Early the next morning, Yun Zishu took a carriage to the Shangshu Mansion, with Leng Yue and Leng Shuang beside her, but the driver was Sicang.
Yun Zishu sat in the car and said: "The dignified Commander of the Shadow Pavilion personally drives the car for me. If any of the ministers in the court saw this, I'm afraid they would be scared to death."
Si Cang's voice was steady: "I just want everyone to know that Her Highness the Princess is protected by someone. Anyone who dares to harm Her Highness will be seeking death."
"His Highness is the first person to be able to drive a car in person with the commander in chief." Leng Yue said with a smile, "Not even the Queen Mother and the Emperor have this blessing."
Yun Zishu smiled: "Indeed."
Si Cang sat in front of the car and said nothing, but silently answered in his heart that it was a blessing for him to be able to drive the carriage for Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess.
The carriage quickly arrived outside the gate of An Shangshu Mansion.
Yun Zijiao personally brought her maid out to greet her. When she saw that the driver was Sicang, she was startled. Then her face changed. She suppressed her uneasiness and turned to look at Yun Zishu who was stepping out of the carriage, and said with a smile: "
Is Ninth Sister here?"
Yun Zishu hummed, and was keenly aware that something was wrong with Yun Zijiao's condition today. Compared to the day before yesterday in the palace, Yun Zijiao looked paler and more haggard today.
She was dressed conservatively and covered her neck tightly so that nothing could be seen, but her intuition told her that Yun Zijiao should have been beaten by An Huaishan again.
Yun Zishu had nothing to say about this. She looked away calmly and got off the carriage: "Since the fourth sister got married, this is the first time that I have entered the Shangshu Mansion."
"Yes, Ninth Sister has never been here before." Yun Zi smiled and nodded, glancing at Sicang beside him intentionally or unintentionally, "Ninth Sister, is this the Lord Commander of the Shadow Pavilion? Why is he here too?"
Yun Zishu said: "I have nothing to do, so I just came over to take a look."
Yun Zi gave a sweet cry and suppressed her uneasiness, "Then...should I have someone take Commander Si to the male guests?"
"random."
Yun Zijiao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered a boy to take Si Cang to the male guest: "The male guest will be entertained by your husband. You will never neglect Commander Si."
Yun Zishu didn't comment and followed Yun Zijiao all the way to the Shangshu Mansion.
The layout of An Shangshu's Mansion is not much different from that of other officials' mansions. The area is not as spacious and grand as the Princess's Mansion, but the environment is pretty good. Along the way, there are rockery bridges, corridors and flower terraces, and the care can be seen everywhere.
Yun Zishu could understand this. After all, Yun Zijiao was born in a royal family and had loved flowers and plants since she was a child. After marrying into the Shangshu Mansion, her life was not very satisfactory. If she didn't find something to do, she would be miserable every day.
Unbearable.
Yun Zishu said casually as she walked: "Fourth sister invited a lot of guests today?"
"Not much." Yun Zijiao smiled a little reluctantly, looking worried and her voice was low, "It's just that I haven't seen Jiumei for a long time, and I want to talk to Jiumei."
Yun Zishu glanced at her: "Fourth sister looks uncomfortable."
"Last night... I slept too late last night." Yun Zijiao forced a smile, "My mental state is not good."
Yun Zishu didn't say anything else, and the two of them quickly arrived at Haitang Garden. From a distance, they saw two noble ladies sitting in the pavilion, with two maids standing beside each other.
Sure enough, there weren't many people.
Both girls wore girlish buns. One of them wore a goose-yellow skirt and was about fourteen or fifteen years old. The other one, in a lake green gauze dress, must be one or two years older.
Walking into the pavilion, Yun Zijiao pointed to the girl in a goose-yellow skirt: "This is Huaishan's sister, Xin'er."
An Xiner stood up, looked Yun Zishu up and down, bowed her knees and saluted: "See Your Highness the Ninth Princess."
Yun Zijiao pointed to another girl: "This is Xiner's cousin, Lingling, the legitimate daughter of the Xiping Hou Mansion."
Pan Lingling glanced at Yun Zishu casually and stretched out her hand: "Please sit down."
Compared to An Xiner, the attitude of the legitimate daughter of the Pan family could be called arrogant, but Yun Zishu was not angry. She had no reason to be angry with such an insignificant little character who could be killed at any time.
Sitting down on the stone stool in front of the table, Yun Zishu turned her head and looked at the blooming crabapple flowers outside the pavilion. She had tea served by the maid in hand. She picked it up and put it to her lips to take a sip.
A strange smell that was so faint that it was difficult to detect penetrated her nose. Yun Zishu's eyes flickered and she put down the tea cup calmly.
"How is Jiumei doing these days?" Yun Zijiao sat down next to her, glanced at the tea cup intentionally or unintentionally, and said casually, "Actually, after the Qianqiu Banquet, I am quite worried about Jiumei."
"What are you worried about me for?"
Yun Zijiao frowned: "I'm afraid that the imperial concubine will embarrass the ninth sister."
"There's nothing to worry about." Yun Zishu's expression was very calm, and she didn't seem to take Concubine Wu seriously, "I feel comfortable staying in my own mansion. I have everything I want. I don't have to look at people's faces or worry.
Being made difficult by others.”
"But……"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has a majestic name and beautiful thoughts." Pan Lingling, who was wearing a lake green dress, said, "It's just that when you are under the eaves, you have to bow your head. The imperial concubine is now gaining power, and most of the court officials in the DPRK are also
I support His Highness the Crown Prince, if the Ninth Princess insists on going her own way and going against the Imperial Concubine, I’m afraid she won’t be able to live a stable life in the future.”
Yun Zishu said calmly: "Isn't it that we haven't reached that point yet? Who knows what it will be like in the future? There are many examples of people who are favored today and fall out of favor tomorrow. There are many cases in history where princes have been deposed.
When he becomes the emperor, he is just the prince."
"Why are the Ninth Princess so bold?" Pan Lingling's expression changed. He could hardly believe that she would say such words in an understatement, "How could you arrange the arrangement of the Imperial Concubine and His Highness the Prince?"
Yun Zishu glanced at her: "You can go to the palace and file a complaint now."
"you……"
"What are you doing?" Yun Zijiao hurriedly spoke to smooth things over, "Today I invited you to come over to enjoy the flowers and drink tea, and get to know each other by the way. Why did we start a fight as soon as we started talking?"
Yun Zishu said nothing.
Pan Lingling didn't speak again.
"The visitor is a guest. The ninth princess is my sister-in-law's sister, and my cousin is my sister. They are not outsiders, so there is no need to argue." An Xiner said with a smile, "Let's go for a walk in the garden, take a look at the beautiful scenery, and our mood will be better
a little better."
Yun Zijiao quickly agreed: "Yes, the crabapple flowers in the mansion are blooming well. Ninth sister, please come with me for a walk."
Yun Zishu stood up, and Pan Lingling also stood up silently, although her expression was calm. They walked out of the pavilion and looked along the corridor towards Haitang Garden.
At this time, in the corner of the Haitang Garden, a young man in azure robes stood behind the flower trees, using the cover of the dense trees to look at the group of four young women who were coming, with a stunning and coveted smile on his face.
She is indeed a beauty.
That day at the Qianqiu Banquet, I was astonished when I saw him from afar. I couldn't forget it for two days in a row. Today, when I saw him, I became even more enchanted.