into the bosom

Chapter 406

When Xu Jiao said this, he even sighed, "Speaking of which, apart from my mother, my second elder brother is the best to me in the entire Jingfu." These words were full of sadness.

"Isn't it? At the beginning Erlang Lord gave the princess a pair of koi he raised, taught the princess to know Jiewen, and took the princess to go shopping together. At that time, all kinds of things were noticed by the servant girl." Ban Lan suddenly Dao, seeing Xu Jiao just after speaking, or Qin Niang, looked at her with an inexplicable gaze, she realized that she had said something wrong, her complexion changed slightly, her knees bent, and there was a "plop" Then he knelt down on the ground, "Your servant has overstepped!"

Xu Jiao raised her hand with a light smile, "Yes, I suddenly remembered that when you were in Jingfu, Ban Lan, you also admired your second elder brother very much."

Hearing the sound, Ban Lan's face became even more serious, "My maid didn't dare, Mr. Erlang is gentle and kind, when he just returned home with his wife, the manager was negligent and always skipped food, so the maid went to them to argue, But I was reprimanded, thanks to Mr. Erlang who passed by and rescued the servant girl, the servant girl has always been grateful..."

Xu Jiao nodded, not sure if he believed it or not, turned his head to look at the tombstone and said, "Second elder brother is a figure like Zhuzhuo spring willow, orchid orchid and jade tree, not to mention you, even the woman who admires him in Feng'an city doesn't know There's nothing worse than you." In her tone, she didn't blame her at all, and she didn't scold her for being too self-indulgent and wishful thinking. "It's just a pity, the more beautiful something is, the harder it is to keep it, the colorful clouds are easy to disperse and the glass is brittle!"

Ban Lan still didn't get up, she knelt straight in the snow, her eyes turned red when she heard Xu Jiao's words, and then she kowtowed directly, and said with her forehead, "Your maidservant will never discriminate against Mr. Erlang." Sincerely, it’s just someone like Erlang Jun who said that he died of illness suddenly and was buried hastily the next day, wouldn’t the princess find it strange?”

"Okay, you Banlan, what nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Niang's expression changed when she heard this, and she cursed suddenly, when she turned her head to look at Xu Jiao, her tone slowed down, "Princess, don't listen to her nonsense, such trouble... ..."

Xu Jiao didn't look at Qinniang, raised her hand to interrupt her, fixed her eyes on Ban Lan who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "You mean that there is something hidden about the second brother's death? What do you know?"

Banlan's figure was stiff, and after a long while, she shook her head lightly, "The servant girl doesn't know what's hidden, but just finds it strange...Erlang Jun once showed kindness to the maidservant, although to Erlang Jun, it's just a little effort, insignificant, But the servant girl always remembers it in her heart, but the kindness has not been repaid, and Mr. Erlang..." Banlan choked up slightly, "My servant always thinks that Mr. Erlang went too suddenly, so I dared to say this Words... the servant girl speaks lightly, so she can't do much, but the princess can..."

"What do you think I can do?" Xu Jiao asked lightly.

"The princess can at least go back to Jingfu and ask about the situation." Banlan hurriedly said almost when Xu Jiao finished speaking, without a single pause, and she didn't know how long this sentence had been lingering in her throat before she could do this. Like blurting out.

Xu Jiao was silent for a while, then suddenly let out a low laugh, "Get up!"

Ban Lan didn't understand what she meant, and hesitantly answered "Yes" before getting up from the ground.

Standing up straight, she raised her head and met Xu Jiao's clear but contradictory sharp eyes. She trembled slightly and lowered her eyes.

But Xu Jiao had already said, "I don't know why you think it's strange that the second elder brother died of illness suddenly, but people say that the deceased is like this, and I will not give up day and night. I will not go to Jingfu. Don't forget, I have already broken with Jingfu. ..."

Banlan opened her mouth to say something about breaking up, before you left Feng'an, didn't Mr. Erlang come to the mansion to talk to you?
Xu Jiao didn't wait for her to open her mouth, but continued, "Even if I go to Jingfu and ask about this, do you think they will tell me the truth? Don't be naive!" There was an obvious sneer in the last sentence After finishing speaking, she no longer looked at Ban Lan who was there in a daze, and turned to Qin Niang and said, "Qin Niang, I want to burn incense for my second brother!"

"Oh! Princess wait a moment, maidservant is going!" Qin Niang hurriedly responded, turned her head away, and turned back from the tombs of Mrs. Zhao and Jing Heng in a short while, holding three sticks of lighted incense in her hand .

Xu Jiao took it, bowed three times towards Jingqin's tomb, bowed and inserted the incense into the incense cauldron, squatted in front of the tomb like that, looked up at the tombstone, and said softly, "Second brother! I'm here to see you I didn't know about it before, and I couldn't come to see you off. I never expected that it would be a farewell!"

