Chapter Twenty-Nine
Xiao Man had already prepared breakfast, and Xiao Wanyao began to eat it after she took her seat, and she ate it with relish, seeing that Xiao Wanrou was a little weak-hearted, and she didn't eat well.
After eating, the family came in to spread the word, saying that someone from the palace had come to pick up the second lady and was already waiting outside the door.
Xiao Wanyao wiped the corners of her mouth with a silk handkerchief unhurriedly, looking unfazed, thanks to the hardships of more than ten years in her previous life, and the accumulation of experience provided confidence for Xiao Wanyao in this life.
"Father, Wan Yao is leaving, Wan Yao is not filial, she can no longer serve her father, and she can't fulfill her filial piety." As she spoke, Xiao Wanyao slowly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and then was helped up by licorice.
Xiao Man naturally looked for something nice to say, showing that he was reluctant to let Xiao Wanyao leave Xiao Mansion, and how much he wanted her to live for a few more days.
Xiao Wanyao also burst into tears, crying and crying that she had not served her father wholeheartedly, and now that she has entered the palace, she will definitely take good care of her family.
Xiao Man also made a promise to Xiao Wanyao and set to protect Xiao Wanyao in the harem in the front court.
"It's almost time, Wan Yao, you should leave if you are reluctant." Xiao Man said sadly.
Xiao Wanyao wiped her tears, her eyes were red, and she choked up: "My daughter is here to say goodbye to her father...... Just let my sister give me a ride! Put me in the carriage...... No matter how much trouble she made before, she was my sister...... Don't pass by this time, and I don't know when we will see each other again, and all grievances will be written off. ”
Xiao Man nodded and said to Xiao Wanrou beside him: "Go, send my sister, say something considerate, it will be difficult to see you in the future." ”
Xiao Wanrou was reluctant, but in order to show generosity in front of her father, she nodded in embarrassment, put on an oil-paper umbrella and walked to Xiao Wanyao's side.
"It's snowing outside, so my sister should be careful when she walks." Xiao Wanyao instructed carefully, and then gently held Xiao Wanrou's hand, both of them were cold and cold, and neither wanted to get a trace of warmth from the other.
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Of course, Xiao Wanrou knew that Xiao Wanyao would not simply send her to Xiao Wanrou.
Xiao Wanyao had a smile on the corner of her mouth, but the words she said in a gentle voice were like knives, cutting people with knives: "I don't want to be sorry for others in my life, let alone let others be sorry for me." Xiao Wanyao turned her head to look at Xiao Wanrou who was holding an umbrella beside her, and saw that her face was slightly pale before she was satisfied: "I have thought of a way to rectify those who are sorry for me, I will ask the eunuch to prepare a sack of rats, buckle the sack on that person's head, and the rats will gnaw at that person's face until it is unrecognizable!" ”
Xiao Wanrou suddenly stumbled and almost fell into the snow when she heard this, but fortunately, Xiao Wanyao grabbed her hand and didn't let her fall, but her face had completely changed, and her lips couldn't stop trembling.
"Sister, be careful...... Why are you shaking? Is it because it's cold? Xiao Wanyao asked with concern.
Xiao Wanrou shook her head and forced her composure: "You...... Why are you talking to me about this? Could it be that it is going to be used on me? Xiao Wanrou is not in the mood to deal with Xiao Wanyao, she is indeed a little scared when it comes to this, if Xiao Wanyao is really favored in the future, I don't know what will happen to her!?
Xiao Wanyao smiled: "Sister is joking, right!?" You are my own half-sister, how could I use such despicable means against my sister...... Of course, use a more advanced method, a cold-blooded animal like a snake is more suitable for my sister......"
Xiao Wanrou's whole body trembled when she heard this, Xiao Wanyao glanced at her fiercely and said, "Sister, are you afraid?" Of course Wan Yao is talking about fun! My sister tried her best to push Wan Yao to a high place, and Wan Yao was grateful to her sister before it was too late! If Wan Yao is favored in the future, he will definitely take his sister to the palace to live for a few days, and he will definitely entertain his sister well when the time comes. This time Xiao Wanyao didn't help her, just let her kneel in the snow, Xiao Wanyao walked forward alone, stepped out of the gate of Xiao Mansion, and will never come back from now on, leaving Xiao Wanrou and Xiao Mansion with only a scarlet resolute back.
The snow is falling heavier and heavier, flying in the sky like goose feathers, and although it is early winter, a rare heavy snow is enough to freeze for thousands of miles.
It was cold and windy outside, but it was warm as spring inside the carriage.
Maybe Tang Siqi wanted to please Xiao Wanyao, and it was not ruled out that the people below wanted to please her, in short, the carriage was covered with the softest lamb wool blanket, as well as the mink fur with the best effect on keeping out the cold. The carriage is spacious, and a delicate and small stove is placed in the middle, and the incense is still scented in the stove, which makes people feel good for the body and mind.
Xiao Wanyao held the hand stove and covered the big groom, but her face was as pale as paper, and her brows never stretched.
Licorice sat aside, completely unwilling to enjoy this high-level treatment, and she only felt wronged for the second miss in her heart.
Finally, before entering the imperial city, Xiao Wanyao called to stop, then hurriedly got out of the car, walked to the base of the city wall, leaned against the wall and vomited.
The accompanying little eunuch turned pale with fright, and hurriedly got a cup of tea and asked the licorice to take to rinse Xiao Wanyao's mouth.
