1?????? Duanwang's Mansion was not very far from Xiangwang's Mansion, and Ruotang felt that he had just gotten into the carriage for a short time, and the wheels of the carriage slowed down.

"Niangniang, there is the crown princess's car in front. We're going to wait. "At this time, I have arrived at the gate of Duanwang's Mansion.

I didn't expect even the crown princess to come.

It can be seen that the popularity of the two sons of Duanwang is excellent, and the crown princess not only arrived. came so early, which shows that she attaches great importance to today's banquet.

When the crown princess's car drove into the Duanwang Mansion, the carriage under Ruotang also moved.

Two carriages one after the other arrived at the second gate.

After Liu was helped out of the carriage by her maid, she personally reached out to help Ruotang.

Ruotang knew that she had to be the princess of Hunan outside, and the Liu family had to do her duty in front of people, so she handed her hand to her calmly.

Ruotang got out of the carriage and happened to see the crown princess also getting out of the carriage.

The crown princess is petite and exquisite, although her appearance is not very beautiful, but she has a gentle and gentle temperament. She wore a summer dress with smoky red branches and hibiscus flowers all over the place, with the head of the five phoenixes and the sunrise golden silk rubbies, gorgeous and extravagant. What is rare is that it does not contradict her gentle temperament at all, as if she should be such a noble person.

Ruotang met the crown princess. Naturally, they have to step forward and salute them.

"The concubine invites Niangniang Ann."

The crown princess had never seen Ruotang, and they should have met when they were newly married and entered the palace to thank her, but the prince disliked the same bad reputation of the two husband and wife, so he pretended to be sick and did not summon them. The people the prince doesn't want to see, the princess is naturally not too close.

Therefore. Today's meeting is also the first time the crown princess has seen Ruotang.

Although they had not met, the crown princess had already noticed the specifications of the carriage that Ruotang was riding in and the emblem belonging to the Xiangwang Mansion on the carriage, so she hurriedly said: "It's all a family, don't be so polite." ”

said and took Ruotang's hand, "I heard that your body is not good, and I haven't seen you go out and walk around on weekdays." Are you all right now? ”

"Xie Niangniang cares, it's all right." Although they are concubines, this is the crown princess, the future queen mother, Ruotang doesn't dare to deal with her like the cool princess of Jin.

Seeing her respectful and cautious appearance, the crown princess quipped: "Isn't it because I'm too scary that my younger siblings are so scared that they don't dare to look at me?" ”

"No, it's not." Ruotang was speechless.

"I didn't know you were such a shy and shy person." The crown princess smiled, "Okay, this palace won't laugh at you." Now that the body is already healed, we will go out and move around more---- we are all concubines, but speaking of which, it is the first time we have met. Fortunately, it is here. This palace recognizes your carriage, and if you meet you on other occasions but you don't know each other, I'm afraid you'll make people laugh. ”

The crown princess's Dun Dun teaching, Ruotang is self-reliant and should be, quite a bit of a face to the superior leaders.

At this moment, the host Princess Duan came out, Princess Duan had a slightly round face, her facial features were very delicate, and the smile on her face at any time made her look more friendly and approachable.

She and the crown princess really had a good personal relationship, and after seeing the ceremony, she smiled and gossiped for a while, and then Princess Duan turned her eyes to Ruotang. The meaning of her gaze was too obvious, and her gaze seemed to be close to Ruotang's face inch by inch, and then she laughed again.

Ruotang tried to make his heart less empty, stepped forward to greet her, and said softly: "I haven't thanked the third sister-in-law for sending me a post." ”

"Where is this, it's my honor that you are willing to come to the third sister-in-law with a face." Princess Duan's voice is very good, crisp as if jade beads are rolling down the jade plate, making people seem to be able to forget their troubles for a while when they hear her voice. "Let's go in and talk."

As he spoke, he held the crown princess with one hand and pulled Ruotang to the second gate with the other.

Compared with the magnificence of the Xiangwang Mansion that is everywhere, the Duanwang Mansion seems to be rich in heritage. Just enter the weeping flower door, you will see the white gray wall of the same color of the rhombic flower tile, the good wood is verdant, and the strange flowers are sparkling.

A mother-in-law carried a soft sedan chair and waited, Princess Duan and Ruotang first helped the princess to get on the sedan chair, and then gave way to each other and also got on the sedan chair.

