Chapter 043: The Woman in the Painting

At the banquet, many young ladies had been to the old lady's birthday banquet, and they had a good impression of Xiao Xiwei, and as soon as she came, they all laughed with her cordially. On the other hand, Xiao Xile interjected several times, but others didn't seem to hear it, so angry that her eyes were red, and she felt more and more resentful when she looked at Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xile glanced sideways at Hongxiu next to him.

Hongxiu nodded, bent down and picked up the fruit wine on the table and was about to pour wine for Xiao Xile, when suddenly the soles of his feet tilted and poured it towards Xiao Xiwei, and the fruit wine in the bottle inevitably splashed on Xiao Xiwei's skirt, and even his face inevitably stained a lot.

"Miss." Hongyu was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiao Xiwei up.

Hongxiu got up in a panic, knelt on the ground with a frightened face, her eyes were red, and she said tremblingly, "Second Miss forgive me, slave maid...... The slave didn't mean it. ”

Xiao Xi raised his eyes slightly to look at Xiao Xile, his cold eyes were like stars overhead, but there was an inexplicable chill.

Xiao Xile's heart froze, and he turned his face to look at Hongxiu and scolded, "You girl is usually frizzy, and you don't look at what day it is." Fortunately, you hit the second sister, the second sister has always been the most soft-hearted and kind-hearted, sympathetic to the girl, and she is reluctant to say even a heavy sentence, and you don't kowtow to thank you. ”

"Slave and maid, thank you for the grace of Miss Er." Hongxiu really kowtowed to Xiao Xi slightly.

"Second sister, you won't blame Hongxiu, right?" Xiao Xile frowned slightly, looking at Xiao Xiwei worriedly, but the corners of her raised eyebrows betrayed her mind.

In front of so many people, she didn't believe that Xiao Xiwei dared to attack.

The master and servant sang and harmonized, and it was originally a big sin that they gently exposed it when they made such a fuss.

Xiao Xiwei looked at Xiao Xile and suddenly smiled, "How come." My sister knows me so well, she must have known early on that I wouldn't be angry with a girl! ”

As soon as Xiao Xiwei said this, the ladies at the banquet looked at Xiao Xile's eyes a little subtle.

At the old lady's birthday banquet, this Miss Xiao San kept reprimanding Sister Yan at that time, but now this kind of thing has happened again, maybe Miss Xiao San deliberately instructed the girl to pour wine on her sister to take revenge.

Xiao Xiwei just smiled slightly, and took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and was about to wipe off the wine stains on her face, when she suddenly smelled a faint fragrance on the tip of her nose, her eyebrows moved, and her eyes couldn't help but glance at Xiao Xile's side, but she saw a trace of eager excitement flashing in Xiao Xile's eyes. As soon as her heart moved, her hand loosened slightly, and the handkerchief in her hand fell.

Sure enough, the moment the veil fell, a trace of chagrin and regret quickly flashed in Xiao Xile's eyes.

Xiao Xiyang, who was sitting on the left, strode over with a calm face, and while raising his hand to pull the corner of his clothes to wipe off the wine stains on Xiao Xiwei's face, he said gloomily, "The girl doesn't have eyes, don't you have eyes, you won't hide when she hits you!" ”

"Yes, yes, big brother, I know it's wrong. You tap ...... I'm almost scratched by you. Xiao Xiwei said while flashing.

Xiao Xiwei's words made many young ladies at the banquet cover their mouths and laugh.

Xiao Xiyang flicked his sleeves angrily, "I don't think you think you're up to me!" ”

"Young master, let's let the young lady change her clothes first." Red Rain spoke out at the right time.

After listening to Hongyu's words, Xiao Xiyang waved his hand, "Go, go, go." ”

"Miss, please come with the slave." Immediately, a palace maid came to lead the way.

Lin Yushi looked at Xiao Xiwei's back, her eyes moved suddenly, she beckoned and whispered a few words to the girl behind her, and then continued to laugh with the ladies at the banquet as if nothing happened.

Xiao Xiwei followed the palace maid through the imperial garden and turned left, then passed through the corridor, and finally walked to a side hall, pushed open the door, "Miss, it's here." ”

Xiao Xi nodded slightly, raised his feet and stepped in.

Although she brought spare clothes, she still put them in the carriage outside the palace, and this time she only brought Hongyu a personal girl because she entered the palace. Right now, I can only wait for Hongyu to bring over the spare clothes, and I don't know if I will be in time for the dinner.

There was a faint incense in the palace, and the fragrance was very familiar to her.

This is the agarwood incense used in the palace, the fragrance is light but long-lasting, and her Fengyi Hall in her previous life was lit with such incense all day and night.

"Your Highness......" The palace maid's panicked voice suddenly came from outside.

Immediately after, the door was pushed open, and a long figure entered. He was wearing a lilac brocade robe, his eyes were like ancient wells and pools, and half of a jade pendant was tied around his waist.

"The courtiers have seen Your Highness." Xiao Xi is slightly blessed.

Chu Yanzhi's eyes tightened, obviously her clothes were full of wine stains, but she was not embarrassed, but on the contrary, her whole person became more and more beautiful and chaste, like a lotus flower that was not stained by mud.

"Do you know the purpose of today's concubine's banquet?" Chu Yanzhi stared at Xiao Xiwei's eyes and slowly spoke.

Xiao Xi lowered his eyes slightly, "Forgive the courtiers for being stupid." ”

"Have you thought about what I told you that day?"

