Chapter 47: Homecoming, Twists and Turns Rise Again (1)
"The father does not have to worry, the daughter of the old nun will take care of it, lest the grandmother listen to the anger that she should not hear. Zhong Li bowed slightly, and personally poured a cup of hot tea for Zhong Zihong, "My father has been going around a lot in the past few days, and now he can be regarded as relieved." When my grandmother returned home, the courtyard where she lived had been cleaned and all the items were arranged, but I hadn't seen my grandmother for many years, and I didn't know what else was missing. ”
"Li'er has a heart, if there is anything missing, when your grandmother returns home, it is not too late to see what is lacking and then add it. Zhong Zihong has been leading troops outside all the year round, and he doesn't care about these things, "I heard from the housekeeper, you arranged it very properly." ”
The cuckoo hurriedly walked in and blessed himself, "Miss, Miss Shu is outside the courtyard, so she has to come in." An Ran and Xiaofei couldn't stop it. ”
"Yes, I see. I'll go over now!" Zhong Li smiled faintly, got up and walked out, and Zhong Zihong and Situ Lin, who stayed in Tingxue Pavilion, reacted that Zhong Li was no longer there.
Outside Xinxue Courtyard, Zhong Qinghe took a personal girl and kept clamoring to enter Xinxue Courtyard. An Ran and Xiao Fei were quite strenuous to stop, and the two sides were deadlocked at the gate of the courtyard, and the maids, mothers-in-law, and servants in the house gradually surrounded them, and when they saw this situation, they couldn't help but discuss.
"Second Miss, are you looking for Miss Chang's bad luck?"
"But no, since Miss Yan fell off her horse and woke up, they have been taught a lesson by Miss Yan, and they ......"
"Now that the second lady is the prince's side concubine, this time is different from the past, of course, you have to find Miss Yan's bad luck. Alas, you said that Miss Chang is really pitiful......"
"No, Miss Chang doesn't have the same attitude as a young lady, but the second young lady is completely different, and she beats and scolds us at every turn. ”
All kinds of whispers gradually boiled over, Zhong Qinghe, who was originally arrogant, heard some discussions, suddenly thought of something, and commanded, "Enough, a few of you, stop for me." Since the rules of this Xinxue Courtyard are big, we should follow them, after all, this courtyard has the emperor's holy decree, even if I have the title of the crown prince and concubine, I can't exceed the holy decree. "There is no trace of restraint left in the previous domineering, and some are only humble and polite.
Before the words fell, the door of Xinxue Courtyard slowly opened, and Zhong Li walked out slowly wrapped in a pure white fox fur.
"Look, Miss Chang is out. ”
Zhong Li glanced around lightly, "You are all scattered, don't gather here." Keep your mouth shut, don't break the rules. Although the cold voice was not loud, it really hit everyone's hearts.
"My sister is not in her own courtyard, why did she come to me?" Zhong Li asked nonchalantly.
Zhong Qinghe glanced at Zhong Li, "My sister has seen my sister, this emperor has issued a decree, and my mother ...... No, the Lin family wants to invite Sister Yan and Brother Yan to eat in the side hall together. It just so happened that I also wanted to ask my sister about something, so I came uninvited. "Before she said the word 'mother', she changed her words to 'Lin', with a humble attitude, which was completely different from before.
Zhong Li saw that her every move was all in the bottom of her eyes, and she didn't say anything, "Since that's the case, then you come in and talk." After that, he turned around and walked back, and instructed, "Du Juan, go make a pot of eight treasure tea and send it to Tingxue Pavilion, and then go to my study to tell the master and the prince that Miss Shu and I have something to talk about, and we will go to the side hall for dinner later." ”
"Yes, miss. Du Juan glanced at Zhong Qinghe, who was stunned outside the courtyard, and replied briskly, "Do you want to put a fire cage in the cold of the Snow Pavilion?"
"No need, it's boring to stay in a warm room all the time, and it's good to breathe. Zhong Li sighed and handed the flat gold hand stove in his hand to Du Juan.
The cuckoo took over the stove and retreated, leaving only Zhong Li and Zhong Qinghe, who had only come to his senses outside the courtyard.
"Didn't you have something to look for me? I had to break in just now, why didn't I come in outside now?" Zhong Li turned around with a smile on the corner of his mouth and asked suspiciously.
Zhong Qinghe was asked like this, and immediately choked and said, "Who said I won't come in, you were talking to your subordinates just now, and I don't want to follow along." While speaking, she walked into Xinxue Courtyard with four maids.
Zhong Li didn't care about her attitude, and didn't say a word more along the way. And Zhong Qinghe has been decorating the courtyard many times along the way, and she can't help but feel resentful and jealous.
In the past, Zhong Qinghe of Xinxue Courtyard was naturally familiar, but now it is different from the past, Xinxue Courtyard is more than twice as large as before, and the scenery in the courtyard is unique, which can be described as a step by step. Although the layout of the Fuyuan Courtyard is also one of the best in the various houses, it is simply different from today's Xinxue Courtyard.
"Sister Chang's courtyard is unique, originally I thought that I and Lin's Fuyuan Courtyard were the best, but I didn't think that in these days, Sister Yan's Xinxue Courtyard is even more ......" Zhong Qinghe, who had just sat down, talked to Zhong Li in a weird way.
