Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 15

The prince's arrival was so sudden that it was fine if no one came to inform him in advance, but there was no one to remind him at the door.Ruyi is trying on clothes with the help of Qiangwei and Shaoyao. Earlier, Shaoyao specially made a light pink inner skirt for her lake green robe, just for summer wear.

Although it is a skirt worn inside, Shaoyao has also put in a lot of effort, embroidering many dark patterns of the same color, and it took a lot of effort. She just finished the work today, and took advantage of the effort she had just finished taking a bath. Let her try it on.

Ruyi was just having fun, so she let Shaoyao and Qiangwei dress her up.

Who knew that the prince had just walked in without a sound when the clothes had just been put on.When Ruyi saw the figure of the prince in the mirror, she was startled, and quickly knelt down to pay her respects.

"It scared you, so don't be too polite."

The prince walked to Ruyi's side to help her up, and on the other side, Shaoyao and Qiangwei obediently retreated aside with winks.

Ruyi's hand was held by the crown prince, she was a bit cautious, she lowered her head, a bit embarrassed and said: "Your Highness, this servant is going to change clothes first."

"No, it's fine."

Ruyi raised her head, but just happened to see the prince looking at her with a slightly different look in her eyes. She was a little hairy in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it, so she could only smile and said: "Your Highness, please don't make fun of this servant, The clothes are also made by slaves for Shao Yao to play with."

Ruyi still spoke carefully.Concubines like Ruyi, in fact, every once in a while, the palace can get a few sets of ready-made seasonal clothes. Of course, if they think it is not good or not enough, they can also spend their own money to buy brocades for the people below to make up. You can even ask people from the embroidery workshop to help you make clothes.This kind of thing is almost an unspoken rule in the palace, which is not uncommon, but if it is to be serious, it will be somewhat publicized, and Ruyi is not willing to leave such an impression in front of the prince.

"It's not a joke, you were too clean in the past, so it's good." The crown prince took another look at Shaoyao and Qiangwei standing beside him, and said, "You two have done a great job in serving the master, go to Mr. Deng to receive the reward! "

This reward was definitely a surprise for Shao Yao and Qiang Wei, they knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude.If he saw this, he also obediently blessed himself: "The servant also thanked His Highness for both of them."

"You are too polite." The prince still held Ruyi's little hand, and there was a bit of a smile in his tone.

Ruyi vaguely sensed that the prince seemed to be in a good mood, and she also relaxed a little, she just smiled and said, "Look at this servant's memory, I haven't prepared tea for Your Highness yet!"

"Don't be too busy, I didn't come to you alone for a cup of tea." The crown prince's words were a little ambiguous, and Ruyi could understand it, but he wasn't too shy. He could only lower his head and think to himself with.

That's right, the tea in her little concubine's room really couldn't get into the mouth of the prince.On the side of the prince, I heard that there is a tea room specially set up, and several court ladies and eunuchs are responsible for serving tea to the prince.

Thinking of this, Ruyi smiled and said: "The servant girl is being lazy and won't serve tea to His Highness today!"

She spoke delicately, deliberately pretending to be a little woman.

During this period of time, she and the prince got in touch with each other more and more, and she understood the prince's temper more or less.Although the prince is not as gentle and elegant as he appears on the surface, he is not a strict person. When Ruyi is doing her part, she is a little more casual within the opponent's bottom line, but it makes her relationship with the prince more comfortable. Be a little more accommodating.As for the bottom line, Ruyi doesn't know for the time being, and she doesn't dare to be too probing, and only dares to take a small step forward cautiously.

Although Ruyi said that she was lazy and would not serve tea, when the two of them sat down on the couch, Ruyi secretly gestured to Shaoyao and Qiangwei to make tea.

When Shao Yao came up with tea, Ruyi put the tea by the prince's hand, and just smiled softly when the prince looked over.

The crown prince didn't mention this, and after drinking tea, he looked at Ruyi again, and said in a casual tone, "I haven't come to see you for some days, but seeing you today, it seems like a different person."

"Your Highness was joking, the servant girl still looks like a servant girl." Ruyi only pursed her lips and smiled subtly.

The prince couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "It's much more beautiful than when I first came to the East Palace!"

"Isn't the prince boasting about the water and soil of the East Palace to support people?"

