Chapter 121: Currying favor with King Qin
Yingzheng has many wives, and children are naturally indispensable, but Yingzheng is rich and powerful, and almost every prince and princess's birthday, crown ceremony (η¬η€Ό) and other important festivals have to be celebrated with family banquets, so for me, an outsider, such days are frequent and have to participate every year.
"The widow's beautiful wind is really getting more and more watery, docile and docile, and very soft like Mrs. Fish. After years of her well-behaved appearance and widowhood when she was a child, she still remembers it vividly, but now she is also a person who has passed the age of Huangkou, and time is really fast. β
Ying Zheng looked at the birthday star Lifeng and sighed emotionally about the time.
"Thank you father for your love, Wang Er will live up to his father's expectations, be filial to his father and mother, be skilled in red knitting, and be a good daughter of his father and mother."
Lifeng had just danced and came back after changing her clothes, and when she heard Ying Zheng talking about her, she took Ying Zheng's words.
"Hahaha-well, what a good princess! With you Linzi Spirit Girl, why worry about widows? Come, ladies and widows, have a drink with them! β
Ying Zheng raised his glass, and none of the ladies sitting on both sides did not obey, so I also raised it and drank it in one gulp.
"You've eaten all the Jiayingzi sent by Tianxi, right?" Ying Zheng suddenly mentioned me, and his eyes were fixed on me.
Ying Zheng looked at me, and the rest of the people naturally focused on me, and the sudden situation in front of everyone's eyes made my slightly drunk head suddenly wake up.
"Eating, Mrs. Xi is really skillful, she looks delicate and ingenious, I didn't expect that even pickling preserved fruits is so good." Mrs. Jing was the first to praise with joy.
I'm embarrassed again.
Whether Jiayingzi is delicious or not is another matter, but the fact is that Jiayingzi was not made by me, but because it was given by my reputation, they all tacitly mistakenly thought that I did it, and it was praised for nothing, am I not ashamed?
I didn't answer Mrs. Jing's compliments on meβI really didn't know how to pick up the stubble so that I wouldn't be so embarrassed.
Confused in the increasingly weird atmosphere, when I really couldn't stand it, I was ready to refute Mrs. Jing's face, and honestly said that the person who sincerely made Jia Yingzi for the ladies was the maidservant Luo Onion, Yingzheng solved the dilemma for me.
"If Tianxi pickles it by himself, wouldn't it be even more amazing." He smiled brightly.
Ying Zheng attracted all attention.
Lady Jing's happy smile froze on her face.
"Your Majesty, you mean... Did you eat it too? Her exaggerated look of shock seemed unrealistic to me.
It's just a Jiaying seed. No matter how unexpectedly Mrs. Jing's expression was, Ying Zheng's "not eating fireworks in the world" was too much, but Ying Zheng didn't seem to mind Mrs. Jing's pretentiousness, and he seemed to agree with Mrs. Jing's reaction.
"The widow eats it, and the appetite is great. Wan'er always liked to eat sour food a while ago, and it has been hot recently, so she must be even more unable to swallow. It will be much more appropriate to use more sour fruits, and the Jiayingzi sent by Tianxi can be appetizing? β
Ying Zheng deliberately asked Ji Juan instead of the rest. He must have deliberately found an opportunity to reconcile us because of the dispute between me and Ji Wan, so as to avoid trouble.
The corners of Ji Wan's mouth trembled slightly, and she smiled astringently.
"The concubine has not eaten it yet, but the fruit looks bright and clean, and it must be delicious." She said it officially, and she resisted the euphemism.
Ying Zheng didn't dig deeper, and instead moved his target to Zhao Wu.
"It's not used yet, I don't feel it. Wu'er also likes sour, but do you feel that Jiayingzi is sweet and sour? β
Although Ying Zheng's expression of concern and inquiry did not have too much affinity, it was still very heartwarming to feel overall. So Zhao Wu smiled very brightly.
