Chapter 48: Acting on the Opportunity
Wang looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao with hatred and said, "You kid, how can you be so willful!" There are some things that you have decided to do, you have to do them seamlessly! Don't let people know half a point, don't even let people doubt you, that's what you win. If you are bent on showing off your might in front of your opponent and showing off your means, the easier it will be to be led by the nose! ”
Cheng Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears, and her heart was unwilling to be scratched like a cat, which made her feel uncomfortable: "Mother, that Ji Erlan not only didn't suffer, but also let her daughter break two big girls!" My daughter doesn't want to be quiet behind her back, my daughter just wants her to know clearly, let everyone know that I, Cheng Xiaoxiao, am not easy to mess with! She has offended me, and she will pay the price! ”
"Nonsense! Mother only has a daughter like you, if you have a good one, how can your mother live? Today's events, if it weren't for Yuan Yan, it would be you who had the accident! If you want to get angry, why do you have to take the risk yourself? Wang Shi sank his face and reprimanded: "Besides, fortunately, she didn't have an accident today, if something happened, how could you escape?" She is the concubine of the imperial court official, and the important thing is that she has an unknown relationship with King Du, you are too reckless! ”
The tears that Cheng Xiaoxiao had just withdrawn flowed out again: "Mother, isn't it the daughter of a six-grade official, I don't believe that the prince really looks up to her!" ”
"Whether King Du likes her or not, in short, she is now the person who King Du wants to protect." Wang straightened Cheng Xiaoxiao's body, spoke seriously, and said, "Xiao'er, you must think more carefully about everything." Like this thing. In addition to you, there are many people who are hostile to the girl of the Ji family, right? ”
Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded, and Wang said again: "Since this is the case, why are you in a hurry? Why do you want to lower your identity to compete with her, there is a better way, why don't you use it? ”
Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at the Wang family ignorantly, and understood for a moment: "What does mother mean, use them to deal with Ji Erlan?" ”
Seeing that Cheng Xiaoxiao had finally calmed down, Wang hurriedly took the opportunity to teach his inner house methods. Waiting for Cheng Xiaoxiao to obediently go back to her yard, Wang said to Mama Jiang on the side: "Xiao'er's temperament is too simple. I don't even have this means, and if I get married in the future, I will inevitably be bullied! It's all because I spoiled her too much in the past! ”
Mama Jiang smiled: "The girl is the daughter of the lady, and it is normal to be pampered in every way." However, the girl is smart, and it would be nice for the lady to mention it more later. ”
"I'm just such a daughter, holding it for fear of falling, and I'm afraid of melting. In the past, I only knew that blindly spoiling her was no good in the end, and I had to pay more attention to it in the future. Wang subconsciously stroked his lower abdomen, and said in frustration: "It would be great if I could have a brother." It's a pity that since giving birth to Xiao'er, there has been no movement. ”
Mama Jiang comforted: "Madame is still young, and there may not be no opportunities in the future." ”
Wang sighed, condensed his eyebrows and instructed the girls beside him: "Yuanyan and Yuanxiang, those two girls can't stay, otherwise it will inevitably have hatred for Xiao'er, in the end, it's a disaster, go and dispose of them for me!" ”
"Yes, ma'am."
In the palace of the king.
Yang Zhen frowned and listened to Lei Ze's report, was silent for a while, and said: "You said that the Su brothers and sisters were taken in and raised by a traveling doctor, so where is that traveling doctor now?" ”
Lei Ze held his breath and replied, "Yes, they have lived with this traveling doctor since they were children, and they did not separate until they went to Beijing in May last year. As for why the Su brothers and sisters suddenly went to Beijing, as well as the whereabouts of the traveling doctor, the subordinates still have no clue. ”
Yang Zheng's brows frowned even tighter, and Lei Ze hurriedly said: "Their time in the capital is still short, and they rarely interact with outsiders, even if they are familiar with patients, they have never interacted with people in private, if you want to know their exact details, it is better to send someone to approach them and gain trust......
"No, this matter is very important, and no one must let others find out that this king is inquiring about their brother and sister."
Lei Ze's face was a little hesitant, he lowered his eyebrows and groaned for a moment, but still said: "Lord Wang, since the Su brothers and sisters promised Miss Ji to go to their mansion for a consultation, it is better to ......"
"You want me to borrow that girl's hand to find out about this?" Yang Zhen looked up at Lei Ze and said with deep eyes: "This king said that no one should be allowed to find out that this king is investigating this matter. ”
"Yes, the subordinates will find another way."
Lei Ze was about to retire, but he heard Yang Zhen suddenly ask again: "She has only been in Beijing for a long time, how did she know about Su Langzhong?" ”
"My subordinates heard that after the old owner of Baicaotang was gone, the young owner and his wife were mean, and they thought that their sister was dragging them down, so they bought her as a girl. Seeing Yang Zhen's solemn face, Lei Ze suddenly felt a moment in his heart: "Lord Wang, you don't suspect that Miss Ji intends to approach the Su brothers and sisters, do you have other intentions?" ”
"It's not impossible."
Lei Ze was stunned: "This ...... No way? How old she is, I'm afraid she doesn't even know what happened to the Su family back then......"
When Yang Zhen heard this, his eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked at Lei Ze's face with interest, and said, "What? Are you speaking for her? ”
"Huh? No, no, no, the subordinates are just talking about things. Lei Ze hurriedly explained, but secretly said in his heart, if Ji Erlan has any intentions, can he still save you that night?" I just think the prince is too worried......"
