Zhu Ying, who has always disliked going to any banquet parties, for two or three days, actually took those posts that were just politely sent to the Zhao Guogong Mansion for the first time, went to various houses to make appointments, and went to the Zhu family's shops in the afternoon to check the accounts.

Thinking that Mrs. Zhao Guo, who had always lived in the temple, had also returned home, some people inevitably speculated whether it was Zhao Guogong's defeat in the war that the Zhu family would contact contacts and count the accounts. There are also those ladies and ladies who used to be envious, jealous and hateful to this eldest lady, and they said some unpleasant things behind their backs.

However, the gossip that Zhu Ying couldn't hear was enough, and Miss Zhao Er, the daughter of the military department who had always been high-minded, couldn't help it, and actually stabbed Zhu Ying in front of her face at a tea party. But this time it was terrible, Zhu Ying directly took out the original sentence that Lu Sanlang scolded her brother Zhao Ying, "Don't make excuses if you are stupid", and directly hid her face in anger.

With such a lesson from Miss Zhao Er, those ladies and ladies who still had some ideas suddenly died down. This eldest lady enters the palace like going home, almost more casual than the princess in front of the emperor and the queen mother, even if she doesn't know why she suddenly has convulsions to go around for appointments, ordinary people just stay away from people, and it is not cost-effective to be ridiculed if it hurts people!

Therefore, on the birthday of the emperor's sister Princess Qingning, when Zhu Ying attended as usual, even those ladies and ladies who were most unaccustomed to her arrogance and willfulness were at most hiding far away and whispering gossip, but they were all smiling in front of them, and they didn't dare to reveal the slightest strange emotion.

And the eldest princess of Qingning, who has always watched Zhu Ying grow up, smiled and said goodbye to her when people came to salute, and called her to sit beside her.

Zhu Ying stepped forward and sat down next to this cousin in a casual manner, and replied that her grandmother was weak and too lazy to move, and her mother was waiting for her to go out, so the eldest princess of Qingning glanced at her with disgust: "I will make excuses, your mother is finally back, but you don't take her out for a walk." She has been in that quiet place for so many years, and it is time for her to be quiet! ”

Zhu Ying directly snatched the knife in the hand of the maidservant on the side, skillfully sharpened the crystal pear for the eldest princess of Qingning, but said in her mouth: "My mother said that I haven't served my grandmother for many years, and now I have to do my filial piety, so the third aunt is here, only I am the only one to be filial." ”

The eldest princess of Qingning was suddenly amused by Zhu Ying: "Yo, Yingying, you are about to get married, you have never been so well-behaved before!" ”

"Third aunt, it's not that I wasn't filial in the past, and you don't celebrate your birthday every day!" Zhu Ying said and stuffed a slice of pear into the mouth of the eldest princess of Qingning, then looked around, and asked with a smile, "Hey, where is Princess Yongping?" ”

Although the crystal pear is moist and sweet, the eldest princess of Qingning still thinks that Zhu Ying's mouth is really sweet. She couldn't help but reach out and pinch Zhu Ying's blown cheek, her face full of pampering: "Aren't you and Yongping always sneering at each other when they see each other?" The sun came out in the west today, and I was actually thinking about her? ”

"No one quarrels with me, I miss her!" Zhu Ying glanced at the ladies and ladies around her who were trying their best to show their elegance, and then chuckled, "Two days ago, there were people who claimed to be talented women, and they ridiculed me in front of me for not being able to learn, but when I asked a rhetorical question, she immediately became mute." If this is replaced by Princess Yongping, there will be eight articles out of ten casually. ”

These words not only satirized some unsightly daughters, but also ridiculed Princess Yongping's Yuehualou Wenhui, and naturally no one dared to answer for a while.

But the eldest princess of Qingning has always liked Zhu Ying's vivid temper, even better than Princess Yongping, who is always holding a shelf, but she is not annoyed at the moment: "Who is like you, at home, your grandmother and father and mother are indulgent, and there is a fiancé who can tolerate you, you have to learn some talents." You, wait until you go back and pick a good day, and bring Zhang Shou to me to see. ”

Zhu Ying was not at all shy when she heard this like other girls, but said generously: "Then you have to wait for him to rest." He is now in charge of the Banshan Hall and the Jiuzhang Hall in the country, and he has to give lectures in the morning and afternoon, not to mention how busy he is, I can't even see it, the emperor really knows that he can work hard, and he has put so much burden on him! ”

Hearing this, the majority of the ladies and ladies were unhappy. Although each family also has a son's official position, the status is far better than Zhang Shou's, but Zhang Shou's official position is now extremely noble - how many children of noble officials and eunuchs are still squatting under the hands of the people in the middle of the mountain! As for Jiuzhangtang, most people didn't pay much attention to it.

The eldest princess of Qingning couldn't help but laugh dumbly when she heard Zhu Ying's words that were called complaining and showing off. She is just thirty this year, when her father died, she was still a four-year-old child, and although the queen mother is her biological mother, because she listens to the government, and the most important son of the emperor has to take care of her, she doesn't care much about her, so her temperament has been a little wild since she was a child.

