Lady Zhao

Chapter 115

"Miss, the prince has brought you another gift." Baochan held a fine jadeite bracelet and presented it in front of Zhao Wenwan, along with a plate of jade-colored dim sum with plump purple raisins on the delicate skin. It smells crispy and tempting, and it is said to be Nanyun-flavored shortbread. Zhao Wenwan didn't even look at it. He just focused on the comic book in his hand, waved his hand and said lazily: "I keep the jade shortbread for you to eat, that bracelet Send it to Wenxiangyuan."

Baochan chuckled, stared at the jade shortbread and swallowed her saliva, and then looked at the soft white jade bracelet, feeling a little pity, and really didn't understand what the young lady was doing.

When he came to the door, Zhao Wenwan explained carefully again, "As before, carefully check if there are any people who specially presented my name and post, and if there are any, I will take them out and send them over. I will say that the prince gave it to the third lady. Don't let it go. She knows that she comes to me first every time, understand?"

Baochan answered yes and left with a listless voice. According to Zhao Wenwan's instructions, someone sent her to Wenxiangyuan. When she came back, she bit the shortbread angrily and complained to Jin Ling beside her, "Is our lady a bit stupid? Don't want to Do you want to return the gift of the prince? Why do you send all these good ones to Wenxiangyuan? Look at the temper that the third lady has finally restrained, and she has become domineering again in recent days, as if she has really become the prince She is like a concubine, and she doesn't think that the eldest princess is looking for our young lady, let alone these things are for our young lady."

Jin Ling smiled when she heard the words, "Eat your cake well, don't let the young lady hear you." She also muttered to herself, why did she think that the young lady was cheating on the third lady, but she thought that the third lady had secretly asked about the prince's preferences recently. , trying every means to match people up, the young lady did what she wanted, and she was willing to fight and suffer.

Baochan bit the shortbread harder, and shouted, "It's good to hear that, Miss, I said it from the bottom of my heart, and I'll say the same when Miss comes."

"Boom" a chestnut fell from the sky, Baochan puffed her cheeks and jumped angrily, thinking it was some little maid who was playing with her, looked up, and immediately murmured, "Miss..."

Zhao Wenwan glanced at Baochan lightly, and said casually, "Xueyan just sent a post from Pingnan Prince's Mansion, saying that the elder princess hosted the tea party, and I heard that there is also a special place for the tea party for the little maids. I'm wondering which one to take."

As soon as Baochan heard about the food, she immediately became active, "Miss, they are all free, servants are available!"

Jin Ling deliberately said: "Who said that, miss, the work of the servants has also been done."

Zhao Wenwan suddenly said slowly: "Hey, by the way, just now, Baochan, what did you say when you said I'm here?"

Jin Ling smiled, and glanced at Baochan, waiting for her to fulfill the big words just now, and then someone puffed up her chest and said, "I said, miss, you are really wise."

Zhao Wenwan burst out laughing, Jin Ling also secretly laughed, Zhao Wenwan stopped teasing the maidservant, and asked them both to follow, so there was no need to argue.

King Pingnan's mansion in Kyoto is a few blocks away from the Duke's Mansion, and most of the residences of noble families are concentrated in one area, which is not too far away, and can be reached within a short time of a stick of incense in a carriage.

Zhao Wenwan had already prepared a carriage and waited outside the mansion. Before leaving, a little maid came to report that Zhao Wenxi was not feeling well today, so she would not go to the tea party. Zhao Wenwan nodded, with deep meaning in her eyes.

The current Dingguo Mansion is basically run by Zhao Wenwan, with the help of the newly married Aunt Shen. Zhao Wenwan is also afraid. There are several daughters-in-law in the family, whether they are in the script or not, important or not. I found that there were not many good intentions, and even the old lady was a bit suspicious of this matter, so Zhao Wenwan was very concerned about Aunt Shen, and simply asked people to directly and thoroughly inquire about Aunt Shen's experience before entering the mansion, but finally found that she was innocent It's just that his temperament is relatively weak at the bottom, and he is a kind person in his heart. After telling his grandmother about this in a whisper, Mrs. Zhao felt much more at ease.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Wenxuan was in a very happy mood. Two days ago, Zhao Wenwan, who was in charge of the house, also made two new clothes for Zhao Wenxuan. When Zhao Wenxuan saw the new clothes in Wenxiang Garden, she was stunned for a long time.

