Chapter III
The two got off the sedan chair from outside the palace gate, Xie Yiying was wearing a swaying long skirt, Zhou Jin was holding her forearm outside, and when she stood firm, she naturally shook her hand, and the two walked towards the palace with their fingers interlocked.
Before stepping into the middle palace, the eunuchs had already knelt down in unison.
Xie Yiying had never seen this battle, so she stopped with Zhou Jin, Zhou Jin told people to calm down, and then glanced at her, Xie Yiying quietly exhaled, leaned next to Zhou Jin for half a minute, and put meekness and shyness on her face.
When I entered the palace, I found that in addition to the queen, two other imperial concubines had also arrived.
"The son visits the queen mother." The two saluted together, and then Zhou Jin turned to the other two: "Meet the second imperial sister-in-law, the third imperial sister-in-law." Xie Yiying also followed suit. The whole process was staring down and not looking at people.
Until I heard the queen say: "This palace is also the first time to see this child, quickly raise your head and let us see." Xie Yiying raised his head shyly and looked at the top of the place.
The queen is not yet forty this year, and she is well maintained, so she looks younger than she was originally age, but her expression is a little stricter, and her eyes are scrutinizing when she looks at Xie Yiying. Xie Yiying didn't dare to look directly, but as soon as he raised his eyes, he immediately lowered his eyes.
"It's very shy to look at the four siblings." The second imperial concubine covered her lips and chuckled.
"You just saw that she was shy, but I saw that these two people came in holding hands, which shows that the fourth brother is also very satisfied with these four brothers and sisters." The third imperial concubine spoke with a lazy meaning.
It's just that when it comes to Zhou Jin's satisfaction with his daughter-in-law, it naturally means mockery. Zhou Jin seemed to be unaware of it, and said to the three imperial concubines: "I also want to thank the three imperial sisters-in-law for being this big matchmaker." ”
The queen spoke at the right time: "The palace looks at these four imperial concubines and looks good, and their demeanor is good, and they are delicate and weak. Xiyun, take the red agate bracelet in the palace to the four imperial concubines, she is long white, and she can also match this color. ”
Before marriage, the emperor and queen had already rewarded dozens of boxes of things according to the number of gifts, but it was the first time that the four imperial concubines came to visit the queen, so naturally they still had to appreciate her alone.
The bracelet of red agate is naturally not low in value, but if it is placed on the face of the queen's first gift to her daughter-in-law, it is very unqualified.
The son is not liked, and the daughter-in-law naturally does not fall into any good.
Xie Yiying imitated Zhou Jin, and did not show any reluctance, but his cheeks were crimson as if he had been praised by the queen, took the bracelet box, and saluted the queen again.
Zhou Jin caught a glimpse of the change in her expression from the back of her eyes, and felt that this daughter-in-law could also act.
"Yo, I'm in a hurry, just in time for the queen mother to reward my younger siblings, don't be biased, and reward us with a few things." The sudden sound at the door frightened the thanks, she turned around with Zhou Jin, and saw the figure in the sun, which was a very upright face, because with a smile, it looked amiable.
"Meet the Crown Princess."
"Meet the Crown Princess."
"What kind of family to be." The crown princess helped the two of them with a hand, and then saluted the queen: "Queen Mother, the son is a little late." ”
His eyes swept over the contents of the jewelry box, his eyes darkened, and he laughed in his heart.
Before she got married, she was the granddaughter of Da Sikong, not to mention that she married the prince again, and she was the queen's daughter-in-law.
On the other hand, today's string of red agate is too eye-catching.
The difference between cloud and mud.
It's just that I want to think about it, but my face is still silent.
The queen watched her come in, and her face was much softer. Xie Yiying kept his eyes down and didn't see anything, Zhou Jin saw the details of the surroundings clearly, but after so many years, he had long been used to these things.
Moreover, these small details are nothing compared to when they were young.
