111, out of the palace
When Xu Shu returned to the palace again, the Empress Dowager was already there, and when she saw Xu Shu, she asked with concern, "Where have you been?" ”
The palace maid on the side also smiled, "Miss Xu Jiu, you can be regarded as back, the Empress Dowager will not see you when she comes back, and she is in a hurry to let people find you immediately!" ”
Xu Shu leaned over and apologized, "The wine in the palace is very strong, and the courtiers left the palace for a while!" It was the courtier's negligence, the tired queen mother was worried, and the courtiers were guilty! ”
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!" The Empress Dowager muttered a few words, turned her head and saw that there were seven or eight low-ranking concubines around the emperor, Yingming Yan cries, pouring wine, feeding vegetables, pinching legs, so lively, suddenly her face changed, coughed lightly, but there was no movement on the emperor's side, and she coughed heavily in an aggravated voice, not wanting the emperor to have no movement on his side, the Empress Dowager's face was even more gloomy, and she couldn't help but give the emperor a son in front of the ministers, but she looked at those concubines again and wrote them down one by one.
Xu Shu didn't hear anything unusual, holding the wine glass and gradually falling into contemplation, there were two people when she was just held hostage by the people of the eldest prince, she felt two different breaths, in addition to Zhuang Li, there was another person, and Zhuang Li should have noticed another person, so he was in a hurry to send himself away, who was that person......
"Miss, Miss......" Bangfeng suddenly pushed Xu Shu, "The Empress Dowager called you......"
Xu Shu suddenly came back to her senses, her face showed a little tiredness, and the Empress Dowager really didn't chase her in a daze when she saw this, but said distressedly, "I saw your face ruddy before, but when you had a serious illness in the spring, you were already better, and I don't want your body to be so weak!" Then he turned his head and ordered, "Go back and ask the imperial doctor to go to Xu's house from time to time to consult her, and she will definitely take care of her body!" ”
The palace maid responded, and Xu Shu had to thank her, but after she went back, she still had to live in Peach Blossom Villa, and she didn't need this imperial doctor.
The Empress Dowager is also old, and she gradually can't stand it anymore, and she doesn't want the emperor to lose face in front of the ministers, so the banquet ended after a while, and the guests left one after another.
Xu Shu didn't like to crowd with people, and she was going to wait until the people were almost gone, but she didn't want to suddenly reach over and hold her arm with a pair of hands, "I've always wanted to talk to Miss Nine close and close, but everyone knows that the Queen Mother doesn't like me, and I don't dare to move forward, so as not to be bored, if the prince is not sick today, he won't be able to catch the ducks on the shelves and let me come!" ”
Princess Ji was already half drunk, her face was abnormally ruddy, and she spoke loudly, but fortunately, the people around her were in a hurry and did not pay attention.
Xu Shu said with a smile, "I have to thank the princess for helping to hire the imperial doctor for the eldest sister's matter, and I have always wanted to officially thank the princess, but I don't have a chance!" ”
Princess Ji shook her head, "For your efforts, what is there to thank, my lord said that when you can help others, you must help, otherwise you will feel guilty!" ”
"The prince is kind-hearted, and his heart is beyond the reach of ordinary people!"
As soon as she heard Xu Shu praise King Ji, Princess Ji suddenly opened the conversation, "My prince is a good person......
Princess Ji didn't stop talking all the way to the palace gate, Xu felt that she hadn't said enough, so she insisted on riding in the same carriage with Xu Shu, and continued on the way.
Just as she was saying goodbye to Princess Ji, Xu Shu heard a sneer, and heard that it was Xu Yan's voice, Xu Shu suddenly looked in the direction of the voice, and Princess Ji also looked over.
