Chapter 124: King Jing's Mansion
Yan Zixi walked to the door and remembered something, and hurriedly instructed Xiaomei: "Xiaomei, go and call the two guards that the major general arranged for me yesterday, let them dress up as family scholars and accompany them!" ”
A black-clothed killer found her for several days in a row, and Yan Zixi had to be cautious. Even if she was following Mrs. Xiao, Yan Zixi felt that it was more reassuring to bring those two guards.
"Yes, Princess." Xiaomei nodded, ran back, and soon brought the two extraordinary guards.
Even if they were wearing the clothes of a family, they could still see the murderous aura in the eyes of the two guards, which was a powerful force that could only be possessed after a long time on the battlefield, and it was intimidating at a glance.
"I've seen the princess!"
The two guards clasped their fists and saluted Yan Zixi.
"Excuse me, what's your name?"
The two guards heard Yan Zixi's question and responded separately.
The darker-skinned guard standing on the left is called Mo Yun, while the whiter-skinned one on the right is called Bai Qian.
Well, the name fits their personality very well!
"This princess knows, remember that your current identity is an ordinary family, and you must not let Mrs. Xiao recognize your true identity. As a last resort, you don't want to show your martial arts lightly, understand? ”
"Yes, Princess, my subordinates understand."
After the two guards answered, Yan Zixi took them and Xiaomei out of the general's mansion together.
Mrs. Xiao had already been waiting impatiently in the carriage outside the mansion, and when she saw that Yan Zixi had come late and brought several subordinates, her face immediately showed a trace of displeasure.
"Zixi, we are going to participate in the poetry meeting, what are you doing with so many people?"
"Mother, Xiaomei has always been the personal maid of the concubine, and the concubine is used to her service, so she naturally takes it with her. These two are all family members in the house, and the concubine can't go to King Jing's mansion empty-handed for the first time, so the concubine prepared some gifts for them to bring. ”
"Alright, alright, take it all."
Mrs. Xiao beckoned, agreed, lowered the curtain of the carriage, and ordered the coachman to set off.
Yan Zixi also took Xiaomei to sit in a carriage behind, while Mo Yun and Bai Qian, two guards, each rode their own horses and followed on both sides of the carriage, alerting the surrounding movements.
Fortunately, the journey was relatively smooth, and I didn't encounter any more black-clothed assassins.
Maybe it was because of Mrs. Xiao's presence, and those people didn't dare to do it easily.
Mrs. Xiao got out of the carriage with the support of Mama Rong and the maid, and Yan Zixi followed closely behind.
Yan Zixi followed behind Mrs. Xiao and walked to the gate of King Jing's Mansion together, and the guards guarding the door knelt down one after another, waiting for Mrs. Xiao and Yan Zixi.
Xiao Niangniang from Jingwang's Mansion also came out to greet them in person: "Mrs. Xiao from the Zhenguo General's Mansion is here, my Jingwang's Mansion is really shining!" ”
"Sister Xiao Wang, you're a lot older, and you're still making fun of me!"
Xiao Niangniang is the emperor's younger sister, and she is also related to Mrs. Xiao.
Mrs. Xiao is older, so she naturally calls Xiao Niangniang as the royal sister.
It's just that Xiao Niangniang respects Mrs. Xiao and doesn't dare to call her sister.
"Mrs. Xiao, don't say it, hurry, hurry up, please!"
Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Niangniang walked into the Jingwang Mansion with a smile and a smile, and Yan Zixi was left out in the cold as if she was an outsider.
Xiaomei came over, and secretly hugged Yan Zixi in her mouth.
"What! That Xiao Niangniang didn't care about the princess when she saw her wife, she was really angry with the slave! ”
"Forget it, Xiaomei, I originally came with Mrs. Xiao today, not the host and guest, not to mention that I was dressed so plainly, then Mrs. Xiao regarded me as Mrs. Xiao's maidservant......"
Yan Zixi didn't care about it, but secretly rejoiced in her heart, if it was above the poetry meeting, everyone wouldn't notice her, then she would wake up laughing in her dreams.
"Okay, Xiaomei, let's go in too, don't fall behind."
Yan Zixi said and walked into the Jingwang Mansion with Xiaomei, Mo Yun and Bai Qian.
Xiao Niangniang led Mrs. Xiao and they came to the hall to sit down, and at this time there were already many ladies sitting in the hall.
But those people Yan Zixi didn't know.
The only one she knew was probably the county lord of Jingwangfu who she didn't want to see the most-Murong Qianqian. Nine cakes in Chinese
Murong Qianqian was greeting the ladies and princesses who were participating in the poetry meeting, turned around and saw Mrs. Xiao coming, hurriedly walked over, and respectfully saluted Mrs. Xiao.
"Qianqian, see Mrs. Xiao!"
"Qianqian, excuse me! Long time no see, you're beautiful again! The injuries on your body are all healed, right? Mrs. Xiao asked with concern, her face full of pity.
Murong Qianqian smiled lightly, and replied, "Mrs. Lao Xiao cares, Qianqian is already fine." It's just that last time Jingcong's brother got married, Qianqian couldn't participate, and I was really ashamed......"
