Jalan Dong Palace, section 113
At present, not all of Pei Yingxiao's people in the East Palace are also His Majesty's eyes and ears.
If something gets out, it's going to get her in trouble.
When she gets up to eat, she has to be hugged by him, and outsiders will think that she is squeamish, spoiled and spoiled, and she doesn't know the rules?
And wouldn't everyone know what she and the prince had done......
Qu Ningxi's scalp tingled when he thought of this, and for the time being, he did not have the same calm attitude as him to face everything.
Pei Yingxiao knew her concerns, so she didn't force it, and only whispered: "It won't be long before you can do whatever you want." β
When he is surrounded by his people, she just goes to the house to uncover the tiles, and Shang Jing will not say half a word about the princess's bad feelings.
Qu Ningxi raised his eyes, peeked at him, and said, "How dare you let His Highness wait for me, aren't you busy?" β
She clearly saw Ming En, Bai Jin and the others waiting outside the door of the study, because the prince was married, and they would not come near the dormitory.
Pei Yingxiao stretched out his hand, grabbed her wrist, and sat down, "I will accompany you back to the Hou Mansion alone in the morning, and I really have something to go out in the afternoon." β
Qu Ningxi was surprised: "Your Highness wants to accompany me back?" β
She thought it would be a few days before she could get back to the door.
Pei Yingxiao didn't explain, but said: "When you go out, let Teng Min follow you." β
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After a short rest after the meal, Father-in-law Fuzhi handed the return gift to Qu Ningxi for inspection, a long list, a heavy gift, and couldn't find the slightest mistake.
Qu Ningxi was quite satisfied: "There is Lao Gonggong." β
This time it was an official trip, with Cheng Luoming and others following on the side, and the prince's guard of honor was in a long column, and outsiders could guess where they were going at a glance.
Qu Ningxi changed into a more dignified and dignified brocade skirt, and pinned a few golden hairpins with beads and wings on her sideburns.
The dazzling gold ornaments on top of the black ink hair are not only not vulgar and glamorous, but on the contrary, she shows that she has bright eyes and bright teeth, looking forward to the brilliance, and she is a rich flower in the world.
Ginkgo was overjoyed when she saw it, and said: "The crown princess is naturally beautiful, and it is suitable for light makeup and heavy makeup, and this head face is completely propped up." β
This is the graceful bearing of the crown princess, and the Hou Ye and his wife will definitely be relieved when they see it.
Qu Ningxi didn't think that her father and mother were so concerned about whether she would adapt to the East Palace or not, and now she was mostly focused on her little brother.
She said: "Don't leave a gift, this time I will go back to the door and practice it for my grandmother." β
Ginkgo said with a smile: "Don't worry, the princess has already loaded the car." β
Pei Yingxiao had been prepared for this for a long time, and yesterday he ordered someone to inform the Marquis of Anyong's Mansion, so when the group arrived out of the palace, a group of people were already standing at the door.
In addition to Mrs. Hu, Qu Yuancheng brought his wife, concubines, and children to greet him.
He rarely dealt with the crown prince, but when Pei Yingxiao had a heart-to-heart conversation, it made people feel like a spring breeze, and he was free from restraints, even if the two parties were not familiar with each other, they would not be embarrassed.
The two sons-in-law greeted each other at the entrance and then walked in together.
It has already been arranged, and there is no good tea and good wine.
Qu Ningxi followed Pei Yingxiao's side, and when she looked up, she saw the old lady in the hall, looking forward to it.
It just so happened that she was going to tell her grandmother that she had seen the queen in the cold palace, so that her old man could go to Qibei with peace of mind.
The group sat down in turn in the hall, Qu Yuancheng and Zhou didn't dare to let the prince meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law, only let him pay a little courtesy to the old lady, and then lead Qu Yunshao and Qu Chanyin to get to know each other.
Pei Yingxiao gave two large boxes of meeting gifts to his wife, brother and sister.
It was he who arranged for Qu Yunshao to go to Qibei to apprentice, and took the opportunity to bring up the conversation, saying that there was a house in Qibei, which was just convenient for Qu Yunshao to settle down.
Qu Yuancheng hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this: "This time, His Highness came forward to help, and we San Lang were able to find a good teacher, how can we still disturb His Highness to worry about such trivial matters." β
Pei Yingxiao smiled and said: "That house has been empty for a long time, and San Lang lives directly in it, so it's not a pity." Besides, because of the lonely wedding, you set off too late, and I am afraid that you will be in a hurry when you arrive in Qibei. β
At this time, it was already the end of March, and the ordinary academy had already started classes, and Qu Yunshao was indeed late.
Although Mr. Wei Song has explained the reason, he must not be slow to go over and settle again.
On this trip, Qu Yuancheng wanted to send his son out, including the apprenticeship ceremony, and he also needed his father to come forward, and of course the Zhou family had to follow him to Qibei.
If this is calculated, there must be many masters and servants, and it will be much more convenient to have a house to settle down there, so as not to make mistakes in the lease and so on.
Pei Yingxiao was thoughtful, Qu Yuancheng thought about it, and it was not good to refuse again and again, so he could only respond with a cheeky face: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." β
His tone could not hide his emotion, although he had not been in contact with the prince a few times, but after such a family affair, it was enough to get a glimpse of his mental ability.
In either aspect, he is much better than his nephew, and the second prince does not lose at all.
Looking back on last year, Qu Yuancheng feels more and more that Pei Jingli acted impulsively and left no way out.
It's a pity that he almost wanted to rush back to Beijing to join in the gang at that time, but he was really stupid, so he didn't take a wrong step, and he couldn't recover.
