Chapter Seventy-Two: Calculations in the Palace
"I'm back, the prince is back." In the palace, a subordinate who went to explore the way hurriedly ran in and reported happily.
"I'm back, hurry, reward." Su Zixin muttered, her bright face overjoyed. Seeing this, Lian Qi went up to the man and stuffed a piece of silver in his hand.
"Thank you, ma'am." The subordinate put away the silver, thought about it, pulled Lian Qi, and reported what he saw on the street in a low voice and carefully for a while.
Lian Qi nodded, the smile on his face faded significantly, "I know, you go!" As he spoke, he threw another ingot of silver into his hand before turning back to report to Su Zixin.
"Mysterious God, what's wrong?" Seeing the two talking to each other, Xie Yunsha asked curiously.
Lin Xiaoyou is the princess of Yueyin Kingdom? She heard her right, right? After listening to Lian Qi's words, Su Zixin was faintly taken aback, and her original good mood suddenly plummeted, "It's okay, go and greet the prince!" "Anyway, the prince is coming back soon. The top priority is to show a good attitude, as long as you get the favor of the prince, a qiē will be solved. As he spoke, he lifted his skirt and led everyone to greet him at the door. As soon as they arrived at the door, two red and white figures came into view, and the horse stopped at the door.
Lin Xiaoyou, how is she in the arms of the prince. Su Zixin saw the person clearly, the hand holding the Jinpa tightened suddenly, and her eyes shot a dangerous light.
Xie Yunsha and Ye Mengfei glanced at each other, and both of them showed a hint of envy and jealousy. Since the day they entered the palace, the prince had never even looked at them directly, let alone had such intimate contact as now. Stretched out his hand and gently touched Su Zixin behind him, and reminded in a low voice: "Sister, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." ”
Damn Lin Xiaoyu, a slut, dared to run to the street to openly ** the prince. Hearing their reminders, Su Zixin held back the evil anger in her heart, forced a smile, and saluted: "The concubine sees the prince." "What they said is right, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, it is better to endure the grievances for a while, and look for an opportunity to clean up Lin Xiaoyou. As long as she pulls out the thorn in her eye, all the glory and wealth in the future will really belong to her alone.
"Congratulations on the triumphant return of the princess, princess Wan'an." Everyone knelt on the ground and respectfully said in unison.
As if he hadn't heard, Xiahou Yichen put his arm around Lin Xiaoyu's waist and gently picked her off the horse, his movements were extremely gentle. "You go back and rest first, I'm going to enter the palace right away. Later in the evening, I will send someone to pick you up into the palace for a banquet. A sentence came out, like a morning bell and a dusk drum, and it hit Su Zixin's hearts heavily, making them feel a little angry and unwilling. He had never seen the prince have such a gentle side, and such an honor was a treatment they had never had.
"Got it." Meeting Xiahou Yichen's gaze, Lin Xiaoyou agreed with a smile.
Xiahou Yichen raised his lips and smiled, his gaze swept over everyone, "Uncle Zhang, wait a minute, Yueyin Kingdom will send the princess's dowry, you can write a list and give it to the princess after you have counted and perfected it." Dongfan, after returning from Beiming for a while, the envoys of the Yueyin Kingdom and the Tianjin Kingdom will be handed over to you for placement, and you must not be neglected. ”
"Yes, the subordinate (old slave) obeys." The two replied in unison.
After arranging a thing, Xiahou Yichen rode his horse and quickly walked towards the palace. Everyone looked at the red figure of his robe flying, amazed, and finally got up at Lin Xiaoyu's signal.
The princess's dowry, is she really the princess of Yueyin Kingdom? How do you explain the five princesses who came along? Su Zixin thought about Xiahou Yichen's words just now, and thought secretly. One Lin Xiaoyou is enough for her to be annoyed, and if a princess comes, her future situation will be even more worrying.
Forget it, at the moment she can only take one step at a time. If the fifth princess really enters the palace, it is not necessarily a bad thing, as the so-called one mountain does not allow two tigers, at that time, whether Princess Lin Xiaoyou's position is given up or not, her life is more difficult than herself. Besides, she has provoked the Yin family now, which is the queen mother's mother's family, so let her be proud for the time being, and she will suffer in the future, as long as she sits on the side and reaps the benefits of the fisherman. Thinking of Lin Xiaoyu's fate, Su Zixin became more and more proud.
"Auntie, Lin Xiaoyu's slut dares to bully me as a princess, you must be the master of Meng'er, otherwise Meng'er will have no face to live." In Changrui Palace, Yin Qiumeng, accompanied by Liu Shuyun, the Duchess of Yin Guo, knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes and sobbing to complain.
"Get up, and have something to say." Yin Fengqing took a sip of tea, and her indifferent attitude did not show a trace of affection.
