Chapter XXI: The Countess
"As for His Majesty's blame, this should also be explained by His Highness."
"You!" Xiao Huai'an didn't eat it at all, Xu Ru was so angry that his teeth itched, so he let go of the rope to catch up, who knew that his horse suddenly went crazy, his two hooves were raised high, and he almost stepped on himself.
Fortunately, the horse tamer next to him was quick and stopped in time, otherwise the excuse Xu Rulie made before would probably become a reality.
"Do you like it?" In less than a moment, after Xiao Huai'an shook off Xu Rulie, he quickly changed back into his previous clothes and sat down beside Su Jiao.
Su Lian took advantage of the two of them to talk, and quietly retreated to find Xu Rulie.
Su Jiao threw the golden silk jade pendant aside, and only held Xiao Huai'an's jade pendant back in the palm of her hand.
"The things that the stinky man has taken are dirty, so I'm not rare, this is yours and you have to put it away, so as not to be soiled by others."
"The Third Highness also said before that I would make my jade pendant into earrings, I think the color of this jade is also compatible with you, and I took it back on purpose, but if you don't like it, then forget it."
Xiao Huai'an took the jade pendant handed by Su Jiao, and the emotion in his eyes was unclear, "Men's things are dirty, aren't mine dirty?" ”
"It's not dirty." Su Jiao squinted and smiled.
At least in the eyes of others, you don't count, so what?
Xiao Huai'an looked at her mischievous smiling face, and was a little happy for no reason, and returned the jade pendant and solemnly placed it in Su Jiao's palm.
"In that case, then you can help me keep it safe, or you can use my jade pendant to make earrings."
Su Jiao looked at the jade pendant in her hand, felt the last trace of temperature before Xiao Huai'an's fingers left, and wanted to laugh in her heart, but she was embarrassed to laugh.
I really don't know what kind of obsession Xiao Huai'an is, but he can't forget this sentence.
"Well, for the sake of what you gave me, I reluctantly accepted it, but if you want it again next time, I won't necessarily pay it back."
"That's nature, my stuff is yours." Xiao Huai'an nodded, and his tone of voice was as ordinary as saying that the weather was good today.
Su Jiao reflected, her eyes widened, and she looked at Xiao Huai'an in disbelief: Such an ascetic person, I didn't expect that sometimes he was quite enlightened.
On the other side, Xu Rulie was annoyed because he couldn't get the jade pendant back. Su Lian grabbed her handkerchief, stumbled and searched for it on the flat polo field against the sun, and as soon as she saw him standing under the tree, she hurriedly picked up the hem of her skirt to meet him.
"Li'er, why are you here? The sun is so big, it will bask you, so let's go back quickly. Xu Rulie was thinking about how to explain to the emperor, when he suddenly saw Su Lian running over, quickly cleaned up his mood, and comforted him softly.
Su Lian was carried by Xu Rulie to the shade of the tree, and after her breath calmed down, she raised her trademark watery eyes again.
"Your Highness, is that jade pendant very important to you, don't worry, why don't I go and beg my sister, let her promise to return the jade pendant to you, no matter how bad it is, I will kneel down for him, for the sake of my father, my sister should agree."
"No," Hearing that Su Lian wanted to wronged herself like this, Xu Rulie was suddenly unhappy, and retorted, holding her shoulders tightly with both hands.
"You shouldn't be so low in front of Su Jiao, and you don't have to beg them for me, don't worry, no matter what I say, I am also the third prince of Daze, my father will not do anything to me, at most I will reprimand a few times, which prince has not been reprimanded."
"But, even so, I can't bear it." Su Lian lowered her head, and the way she was so dedicated to him that she saw that Xu Rulie had completely forgotten about her worries.
Xu Rulie's heart softened, taking advantage of the seclusion here, few people came over, and hugged the person into his arms, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you." ”
"I have always believed in Your Highness," Su Lian said with a smile, tears slowly dripping down her cheeks, "Your Highness don't worry, this jade pendant is lost, next time I will send a new one to Your Highness." ”
"I will treasure what Li'er made for me." Xu Rulie was so stunned by Su Lian that he didn't even pay attention to how ridiculous she was.
However, Xu Rulie really thought too simply, today's polo club is not over yet, and the turmoil between Xu Rulie and Xiao Huaian on the court has already reached the ears of the emperor. Even the content of Su Lian and Xu Rulie's private meeting and talking was secretly told to the emperor.
"Bastard!" The emperor looked at what was written on the paper, and angrily pushed all the folds on the table, both approved and unapproved, to the ground.
The little eunuchs who were waiting on the side were startled and hurriedly came up to clean up the mess, and the chief eunuch Dequan, who had been serving by the emperor's side, saw that the time was not right, and took advantage of the tea delivery to appease a few people.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry, maybe the Third Highness is playing with Lord Xiao, let's wait for Lord Xiao to come back and talk back, and then make a decision."