Along the way, ancient cypress and old acacia are planted, strange flowers and plants, and strange stone bonsai are listed, and everywhere it looks green.

The soft sedan chair walked for about half an hour before it went to the back garden of Duanwang's mansion. The passage in the garden is connected with each other, the mountains and rocks are dotted, the flowers are splendid, and a large piece of rose trellises and grape trellises are erected with ingenuity. There is also a clear stream flowing from the depths of the flowers and trees, merging into a small stream in the middle of the garden.

Ruotang's eyes are almost not enough to see, so beautiful, too tasteful, too wise in life!

Princess Duan is the protagonist today, so she is naturally as busy as a spinning top. sent the crown princess and Ruotang into the Linshui Pavilion, and then went busily again.

The crown princess saw that Ruotang was a little nervous, so she gossiped with her and said, "What has Prince Xiang been busy with lately?" ”

Ruotang replied honestly: "I don't know, he never told me about the prince." ”

The crown princess's eyes flashed with understanding and pity, and she patted her hand and said, "Men are like this. ”

She glanced at the Liu family who was honestly standing behind Ruotang, and heard that the person in charge of the palace was such a thing that could not be put on the table, and the dignified princess was pressed like this, but what kind of life did she want to live in the Hunan Palace.

After a few more conversations about inconsequential things, guests came in one after another.

When a tall woman walked in, Liu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she leaned over to Ruotang's ear and prayed: "Niangniang, my mother's mother is here, can I go over and talk to her?" ”

"Go ahead." Ruotang didn't embarrass her.

Liu blessed her with a blessing, and walked happily to the woman.

After a while, Princess Jin, who was dressed up more bright and beautiful than Ruotang saw that day, arrived.

As soon as she came in, she didn't care about the ladies and girls who greeted her, and walked straight towards Ruotang, who hurriedly got up to greet her.

"Arrived early? Let me see, how did you paint this makeup so old-fashioned? As soon as Princess Jin came, she unceremoniously picked up the thorn.

Old-fashioned is good, old-fashioned seems stable. Ruotang smirked twice, "Second sister-in-law." ”

Princess Jin rolled her eyes at her in disgust, and then she was free in the face of Ruotang, and greeted the princess with respect.

The crown princess was still smiling, but Ruotang sensitively noticed that the princess's smile was clearly cold.

After inviting An, Princess Jin left the crown princess and only talked to Ruotang alone, "Who did you bring from your mansion?" ”

Ruotang answered honestly.

Princess Jin covered her lips and smiled mischievously, "I have a good idea, you don't dare to touch them, just let them rob and fight by themselves, you just have to watch the show and become a ----, right, what happened to the other two foxes in your house?" ”

Ruotang suddenly realized, "It turns out that this idea was actually from you, second sister-in-law?" ”

She said, why did other families come by themselves, and the female dependents they brought were also girls who had not left the cabinet, and only she brought her concubines to the banquet.

"But you don't have to thank me too much." Princess Jin proudly flew to give her a look, paused and said: "I invite you to go to the Jin Palace" another day, you are not allowed to refuse." ”

Ruotang had no choice but to nod, and Princess Jin chased after her and asked, "How is the surname Deng?" ”

Thinking of the last time the princess of Jin was very dissatisfied with Concubine Deng, Ruotang replied while looking at her expression, "She has broken her foot and is unable to move." ”

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, I heard Princess Jin sneer, "I didn't expect that I was pecked by the geese this time, I guess I will be angry to death." ”

Ruotang asked curiously: "Second sister-in-law, did you know Concubine Deng before?" ”

"This girl in the capital, I'm afraid I can't find someone like you who doesn't go out to socialize before or after getting married, so apart from you, who doesn't know this concubine?" Princess Jin glanced at her with disdain, "That Concubine Deng in your house was originally a distant orphan girl who was fostered in the Hou Mansion of Tai'an, such a girl, marrying a family with a rich family and a decent lintel is already the top of the sky, but she has some means to befriend those girls with her, no matter how noble her background is, no one said that she was bad in those years." Later, when she reached the age of discussing relatives, once she went out, somehow startled the carriage, rolled down from the carriage, and happened to fall into the arms of your family Xiang Wangye---- sneer, those who don't know the truth, still feel sorry for her, feel that with her talent and appearance, she is obviously the material for the concubine, but because of that hug, she missed the position of the concubine. I don't want to think about it, with her background, it is already a father's grace to make her a side concubine. ”

Ruotang was full of surprise when she heard it, if it was really as Princess Jin said, then Concubine Deng could become the concubine of the King of Xiang with the identity of an orphan girl, and become the concubine of the King of Xiang, and there were still people who complained about her, it was really amazing!

