Chapter 111: Palace Curtains
This is the first time I've seen the palace curtain.
But I saw that the man in front of him was wearing a lotus lotus-colored satin embroidered gold Jiaojiang purple wave pattern court dress, his stature was not high, and he was described as dignified. The neat bun has a dangling pearl, highlighting the noble status of the only prince of Daxin. The thin lips are pursed into a shape that does not distinguish between joy and anger, and although there is no anger on the face, it is not angry and arrogant, and it has the dignity of royal blood.
"The people's daughter Lian has seen His Royal Highness Prince Huan."
"Mother's courtesy." Although the palace curtain was polite, the tone did not have too much warmth, "You and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are about to get married, call me the third brother." β
There was a faint chill on my body - I was trapped in Prince Huan's mansion that day, and the palace guards had seen me in the firewood room, and the palace curtain should also know my identity. But now not only did he not speak out, but he was not shocked, and he didn't even have half an angry face. Compared to Gong Hao's sinister smile that sees through everything, it is even more chilling.
I can't help but think that Hammer has really worked hard to win his trust by doing things for me under such a person.
"The Third Highness knows the etiquette and observes the etiquette, and the folk girl has heard the name for a long time." I said decently, "It's just that since you asked me to call you the third brother, you should also call me sister-in-law along with the fourth brother." In this way, it is the kindness of the family. β
"It seems that Niangniang has asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to marry you as soon as possible after his father's birthday." There was still a calm look on the palace curtain that seemed to be smiling, "It's just that this appointment letter has not been issued, and the name is not right." The younger brother calls you a mother, it is all the face of the eldest brother, this sister-in-law, but where to start? β
Guan Ju held my hand and twitched, obviously surprised, but he just pressed himself-Gong Wei's words were indeed ugly, and his words were obviously a defense ceremony, but he really scorned me for my improper reputation; pointed out the disrespectful etiquette of the palace and implied that the emperor did not agree with me. When they saw me coming, several senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee who wanted to salute heard this, and at this moment they couldn't help but turn their faces yellow, and turned their backs in embarrassment, just as if they hadn't seen me.
"Your Royal Highness's words are extremely true. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is pure filial piety and insists on waiting for His Majesty's Halloween before getting married. This time I was able to enter the palace, which is really a blessing from several lifetimes of cultivation. "I'm not humble or arrogant," just thanks to His Majesty's promotion, the people's daughter entered the palace with His Royal Highness the Prince's congratulations, and the people's daughter was selfish, thinking that she acquiesced to the identity of the daughter-in-law of the people's daughter. Your Majesty's meaning is above, why is it that Your Royal Highness, but you still want to be stingy with a sister-in-law? β
"What is your identity, and you dare to speculate on the holy will?" Gong Wei Jian raised his eyebrows, and his tone was a little sharper, "In the end, it is the daughter of a lowly family in Xishi, has no one taught you the rules of speaking before you entered the palaceββ"
"-Ben Hou also lives in the West City, can His Royal Highness be willing to teach the rules?"
I was startled with Gong Wei, he turned slightly sideways, and I saw the familiar and kind old face.
"Lihou." The voice of the palace curtain was still calm, and it was no longer scathing, "Master Hou doesn't know, this is the princess of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has not passed through the door, and a few words of gossip about the younger generation make Lord Hou laugh." β
"Girl... Salute......"
I heard Guan Ju's voice behind me as if it was coming from a long distance, but my body was already blank and I couldn't move at all. I watched as the Hou Ye, who had been a little kind to me in the past, was standing not far away at this moment, looking at me with a polite and unfamiliar smile, as if he had never seen me before.
"There are a lot of female dependents who have entered the palace today, but there is only one girl who has not put her hair in a bun, how can Ben Hou not know it?" Hou Ye smiled heartily, and his tone was relaxed and relaxed, "The girl has a prominent appearance, but I don't know that I need to wear my hair in a bun from the queen's concubine to the official's wife." is so half-combed and half-loose, it looks like Yunying's unmarried boudoir daughter, haha! β
I was startled, and squinted to see Guan Ju and Pu Jia beside me exchanging panicked looks. Looking at the women around me, sure enough, no one is as dressed as I am.
Have you been calculated......
