CHAPTER IX

found that although her clothes were not very expensive, they were not available to a big girl.

Earrings with red glass earrings, fork 100 steps butterfly shake silver hairpin, bracelet jasper bracelet, 100 tassels and silver satin, this dress is now even her princess's concubine.

Jing Wen gathered her mind and thought about it.

followed Jun Tao into the side hall, and Yin Mingchen was already sitting on the main seat.

At this time, he was eating his meal slowly.

Seeing her come in, he put down the dishes and chopsticks, pointed to the position next to her, and motioned for her to sit down.

Jing Wen still saluted him, cleaned her hands, and sat on his left hand.

As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, he heard Yin Mingchen speak; "I heard Mama Wu say that you haven't come out and walked around in the yard in the past few days?"

Jing Wen nodded yes.

Yin Mingchen frowned and looked at this woman who was sitting upright and seemed to be well-behaved and sensible.

How is it better than before?

Seeing that she is well-behaved on her face, she is actually like a mirror in her heart.

In the past three days, he has been looking for someone to keep an eye on Zhaoyu Courtyard, and found that she has not looked for the maid named Ming Huan.

Every day, I either read a book in the study or read the account book in the courtyard, which is really too peaceful.

After that, Yin Mingchen didn't speak, and lowered his head to eat seriously.

Jing Wen still symbolically ate two bites and put down her chopsticks.

The two of them seemed to be eating less than anyone else, and looked at Jun Tao next to them a little anxious.

"Lord Wang, you eat more, now your body is finally better, and you finally have to take care of it."

As he spoke, he picked up the chopsticks and put some vegetables into Yin Mingchen's plate.

Yin Mingchen waved his hand, indicating that he didn't want to eat anymore.

Jing Wen saw that the prince had already stood up, and she hurriedly followed.

Then out of the side hall, the prince went to the study, and Jingwen also turned around, planning to go back to Zhaoyu Courtyard.

But she didn't want to be halfway to the road, when she heard a crisp voice behind her call out to her: "Mrs. Jing, wait a minute." ”

She turned around and saw Jun Tao rushing after her.

Jing Wen smiled and asked, "Is there anything else wrong with Miss Juntao?" ”

I saw her hesitate for a moment and then said, "Mrs. Jing, the slave wants to discuss with you, can you use more when you eat in the future?" ”

After saying this, Jun Tao saw Jingwen's puzzled look on her face, and hurriedly explained: "The slave maid thinks that your body and bones are also recovering from a serious illness and need to be replenished more. ”

Jing Wen couldn't help but smile even more, with a bit of the original expression.

This is to chase after her, and she is not here.

This sick prince eats less, what does it matter to her? Before, he looked at her in disgust and said that he couldn't eat.

Now she pretends to be calm when she eats, what else does she want, what does it matter to her if she says that she eats more and eats less?

"How many years has Miss Juntao been with the prince?" Jing Wen asked with a quiet smile.

As soon as she said this, Jun Tao was quite proud, and even her chest straightened slightly: "The slave maid entered the palace at the age of twelve, and has been following the prince for five years. ”

Jing Wen nodded: "Yes, Miss Jun Tao has been following the prince for five years, and her face must be very great, you also persuaded it just now, but the prince still didn't eat a bite." ”

"And I'm just a concubine who has just entered the mansion for two months, and I don't dare to speak loudly with the prince, how dare I talk too much in front of the prince, Miss Juntao still don't embarrass the concubine."

As she spoke, Jing Wen also showed a wry smile.

nodded at her, turned around and walked towards Zhaoyu Temple,

Jun Tao looked at the slender back and was slightly stunned.

Is this rejected yourself?

Entering the Zhaoyu Courtyard, Qingzhu couldn't help but mutter: "Madam, that Jun Tao is too ignorant of the rules, as a slave, she actually talks to you like this." ”

Jing Wen was not angry, and there was a light smile on the corner of her mouth all the time.

People always feel that she is a good person to get along with.

"You still treat her as a maid, you don't see it, people don't think of themselves as maids in their hearts for a long time."

With that, she walked towards the pavilion.

sat on the stool, kept his arms propped up on the stone table, leaned against his temples, looked at a pool of lotus leaves, and was slightly in a daze.

The other hand subconsciously comforted his chest.

I didn't eat two bites just now, and I still want to go up.

Qingzhu heard what Jing Wen meant, and when he was idle before, he had also heard about Jun Tao being the prince's concubine in the future.

She pouted with some disdain, and said in a tone full of indignation: "Hmph, it's just that those idle women with broken mouths are bored to say a few more words, she even takes it seriously, and she doesn't look at her virtues, and the trick flower show she dresses up all day long is just to let the prince look at her twice." ”

"Just say this, just nag me a few words, but don't say it, lest it cause trouble, my status as a concubine is low, I'm afraid I can't keep you even if I want to."

Jing Wen's tone was calm, there was no smile on her face, and she stared at the lotus leaf in a daze.

I don't know if my sister came from Suzhou at this time to see her for the last time.

It is estimated that after lunch, her original body will be in the loess.

Qingzhu also heard Jing Wen's words, and hurriedly lowered his head and said yes.

Take two steps back, not daring to say more.

Jingwen also knew that Qingzhu was holding grievances for her, but she didn't want to offend some people who couldn't be offended without knowing her surroundings.

