Cut Frost

Chapter 37 37. Messenger

Ning Jia greeted the pavilion and said, "It's all nonsense, second sister, don't take it to heart."

Ning Yang stretched out his hand to straighten the purple jade bracelet on his wrist, glanced at Ning Jia and said, "I think it's the third sister who loves this bracelet, I shouldn't accept your gift, sister?"

Ning Jia said, "Second sister is too worried. My sister's skin is as pure as snow. This jade bracelet is the best for my sister."

"That's true." Ning Yang said, but looked at Fangrong.

Ning Jia said, "Second sister, why don't we go for a walk in the garden together?"

Ning Yang straightened his temples, walked over leisurely, and said, "This is not in a hurry. I suddenly remembered that there is something I haven't asked the third sister for advice."

"Second sister, please tell me if you have something to do." Ning Jia said.

"Just now when I came, I saw a strange scene, and I haven't asked the third sister. When will my Huanyue Kingdom have this new rule for slaves and princesses to sit together?" Ning Yang said slowly to Ning Jia.

"This..." Ning Jia hesitated.

After hearing this, Fangrong knew that Tete came after her, and looked at Ning Yang angrily.

Fang Qi hurriedly tugged at her sleeves, pulled her down on her knees, and said to Ning Yang, "Second Princess, Fang Rong her, she was a little uncomfortable just now, so..."

"Oh? Not feeling well?" Ning Yang said, approached Fangrong, reached out and raised her face, Fangrong stared at her.

"Does it seem uncomfortable to see these two eyes so dazzling?" Ning Yang said, "Looking at me like this, others think I've done something to you."

"Second sister, Fangrong didn't mean that, you, don't get me wrong." Ning Jia said to Ning Yang.

Fang Rong was still angry with Ning Yang, her eyes were sharp, even with a hint of contempt.

"Third sister, it's time for you to teach your servants well." Ning Yang gritted his teeth, "Let the second sister do it for you today!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Fangrong.

"Second sister!" Ning Jia cried out in surprise.

"Second Princess!" Fang Qi also called out.

Ning Yang's hand quickly waved towards Fangrong, but stopped about an inch away from her cheek.

Ning Yang looked at his hand suspiciously, raised his hand, and hit it again, but still stopped beside Fang Rong's face.

"Thank you second princess for not punishing." Fangrong said to her, kowtowed, and moved her chin from her hand.

Ning Jia and Fang Qi looked at Fang Rong nervously.

"Second sister, third sister, what's the matter?"

With this sound, the fourth princess Ningpo came with a palace maid.

Seeing his embarrassment in the eyes of others, Ning Yang was even more annoyed, and said loudly, "Fanhua, Yujin, you two, give me a slap!"

"Yes!" Fanhua and Yujin responded and walked over to Fangrong.

"Second Princess, Fangrong, she is indeed unwell, I hope the Second Princess will spare this time." Fang Qi hurriedly knelt forward for two steps.

Reaching out his hand, he waved to Fangrong again and again.

"Obstruct this princess from implementing the palace rules, and applaud!" Ning Yang said angrily.

"Yes!" Fanhua and Yujin slapped Fangqi's face with a single palm.

Fang Qi's cheeks instantly turned red.

"Fight together!" Ning Yang said later.

"Second sister, forget it." Although Ning Po didn't understand the cause and effect, but seeing that they were hitting hard, he timidly advised Ning Yang.

"Three sisters have always been too kind to these slaves, so they dare to be so arrogant. I am also doing this for the third sister's good." Ning Yang gave Ning Po a sideways glance.

"Second sister has taught her a lesson. She already knew that they were wrong, so second sister should be exempted from punishment." Ning Jia said to Ning Yang.

"The third sister doesn't seem to take my second sister's love very much?" Ning Yang smiled and looked at Ning Jia.

"No, no..." Ning Jia said.

"Three princesses, don't ask her, Fangrong is not afraid!" This was indeed Fangrong's voice.

Yu'er decided to watch the excitement for a while.

This second princess is not enough for her own finger.

However, it was Fang Rong and Fang Qi who suffered the misfortune.

However, why did this second princess have such a hard time with Ning Jia?Also deliberately find fault and fight.

"The bones are pretty hard." Ning Yang looked at Fangrong with contempt, "Fanhua, hit me hard!"

Fanhua's palm was a little heavier.

Fang Rong's right cheek was already swollen.

"Stop!" Suddenly a deep roar was heard.

