royal girl

Chapter 168 Xia Yingbai's Means
The room was quiet, only the faint fragrance from the censer lingered, but it made people feel a little confused.

The affairs of the Xia family's second bedroom are family affairs in themselves, but the government of Xinguo and King Ning who are involved in housework are really unlucky.The regular wife can't give birth to a son, and the concubine's room gives birth to a son. No matter where the concubine's house is placed, the status of the concubine's room will rise with the tide.The only thing wrong was that Xia Mingzhe didn't restrain Aunt Gao, which made Aunt Gao a little too arrogant.What's more, for so many years, the emperor has supported Xia Mingzhe with all his strength, and it is obvious that he wants to fight with the government of Xinguo.The relationship between their brothers was good before, but as Xia Mingzhe's official career has been promoted, they have long since lost the closeness they used to have.Don't say that this matter is left in their house, even if it is left in someone else's house, it will almost become an enemy. How can he reach out to control Xia Yingbai's mother and daughter at this time?
In the final analysis, this matter was brought about by the emperor alone. Xia Yingbai didn't go to the emperor to ask for justice, but to find their bad luck. Isn't this f---ing persimmon picking softly?If this matter is left on someone else, Xin Guogong has a hundred ways to make the favorite concubine next to the emperor shut up and stop. If anyone hasn't done anything dirty, find out and throw her in the face, and the job is over!But Xia Yingbai's natal family is Xia's family, this is not looking for her own bad luck, there is really nowhere for the dog to bite the hedgehog!

Suffocated!
"This knot can't be untied, and things like this will continue to happen in the future." King Ning stood up, looked at Duke Xin and said, "Uncle, this incident with Peng Liang should also be a wake-up call for you and me."

"Well, she wants justice, so I'll give her justice. But who can guarantee that she won't embarrass us in the future?" Xin Guogong really can't trust Xia Yingbai, this niece has big ideas, And quite a vicious one.

"But if we don't take the initiative to take this step and let her vent her anger, we will be even more unable to get along with each other in the future." King Ning looked at Duke Xin, "let's let aunt go."

Lord Xin Guo had no choice but to ask his wife to go to the palace to find out.He also remembered that his daughter was also in the palace, if he knew about it, he would be unhappy, what kind of thing is this.

At this time, Xia Yingbai looked at the post in her hand and threw it aside. On her plain fingers, bright nails were painted, which made her look beautiful like jade.

"Eldest aunt is a distinguished guest, so why not be negligent, please invite someone in." Xia Yingbai stroked the broken hair on her sideburns, with a smile on her lips, she got up and went to the flower hall outside to meet the guests.Those who owe their mother and daughter will have to pay back sooner or later. It is really not easy to finally make the Duke bow his head.

Mrs. Xin Guogong sat in the hall and looked around quietly. Although Xia Yingbai was just a noble person, the hall for meeting guests was really not small.There are many concubines in the harem, and those who are not of high status have to squeeze a few people into one palace. Even a noble person like Xia Yingbai has to make a living under the nose of the empress.But she didn't know what method she used to live in this Zhiyuxuan. Although Zhiyuxuan is a side hall, she can't live in the main hall with Xia Yingbai's status, but the key lies in the main hall of Zhiyuxuan, Mingzi Palace. There is no regular concubine living here, that is, Xia Yingbai, a Zhiyuxuan, lives in the Mingzi Palace of Nuoda.

There are two concubines in the side hall of the palace where Xia Zhaoyi lives.

The floor is covered with camel-colored tangled lichens, and the gourd-shaped antique racks standing by the walls contain precious pieces of gold, stone and jade. There is a long case by the window. There is also a stack of rice paper.The censer with a golden unicorn on the window sill is burning cigarettes, and at first glance, this hall is where Xia Yingbai usually writes and draws. ,

Mrs. Xin Guogong felt a little uneasy, even she could feel the elegance in this room, not to mention the emperor, no wonder she was favored, she did have some means.

He sighed deeply, it was only because she didn't see that this was a formidable person before, but now the white Xia Zhaoyi was angry with her, and even Prince Ning and his family were in trouble.

Gradually there was the sound of footsteps, Mrs. Xin Guogong couldn't help but looked up, and couldn't help being startled.