"Yes!" Gong Hao, who had been silent behind him, suddenly pretended to be shocked: "Sister-in-law is already stunning, even if you want to flatter the eldest brother, there is really no need to break the etiquette of the heart!" β
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been grasped by her in the palm of her hand." Gong Wei said coldly, "I'm afraid that this time it is not His Highness who she wants to flatter, but Your Majesty!" β
"Your Highness, be careful! It doesn't matter if you don't respect me, what is the reason for not doing anything clean or forgiving your majesty? I have combed my hair wrong, and I will confess to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I stared at the palace curtain tightly, "But in terms of sin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited into the palace to teach the grandmother was by my side the whole time when I was dressing, and she never reminded me for half a minute." If His Royal Highness has to make trouble, why don't you invite Mama Xi to confront her face to face first, and punish her if she makes a mistake! β
"It's really a clever mouth, and in just a few words, the blame will be put on others." The palace curtain sneered, "The grandmothers in the palace are all elderly, and a trip out of the palace is already to take care of the prince's face." How can you work again because of such a thing? What's more, it's hard for people to teach you etiquette, and I ask you, is it also the job of the grandmother to add clothes and makeup for you? β
"βYour Highness is angry!" Before I could speak, Pu Jia behind me had already knelt down in a hurry, and kowtowed again and again, "Today's princess Niangniang's hair bun is combed by a slave!" It's the slave who doesn't understand the rules, and it has nothing to do with the crown princess! Please also ask the Third Highness to punish the crime, don't anger the mother! β
"Pu Jia! You-"
"βand slaves!" Guan Ju on the other side saw this situation, and he was already frightened, and knelt down and begged: "The sin of the Third Highness to cure slaves and maids is it, don't be angry with our mother!" β
"It turned out to be you two." Gong Wei said coldly, "Your master has no one in his eyes, he is unruly, and he doesn't look like a courtier, because the family education of a small family is not strict." It's just that since she entered the prince's mansion, you have taken care of her, and you have never given advice and persuasion? β
"Palace curtains! You... What are you coming at me, what is it to embarrass two girls! β
"This king is in the second class, His Majesty's son and son, and he will not worry about the two slaves and maids." The voice of the palace curtain revealed a faint ferocity, "It's just that there is a mistake to be punished, they were careless today, and the master lost his honor in front of the civil and military officials, so he should chop off a pair of hands to set an example!" β
"Palace curtains! They are my handmaidens, they are from the Prince's Mansion, what qualifications do you have to punish - you... What do you guys do! Daring! β
I saw that several guards had already surrounded me, and without saying a word, I grabbed Guan Ju and Pu Jia's shoulders. The palace curtain was still standing in place, and said expressionlessly: "It's because I am the slave of the prince's mansion that I should understand the rules better." If the master makes such a mistake, the great gift of the heart must be defeated in their handsβwhat else can you do, why don't you be sent down to execution quickly! β
"-Alright, let's stop it!"
I was so anxious that I almost wanted to make a move, but I saw several guards take a step back with the Hou Ye's order. Turning his head in a daze, the palace curtain also threw a blank look at him like me.
And Hou Ye is just calm and relaxed, and his face is still that kind smile that makes people feel at ease.
"Master Hou..."Gong Wei said slowly, "You are?" β
"I watched the excitement for a long time, but I didn't want it to be so noisy." Hou Ye waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's just that I combed the wrong bun, why use the big punishment?" The law does not tolerate mercy, but the etiquette is not. Wei'er, the old man can't fight and kill, according to Benhou, forget about this matter. β
"Master Hou has a soft temperament, and he is naturally lenient in everything. Gong Wei is a junior, and he should listen to you. It's just that this woman is slippery, and even if she is a slave, she is not good at being an errand. The master and servant influence each other, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not cause a catastrophe in the future! The palace curtain's eyes stared straight at me, "It is the responsibility of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to train the imperial wife, and this king has no right to interfere with himself." But these two slaves and maids, if they don't punish the big commandments today, the prince's mansion is afraid that they will be corrupted by this woman! β
"In the end, it's just a trivial matter, and it has caused our Prince Huan to be so worried." Hou Ye glanced at me with a wry smile, and then sighed lightly: "That's it, just listen to this girl's argument, the words are sonorous, and you will not lose to our Prince Huan." Such a good daughter, Ben Hou was really happy to see it. Girl, today's Benhou, I intend to accept you as my daughter-in-law, are you willing? β
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. For the first time, there was an unconcealable surprise on Gong Wei's face, and even Guan Ju and Pu Jia, who had been kneeling on the ground, forgot to shrink down, raised their heads and stared straight at Hou Ye's steady smile.
"Master Hou... What are you talking about......" Gong Hao's gaze wandered on the faces of me and Hou Ye, and he forced a smile: "She is the daughter of a lowly family in the West City, how can she matchββ"
"His Royal Highness seems to be quite contemptuous of Xishi, so is it also a general attitude towards my Lifu?" Hou Ye's voice sank slightly, but it was already firm and abnormal, and he couldn't refute it at all. "You must know that I, the Marquis of Li, is also from a pariah, what does His Royal Highness say is worthy, but Benhou doesn't know what he means?"
Gong Hao's face was already slightly blue, as if he never expected that the always gentle Hou Ye would be so fiercely accountable. Qiang laughed to himself: "Master Hou... Where is this, you are the only Hou with a different surname in Daxin, and your sister-in-law is the only concubine of Dacheng Prince. Shicai is a gaffe, and I hope that the Hou Ye will not see the sin! β
Hou Ye chuckled, but he didn't glance at Gong Hao, but said softly to the palace curtain: "Today is your father's Wanshou Day, the day when the world should be amnesty, Wei'er, do you really want to splash blood on the palace and dispose of the personal maid of this Hou Yinu?" β
The air became unusually quiet, and at some point, the eyes of all the ministers waiting outside the Keiji Hall were attracted to this side. The palace curtain was silent, but his teeth had already been bitten and his muscles were bursting out. Guan Ju was still smart, and he pulled the corner of my skirt with bated breath.
"The people's daughter was favored by the marquis, and she was so happy that she shook her head." I bowed down and said loudly: "The folk girl is willing to be the righteous daughter of the Hou Ye, to fulfill her filial piety, and repay the Hou Ye's appreciation and love!" β