Jiang Xi didn't sleep well this night, thinking about those things over and over again, and wanted to bite off his tongue.

When I woke up the next day, my eyes were blue and black, and I walked like a ghost. The aunt in charge didn't know what happened in the dormitory last night, but she only remembered that Jiang Xi's face and neck were full of blood when she came out, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty when she saw her soul not possessing her body today.

"Go to the street and buy these things for me."

She handed Jiang Xi the basket and a piece of paper, wanting her to take this opportunity to go outside the house to relax. Jiang Xi replied, and Mu Mu carried the basket to the gate, but was blocked by a few guards guarding the door, "Jiang Xi, you can't leave the house." ”

"Why?"

The guard looked around and whispered: "Your Highness ordered, from now on, only you are not allowed to leave the East Palace without permission, and if you disobey the order, you will be killed on the spot." Hurry up and go back, we don't want to embarrass you too much. ”

Jiang Xi thought at first that this was just an order given by Xiao Siyu who was extremely angry, but when he was angry, he never thought that the East Palace would be strict with her for several days, and even there were guards standing outside the back door and dog cave. The subordinates in the house have the opportunity to visit relatives once a month, but she is the only one who has been exploited for this opportunity.

Not only can't you see your family, but it's even more difficult to see Meng Sihong.

And the maidservants in the courtyard who were jealous of her earlier because they saw her favor seized the opportunity to ridicule and bully her. In the winter, the dirty clothes were washed one after another, and Jiang Xi's ten fingers were red and swollen with chilblains, she didn't resist, but these people dared to act so recklessly, and Xiao Siyu acquiesced.

"I'll wash the clothes in the yard for you, and you can rest for a while." Yueci medicated the cracked part of her finger, and watched the bloodshot coagulate and scab, and felt distressed.

Jiang Xi smiled and said: "It's okay, these were all commonplace before I came to Jingyang, I didn't suffer anything, these little tricks are not enough to worry about." ”

Seeing her smile and heartlessness, Yueci felt even more sad, held his hand and said, "...... In fact, Lord Meng has been here a few times, but he can't get in, and it is probably because His Highness is so angry. At the moment, my sister's situation is like a captivity, if you want to see it, I can help you. ”

At the mention of Meng Sihong, Jiang Xi's dark eyes flashed, "You really have a way?" ”

The method that Yueci said turned out to be the annual Mulan hunt in Yan State, when the emperor would bring a group of princes and generals who were good at riding and archery to participate, and Meng Sihong was among them. Therefore, the royal hunt is grand, and the East Palace has begun to prepare for the needs of the affairs not long ago, and Yueci is the maidservant in this group of entourage.

On the day of the hunting, Jiang Xi mixed in with this batch of maids instead of her.

"If there is any difficulty in the affairs of the house, please ask someone to go to the hunting ground to find me." Xiao Siyu stood at the gate of the mansion and told the chief eunuch Wu Da that he was wearing an ink coat today, with a complex pattern of the snake entering the clouds embroidered with silver silk on the surface of the clothes, black hair and a golden crown, and there was no excessive expression on his greasy white and handsome face.

Wu Da bowed down and answered, and as soon as he waved, he saw a little eunuch under his hand rolling to the side of the carriage as a stool. Xiao Siyu stepped on the back of the little eunuch, stopped suddenly, and glanced sideways at the group of maids not far away. It was clearly far away, but being swept away like this, Jiang Xi felt that the oppression was terrible, and he hurriedly pressed his head to the lowest.

Fortunately, Xiao Siyu didn't seem to notice her, and got into the carriage by herself, so she collapsed her shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief.

The chariot drove all the way from the East Palace to the hunting ground, and the eunuchs had already set up their tents, and there were horses and riding generals in brown, red, black and white as far as the eye could see. The flying dragon flags with red stripes on a black background were planted around each side, flying fiercely in the cold wind.

Jiang Xi held his head high in the crowded hunting ground to find the person who was thinking about it in his heart, and unconsciously broke away from the team, but unfortunately he didn't find Meng Sihong, but he bumped into someone between retreating.

"Dog minion with no eyes!"

Because the man was stepped on his toes, he howled in pain and pushed Jiang Xi hard. Jiang Xi turned around and found that he was a fat man with a face full of meat, but he was wearing a brocade and jade dress, and he was wearing a silver crown that was either the son of a family or the prince of the palace, so he immediately lowered his head and took two steps back to apologize: "The slave knows his mistake, please forgive the son." ”

"Childe?"

When the fat man heard this title, he couldn't help laughing, and the follower buddies beside him immediately answered and scolded, "Open your dog's eyes and see clearly, this is the sister-in-law of the much-loved Wei Guifei, His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince!" ”

Sister-in-law?

Wei Guifei is not a queen, how did she give birth to a son who became a concubine, and even the current prince does not dare to pretend that he is a concubine.

Although Jiang Xi muttered in his heart, it was the prince who ran into him, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to ask for guilt: "The slave has no eyes, and he offended His Royal Highness, and I ask His Highness to forgive me." ”

"Look at your clothes, you should be a slave of the East Palace."

Xiao Jingxian stretched out his dirty left foot as he spoke, pointed to a small piece of dust and mud on the upper of the shoe, and said: "Since I am the prince's minion, I don't want to be too harsh, so let's do it, as long as you help me remove this stain, I will spare your rotten life." ”

"Yes, yes, thank you, Your Highness."

