Chapter 52: Forming an alliance with Bai Xuan'er
Anyway, it's okay to be idle, so it's better to just cook and make some good snacks for Baili Lan to eat, so that she can please her and get close to her. Just thinking about it, Bai Xuan'er took it upon herself to get out of the kitchen, and she was busy in the kitchen by herself.
When Baili Lan came back from outside, she smelled a sweet and greasy smell. The smell was so unfamiliar that she couldn't help but wrinkle her eyebrows and ask, "Who is here?" ”
"Back to the princess, it was Princess Ling who came to visit."
"And what's the smell of?"
"Uh...... Princess Ling said that she wanted to make some snacks for you, so she cooked and prepared it herself. ”
"Hmph, she said to cook, you let her cook, then she wants to go into my inner room to hide a dagger, will you let her go too! I didn't put you here to decorate, but to keep me safe here! Baili Lan said sternly, and her cold gaze shot at several guards, and the latter almost couldn't stand in such a murderous gaze.
"Go to the enemy and settle the salary, and you can leave!"
"Princess......" The guard still wanted to defend himself, but when he saw Bai Lilan's eyes, he immediately lost his voice and shut up.
Squinting at the courtyard, Bai Lilan thought to herself that this woman really likes to cook. Yesterday, she also said that she wanted to go back to Lingwang's Mansion to cook, right? If you like to cook so much, why don't you marry a cook?
After taking two steps forward, Bai Lilan sensed the murderous aura emanating from Qiu Xi's body. She turned to look at Qiu Xie and said coldly, "Now is not the perfect time for revenge, if you can't restrain yourself, don't go in!" ”
Qiu Xu froze, then took a deep breath and said hoarsely, "The subordinates will not miss the master's business." ”
Glancing at Qiu Xi lightly, Bai Lilan walked into the main hall with a step, and happened to see Bai Xuan'er sitting on a chair and napping.
"Princess Ling, Princess Ling?" The spring breeze gently called Bai Xuan'er.
Hearing the call, Bai Xuan'er was startled, then looked at Bai Lilan in confusion and muttered, "Why did you come back?" ”
"Princess!" The maidservant beside Bai Xuan'er hurriedly reminded her.
And Bai Xuan'er also came to her senses, wiped the corners of her mouth, tidied up her appearance, and said with an embarrassed smile, "I didn't have a good rest last night, so I fell asleep while waiting." Seeing that Baili Lan was frowning and looking at herself, Bai Xuan'er hurriedly picked up a plate of pineapple cake in front of Bai Lilan, and said like a treasure, "This is what I made with my own hands, it's still hot, can you taste it?" ”
Xia Yu sniffed vigorously and couldn't help but praise, "Wow, it's so fragrant!" ”
"If you like it, eat it all, I don't like sweets!" After Bai Lilan finished speaking coldly, she sat next to Bai Xuan'er and asked concisely, "Say, what is the matter with coming to me." ”
Seeing Baili Lan's cold attitude, Bai Xuan'er couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but since she had a request for others, she naturally didn't have a high profile, so she put down the pineapple cake and said, "It's nothing important, I'm here today, just to tell you, I saw the arrogant woman yesterday, it turned out to be the sixth brother's princess Zhou An'an!" I have always heard that Zhou An'an is fierce and fierce, comparable to the first fierce woman in Bac Ninh! When I saw her yesterday, it was really like a rumor, she had no rules and didn't know etiquette, and I didn't know why the sixth brother took a fancy to her, and she didn't even dare to accept a partial room for so many years. Last night, the two of them came to my Lingwang Mansion as a guest, and she didn't feel ashamed of me at all, but ridiculed each other, which was really angry with the princess! I'm not free today, so I'll come to you and sit down, thinking about how to deal with that arrogant and proud woman! ”
It turned out that she wanted to be angry for her.
After understanding Bai Xuan'er's intention, Bai Lilan lowered her eyebrows and pondered for a moment, and then asked the spring breeze to make tea for her, and said, "It's not impossible if you ask me to help, but what's in it for me?" ”
"What's good," Bai Xuan'er thought about it carefully, suddenly clapped her palms, and said excitedly, "Let's go to Laixiang Pavilion to pick up rouge, just buy whatever you like, I'll pay the bill." ”
"I don't need rouge."
"Then ......" Bai Xuan'er thought for a moment and said, "Cloth? ”
"Don't."
Bai Xuan'er was ruthless, slapped the table and said loudly, "It's really not good, jewelry is always okay!" ”
"Neither!"
"Hey, Baililan, you can't be too greedy!" Bai Xuan'er's face flushed, her momentum was still very high just now, but she suddenly weakened at this moment, "The amount of money that the prince gives every month is not much, if you want something more valuable, maybe, maybe I won't be able to get the silver until the beginning of next month, and I will buy it for you." ”
"I don't need silver, or anything of value."
Hearing Bai Lilan say this, Bai Xuan'er couldn't help but wonder, "Then what do you fancy about?" As long as I can give it to you, I will not spare. ”
Looking straight at Bai Xuan'er's eyes, Baili Lan smiled charmingly, word by word, and said with a breath, "I want to be alone." ”
"Who?"
"Qiu Ziyao!"
Hearing these three words, Qiu Xi couldn't help but clench his fists, and his whole body was filled with a condensed breath. I don't know why, Bai Xuan'er suddenly felt a little cold, and her arms were unconsciously put together.
