Lady Changning

Chapter 5 The first appearance (1)

Xi Hanxue got up and knelt beside Xi Changning, the original pride on her face was gone now.She couldn't have imagined how this happened, and what was even more unexpected was that Xi Changning was responsible for all of this.Why did Xi Changning, who was always submissive in the past, suddenly become so strange.

"Empress Mingjian, it can't be the elder sister. The elder sister and mother treat Changning very well."

Xi Changning's words sounded like intercession, but it's not difficult for a smart person to hear the clues in it. She was making both Mrs. Zhao and Xi Hanxue speechless.

"Yes, it must be this old lady who wronged Fourth Sister with dirty hands and feet."

It was as if Xi Hanxue had grasped a life-saving straw, but when she said such a word, she slapped the eldest lady. The first lady said that Xi Changning was punished, so the eldest lady did not understand the truth.But at this time, Xi Hanxue couldn't care so much at once.

Thinking that Xi Hanxue was at a loss, everyone was more interested in the calm Xi Changning in front of him.

Crown Prince Huangfu Xuanyi looked at Xi Changning with great interest. He came here today purely because family banquets in the palace have always been boring, and Prime Minister Xi volunteered himself. It's weird, but it looks like someone messed up the game.It was much more exciting than expected, much better than those singing and dancing.

The eldest lady Zhao pretended to be calm, but she wanted to see what this girl Xi Changning was going to do.At first I thought it was just to get revenge on her for physically punishing the girl, but now it seems that it is much more than that.This girl is only 12 years old, but she is very mature. There is something in these words that is accidentally entangled in it, and now the fire is also burning on herself.The eldest lady thought that she had to stop this matter from going on.

"I am guilty of a crime, and I hope the empress will punish me. I am not good at handling things, and let Changning be so wronged. These old mothers must be bullying Changning because he is young and ignorant. The master asked this concubine to manage this yard. Everything happened. My concubine's fault."

The eldest lady Zhao spoke so sincerely that her words choked up, and it seemed that she was admitting her mistake.

"Please ask the empress to send you a new sentence. Mother is hardworking. It must be that the old lady does not obey the rules." Xi Changning knew that the eldest wife Zhao would perform a bitter drama, and fortunately she followed the eldest wife.

Now everyone can't understand it. If it is said that the fifth young lady is to avenge her being wronged and corporal punishment, she should not help to speak up, but now she is defending the eldest lady and the eldest lady.I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?

It was originally a festive banquet, but now there are many people kneeling in the center of the hall, and the others are holding the attitude of watching a show.

The queen looked at Xi Changning, who was calm and breezy, and suddenly didn't know what to say. What exactly does this child want to do?Can't guess what she's going to do next?
"Don't take Mama Chen down yet!"

"Ma'am, Miss, help me! Empress, please spare me!" Chen Ma knew that it was useless to say too much and could only kowtow for mercy.

But the servant still mercilessly dragged Chen Ma down.

Xi Jian, the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion who had been silent all this time, couldn't sit still anymore.

"The minister is dead, and the empress actually let the empress watch such a farce. It is because the discipline in the minister's family is not strict."

"What my father said is that my father is busy with the affairs of the court. There are mothers in the family to share the worries. It's just that some old family members rely on their qualifications to be old, but they run rampant in the mansion. They do one thing in front of the master and another behind the back. It is not difficult to see that the atmosphere in the mansion has been corrupted. This may damage my father's prestige and say that my mother is not strict in discipline. I am the one who wronged me today, and tomorrow others will hear what they say and say that the Prime Minister's mansion is not good. The courtiers can't bear it. , so I ask the empress to make the decision."

Xi Changning finished speaking in one breath, of course he didn't give Xi Jian any chance to intervene, and what he said was for the sake of others, but he completely explained some bad things in the mansion. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but retreat, fearing that the fire would burn himself.

Xi Jian looked at this over-mature girl, although she looked very childish, and her big eyes looked innocent and pitiful, but what she just said just now, this child is so strange after all, is it because he doesn't care about it all year round? s reason?
"It's reasonable for you to say something, girl. It sounds like you want to share your father's worries. Let's listen." The queen looked more and more at the girl in front of her, but she couldn't help but doubt in her heart. No one can figure it out, presumably he didn't have a high status in the family before, why is he so prominent this time?
"Thank you madam."

Xi Changning still kept her head down, and got up after thanking her. She did everything very decently. She raised her head that she had been leaning against, with bright eyes, long black hair, and a clean and elegant cotton skirt. She is different from her elder sister Xi Hanxue with pink lips, beautiful figure and exquisite dress, but her calmness always makes people want to stop and listen to what she has to say.At this moment, Xi Changning's eyes are no longer so pitiful, she always feels that there is a bit of majesty in her thin body, her eyes look at the people around her without any timidity, but she looks guilty.

"You have also seen what happened to Mama Chen just now. The master is the master, and the slave is the slave. Don't think that you can do anything with the support of your own master. The rules are still there. Don't think about chickens and dogs ascending to heaven. It hurts when you fall It's me, let's see which master Chen Ma can keep?"

