Chapter 31: Tingxi Arrives
When the year moved and Hu Qingyu got married, the Nanyang palace was also a scene of harmony between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Yu Wenhao lives in the guest room of the North Courtyard, which is very close to the West Courtyard of Nianyun.
The air in the county was several degrees colder.
Nian Yun wore the new clothes that Zhang Jia's cut for her, and she shrank in the house with her arms and refused to go out again. After all, on such a cold day, a fool would go out and get frozen.
On the third day, the carriage of the aunt finally arrived at the gate of the Nanyang Palace.
Nian Yun was willing to leave the warm nest behind and go out to greet him in person.
The moment she saw Tingxi, Nian Yun's whole heart couldn't contain her joy. Compared with back then, Tingxi's appearance has not changed much, but it has matured a lot. Tingxi's facial features are upright, her eyebrows are delicate, although she is not a superior beauty, but she has been immersed in the harem for many years, and she has a calm bearing, her eyes do not squint, and her eyes look very decent.
"Auntie is good, I have heard that my aunt is dignified and beautiful, and today I see that she is really extraordinary, no wonder the queen values her aunt." Seeing his old friend, Nian Yun smiled almost from ear to ear.
Tingxi was slightly stunned, looking at Nian Yun's white and tender little face full of pure joy.
Such a smile is quite familiar.
shook his head, and hurriedly saluted Nian Yun, "Tingxi has seen the little county lord. ”
"Auntie doesn't have to be so polite." Nian Yun bent her knees slightly and said with a smile, "From today onwards, Ning Xing will still have to learn the rules from her aunt, and her aunt should be regarded as Tingxi's teacher." ”
There was also a second-class palace maid Yunjian who came with Tingxi, looking at Nian Yun's attitude, a trace of deep meaning flashed in her eyes, and she also saluted.
"Etiquette can't be abolished, Yun has seen the county lord."
Seeing that Yun opened her mouth, Nian Yun realized that Tingxi was not the only one who came, but also a young woman of eighteen or nineteen years old, with a good appearance and very eye-catching, but she was too happy to see Tingxi, so she didn't pay attention.
Curious, "This is also an aunt?" ”
"No, Yun Jian is just a second-class palace maid, and she is ordered by the queen to serve Aunt Tingxi."
Yunmi explained.
Nian Yun nodded before taking them into the courtyard, Yu Wenhao went to the teaching field with Nian Sizhong, and Tingxi and Yun saw only Zhang Jia's family. Zhang Jia's gaze at Tingxi was slightly complicated, "Then please worry about it, Nian Yun has been held in the palm of our hand since she was a child, if you are offended, please forgive your aunt." ”
The words were polite, and the tone was also a touch of alienation. Zhang Jia's heart is actually dissatisfied, the queen sent her aunt to come, but what does it mean to send someone who has served the prince over? Bullying her daughter at a young age?
Tingxi also knew the relationship, so his posture was extremely humble.
"I placed my aunt in a side room in the north courtyard and lived with the prince, so I guess my aunt won't mind." Zhang Jiashi opened his mouth coldly, and he also hoped that Tingxi would understand that even if she was here to serve the prince, she was still a slave, so she didn't let Nian Yun see what she shouldn't see.
Nian Yun blinked, but didn't react, "Mother, my aunt is here to teach me, why don't you live in my yard." ”
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
Tingxi took the initiative to say, "Tingxi is a slave, and the county lord is the master, although the county lord does not think that the slave and maid are humble, but how can the slave and the maid exceed the rules." ”
"Yun'er, my aunt is a person in the palace, so she naturally abides by humility." Zhang Jiashi opened his mouth and dispelled Nian Yun's thoughts.
Nian Yun could only say stupidly, "Oh......"
When Nian Sie and Yu Wenhao came back, it was already dark, and it was time for dinner, and the family sat at the dinner table waiting for them.
