Chapter 93: The princess invites
In a blink of an eye, the day of the moon season has arrived, because it is a festival, so the streets of Changping are full of people, Xiao Jinxuan sat in the carriage, looked out through the curtain, and saw the shouting, shouting, flower cakes, and flower tea, which was very lively.
After stopping the carriage for a while, she called Zhu Xin down and bought her a flower cake, which was her favorite snack in her previous life, and she had to eat many pieces of it every year.
When the sweet cake wrapped in fresh petals bit into her mouth, Xiao Jinxuan closed her eyes and felt the familiar fragrance of flowers between her lips and teeth, which made her recall the past in her previous life, and all kinds of thoughts poured into her heart for a while.
Don't look at the bustle in the city during the moon season, but the flower party is two miles outside the city, where a large area of moon bushes is planted, and when the flowers are in full bloom, as far as the eye can see, there is a sea of flowers. It's spectacular.
As soon as he left the noisy street market and walked out of the city gate, the carriage of the Shuai Mansion stopped, because according to the agreement with Qian Yunhong that day, the Xiao Qian family was going to enjoy the tour together, and the agreed place was outside the city gate.
But apparently the Shuai Mansion came a little early, and the Qian family's convoy has not been seen now.
Because it is the moon season, so outside the city, there are also vendors who are making flower cakes, calling all kinds of sachets, beads and other small objects.
Waiting for others is always the most difficult, so Xiao Jinxuan also got out of the carriage and came to the small vendor, looking east and west, all to pass the time.
Just as she picked up a hairpin made of wenge wood and fiddled with it to try it on, Xiao Jinke's mocking laughter suddenly came from behind her
"Sister Yu, look at it, sure enough, what kind of person is it, he will automatically choose, and the object that accompanies him, such a vulgar hairpin, is indeed suitable for those concubines."
The hairpin in her hand was not put down, Xiao Jinxuan turned around with a slight smile and looked at Xiao Jinyu and the others who were walking towards her.
The Zhao family did not come with him because he was dealing with the affairs in the house, and the old lady was old and had not been out of the house for a long time.
So this month, when it came to the end, only Xiao Jinxuan, Xiao Jinyu, and Xiao Jinke went together.
Seeing that Xiao Jinke was speaking harshly, Xiao Jinxuan not only didn't care, but really pinned the wenge hairpin into the bun, and then said with a smile:
"The hairpin is vulgar, after all, it is a dead thing, but if the words are vulgar, then it will be immoral, Sister Ke has just lifted the grounding, why can't I learn it now, be cautious in words and deeds, you must know that the disaster comes from the mouth, this sentence is not unreasonable."
His pain was said in public, Xiao Jinke was angry, but he really didn't dare, he fought back, competed against each other, and the province passed into the ears of the old lady, and when the time came, it would be difficult to dodge.
And Xiao Jinyu on the side, seeing that Xiao Jinke was squeezed, thinking that the other party was Qian Yunhong's cousin, and under the psychology of loving the house and Wu, she reached out and protected the other party behind her.
"Jinke is just joking, Jinxuan, you are too aggressive, even if grandmother knows, if the sisters play with each other, they will be punished."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan smiled and nodded
"What Sister Chang said is that Sister Ke is a joke, what I just said, how can I be serious, but Sister Chang, staring at me like this, is it because I like it again, this hairpin on my head can't be done."
After speaking, Xiao Jinxuan took off the hairpin, handed it to Xiao Jinyu, and said with a smile:
"It seems that our sisters' preferences are really similar, if my sister really likes it, it is still like the last earring, you can buy it for three times the price, this time my sister can rest assured, this hairpin is only ten yuan, three times is only thirty yuan, you can definitely afford it, you don't have to worry about the silver, and you have to run to the forsythia courtyard to break the contract with me."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinyu was ashamed and annoyed, knowing that this sister was laughing at her last time, she was reluctant to return six hundred taels of silver and forcibly returned the earrings.
But this matter involves Qian Yunhong, and the relationship between the two is more intimate than that meeting, and under the weakness of her heart, Xiao Jinyu just didn't hear the mockery in Xiao Jinxuan's words, and didn't dare to pick up this topic at all.
For a while, they were originally going to laugh at Xiao Jinxuan, but Xiao Jinyu and the others who came over were sarcastically ridiculed by each other's few words, and even beat them, and the two of them stood on the spot, embarrassed to go, not to go.
At this moment, a few loud gongs broke the embarrassment of Xiao Jinyu and the two, and then they saw a magnificent convoy walking out of the city gate.
The soldiers on both sides who were responsible for guarding the city gate knelt down one after another when the convoy passed, not daring to look up, and at the front of the convoy, on the magnificent four-horse car, a brocade curtain marked with the word Huayang also indicated the identity of the person who came, who it was.
On the left side of the carriage, Qian Yunhong rode a horse, and when he saw the three sisters of the Xiao family, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and greeted him in a few steps.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, a few young ladies are good, Cousin Ke is also here, so I told you to wait for a long time, but today my mother, Princess Huayang also wants to enjoy the flowers, according to the rules, the honor guard is indispensable, so I delayed the time on the road, Yunhong is here to compensate you."
Xiao Jinyu is the oldest among the three, so naturally everything has to be headed by her, and after seeing her polite return, she hurriedly said:
"Jin Yu really didn't expect that she would be able to enjoy the tour with Her Royal Highness the princess today, such an honor, my sisters are fortunate to be there, but it doesn't matter if you wait a little longer, little marquis, let's go and say hello to the princess first, otherwise it will be too rude."
