Chapter Seventy-Three: The Prime Minister's Birthday Celebration

Ye Jiaojiao nodded, if she can come to this palace in the future, she will not come, maybe one day she will be stabbed by the queen's knife in a daze.

"Let's go outside the palace to see the lights?" Qingruo grabbed Ye Jiaojiao's arm.

"I don't want to go, I want to go back and rest!" After a battle with Fang Cai, Ye Jiaojiao was already exhausted and just wanted to throw himself into a warm bed.

The revenge was avenged, Ye Jiaojiao walked with ease, completely ignoring Zheng Luoting behind her.

Zheng Luoting was suspicious of tonight's incident, although in the end, they almost all thought that Chen Lingyin had fallen into the water by herself, and wanted to take the opportunity to frame Ye Jiaojiao. Did she do it? So what role does Zheng Rongxiu play in this?

The autumn wind rises, the weather becomes cooler, and Ye Jiaojiao is not too cool under the plane tree. After taking revenge, it seemed that her luck had returned, and she heard that the civil strife in Chu had basically subsided, the border north had been defeated, and the remaining people were no longer enough to set off any waves, and the lieutenant was also suppressed by the royalist faction.

Speaking of going back to the palace, Chen Lingyin rarely came over, and probably learned the lesson of the last incident, which allowed Ye Jiaojiao to be lazy in the mansion again.

"Princess, I have two letters from you!" Ani walked in.

Lazily took the letter, Ye Jiaojiao opened one casually, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, "The eldest son of the Ye family successfully passed the Autumn Festival, and he will enter Beijing next year to participate in the Spring Festival." "This eldest nephew is really angry, I believe that my grandfather will be comforted if he has knowledge.

"Is there any news of the girl?" Ani asked hurriedly.

Ye Jiaojiao looked down twice, "It's said that I've gained weight, I'm taller, and I talk a lot!" ”

"Old Madam Ye is really kind-hearted." Ani was much more relieved, "Next year, Prince Ye will come to Beijing, why don't you arrange it for the princess?" ”

The Ye family used to have a house in the capital, but now I don't know if it's still there. "Well, after all, at that time in Jingcheng, people helped us a lot."

Then happy, Ye Jiaojiao opened the second letter, "On New Year's Eve last year, the flower market was as light as day. The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk. On the New Year's Eve this year, the moon and lights are still the same, and I don't see last year's people, and my tears wet the sleeves of my shirt. "This is a love poem, looking at the end - Qiu Peize!

This is a letter from Zhao Jiaojiao's lover! Ye Jiaojiao felt that her head was big, how to deal with it now? Qiu Peize really chased Sui'an, wasn't he busy rebelling?

Seeing that the princess's face was wrong, Ani hurriedly asked, "Princess, what's wrong with you?" ”

Fold the letter and stuff it into the envelope, "Ani, what do you think of Qiu Peize?" Ye Jiaojiao didn't know Qiu Peize, Ye could only get something out of Ani.

Ani guessed that the princess was because she was too angry in the Jin Kingdom, and she thought of Qiu Gongzi again. "Qiu Gongzi is a talent, don't talk about you, princess, any woman will be tempted when she sees it, but it's like this, we still need to see later."

This one doesn't say the same! "It's been so long, I can barely remember him!" Ye Jiaojiao pretended to be sentimental, "Is he really that good?" ”

Ani sighed, "No matter what, in terms of identity, he is not worthy of you, the son of a criminal minister, and now he is still in the rebel army......"

Ye Jiaojiao was entangled in her heart, whether to go to see Qiu Peize, and what would she do when she saw him? Will it be against yourself! Like Ani, there is no useful information at all.

An autumn rain came unexpectedly, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and a blue-curtained carriage pressed over the stagnant water on the road and stopped in front of the Quansheng Building. A woman in emerald clothes got out of the carriage and stepped in.

On rainy days, there were few guests, and Ye Jiaojiao went directly to the private room on the third floor. She stood in front of the door and hesitated, raised her hand slightly, and knocked on the door.

There seemed to be no movement, and Ye Jiaojiao raised her hand again...... The door opened, and a hand pulled her in.

"Kyauk-kyo!" The man in front of him was a little excited, and even his hand holding Ye Jiaojiao's shoulder trembled a little.

