Chapter 266: Gossip
Lin Zuiliu once again avoided arguing with everyone.
Her reaction made the county lord of Huai'an on the side more curious, most girls of this age are unwilling to let themselves be inferior to others, and it is too difficult to admit that they have lost.
But she saw that the princess of Zhennan didn't surprise people at all, she only treated herself and didn't talk much, it seemed that as long as she wasn't embarrassed to the head of the Zhennan Palace, it didn't matter.
At this time, the eldest princess had already walked to the pavilion located at the top, and when she saw that the courtyard was full of beauty, all of them were female dependents in the circle of nobles in the capital, she also nodded with satisfaction.
"You guys give my wife face, come to this banquet, there is a place where you don't take care of it. Please bear with me. ”
The eldest princess's words were just polite, who dared to really come up to find her stubble, so they all smiled, and for a while they looked at the guests and hosts.
The crowd began to talk again, and now that the weather was colder, almost all the ladies present were draped in cloaks, and the big cloaks were occasionally dragged to the ground, and a long line was drawn on the snow.
Lin Zuiliu didn't know a good sister, and he didn't know the county lord of Huai'an, so he had been sitting quietly on the side, and he really began to appreciate Mei.
"Why don't you come with me to the eldest princess?"
The county lord of Huai'an, who was sitting next to her, suddenly spoke, and Lin Zuiliu thought for a while, thinking that since the elders had already found the palace, he really seemed uneducated if he didn't say a word now.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Lin Zuiliu stood up in arrears, still holding the soup woman that Cui He brought her in her arms, but she didn't feel too cold.
She followed the county lord of Huai'an directly to the pavilion, and looked at the eldest princess sitting on the side and saluted first.
The eldest princess was still like yesterday, her attitude towards Lin Zuiliu was very kind, and she smiled slightly and said, "Excuse me, Princess Zhennan, sit down and chat with my old woman for a while." ”
Lin Zuiliu knew that business was coming.
The eldest princess called Lin Zuiliu to come here, in order to see the princess of Zhennan with her own eyes, now is the time to test Lin Zuiliu, Lin Zuiliu has a score in her heart, so she is not in a hurry, she sat down with a smile, looked at the eldest princess with a smile and said: "The concubine is the first time to see the eldest princess, I only feel that the eldest princess is kind and kind, like the elders in the family, if the concubine's mother-in-law is alive, it should also be like the eldest princess." ”
She said this ingeniously, not only narrowed the relationship between herself and the eldest princess, but also proposed Liao Luan's biological mother, sure enough, as soon as she mentioned the first princess, the eldest princess's face softened a lot in a moment, and she said with a smile: "She is indeed very good, and she should be a junior who likes to be a mother-in-law, but it's a pity that ......."
It's a pity that I went too early.
"It's a pity, the concubine is a wife for the first time, and it is even more rare to be blessed to enter the Zhennan Palace, without the teaching of her mother-in-law, I am afraid that my words and deeds will lose the face of the Zhennan Palace, but fortunately, there has been no mistake for such a long time, and it has always been the mother-in-law who has blessed her in heaven."
Clear-eyed people can naturally hear what Lin Zuiliu said as soon as they hear it, but Lin Zuiliu's words are sincere, and she looks serious on her face, and when the eldest princess sees it, she really feels sorry for Lin Zuiliu.
She directly stretched out her hand to hold Lin Zuiliu's and patted it gently.
"Poor man, my mother went early, and now my mother-in-law also goes early, isn't it a black eye, it's good now."
As she spoke, the eldest princess sighed, looked up at Lin Zuiliu again.
I saw that Lin Zuiliu's eyes were clear, he looked very sincere, and he looked very good-looking and dignified with a slight smile on his face.
"If there is anything you don't understand in the future, you can come directly to the eldest princess's mansion, your county lord's sister is also an unlikable, and there is no cute little sister around, this palace looks at you with similar temperaments, it should be a good fun."
This is already a great praise and honor for Lin Zuiliu, Lin Zuiliu bowed his head and responded respectfully, and chatted with the eldest princess.
This can make the ladies and nobles below grit their silver teeth, not to mention anything else, there were already people who wanted to meet and chat with the eldest princess in the past, but they looked at a faint and difficult look, and they didn't want to chat with people.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the princess of Zhennan fell in love with the eldest princess.
Originally, although everyone secretly did not shame Lin Zuiliu's background in their hearts, it was never rumored that anyone openly looked down on her, after all, her current identity is here, and I am afraid that no one can cross her.
It was only rumored that Lin Zuiliu was not Liao Luan's favor, and the originally active Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis did not appear for a long time, implying that Princess Zhennan was angry and sick all the time, and everyone was a wife, so she was naturally ashamed of Lin Zuiliu's concubine.
Lin Zuiliu naturally didn't know these twists and turns at this time, she only felt that everyone had been really bold recently, and they dared to say anything ugly.
