Chapter 148: All or Nothing

Xiangying's sleeves are outstanding, and her temperament is also very good when she gets along with people on weekdays, so there are many people who come to inquire openly and secretly.

For the suitors with more suitable conditions, Gu Yunjin asked about the meaning of Xiang Yingsleeve, but none of them could be looked at by Xiang Yingsleeve.

Gu Yunjin is not in a hurry or annoyed, what should she do, she wants to see what this fragrant sleeve wants!

Xiangyingsleeve is becoming more and more anxious and desperate in her heart, she knows her situation very well, the princess is determined to marry her, if she does not find a suitable one in the palace, I am afraid that she will soon be married to someone outside the palace.

"Sister Yingsleeve, what are you thinking? I didn't hear you a few times. ”

Xiangying sleeves were walking with a heavy heart, and suddenly someone patted her shoulder from behind, and when she looked back, she saw that it was Xiao Ye beside Meng Wanqing, so she quickly retracted her mind and greeted with a reluctant smile, "It turned out to be Sister Xiao Ye." ”

Xiao Ye pretended to hold her arm intimately, stared at the food box in her hand and asked curiously, "It seems that you came out of the courtyard of the second master, what did you do?" ”

"The princess boiled chicken soup to replenish her body, and asked me to give it to the second. Grandma sent some over. ”

Xiao Ye sighed: "The princess is really good to people, she is pregnant with twins, she is still thinking about others, and she is like a family member to the maids around her, not only helping to choose candidates, but also accompanying the dowry, you are really blessed to meet such a master." ”

Xiao Ye spoke, but his eyes were watching Xiang Yingsleeve's reaction without a trace. She still remembers the careful thoughts of Xiang Yingsleeve, who does not agree to other people's proposals, but is afraid that she is still dreaming of flying on the branches and becoming a phoenix.

Since the last time the prince was injured and it was rumored that the princess was pregnant, his master rarely got involved in the two of them, and ******** only focused on finding an antidote for the prince. She once persuaded her master that she couldn't just let go, otherwise her years of hard work would be in vain, but the master said that if she couldn't find an antidote, it would be in vain in the end, and some things could not be changed, and there was no need to dwell on them, otherwise it would only make the prince bored and reduce the status in his heart.

Although she agrees with the master's words, but in her heart it is still not worth it for the master, why does the master spend all his efforts to save the prince, but the benefits are all taken by the princess alone, she doesn't dare to do anything to the princess, but this fragrant sleeve may be able to play some role, their master and servant are fighting each other, it must be a good show.

She saw that Xiang Yingsleeve had been silent and did not speak. The ambiguous tone stimulated her, "Yingsleeve, I heard that several families have asked the princess to marry you in the past few days, I think it won't be long before you can find Ruyi Langjun, and when the time comes, I will want to please the wine to drink." ”

The thorn that was deep in the heart of Xiangying sleeve was plucked by Xiao Ye, and a sharp tingling sensation suddenly appeared, and she whispered with a pale face: "Sister Xiao Ye said that she laughed, how can it be so easy, and then ...... I didn't have that much luck either. ”

Xiao Ye's eyes rolled, and he said earnestly, "You are so good-looking, and you are ingenious, don't say that you are married to those little guys and shopkeepers, even if you marry the prince and grandson, you are also worthy of it, no matter how bad you are, you can be a side room aunt, and when you give birth to a son in the future, you will have to rely on, who is more favored than whom." ”

Xiang Yingsleeve was seen through her thoughts, panicked, and tried her best to hide it and said: "Sister Xiaoye, you can't talk nonsense, if people listen to it, I'm afraid it will cause trouble." ”

For smart people with thoughts, Xiao Ye knew that there was no need to say too much, so he stopped by clicking and changed the topic and asked, "I heard that the prince has been going out of the house a lot recently, right?" ”

Xiangying nodded absentmindedly, "Well, the prince has been busy lately. ”

Xiao Ye had an incomprehensible smile on his face, "The prince has no official position, and second, he doesn't take care of the business of the palace, what can he be busy with." ”

Xiang Yingsleeve looked at her and smiled strangely, and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean by that?" Could it be that you know why the prince left the house? ”

Xiao Ye pretended to look left and right mysteriously, and then whispered in her ear: "Sister, I won't hide it from you, man, what can I do for?" It's not just those things that are going to happen. ”

After hearing this, Xiang Yingsleeve's eyes widened involuntarily, and then she shook her head in disbelief, "I don't believe it, the prince loves the princess so much, he will definitely not do this kind of thing, otherwise the princess would have found out a long time ago." ”

Xiao Ye poked her forehead with hatred, "You, it's really an elm head, the princess is pregnant, and it is inconvenient to serve the princess, even if you find out, what can you do?" Besides, which man doesn't steal. Huan, what man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? There is no aunt or maid in the prince's room, so it is understandable to go outside, and the princess can't say anything. ”

Xiang Yingsleeve's heart was deeply stirred again, yes, which of the princes and grandsons is not a three-room and five-concubine, there is no other woman in Chaohuayuan now, and there will always be one later. Others can become the pillow person of the prince, why can't she?

