Chapter 118: Princess Qin

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Ling Shuang was very dissatisfied with Lu Yanwan's absent-minded attitude, so she angrily pulled out the book in her hand, raised her face, and said, "This matter is really exciting this time, can you listen to me well!" ”

Lu Yanwan really had no way to deal with the little girl, so she snatched the book back from Ling Shuang's hand, and nodded helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen carefully, you can say it." ”

Ling Shuang was satisfied, and said slowly: "I heard that Xiaocui say, Liu Yue'e finally can't stand it anymore, and she is ready to take the initiative today!" ”

"Take the initiative? What she wanted. Lu Yan finally became a little interested at this time, and asked meaningfully.

"I heard that she got the news from the maid who came to us every day to deliver food, and the prince would walk through the garden to the study every day in Shenshi, so Liu Yue'e made up her mind and wanted to pretend to meet the prince by chance."

Lu Yanwan smiled when she heard this, but she didn't speak, thinking to herself, this Liu Yue'e is really stupid, does she think that there is no eyeliner sent by the princess in their small courtyard, I am afraid that when she leaves this Fangwuyuan with her front foot, the princess will know her little trick with her back foot, she wants to see the prince, I am afraid it is a fool's dream, and when the time comes, maybe she will be the first to be cleared out of the Qin Palace.

"Wanwan, why don't you speak, you're not afraid of being preempted by that Liu Yue?" Ling Shuang saw that Lu Yanwan bowed her head and was silent, so she asked anxiously.

Lu Yanwan raised her head and smiled casually: "What do I have to be afraid of, if the prince really takes a fancy to her, it will also be her blessing, even if I am in a hurry, it is useless, and there is still a princess here, and her wishful thinking may not be so easy to start." ”

Ling Shuang thought about it, and also felt that what Lu Yanwan said made sense, so she sighed and said: "Wanwan, what do you mean by that princess, just throw us in this broken courtyard, don't you really plan to take care of us, it's been a few days, and there hasn't even been a movement, and I haven't even seen ......."

Lu Yuwan knew that the princess should want to give them a dismissal, I am afraid that every batch of Meiji who is sent to the princess will be left like this for a while, but she said lightly: "Maybe the princess is really busy this time, let's wait patiently, we should be able to see the princess soon." Ling Shuang also knew that it was useless for them to be in a hurry, so she could only nod helplessly.

When it was almost time, Lu Yanwan looked at the sun that was about to set, and was about to go back to the house, but suddenly heard a noisy quarrel outside the courtyard gate, and couldn't help but stop, looking over there, the other people in the courtyard seemed to have heard the movement, and they all walked out of the room, walking towards the courtyard gate with a puzzled face.

Ling Shuang had already walked to Lu Yanwan's side, touched her with her elbow, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think is going on?" I guess eighty percent of that Liu Yue'e had an accident, didn't you see it and never came back after you went out. ”

Lu Yanwan didn't speak, just grabbed Ling Shuang and motioned for her not to go out to join in the fun. The two stood in place and didn't move, and soon a group of people came into the yard, all of them were five big and three thick mothers-in-law, and their arms were thicker than Lu Yanwan's thighs, and there was a person in the middle of the group of mothers-in-law, who seemed to be struggling violently, but where was the opponent of these mothers-in-law, naturally they couldn't break free, and the group of people walked to the middle of the yard and threw the person in the middle on the ground.

Lu Yanwan recognized at a glance that the person who was thrown on the ground was Liu Yue, who was usually the most arrogant in front of them, at this time, the gorgeous clothes on her body were wrinkled, tattered, and the bun on her head was also a mess, the hairpin ring accessories were gone, the messy hair covered the face, and only a little face could be seen faintly, and it seemed that a large piece of it was swollen, and the whole person was wolf to the extreme.

A mother-in-law dressed in indigo silk walked forward, her eyes swept a sharp glance at the beauties in the courtyard, and said coldly: "I am Mama Zhou next to the princess, this person collided with the prince's distinguished guests in the garden today, and according to the rules of our house, she was going to be killed immediately, but our princess was merciful and only sold her, you all opened my eyes to see it, if anyone dares to stay in the courtyard in peace and rest in the future, walk around, and what happens, she will be so ended, I remember it clearly." Don't blame me for not reminding you. After the woman finished speaking, she didn't look at the Meiji again, and ordered the people around her to pack up Liu Yue'e's things, and even sent them away.

