Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 199
The carriage rolled forward, and there was no slight jolt in the large and comfortable carriage.Dan Xin boiled water and made tea on the carriage, as if she was meticulous in every move, and the wafting tea fragrance made people feel that the time was wanton and comfortable.

Cai Yan couldn't help looking forward to what kind of treatment and dignity she would be treated as Princess Qi in the future.

The movements of connecting the small tea bowls with black-glazed oil droplets all brought out a bit of reserve and arrogance.It seems that at this moment, she is no longer the little lady in the Xiangye's house, but the mistress of the godly and handsome prince's family.

"Tea, not bad." Cai Yan said slowly, her tone was imitating Shen Xiniang for some reason.

Dan Xin lowered her eyes and snickered, but Jin Xiang was clever, took the tea bowl with both hands, put it on the tea table, nudged Dan Xin lightly with her elbow, Dan Xin held back her laughter, nodded and said: "Thank you for your compliment!"

The carriage slowed down outside Nanshi.

"What shop does Miss Cai want to visit? Although Nanshi is newly built, this shop is well-equipped." Shen Xiniang said calmly.

"Well, did your lord make any arrangements?" Cai Yan asked with a frown.

"My lord's order, it's all up to my wife's will." Shen Xiniang answered it as a matter of course.

"Then let's go for a stroll." Cai Yan smiled when she heard this, with some sweetness overflowing from the corner of her mouth.

Dan Xin raised the curtains of the car, and seeing the bright and elegant store front, she called the guards of the palace to clear the place, surrounded the outside, and invited Cai Yan and the young ladies of the Cai family to come in and have a look.

"Ms. Cai, if you like it, just buy it." Shen Xinniang told Jin Xiang to follow.

"Madam Shen won't come down?" Cai Yan looked at her.

Mrs. Shen shook her head slowly, "The concubine is following, lest Mrs. Cai's sisters are not familiar with each other and will be cautious with each other."

Cai Yan nodded knowingly, she is the future mistress of the palace, and it is enough for Mrs. Shen to please herself alone.And what she said was right, with her following, the sisters must be curious and uneasy.

"Miss Shen is so considerate, I like it very much, I will definitely take care of you in the future!" Cai Yan smiled and was helped out of the carriage by the maid.

Dan Xin sat in the carriage with Shen Xinniang, and Shen Xiniang leaned into Bansi's pocket, flipping through the book in her hand lazily.

"Hmph, I really don't know what to do, why should my lady indulge her like this?" Dan Xin raised the curtain of the car, snorted, and said in a low voice.

Shen Xinniang turned a page of the book, "Is this not good?"

"Look at the smug expression on her face and the way she speaks, as if she is already the princess of the palace!" Dan Xin snorted, "I think she seems to be imitating the lady's expression!"

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes and did not speak. There was silence in the carriage for a while, only hearing the water boiled by Dan Xin bubbling, Shen Xinniang said slowly: "Isn't it because of her mentality that I want?"

"Yesterday alone, more than half a month's profit of the pawn shop was spent, and today's situation," Dan Xin pointed to the outside, "I don't know how much I will spend, although most of the income is now in Nanshi, but the money Does the lady not care about spending money on this meaningless person?"

"Why are you a meaningless person?" Shen Xinniang raised her eyes and looked at Dan Xin, "Then you are wrong, there is nothing in this world that can be achieved without paying a price, and it is really the most cost-effective to use so much money to achieve the goal buy and sell."

Danxin opened her mouth, but finally closed her mouth without asking anything. It is better not to ask about the lady's plan. Anyway, when she should know, she will always know. Even the prince doesn't rule over the lady, but she points fingers at her. ?Is the lady a worthless person?
Cai Yan can be said to have gained face in front of her sisters today.

This feeling of waving to let others buy things is really refreshing. Watching the little sisters come to him, he said cautiously, Jiuniang, I like this one, I like that one...

All she had to do was lift her chin slightly, "Buy!" That gesture was so chic!Anyway, with Mrs. Shen's maid following behind to pay the money, she doesn't have to worry about anything.

Seeing her sisters becoming more respectful and flattering to her, she was in an indescribably wonderful mood.

It's just that contrary to the beauty in her heart, the empress dowager's complexion is not so good at this time.

How can the cars of King Qi's Mansion not attract the attention of the people in the palace when they are driving in such a high-profile manner in the eastern and western cities, as well as the newly developed southern city?Especially the Empress Dowager, who was very concerned about the movements of Prince Qi's Mansion, heard the news immediately.

"Did King Qi not go to court for the past two days?" Yu Shi asked coldly.

"Returning to your mother, the prince goes to court on time every day, and handles the court affairs with the Palace of Qinzheng without any delay." The female official bowed and reported.

"Then what happened to the driver of Prince Qi's Mansion?" Mrs. Yu snorted coldly.

"Someone should pay attention," the female officer looked at the face of the eighteenth lady of the Yu family standing beside her, before replying in a low voice, "It was Mrs. Shen who used the car from the palace to invite Cai Jiuniang for a stroll in the city."

Yu Zhuoying's face turned pale, and she couldn't help clenching her hands by her side.

