Chapter 9: The Stolen Jade Pendant
After setting the wedding dress, Yin Ze took Begonia to swagger on the streets of the capital for a while, and then he affectionately pulled her back to the house.
In less than a moment, everyone in the capital knew that the cynical little prince of Lao Cheng's family was about to get married. Although I don't know which lady I married, everyone I have seen it says that the young lady is beautiful and can be compared with Huo Hanyan, the first beauty of Dongyuan. Speaking of that Huo Hanyan again......
Although no one said it explicitly, everyone secretly laughed.
At dinner, Lao Cheng called Yin Ze to the study, and he had a good meal.
"You are out of luck, I haven't discussed your marriage with the emperor yet, but you should take people in and out of the pair first, so that the whole capital will know that you are going to marry the princess!"
"The emperor has been scolding me for this matter until now before I am allowed to leave the palace, but you don't care about the beauty and the."
"I heard that there are two other young ladies who were martyred because of this matter, but fortunately, they were found early and rescued, otherwise you will really be poked in the back, and Lao Tzu's face will be lost to you!"
"And that woman, it's better for me to keep to myself, if she dares to discredit my Chengwang Mansion, I will kill her first!"
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"My mother's ......" Yin Ze finally opened his mouth impatiently, and the old prince Cheng put away his momentum at this moment, and walked to him in two or three steps.
"What's wrong with your mother?"
Yin Ze was a little annoyed, "You talked too much, I forgot what I was going to say." ”
Lao Cheng Wang Ye was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, so he withdrew his half-raised slap and said in a dull tone. "Think about it."
Yin Ze sighed, "I didn't expect my son's marriage to make my father so distressed, not only worried that I would be poked in the back, but also worried about losing face." Not only that, but the woman who said she was going to kill me. If my mother is still in the palace, she will definitely like Begonia's temperament, and she will definitely approve of this marriage, and she will definitely ......"
Lao Chengwang hurriedly changed his words and said: "Begonia's temperament is indeed like your mother. ”
"Hey, my father only saw Begonia and knew that her temperament was like my mother?"
Lao Cheng's face was pale, and he really wanted to beat his son. Looking at the face of the old prince, Yin Ze coughed lightly and said, "The emperor is bothering his father and the king to think about it a lot." As for those two young ladies, the martyrdom is probably because of the newly married uncle of the Minister of State a few days ago, what does it have to do with me? ”
Yin Ze stood up and walked straight towards the door, suddenly remembered something, and stopped again. "My mother said that on the day of my wedding, she was afraid that she would have to come in person."
Lao Cheng Wang Ye instantly came to his senses, and there were two points of excitement in his voice. "Did she really say that? You're coming to your wedding? ”
Yin Ze's face was full of sorrow, "Naturally, it's true." But if the emperor is really to blame, I don't want to be too difficult for my father, or will this marriage be postponed? Or just forget it. ”
"How can you forget it!" Lao Cheng Wang Ye strode out, "You wait, I will enter the palace now, and I will set this marriage for you today." ”
Yin Ze smiled, and only walked out of the study until the old prince walked away.
After Haitang came back, he had been tinkering with the gadgets he bought back in the house, fiddling with this for a while, playing with that for a while, and somehow remembering Yin Ze's jade pendant.
She took out the piece of jade and put it in her palm and studied it carefully. Although I am not an expert, I have gained experience from so many years of robbing houses, and this is indeed a good month. She vaguely remembered that Xiao Tong said that if this jade was lost, the old prince would not spare Yin Ze. Now that he has given the jade pendant to himself so happily, what does it mean?
"Hey, isn't this the piece of jade on the little prince?"
Haitang raised her eyes and saw Lingxiang and another maid walking in. Lingxiang naturally saw this jade pendant, her face was dark, and she almost trotted over, stretching out her hand to grab the jade pendant.
Begonia retracted her hand and stretched out her foot at the same time, and Lingxiang tripped at her feet. The maid who came in together exclaimed, and she didn't know whether she should go up to help Lingxiang or not.
Lingxiang probably fell and hurt, and she couldn't get up for half a day. Haitang glanced at her coldly and ordered: "What are you doing in a daze, now that the little prince is not here, no one is holding her, why don't you hurry up and help this big girl up." ”
The little girl pursed her lips and snickered twice, and then helped Lingxiang up. As soon as Lingxiang stood firm, she pointed at Haitang and scolded: "You are so bold, you dare to steal the jade pendant of the little prince!" ”
Begonia raised her eyebrows, "You said I stole it?" ”
"This jade pendant is a holy reward, and the little prince has never left him. If you didn't steal it, then why is this jade pendant in your hands? ”
"Or is it a gift?" Haitang laughed, she didn't expect that she, a mountain bandit, would be able to use the things given by the emperor. Catching a glimpse of the tassel hanging from Lingxiang's waist, he pointed to it and said, "Give me this tassel of yours." ”
Lingxiang glared at a pair of beautiful eyes, "You person! I stole the jade pendant of the little prince, and now you still want to rob my tassel? ”
Haitang sneered, "I didn't want to rob it just now, but now you reminded me." ”
With that, she directly reached out and grabbed Lingxiang's spike. What should have been gently pulled down, but I didn't expect Lingxiang to tie it to the belt. Begonia didn't pull the thing, but it scared Lingxiang to scream, grabbed her tassel and retreated. Lingxiang screamed, and scared the little maid next to her again.
