Chapter 114: Retreat as Advance
"Xu, Xu is road was in a hurry and was beaten by the wind," Gu Shao hurriedly got up, his heart beating wildly, "Today I have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find my aunt, so I won't disturb my mother's meal," he hesitated for a long time but couldn't help but speak again, "You have lost so much weight, you must cherish it!" ”
After speaking, he fled with a weak heart and went downstairs.
Xing'er twisted the handkerchief behind her and looked displeased, "Niangniang, you are still protecting him, the slave can see that he just doesn't have a good heart and always wants to be close to you, if this is what a good thing it is for the prince to see it, you finally have today's honor, but you can't let the prince misunderstand." ”
"I know, I know," Tang Meng snickered and looked at her, "Why didn't I find that you have quietly become such a worrying character, but like my eldest sister." ”
Little Peach snorted and laughed out loud.
Xing'er replied angrily, "What do you say, if you don't have a few pairs of eyes around you, how can you withstand the gossip of others." ”
Tang Meng felt that this was reasonable, so he was cheeky enough to coax Xing'er, who knew that this little girl really didn't give face and snorted angrily at the mention of Gu Shao, but it made Xiao Tao and Jia San have a lot of fun.
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"Go and bring the brocade purple skirt to the young lady, and then send someone to Nancheng to see if there are any new goods in the shops."
"Yes, ma'am."
"No, no, no! I've said what to pretend to be if I don't go! Tang Yueyao put her head under the quilt, irritable and ashamed.
Since the last time she was rewarded with the board, it has almost become a joke in the circle of Miss Huangcheng, and every time everyone gets together to embroider and drink tea, they have to turn it over and say it again, at first they still said behind her back, and then they knew that she had become a concubine, and then they were not even afraid of being afraid, and they began to say it clearly with a gun and a stick.
In the past, those who were only willing to rush to slap her up turned out to be a dog, and began to look down on her status as a concubine.
Tang Yueyao once angrily flipped the table and never wanted to go out to show her face again, but now she was forced to go to some royal palace banquet, didn't she send her to the door to be criticized.
Cheng naturally understands her daughter's thoughts, and after that incident, she didn't make other wives look at her, but after all, Cheng is a woman from a big family, how can this little thing crush her.
She waved her hand to send the people away, and sat down beside Tang Yueyao's bed by herself.
"Yao'er is afraid of being embarrassed? If you think so, you are very wrong, and this is your chance to turn around. ”
Listening to Cheng's determined tone, Tang Yueyao, who was still bored, actually pulled down a little quilt and looked at her puzzled.
Cheng continued to speak, "Do you think, this time you are entering the palace with your father, your father is a dignified master, who has a higher official position than him so far?" Who doesn't have long eyes dares to provoke you in front of your father, could it be that their family doesn't want to be an official anymore? Cheng's eyes became fierce, "What's more, you can borrow the power of Tang Meng's slut when you enter the palace this time, isn't she being favored now that no one dares to provoke, you are her sister just walk sideways in the palace, whoever dares to stop you is to slap the princess's face, I want to see who has the guts!" ”
Tang Yueyao thought in a low voice, as if this was the truth.
Seeing that she shook Cheng's striking while the iron was hot, she advised earnestly, "Face is only worth a few dollars, if you can become Princess Qi this time, you will have endless glory and treasures in the future, your mouth grows on others, and wealth is your own, Yao'er." ”
"That'...... I'm going to give it a try? ”
"That's right!" Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Someone, where is the master?" ”
The little maid walked in quickly, "Madame, the master is wiping the vase rewarded by His Majesty in the hall." ”
"Wipe it, wipe it eight hundred times a day, the dignified master was rewarded at both ends in the past three days, how could he have taken a vase as a treasure, and now he has not been rewarded for a few years, this cold reward can make him happy like this, hum," Cheng was impatient, and got up and dusted off his clothes as he spoke, and let people help him to walk towards the hall.