"What's Shen's idea? So eager to please that little girl of the Cai family?" Yu lowered her eyes to hide her displeasure.

"Empress Dowager," Yu Zhuoying said suddenly, "Before Prince Qi praised Cai Jiuniang for playing the piano well, Mrs. Shen was very polite to me. But...afterwards, I just went to please Cai Jiuniang!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yu raised her eyes to look at Yu Zhuoying, with an inexplicable look in her eyes.

"According to the inquiring news, although Mrs. Shen invited Cai Jiuniang, most of them were ordered by the prince." The female officer also bowed her head and answered.

"It's Zhuoying who is useless... I've let down the trust of the empress dowager, I'm afraid... King Qi has already taken a fancy to Cai Jiuniang..." Yu Zhuoying squatted down to admit her mistake, and raised her hand to touch the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Yu couldn't help but think of his heart-thumping smile in the Imperial Garden that day, and couldn't help but think of the shyness and blush on Cai Jiuniang's face when she looked sideways at that time.It turns out that men like the new and dislike the old. Seeing Cai Jiuniang who is like the morning dew, has he changed his mind so quickly?

She let go of her figure and dignity, and showed him her heart, but he dismissed it and said righteously that the person he liked was no longer there.He will never be tempted by her.Has he forgotten what he said so quickly?First Shen Xinniang, and now Cai Jiuniang?

Yu's long and pointed armor hung on the smooth surface of the table, creaking.

"Don't worry, Zhuo Ying, what's the use of Cai Jiuniang playing the piano well? I definitely won't let her be your stumbling block! The position of Princess Qi can only be yours!" Yu's tone was quite gnashing her teeth. .

Yu Zhuoying stood up, and then there was a bit of lightness in her lowered eyes, "Then, Miss Shen is so eager to please Cai Jiuniang, hasn't she already expressed the heart of the prince? If it is delayed..."

"Hmph, I'm his eldest sister-in-law, the current empress dowager. I'll point him to the princess to see if he dares to disobey me in the name of disrespect or filial piety!" Yu said with a sneer.

"Please come up, holy!" Yu Shi took a sip of her tea, adjusted her expression, and cleared her throat.

The palace servants hurriedly responded, bowed and retreated.

Not long after, the little emperor came and said, "Greetings to the empress."

"The emperor has grown taller again!" Yu Shi said with a chuckle, quite like a loving mother.

The little emperor smiled, "Yeah, I don't think I'm long, but I'm always small when I see new clothes."

Yu covered her mouth and chuckled, "The emperor has grown up."

The little emperor nodded and remained silent.

Yu's eyes fell on the little emperor, "The emperor grows up every year, and the queen mother grows up every year."

"How can the queen mother be old! The queen mother is still young!" The little emperor complimented politely.

Mrs. Yu shook her head, "The Ai family is old, but the Ai family has an emperor. Seeing the emperor grow up day by day, mature and stable day by day, the Ai family feels comforted. It's just that the king of Qi is approaching his birthday. , but now there is only the main wife, the Ai family is the eldest sister-in-law, the late emperor is gone, this only brother, if the Ai family does not do their best, I am afraid that I will let the late emperor's spirit in heaven."

Hearing the words, the little emperor stared at the empress dowager with round eyes, as if he didn't understand her words very well, and he didn't seem to know how to respond.

Mrs. Yu didn't care, she just smiled, "Earlier, King Qi wrote a letter to make a concubine, and was solicited by the Ai family. The Ai family wanted to fulfill the responsibility of the eldest sister-in-law and check it out for him."

The little emperor frowned when he heard the words, as if he didn't quite understand.

The female officer on the side nodded and said: "The empress dowager is really kind, if the former emperor is still here, he will definitely praise the empress."

These words seemed to remind the little emperor, the little emperor seemed to understand just now, nodded and said: "Oh, I have troubled my mother to worry about my uncle."

"Of course, they are all from my own family." Mrs. Yu smiled, "I saw the banquet in the imperial garden that day, and I saw the most noble ladies in Beijing. I'm not boasting, Zhuo Ying is absolutely unique. , no matter where it is placed, it is a top-notch person."

The slender Yu Zhuoying in the corner of the hall lowered her head shyly when she heard the words, her posture was graceful, like a lotus flower shy, with a special charm.

The little emperor let out an oh.

"King Qi just passed by the imperial garden that day, and he has seen it before." Yu said again.

The little emperor nodded, but didn't speak.

Mrs. Yu waited for a while, a little anxious, "King Qi has always cared for the emperor, so the emperor doesn't make plans for King Qi's lifelong affairs? How can his lifelong affairs be put aside just because he helps the emperor take care of state affairs?" Was it delayed?"

Hearing the words, the little emperor raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Yu, moved his mouth, said nothing, then lowered his head again.

Yu could not help but slightly frowned, "What worries does the emperor have?"

The little emperor moved the dragon's buttocks, as if sitting a little uncomfortable, "Uh, no, no."

"Then the emperor will propose a decree to bestow a marriage for King Qi?" Yu squinted, losing patience with such a half-grown child, and said bluntly.

(End of this chapter)