"What's it called!" Haitang was a little irritated by Lingxiang's voice, so she simply knocked the person down, and called the rest of the maids to come over and hold the person down, and forcibly picked the ribbon on someone's waist and snatched someone's ear.
It was enough to snatch the tassel, and when Lingxiang gritted her teeth and got up, Begonia had already dismantled the tassel, and made a rope out neatly and beautifully, tied Yin Ze's jade pendant, and hung it on her waist.
"You!" Seeing her like this, Lingxiang cried profusely. "You wait for me!"
Dropping this sentence, Lingxiang turned around and ran out.
Begonia sighed twice and asked the maids who helped to press the incense, "Isn't it just a spike, she is so precious?" ”
The maid who came in with Lingxiang hesitated and opened her mouth hesitantly: "The little prince praised her for this tassel before, and she will be such a treasure." ”
Haitang suddenly realized, "In this way, it makes sense for me to grab it." She looked at the maid and asked, "What is your name?" ”
"Slave fennel."
"What incense?"
"Fennel ...... Fennel. The little girl was trembling, after all, she not only saw Begonia knocking Lingxiang to the ground just now, but also saw Begonia ripping off other people's ribbons. In case this prospective princess is unhappy, she will also pick off her clothes.
The corners of Haitang's eyes twitched, "This name was chosen by your little prince?" ”
Fennel nodded and pointed to a few other maids in the house, "This is agarwood, wood, and cloves, but all the maids of the little prince are named after incense." ”
The corners of Haitang's eyes twitched again, "Your little prince likes incense characters very much?" ”
Fennel lowered her head in fear, and several other fragrant maids also lowered their heads. "The slave doesn't know."
Seeing that they were all panicked, Haitang suddenly lost her mood, and waved her hand to make people retreat.
Early the next morning, Yin Ze came over again. The first thing I said when I saw Begonia when I entered the door was: "You hit Lingxiang yesterday?" And picked up other people's clothes? And robbed other people's ears? ”
"Yo, this has already been reported to the little prince?" Begonia didn't care, and picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth. It melted sweet but not greasy in her mouth, and she ate an extra piece of it.
Yin Ze sat down beside her, and seeing that she was satisfied with eating, he also took a piece and put it in his mouth.
"It's not to complain to me, but to my father."
Begonia choked on a mouthful of pastry, and Fennel hurriedly handed her water, which smoothed her breath.
"Isn't she your person, how can she go directly to the old prince to complain, this is not in accordance with the rules, right?"
"What's wrong, you are my quasi-princess, what's the use of her suing me, then I can only go to my father."
Haitang sneered, "What did the old prince say?" ”
Yin Ze patted the pastry crumbs on his hands, "I have already beaten him up, and I have also fined this month's silver money." ”
This surprised Begonia. "Why?"
Yin Ze remembered what he said to Lao Cheng in the study yesterday, and his smile deepened. "Naturally, it is because my father feels sorry for his future daughter-in-law, so he uses this bold girl's thing to set an example, so that disobedient and unruly people will have a long memory."
When he said the last sentence, he was more important than a word, and Haitang knew that he was saying it to these maids.
"Let's go, I'll take you around the palace today, don't go out by yourself one day and can't find your own house."
Haitang smiled, "I can't find my own house, so I'll go to the little prince's house." ”
Yin Ze leaned into her ear, "Why bother, I'm not in your house now." ”
Fennel knew that her little prince was not serious, but she had never seen him with such a pestering appearance, let alone heard such a shameful statement from him, and the red on her face was hot to the root of her ears.
Haitang laughed out loud when she looked at her, and when she took her eyes back, she just saw the four happy people who were hanging on Yin Ze's body. For some reason, her face was hot.
After the Lingxiang incident, no one dared to come to trouble Begonia. Yin Ze took her to wander around the capital in a swaggering manner every other day, and as long as she took a look, all the things she took a look at were sent to King Cheng's mansion.
Everyone in the capital knows that the little prince loves the princess-to-be very much. Not only that, but even the old prince is very fond of this prospective daughter-in-law, and he praises this future daughter-in-law for being well-behaved and sensible in front of people.
I don't know what kind of blessing this woman cultivated in her previous life, and she was able to vote for such a good life.
The day before the wedding, Fennel woke up Begonia early, and when she packed up and went out, she saw that Yin Ze was already waiting outside the door. When she got closer, she saw that there was a dripping stain on his shoulder, and she raised her hand to brush it off for him, only to realize that a thin layer of dew had fallen on his shoulder.