As soon as Yu Wenhao entered the door, he saw Tingxi standing on the side and paused slightly.
"Tingxi has seen the prince and the prince." Tingxi saluted.
Nian Sizhong frowned, and he didn't give a good face.
Yu Wenhao nodded, and sat down beside Nian Sizhong.
Tingxi stood behind Yu Wenhao to serve him, no one moved the chopsticks at the table, Yu Wenhao was also a little unnatural, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "You don't have to serve here, go down." ”
"Yes." Tingxi lowered his eyes, and his eyes were calm.
Nian Yun only felt that the atmosphere was strange, but in Tingxi's memory for her, it was still Tingxi who would go to the imperial dining room to steal snacks for her because she was hungry in Chuxiu Palace, and was finally punished, and hurriedly said, "Mother, can't you let my aunt eat with us?" My aunt will teach me the same in the future. ”
Zhang Jiashi looked at his daughter who didn't know anything and frowned, "Does Yun'er want her to eat with us?" ”
Nian Yun nodded, "Hmm! ”
Moved his buttocks, just enough to vacate next to him.
Who knew that Zhang Jiashi said coldly, "Since the county lord rewards you for eating with the masters, then you can stand here and eat." ”
Nian Yun's eyes widened suddenly, and he hurriedly said, "Mother, I didn't mean that!" ”
Nian Shixun grabbed a piece of fat pork and threw it into the Nian Yun bowl, "I can't stop your mouth when I eat, eat quickly!" ”
Nian Yun threw the fat pork back into Nian Shixun's bowl in disgust, "Eat it yourself!" ”
"Yun'er, you are the future crown princess. Although Tingxi is the aunt who came to teach you in the palace, in the final analysis, she is also a slave, since she is a slave, even if the master has a reward, she must not exceed the rules. Zhang Jia's words were also said to Tingxi, "Come on, go and get some more dishes and chopsticks for Aunt Tingxi." ”
"Yes." The maid returned.
For a while, Zhang Jia's words also slapped Yu Wenhao's face a little, but the queen's behavior, how could it not be a slap in the face of Nian Yun, Nian Yun is young, I don't know the relationship, but the people in Nanyang Wangfu all know that they are supporting Nian Yun. Although Nian Yun was pointed out to him, Nian Yun still has the support of the entire Nanyang Palace, and the royal family must not despise it.
Sui Yu Wenhao did not speak for Tingxi.
Nian Yun wrinkled her little face aggrievedly, and looked at Tingxi with a guilty look. Tingxi's eyes were slightly moved, he took the chopsticks and saluted towards Nian Yun, "Slave and maid, thank you for the county lord's favor." ”
said that Nian Yun felt even more uncomfortable.
Although he was eating with his master, where could Tingxi pick up vegetables, so he stood behind Yu Wenhao with a bowl of rice and ate it.
Nian Yun was holding a bowl, and everyone was extremely silent at tonight's dinner, and no one spoke. Nian Yun almost buried half of his face in the bowl, while secretly looking at Tingxi.
Zhang Jiashi naturally looked at it in her eyes and frowned, this Tingxi is not a good thing in her eyes, why does her daughter still like her so much inexplicably. Yu Guang swept over Tingxi, stood upright, ate without a sound, did not have any complaints on his face, and seemed to be very well-behaved, but Zhang Jia's heart was even more displeased.
There are such well-behaved people by the side of Nian Yun, if there is something wrong with the fishy smell of Nian Yun in the future, it will only make the queen even more unhappy, after all, with the comparison, everyone will look at it according to the best standards.
Tingxi didn't squint, only picked up rice, there was no water and no vegetables, and it was indeed a little difficult to swallow.