Zhao Wenwan has been staring at Zhao Wenxuan since she got in the carriage. She has carefully dressed up today, which is very attractive. There is also a freshly picked flower on her head, and the fragrance of flowers in the carriage is overflowing. Showing good behavior, there are many speculations, but in conclusion, I think it may be that the prince is in love with him, and Zhao Wenwan wants to repair the relationship.

"Sister Wan, what's the matter, you've been staring at my sister?" Zhao Wenxuan looked proud, and the corners of her rouged eyes were raised with a touch of charm.

Zhao Wenwan's eyes were crescent-shaped with a smile, and he said slowly: "I heard that the prince often gives things to my younger sister recently, I think it's because the Eldest Princess misunderstood..." Zhao Wenwan was talking about the time when the Eldest Princess came to the mansion to imply that she wanted to marry Zhao Wenwan. that time.

Zhao Wenxuan's face was stained with even more smugness, but she didn't say anything.

Zhao Wenwan continued to say from the side: "The son's status is noble. If my sister can win the favor of the son, it will be a good thing for our Duke's mansion. Although there was a gap between you and me before, our sisters are both prosperous and we will give away every loss. You If the marriage is good, I will be happy too, if the world concubine is said to be a descendant, there are a few who will not be seen, my sister should seize the opportunity."

Zhao Wenwan's words touched Zhao Wenxuan's heart. When I saw Fang Zimo at the Qionghua Banquet before, I always felt that there was a heart of admiration in my heart, but I found that the person didn't care about me at all, and gradually broke up. idea.She is a concubine of the Duke's Mansion. If the prince really fell in love with her, it would be a great thing. Zhao Wenxuan is a person who seeks profit. Thinking of the title of concubine, she is secretly happy.

"Sister really thinks so?" Zhao Wenxuan couldn't help blurting out.

Zhao Wenwan chuckled, with a deeper smile hidden in his eyes against the light, "My sister is married well, and she can help each other in the future. King Pingnan's territory in Yunnan is rich and wealthy, and his son is also handsome and promising. I see The things I gave you in the garden these days are all done with care."

The point stopped, and then he said with a touch of firm speculation, "Besides, a person with a temper like the eldest princess will not have fun with the ladies she knows well when she enters the capital, so why would she suddenly want to hold a tea party that the ladies like? In my opinion Well, I'm afraid it's what the prince means..."

Hearing these words, Zhao Wenxuan's heart throbbed even more. As a concubine, she didn't dare to think about the title of concubine, but now she was persuaded and her heart was ready to move.

Zhao Wenwan looked at her dazed look and the corners of her mouth that could not help but hide the emotion in her eyes. After all, she held some kindness, and reminded, "But royal nobles, there are probably many rules, and you know the eldest princess's temper. Do you want to get along with my sister in the future..."

Before the words could be uttered, Zhao Wenxuan cut off her words coolly, "Sister, you are worrying too much. The Eldest Princess has a gentle temperament, so why can't she get along with her?"

His eyes fell back on Zhao Wenwan, and he felt that he was finally elated, and what Zhao Wenwan said at this time was probably a word of jealousy.

The carriage went down to the Pingnan Palace without the two of them talking a word.

The Tea Poetry Club was held in a garden surrounded by greenery, where a hundred flowers were in full bloom, colorful, melons and fruit snacks, tea and wine were placed on the table covered with gold silk and red silk, and the girls sat around talking and laughing together.At this moment, Princess Qingyang came wearing a luxurious brocade dress and was supported by others. She looked proud and impatient. She didn't really have the time to preside over the tea party. She is probably still playing horse hanging at the home of some imperial lady.

The eldest princess sat down and said some courteous words, and let the ladies of each family entertain themselves. They looked around Zhao Wenwan and sighed slightly. This pretty appearance also made people feel comfortable, thinking about the things his son had been begging for for a long time, he didn't care about so much, he just asked himself to invite someone and leave.At the beginning, I was afraid that the prince would be messing around, so I asked a few more questions, but I didn't expect him to come over more and more aggressively, and kept begging, the eldest princess was finally teased and laughed, there was really no way, now According to what the son said before, he said that he was a little tired, so he left first, and let the girl have a good conversation.

It was rare for the young ladies to get together, so naturally they were not affected. On the contrary, once the eldest princess left, everyone laughed more wantonly.