However, before she finished speaking, Zhong Li directly interrupted her, "Now, you have the status of the crown prince's concubine, although you haven't left the cabinet yet, you have to pay more attention, don't lose the face of Zhong Fu." As she spoke, she bit the word 'side concubine' very hard, "Also, the prince came to the mansion that day, and the brocade box sent by the Lin family went to his father to get it, as for your boudoir, the Lin family must have been arranging it, and it will not be bad." ”
Zhong Qinghe didn't want to speak, so he was beaten back by Zhong Li, and from her words, she seemed to be a little surprised, and she couldn't help but feel proud, but in the previous few confrontations, she and the Lin family both returned with a feather, and now is a good opportunity, she must make up for it.
"What Sister Chang said is that Qinghe must pay more attention, and he will not lose the face of the royal family and the Guogong Mansion. Zhong Qinghe had a smile on his face, but there was a strong disdain in his eyes, "Sister Chang seems to be refreshed today, Qinghe is also at ease, if it is above the palace banquet, Sister Chang behaves like that day, this is not good, do you say yes?"
Zhong Li smiled faintly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes, picked up the eight treasure tea and drank it slowly, and only after a long time did he speak, "Recently, I have really been much clearer, fortunately, there was no big mess that day, otherwise I really don't know what to do, and it's strange to say, I don't know how to ...... that day But halfway through her sentence, she immediately changed her tune, "Well, don't mention it." Today, my sister came to invite me to dinner with me, what else is there to do?"
"This is not a big deal, I just want to ask Sister Yan what she ...... the prince" Zhong Qinghe pulled the dress on his body and showed a rather smug smile, "Is the prince interested in inviting the New Year's Palace banquet together?" After all, you are Miss Yan, if you go together, it won't be too abrupt for your sister to go." She was afraid that Zhong Li would refuse, so she found a self-conscious and suitable excuse.
Zhong Li looked at her and didn't answer, just looked at Zhong Qinghe, whose face was pale due to the cold, "Drink some Babao tea to warm up, this is cold in the Snow Pavilion, don't get sick from the cold, isn't it a pity if you are sick when the New Year Festival is approaching......?"
Zhong Li said a few words lightly, and then hit the topic back, and even slapped Zhong Qinghe in a resounding slap. Zhong Qinghe, who was sitting on the side, suddenly lost his face, and his face, which was originally frozen white, became a little whiter because of Zhong Li's words.
"Since Sister Chang said so, then Sister said goodbye first. Zhong Qinghe stood up suddenly, dropped a sentence angrily, and walked out.
Zhong Li looked at the back of Zhong Qinghe leaving, the corners of her mouth hooked up a sneer, slowly walked out of Tingxue Pavilion, looked at the heavy snow, and thought back to her previous life, she felt that she was extremely ridiculous at the beginning, but fortunately, God gave her a chance to be reborn, and she would not let herself repeat the mistakes of the past in this life.
"You just let her go so easily?" a low, magnetic voice sounded, and the top of Zhong Li's head instantly darkened.
Zhong Li coughed lightly, and turned her head to look at Situ Lin, who was holding an umbrella for her, "She's just here to show off her might, so why should I bother to pay attention to her." It's the son of the world, how to learn the villain's behavior of eavesdropping on the corner. ”
"I just saw that it was snowing heavily, so I didn't worry about you coming over to take a look, and I never thought that Li'er would have such a misunderstanding. Situ Lin looked very aggrieved, and couldn't stop sighing, "This snow day is the most suitable for killing, I don't know what interesting things will happen next." ”
Zhong Li glanced at him with slight disgust, and stretched out his hand to fold the Hanmei beside him, "She must have been prepared for such a blatant come." When she was listening to Xue Pavilion, she didn't look at it less, this purpose couldn't be more obvious, since she was so impatient, then I would give her a favor. It's just this favor, whether she can catch it depends on her ability. As she spoke, she handed Hanmei to Situ Lin's hand very easily, without the slightest coquettishness of an ordinary woman.
"Have you been there in Changyuan in recent days?" Situ Lin looked at the Hanmei in his hand, and couldn't help but think of a conversation in Changyuan that day.
Zhong Li stopped what he was doing and looked at him with a smile in his eyes, "I've been tidying up the courtyard for my grandmother for the past few days, so I haven't gone there in person." But what's going on over there?"
"It's nothing, just a casual question, there are some suspicious people in Changyuan these days, I'm worried that it's the remnants of their secluded capital. It's almost the New Year, so it's better to be careful. Situ Lin heard that Zhong Li had not gone again, and the worry in his heart was put down.
"My brother is over there these days, and he came back from the word before, and he has stayed in Changyuan in recent days, which must have something to do with what you said. Zhong Li and Situ Lin walked slowly all the way, "You have to give these flowers to the princess, and when my grandmother returns home, I will definitely go to the palace to visit the princess." ”
Situ Lin raised his eyebrows and smiled, looking at Hanmei in his hand, "It seems that Li'er only cares about her mother, she only mentioned one sentence, you are so attentive, and I have the reputation of being a villain who eavesdrops on the corner, which is simply ruining the wisdom of this life." Where is there still the coldness of the past between the words, it is clearly the little daughter-in-law who is complaining.