After the group left, the beauties in the courtyard were still in shock, Ling Shuang held Lu Yanwan's hand tightly, and asked in a trembling voice: "Wanwan, where do you say Liu Yue'e will be sold?" ”

Lu Yuwan lowered her head, only sneered, but did not answer, where else can she be sold, but it is just those dirty places, this Liu Yue'e is also unlucky, she just wanted to seduce some princes, but she hit the princess's muzzle, and I don't know if the "collision with the distinguished guest" is really a coincidence, or it was artificially arranged, but no matter what, she finally has some understanding, and the princess is probably not so easy to deal with.

This night, every Mei Ji in the small courtyard almost didn't sleep well, Mei Ji Deng Shuixian, who originally lived in the same room as Liu Yue, also went to the opposite West House to sleep in a room with the other two Mei Ji who had a good relationship, but Lu Yan was calm as usual, and after calming the panicked Ling Shuang to sleep, she lay on the bed and thought, it seems that now she still needs to be patient, the first person she wants to win over is probably not King Qin, but Princess Qin, if she can get the trust of Princess Qin, things will be much easier in the future......

Early the next morning, the grandmother who had taken Liu Yue'e yesterday came over again, and actually told the princess that she wanted to meet the new Meiji, and asked them to dress up and go to meet her. The beauties were a little flattered, and after the grandmother finished the word and left, they hurriedly went back to their rooms and began to dress up.

Lu Yanwan saw something strange from it, the princess didn't see her sooner or later, but after Liu Yue'e happened yesterday, she suddenly said that she wanted to see them, which is probably not so simple. Lu Yanwan looked at Ling Shuang, who was busy in front of the dresser, hesitated, and said: "If you want to have a better life in the mansion in the future, don't dress up too flamboyant when you go to see the princess today, otherwise, I'm afraid the end will be like Liu Yue'e......"

Ling Shuang was shaking Fu Fan's hand, his face was instantly full of horror, he put down the things in his hand, looked at Lu Yanwan in panic and asked, "What about Wanwan...... What exactly should I do? ”

Lu Yanwan smiled, then got up and walked behind her, picked up the eyebrows and gouache on the table, gently blended the two together, and said: "Beauty will make men crazy and women jealous, men are crazy just because they want your body, but women are jealous and want your life, just in case, it's better to be a little sharp." After speaking, he picked out a little blended makeup powder with his fingers and gently smeared it on Ling Shuang's fair little face, the originally fair skin instantly darkened a lot, and the beauty of the whole person was also discounted.

Ling Shuang looked at her face in the mirror with some confusion, as if she didn't want to see herself become like this, but when she thought of what Lu Yan said just now, she was instantly relieved.

Lu Yanwan helped Ling Shuang wipe his face, and then wiped all the remaining makeup powder on his face, saying that a white cover a hundred ugliness, these years, the popular fair complexion, even if the face is beautiful, but there is no white and smooth skin, the beauty will be greatly reduced, even if the beauty is like a flower, the skin like jade is hidden, at a glance, it is not so eye-catching. She doesn't want to go to Yin* King Qin at the moment, and she wants to curry favor with Princess Qin, so naturally she can't disgust Princess Qin because of her beauty. Lu Yuwan made up her mind to look ugly, so she deliberately chose an extremely kitsch dress, a red top with a green pleated skirt, and her head was full of heavy gold ornaments.

Ling Shuang looked at Lu Yanwan dumbfounded, her mouth almost couldn't close, and she finally spoke: "Wanwan, you're too exaggerated, if we have a chance to see the prince today, it's not ......"

Lu Yanwan smiled confidently, "If I don't dress up like that, this appearance is still a little too conspicuous, you don't have to learn from me, just dress up a little more ordinary, and the princess also knows our origins, in her eyes, we should all be folk women who are used to living a hard life, and finally have the opportunity to wear gold and silver to become rich, and it is not uncommon to wear all these good materials on your body." ”

In the end, Ling Shuang couldn't be as different as Lu Huiwan, so she chose a decent light yellow dress to wear, and went to the garden with Lu Yanwan to meet the other beauties. As soon as the two arrived in the courtyard, the rest of the beauties were already there, they all showed complicated expressions when they saw Lu Yanwan's dress, and some of them still had a look of disdain on their faces, but Lu Yanwan turned a blind eye, and walked to the end of the line to stand, and most of the other beauties were also wearing brightly colored clothes, but they were not as exaggerated as Lu Yanwan, and Lu Yanwan was not so outstanding when she stood in it.

But there are also exceptions, Deng Shuixian, who originally lived in the same room as Liu Yue, wore a very elegant dress, a moon-white dress, embroidered with a faint primrose pattern, and there was no decoration on the body, only a simple white hosta hairpin was placed on the bun, and the face was covered with clear soup and noodles, only a shallow layer of rouge was applied, and it looked as quiet and weak as a small flower with dew hanging in the morning in the mountains, which was pitiful. Lu Yanwan only glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze, thinking to himself, this time someone is finally a live target.

