Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world, Xia Houshu also doesn't believe that two unrelated people can look so similar. The portrait of Yi Wu she bought at a high price is so similar to the woman in front of her, or rather
They were originally the same person.
As for what secret is hidden behind this, it may be the key to the cause of Yi Wu's death.
Xia Houshu was still immersed in shock and speculation, and did not notice that anyone was paying attention to him.
Yuwen Ke's lips were curved, and he was holding a glass of wine and shaking it gently. The amber liquid exuded a strong aroma of wine in the glass. He looked at Xia Houshu and suddenly said: "Brother Mo Xian, you are staring at Xiao Wang
The beautiful concubine has a burning gaze and is truly like a thief."
When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at Xia Houshu. Seeing her panic, they immediately showed a bad smile, as if she was so bold that she dared to covet the woman of Prince Ling. Even Huang Yi, who was leaning next to Yu Wenke,
The woman also pursed her lips and smiled softly, her eyes sparkling like a pool of spring water, charming and moving.
Xia Houshu's face darkened. She was very dissatisfied with Yu Wenke's teasing, but denying it made her appear guilty. Instead of being evasive and making people comment, it would be better to be more straightforward and bold. Moreover, her current identity is that of a young and ignorant young man.
, why care about face?
After making up his mind, Xia Houshu stood up gracefully, picked up the wine glass and walked up to the woman in yellow, and calmly looked around the woman in yellow.
This woman has a pink face and rosy cheeks, a slender figure, and is weak and boneless. The light yellow shirt wrapped around her is like a gust of wind, swaying with her every move. Such a beauty is a natural beauty, and a man
He is so crazy about her that he might even try to replace her.
While sighing with emotion, Xia Houshu said casually: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that a gentleman will not take away people's love. Although I am not talented, I don't have such a preference. It's just that I just met this beauty, which reminded me of an old friend.
So I just took a few more glances.”
After hearing this, Yao Jihui couldn't help laughing loudly and said: "The ladies in my house also like to hear such words of 'suspected old friends'. No matter what I say, they believe it, and they become more tender and affectionate when they get along with each other. Unexpectedly, Mo Xiandi
He has such awareness at such a young age, he will become a great person in the future! Hahaha..."
The others also laughed.
He was obviously talking about a very serious matter, but in the end it was regarded as a joke about a slut making fun of a good family. As expected, benevolence is in the eyes of the beholder, wisdom is in the eyes of the wise, and lust is in the eyes of the adulterer.
"I haven't finished speaking yet!" Xia Houshu glared at Yao Jihui, "I just thought they were somewhat similar in appearance before, but when I walked in and took a look, I felt that they were the same person, which was so abrupt."
"Really?" Yu Wenke looked surprised and slowly put down the wine glass in his hand. He also glanced at the woman in yellow beside him and asked, "I wonder who this beauty like me is similar to?"
The woman in yellow also looked confused.
Xia Houshu guessed that Yu Wenke would pretend to be stupid, so he said: "A few days ago, brother Xia Hou and I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to pay a visit. We once met a beauty in the mansion. She was really as beautiful as a fairy, graceful and charming.
Don’t forget. I heard from the servants in the Prime Minister’s Mansion that she is the Prime Minister’s concubine, and they all call her Mrs. Yi.”
As she spoke, she smiled, glanced at the woman in yellow intentionally or unintentionally, and then said word by word: "I see that the beauty of the crown prince is carved from the same mold!"
After hearing this, everyone began to recall whether they had ever seen the favored concubine in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Among them, there were those who knew the inside story, and they lowered their heads and muttered.
One person said: Yes, yes, my family opened a jewelry shop in the west of the city. Six months ago, I received an order from the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was said that Mrs. Ru in the house wanted to buy jewelry. The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect and came to the door with the sample in person.
, the person I saw was Mrs. Yi. When my shopkeeper came back, he would always praise Mrs. Yi for her beauty, like a flower shy of the moon, like a fish or a geese. At that time, I thought it was the shopkeeper who was trying to get into the Prime Minister's Palace by exaggerating Gao Zhi's appearance.