When she reached the age of marriage, she did not passively wait for others to choose a son-in-law, but went to grind and soak the emperor, and finally let the world's supreme brother come forward, hide behind herself, look at her appearance, look at her character, and finally choose a desirable concubine. Because of this, the Queen Mother was angry that she was too unruly, and she didn't talk to her much for three years.

The reason is naturally very simple, her concubine is neither a noble child nor a scholarly family, but an ordinary person - her concubine didn't even take the Jinshi exam later, and the whole person was soaked in gold and stone studies, and she also liked to accompany him to study those stone inscriptions. And when others laugh at her for not seeking progress, she will also be proudly sarcastic.

There is such a nerd colt, and she is naturally very curious about Zhu Ying's fiancé, Zhang Shou, who is said to have first-class arithmetic talent. What's even more curious is how the imperial brother, who has always been very restrained in making wishes to feudal officials, could so easily give Zhang Shou a noble official position of Dr. Guozi.

Therefore, seeing that Zhu Ying was proud, the eldest princess of Qingning coldly stuffed a grape into someone's mouth: "Empty talk doesn't count, bring someone to see me next time!" blocked Zhu Ying's words, and then she ordered, "Pass the word, have a banquet, and start a play!" ”

Zhu Ying was both forgiving and coquettish, and finally got down from the chairman of the eldest princess of Qingning, but she sat on the first seat on her right hand, as for the first three seats on the left, the first seat was empty, and the last two seats were the two princesses she was also familiar with. Obviously, it was Princess Yongping who was late. Thinking that after she stirred up the law that day, Princess Yongping had never been out of the palace, and she couldn't help but secretly wonder.

It wasn't until after three rounds of wine that the imperial lady arrived, and after apologetically apologized, she took the initiative to punish herself three times. The eldest princess of Qingning is not a calculating character, and she motioned for someone to sit down without thinking about herself, but Zhu Ying got up from her seat playing with the small wine cup, and unceremoniously instructed someone to move a chair, and sat down next to Princess Yongping so loudly.

Seeing this scene, the big drama on the stage was babbling and singing as usual, but most of the ladies and ladies who were invited closed their mouths, their eyes glancing at Princess Yongping's table, and their ears were pricked up.

However, at this time, the eldest princess of Qingning slapped the table and said, "With so many people here today, what's the fun of just watching those scenes below?" Outside of Yingying, the other girls all gave me a poem that was appropriate for the occasion. I can say okay, don't brag. It doesn't matter if it's good or not, what I want is your heart! Come on, the play will stop first, give me a drum timer! ”

Zhu Ying was dumbfounded when she saw a large number of ladies and ladies, and she didn't have the heart to pay attention to herself for a while, she suddenly folded her hands and bowed gratefully to the eldest princess of Qingning in the center, thanking her for helping her distract the attention of many ladies and ladies, and seeing that the loyal maid behind Princess Yongping was also transferred away by the maid beside Princess Qingning, she smiled at Princess Yongping.

Princess Yongping simply hated Zhu Ying's arrogant style: "What do you want to do?" ”

"What do you say?" Zhu Ying shook her wrist slightly, and the amber liquor in the wine glass looked extremely beautiful, "If you don't want to talk to me here, maybe I will shake my hand and splash your beautiful new dress, and we will have to talk privately in the back room of the third aunt!" ”

Princess Yongping is good at cultivating qi and kung fu, so she adjusted her mentality in a moment, and said stiffly at the moment: "I know what you want to ask." The assassin you spoke of earlier was beaten to death by your wishful companions a few days ago, and he was almost half dead. I tried my best to pry it out of his mouth, and it was the queen who instructed him to scare you. As soon as I asked him, he died the next day. ”

Speaking of this, she looked at Zhu Ying coldly for a while, her eyes were full of anger: "Do you know that in this way, this basin of dirty water can be regarded as a splash!" I am not extinguishing my mouth, but I am also extinguishing my mouth! ”

Although the conversation between the two was full of fire, because the conversation was very low and covered by the sound of drums, it was only the two of them who could hear it. At this moment, Zhu Ying ignored Princess Yongping's anger at all, and said with a smile: "As long as Ah Shou and I feel that you are not extinguished, as long as the emperor and the queen mother feel that you are not extinguished, that is enough." What are other people? ”

This other person swept the queen and the eldest prince and the second prince together. Princess Yongping was horrified in her heart, but after thinking about it carefully, she had to admit that she, the daughter of Concubine Yu, didn't like the queen very much, so she still had to care about her?

She was silent for a moment, and finally asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?" ”

"If others want to scare me and Ah Shou, then of course I have to scare them!" Zhu Ying sneered, but grabbed Princess Yongping's wrist as if she was close to a friend, but the wine glass in her hand leaned over, "How about it, are you interested in acting in a good show where I splashed my skirt and walked away?" You are a girl here, no one can show your talents, and everyone is happy when you leave! ”

Knowing that Zhu Ying was avoiding outsiders from thinking that the two of them were merging, Princess Yongping was still ashamed and annoyed, and immediately said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, tell me what you want to do?" ”

When she heard Zhu Ying's whispered words in her ear clearly, Princess Yongping was shocked, only to see Zhu Ying pour a glass of wine directly on her skirt. Immediately following, I saw the beautiful lady of the Zhao Guogong Mansion in front of her squeezing her eyes.

"Oops, I'm sorry, my hand slipped accidentally!"