118 An invitation to the king's house
Not long after the Yu family went back, the old lady also made someone choose a time, found a more famous matchmaker in Jingzhao, and went to the door to propose to the Yu family.
In this way, Shi Can's marriage was decided.
I don't know why, Shuangzhi feels that the old lady's attitude towards her is not very different these days, as if she is more cautious, and she doesn't speak like before, probably because she was snubbed by the old lady for a few days, and she has restrained her original arrogance.
In fact, what Shuangzhi didn't know was that Shi Tuo had come to the old lady's courtyard and told the old lady plainly that the master mother of the General's Mansion was Shuangzhi and not her, this was not Pujing City, if she still wanted to be the old lady of the General's Mansion safely, it was best to know how to respect Shuangzhi, he was no longer the child who was arbitrarily bullied by her back then, and he didn't mind being said that he was unfilial, no one would ask a general to do much to a slave-born stepmother, not to mention that this stepmother was still his mother's maid.
The old lady was originally afraid of Shi Tuo, but now when she heard Shi Tuo say this, the old lady continued to snub her, and she was really worried that she would be driven back to Pujing City, so she had to endure being polite to Shuangzhi.
As the old lady's attitude changed, Sister Shi Xianshu was also a little kinder to her.
Just when Shuangzhi was helping to prepare for Shi Can's marriage, he received an unexpected invitation.
It was a friendly post sent to the princess of the princess who belonged to the ordinary deep boudoir, and invited her to come to the house for a reunion in three days.
Shuangzhi took the invitation, frowned, and gave it to the king...... To the Princess...... Is this an invitation to her to the Hongmen banquet? She wouldn't think that King Yu had forgotten the hatred of the so-called grandfather of their Fu family back then, although she had a hunch that she would meet King Yu sooner or later when she arrived in Jingzhao, but she really didn't expect it to come to the door so openly.
"Madame, you must not go to the appointment." Xiangqin said worriedly beside her, "That King Yu designed to frame the Fu family when he was in Pujing City, and now he must want to do something to you, I can't help but guard against it." β
Shuangzhi tapped the mantis, "How could I not think of this?" It's just this post...... If you can't agree, it's not appropriate to refuse. β
"Madam, are you afraid of offending the princess?" Rong Lan asked.
"Do you know who this king's concubine is?" Shuangzhi's eyes were slightly condensed, and his voice could not hear any emotion.
Parsley and Rong Lan were confused, as if they hadn't heard of it.
Shuangzhi smiled, his fingers clenching the invitation, "It's Guo Feng." β
Rong Lan's eyes widened in astonishment, Guo Feng of the Guo family in Pujing City? "Madame, she'...... She's not ......."
"That's right, it's Guo Feng who pointed at my nose ten years ago and said that he was going to destroy me." This Guo family is the best, that Guo Feng is four years older than Shuangzhi, when Shuangzhi was six years old, he accidentally showed his demeanor in front of everyone and won the title of little beauty, Guo Feng was jealous, and deliberately surrounded her with a small girl's ring, and then somehow, Guo Feng was accidentally pushed down by Shuangzhi on a piece of dog excrement, and the small grievances between the two of them ended in this way.
At that time, Guo Feng's embarrassment was seen by almost all the girls and sons of famous families in Pujing City, and they secretly laughed for a long time.
Later, because of extreme luck, Shuangzhi rarely went out again, so he gradually forgot about it, but when I think about it carefully, I still remember such an episode at the beginning.
Is it possible that such a woman who has been extremely jealous since she was a child and has an enmity with her just invited her to come over and chat? She wouldn't have such a naΓ―ve idea.
"Then I can't go even more, then King Yu has tried to put the Fu family to death three or four times, this Concubine Guo and Mrs. have grievances, madam, I'm afraid it will be bad for you." Parsley Road.
Shuangzhi smiled, "I believe that Guo Feng is not a fool, she will not do anything to me at this time, don't worry, go and reply, just say that I will go to the appointment on time in three days." β
"Madame!" Rong Lan and Parsley didn't agree much.
"I have my own measure, since Guo Feng invited me to the door so openly, he will never do anything to me, to the king...... is just a prince with no real power, how can he challenge the general? "At least on the surface.
Xiangqin and Rong Lan glanced at each other, and when the time came, they would definitely have to be vigilant and carefully protect their husbands.
"Did the second girl go to Qin Zixuan recently?" Shuangzhi picked up an account book and looked at it page by page.
Qiu Ping and Kapok glanced at each other, the two of them have been secretly paying attention to the second girl recently, but some things are really difficult to talk about, "Madam, the second girl is ...... her"
"Huh?" Shuangzhi raised his eyes and stared at them.
"The second girl is obsessed with Qin Gongzi outside the Qin Mansion all day long, which is already well known, and now the people outside dare not say it openly, but secretly they all laugh...... The second girl laughed shamelessly, and she stuck to her wife, comparing ...... It's not as good as the young lady in Saffron Lane. Cotton Tree whispered.
That Honghua Lane is a famous place in Jingzhao, to put it mildly, it is the place where the women in the Qinglou sell their laughter, and the whole alley is the favorite place for many gentlemen and disciples, and the women there will not be called girls, they are all called misses, and now many people call Shi Xianhui Miss, which is a great shame for the general's mansion.