The whole plum blossom viewing conference didn't end until the afternoon, and although he was just sitting and chatting with people, Lin Zuiliu still felt physically and mentally exhausted when he left.
After everyone left one by one, the eldest princess stopped smiling on her face, and walked to the courtyard where she lived and asked, "What do you think?" ”
"My daughter thinks it's okay, I originally heard a lot of rumors from the outside world, but I just think that this princess is probably just a cowering person and can't get on the stage, but today I saw that this is not the case, Princess Zhennan knows how to forbear, knows how to advance and retreat, and is a person with great wisdom."
Listening to the words of the county lord of Huai'an, the eldest princess nodded, and then said: "There is a far-sighted plan, I know what I like, and I look bright and moving, sure enough, the daughter-in-law that Yangui is looking for is definitely not bad, you can help her a little more, she has no mother at a young age, and now she has no mother-in-law, but it is more difficult." ”
"Yes, my daughter is also willing to get along with the princess."
At this time, Lin Zuiliu, who had already left the eldest princess's mansion, naturally didn't know that her behavior today was so highly evaluated in the hearts of others, she only felt that after sitting outside for so long, her legs and feet became wooden and didn't look like her own.
She sat in the carriage, leaned on Cui He's arms, sighed comfortably, and said, "When the prince comes back, I have to visit the eldest princess again." ”
Cui He responded, she was originally waiting by the side of Princess Xianzhennan, and she was familiar with the people around the princess, but she felt that it was not easy for the princess to do this, and she was quite distressed.
"Go back to the house and the slave maid to boil some hot water for the princess, and the princess should soak her feet well."
Lin Zuiliu was very afraid of the cold, and he was originally reluctant to go out in winter, but today he had to retreat, and he already felt that there was a little itch from the soles of his feet to his calves, and he should be frozen.
"Does the prince have any other relatives around him? I've never heard you mention it, so you should tell me about it first, so as not to catch me off guard. ”
As soon as she remembered the sudden appearance of the eldest princess, she felt anxious, so she asked.
Cui He thought for a while, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said: "Yes, the mother concubine of King Xianzhennan, our prince's grandmother is still alive now. ”
"Grandmother?" Lin Zuiliu was taken aback, not to mention anything else, she has been married to Zhennan Wangfu for three years, and she never knew that her husband still has an elder.
Her face was full of black lines, and she was really tired of the feeling of not knowing anything, and a feeling of boredom suddenly arose in her heart, and she asked carefully about the inside story.
Cui He didn't know much, but he had heard some of them roughly, so he thought about it for a while before telling Lin Zuiliu.
"Actually, it's no wonder that the prince doesn't tell you, it's really this old ancestor, and there are few people in our house who are familiar with it, and the most familiar one is probably the aunt of the ancestral hall."
Cui He said and sighed, "At the beginning, the ancestor had a bad quarrel with the first princess because the first prince was unwilling to take a concubine, but fortunately, the prince spoke out later, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were good for the sake of the eldest grandson, but then I didn't know what happened, the old ancestor simply moved to the south to recuperate, and he hasn't been back for a while." ”
Lin Zuiliu listened to Cui He talk about this old ancestor, and only felt that this old ancestor had directly forgotten about Liao Luan's grandson.
It's not that Lin Zuiliu is not filial, this ancestor is disgusted with his daughter-in-law because his son does not accept concubines, and now she is not allowed to accept concubines in Liao Luan, if the ancestor of this precious grandson knows, Lin Zuiliu is afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat.
In that case, it's better not to have it at all.
"Ugh." Lin Zuiliu let out a long sigh, only thinking that it was better not to ask about this matter, but it made Lin Zuiliu feel annoyed when he heard it.
When he returned to the palace, Cui He ordered someone to call for water, and Lin Zuiliu stayed in the house for a long time without feeling warm, until he felt a little more comfortable after soaking in the water.
Lin Zuiliu is not used to being served when she is bathing, but her hair has indeed grown a little, and she can't comb it herself, so she has to ask Cui He to come in and wait.
So at this time, Cui He sat behind her and rubbed her hair, her days with Lin Zuiliu were not short, the service was just right, Lin Zuiliu's entire lower body was warmed by the water and returned to blood, and then she felt that she was alive.
As soon as she felt comfortable, she also had her mind and brain, thinking that she heard what those people said in the eldest princess's mansion in the afternoon, and she only felt that these people had nothing to do.
But rumors always need an opportunity to spread, and she asked herself that she had never revealed a single act of wanting to be close to other men outside, let alone such thoughts.
There is also the relationship between her and Liao Luan, the two of them are naturally affectionate, but they really haven't shown off in front of outsiders, so it seems that someone is gossiping behind her back at this time, and Lin Zuiliu didn't know how to respond for a while.