Princess Ji had her back to Xu Yan, so Xu Yan didn't recognize Princess Ji when she snorted coldly, and it wasn't until Princess Ji turned around that Xu Yan reacted and hurriedly went over to say goodbye, "I've seen Princess Ji!" ”
Princess Ji was born in a commoner, although King Ji loves this commoner princess very much, but the Queen Mother doesn't like it, she thinks that Princess Ji is from a low background, a small family, and has no demeanor, Princess Ji also knows that she is not as good as the ladies with long sleeves and good dancing, and she doesn't like the Queen Mother, so she rarely goes out to socialize, so as not to be embarrassed outside, the Queen Mother is angry with King Ji, so Princess Ji doesn't know Xu Yan, at this moment Xu Yan asked her but didn't know how to reply to her, so she had to make a drunken look, and she didn't hear it.
Fortunately, Xu Shu heard the sound of the strings and knew the elegant meaning, and took the initiative to introduce, "This is my second cousin, who married the second son of the Yongle Hou Mansion a few years ago!" ”
"Second Grandma Liang!" Princess Ji said hello lightly, not that she pretended to be cold, but just adhered to the truth of saying less and making fewer mistakes, and tried not to show timidity in front of outsiders.
"Second sister!" Xu Shu also shouted.
Xu Yan turned half of her face and replied, "Ninth sister! ”
Xu Yan tilted her head like this, and her posture of not looking at people was a little weird, Princess Ji felt curious, and when she looked closely, she found that the half of Xu Yan's face was swollen, and the drunk Princess Ji couldn't turn her brain, and blurted out, "Who did you call this face?" ”
Xu Yan covered the face of the beaten side in panic, and said, "No...... No...... It's not that I hit, it's that I accidentally fell and stumbled...... Knock! ”
Of course, Princess Ji didn't believe it, so she grabbed Xu Yan without saying a word, and forced her swollen face to take a closer look, "How can this be a knock?" There's a fingerprint on it! ”
Xu Yan hated Princess Ji to death in her heart, causing her to lose face in front of Xu Shu, but she didn't dare to move Princess Ji's disrespect, so she had to hang her head and not speak.
But Princess Ji didn't give up, "Who beat this?" How can you hit someone for no reason? ”
Drunk people are prone to tendons, and they can't turn around, the more Princess Ji asks, the more embarrassed Xu Yan becomes, she only hates herself for sneering just now, causing such a trouble, she should leave quietly!
Xu Shu saw enough of the excitement, and gently pulled Princess Ji, "I remember that there is a Ten Thousand Buddha Building in the palace, and there are many stone pillars in the building, all of which are decorated with the style of Standing Buddha, the same height as people, and the beard and hair are visible, lifelike, Liang Er's grandmother Xu knocked on the Buddha pillar, and this finger print is left by the Buddha pillar!" ”
"Oh...... There is a Ten Thousand Buddha Tower! Princess Ji nodded suddenly, and then let go of Xu Yan, "I'll just say who is so bold to dare to beat people in the palace!" ”
Of course, someone has such courage, Xu Shu chuckled in her heart, who else can beat Xu Yan fearlessly in the palace, and make Xu Yan suffer unspeakably?
Xu Yan said goodbye as soon as she was free, but the eyes that swept Xu Shu before leaving were full of hatred.
Princess Ji looked at the sky, "It's so late, it's time for the prince to take medicine, I have to go back quickly!" was interrupted by Xu Yan, and Princess Ji forgot about the fact that she was going to ride with Xu Shu just now, and left in a hurry.
"Miss, let's go too!" Seeing that Xu Shu was still waiting at the door, he stepped on the snow and reminded him softly.
"Wait, there's still no one coming!"
Treading the snow was stunned for a moment, remembering the Zhou family who came with him in the morning, he looked back at the palace gate, and after a while, he saw a figure running over, and he whispered, "Virtuous niece ......"
The person who came was the Zhou family, but the Zhou family was wearing a dark purple palace dress, as if it was not the down-and-out appearance when he entered the palace in the morning, Taxue couldn't help but glance at Xu Shu, the young lady was really like a god.