That week, Mama Zhou saw that Meiji, who had already arrived, so she said calmly, "Since the girls have arrived, let's follow the old slave, the princess has a lot of affairs, but it's not good to keep her waiting." Lu Yanwan kept her head down, followed the seven beautiful women in the mighty city, and went to the courtyard where the princess lived.

The courtyard where the princess of Qin lives is called Yaxu Pavilion, located on the east side of the Qin Palace, although it is not the main courtyard, but it is already very wide, the pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard are not lacking, even the trees are very tall and lush, although it is autumn at this time, there are still many flowers in the yard, the osmanthus is very eye-catching, clusters of light yellow are moving in the branches, fresh and elegant, and refreshing. Counting from the mother-in-law who guarded the door, along the way, they also saw the mother-in-law who sprinkled and sweeped, the girl who watered the flowers, the girl who guarded the door, and the many servants standing around the house. This is especially the envy of these beautiful women who have no maids to serve by their side, and many of them already have a look of fascination on their faces, shining a little light.

Mama Zhou, who was leading the way, noticed the change in the Meiji, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips, but she didn't say anything and continued to move forward. The beauties were taken into a room to wait, and Mama Zhou went to communicate with the princess, but the princess did not let them wait too long, and passed them in. On the carved chair of agarwood wood, there is a beautiful **, she is wearing a pipa placket with a large inlaid silver branch green leaf dress, perhaps because of her age, her complexion is slightly yellowish, although she is covered by makeup powder, but you can still see the spots on her face, but her facial features are still good, her long eyebrows are lightly raised into her temples, her cold eyes are rectangular similar to gemstones, and the corners of her eyes are slightly flying, which is a very charming Danfeng eye. There is a pair of silver hairpins inlaid with tiger's eye stones on the high Ruyi bun, and a pair of flat gold cat's eye earrings are worn on the ears, and the most eye-catching is a string of green gold chains on the chest, an amber with the size of a thumb in the center of the chain, the color is dark red and clear, and there is a bee lying horizontally inside, which is extraordinary at a glance. At this time, she was leaning on a few to look at the account book in her hand, the perennial wealth and the precipitation of the years, so that she added a bit of calm and elegance, gestures, there is no anger and self-authority, people dare not get close, let alone underestimate.

Princess Qin raised her head when she heard Mama Zhou's return, and without any suspense, she saw Deng Shuixian standing out from the crowd at a glance, she frowned slightly, and there was a flash of disgust on her face, and then her eyes swept over the brightly dressed faces, looking at them as if she was looking at some bedbug.

Lu Yanwan was very keenly aware of Princess Qin's affection, and remembered the information she knew about Princess Qin from Meng Feiyang, Princess Qin's original name was He Shuqian, and she was the eldest daughter of the He family, the He family was a very prominent family when the first emperor was the emperor, and there were many children who held important positions in the court, He Shuqian was the daughter of the He family, and she was the proud daughter of the sky, and the first emperor loved King Qin very much, so he pointed out He Shuqian to him as a concubine, and King Qin had such a powerful Yue family, which also gave him more security. However, since Li Yan came to the throne, he slowly removed the ministers who were trusted by the previous emperor and replaced them with his own people, the He family is now much worse than before, the King of Qin was very dissolute when he was young because he was favored by the first emperor since he was a child, and it is said that he was a frequent visitor to the teaching workshop at that time, but since he married He Shuqian, he has converged a lot, He Shuqian's reputation outside is also very good, and it does not hinder the King of Qin from taking concubines and spoiling concubines, but one thing worth mentioning is that there are no concubines in the backyard of the Qin Palace, except for a few concubines, It is all He Shuqian's children, and its methods can be seen.

Princess Qin had already regained her cold expression, which made people afraid for no reason, and she said lightly, "I have long heard from Manager Chen that this time they are among the best beauties in the world, and when I saw it today, it was really the case." ”

She glanced at a few people below, and then changed her words, and said, "But you also have to remember, although you have entered the door of my palace now, you are not from my palace, after all, there are no longer a few concubines who are sent to the palace with you every year, and there are many who do not know the height of the sky, and the prince does not like the backyard women to have too many thoughts, so if you come with a small abacus in your heart, just rest quickly, if you annoy the prince, yesterday's beauty is your end, I can only say this once, You should keep it in mind, if anyone has this blessing in the future and is accepted as a concubine by the prince, I will not treat her badly. ”

Qin Wangfu's words were a stick to the beauties, and a sweet jujube was rewarded, but obviously that stick was much more deterrent than the sweet jujube, the beauties had already lowered their heads, and those extravagant hopes and dreams when they first entered the mansion had disappeared with Liu Yue'e being ruthlessly driven out yesterday. And today's warning from Princess Qin made them know that wealth is just a flower on the cliff, not everyone can get it at their fingertips, and if they want to pick it, they may face danger, and it is very likely that they have not even touched the petals, so they will fall down, shattered their bones, and will never recover.

