Si Cang was startled, and when he met her smiling eyes, he was momentarily absent-minded.
Yun Zishu turned around and walked to the brocade couch and sat down, and motioned for Sicang to sit down as well: "Has the prince been looking for you in the past two days?"
"The prince didn't look for him, but the consort Xu looked for me." When it came to business, Si Cang quickly returned to his usual calm and calm attitude, "Xiao Yuanting didn't care about Li Xuan and didn't seem to care about his life or death. Mrs. Xiao also
She was constantly running around, trying to rescue Li Xuan from the Shadow Pavilion earlier, so she found Princess Jinning."
Yun Zishu picked up the teacup: "You ignored it?"
"Ignore it." Sicang's voice was calm, "The relationship between Prince Consort Xu and Princess Jinning is not very good, so he just came to see me once as if to deal with it."
After saying that, her eyes fell on Yun Zishu's face again, "Princess Jinning also had a male favorite in the princess's mansion."
Yun Zishu's expression was slightly condensed, and she slowly raised her eyes to look at him, with some deep thought in her eyes: "I am different from Princess Jinning."
Si Cang snorted: "I know, I know."
Yun Zishu felt that he was a little weird today. Why did he always dwell on the topic of male favorites?
"Your Highness." The steward came over and reported, "The imperial concubine sent someone to deliver the order."
Order?
Yun Zishu said calmly: "Bring the person here."
"yes."
Not long after, a strong-bodied nun with an unkind expression came over. Seeing Yun Zishu and Sicang sitting together and talking, her expression froze slightly, and then she frowned and said in a particularly serious tone: "Your Highness, Ninth Princess, you
How can you be in the same room with your foreigner?"
Yun Zishu drank tea calmly, as if she didn't hear her words.
This person is Nanny Ruan, who is responsible for teaching the beautiful girls the rules in the palace. She has won the trust of Concubine Wu, and relying on Concubine Wu's influence, she has almost walked sideways in the palace in recent years.
Not to mention the beautiful lady who just entered the palace, even the concubines and several princesses in the harem were polite in front of her, and they were never arrogant or rude.
But Yun Zishu is not used to her shortcomings.
"Your Highness the Ninth Princess." Nanny Ruan's face looked a little unsightly. "What the old slave said, Your Highness the Princess did not hear?"
"Since you call yourself an old slave, why doesn't Nanny Ruan have any rules?" Leng Yue came over and looked at Nanny Ruan up and down, "If you don't know, you might think you are the master here and you are scolding some slave.
"
Nanny Ruan's eyes were sharp: "You are so presumptuous!"
Will Leng Yue be afraid of her?
"According to the rules, Aunt Ruan should kneel down to the princess first, kowtow respectfully, and then explain her purpose of coming and wait for the instructions from the princess." Leng Yue said in a cold tone, "If Aunt Ruan doesn't know the rules herself,
, how can I teach others the rules? I have every reason to report to the emperor that Aunt Ruan is a vicious slave who deceives the master. She relies on the favor of the noble concubine and ignores the princess. I wonder how Aunt Ruan thinks the emperor will deal with you? "
Aunt Ruan's face suddenly changed: "I came here on the order of the noble concubine."
Leng Yue said: "The imperial concubine is not as noble as the princess."
When Nanny Ruan heard this, she almost wanted to sneer. Is the true princess noble?
Where is the dignity?
Isn't she just a run-down princess who has lost her mother since she was a child and has no love from her father?
Dare you call yourself noble?
Is she worthy to be compared with the imperial concubine?
However, she did not dare to say these words. Everyone knew in their hearts that the identity of the princess was not worth taking seriously, but everyone also knew that there were some words that should not be said with their mouths.
Yun Zishu took a sip of tea and turned to look out the window in boredom, feeling a little impatient.
The routine in the palace is actually no different from the inner palace of an ordinary wealthy family. Whoever gets favored has the right to speak. Even if she is the head wife, as long as her mother-in-law does not like her husband and does not love her, she still has no status at home.
As for these slaves...it is their instinct to follow others and flatter others. Who should favor them and flatter whom? A master who has lost power is worse than a slave in their eyes. Do they expect them to be respectful?
Unless she is allowed to experience unforgettable fear, it will be a fantasy.
Seeing this, Nanny Ruan said coldly: "If the imperial concubine knew that the ninth princess was so arrogant and rude, I'm afraid she wouldn't be happy."
"What does it have to do with my princess whether she is happy or not?" Leng Yue was even more arrogant than her, "Her Royal Highness does not look at the face of the imperial concubine when she eats."
Nanny Ruan gritted her teeth in anger: "Don't you think it's rebellious to say that?"
"It's really treasonous."
"Then you -" Nanny Ruan opened her mouth to reprimand. Suddenly, something flew quickly in front of her eyes. Before she had time to react, the thing bounced into her mouth. She vomited and reached out to scratch her throat.
,"Well……"
"This is a poison designed to cure broken mouths." Sicang stood up and walked over step by step. His feet in black deerskin boots were steady and strong, just like his cold and intimidating aura. "Mother Ruan is used to bossing around in the palace.
He's so bold that even the princess doesn't take him seriously."
Nanny Ruan looked at him and backed away unconsciously, fear appearing in her eyes: "You..."
What did he feed her?
Sicang put his hands behind his hands and asked, "What message did the imperial concubine ask you to preach?"
Nanny Ruan swallowed her saliva and said, "The Imperial Concubine has asked the Ninth Princess to enter the palace in three days to attend the Qianqiu Banquet. She will take Mr. Xiao with her, and husband...husband and wife will go together."
"It's not just a matter of words. I have to be arrogant here and show off my power first." Leng Yue smiled mockingly, "You should be lucky that Leng Shuang is busy, otherwise I would give you a few words.
, let people know what the rules of the princess mansion are."
Nanny Ruan was furious, but she didn't dare to show up. Instead, she stared at Sicang uneasily: "You...what did you give me to eat?"
"A little black bug." Si Cang said in a cold tone, "It won't kill you, but it will have an attack period for three days every month. During the attack, the bug will bite the internal organs in your body, causing you unbearable pain.
Life is worse than death."
Nanny Ruan's face turned pale: "You...you..."
"Leng Yue has an antidote in her hand." A frightening cold light appeared in Si Cang's eyes, "You can decide for yourself what you should say and what you should not say after returning to the palace. Come to the princess mansion at the end of every month to collect your antidote.
The antidote will keep you alive, otherwise..."
After a slight pause, Si Cang said in an indifferent voice: "Mother Ruan has a son at home who is preparing to take the exam. Why don't I order someone to bring him to meet you?"
Nanny Ruan's vision went dark, and she knelt down with a plop: "I know I was wrong, don't kill my son, he is innocent! I will not talk nonsense, and I will not dare to be disrespectful to the princess in the future, Your Highness Princess! Spare me.
, spare me this blind slave!"
"How good would it be to do this earlier?" Yun Zishu looked calm, "I have to find some trouble for myself."
Nanny Ruan kept kowtowing: "I know my mistake, please forgive me, Princess! Please spare my life, Princess!"
"I don't mean to embarrass you, go back." Yun Zishu looked a little tired, "Be smart, otherwise you will definitely regret being born in this world."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely not dare." Nanny Ruan nodded repeatedly, "Old slave, I will resign. I will resign now."
After getting up and staggering to the door, Nanny Ruan seemed to think of something again and turned around: "Then... will Her Royal Highness bring Mr. Xiao with her..."