"Don't worry, Jing Cong has never blamed you......"
"Mmmm, Mrs. Xiao, please take a seat, the poetry meeting is about to start."
Murong Qianqian beckoned Mrs. Xiao to sit down, and the corner of her eyes quickly locked on Yan Zixi's body.
Murong Qianqian walked straight to the door of the hall, glanced at Yan Zixi, who was still standing outside the door, deliberately raised her voice, and called out in a strange way.
"Yo! Isn't this the new general's wife of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Princess Xiao? Qianqian greets Princess Xiao, and wishes Princess Xiao and the young general a hundred years of good luck and an early birth of a noble son! ”
As soon as Murong Qianqian's words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of those ladies in the hall.
The focus of everyone fell on Yan Zixi at once, and the ladies glanced at Yan Zixi, and their mouths also started to talk, both surprised, envious and jealous......
"It turns out that she is the new Princess Xiao, the wife of the peerless general?"
"I heard that she was born as a concubine and came from the people, what a blessing!"
"Heh, what a blessing?! I heard that she didn't know what means she used to cure the saint's strange disease, and the saint thanked her before she decreed a marriage and asked the young general of the general's mansion to marry her......"
"In this way, the young general was only married by order, but it's a pity that the young general is heroic and martial, and he married such a wild girl with no talent and no virtue and unknown origin to be a princess, which is really unfortunate for the family......"
Those ladies had obviously heard some distorted news from Murong Qianqian before, and when they saw that it was the general's wife, Princess Xiao and Yan Zixi, standing outside the door, they didn't give any good color on their faces, and there were a lot of vicious and unbearable criticisms.
Mrs. Xiao was specially arranged by Murong Qianqian to sit in the crowd, so she naturally heard these unbearable discussions clearly. At this moment, her old face also became gloomy, and her eyes stared at Yan Zixi slightly, her eyes were full of resentment and resentment.
Yan Zixi didn't expect that before she entered the door of this hall, she was dismounted by Murong Qianqian.
Obviously, Murong Qianqian deliberately came to stir up trouble, and she said it so loudly that everyone knew it, this was to make herself unable to get off the stage!
Yes, today you are the master, I am the guest, I don't have the same knowledge as you, I endure it.
Thinking of this, Yan Zixi gritted her silver teeth lightly, tried to maintain her calm and calm face, a faint smile appeared in her mouth, and she pretended not to be angry and said.
"Lord Qianqian, it's been a long time, but are you still well? This princess also knows that last time you trespassed into the general's mansion and was punished by the young general, she was unwilling, and she didn't participate in my wedding banquet with the young general, and this princess can understand, so ah, Lord Qianqian, you don't have to worry about it! ”
"Yan Zixi, don't talk nonsense here, talk nonsense, tell right and wrong, and provoke the relationship between me and the young general!"
Murong Qianqian never expected that Yan Zixi would dare to shake out the previous incident in front of everyone, and she said it so high-soundingly, which immediately made her blow her nose and stare at her in anger.
When her mother saw this, she hurriedly walked over and reprimanded her.
"Qianqian, don't be rude! How can you call Princess Xiao by her name?! ”
Xiao Niangniang angrily reprimanded Murong Qianqian, and hurriedly accompanied Yan Zixi.
"I'm really sorry, the discipline in this palace is not strict, let Qianqian bump into you, Princess Xiao, please don't take it to heart."
"Xiao Niangniang, you are serious, Qianqian and I are the same age, and we have known each other for a long time. Jing Cong grew up with her childhood sweetheart and regarded her as her younger sister. It's Jingcong's sister, that's my sister, my sister and sister have a mouthful, that's normal! ”
Yan Zixi's words were reasonable, neither humble nor arrogant, which immediately attracted a lot of favor from the ladies present.
Even Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but glance at Yan Zixi more, a glimmer of light appeared in her sunken old eyes, and she said in her heart, when did this dead girl become so eloquent?
Xiao Niangniang reprimanded Murong Qianqian, and asked her to entertain the other guests first and resolve the crisis, otherwise let Murong Qianqian mess around, I don't know if today's poetry meeting can be carried out normally.
It's just that Xiao Niangniang was a little surprised that she seemed to underestimate the new Princess Xiao.
"Princess Xiao, I'm really good at laughing, okay, please come inside!" Xiao Niangniang showed a smile on her face and welcomed Yan Zixi into the hall.
Murong Qianqian on the side gritted her silver teeth and clucked, and secretly swore in her heart, "Little slut, don't be too complacent, wait until the poetry meeting later, you must lose face and lose the face of the General's Mansion!" ”
Yan Zixi bowed and returned the salute, then walked into the hall with Xiao Niangniang, and then came to the desk next to Mrs. Xiao and sat down.
Mrs. Xiao didn't say much, nor did she turn her head to look at Yan Zixi, but just quietly sipped the fragrant tea in the cup, as if what happened just now had never happened.
Yan Zixi had already been accustomed to it, so she didn't say anything.