Sensing her suspicions, Liu Shuyun wiped her red eyes with a brocade handkerchief, hugged Yin Qiumeng and patted her back comfortingly, "Queen Mother Mingjian, the Yin family is all dependent on the protection of the Queen Mother to have today, we have always followed the rules and low-key behavior, and never dared to trespass." And she, Lin Xiaoyu, is just an illegitimate daughter, why should she rely on the favor of the prince to ban our dreams. On the surface, she is pleading for Meng'er, but in fact, she is smearing Meng'er's reputation, implying that our Yin Guogong Mansion has no way to teach her and does not know the general situation. Queen Mother, when will it be the turn of a little girl to point fingers at the family affairs of our Yin Guogong Mansion, Lin Xiaoyou is really too deceitful. The poignant choked voice seemed to have been greatly wronged. Because she knew that Xiahou Yichen's strength was unshakable, she blamed Lin Xiaoyou for her mistakes word by word.
Yin Fengqing listened quietly, silent on the surface, and already angry in her heart. Said coldly, "Really? How is the news heard by the mourning family different from what you said? As he spoke, he slapped his hand on the table and scolded: "Since you have entered the palace, don't you tell the truth?" You think that the mourning family stays in the palace every day, that is, the deaf and blind are at your mercy. ”
Xiahou Yichen returned to the city today, how could she not pay attention. Before the people of the Yin family entered the palace, she had already received news about the things on the street. Outside, the huge team of Yueyin Kingdom to give dowries, but compared to the team of the five princesses of Tianjin Kingdom, they all went for Lin Xiaoyu. Not to mention that she now has the identity of a princess, just with her previous status as a princess, it will take a lot of effort to move her, let alone now. Thinking of the fledgling Lin Xiaoyou, Yin Fengqing had a headache.
"Auntie, you have to believe me, how dare Meng'er deceive you!" Yin Qiumeng wiped her tears, her heartbroken appearance had long since lost her previous domineering, and she was aggrieved and cleaned up her mistakes.
"The Queen Mother is angry, Meng'er is your favorite niece, you have watched her grow up since childhood, Meng'er's temper is best known to you. She is a little arrogant on weekdays, but she can say whatever she wants, and she has a straightforward temperament. If it weren't for Lin Xiaoyu openly ** the prince on the street, she wouldn't have been able to see that she stepped forward and said a few words, and she wouldn't have angered the prince and ordered someone to take off her clothes in broad daylight. In the end, although Lin Xiaoyou begged for her, it was also ill-intentioned. She is the young lady of our Yin Guo Mansion, when did she suffer this kind of grievance, slapped our Yin Guo Mansion in the face, and made it clear that she did not take the Queen Mother in her eyes. Knowing that the Queen Mother cares most about her face, Liu Shuyun's words were poignant, and she vividly interpreted a look of grief and annoyance, hoping to use her hand to clean up Lin Xiaoyu.
"She dares." Sure enough, Yin Fengqing's face sank, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes,
"Thank you, auntie." After receiving the pardon, Yin Qiumeng broke into tears and smiled, "Then Lin Xiaoyu ......" Before she finished speaking, she suddenly came into contact with Yin Fengqing's fierce eyes, and she was so frightened that she quickly swallowed back the words that came to her mouth to punish Lin Xiaoyou.
Seeing that Yin Qiumeng was unpopular, Liu Shuyun stopped talking, and asked cautiously, "Then ...... the prince?" ”
"If he has any objections, let him come directly to the mourners."
"Yes." The two agreed obediently, but they couldn't help but hate in their hearts: It's so cheap Lin Xiaoyou, so how can it be, write down this account first, and sooner or later you have to get it back. was pardoned, and finally the two left with a thousand thanks.
Waiting for the two to leave, Yin Fengqing rubbed her brows and asked in a deep voice, "Mama Zhang, what do you think about this matter?" ”
Mama Zhang bowed and said, "Does the Queen Mother care?" ”
"Well, Meng'er is simply spoiled by the mourning family, don't let her suffer a little, how can she fight with Lin Xiaoyu in the future."
"They were helpless against the prince, so they put all the blame on the princess." Mama Zhang said lightly.
"Yes, so it's the best choice to mourn the family." Yin Fengqing said with a deep sigh, "But no matter where they go, the road will always be paved for them, and as for what happens in the future, it depends on their own creation." Then he asked Mama Zhang to come over and whispered a few words in her ear.
Mama Zhang smiled meaningfully, "The Queen Mother is wise, no matter how they fight, it is very good to avoid a head-on conflict between you and the prince." ”
"Princess, Dongfan's guards were ordered to come back to pick you up into the palace, and the carriage is already waiting outside the door." At dusk, Xiangqing ran in, saluted Lin Xiaoyu, and said happily.
Lin Xiaoyou put down the amusing little fox in his arms, raised his head and smiled, "Got it." ”
After tidying up her makeup, Duoduo took the initiative to stay at home, Lin Xiaoyou didn't say anything, took Lan Yu and Xiangqing and got into Xiahou Yichen's luxurious carriage, and went smoothly all the way to the palace.