Xiao Ye secretly observed Xiang Yingsleeve's face, saw that the goal was almost achieved, and was about to leave, before leaving, he took Xiang Yingsleeve's hand and said, "Sister Yingsleeve, I only said these words to you because of the relationship between the two of us, you must not say it to others, otherwise, if it reaches the ears of the prince, I will definitely be punished." ”

Xiangying sleeves nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I won't say it, what's more, it's not good for me to say it." ”

Xiao Ye was relieved to leave, and as soon as he turned around, an unknown smile appeared in his eyes.

Xiangying's sleeves were like losing her soul, her whole heart was flustered and cold, and her steps were vain and walked towards Chaohuayuan. When I returned to Chaohuayuan, I was really in no mood to do things, and I was afraid that others would see something, so I simply took sick leave and went back to my room.

She locked herself in her room, sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt and thought about her thoughts, and after a whole day and a night of mental strife, she decided to block it and fight for her future.

In the afternoon of this day, the sun was extremely hot, and most of the people hid in the house and did not want to come out, however, Xiang Yingsleeve appeared on the way to the library with the big sun, anxiously and somewhat expectantly waiting for the appearance of the target.

In Chaohua Garden, Gu Yunjin woke up from a nap, washed his face and was about to sit down for a cup of tea, but saw Ji Hongxuan leading a little maid with a raw face and walked in.

"You're looking for me? What's up? Gu Yunjin put down the fragrant tea that he hadn't had time to drink, looked at the little maid and asked.

The little maid looked at Ji Hongxuan and Yue Liushao in the house, and did not reply, until Gu Yunjin signaled the two maids to withdraw, and then said in a slightly anxious tone: "It was the prince who asked the slave maid to invite the princess, and the prince seemed to be suddenly unwell, and was helped by the girl with sleeves to go to a side room to rest." ”

Just now, she met Shi Ziye who was going to the library on the road, and suddenly saw Shi Ziye holding his head and moaning in pain. groaned, she stepped forward to inquire about the situation, and the prince said that he suddenly had a headache and told her to hurry up and invite the princess to come. She wanted to help the prince to return to Chaohuayuan, but she didn't go far when she saw Xiang Yingsleeve appear, saying that she would just hand over the prince to her, and she would take good care of it.

Xiang Yingsleeve is the maid next to the prince, and it is reasonable to hand it over to her, but before the prince left, he whispered to her again to invite the princess to come over, she was puzzled, so she secretly observed for a while, until she saw Xiang Yingsleeve helping the prince to go to a remote courtyard, she faintly felt that something was wrong, and did not dare to delay any longer, so she hurriedly came to Chaohuayuan.

Finally can't hold your breath? Gu Yunjin couldn't stop sneering in his heart, and at the same time, a wave of anger rushed straight to his head, and his heart also fluctuated violently, and when he asked where Dai Jinchao was, he waved his hand to let the maid withdraw, and then walked outside and ordered coldly: "Liu Shao, accompany me out." ”

"Yes, princess." Yue Liushao saw that her face was condensed, and she didn't dare to ask more, so she walked straight behind her.

On the way, Gu Yunjin walked very fast, Yue Liushao was worried, and kept reminding her to be careful with her feet, but Gu Yunjin turned a deaf ear and still walked quickly.

When she came to the remote courtyard, Yue Liushao asked suspiciously: "Princess Shizi, this courtyard seems to have not lived in a long time, what are you doing here?" ”

Gu Yunjin didn't answer, quickly glanced around the courtyard, and then walked towards the middle room without hesitation.

When the hidden door was suddenly pushed open, the disheveled Xiangying sleeves were startled, and she was so frightened that she rolled off the bed directly.

At this time, only a red belly pocket was left on Xiangying's sleeve, and Dai Jinchao, who had been drugged on the bed, only had a white scarf around his waist, and the other parts were exposed, showing a suspicious pink.

Gu Yunjin didn't move for a long time, only stared at Xiangying sleeves who were kneeling on the ground trembling and kept kowtowing.

