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Chapter 114 The Princess Comes Again

When the day of the post came, Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu went to Wei Wangfu together.

Back then, Empress Wei and Princess Anle poisoned Zhongzong in a vain attempt to usurp the throne. Fortunately, today's sage discovered something different in time and led his people to blockade the palace. It is the father of the saints who ascends the throne.At that time, Wei Wangshang was just a little-known young gentleman in the royal family, and because of his good relationship with the saint, he also participated in this incident and contributed a lot.After Ruizong reigned for six years, he abdicated the throne to today's saint.When a sage ascends the throne as emperor, he rewards the courtiers who contributed to this matter, and King Wei is one of them.

It's just that the king of Wei didn't love power in his life, and he won a prince but refused to have real power. He just ate, drank and had fun in the palace all day long.The sage couldn't stand it anymore, so he handed over all the purchases in the palace and various yamen in Chang'an City to him.The king of Wei took orders, worked conscientiously, and never dared to slack off.

Prince Wei's son is even more cautious than King Wei, and he hardly goes out to socialize with people.I don't know how Cui Pu managed to become close friends with Prince Wei's son.

When Mu Jiaojiao asked about this, Cui Pu didn't answer, but said with an inscrutable expression: "This is a secret between us, we agreed not to tell anyone."

Don't tell me!Anyway, she was just asking casually.Friendship between men is nothing more than those situations, she will naturally know in the future.Mu Jiaojiao pouted.

Wei Wang's mansion is also on the east side of Chang'an City, but Wei Wang's family likes to be quiet, and Wei Wang doesn't need to go to the morning court every day, so now they all live in the Fanchuan villa at the foot of Nanshan.Speaking of the Fanchuan villa, after the sage killed the Wei family, he confiscated the property under the name of Wei, including a villa here in Fanchuan, which the sage gave to King Wei in turn.

After traveling for more than half an hour, the carriage finally passed through the city gate and arrived at the Weiwang Mansion in the outskirts of the city.

They arrive early.After Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu got off the car, they were welcomed to the backyard, where Prince Wei and his concubine were waiting for them.

The imperial concubine comes from the Yang family of Hongnong, who is also a descendant of a famous family. She was born with a good face and a graceful bearing.Such a woman stands out no matter where she stands.But now standing with Shizi, she was severely compared.

Because - Shizi was born so good-looking!

The eyebrows and eyes are soft and handsome, the facial features are like ink paintings, and the stature is tall and straight. Against the background of a suit of brocade clothes, it looks even more noble and unparalleled.He was actually two points more handsome than Qiu Shan, the son of Miracle Doctor Qiu whom Mu Jiaojiao had met before.

If such a man were placed in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he might end up being watched and killed like Wei Jie, right?

After the ceremony, the concubine Shi Zi came to Mu Jiaojiao's side: "I heard that Mrs. Cui's sixth young lady has unparalleled medical skills. She just showed up in Cui's mansion, but she fell in love with Liu Langjun at first sight and swore that she would not marry her in this life. We were all curious about it. What kind of woman can make him so emotional. When I saw you today, I realized that you are much more calm and elegant than I imagined. No wonder Mr. Cui Liulang loves you like a pearl, even if I see you, my son and I like you very much. Woolen cloth!"

These words fell into Cui Pu's ears, and made the veins on his forehead twitch unconsciously.

Mu Jiaojiao tried to hold back her smile. "Thank you for the praise, the concubine, I am ashamed to be a concubine. But the concubine of the famous family has a noble bearing, and I can't even catch up with her."

After the two complimented each other, Cui Pu finally went to the front with Wei Wang Shizi, while Mu Jiaojiao was led to the back garden by the Shizi Concubine.

"Auntie and uncle are not at the house today. Auntie has always been devout in worshiping Buddha. Today is the fifteenth day. She must go to the temple to offer incense. Uncle couldn't bear it at home, so he went with Auntie, saying We didn't stop us if we wanted to go to the mountains to enjoy the cool air. There are no elders here today, only us of the same generation, so don't be too nervous, just be normal." While walking, Shi Zifei said to Mu Jiaojiao.

