"Don't worry, you just need to be an ordinary maid. Even if you are just a powerful maid, you are still just an ordinary one."
The figure he saw at the window just now should be the maid next to Zhang Wanyin. With Yu Liyue around, it was impossible for Zhang Wanyin to go directly to the window to peek at herself.
"Be careful with the maid named Yu Yan next to Princess Duan." Yu Xijiao reminded, this maid seemed to need more use than the other one, especially when she and Mingyue were carrying the table together.
"Don't worry, girl, I understand." Ming Yue understood.
"As for other matters, let's wait and see what they want to say." Yu Xijiao put down the scissors, took the handkerchief handed over by Mingyue and wiped her hands.
Mingyue was about to speak when she heard the sound of the stairs, someone was coming up...
Someone came up, and it was neither Yu Liyue nor Zhang Wanyin.
It turned out to be Huaibao, with three servants following behind him. Seeing Yu Xijiao alone, Huaibao hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen the third girl."
Mingyue retreated behind Yu Xijiao.
"What's the matter?" Yu Xijiao smiled slightly.
"Just now, the gentlemen have selected the best paintings, and I will give them the prizes for you." Huaibao said, taking a step back and making way for the three boys.
"Three gifts, the best ones are Miss Yu and Miss San!"
The three young men respectfully placed the three gifts on the table. Two of the gifts were the same, and the latter one was slightly different, but only slightly.
It was originally a play, and everyone painted a happy picture.
"Two portions are best?" Yu Xijiao was surprised.
"His Royal Highness Prince Duan thinks both are good. His Royal Highness King Yong and Prince Zhongshan think Miss Yu's is good. Our crown prince liked the third girl's at a glance and thought the one was the best. In the end, we decided on two of the best." Huaibao smiled.
To be honest, if my master insists, those few people will not go against my master's wishes.
Zhang Wanyin will be mad.
Yu Xi's long eyelashes fluttered twice and she smiled sweetly: "Princess Duan and Miss Yu went down to enjoy the snow. I thanked several princes and princes on their behalf."
"Third Miss, you're so polite. This is what you should do." Huaibao smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his teeth. "The kitchen has been prepared. Third Miss, when do you think it's a good time to serve the food?"
The female relatives had lunch here.
"Wait a little longer and wait for Princess Duan to come back before making a decision." If Yu Xijiao didn't take the lead, Zhang Wanyin would be today's master, and he just borrowed the place in Qingyu Tower.
"Then I'll send someone to ask later." Huaibao understood.
"Ming Yue, send Father Huai Bao to you for me." Yu Xijiao said.
Mingyue turned out from behind her and followed Huaibao to see her off. Once she was sent to the bottom of the stairs, Huaibao asked the three boys to go back first. He walked behind and said a few words to Mingyue before leaving.
After taking only two steps, he met Zhang Wanyin who was coming back.
"I have seen Princess Duan." Huai Bao saluted.
"Forgive me." Zhang Wanyin said, "Why are you here, father-in-law?"
Huaibao came here a lot today, and brought people over from time to time, and now he came again.
"My servant has brought the prizes to you. By the way, when will the banquet be held by Princess Duan? The kitchen is ready." Huaibao straightened up and said.
"Is there already a banquet at the prince's place?" Zhang Wanyin asked.
"The banquet has already begun." Huaibao nodded.
Zhang Wanyin pondered for a moment: "In that case, let's have a banquet."
She had just met Yu Liyue and mentioned that they might have lunch. Yu Liyue said that she would be back soon.
"Then the servant will go and give instructions to the kitchen." Huaibao responded with a smile.
"Thank you, father-in-law." Zhang Wanyin nodded and led the people forward. They met Mingyue at the stairs. Mingyue turned sideways and saluted. Zhang Wanyin squinted his eyes, looked at Mingyue up and down, and said, "No, you used to do it.
What, so strong?"
In fact, it’s really not that big, that is, it’s just bigger than the average maid. As Yu Yan said just now, you can see
This scene of the maid picking plums should look like an ordinary person.
"My slave may have eaten a lot when she was little, and now... she also eats a lot." Mingyue lowered her head in embarrassment.
"It doesn't matter if you eat too much. You've spent all your energy on it. Could it be that you girls still don't make people full?" Zhang Wanyin smiled softly, her voice gentle.
Then he looked her up and down and said, "She is quite a lovely girl. I have never seen such a strong maid before. If I had known there were such maids, I would have chosen her and rewarded her!"
Yubi hurriedly took out a purse, took two steps forward, and delivered it to Mingyue.
"Thank you, Princess Duan." Mingyue's voice trembled as she squeezed her bulging purse, feeling very excited.
Zhang Wanyin waved her hand: "The main thing is that it's interesting to see such a strong maid like you."
After saying that, she lifted her legs and walked up. Yubi looked at Yuyan. Yuyan raised his head slightly to signal. Yubi immediately understood and followed her master upstairs.
Mingyue waited until the sound of Zhang Wanyin coming upstairs disappeared before looking up.
"Sister Mingyue, let's go together." Yu Yan did not leave, but stayed on purpose and said with a smile.
Mingyue nodded and put the purse into her sleeve.
"Miss Mingyue, what did Eunuch Huaibao say to you just now? I saw you two talking downstairs from a distance." Yu Yan tilted his head curiously and said.
