Concubine's true colors

Chapter 295 Princess Cheng'an
The sudden sound from outside the living room naturally caught everyone's attention.

And Xiao Jinxuan, who was about to put a tablespoon of fresh soup into her mouth, heard someone calling her name, so she put down the soup bowl again, and immediately wanted to turn around to see who it was.

As for Bai Liu, who was sitting next to her, seeing this, the friendly smile on his face froze, and even his eyebrows frowned quickly with some annoyance.

Then she directly picked up the soup bowl that Xiao Jinxuan put on the table, impatiently handed it to the other party's mouth, and then softly persuaded:
"Sister Jinxuan, you see, everyone has already drank this soup, you should try it while it's hot, after all, this vegetable soup can still cook out the delicious taste of meat, sister and I have really put in a lot of thought, if you don't If you are willing to give me face, I will be very disappointed in my heart."

But before Xiao Jinxuan could reply, suddenly a hand with a string of sandalwood beads directly took the soup bowl that Bai Liu was holding into his hand.

And until this moment, Xiao Jinxuan finally saw clearly who it was who just stood outside the hall and called out her name, and now snatched the soup bowl.

I saw that standing behind her was a middle-aged woman wearing a nun's robe and lightly pulling her long hair. Although she was dressed very neatly, she even looked like a monk.

But from the other party's body, there was still a kind of innate nobleness, and Xiao Jinxuan also vaguely remembered this time, she seemed to have heard the other party call herself a princess just now.

Immediately, Xiao Jinxuan, who had always had a clear mind, guessed the identity of the other party, and she knew that the person in front of her was definitely the sister of Emperor Ming, Princess Cheng An.

And it was almost she who made this guess, and it was only seen that Bai Liu had stood up now, and bowed to the woman in nun's robe and said:
"Mum, didn't you say that this month, you have to fast and chant scriptures, and don't disturb you with anything, why now you come out first by yourself, which is a surprise to my daughter."

Hearing these words, Princess Cheng An, who had been calm since she came in, still did not show any other expressions, and said in a calm voice:
"When will the princess come out of the Buddhist hall, I shouldn't have to report back to you, Liu Er, and I really didn't want to come here, but for the bowl of soup in my hand in front of me, and for Liu Er not to make any more killing karma , so as your aunt, I have no choice but to make this trip."

Bai Liu, who was still smiling decently, turned pale instantly after hearing Princess Cheng An's words, and then saw her hurriedly said tentatively:

"Auntie, sorry for my daughter's stupidity, but I don't understand what you said. What's more, everyone enjoys this pot of soup together. Is it possible that you think there is something wrong with sister Jinxuan's bowl of soup?" And you also said that Liu'er was creating killing karma. Her daughter would release flies and insects on weekdays, so she would have the guts to harm others. If there is really something wrong with this soup, it must have nothing to do with her daughter. Please believe it to me."

Standing quietly at the side, Xiao Jinxuan, who had been listening for a long time, saw that this would become Princess An, she held onto the soup bowl tightly, while Bai Liu was already shirking responsibility for herself in words.

Immediately, she couldn't tell that there was definitely something that shouldn't have been added to the bowl of soup that the other party handed her.

And Princess Cheng'an, who was watching this meeting, put the soup under her nose, smelled it, then passed the soup directly to her close aunt Biyun in disgust, and said with a disgusted face:

"Liu'er, do you still dare to say that I didn't do any killing karma? The soup you made happened to be in the palace. The princess had the honor to taste it once, and at that time, because of curiosity, why did the soup taste like meat? , and asked the imperial cook who made this soup. The answer he gave me at that time was that it seemed to be a vegetarian soup. In fact, the thick soup in it was boiled with the flesh and blood of more than a hundred kinds of rare birds. It is made into a paste, then used as a seasoning, and then put into the so-called vegetarian soup, and then the rare eight-treasure soup in front of you is made."

Seeing that Bai Liu didn't refute anything, but acquiesced in what she said, Princess Cheng An then pointed to the half pot of soup on the dining table, and then said with a hint of unbearable expression:

"Liu'er, do you know that the soup I made has killed countless lives, and you still treat this kind of thing as a vegetarian dish to honor the old lady. You are really confused. So as your aunt, this After the princess learned about this, she rushed over immediately, after all, the old matriarch never liked to kill animals excessively, so how could this kind of thing, which is a fusion of hundreds of kinds of rare birds and bones, be put in front of her old man."

And when Princess Cheng An finished speaking, the old matriarch who was watching this meeting not only put the soup bowl on the table and stopped taking a sip, but even looked at Bai Liu with displeasure .

In fact, this old lady of the Bai family has never tabooed meat and vegetables, but when she prayed for blessings not long ago, the eminent monk in the temple once instructed her to eat less meat and meat, and not to commit killing karma.You can prolong your life and increase your blessings.

Therefore, since returning from praying for blessings, the old matriarch's diet has been mainly light. Although she has not completely given up meat, she does rarely eat big fish and meat.

But looking at it now, taking a sip of the soup Bai Liu Xiaojing gave her is equivalent to eating more than a hundred kinds of rare birds at the same time.

In the eyes of the old lady, this is simply forcing her to kill and do evil, so naturally she has to complain.

