Chapter 13
King Yu was looking over from across the room, his eyes deep and impenetrable.
King Qing was mingling with him on the side, saying something.
“The one peeling apples is the fourth girl of the Duke of England’s family, the one Father pointed out to you.”
Xian Yang hmmmed, and King Qing was sensitive: “You know? How do you know her?”
Xian Yang didn’t move, “Look at their seating positions, the one in the arms of the Duchess of State is her own daughter, the third girl of the Rong family. The one next to her must be Great General Rong’s widow and daughter, the Rong Family’s Sixth Girl. Then the one sitting alone on one side is naturally the Fourth Girl.”
“You have sharp eyes. Although her mother is lowly, she was raised at Consort Hui’s knee along with her sixth sister, and is the daughter of the Duke of England, with her father appointing her to be married, so you, ah, don’t mind her origin too much.”
Xian Yang was slightly surprised and looked at his second brother, “I didn’t mind ah.”
“Oh …… that’s even better.” King Qing touched his nose somewhat awkwardly and pretended that nothing happened.
Zhou Xian Yang looked at the scene of the Duke of England’s family from afar, the two wives of the Rong family loving their daughters beyond measure, and saw Rong Xiangmian sitting alone next to him, accompanying smiles and pretending to be happy, even sadness can only raise his eyes to look away, unwilling to show it to his face, his heart is not a good feeling.
He suddenly remembered what the third girl said that night in Yonghua Palace when she relieved him: I have a younger sister who watched her mother die when she was four years old and could do nothing about it. But she still tried very hard to live, because she knew that her mother’s greatest wish was for her child to grow up safely. You too must grow up safely and walk in front of your mother.
Zhou Xian Yang these days have been wondering, why so many years in the heart of gratitude is the third girl, but after the city temple, can not help but pay attention to the fourth girl, perhaps not only they have similar eyebrows, but also because the fourth girl is the one who is in the same sick with him, right.
Come to my side, I’ll protect you and let you live happily ever after.
Rong Xiang saw Yuhang’s gaze, did not dodge, frankly smiled at him, face in the daylight exceptionally bright. Yü Wang’s heart jumps, he didn’t expect her to be so bold, he doesn’t know what to do with his expression for a moment.
Seeing him like that, Rong Xiangmian suddenly laughed out loud. In the end is a young man in his early twenties, even though the sand field gallop, used to the weather, some things are still very tender. She pursed her lips and lowered her head to hide it.
The night the city temple went home, Rong Xiangmian realized that his face was smoked black. In the end, it is the nature of the love of beauty, chagrin to pound the bed. Today, since he wants to see, let him see clearly.
She cut the apple into small pieces, put it on a plate, and handed it to her mother and second aunt.
“Good girl, eat it yourself.” Second Auntie pierced a piece of apple with a bamboo stick and handed it to Aimi. In the mouth, it was sweet and sour.
Not long after, a palace maid from Fu Ning Palace came over to greet her, “Auntie Hui Fei has invited the fourth girl over to tell her about the ball.”
Xiangmian asked her mother’s permission and went ahead to greet the Empress.
Along the way, she passed by quite a few family members, and sporadically heard a few harsh words about her.
“A concubine daughter got lucky.”
“It’s good to be a side consort.”
“She’ll climb up the ladder and please the palace.”
“She just smiled at King Yu.”
“Just as shameless as her birth mother.”
In the front, she pretended not to hear anything because she didn’t care. By the last sentence, she couldn’t endure it.
She didn’t snap on the spot and went straight to greet Empress Zhang.
Empress Zhang had watched her grow up, and Rong Xiangmian had been respectful to her since then, so the Empress treated her with respect.
When King Li wanted Rong Xiangmian to be his side consort, Empress Zhang was disdainful and rebuked him for judging people by their appearance, and even if the child of a horse-taming woman was beautiful, it would be a shame to marry her back. Fortunately, the Emperor had other arrangements and gave Xiangmian to Yu’s son.
This was just right for her to use. The Empress laughed, “Xiangmian, your ball skills are known to this palace, don’t be lazy today.”
“My daughter is waiting for the colorful prize rewarded by Empress Dowager.” Rong Xiangmian knew that this was a fixed process every year.
The Empress said, “Yo, unusual things you still can’t see? This palace has indeed prepared a good lottery today, so you must come down at that time.”
Said, Sister Fang called beside the palace to lift the cover cloth, revealing the tray of red gold silk standing phoenix gold hairpin, phoenix mouth with a large pearl, glossy full.
Rong Xiang see smiled: ”Empress is really generous! This openwork phoenix craftsmanship not many craftsmen can do. And this pearl, magnificent colorful, excellent color. I think this year Hepu pearl production is good, Mrs. Dong today wearing two, also very large it.”