Today's words can be regarded as offending Jun Tao.

Now the thing she is most concerned about is still in Prime Minister Qi's mansion.

"Qingzhu, what news has there been in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past two days?"

Qingzhu shook her head, she has been accompanying her wife in the yard for the past few days, and she doesn't even have to say what happened in the yard outside, let alone outside the house.

"This king is curious, what is in this prime minister's mansion that makes you so concerned."

A male voice sounded suddenly, and Jing Wen, who came down, jumped.

Turning his head to follow the voice, Yin Mingchen didn't know when he came over.

Jing Wen covered her heart, why is this sick prince silent every time he comes, what about the little maid and maid at the door? I don't know if I'm going to report it.

She was dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, and the corners of her mouth were hooked, and she stood up and saluted.

Yin Mingchen sat opposite her, she didn't sit properly, and tilted her body to look at the lotus leaves.

Straighten up and sit down.

"Didn't the prince go to the study, how could he have time to come to this Zhaoyu Courtyard to concubine?"

Lianyu hurriedly brought hot tea and poured a cup for the prince.

He took a sip of tea and said, "Is there a place in this palace where this king can't go?" ”

Jing Wen was speechless, with a smile on her face, and stopped talking.

"You haven't answered the words of this king, you are so concerned about Prime Minister Qi's mansion, but who is there?"

Jing Wen was thinking about how to press this question over, but before she could find a topic, the prince actually brought up this matter again.

For a while, Jingwen didn't know how to answer.

If you can't tell the truth, even if you tell it to him, how much can he believe it?

Don't tell the truth, thinking of this, Jing Wen met those calm eyes, and her body couldn't help but shudder.

I have seen this Yin Mingchen many times in the Qi Mansion or the Imperial Palace before, but none of them have been as aggressive as this, as if you can see through what you think at a casual glance.

She hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Yin Mingchen was very patient, sipping tea, waiting for her to speak.

"There's nothing to worry about, I just think that the three girls of the Qi family are pitiful, and they look bored all day in this courtyard, so I want Qingzhu to go out to inquire, just listen to a few sentences like a book."

Jing Wen said with her heart.

But when he saw the man put the teacup down, he smiled and asked, "Oh? Just as a listening book, the king is curious, what do you want to hear? Say it, maybe this king can still know a thing or two. ”

Jing Wen didn't expect that the sick prince, who had always been easy to talk, seemed to be deliberately confronting her today, forcing her speechless.

Gritting his teeth at the end, he simply lowered his head and kept silent.

"Why didn't you say it?"

"I like to listen to these idle people, it's the fault of the concubine, since it's wrong, don't quibble, please punish the prince."

When Yin Mingchen heard this, his eyes flashed, and he was really a neat and clever mouth.

Just a casual sentence, I want to cover up the past.

However, he did not continue to ask.

This is not the time to startle the snake.

Glancing at the woman standing aside with her head bowed, Yin Mingchen only said lightly: "In the future, it's better to inquire less about outsiders' affairs, in case any slave is unreliable and tells you out, you are the unlucky." ”

Seeing that his tone became soft, Jing Wen breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and saluted again and said obediently: "What the prince taught me is that the concubine has written it down." ”

Yin Mingchen nodded, and asked again: "Before entering the palace, this king said that you would follow Mama Wu to learn to manage accounts, but did you have the intention to learn?" ”

"I learned, but the concubine is stupid and hasn't understood it yet."

"There's no hurry, it's just that you're bored in the yard all day, so I'll find you something to do."

After saying that, the pavilion suddenly fell silent.

Jing Wen was not familiar with him originally, she only knew that it was right to respect him, she was a boudoir woman in her previous life, and she had not been deep with any man, so she naturally didn't know what to say when she sat together.

But fortunately, Yin Mingchen is not a person who talks much.

Jing Wen'an sat quietly opposite him, and Yin Mingchen didn't think too much about it.

Seeing that he didn't have the posture of sitting and leaving, Jing Wen waved her hand and asked Qingzhu to fetch some snacks and make a pot of tea.

After Qingzhu went, Jing Wen sat there in a regular manner, bowing her head slightly, looking at her nose and nose, and wanting to see what Yin Mingchen was going to do?

"Lord Wang, you are weak, it is almost noon now, and it will be hot in the pavilion for a while, why don't you go into the house to rest?"

As soon as her words fell, Yin Mingchen knocked on the table and asked, "I heard that you had a quarrel with the second concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the Prime Minister's Mansion a few days ago?" ”

Jing Wen was stunned, how could he know everything, even the things in the women's backyard.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"It's nothing, it's just an argument."

"On that day, there were many officials and daughters of various provinces....."

Jing Wen heard the reproach in his words, and she didn't make a sound, burying her head in it.

I don't know if he didn't know about it before, or if he was too busy to enter the palace and didn't have time to reprimand her, but now that a few days have passed, he actually used it again.

Yin Mingchen looked at the woman who was sitting on the side and bowed her head silently.

Changed the conversation: "Although the king is weak and has no real power in his hands, he is also the emperor's son, as the concubine of the king, although your status is low, but you can't let outsiders bully you, the king heard about the things of that day, it was the concubine who was unreasonable first, even if you argue with her, it's nothing, but next time you still have to be cautious, be careful of being yin by the villain." ”