Princess Qin looked at the appearance of Zhong Meiji, and the corners of her mouth showed an imperceptible sarcasm, but she did not continue the topic just now, and instead said, "I don't have any special rules here, and you are not official concubines, and you don't need to come to me in the morning and dusk to ask for peace, if you have nothing to do, don't wander around in the mansion, stay in the room obediently to do needlework and read books, it's up to you, you just need to keep one thing in mind, I don't like people who cause trouble, if anyone wants to deliberately make trouble in the Qin Palace, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless." She paused, and then pointed to Mama Zhou beside her, "You have a share of the monthly usage, Mama Zhou will personally deliver it to you on the first day of each month, the daily food is still like a few days ago, it will be distributed by the big kitchen in the house, all of which are customized, if it is not to your taste, or you want to add dishes, you can buy it with the cook at your own expense, what do you need on weekdays, you can also mention it directly to Mama Zhou, as long as it is not too much, I will try to meet you." ”

Lu Hui listened carefully at night, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Princess Qin was indeed worthy of being born as a noble daughter of a family, and this backyard was managed in a very well-regulated manner, and even these insignificant Meiji were all managed very tightly, layer by layer, without leaving any gaps and excuses for those Meiji who were careful.

After Princess Qin said this, she stopped, and the maid on the side immediately handed over warm tea, she took a sip lightly, and then continued: "I saw that a few of you looked very outstanding, and I thought that in two days, there will be a few garrison officers in Qicheng who will come to visit the prince, and then I will pick someone from among you to serve." ”

As soon as Princess Qin's words fell, all the beautiful women's faces flashed with surprise, more or less a little surprise, they thought that Princess Qin said this today, and there must be little hope of seeing the prince in the future, but they didn't expect such a big surprise waiting for them. If you can be chosen to serve the person, you will definitely be able to see the king.

Everyone is secretly looking forward to it in their hearts, wanting to be the lucky one who is chosen, only Lu Yanwan is alone, frowning slightly, if something is abnormal, it must be a demon, Princess Qin is obviously very wary of these beauties, how could she suddenly take the initiative to give them the opportunity to see the prince, this is really strange, I am afraid that Princess Qin does not want the prince to see them, but should want to give them to those garrison officers The chance is greater.

Lu Huiwan thought about it, Princess Qin was already pointing at the jade finger, and said softly to Deng Shuixian: "You are one, this little appearance is strange and pitiful, maybe it can make the prince take a fancy to it." ”

Deng Shuixian obviously didn't expect that Princess Qin would directly name her to go, she was surprised and delighted, and immediately took a step forward, and saluted: "The concubine is terrified, and she will definitely help the prince and the princess entertain the distinguished guests." ”

Princess Qin nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at the beauties again, almost every beautie raised their heads expectantly, only Lu Yanwan was still with her head down, when Princess Qin saw Lu Huiwan's body, her eyes were more interested, and she slowly spoke: "The one in red clothes in the back row, raise his head and let me take a look." ”

Lu Yanwan had some ominous premonitions in her heart, but Princess Qin said it so obviously, she couldn't pretend to be stupid, so she could only raise her head obediently. A hint of surprise flashed on Princess Qin's face, and her eyes flickered slightly, before she smiled and said: "I didn't expect that there is such a beautiful person hidden here, the prince will definitely like it when he sees it, so you can go with it." ”

Lu Yanwan was not stupid enough to oppose immediately, and like Deng Shuixian, he came out to thank Princess Qin. After Princess Qin finished arranging this matter, she waved her hand lazily, and said a little tiredly: Okay, I have said everything that should be said, I am also tired, you all retreat. ”

Although those Mei Ji who were not selected were very disappointed, they didn't dare to say anything in front of Princess Qin, so they all saluted obediently and retreated. Zhong Meiji returned to Fangwu Courtyard, and the rest of the people surrounded Deng Shuixian at once, saying congratulatory words, but showing envy and jealousy on her face from time to time, Lu Xiwan has always been cold on weekdays, and she has never given anyone else a good look, but no one came up to talk to her, she was also happy and quiet, and went back to the room with Ling Shuang. RS