Chapter 8: Misfortune Strikes

Although Cheng Sujin is the eldest sister, there is actually only half a year behind Cheng Xiuning in terms of age, and these two are now at the age when they should get married. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Cheng Sujin on the stage smiled like a spring sun, shy, every time Ling Bo moved, fluttering clothes, his eyes glanced at Gao Heng and Gu Hanqing intentionally or unintentionally, with affection in his veins, and Cheng Xiuning, who was sitting in the crowd, was already so angry that his face was pale, and his hands holding the fan were trembling.

"These two sisters are really scheming and unscrupulous in order to compete for a man. ā€

Cheng Jinzhi glanced at Cheng Sujin who was dancing on the stage, and then looked at the angry Cheng Xiuning, rolled his eyes greatly, and when he gloated in his heart, he walked towards Cheng Xiuning with an idea.

"Oh, second sister, isn't this the eldest sister dancing on the stage?" Cheng Jinzhi pretended to be surprised and came to Cheng Xiuning's side.

"Are you blind? Isn't that self-righteous woman, who else? Actually kept such a hand from me, this Cheng Sujin really put himself as a fairy that day. ā€

"Second sister, don't be angry, be careful of getting angry. Cheng Jinzhi pretended to regret and said, "The eldest sister's unexpected move is clearly aimed at the second sister, she must have fallen in love with His Royal Highness King Yan, and wants to take this opportunity to marry into the palace as a princess." ā€

Cheng Xiuning was even more angry when she heard Cheng Jinzhi's words, she slammed the teacup on the table and said angrily: "Just because she is waving her hands like this, she still wants to be a princess? Hmph, I robbed my cousin Hanqing before, and this time I fought with me for the king of Yan, the tiger is not powerful, when I am a sick cat!"

"It's time to add fuel to the fire, and there's a good show to watch now. ā€

Cheng Jinzhi thought happily in her heart, and Cheng Xiu beside her put the teapot in front of her: "You go to the teahouse to make me a pot of herbal tea, this hot tea is so hot that everyone wants to drink it, I want to sit here and see, what tricks can my eldest sister play." ā€

"Okay, I'll go. ā€

Cheng Jinzhi left with a smile on his face, and while passing through the crowd, he also heard the whispers of many guests.

"It turns out that this "Qingluo Sleeves" is a song and dance, isn't the beauty who danced on the stage the daughter of Lord Cheng, the eldest lady of Cheng Mansion?"

"The two daughters of the Cheng family are at the right age for marriage, do you think this is deliberately arranged by Lord Cheng to find a virtuous son-in-law for the Cheng family?"

"Don't really say it, this is a play hand-picked by His Royal Highness King Yan. Everyone knows that although the crown prince has been decided, among the princes, His Royal Highness King Yan is in full swing, you say that he has no desire to covet the throne at all, who believes it?"

"That's right, no wonder the prince will come to the birthday banquet to make trouble, recently the court and the central government have rumored that Lord Cheng wants to win over King Yan to fight the prince, and now it seems that he intends to marry his daughter to King Yan, it seems that this thing is true. ā€

The guests below had already exchanged their heads and talked about it, Gao Heng saw the clue to this, he sat quietly on the seat and drank tea, looking at the smile on the stage and was not moved at all, as if there was only floating air in front of him.

"It's a good "Green Rose Sleeve" that can't be seen outside, it turned out to be selling dog meat on the head of a sheep. ā€

"It seems that His Highness doesn't like this play that Godfather deliberately prepared for you. ā€

"Is it obvious?" Gao Heng closed the teacup and glanced sideways at Gu Hanqing, "Presumably tomorrow there will be rumors in the capital, saying that I am obsessed with the eldest lady of the Cheng Mansion and want to use this to get closer to the Duke of Yasukuni, and if it is a little more outrageous, it will be said that I covet the position of the prince and want to form an alliance with high-ranking officials to bring down the prince." The prince already regarded me as a thorn in his side, and your godfather wanted to use public opinion to build momentum and force me to comply. ā€

Gu Hanqing said earnestly: "The death of Concubine Lan was a big blow to the godfather back then, no matter what, he didn't want to see the crown prince with the support of Empress Zhao behind him ascend to the throne. ā€

"Empress Zhao has been in charge of the harem for many years, although she is only a woman, her power in the court should not be underestimated, and she is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp. ā€

Gao Heng said expressionlessly, his cold eyes suddenly frost and snow, and then dissipated with a very fast momentum, covered with a layer of cold mist.

