Lady Changning

Chapter 16 Entering the Palace (1)

I don't know what the eldest lady said or did, but in short, Mother Jiang and Mother Ding treated Xi Changning's religious ceremony quite perfunctorily.The two nuns only left the palace for three days, and returned to the palace three days later to resume their duties, but now two days have passed, and the nuns only appeared in the Tayue Pavilion in the morning to say a few words on the scene, without any real teaching.This is the bright jade of anxious evil.

"Miss, today is the third day. This is the hour, why haven't the nuns come yet?" Mingyu hurriedly walked up and down the door, as if she was the one who was going to enter the palace tomorrow.

"What's the rush, I won't be here today." Xi Changning lay lazily on the soft couch, looking at the calm lake.

"I won't come, what's the matter? You can't make a mistake tomorrow, why don't I go and tell the master why I only teach the eldest lady?" Mingyu likes to chatter when she is in a hurry. chatter.

"Why does father care about what you say, even if you can say it in front of him, I'm afraid you won't care."

Mingyu was confused by Xi Changning's words, could it be that the master is partial to the young lady?What about Miss Si?
"Mingyu doesn't need to delve into it, I'll just tell you, everything will be fine tomorrow."

Although Mingyu is still a little confused, but her own lady has said so, so she believes that she is smart enough to not say things that are not frivolous, so what she said must be true.This can be regarded as Mingyu's self-comfort, because she is still worried.

The big lady's big yard.

Nanny Jiang and Nanny Ding were urging her on the sidelines, while the Da Furen watched Xi Hanxue show court etiquette, and she was all happy in her heart.Xi Hanxue's beauty has been spread far and wide in the capital for a long time, with the white silk embroidered palace dress and delicate and small hair accessories, all of them move people's hearts, even a mother like her is dazzled.

"Okay, okay. Hanxue still doesn't thank Mother Jiang and Mother Ding for their teaching?" the eldest lady said politely.

"Two mothers, Hanxue has been really troubled recently." Xi Hanxue saluted obediently.

Mother Jiang and Mother Ding were also happy to see that Miss Xi was so beautiful, and she was well-learned in etiquette, so she didn't lose to the princesses in the palace at all.

The eldest lady winked at Dongmei, a maid beside her. Dongmei immediately understood, and asked the two maids with trays to go to the side of the two nuns.When Mammy saw the red cloth wrapped around it, she knew it.

"The two nuns must have seen all the rare things after staying in the palace for a long time. These are my little thoughts. Thank you for teaching Hanxue."

"Ma'am, you are welcome. The two of us have already received favors before, if we take it again..."

In fact, it is very clear why the nuns only teach Xi Hanxue, the reason is very clear, because the eldest lady gave benefits before, and the people in the palace just know who is important and what is not. The madam is happy, and the eldest madam is the empress dowager's cousin. In this way, the distinction between the two is clear.

"Nurse, don't be too polite. These are the things you should do. I hope you two will give my family some kind words for Hanxue when I return to the palace."

The implication of the eldest lady is that she is still entrusting someone to do things.The two nuns were also greedy, thinking that it was just a matter of interfering with each other, and the masters would not ask too many questions, and they would take some valuables for future retirement so that they could defend themselves.So under the persuasion of the eldest lady, I still put the things on the plate into the bag.

A day passed in a flash, and Xi Changning knew what was going on in the big yard, and the calculations in his mind had already begun to shift.But there was one person who seemed very nervous, and started to make noises when the sky was slightly bright.

"Miss, why have the nuns ignored you for the past three days? I'm going to the palace today, and even the third aunt's clothes have been brought to the young lady. Why don't the nuns come to support you?" Ming Yu anxiously spun at the door like a spinning top.

"Miss Si, Da Furen sent someone to say that the carriage from the palace is waiting at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it has to go quickly." Mama Qian said when she was in a trance.

"Mingyu, change my clothes quickly." Xi Changning touched his head, which was a little dizzy from Mingyu's noise, and finally thought of a way to make Mingyu stop the meeting.

Mingyu immediately stepped forward to put on the clothes delivered to Xi Changning one by one, and then combed Xi Changning's hair carefully until she felt satisfied.

"Miss, this exquisite hair crown looks really good." Mingyu looked left and right with her small head, and her eyes were also shining brightly.

Xi Changning carefully looked at himself in the mirror. There was no makeup but fair and translucent skin, big innocent eyes, and the embellishment of the exquisite hair crown and forehead decoration. Maybe it was the third aunt who saw that she liked the red dress and sent it. Palace clothes are also blood red.The satin is covered with fine stitches, and the red dress is faintly visible against the red gauze blouse. It is obviously a coquettish color, but it blends with Xi Changning's original innocence and childishness, which is unpredictable.

Mingyu quickly took the cloak and fastened it for Xi Changning.

"The dew is heavy in the spring morning, and the young lady's body will be recuperated better, so don't freeze again."

Xi Changning looked at Mingyu who was usually careless but cared for her, thinking about it, he was lucky.

But what they didn't expect was behind, the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was empty, where was the carriage?Mingyu turned pale with fright, only Xi Changning calmly looked at the empty avenue.But at this moment, it started to rain, which made Xi Changning's expression even colder.

"Mom Qian, when did the eldest lady ask you to pass the message?" Xi Changning knew what Mama Qian's expression was without looking at her face.

