Chapter Thirty-Six: Asking for Hardship

The envoys of the Luohui Kingdom came this time just to try this formation, but they ended up asking for hardship, so naturally there was no reason to stay in Dachen anymore.

And Ji Qiang also felt that her eyes were sour after solving a lot of garbage letters, and she looked at the dim sky outside and smacked her mouth.

The pastries sent by Bai's have been eaten cleanly, Xi'er saw that Ji Qiang's face was tired, so she asked people to prepare the meal, and after simply washing up for dinner, she went back to the house, and saw an unopened letter on the table, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

Pick it up and look at it, the handwriting on it is a little familiar, suddenly remembered something, pushed open the window and looked outside, but did not see half a figure, returned to the table, and the letter was resting together, there was a package, opened it, and it was a brand new dress.

Ji Qiang's eyes couldn't help but light up when she saw it, and she touched the material, it was an excellent cloud brocade, and the color was also satisfactory to her.

Glancing at the contents of the letter, the smile on the corner of Ji Qiang's mouth was even worse, she narrowed her eyes, and called Xi'er to put away the clothes, but Xi'er was very curious about where the clothes came from.

"Miss, this Yunjin looks like a top-grade product, but it looks like a fabric used by the lady in the palace." Xi'er said in a very envious tone, and carefully arranged her clothes.

Ji Qiang chuckled, didn't reply, and ordered: "I'll wear this dress tomorrow, Xi'er, you can help me buy some suitable jewelry." ”

Xi'er didn't ask any more questions, and went down in the next voice.

After dressing it the next day, he entered the palace with Ji Yuanxun.

The palace was already dressed up festively and solemnly, Ji Qiang looked around, her eyes were full of mocking smiles, and after seeing the emperor and empress sitting in the banquet, and Ji Yuanxun respectfully saluted, she saw Xia Jinnian in a purple robe on the side, still looking rash and arrogant on weekdays.

It seemed that he smiled very satisfied when he saw Ji Qiang's dress, Ji Qiang swept around, but he didn't see Xia Chengmu's figure, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, and before he thought about it, he heard the eunuch's shrill voice sound, "The sixth prince has arrivedβ€”β€”! ”

Everyone got up and saluted, and Ji Qiang paused when she saw Xia Chengmu, and then turned to see the woman snuggling next to him, wearing a pink long dress, in which her dark lines could be faintly seen, the ruffled neckline was lined with a slender neck, her complexion was fair, she was wearing a pink veil on her face, her eyes were implied with autumn water, and she smiled, all of which were touching and lovable.

If she ignored the arrogance that flashed in her eyes, maybe Ji Qiang would look at her a few more times, this person was none other than Gu Hanyan who wanted to participate in the palace banquet with her.

Ji Qiang was still a little strange in her heart before, but when she saw Xia Chengmu and the two come in together, she was already clear in her heart.

Probably noticing her gaze. Gu Hanyan raised his eyes to meet her gaze, as if surprised, as if panicked, and hurriedly let go of Xia Chengmu and walked towards Ji Qiang, "Qiang'er, I have to come by myself, the sixth prince took pity on me, so he relented and took me to the palace banquet, it's all my fault, don't be angry with Your Highness because of this!" ”

After saying it in one breath, Ji Qiang didn't have half a place to put her mouth in, listening to her say this, coupled with the speed of rumors fermenting in the past few days, the eyes of the people present looked at Ji Qiang a little changed.

Ji Qiang waited for her to finish speaking, with a just right smile on her face, she glanced at Xia Chengmu, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but she calmed down, stepped forward to support Gu Hanyan's shoulder, and said softly: "This palace just brought you over by the way, Qiang'er is not such an unreasonable woman, and she will not be angry with you and me." ”

After that, she looked at Ji Qiang as if for verification, a hint of brightness flashed in her eyes, and Gu Hanyan also looked at her nervously.

If she says no, I'm afraid Gu Hanyan will cry on the spot.

Ji Qiang just glanced at the intimate appearance of the two, the corners of her mouth hooked slightly, and she didn't feel angry or dissatisfied, but worried: "What's the matter, I'm just worried that Yan'er, you are a girl who has not left the cabinet, although you have the title of the adopted daughter of the Guogong Mansion, but coming with the six princes is always bad for the reputation of the daughter's family." ”

Gu Hanyan listened to her words, his body was stunned, and he looked at her with some surprise, his eyes were full of strangeness and incomprehension.

The people around were also surprised when they heard this, you must know that the marriage contract between the sixth prince and Ji Qiang is a matter of time, but now Ji Qiang's attitude of not being arrogant or impatient, it seems that Xia Chengmu is not taken to heart at all.

Thinking of Xia Chengmu, who had made a lot of fanfare in order to please Ji Qiang before, he couldn't help but cast a sympathetic look at him, he spent so much effort, and thought it was something in his pocket, but as a result, others didn't look at him at all.

If it was before, they might still think that Ji Qiang didn't know what to do, but since Ji Qiang broke the formation, they also knew how much of the rumors outside were true and how false, and their emotions towards Ji Qiang were even more complicated.

When Xia Chengmu heard her say this, a surge of anger rose in his heart, his face sank, he let go of Gu Hanyan, and walked straight to his position.

Gu Hanyan saw him leave in a bad mood, and completely left her in place, and the previous kindness and worry were gone.

The people around her were all pointing at her, Gu Hanyan clenched the hand in her sleeve, biting her lower lip tightly, as if she was about to cry in the next second.

Originally, Ji Qiang's position was only prepared for the Guogong Mansion at the table, but now Gu Hanyan suddenly came, and he didn't know where to sit, so he looked at Ji Qiang for help.

Ji Qiang had a soft smile on her face, meeting her pitiful look, "Yan'er's injury has not healed, or stay outside the mansion less, since there is no place, I will send someone to send you back to the mansion first, what do you think?" ”

Is this clearly driving her away? Gu Hanyan's face turned white, and many people cast their eyes at her, and the ridicule was even more obvious, as if she was a clown jumping off the beam.

Ji Qiang watched her face turn from red to white and then blue, if it weren't for the palace, I'm afraid she would have rushed up and beat her.

Ji Qiang looked at her very strangely, called her name, only to see Gu Hanyan tugging at the corners of her mouth, and smiled stiffly, "Thank you Qiang'er for your kindness, what Qiang'er said is that if I disturb the holy driver, it will not be good to lose face for the Guogong Mansion, then Yan'er will go back first." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Xia Chengmu with a lot of resentment, and saw that he had been looking at Ji Qiang, and he didn't give her any extra eyes, and he was even more angry in his heart, Shi Shiran bowed and turned around and left with the palace people.

It's really beyond her strength, Gu Hanyan actually wanted to use Xia Chengmu to make her lose her sense of proportion, if it was in her previous life, she might still be secretly sad, but now she is no longer the fool who is manipulated by others!