I saw Xia Yingbai wearing a crimson wide-sleeved long dress sprinkled with gold and hibiscus flowers, with a jade belt around her waist, making her waist look more and more slender, and her fat-like skin is as white as the top of a snow-capped mountain .The towering flying fairy bun looks imposing, with only a simple set of jade hairpins in her hair, but just looking at the texture of the jade, she dare not be underestimated.As Xia Yingbai walked in step by step, Mrs. Xin Guogong only felt her chest thumping, she had never been so nervous.

They haven't seen each other since Xia Yingbai entered the palace, and they have almost carved her into a different person in a few years.

"The courtier's wife sees the nobleman and the master, and greets the nobleman." Mrs. Xin Guo bowed her knees full of sourness, and she was the lord after entering the palace. In the past, she was aloof, but now she is the one who bends over.

"You don't need to be polite, Auntie, please sit down." Xia Yingbai sat firmly on the main seat, said slowly with a smile, and glanced at the maid Qing Hua beside her.

Qing Hua immediately stepped forward to help Mrs. Xin Guogong and asked her to sit down, and said with a smile: "Madam is not an outsider, she is our master's own family, why should you be so polite, please sit down quickly." Qing Yu had already served the teacup, and respectfully placed it on the tea table by Mrs. Xin Guogong's hand, and bowed and stepped aside.

Mrs. Xin Guogong observed the words and expressions, and saw that the two courtiers around Xia Yingbai were well-founded and well-behaved. Even when they spoke, there was a bit of appropriateness in their ears, and the feeling in their hearts became more and more uncomfortable. .

Qinghua and Qingyu were the two palace servants who were assigned to Xia Yingbai's side after entering the palace. Of course, the two of them could stay in the end and become Xia Yingbai's confidantes. Naturally, there was something special about them.At this time, one of the two was guarding the door, the other was standing beside Xia Yingbai, with their hands hanging by their sides, their heads bowed in silence, and their postures were humble.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Auntie for several years. Is Auntie still in good health?" Xia Yingbai asked with concern. Before Mrs. Xin Guogong could answer, she sighed softly with a gloomy expression on her face, " My niece has been missing her family since she entered the palace, but her status is not enough and she can't call her family to meet her in the palace, and now I am very happy to see my aunt."

Mrs. Xin Guogong's face turned red. Hearing what Xia Yingbai said was sincere, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that she was vaguely accusing him of never caring about her.In the past few years, she also went to the palace to ask to see Xia Zhaoyi, but she never came to visit Xia Yingbai. Thinking about this, she really felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.

"My wife is also very concerned about the nobleman, but I don't dare to disturb you normally, please don't blame the nobleman." Even if Mrs. Xin Guogong was wronged, she had to say this. Today she has a mission, and she is also aggrieved , to bow to the person in the second room who is not her own.

Xia Yingbai smiled twice, took a sip of tea, and then said: "It's very hard for the eldest aunt to be in charge of the affairs of the family. Yingbai knows it. Don't dare to blame auntie. Auntie must not say that."

Regardless of whether these words are true or not, Mrs. Xin Guo finally breathed a sigh of relief.After entering the door, Xia Yingbai's attitude was very gentle, not at all like meeting an enemy.I can't help but have some doubts in my heart. Is it because King Ning and Duke Guo thought too much, coughed lightly when he thought of this, and then said slowly: "I have a few words that I want to say to the empress in private... "

Hearing Mrs. Xin Guogong's words, Xia Yingbai's lips flashed a touch of sarcasm very quickly, and she waved her hand to make the palace people around her retreat, and then said: "There are no outsiders here, and my aunt has something to say. That is, we are all a family, there is nothing we can’t say.”

Mrs. Xin Guogong felt less nervous when she heard the words, she thought for a while and said, "It's about the Peng family, I wonder if your lord has heard about it?"

"Peng's family?" Xia Yingbai raised her voice slightly, looked at Mrs. Xin Guogong and asked, "Which Peng's family? It seems that there is no concubine named Peng in the palace. Is there something different between this Peng's family and our Xia's family?" ?”

Mrs. Xin Guogong looked at Xia Yingbai in astonishment, and saw Xia Yingbai frowning slightly and thinking hard. Could it be that Xia Yingbai really didn't know about the Peng family?But... Thinking of what my man said, it seems that this is not right.Mrs. Xin Guogong thought for a while and said: "It's not the concubine in the palace, but the natal family of Concubine Peng in Prince Ning's mansion. I don't know if the nobleman has heard of it?"

