CHAPTER XV
Xie Ruqing has been following behind the Nine Emperor Princes, and Mama Zhao has also followed.
Several people walked forward for a distance, and finally stopped on a long corridor, Zhao Mama saluted the Nine Emperor Princes, and said loudly: "Nine Emperor Princes, that jade is like ointment in the old slave room, and the Nine Emperor Princes are afraid that it is inconvenient to go." ”
Yu Ning nodded, and saw that Xie Ruqing had been hanging his head, and suddenly felt a little unbearable, "Miss Xie, don't worry, if you apply medicine, there should be no scars." ”
Xie Ruqing nodded lightly, and gestured with her twice, this time without Ruhuan explaining, he already understood the meaning, "You go quickly, the banquet is about to start." ”
The two of them said goodbye to the Nine Emperor Princes with Mama Zhao, and followed Mama Zhao all the way to her residence.
"This jade ointment is a good medicine, such as the ring girl, you and apply it on your face, it won't take a while, and you can reduce the swelling and you can't see it."
Xie Ruqing took the ointment thankfully, and gently applied it to her despite Ruhuan's objections, and blew it gently at the end. Mama Zhao stood aside, looking at all this in her eyes, but smiled and quipped: "The old slave has been in the palace for so many years, but it is the first time to see such a meticulous maid to herself, and the girl Ruhuan is really lucky." ”
Ruhuan was also extremely moved, and her face flushed, "The girl is kind-hearted, and she used to cry and red-eyed when she saw a rabbit injured, but it's a pity that she has a compassionate life." ”
Mama Zhao was also silent, she had been in the palace for so many years, and naturally knew how unfair this world was to good people.
A few people didn't stay here for long, and there was still some distance from the Wangjing Tower where the banquet was held, so they only sat for a while and left in a hurry. Because Mama Zhao avoided suspicion, she did not lead the way for the two, and only ordered a third-class palace maid to lead the way for the two.
When they arrived at Wangjing Pavilion, they found that many people had already taken their seats, and the two of them were in a hurry and were led to sit down in their seats.
"The fourth princess has arrived!"
As soon as Xie Ruqing sat down, he heard the eunuch's sharp voice, and then a delicate woman dressed in red walked in with her head tilted up.
The whispers also stopped.
Xie Ruqing's seat was relatively backward, so he could hear the whispered discussion of the palace ladies in the apse, "How do I remember that there are no four princesses on His Royal Highness's list?" ”
"Don't worry about these for now, you quickly ask Huan'er to bring up another set of tables and chairs and put them on the top position, the fourth princess is arrogant and domineering, we can't offend."
Listening to the following whispers, Xie Ruqing looked at the four princesses again.
Uninvited?
"Concubine Yu has arrived! The Nine Emperors have arrived! ”
However, before the set of tables and chairs could be moved, the eunuch was heard shouting again.
At this moment, everyone finally couldn't help it and took a deep breath. But everyone craned their necks and wanted to watch this good show.
"Concubine Yu Niangniang is a thousand years old, His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes are more longevity than Nanshan!"
At the top, the Nine Emperor Princes were still the same as just now, holding Concubine Yu and carefully sitting down on the upper seat, and when he himself sat down, he said softly: "No courtesy." ”
However, when his gaze swept to one of the people present, his face changed, "Fourth sister, why are you here?" ”
The fourth princess was already sitting in the first place, and when she heard the words of the Nine Emperors, she did not take the lead in answering, but said hello, "Concubine Yu, the ninth brother is on this birthday, and I, as a sister, naturally want to participate, ninth brother, you won't drive me away, right?" ”
She blinked quietly, but the Nine Emperors said lightly: "I'm afraid that I didn't prepare the hibiscus cake that the fourth sister likes at this banquet." ”
The fourth princess's face changed, but she instantly retracted, "It's okay, I can still trust the cook of the ninth brother's family." ”
Xie Ruqing looked at the conversation between the two sisters and brothers, and quietly embarrassed, and then withdrew his gaze and focused on the three-inch world in front of him.
She couldn't speak, she was naturally quiet, but she was happy to be in her little corner until the banquet was over, so that she could return home safely.
It's just that because she can't speak, many people subconsciously ignore her, so that she hears a lot of gossip about sitting down.
For example, Shang Shangshu's daughter, Shang Shuhua, seems to have reached the age of marriage, but somehow, the sons in the house have already stepped on the threshold, but Shang Shangshu has no intention of marrying a daughter.
Another example is the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty and the poor scholar of which family, and the relationship is secretly born.
It's really more embarrassing than the other.
However, Xie Ruqing quietly listened to these romantic pasts, and did not know the quiet communication between Concubine Yu and the Nine Emperor Princes on the stage.
"Mother, that Miss Xie is the girl on your left hand in a milky white dress."
