Concubine's true colors

Chapter 324 Rushing to the Birthday Banquet
Ever since Xiao Jinxuan left the Yongchang palace that day, the eunuch in the palace came to the commander's mansion with the imperial decree to enshrine her as princess in the evening of that day.

But now, it has been four days later. In fact, Zhou Tianhao came to see her after she was awarded the princess title, meaning that she wanted Xiao Jinxuan to move directly to the Yongchang Palace.

After all, now Xiao Jinxuan is not only the concubine's daughter of the handsome mansion, but also the adopted daughter of King Yongchang. Logically speaking, it is reasonable for her to move to the palace.

But in the commander's mansion, although the life is not always satisfactory, there is the second aunt Shen who needs to take care of, and the younger brother Xiao Wenyao, which Xiao Jinxuan can't let go of.

Therefore, after politely rejecting Zhou Tianhao, the second brother's kindness, Xiao Jinxuan still chose to live in the Forsythia Courtyard.

A few days have passed in a flash, and because today is the birthday of the old lady Bai, Xiao Jinxuan, the princess, is naturally invited.

But now whenever she attends a banquet, she will definitely pick up Zhou Xianyu who is going with her in person. This time, she still abandons her horse and rides in a carriage, accompanying Xiao Jinxuan to rush to Huaguo Duke's mansion.

After all, the old lady was born as the first princess of the royal family, and Zhou Xianyu and the princes are all the other party's younger nephews.

Therefore, almost all members of the royal family will participate in this annual birthday banquet. Even the Emperor Ming visited the mansion in person the year before last. This honor is unique in the entire Zhou Dynasty.

And this time Xiao Jinxuan, who is wearing a phoenix-patterned palace skirt, is wearing a golden peony pendant on her head, which sways slightly as the carriage moves forward. With the flashing gold, her whole body is also set off extremely Soft and gentle.

Xiao Jinxuan, who was leaning against the window with her chin lightly resting on one hand, felt the burning gaze from the opposite side, she immediately smiled, and then said helplessly:
"His Royal Highness, don't you know that staring at a woman so closely is very disrespectful? Or is there something wrong with my dress as prescribed by the princess? If you look like this, get out of the carriage quickly Going outside to ride a horse will save me from being uncomfortable."

Xiao Jinxuan has always been cold-tempered, and Zhou Xianyu has adapted to it long ago, so the gentle expression on his face has not changed at all, so he said lazily:

"My Xuan'er looks good no matter what she wears, it's just that the palace dress of the Princess Princess is more luxurious, and you seldom wear it so brightly. I'm used to seeing you who are plain and clean. Now that Jin Xuan is so bright and bright, I will naturally feast my eyes. Just take a closer look."

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan's face blushing, Zhou Xianyu always liked to tease each other more and more at this time.

Immediately, I saw him approaching Xiao Jinxuan treacherously, then he leaned into the other's ear, and said evilly with a smile in his eyes:

"But no matter how beautiful the princess's palace dress is, I still believe that when Xuan'er puts on Princess Yu's court attire, she will be far more beautiful than she is now. Follow me back to the palace. You can't wait for the princess's new clothes, I have prepared several sets for you, how about feasting my eyes when Xuan'er wears them."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan's face flushed with embarrassment. After all, the concubine wore her skirt, so she could be regarded as Zhou Xianyu's wife.

Seeing that their marriage is still pending, Zhou Xianyu uttered such embarrassing words, immediately Xiao Jinxuan didn't want the other party to continue messing around.

So seeing her stretching out her plain hand, she planned to quickly push Zhou Xianyu away from her.

But the hand just touched the opponent's front, and then Zhou Xianyu gently grabbed her tightly. Before Xiao Jinxuan could react, the next moment the opponent pulled her slightly, and instantly pulled her into his arms .

When the whole body was tightly wrapped in the fragrance of golden orchids, Xiao Jinxuan's heart, which had always been quiet, couldn't help beating faster in an instant.

And when Zhou Xianyu kissed her, he overbearingly and irresistibly attacked her.

Xiao Jinxuan only felt that her whole body had become limp and powerless, and in the end she could only let the other party get what she wanted, without any decent resistance.

And seeing Xiao Jinxuan, the little fox who frightens others and often stretches out her claws, will be as docile as a white rabbit.

How could Zhou Xianyu be polite at that moment, all the lovesickness for the past few days was integrated into this kiss, and he couldn't extricate himself for a long time.

And just when the two of them were immersed in the indescribable warmth in the carriage, and ecstatically fell in love with each other, suddenly there was Su Qi's knocking on the door and calling softly, and told that Duke Hua's mansion had arrived.

Su Qi's voice was like a cold wind, instantly waking up Xiao Jinxuan who was in love.

Immediately, she hurriedly pushed Zhou Xianyu away, looking at the disheveled appearance in front of her with messy clothes and large snowy muscles covered with hickey marks.

In an instant, Xiao Jinxuan wished to find a crack in the ground to sneak in, and was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look at Zhou Xianyu again.

And Zhou Xianyu at this meeting was just like that stealthy cat, who was interrupted so abruptly when he was in the midst of the spring breeze.

If it wasn't for knowing that Su Qi outside was Xiao Jinxuan's capable confidant, Zhou Xianyu would really have thought of strangling him to death.

With an extremely annoyed curse, Zhou Xianyu took Xiao Jinxuan into his arms again.

Then she helped Xiao Jinxuan tidy her dress gently but clumsily, and muttered resentfully:
"I can't eat it every day. It's hard for me to be satisfied. The guy outside made trouble again. If Ji Lingfeng hadn't come out to disrupt the situation during the state banquet, Xuan'er, you would be my princess-to-be now. And in this life you Apart from me, I don't want to marry another man, so don't be so shy in front of the master, otherwise, when we become husband and wife, and Xuan'er is so shy, wouldn't I be turned away every night?"