And Mrs. Wu, who has always been very good at catering to the old matriarch, will naturally see the dissatisfaction of the other party. She immediately stood up, and then said very sincerely:
"All of this is my fault. I didn't supervise and raise Liu'er well, and I made her so careless and do such stupid things. Come on, why don't you quickly remove the soup and replace it with other fresh and delicious light food? dishes."

It has to be said that Mrs. Wu is able to hold the entire Duke's Mansion tightly in her own hands, indeed she has some mental means.

Just now, seeing that the old matriarch was dissatisfied, instead of pleading for Bai Liu because she felt sorry for her daughter, she took all the blame on her mother and daughter.

In this way, the old matriarch, who originally wanted to reprimand a few words, naturally dissipated most of the anger in his heart, and felt that Mrs. Wu was sensible and generous.

And seeing Mrs. Wu, now bowing her head to admit her mistake and blaming herself very much, Bai Hang, who was sitting beside her, immediately couldn't stand it, and felt even more uncomfortable.

As the only heir of the Duke's Mansion, Bai Hang has always been pampered, and there is no one he fears at home.

Therefore, Bai Hang immediately stood up, supported the ashamed adoptive mother Wu, ignored the other's refusal, and forcibly helped her to sit down again.

And after the Wu family was settled, Bai Hang saw Bai Hang, and immediately looked at his biological mother, Princess Cheng An, with an extremely distant and unhappy expression, and said coldly as if talking to a stranger:

"I really don't know what you're thinking. You can just stay in your own Buddhist hall if you have nothing to do. When you come out, you only know how to target your mother. Isn't it a thick soup mixed with meat? I think Sister Liu'er's craftsmanship is good." Well, I’m talking about something even more viscous than this, and it’s not like I haven’t eaten it before, so why are you the only one who likes to babble and hold on to such little things, and you have to make everyone unhappy to be happy, don’t you?”

This Bai Hang behaved like a filial son in every word and deed when facing the Wu family.

But instead of talking to Princess Cheng An, he even talked for a long time, and he didn't even use the title "mother" once.The contrast between these two treatments is really jaw-dropping.

And Princess Cheng'an, whose expression has not changed at all, is like a statue, after hearing Bai Hang's complaints to her, although her face is still calm.

But as long as you look carefully, in the deepest part of the other person's eyes, there is actually a hint of deep sadness flashing through.

Immediately afterwards, Cheng An took a deep breath, ignored Bai Hang's questioning, instead looked directly at Xiao Jinxuan, and nodded slightly.

"You are Xiao Jinxuan, right? You are indeed a good girl who is beautiful and intelligent. No wonder you call my Xianyu nephew, and I want to save you when I fall off a cliff. A few days ago, when the princess was invited by the emperor, when I entered the palace, I saw Concubine Liang also heard that the other party mentioned you. Now that I have seen you in person, I realize that you are really attractive. If Miss Jinxuan is willing, it happens that the princess has not had her vegetarian meal tonight, so you might as well go to my How about having dinner with me in the courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan naturally had no objection, and even though it was the first time she met this Princess Cheng An, she could still sense that the princess was not malicious because of her instinct.

But she agreed, but Bai Liu stood up and blocked Xiao Jinxuan's way, then said apologetically:

"I'm afraid my aunt, sister Jinxuan, can't accompany you to have dinner alone. After all, you are the distinguished guests of our Duke's mansion. Tonight's banquet is specially prepared to welcome you, and it's grandma. I mean, if Jinxuan leaves first, I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the rules."

Hearing this, Princess Cheng An didn't even look at Bai Liu, but looked directly at Old Madam Bai, and then asked in a calm voice:
"Mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law feels very bored today, so I want to ask this Miss Jinxuan to chat with me and tell me about the adventures she and Xianyu experienced after falling off the cliff. Could it be that such a little girl Small request, you still have to make things difficult for me."

After hearing these words, a hint of annoyance flashed in the eyes of the old matriarch,
After all, for Princess Cheng'an, it would be very embarrassing for her to forcibly take someone away from her banquet table.

But Princess Cheng'an is the elder sister of Emperor Ming, and based on this fact, the old matriarch still needs her, and she is somewhat afraid of the emperor's elder sister in everything.

Therefore, seeing that Cheng An was going to take Xiao Jinxuan away, even though she was unhappy in her heart, the old matriarch could only agree with a smile, but in fact, deep down in her heart, she was extremely annoyed by this.

And the reason why the old matriarch has always loved the Wu family, but has a cold attitude towards Princess Cheng'an, the daughter-in-law, is also the reason.

After all, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and one mansion cannot accommodate two royal princesses. The old matriarch is used to being monopolistic. It is quite a feeling to have such a daughter-in-law who comes to challenge her prestige at any time. She can't stand it.

But after the old matriarch agreed, Princess Cheng An ignored others, and even her own biological child, Bai Hang, she didn't even look at her. She just took Xiao Jinxuan and walked out of the living room.

And when they were in the corridor with no one else around, Princess Cheng An suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Then she looked at Xiao Jinxuan with a smile that was not a smile, and suddenly said:
"Little girl, just now this princess saved your life, but now you seem to owe me a thank you."

(End of this chapter)