Gently breaking free of those hands, Ye Jiaojiao took a step back, "What are you doing here?" ”

It was already the woman's resistance, Qiu Peize lowered his hands, "I know you blame me!" I'm here to take you away! ”

Looking at Qiu Peize, Ye Jiaojiao felt that it was no wonder that Zhao Jiaojiao would like him, he was really a beautiful son, and he couldn't hide his elegance in plain clothes.

"Let's go? Where to go? "Ye Jiaojiao came to see Qiu Peize to persuade him to let go, he is tired enough to deal with Sui'an's affairs, and if there is a lover, how can she have those three heads and six arms?" Are you the Frontier Wasteland? ”

Qiu Peize was stunned, "You blame me?" He smiled sarcastically, she is the princess of Chu State, how can she forgive her rebellion! I'm here for you too! ”

It's this sentence again, and the men in the book say it like this, and then the ladies will be moved to tears and hug each other...... Of course, Ye Jiaojiao would not do this. "It's all over, I'm married now."

"Kyaukyao, I know that nothing happened to you and Zheng Luoting, and you were still martyred on the day of your wedding!" Qiu Peize said, his hands clamped Ye Jiaojiao's shoulders again, "You have always had me in your heart!" ”

Big brother, it's Zhao Jiaojiao who has you in my heart, not me Ye Jiaojiao! "You let go of me first!" His shoulders were about to be broken by him.

Qiu Peize may have also noticed his gaffe, and walked over to close the door, "It's me who is not good!" ”

In the current situation, only by letting Qiu Peize die, he will not be entangled, and Ye Jiaojiao decided to be a wicked girl who has been abandoned from the beginning to the end. "Where do you live now?"

"In the suburbs!" Qiu Peize wanted to reach out and touch Ye Jiaojiao's cheek, but he was dodged, and he was extremely disappointed.

"I'm not going with you!" Ye Jiaojiao said resolutely, "I'm used to living a life of fine clothes and fine food, and I can't stand that kind of upheaval!" ”

"You weren't like this before!" Qiu Peize looked at Ye Jiaojiao in disbelief, "You said that you are willing to do anything for me!" ”

Obviously, Ye Jiaojiao didn't think so, "In the past, you could at least give me a comfortable life, but now you can?" Besides......" she paused, "His Royal Highness King Xi is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and he doesn't blame me for my ridiculous behavior that day, but he still cares about me!" Ye Jiaojiao sighed in her heart!

Qiu Peize was shocked, and looked at Ye Jiaojiao's eyes with inquiry, "You ......"

"That's right!" Ye Jiaojiao looked at Qiu Peize and said categorically: "I like His Royal Highness King Xi!" ”

In the private room next door, a cup almost fell from the man's hand to the ground, and he was busy steady.

"No, it won't!" Qiu Peize seemed to be hurt, and his face was painful, "You lied to me!" ”

Ye Jiaojiao turned around and didn't look at Qiu Peize's injured expression, "So, let's go!" If someone finds out, it won't end well. ”

"Kyauk-kyuk, is it really you?" Qiu Peize looked at Ye Jiaojiao, trying to confirm that the person in front of him was not the person who had sworn an alliance with him that day.

"Not me? Who's that? Ye Jiaojiao smiled, as bright as a blooming rose.

That smile stung Qiu Peize and made him feel strange, "Kyaukjiao, don't be willful, the carriage is already waiting at the back door." Soon he regained his composure, people must be taken away, this is the purpose of his coming to Sui'an.

He's trying to come hard! Ye Jiaojiao sneered, turned around and opened the door and ran.

"Kyauk-kyo!" Qiu Peize chased after him, and he stopped in the aisle outside the door and stood on the spot. The woman he was thinking about was hiding behind a man, poking out half her head to look at him.

"This son, has the princess of this king offended you?" Zheng Luoting asked, without a trace of waves on his face.

"Princess?" Qiu Peize guessed who the person in front of him was, was he the one who made Kyaukjiao change his mind? He hates!

"Yes!" Zheng Luoting saw Ye Jiaojiao hiding behind him, and suddenly had a feeling of wanting to protect her, "Although this is the Jin Kingdom, it is better for Qiu Gongzi to pay attention!" ”

Hearing the warning in Zheng Luoting's words, Qiu Peize knew that he had no way to take people away today, so he bent down and saluted, extremely elegant, "Disturbed!" After speaking, he turned around and left, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Finally sent away the annoying lover, Ye Jiaojiao felt that she was witty. It's right to think that the Leng people are coming, so that Qiu Peize is completely dead. The big stone in his heart fell to the ground, "Your Highness Xie helps!" ”

Zheng Luoting is getting more and more unable to see Ye Jiaojiao, she was martyred for Qiu Peize back then, but today she is so ruthless to him. "You should explain!"

