Chapter 15: Delaying Tactics

When I went down with Sifujin, I saw that the princes had already come, and the prince was also there, and the prince was very happy to see Xueyi and said: "Xueyi, in a few days it will be the palace New Year's Day, why don't you go back to the palace with me tonight, and you will have to enter the palace early in the morning." The prince said very happily, but I naturally didn't want to go back, so I thought of an excuse and said: "Prince, I still have some things to do, or I'll go back when I'm done." ”

"Small things, just leave it to the next person to do it, besides, if you don't go back to the palace, it will be inconvenient to make a New Year's uniform for you." The prince must have wanted me to go back.

I don't know if the weight of the New Year's clothes is important, so I was stunned, I hope that the eighth master, the fourth master can stand up and speak for me but no, Sifujin stepped forward and said: "Prince, we will make Princess Xueyi's New Year's clothes for him." ”

"That's right, Sifujin is good friends with me, and I believe that Sifujin will make this New Year's uniform for me." I was a little nervous and unstable: when I entered the palace, there was no freedom, and I didn't want to be trapped anymore.

"It's okay, there are four blessings for Lao." The prince said very politely, and my hanging heart finally calmed down because of this sentence.

One day, I saw the eighth master practicing calligraphy, and I came to his study and brought in a bowl of walnut dew. The eighth master was very serious, and he didn't realize that I came in at all, so I quietly put down my things and looked at the eighth master quietly: Should I use the eighth master, or should I just say it? I also told the eighth master before to ask him to help me, but he didn't seem to make any moves, and he still didn't seem to dare to trust me completely. If I pretend to be submissive to him, will he help me? No, wouldn't it be too bad for me to do this, isn't this just unscrupulous?

Just as I was still immersed in my thoughts, the eighth master had already come to me and shook my eyes with his hand: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Oh, nothing." I came back to my senses and said, "I heard that you didn't eat lunch, so I didn't bring you walnut dew, you can eat some." "I'll pick up the walnut dew and give it to the eighth master.

The eighth master looked at the ink on his hand that was accidentally stained just now, smiled and said, "It seems that we will have to wait." ”

"It's okay, I'll feed you." It seems that I am willing to sell my heart in order to achieve my goal.

The eighth master looked very happy, sat down, and I also sat down, took a spoon and bit the cornmilk, blew a few bites, and then handed it to the eighth master. Every time I smile at the eighth master, I always feel guilty in my heart, maybe to the fourth master, maybe there is the eighth master, or maybe there is also the eighth master and myself.

When Beatitude Jin walked to the door, he saw us inside, and he was momentarily stunned.

The eighth master and I immediately got up, and the eighth master: "****, why are you here?" ”

"I thought that the eighth master would be hungry, it seems that I thought too much. I'll go back first. After Bafujin finished speaking, he bowed and left.

I saw that the eighth master seemed to want to stay, so I said, "Eighth master, why don't you go and accompany Fujin first." ”

"Yes." The eighth master went out quickly.

"Ugh." I was full of anger at myself: I could see that the eighth master loved the eight blessings very much, and the eight blessings were the same, how could I become such a woman? I'm hurting other people, no, I'm a good heroine, I can't do this kind of thing.

"****, are you jealous?" The eighth master took Bafujin's hand.

"Master, is there something you haven't told me?" Pretending to be very calm.

"Don't think much about what happened just now, it's just that my hands are dirty and I'm a little hungry, so I'll trouble Princess Xueyi to feed me." The eighth master's reason is very bad, but it can be regarded as explaining, whether it is for the **** or the child, as long as it is explained, it means that he still cares.

"Then I'll feed you." Ba Fu Jin quickly calmed down.

"Yes." The eighth master sat down.

While feeding Bafujin, he was thinking in his heart: Xueyi, I won't let you succeed.

