Chapter 70: The Praying Mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows
Early the next morning. Lu Xin, they are going to get ready to go. In this cold weather. Wake up early and go. It's really not easy. It's not. Xiao Xuan screamed again and again. Lu Xin is still lying under the covers. I just want to wait until the last quarter of an hour to get up.
Soon. Xiao Xuan shouted beside the quilt again: "Miss. Another quarter of an hour has arrived. Can you get out of bed?"
Lu Xin lazily said in the quilt: "Let me sleep for another quarter of an hour. I'll get up in a minute."
Xiao Xuan said helplessly: "Miss. This is the third time. If you don't get out of bed again. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will leave us behind in a moment."
After listening to Lu Xin. Only then did he reluctantly get up from the bed. Ren Xiaoxuan freshened herself up. Lu Xin thought dissatisfiedly: "This feels like a group trip. When it's time to assemble. Otherwise, you will be rushed or left behind by the tour guide or tour leader. And now the tour guide leader of this group is Xuanyuan Rui."
Really. Wait for Lu Xin to come out. Everyone is ready. Just wait for Lu Xin and them. Lu Xin hurriedly got into the carriage and sat down. Ready to go.
At this time. Uncle De, the housekeeper, walked over with a bamboo basket in his hand and said to Lu Xin, "Miss Xin'er. The Prince's Palace saw that you had not come down for breakfast. I specially ordered the old slave to prepare some pastries for you."
After the housekeeper finished speaking. Hand the bamboo basket to Xiaoxuan. Xiao Xuan took it and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Housekeeper."
The butler smiled and said, "Ouch. The little girl is out of sight. The old slave is the old man in the house. Everyone calls me Uncle De. You call it that. Huh."
Xiao Xuan showed an innocent smile and saluted Uncle De. Said sweetly: "The slave Xiaoxuan has seen Uncle De."
Uncle De smiled kindly and praised, "Hey. Clever. Well-behaved."
Lu Xin also smiled and said to Uncle De, "Uncle De. You can tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for me. The little woman thanked His Highness for her concern."
Uncle De smiled and said, "Okay, good. The old slave stepped back first."
After Uncle De left. Xiao Xuan laid out the pastries one by one. She said happily, "Miss. You see, this prince really has the heart of a young lady. I also ordered someone to prepare so many delicious pastries for the young lady. Yo. And white rice porridge. The prince is so good."
Lu Xin looked at these pastries and didn't have an appetite. Instead, he was thinking, "What does this Xuanyuan mean?"
Lu Xin still remembered that Xuanyuan Rui had confessed to herself in the woods. But at that time, he didn't know that Xuanyuan Rui had a wife. I was also moved by this.
And now. Lu Xin only thinks that Xuanyuan Rui is actually a rotten man who is in the twilight of his life. In Lu Xin's concept, there will always be only monogamy.
Lu Xin thought to herself: "If he thinks about friendship. I will gladly accept his kindness. If you dare to have other bad intentions. I broke up with him from then on. All things he sent were returned. Isn't it just a pastry?"
Lu Xin was thinking. Xiao Xuan said, "Miss. Come and eat. Eat it hot to eat."
Lu Xin picked up the golden cake handed over by Xiao Xuan and tasted it. Xiao Xuan hurriedly asked, "Miss. What do you think. What do you think. It's delicious."
Lu Xin stuffed the whole piece of golden cake into her mouth again. While eating, he praised Xiao Xuan: "Mmmm. Delicious...... It's been a long time since I've eaten this good......... Delicious pastries too. XIAO Xuan. Come and try it."
Xiao Xuan smiled and said, "Miss. Slow down. Slow down. Don't choke."
That's it. Lu Xin, the master and servant, you and I eat pastries one by one. While eating, I happily commented on the taste of the confectionery. Palate. And Lu Xin has completely forgotten what she had just thought about.
For a few days. They all walked very casually. Every day at noon, I will take a break on the way. For everyone to rest and eat dry food. In the evening, you can get to the next town before dark, stay in the best inn in the town, and replenish the food and supplies needed for the journey.
After dinner the first night. Lu Xin never dined at the same table with Xuanyuan Rui and his concubines again. And these days, she rarely avoids meeting and talking to Xuanyuan Rui. Lu Xin did this mainly to avoid suspicion.
This night. Xuanyuan Rui asked Uncle De to pass Lu Xin out for dinner as usual. After Uncle Kede came out. I didn't see Lu Xin come out. Uncle De reported to Xuanyuan Ruiyu: "Your Highness. Miss Xin'er said she was not feeling well. I'm not going to eat with you tonight. She's already eating in her room."
Uncle De when he met Lu Xin. Lu Xin's words really made his palms sweat. Uncle De thought, "Being able to dine with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is something that many women can't hope for. But this Miss Xin'er is always afraid to avoid it. This is too much for our royal highness. For several days, he refused His Highness's invitation on the same grounds. It's too daring. I don't take our Highness seriously at all. It's really hard to let us be slaves."