Yue Liushao only glanced at it, and then understood what was going on, and couldn't help but be angry, trembling with anger, and stepped forward to be a few big slaps, only to hit Xiangying's sleeves, her cheeks were swollen, and the corners of her mouth were bleeding. Fortunately, the princess came in time, otherwise, this cheap hoof who can't get on the stage will not be able to do anything, and dare to do something to the prince, it is really a bear heart and a leopard gall.

"The princess, it's the slave and the maid who were confused for a while, forgetting their identity, please look at the love of the master and servant, spare the slave and the maid this time, beg the princess to ......" Xiangying sleeves kowtowed with tears and begged for mercy.

Yue Liushao laughed angrily, raised her hand and slapped again, "You still have the face to say, do you have the princess in your eyes?" Otherwise, how could such an ugly thing be done? ”

Xiang Yingsleeve just hid her face and cried.

Gu Yunjin stepped forward silently, picked up the clothes with fragrant sleeves from the bedside and threw them at her, and ordered: "Liu Shao, take her back first, it's best to avoid people." ”

Xiangying sleeves knelt and refused to move, only blindly begging for mercy.

Yue Liushao pinched her arm, gritted her teeth and said, "What are you still kneeling for, waiting for the princess to invite you?" ”

When Xiang Yingsleeve heard this, her body trembled even more, and she began to dress while crying, and at the same time her teary eyes looked at the person on the bed from time to time, expecting some miracle to happen, after all, the prince was still in tune with her. Love, said that she liked her soft skin, although she did not make it to the last step, but her body had been seen by the prince, and she believed that the prince would not watch herself be punished and ignore it. However, this is the case, and the person in the bed lies quietly with his eyes closed, as if he is asleep.

After the two of them left, Gu Yunjin reached out and touched Dai Jinchao's slightly hot face, and was thinking about whether to invite a doctor to take a look at him, when he saw Dai Jinchao open his eyes.

Gu Yunjin was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was pretending to be asleep, but he was still a little worried, "How do you feel?" Does it matter? ”

Dai Jinchao smiled, sat up, held her hand and said, "It's not a big deal, no matter what medicine it is, it won't have a big impact on me, and the effect of the medicine will be fine, but just now in order to act a little more realistically......"

He didn't say any more, but Gu Yunjin vaguely guessed it, and lowered his eyelids not to look at him. Naked, he pulled out his hand to get his clothes, "Get up." ”

Dai Jinchao smiled again and got dressed.

When the two returned to Chaohuayuan, they obviously felt that the atmosphere was weird, and all the maids did not dare to come out, and did their own things lightly.

Entering the inner room, Dai Jinchao helped Gu Yunjin sit down at the table, and persuaded him: "Okay, lady, don't be angry, having her in front of you always makes you uncomfortable, don't feel sorry for her, just drive her out, otherwise, if it is passed to the mother concubine in the future, it will not end well, and you will be embarrassed at that time." ”

Gu Yunjin thought about it, it seemed that this was the best way, but he was afraid of making people suspicious, so he thought of an excuse, if someone asked, he said that Xiang Yingsleeve's distant relatives had redeemed her and took her back.

In the end, Gu Yunjin didn't want to do too much, so he sent someone to give her the deed of sale of Xiangyingsleeve and twenty taels of silver.

In the evening of the next day, Xiangyingsleeve was carried out of the house by two mothers-in-law from the side door.

However, Xiang Yingsleeve did not give up, there was still hope in her heart, and she always felt that the princess was just angry and drove her out, and she would be let go back in a few days, so she guarded outside the palace every day, and scattered the silver to let the little maids and women who went out of the palace to send a message to Chaohuayuan's Shui Langlian and others, hoping that they could help plead for mercy, and repeatedly promised that they would be safe and secure in the future.

And Shui Langlian and the others, although they also felt a little pity for her, they didn't dare to disobey the master's will, and they didn't even mention the name of Xiangyingsleeve in front of the master.

The days passed, and what Xiang Yingsleeve was looking forward to did not happen after all, and at this time, she was sure that she was really abandoned by her master, if it wasn't for her own experience, she couldn't believe that the master who had always been pure in her heart would be so ruthless.

The departure of a maid did not make many waves in the huge palace, and others asked a few casually at most, in fact, no one really paid attention to whether Xiang Yingsleeve was picked up by relatives or not.

But this incident still had some impact on Chao Huayuan, and the atmosphere was very dull for many days, but as time passed, the clouds gradually dissipated, and everyone's thoughts were quickly placed on Gu Yunjin's bigger and bigger belly.

However, Gu Yunjin never expected that Xiang Yingsleeve's departure would reveal a shocking secret, and even push himself and the Gu family into an unprecedented desperate situation. (To be continued.) )