But I didn't want Nian Yun to shave rice two or three times, and put a lot of vegetables in my bowl, and then I left the table with the bowl in my hand, ran to Tingximan, put the full bowl of vegetables in Tingxi's hand, and grinned, "Auntie eat a little more, and only when she is full will she have the strength to teach me." ”
Kanting Xi looked at her in a daze, and suddenly her face couldn't help but blush, she lifted her skirt and ran away, leaving only one sentence, "Daddy, brother, I've eaten!" ”
Tingxi was a little stunned, and the memories buried in his heart suddenly came flooding up.
In the first year after leaving Chuxiu Palace, she was framed and provoked nobles, and was punished for kneeling for three days and not allowed to eat, all the palace maids were waiting to see her jokes, only Ruyi secretly took two steamed buns over at night and stuffed them into her hands, "Tingxi, you eat quickly, I heard that you were punished and I secretly left it for you, you eat it quickly, don't leave traces." ”
After leaving Chuxiu Palace, she suffered from jealousy and revenge, from big fall to big rise, only Ruyi was the same as always. It can be said that Ruyi is the only bright memory in her heart in the twenty-six years she has been in the palace.
Thinking of this, the long-lost peace in my heart was broken, and a sour feeling poured out of my eyes involuntarily, and tears fell.
Hurriedly lowered his head, looking at the rice in his hand and the dish in his hand, he was a little helpless.
How does she eat it like this?
Nian Yun made herself feel cool for a while, but the people at the table were helpless. Hu Qingyu didn't speak, although she was a commoner, she also knew that there were clear rules between the powerful and the inferior. Zhang Jiashi sighed, and then said in a deep voice, "The county lord is young, and he has a happy temperament since he was a child, and he treats everyone equally, which is the county lord's kindness, but in the palace, these are absolutely not good. Since my aunt was sent by the queen to teach the county lord, please put more thought into this in the future. ”
"Yes." Tingxi came back to his senses and hurriedly said.
Yu Wenhao glanced at it, but found that Ting Xi's face, which had always been as calm as a wave, was a little red at this moment, and he frowned slightly.
"Since the county lord rewards you, then you can go down and have a good meal, and you don't need to serve here." Zhang Jia's spoke, and Tingxi hugged the bowl tightly and retreated.
After Tingxi left, Yu Wenhao's expression was as usual, and he couldn't see clearly whether the emotions on his face were good or bad, and the palace didn't show him what he did, but just such a scene also showed that the palace was actually not at ease to hand over Nian Yun to him.
Then he also returned to the North Courtyard with a heavy heart.
Nian Yun gave the dish to Tingxi, I don't know why! There is a sense of pride in my heart that I have done good deeds and left a name! But she didn't know that her mother was giving Tingxi a horse, and she was worried that after she left, her mother gave Tingxi a problem, so she instructed Bully Xue, "You go and inquire if your aunt has eaten well." ”
Bully Xue couldn't help but ask, "County Lord, you are the future crown princess, why do you want to be so good to a minion." ”
Nian Yun squinted at Xue Xue, "Then why don't I treat you badly?" ”
Bully Xue suddenly blushed and couldn't ask any more, so she hurriedly inquired.
Hearing that after she left, Tingxi returned to the side room of the north courtyard with a bowl and did not go to the kitchen to eat again, Nian Yun frowned, looked at the pastries on the table, and took it and went straight to the north courtyard.
She understands Tingxi, outsiders say that she is calm and well-behaved, and in Tingxi's words, she endures the calm for a while, and takes a step back to open the sea and the sky. But she will keep her voice in her heart and suffer from herself.
In the side room of the north courtyard, there is no Tingxi in the room, only Yunjian.
Then I couldn't help but ask, "I brought some snacks to my aunt, what about my aunt?" ”
Yun saw Nian Yun, her eyes flashed, and Fu replied, "My aunt is also serving the prince in the palace, and now she should serve the prince in the prince's room." She guessed that the little county lord didn't really know what it meant to serve the prince, but this was not the purpose of the queen's mother.
Nian Yun was suddenly stunned.
Bedchamber?
If she doesn't understand it so bluntly, then she's stupid.