Concubine's true colors

Chapter 155 Xiangping visits the door
The early morning of August is the most refreshing time of the day. Xiao Jinxuan, who usually reads in her room because the sun is too poisonous, also takes advantage of this time to go to the yard, water the flowers and weeds, and exercise her muscles.

Xiao Jinxuan lived in Meizhuang since she was a child, and she worked frequently, so she developed a good body. In her previous life, she was not as delicate as other women, and she rarely had headaches.

Now that she is a human being in two lifetimes, she pays more attention to exercising and has maintained this habit.

Just as she opened her arms, closed her eyes lightly, and breathed out, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells, and then Xiao Jinxuan was hugged tightly from behind.

Xiao Jinxuan was taken aback. Before she could turn around and see who was coming, Xiangping's voice, which she hadn't heard for a long time, rang in her ears.

"Jinxuan, what are you doing in this yard? You didn't even notice when I came in. I miss you after I return to the palace. Seeing how leisurely you live, you must have forgotten me."

Hearing Xiangping's chattering voice, Xiao Jinxuan smiled, and kindly took the other's hand around her waist, then leaned her head on Xiangping's body, and said with a slight smile:

"I really wanted to forget about you being a clever ghost, but now that you're not attached to me again, you came here early in the morning. What can I do for you?"

After staying in the mansion for three consecutive days, although Xiao Jinxuan liked to be quiet, it was hot in summer, and she would be bored if she stayed for a long time, so Xiao Jinxuan was also very happy to be able to come to accompany her in Xiangping.

At this time, Xiao Jinxuan pulled Xiangping's hand away, turned to look at him, but when she saw that Xiangping did not come by herself, there was another acquaintance standing beside her.

Immediately she apologized and saluted and said: "Isn't this Ms. Gu? I was hugged by the princess just now, and I was only playing around, but I didn't see the distinguished guest coming. Jinxuan was rude. I hope Sister Gu will not blame her."

Hearing this, standing beside Xiangping, Gu Qingge, who was wearing a light green mandarin duck skirt, smiled shyly, and said awkwardly:

"Miss Jinxuan, don't say that. After leaving the Golden Study that day, Qing Ge came here uninvited today. I hope I didn't cause trouble for my sister."

Gu Qingge's Xiaojia Biyu also speaks softly, plus she speaks decently, advances and retreats with restraint, although she only met once, Xiao Jinxuan's impression of her is very good.

Therefore, seeing Xiao Jinxuan smiling easy-goingly, she stepped forward and gently grabbed Lu Qingge's wrist.

"Xiangping blames you for talking about it. It's fine for you to come to my Lisanqiao Courtyard by yourself. Since you brought Miss Gu, why didn't you inform me in advance? Now I haven't prepared anything. I'm so rude in front of people."

Hearing this, Xiangping's big eyes immediately turned into crescent moons, and then he said indifferently:
"Jinxuan, please don't be polite. Sister Qingge is not an outsider. You may not know it. She and I are cousins. Sister Qingge's mother is the first wife of Master Gu, Minister of Rites, and Mrs. Gu is my wife. Mother and concubine are half-sisters, so Mrs. Gu is my aunt, and they are all from my own family, so let's not hold on to those clichés."

Xiao Jinxuan, who was still smiling at first, froze after hearing this, but she was always happy and angry, so she returned to normal in an instant, but her gaze quietly turned to Lu Qingge glanced at it.

Xiao Jinxuan's strange behavior was mainly because she finally remembered who this Miss Gu family was.

She remembered that when she first met Qian Yingluo in Yangzhou, the other party made things difficult for her because she hated her for talking to Zhou Xianyu.

At that time, Xiao Jinxuan remembered the two poor women who were revenged by Qian Yingluo in her previous life because of her admiration for Zhou Xianyu, and died tragically because of this.

One of them is the No. 1 prostitute in the capital, and the other is Gu Qingge, the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department!
Originally, this fact had been buried in the dust for too long, even though Xiao Jinxuan had met the Gu family brothers and sisters, she never thought of this matter.

It wasn't until Xiangping said that the other party and Concubine Liang were relatives that Xiao Jinxuan remembered that after the death of Gu Qingge in her previous life, in order to protect her beloved daughter, Hua Yang personally knelt in front of Concubine Liang to plead guilty, because this matter involved a princess and concubine, so In her mind, it left a deep impression, which made Xiao Jinxuan recognize Lu Qingge.

Thinking of Gu Qingge, in his previous life, he even paid the price of his life to express his love in his heart, Xiao Jinxuan sighed in his heart, and couldn't help secretly looking at him twice more.

But then, when she remembered that the person she admired was actually Zhou Xianyu, for some reason, Xiao Jinxuan felt extremely bored in her heart, and even her expression became lonely.

When she was thinking about something, Xiangping patted her lightly, and then said with a smile:

"Jinxuan, in fact, I am here today to invite you on behalf of my sister-in-law Wenqing to go to Prince Rui's mansion to listen to the opera and enjoy the flowers. I think it will be lively if there are so many people, so I also called Sister Qingge. Hurry up." Pack up, the carriage is waiting outside the door of the commander-in-chief, once you are dressed up, we will leave immediately."

When Xiao Jinxuan heard this, she was stunned. Of course, she still had an impression of Princess Rui, the Shen family, but the two of them did not have a deep friendship. The other party was very nice, so why did they invite her.

But before Xiao Jinxuan could think about it, the impatient princess Xiangping dragged her into the room, urging her non-stop.

Therefore, even the effort of half a stick of incense was not used, Xiao Jinxuan was already dressed, and then she was grabbed by Xiangping, and then trotted out of the mansion.