Zhao Wenxuan was a concubine, no one wanted to have much contact with her, she was sitting beside her sullenly, but there were so many people around Zhao Wenwan.Hmph, it's not because of Gu Jingxing's status as the sixth prince that he came here to get acquainted, water flows to low places, and people go to high places.If I become the concubine of the world in the future, these people are afraid that they will change their faces and flatter them!
That's right, if she becomes the imperial concubine, these people's attitudes may be different.

Zhao Wenxuan raised her head and took a sip of the fruit wine. During this time, a maidservant approached, seeming to be heading in Zhao Wenxuan's direction. When approaching Zhao Wenwan, the maidservant bowed her head, her lips moved, and a faint sound passed by her ear—— The prince is already drunk and can act according to the plan.

Zhao Wenwan smiled calmly, nodded slightly in the eyes of the maid, and patted Zhao Wenxuan who was drinking drunk dignifiedly and elegantly. She just raised her head, and saw the maid bowed to her ear, and said softly: "Miss San, the prince is here to invite you, and I will come with the servant girl in a while."

When Zhao Wenxuan heard this sentence, the corners of her eyes and brows were tinged with indescribable joy and surprise, thinking that this banquet was indeed set up for her just as Zhao Wenwan said, so she hurriedly straightened her clothes, "Okay, let's go. "

After the maid led Zhao Wenxuan away, Zhao Wenwan watched Zhao Wenxuan off from a distance, hoping that she would enjoy the next spring night.

Zhao Wenwan was so impressed with this script, it was probably like that at that time, in the script Zhao Wenwan drank the soup with the love potion in a daze, was stained by the man, and carried it back with injuries all over, ruining his reputation. Grandmother who couldn't hide it, Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to go to Pingnan Palace to make a hasty marriage, how miserable.And Zhao Wenxuan came over and trampled on it, letting the prince into the mansion privately, which made her even worse.

Now that Zhao Wenwan knew about it, she would never let it happen again. She sat on the seat and drank tea with a smile, waiting for the good show to start...

Until the end of the tea party, Zhao Wenxuan never came back.Zhao Wenwan smiled slightly, stood up and hurriedly called someone to find Miss San.It's just that this is Prince Pingnan's mansion after all, and the little maids didn't dare to make a random search for someone. Finally, after asking some people, it was true that no one had seen Zhao Wenxuan, so they hurriedly reported back.

Zhao Wenwan frowned, and asked Chen Xiang and a woman to stay first, so she couldn't go around yelling that the third lady of Dingguo's mansion disappeared in the palace. The princess said something, and quietly looked for Zhao Wenxuan.

As soon as she arrived at Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Zhao Wenwan went directly to Mingxu Garden. Mother Yang saw that the eldest lady was in a hurry, so she hurried forward to inquire, and when she learned that Zhao Wenxuan was missing in the Pingnan Palace, she didn't dare to delay, so she hurried to go with the eldest lady Talk to the old lady.

Mrs. Zhao's face darkened after hearing this, and she immediately asked people to get in the car and drive her away, planning to go to Pingnan Palace in person.Zhao Wenwan, who stayed in the mansion to wait for the news, shunned the people around him and went to the Jinglian Garden.

In the evening, the rays of the sun spread out, and the sky was warm. Zhao Wenxi was sitting in front of the dressing mirror made of pear blossom and yellow wood, and was gesticulating with a golden magnolia fringed hairpin. The smile reflected in the reflection was extremely weird.

"How is Sister Wenxi?" A faint female voice came into the room.

Hearing the familiar voice, the movements of Zhao Wenxi's hands visibly faltered, he put down the hairpin hastily, gritted his teeth and turned his head, and saw Zhao Wenwan's charming face with a bright smile, and her proud and phoenix-like eyes staring straight at him. looking at her.

Under Zhao Wenwan's gaze, Zhao Wenxi had a bad intuition, and Lu Yun, who was chasing after him, made a sluggish voice with annoyed expression on his face, "Slave..." Before he could blurt out the three words, Zhao Wenwan glared at him, as sharp as a knife. He swallowed it back abruptly, and hurriedly resigned.

The strong air pressure instantly made the air in the room freeze.

Zhao Wenwan dragged her skirt and approached Zhao Wenxi slowly, her eyes fell on the innocent face in the bronze mirror again, "Sister Wenxi has a pair of clear eyes like a stream, it's a pity..." Zhao Wenwan continued to lower her voice , "The heart is too poisonous, didn't you expect me to appear completely?"

The pupils of the woman in the mirror were wide open, and the tassel hairpin was clenched too tightly, leaving a white mark on her hand.

