"So what?" Princess Pingkang slowly sat up and wiped her fingers with the silk silk handed over by the palace maid. Then she looked at Xia Houshu, "Then I will tell you that you are not used to the food in the palace.
I'd rather be hungry. If you really have a problem, it has nothing to do with me anyway."
"What's wrong with scolding you?" Xia Houshu was so angry that he spoke without hesitation, "Dugu Ti, if something happens to me here, my father will never let it go. You have to think clearly!"
"How dare you call me a princess by her first name!" Princess Pingkang stood up.
"Oh! It turns out that the name is not for calling, but for tabooing." Xia Houshu pretended to be surprised and smiled at her crazy look, "I'm really sorry, I only knew that this was a taboo for the deceased.
, I didn’t know that I treat Her Royal Highness the same way.”
"You..." Princess Pingkang became angry again. She stared at Xia Houshu but didn't know what to do. After a while, she said, "In short, this princess's name is not something that a lowly servant like you can call me!"
Xia Houshu suddenly felt that Princess Pingkang was not a bad person. She just liked to act a little bit because she was the emperor's sister and her status was more noble than other princesses in the palace. In terms of age, she was older than him.
She was almost a year younger, so there was really no need to get angry with her. Xia Houshu turned around and pointed at a little palace maid and said: "You, just you, go and get some delicious food for me right away!"
The little palace maid looked astonished and was immediately stopped by Princess Pingkang.
Princess Pingkang glared at Xiahou Shu and said, "This is my Yaoxueyuan, why do you give orders to the people in my palace?"
"Why?" Xia Houshu smiled and took out the imperial edict announcing her entry into the palace that day from his sleeve, and raised it to her, "Did you see it? Just based on this."
"You dare to threaten me?" Princess Pingkang said and turned to call the guards, "Come here! Drag this bastard down and beat her twenty times!"
"Wait a minute!" Xia Houshu raised the imperial edict in his hand with a fierce look in his eyes, "The emperor's edict is here, let me see who of you dares to touch me!"
Several guards hesitated for a moment, then resolutely stepped aside under the shouts of Princess Pingkang. Princess Pingkang was trembling with anger, but there was nothing she could do about Xia Houshu.
Xia Houshu curled his lips, looked at the little palace maid just now again, and ordered her to quickly get him something to eat.
The little palace maid was in a dilemma. She looked at her master, then at the imperial edict in Xia Houshu's hand, and went to get the food obediently.
Princess Pingkang was so angry that she stamped her feet and threatened to drive Xiahou Shu out of the palace.
Xia Houshu grabbed Princess Pingkang's fingers that kept pointing at her and threatened: "Princess, these ten fingers are as slender as suet, as white and smooth as suet, I can't help but be jealous. If they are accidentally broken,
, it’s a pity, don’t you think so, princess?”
"You, what do you want to do?" She withdrew her hand in horror and took a few steps back.
"I don't want to do anything." Xia Houshu found a seat and sat down, looked at her and said provocatively, "I originally thought you had the ability to ask His Majesty to drive me out of the palace, but now it seems that I have overestimated you, so I can only do it reluctantly.
I’m here to stay. Please take care of me, princess, in the future.”
"Don't worry about this, I will definitely take good care of you!" Princess Pingkang said through gritted teeth.
"Yes." Xia Houshu nodded, then stood up and took the food that the palace maid had just brought, and said, "By the way, this is your territory, so of course I can't do anything to you. But it's just dirty things like cutting off food.
This trick will really lower the status of the princess."
Just after walking a few steps, Xia Houshu remembered something again, so he stopped and continued, "Oh, and I advise the princess not to think about adding any extra ingredients to my food. It doesn't matter if I eat too much."
, but I can’t afford it if it damages the princess’s reputation.”
"Okay! From now on, I will treat you well." Princess Pingkang agreed without hesitation, "Xia Houshu, just slowly enjoy the consequences of offending me!"
"Always here for you!"
