"Girl, why don't we take a leave today, let's just say that we have a cold and it is inconvenient to serve tea."

"How can it be? Today is the first day of the ceremony, that is, to climb, and to climb over to salute the tea! ”

With that, I walked out the door.

Zhiqing cautiously followed behind me.

The Xia Wang Palace is no different from the Huaqiao Imperial Palace, which is nothing more than a dormitory with many courtyards, and each room lives in its own courtyard without interfering with each other.

Except for a study and a main courtyard, the rest of the courtyards in the palace have been converted into gardens, and the courtyard where I live was changed back a month ago when I knew that King Ning wanted to take a side concubine.

It seems that Xia Ning really has no intention of taking a concubine.

The housekeeper took me around the two gardens and came to the main courtyard, and she told me to wait outside the door first, and it would take time for the princess to freshen up.

Zhiqing and I stood quietly outside the door, and after a stick of incense, a voice came from inside, "Mother Zhao, let them in." ”

The housekeeper walked out, put her hands in front of her abdomen, and said, "The princess will let you in." ”

Zhiqing and I walked out, only to see Princess Ning sitting upright in the hall with her hands on her knees. She is Xia Ning's wife, Huanqin.

Unlike the day of the 100-day banquet, today she was dressed in plain clothes, her hair was lazily coiled, and she only had a step on her head.

When she saw me coming in, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she said to the maidservant beside her, "Xiu'er, go and invite Your Highness." ”

"Niangniang, Your Highness said that he was discussing matters in the study, and he won't come to pick up tea today."

"How's that going to work? When the bride enters the door, the tea for the second day must be received. Go and ask Your Highness to come over. ”

Xiu'er hesitated, "It's ......"

Huanqin whispered a few words in Xiu'er's ear, and Xiu'er left.

She smiled at me and said, "Your Highness is busy with government affairs on weekdays, and I am afraid that I will not take good care of my sister, so I hope my sister will be considerate." ”

Her voice was like a pleasant wind chime, surrounding the house. Such a beautiful woman, anyone who sees it will be moved.

I made a salute," my sister said with a smile, since she married into King Ning's Palace, every word and deed will definitely be considered by His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness is busy with government affairs, and the concubine will share his worries for His Highness. ”

Concubine, this word, it's so hard to say.

The princess still sat upright, smiling and nodding. I naturally know that the women in this world do not want to serve with others, will she hate me? Will she hate me for taking her husband's love?

Xia Ning is so single-minded to her that she doesn't even want to look at me, and my worries are superfluous!

After a while, Xia Ning walked in, the servants inside and outside the house saluted, and the princess also got up.

I was half-kneeling, "...... Temple"

But he walked past me, and his eyes were full of the plain woman. It's like a gust of wind that blows away our past.

"Qin'er, sit down, your heart disease has not healed, and you will no longer salute when you see me in the future." He helped the princess to sit down.

"Then what's the matter, this person looks at the front and back, and doesn't make jokes?"

"Whoever wants to laugh, let them laugh! This king doesn't care about all this gossip! ”

"Your Highness doesn't care, the concubines do! The concubines know that His Royal Highness has had a lot of government affairs recently, and His Royal Highness is dedicated to the people of the Xia Kingdom, so she can't let gossip mislead His Highness's reputation! ”

"You! Or take care of yourself more, why worry about me coming? He scratched the tip of the princess's nose, like a young couple flirting, "I asked the doctor in the palace to prescribe a few more medicines for you, you have to get better quickly, Yu Xuan is still waiting for his mother to play with him!" ”

"Your Highness, the concubine is useless, let His Highness be distracted." The princess suddenly had a sad face, like a child who had done something wrong, and her face was drooping.

Xia Ning covered her hand and said, "Don't worry, it will definitely get better!" ”

They said a word, completely forgetting that I was waiting to give them tea.

I glanced at the housekeeper's mother-in-law, Mother Zhao, she coughed lightly and said, "Lord Wang, Niangniang, do you want to take tea now?" After a while, it will be unlucky. ”

Huanqin looked at Xia Ning, Xia Ning looked at the hall indifferently, and she nodded.

Mother Zhao raised her voice and said, "Tea!" ”

The maidservant came in with two cups of tea and held them up in front of me. Mother Zhao said again: "The bride serves tea!" The first tea, to the king!

I picked up a cup of tea, walked up to Xia Ning, and knelt down, "Your Highness, please drink tea." ”

Xia Ning didn't answer for a long time, and I said again: "Your Highness, please drink tea!" ”

The princess said softly: "Your Highness, take the tea." ”

Xia Ning took the tea in my hand, took a sip, and put it on the table.

"Although you used to be the princess of Huaqiao Kingdom, you were used to living a life of fine clothes and food, but now that you have married into our Ning Palace, you have to learn the rules of our Ning Palace!"

Clothes and food? Doesn't he know what kind of life I used to have?

"I don't know what the rules of the Ning Palace are?"

Xia Ning looked at me with disdain and said, "Before the master's words are finished, you rush to talk, you concubine...... It's bigger than the shelf of the princess of the main palace? ”

Concubine? Yes, I'm a concubine, but do you have to be sarcastic about me like this? But if there is any other way, how can I be willing to marry into King Ning's palace and watch you love?

It turns out that in your heart, I am so cheap?

I bit the word with difficulty and said, "Concubine, know your mistakes." ”

Xia Ning shook his clothes, "Since you know your mistake, this king will no longer pursue it, so I will punish you for three months, and think about it for three days!" As for the rules, I will have to bother Qin'er to teach them in the future. ”

He looked at Huanqin and said, "If there are too many rules, teach them slowly?" ”

Huanqin nodded slightly, and he said again: "If you are tired, tell me." Huanqin smiled slightly.

I kowtowed, "Thank Your Highness for your teachings!" ”

Mother Zhao raised her voice again and said, "Second tea, to the princess!" ”

I got up, took another cup of tea, and knelt down in front of Huanqin again, "Princess, please drink tea!" ”

Huanqin took the tea and took a sip, helped me up, and said, "Sister, don't be careful, Your Highness doesn't mean anything else." It's just that there are many people in this palace, and I'm afraid that my sister will break the rules and fall into the mouth. ”

I saluted to Huanqin, "Sister Xie, mention it!" Concubine, knowing that her status is humble, in the future, the concubine has the way of living as a concubine, and she will not bother her sister or disturb Your Highness! ”

"Sit down!" Huanqin pointed to the stool next to her and asked me to sit down.

But before I moved, Xia Ning opened his mouth and said, "Since you know that you are a concubine, how can you sit in the same room with the master of the main palace?" In front of the princess, you are only worthy of standing! Today, this king will make another rule, as long as there is a place where the princess is, you can only stand! ”

"Concubine, understand!"

"Today's tea, although the king has drunk it, it does not mean that the king has approved of you! Fortunately, the princess reminded her, otherwise...... Hum! This king warns you today, behave carefully in your actions and words in the future, and do not ruin the reputation of our Ning Palace! ”

"Concubine, understand!"

"Alright, you go down! The princess and I still have to discuss matters! ”

"Yes!"

I didn't say anything all the way.

The heart hurts as if it is dripping blood.

Xia Ning said every word, every sentence, like a dagger, kept piercing me.

After all, they got acquainted, since they don't love, why do you want to hurt like this?

If this can make you feel better, and can make you less hateful to me, I am willing to pay it back!