Before I turned the corridor, I heard Gu's gentle and delicate laughter in the hall, "It's still our dream that you can make Your Majesty impressed by the master, and you can see the weight of your Majesty's heart after rewarding so many things." ”
Tang Chengen carefully wiped it and threw the cloth aside, with the same joy on his face, maybe he would be able to be reused from now on, "You still know how to speak, but it's a pity that I'm old, if Your Majesty entrusts me with another important task, I will do my best to do it." ”
"The master is getting old, and he is obviously stronger than when the concubine first entered the door," the two of them chuckled again.
Cheng stood in the porch with resentful and resentful eyes, this Gu family took advantage of the humiliation of her and Tang Yueyao to seduce Tang Chengen every day with fox kung fu, seeing that the signs of her favor had overshadowed herself, what was even more infuriating was that even the people began to stammer her during these days, and Gu Shi had cultivated a lot of henchmen in the backyard.
The more Cheng thought about it, the more angry he became, and he entered the front hall angrily, and he broke into a person coldly, so scared that Tang Chengen immediately let go of the hand holding Gu's.
Only after seeing the person who came did he straighten his face, "You are becoming more and more unruly, what kind of system do you suddenly appear!" ”
"I've always been like this, the lord has never said how I am here today my sister is here to cause the lord to lose such a big temper with me!"
When Gu Shi heard this, he hurriedly pretended to be low and stepped aside, and his respectful appearance was the same as when he laughed just now, "My sister misunderstood, my sister just took care of my lord for my sister for a few days, and I didn't dare to say anything disrespectful to my sister." ”
Cheng Shi gave her a roll of his eyes, and sat directly on the other main seat to get straight to the point, and his tone was a lot softer, "I heard that this palace banquet is going to choose a concubine for the six princes?" Master, take us Yao'er, she is smart and clever, and she will definitely be able to shine. ”
In the past, relying on the high status of the Cheng family, she had been arrogant for so many years, but now Tang Chengen felt that his sword was not old and he had Tang Meng, a new backer, so he became more and more impatient with Cheng.
"I have already agreed to take Qing'er there, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for so many people to enter the palace, so let Yao'er continue to cultivate at home for a while."
"What!" Cheng Shi suddenly looked at Gu Shi, the latter lowered her head, but she could see the corners of Gu's faintly raised lips at a glance, and she became angry, "It's you slut who is behind the trick!" Tang Nuoqing is just a lowly concubine, why can she enter the palace and be selected by His Royal Highness King Qi. ”
"My sister really wronged me, who to take into the palace is decided by the master, even if my sister has great ability, she doesn't dare to influence the master's thoughts, not to mention ......" her voice lowered, "Yao'er is also a concubine now, how can my sister say that her daughter is low." ”
There was a shocking sound, and Gu Shi was directly slapped on the corner of the table.
"What are you going to do!" Tang Chengen got up angrily, "It's because I'm too arrogant with your mother and daughter that makes you so ignorant!" ”
He helped Gu up, but the latter only shed tears sadly, and didn't say anything about the rest of the words, which made Tang Chengen feel distressed.
Cheng's eyes were also red with grievance and annoyance, "I think my mother's family has helped my master behind my back for so many years, and now you actually say this about me because of this cheap woman, aren't you afraid that my mother's family will turn his face when he crosses the river and demolishes the bridge like this!" ”
After saying that, Cheng ran back to the courtyard.
"You!" Tang Chengen sighed fiercely, there was still anger and irritability in her eyes, Gu's goal today had been achieved, she naturally knew that she shouldn't leave any more moldy heads, so she pretended to be pitiful and retreated to the yard.
Her cheeks hurt all the way, but the corners of her mouth were gradually rising.
Gu Shao had already arrived in his courtyard to wait, and was talking to Tang Nuoqing at this time, when they saw Gu entering the door, they were both startled, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? But was bullied by Cheng's old poisonous woman again? ”
Gu Shi calmed the two nervous people, and her eyes were full of relief when she pulled Tang Nuoqing's hand, "Mother's slap is worth it, you must have one of the places to enter the palace this time!" Her eyes were gentle and cruel, "Even if the old man is soft-hearted and lets Tang Yueyao go, there is no threat to you, her affair has long been spread outside, I don't believe that the royal family can still have such a daughter-in-law." ”
Hearing this, Gu Shao strengthened his determination to come this time, and he took out a cloth bag from his arms, "Auntie, this is what my father asked me to take, you can accept it." ”