Chapter 66
“The slave girl has come to apologize to Your Highness. I didn’t mean to do it today. Originally, after the house was raided, there was nothing left to wear on the head, so the slave girl folded a branch of jasmine to wear, and didn’t want to intentionally call His Highness’s attention! If Your Highness doesn’t believe me, the slave girl will never enter the inner courtyard again, and will not appear in front of Your Highness.”
Rong Xiangxian saw: “get up, do not have to be scared like this. His Highness thinks you are blessed, you have to take it well.”
“The slave girl does not dare to ask for this blessing! Slave girl said to be loyal to the princess, how can I approach your highness?”
Rong Xiangmian frowned: “What nonsense! What His Highness thinks is what I think, and loyalty to me is loyalty to His Highness. Linlang, tomorrow you will bring some hairpins and jewelry to Zhenru.”
Meng Zhenru understood that this was a reward from Her Highness, and knew that she could only do as Her Highness and Her Highness wished, so she could only kowtow and thank her for her kindness.
As she leaves, she bumps into King Yu and is startled. Zhou Xian Yang gestures to keep quiet, and sidesteps to make way for her. Meng Zhenru seemed to be in disbelief and was stunned for a moment, immediately retreating.
The Liuyun Hall was suddenly quiet, with only the sound of running water remaining.
Rong Xiangmian was lost in thought for a while, thinking of many past events. Thinking of her last life, she was targeted by Princess Li everywhere, thinking of the scene when she was a child, clinging to her wife as the first mother, but was repeatedly rejected.
Now that she has become a concubine, she doesn’t want to treat other women harshly. To put it bluntly, they are all women in the back of the house who are just trying to make a living.
She sighed: “When I was a child, I always thought that Mrs. did not like me, because I was not her own. And strange big brother is not, but mother treats him very well, is it because she does not like girls?
Now I realize that there must be a lot of resentment in my mother’s heart. She had to be virtuous to see my father defy my grandfather’s objections and take my mother into the house, and my mother’s love is a hundred times better than other people’s couples. My mother is gone, and the lady’s resentment is still there.”
“The girl is kind and most understanding, and Zhenru is blessed.” Lin Lang said in relief.
Rong Xiangmian laughed lightly, “What else could we do? Who made the women of the state dynasty, all of them are virtuous in their virtues, even if they are not happy in their hearts, they still have to smile on their faces.”
“His Highness still loves the girl very much. That’s enough, be contented, the days will be better.”
“Yes, what else do I not know enough of?”
Rong Xiangmian let out a long sigh of relief, “Did you send someone to call His Highness? He didn’t have a good lunch, so don’t be sloppy with the evening meal.”
“Already sent someone to go.”
“Am I not here?” Zhou Xianyang slowly walked up, Rong Xiangmian realized that he might have heard what she had just said, so she hid her feelings and prepared the food as if nothing had happened.
Zhou Xian Yang sat down opposite her and said with a smile, “I just saw Meng Zhen Ru and said you rewarded her with jewelry.”
“Well, it’s the age of love of beauty, poor thing, can only pick flowers to wear.”
“Wangfei is truly the most virtuous woman in the country’s dynasty.”
“Your Highness is making fun of me. It’s only right to be nice to someone Your Highness likes.”
Zhou Xian Yang looked at her and asked tentatively, “Since the royal consort is so generous and virtuous, why don’t …… I beg her with you.”
Fei Yun Fei Xue’s face both changed, did not think that the newlyweds had not been married for long, Yu Wang actually a little Wangfei’s face are not concerned, can not wait to take a concubine?
Rong Xiangmian, however, still wore a decent smile, only the luster of his eyes dimmed as he answered, “That’s her good fortune, I’ll have someone go and tell her. Where does Your Highness want her to live? I will immediately have someone pack up a compound and send a few more maids to serve her.”
After Rong Xiangyang finished speaking, she ladled a bowl of soup for King Yu and offered it to him.
Seeing her like this, Zhou Xian Yang was amused and distressed. Getting up, he moved the stool to her side: “Look at how aggrieved you are.”
Rong Xiangyang saw a smile blossom and her eyes followed suit, “No ah.”