When Qian Yunhong heard this, he naturally immediately agreed, but his eyes looked at Xiao Jinxuan.
But what he didn't expect was that when he looked at the other party, he found that Xiao Jinxuan was also looking at him coldly.
The eyes that were as cold as a cold pool made Qian Yunhong subconsciously want to avoid the other party's gaze.
When he reacted that he was being watched by a woman, and he was timid in his heart, Qian Yunhong was surprised and looked at Xiao Jinxuan again, but now he looked at the other party, he had bowed slightly, followed Xiao Jinyu, and passed by his side.
Coming to Princess Huayang's carriage and horses, Xiao Jinyu stood at the front, bowed to the carriage, elegant and dignified Yingying, and said greetings in her mouth.
As her words fell, after a while, the proud voice of Princess Huayang came from inside the carriage.
"Outside is the daughter of the Shuai Mansion, I heard that a while ago, Miss Jinxuan, who made great contributions to the snow disaster in Yangzhou, was also brought to Changping, I don't know if she can be outside now."
Xiao Jinyu, who was originally smiling like a flower, heard this, her face froze, and a look of jealousy and hatred flashed in her eyes.
Qian Yunhong had said something like admiring Xiao Jinxuan for a long time, and now even Princess Huayang knows that she is a sister-in-law, in Xiao Jinyu's opinion, her current limelight has been taken away by Xiao Jinxuan, how can she not be annoyed.
But Xiao Jinxuan couldn't be happy at all when she heard this, and the glance that Qian Yunhong looked at her just now contained too many things, at least one thing she could be sure of was that this Huayang princess was indeed here for her, and it was definitely not a good person.
Seeing that there was no movement outside, Huayang seemed to have lost patience, and said directly:
"If Miss Xuan is outside, just go into my car and talk about it, this princess is very interested in Yangzhou's affairs, so you can come in and talk to me in person."
She was not only interested, but even her only daughter died there, and never came back.
When Qian Yunhong returned home and told her that in the moon season, the people from Shuai's Mansion would travel with him, and Xiao Jinxuan would also go, Huayang couldn't wait to follow.
And Huayang, in order to see with her own eyes, who is this Xiao Jinxuan, of course, if there is a chance, she does not suggest that she get rid of the other party, so as to avenge her daughter!
The princess had already spoken, and even though Xiao Jinxuan knew in her heart that the other party had no good intentions, she had to stand up in response and get into Huayang's carriage.
But at this moment, Xiao Jinyu also stood up together, and followed behind Xiao Jinxuan, and uninvited, even got into the carriage.
Regarding Xiao Jinyu's behavior, Huayang was also stunned for a moment, and he didn't know why this young lady had to follow in.
When Xiao Jinyu saw Huayang for the first time, she was nervous, but after laughing, she hurriedly explained:
"Your Royal Highness the princess, my sister has always been reckless, Jinyu is afraid that she will collide with you, when she returns home, if my grandmother knows, she will definitely blame me for not taking good care of me, so I, as a sister, can only follow in."
What she said sounded good, but in fact, she just didn't want Xiao Jinxuan and Huayang to have a chance to be alone.
After all, she doesn't know the grievances between the two, and now she likes Qian Yunhong, Huayang is the other party's nominal mother, if the two are really together, then Huayang is her future mother-in-law,
So taking this opportunity, Xiao Jinyu naturally wanted to perform well, and at the same time did not give Xiao Jinxuan a chance.
And Xiao Jinyu didn't know that her move was completely a snake to add to her needs, and Huayang didn't know how much she was bored with her many things.
But Xiao Jinyu is from the Shuai Mansion, Huayang is afraid of Mrs. Xiao, and it is really not good to drive her out of the carriage directly, so she has no choice but to leave both of them in the car.
But Xiao Jinxuan is not satisfied with this, now that Xiao Jinyu is here, even if Huayang is difficult for her, this sister may be able to become her shield at that time, which is definitely good news for Xiao Jinxuan.
The carriage began to move forward again, and Huayang first chatted with the two of them very kindly.
When she had finished speaking, she ordered a pot of hot tea to be brought in, and she said that she was thirsty, drank some tea, and then had a good conversation.
Huayang picked up the teapot, then took a cup, handed it to Xiao Jinyu, and said with a smile:
"This tea is the emperor's new reward for me this year, I will pour a cup for Miss Jinyu to taste, see that this tea taste is good."
After speaking, Huayang really poured a cup of tea for Xiao Jinyu with her own hands, and after the other party thanked her repeatedly, she took another cup and handed it to Xiao Jinxuan.
"Miss Jinxuan, come, this princess will also pour you a cup, if you want to have such a good tea, you must have never drunk it, you have to drink a few more cups today."
Xiao Jinxuan took the cup handed over, and when she saw that Huayang finished speaking, she leaned over the teapot, and the princess poured the tea herself, I am afraid that few people would dare not accept it.
Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan also stretched out her cup to receive the tea poured by Huayang.
But when Huayang was holding the teapot and was about to pour out the tea at a slight tilt, her hand suddenly shook, and the tea that should have been poured into the cup was all sprinkled on the back of Xiao Jinxuan's white and slender hand.
This tea was already extremely hot, and as soon as it fell into Xiao Jinxuan's hand, the skin was flushed, Xiao Jinxuan's ability to endure pain was not bad, from the last time she was scratched by the candlestick, she was still calm, you can see one or two.
But even so, the pain of the burn this time still made her unable to help it, and she snorted, even the right hand holding the cup trembled, and she almost didn't throw the cup out.