As for Ci, now that I saw this beautiful concubine next to the crown prince and listened to Mo Xiandi’s words, I felt that these words were true. She is really a beauty!
Another person said: I have also heard that Mrs. Yi is said to have come from Prince Gong's palace, and since she entered the palace, she has gone her own way, and even Princess Mingjia has not paid attention to her. Even Wang Yukun even talked to us in private
It was said that his "concubine" was so beautiful that she made him feel excited!
When it came to Wang Yukun coveting his father's concubines, everyone seemed to be interested, and more and more people joined the discussion. As they talked, everyone lamented that because of Mrs. Yi's existence, many noble families in Beijing had a few more.
The concubines were talented and beautiful, and each one of them believed in their talent, beauty, and confidence. They regarded disrespecting the mistress as a trend, so that the noble children were entangled in matters in the inner house.
When they were discussing, they would look at the woman in yellow from time to time, as if the woman in front of them was the person they were talking about, and the image would become more three-dimensional when they talked about it.
The woman in yellow looked a little unhappy.
But Yu Wenke just smiled softly, drank a glass of wine, and said calmly: "I thought my beauty's appearance was unparalleled in the world, but I didn't expect that she was also unconventional."
Yao Jihui, who had just heard the nonsense from his friend, immediately interjected: "Beauties come in pairs. This is a good thing. How can it be unconventional? If I can have such a beauty to serve me every day, this life will be enough. If you want me
Said, the prince is really lucky!"
The Shen brothers also agreed.
Seeing that Yu Wenke didn't have any strange reaction and was just drinking wine leisurely, Xia Houshu was not in a hurry. He smiled along with the people next to him and continued: "The Prime Minister's concubine looks very similar to this girl, and
They are both from Lingdu, so they are really sisters, right?"
After saying that, she deliberately looked at the woman in yellow and said in a more serious tone: "It looks like! It's so similar! If the Prime Minister saw this girl, I'm afraid he would admit his mistake."
After she said this, others became even more curious.
The concubine of Prince Ling looks similar to the concubine of Prime Minister Wang, but it turns out that these two people may actually be a pair of sisters, which is very exciting no matter how you hear it!
You know, Prime Minister Wang is of the same generation as Prince Ling! The two generations, like uncles and nephews, each adopted one of the sisters, and they don’t know what to call them when they meet in the future!
Should he continue to be regarded as uncle and nephew, or as brother-in-law?
Everyone looked like they were watching a good show.
Yu Wenke, however, had a calm look on his face, and after a while he said calmly: "Brother Mo Xian really likes to joke, but it's just that people are similar and things are the same. If I are lucky enough to meet the Mrs. Yi you mentioned in the future, I would like to
Take a good look and see if it's really what you said."
After Yu Wenke finished speaking, he continued to invite others to drink, trying to avoid the topic.
Xia Houshu deliberately brought up this topic, so he wouldn't get what he wanted.
"It is indeed a joke." Xia Houshu took his words and smiled very calmly. She paused and said: "It's a pity that God is jealous of beauty. The prime minister's favorite concubine died of a sudden illness more than a month ago. The prince
How can we meet him? Wouldn't it be a ghost encounter in broad daylight?"
Everyone just thought that Xia Houshu was telling a joke, so they smiled politely and changed their words to say that Yu Wenke now has an unrivaled number of supporters.
However, the woman in yellow, who had always maintained a dignified manner, finally couldn't hold on anymore after hearing "bumping ghosts", her face suddenly became extremely ugly, and her eyes when she looked at Xia Houshu became more angry.
Upon seeing this, Yu Wenke said calmly, "Bai Shao, go down."
The woman in yellow named Bai Shao then walked away bitterly.
Yu Wenke picked up the wine glass and still said to everyone present as if nothing had happened: "Women are petty and like to act petty. Don't be offended. Come on, let's continue drinking!"
