"How can I be relaxed?" Wen Ruyu muttered and said, "I can't afford to offend my senior brother. If one day I become useless, wouldn't I be killed?"
The gentle man sighed softly and said: "Well, the emperor's health has improved a lot recently. I won't die for a while, so you have to take your time when giving the medicine."
Wen Ruyu gently raised the corners of her lips and said, "I have my own sense of discretion."
Wen Liangren glanced at the jade cicada pendant hanging on his chest, raised his beautiful eyebrows slightly, raised his hand to take the jade cicada in front of his eyes, looked at it, and said: "Isn't this something that belongs to Concubine Ling? Why do you have it?
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Wen Ruyu smiled faintly and said: "After several twists and turns, it passed into my hands. It's just the reward for the business."
Wen Liang thought about it carefully. On the day of Concubine Ling's death, there was only one person he could come into contact with who was close to Concubine Ling.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Did Chu Jiaoli give it to you?"
Wen Ruyu paused slightly and said, "How do you know?"
Hearing this, the gentle man frowned, raised his hand and tapped the center of his eyebrows, and said: "That woman was fought over by the emperor and the prince, so don't wade into this muddy water."
Wen Ruyu coughed lightly and said, "Why am I wading into muddy waters? She is Xing'er's sister, so don't talk nonsense to Xing'er."
The gentle man sighed softly: "How can I get out of this deep palace? If you really like Xing'er, you should propose marriage to your senior brother as soon as possible. You always look so coquettish. How could Xing'er know that you have her in your heart?"
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"Okay, okay, I will tell you." Wen Ruyu raised her hand and rubbed the center of her eyebrows, prevaricating.
"By the way, the emperor's birthday is coming soon. The emperor has been using you very seriously recently, so you should prepare more birthday gifts."
"knew."
The next day, the Prince's Mansion.
Since there was a swing under the tree in front of Biluo Hall, the Prince's Mansion has gained another eye-catching scenery.
The beauty in green is sitting on the swing. The sunlight shines through the branches and reflects on her beautiful face. Her shining peach blossom eyes are lazily half-opened. She raises her hand to hold the elegant white jade xun and plays a soothing melody to her lips.
, beautiful and picturesque.
A maid slowed down her pace, walked up to her quietly, and said softly: "Master Jiaoli, Miss Xiang would like to see you."
Chu Jiaoli slowly stopped the song and said calmly: "Your Highness has not yet gone to court, so let her come over later."
The maid lowered her head and said, "Sir Jiaoli, Miss Xiang said that she is here to see you."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "Then let her come in."
"yes."
In the elegant courtyard, as the tea from the teapot is slowly poured into the cup, a cup of Longjing tea filled with fragrance is refreshing.
Chu Jiaoli personally poured tea for the woman in pink sitting next to her, showed a polite smile and said: "Miss Xiang, please have some tea."
Xiang Yini showed a just right smile and said: "There are only you and me here, so there is no need to be formal, just sit down with me."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli responded softly and sat down.
Xiang Yini took out an exquisite brocade box from her sleeve, gently placed it in front of Chu Jiaoli, and said: "A small gift is not disrespectful."
Chu Jiaoli paused for a moment and said, "What do you mean, Miss Xiang?"
Xiang Yini lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "It was really rude to leave in a hurry. I definitely don't have any objections to you or His Highness. I went to the jewelry store to pick out a nice-looking belt.
As an apology, I hope you will forgive me."
Chu Jiaoli politely opened the brocade box and took a look. Inside was a delicate purple jade waist pendant.
She smiled faintly and said: "It should be the slave who apologizes. It was the slave who bumped into Miss Xiang first that day. I should have to bear the thorns to apologize. How could I bother Miss Xiang to visit in person and give such a noble gift to the slave...
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"It doesn't matter." Xiang Yiyi smiled lightly, held her hand tenderly, and said, "I don't mind about this."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli's smile narrowed slightly, her expression paused for a moment, and then she lowered her head and said, "Miss Xiang is indeed extraordinary."
Xiang Yini's voice was soft and she said: "You are too generous to be honest, but your temper is not as bad as you think. If you become His Highness's concubine in the future, we will be good sisters and you can treat me as your own."
Treat me like a sister, there is no need to be afraid of me as your royal concubine."
Chu Jiaoli gritted her teeth secretly. This was no apology. It was clearly a declaration of sovereignty...
She still had a polite smile on her face and said: "Miss Xiang, I am just an ordinary maid. I am absolutely unworthy of His Highness. Naturally, I am not worthy of being a good sister with you."
Xiang Yini smiled and said: "Don't belittle yourself. There is always a possibility in everything. I really hope that His Highness can accept you. If that happens one day, it will be your blessing."
Chu Jiaoli exhaled lightly and said, "Well, thank you Miss Xiang for your kind words."
Xiang Yini squeezed her hand and said, "Then you have to promise me that we will live in harmony from now on, and we are not allowed to imitate the intrigues of the concubines in the harem."
"Well..." Chu Jiaoli responded softly.
After chatting for a few more words, Xiang Yini had already left before Beigong Tengxiao went down to court.
Chu Jiaoli returned to the room with the brocade box, put it on the table, then turned around and walked to the sink, soaking her hands in the cool water.
Thinking that she had held her hand affectionately just now, Chu Jiaoli frowned slightly and rubbed her hands together several times.
She was extremely disgusted by her touch, even for just a moment, it would remind her of all the unpleasantness in the past.
She bit her lip, looked at her wrinkled fingers in the water for a long time, and sighed softly.
In recent days, she seemed to have forgotten Xiang Yini.
The dream-like beauty was extinguished the moment Xiang Yini stepped into the Prince's Mansion today.
Before she passed the door, she had already assumed the airs of a royal concubine, as if she was gradually intertwined with the development of her previous life.
She thought about Beigong Tengxiao's attitude towards Xiang Yini in this life, and suddenly she was stunned for a moment.
"Are you...really going to marry Xiang Yini..." She murmured quietly, with a trace of loneliness flashing in her eyes.
"of course not."
Hearing the familiar voice behind her, Chu Jiaoli was suddenly startled. She immediately raised her hand to wipe the clean cloth hanging on the sink, then turned around and saluted Beigong Tengxiao: "Your Highness."
Beigong Tengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Didn't I say that you can't let anyone in without my permission?"
Chu Jiaoli pursed her lips and said: "Miss Xiang came to see my servant. I said that His Highness would be back soon, but Miss Xiang said that she had something to do, so she did not see His Highness."
Beigong Tengxiao walked to the table and fixed his eyes on the brocade box on the table.
He opened the brocade box, took out the purple jade waistband inside, looked at it, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing."
Chu Jiaoli lowered her head slowly, her heart feeling a little clogged.
There was a clear and loud sound of "Pa!", and Chu Jiaoli was suddenly startled when she saw the purple jade waistband on the ground that had been shattered into pieces.
She couldn't help but frowned in surprise and said: "Your Highness, you..."