Yang Zhen snorted lightly: "If this king doesn't worry about it from time to time, can he still live until now?" ”
Razor was dumbfounded: "Yes...... Subordinates retired ......"
In Lanruo Pavilion, Ji Tianjiao had dinner and was bored and painted a pattern. Ji Rujun still sat obediently next to the bookcase, helping Ji Tianjiao copy the punished filial piety.
The green lintel suddenly came in and said, "Big girl, something happened to the second girl on the way to the women's school today." ”
Ji Tianjiao came to her senses all of a sudden, Ji Rujun also had a meal in her hand, a drop of ink stained the half-page scripture copied, she threw the paper away without hesitation, and put the pen again.
The green frieze said: "Today, the carriage of the eldest girl of the Cheng family broke down on the road and blocked the road, and it happened that two big mice came out of nowhere at this time......" The green frieze gestured to the size of the mouse in his hand, and told Ji Tianjiao what had happened. "Look at the slave maid, I'm afraid this matter is the handiwork of Miss Cheng, who knows that it didn't hurt the second girl, but it hurt her own people!"
When Ji Tianjiao heard that Ji Erlan didn't suffer a loss, she couldn't help but snort coldly: "It's not that the Cheng family is a famous family and has a lot of power, why is the eldest girl of the Cheng family so useless!" ”
The green frieze hurriedly closed the doors and windows and persuaded: "The girl is cautious, and the wall has ears." Miss Cheng is used to being arrogant, and whoever sees her will give her some face, I'm afraid she will underestimate the enemy. Although the second girl was fine, the slave felt that she would be more and more embarrassed in the future. ”
Ji Tianjiao thought for a while and said with a smile: "It seems to be such a reason. Since Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't succeed this time, she will definitely get worse next time! ”
The green frieze thought for a while, and suddenly said, "That's right, girl." Since she wants to trouble the second girl so much, what if she knows that you hate the second girl so much? ”
Ji Tianjiao looked at the green frieze and said in surprise: "You mean, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, if Cheng Xiaoxiao knows that I also hate Ji Erlan, maybe he can look at me differently?" Thinking of this, she suddenly became excited: "Maybe you will join forces with me to deal with Ji Erlan?" ”
Ji Rujun looked at Ji Tianjiao, and suddenly said: "Big sister, the Cheng family is so powerful, if Cheng Xiaoxiao is willing to befriend you, she will definitely let her sister go to female school." ”
Ji Tianjiao was stunned for a moment, and then unfolded a more excited smile: "That's right, why didn't I expect it!" If you can take advantage of this relationship, you must be able to get acquainted with the daughters of other provinces. She rubbed the handkerchief in her hand and thought, "How can I get Cheng Xiaoxiao to notice me?" ”
"I don't seem to have heard of any feasts recently. However, why do you have to think hard, the Cheng family is much more anxious than you. ”
This incident really didn't make Ji Tianjiao think hard about how long he could meditate.
Cheng Xiaoxiao rested at home for a few days, and then returned to everyone's sight, but to everyone's surprise, not only did she not sneer at Ji Erlan, but when she got out of school, she walked up to Ji Erlan as if nothing had happened, and said, "Is Miss Ji still used to being here?" ”
Ji Erlan looked at her and replied very naturally: "Thank you Miss Cheng for your care, it's very good here." ”
"That's fine." Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled, handed a post to her, and said: "Recently, the weather is clear, the scenery is just right, it is suitable for a banquet in the Gushuilou boat, I have arranged it and sent posts to all the prefectures. ”
Ji Erlan looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao's stiff smile, and knew in her heart that she must have some unknown moves, but she naturally had to go to this boat banquet, otherwise, everyone would not only think that she was unsociable, but also that she was afraid of Cheng Xiaoxiao, and she would really not be able to intersect in the future. "This is natural, thank you Miss Cheng for the invitation."
Cheng Xiaoxiao was a little stunned when she saw that she agreed so happily, but since the goal had been achieved, of course she was satisfied, and her smile was much more natural, she nodded to Ji Erlan and left.
Everyone looked at each other, exchanged glances with each other, and understood in their hearts.
Song Yuheng didn't seem to feel the strange communication of others at all, and said with a smile: "Originally, I also had this idea, but I didn't expect to let Xiaoxiao take the lead." In that case, you don't want to live up to such a scene. ”
"Exactly."
"At this time, the fish is fat, if we are interested, we can also fish by ourselves. When the time comes, let the cook cook, don't have a lot of fun! ”
What Song Yuheng said, there was never a shortage of people who followed the trend, and for a while, everyone was excited to talk about the benefits of the boat banquet.
The wind of Da'an amusement is prevalent, and the emperor himself likes to have fun with it very much, so all kinds of banquets emerge in endlessly. The House Boat Banquet, as the name suggests, is on a ship. The beautifully carved high-rise boat, slowly moving in the turquoise water, the breeze is slow during the day, and the lights reflect the water at night, which is a joy in life.
Fang Qingxue tugged at Ji Erlan's sleeve, and her whole face wrinkled together: "Sister Erlan, I don't think this matter is simple, otherwise, you still don't want to go...... She's so ruthless, what if something happens? ”
Ji Erlan opened the invitation card and saw that Sister Ji Tianjiao was also invited, and couldn't help but smile with interest. "If you hide for a while, you can't hide for a lifetime. Let's do it when the opportunity arises. ”