Bai Xuan'er was deeply surprised, what can Baili Lan have to do with this Qiu Ziyao? But at this moment, she gave up other tempting conditions for the sake of that girl, and paused for a while before saying, "The prince locked her up in a place that I don't know, so it doesn't seem easy to give her to you." Third sister-in-law, what do you want that child to do? ”
"You don't have to worry about this, you just need to send that child to me. Remember, everything is done in secret. As long as you finish beautifully, Zhou An'an and I will definitely make her miserable, as for how miserable it is, it all depends on your mood. ”
"Okay, deal!" Just based on Bai Lilan's "making her miserable", Bai Xuan'er has already moved her heart, no matter what she does at this moment, it is not as relieved as letting Zhou An'an's woman suffer humiliation.
"How long will Zhou Anan stay in the capital?"
"There will be more than a month. The middle of next month is Qi Guifei's birthday, and after celebrating Qi Guifei's birthday, she should return to the fiefdom. ”
"That's not a lot of time." Bai Lilan fiddled with the beads in her hand boredly and said, "We all have to hurry, I need to lay out, and you, at this critical juncture, bring the child to me." If it happens, I will make Zhou An'an ugly at the banquet of Concubine Qi. And until then, I have to see the child, otherwise, it's all over. ”
"Don't worry, since I promised you, I will naturally do it! You can wait with peace of mind! ”
Bai Xuan'er is also an open-minded person, and after forming an alliance with Baili Lan, she began to inquire enthusiastically. In terms of layout, Baili Lan handed over the matter to Xia Yu.
"Me?" Xia Yu's eyes widened and he looked at Bai Lilan, and said in disbelief, "County Lord, the slave is very stupid, and she can't be as scheming and calculating as you at all, what if you mess things up?" ”
"Don't worry, since I let you go, I'm completely sure. And you look innocent and harmless, no one will suspect you. This is your advantage, and if you make good use of it in the future, you can expand your advantage infinitely. ”
Hearing the county lord's praise, Xia Yu narrowed her eyes with a smile, but Bai Lilan's next arrangement made her boast.
"Chunfeng, you follow her, save her from stabbing Lou Zi and no one will clean it up."
The spring breeze covered her lips and smiled, and several other maids also showed their faces, only hatred, and there was still no smile on the face behind the cold mask.
***
A few days later, it will be the Shangyuan Festival, which happened to coincide with the great victory of General Weihu over the enemy in the frontier and recovered the three cities. The queen proposed to take advantage of the double happiness to hold a royal feast in the palace, and invite the princes and generals to have a grand feast. The emperor felt that the palace had not been lively for a long time, so he gladly agreed.
As Princess Chen, Baili Lan naturally can't be absent. And Concubine Jin reminded Bai Lilan this time, saying that Concubine Ou had just been happy with the little prince, so it was better to hold the little prince into the palace and have fun. Bai Lilan didn't like such a noisy scene, and it happened that Ou Zhilan was about to enter the palace, so she thought that she would support the scene instead of herself. After Bai Xuan'er learned about it, she strongly objected, thinking that this was a good time to rectify Zhou An'an and should not be wasted.
It's hard to say whether Zhou Anan can be rectified, but he can use this opportunity to get first-hand information from the upper circles. Bai Lilan thought that this matter would be beneficial to her, so she changed her mind.
On the day of entering the palace, after Baili Lan packed up, she went to the palace of King Chen to meet with Shu Yichen and others. Qiu Sha parked the carriage in front of the palace, and then Chunfeng, Xia Yu and others descended in turn. In the end, Baili Lan held the spring breeze in his hand and jumped off the carriage neatly.
"Stop, who are you, what are you doing in the palace?"
Before the people entered the palace, they were intercepted by the guards of the palace. Bai Lilan glanced at the guard, and felt that his eyes were raw, it seemed that there were many new people in the palace.
"Bold minion, even the princess dares to stop you, open your dog's eyes and take a good look!" Xia Yu was angry, stared at the guards, and said angrily.
"Princess?" The guards looked at Baili Lan without any scruples, and saw that she was dressed plainly, and there were no jewelry, where did she look like a luxurious lady? immediately said confidently, "What a crazy woman, the mistress of our palace is Princess Ou, do you think that any person can come and pretend to be the housewife of the palace!" ”
"It seems that Ozhilan can't wait to take my seat." Bai Lilan's expression was cold, she reached out and tugged at the hem of her skirt, and ordered without emotion, "This guard is disrespectful and hateful, what punishment do you think he deserves?" ”
"Forty rods, throw out of the palace!"
"It's too troublesome to scold the cane, you can smash his mouth, I don't know what to say and what not to say, what's the use of asking for a mouth?"
"Yes!"
The guard felt frightened, and slowly stepped back, and just as he was about to open his mouth to call for help, the hilt of the sword of Vengeance slammed into his jaw, and the guard felt a heart-rending pain, but he couldn't call out.
"Hmph, just slapping him in the mouth is cheap for him, didn't he know the county lord just now, and his eyes are useless, so just gouge out his eyes!"
"Spare your life!" The guard endured the great pain, the corners of his mouth slightly pleaded with a gap, and his voice was weak, like a gust of wind that would break at any time, and he didn't look arrogant at all.
Ou Zhilan, who was taking Xiao Shizi for a walk in the garden, heard the noise in front of her, so she instructed Yingge to go and take a look, and said, "Go and see what happened?" It's noisy and noisy, what should I do if I startle Xiao Shizi? ”