"Back to the king, the concubine still begged Mrs. Xi to give it." Zhao Wu's voice is charming, and her expression is also delicate.
"Is there such a thing? Hehehe, Tianxi, look at how popular your Jiayingzi is. β
Ying Zheng's smile drew everyone's joy.
Where there is Yingzheng. Regardless of whether the ladies of the palace are in tune with each other, how many suspicions there are, and what kind of process they have, they must be dignified and courteous and friendly to each other, because what Yingzheng likes is a person who understands things.
As for what is behind Yingzheng, that's another story.
The day of Lifeng's birthday has just passed, and the fact that Yingzheng has changed his attitude towards me in public and opened his mouth to speak for me has caused an uproar.
"Madam, there is a word from Qiongyang Palace, saying that the King of Qin is going to visit the garden with his ladies, is Madame going or is the slave and maid sending the inner prison according to the custom?"
When Ying Zheng is in good spirits, he will gather the princesses of Qin to get together to walk and talk, because it is the reason for inviting each other to enjoy, so there are no hard and fast rules on whether to participate in it, of course, because there are no hard and fast rules, the generally invited, uninvited ladies will appear by Ying Zheng's side in exquisite and gorgeous appearances.
I usually don't go to this kind of large-scale non-celebratory meeting, and it is always Luo Cong who makes excuses to shirk it, so Luo Cong is very used to my resistance.
At this time, she walked to ask me for advice, and seeing Luo Cong's casual ask, she was clearly ready to refuse, just waiting for me to confirm again.
"If you're invited, let's go."
I rolled up the scroll in my sight, not looking at Luo Onion's surprised questioning.
"Madame mean, you want to participate?" Luo Onion asked emphatically.
I looked up, relieved by the confusion that she didn't believe her own ears.
"It's not that you want to slap the King of Qin, just go."
Only by dangling in front of Ying Zheng can you have a chance to stutter, isn't it?
"'Tie' to this?" Luo Onion accepted the facts, raised his eyebrows, and disagreed with my words. "It's not like what you said."
Luo Shallot snickered.
Am I now significantly different from my previous table?
Lower your eyes and reflect on yourself.
"Then let's not go, so many women's mouths don't stop, it's quite annoying."
I rolled up another scroll, as if I had a conversation with Luo Onion.
Luo Shallot smiled meaningfully again.
"Madam, the slave doesn't dare to change your mind, after all, it is our little life, and Madame can do whatever she says."
Luo Onion gave me the stairs down.
Since my life is greater than one qiΔ, I will follow suit.
"Right? And so you said, so I will listen to your advice and go. β
Luo Onion heard my "reluctance" as if I was freeing myself, and laughed out loud carelessly.
Raising my vigilant mind, I asked Luo Onion, "What are you laughing at?" β
I kept my expression on my face to hide my weakness - I knew that Luo was laughing at my duplicity, but I didn't have the courage to admit it.
"Slave maid..."The little girl was clever, thought about it, and said, "The slave is happy." Madame's lively demeanor was only experienced when she got along with Xiangjue after the resurrection and amnesia, and during that time so far, Madame, you have suffered. β
Originally, she was happy, but Luo Onion went down the road as she spoke, and in the end, she almost said that she was sad, and tears rolled in her eyes.
I was also choked by sourness.
"When you are with Xiangjue, you are dependent, and when you get close to King Qin, you are flattering, can it be the same?" I asked Luo Onion, and I asked myself.
It's different, at the very least, it doesn't feel the same in my heart as it did eight years ago.
Eight years ago, I was afraid of the novelty of this world, as long as I saw Lin Jixiang, I would feel at ease, and I would not have the burden of male superiority and inferiority rules if I played with his temperament;
But now, I am sentimentally adapting to this society, always caring about Yingzheng's intentions and reactions, because I can't control his feelings, I am attentive to him, and I am also cautious when facing him.
In any case, now is the era of Yingzheng, I can't go back to time, and I can't go back to the heart of eight years ago, so I have to face the present.