Xiahou Shu and Princess Pingkang were locked in an endless and boring battle.
Although the eldest princess Pingkang grew up in the palace, her methods of treating people were not very clever. She used all the tricks she could think of, but Xia Houshu always saw through them, which made her very angry. Gradually
He felt his interest slowly fade away.
Without Princess Pingkang's troubles, Xiahou Shu's life in the palace suddenly became dull and boring. However, she was originally here to accompany the princess to study, so naturally she had to show off and keep reading every day.
Princess Pingkang’s teacher’s surname was Chen, and everyone called him Mr. Chen.
Master Chen is a typical literary scholar, and he is also very old-fashioned. He always talks about it as soon as he speaks, shaking his head all day long. Princess Pingkang is very depressed about this. However, Master Chen is the tutor appointed by His Majesty, so she can only keep silent.
I endured it.
Xia Houshu had just arrived and didn’t understand Master Chen’s temperament. He discussed the ways of being a teacher with him in the first class, but was severely scolded by him. In fact, Xia Houshu had no ill intentions and just wanted to suggest that he should change his behavior.
Attitude, don't keep a straight face all day long, as if everyone owes him money. But unexpectedly, Master Chen thought that Xia Houshu didn't respect him, and his attitude towards her was very unkind.
Xia Houshu felt aggrieved and panicked, so he said: "Teachers teach people to teach and solve doubts. People are not born with knowledge, how can they be free from doubts? If you are confused and do not follow the teacher, you will be confused and you will not be able to understand it."
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Master Chen was stunned when he heard this. He sighed, "You can't teach a child," and then ignored Xia Houshu.
Princess Pingkang laughed at Xia Houshu for several days.
Xia Houshu didn't think so, because then she went to the lake and when she came back, she wrote a poem "River Willow" and presented it to Master Chen.
Master Chen admired her greatly after seeing her and thought she was a talent that could be made. From then on, he paid great attention to her.
Princess Pingkang was defeated again and suddenly stopped.
Fighting with the sky is endless fun; fighting with the earth is endless fun; fighting with people is endless fun. Without the challenge of Princess Pingkang, Xia Houshu found the days in this palace boring.
On this day, Princess Yao, the biological mother of the eldest princess Pingkang, the empress dowager of the dynasty, came to Yao Xueyuan.
Princess Pingkang heard that the Queen Mother was here, and turned to Xia Houshu with a meaningful smile.
Xia Houshu screamed secretly. She must have been so incompetent and was so angry with herself that she wanted to move her mother out. But she didn't know anything about Queen Mother Yao's temper. If she was overflowing with motherly love, she would be in trouble.
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Empress Dowager Yao entered the main hall surrounded by a group of palace people. Xia Houshu, Yao Xueyuan and other palace ladies and eunuchs all knelt outside the hall, lowering their heads as much as possible so as not to attract attention.
"Mother," Princess Pingkang happily greeted her and said coquettishly, "You have been taking care of the little prince these days, and you haven't come to see me for a long time. My son is tired of studying every day."
"Isn't the Ai family coming to see you now?" Queen Mother Yao took Princess Pingkang and sat down on the main couch before asking Xia Hou to get up. The mother and daughter continued to talk to each other happily.
Xia Houshu secretly looked at the senile Empress Dowager Yao who still had the charm of an old woman in front of her. Her slightly fat face still showed the grace of her youth, her high eyebrows went straight into her temples, and her pair of phoenix eyes were bright and vivid, all of which revealed her beauty.
shrewd.
Xia Houshu had read history books and found that the current Empress Dowager Yao was not the former emperor's original queen. The former emperor's original queen was the current Empress Dowager Yang of Jihe Palace. However, after Dugu Che ascended the throne, the Yao family naturally became the Empress Dowager Yao based on her mother's son.
But any woman in the palace who could sit in her position must have something special about her. But Xia Houshu couldn't guess what the Queen Mother Yao's excellence was.