“Little liar.” Zhou Xian Yang smiled wryly, “Since Wangfei is so virtuous, then I’ll even ask Linlang and Feiyun Feixue to go with her.”
When those three maids heard this, they were shocked and knelt down.
Rong Xiangmian was surprised for a moment before realizing that King Yu was joking with her, and was so angry that she punched him in the chest.
This hand is not light or heavy, straight whacked Zhou Xian Yang gasped cold air, immediately grabbed her hand: “I didn’t die in the hands of the West Qin people, don’t let you murder your own husband.”
“Who let you tease and make fun of me?” Rong Xiangmian shook off his hand and twisted away, not bothering to look at him.
“I’m serious. You haven’t seen Xiao Bei, and those of my men from Yangzhou, most of them are bachelors.”
“?” Rong Xiangmian was greatly surprised, and those three maids immediately said in unison, “The slave girls will serve Your Highness for the rest of their lives, and will never leave Her Highness.”
Zhou Xian Yang explained to her, “There are so many flowery maids in the mansion, wouldn’t it be a shame to assign them to the wild countrymen outside or the mansion’s servants? Why don’t you go with my men? They can be the court on the list of generals, in the future, if there is good fortune, to build a career, open the government and build a house, your girl also followed as a lady.”
The three girls refused to do so.
Rong Xiangmian had long understood their hearts, when even married to Yangzhou, they were willing to follow. Her own life has been decided, some days ago had the intention to find a home for these girls.
Hearing King Yu say so, simply push the boat: “Are you willing to be slaves and maidservants for the rest of your lives, and give birth to children who are also slaves? I originally thought that when you find a good place, I will release your contract of sale, so that you can get rid of your slavery and become a commoner. But I didn’t know where you’d end up for a while. Now that your highness mentioned it, it’s a good idea.”
“What homecoming, all the men under the sky put together are not as good as a girl!” Feixue gambled as if she was angry.
Feiyun, on the other hand, cried, “Does the girl dislike us, and wants to let Meng Zhenru serve you as eloquently and skillfully as she does.”
Rong Xiangxian cried and laughed, “I didn’t mean that, doesn’t Your Highness also want to give her a marriage proposal?”
Seeing that his words had made the little girls cry, Zhou Xian Yang was very upset: “Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I’m forcing you to marry! I just beat up the man who married a woman forcibly a few days ago, so I’m not going to beat myself up today. I’m just trying to get a word in edgewise with your girl, so that she can keep an eye on people. In the future, even if you marry the royal guards, you can still work in the palace, so isn’t this the best of both worlds?”
It was only with these words that the maids closed their voices a little.
Rong Xiangmian told them to get up and said to Yu Wang, “Your Highness is thinking about them, I am very grateful. However, this matter cannot be rushed, it’s better to think about it in the long run, and it’s also necessary for each of them to be willing to do so.”
“That’s natural, take your time and see if there’s one you like.” Zhou Xian Yang took a sip of soup and quickly pinched the princess’ face, “Are you still giving me the cold shoulder?”
Zhou Xian Yang heard their master and servant talking just now, and it dawned on him that the princess was angry for no reason this afternoon because she thought that he had a crush on Meng Zhen Ru and was angry with him, so he couldn’t help but chuckle.
He couldn’t help but smile. He also wanted to hear how the princess would take up the royal family’s style and make things difficult for others. I didn’t expect to run into her that commiserating, forcing her to be generous and virtuous, but I really couldn’t bear it.
Rong Xiangyang was angry and wanted to laugh at this moment, opening his hand, “Your Highness knows that I am not virtuous, what do you want?”
Zhou Xian Yang’s smile faded and he looked at her seriously, “You don’t need to be virtuous. I have seen the most virtuous woman in the world, but underneath her generous appearance is a heartache. I don’t want you to suffer like that.”
Rong Xiangxian immediately thought of, back in the day, the Kunning Palace matron Yu.
Why should he use his own heartache to relieve her? Xiangmian looked at him, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Zhou Xian Yang, however, was not immersed in his emotions, and gave her a dish as usual: “Your Highness, you don’t have to wait for me to have your meals in the future, you can eat if you want to.”