After Princess Jin finished speaking, seeing her nodding in surprise, she couldn't help but glance at her, "I'm telling you this to teach you to have a few more eyes, don't be deceived by her appearance." Look at it, this time she planted a heel in Liu's hands, and when she turned around, she would think about concocting that Liu. ”

Ruotang said that he felt more and more that he had to stay away from Concubine Deng.

From the popular science given to Ruotang by Princess Jin, Ruotang was also greatly relieved because of a discovery, that is, Princess Jin said that she never went out before she got married, which also avoided the embarrassing situation that people knew her and she didn't recognize them.

Although the princess of Jin has a straightforward temperament and has poisonous tongue skills, her identity is here, and from time to time someone comes to greet her, and while the princess of Jin entertains them, she also generously introduces Ruotang to them.

Of course, everyone looked at Ruotang's gaze, although they tried their best to restrain and cover it up because of Princess Jin, but she still noticed a lot of curious and ridiculous and disdainful eyes.

After a while, the ladies and girls from the Pingguo Mansion, Princess Jin's maiden family, arrived, and after Princess Jin pulled Ruotang over to introduce each other, Ruotang didn't want to disturb them talking, so she withdrew under the pretext of drinking water.

Princess Jin still couldn't rest assured of her: "Don't run around, we'll go to enjoy the flowers together in a while." ”

Ruotang responded funny, this princess of Jin, who has the demeanor of an eldest sister, obviously treats her as an ignorant child who doesn't know anything.

The feeling of having someone cover is still not bad.

Ruotang left Princess Jin, and the ladies and girls who had to deal with her with a smile before in the way of Princess Jin should not be able to see her, and because of her own identity, although there are still many people who secretly give white eyes, no one dares to touch her in person.

"Girl, Mrs. and the second girl are also here." Cai Qing followed Ruotang every step of the way, and saw that Ruotang was concentrating on looking at a pot of big red flowers that she couldn't name, and didn't pay attention to the arrival of Mrs. Shen's mother and daughter, so she hurriedly whispered to remind her.

When Ruotang heard this, she followed Cai Qing's prompt and looked over, and saw that Shen Ruolan's mother and daughter were walking in, and they were surrounded by the ladies and girls of various families in the center to greet each other, which was in strong contrast with the coldness around her.

As the family members of the prime minister, how can they be missing on such an occasion? Ruotang was mentally prepared to bump into the two of her long before she came.

She didn't go over, but Shen Ruolan saw her, hurriedly ran over, took her hand affectionately and called, "When did my sister come?" ”

Her move naturally made everyone's attention fall on Ruotang again.

Ruotang quietly withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "I've been here for a while, you are very beautiful today." ”

Shen Ruolan wore a pink satin summer dress engraved with five blessings holding cloud flowers today, and the pink clothes lined her already beautiful complexion more clearly and ruddy. She pulled a gentle Suiyun bun, tied a silver chain inlaid with rubies on her forehead, wore a colorful butterfly red gold step, and her wide sleeves were slightly turned up, revealing the mutton fat jade bracelet on her right hand. Such a girl's makeup is both gentle and aura, no wonder she can quickly catch everyone's attention as soon as she comes in.

Standing with the well-dressed and old-fashioned Ruotang, it is really a rhythm that turns Ruotang into scum in minutes.

The second girl probably came to borrow her green leaf to line her flower, listened to her praise, pursed her lips and smiled shyly. But seeing Ruotang take his hand back, the smile on his face seemed to be stiff, a little aggrieved and a little sad, but he still reluctantly smiled and said to her: "Mother is also here, talking over there." "See Tuba.

As he spoke, he wanted to take Ruotang's hand and go to Mrs. Shen's side.