Xiao Xi lowered his eyes slightly and did not speak.

Chu Yanzhi looked at the quiet girl in front of her, the silver-white moonlight gently hit her face, and her face was as bright as the moonlight, as clear and beautiful as a fairy coming out of the moonlight.

His cold heart didn't move.

However, for a long time, there was no sound in the house.

Xiao Xi frowned slightly, and his heart twisted unconsciously.

Why hasn't Red Rain come back? If people bump into her and Chu Yanzhi staying in the same room, they don't know what kind of rumors will come out. No, she had to find a way to get out.

She was thinking about it, but Chu Yanzhi's cold voice rang out.

"Instead of avoiding me, it's better to think of ways to avoid the marriage of the concubine!"

Marriage?

Xiao Xi frowned slightly and looked at Chu Yanzhi.

"Don't worry, it's not for me, it's for the crown prince." Chu Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xiwei, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.

The loyal and brave Houfu has a heavy army, and this chess piece prince will not let go no matter what.

"I think so, compared to the high power of the crown prince, I am nothing as a powerless fourth prince." Chu Yanzhi's dark eyes flashed with a hint of strange emotion, and after that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Your Highness." Xiao Xi hurriedly walked two steps to call the back.

Chu Yanzhi stopped, turned his face to look at Xiao Xiwei, there was no expression on the angular corners, "What else is the matter with Second Miss?" ”

Xiao Xi's slightly slender eyelashes slowly drooped, covering his watery clear eyes, and his pale face was gradually dyed with a layer of red, "What Your Highness said that day is still a word?" ”

Chu Yanzhi's cold and hard heart was suddenly brushed by a gentle feather, and a trace of surprise was irrepressibly crossed in his eyes, but his face was still calm and abnormal, "What did you say?" ”

Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his eyes and smiled at Chu Yanzhi's gaze, "I suddenly think that your jade pendant is very good." ”

The corners of Chu Yanzhi's lips moved, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his handsome face.

The door finally closed slowly.

Xiao Xiwei looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and his eyes were cold.

"Are you going to marry my Fourth Emperor Brother?" At this moment, a childish voice suddenly sounded in the room.

Xiao Xi was slightly startled, "Who?" ”

Suddenly, a round wine bottle rolled out from under the bed, and then a hand reached out.

Xiao Xi subconsciously took a few steps back, but saw a person coming out from under the bed, with a pair of round eyes embedded in his round face looking at her.

"Nine...... Princess, you, why are you here? Xiao Xiwei was surprised and surprised.

In her previous life, when she first saw the ninth princess Chu Zuizhi, she was also attending a banquet in the palace, she hid in the flowers and drank, drunk and hugged her and refused to let go. That was the first time she and Chu Xizhi met, she didn't know his identity, and it wasn't until she returned to the banquet that she learned that the young man in white was actually the most favored Seventh Prince today.

"It's not those palace maids, who look at me every day that I am not allowed to drink or eat snacks, and my ears are calloused, no, I can only hide under the bed...... Hey, wait a minute, don't do this yet, you pull me out first......" Chu Zuizhi twisted his body and found that he was stuck.

Dayue women advocate slimness, and have always controlled their diet so as not to gain weight, but today's Nine Princesses are an exception, she is born with good wine and likes to eat all kinds of sweet mouths, and she is only eleven or twelve years old, and her body is like a ball.

Xiao Xi looked at Chu Zuizhi slightly and laughed unconsciously.

"Oops, stop laughing! Pull me out! Chu Zuizhi couldn't get out for a long time, and couldn't help but be a little anxious.

Xiao Xi hurriedly endured a smile and pulled Chu Zuizhi out from under the bed, "Princess, don't hide under the bed next time." ”

Chu Zuizhi clapped his hands, nodded seriously, and said, "Well, next time I'll ask those craftsmen to make the bed higher for me." ”

Xiao Xi looked at Chu Zuizhi slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh a little.

In this deep palace of the imperial city, she has seen so many conspiracies and calculations, and people's hearts are unpredictable, even she herself is not aware of being distorted and impregnated by this deep palace, I am afraid that only this person in front of her can be called truly clean.

"Hey, I think I've seen you somewhere?" Chu drunken tilted his head and stared at Xiao Xi seriously.

"I'm afraid the princess has recognized the wrong person!" Xiao Xi smiled slightly, and looked at Chu Zuizhi with ease.

Chu Zuizhi shook her head, she stared at Xiao Xiwei's face, and for a while, she suddenly slapped her thigh, "Oops, I remember where I saw you!" I've seen you in the study of the Seven Emperor Brothers! ”

Xiao Xi's eyelids jumped slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth stiffened a little.

Chu Zuizhi thought she didn't believe it, and hurriedly said, "It's true!" There's a picture in his book, and the woman in the picture looks exactly like you! He was also carefully hidden in a drawer, and was found by me when I was looking for a snack! Haha, my father also saw it at that time. ”

Xiao Xi stared at Chu Zuizhi slightly, and a trace of indistinguishable dark pain floated in his clear eyes.

If this was said by someone else, she naturally didn't believe it, but the person who said it was Chu Zuizhi......

When Hongyu walked in with her clothes, Xiao Xiwei was sitting in front of the couch, and there was a round girl sitting next to her.

"Miss."

"Why are you here?"

Hongyu frowned, "Something happened on the way, and it was delayed." The corner of her eyes swept to the round-faced girl next to Xiao Xiwei, "I heard that the ninth princess is missing......