Still in Mengpoju, but in the small courtyard at the back, Xie Songhua suddenly thought that... Xie Yuncang had not been to the inner courtyard for a long time.
"Now that it's getting cold, I can't continue to drink your herbal tea, but is there any other recipe?"
Xie Songhua did not expect Xie Yuncang to ask this. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "What effect does father want? You might as well tell me and I will go back and think about it."
Hearing this, Xie Yuncang raised his eyes from the desk and glanced at her, and then continued writing, "You are not humble."
Then he asked again: "You will enter the palace the day after tomorrow. What are you thinking?"
Xie Songhua's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the important point was coming. She bit her lower lip and said, "Father, I don't want to be a princess."
One sentence almost made Xie Yuncang's writing pen crooked, ruining a large character.
He simply threw away the pen, stood up straight with his hands behind his back, "You have such a strong tone."
However, Xie Songhua continued to work hard, "I know my own weight. With my qualifications, I really don't have the ability to be a princess. I'm afraid that if I fill it in for nothing, it will bring down the family."
In the past two days, she had a rough understanding of the current situation in the palace. If she was really selected, she would be completely involved in the drama of seizing the rightful son. There were thousands of possibilities, and survival was the first one!
Hearing her words, Xie Yuncang smiled, "You're not afraid of Feng Da's tongue flashing. Why do you want to be the daughter-in-law of the royal family? And you said you don't want to be. Doesn't it mean that the royal family will definitely like you?"
Xie Songhua nodded repeatedly, "Father is right, so since both parties are unhappy, can't we push it forward?"
"The palace has posted a post, how do you push it?" He unfolded a piece of paper again, raised his chin to the inkstone next to him, and "grinded the ink."
Xie Songhua immediately trotted over.
"This time the palace invites you sisters to the banquet. It was expected, but there are just some words that my father wants to warn you.
This royal wife is not that easy to be, her every move is watched, and every word and deed is involved in the relationship in the court. We, the Xie family, do not have the desire to follow the dragon and the phoenix, and we do not want you to have such thoughts."
Just when Xie Songhua was about to express her determination, Xie Yuncang glanced at her and said, "It's not just a day or two that our family's fate has been rumored outside. At the chrysanthemum banquet, you will act according to your own circumstances. The most important thing is, with the few
Prince, don’t get involved in anything. If anyone asks, just tell them it’s a rumor.”
After hearing Xie Yuncang's words, Xie Songhua was already half relieved. At least her family didn't have any intention of letting her become cannon fodder, so the pressure was instantly relieved a lot.
Who would have known that on the second day in the Shou'an Hall, Xie Shuhua asked bluntly in front of everyone, "Fourth sister, what did your father come to see you for yesterday? Is it about entering the palace tomorrow?"
Xie Songhua was stunned by her question. Could it be that Xie Yuncang didn't mention the same thing to Xie Shuhua?
As soon as she thought about it, she heard her own calm voice saying: "Father thinks I am a little ignorant for taking such an expensive gift from my aunt."
Xie Wenyuan laughed when he heard this, "This second brother is really true. Now he really treats me as a guest and even talks about money with me."
Everyone in the room was distracted by yesterday's jewelry incident. Xie Shuhua also laughed and joked, but her prying eyes fell on Xie Songhua from time to time.
When she asked that question, Xie Songhua was stunned for a moment, but it could not be hidden from her eyes.
So when no one else was around, she told Xie Sihua bluntly, "Seventh sister, you must help me when I enter the palace this time."
After the last fight between the two of them, Xie Sihua lost the previous kindness towards Xie Shuhua, and immediately mocked: "The third sister is the legitimate daughter of the elder, why do you need my help? What can I help you? My hairpins
Third sister doesn’t like women’s jewelry either, right?”
Xie Shuhua knew that she was referring to the purchase of jewelry yesterday, and immediately said: "We are a family of sisters, so what's the point of fussing over some jewelry? If my sister likes something, feel free to pick it out of my dowry box."
"Although my jewelry box is not as rich as the third sister's, it is still complete. However, it lacks a good head. The rubies that the fourth sister had yesterday were really beautiful!"
Xie Shuhua's pink face immediately turned red, but she was angry, "I can't help you with that, sister, it belongs to the fourth sister."
"Of course I know this, but I just want to buy a similar set, otherwise it will always be boring!" Xie Sihua sighed as he almost immediately answered her words.
Xie Shuhua looked at her beautiful face and wished she could go up and scratch it.
Even she doesn’t have that kind of reputation!
But in the end she suppressed her anger and tried her best to put on a smile, "My sister Qimei and I have been friends for so many years, so the lunch box is my gift to Qimei. I will have someone give it to Qimei in the evening."
Go to Qimei’s place with a hundred taels of silver, and Qimei can go and pick out something that suits your needs!”
Xie Sihua raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard this, but then chuckled, "The third sister is really wealthy. It's no wonder that Grandma Ying can teach her alone."
There's no such thing as co-writing, right?
Nine hundred taels of silver was not a small amount of money even to her.
Even though Ms. Qi always subsidized her, she was used to spending a lot of money. There might not be any in the box containing her private room, and she might have secretly used it as two pieces of jewelry that she didn't wear much.
Thinking of this, Xie Shuhua almost stopped tightening the Duanli habit on her face for many years, and unconsciously gritted her teeth, "Seventh sister should know the importance. If I can fly up the branch, I might be able to help you connect with seventh sister, right?"
"What kind of matchmaking?!" Xie Sihua's eyebrows immediately stood up, "Third sister, please be careful when speaking!"
"There are only two people here, Qimei and me, what should we be afraid of? Your Highness, King Chen, always avoids strangers, but if I can marry into the royal family, won't Qimei, as my younger sister, also be able to have contact with the royal family?"
Xie Sihua's pretty face turned red as she said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Ever since we met at the Lantern Festival, Seventh Sister has been extremely concerned about the news about King Chen. I can't hide this from my sister." She put her arm around Xie Sihua's shoulders, and it seemed that the two of them were getting closer again.
"You have your goals, and I have my plans. We should not interfere with each other, but should work together."
Xie Sihua's eyes scanned the face of the girl next to him several times before he said in a cold voice: "What do you want me to do for you?"
However, Xie Shuhua took her to the desk. After writing a few words, she threw it into the incense burner aside.
Xie Sihua's face was uncertain, and after a while he said in a loud voice: "Nine hundred taels of silver, not a penny less."
Tomorrow is the day to enter the palace. Xie Shuhua will not hope that something will go wrong at this time, and there is no way she will fall back on this debt.
Because the three girls are going to the palace tomorrow, the house is also a little busy.
Xie Songhua's banquet hall was unusually lively, with people from the Summer Palace and Shou'an Hall coming in and out today.
Xie Songhua looked at the pile of gorgeous and exquisite things on the table and felt a little funny.
Aunt Lan did not go back today, but stayed here to take care of her, "I'm afraid the girl has never used these things, otherwise, I will be a slave to take care of the girl to bathe?"
Xie Songhua immediately shivered, how embarrassing it was!
She waved her hands quickly, "It's okay, it's okay, don't you have to enter the palace tomorrow after lunch? It's still early, I... will study it by myself!"
After Aunt Lan retreated, Xie Songhua picked up a box of facial powder on the table and looked at it for a long time. He smiled sarcastically but hesitated in his hands.