When Xia Yingbai heard the words, she responded with a long voice, "Oh, so it's the Peng family. Of course I've heard of it. The emperor was angry for a long time that day. I don't know what I did wrong. Scared I didn’t fall asleep all night.” There was still a bit of resentment in saying this, and he looked up at Mrs. Xin Guogong and said: “This Peng family is simply lawless. I heard the emperor accidentally mentioned the lives of several boatmen. No more, many villages in the south are holding the pleadings and almost collapsed the yamen. Such officials carelessly ignore human life and are greedy. They are really not a good thing. I was almost reprimanded by the emperor for being troubled. We all hope that the emperor will never come here, so as not to suffer another disaster. Why did Auntie mention this Peng family? Could it be that our Xia family also suffered bad luck because of the Peng family?"

Seeing Xia Yingbai's angry and unbearable expression, his expression changed. It really didn't look like he was lying. It was not the way the Duke of Guo told King Ning at all. Could there be some misunderstanding here?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xin Guogong said cautiously: "The Peng family is a bit unlucky. In fact, this matter was harmed by someone. Some outside things are not clear to me as a woman. I just heard that Princess Ning said that Peng Chou The concubine begged to go to her, crying very hard, and said that the Peng family was wronged, and that Concubine Ning is kind-hearted, you know, so she entrusted the minister's wife to come in and ask."

Xia Yingbai looked at Mrs. Xin Guogong and said with some embarrassment: "I'm just a little nobleman, how can I know about such things, if my aunt wants to ask, she should ask Sister Zhaoyi, Sister Zhaoyi The higher the status, the more news. Moreover, Sister Zhaoyi has always been tolerant and kind, and the emperor often mentions her goodness to me, and often praises King Ning, and even his niece is proud of her face." Speaking of this After a slight pause, the voice was a bit obscure, "I have been in the palace for many years, and I have not conceived so far. I have always acted cautiously in the past, and I dare not even ask about important government affairs. The emperor hates the harem's interference in government affairs, and I have no children. How can I have the confidence to intervene in court affairs. If the emperor hadn't shown some pity for my family background, I'm afraid I would have sunk in this palace with the few people who entered the palace."

Mrs. Xin Guogong listened to Xia Yingbai's words, but knew in her heart that it was not true. If she really remembered the goodness of Xia's family, why would she not compete with Xia Zhaoyi again.However, she also knows the temper of her sister-in-law, but she dare not believe all of Xia Yingbai's words. As a family, you can rely on your family when things happen, don't you think?" Xia Zhaoyi is her sister-in-law, and Xia Guiren is her niece, and now hearing Xia Guiren calling Xia Zhaoyi her sister, she feels her scalp is about to explode. What is this called.

"Of course." Xia Yingbai chuckled lightly, "Those born from the same roots are of course closer than outsiders."

Mrs. Xin Guo knew Xia Yingbai's resentment towards Xia's family, but she couldn't hear Xia Yingbai's complaints towards Xia's family when they met in the palace this time. My mind is too deep, and I can't see through it now.Her heart sank, it seemed that it was impossible to find out anything about the Peng family's affairs from here, but she couldn't understand Xia Yingbai's attitude towards Xia's family, remembering her husband's entrustment before leaving, He had no choice but to speak again: "About Aunt Gao..."

"Aunt Gao?" Xia Yingbai cut off Madam Guo's words, sighed and said, "I don't want to hear about her, nor do I want to know about her. My aunt knows the grievances between our mother and daughter and her. After entering the palace, I think Aunt Gao will not dare to bully my mother, so it will be fine. After all, my mother has no children, and I have no biological brothers. In the future, my mother will live by looking at other people's eyes, as long as Aunt Gao is not too It's too much, I turn a blind eye and close one eye. Women without children are like meat on a chopping board, just like me now." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch his stomach, with a disappointed expression on his face, "Aunt, the emperor She favors me a lot, but why can't I get pregnant?"

Mrs. Xin Guogong: ...

What is rhythm?
The rhythm of reconciliation?
"The nobleman is still young, Princess Ning was married for a few years before she became pregnant, and the nobleman will definitely get what she wants." Mrs. Guo had no choice but to take out her daughter to comfort Xia Yingbai.

"Concubine Ning is pregnant? This is really a happy event." Xia Yingbai said with a smile, "Sister Zhaoyi will not have to worry about Concubine Ning's infertility. I have seen Princess Ning with red eyes several times. When I came out of the palace, Sister Zhaoyi was prejudiced against me and I was afraid of hurting Princess Ning, so I couldn’t come forward to comfort her, now that I am pregnant, I don’t have to cry anymore, after all, it’s a happy event and a good thing.”