"Third brother, Xiao Gu, what are you talking about?"

While speaking, I saw Gao Xun coming up with an excited face, followed by Cheng Yan's eldest son Cheng Xuan.

Cheng Xuan is the same age as Gu Hanqing, with a dignified appearance, and his eyebrows are free and uninhibited, and at first glance he is a noble son from a family. But because of his playful nature, he travels outside all the year round and makes friends, and after Cheng Jinzhi became an adult, he saw him in the house only a handful of times. Although he is the eldest young master of the Cheng family, he is always reprimanded by Cheng Yan for not wanting to make progress, not doing his job, and typical hatred of iron does not make steel.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, Hanqing, today's father's birthday banquet, can the two of you eat and drink well?"

Cheng Xuan came up to say hello familiarly, and sat down unceremoniously when he saw that there was a vacant seat.

The three of them have always had some friendship, and after a few words of greeting, Gao Xun on the side suddenly interjected: "Eh... I heard that the one dancing on the stage is the eldest lady of the Cheng family, or the third brother, you hand-picked. It seems that you, third brother, are still interested in women. ā€

"What do you mean, interested in women?"

Gao Heng stiffly pulled out a smiling face, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Although Gao Xun has always been open-mouthed in front of Gao Heng, he is a little in awe of this brother, and when he saw Gao Heng's expression, he immediately smiled and said: "No, no, I mean, I originally thought that the third brother was pure in heart and had few desires, and his heart was like water, but he couldn't withstand the temptation of a beautiful woman." Also, everyone is a man, and men should like women......"

"His Royal Highness King Jin, don't get darker and darker. ā€

Gu Hanqing couldn't help but glance at Gao Heng with a smile, and saw that the smile on the corner of his mouth was about to rain, and out of kindness, he interrupted Gao Xun's gushing words, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of "worry" in his heart. ā€

At this time, Cheng Xuan also smiled and said, "That's right, Your Royal Highness King Jin, you better eat more food and talk less." ā€

"Sixth brother, believe it or not, if you say one more word, I will throw you on the stage and dance with that young lady. ā€

Although Gao Heng had a smile on his face, his eyes were already cloudy.

"Okay, okay, I'll shut up, I'll shut up. ā€

Gao Xun hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, nervous like a child who was afraid of being scolded.

"It's a bit noisy here, and I want to walk around alone. ā€

Gao Heng said, and suddenly stood up, of course, he didn't really blame Gao Xun, but was inadvertently touched to the knot in his heart, and his heart was upset.

"Your Highness......"

At the same time, Cheng Jinzhi was walking towards the guests with a pot of freshly brewed herbal tea, thinking that she would soon be able to see her two sisters glaring at each other, and the tired steps that had been busy so far in the morning instantly became much lighter.

With the sound of the piano rising and closing, Cheng Sujin's sleeves flew one after another, and her delicate body turned rapidly, and the stage was like a bright and fragrant hibiscus blooming, giving birth to lotus step by step, attracting everyone to applaud and praise.

Cheng Jinzhi looked at Cheng Sujin dancing gracefully on the stage, and for a moment, her mind began to think involuntarily, and she hoped that the person dancing on the stage at the moment was herself.

"If I were to do this dance, I would definitely not be inferior to her. ā€

At this moment, the little young master Cheng Yu jumped over from the crowd, and when he saw Cheng Jinzhi standing in place holding a teapot, his eyes rolled, and he shook the stocky fat on his body, and rushed forward violently.

"I told you that you lied to me last time that I had something to eat, and I was scolded by my sister, look at the trick!"

Just when Cheng Jinzhi's self-intoxication was still unfinished, she felt a sudden push behind her that made her uncontrollably pour forward, and the teapot that was originally safely placed on the tray flew out, and the herbal tea in the pot overflowed from the mouth of the pot, blooming a brown splash in the air, and finally poured it on a person's face.

"Oh my God!"

"Third brother!"

All this happened too quickly, the teapot suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp cracking sound, and Cheng Jinzhi looked at the residue of the teapot on the ground, as if he had foreseen his future fate.

Tea trickled down his long eyelashes, down the bridge of his nose to his thin lips, and finally into the depths of his robe. Looking at the cold eyes of the man in front of him, Cheng Jinzhi only felt a piercing chill rise up his spine, and even the soles of his feet were chilled.

She knew she was done this time, completely finished.