Sifujin sent someone over, and the tailor who made the clothes for me arrived, and asked me to come over the house to measure the clothes. I came to the Fourth Master's Mansion, and after the quiet tailor measured my clothes, I began to talk to Sifujin: "Fujin, thank you for standing up and speaking for me last night. ”

"Actually, the fourth master hinted at me, you know, there are some things that they don't want to say." Sifujin generously said that his husband was good to others.

I secretly snickered, knowing that the fourth master actually helped me, by the way: "In the afternoon, we are going to the gold shop to customize the golden hairpin and some gifts, and then we will give them to the wives of the royal princes and nobles, do you want to go with us in the afternoon to have a look?" ”

Sifujin invited, and I naturally couldn't refuse: "En."

I came to Tongyu Gold Shop with the fourth master and Sifujin, and Sifujin said to us: "I'll go and see the gift list, you and the princess go around to have a look." ”

The fourth master nodded, and I also nodded politely, Sifujin This is obviously a chance to create a zĂ o for us, alas, I really didn't expect that the ancient Fujin was really generous.

I looked at a lot of gold casting things inside, which were very shiny, but they didn't arouse my great interest, and the most interesting thing was a red jade pendant placed on the side of the wall. I didn't think I took it: "What kind of animal is this?" ”

"This is a unicorn." The fourth master answered for me.

"Kirin? It's so bright as blood, so it doesn't attract people's attention. "I was immediately attracted by the red unicorn.

The fourth master picked up the unicorn from my hand, handed it to the little attendant behind, and signaled.

"You're not going to let him pay, are you?" I.

"I haven't given you a gift yet, this is even a token of our commitment." The fourth master smiled implicitly.

I bowed my head and smiled: "Since it's a token of love, then I won't stop you." ”

A few days passed quickly, I was still asleep, and it was very dark, so it stands to reason that I didn't have a reason to wake up so early.

"Knock knock" "Princess, it's time for you to get up." The maid outside urged.

"Got it." I responded casually, dragged my body to open the door, and saw that the maids were all busy coming to freshen up for me. And I just closed my eyes and let them dress me up, without any resistance, because I was so sleepy.

After freshening up, I was stuffed into the carriage, and in the carriage sat the ninth master, the eighth master, as soon as I saw a boy there, I woke up suddenly, smiled, and then pretended to be very quiet and sat down.

The carriage drove for a while, and I asked, "Why didn't Bafujin come?" ”

"The eighth sister-in-law kept the New Year yesterday and was pregnant, and Huang Ama allowed her to attend the dinner, unlike you, you can still fall asleep when you are young." The Ninth Master seems to be unaccustomed to me.

It's okay, I don't care: "I used to sleep at that time, it's just the biological clock." ”

"Biological clock?" The eighth master asked curiously.

"To put it simply, it's the habit of going to bed." I proudly introduced it to the eighth master.

"It's a good excuse to find, we don't understand it." The ninth master clearly doesn't believe in himself.

"Lonely and unheard, not humbly taught." I deliberately him off.

"Hmph." It seems that the ninth master doesn't want to argue with me, so there is no arguing.

The eighth master just looked at the ninth master, and he always quarreled when he met me, and he also laughed, but he also had an idea in his heart.

When he came to the palace, the eighth master only needed to meet Concubine Liang and the emperor, and the ninth master only needed to meet Concubine Yi and the emperor.

"It stands to reason that you should go to Concubine De to say goodbye, because the prince goes to ask for peace every year." I said.

"Okay, then I'll go find Concubine De first." After saying goodbye to the eighth and ninth masters, they came to Concubine De's residence, and saw that it was really lively inside, the prince, Ning Fujin, the fourth master, the fourth fujin, the fourteenth master, the fourteenth fujin. I stepped forward and saluted: "See Concubine De Niangniang." ”

"Get up." It was a great gift, and I stood up.

Concubine De smiled and said, "The princess has been living well in the Eighth Master's Mansion recently. ”

"Thank you Niangniang for your concern, the Eighth Master Mansion is very well entertained, and I often go outside to see a lot of things." I said happily.

