After a short period of stunnedness, everyone subconsciously glanced at the people around them.

Could it be that it is really not a coincidence that King Du came forward to help Ji Erlan?

If they used to think that Ji Erlan was just from Yangcheng, the daughter of an unfavored six-rank official, she didn't know anything, and she hadn't seen the world, so it was impossible to attract the attention of King Du. Now, all of a sudden, it's all uncertain.

All those vague luck disappeared at this moment, and thus became real jealousy and defense.

The smile on Yan Ling's face gradually faded, and the hostility in her eyes seemed to pour into her whole body, making her body tense slightly.

Ji Erlan knew what they were thinking, but her momentum did not change, and she still stood there steadily, her face calm. If she is looked down on from the beginning, her troubles will only be endless, and any small fish and shrimp will dare to come to her trouble. In this case, it is better not to let others underestimate you from the beginning, at least let people dare not attack themselves at will. You should also weigh again and again before making a move.

However, not everyone can change their faces in such an atmosphere. For example, Fang Qingxue.

However, there are people who can not be affected in the slightest by such an atmosphere. For example, Song Yuheng.

The water-colored shawl on Song Yuheng's arm was gently dragged behind the skirt, as if it also calmed everyone's mood. She walked over generously, looked at the painting on Ji Erlan's case carefully, her tone was very natural, and she said with a smile: "It's really good, although Miss Ji's technique is a little rusty, but it is indeed very smart and has excellent charm." In contrast, my own drawings are indeed too deliberate. ”

Song Yuheng and Yan Lingtian are completely different beauties, refined and born. Moreover, she is the most intimate daughter of the Song family with the Empress Dowager Song, needless to say, her noble status is needless to say, what is rare is that she never takes a stand from others, she is empathetic and talented, and she welcomes people with a smile whenever and wherever she is, although some people say that she is pretending to be behind her back, but her popularity is indeed the best.

If Yan Lingtian is a fire, then Song Yuheng is a finger twister.

Therefore, as soon as she spoke like this, it was like a spring breeze warming, and everyone gradually relaxed, ignoring the confrontation just now, and you and I came forward to echo it. Yan Ling's cold gaze gradually returned to normal, and without hearing any emotion, he made an objective evaluation of Ji Erlan's paintings, and left first.

Ji Erlan looked around, although some people still went to the poetry garden, they could also roughly see who was close to whom.

For example, the Song family is a good person wherever they go, no one can offend, and no one will offend them. Although the Yan family is cold and arrogant, they know how to advance and retreat better than the Cheng family, and the ladies around them are not much different in status. And the Cheng family, obviously, is a little picky, and what they pasted up, they all laughed at it.

On the way back, Fang Qingxue obviously pinched the sweat for Ji Erlan, followed her into the carriage of Ji Mansion, and said: "This group of women are eyeing each other, is it possible that it is for the sake of crossing the prince?" ”

Ji Erlan smiled and said, "Could it be that Qingxue also thinks that Prince Du is different from me?" ”

Fang Qingxue was curious: "Isn't it?" The prince is notoriously cold, he has lived for nineteen years, and the women who can speak around him are afraid that they can be counted on ten fingers, including the Queen Mother, Princess Duan and others...... Moreover, you went with the king to worship her mother! ”

Ji Erlan wanted to ask rhetorically, is the prince really cold? She didn't see it at all, not only was he not cold, but he also had a dark belly! "Would you believe me if I said I really didn't know him?"

Fang Qingxue hesitated: "I...... I believe in it...... But it's useless for me to believe it, others won't believe it, and I'll keep making trouble for you......"

Ji Erlan looked at Fang Qingxue's very reluctant appearance of believing it, and sighed. I heard Fang Qingxue say again: "Fortunately, the Luo family doesn't have a daughter, so you have a few less strong enemies!" Otherwise, you're miserable......"

What is her enemy...... She's obviously passive! I have known for a long time that the king is a troublesome character! She didn't want to say this question anymore, so she asked instead: "This Song Yuheng is one of the pair of palm beads of the Song family, right?" ”

In her previous life, when she married Yan Hong, Yan Hong was still incognito, and no one knew that he was the illegitimate son of Prime Minister Yan. When Yan Hong successfully planned everything and returned to the Yan family, these noble girls of the same age in Beijing also married and died. So much so that some people, although she knows a thing or two, is not familiar with them.

Fang Qingxue listened to her question, and answered for her: "Song Yuheng is the eldest daughter of the Song family, and her sister's name is Song Yaoxian, and she is the second daughter. The two are deeply loved by the Queen Mother. ”

Ji Erlan nodded, and Fang Qingxue turned to Cheng Xiaoxiao: "I don't know if that maid named Yuan Yan can still live?" ”

"Then it depends on whether the rat really has the plague."

"Huh? At that time, looking at the handmaid's face, I am afraid that there was a ......"

