Chapter 67: Intrigues
Xing Ruolan took Xing Ruoyou to a relatively secluded corner of the rockery, and the people around could only watch from a distance, not very close, stopped to look around for a while, and said a little mysteriously: "Does the princess know why Mrs. Zuo Xiang invited you to this tea party?" ”
"Could it be that the third sister knows?" Xing Ruoyou asked lightly, as if he wasn't talking about his own business at all.
Xing Ruolan was a little unhappy with her attitude, but she still patiently reminded: "The third sister is not talented, she is familiar with many noble girls in Beijing, and she has obtained some news, which may be useful to the princess." ”
Xing Ruoyu raised his eyebrows and waited for her to continue, and did not mean to interject.
Xing Ruolan originally thought that it would arouse her appetite, but she didn't expect that the other party was far calmer than she thought, and finally couldn't hold it back, and said: "I don't know the reason why Mrs. Zuo Xiang invited the princess, but I know that the second sister seems to have known that the princess will come for a long time, so she made a special trip to the tea party with Liu Xiqing." ”
Liu Xiqing?
Who?
Xing Ruoyou's slightly puzzled eyes finally made Xing Ruolan happy, and hurriedly said: "Doesn't the princess know about Liu Xiqing, the fourth lady of Liu's family?" She is known as the first talented girl in our capital, according to legend, and His Royal Highness the King of the Dawn childhood sweetheart, three years ago everyone guessed that the emperor would give her and His Royal Highness the King of the Dawn marriage, but the creation of people, who knew that in the end His Majesty Xià actually gave the eldest daughter of the left prime minister to His Royal Highness the King of Dawn, everyone guessed that His Royal Highness the King of the Dawn may be dissatisfied with this matter, will be the time of the newlywed······"
As she spoke, Xing Ruolan hurriedly covered her mouth, and then pretended to be frightened and hurriedly spoke: "Don't mind the princess, no matter how His Royal Highness the King and that Liu Xiqing are, he must be the princess the most favored at this time." ”
Xing Ruolan is not a compliment, in her opinion, most men like the new and hate the old, and they are all greedy for beauty, although Liu Xiqing is outstanding in talent and appearance, but there is a gap in appearance compared to Xing Ruoyou, His Royal Highness King Xuan must love Xing Ruoyou more.
Xing Ruoyou still didn't ask or answer, his expression was still calm and calm, not pretending not to care or taste, but he really didn't feel much.
But she was a little interested in the "Liu Xiqing" in Xing Ruolan's mouth, she really didn't expect that a lonely and cold guy like Pu Yangche would actually have a "childhood sweetheart", so what is Liu Xiqing's vision like? !
But then again, if Pu Yangche is not disfigured, her appearance is indeed superb, maybe her personality is better than what she knows, and it is not surprising that she has one or two confidants.
"That's all the third sister wants to say?" Xing Ruoyou thought it was a big deal, and specially summoned her to this remote place, and the people around her who had been staring at her thought that they were discussing some shocking secret.
Xing Ruoyou's reaction was out of Xing Ruolan's expectations again and again, and she had to wonder if she could really release her suspicions with Xing Ruoyou according to what Aunt Li had taught.
But things have come to this point, Xing Ruolan has no way to retreat, so she has to continue: "The princess doesn't know, the second sister and Liu Xiqing came together to try to beat the princess at the 'tea party' and make you ugly." ”
Xing Ruoyou blinked his eyes twice in a slightly puzzled manner, looked at Xing Ruolan, and then looked at the smile behind him.
Race her? Race her for what?
Tea tasting is not wine, can this be compared?
Xing Ruoyou didn't know that in this time and space, the three major countries in the Central Plains, Wei, Shu, and Wu all paid attention to the culture of the Central Plains, and the literati preferred the way of tea, and the "tea tasting party" held by aristocratic families all paid attention to the six arts to help tea.
These six arts refer to poetry, music, calligraphy and painting, chess, seal carving, and flower art.
Over time, the "Tea Tasting Party" gradually developed into a competition of these six arts in disguise.
However, not every "tea party" will compete in the six arts, but two or three.
The nobles mostly choose between poetry, music, calligraphy and painting, and floral art.
Of course, aside from these six arts, the main body of the "tea tasting party" is tea, and of course it is inseparable from the link of "smelling the fragrance and knowing the tea".
According to Xing Ruolan, that Liu Xiqing not only knows all six arts, but also has never made a mistake in "smelling the fragrance and knowing tea", and he is really a god.
Xing Ruolan felt that this time Xing Ruoming and Liu Xiqing came together, they might still provoke one or two in the bush, if Liu Xiqing still had old feelings for His Royal Highness King Xuan, and there would be a lot of dissatisfaction with the favored Xing Ruoyou, then it would really make Xing Ruoyou ugly.
After listening to Xing Ruolan's analysis and introduction, Xing Ruoyou's brain was a little confused, what a mess, it was obviously invited by Mrs. Zuo Xiang, why did Xing Ruoming still participate?
and Liu Xiqing, the daughter of Liu Taishou, if she really can't let go of Pu Yangche, she just recommends herself to marry him, and she won't be able to be an undercover agent at all!
Moreover, if I remember correctly, Shang Hui Ning was at the dinner, and she also embarrassed Xing Ruolan in public, Xing Ruolan would actually ignore her past suspicions and kindly remind her, what the hell?
Let's just say that these things between women are the most brain-consuming, she really wants to throw off her sleeves and leave or kick these annoying problems in a pot!
"Princess?" Xing Ruolan saw that Xing Ruoyou was silent for a while, the expression on her face was a little strange, and she couldn't help but whisper.
"Huh?" Xing Ruo hurriedly pulled back his thoughts that were about to go berserk, and chuckled gently at Xing Ruolan, "Thank you for the reminder from the third sister, I will pay attention." ”
"Attention?" Xing Ruolan thought that Xing Ruoyou would know the difficulties and retreat, so as not to be ugly!
Xing Ruoyou just bowed slightly, glanced at the pavilion in the courtyard where more and more people gathered, and did not forget to remind: "It's not too early, Mrs. Zuo Xiang's 'tea party' is about to start, is the third sister going with me?" ”
"I ······ There were still a few sisters waiting for me, so I wouldn't go with the princess. Xing Ruolan knew that if she was by Xing Ruoyou's side at this time and retreated with her, her relationship would be much closer.
However, Xing Ruolan really doesn't think that Xing Ruoyou has the ability to win the chain attacks of Liu Xiqing, Xing Ruoming and those women who have long been jealous of Xing Ruoyou, and Xing Ruoyou will definitely lose at that time and become a laughing stock.
If she is by the side of Xing Ruoyou, she will definitely be implicated, and it will be difficult for those nobles in Beijing to associate with her in the future.
Giving up the entire forest for the sake of a tree, Xing Ruolan couldn't do it.
What's more, no matter how Aunt Li explained to Xing Ruolan the importance of befriending Xing Ruoyou, Xing Ruolan couldn't get close to her heart.
To be exact, she couldn't really have a heart to heart with anyone.
What's more, if the punishment is so beautiful that it is indescribable, whoever stands next to her will become a foil, and she does not want to be a green leaf that foils her!
Anyway, she said everything that should be said, Xing Ruoyou didn't listen to her advice and insisted on going to the meeting, which was considered benevolent and righteous, and the ugliness had nothing to do with her······