When arriving at the palace gate, there is already a soft sedan waiting to meet here. As soon as the carriage stopped, the waiting palace maid stepped forward, leaned over slightly, and said politely: "Princess Wan'an, thinking of the princess's ill health, the princess specially ordered the slave maid to greet her." ”
"No need to be polite." A crisp and pleasant voice came from the carriage, and then Lin Xiaoyu got off the carriage gently under the service of Lan Yu and Xiangqing. Xiahou Yichen also knew that he would send someone to pick her up, but he thought it through. That's fine, it's like a maze inside, and I don't know if I can find him in the Year of the Monkey?
She's the princess? Looking at the woman in front of her who was dressed elegantly and elegant, the waiting palace maid was obviously stunned, and then lowered her head nervously. "Princess, please get on the sedan chair."
Looking at the solemn and majestic palace gate in front of him, Lin Xiaoyou took a deep breath. She really didn't like this place, and she felt depressed as soon as she got closer.
Sitting in a soft sedan chair, I just walked for a while, and suddenly heard a muffled snort, and Xiangqing's figure fell to the ground.
"Fragrance." Lan Yu was startled and stepped forward to help her up, "How is it, it's okay!" ”
"Stop the car, what's wrong?" Lin Xiaoyou scolded, hurriedly got off the sedan chair, looked at Xiangqing nervously and asked, "Where did you fall?" ”
Xiangqing was miserable with a little white face and cold sweat, and it took a long time to shake her head, and she smiled reluctantly: "The slave is fine, princess." As he spoke, he pushed away Lan Yu's hand and wanted to continue walking, but as soon as his feet were forced, he felt a heart-piercing pain.
"And say it's okay, look at what kind of pain you have?" Lin Xiaoyou frowned, complained distressedly, and took out a brocade to wipe the sweat stains on her forehead for her.
"Princess, the prince must have been waiting for a long time, why don't you let this sister go to the side hall in front of you to rest and rest, and the slave maid will ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat her later, okay?" The palace maid who was leading the way in front looked at this scene, turned around and came back and said.
"Okay." Lin Xiaoyou nodded and looked around, the position he was in now was full of flowers, lush vegetation, and the so-called side hall of the palace maid was still very far away, and he couldn't help but say: "In this case, Xiangqing, you will take a soft sedan chair to rest first, and I will let Sister Lan accompany you." ”
"No, Princess. Xiangqing is just a slave, how dare she break the rules. Xiangqing refused again and again.
"Princess, please forgive the slave for saying too much, breaking the rules in the palace, I'm afraid that your kindness will harm this sister." The leading palace maid lowered her head and warned secretly.
Lin Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes raised slightly, and she said unhappily: "People are alive, rules are dead, in case the blame is made, this princess will go to Brother Yixuan to ask for guilt." "Xiangqing is in pain to death, and I have to tell her the rules, if I didn't accompany her to the palace, how could Xiangqing fall so strictly. Ignoring the palace maid's warning, Lin Xiaoyou reached out and personally helped Xiangqing to get into the sedan chair.
"Miss, I'll come." Knowing her temper, Lan Yu stepped forward to take over and followed the soft sedan chair to the side hall.
"Let's go!" Waiting for them to leave first, Lin Xiaoyou continued to move forward one after the other under the leadership of the leading palace maid. The moon hung in the sky, and everywhere there were already lit glass palace lamps, and as far as the eye could see, the flickering light rendered the palace a layer of mystery and haze.
The two walked in circles, seemingly getting more and more remote. Lin Xiaoyou looked at the deserted environment around her suspiciously, and had a bad feeling: Shouldn't the banquet in the palace be held in some more formal palaces, but how can she be brought to a secluded place with few people right now?
was about to ask, but in the blink of an eye, the palace maid who had just led her the way in front of her was gone. Lin Xiaoyou couldn't help but be stunned, and felt more and more that something was wrong, so he turned around and ran back. She was very unfamiliar with the palace, and she couldn't even find a way back in this hurry, so she had to walk when she saw the way, and finally lost her way completely.
Although she carried the widest road, it was still getting colder and colder. The palace courtyards that I passed through were all inhabited places, so cold that I couldn't see the original prosperity of the palace after walking for a long time. Lin Xiaoyou was secretly a little anxious, what happened just now was too strange, she twisted her foot when she walked on the flat road, and the palace maid who led the way suddenly disappeared. In this hellish place, if something happens, no one knows.
Don't panic, don't panic, don't panic, or you'll fall into someone else's trap. Lin Xiaoyou settled down and chose the most spacious and bright road.
"What a chic man." As he was walking, a flirtatious male voice sounded in his ears, and Lin Xiaoyu turned around vigilantly.