So he also kept standing there with a faint expression.
The crown princess chatted with the queen for a few words, and then seemed to notice that Zhou Jin was still standing here, and smiled at him again: "Why is the fourth brother still here, don't you worry about handing over your daughter-in-law to us?" ”
"Probably not at ease," the third princess put down the teacup and laughed, "After all, the fourth brother and sister, seeing such a scene for the first time, I'm afraid they are not used to it." ”
intended to mock Xie Yiying for coming out of a small family.
Xie Yiying wondered in her heart how this third imperial concubine could find trouble so much today, but she didn't understand what she was doing, and smiled shyly at the third imperial concubine: "As a first-time wife, I really don't understand it everywhere, I don't know what the third imperial sister-in-law was like when she just married the third prince?" ”
It looks like an open-minded man seeking advice.
Seeing that the ridicule was ineffective, the third imperial concubine felt that the ridicule was a little boring.
Zhou Jin saw that this person pretended to be stupid and had another set, so he didn't stay any longer.
The four mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law in the middle palace did not agree with each other, and they originally planned to be able to make fun of Xie Yiying, who would have thought that she would not answer a word if she didn't say anything, and she couldn't understand a word of tactful ridicule, but she was serious and respectful.
mentioned that the emperor and queen showed respect, mentioned the three princes and sisters-in-law with envy, and mentioned Zhou Jin's face turned red. It's just good, no one can find fault.
The crown princess occasionally glanced at her, her eyes were quite deep, and she didn't know whether this new brother and sister was innocent and kind or scheming. She didn't want Zhou Jin to marry a powerful daughter-in-law. However, even if she is smarter and smarter, what's the use, Hengzhi is a family down. At this thought, he pulled out a smile again.
After talking about a cup of tea, the eunuch outside the door came to report that the four princes came to pick up the four princesses, "Yo, this little husband and wife have a really good relationship." The crown princess joked to thank Yiying, and Xie Yiying's face that had just faded turned crimson again.
"Call the four princes in." The queen wiped the corners of her mouth after drinking tea, and asked Zhou Jin after greeting him: "Why did you come back so quickly, didn't you talk to your father and emperor well?" ”
Zhou Jin sat next to Xie Yiying, and knew that nothing was going on here by making eye contact when he first entered the room, and when he heard the queen's words, he replied in a deep voice: "My father was discussing political affairs with the prince, so my son didn't bother." ”
said that he didn't bother, but in fact, he waited outside the main hall for a long time and was not called in.
On the first day of marriage, he didn't even want to see this son. Xie Yiying's left thumb gently stroked the ring on the middle finger of her right hand, which was a small action she inadvertently liked to do when she was angry. It's just that the left hand is on the right hand, and no one can see such a tiny movement.
"Well," the queen replied, "these state affairs are naturally more important, it's not too early, and the palace is a little tired, so you can step aside." ”
was speechless all the way, but when she got into the carriage, Xie Yiying let out her strength and leaned lazily on the seat of the chair.
"How's it going today?" Zhou Jin raised his eyes to look at her.
Xie Yiying thought about it and said to him, "It's okay." ”
Zhou Jin snorted and didn't say anything more.
Xie Yiying really thinks it's okay, this old demon woman is much kinder than the tutor of her graduation thesis, and today's scene is only Easy mode compared to the graduation defense. Pretending to be stupid is far easier than changing the paper more than 20 times.
Zhou Jin didn't care, Xie Yiying said that if it was okay, then it would be okay, and he didn't bother to think about it.
In fact, the two of them have a very strange tacit understanding, the starting point of the two people is completely different, but they are in the same place. This is so natural, as if the two of them already knew each other in their previous lives, otherwise how could it be that the moment Zhou Jin stepped into the hall, Xie Yiying raised his head and gave him a look, just a short glance, no one else saw it, the sun was reflected in her eyes, but Zhou Jin understood what it meant.