The face of Mrs. Xin Guogong's wife turned dark immediately, and her complexion was faintly stiff. My daughter had never said this before.No wonder my daughter has been reluctant to go back to her mother's house in recent years, because she is afraid that she will find something?

"Yes, it's a good thing." Mrs. Xinguo replied absent-mindedly, but she was furious in her heart. She didn't want to be angry by marrying her daughter to King Ning.

"It's rare for my aunt to come here, so let's leave after eating." Xia Yingbai said with a smile, "Such a good thing really needs to be celebrated."

"Thank you, nobleman. It's just that the minister's wife dare not disturb the nobleman, not to mention there are things at home, so please forgive me." Mrs. Xinguo can't stay in the palace anymore, she has done everything she has to do, Xia Yingbai She could also see his attitude, so naturally she hurried out of the palace.

"That's it, then I won't keep my aunt." Xia Yingbai said with a smile.

After Mrs. Xin Guogong resigned, the smile on Xia Yingbai's face faded away. Xin Guogong thought she really had to rely on the Xia family, so that's why she was so crazy and wanted to negotiate terms with herself?Aunt Gao?Hehe, what kind of waves can Aunt Gao make now? Even Xia Shuhui married into the Anping Marquis Mansion, and she can calmly make things difficult for her. I think the two gentle, beautiful, virtuous aunts beside Song Jun will definitely be able to Comparing the arrogant and domineering Xia Shuhui to scum.When Aunt Gao's two sons discuss marriage, she will definitely give a big gift, so the two brothers are both born of concubine, and the family business of the second room is given to Xia Zhengxin, the eldest son of the concubine. Even if Xia Kaicheng doesn't have the heart to compare, she can Give him hope and let him fight, she wants Aunt Gao to watch her two sons fight to the death, and Xia Mingzhe to watch the Xia family's second bedroom survive in name only, this is what she wants.

How about having a son?She is going to make Xia Mingzhe's two precious sons fight to the death!

It's a pity that Duke Xin's government can't give it to her, and King Ning won't give it to her, so she has nothing to do with these two people.

If the three of them, mother and daughter, were alone and helpless back then, Mrs. Xin Guogong and Mrs. Xin Guogong could lend a helping hand, then now she is willing to come out to repay her, but unfortunately, no!
After seeing Mrs. Xin Guogong away, Xia Yingbai felt a little depressed. After so many years, grievances and grievances can no longer be expressed clearly in one or two sentences.The government of Xinguo really thought that as long as they gave him a smiling face, he would post it without remembering the past?That's too underestimating her, Xia Yingbai doesn't have such a light bone!

"The Emperor is here!"

When Eunuch Wan's voice sounded, Xia Yingbai hurriedly straightened her expression, got up and went to the door to greet him.

"The concubine welcomes the holy driver." Xia Yingbai squatted down steadily, and as she lowered her head, a piece of delicate snow-like skin between her neck was exposed, forming a beautiful arc.

"Get up." The emperor strode in, stretched out his hand to help Xia Yingbai up, and said with a smile: "I said a long time ago that there is no need to be so formal, and you never listened."

"The emperor has the ruler's guidelines, and the ministers have the ministers' guidelines. How can the ministers and concubines mess up the rules. I know that the emperor loves the ministers and concubines, but the country's etiquette and laws are more important than everything else. How can I ignore the ministers and concubines because of the ministers and concubines." Welcomed him in, helped him to sit down, made tea with his own hands, and then sat down opposite the emperor and said slowly.

"I know you are polite." The emperor was in a very good mood. He reached out to take a sip of the tea cup, looked at Xia Yingbai and asked casually, "Did Mrs. Xin Guo come to see you? Is there a chance to enter the palace?" It’s been a few years, I remember this seems to be the first time, right?”

The smile on Xia Yingbai's face faded away when she heard this, her dark eyes were covered by her long eyelashes, "They treat my concubines very well, and my concubines should remember them very well. There are still others Thinking about my concubine is a happy thing."

After hearing this, the emperor looked at Xia Yingbai with his head down and a smile on his lips, but the smile was more or less gloomy.Gently turned away his eyes, "If you miss your mother, you can let her come into the palace."

"The concubine thanked the emperor for his kindness, but the emperor set a precedent for the concubine and broke the rules. What would she think? The emperor treats the concubine well. The concubine knows that the concubine doesn't want to let the emperor be criticized because of herself. If this is the case, the concubine will really have trouble sleeping and eating." Xia Yingbai's hand holding the emperor's robe turned pale in a hurry, as if she was really afraid that he would order her mother to enter the palace in the next moment.