Prince Xisu walked over with a cold face.

Fanhua and Yujin hurriedly stopped, and all the palace maids knelt on the ground.

Ning Yang, Ning Jia, and Ning Po also greeted the prince and said, "Big brother."

A few more people came behind the prince.

A golden crown and white shirt with a childish face.

A water-embroidered ochre robe, young and handsome.

There is also a middle-aged man with a beard, a black-red complexion and broad shoulders.

Followed by a dozen entourage guards.

"What's the matter?" Xisu asked.

"The servant is rude, just a little punishment." Ning Yang said.

Ning Jia and Ning Po did not speak.

Xisu looked at everyone and said, "All get up."

Everyone got up.

"His Royal Highness, who are these?" the bearded middle-aged man asked Xisu.

"It's a few younger sisters." Xisu said to him.

"Can I meet you next time?" the bearded middle-aged man said.

"Of course." Xisu said, "This is the second sister Ning Yang."

"It turned out to be Princess Ningyang." The bearded middle-aged man stepped forward, his right hand across his chest, and bowed to Ningyang.

"Who is this?" Ning Yang didn't know him.

Ning Jia and Ning Po have never met.

Seeing that he was wearing a brocade robe with a straight collar and narrow sleeves, a tight waist and a wide squat, with finely patterned red, black, green and blue patterns, he was not dressed in the country of the Moon.

"This is the Nizi messenger from Mingdan Kingdom." Xisu said.

"Nizi has long admired the scenery of the Huanyue Kingdom. Thanks to the kindness of the Holy One, I stayed here for a few more days. It is a great honor to see the princess' face."

Nizi bowed to Ning Yang again, but stared at the purple jade bracelet on Ning Yang's wrist.

"Emissary from Nizi, these are the third sister Ning Jia and the fourth sister Ning Po." Xisu introduced the two sisters to Nizi.

The two bowed their knees to Nizi, and Nizi also bowed to them.

The man with the golden crown and the white shirt came up and said to Ningyang, "Second sister."

"Fourth brother." Ning Yang also saluted him.

Ning Jia and Ning Po also saluted this person and said, "Fourth brother."

This person is the fourth prince Ximin, the word is Taisi.

Another gentleman with a water-embroidered ochre robe also bowed his hands and bowed to the princesses, saying, "Chi Lin has seen a few princesses."

This is Chi Rin, the second son of General Dingnan Chi Wuwei, whose courtesy name is Changfeng.

Ning Jia looked at his face, and quickly looked away, her face was a little red.

"Third sister, I heard that you have some cold symptoms recently, are you healed?" Xisu asked Ning Jia.

"It's alright, thank you for your concern, brother," Ning Jia said.

"I'm just recovering from my illness, so I still need to rest more and go back early." Xisu said.

"Yes, I'll go back now." Ning Jia said.

Yu Xisu bowed his knees and left with Fangrong and Fangqi.

"The two sisters should go back earlier." Xisu said to Ning Yang and Ning Po.

"Yes." Ning Yang and Ning Po also responded.

Xisu nodded, turned to Nizi and said, "Envoy Nizi, there are still some beautiful scenery ahead, please."

"His Royal Highness, please first." Nizi said.

The two walked forward.

Xi Min and Chi Lin also resigned from the princesses and went forward.

Jianjia Palace.

"You stinky fox! Watch me cut off your tail!"

As soon as Yu'er jumped off the ground, Fangrong picked up a pair of scissors and went straight to her.

"Just sit down, how do I know that the second princess is so nervous!"

Yu'er jumped onto the desk and shook the hair on her body.

"You don't know? You don't know that you are still in charge! Just messing with my body!" Fangrong was even more angry and rushed to the bookcase.

"Fiddling? This, I really don't have it." Yu'er jumped behind Fang Qi.

"Fang Rong, forget it, it doesn't understand the rules in the palace." Fang Qi advised Fang Rong.

"You're going to protect it again, right? Don't forget who hurt you!" Fangrong said angrily.

"Even without it, the second princess is the same..." Fang Qi said here, suddenly stopped and looked at Ning Jia.

Ning Jia was sitting on the sandalwood apricot flower chair with her left hand on the table, crying.

"Three princesses..." Fang Qi walked to the table and called her softly, "Don't be sad."

"If you follow me, you will only suffer." Ning Jia looked at Fangqi and cried.

"How come, the third princess, don't think blindly." Fang Qi said softly.

