"The wing on the left side of the apse is where the prince usually plays. I have been there twice. Later, when the princess became inconvenient to enter the apse, it became a restricted area for male guests." Yi Chenjing paced in the room.
, there was a faint sound of rustling clothes in the cubicle room.
Under Yi Chenjing's explanation, Bai Qige quickly understood his intention.
It is not difficult to enter the East Palace of the Crown Prince, but it is impossible for Yi Chenjing, as a man, to enter the back hall of the East Palace where the female family members live. After all, this is where the Crown Princess lives. Except for eunuchs whose gender cannot be discussed, there are only
The prince himself could enter, so Yi Chenjing asked Bai Qige to pretend to be drunk and wait for an opportunity to act. The place Yi Chenjing asked her to go to was the place where the prince had sex with his maid and his concubine before he became a concubine. The purpose of going there was,
It's to make sure of one thing.
"The prince is having an affair with the concubines in the harem?" The beaded curtain made a clear and crisp sound, and a slender figure who was beautiful but not gorgeous walked around the screen and opened the curtain from the partition. The gorgeous dress was swaying, making her fair face even more noble.
pressing.
Yi Chenjing stopped and was stunned for a moment, with a look of astonishment in his eyes: "Why didn't I know you had such grace before?"
"Who knows what your eyes are used for." She was still a little uncomfortable wearing the new clothes. Bai Qige awkwardly tied the cumbersome palace ribbon around her waist repeatedly without even looking at the man who was giving the compliment, "You are in the East Palace.
How many eyes and ears do you have? He even doesn't let people go around to have affairs with women, and he, the prince, is really tired of what he does."
Bai Qige would not let go of any opportunity to ridicule Yi Chenjing. As time went by, Yi Chenjing changed from being speechless and cold-eyed at the beginning to being glib and nonchalant, and she was more or less able to fight back appropriately.
"Which prince? No one is watching outside the palace? Believe it or not, how many times have you slept with them and they all know it clearly?" Yi Chenjing walked up to Bai Qige and took the messy and tangled palace ribbon in her hand very naturally.
With a few fiddles with his fingers, he tied a beautiful knot, "This is the imperial palace, do you think you are still in Zhaoguo——"
When Zhao Guo was mentioned, their eyes dimmed in unison.
I don't want to forget what happened, but I can't forget it. Regarding Hong Xiao's death and the confusing truth, even if the relationship between the two gradually improves, it is still difficult to escape the haze of the past.
"I'll try my best. I won't guarantee whether I can get it checked or not." Bai Qige was the first to break the silence, twisting up her long hair in front of the bronze mirror. The two red coral earrings on her earlobes were bright and shiny, making her slender neck white and slender.
To be fair, if her appearance was not ruined, Bai Qige's appearance is not ugly. Although she is not as charming or charming as Yan Surao, and it is not as beautiful as the rumored Princess Hongxiao, but she is not bored to the point of seeing her.
She has a graceful figure, her skin is whiter than snow, and she is full of wealth and wealth.
Yi Chenjing looked at it carefully and frowned slightly, then raised Bai Qige's chin with a displeased look on her face: "Rouge, gouache, powder, Suyan and Jin Zhaoyi have prepared a lot for you, why haven't you used it? I went to the banquet without any knowledge. I don't know.
You think I'm treating you so harshly. You still have time to polish it up so that people can tell at a glance that you are not a maid."
Isn't it harsh? Bai Qige looked calm and answered simply and neatly.
"Won't."
"...How many things do you know that a woman should know?" After a moment of confusion, Yi Chenjing smiled bitterly, "Nv Hong said no, she said she couldn't play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she didn't know poetry, lyrics, and songs, and she couldn't even dress herself up.
No, even if I lose my memory, I shouldn’t forget everything? Having you by my side feels like having an extra strategist, who can make good plans, but can’t take action when traveling in the hall."
"Anyway, what you need is a counselor, not a pillow. If you need to save face, Sister Suyan is here. You are the one who takes advantage, and you are the one who complains. Be careful not to be greedy enough to attract resentment."
Bai Qige was indifferent to Yi Chenjing's straightforward opinion. She was not a person who liked makeup in the first place, and she had never even touched those rouges and gouache. She couldn't go to the school just because he suddenly wanted to attend a banquet on his own initiative.
?
If a woman learns how to look at someone who pleases her, who can she show it to?
Yi Chenjing pondered for a long time, then suddenly pulled Bai Qige into the inner room, rummaged around in the drawer of the dresser with one hand, and finally found a black-gray lump as thick as a little finger and raised it in front of Bai Qige.
"What is this?" Bai Qige asked.
"I don't even know what my own things are." Yi Chenjing shook her head helplessly and raised her hand to press her chin, "This is the eyebrow stone. Do you think any woman like you would go out to meet people with no eyebrows? Look up and look at
I."
"The noble prince will act as a maid?" Bai Qige muttered almost inaudibly, and followed Yi Chenjing's instructions and raised her face to look at him, watching as he carefully and carefully pinched the brow stones and traced her face in detail.
Unexpectedly, Yi Chenjing, who works vigorously and resolutely, has such a delicate side. No wonder Suyan is still devoted to him even though she has never been favored. A woman can't compete with a man's gentleness, just like Yi Chenxuan's considerate care for her, no matter how kind-hearted he is.
Being stubborn and knowing that he was deeply scheming, Bai Qige finally couldn't get tired of him.
Full of expectations until Yi Chenjing let out a sigh of relief, Bai Qige turned half sideways to look in the mirror, and the gentle smile that had just appeared on the corner of her lips suddenly froze.
"Yi Chenjing, have you seen any woman whose eyebrows are almost connected when they are high and low?!"
