196, Royal Poetry Club (2)
On the second day, Cui calculated the time and dressed up Liu Jiaojiao himself, before taking her out of the house and taking the carriage marked with the family emblem of Xie Fu to the palace of Wujun Wangfu.
On the carriage, Cui Shi took out a few folded pieces of paper from his arms, handed them to Liu Jiaojiao, and said with disgust: "Yesterday, I and your second aunt stared at them and wrote for a few hours, and finally selected a few poems suitable for you to use at the poetry meeting, you hurry up and memorize two poems at this time." Your uncle and a few cousins usually boast of being talented, but it took so long to come up with such a suitable poem, it's really useless! "
After taking the papers that seemed to be full of the blood and tears of the Xie family's boys, the corners of Liu Jiaojiao's mouth twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy for them in her heart.
This is simply using anti-aircraft guns to fight mosquitoes, hey, this kind of violent thing can only be done by these two aunts who are coaxed by the cow pen in the family.
The Wujun Mansion is not much outstanding among the many magnates in the capital, but because the kings of Wujun in the past dynasties are pure ministers who do not participate in any forces and are only loyal to the reigning emperor, the emperor still values him a lot, and most of the other courtiers will give him some face.
It's just a pity that the only prince is too special, he has never appeared in front of people for so many years, and I don't know if there is recovery...... I'm afraid that this hereditary King Wujun is estimated to only be able to reach this generation.
Speaking of marrying a wife in this world, I can't help but mention the daughter of the Xu Mansion who returned after disappearing for many years, and everyone who came to the poetry club today is waiting to see this Xie family's beloved treasure!
Cui Shida has expected to become the focus of today's attention since she received the post of the poetry club, she is not worried that Liu Jiaojiao's behavior will attract criticism, don't look at her growing up in the countryside, but the temperament revealed between her gestures is no worse than those ladies who grew up in the capital.
She was worried about what the princess of the county would do, after all, she was also a woman, so she didn't understand how crazy a woman would be if she was careful.
Even though Liu Jiaojiao has always behaved as smart and sensible, to put it bluntly, she is just a teenage girl, and in terms of means and scheming, she is really not necessarily the opponent of the princess of the county who is very deep in the city.
Xie Fu's carriage finally stopped at the gate of the Junwang Mansion, and Cui's got out of the carriage first, and then he personally reached out to help Liu Jiaojiao get out of the carriage.
"This is the daughter of the Xu Mansion? I thought it would be so glamorous to have a lady like that, but now it seems that it is not enough. ”
"The appearance is indeed a little worse, but the bearing of the whole body is good, and I can't tell that I am from the countryside at all."
"Hehe, people have been in Xie Mansion for several months, Xie Fu has always paid attention to these, even if she is a wild girl, she must have been trained."
"Looking at Mrs. Xie's appearance, it seems that she values this niece very much."
"What's the use of what she values? The princess of the county has to value it, but the two families have a marriage contract, but I don't know if the princess of the county is willing to have such a daughter-in-law. ”
There was a surge of people in front of the county king's mansion, and there were constantly wives of each family who led their daughters to come in a carriage, because they had to report their names one by one and then led by the subordinates of the county king's mansion to enter the palace in turn, so there were many people standing at the door, and there were many people who were talking about it.
Liu Jiaojiao doesn't care about what these people say at all, as long as she doesn't say bad things about her by name in front of her, she is too lazy to worry about others, after all, except for silver, no one can do it without being talked about and loved by others.
Cui Shi was very uncomfortable, and after snorting coldly, the momentum of the housewife was full of momentum, and she coldly swept over those who were discussing it with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Ben has always thought that the ladies in the capital are highly educated and will not criticize others, but now it seems that Mrs. Ben is overestimated!" ”
Even though the Xie family is weak now, the scholarly family that has stood for a hundred years has a very high status in the eyes of the world's readers, so everyone instantly stopped talking and apologized.
They are not afraid of offending the Xie family, but they are worried that if they go directly to the Xie family, it will attract a counterattack from those tenacious scholars, and then affect the official reputation of the master of the family.
The aunt in charge of the county king's mansion hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Cui and Liu Jiaojiao: "The slave maid has seen Mrs. Xie and Miss Xu, and asked the two to enter the mansion with the slave maid, and the princess of the county has been waiting for the two!" ”
She had already arrived, so she hid by the door and watched.
As one of the confidants of the princess of the county, she also didn't want to see the Xie family and the daughter of the Xu Mansion who had a marriage contract with the prince, and she wanted to use everyone's discussion to give them a dismissal, but she didn't expect the Xie Mansion to protect Liu Jiaojiao so strongly, and even did not hesitate to conflict with the daughters of the family, for fear that the situation would get out of control and affect the smooth progress of the poetry meeting, so she immediately stood up.
Cui's didn't notice her, but Liu Jiaojiao, who was nourished by the spiritual spring, had already discovered her, smiled at her when she heard the words, and said softly: "This should be Aunt Liu, the housekeeper who is most valued by the princess of the county, right?" Sure enough, he is a clever person, and he came in time. ”
Before coming, the Cui family specially made up for her the list of all the ladies in the capital and the people worthy of attention in the county king's mansion, and this aunt surnamed Liu was one of them.