Mama Qian was appointed by the Da Furen, and she was usually quick-witted, making no major or minor mistakes. Xi Changning only took it as a duty-bound person, and didn't think about any ulterior motives. Now, she is still too soft-hearted.

"That's just now. Maybe it's because the fourth lady has delayed changing clothes. This daughter's family doesn't feel the time when changing clothes."

What Qian Ma said was not unreasonable, but Xi Changning would not be so stupid as to think that all this is really that simple.

"Is that really the case? Or is Mama Qian just getting confused?"

What Xi Changning said immediately made Qian's mother speechless, why?Could it be that Miss Si saw it?But she always acted according to Da Furen's instructions, and she thought about her words several times, how could a child see it?

"Do you have a car at home?"

"It's gone. The master went to court this morning. The butler took his buddies out to go shopping again." Mama Qian said pretending to be concerned.

At the end of the sentence, it means that if Xi Changning wants to go to the palace, he has to go. The spring rain is heavy, and he may be in a mess when he goes. Even if it doesn't rain, he might not be able to keep up with the visit to the emperor, empress and queen mother.This lady's methods are insidious enough, the chief executive always goes out of the house to buy things in a horse-drawn carriage, and when the treatment is so good, let people ride in the horse-drawn carriage.

"Mom Qian, you don't know what will you get if I am late today for entering the palace?"

"Miss is serious, this servant doesn't understand. This servant is also worried." Only then did Qian's mother panic.

"Why don't you understand. Even if you say I'm late, but in the end I'm still the master. If you really want to talk about it, it's because you are ineffective, Mama Qian?"

Only then did Xi Changning turn around to look at Qian's mother's face. Seeing her trembling all over, she knew that she was also afraid. How could the eldest lady control her life and death? She was no longer in the eldest lady's room. If everyone pushes on her, who cares about her?

"Miss, wait a moment, I will immediately find someone to call the manager back to the mansion."

Xi Changning didn't say much when she saw Qian's mother submissive, she had plenty of ways to rest.But the only problem now is time. The Prime Minister's Mansion in Miyagi said it was not far away, and it was not close at all. Even if Mama Qian found a car, she would not be able to keep up with it, not to mention it was still raining, making it even more difficult to travel.

While worrying, a brocade chariot stopped at the gate of Xiangfu.The coachman in coir raincoat jumped out of the car, opened the curtain, and the person who got out of the car with an umbrella was Yan Xiufeng in a gorgeous brocade suit. Mr. Pian Pian might describe such a person.

Xi Changning remembered that this street was full of officials' homes, and it happened that the General's Mansion of Yan Xiufeng's family was only a few mansions away.

"Let's talk in the car." Yan Xiufeng knew that Xi Changning would not reject him this time.Maybe it is also possible to change her mind through this matter.

Now there is no other way, Xi Changning looked at Mingyu, Mingyu took the oiled paper flower umbrella from the groom, and supported Xi Changning into the carriage.Then Yan Xiufeng also got into the car.Before leaving, Xi Changning did not forget to make a rule for Qian Mama.

"Mama Qian doesn't talk much, I think you understand. I'll let Mama Wu be on duty when I come back to Tayue Pavilion today."

Just as Mama Qian was about to explain, all words were blocked by the car curtain.

The atmosphere in the car was so weird that even a slow-witted person like Mingyu felt that something was wrong, but she was just a servant girl, and she couldn't say anything, so she could only look at her lady's indifference to Young Master Yan, but at least Young Master Yan helped them, Shouldn't I say thank you?

"Miss Si is not like you today, she will be late." Yan Xiufeng couldn't stand the weird atmosphere, he helped her anyway, so he should thank her anyway?Why is it still the same as if he didn't exist.

"I thought Young Master Yan was a smart person, but you saw it just now, but you didn't understand?"

It was cynicism again, Yan Xiufeng really didn't know when he offended such a lady of the plague god, and it was the first time someone said that to him when he was so old.Seeing that Xi Changning didn't even look at him, he observed her carefully. Although she was wearing a cloak, this coquettish red dress was very suitable for her. It feels very similar, contradictory but extremely attractive.The exquisite hair crown on the head is small and delicate, and the forehead ornaments and those innocent big eyes shine.

"Master Yan is so rude."

Xi Changning's words brought Yan Xiufeng back to his senses. Strange to say, he didn't care so much about her sarcasm, and cared more about such a peculiar person as her.

"Miss Si, since you don't like to save face, I'm not cautious. I have no grievances with you, so why do you always treat me coldly?"

"Because... because I hate you." Originally, she wanted to say that she hated you, but it was just a start that didn't need to be so serious.

Girls are shy when they say hate, especially when facing men, but when Xi Changning said this word, he obviously felt that hate is only the most superficial adjective.

"Have you always spoken so bluntly?" Yan Xiufeng insisted that his family background and appearance were not inferior to others, so he would not let a girl hate him so much, or hate him.

"Do you still want to hear something straightforward? How does Young Master Yan feel about being with the third prince? Don't you know better what the third prince is like? Is it really like a spring breeze? Or is it cold and windy? The prince is so loyal, he says what he says."

"you know?How would she know?
Although there was an inexplicable smell of gunpowder between the conversations, the carriage suddenly became quiet again?Mingyu looked at the stupefied Yan Xiufeng with some trepidation. He was doing well just now. After the miss said something he didn't understand, Master Yan was stunned, and the expression on his face was really strange.

(End of this chapter)