no accidents, and he will be back in two months. This battle was hard, and he will be back this time." Come back, quickly find a way to marry you in, and you can live in peace and stability."

Thinking of that person, Zhijin's heart was filled with honey.It has been more than two years since he left. In the past two years, she has experienced two divorces and started a business again, just to wait for him.Although the two of them had seldom communicated in the past two years, she believed that Qin Jin would definitely not let her down.

The boat passed a rockery, and suddenly someone on the shore exclaimed: "Someone fell into the water."

Zhijin and Jiang looked around inquiring about the voice, and saw people struggling on the water not far away, and the maids and women on the bank were in a mess, those looking for poles were looking for poles, and those looking for someone were looking for someone, but no one came to rescue them. .

The boat rowed over there, and the situation over there became clearer. At this moment, several handsome men walked by talking and laughing. One of them noticed that someone had fallen into the water, jumped into the water without saying a word, and then rowed. Go to the woman who fell into the water, hold her under her arm and row towards the shore.

Naturally, the boat that the queen was on also heard the chaos over there, and moved towards the shore one after another. Not long after, all the boats came ashore one after another.All the wives were just agitated to enjoy the scenery, and they talked about the woman who fell into the water just now.

Zhijin's boat was relatively far behind, and when she got ashore, the woman who fell into the water had already been taken down by the maid to change her clothes.A puddle of water remained where it was, and the queen was talking to the man who saved her.

Seeing Zhijin go ashore, someone immediately looked at her with an ambiguous expression, she just wanted to ask for no reason, when she saw Yuehui hurried over and told her what had happened.

It turned out that Xie Zhimian came out of Langhua Terrace to prepare for the play just now. She used money to get the route of King Huai, and then found the right time to fall into the water.And Duke Huai loves to show off the most. When someone falls into the water, he will naturally not let go of this golden opportunity. It's just that she thought it was a maid, but she didn't expect to find out that it was the daughter of Xie Yuanzhou's family after she was rescued.

Just as Zhijin was thinking, she suddenly saw a maid beside the queen coming over: "Miss Xie, the queen is here to invite you."

Zhijin was not surprised, nodded and smiled: "Please, sister, lead the way."

The Empress is the birthday star today, so she was naturally displeased when such a thing happened. When she asked which girl it was, she frowned even more. She invited the eldest daughter of the Xie family, but the concubine who had the accident was invited by Concubine Xiao Gui. here.

"Miss Xie, your younger sister is changing clothes in the side hall. You can go and see." The empress had a decent smile on her face, and her words were like a spring breeze, as if the flash of displeasure just now hadn't happened.

Zhijin came over and saluted first, and then thanked King Huai: "Thank you, my lord, for saving Lingmei. Zhijin is very grateful."

King Huai stood beside the queen, his clothes were soaked, and he stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes glanced at Zhijin, his heart skipped a beat, he was shocked by Zhijin's good looks.

Just now he just went into the water to save someone in order to maintain a good demeanor. After he was rescued, he realized that she was a lady from the official family, and he heard the maid replied that it was a girl from the Xie family. Duke Huai is a smart person, so he immediately knew that he seemed to need many sidelines. Concubine, thinking back subconsciously, the girl from the Xie family is also good-looking, and she can barely make do as her side concubine.

It's just that the girl who fell into the water is far worse than the one in front of me. If the girl from the Xie family who fell into the water is a beauty in the world, then the girl in front of me is undoubtedly the Nine Heavens Fairy.

I remember that Xie Yuanzhou said that the eldest daughter of his family was the daughter who had been engaged to Qin Jin, so it seems that this is the one in front of him.

Duke Huai sighed secretly, it would be great if he married this woman, but it's a pity that this woman has broken the marriage many times, the father, queen and mother will definitely not allow it.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard the woman in front of me thank you.Duke Huai was stunned for a moment, then returned to his usual demeanor, and said flatly: "It's okay."

Zhijin observed Duke Huai closely for the first time.The previous impression of Duke Huai was limited to hearsay, and did not combine with reality.It's just that Prince Huai's eyes were a little hot, which made Zhijin feel a little uncomfortable. She owed a little, and said slowly: "Minister, go and see Sister She first, and when I return to the mansion, I will report to my father, and I will definitely ask him to come and thank you. Minnu Farewell."

Zhijin had already left with her servant girl, but Duke Huai was still reluctant to take his eyes back. Empress Liu watched from the side, a sneer flashed in her eyes, which was fleeting.

"It seems that Duke Huai is going to have more side concubines. I will congratulate Duke Huai here first." The queen said with a smile, the smile didn't reach her eyes.

Duke Huai returned to his senses with a calm expression: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern."

Empress Liu waved her hand, turned her head and said distressedly: "Prince Huai's clothes are wet, it's better to change them quickly, so as not to get wind and cold."

"Thank you, mother." Duke Huai thanked, then glanced at the side hall, and led the people away.

Empress Liu stood where she was, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her lips.

When Zhijin arrived at the side hall, Xie Zhimian had already changed her clothes under the service of the maid. When she saw her coming in, anger flashed in her eyes, and then complacency: "What are you doing here?"

"What do you think I'm here for?" Zhijin smiled brightly, instantly lighting up the palace, Xie Zhimian looked at her a little dazzlingly, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, Xie Zhijin, don't think I don't know what you're thinking, Aren't you just jealous that I want to marry into the palace, don't think I don't know."

Zhijin was about to cry because of her self-righteous stupidity, how could she have such courage, she thought she was smart enough to skip over Xie Yuanzhou and marry Duke Huai by using such indecent means, could it be that she didn't think about it? , Can you hang around in the palace?

What made Zhijin even more speechless was that Xie Zhimian saw that Zhijin was silent in a daze. She really thought she had hit the mark, and she was even more proud, "Xie Zhijin, when I marry into the palace, you will have to be honored, maybe You can get married."

The woman whose marriage was divorced obviously did nothing wrong, but she would be crowned as having a bad character.But it is only compared to ordinary families. In the capital, the aristocratic family or the noble family also have such concerns, but they can find a suitable family by virtue of their father's official position.

Xie Zhijin thinks that Xie Zhimian is a brainless person. This is the case at present. If she can still maintain this arrogance when she arrives in the palace in a few years, it will be her luck.
"Why, don't you hurry up and thank me?" Xie Zhimian pushed Zhijin, proudly.

(End of this chapter)