"What do you want to know?" Ye Jiaojiao felt that if Zheng Luoting believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, she could completely explain the ins and outs, but he didn't believe it!

"Say it on the way!"

The rain was heavier than before, Zheng Luoting held an umbrella and opened the curtain for Ye Jiaojiao, Ye Jiaojiao glanced at him in surprise, and got into the carriage. Zheng Luoting then followed.

This picture of Lang's concubine deeply burned Qiu Peize, who was standing in the rain.

"Why do you want to tell me about Qiu Peize?" Zheng Luoting wiped the rain from his hands.

"Because I can't leave, I left, what is the face of Chu and Jin?" Speaking of these big truths, Ye Jiaojiao felt a little empty-hearted, because she just wanted to survive by doing this. "Even if I leave, will the two countries allow me to live?"

She is still a little self-aware, but just now she said that she likes herself, is she just saying it casually? "I can see that he values you very much, and he actually came to Sui'an." Zheng Luoting even suspected that Qiu Peize's rebellion in the north was also because of Ye Jiaojiao.

"Who hasn't been young?" Ye Jiaojiao looked old, "Sometimes there is still a difference between ideal and reality, and it's really in the past, maybe I used to have a good impression of Qiu Peize, but now it's gone!" ”

Zheng Luoting couldn't help but want to laugh, seeing Ye Jiaojiao looking like she had gone through a thousand sails, and she didn't know that she thought she was enlightened! "In fact, doing this is the best for Qiu Peize, and he is also a talent in the end!"

"Maybe!" Ye Jiaojiao stretched her hand out of the window and picked up some rainwater.

"Why didn't you tell him you'd be looking for him in two years?" He always remembered her saying she would leave in two years.

"Why did you go to him?" Ye Jiaojiao remembered another thing at this time, "Your Highness, what is your birthday?" ”

His birthday? Only the mother concubine remembered that no one had ever asked him, "The third day of the seventh month!" ”

Ye Jiaojiao shook off the water and calculated it carefully - it is September, April when I got married, and I was born in July! In other words, in less than a year, she will be free!

This is a happy thing, and even her eyes when she looked at Zheng Luoting were much gentler, "Oh! ”

"Where's your birthday?" Maybe the atmosphere is relaxed, and Zheng Luoting talks a lot.

"March 25! When the peach blossoms are in full bloom! Ye Jiaojiao opened her mouth and said, her birthday is very lively, and everyone in the family will give them gifts.

Zheng Luoting only felt that this day was a little familiar, but he didn't think much about it.

The days always sneak away inadvertently, and in the blink of an eye, it is the cold winter wax moon. Ye Jiaojiao nested in the house, sitting by the stove and eating oranges, letting the snow fall outside the house.

"Princess, eat less, get on fire!" Ani persuaded, "Why don't you go to the front room?" ”

"Don't go!" Ye Jiaojiao threw the orange peel into the fire, and the room was filled with the aroma of oranges. "I hate to be busy!"

Ani shook her head, did her princess give up completely? Let that Chen Lingyin enter the house, and enter the palace as if he wanted to go back to his own home. Turned around and secretly hid a few oranges.

"Is the princess here?"

Who else can have this crunchy and sweet sound? Ye Jiaojiao threw aside the half-eaten oranges, "Come in!" "Can't you hide now? This duck has come to the door!

Chen Lingyin patted the snow on his body, pushed the door and entered, "Lingyin has seen the princess, the snow outside is really big, when I walked here, I almost slipped!" ”

"Don't be careful!" Ye Jiaojiao walked over and swept away the snow from Chen Lingyin's hair with a smile. Vicious in your heart, why don't you break your duck legs!

"It smells so good!" Chen Lingyin sniffed, "The princess will really enjoy it." ”

Ye Jiaojiao laughed twice, "Miss Chen came to me, is there something wrong?" Since she pushed Chen Lingyin into the water last time, she expected that Chen Lingyin would definitely find an opportunity to retaliate against her, so on occasions big and small, she would not go anywhere there was a water duck. took the initiative to come to the door today, and it can be seen that Chen Lingyin is also a person who does not suffer.