"It's about the lunch banquet. I asked our girl just now. Princess Duan has to decide what our girl wants. Eunuch Huaibao asked me to keep an eye on it. If Princess Duan comes over, find someone to report to him."
The bright moon is honest and authentic.
The two people talked softly while walking up.
"Prince Qi is very kind to you girls. The people around you can serve such a pair of masters, and they are very harmonious." Yu Yan is a good talker. He rolled his eyes and spoke very nicely.
Mingyue sighed softly and nodded vaguely, but said nothing. It seemed that she had other reasons.
"Prince Qi just now specially used a screen for you girls, how nice it is." Yu Yan didn't seem to notice, still smiling.
"Actually...it's not..." Mingyue lowered her head and smiled bitterly.
While they were talking, the two people had already gone upstairs. The two maids said nothing more and went back to their master.
Zhang Wanyin had already sat down, and Yubi poured tea for her. Looking at the gifts in front of her, Zhang Wanyin smiled: "The princes and princes are really attentive, and they even prepared gifts for us."
"Two are the best, and one is the second best." Yu Xijiao responded.
"The best of the two?" Zhang Wanyin was stunned. King Duan had told her before that he would handle it the same, and there would be no difference. This was different from what he said before.
"It should be that His Royal Highness Prince Duan deliberately let Miss Yu and I get the best, and the painting by Princess Duan is the best." Yu Xijiao said with a smile, her eyes were watery, and she could tell that she was in a good mood.
Zhang Wanyin choked.
"My painting is not good, I can't compare to Miss Yu San and Miss Yu." Zhang Wanyin endured the discomfort in her heart and smiled gently.
She grew up in the palace, and she wanted to stay in the palace wholeheartedly. She paid great attention to her talents since she was a child, and considered herself to be the best in calligraphy and painting. Even the sixth and seventh princesses in the palace were better than her.
She couldn't help but think that Yu Liyue had never been compared to her before, and she didn't think Yu Liyue was better than herself.
The Queen Mother once said to the Queen Mother that she felt that she could paint better than the Yu sisters.
These words are certainly meant to compliment the Queen Mother, saying that the Queen Mother can teach others.
This was the first time that she was stepped on by another woman. Zhang Wanyin felt depressed again and pressed down hard, knowing that she shouldn't care about this at this time.
"Miss Yu's paintings are really good, I feel ashamed." Zhang Wanyin picked up the teapot in front of her and poured some water for Yu Xijiao: "If Miss Yu has a chance in the future, you might as well teach me."
This was a serious statement, and Yu Xijiao didn't even dare to say it.
"Miss Yu, you don't have to be polite. You were taught by the Xie family in Jiangnan, so how could it be bad? It's a pity that the Xie family is not in the capital, otherwise I would definitely come to ask for advice." Zhang Wanyin said.
"Princess Duan, you're welcome."
"I'm really not being polite. I just think Xie's literary talents are romantic and I admire them very much, but I'm just a little far away." Zhang Wanyin shook her head helplessly, and then said what she was about to say before, "Miss Yu really doesn't know Wang, Xie
About the marriage between the two families?"
"If Princess Duan wants to know about this, she might as well send someone to ask the princes if they know." Yu Xijiao's smile faded.
"But there are rumors about this outside, as well as the affairs of Anguo Duke's Mansion, and Xuanping Marquis Mansion has always been close to Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion." Zhang Wanyin seemed not to notice Yu Xijiao's displeasure.
"What does Princess Duan want to ask?" Yu Xijiao's face darkened.
"I would like to ask Miss Yu if she knows about Miss Wang?" Zhang Wanyin frowned, "This matter... is said to have something to do with Mr. Xie."
"Because I grew up in the Xie family, do I have to know?" Yu Xijiao asked, extremely unhappy.
Zhang Wanyin's smile became more and more gentle: "Actually, I just wanted to find out. This is what the palace means."
The meaning of the palace can be the meaning of the queen mother, the queen, and of course the other concubines. It depends on what kind of explanation is needed.
But no matter who hears such a sentence, they must take it seriously, and it is best to say something.
"If it wasn't the palace's intention, I wouldn't have asked Miss Yu again and again, otherwise I would have made Miss Yu angry." Zhang Wanyin pretended to press the corner of her lips with a handkerchief, and said sincerely, "If
Unless I really have no other choice, I won’t take this job.”
This is a question on behalf of others.
Even if the palace asks, even if it is not a formal edict, no one dares to pry.
Yu Xijiao's face became heavy, and she pursed her thin lips slightly. She looked a little uneasy, and her eyes dropped slightly. Zhang Wanyin knew it was useful, and a trace of ridicule flashed in her heart. Sure enough, she still had to use the name "Gongli".
She had long guessed that Yu Xijiao was difficult to deal with. The prince also said that Yu Xijiao was a soft person. She was bullied by the prince of Qi until she was like this. Of course, An and the eldest princess were helpless, and of course she was also weak.
The temperament is there.
A gentle temperament? Just Yu Xijiao? Zhang Wanyin, who had dealt with Yu Xijiao before, didn't think that Yu Xijiao would be such a person, so she had prepared this argument early.
She was not afraid of Yu Xijiao asking what the palace meant. Yu Xijiao had no place to ask, but she did not dare to really go against the palace's wishes.
She used her reputation in the palace to suppress Yu Xijiao.