Chapter 57: Destiny Comes
Xi Fei spoke to King Chu Wen, representing that she began to accept him from the heart.
King Chu Wen struck while the iron was hot, and this night, Xi Concubine finally really became King Chu Wen's Peach Blossom Lady.
Hard work pays off, waiting for a thousand days to achieve results, and the iron tree should bloom at some time. King Chu Wen was very excited, and secretly thanked someone in his heart, this person was Ouyang Jing.
Yes, Xi Fei's heart knot was opened by him, and he immediately decided to reward him heavily, and regarded Ouyang Jing as his most trusted person, and immediately issued an edict to promote Ouyang Jing to Sima.
Xi Fei opened her heart to King Chu Wen, and King Chu Wen also gave Ji Lin preferential treatment from the heart, ordered the Tai Hospital to give him serious treatment, and put Ji Xianwu, who loves to cause trouble, into prison and wait for his fate.
Ji Lin received timely treatment, and after slow recuperation, his body gradually recovered a lot.
King Chu Wen's handling of the fight between Ji Lin and Ji Xianwu made Xi Fei's opinion of him still change a little, and the relationship between the two is also undergoing subtle changes.
Through this incident, Xi Fei found that her hunch that day was quite accurate.
Because she has loved reading since she was a child and has a wide range of interests, plus in the past three years after coming to Chu State, in addition to reminiscing about the happy time with Ji Lin, she used reading books to temporarily forget her troubles.
In the past few years, she has devoted herself to the study of two volumes, "Taigong's Testament" and "Guiguzi", which involve politics, economy, diplomacy, military, agriculture and commerce, medical skills, divination, and astrology.
On this day, Xi Fei was a little tired of reading, so she went for a walk in the peach forest with two maidservants, Xiangming and Xiangling.
Accompanied by the tens of thousands of peach trees day and night all day long, she can even shuttle through the peach forest with her eyes closed, and she remembers the posture of each peach tree very deeply, so she can detect any slight changes.
According to the direction of each peach blossom, the time of flowering, the sound of the flowers, and the movement of the flowers, she produced a hexagram, combined with the calculation and practice of divination in the book she had read in her head, and ordered Xiangling to take the turtle's back, and divination that tomorrow the peach blossom dock will have a woman with light blue clothes to visit.
After staying here for three years, Xi Concubine was almost isolated from the world, and although the other concubines in the palace were jealous that she could be the sole favor of King Chu Wen, they also knew that it was just King Chu Wen's wishful thinking.
So who will come to Taohuawu? What is the purpose of coming? Will my hunch come true this time? This night, Xi Fei fell asleep with questions.
Chun Tao and Xia He saw that Jiang Li had slept until noon and hadn't gotten up, which was rare on weekdays, so they walked lightly to the bed to take a look.
But seeing Jiang Li's red eyes, she was suddenly startled, and Chun Tao said cautiously and softly: "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" ”
Jiang Li thought of Empress Dowager Wei's words, if she wanted to avenge the killing of her parents, she had to obediently listen to Empress Dowager Wei's words and try her best to complete the task.
Don't forget the original intention, you have to always.
However, once people are moved by true feelings, often feelings will swallow up reason.
Who knew that Jiang Li, who originally came with a mission, after coming to the harem of King Chu, was deeply infatuated with the steady, wise, majestic and masculine King Chu Wen, and gradually left behind her purpose of coming to Chu State.
But now she couldn't even see the king's face, and she couldn't help but fall into a long contemplation.
"No, come to help the palace get up and wash and change clothes, and the palace will visit Mrs. Peach Blossom in a while."
Jiang Li understands that for so long, whether the king gets Xi Fei or not, his heart is on Xi Fei, and if he wants to regain the favor of the king, he must first have a good relationship with Xi Fei, so that Xi Fei likes himself, maybe the king will love Wu and Wu, will this be a shortcut?
Therefore, Jiang Li decided to start from Xi Fei, adopt the way of saving the country with curves, and use roundabout tactics to win back the love of King Chu Wen.
From the first day Xi Fei came to Chu State, Jiang Li was full of hostility to her in her heart, and also realized that Xi Fei was her real opponent, so she had been secretly observing her, but Xi Fei was a person with a calm personality, low-key and silent, and did not like to be public, so she knew very little about her, and could only be regarded as more or less understanding of her.
After Jiang Li freshened up, she had a simple meal, and then asked Chun Tao Xia He to help dress up.
She knew that Xi Fei had always liked to be demure and elegant, so she only put on light makeup and a simple hairstyle, and wore a light blue dark dress, although this dress looked the same as other clothes, but Jiang Li had personally embroidered orchid grass and butterflies with the same color silk thread on the belt, and the exquisite stitching made the orchid grass and butterflies lifelike, which looked beautiful and elegant and not ordinary and mediocre, giving people an extremely pleasing feeling.
Jiang Li took the gifts that had been prepared for Concubine Xi a long time ago, and went to Taohuawu accompanied by Chun Tao and Xia He.
After seeing Jiang Li, Xi Fei was stunned: her prediction really worked again, and as expected, there were women visiting today, and even the color of the clothes was completely correct. She chuckled secretly in her heart, smiled, and politely invited Jiang Li in.
"The concubine has arrived, and the concubine has missed the distance!"
Concubine Xi respectfully saluted Jiang Li, but what Jiang Li showed was similar to the cunning and domineering attitude when Concubine Xi first saw her.
I saw Jiang Li affectionately take Xi Fei's hand and look it up and down.
"I haven't seen my sister for many days, although I look thinner, but my complexion is getting better and better, I look radiant, my complexion is ruddy and shiny, like the peach blossoms that have bloomed for a long time in this peach blossom dock, and I really deserve the title of 'Peach Blossom Lady' that the king gave to my sister."
"Let the concubine smile!" Xi Fei smiled faintly, there was a feeling of falling flowers and speechlessness, and people were as light as chrysanthemums.
"Mother, these things ......"
Chun Tao and Xia He deliberately pointed to some gifts and asked Jiang Li what to do with them.
"Carry it in! I don't know if my sister will like it! ”
Jiang Li said, glancing at Xi Fei.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Qingqiu should visit the concubine Niangniang, how dare you let the concubine break the bank."
Xi Fei knew that Jiang Li had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and she had never interacted, but she came today and brought gifts, which must have a purpose.
Jiang Li pursed her mouth and pretended to be angry: "Sister, I'm going to see you outside!" This palace knows that the king loves his sister, and his sister doesn't lack anything, but he brought some local products from his hometown to share with his sister, and I hope my sister won't dislike it! ”
Jiang Li said, her eyes dripping and rolling, and she gained insight into Xi Fei's thoughts.
"Oh? Native products, how can Qingqiu dislike it! Thank you for your kindness! ”
Xi Fei still looked calm and breezy, and nodded at Xiangming and Xiangling, who were asking with a face.
Jiang Li looked mysterious.
"Sister, guess what souvenirs this palace brought you!"
Xi Fei thought to herself, what other gifts can be given in this palace, nothing more than some jue, hairpin, ring or something rewarded by the king, it is not surprising, but she still said with a smile on her face: "Qingqiu is stupid, I can't guess!" ”
Jiang Li smiled, took Concubine Xi's hand and walked towards the box containing the gift.
"Bengong knows that my sister has been away from home for many days, and she must be very homesick, so she specially asked someone to bring the specialties of my sister's hometown: Zanhuang jujube and Shimen walnut, as well as Shexian pepper wood toothbrush and refined sea salt brought by Bengong from Qi State, I don't know if it is in line with my sister's mind?"