"This is not the day after tomorrow, grandmother's sixtieth birthday, and she has come to invite the princess." Chen Lingyin looked at a pile of orange peels and said with a smile: "You will appreciate your face, right?" ”

If you don't go, do you tell others that you are careful and don't wait to see this concubine who is about to enter the palace? But her reputation as a jealous woman has long spread all over the streets and alleys of Sui'an, and she doesn't care much about these.

"Okay!" Ye Jiaojiao pulled Chen Lingyin to sit down, "I haven't had a chance to go to Miss Chen's house to have a look, this is just right!" ”

It seems that Ye Jiaojiao agreed too happily, Chen Lingyin was a little surprised, and then smiled and said: "The plum garden in the house is blooming now, and we will enjoy the plum blossoms together!" ”

"Couldn't be better!" Ye Jiaojiao's face was about to cramp with a smirk, but he still tried to maintain it.

"What's better?" Zheng Luoting walked in, in fact, he was worried that the two women would fight together, so he deliberately ran over. Seeing the two of them smiling, although they felt weird, they were relieved.

As soon as the water duck's front foot arrived, Leng Ren followed, obviously afraid that he would bully him. "Your Highness, do you eat oranges?" Ye Jiaojiao sent over an orange.

It seemed that it had become a habit to receive the things handed by Ye Jiaojiao, and Zheng Luoting naturally took them, although he didn't like to eat them very much.

Chen Lingyin knew Zheng Luoting, he would not accept other people's things at will, so when he saw him take Ye Jiaojiao's orange, he sighed in his heart at the moment. Looking at Zheng Luoting's expression carefully, it was clear that he no longer rejected Ye Jiaojiao as before. This realization made her heart twist.

"Brother Ting, I'm here to invite the princess to attend my grandmother's birthday." In just a moment, Chen Lingyin became the lively and smiling girl again.

looked at Ye Jiaojiao, "You want to go?" Zheng Luoting asked.

Ye Jiaojiao nodded, "Miss Chen said that the plum blossoms in the Prime Minister's Mansion have bloomed, and I am so yearning for what she said!" ”

"Then remember not to wander around." Zheng Luoting advised, last time Chen Lingyin fell into the water, how could the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion really want to invite Ye Jiaojiao? Why not push?

In the eyes of cold people, Ye Jiaojiao felt that she was a troublemaker. "I will!"

After the snow was clear, there was a thin layer of snow on the ground, and Ye Jiaojiao, who wanted to build a snowman, gave up his original plan and went to the warehouse with the key. To congratulate the old lady of the Chen family on her birthday, you still have to choose a gift.

Pushing open the door of the warehouse, a burst of dust came to his face, and Ye Jiaojiao sneezed a few times. Rubbing her nose, looking at the messy warehouse, the dust was even more thick, this cold person was lazier than her! I had to ask Ani to find some people to clean up.

Hu Fuzhi has always thought that there should be a hostess in charge of affairs in the house, so that the prince is busy outside, and there is no worry about reviewing at home. Although the princess in front of her doesn't look like a reliable child, and she looks more like she should be raised like a canary, but she is finally willing to take care of things.

At night, the snow that had not fallen the day before yesterday finally wrapped Sui'an City in silver, stepped on the thick snow, and made a "creaking" sound.

Ye Jiaojiao put on an emerald winter skirt and a cloak of the same color, and followed Zheng Luoting to the Prime Minister's Mansion to celebrate his birthday.

The emerald color is like the young leaves of a small tree in spring, full of vitality, and the gray winter city is in stark contrast. Zheng Luoting has the impression that Ye Jiaojiao doesn't like plain clothes very much, and is always gorgeous, but it matches her gorgeous face very well.

"There are a lot of people going today, remember not to run around!" Zheng Luoting told the side again, he didn't understand when he became so nagging.

"Your Highness, don't worry, Kyaukjiao won't embarrass you!" Ye Jiaojiao lifted the curtain and looked outside, because of the snow, there were not many people on the road.

knew that no matter what she said, this woman would not listen to it with peace of mind. Zheng Luoting was a little helpless.

Compared with the deserted streets, there are many people in front of the Prime Minister's House. The subordinates of the Prime Minister's Mansion are even more busy.

The male guests were in the front hall, so someone stepped forward to lead Ye Jiaojiao to the backyard, and the female guests were there. Before leaving, Zheng Luoting wanted to open his mouth to advise, but he still didn't say it, but there was always worry in his eyes.

The Xiangfu is very large, much larger than the Xiwang Mansion, and there is a calm atmosphere everywhere, and the family is really different. Ye Jiaojiao admired in her heart.

