Chapter 10: The Concubine
After eating most of the bowl, Xue Bolian couldn't eat it anymore, so he had to put down his chopsticks and told him as if he remembered something, "After the girl goes back, if someone asks about the invitation today, please ask the girl to say that it is a matter of inviting the palace banquet for three days, and I have a dish that I want to personally make for the concubine Niangniang, so I ask the girl to come over to advise, detoxify and cure the disease, and ask the girl not to spread it, after all, Luo Qing's whereabouts are inconvenient for outsiders to know." ”
"I understand!" Xiao Zhuyu responded, swallowed the pills given by Luo Qing with clear water and said goodbye and went back to the house, sure enough, the old lady heard that she was going back, so she could pass her to see her.
Xiao Zhuyu said everything according to Xue Bolian's teaching, but when Xiao Qianyue asked what kind of dish she was cooking, she refused to say anything, and only said, "This is Xue Gongzi's private matter, my sister is inconvenient to say it outside, and when I wait for the palace banquet three days later, my sister will naturally be able to see it." ”
Xiao Qianyue hid her hatred.
Xiao Zhuyu went to Xue's Mansion every day, bringing some self-made hors d'oeuvres, and entering Xue's Mansion was like entering her own home, and Mrs. Xue compared her size, and called the embroidery girl to make clothes overnight.
The day before the palace banquet, but it happened to be the fourth day of detoxification, Xue Bolian personally untied her hairband, and the scar on her forehead had faded cleanly, and she couldn't see it at all.
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Xue was very happy, "This is what Xiao Yu'er should look like, and it is gratifying to look at." ”
Xiao Zhuyu touched her forehead, her hand was smooth, and she also took a closer look when she washed in the morning, the bruises and purples had long since disappeared, and now her forehead was as smooth as jade, very beautiful.
stood up and saluted Mrs. Xue, Xue Bolian and Luo Qing, "Thank you, Mrs., thank you, if it weren't for the kindness of the three of you, my scar is small, but I don't know how long it will take to be poisoned." ”
Luo Qing silently lowered his head and nibbled on a piece of pastry, from the moment when most of the scars faded yesterday and he could vaguely see Xiao Zhuyu's true face, Xue Bolian didn't let him see it, tried to make him do something else, and tried to drive him back, just to hide Xiao Zhuyu from being seen.
The so-called brothers, huh!
"Sit down and say, kid." Mrs. Xue pulled her to sit down beside her, took her hand and stroked it carefully, "I have wronged my little Yu'er, I have been poisoned for so many years, do you know who poisoned you?" ”
"I don't know." Xiao Zhuyu touched the pastries on the table, and lowered her head to nibble silently as Luo Qing, "It's about which one in the house looks at me unpleasantly, and it's hard to say, after all, people have been harmed for so many years, and no matter how deep you look, you can't find a source." ”
Mrs. Xue looked distressed and put a plate of pastries in front of her, "Eat more, this is pitiful." ”
Luo Qing finished eating a piece, and when he was about to reach out and touch it again, the pastry had already shifted its place, raised his eyes and looked at Xue Bolian's smile, stunned, and looked at Xiao Zhuyu angrily.
Excessively! I cured you, but you even grabbed the pastries from me!
Xiao Zhuyu didn't know the twists and turns in Luo Qing's heart, she ate the pastry, and remembered the clothes yesterday, "Why did Mrs. make clothes for me, I have a lot, and I don't lack clothes and jewelry." ”
"Silly boy, that dress is for you to wear to the palace banquet, the sixth prince is about to be crowned the crown prince, called the palace banquet, in fact, it is to celebrate in advance, and the emperor revealed some news to the princes and ministers, so it is natural to be more grand so as not to lose decency." Mrs. Xue touched her forehead and hid the distress in her eyes.
When she went out that day, she happened to see Menzi Tui saying that the young master was not there, and she didn't let Xiao Qianyue enter the door, so she also saw the appearance of the second girl of the Xiao family, but when she saw Xiao Zhuyu later, she felt that the child's dress was simply different from Xiao Qianyue, and she was afraid that she was angry openly and secretly in the house, so she also had the intention of making clothes for Xiao Zhuyu.
Xiao Zhuyu heard that there was him, thanked him, and happily continued to eat pastries.
On the day of the palace banquet, Xiao Zhuyu went with Xiao Qianyue, and on the way, Xiao Qianyue and their various Ming Dynasty sarcasm, chattering was as annoying as birds.
"Sister, you used to live in Zhuangzi, and you naturally don't understand some rules, after entering the palace, don't act as reckless as outside, otherwise you will disturb the nobles in the palace, and I won't be able to protect you."
"Sister, what are you talking to her, anyway, this is a white-eyed wolf."
"Don't say that......"
Xiao Zhuyu listened to them singing and harmonizing, her brows furrowed, and she smiled and mocked lightly, "Even if I don't understand the rules anymore, I know that if I talk too much, I will lose, and my sister will talk so much, beware of misfortune coming out of her mouth." ”
"You ......" Xiao Qianyue's color changed, and his eyes stared at Xiao Zhuyu, "I don't know what to do." ”
"Thanks for the compliment."
Xiao Zhuyu had a casual attitude, and she didn't care what she said, which made Xiao Qianyue feel a feeling of suffocation when her fist hit the cotton, and her heart hurt for a while.
There was finally silence in the carriage.
It didn't take long for a slight vibration to come from the body, and the driver's voice came from outside, "Girls, it's time to get there." ”
Xiao Zhuyu didn't bother to look at the two sisters, so she lifted the curtain and went out first, and when she walked away two steps, she turned around and looked again, and found that they were stepping on a low stool and being helped down by the maid.
After Xiao Qianyue landed, she raised her smile again and walked towards her, "Why is my sister so anxious, she doesn't wait for the coachman to set up a low stool for others to see, it's time to laugh." ”
When the words landed, someone happened to pass by, and they looked at this side without moving.
Xiao Zhuyu sarcastically said in her heart, this Xiao Qianyue really didn't forget to ruin her reputation all the time, she didn't say anything, and entered with the two of them.
Coincidentally, when they arrived, they happened to bump into the appearance of the concubine, so before they could go in, they all stood at the door and saluted.
"See the concubine."
Xiao Zhuyu stood at the front, lowered her eyes, and caught a glimpse of a pale yellow corner slipping by, and then, a lazy voice fell in her ears, "No courtesy." ”
She got up with everyone, thinking that it would be fine, but unexpectedly, she suddenly heard an exclamation in her ear, "Ah, sister, how can you still veil your concubine when you meet you, how rude it is." ”
Immediately after, a hand reached out from the diagonal thorn, and without giving Xiao Zhuyu a chance to react, he tore off her veil heavily.
Xiao Zhuyu's eyes flashed fiercely, and she looked up, just taking Xiao Qianyue's expression from smugness to surprise to disbelief into her eyes.
Her eyes widened, and she said intermittently, "How can you—how can you...... What about the scars on your face? ”
At the same time, the concubine's attention was also attracted, her eyes slid lightly over Xiao Qianyue, and finally fixed on Xiao Zhuyu's face.
After a while, she raised her hand and said, "Come over here and let Bengong take a look." ”