But when she said it, she realized that she seemed to be worrying too much.Because Mu Jiaojiao followed her steadily, with a peaceful expression, there was no tension at all about the big scene, or fear of what was about to happen.

This appearance was far from what she had expected at the beginning.The imperial concubine thought to herself.

There is a huge lake in the back garden of the Weiwang Mansion, which is full of lotus flowers.In mid-July, lotus flowers are blooming all over the lake, and the pink and white ones are in full bloom, hidden among the green lotus leaves, which is too beautiful to behold.

There is a small island in the middle of the lake, and a two-story building was built on the island. They took a small boat and walked slowly among the lotus flowers in the lake. After finally reaching the island, Mu Jiaojiao discovered that the two-story building was all made of bamboo. , even the ladders up and down.All the way up to the second floor, you can smell the light bamboo fragrance mixed with the fragrance of lotus and lotus leaves, which is refreshing.

On the second floor, several low couches were neatly placed. There are no tree walls around the bamboo building, only a few huge bamboo curtains are hung.The concubine ordered the bamboo curtain to be put away, and the surrounding area of ​​the bamboo building immediately became transparent.Sitting here, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery on the lower lake, which is completely different from the feeling of being in the lake before.

But seeing such a beautiful scene, Mu Jiaojiao still didn't react too much, but the corners of his lips curled slightly, and he praised: "It's really exquisite, His Royal Highness Wei Wang is very elegant."

Seeing this, the Concubine Shi Zi's contempt dropped sharply, and she couldn't help being affectionate to her again.

The two were drinking tea and talking, and after a while, all the guests came one by one.

Wei Wangfu has always been alone in the court, and does not have much contact with other dignitaries.So there were not many people who came to the Lotus Appreciation Banquet today, except for a few concubines of the royal family who had some contact with the Wei Palace, the rest were all friends of the concubine's boudoir, and naturally they were also famous ladies.

When these people saw Mu Jiaojiao, they were taken aback for a moment, and then a perfunctory smile appeared on their faces.But seeing that the concubine Shi Zi did not neglect Mu Jiaojiao, and even took the initiative to talk to her, everyone knew that the concubine Shi Zi intended to promote Mu Jiaojiao, so they chatted with her without saying a word.Faced with such a situation, Mu Jiaojiao remained calm and composed. She ignored people who talked to her, and enjoyed flowers and tea when no one paid attention to her. Her contented appearance did not reveal the slightest bit of pettiness. Instead, she blended perfectly with the daughters of aristocratic families present. Together, this surprised those who wanted to see Mu Jiaojiao's jokes.

The concubine Shi Zi saw their reactions in her eyes, and she gradually let go of her suspended heart - she was entrusted by the prince today to introduce Mu Jiaojiao to these people, and she was still troubled in her heart.After all, Mu Jiaojiao's background was too humble, and when she got married, she took away half of the Mu family's wealth, and was jokingly said that she planned to use money to drop her status.She has already left such an impression in everyone's hearts, how can I make others accept her willingly?
It was just the son's entrustment, she dared not disobey, so she had no choice but to agree.But since posting to Mu Jiaojiao until today, she has had a headache for several days, and several strands of her hair have turned gray.I'm afraid that Mu Jiaojiao is really like the outside world said, he is an aloof and arrogant person who only understands medical skills and doesn't understand human emotions.In this way, even if I tried my best to recommend her, it would be useless if she didn't cooperate!

But she never thought that Mu Jiaojiao's indifference is indifference, but it is not considered to be ignorant of etiquette.At least from the beginning until now, she has dealt with everyone fairly well. Although it is not perfect, she is also polite, not abrupt or even flattering. The smell of self-respect made them move closer to her psychologically without knowing it.

If things continue to develop like this, then things will be easy to handle!As long as Mu Jiaojiao rewrites everyone's bad impression of her today, then she is expected to go further with them next time.Starting from here, she will gradually expand to other people, and soon, she will be able to stand up and meet people as the daughter-in-law of the Cui family!

