Chapter 293: Fire and Water
Knowing Xia Xue'er's concerns, Mu Xuanlong did not get into the carriage, but asked Luo Li to prepare a horse, walked all the way ahead, and never stopped to talk to her, which made Xia Xue'er breathe a sigh of relief. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It didn't take a stick of incense to take a while, and the carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, even if it was a noble prince, he was just a courtier within the palace wall, and there was naturally no sedan chair to take into the palace, not to mention that the carriage outside had to step into the palace gate half a step!
There was a little eunuch waiting at the gate of the palace, Xia Xue'er had seen it was Gonggong Hua who was on an errand next to the emperor, and as soon as he saw the carriage of the Qi Palace, he hurriedly half-bent down to greet him.
"The slave has seen the prince of Qi and the princess!"
Mu Xuanlong put one hand behind his back, and with the other hand, he signaled to the prince Hua who came to salute, "Father-in-law doesn't have to be polite." ”
The old eunuch beside the emperor is named Qin Zhen, who has been with him since he was a child. He is very trusted by the emperor, and he can speak, although he is a slave, he can be called an existence above ten thousand people under one person within the walls of this palace, and the young father-in-law Hua in front of him is Qin Zhen's godson, Mu Xuanlong's attitude towards him is naturally a little more friendly.
Xia Xue'er stood beside Mu Xuanlong, deliberately fell half a step away, with a decent smile on her face, she nodded lightly to her father-in-law who was saluting, and the father-in-law half-bowed again.
Then Fang Cai turned to Mu Xuanlong and said: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the prince's hard work, and the special servants are waiting here, so be sure to tell the prince that he doesn't have to go to the previous court to salute and say hello, just go to the Yuehua Palace with the princess to serve and eat at night." ”
Mu Xuanlong smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you for the announcement, then the king will go to the imperial grandmother to say goodbye first." ”
Father-in-law Hua moved his steps and bowed to the two of them after letting the way into and out of the palace: "Congratulations to the prince." ”
Mu Xuanlong took Luo Li, Xia Xue'er brought Biluo and Cuizhu, and the rest of the people stayed at the palace gate to wait.
Now just after the sun, the sun is slanting westward, and the sun is not too scorching, but after a day of sunshine, the temperature on the surface is not low. Mu Xuanlong is okay, the robe made of silk is not only thin but also relatively breathable, but Xia Xue'er is different, because it is the first time to enter the palace as a princess, she must wear formal and grand according to the etiquette system, a complicated princess Zhai dress is wrapped in three layers and three layers outside, and there is a gorgeous and heavy pearl and emerald headdress on her head.
In such a hot summer, everyone would rather wear a thin one, and dressing like her is nothing more than torture!
The palace road is long, and it can be regarded as entering the harem after walking for about half an hour, but fortunately, there are vermilion high walls on both sides of the long street, and it is not noon, which is considered to block part of the sun. Xia Xue'er took advantage of Mu Xuanlong's inattention, unconsciously deviated her body from the center of the palace road, and hid in a shade blocked by the wall, Mu Xuanlong glanced sideways at her who was walking along the wall, the corners of her mouth raised a slight arc, as if she hadn't seen anything, continued to walk in front, and even deliberately distanced herself from her.
Seeing that Mu Xuanlong didn't find out his little trick, and even widened the distance between the two to three steps away, Xia Xue'er became complacent like a kitten who had successfully eaten at home.
It's finally cooler.
After walking for another two or three quarters of an hour, the two of them arrived at the gate of Shicui Palace, and the palace maid went in to pass the word, and the two waited here.
"The imperial grandmother likes to play chess, taste tea, calligraphy and enjoy flowers, loves to drink Babao tea and Biluochun, and likes Taishi cake for pastries, but she doesn't like sweetness. But more importantly, her old man has always believed that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented. ”
Hearing this, Xia Xue'er frowned slightly, and turned her head sideways to look at Mu Xuanlong, who was speaking, but he was looking straight ahead, his lips were closed, and his face was not shocked, as if Fang Cai's words did not come from his mouth!
The palace maid who had just gone to pass the word came back, and she was followed by an old lady, who didn't look like an ordinary palace maid.
Mu Xuanlong reminded in a low voice: "She is the personal maid of the emperor's grandmother, Mama Zhong." ”
Mama Zhong saluted when she saw the two, and then said, "Lord and Princess, the Queen Mother invites you to come in and talk." ”
Just about to step in, but heard footsteps behind her, Xia Xue'er turned her head curiously, but saw a familiar face.
I haven't seen her for a year, and Chu Yingwei has become more iconic.
Wearing a green gauze skirt, a bow with a ribbon of the same color on the chest, the long ribbon swayed lightly with her footsteps, some of the long hair was picked up and twisted into a flying fairy bun, and the rest was only draped behind him, and the hair ornament was only a carved filigree with gold and jade.
Chu Yingwei obviously saw Xia Xue'er as well, and suddenly stopped, staring at her for a long time, and Xia Xue'er also met her gaze calmly. Looking at each other, between the lightning and flint, Xia Xue'er became more and more calm and indifferent, while Chu Yingwei was even more angry, knowing that the identities of the two were very different, she didn't dare to act rashly, so she could only secretly clench her back molars.
If Xia Xue'er hadn't inserted a kick halfway, this princess's outfit should have belonged to her!
Mu Xuanlong walked out a few steps, didn't see the person behind him, turned around to look, but saw that she was still standing in place, tilting her head, as if she was looking at something again, so he turned back, but saw a smile on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were as calm as water, and she looked at her and saw Chu Yingwei standing ten meters away.
Mu Xuanlong couldn't help but laugh for a while, these two people were originally well water and did not violate river water, but by chance, they had a grudge because of him, and the resentment was not shallow!
Looking at the two of them, one is as indifferent as water, the other is angry and forbearing, the other is ice, and the other is fire, and he feels funny.
If others knew that Chu Yingwei was summoned to the palace and raised by the Queen Mother, it was actually Xia Xue'er's masterpiece, would they think that Xia Xue'er was so affectionate to him that she even used her scheming to get rid of her competitors?
Chu Yingwei was followed by two palace maids, and when she saw Mu Xuanlong coming out, she hurriedly stepped forward to salute, while Chu Yingwei herself felt like she had been pricked by a needle the moment she saw him, and she felt a faint pain, and her footsteps froze for a while, and the person was stunned in place, just looking at it.
The palace maid hurriedly pulled the corner of her skirt to remind, but she was still standing stubbornly, asking her to bow to Xia Xue'er, how could she be willing!
Mu Xuanlong didn't plan to deal with her.
Moved his eyes to look at Xia Xue'er, stretched out his hand to put his hand around her shoulder, and said, "Let's go in quickly, don't let the imperial grandmother wait too long!" ”
Xia Xue'er raised her eyes and glanced at Mu Xuanlong, who did not hide the unpleasant look in her eyes, turned around and stepped into the gate of Shicui Palace, and after walking out of Chu Yingwei's sight, she shrugged her shoulders and shook off Mu Xuanlong's hand holding her arm. (To be continued.) )