Speaking of this, she paused, glanced at Ban Lan's direction out of the corner of her eye, and then said, "Ban Lan said, you went in a strange way! I don't know whether to believe it or not. I am alone now, and I can do everything. No, if Second Brother is free, come to my dream, look at me, talk to me!"

After saying that, she squatted there silently for a while, and then stretched out her hand, and the snow beside her immediately stepped forward knowingly, and helped her up.

"Qin Niang, let's clean it up!" Xu Jiao raised his eyes and looked at the sky, "Looking at the sky, it might snow again soon, let's go back home earlier!"

Qin Niang was worried all the time, seeing that Xu Jiao's expression was calm, and she was no longer as crazy as before, she breathed a sigh of relief, answered "yes" hastily, and turned around to clean up.

Xu Jiao glanced at Banlan, then also held onto the hand of Xuexue, walked past her and left.

Ban Lan stood there blankly for a while with a blank face, then she woke up and turned her head to follow.

The carriage staggered away from the cemetery, the farther away, the more at ease Qin Niang felt.At this moment, it was snowing outside again, Qin Niang lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, she was surprised, "It's really snowing! I didn't expect the Princess to learn to look at the sky."

Xu Jiao smiled slightly, "It's just nonsense, it's God's face."

Qin Niang and the others "..." God has given her face, is there anyone so humble as to be so conceited?
Xu Jiao didn't seem to notice their silence, rubbing his forehead and said, "I don't know if there is any news from the palace?"

No one could be sure, Qin Niang said a few words of comfort, Xu Jiao just responded indifferently, and then closed her eyes as if tired, Qin Niang also closed her mouth wisely, not to mention the snow I'm with Ban Lan, who doesn't like to talk in front of people, and Ban Lan doesn't like to talk too much. After the encounter just now, she has become a gourd with sawing mouths.

All the way back to Zhongyonghou's mansion without a word, just got off the carriage, Zhang Bo came up to meet him, he was relieved when he saw Xu Jiao, and said, "The princess is back, Aunt Qiao from the eldest princess's mansion is here, she is already in the living room Waited for a while."

"Aunt Qiao is here?" Xu Jiao was overjoyed when she heard it, and hurriedly picked up her skirt, almost trotting towards the living room.

"Aunt Qiao!" When she reached the door of the living room, she called out loudly, her tone full of joy that couldn't be concealed, sincere and pure.

In the living room, hearing the sound of footsteps, Aunt Qiao had already stood up to greet her. Seeing Xu Jiao, she bowed her knees and bowed gracefully, "My servant has seen the princess!"

"Auntie, please get up quickly!" Xu Jiao hurried forward, reaching out to help Aunt Qiao up, "Auntie Qiao is okay? And what about Aunt Hong? Is everything all right in the house?"

Aunt Qiao's gaze also fell on her, and she sized her up and responded with a light smile, "Thank you for your concern, the maidservant and Ah Hong. As for the mansion, the princess is free these two days, so I'd better go there in person." Take a look! Since the princess left Feng'an, the mansion has become more and more deserted, and now that the princess is back, everyone is very happy!"

In the huge city of Feng'an, Xu Jiao had a greater sense of belonging to the Princess's mansion than Jing's mansion. Hearing this, he replied with a smile, "That's for sure. After two days of free time, I will go there. I will return it to my aunts." I brought some special products from the prairie, and I will send them back for you to taste! However, I am anxious to see my mother first, but my aunt got an order from my mother to pick me up?" Xu Jiao blinked her eyes and looked at Aunt Qiao. watch.

Aunt Qiao's expression suddenly became uncomfortable, and the smile on Xu Jiao's face couldn't help but shrink.

Aunt Qiao sighed, "It's His Highness's intention to send the maidservant this trip just to let the maidservant come to deliver a message, saying..." Aunt Qiao looked at her hesitantly, hesitating.

"What are you talking about? Aunt Qiao doesn't need to be embarrassed, just pass on what mother said."

"Your Highness... Your Highness said that the princess came here with a big idea. She can't control it. Since the princess came back without saying a word, she can just stay in the mansion. As for her, she has no illness or pain. Everything remains the same, so I don’t bother the princess to visit the palace.” Aunt Qiao hesitated again and again, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say.

Xu Jiao was not very surprised when he heard this, and lightly curled his lips and said, "It seems that mother is angry with me and doesn't want to see me anymore?"