The subordinates took Ye Jiaojiao around and finally arrived at Mrs. Chen's courtyard, and heard the laughter inside from afar.

This is Chen Lingyin's territory, and it is better to be careful in everything. Ye Jiaojiao stepped into the room and saw a gray-haired old lady sitting on the main seat, and guessed that she was today's birthday star.

Seeing Ye Jiaojiao coming in, the ladies of the official eunuch family got up and saluted. After a few words of greetings on such a scene, she found an inconspicuous place to sit down.

Although Mrs. Chen is old, her eyes are extremely energetic and shrewd. Ye Jiaojiao couldn't help but think of her grandmother, and couldn't help but feel sad, watching Chen Lingyin coquettish to the old lady, she didn't want to see it all the time.

She walked out quietly, obviously she could also be coquettish and presumptuous in front of her grandmother, why was she struck by lightning for no reason? It's all caused by the bastard of Lotin!

A hand slapped on Ye Jiaojiao's shoulder, "Third Emperor Sister-in-law!" "It's Qingruo, she is dressed in a pink palace dress, and she looks even more delicate in winter.

"Qingruo, are you there too?" There is still someone I know, Ye Jiaojiao feels better.

"Come and see the plum blossoms!" Qingruo raised her hand to the front, "To the east of the Prime Minister's Mansion, there is a special plum garden, which is unique in Sui'an!" ”

"Shall we take a look, then?" Ye Jiaojiao gathered her cloak for Qingruo.

The air was filled with a delicate aroma, emanating from a courtyard. A plum blossom poked out of the courtyard wall, and the tender yellow flowers fell with last night's snow, which was very beautiful.

"This is it!" Qingruo pointed to the word "plum garden".

As soon as the two of them walked into the plum garden, they heard the laughter of women, followed by the laughter of many women. Following the prestige, I saw that among the plum trees, several women were laughing around a son, and their faces were as red as peach blossoms.

Ye Jiaojiao secretly said which son is so beautiful, but he heard Qingruo beside him shout, "Eleventh Emperor Uncle!" ”

Subconsciously wanted to turn around and run, and then thought about it, what to run, then Zheng Rongxiu is not a real monster, what is there to be afraid of? Sure enough, he was bullied and scared, and he left a shadow in his heart.

"You're here too?" Rong Xiu looked at Ye Jiaojiao, this little half-immortal nested in King Xi's mansion all day long and didn't show up, and he didn't even have a pastime.

"I've seen Uncle Huang!" Kyaukjiao bowed, looked at the beauties surrounding the monsters, and couldn't wait to go up and tell these young girls that the man in front of him was definitely not a good person.

However, at present, the girls want to show themselves, maybe they can marry into the Qiwang Mansion, and fly on the branches to become phoenixes.

There is a stone pavilion in the plum garden, and the pavilion has already been paved with soft cushions and placed all kinds of snacks.

"Okay!" Rong Xiu sat down in his robe and agreed with the beauty's proposal to touch the qin, "Enjoying the scenery and listening to the piano in the plum garden is a pleasure!" ”

Bored! Ye Jiaojiao glanced at him behind Rong Xiu's back, "You go on, I'll go over there and have a look!" "Obviously I came to see the flowers, but I appreciated a piece of beauty? But Qingruo seemed to be very interested, so she stayed in the pavilion.

Ye Jiaojiao didn't want to say clearly, this nephew's daughter was ruining other people's good deeds here, so she had to go to the forest alone.

The sound of the piano floated throughout the plum garden, and with this sound of the piano, Ye Jiaojiao built a snowman. After a few piano sounds, a small snowman is finished, although not very much.

"What are you doing with a steamed bun?" Rong Xiu didn't know when he came over and looked at the white pile.

This monster is blind, "This is a snowman!" Ye Jiaojiao didn't have much confidence in what he said.

Rong Xiu circled around the "steamed bun", "You really can't do anything!" ”

He doesn't accompany his beauty in the pavilion, and he comes here to laugh at what he does? "You're not going to enjoy the flowers and listen to the piano?"

"I can't hear it!" Rong Xiu squatted in front of the steamed bun and kneaded a snowball in his hand, "Old Madam Chen heard the sound of the piano and called everyone to her!" ”

"Well, who the hell are you?" This is the answer that Ye Jiaojiao has always wanted to know, but except for Zheng Rongxiu, no one will tell her. She also tried to contact Yue Lao and Taibai, but they seemed to have disappeared.