Although Xi Changning's words were spoken to the servants below, it's not difficult to hear that Xi Hanxue was also mentioned by her.

Xi Hanxue's heart was burning with anger, but in order to maintain her appearance as a lady, she still endured it.

Xi Changning stepped forward to help the eldest wife Zhao and Xi Hanxue.

"Mother and sister suffered."

"The Prime Minister's Mansion never treats his servants badly. Today is the empress's visit. In previous years, the expenses for the servants' festivals will not be less today. If this is the case, you still can't control those fancy things in your heart, and you probably won't show up again." This is in the prime minister's residence." Xi Changning still said these needle-like words in a calm tone.

"Chang Ning is a bit of a brave kid. He knows how to share the worries of his parents at such a young age. I like it. The prince is fun and doesn't make people worry. He should learn from Chang Ning to be well-behaved and sensible. I am the master. Chang Ning will follow the prince. Accompanied by reading in the palace."

"The queen mother said this, and I am not afraid that others will make fun of me. How will I get along with Changning in the future?" Crown Prince Huangfu Xuanyi lightly relaxed the heavy atmosphere.

"Chang Ning thank you Empress for your kindness."

Xi Changning and Xie En glanced at the crown prince Huangfu Xuanyi out of the corner of his eyes, and it happened that the crown prince was also looking at her. She had never observed the prince like this in her previous life, she smiled at the corner of her eyes, but she looked good-natured.It's just that she is a child of the emperor's family. If it comes to acting, no one can compare to it. For example, the third prince Huangfu Shenqian, her eyes swept over the third prince and Yan Xiufeng beside him. looking at her.After looking at each other like this for a while, a playful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, which was fleeting, but it happened to be seen by the third prince.

"What is the background of this fourth lady? Why do you think so about not voting?" The third prince, Huangfu Shenqian, asked Yan Xiufeng beside him in a low voice.

"I don't know, but she seems to hate me very much. Her eyes are full of murderous intent." Yan Xiufeng was also puzzled.

"You?" The third prince, Huangfu Shenqian, was even more puzzled now.

"Changning, come here, come to this palace. I see that you are dressed in a simple and elegant way, but you are a little bit angry. This imperial phoenix hairpin was given by the emperor a few years ago, and I will give it to you today."

Speaking of which, the Queen pulled Xi Changning over and inserted Chaofeng Chai into her hair.Just hearing the name of this hairpin, one can tell that ordinary people can't wear it at all. Only queens can wear this style of phoenix hairpin, let alone a palace hairpin like this.

Xi Changning only felt a heavy weight on his head, and his heart skipped a beat. The queen is not a casual person, so such a precious thing naturally has its own meaning.So Xi Changning waited calmly.

"The crown prince is taking good care of this palace. This palace is doing what you want. You can't do anything about the prime minister. But there are too many children who are going to have trouble." He whispered in his ear.

Xi Changning naturally understands the truth in these words, she must become a thorn in Xi Hanxue and the eldest lady's eyes again if she makes a fuss today, the queen's move is to keep her safe.

"Changning thank the queen for the reward."

"Okay, the crown prince is probably getting impatient if the prime minister hasn't shown those rare programs yet."

Xi Jian didn't dare to be negligent, and the small folk program he prepared was very brilliant, but I'm afraid that few people at the banquet really watched it.Xi Jian had doubts in his heart. Xi Changning was cowardly and cowardly since he was a child. He only dared to hide and cry by himself when he was bullied. He never dared to mess around in front of him. How could he behave like this today? Anyway, including his father, he didn't dare to touch her easily.Well, being able to get close to the prince is also one of his goals, whether it is Xi Changning or Xi Hanxue's goal is still close.

Xi Changning sat beside the queen leisurely, eating tea and fruit and watching the show, as if what happened before had nothing to do with her.The people around watched her secretly, but she just pretended not to see it.

This farce can be regarded as over, but the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion are just the beginning. Those who owe her Xi Changning will have to repay the pain they caused her in the previous life.
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Back to the palace, carriage

"This fourth young lady is really interesting." The third prince, Huangfu Shenqian, said with a gentle expression.

On the other hand, Yan Xiufeng, who was sitting by the side, was very suspicious. I don't know if he was worrying too much. The fourth lady looked at him with murderous eyes.

"Third prince, it's not that I'm worrying too much, the eyes of this fourth lady are really... scary."

Huangfu was cautious and modest, and he was aware of this, but Yan Xiufeng had followed him since he was a child, and if he had anything to do with this fourth lady, he would not have known about it, strange, strange.Now that Xi Changning has also entered the palace to study with them, it seems that something interesting will happen in the future.

"Xiufeng, go and approach Xi Changning to see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the Fourth Miss."

Yan Xiufeng wanted to go back to the third prince, because judging from the current situation, the fifth lady might not want to see him.But the third prince is the master after all, following him all these years, the third prince treated him very well, it was rare that he couldn't return even if he had something to ask.It seems that if you want to get close to Xi Changning, you must find out why it hates him so much?
(End of this chapter)