Thinking of this, Shi Zifei was in a good mood, and raised her glass: "It's rare for everyone to gather here today to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Come, let me toast everyone!"

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses to greet each other.

After drinking a glass of wine, they were about to continue talking and laughing when they heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from downstairs.Soon, a servant woman ran in in a panic: "Shi Zifei, Princess Tang Chang is here, and now people have entered the door!"

When the big guys heard the words, they all showed puzzled expressions, only Shi Zifei's face changed slightly, and she quietly looked at Mu Jiaojiao.

Because Princess Tang Chang and Cui Pu met in a mid-level teahouse that day, and there were no people from the upper circle among the people watching the fun, and the people in the teahouse did not know Cui Pu, and Princess Tang Chang often went out to rob the handsome young man. , They were already used to it, so they didn't think too much about it.Later, Princess Tang Chang ordered people to give gifts to Cui's family, and Cui's family returned the gifts. These two things were carried out extremely secretly, and no outsiders knew about them.So now that Princess Tang Chang came to the door suddenly, everyone was taken aback. They didn't understand why this princess, who was not on the same page as them, suddenly thought of coming here to join them?

Mu Jiaojiao's face was peaceful, and he only sighed inwardly - sure enough, what should come has come.

Not long after, I saw another small boat shuttled between the lotus leaves.The magnificently dressed Princess Tang Chang walked up to the second floor, and before anyone arrived, hearty laughter came over: "26 Daughter-in-law, you have no conscience! You don't even remember to call me for the flower viewing feast! I I have no other hobbies in this life, I just love to look at flowers, didn't you already know this?"

The concubine Shi Zi quickly went up to meet her. "Princess, you are polite! Today we are just a few friends gathering together, and we dare not disturb the princess. I originally thought that I would invite the princess to come and watch the flowers after two days, but I didn't expect that the people below didn't report this in time. Passing the words to the princess made the princess come two days earlier. It is my fault, and I ask the princess to punish me!"

"Oh, it's all from my own family. Why are you being so polite? Don't call me a princess anymore, just call me cousin with Xiao 26." Princess Tang Chang said proudly, with a smile on her face, so that she was not enthusiastic.

Shi Zifei felt a chill down her back.

Others also got up to salute.Princess Tangchang waved her jade hand, and exclaimed in a hearty voice.

The concubine Shizi had no choice but to call out to her cousin with difficulty, and arranged Princess Tangchang to sit in her seat, and she was going to sit down.But Princess Tang Chang grabbed her immediately: "Didn't you say that today is a gathering of friends? Since we are all our own people, there is no need to talk about the rules, just sit wherever you want."

The concubine Shizi shook her head quickly: "How can I do that? Courtesy cannot be broken."

"Really? If etiquette is irreversible, why do I see an outsider here?" Princess Tang Chang spoke, her eyes finally turned to Mu Jiaojiao over there.

"Oh, she's not an outsider. She's—"

"I am the wife of Mr. Liulang, the old man of Cui Ge, and my maiden name is Mu." Mu Jiaojiao took up the words of the concubine.

The corner of Princess Tang Chang's lips curled up. "Oh, you are the little lady of the Mu family who cured the eldest son of the Cui family and exchanged this kindness for a marriage contract? You have a bit of courage!"

"Thank you, Princess, for the compliment, I am ashamed to be a courtier's wife." Mu Jiaojiao said in a low voice.

Faced with her showing weakness, Princess Tang Chang didn't intend to accept it as soon as it was good, but made an inch of it. "By the way, these days I have been hearing people say that you have excellent medical skills. If you cured this one today and that one tomorrow, you will almost become the benefactor of the entire Chang'an city! According to them, there is no such thing as a doctor in this world. It’s a disease that you can’t cure. Just right, I’ve been feeling sick for the past two days, so come and show me. If you’re good at it, I’ll reward you a lot! But if you’re not good at it…”

Her eyes turned cold, but the corners of her lips curled up even higher. "What to do, you know what to do, huh?"

(End of this chapter)