Aunt Liu's heart shook slightly, but she had a warm smile like a spring breeze on her face, and said, "I didn't expect Miss Xu to recognize the slave, the slave is really honored." As he spoke, he looked at Cui's family, "Mrs. Xie, the princess of the county is still waiting, let's go to the mansion first?" ”
Cui Shi glanced at Liu Jiaojiao, and then nodded and said, "Lead the way ahead." ”
Because today's poetry meeting is all the female dependents of all families, so the servants in the county king's mansion are also women, and those nursing homes have been temporarily transferred to the periphery, so as not to cause trouble.
For reasons to avoid suspicion, King Wujun was not in the mansion, and the princess of the county was responsible for and presided over the whole process, as for the prince, he was still nested in the most remote courtyard of the mansion, and there were always people guarding the surrounding area, so there was no need to worry that he would come out or that a female dependent would enter by mistake.
Aunt Liu led the Cui family to the door of the flower hall, said goodbye to the inside, and after getting the reply from the princess of the county, she turned her head and said with a smile: "Please also ask Mrs. Xie and Miss Xu to move, the princess of the county is inside." ”
The beaded curtains hanging at the door were gently lifted to the sides by the maids guarding the door, Cui Shi glanced at Liu Jiaojiao with a little worry, and after getting a harmless smile, he straightened up and walked in slowly.
The flower hall of the Junwang's Mansion is larger than that of the Xie Mansion, and the layout is much more gorgeous, but Liu Jiaojiao prefers the elegant style of the Xie Mansion.
Although it is a second-grade order, the other party is a serious princess of the county and a relative of the emperor after all, so the Cui family led Liu Jiaojiao to salute according to the number of etiquette.
"Mrs. Xie doesn't need to be polite, sit down."
Because according to the rules, Liu Jiaojiao can't look up as soon as she enters the door, so she didn't see the appearance of the princess of the county for the first time, but in terms of voice alone, it is completely the kind of royal sister voice full of aura.
"This is Lord Xu's daughter, Miss Xie Mansion's cousin, right? Raise your head and let the concubine take a look. ”
Liu Jiaojiao really didn't like the tone of this order, but she was just an ordinary official lady now, and the other party was the princess of the county, and the difference in identity was there, so she had to suppress the unhappiness in her heart and slowly raise her head.
The moment the princess saw her appearance clearly, she also saw the other party's appearance clearly.
Sure enough, she is a big beauty, but she is too majestic and looks a little unkind, and because she is too thin, her cheekbones are obviously prominent, and she looks a little mean.
A hint of ridicule flashed in the eyes of the princess of the county, and she said lightly: "This concubine and your mother are also old acquaintances, I thought that her daughter could get a little bit of her appearance, but now it seems that ...... This concubine once heard that a person's appearance is related to the place where he lives, and it seems that you have indeed suffered all these years. ”
This is a satire that she has been left in the middle of nowhere, so she grows like a weed in the countryside, right?
But compared to the words that you see when you go to the forum in modern times, the lethality is really weak, so weak that she doesn't bother to fight back.
"The courtiers thanked the princess for her compassion." Liu Jiaojiao smiled and saluted.
The princess was stunned for a moment by her reaction, and then showed a meaningful smile and said, "You can also sit down and serve tea." ”
After the maid served tea, the princess took a sip of the teacup and asked, "Since you have returned to Beijing, why have you been living in Xie Mansion?" Have you ever visited your mother, who has been sick for a long time? ”
Hehe, I ridiculed her for not looking good just now, and now I'm going to talk about filial piety again, right?
Liu Jiaojiao pretended to be sad, bit her lip, and said very aggrievedly: "The courtier also wants to be with her mother, but the father said that the mother's illness must be recuperated and the courtier must not go back, so the courtier has to ......" As she spoke, she took two steps forward and knelt directly on the ground, "Princess, don't you have an old relationship with the courtier's mother?" I don't know if I can ask the princess for help and let the courtiers see their mother, and the courtiers thank the princess for her great kindness! ”
Xu Tianci did say such a thing, so now there is no pressure to take it out and shake Liu Jiaojiao, and since the beginning of the princess, haven't you always regarded yourself as Xie Linlang's handkerchief? Then you should come forward and be a good person and let their mother and daughter meet!
The princess of the county didn't calculate that Liu Jiaojiao would climb along the pole, and directly countered her, so angry that she almost smashed the teacup in her hand.
She and Xie Linlang have a fart old relationship, and it's almost the same as having a grudge! She wished that the mother and daughter had never seen each other, so that Xie Linlang's condition continued to worsen, if she really died, she would die of happiness, how could she fulfill their mother-daughter relationship?
What's more, she clearly knows who Xu Tianci is, how could she offend Xu Tianci, who is deeply favored by the emperor, for the person she hates the most?
Xie Linlang, Xie Linlang, you are already very annoying, I didn't expect your daughter to hate it even more than you!