"If there is another good place, just go." Ning Jia looked at Fangqi and said with tears in her eyes.

"Three princesses..." Fangrong hurriedly ran to Ning Jia, still holding scissors.

Yu'er jumped onto the other Xinghua chair, put her front paws on the table, and looked at Ning Jia.

"It's just a few slaps, it doesn't hurt at all." Fangrong said to Ning Jia.

"Yeah, she's thick-skinned, it doesn't matter if she hits twice." Yu'er said aside.

Ning Jia looked at Fangrong's face and began to cry again.

Fang Qi took the ointment and applied it evenly to Fang Rong.

"This ointment is the most effective, and it will be fine tomorrow." Fang Qi said.

"That's right, it's just a small injury, don't be sad, Princess." Fangrong also said.

The two persuaded again, and Ning Jiafang gradually stopped crying.

It's just that he stared out the window in a daze and didn't speak much.

I didn't eat at night either.

Yu'er transformed into a human figure and asked Fangqi quietly, "Is that the second princess always having trouble getting along with the third princess?"

Fangqi was cleaning up the house, looked at her, and nodded: "Yes."

"Why?" Yu'er asked again.

"Actually, I'm not very clear." Fang Qi said.

"Don't even you know?" Yu'er said.

"It seems that it has something to do with the grandfather of the third princess." Fang Qi said.

"The grandfather of the third princess?" Yu'er said.

"I used to be the Hussar General." Fang Qi said.

"What about now?" Yu'er asked.

"Dead long ago." Fang Qi said.

"Died from illness?" Yu'er said.

Fang Qi shook her head.

"How did he die?" Yu'er asked again.

"What do you want to know?" Fang Qi said, "Your injury is almost healed, right? Leave the palace early, this is not a place for you to stay."

"When the time comes, I will naturally leave." Yu'er smiled, "However, now is not the time."

"It's not the time? What are you going to do?" Fang Qi stopped her hands and looked at Yu'er.

"This, it's a secret." Yu'er looked at her with a smile.

"What on earth did you come to the palace for? Why did you get hurt like that?" Fang Qi couldn't help asking when she remembered the past.

"You want to know?" Yu'er approached her and whispered.

Fang Qi nodded.

"How did the grandfather of the third princess die?" Yu'er asked and winked at her with a smile.

"Yes, it was given to death by the late emperor." Fang Qi said.

"The first emperor gave him death? So what does this have to do with the second princess' trouble with the third princess?" Yu'er asked curiously.

"I don't know either." Fang Qi shook her head and said, "But..."

"But what?" Yu'er chased.

"Concubine Ye has always targeted Concubine Cheng, so the second princess has been targeting the third princess since she was a child." Fang Qi said.

"Concubine Cheng is the mother of the third princess?" Yu'er asked.

"Yes." Fang Qi said.

"Then Concubine Ye is the mother of the Second Princess?" Yu'er said.

"Well, Concubine Ye is the biological mother of the second princess." Fang Qi said.

"This has something to do with the grandfather of the third princess?" Yu'er was a little confused.

"I heard that it was because the grandfather of the third princess killed Concubine Ye's father." Fang Qi said.

"What's going on here?" Yu'er became interested.

"It seems to have happened many years ago. I'm afraid even the Concubine Cheng is not very clear about the specific things..." Fang Qi said.

Even the concubine Cheng is not very clear, what is this?

"It's your turn to tell me now? What exactly are you doing in the palace?" Fang Qi said.

"Why should I tell you?" Yu'er smiled.

"You..." Fang Qi was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly I heard the news from outside: "Concubine Cheng is here."

Yu'er was inconvenient to show her traces, and hurriedly hid behind the Begonia screen and looked out.

Fangqi Fangrong opened the door, and came in a woman with a kind face and light makeup.

Ning Jia greeted her and said, "Mother."

Fangqi and Fangrong also saluted.

"Get up." Concubine Cheng said, sounding like a person, getting close to Ruan.

Concubine Cheng said to Ning Jia, "In the imperial garden today, did Ning Yang bully you again?"

"No, no." Ning Jia looked at her and lowered her head again.

"Fang Qi, Fang Rong." Concubine Cheng called their names.

Fang Qi and Fang Rong hurriedly knelt down to answer.

"Today, the slaves made a mistake, so the second princess punished." Fang Qi said.

Concubine Cheng stared at Fangrong and frowned, "Is this what was hurt today?"