Ji Erlan shook his head lightly: "I don't think so, Cheng Xiaoxiao has no brains, and the subordinates who do things for her may not have brains, if they really catch rats with plague and harm people, if something happens, can they escape?" Maybe he will carry the black pot for the master. ”

"However, if they disobey Cheng Xiaoxiao and are held accountable afterwards, there will be no good fruit to eat."

"That's not necessarily, although they go against the will of their masters, they can do so under the banner of thinking about their masters. Plague is contagious, not to mention ordinary people, even princes and nobles are afraid to die. On more than one occasion, the plague killed entire villages, and then the village was burned. Can it be a simple thing, you say? ”

Ji Erlan said with a smile: "If someone is infected with the plague and spreads it, it will inevitably make a big fuss, and what will happen if it gets to the bottom of it?" Cheng Xiaoxiao is whimsical, but others may not be so stupid. What is it to go against the wishes of a little girl, maybe this matter will be known by the Cheng family, and it will be rewarded. Even if you don't, at least you won't lose your life. ”

Fang Qingxue was dumbfounded: "So that's the case...... It seems that Yuan Yan was worried in vain......"

"However, I'm afraid this girl hates Cheng Xiaoxiao."

However, at this time, Cheng Xiaoxiao, the stupid person in Ji Erlan's mouth, had already crackled and smashed everything all over the room. "You shit! Get out of here! Rubbish! Rubbish! ”

The girls in the house all have a bitter face, and they can't wait to become invisible, so don't let the master catch him angry.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was so angry that she exploded! Dropped the last thing in the room that could be smashed and shouted, "No way! I can't just leave it at that, I'm going to find my mother and let her help me out! ”

Wuyang Hou's wife Wang had already learned the news of her daughter's tantrum, and was interrogating her subordinates in the flower hall at this time: "You followed the eldest girl out today, why did such a thing happen?" Explain them all to me! Otherwise, don't blame Mrs. Ben for turning her face and being ruthless! ”

One of the guards seemed to be the leader of everyone, and hurriedly replied in fear: "Mrs. Hui, the eldest girl ordered the villain to catch a few mice a few days ago, to give the girl of the Ji family a good look, but I didn't expect ......."

"I didn't expect that not only did I not hurt the other party, but I also suffered a loss?" Wang slammed the table and said hatefully: "Let me ask you, what happened when those two maidservants were sent to Zhuangzi outside the city?" ”

The guard's waist bowed lower, and said, "Mrs. Hui, the eldest girl, she ...... Tell the villain to catch the rat with the plague, Yuan Yan was bitten by the rat, and the girl thought that she would be infected with the plague, so she went to the Zhuangzi, and Yuan Xiang went to take care of Yuan Yan. ”

Wang's face became more and more ugly the more he listened, and the guard quickly explained: "But don't worry, Madame, the rat did not have plague, and the villain knew the seriousness of the matter, so he had to risk his life to disobey the girl's orders......"

Wang Shi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the guard in front of him, and his face gradually softened: "Okay, you did a good job." There's finally a smart guy next to the big girl. She is young and doesn't understand the seriousness of this matter, you are doing a good job......" Wang Shi was really palpitating, she beckoned to Mama Jiang beside her, and Mama Jiang immediately understood and took the reward money to the guard.

The guard accepted the reward and hurriedly said, "Thank you, madam, the villain will do his best to protect the girl, and he will never dare to slack off." ”

Wang retreated from everyone, and heard Cheng Xiaoxiao crying all the way into the flower hall: "Mother! Someone has bullied your daughter, you have to help her get justice! ”

Wang said with a cold face: "Xiao'er, you owe it too much to think about this matter!" ”

Cheng Xiaoxiao was full of grievances and couldn't help herself: "Mother, you know everything?" Now that the mother knows, she will definitely help her daughter teach that cheap girl who doesn't know the height of the sky, right? ”

Wang hugged Cheng Xiaoxiao, who couldn't stop crying, and frowned: "What did your mother tell you, child?" If you are not quite sure, how can you easily do such a thing, stealing chickens will not be a counter-erosion! What's more, last time your father had already warned you that since King Du was willing to take action to protect the other party, there must be a reason! Don't act rashly! ”

"Mother, how can you blame Xiao'er, it's all that cheap girl pretending! It's too much of a deception! "Cheng Xiaoxiao actually suffered a loss in the hands of Ji Erlan again! She couldn't forgive herself! choked up: "You just let a lowly girl bully your daughter?" ”

Seeing that Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn't listen to his advice at all, Wang opened his mouth and closed his mouth to get angry, not only reprimanded: "You have forgotten what your mother taught you on weekdays?" ”

Cheng Xiaoxiao cried breathlessly: "How did my daughter know that Ji Erlan was so cunning!" ”

"What your mother says to you on weekdays, you don't even know the weaknesses of the other party, even if you stumble, you can't hit the other party's vital point! Instead, someone will get caught! This time is a lesson! ”

Cheng Xiaoxiao broke free from Wang's arms, wiped a handful of tears, and stomped her feet fiercely: "Mother, is it to let your daughter breathe like this!" My daughter can't do it! ”