Zhao Wenwan didn't give her a chance to speak at all, "You conspired with Prince Pingnan to innocence me, I've noticed it a long time ago, but... the person lying in Prince Ping's arms is Wenxuan, and my grandmother has gone to pick her up, There are some things, my sister can figure out how to explain to her grandmother."

Zhao Wenxi stared at her tightly, unwilling, resentful, jealous and mixed with various emotions, why is this person okay!Obviously... and because of the previous incident, he was in a trance. He only opened his watery eyes, stared fiercely at Zhao Wenwan and said without concealing his resentment, "You don't have any evidence. Why did you frame me? Grandma won't believe you of."

"I really can't get any evidence from you here." Zhao Wenwan suddenly lowered her body and whispered a few words in Zhao Wenxi's ear. While talking, she still did not forget to observe the gradual change of Zhao Wenxi's expression, which turned pale little by little.

Zhao Wenxi's astonished eyes burst into a gloomy look, "Zhao... Wen... Wan!" He gritted his teeth every word, and the hand that was raised suddenly was about to be slapped down, and Zhao Wenwan grabbed it fiercely. Grabbed her arms and wrists.

"My sister finally stopped pretending. She confessed her mistakes so frankly and honestly in front of grandma, which saved me from struggling. Maybe I can plead for you if I see what I want." Zhao Wenwan raised the corner of her mouth and said.

Zhao Wenxi suffered from pain in his wrist, squinting and glaring angrily.Zhao Wenwan sneered, shook off her hand, and was about to leave after saying that. When he came to the door, he suddenly seemed to think of something and said softly: "Since my sister is sick, don't leave the room today. Let's have a good rest. Tomorrow, I will have the energy to cry in front of my grandmother, don't just faint from crying."

Zhao Wenwan's last sentence was meaningful, but it made Zhao Wenxi secretly startled. She didn't go to the tea party because she was sick, and she just wanted to pick herself up clearly, but what Zhao Wenwan meant seemed... and then she heard that she was using the excuse that serving her master was not good. Let Lvyun go to Li Guanshi to receive the punishment, and then the voices of several women outside echoed, Zhao Wenxi suddenly opened his eyes wide, this man wanted to put himself under house arrest while he was in charge!
Zhao Wenxi slumped on the chair suddenly, and smashed the dressing box in front of the bronze mirror. Pieces of the bronze mirror shattered and fell to the ground, like blossoming crystal flowers with countless petals. Withering is no more than this, reflecting countless pairs of hateful eyes of the woman.

When it was about time to light the lanterns, Mrs. Zhao came back with someone, with a serious face, she heard that she was carried back to the mansion by some fat women, and almost lost half of her life.Zhao Wenwan Xun Xin'er also went to Wenxiangyuan to visit, and saw Zhao Wenxuan lying quietly on the bed as if she had lost her strength, motionless like a puppet, her forehead was sweating, and her wrists and ankles had signs of being tied up. The burns from dripping wax could be vaguely seen on her white neck extending all the way to her chest. Mrs. Zhao, who was sitting by the bed, stared at the person on the bed, her brows were tightly frowned, and she hadn't spoken since she came back.

"Grandmother, if you have anything to say, tell Wen Wan, don't hold back and get depressed."

After a long time, Mrs. Zhao let out a long sigh and murmured Wen Xuan, as if she was sad, but also as if she hated iron for being weak.

At this time, a woman with satin blue silk flowers hurried in, holding a dark gray porcelain bottle in her hand, exuding a pungent smell of cooling oil.Mrs. Yang glanced at Zhao Wenwan, and then looked at the old lady. Zhao Wenwan coughed dryly, knowing what kind of medicine it was, with a look of embarrassment on her face. Mrs. Zhao told Mrs. Yang to stay, saying that we will talk about it tomorrow, and then Pull Zhao Wenwan out together.

Zhao Wenwan helped the old lady back to Mingxu Garden, and stayed there to rest together, and comforted her grandmother a few words. Seeing that the old lady was lightly asleep, she couldn't help but look at the half-moon floating in silver light, her heart was clear, tomorrow, maybe tomorrow will pass , this Duke's Mansion may usher in a different day.

The next day, the old lady had just woken up and was pulling her hair. Zhao Wenwan followed along, and the maidservants outside the gate could be heard calling Miss San in unison.The old lady raised her eyebrows and looked directly at the door, and Zhao Wenxuan jumped in front of the old lady all of a sudden, but it was only a night, and seeing Zhao Wenxuan seemed to have lost a lot of weight, her face was green, "Grandma, I heard Say you want me to marry into Pingnan Palace?"