Qu Yuancheng secretly reflected on it, and decided that the Hou Mansion should win over the prince's favor, and led Qu Yunshao to entertain Pei Yingxiao diligently.
And Qu Ningxi followed his grandmother to the backyard.
Mrs. Hu saw that she looked good, and she was satisfied, so she entered the inner room to drink tea, waved off the maidservant, and said some private words.
Zhou inquired about various matters in the East Palace, especially the prince's close attendants.
She said: "As far as I know, those two people are not from palace maids, and when the first queen was still there, I don't know where to find ......."
It doesn't matter where they come from, they are delicate and delicate, and everyone can see that the prince has not been married for a long time, and the two of them have been together for a long time, and I am afraid that something will happen.
This is all too common in large households.
Some little boys, just urinating when they are young, and they haven't started a family when they're older, so how can they not want to?
As a person who came over, Zhou wanted to mention Qu Ningxi and tell her to pay attention to the people around her husband.
Qu Ningxi shook his head and said, "Rongyue Xianqing and the two are extremely well-behaved, as for the rest...... I don't know. β
Although she has been in contact with them many times, she knows that they are Pei Yingxiao's henchmen, and there is no way to know whether they have warmed the bed before.
She believed that if Pei Yingxiao wanted to hide this, perhaps she would not be able to know it in her life.
These two people not only behaved in a proper manner, but also had strict mouths, but also were steady and meticulous, and if they could participate in so many secrets of the prince at close range, they were destined to be ordinary handmaidens, and their hearts were extraordinary.
Old Madam Hu glanced at Zhou and said, "When Wan Yu first entered the East Palace, she didn't need to be in a hurry to prevent anything, if something had already happened, she couldn't prevent it. β
Even after knowing that the prince and the servant girl have a private relationship, he made the decision to give the servant girl a name.
"I can't prevent it, but I have a bottom in my heart," Zhou said: "What kind of place is the East Palace, it will be the harem in the future, and you can't always have no idea what the people around you are, and live like a dream." β
"Don't worry, I'll pay attention." Qu Ningxi replied lightly.
Mother's words are not unreasonable, she really can't trust them unconditionally just because they are Pei Yingxiao's confidants.
When people live in the world, they have selfish intentions, how can they be naΓ―ve and careless.
It's just that she doesn't like this topic, and just thinking and guarding against it makes people exhausted.
Besides, the crux of everything is Pei Yingxiao.
He wants to provoke others, can she control it? What about Rongyue Xianqing? Any maid from the East Palace will do.
Therefore, just staring at the people around him is a thankless task to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
Qu Ningxi answered, but in fact, he didn't want to care about it in his heart, so why let himself fall into endless troubles.
She just needs to be careful not to be assassinated, everything is less important than her life.
Qu Ningxi didn't dwell on this topic for too long, and turned to talking about the queen in the palace.
"Although Hu Tan Zhai is simple and secluded, it is quite complete and tidy inside, and there are three palace people to serve it, so my aunt will not be too sad. These grandmothers saw them with their own eyes last year. β
The old lady nodded: "I know, I'm not too worried......"
As long as Pei Jingli is alive, the queen will not collapse.
Qu Ningxi said: "Your Majesty is determined to capture my cousin alive, and my aunt already knows that if she can arrest him back in time, I think the matter will be settled." β
He was demoted to a concubine, but he was still the son of His Majesty.
Qu Ningxi deliberately used this to explain the old lady, and did not say Pu Luogan's intention to be involved.
lest my grandmother leave Beijing and worry about it.
The old lady can think about it, and it can be seen from her previous behavior of accompanying the Queen Mother to worship the Buddha that there is nothing that she can't let go of in the affairs of the house.
Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and as elders, there is very little they can interfere with.
Qu Ningxi sat with them and said something, and it didn't take long for her to return to her Anqing Garden.
Even if she gets married, she still has to keep this yard for her.
Qu Chanyin looked at the gap and hurriedly followed.
She didn't come empty-handed, and she also brought a lot of needlework done by Aunt Ye, all of which were prepared for Qu Ningxi.
Qu Ningxi took it and looked at it, the stitches were fine, and the embroidery was chic, "My aunt has a heart, and my second sister will thank her for me." β
She is not close to Aunt Ye, but Qu Chanyin has grown up, and Aunt Ye will send things to Wei Qingyuan from time to time.
This was undoubtedly a clever woman, young at first, ambitious, trying to compete with Madame Hou.
Later, she had no sons, and it was clear that her daughter would have to rely on her mother for the future, so she quickly changed her mind.
Qu Ningxi did not refuse, as long as people are willing to show goodwill, then they will coexist peacefully, and everyone will have less right and wrong.
Two days later, the father and mother escorted their grandmother San Lang to Qibei, and the housekeeping was taken care of by Aunt Ye.
She and Qu Chanyin's mother and daughter stayed behind to take care of the house.
Qu Chanyin was a little unaccustomed to it, and said, "I don't go to the academy anymore, and no one is looking for me to play." β
The family has to go on a long trip, which is really empty and boring.
Qu Ningxi replied: "Don't you like to read scripts, you can ask Ding Xuekui." β
"Big sister, Miss Ding Liu only occasionally took me to play for the sake of your face," Qu Chanyin pouted, "I don't necessarily like to read scripts, we will be funny." β
Qu Ningxi glanced at her and said, "I don't have much interest in her, but people get along with each other for a long time, what about your classmates?" β
At first, Ding Xuekui wouldn't talk too much to her, like a conflict between sisters in the family, and didn't mention anything.
It has also been friends for many years that she gradually revealed herself and told Qu Ningxi everything about Ding Si.
Qu Chanyin heard her mention her classmates, and her nose wrinkled: "They are concubines like my sister, so I don't know what I think of in my heart!" β