Jiang Xi stretched out his hand to wipe the mud, but he took another half step back to dodge, and said viciously: "Who asked you to lick me clean with your hands and tongue!" ”

Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Jingxian stepped on her hand and tossed on the soles of her shoes, "You don't want to?" Is this how the minions of the East Palace are guilty and unrepentant! ”

Jiang Xi bit his lip in pain, he didn't dare to offend if he wanted to pull his hand, he had already offended the Eighth Prince, and if he insisted on going his own way, his life would definitely be lost. She told herself that she just gritted her teeth and endured it, she was here to see Meng Sihong, not to cause trouble.

"Yo, it's quite tough, I'll see how hard you can get."

Xiao Jingxian already had a grudge against the prince, but he didn't dare to provoke the master, so he could only find a slave from the East Palace to vent his dissatisfaction. Seeing the minion turn red in pain, trying to break her hand bones with more force, a dark shadow came up and kicked him violently. Xiao Jingxian was fat, and was directly kicked to the ground and rolled on the ground.

"The Eighth Prince!"

The two attendants hurriedly went to help Xiao Jingxian, who couldn't turn over, and the latter was so angry that he raised his head to punish the person who kicked him, but found Xiao Siyu standing there looking at him with a mocking face, "The eighth brother is very capable, he is the penultimate in riding and archery, and his ability to bully slaves is first-class." ”

As he spoke, he dragged Jiang Xi to stand up, and said, "A waste who can't even pull a bow, what are you doing in the hunting ground?" ”

"Who are you scolding for being a piece of waste!"

Xiao Jingxian struggled to get up from the ground, not to be outdone, he choked him, "On waste, isn't the sixth brother the same." In previous years, the sixth brother hid in the East Palace as a shrinking turtle every time he hunted, why did he come this year? This forest is full of obscured beasts, and the sixth brother is not afraid of having a heart attack when he enters it, and the arrow is not shot but is taken away by the wild wolf. ”

Jiang Xi remembered Xiao Siyu's frightened expression when he saw the wolves at the bottom of the cliff, and looked at him who was not afraid of heaven and earth, how could he only be afraid of wolves.

"Eighth brother."

Xiao Siyu walked up, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said gloomily: "Riding a horse in the forest, beware of arrows without eyes." ”

Xiao Jingxian still wanted to reply, but seeing Xiao Siyu's expression after saying this, he immediately swallowed his saliva, and only dared to look at him with his nostrils for a long time, and snorted. This virtue was seen by Princess Xinyang, who came over, and couldn't help but add more ridicule to him, "Starling, why have you become fatter and fatter after not seeing you for a few days?" It seems that what Mr. taught did not enter the brain, and all went into this stomach. ”

Xiao Jingxian brushed away her hand to pat her stomach and scolded: "There are no rules, you wait!" ”

After that, he took his followers and left.

When the urgent atmosphere eased, Jiang Xi began to feel weak, and when he looked up, he found Xiao Siyu staring at him coldly. His gaze fell on Jiang Xi's reddened hand, frowned, and then turned his head away and said nothing.

But Princess Xinyang sighed, "It's you, the color you embroidered for this princess is very beautiful, look, I adorned her on the riding outfit, is it beautiful?" ”

She stretched out her hand and turned around, and the pattern of Lianzhi Magnolia was embellished on the edge of the dress, which seemed to be alive in the fluttering of the dress.

Jiang Xi smiled and nodded: "It looks good, the princess is more than Mulan in riding clothes." ”

"Sixth brother, this slave in your palace is really good at talking, I like it so much, or you give it to me."

"No."

Xiao Siyu reproached indifferently: "The guinea pig last time, it only took a long time for you to die, wouldn't it be a sin for you to be sent by a living person." ”

"Look at what you said, I'm a rakshasa." Princess Xinyang stomped her feet dissatisfiedly, and put her thoughts on Jiang Xi's body again, "Since the sixth brother is unwilling to give you to me, then it's okay to lend me a while today?" Follow me into the woods, and count the prey of the arrows for me. ”

Jiang Xi knew about this errand, the hunting boy, and was responsible for following his master into the forest and counting the number of prey shot by his master. Whoever comes out on top will be rewarded by the emperor.

She didn't find Meng Sihong here, she thought that maybe she could meet her in the forest, so she had to agree, but she didn't expect Xiao Siyu to suddenly speak: "No!" There are many stray arrows in the forest, and it is difficult to guarantee that the inexperienced ones will be injured if they go in. ”

After he finished speaking, he realized that his words were impulsive, so he hurriedly turned his head and said to Princess Xinyang: "You are a princess who is not good to accompany your father, what kind of riding clothes do you wear, do you know how dangerous it is in the forest." ”

"There is ambiguity in the words of the sixth brother, why can't the woman ride and shoot. My ancestors founded Dayan, all heroes and heroes, I am the princess of Yanguo, how can the children of Dayan be afraid of these. Besides, my father has acquiesced, you can't care about it! ”

Princess Xinyang grimaced at him, then turned her head and asked Jiang Xi, "Do you want to go into the forest with this princess?" ”

Jiang Xi ignored Xiao Siyu's murderous gaze, lowered his head and replied: "It is the honor of the slave to be the entourage of the princess, and the slave is willing to go." ”

Hearing this, Princess Xinyang stood on tiptoe with her back hand in satisfaction, looked at Xiao Siyu with a provocative expression, and then pulled Jiang Xi and ran in the direction of the tent. When the people were far away, the deaf pigeon leaned over and whispered: "Jiang Xi is here, do you want to postpone today...... Acted sparingly...... Meng Sihong? ”

"No, I want him to know what to do."

Xiao Siyu turned to look in the direction Jiang Xi left, and her phoenix eyes gradually changed fiercely, "You don't have to follow me after entering the forest, protect her." ”