Shuangzhi's face sank, "Does the old lady know about this?" "Even if the old lady dotes on Shi Xianhui a lot, she will not allow her to lose such a face.
"No one dares to mention it to the old lady, for fear that the old lady will blame it." Cotton Tree Road.
Shuangzhi frowned, "Is the second girl in the house?" β
"I just came back, maybe I'll go out again in a while." Qiu Ping replied.
Shuangzhi put down the account book, "You two go with me to the second girl's house to have a look, Xiangqin, you check this account book again, Rong Lan, you go back to the invitation and give it to the palace."
After explaining, Shuangzhi hurriedly walked towards Shi Xianhui's courtyard.
At this time, it was already the summer solstice, the sun was scorching, and the leaves in the garden were dazzlingly green in the sun.
It's just that Qin Zixuan really listened to his words, and he couldn't even bear to see Shangshi Xianhui so much?
When I arrived at Xianhui's courtyard, I happened to see her go out of the second gate, and Shuangzhi greeted her with a smile, "Second girl, where are you going?" Why don't you rest in the house at noon? Is there not enough ice? Would you like to have someone go to the cellar and get you a few more pieces? β
Shi Xianhui's face sank when she saw Shuangzhi, "What are you doing?" β
"I'm here to talk to you about tea, hey, second girl, why are you so tanned? In the past, your skin was tender and fair, why is it so much worse now, and you have lost weight, is it that the food in the small kitchen is not appetizing, I will change you to a chef? Shuangzhi said with a smile.
Shi Xianhui unconsciously reached out and touched her face, "Am I ugly?" β
"How come, the second girl just doesn't know how to maintain, this day is the easiest to tan, if you want to go out for a walk, you have to find a suitable time to go out." Shuangzhi said with a smile.
"You deliberately came to stop me from going out, you don't want me to see Qin Zixuan, do you?" Shi Xianhui shouted with a cold face.
"The second girl said where to go, you can go to see whoever you want, what can I stop?" Shuangzhi fanned the wind with his hand, and said, "Second girl, why don't we go into the house and talk, and I'll teach you how to make your face white?" β
Shi Xianhui hesitated a little, she also knew that she had become dark and thin recently, but she still couldn't help but want to go out every day to guard Qin Zixuan, even if he ignored herself, she was content to watch from afar.
But she also likes to appear in front of Qin Zixuan with the best attitude, instead of letting him see his ugly side, Shi Xianhui glanced at Shuangzhi again, her skin was fair and smooth, and her figure was graceful, which one she could compare, it didn't matter if Qin Zixuan didn't put herself in his eyes.
"Can you really help me?" Shi Xianhui asked suspiciously.
Shuangzhi smiled lightly, "Why don't you try it?" β
Shi Xianhui was said to be heartbroken, it is a woman's nature to love beauty, so she quickly agreed to Shuangzhi's proposal, but her attitude was still awkward, as if she was very reluctant.
Shuangzhi asked Hongmian to go to the small kitchen to get cucumbers and knives, and instructed Shi Xianhui to clean the heavy makeup on his face, revealing a dull and dull face, Shi Xianhui is not ugly, but her eyebrows are slightly sparse, her nose is slightly flattened, and her mouth is slightly thicker, in fact, as long as she knows how to dress up, she can still be called delicate.
"This kind of cucumber can make me look good?" Shi Xianhui frowned and looked at Shuangzhi in disbelief.
Shuangzhi instructed Rong Lan to cut the cucumber into thin slices, which Rong Lan used to do before, so she was ready to do it easily, "Cucumbers can whiten and make your face tender and fair, but you have to apply it every day, and you can't always go out during the day, the sun is too hot and will hurt your skin." Shuangzhi put the cucumber on Shi Xianhui's face while explaining.
can't directly stop her from meeting Qin Zixuan, at least she can change her ways.
Shi Xianhui lay on the soft couch, at the mercy of Shuangzhi, "Can't go out?" β
"That's natural, if you don't go out for a month, you will definitely become a great beauty." Well, one month should be enough, maybe Qin Zixuan will already marry a wife in a month, and he is not young anymore, Lord Qin and Mrs. Qin should put pressure on him.
One month? Shi Xianhui frowned and thought about it, if she became a great beauty in a month, would Qin Zixuan change her opinion of herself?
Shuangzhi looked at the tender yellow half-arm tunic pleated skirt that Shi Xianhui was wearing, the color and her skin color were so matched, it was really a little miserable.
"Second girl, do you like tender yellow clothes very much?" Shuangzhi asked.
Shi Xianhui bit her lip and glared at her, "No, but Qin Zixuan likes it." β
Well, Shuangzhi laughed a few times, remembering that he used to like to wear bright yellow and baby green clothes.
"Second girl, what kind of clothes to wear, you are particular, the real lady is beautiful, not because of what color of clothes others wear, you have to wear what color, the most important thing is to suit yourself, you don't have to blindly imitate others." Shuangzhi knew that Shi Xianhui wanted to imitate her clothes, but her body shape and skin color were completely different from herself, and imitating her would only make her shortcomings more obvious.
As a lady, the first thing to learn since childhood is not to learn anything else, but to know how to make yourself more elegant and beautiful.
Shi Xianhui was about to refute, but the girl ring outside came in to spread the word, saying that Su Yinxue, the big girl next to the old lady, was here.