"It's weird, I usually draw topographic maps very well, but why can't my eyebrows be drawn evenly?" Yi Chenjing crossed his arms, puzzled.
Her peace of mind instantly collapsed, and a heat rushed straight to her forehead. Bai Qige gritted her teeth and snatched the eyebrow stone from Yi Chenjing's hand, and without hesitation made a stroke on the handsome face. Yi Chenjing was immersed in the technical issues about eyebrow thrush and had no time to react.
She was caught off guard and was successfully attacked. A long dark ink mark from her cheekbone to her chin was clear and thick, which showed Bai Qige's great strength.
"Why are you so crazy?!"
"If you don't know how to draw, don't move around. Your hands are so weak; what are you doing?!"
"What's going on? What's going on?" There were a lot of hurried questions. Yu Che heard the fierce argument between the two people inside the house and thought they were arguing again. He rushed in and tried to save the siege. He didn't want to lift the bead curtain but saw Yi Chen.
Jing and Bai Qige lowered their heads and raised their heads, glaring at each other angrily. Just as Yu Che was about to step forward, the two turned their heads at the same time when they heard the call, and the young maid's figure was frozen in place.
After a while, uncontrollable laughter spread throughout Huixiju. Yu Che laughed so hard that he fell back and forth, tears falling to the ground in circles.
In the end, it was Yu Che who deftly re-applied makeup on Bai Qige, lightly swiping her brows and lightly applying makeup, making her neither enchanting nor losing her grace. Only then did Yi Chenjing feel slightly satisfied, and she accepted Bai Qige's constant sarcasm with anger.
The relaxing interlude came to an end, and she was about to rush to the East Palace to attend the banquet. After leaving the gate of Huixiju Courtyard, Yi Chenjing immediately took off her gentle aura and put on a cautious and alert look.
Bai Qige sighed secretly, if he continues like this, he will eventually have a split personality.
Lianchenxuan is in the southwest corner of the palace, still some distance away from the East Palace. The eunuch in charge had already been waiting outside with a sedan chair. Su Yan had made an appointment with Jin Zhaoyi and left first. According to the rules, the prince and the princess should walk together in the sedan chair.
, no matter how much Bai Qige didn't want to, she still had to sit in the sedan next to Yi Chenjing. If she didn't want to look at him, she could only lift the curtain and look out of the sedan.
"Who is that person? He is too beautiful to look like a man." Bai Qige suddenly asked.
Looking in the direction she pointed, Yi Chenjing raised his eyebrows slightly: "Su Jinyan, the most famous guest of Yaohing Hall. Rumor has it that he became Yi Chenxuan's guest not because of how smart he is, but because of his charming face that is not inferior to women.
Too eye-catching - you have to be careful when meeting this guy, he is not as simple as the rumors say."
Bai Qige did not continue to ask. She did not want to be involved in endless conspiracies. She could advise Yi Chenjing on strategies and tactics. It was better to stay away from power struggles.
If you can avoid it.
When there was still some distance from the East Palace, Yi Chenjing insisted on walking there. His previous caution and vigilance turned into being careless and exaggerated. Sometimes he shouted loudly, and sometimes he told vulgar jokes to other princes he met on the way. He looked like a
A vulgar person with no ambition and no education.
Bai Qige knew that he was deliberately hiding his own shine.
As we all know, the seventh prince had no close relatives to support him in the previous dynasty, and the concubine in the harem only came out of the cold palace because of his son's military exploits. Not to mention the status and power, even the banquet where the other three second-grade concubines were present tonight did not have a place for the concubine.
Lianchenxuan was restrained everywhere in the Royal Palace of Yaoguo and struggled to move forward. Even if Yi Chenjing had the ability to swallow mountains and rivers and look down upon Kyushu, he had to restrain his sharp edge. Only by being patient, only by keeping a low profile and strengthening his own strength, could he soar into the sky and test his sword in the future.
The world.
Since ancient times, the imperial career has been full of disasters. The ten years of being a prostitute in the Zhao Kingdom gave Yi Chenjing a mature temperament and experience far beyond her peers. She is steady and careful, and can endure what ordinary people cannot. Compared with those princes who grew up in rich and gentle towns,
He was more than a little bit stronger. Bai Qige did not deny that in her eyes, the position of emperor should belong to Yi Chenjing, although she hoped that Yi Chenxuan would not become a victim in this road to feudal territory and the emperor's career.
"What a coincidence, the Fifth Prince has just arrived?" The disrespectful greeting interrupted Bai Qige's thoughts. She raised her head and saw the elegant Fifth Prince Yi Chenxuan in front of him, his eyes were like water, and something seemed to be surging at the moment when their eyes met.
What a coincidence, they were not far apart when they were riding in the sedan. She and Yi Chenjing walked for two sticks of incense. How could Yi Chenxuan, who had been on the sedan, just arrive?
Bai Qige lowered her head and did not look at Yi Chenxuan. She had already scolded Yi Chenjing bloody in her heart. She had already made it clear that the secret attack was not caused by Yi Chenxuan, so why was he still so cold-blooded without saying a word?
A good tone? It was already very awkward to meet Yi Chenxuan again after that incident. With him staring at her indifferently, it was difficult to say hello normally.
Yi Chenxuan was natural and his smile was still gentle: "After a while, there were too many people inside and it was too noisy, so I came outside to catch my breath..."
Before he finished speaking, the smile gradually changed its flavor, seeming to be bitter and resigned.
Whether it was intentional or unintentional, in front of everyone, Yi Chenjing put her arm around Bai Qige's waist without changing her expression. With a little effort, the thin woman pressed close to her side.