From the time of breakfast, Xiao Wanyao felt her stomach churning, and she endured it all the way, and finally couldn't help it, so she got out of the car.
"Second Miss, what's going on?" Licorice handed over the tea, patted Xiao Wanyao's back, and asked in a low voice.
Xiao Wanyao wiped her mouth and shook her head: "It's okay, let's go, go back to the car." ”
Walking to the carriage, the little eunuch asked, "How is the second young lady?" Is it too tired along the way? ”
"Thank you father-in-law for your concern, I'm fine, but I can't get used to the smell of kumquat branches burning in the incense."
The little eunuch smiled when he heard this: "That's easy to do, the slave will go and burn the incense to extinguish, and soon the smell will dissipate, this matter is the slave's fault, wronged the second lady." ”
Licorice couldn't help but admire Xiao Wanyao, and put the whole responsibility on Xiang, so that no one would think that there was something wrong with her body, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble.
Finally solved the problem, Xiao Wanyao returned to the warm and comfortable carriage again, but like licorice, she didn't care if the carriage was comfortable or not, because no matter how luxurious and comfortable it was, it was still a cage after all.
The sky was leaden gray and gloomy, and the snow was falling heavily, but the carriage finally passed through the city gate and entered the palace.
"Second Miss, is this the palace? Why are the walls so high? Looks so cold? Licorice lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, and saw the pale and piercing walls of the palace.
Xiao Wanyao patted her face impatiently to make herself look more energetic, but she didn't answer Licorice's words, but looked fixedly at the line of light outside the window that was revealed when the curtain was lifted.
"It's really like a dream...... Xiao Wanyao muttered to herself, but fortunately, her voice was not loud, and she didn't even hear what she said when she was sitting on the licorice closest to her.
The carriage listened at this moment, and only heard the little eunuch outside the curtain say: "Miss Xiao Er, the Xuanshu Hall has arrived, and the Holy Lord has instructed that Miss Xiao Er will come directly to see the Holy Lord as soon as she comes." ”
Xiao Wanyao answered softly, and then stepped out of the carriage with the support of licorice, she naturally knew that the concubine in the palace could take a two-seat carriage in the palace, but she was not allowed to enter the emperor's bedroom, study and other areas, and now she made an exception to take the carriage directly to the Xuanshu Hall before she was crowned a concubine, which was the honor given to her by Tang Siqi.
This can only show that Tang Siqi either values her illustrious family background, or really likes her as a person.
It's just that......
Xiao Wanyao walked up the steps slowly, the eunuch beside her held an umbrella to shield her from the wind and snow, and at the end of the steps stood a dark figure looking at her from a distance.
"It's been a long journey, it's been a hard work." Tang Siqi's eyes were blazing, looking at Xiao Wanyao's placket, and raising his hand to personally dust off the snowflakes on her placket.
"The folk girl Xiao Wanyao has seen ......" Xiao Wanyao was about to bend down and bow down, but was supported by Tang Siqi's hands.
Tang Siqi said lightly: "No need, this is not a formal occasion, there is no need to kneel and worship." ”
Xiao Wanyao just said "yes" concisely, and then fell into silence, this kind of helplessness seemed to Tang Siqi because of Xiao Wanyao's restraint, so he didn't mind, and immediately took Xiao Wanyao's wrist and said, "It's cold outside, go in and talk." ”
Xiao Wanyao was led by him, and couldn't help but look up at him too, with a little sadness in her expression at this glance.
It's just that I can't afford your liking in this life, and I can only live up to your gentleness.
The furnishings in the Xuanshu Hall are still the same, Tang Siqi is not a thrifty emperor, but he also doesn't like luxury, so although he pays attention to food and clothing, he is not extravagant and luxurious, and there is no surprising place to live.
The placement of everything here is very familiar to Xiao Wanyao, so all the way to the front of the case, Xiao Wanyao has no curiosity and never squints.
It wasn't until he sat in front of the desk that Tang Siqi opened his mouth and said: "You are much more dignified than I thought, and you are not curious when you come to a new place, but are you not curious or not?" ”
Xiao Wanyao didn't mean to speak, she sat in front of Tang Siqi, her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes were slightly closed.
The reason why she dared to do this was because she knew Tang Siqi's temper, and when he had a good impression of a person, he would not care about these cumbersome etiquette.
It is precisely because of this that Xiao Wanyao was fascinated by Tang Siqi's character in his previous life, when he loves someone, he will hold her in the palm of his hand, and when he doesn't love her, he will destroy her with his own hands.
So with him, Xiao Wanyao neither could nor dared.
"Why don't you speak? Didn't Xiao Man tell you that I was the one who played chess with you at the Bowen Pavilion? Tang Siqi asked.
Xiao Wanyao lowered her eyes and said, "I lost the chess game that day." ”
Tang Siqi saw that she finally spoke, and couldn't help laughing: "So the widow took you into the palace." ”
A complicated look flashed in Xiao Wanyao's eyes: "Then what if I win!?" ”
Tang Siqi was stunned for a moment, then regained his gentleness, and said with a faint smile: "But you have already lost, this is a foregone conclusion." ”
Xiao Wanyao's eyes were full of expression, and she asked, "Is the saint willing to play another game of chess with the people's daughter, if the people's girl wins, can the saint fulfill a wish of the people's daughter?" ”I1483