Various types of banquets are often held among noble families in the capital, and as the end of the year approaches, there will be more and more such banquets.
Naturally, the Marquis of Wu'an was among those invited. However, because Mr. Yang lost her prime minister's appearance and Ms. Chen's temperament was a bit difficult to handle, the old lady considered it over and over again and found excuses to refuse them one by one.
And this was exactly what Xie Wu wanted.
After all, the position of Deputy General Zuo Yiwei is too eye-catching. If they can't take advantage of their father's position, they will inevitably use the female family members to target her and Chen.
Instead of doing this, it is better to hide in the Marquis Mansion and have some leisure time.
I just took the opportunity to take a closer look at how much "Aunt Jiang" weighed, who caused such a stir in the big house in her previous life.
Perhaps it was because Xie Wu had the opportunity to send someone to send plum bottles, so when Xie Wu went to the old lady to pay her respects, Jiang Yingxue would naturally talk to her, and even once made food for Xie Wu with her own hands.
Time passed like this little by little, and seeing that the New Year's Eve was coming, Xie Zheng and Xie Feng finally began to relax and go back to the house much earlier than before. The old lady was making preparations to set up a house in Ronghua Courtyard.
During the dinner, unexpectedly, Zhennan Palace suddenly sent someone to deliver a message.
The Prince of Zhennan and his concubine are stationed in the south all year round. There is only one serious master of the Palace of Zhennan in the capital, the prince. Although this prince occasionally holds banquets in the palace, the guests at the banquets are all young masters of similar age to him!
Why was the post sent to her this time? Was it sent to the wrong person?
As if he had read through the old lady's thoughts, the visitor smiled and explained, "Don't be surprised, old lady. The person who posted the message to you is our princess."
"Princess? The princess is back?" The old lady was even more surprised.
"Yes. The princess has returned to Beijing with the princess. She just arrived at the house yesterday. The princess said that she has not been back for a long time and has become familiar with all the ladies, so she thought of holding a banquet to meet you all.
Madam, let's talk about old times." The visitor said eloquently.
"Princess is interested." The old lady also laughed.
"Then I'll take my leave first." The visitor bowed and saluted again.
"Jade, send this aunt out." The old lady called Jade again and sent her out.
As soon as the man left, the old lady immediately opened the post and read it carefully. At the end, she sighed, "The princess is really back!"
"The Chinese New Year is about to come, how could the princess come back at this time?" Aunt Zhu said with a smile.
For some reason, the old lady suddenly felt that the gilded post in her hand felt a little hot.
She pursed her lips and put the post in her hand back on the table. She pondered for a while before she said, "Let someone go see if the boss and the second child are back? If they are back, ask them to come over immediately."
"Yes." Aunt Zhu agreed, and was about to send a little maid to deliver the message, but the old lady raised her hand to stop her.
"Pearl, you better go!" the old lady said.
"Yes." Pearl responded quickly, and then quickly exited the room.
The old lady let out a breath.
"Old madam, is there anything wrong with this post?" Grandma Zhu considered her words and asked tentatively.
The old lady raised her eyelids and said in a calm voice, "It's just a post, what's wrong with it?"
"Then you..." Grandma Zhu was about to ask more questions, but she saw the old lady suddenly glanced behind her.
There was someone sitting on the chair behind Grandma Zhu.
Jiang Yingxue.
Grandma Zhu reacted immediately.
"Auntie, since we are going to have a banquet in the flower hall tonight, let me go to the kitchen to see if the dishes are enough." Jiang Yingxue stood up and said to the old lady respectfully. The old lady nodded, "Go ahead and let the kitchen
Be careful."
"Yes." Jiang Yingxue blessed herself, and then led Ping'er to retreat out of the house.
After Jiang Yingxue went out, she did not go to the small kitchen of Ronghua Courtyard. However, she did not go back to her house. Instead, she turned a corner and headed towards the back garden.
There is a door in the back garden that leads directly to the garden. After exiting the garden, you turn a long corridor and you are very close to the Green Bamboo Courtyard.
So, the girl is going to find the older girl?
Also, looking at the entire Hou family, there is only one older girl who has a slight relationship with her girls.
But what does a girl do to find an older girl?
Xie Wu was obviously a little surprised by Jiang Yingxue's arrival.
Although Jiang Yingxue made snacks and came to thank her in person because of the Mei Ping incident, it was only once.
She is a very careful person.
Although she was dependent on others and desperately needed external help to gain a foothold in the Hou Mansion, she kept a corresponding distance from other people except carefully greeting the old lady every day.
However, this is also where her intelligence lies.
She was telling the old lady in a subtle way that she could only rely on the old lady in this Marquis Mansion, or even in the entire capital, so she could be held by the old lady.
It was precisely because of this that Xie Wu was surprised that she would suddenly come to the door today.
"Auntie, please sit down." Xie Wu smiled and motioned for the maid to serve tea.
After the maid served tea, Jiang Yingxue picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Then, from the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the account book on the table, "Sister Wu, are you looking at the account book? I came suddenly, am I disturbing you?
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Xie Wu curved her lips and smiled and said, "I can read the account book anytime. Is there something wrong with my aunt coming over suddenly?"
Jiang Yingxue smiled softly and said, "Nothing happened. It's just that someone suddenly handed over a post. I saw that my aunt seemed to have something to say to Aunt Zhu, so I withdrew."