"Look at this mouth is much smarter, at first I thought you were a saw-mouthed gourd." The prince couldn't help pinching Ruyi's nose, joking.

Ruyi's nose was pinched, but the smile on her face was even sweeter: "Your highness and empress are not used to this, your highness and empress are generous people, and this slave is naturally raised to be bold..."

Ruyi hadn't finished speaking, but she sensitively felt that the smile on the prince's face had fallen, and her heart skipped a beat, not knowing that her words violated the prince's taboo, although she still had a smile on her face, she His face turned a little pale.

"Your Highness..." Ruyi was at a loss, wishing she could kneel down and plead guilty immediately, although she didn't know what she said was wrong, but she didn't dare to do it, lest the prince planned to let it go lightly, she always Kneeling down to plead guilty, it made things difficult.

"Your servant doesn't know how to measure, Your Highness, don't care about your servant, you will be angry."

For a long while, Ruyi just bowed her head and said this sentence in a low voice.

The prince still didn't speak, Ruyi's face couldn't hold up a smile no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't help but think about her own fate, it was fine if she was grounded, what if the prince pulled her out in a fit of anger and punished her.

The more she thought about it, the paler Ruyi's face became. Suddenly, the prince laughed, reached out and raised her chin, and said, "Just now I said that I was too bold, but after a while, I was frightened."

What the prince said, Ruyi didn't know whether it was sarcasm or just a joke, she didn't dare to move, let the prince pinch her face, forced a smile on her face and said: "This servant has been timid and ignorant since she was young. .”

"Okay, I won't scare you anymore. I'm timid. It took me a long time to get the courage to come out. If I'm scared again, who will talk to Gu?" The prince withdrew his hand and said with a smile .

And Ruyi's violently beating heart gradually calmed down following the prince's words.She knew that the prince meant that he didn't intend to argue with her.

Ruyi felt like she was alive after a catastrophe, but she didn't dare to relax. She could only think of other words to change the topic. She secretly squeezed her hand and said in a comfortable tone: "Your Highness only praises slaves for their beauty." , I thought about the reason, the Buddha depends on the gold clothes, and the man depends on the clothes. The servants changed their clothes today, and His Highness praised the servants. It seems that the servants will often wear new clothes in the future."

She deliberately teased herself, and didn't dare to say anything else.

The prince really didn't care about the previous matter, and jokingly said along with her words: "This is saying, it's a different way to ask for rewards alone!"

"Slaves don't dare to have such thoughts." Ruyi looked wronged.

The prince just smiled and said: "As long as you are always so obedient, can Gu still treat you badly?"

Ruyi only felt that the prince's words seemed to mean something else, but she also felt that she was careless, so she just smiled and said, "Your Highness has never treated slaves badly."

Speaking of it, between Ruyi and the prince, the two have different status and education since they were young, so it is extremely difficult to have any common language.Ruyi never seeks to have any spiritual resonance with the prince.But she is very clear about her position, she is the concubine of the Eastern Palace, a thing in front of the prince.What is the thing for, isn't it to let the prince relax after a day of official duties?

In this regard, after Ruyi found out the prince's temper, she has been doing very well.

Anyway, the prince wouldn't really communicate with her. He came here, usually at night, to say a few words, and then to rest.

And tonight, because of her previous recklessness, Ruyi couldn't help catering to the prince on the bed, and the prince didn't know whether it was because of her trying to cater to him, or because he felt a little fresh in the future after a long time ago, he seemed very interested Gao, the two had been arguing for most of the night, and only stopped when the sky was slightly bright.

After squinting for a while, Deng Xian heard a cry from outside.

The prince was not asleep yet, and opened his eyes when he heard the sound, but Ruyi was not asleep at all, and when the prince opened his eyes, she had already opened her eyes and got up to serve.

Because he didn't rest all night, even the prince, who was always energetic in the past, seemed to be a bit tired now.But after all, he was a strong young man, Ruyi took care of the prince to wash and wash, and he returned to his usual radiance.

After Ruyi respectfully sent the prince away, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I don't know if I'm tired or tired.

Ruyi squinted her eyes for a while, then woke up vigilantly, let Shaoyao and Qiangwei take care of her dressing, and went to Li Baolin's place to pay her respects to the Crown Princess' palace.

