The maid felt that going to the banquet to enjoy the plum blossoms this time was like a nightmare.
Fortunately, apart from the glance at each other and the two conversations on the platform, the lady and the Seven Stars had no contact again.
The Merlin in the Princess Villa was very large, and the women quickly dispersed, and they were all in the company of familiar sisters.
Miss Xiahou was with her friends, and Qixing was with the ladies of the Zhai family. During this period, Qixing stayed with the fifth princess, measuring the size of her clothes. Because of the remoteness of the Western Mountain, the ladies left in the afternoon.
It wasn't until she sat on her carriage that the maid breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't feel comfortable raising the curtain and peeking out.
Miss Xiahou sat crookedly and tapped her legs and feet with a jade hammer. She was still very tired from walking around in the plum forest. When she saw the maid's actions, she scolded: "It's not a thief, what are you afraid of!"
The maid looked away and sat down: "Miss, you have to be careful, she may follow you on the road."
Miss Xiahou said: "Then even after returning home, she can still knock on the door."
The maid was startled, yes.
Miss Xiahou threw the jade hammer into her arms and said with a smile: "Don't scare yourself, she is not a dirty person, she made Xucheng Linglongfang willing to open a branch in the capital for her, and let the Zhai family regard themselves as guests.
Wait, the fifth prince-in-law dares to recommend the construction of the Royal Star Observation Pavilion, and the fifth princess will personally invite the guests who come to the house."
Her voice was calm and she looked at the maid.
"Don't worry, she can already stand in front of me and make puns and jokes, and she won't come to have any disgraceful contact with me."
The maidservant was in a daze. Is this kind of person still the poor orphan girl that Third Young Master Lu said was helpless in the foster home?
"She may have been," Miss Xiahou said, looking at the swaying car curtain, "but not now."
The maidservant clenched her hands. After hearing these words, not only was she not relieved, but her heart became even heavier.
"Don't think too much, I don't want to be disgraceful." Miss Xiahou said, "She doesn't want to, she won't embarrass me in front of others, that will do her no good."
Just now in the princess's courtyard, the Qixing did not deliberately get along with her. She even had a strange idea, and Miss Qixing did not even look at her...
She didn't seem to care about her at all.
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"The princess's courtyard is so beautiful."
Miss Zhai Si, half lying on the pillow, sighed again.
Miss Zhai San held the plum blossoms given by the princess in her arms and said, "That is the royal courtyard. The emperor gave it to the princess when she got married."
Miss Zhai Si stood up and hugged Qixing's arm, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Ah Qi, we can also enter and leave the princess's courtyard."
Originally, when the Zhai family went to the Jiang family, they could only play with the concubine girls. Later, they were able to interact with the lady of the Jiang family, and now they could also go in and out of the princess's house.
"Then I told Third Sister that the one I could choose would be much better than the original one."
Miss Zhai San sighed: "What are you talking about?"
It can be seen that Qixing is now regarded as a close friend, and she can say such things freely.
Qixing patted the fourth Miss Zhai on the arm: "In that case, then you sisters have agreed to marry us and come to our Linglongfang to arrange the dowry."
These words made even Miss Zhai San bend over with a smile on her face.
Accompanied by laughter, the carriages and horses moved briskly and soon approached the city gate. As dusk fell, there were many people going in and out of the city gate, and the carriages and horses moved slowly.
"Let me come down here." Qixing said suddenly.
Miss Zhai San was puzzled: "What? After we picked you up, we naturally had to take you home."
Qixing said with a smile: "I will make a plum blossom skirt for the princess. I need to buy some needlework and thread. I will go shopping on the street."
If she directly told her which store, they would send her there. She said she wanted to go shopping, so she couldn't send her away. She went to the princess's family's banquet. The elders in the family were worried and they had to go back early.
The ladies of the Zhai family did not press any further. They said goodbye someday and watched Qixing get off the carriage.
It would be faster to walk through the city gate, but Qixing, who was shuttling among the carriages and horses, suddenly heard a shout.