Xie Wu smiled lightly at Jiang Yingxue, "So that's it!"
Jiang Yingxue glanced at Xie Wu, but saw that she still had that faint smile on her charming face, as if she didn't take what she just said to heart at all.
Jiang Yingxue frowned slightly, and when she was hesitating whether she should say anything more, a plain white hand suddenly stretched out towards her.
It's Xie Wu.
She added more tea to the tea cup for herself.
"Aunt, drink tea." Xie Wu nodded slightly towards Jiang Yingxue, with the iconic smile still on her lips.
Calm and calm, as if you don't care about anything, and as if you have everything under control.
Jiang Yingxue curved her lips and reached out to pick up the tea cup again.
After finishing the cup of tea, Jiang Yingxue excused herself to leave.
Xie Wu didn't keep her, she just smiled faintly at her, and then asked Miyue to send her out.
"Girl, what do you mean by this?" Ping'er couldn't wait to ask Jiang Yingxue in a low voice as soon as he came out.
She had already seen that the girl just wanted to tell the eldest girl that the post sent by the Zhennan Palace was unusual, but the eldest girl didn't know whether she didn't understand the meaning of the girl's words, or was not interested in the post.
The topic was easily diverted.
After listening to Ping'er's words, Jiang Yingxue frowned. She pondered for a long time, and finally just gritted her teeth and said softly to Ping'er, "It's my fault, I still underestimated her. This big girl from Wu'an Houfu is really...
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Jiang Yingxue didn't say anything else, but Ping'er still saw her fear of Xie Wu from her solemn expression.
"girl……"
"I'm fine." Seeing Ping'er's worried look, Jiang Yingxue quickly softened her expression. She reached out and patted her arm gently, saying softly, "Don't worry, we will only get better and better in the future."
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"Yes, I believe you, this slave." Ping'er nodded vigorously.
From Jinzhong to the capital, the girl took her through such a difficult journey. From now on, nothing will be able to hold the girl back!
The two of them walked towards Ronghuayuan as they spoke. As they were about to reach Ronghuayuan, several people suddenly walked over on the path in the garden, led by two tall and tall men.
Jiang Yingxue hurriedly stopped and stepped aside.
"Girl, it's the crown prince and the second master." Ping'er hurriedly approached Jiang Yingxue and said.
Every time the prince and the second master came to Ronghua Courtyard to pay their respects, the old lady deliberately asked Jiang Yingxue to avoid them. Therefore, Jiang Yingxue had never seen the two of them face to face, but she didn't have so many taboos because of her status as a maid.
, so, when she excused herself to go to the kitchen to get something, she saw the two of them from a distance.
However, needless to say, Jiang Yingxue also guessed the identities of the two people.
Except for the prince and the second master, there are no other people at this age who can walk around freely in the backyard of the Hou Mansion.
"Your Majesty, Second Master, this is my cousin." Pearl recognized Jiang Yingxue and hurriedly said to Xie Zheng and Xie Feng.
"Yingxue has met two cousins." Jiang Yingxue saluted the two of them.
Xie Zheng nodded slightly, his eyes briefly glanced at Jiang Yingxue, and then quickly moved away.
He has not forgotten that not long ago, his daughter asked him with a half-smile whether he would take a concubine? He had been worried for a while, and every time he went to say hello, he was afraid that his mother would mention it, but fortunately, his mother never mentioned it, but...
Since Wu said that, she must have heard some news, so no matter what the reason was, he decided to stay away from this cousin.
But Xie Feng obviously didn't have this awareness. Suddenly he bumped into such a delicate beauty with a soft and sweet voice. He couldn't help but glance at Jiang Yingxue.
"It turns out she's a cousin. I've long heard that my mother has a cousin who looks like a fairy. When I saw her today, it turned out to be true!" Xie Feng said with a smile.
Jiang Yingxue's face was so red that she almost bled. She lowered her head and said in a soft voice that was almost blown away by the wind, "Second cousin is joking."
"Second brother, mother is still waiting for us!" Xie Zheng frowned and looked at Xie Feng with some displeasure.
Realizing that he had overjoyed, Xie Feng quickly suppressed the smile on his face, "Don't blame me, cousin. I was just joking. If my cousin has any shortages in the house from now on, I will tell you..."
Xie Feng originally wanted to ask her to go find the Yang family, but after saying a word, he suddenly remembered that the middle minister in the mansion was no longer in charge of the Yang family. At that moment, his expression became a little unnatural.
"If my cousin has any shortages, just tell my mother. This is the first time that my mother has kept my cousin in the house with her. Come to think of it, my mother and my cousin are in love, so my cousin will have to stay for a while." Xie Feng added with a smile.
Jiang Yingxue blushed and lowered her head.
Xie Feng didn't care. After finishing his words, he nodded towards her and then followed Xie Zheng.
When the two of them gradually walked away, Jiang Yingxue slowly raised her head.
"Girl, I don't seem to have a very good look when I look at the prince just now. He looks like a person who is not easy to get close to. However, the second master is very approachable." Ping'er looked at Jiang Yingxue and whispered.
Jiang Yingxue frowned and did not answer Ping'er's words.
What's the use of getting closer to the second master? He's already married! So is the prince! She didn't come all the way from Jinzhong to the Marquis Mansion just to be a concubine, but her cousin's side still doesn't know for sure.
I don't know if my mother's affection is enough for my cousin to find a good marriage for her.