The emperor slapped the letter in his hand on the table, and even shook the teacup he had just put down twice. "Hmph, do you think that's all I care about, Rulie, it's really disappointing to me."
Dequan lowered his head, not daring to touch his moldy head again, his eyes turned slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The polo club is not over yet, but it is almost over, and even if there are many people in the next few games, it is not at all as exciting as the one before Xiao Huaian and Xu Rulie.
Countess Yongan is also a polo lover, and it is inevitable that she will be a little disappointed, Xiao Huai'an is in power in the court, and few people dare to deal with him, but his newly married lady looks quite easy to talk.
Thinking about it, the countess brought a plate of snacks to visit Su Jiao.
"I heard that Mrs. Xiao used to play polo very well, I wonder if you can watch it interesting today?" The Countess smiled lightly and asked the maid to put down the snack, "This is our home-made flower cake in the house, how about Madame taste it?" ”
Su Jiao looked over and was a little vigilant about the countess's inexplicable coming to curry favor, but looking at her, she didn't look like that kind of sinister person.
After thinking about it for a while, Su Jiao symbolically picked up a piece and tasted it, "The countess is polite, this snack tastes very good." It's just that this polo will be more interesting, or the first game. ”
The countess was overjoyed and happily sat down in Su Lian's previous position, "What Madam said is that when it comes to these young princes and nobles, there is really no one who can compare to Lord Xiao. ”
Hearing the countess praise her current nominal husband, Su Jiao was still very proud in her heart, but Xiao Huai'an's face was still not arrogant or impatient.
"The Countess is overrated."
Hehe, this is too modest, people should think that you are paralyzed.
Su Jiao chuckled in her heart and shook her head helplessly.
At this moment, Su Lian, who had been with Xu Rulie for a while, came back under Xu Rulie's escort, and saw a person in purple silk clothes sitting in his place from a distance.
Since the countess was facing away from Su Lian's direction, she didn't see who it was, but tears couldn't help but pour out of her eyes again.
Even if Su Lian didn't speak, Xu Rulie couldn't see her crying at all, and immediately walked to the outside of Su Jiao's shed with an angry face.
"Su Jiao, you are inevitably too much, your sister has only been gone for a while, why did you let someone else come over-Countess?!"
The countess and Su Jiao were talking happily, and they were just about to open their mouths to invite Xiao Huai'an to come to the polo club next time, when they suddenly heard someone behind them secretly poking and scolding themselves, and when they turned around, they confronted Xu Rulie.
"The Third Prince?" The countess was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had no grievances with Xu Rulie, how could she be arranged in vain?
When I looked to the side again, I saw the poor Su Lian, and her brows suddenly wrinkled.
"Why am I still the third prince so indignant, it turned out that I was angry at the crown and became a red face, it seems that I am not worthy of sitting here." The Countess snorted coldly, and was about to get up and leave.
Earl Yong'an is a lord for generations, and his ancestors are the founding heroes, even Xu Rulie is not easy to offend, "The countess stayed, it was the palace that saw the wrong eye, the countess should not be surprised." ”
Xu Rulie smiled and stayed, and Su Lian had always been well protected by him, so it was naturally impossible for him to understand why he was so polite to the countess, and he would stand behind like a log, silent.
Tears also came out of the frame as if she didn't want money, but Su Lian still had to pretend that she was very strong, and raised her hand for fear of constantly wiping it.
Su Jiao and Xiao Huai'an sat next to them and watched this farce coldly, and there were a few mentions of the countess in the book, as if among the group of people who sympathized with Su Lian, only she had the clearest mind.
But how can a person as good as the Countess only have a few strokes in the book like Xiao Huai'an, no wonder the book "A Pet of a Life" was so dim before.
Su Jiao secretly narrowed her eyes, and there was a trace of regret in her expression, so that Xiao Huai'an, who was closest to her, was in her eyes.
A hearty person like the Countess, what she dislikes the most is this kind of pretentious, delicate little girl, but she didn't like it before, but after watching Su Lian today, she rarely had a feeling of disgust.
Looking at Su Jiao again, she is also the daughter of the Su family, why can't they all be the same as Su Jiao.
The countess sighed secretly in her heart, ignored Xu Rulie's words, and only glanced at Su Lian with disgust, "Originally, I came uninvited and occupied the position of the second lady of the Su family, and it is reasonable for the third highness to stand up for her." ”
"But I have a sentence that needs to be advised by the Third Highness, this man and woman are different, even if the Third Highness is the son of the royal family, he always has to take into account the reputation of the girl's family, and fortunately, Miss Su has already gone out, otherwise she will not know if she is inexplicably involved."
The countess gave a lecturer unceremoniously, called the maid and left directly with her sleeves dashing.