Chapter 391: The Beginning of the Storm
Hearing this, Xi Daohui closed his eyes and sighed. In the end, he was wrong.
"Childe, you don't have to be like this. You know what you want. Lu Zhu walked out slowly, bowed to the two of them, and said softly, "It's just that Miss Xie is right, rather than letting me live under your protection, it's better to never see each other, it's neat." ”
Hearing the voice of the green bead, Xi Daohui turned around and helped her up and held her hand, "You know everything?"
"Hmm. Miss Xie, can you bring me with you for tomorrow's flower-viewing banquet...... I think I have a way to step into the door of the Xi family with dignity. ”
Xie Yaoguang chuckled lightly in his ears, "Since you want to go, how can I stop you?" ”
The two agreed that early tomorrow morning, Xie Yaoguang would send someone to pick up Luzhu and go to the courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing to participate in the flower viewing party. Originally, Xi Daohui also wanted to follow, but he was unanimously opposed by Xie Yaoguang and Lu Zhu, so he could only give up.
On the morning of the second day, Xie Yaoguang took Qingluan and Suzaku to go out first, and sent a carriage to pick up people from Xi's house. After thanking Xi Daohui at the gate of the mansion, Lu Zhu stepped into the carriage without looking back.
Since she arrived early, she didn't meet anyone else. Xie Yaoguang, who had been surveying around the garden, was finally able to relax and see Luzhu coming, beckoning to her and motioning for her to sit beside him.
When Lu Zhu entered the pavilion and was about to bow to her clothes, Xie Yaoguang stopped her movements with his cross arm and said, "Right now, there are no outsiders here who do so much false courtesy, what are you doing?" I don't have the Junshan silver needle you like to drink, do you like the capstone dew?"
"Did you guess that I like that tea?" Taking the tea cup handed by Suzaku, Luzhu took a shallow taste and put it aside, "I won't hide it from you." Childe is sometimes so kind to me that I don't even know how to respond to him. I know I'm not worthy of him...... It's just that there are still some thoughts. ”
"It's Xi Daohui who likes you, not the Xi family. Lu Zhu, since you dare to come to the flower feast, I think you must have a way to let yourself into the Xi family, right? Xie Yaoguang looked at her with a smile and a soft tone.
Hearing this, Luzhu nodded, not refuting Xie Yaoguang's conjecture.
The melancholy Green Bead looked at Xie Yaoguang's side face and muttered, "Miss Xie, in fact, sometimes I still envy you very much. At least you don't have to be like me, like a drifter, with nowhere to put it. ”
"You don't have to envy me, for every man has his own creation. I have so many, but I'm not as comfortable as you. Okay, Luzhu, when you marry into the Xi family, I will personally add makeup for you. Patting the hand of the green bead, Xie Yaoguang persuaded softly.
Knowing that Xie Yaoguang loved him a lot for various reasons, and he was not a particularly sentimental person, he stopped the melancholy in his eyes and smiled on his face.
"Miss, Princess Jingxi is here." Qingluan, who was in charge of greeting and seeing off guests at the door, sent someone to report to Xie Yaoguang.
Hearing this, Xie Yaoguang nodded and waved his hand to signal the man to step back. Affectionately took Luzhu's hand and went to the door to greet Princess Jingxi.
Princess Jingxi, who was dressed in a goose yellow skirt, saw her coming, her fair face was a little smart, and she happily lifted her skirt and ran over to stop the two people who were about to salute. Yunnan
"Sister Yao, you are here. Does what you said that day still count? Princess Jingxi affectionately held Xie Yao's bare arm, and her tone was a little lively, "I've been thinking about them all the time!" ”
Xie Yaoguang looked at Princess Jingxi beside him with a soft gaze, "Of course." How could I lie to you? ”
"Who is this?" Only then did Princess Jingxi notice that there was a woman in a green Luo skirt standing next to Xie Yaoguang, and she seemed to be surprised by her beautiful appearance, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
"This is a friend of mine, named Green Bead."
Knowing that Xie Yaoguang intended to help him make a good impression in front of Princess Jingxi, Shi Ran stepped forward and bowed generously. The tone is also neither humble nor arrogant. Since I was a child, I was used to seeing all kinds of concubines in the palace in order to be pampered, and the first time I saw Lu Zhu like this, Princess Jingxi couldn't help but feel close.
In addition, she is Xie Yaoguang's friend, and according to her, it must be very good. The three of them also talked to each other from time to time along the way.
Because they were the first to come, the scenery in the mansion could probably be taken in their eyes. By the time the invited ladies came, the three of them had been chatting here for a while. In order to highlight Princess Jingxi's importance to King Shou, Xie Yaoguang deliberately arranged Xue Leyan and Xu Tianyue in the front position.
Not to mention anything else, just the strange gazes that everyone cast on them had already made Xue Leyan eager to rush to the opposite side and cut Xie Yaoguang down. In her eyes, if it weren't for Xie Yaoguang, how could her two brothers end up like this.
Xie Yaoguang on the other side didn't care about Xue Leyan's gaze, but stared intently at Xu Tianyue who was sitting next to him. Because of Su Wan's incident before, Xu Tianyue basically broke off contact with Xie Yaoguang. What's more, they knew each other earlier because of Su Suwan, and now they can't say anything even if they say goodbye.
Everyone has arrived, so under the leadership of Princess Jingxi, they went to the backyard to enjoy flowers and tea. All kinds of chrysanthemums in the backyard are blooming, and if it weren't for the fragrance of cinnamon, I'm afraid that many people would think that they had strayed into the spring scene.
Xue Leyan, who had always been domineering, could only follow the crowd cautiously, looking worried and not knowing what she was thinking, only Jiang Yuheng accompanied her. As for Xu Tianyue, she was a big step behind the crowd, and she had no intention of catching up with everyone's pace.
Many noblewomen were still questioning Luzhu's identity at first, but after hearing Princess Jingxi say that this was a guest she had invited. When the time was tacitly agreed, he chose to shut up, and he didn't dare to whisper in public.
When passing by a large area of chrysanthemums, Princess Jingxi couldn't help but raise her lips and sighed: "In order to arrange these flowers, Miss Xie, you must have put a lot of thought into it, right?" ”
"Where the words. Didn't Weichen follow your order to raise money and send it to the border to comfort the soldiers over there? After thinking for a while, Xie Yaoguang looked at Princess Jingxi with doubts in his eyes.
"It was Hongu's idea. I've heard from people in this palace that they're all pitiful, that's why I have this idea. When she spoke, Princess Jingxi still spoke softly.
When everyone heard this, they suddenly understood that the room opened by Princess Jingxi was obviously to use this to solicit connections for King Ding.
Most of the people present now are related to King Shou, and they didn't want to come originally, but their father and brother all gave them orders to find out what Xie Yaoguang was planning.