Fangrong hurriedly replied, "It's all right."

"As a slave, you should be more careful yourself." Concubine Cheng said.

"Yes, the servant knows." Fangrong said.

"Pink lotus." Concubine Cheng said backwards.

Fen He presented something, Concubine Cheng took it and handed it over to Ning Jia: "This is Bing Ji San, which is the most effective for removing swelling and removing blood stasis."

"Thank you mother." Ning Jia took it.

Concubine Cheng pulled Ning Jia over, looked at her wrist, and asked, "Why don't you wear the purple jade bracelet newly bestowed by the emperor?"

Ning Jia didn't expect her to suddenly mention the purple jade bracelet, and said, "I don't look very good when I wear it, so I don't care if I don't wear it."

Fang Rong stepped forward, Fang Qi hurriedly tugged at her sleeves, but Fang Rong just didn't know, and said to Concubine Cheng, "The purple jade bracelet that the emperor just awarded today has been taken by the second princess."

After hearing this, Concubine Cheng frowned slightly and said to Ning Jia, "Is that so?"

"It doesn't matter, that pair of bracelets is not a rare thing." Ning Jia whispered.

Concubine Cheng sighed, stretched out her hand and pulled Ning Jia, letting her sit beside her, "Come, sit here with mother."

Ning Jia sat next to her.

Concubine Cheng stretched out a hand, stroked her hair gently, and said softly, "Although she is older than you, she has a stronger nature, so let her be more."

"Yes, the boy knows." Ning Jia whispered.

"Niangniang and the third princess always let her, but she never appreciates it." Fangrong said dissatisfiedly.

"Fang Rong, why don't you pour tea for Concubine Cheng?" Fang Qi said to her.

The palace maid Caiyi had brought in the tea, and Fang Rong took it and put it on the table in front of Concubine Cheng.

Concubine Cheng said to Ning Jia, "I haven't seen you for many days, what are you doing?"

"I didn't do anything, but I'm familiar with the new sheet music." Ning Jia said.

"Really? What score?" Concubine Cheng said.

Fang Qi took the sheet music of "Linyuan San" from the bookcase and presented it to Concubine Cheng.

Concubine Cheng took it in her hand and looked at it for a while, and said, "This song is not easy to play, can you do it?"

"I haven't gotten it yet." Ning Jia said.

"Go to the inner room, mother will play it for you." Concubine Cheng said, and then she led Ning Jia to the inner room.

"Mother, no need." Ning Jia hurriedly said.

"What's wrong?" Concubine Cheng said.

"This..." Ning Jia said, "Let's play outside, open the window, the sound of the piano is better."

"Alright." Concubine Cheng said.

Fang Qi went inside to get the qin and put it on the short case.

Concubine Cheng was outside and had never read the music score, so she started playing loudly.

She played such a difficult score, but she was able to do it in one go, even better than Sister Qingyi.

After playing the song, he said to Ning Jia, "How, do you have any experience?"

"How can Mother play so well?" Ning Jia also seemed a little surprised.

"I feel at ease in my heart, and naturally my fingers are not astringent." Concubine Cheng said, "If you can get the distant meaning of "Linyuan San", this song should be able to do it."

Ning Jia nodded slightly.

Concubine Cheng looked at her with a smile and saw that her hair was a little messy on the side of her temples, so she said, "Go to the dressing table, I'll sip it with you."

"No, no need." Ning Jia hurriedly waved her hand, "Just let Fangqi come."

"I have nothing to do with you, and I haven't combed your hair for a long time. Let's go." Concubine Cheng got up and pulled Ning Jia, and walked inside.

Ning Jia had no choice but to follow her to the Begonia Screen.

Turning around the screen, seeing that Yu'er was nowhere to be seen in the house, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Concubine Cheng pulled Ning Jia to sit in front of the dressing table, and carefully groomed her in front of the Linghua mirror.

"The longer she looks, the better she looks, and she is much prettier than when she was a child." Concubine Cheng smiled at Ning Jia in the mirror.

"Only mother said that." Ning Jia said.

Concubine Cheng put Ning Jia in her arms and said with a smile, "How come, your royal father always praises you."

"Royal father?" Ning Jia whispered, "Will he praise me too?"

In his memory, he always looked serious.

In addition to political affairs or political affairs, it seems that he is rarely seen smiling.

Ning Jia was silent for a while, and finally said slowly, "Mother, why did Grandpa kill Concubine Ye's father?"

(End of this chapter)