"Also, when I met her a few days ago, I refused to go back to the palace." The prince said with a smile.

"Okay, the princess will tell us what she has learned, and we will listen to it." Concubine De.

"Yes." I nodded.

"Then let's go have breakfast first, don't starve you." Concubine De got up and took us to dinner.

The dining table was in the next room, and when we entered, the maids took off their cloaks for their masters. Abi'er also followed the prince. When Abier came to get the cloak, I made a little grimace at him, but I didn't expect Abier to be unable to help but laugh out loud.

I pretended nothing had happened and sat down calmly.

At this time, the thirteenth master walked in: "Erchen participates in Concubine De. ”

"Old Thirteen, don't be polite, sit down quickly." Concubine De.

Thirteenth Master: "Yes." Then sit next to me.

The Thirteenth Master and I laughed at each other.

Concubine De said happily: "It's rare that so many of us are together again, everyone doesn't have to hold it today, just let go of eating." ”

"Eniang, your dishes are so rich, it's really difficult not to let go of it." The fourteenth master looked a little naughty in front of Concubine De.

Concubine De smiled happily: "Okay, then move the chopsticks." ”

When Concubine De starts to move the chopsticks, we can move the chopsticks. I looked at the harmonious scene in front of me, and I couldn't help but think: how long can the happy scene last now, the prince will finally be quiet, and the fourteenth master will not escape the embarrassment of the fourth master, their harmonious picture now makes me afraid of the future, I don't seem to know, what I came here for.

In the evening, everyone watched the dance in the courtyard of the Forbidden City, and I quietly left the table and went to the quiet river to swim.

"You love to be lively so much, how can you give it up?" The Thirteenth Master said behind me.

"Thirteenth Master, if I have troubles, are you willing to listen to me?" I still have a lot of contradictions and don't know what to do.

"Okay, let's go and sit down at the little pavilion." The Thirteenth Master walked over in a dashing manner.

I sat on the stool, and the Thirteenth Master took a bottle of something out: "Wine? I shook my head and said, "Thirteenth Master, you are greedy for "wine". ”

"Hey, drinking under normal circumstances, that's the chic nature, why use the word "greedy" to describe it. "The Thirteenth Master disagreed with my point of view and found a reason for himself

"Okay, then let's drink and talk at the same time." I also started to drink cravingly.

After a few drinks, I began to confide in my thoughts: "Thirteenth Master, you said that if I like someone, but I have to pretend to like another person, and that other person is just the object of my use, do you think, I do this, is it right or wrong?" ”

"In fact, there is no absolute right or absolute wrong, but what I can say is that things in the palace are very complicated, and they are not as simple as you think." The Thirteenth Master calmly told me.

I lowered my head and turned my wine glass: "Thirteenth Master, do you think there is any way for me to get rid of my marriage with the crown prince." ”

"Xueyi, in fact, you also know that your marriage is related to the stability of our Qing Dynasty and your tribe, if you don't marry, we or even you may immediately break out into war." The Thirteenth Master did not give a useful suggestion.

"Thirteenth Master, what if I say that the crown prince will be deposed in forty-seven years?" I quietly probed.

The thirteenth master looked at me hesitantly: "You? Why do you always think that the prince will definitely end up like this? ”

I thought for a moment: "Don't ask why, I know anyway." ”

The Thirteenth Master turned the wine glass in his hand and thought for a while: "If what you say is true, you can use delaying tactics. ”

"Delaying tactics?" I thought for a moment: "If I'm sick, or I'm injured, can I put it off?" ”

"Yes, as long as it gets big enough, but don't hurt yourself, you can pretend to be sick or deliberately delay the illness." The Thirteenth Master said with concern.

"I know, I'll figure out the best of both worlds." I said with a smile.

"Well, it's enough to be lazy, and we should go back, lest they come to us." The Thirteenth Master got up and said.

I promised to go back with him.