After a few quarters of an hour, Xiangping's imperial princess carriage stopped in front of Prince Rui's residence.

After getting off the carriage, Xiangping led Xiao Jinxuan and the two of them straight to the garden as if visiting his own mansion, and then saw that the stage, listening chairs, melons, fruits and tea were all ready.

Shen Wenqing was even standing in the garden, directing the servants to arrange the banquet.

As soon as he saw Shen Wenqing, Xiangping cheered and ran straight to the other party. It was obvious that the two had a good relationship and were very close.

After Shen Wenqing said a few words to Xiangping, she looked at Xiao Jinxuan softly, and then nodded kindly.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinxuan hurriedly walked a few steps, approached the front and back, and greeted this Princess Rui respectfully and decently.

But before her knees could be bent, Shen Wenqing smiled lightly and supported her.

"Miss Jinxuan, this is not the first time we have met. When you come to Prince Rui's Mansion, just treat it as your own home, and save all the etiquette, so as not to thank you, and it will look strange for nothing. separated"

Shen Wenqing was dignified and approachable, so Xiao Jinxuan was no longer pretentious. Immediately after thanking her, she omitted the etiquette and sat down on the chair in front of the stage.

And at this time, Shen Wenqing saw Gu Qingge's existence, and immediately frowned her brows, but she still smiled, and let Miss Gu sit on the chair.

Now that everyone is here, Shen Wenqing signaled that the show can start. After the actors on the stage appeared on the stage, she asked Xiangping, who was sitting on her right, in a low voice:

"You girl, didn't you tell you to invite Miss Jinxuan to come, why Qing Ge also called here."

Xiangping, who was drinking tea and eating snacks, heard this and said nonchalantly:

"Didn't my sister-in-law say that today my elder brother and Seventh Brother will come over to listen to the opera together after they leave court? My cousin has loved Seventh Brother for so many years. You know about this. I'm not out of kindness. Sister is looking for opportunities, maybe she has met Seventh Brother more times, and the two of them are still getting married, then I have done a good thing, right!"

After listening to Xiangping's self-satisfied words, Shen Wenqing shook her head with a wry smile, and immediately turned her head to glance at Xiao Jinxuan on the right.

"Xiangping, Xiangping, tell your sister-in-law to tell me what's good about you. You really did something stupid today. But forget it, Qing Ge has already come anyway, I hope nothing will happen soon."

There was a reason for Shen Wenqing's worry. After all, three days ago, she was going to bring snacks to Zhou Xianrui, but inadvertently found out Zhou Xianyu's feelings for Xiao Jinxuan.

Therefore, in order to help the seventh brother relieve the pain of lovesickness, and to create opportunities for these two people, she prepared today's drama banquet and invited Xiao Jinxuan.

But how could she have expected that Xiangping would actually bring Gu Qingge here. As for this seventeen-year-old cousin who has not yet married, in fact, the entire upper class of the capital's nobles knew that she was married because of her love for Yuwang. Forcibly dragged into the old girl's.

And Zhou Xianyu's temperament has always been unrestrained and unrestrained, doing his own way.Shen Wenqing was really worried that if the other party saw Xiao Jinxuan in a while and made some agitated actions, then Lu Qingge's heart might be seriously hurt.

Shen Wenqing has a gentle and kind nature, so she couldn't bear it, just when she was worrying alone, trying to find a way to send Gu Qingge away, Zhou Xianyu's voice came from the gate of the courtyard.

"Fifth brother, it seems that we came back too late after going to court. Fifth sister-in-law has already put on a show, so let's take our seats quickly. I'm exhausted after standing in the court hall for a long time. "

When Zhou Xianyu was speaking, his eyes were fixed on him all the time. Looking at the purple back on the chair in front of the stage, his eyes never moved away.

And hearing the familiar voice behind her, Xiao Jinxuan's expression remained unchanged and she did not turn her head.

But if someone touches her at this time, you will find that her whole body is very stiff now, and her pair of bare hands are tightly held together. It is obvious that Xiao Jinxuan is also very nervous.

Zhou Xianyu and Xiao Jinxuan both cared about each other in their hearts, but because of their own concerns, they couldn't show it.

And compared to the complicated emotional entanglement between the two of them, there is actually another person who has the same degree of inner tension, and this person can't help but stand up when Zhou Xianyu enters the garden. Gu Qingge.

I saw this young lady of the Gu family, now blushing, looking at Zhou Xianyu obsessively with her eyes.

After staring blankly for a while, Lu Qingge bowed his head and smiled shyly, and then shyly took out a small and delicate purse from his cuff.

I saw that the purse was made of moon-white cloud brocade, with several golden orchids embroidered on it, and two small suet jade beads hanging at the end.

Holding the purse in her hand, Gu Qingge felt her face was burning like fire, and her whole body was dizzy, but she still took a deep breath, summoned up her courage and walked over to Zhou Xianyu.

After standing face to face with the person she admired, Gu Qingge looked at Zhou Xianyu who was three steps away. She felt her heart was about to jump out, and her whole body was trembling slightly with excitement, but she still slowly moved her hands The wallet in the bag was handed to the other party's eyes.

Then Lu Qingge was embarrassed, and said in a soft voice like a mosquito: "Yu...Yu Wang...Your Highness, this is Qing Ge for you..."

Because of nervousness, Lu Qingge stuttered, but she hadn't finished a sentence when she was full of expectations.

After Zhou Xianyu glanced at her, he walked away from her directly, and then walked towards Xiao Jinxuan without looking at Gu Qingge for a moment.

(End of this chapter)