After Xuanyuan Rui listened. He slapped the table and got up and left. All the concubines saw the prince leave after that. They all have no intention of eating. Everyone is talking about the prince and Miss Xin'er.
Wan Ji is the youngest of all the concubines. At the age of fifteen, she was sent by her father to the prince's mansion as a concubine. After meeting the Prince. She also fell in love with it at first sight. Goodbye love. Since then, I have always admired the prince. But she never fought with other concubines. will only wait quietly for the prince. Wait for the prince to need her. She only gets along with Zhu Ji the best in the house.
Wan Ji asked, "Sister Zhu. Your Highness is really angry?"
Joo-hee smiled at Wan-hee. said: "Don't worry. Your Highness won't be angry. Your Highness .........."
Zhu Ji wanted to say something and stopped. But she looked at Wan Ji with an innocent look. I thought to myself: She's still young. How can you understand what love between men and women is?
She changed her mind. Then he said, "Let's eat first." Otherwise. You will be hungry again at night. I'm not going to pay attention to you then."
After Wan Ji listened. Blushing. Pretending to be angry, he said, "I hate it. Sister Zhu will laugh at people."
After all that's said. For two days, he ate as if no one was around.
Li Ji glanced at the two of them and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to be snatched away. The two younger sisters still have the heart to eat."
Xu Ji smiled semerally. Then he continued: "Of course they can eat. His Highness was snatched away. The most favored ones are not in a hurry. What are we anxious about, lukewarm, unwelcome?"
After Xu Ji finished speaking, she glanced at Liji. The reason why Xu Ji always sneered at Liji. It's because before Liki entered the house. The most favored is Xu Ji. And as soon as Ligi entered the house. Xu Ji completely fell out of favor. How can she not hate?
When Li Ji heard this, she also echoed and said, "That's also true. There's nothing to worry about. Then eat in peace."
Chen Ji and Zhang Ji here are not easy to talk to. I saw Zhang Ji say: "Among us, no one can say who will be in the prince's heart. Who of us has not been the most favored. As the saying goes, there is no whooping red flowers. If she is a flower that makes the prince give up the whole garden. Then we all have to stick together. Except for that, it's fast."
The other concubines rose up. Said: "Yes. yes."
After Wan Ji and Zhu Ji listened. Wan Ji said resolutely: "You ....... you are really too much. Miss Xin'er is not a threat to us. She's just walking with us. And. She is also the lifesaver of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We should be grateful to her for being so. Sister Zhu and I will never be in the same boat as you. Sister Zhu. Let's go."
After all that's said. Both of them left.
Li Ji said disdainfully: "Stupid woman. Naive. It's naïve."
Liji also got up and said, "I will not conspire with you to kill the people Your Highness loves." Liki deliberately said the words "the person you love" with great emphasis. After saying that, he left.
After Xu Ji listened to her words. I was so angry that I couldn't speak. kept pointing at Liji's back and scolding: "You .......... you .......... hum. Something."
Liki thought to herself, "It's all a bunch of stupid women with no brains. As the saying goes, people are talkative. If I don't take a stand first. In case the matter is revealed. It will be a burden to itself. But. I could have used their movements to make it a little harder. Or watch the fire from the other side. Look at the momentum."
Liki knows. Even those stupid women can see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not ordinary for Miss Xin'er. Not to mention yourself. She never thought about it. On the day of the imminent return home. Just when she was about to become famous. He actually killed a prince's savior. This Miss Xin'er has been missing. It appeared on the day the prince was about to return home. It's a coincidence. Or is there some conspiracy. She doesn't believe in such coincidences. Wait for her to return home. She must let her father take a good look at this Miss Xin'er.
Xuanyuan Rui came to the door of Lu Xin's room and knocked on the door. Xiao Xuan opened the door and saw Xuanyuan Rui. Then he hurriedly saluted and said, "Slave and maid see His Royal Highness the Prince."
Xuanyuan Rui said, "Stand down."
Xiao Xuan looked at Lu Xin. I saw that the young lady gave herself a look. Let yourself wait outside first. And then. And she withdrew.
Lu Xin looked at Xuanyuan Rui. Said to him politely: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You may be seated."
Xuanyuan Rui listened. Immediately frowned. He still stood still. Looking at Lu Xin. With a gloomy face, he said, "Call me Rui."
Lu Xin looked at Xuanyuan Rui with a serious expression. I secretly laughed in my heart. Lu Xin thought: Actually. I am also very unaccustomed to calling him His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This kind of appellation always makes me feel like a dwarf. If not to take a stand. So as not to misunderstand anything. I didn't bother to call him His Royal Highness the Prince.
Lu Xin probably knew Xuanyuan Rui's intentions at this time. She asked a little weakly, "Rui. Ran out of dinner so quickly. Find me....... what are you looking for me?"
Xuanyuan Rui said directly: "There is no need to eat."
After Lu Xin listened to Xuanyuan Rui's words. The expression was a little surprised. She never expected Xuanyuan Rui to answer her so bluntly. She thought anxiously, "If you don't have any food, you can go back to eat quickly." What are you doing here? Really."
To be continued...............