Concubine's true colors

Chapter 158 The Royal King Who Caused Trouble (1)

On the top of the willows in the moonlight, the sky was getting dark, Xiao Jinxuan, who had just left after listening to the opera at Prince Rui's Mansion and having dinner there, now returned to her Lissian Qiao Courtyard, could not help showing a bit of fatigue.

Although in Prince Rui's residence, Shen Wenqing was easy-going and unassuming, and she was considerate to Xiao Jinxuan in everything.

However, with Zhou Xianyu by his side, he always teased her with a playful smile, and said a few words from time to time, making her embarrassed and annoyed, so after all the coping, Xiao Jinxuan only felt that she was very physically and mentally exhausted.

So when she came back, Xiao Jinxuan called Baishu, and asked the other party to prepare a medicinal bath for her to relieve her fatigue, and then she had an early rest.

But at this moment, Zhu Xin came to report that An Rong, the aunt in charge of the Da Furen's courtyard, asked to see her.

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan was naturally called Zhu Xin, and quickly invited the other party in. At the same time, she was wondering in her heart what the purpose of An Rong's visit was.

Now the Zhao family of the big house can be said to have monopolized the power of the commander-in-chief. The old lady has not recovered from her illness since Xiao Jinyu left, and she will feel dizzy and weak if she moves for a while, so she lies in the Taining courtyard all day long. , Even the greetings were waived, and I closed the door and recuperated alone.

So without the old lady's pressure, the Zhao family has the real power this time, so the status of Aunt An Rong in Shuxiangyuan has also risen sharply. up.

So when An Rong came in, Xiao Jinxuan politely asked him to sit down, and when the refreshments were served, she smiled and said:

"I'd like to trouble my aunt to come over in the evening. You can drink some jasmine tea first, and there is no rush to say anything later."

Politely thanking Xiao Jinxuan for her sympathy, An Rong picked up the tea and drank a couple of sips, then handed the food box in his hand to the table, and said with a smile on his face:
"Miss Jinxuan is visiting Prince Rui's mansion today. Coincidentally, my wife's elder brother who is far away in Jiannan has brought local specialties from thousands of miles away. Madam ordered the cook to make some fresh ones. Originally, she wanted to treat you We went there to eat together, but when you came back later, my wife would eat first, but the lady thought it was delicious, so she left a portion for the young lady. I didn't hear that you came back, so the servant hurriedly brought it to you gone."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan hurriedly asked Zhu Xin to send the food box to the small kitchen, then said with a smile:

"I miss Auntie Lao, but I still think about my niece for such a trivial matter. My aunt will definitely thank Auntie on my behalf when I go back. Jinxuan will also remember Auntie's kindness in my heart, and I will never forget to repay her kindness."

Xiao Jinxuan naturally wouldn't take the other party's face for such a gesture of favor from Mrs. Zhao. In fact, she knew in her heart that this eldest aunt now had real power and began to feel a little worried about her.

In her previous life, Mrs. Zhao was indeed very kind to Xiao Jinxuan. In the end, when she was married, she made decisions for her and bought a lot of dowry.

Xiao Jinxuan has never forgotten the kindness of the other party, so after returning to the commander-in-chief's mansion, she is willing to help Mrs. Zhao both openly and secretly.

But after reliving the first life, many things have already deviated from the track of her previous life. She is no longer the concubine lady who was bullied by the commander-in-chief, and Mrs. Zhao is not the eldest aunt who is always overwhelmed by Mrs. Qian and who is hard to turn over.

In the previous life, Mrs. Zhao was willing to help her, maybe it was because she felt pity for her, or maybe it was because they felt that they were in the same boat, and they lived in the commander's mansion. Besides, Mrs. Zhao was not in power at that time, so there was less calculation and more humanity.

But today's situation is quite different. Because of Zhao's words, Mrs. Qian was dismissed by the old lady and driven to the family temple, and it will be difficult to come back in this life.

And the old lady is now letting go of her illness, Zhao has taken all the rights into her own hands, and once this person has the power, he will start to worry about gains and losses while enjoying the rights, and become suspicious, and it is obvious that Zhao is now This situation.

While she was enjoying Xiao Jinxuan's help, she was also very afraid because of the other party's ability.

Therefore, during this period of time, she showed great care for Xiao Jinxuan, and no matter what good things she got, she would leave a portion for this niece.

After all, although Zhao Shi hadn't seen all of Xiao Jinxuan's methods, she hadn't seen a person who could end up well after going against the other party in the past six months since the other party came.

Even Xiao Jinyu, the jewel in the handsome mansion, is now ruined and driven to another garden, so Mrs. Zhao is very worried that Xiao Jinxuan will be dissatisfied with the status quo, and will turn her attention to her and take away all her rights.

Xiao Jinxuan is very clear about Zhao's worries, but the other party is completely thinking too much.

There was no enmity between her and this eldest aunt in the past and present, and the other party had been kind to her and ungrateful, Xiao Jinxuan thought she couldn't do it.

Therefore, in order to reassure the other party about Zhao's overtures, Xiao Jinxuan has always accepted everything according to the order. Because of this, the small warehouse of Lianqiaoyuan is almost half full, and her pocket has recently become It swelled up several times.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan's humble eyebrows and grateful expression, An Rong immediately felt satisfied with the other party's attitude.

Then she said again: "Miss Jinxuan, don't be so polite, my wife often says that if you leave your parents and come to the capital alone, then she will have to take care of you like your own daughter, and the eldest lady sent a letter the day before yesterday, saying that she will leave you soon." I'm going back from Zhejiang, and now the back house is a bit deserted, when the eldest lady comes back, you sisters can also be company."