Ruotang stood still and didn't move, "When Madame finishes speaking, I'll go over again, otherwise it's too rude." ”

Because of Shen Ruolan's behavior of running over, it has attracted the attention of many people, Shen Ruolan is very affectionate to Ruotang, but Ruotang has always been polite and detached, and even in front of everyone, she only called Mrs. Shen "madam", and everyone was inevitably a little curious.

Didn't you say that Mrs. Shen regarded Shen Ruotang as her own? Didn't it mean that when Shen Ruotang seduced Xie Yong and provoked Shen Anbang to be angry and wanted to kill her, it was Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruolan who begged for mercy? Even after Shen Ruotang was injured, Mrs. Shen couldn't take care of the poisoned Shen Ruolan, and saw Tian'er staying by Shen Ruotang's bedside to take care of her until she was tired and fell into bed, and therefore, it was rumored that Shen Ruotang and Mrs. Shen were not mother and daughter but were better than biological mother and daughter.

Now, what's going on?

Everyone's suspicious eyes fell on Ruotang for a while, and then fell on Shen Ruolan's mother and daughter.

Shen Ruolan was stunned for only a moment, then rubbed against Ruotang with a smile, "Sister, is it possible that you will have to share with us when you get married?" Then I'm going to go to the palace to find my brother-in-law and say, didn't he make my sister have a relationship with us? ”

Everyone was amused by her coquettish and playful words, they often came into contact with Mrs. Shen Ruolan, although there was a moment of suspicion that Mrs. Shen might not treat Shen Ruotang as her own as rumored outside, but they were more willing to believe at this time that Shen Ruotang was a white-eyed wolf with bad intentions.

What do they think of Ruotang, Ruotang doesn't care at all, and after Mrs. Shen gets out and respectfully salutes Ruotang, Ruotang returns her family gift.

The mother and daughter had to stage a happy scene in front of everyone, Ruotang was a little impatient, and found a breathable interface out of the garden.

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"Look at how powerful the lady and the second girl are." Cai Qing pouted behind Ruotang and said, "After so many things happened, you also snatched the dowry of the first lady back from them, and they faced you as if nothing had happened, which shows how good they are." ”

Cai Qing was worried that Ruotang would be coaxed by a few sweet words from them, and couldn't help but remind Ruotang in his ear.

"It's their business that they love to pretend, as long as it doesn't involve us." It doesn't matter how they pretend.

The two of them gradually moved away from the crowd, and walked through the verandah, and there was a river pool in front of them. The surface of the pool is paved with layers of disc-like lotus leaves, and you can't see the edge at a glance, and the fragrance of lotus leaves lingers in your nose, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

Ruotang saw that there was a boat on the lake, and his hand was a little itchy, so he turned his head to Cai Qing and said, "Princess Jin is afraid that she will be looking for me for a while, you go and talk to her, and I will rest here for a while." ”

Cai Qing didn't worry about her alone, "Or I'll call Qiu Lu over to accompany you." ”

Qiu Lu is the maid arranged by Concubine Deng for Ruotang to replace Caihong to serve her when she goes out, Ruotang is not used to having unfamiliar people around her, and after showing off her pomp as the princess of Xiang, she sent people to a place for the maid to rest.

"No, there is no one in these four places, everyone is enjoying the flowers in the garden, and the lotus flowers are not blooming well at this time, and no one will come. You go first. ”

Cai Qing had to go back to the garden to find Princess Jin first.

As soon as Ruotang saw her leaving, he looked left and right, because there was a big rockery coming out, and even if someone came, he couldn't notice it, so he didn't think about it anymore, bent down and hugged the skirt and jumped into the boat on the lake.

She wanted to make a handsome move, but she didn't expect that the hem of her clothes was too wide, and she almost fell and ate.

"It's so hanging in the lake." Ruotang said something stupidly, and then skillfully manipulated the oars to break through the layers of lotus leaves and go to the depths of the lake.

Ruotang didn't dare to row too far, worried that it would be bad if Cai Qing came and couldn't find her in a while, and then scared people to cry. So I stopped quickly, and I didn't have any scruples about picking lotus leaves to catch fish and shrimp, and I regretted that I couldn't bring these small shrimps back to make fragrant fried small fish and shrimp.

After playing with himself for a while, he was still worried that someone would enter by mistake, so he rowed the boat back to the shore with an oar.

While wondering why Cai Qing had been gone for so long, Ruotang, who was going back, heard a strange sound from the rockery at this time.