Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 322

"It's almost Chinese New Year now." Shen Xinniang said suddenly.

Fang Yan was taken aback.

"Why don't you prepare some new year gifts and go to the minister's house?" Shen Xinniang said again.

Fang Yan understood and smiled, "Very good."

It is inconvenient to say this in court, eyes and ears are everywhere, of course it is in private, it is more convenient to discuss calmly.

It is a good excuse for the princess to join him in presenting last year's gifts to the ministers.

Shen Xinniang immediately asked people to prepare gifts. It is very inappropriate for the prince to entertain ministers at home wantonly. It is suspected of forming a party for personal gain, but if he occasionally prepares some rituals and walks a little during the New Year, it will not cause taboo.

What's more, the Holy Majesty is still young and needs to rely on King Qi everywhere.

When the carriage with the emblem of the noble phoenix hung on the palace of King Qi was parked in front of the gate of Cai Xiang's house.Shen Xinniang also sighed quietly.

Fang Yan looked at her sideways, and she smiled helplessly, "When I borrowed your carriage to invite the ninth wife of the Cai family to play together, I never thought that I would walk into the gate of Cai Xiang's house."

At the beginning, she was still a concubine of Prince Qi's mansion, but now she is already a dignified princess.Today is not what it used to be, and life is impermanent.

When Shen Xinniang and Fang Yan stepped out of the carriage, the high door of the Cai family was opened, and the elderly Cai Xiangye came out to greet him in person, and all the men of the Cai family bowed and waited outside the main door.Even the two big lions squatting at the door were polished and looked majestic.

Fang Yan and Shen Xinniang were respectfully welcomed into Cai's gate.

The girls of the Cai family greeted him outside the screen wall, Shen Xiniang nodded to Fang Yan, and entered the Chuihua Gate with the girls of the Cai family.Fang Yan and Cai Xiang went to the study in the outer courtyard.

The old lady of the Cai family was not there, and those who accompanied Shen Xiniang were women headed by Mrs. Cai, most of whom were her daughters-in-law.

Everyone invited Shen Xinniang to the upper seat, because someone sent a letter early in the morning, saying that King Qi and the princess were coming, and the people in Cai Xiang's mansion were in a hurry, sweeping the path to greet them.

After Shen Xinniang became the princess, she had met Mrs. Cai many times. At this time, Cai Jiuniang was not present, and there was no embarrassment with each other. Mrs. Cai spoke kindly.Shen Xinniang is not a picky and harsh person, and the guest and host chatted very happily.

"In winter, there is nothing exquisite in the mansion. Sitting in the hall seems boring. There is a plum garden in Xiang's mansion. Now the plum blossoms are blooming well. Would you like to have a look?" Difficult to get along with, he suggested with a smile.

Shen Xinniang nodded slightly, and the group went to the plum garden in a mighty way.

The young ladies of the Cai family have heard about King Qi for a long time, and they came to the mansion together with Princess Qi.But they were young, and Mrs. Cai was afraid that they would offend the concubine because they were ignorant, so she didn't allow them to accompany her.

The sisters gathered in Cai Jiuniang's yard after discussing how to suppress the excitement in their hearts.

"It's not that I haven't seen it before, so I won't go." Cai Jiuniang pulled her face and shook her head again and again.

"Didn't Jiu Niang say that she has a good relationship with Mrs. Shen? Why, the relationship is good when she is Mrs. Shen, but the relationship is not good when she is the princess?" A sister said bitterly.

Cai Jiuniang snorted.

"I'm afraid that sister Jiu was bragging about what she said before? In fact, she didn't make friends with her at all? That's why she didn't dare to take us to see the princess?" Eleven Niang stood behind her sister and said.

The sisters next to her also echoed.

Little ladies are good-faced, how can Cai Jiuniang bear the questioning of the sisters, "No, it's nothing if I go to see the princess, but why do you go to see her? Mother said, you don't understand the rules, and the princess is not Ordinary women, if you offend the concubine, you guys can't bear it and walk around!"

The sisters hissed.

Before Cai Jiuniang hummed proudly, Ba Niang said, "Ji Niang's words are also reasonable. We don't have to show our faces in front of the princess, but we just want to see the beauty of the princess. Why don't you take me with you?" Let's go and see, the sisters are hiding far away, Jiu Niang, how about you go up and say hello yourself?"

Cai Jiuniang was startled immediately, she used to be so arrogant in front of Mrs. Shen, but now she has become a princess, if she flaunts herself in front of others, she will be ashamed if they don't!She doesn't want to make a fool of herself!
"Why, are you scared?" The sisters immediately laughed at her.

"I'm not afraid!" Cai Jiuniang poked her neck, "I don't think it's good. I'm going to pay my respects alone and tell you to hide. It's not fair. Let's talk together in this warm boudoir. Good at embroidering! I don’t have to go to any plum garden! It’s so cold!”

"Ninth Sister has a guilty conscience, so don't force her to be her. It's clear that she can't do it. If you force her so hard, won't Nine Sister not be able to step down from the stage?" Eleven Niang said sharply.

When Cai Jiuniang heard this, she couldn't sit still, she stood up immediately, looked at Eleven Niang and said, "Why can't I get off the stage, can't I do it? I'm afraid you won't be able to see it if you want to, and you're jealous of me alone If you can come forward and say hello! If you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense!”