When the old lady heard the words, the movements in her hands stopped, and she snorted coldly, "You have lost your chastity to the prince, what can the old lady do?"

Zhao Wenxuan quickly took two steps forward, "Grandmother, please don't marry me to the prince...he..." Zhao Wenxuan couldn't explain the prince's eccentricity, the words got stuck in her throat and she froze on the ground.Unconsciously, yesterday's drunken prince led her into a dark room, and when the candles were lit, it was not a soft couch with incense, but ropes, whips, whisks, etc. were hung on the cold walls of the room. Zhao Wenxuan She has never been a human being, so she didn't know that there would be such a habit, but she happily went forward to throw her winking eyes, Shizi hugged her anxiously, stripped her naked, from top to bottom Kissing endlessly, pushing her to a wooden board while kissing, like juggling human flesh playing darts, Zhao Wenxuan was in a trance after being teased, and when she came back to her senses, she found that her limbs were fixed on the wooden board by ropes ... Then... a series of horrible things happened. As soon as the memory flooded her head, Zhao Wenxuan couldn't help but shudder.

That nightmarish experience made Zhao Wenxuan extremely terrified, she shed a stream of tears and choked up.

"If you don't want to marry, grandma won't force you, but you are a bad and innocent person, and you will never find a good family."

At this moment, Zhao Wenxuan doesn't care whether it's good or bad to marry, as long as she doesn't marry the prince, otherwise she will spend the rest of her life doing that kind of terrible behavior. In the candle room, Zhao Wenxuan couldn't help shaking.

Zhao Wenxuan in this room was shedding tears, and Mother Yang came in suddenly, showing a distressed look, "Old madam, the prince has come to the mansion, and he is waiting in the hall right now."

Zhao Wenxuan's complexion changed drastically, and she shrank back in horror.

"What is he here for?" Zhao Wenwan asked.

Mother Yang replied: "I heard that they came to the house to ask for marriage."

"Go, go to the hall."

Following Mrs. Zhao's words, Zhao Wenxuan raised her eyes in panic, but she couldn't stop the old lady from going. She subconsciously wanted to hide, but she heard Zhao Wenwan whispered in her ear. If you don't go, why don't you It will be difficult for the old lady to make a decision to change it by the son's tongue.

Zhao Wenxuan was already in a panic, but she gritted her teeth and bit the bullet after hearing this.In the backlight of the hall, Zhao Wenwan helped someone to hide. Seeing her shivering with red eye circles, she was really afraid of the people outside, so she secretly peeped out by herself, and saw that on that feminine face, the brows were full of scars. gloomy.

"The younger generation has admired... Miss San for a long time, and happened to Miss San on impulse... that kind of thing. I know that I have ruined the reputation of Miss San, so I come here to apologize. Xiao Wang is willing to be responsible for Miss San, and I hope that the old lady will be happy. Promise, I will definitely ask my mother to come to the mansion to propose marriage in person." As he spoke, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his cracked mouth, where he had just been beaten severely, and you still remembered the threatening words in his ears, King Pingnan The son was secretly annoyed, and if everything went wrong, he couldn't come if he didn't want to.

Although the goods are not right, marrying Zhao Wenxuan is a little grievous, but if he dares to miss Zhao Wenwan again, that person will speak harshly and kill off children and grandchildren, which is more important than thinking about that person.

The old lady didn't make a sound for a while, as if hesitating, Zhao Wenwan thought that the good show was about to begin!

"Wenxuan, I'm afraid grandma will agree, what are you going to do?"

"No, I don't want to marry him." Zhao Wenxi looked up in fear, really like a frightened bird, not even the slightest bit of arrogance before.

Zhao Wenwan smiled vaguely, "I have a good idea. You know that everyone misunderstands that King Pingnan loves me, so why not..."

As the words fell into her ears, Zhao Wenxuan was startled, her eyes gurgling towards Zhao Wenwan, listening to the urging of the prince outside, she ran out and knelt on the ground in a hurry, "Grandmother, he doesn't love his granddaughter at all, What he admires is Sister Wan!"

Zhao Wenxuan gritted her teeth, "And the granddaughter was wronged. She didn't go to the room voluntarily, but... was tied into it!"

(End of this chapter)