Empress Dowager Yao also noticed Xia Houshu at this time and asked, "Are you the daughter of Xia Houyuan, Duke of Yue? What is your name?"
"My maid, Xia Houshu, would like to send my regards to the Queen Mother." Xia Houshu replied.
Queen Mother Yao nodded with a smile and said, "She is quite a pretty girl. The Ai family likes her very much."
It was rare that the Queen Mother had a good first impression of Xia Houshu, but Princess Pingkang seemed very unhappy that Queen Mother Yao praised Xia Houshu so much, and said quickly: "Mother, this Xia Houshu is not only good-looking, but also a very interesting person!
"After saying that, he gave Xia Houshu a proud look.
"Really? Princess rarely praises others like this." The Queen Mother looked at Xia Houshu inquiringly, "Xia Houshu, why don't you tell me what's interesting about you?"
Xia Houshu sighed secretly. I am afraid that only Empress Dowager Yao felt that Princess Pingkang was praising herself.
There is a saying that the connection between mother and daughter can break through metal. Xia Houshu had long expected that Princess Pingkang would use the hands of the Queen Mother to correct herself, so he was not in a hurry and just said: "Back to the Queen Mother, my daughter only knows how to
Tell a few jokes and the princess will laugh at you."
"Oh?" The Queen Mother looked surprised, "Then the Ai family should listen."
She looked like a loving ordinary woman.
Princess Pingkang was also stunned for a moment. She blinked and glanced at Xiahou Shu and the Queen Mother. She wondered if she had seen it wrong. Her mother would actually be kind to her?
Xia Houshu smiled softly and told a few folk jokes that were neither elegant nor vulgar in public, which only made everyone in the room laugh. Even Princess Pingkang, who originally wanted to punish Xia Houshu, fell forward with laughter.
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Smiling, the Queen Mother suddenly said seriously: "Your joke is not bad, but you came to the palace to study with the princess, so don't forget your duty. As for this joke, it is not a joke after all.
It’s fun to listen to it once in a while, but if you listen to it too much, I’m afraid it will cause trouble.”
Xia Houshu was startled. The speed of his face change was really unexpected.
"My daughter must remember the Queen Mother's teachings." Xia Houshu replied humbly.
People under the eaves have to bow their heads.
Xia Houshu refused to believe that the Empress Dowager Yao did not know about the affair between him and Princess Pingkang. He also understood that the reason why the Empress Dowager Yao did not punish her today was because of the face of the Duke of Yue. The words of the Empress Dowager Yao also warned her.
She is just the daughter of the Duke of Yue, so she cannot be compared with the princess of a country with golden branches and jade leaves.
We all have a mirror in our hearts and we all understand.
The Queen Mother sat for a while and then left, followed closely by a large number of palace ladies.
After they had gone far, Princess Pingkang looked at Xia Houshu meaningfully and said, "Xiahoushu, I didn't expect that you really had two tricks up your sleeve, and you actually coaxed my queen mother into spinning around."
How could someone as smart as the Queen Mother be fooled so easily?
"Princess, you are rewarded." Xia Houshu was really not in the mood to pay attention to her. She just hoped that she had not violated the interests of Queen Mother Yao and would not cause trouble for her in the future.
"But don't be too happy too early." Princess Pingkang suddenly said again, her smile became brighter, "As soon as my cousin takes action, you will definitely beg for mercy. You know, the women in this palace,
No one is her opponent."
The cousin she was talking about was, of course, Concubine Yao, the eldest daughter of the uncle of the imperial dynasty, who now assisted the Queen Mother in managing the harem.
Xia Houshu looked at Princess Pingkang and suddenly didn't know what to say.
The harem is a battlefield for women, but what the emperor hopes for is harmony in the harem. Princess Pingkang said such straightforward words, which not only broke the taboo, but was also very detrimental to her arrogant cousin. The most important thing is that the harem is a battlefield for women.
What is surprising is that Xia Houshu once offended Concubine Yao.