Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 241 For the sake of the overall situation

She thought so in her heart, but she didn't dare to speak directly due to etiquette, so she changed the subject and asked Zhao Xiwei with a smile: "Sister Wei, if there is a Cuju competition next time, you can join us too."

Zhao Xiwei took a sip of tea slowly, nodded and smiled at Qiao Yunqian, and said helplessly, "I can't even ride a horse, let alone Cuju."

Pei Zhenzhen immediately laughed and said, "What's the matter, I'll teach you!"

She was very enthusiastic, "It just so happened that I got a Dawan horse a little while ago. It has a docile and well-behaved temperament, which is most suitable for novices. If the princess is free, she can call me out at any time."

It would be nice to have someone teach you how to ride a horse.

If you learn it, it will be more convenient if you want to go out in the future.

Zhao Xiwei smiled calmly and said, "Okay, we'll learn how to ride a horse when the weather clears."

Pei Zhenzhen was very serious: "Okay, then we have a deal!"

After chatting with her, Zhao Xiwei didn't inquire about the marriage.

Pei Zhen really admired this from the bottom of her heart, and even felt that it didn't matter whether she entered the East Palace or not, but she had made up her friend as the Crown Princess.

She likes women who are calm, honest and brave.

And under the gentle and dignified shell of the princess, there are exactly these things she likes inside.

The three of them sat around and chatted, and before they knew it, the teacup on the table was empty. Zhao Xiwei glanced at it, took the teapot with his own hands, and poured tea for the three of them.

The sleeves were gently rolled up, and Pei Zhenzhen's eyes were immediately attracted.

On her snow-white wrist, she wore a pearl bracelet.The bracelets are crystal clear, shining with warm and bright brilliance, about the size of lotus seeds. As she pours tea, the bracelets slide gently on the skin, like light morning dew rolling on the petals. come and go.

Zhao Xiwei pushed the tea in front of Pei Zhenzhen, followed her gaze and landed on his wrist, and said with a casual smile: "His Royal Highness sent some pearls a few days ago, I don't see much use for them, so I just use silk thread to wear them." I wear a pair of bracelets to play with."

Take it with you to play...

Others may not know the goods, but Pei Zhenzhen, who is well-clothed and well-fed, can recognize them.

This pair of seemingly ordinary bracelets, the pearls on it are tributes from the East China Sea, and there are only dozens of them a year, except for princesses and princes, only the favored concubine Shu can have them.

She remembered that her grandfather Ping Yuanhou often talked about the scenery of the year, those titles and awards were not worth mentioning, only the ten pearls made the old man very excited.

Now the prince is so generous as soon as he makes a move, which shows how much he loves the princess.

For such a precious thing, the princess only casually wears it with silk thread and puts it on her wrist?

She only glanced at it, and suddenly, for no reason, there was a bit of amazement, a bit of envy, and a little bit of loss in her heart.

Zhao Xi raised his hand lightly, and was about to untie the bracelet: "If you really like it, then I'll give it to you, okay?"

However, Pei Zhenzhen seemed to be burned by the brilliance of the pearls, quickly moved his eyes away, and said with a smile: "Prince Princess has fair skin, wearing these pearls is the most beautiful, I am often exposed to the wind and sun, so I don't have to lose this pearl." brilliance."

As he said that, he also raised his wrist, showing off two golden red gold inlaid with precious stones: "Look, I look better in gold, and this was rewarded to me by His Majesty last year."

Zhao Xiwei looked at her softly, and retracted the finger on the bracelet.

Pei Zhen is really a smart woman.

However, she is also a very unyielding woman.

She rejected her gift because it was from Li Xuanye.

But at the same time, she wanted to show off her bracelet, just to express "I have what you have".

Zhao Xiwei was secretly helpless.

What women are most afraid of is this kind of refusal to admit defeat.

When a woman has the idea of ​​not admitting defeat to another woman, this obsession will force her to keep fighting.

Compete with yourself, compete with each other.

What a hassle.

Shaking his head, Zhao Xiwei put these thoughts behind him, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, the golden one is suitable for you." As he said, he ordered the maid behind him: "Jinxiu, go to the kitchen to see if the meal is ready, Tell them to make three more servings of almond and plum jam, and I want to entertain distinguished guests."

This is to leave a meal.

The three stood up hurriedly: "How embarrassing, we will go back in a while."

Zhao Xiwei had already jokingly said: "Since you called me sister, it is natural to do my sister's favor. It's just a meal. The East Palace is so big, I'm afraid that you will be poor."

Pei Zhenzhen looked at Zhao Xiwei, feeling more complicated in his heart.

It would be great if the two of them were sisters.

While thinking about it, he suddenly heard the voice of a maid from the corridor: "His Royal Highness."

Pei Zhenzhen's head jumped, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at the door.

The snow outside the door formed a dazzling white light.

He was wearing a robe with black background and gold patterns, and he came from the corridor with his hands behind his back.

The sky is like snow, and the golden patterns are like arrows, intertwined together, changing into a landscape of golden light and snow waves, which blurs everyone's sight.

She couldn't see his expression clearly, but felt a overwhelming pressure, which forced her to lower her head.

Zhao Xiwei hurriedly got up and went up to meet him. While taking off his cloak for him, he said softly, "Your Highness is back."

"Hmm." His voice returned to his usual indifference, causing Zhao Xiwei's finger on his neckline to pause.

She couldn't help looking up at him.

In the backlight, the line of his mandible appeared to be harder and straighter, his eyebrows and eyes were deeper and darker, his expression was as indifferent as snow, exuding the coercion that strangers should not get close to all over his body, which made her somehow seem to return to him in an instant. Arrived at the scene of the first meeting.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Xiwei felt his scalp go numb, but he still helped him untie the cloak with his fingers.

"Your Highness, the kitchen is about to transfer meals, do you want to—"

"No need." Before he finished speaking, he interrupted lightly: "The Crown Princess has a distinguished guest today, so I won't bother you."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at everyone in the room, and without waiting for Zhao Xiwei to answer, he strode out of the room.

Zhao Xiwei was taken aback for a moment.

Where is the problem?
Why is he upset?
Could it be because she entertained Pei Zhenzhen?
Then... isn't it already decided to marry the Pei family?Then she stayed Pei Zhenzhen to eat, isn't it just for the benefit and for the sake of the overall situation?
With this confusion in his head, Zhao Xiwei ate a meal like chewing wax.

The appearance of Li Xuanye seemed to bring a storm of ice and snow to the house, and when they thought of his cold face, they all felt chills on their backs.

Even though he was as lively as Cui Yurong, his voice was deliberately lowered a lot.

After the meal, a court lady came up to serve her to rinse her mouth. It was tea with sweet-scented osmanthus flower dew, which was sweet and refreshing in the mouth. She took a deep breath and couldn't help admiring: "The things from Sister Wei's place are better. Even the tea for gargling is fragrant and sweet, sister Wei, did you make it yourself?"

(End of this chapter)