The eldest lady in An Rong's mouth refers to Xiao Jinwen, the daughter of the Zhao family, because Zhao's father served as the governor of Zhejiang, and Xiao Jinwen went to visit this grandfather after the Chinese New Year. is coming back soon.

Xiao Jinxuan actually didn't have a deep impression of this lady in the hall. In her previous life, Xiao Jinwen lived in seclusion, and rarely got together with Xiao Jinyu and other sisters. Poetry, but I really answered that sentence, I have a bookish self-sufficiency in my belly.

Then they chatted for a while, Bai Zhu prepared the medicinal bath and came in, so An Rong got up, said goodbye and left.

After the bathing water was ready, Xiao Jinxuan told Bai Shu to go down and rest.

Since Xiao Jinxuan was not used to being served by others since she was a child, she was fine on weekdays, but she was not used to being served by others when she was taking a bath, so she always shunned others and bathed alone.

Coming to the screen behind the Yunsha Ruihe Green Bamboo Screen, Xiao Jinxuan took off her clothes and stepped into the mahogany bathtub. When the warm water with the scent of flowers flowed over her shoulders, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but groan comfortably, His eyes narrowed slightly in comfort.

Ordinary women like to put some rose petals in the water when they take a bath, but Xiao Jinxuan doesn't like the smell of roses, so what she always puts in are snow plum petals of various colors picked and stored in winter.

Reaching out to pick up a pink plum blossom from the water, Xiao Jinxuan fiddled with it twice, and then went to pick up the red petals. The water in the tub was splashed by her, but Xiao Jinxuan had a great time playing it.

From time to time, Xiao Jinxuan would pick up the bath spoon and pour some warm water on her body. Unknowingly, the nerves that had been tense all day slowly relaxed.

But at this moment, the window, which had been closed tightly because he wanted to take a bath, shook slightly a few times, and then a dagger with a cold light stuck in close to the edge, cutting the iron like mud. The wooden peg was neatly cut into two pieces, and then the window was opened from the outside.

Then, a black cloak embroidered with golden orchids was lifted up and passed into the room from the window, and then Zhou Xianyu's slender figure, just after a leap, quietly entered Xiao Jinxuan's room Inside.

I saw that Zhou Xianyu was still wearing a brocade black robe, and there was an unchanging evil smile on the corner of his mouth, but now in his right hand, there was a small sapphire wine jar, which can be used to drink the best sapphire. The wine in full bloom must be a rare wine just thinking about it.

And Zhou Xianyu stood firm once he entered the room, he raised the small wine jar, and then he raised his eyebrows before he was about to speak, when suddenly his always keen six sense senses caught the slight sound of water.

Today after Prince Rui's mansion and Xiao Jinxuan separated, although Zhou Xianyu clings to each other for a day, but after returning to the mansion alone, his heart feels very empty.

Recalling that when the two were talking, he joked that he wanted to find each other for a drink. Zhou Xianyu thought about it, and planned to use this excuse to see Xiao Jinxuan in the Forsythia Courtyard before leaving, so he dug out a pot with a light taste. , fine wine suitable for women, and then eagerly came to Xiao Jinxuan.

Because it was still early, it was not time to rest at all, and Xiao Jinxuan's room was still lit, so Zhou Xianyu didn't think too much, and came in without hesitation.

But as soon as the sound of water hit his ears, Zhou Xianyu's face turned red, because vaguely, he had already guessed what Xiao Jinxuan was doing now.

Hugging the raised wine jar back into his arms, Zhou Xianyu froze in place, not daring to move at all, for fear that Xiao Jinxuan, who was in the bath, would notice if he made a movement.

In fact, Zhou Xianyu simply thought too much. With his skill, even if he went in and out of Xiao Jinxuan's house a thousand or eight hundred times, it is estimated that the other party would not be able to find him.

But because he cared too much about Xiao Jinxuan, the kung fu that Zhou Xianyu was so proud of would not be able to perform at all, just stood there stupidly, as if punished, not even daring to move his fingers half point.

And just when he was at a loss, Xiao Jinxuan's hands slipped because they were soaked in water, and the bath spoon fell out of his hands and fell to the ground.

As soon as the solid wood bath spoon fell to the ground, there was a lot of movement. Out of instinct, Zhou Xianyu, who has always been very sensitive to the surrounding environment, subconsciously looked towards the screen.

But with just this one glance, his gaze was completely fixed, looking at the faintly visible figure of Miaoman behind the screen of clouds, he couldn't help rolling his throat twice, and swallowed hard.

There was a sluggish look on the handsome face that turned all sentient beings upside down, and Zhou Xianyu suddenly felt a little dry in his mouth.

Even though reason kept telling him that he should quickly turn his face away and stop peeping like this, but Zhou Xianyu, who has always been extremely self-disciplined, couldn't control himself so damn well.

Just when Zhou Xianyu was struggling intensely, Xiao Jinxuan, who was unable to scoop up water to bathe because the bath spoon fell, had no choice but to stand up from the tub so that she could pick up the bath spoon from the ground.

But it doesn't matter if she is together, Zhou Xianyu, who was standing behind the screen and looking at her, saw her naked jade body exposed in front of him without any cover, only separated by a screen made of gauze.

Zhou Xianyu only felt that his head went blank with a bang, and he didn't even spray out the blood from his nose.

As a result, it didn't matter if he lost his mind, he couldn't hold the wine jar in his hand. He heard a "pop", and the delicate sapphire wine jar slid down to the ground, breaking into eight petals, and the aroma of wine overflowed. The whole house smelled of alcohol.

(End of this chapter)