"Stand."
Qixing stopped for a moment and looked around. At this time, everyone else at the city gate also looked at it. Even the military guards who were checking turned around in shock...
Zhang Yuan, who was leaning against the city wall and seemed to be sleeping, stood up straight, opened his eyes and looked at Qixing.
Qixing looked at him without any fear or anxiety, only with a puzzled look on his face: "Master Cha, I..."
Zhang Yuan pointed to the side: "Didn't you see the queue? Why are you walking around?"
Qixing said oh, lowered his head and took a step back, standing behind a carriage.
Are we still waiting in line? Other pedestrians were a little confused.
Nowadays, except for carrying prohibited weapons when entering and exiting the city, there are no other inspections. The guards are more about maintaining order to avoid congestion at the city gate.
The city gate is wide and there is actually no congestion, it just looks like there are more people and more cars.
You have to queue up.
The soldier was unshaven, his uniform was crookedly worn, his eyes were red, and he looked scary.
Other pedestrians who were preparing to cross the carriages and horses also quietly moved into the queue.
Seeing the woman standing behind the carriage and horse, and the queue quickly passing through the city gate, Zhang Yuan said nothing and closed his eyes again, as if he was just suffering from hysteria.
"Old Zhang, what are you doing?" One of the soldiers was a bit amused, "I've never seen you so diligent before."
Since he came back after running away for a long time, Zhang Yuan did not skip work, but he looked like he was breaking a pot. He would take a nap against the city wall every day. When he was not guarding the city wall, he would go drinking, and he would be drunk for half the day.
Why are you so crazy today? You even scolded people for standing in line.
It doesn't matter if people line up or not.
Zhang Yuan lowered his eyelids and snorted from his nose: "Looking at her stupid look, she can't walk."
What kind of stupid look does she look like? They also took a look just now. She is clearly a very good-looking woman, and her eyebrows are cute. Lao Zhang must think that she is easy to bully. It's really...
Zhang Yuan closed his eyes again. What do you know? A woman who has been deceived by a man is not clear-headed, so she has to curse more.
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Qixing walked out of the city gate, looked back, seemed a little confused, and then continued to walk forward, walking along the street and visiting various large and small needlework and grocery stores.
When I didn't know which house I was entering, the store clerk said with a smile: "Girl, we have better needlework behind us, take a look and see if you like it."
Qixing glanced at him: "Okay." Sure enough, he walked back.
The shop is not big, with a shed set up in the yard and shelves placed. There is a table next to the shelves and someone is sitting and drinking tea.
Qixing walked over and saluted: "Master Liu."
Liu Yan looked at her while holding the tea cup and said, "You got off the car halfway. Did you realize that someone was following you?"
Qixing nodded. There were spies following her around Linglongfang and during her daily travels, but she knew who they were, including people from wealthy people and people from Duchasi.
But today there is a strange smell.
"In order to avoid involving the innocent young lady, I got off the car and walked to see what the purpose of the visit was." Qixing continued, "It turns out to be Mr. Liu."
What's more, she didn't expect that Master Liu would meet her directly after she noticed it.
She looked at Liu Yan: "Sure enough, you have identified me."
Liu Yan held the teacup and lowered his eyes, as if he was in a trance, and suddenly asked: "Your name is Qixing?"
Qixing Oh said: "Yes."
What does asking for a name mean? Didn’t he already know it? It’s like he is used to hearing cases in front of the court?
Liu Yan raised his eyes and looked at her: "Is this the name your mother gave you?"
Qixing frowned slightly as he was asked who gave him the name. This was the first time he had seen such a question.
"No." She shook her head, "It was my father who caused it."
Liu Yan held the teacup and was slightly lost in thought: "It turns out it was my father who named me, so there was no need to use the name Jiuzhen."
This sentence was not a question, it was just what he said to himself, but a woman's answer suddenly sounded in his ears.
"It's used." She said, "My sister calls it Jiuzhen."