Seeing that Zhou Xianyu said such embarrassing words in a serious manner, Xiao Jinxuan just couldn't exert any strength.

Otherwise, she would have pushed the other party out of the carriage earlier, and she would have almost fainted from embarrassment.

After finally tidying up Xiao Jinxuan's dress, Zhou Xianyu forcibly suppressed the heat in his abdomen, and then he did not forget to ask:

"The Bai family is extremely hostile to you because of Xiao Jinyu. You can do the poisoning thing last time, so Xuan'er must be careful in everything after entering the mansion. And you are a female guest according to the rules. House, although I want to protect you, I have to stay in the front yard. But if something happens, remember to call someone to come and only me, don't take care of everything by yourself, Jinxuan, you are what I, Zhou Xianyu, have already identified Princess, so when I'm here, I don't want you to work too hard on your own."

As Zhou Xianyu's voice fell, the carriage was also opened by the other party, and after Xiao Jinxuan was helped out of the carriage by the arm, she nodded and said with a chuckle:
"This man and woman have never been able to sit together, so Xianyu, you just go, if something really happens, I will ask Zhu Xin to look for you."

After a few more worried instructions, Zhou Xianyu reluctantly walked towards the Duke's mansion first.

And after Xiao Jinxuan calmed down a little flush on her face, she looked at Su Qi and said:
"Actually, you don't need to come with me today. The back house is full of female relatives, and it's not convenient for me to take you in. What's more, with Ling Xiao and Qiong Zhi here, you are too cautious."

Because he was almost poisoned in the Duke's Mansion last time, Yinwei later found out about it, but this time, in order not to make any mistakes, Su Qi went out in person and followed directly.

Hearing this, Su Qi, who pretended to be a coachman and was no longer what he used to be, immediately frowned calmly, and then whispered to the two girls of Ling Xiao:
"The two of you must protect the master. If anything happens, immediately send the cloud bee to send a message, and I will stay nearby. If the Bai family dares to make unfavorable actions, I will go to support you."

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao nodded immediately, and then said firmly:

"Boss, don't worry, with us here, whoever wants to hurt Miss at all, unless he steps over the bodies of my sisters first."

When Chi Ling was cultivating hidden guards, the first thing he taught everyone was not high-level kung fu, nor any unique skills, but the word loyalty.

In addition, Xiao Jinxuan did have a kindness for these orphans, so Ling Xiao's words came from the heart.

Long after they were selected to become Xiao Jinxuan's personal maids, Ling Xiao and Qiong Zhi were ready to sacrifice at any time, and for them, this was not only for repaying their kindness, but also an honor.

After everything was ordered, Xiao Jinxuan led Zhu Xin and the others to the main entrance of the Duke's Mansion.

As soon as she entered the gate of the mansion, there was a servant girl who was waiting by her side to take the initiative to lead the way.

Originally, the aristocrats of this aristocratic family, because of the complex layout of the house, would always call servants and maidservants to guide the guests when they held banquets, and this was also a very common thing.

But the maid who led the way for Xiao Jinxuan only walked forward three or four meters, then suddenly turned to face her, and then knelt down on the ground without any warning.

Looking at the maidservant who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to herself in awe, Xiao Jinxuan was always calm and calm, so she was a little confused.

And looking at the other guests around here, they couldn't stop looking over here.

After the maid's forehead was covered with bruises, the other party slowed down, and then said in an extremely frightened tone:
"Princess Zhaoyang, please forgive me. I was confused when I stopped you from entering the mansion last time. Afterwards, the eldest lady has already withheld my monthly silver and punished me severely. Qiu Ling will never dare again. I will kowtow to you to apologize, and I hope you will forgive me."

After being reminded like this, Xiao Jinxuan remembered when she first came to the Duke's Mansion.

The servant girl who got Xiao Jinyu's order to stop her from entering the mansion and was later slapped by her was not the Qiu Ling who was kneeling in front of her now.

"Okay, get up. It's a thing of the past. I don't mean to settle accounts with you after the fall. On such a birthday banquet, it's really unseemly for you to behave like this."

Seeing that there were more and more people looking around, Xiao Jinxuan, who was used to being low-key and restrained, wanted to persuade Qiu Ling to get up quickly.

What's more, it has been so long since what happened last time, since Qiu Ling had already been punished at that time, Xiao Jinxuan didn't even think about seeking the other party's bad luck.

And if it wasn't for Qiu Ling who knelt down and confessed her mistake today, Xiao Jinxuan would not have noticed her at all, it was the maid who stopped her before.

At this moment, Bai Liu, who was the master, suddenly stood out from the crowd of onlookers and discussed, and came to the front a few steps. She first greeted Xiao Jinxuan with a blessing, and then said with a smile:

"Sister, I want to congratulate my younger sister first. Now that she has become a princess, Qiu Ling doesn't need to pay attention to her. She told her that she used to look down on others, but now that her younger sister has a noble status, she came to kneel down to admit her mistake. This kind of ignorance of the rules Man, after the birthday banquet, I will send her out of the house, so as not to disturb the princess next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Liu sent Qiu Ling aside, then took Xiao Jinxuan's hand, and said kindly:

"Calling the princess a younger sister now is actually the elder sister's care, but our Xiaobai two families are married like a family. Knowing that Jinxuan has been divided, grandma is also happy for you, so I specially asked me to greet you in person. With you, the old man has some small items, and she wants to give them to my sister, so let's hurry over there."

(End of this chapter)