It's not too late for the two of them to get up today, Li Baolin looked at Ruyi's blue eyes, but felt unhappy for a while, completely lost the generosity of the past.

That's right, the prince has not stepped into the Xiangzhiyuan for more than a month, and Li Baolin has not seen the prince for more than a month. Now the prince has stepped into the Xiangzhiyuan, not to her main courtyard, but to Ruyi West. How to make her feel at ease.

She couldn't control her emotions, and mocked with a bit of sourness: "Looking at my sister's appearance, I must be tired of serving His Highness the Crown Prince yesterday!"

Ruyi heard the words and quickly said respectfully: "It is the duty of a servant to serve His Highness, so I dare not call myself tired."

If another person said this, Li Baolin might still feel that the other party was showing off, but Ruyi had a low eyebrow and a pleasing, honest look, and her words were very respectful, making Li Baolin feel that he would have to find fault Not interested.

But he couldn't help but say something in his heart, "My sister has always been good, so it's no wonder His Highness takes my sister very seriously."

"I don't dare." Ruyi replied cautiously.

Li Baolin was speechless now, and just walked forward in self-concern.

Faced with Li Baolin's neglect, Ruyi didn't care, and followed closely behind Li Baolin, not looking like a woman who was also a prince, but like Li Baolin's maid of honor.

In the crown prince's bedroom, Chen Yuanxiang asked Liu Gong to dress her up, but there was no smile on her face, she just looked at herself in the mirror expressionlessly.

Liu Gongren has been serving Chen Yuanxiang all the way since she was born, how could she not see her master's mood at this time, she gently combed Chen Yuanxiang's hair, and persuaded: "Your Majesty is fighting with me again. ? It's not worth it to spoil your body because of the insignificant popularity of that screwdriver."

"I just raised a white-eyed wolf. It looks like an honest man, but who knows it's a vixen!" Chen Yuanxiang couldn't help feeling sour when he heard the soft voice of his nanny.

Yesterday the prince ate meals at her own place, she sent someone to inquire, but she only thought that the prince was resting in the study today because of business affairs, unexpectedly, he went straight to Ruyi's room without even saying hello.

Chen Yuanxiang was furious when he heard the news.Of course she didn't think it was the prince's fault, but she just felt that Ruyi had seduced the prince by some kind of seductive means.

Although Liu Gongren didn't think so in his heart, but at the moment he didn't dare to hit the crown princess's muzzle and say irony, he just said: "Mr. Chen is just a little concubine. If the empress doesn't like it, just deal with it. Why bother?" On the contrary, I broke my body with anger."

"Can I not be angry? I kindly flattered her, but it's good for her to do something like this to repay me."

Annoyed, Chen Yuanxiang threw the phoenix hairpin in his hand on the table.Gritting teeth.

Seeing this, the people of Liu Gong didn't stop their movements, but just said: "I guess this Mrs. Chen is also in a hurry. Madam, think about it, the prince hasn't entered her house for more than a month. How can a person like her not be in a hurry?" ?"

After saying this, Liu Gongren thought for a while and said: "Furthermore, four beautiful beauties with backgrounds and beautiful flowers have entered the East Palace. Even Ye Liangdi's place has people who are wooing and cutting people. I care about it. Chen If those concubines don't pay close attention, they will probably fall out of favor completely."

When Chen Yuanxiang heard the words, she turned away from the object of her anger, and said angrily: "Isn't my good aunt, is she so anxious!"

She was so angry that her eyes almost turned red and she was about to cry, she held the phoenix hairpin she picked up and threw on the table in her hand sullenly, she thought for a while and said: "That person Chen, even if you think about it, he has no ability to seduce the crown prince. If I hadn't praised her, how would the prince remember her as a person."

Thinking of this moment, her temper became a little weaker, and she actually knew that Ruyi had no ability to seduce the prince, she was just unhappy.Now, at this moment, I didn't really figure it out, but turned around in my head, and after thinking about it, among the women in the backyard, I wish I could match her temperament, not someone who has spoiled her for two days and doesn't know how important she is. .

If she is really allowed to dispose of such a chess piece that Ruyi can control so easily, let alone, she really feels a little bit reluctant.

Even though he thought so, when Chen Yuanxiang walked out of the bedroom after tidying up, he was still a little depressed and wanted to get angry.

(End of this chapter)