"I think what Eleven Niang said is right. You are so fierce, is it because Eleven Niang said that you are the center?" Ba Niang looked at Cai Jiuniang with a raised eyebrow, smiling.

"I didn't! Just go! Don't regret it!" Cai Jiuniang suddenly got up.

In fact, after saying this, she already regretted it.But there is no way, the sisters seem to have planned it. As soon as she got up, she was pushed out and couldn't stop.

Since those days, when I had a good time at home, my sisters were extremely jealous of her. They were jealous that she had endless spring grass, beautiful jewelry, the largest rouge shop in the capital, and Because of her big purchases that time, she was regarded as a big customer, and every few months, they would send their new lipstick or face powder to the house.

The sisters looked at her with red eyes in private, and she was the most proud of it, and even when she went out to the banquet with the sisters, she would always be the most dazzling one.But who would have thought that Princess Qi would suddenly visit today?
Those sisters who are jealous of her wish she would make a big fool of herself in front of Princess Qi!
"Okay, okay, don't push, if you go any further, you will be discovered!" Cai Jiuniang complained in a low voice, tightening the cloak on her shoulders.

The sisters behind her let go.

In the plum garden, the plum fragrance is unrestrained, and the bright yellow plum blossoms are all over the branches.

Cai Jiuniang muttered in a low voice: "What's so good about the plum garden in Xiangfu's mansion? There is also a plum garden in the palace, and the huge red plum garden in Xuanyu Temple in the south of the city is the most beautiful."

"Where are so many complaints coming from? We can come to the plum garden every day, and we didn't ask you to come to enjoy the plum blossoms!" Ba Niang lowered her voice and said mockingly, "Go, Princess Qi must be surrounded by everyone , don’t you dare again?”

"Ninth Sister, if you don't dare, if you don't, let's explain it here, and we won't force you." Eleven Niang immediately said from the side, "As long as you admit that you said that you had a good relationship with Princess Qi, it is all a lie. Sisters, it was you who blew it out, let's stop there!"

"I didn't lie to you! Eleven Niang, did you forget the lilac-colored spring grass I gave you? Could it have fallen from the sky?" Cai Jiuniang stared, "What's more, when we went to Nanshi together, Didn't you see me riding in Princess Qi's car?"

"Who knows how you begged so cheekily? Princess Qi didn't even show her face?" Eleven Niang whispered.

"You!" Cai Jiuniang blushed with anger.

"If you don't dare, don't go, just be soft and bow your head?" The sister next to him persuaded.

If it was so easy to bow down in this world, there would be fewer disputes and conflicts.

Cai Jiuniang stared at her eyes, and steam was coming out of her mouth and nose, how could she seem to be submissive?
"You little heartless one! I don't give you that piece of fabric, so please return it to me!" Cai Jiuniang stepped forward and grabbed Eleven Niang's skirt.

Eleven Niang stretched out her hand and pushed her, "You must not be able to buy it anymore, so you want to take it back from me! Is there a reason to ask for something back? No shame, no shame!"

"Jiuniang, you are an older sister, how can you bully my younger sister!" Ba Niang held Cai Jiuniang's hand and helped Eleven Niang.

A group of sisters were persuading and pulling, and the movement became louder without knowing it.

A group of women admiring plum blossoms also heard the movement here, and turned their heads to look here.

Shen Xiniang has sharp eyes and ears, so she noticed it early in the morning, but the disturbance between them was not much, and it was still a family matter, so it would be bad for her to ignore it rashly.

Everyone frowned at this moment, and Mrs. Cai's expression changed even more in shock, she turned her face and told the maid beside her, "Didn't I tell them not to come in front of the princess, so as not to be rude? Why did you still make a fuss?" Is it? Invite them back soon!"

"I heard that collecting the snow water from these flowers and burying them in a blue and white urn to make tea in the coming year is the most elegant! I am arty, but I have collected some. If the princess does not dislike it, she can allow me to offer the snow water from the petals to you." For the concubine?" Mrs. Cai's eldest daughter-in-law was very winking, and hurried forward and said.

Shen Xinniang saw a group of young ladies in a stalemate, as if they were about to fight, a group of servants stepped forward, but they couldn't persuade them to leave.Madam Cai's complexion became more and more ugly, so she turned her face and asked Madam Cai, "I don't know if Jiu Niang is at the house today?"

Mrs. Cai was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect the princess to suddenly ask about Jiu Niang.

It was her daughter-in-law who responded quickly, "I'm here, why don't you hurry and invite Jiu Niangzi over!"

The maid hurriedly ran to a group of beating young ladies, "Stop, the princess wants to see the ninth lady!"

As soon as this remark came out, the little ladies who were tearing apart were all taken aback, stopped their hands one after another, and stared at Cai Jiuniang with wide eyes.

Cai Jiuniang was in a bit of a panic at this time, her bun was a little crooked, the golden hairpin on her head was about to fall off, and her clothes were even more wrinkled. She didn't look like a lady.

She raised her eyes to look not far away, and asked a little timidly: "Princess really wants to see me?"

The servant girl frowned and nodded repeatedly, "It's too late to clean up, my lady... let's go forward and say hello!"

The other sisters were jealous and envious at the same time, and a little bit unwilling in their hearts, they only hoped that she would make a fool of herself in front of the princess.It's better to be scolded again to make people refreshed!

(End of this chapter)