The Nine Emperor Princes sat down and glanced at it, because Xie Ruqing was sitting relatively backward, he looked for it twice before he found someone.
"Oh?"
Concubine Yu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and it took a lot of effort to find Xie Ruqing's location, and she was naturally a little surprised at first sight.
She only heard that Xie Ruqing was a fox spirit, seducing her, she thought it would be a fox face, but she didn't expect that this woman not only did not have the slightest fox image, but on the contrary, she was like a fairy in the sky, and her temperament was also demure, and others were eager to lift the table to attract her son's attention, she was good, sitting in the corner and eating quietly, and from time to time she would look up curiously.
The whispers of the mother and son were naturally not heard by anyone, but the fourth princess was very close to the two of them, but she heard a lot.
Demure? Hmph, it's just a pretending fox!
"I heard that many of the sisters here are good at singing and dancing, and this is the birthday of the fourth brother, I don't know if I have the good luck to hear about it."
The fourth princess's eyes rolled, and she already had an idea in her heart.
At this time, it was very quiet to sit down, and the voice of the fourth princess was not small, everyone heard it, and when they heard the movement, they all looked at the upper seat.
Sure enough, Concubine Yu and the Nine Emperor Princes had a flash of dissatisfaction in their eyes.
"Who do the four princesses want to hear?" Concubine Yu smiled faintly.
"I see that this sister has a really gentle personality, and she must be a good singer."
She shook her fingers, and everyone looked at her gaze, and they couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise.
Xie Ruqing also raised his head slightly, looking at the hand that Yao Yao pointed at him, and almost made a sound.
At this time, the needle fell for a while, and everyone's faces were weird.
Especially the Nine Emperor Princes, their faces sank and heavy.
Everyone knows that Xie Ruqing is a mute, but these four princesses want to expose other people's scars on such an occasion, which is embarrassing.
"The fourth sister is really interesting, but she came to my birthday to point to my friend to perform for you."
The Nine Emperors held a wine glass in their hands and sneered at the four princesses. The fourth princess's face changed, "What does this mean by the ninth brother." I was kind enough to come to your birthday, and you humiliated me like this. ”
"Since the fourth sister said that she came to attend my birthday, she can bring a gift."
"You! Come! ”
The fourth princess clapped her hands, and two palace people walked in with things, and when they lifted the red cloth, it was a night pearl the size of a duck's egg, which was indeed very valuable.
"Huh."
The Nine Emperor Princes picked up the pearl of the night and looked at it, put it on the tray again, and said: "I look really good at the pearl of this night, the fourth sister has a mind, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and make a colorful head of the pearl of this night. However, this is also a voluntary one, since it is my birthday, it is natural that everyone is happy, and it is always difficult for others. ”
"Si." ”
The crowd took a breath of cold air and lowered their heads.
I just hope that the feud between the Nine Emperor Princes and the Four Princesses will not be led to them.
No one in the crowd paid attention, and Xie Ruqing lowered his head deeply.
"The ninth brother is really majestic!"
The fourth princess sneered, glanced at Xie Ruqing fiercely, turned around and left.
Seeing this, the four maids behind him hurriedly followed.
As soon as I got out of the hall, I found that the night was deep, and the wind became colder and colder. A palace maid behind her draped a pale pink cloak over the princess, "Princess, it's cold, be careful." ”
The fourth princess tore off the cloak and threw it on the ground and stepped on it a few times, her voice was a little sharp because of anger, "I'm really angry!" What kind of thing is Xie Ruqing, it deserves him to humiliate me in public again and again! ”
"This ......"
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't know what to say, so they each lowered their heads and surrounded her, not daring to move.
The four princesses were so angry that they walked quickly towards a corner of the palace.
Concubine Yao was pouring tea in the house, and when she heard the people in the courtyard saluting together, she knew that the princess was coming.
But when I went out and saw the fourth princess's face flushed with cold, I was still startled.
"My heart, how are you ruining yourself like this." Yao Guifei pulled her in, and ordered someone to add a stove to keep her warm. The fourth princess was shivering with cold, she only felt angry just now, and when she saw Yao Guifei at this time, she was somehow a little aggrieved.
"Mother, you don't know, Yu Ning, who doesn't know what to do, has repeatedly humiliated me in public because of Xie Ruqing's fox."
Yao Guifei knew that she had gone to Yuning's birthday banquet today, so she glanced at Tao'er behind her. "Peach, tell me, what's going on?"
When Tao'er heard this, she added fuel to what happened at the banquet. After hearing this, Yao Guifei fell into a deep thought.
After a while, she said to herself: "I heard that the Nine Emperor Princes recently had an affair with the niece of Princess Qiyang's family, but I didn't take it seriously at first......
Then since Lao Jiu really likes her, it is better to match the two to become a couple, which kills two birds with one stone......