This is not a small-minded thing, this is a critical point!
Xiahou sighed and cursed.
However, with her new discovery, she was no longer worried about the direction of this matter. And it was difficult for her to pursue the matter in front of so many people, so she drank with them like a normal person.
While everyone was complimenting each other, Xia Houshu glanced at Xia Houyi secretly and saw that he looked as usual and was discussing the newly served Hantanxiang with Yu Wenke and others.
This is not right! If he had normally seen himself provoking others like this, he should have stopped it long ago, right? Why has he been so calm and calm recently, or even looked on coldly?
A thought suddenly flashed through Xia Houshu's mind, and what Xia Houyi said to her last time was still vivid in her mind.
He said: "There are many royal relatives and nobles with whom he has deep friendship in the capital, and I am just one of them. In the eyes of outsiders, am I not also a person who is not enterprising? And you are wrong about this matter.
It wasn't Yu Wenke who came to approach me, it was me who took the initiative to approach him. According to your inference, doesn't it mean that my purpose is impure?"
He also said: "Shur, when something happens, don't just rely on your eyes, but also use your brain to think."
So Xia Houyi said that he intended to get close to Yu Wenke, which was actually true. He said that his purpose was impure, which was also true. This also explains why he had to bring himself to the paddock, and deliberately delayed the time before going out, causing everyone to be late.
of attention.
Perhaps Xia Houyi had other purposes in this matter, and bringing her to the paddock was just a way of doing it, but with his secret help, Xia Houshu knew that he would avoid many detours.
As expected of a brother, he still protects his family at critical moments.
Xia Houshu looked at Xia Houyi with more admiration and gratitude.
After the wine was almost drunk, Yuwen Ke took everyone to shoot arrows with great interest.
He recently got a new bow, which is made of fine tangerine wood. The bow is wrapped in gold and inlaid with twelve precious emeralds. It is extremely gorgeous under the sunlight. According to the tips of the people next to him,
This bow was a gift from the emperor, which shows how much the royal family attaches great importance to the Tomb Palace.
Yu Wenke didn't seem to care that this was a favor from the emperor. Instead, he handed the bow to Xiahou Yi generously and said cheerfully: "Brother Xiahou, I heard that your Xiahou family's son has always been good at riding and shooting. Ordinary children just start to learn to walk.
You are about to learn to ride a horse; before a person has a high bow, he has to learn archery. I think Brother Xiahou must be very skilled in riding and archery. Xiao Wang is also very interested in riding and archery on weekdays. Today is a rare opportunity. Let me give it a try.
How's the situation?"
"Why not?" Xia Houyi was not afraid of the stage. He took the bow and arrow, looked at it, and then pretended to open the bow. He couldn't help but praise, "Sure enough, the gift given by the emperor is different!"
After saying that, the two of them started gesticulating.
Xia Houshu was also curious about Yu Wenke's riding and shooting skills, so he followed the others to watch.
Xia Houyi and Yu Wenke took advantage of the drunkenness to stand up, nocked arrows, drew the bows, and aimed at the bull's-eye. They saw that the bows were being drawn more and more like a full moon, gaining momentum.
There was a breeze blowing, and the leaves in the red maple forest were swaying gently. The onlookers held their breath and stared, for fear of disturbing the two people on the scene.
Suddenly there was a "swish" sound, and two white-feathered arrows were shot out at the same time, hitting the bull's-eye one after another, winning a burst of applause from the others.
The two of them were in high spirits, and when they saw the result, they both burst out laughing, feeling quite sympathetic to each other.
Yu Wenke patted Xia Houyi on the shoulder and said boldly: "Brother Xia Hou, it is true that the father of a tiger has no son!"
"Your Majesty is not bad either." Xia Houyi said with a smile, "That's what you call hiding everything!"
Yu Wenke did not continue, so he smiled.
Seeing that they had made a good start, others followed suit and pretended to take bows and arrows to compete, and the paddock suddenly became lively.