"The Princess is relieved! Your Highness...Your Highness is a man with a knife mouth and a tofu heart. During these days when the Princess left Feng'an, His Highness has been worried every day, but now that Feng'an is in such a situation, His Highness wishes that the Princess can stay out of it." , living a good life outside, the princess was on the cusp of this storm, and returned to Feng'an without saying a word. Rather than saying that His Highness is angry, she is actually more distressed. However, His Highness is transparent, presumably when he gets angry, he will I figured it out, the Princess has come back, can she still send you away again? The mother and daughter have not seen each other for more than a year, His Highness may not know what to think of the Princess, and when the anger subsides, he will summon the County Lord, Princess, just be safe and don't be impatient!" Aunt Qiao has been with the Eldest Princess for most of her life, and she knows her temperament very well, and she also knows how much she values ​​Xu Jiao as a daughter, and she is afraid that Xu Jiao will have an affair with the Eldest Princess because of this. Opening the gap, he hastily explained.

"Aunt Qiao, don't be nervous. I still know my mother's temperament, so I won't misunderstand!" Xu Jiao laughed again. It is a fact that the eldest princess is annoyed by her, and it is also a fact that she loves her. I am afraid that because of her love, I can't wait to be with her at this time. The more distant she is, the better. "Aunt Qiao might as well tell me, is mother okay now? And what about the Empress Dowager? Before I left Feng'an, her old man's phoenix body was always in poor condition. How is it now?"

After talking with Aunt Qiao for a long time, Xu Jiao stayed for dinner, but Aunt Qiao said that there were a lot of things going on in the eldest princess's mansion, so she had to go back earlier to feel at ease.Xu Jiao couldn't keep her, so he had to personally send her outside the gate of the mansion, watching Aunt Qiao leave, Xu Jiao stood in front of the gate for a while, and then turned around and entered the mansion.

Due to these two incidents today, she was obviously in a bad mood, and she didn't use much for dinner, so she ate a few mouthfuls and went back to her room.

The days were short and it was already night, so Xu Jiao asked Neg Xue to wait on her to bathe and wash.

There was a sound of water in the clean room, and there was Hongying guarding outside. While Xue was washing Xu Jiao's hair, he could finally talk to Xu Jiao in peace.

"His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess specially sent Aunt Qiao here, I'm afraid the Princess will not be summoned into the palace in a short time." Negative Xue's tone was not without worry.

Xu Jiao leaned against the edge of the barrel, closed his eyes, and stretched his brows, "Don't worry, even if my mother won't be in a hurry to call me into the palace, someone will be in a hurry."

After pondering for a while, Neg Xue understood Xu Jiao's meaning, "The princess means...the one from Zichen Hall?" Xu Jiao didn't respond, and Neg Xue thought again, thinking about what happened today, "No wonder the princess didn't let the servant girl Zhang Sheng, so the tail behind him was sent by His Majesty?"

"It's not necessarily the one who sent it. It's also hard for them. I have been away from Feng'an for such a long time, and I still care about me so much when I come back. But when I go out, there are people accompanying me to protect me." Xu Jiao Mingming smiled, but there was a sharp mockery in her sweet voice, "Whether it's that person or not, I'm back. My mother can't resist not seeing me, and that person might not be able to wait."

"The servant girl doesn't understand..." Negative Xue frowned, unable to keep up with Xu Jiao's train of thought.

Xu Jiao tapped twice with his finger on the edge of the wooden barrel, reminding her, "Ban Lan!"

"Isn't Qinniang watching closely these days, since Banlan's wife passed away, she has been very quiet and hasn't made any moves?"

"Earlier, she was not in a hurry, but later... In short, when I came back, it was like throwing a kindling in her heart, giving her hope, but today, I cut off her hope, and she will naturally Think of another way."

Lingxue suddenly realized, "Is it because of Mr. Erlang?" Lingxue remembered that when he was in Jingfu, Banlan really cared about Mr. Erlang very much. At that time, the princess used this to set up the situation, but Banlan didn't just want to climb high ?Now Mr. Erlang is dead...

Xu Jiao finally opened her eyes, and her eyes reflected the gently swaying water in the bucket, "She could sense the strangeness of the sudden sudden death of the second elder brother, she knew how to endure and dormant, and she was not afraid of being exposed and begged me. The kindness is so simple. Just right, the purpose is the same, so it's okay if I give her a push."

Having said that, Xu Jiao paused for a moment, looked sideways at Lingxue, "Which day is Ban Lan on duty?"

"Qin Niang is sympathetic to our exhausted journey, so let us have a good rest these few days, and only she and Ban Lan will take turns to stay on duty at night." Negative Xue quickly replied.

"It was Qin Niang who was on duty last night, so it's Ban Lan's turn tonight, what a coincidence." Xu Jiao smiled and rolled his eyes, a faint sly light appeared in his eyes.

Negative Xue was taken aback, before she could figure out what the princess was doing, there was a light knock on the door of the clean room, and Banlan's voice sounded outside the door, "Princess, the servant girl has brought you clothes."

Xu Jiao winked at Lingxue, as if to say, "Look, is it a coincidence? Say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here."

(End of this chapter)