After saying this, the empress’s face immediately sank, Rong Xiangmian busily said, “My daughter said the wrong thing, my daughter was unintentional.”
Empress Zhang hummed, “It’s not that you said something wrong, it’s that some people have overstepped their bounds and gotten under this palace’s nose. You go.”
Rong Xiangmian lowered her body and blessed her, greeting Noble Consort Jia and Noble Consort Shu before finally reaching Consort Hui. Consort Hui immediately beckoned for her to sit beside her, “Come and taste the crispy cheese I made with my own hands.”
Rong Xiangmian nodded her head as she ate, “Uh-huh! It’s even better than the ones made in the small kitchen.” He also instructed Feiyun to pass the prepared items to Consort Hui’s maid, “Xiangmian made a set of bedclothes for the Empress, so that she can wear them when it gets hot, the material of the Western Region’s Ice Silkworm Silk is cool against her body.”
Concubine Hui is particularly happy, “I am telling them to hurry up and do it, thanks to you thinking of me all the time.”
At this time Sun Mingyue also came, Rong Xiangmian smiled as soon as he saw her, “Greetings to Your Highness, Princess Yun.”
“Greetings and you’re still sitting still, there are no rules!” Mingyue feigned anger and walked over to gently kick her. The two of them had always been close and loved to joke around, so everyone was not surprised. The two sat leaning against each other on a futon, as they did back then in the palace.
Concubine Hui whispered, “She hasn’t yet become Consort Yuhang, where did you get this Consort Yuhang from?”
The order of the eldest and youngest, the original marriage date between Xiangmian and the Fourth Highness was before the Fifth Highness and Mingyue. Speaking of this, Ming Yue’s face immediately collapsed: “I heard that Empress Dowager wants to give Yu Wang a new marriage?”
“Empress Dowager is speaking privately.” Hui Fei in the palace news than outsiders, the original empress dowager mentioned such a thing, but only in Ci Ning Palace only, who knows suddenly spread all over the palace full of the capital know, the more the battle is bigger and bigger.
Ming Yue muttered: “Why ah? Xiang see at first had to agree to the marriage, and now want to change their minds again!”
“His Majesty’s golden words, naturally will not change.” Concubine Hui said.
“But it can’t stop the Empress Dowager from marrying another one to His Fourth Highness, there is a difference between the first and the concubine ……,” Ming Yue was dissatisfied, but she also knew that there were many things that were not up to them to decide, “If Xiangmian became a side consort, Xian Yao would still have to come back from the Northern True Kingdom to kill and curse people? If Xiangmian becomes the side consort, Xianyao will still kill from the North Zhen Kingdom and come back to scold people. Moreover, in the future, when Xiangmian sees me, she will have to bow to me!”
Seeing her say such words in a serious manner, Concubine Hui and Rong Xiangmian glanced at each other in tacit understanding, and both couldn’t be bothered to speak softly, and laughed their asses off. Fortunately, the battle on that polo field was fierce at the moment, the whole field was clamoring with the drums, and no one else could be heard on the different seats at all.
“You guys see!” Ming Yue didn’t mind their jokes and stared at Yu Wang’s whereabouts, “Elder Princess Ji brought her granddaughter to Jin Wang’s place for a while, and then Imperial Uncle sent someone to call Yu Wang over. It’s only been half a day, and each one of them is like a horse light, today, Yuhang’s eyes must have been blurred, right?”
Rong Xiangmian did not squeak.
Ming Yue grunted: “Speaking of all the relatives of the rich and powerful family, decent it, do things can be not decent at all. At first, he was so disdainful of Yu Wang, but now he’s rushing forward, and he’s not ashamed of it!”
“Watch what you say!” Concubine Hui was already so anxious that she slapped her with her hand.
Seeing that Rong Xiangmian had absolutely no interest in joining the discussion, Mingyue wondered, “Aren’t you worried?”
Rong Xiangshi shook his head.
“Why? Are you willing to be a side consort? You’re the daughter of the Duke of England! Your Rong family is a founding father, full of merit and honor. The Duke of England was the pillar of the nation, helping His Majesty to ascend to the throne, and your second uncle protected the nation’s borders and was honored with the title of Super First Grade Protector General. Your brother is a scout, and your younger brother is a Longchamp general ……”
“Ouch, ouch, it’s a shame that this iron mouth of yours doesn’t go to tell a book!” Concubine Hui pinched Mingyue’s face, changing the shape of a girl like a flower.
Rong Xiangmian looked overjoyed. To them, Xiangmian naturally did not hide anything: “Originally I was a bit worried, but after seeing this scene today I am not worried anymore.”