The emperor frowned, "I have long wanted to promote your position, but you refused."

"The concubine has done nothing to the emperor's heirs, and has failed to spread the branches and leaves for the emperor to spread the heirs. The emperor treats the concubines so well now, and the concubines are already panic. If the emperor wants to be promoted to the status of the concubines, the concubines should be I'm really... really sorry for the emperor's friendship." Xia Yingbai burst into tears, "The concubine does not seek high positions, does not seek power, but only hopes to be able to accompany the emperor with a meager body. No pregnancy, no pregnancy, It’s because the concubine’s blessings are poor, and if the concubine can always accompany the king because of this, the concubine would rather be childless all her life.”

"Nonsense, how can the person I care about be the one who is not blessed!" The emperor was angry, seeing Xia Yingbai's compromised appearance, he couldn't help but feel distressed, "Where did you hear this nonsense, scare yourself."

Xia Ying's face was covered with tears, she hugged the emperor's arm and leaned on his shoulder, she trembled slightly when she heard this, as if she was frightened by something, she shook her head after a long time, "Don't think too much, your majesty, the concubine is not scared Myself. I am originally a body of duckweed, if there is no mercy from the emperor, how would I be able to live in peace today."

The emperor looked at Xia Yingbai's pale and green face, and knew that she was not telling the truth, so he turned to look at Qing Hua, who was waiting beside him, and said angrily, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Qing Hua was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground with a "plop", "The emperor forgives the sin, the emperor forgives the sin. The nobleman does not let the slaves say, lest the emperor find out that he is angry, slaves... slaves..." Qing Hua kept kowtow on the ground, her forehead was swollen , it can be seen that the strength is so great, the voice is a little choked, and I am almost fainted from fright.

"I asked you to tell!" The emperor was really angry this time, looking at Qing Hua with reprimand.

"Your Majesty." Xia Yingbai shook his sleeve lightly, "The concubine is hungry, let's go eat something..."

"Don't talk." The emperor turned his head and glanced at Xia Yingbai, only to see Xia Yingbai swallowed the rest of his words, then turned his head and looked at Qinghua again.

Qing Hua was almost paralyzed by the emperor's eyes, and quickly said: "A few days ago, the nobleman met several masters and concubines in the imperial garden. A master said that since ancient times, the concubines who have been doted on all over the body have never died well. He said... that the nobleman will follow in Fang Jieyu's footsteps sooner or later. The master doesn't know who Fang Jieyu is. I can't sleep well for a few days, and I dare not even take a nap in the daytime these days. But when the emperor came, the nobleman had to pretend nothing happened, and didn't let the slaves tell the emperor, saying that there were too many mistakes, and the emperor was already very good to the nobleman. She is extremely favored, how can she add to the worries of the emperor because of her own body, the slaves dare not disobey, and ask the emperor to forgive their sins, the emperor forgives their sins."

The emperor's face changed drastically when he heard Fang Jieyu's words, and after hearing Qing Hua's words, he got up and left in a huff.

Xia Yingbai didn't even have time to send it off, looking at the emperor's back that was almost emitting black smoke, she smiled silently.

At this time, Qing Hua was already paralyzed on the ground, blood was pouring from her forehead, her face was pale as she stroked her heart, and she didn't dare to breathe.

Xia Yingbai looked at her, and said softly: "Go and apply the medicine. You can rest for the past two days and don't need to be on the job. I have worked hard for you today."

"It is the duty of a servant to share the master's worries, and I dare not take credit for it." Qing Hua remembered the emperor's anger just now, looked at the master with some worry, and whispered: "Master, the emperor... is it really okay for the emperor to be so angry?"

"We need to worry if the emperor is not angry, and we should be happy now." Xia Yingbai sighed long. Back then, Dong Huiyu helped their sisters when they were in distress, and she will come out to repay her in the near future.In the past few years in the palace, she has inquired several times, and she already knew that Fang Jieyu was a thorn in the emperor's heart, and no one dared to mention it, as if there had never been such a person in the palace.

Now some people compare her to Fang Jieyu, there is only so much she can do for Dong Huiyu, and the rest depends on Prince Jing's luck.

King Jing is well, and Dong Huiyu is well, so she is willing to pave the way for King Jing.

(End of this chapter)