Xianyue was overjoyed and quickly reached out to pick it up. However, before her hand touched the bracelet, Lan Qiu let go of her hand and let the bracelet fall to the ground and break into several pieces.
Before Xianyue could react, Lan Qiu had already pretended to say: "Oh, why are you so slow to react? You didn't catch it. Now look at the bracelet. It's broken. If I had known this, you might as well have worn it on my hand."
Well, at least it won’t be like this.”
Xianyue was so angry that she burst into tears and stamped her feet: "You...you obviously did it on purpose!"
Lan Qiu smiled and said nothing. Obviously, it would be useless even if he knew that she did it on purpose, because no one could prove it.
Mingyu picked up the broken bracelet from the ground and stuffed it into Xianyue's hand and said: "Don't talk to this kind of person, let's go."
"Sister Mingyue, she did it on purpose. I'm sure she broke the bracelet on purpose. I'm going to tell my aunt!" Xianyue said as she was about to leave, but was pulled back by Mingyu, her expression sterner than ever.
"Listen to me and go!"
Xianyue and Mingyu were the best friends. Seeing her like this, he had no choice but to follow her back to the house with tears in his eyes, but his eyes were still filled with unwillingness.
After entering the room, Mingyu fetched water and twisted a towel to wipe away the tears on Xianyue's face, and said softly: "That Lan Qiu is targeting you deliberately. If you get serious with her, you will lose, and this kind of thing will happen more often in the future."
Come on, if you keep getting angry like this, I'm afraid you'll be angry to death in a few days."
Xianyue asked in confusion: "What will happen in the future?"
Mingyu sighed and said: "There are so many beautiful ladies today, but you are the only one that Imperial Concubine Dexi looks at differently. Not only did she talk to you for so long, but she also gave you this jade bracelet. Not one of them is jealous."
With red eyes, Lan Qiu is just one of them."
"What about you, sister? Are you also..." Xianyue bit her lower lip, which was as plump as a rose, but hesitated to speak.
"You want to ask me if I'm jealous too?" Faced with Mingyu's question, Xianyue nodded and stared at Mingyu nervously. The latter smiled and said: "If I were jealous, I wouldn't help you. What a bastard."
Silly girl. Okay, don't think about this. If the bracelet is broken, it will be broken. If the imperial concubine asks, just tell the truth. I won't blame you even if I think about it."
"I hope so." Even so, Xianyue still had worry that could not be concealed on her face.
Mingyu said warmly: "Okay, don't think about this anymore, just stay well and I'll go out and see if I still need to practice the rules today."
Xianyue nodded obediently, but after Mingyu left, her obedience disappeared without a trace, just like the first snow melting, and was replaced by a gloomy face, completely opposite to her usual appearance.
His eyes fell on the broken bracelets on the brocade handkerchief, and anger flashed in his eyes. He grabbed the bracelet with one hand and was about to throw it to the ground. When his fingers were about to let go, he stopped the urge and said bitterly.
Put the bracelet back on the table.
That Imperial Concubine Xi was so cunning. She clearly had no intention of liking her in her eyes, but she deliberately pretended to be concerned, and even gave herself such a tattered bracelet. Humph, it was just to make her the target of public criticism. Now, her
Head
It is undoubtedly achieved. During the period before the draft, I can't even think about peace. I don't know how many troubles those people will make, but if Concubine Xi thinks that these people can ruin her affairs, it will be unavoidable.
Somewhat whimsical.
What she wanted to do had started before she even set foot in Zhongcui Palace. Now, the person she could use had been firmly tied to her side and had become her chess piece, allowing her to start her journey step by step.
She was still a little unsure about Hong Zhou's explanation, wondering whether he would really come to find her.
Concubine Xi, huh, wait until my aunt is released from confinement in the future, let’s see if she can still be as proud as she is now.
Let's say that after Hongzhou returned home, he kept holding the Pisces jade pendant in a daze, and Xianyue's smiling face appeared in front of his eyes from time to time, especially those questions she asked him whether he would go to Zhongcui Palace to see her again.
Flashing through his mind. He knew he shouldn't think about her, but his thoughts were beyond his control.
Therefore, after the morning court the next day, he walked to the harem again by chance. Hongli, who was talking to him, saw that he did not want to go back to his house, so he curiously said: "Lao Wu, are you going to go back?"
where?"
"I..." Hong Zhou didn't dare to look into Hong Li's eyes and said in a weak voice, "I'll go pay my respects to E Niang."
"I remember that you just entered the palace yesterday, and are you going again today?" Seeing that Hong Zhou didn't speak, he guessed: "But Concubine Yu is not feeling well?"
Hong Zhou nodded casually, and Hong Li thought for a moment and said, "That's it, I'll go with you to pay my respects to Empress Yu."
"No need, Fourth Brother." Hong Zhou quickly grabbed him and said, "I can go by myself. You can go to the staff department as soon as possible. Didn't Huang Ama just say that the three-year official assessment is about to begin, but there are many things to do."
Busy!"
Hongli smiled and said: "No matter how busy you are, you won't miss this little time. Okay, let's go quickly."
"Fourth brother, you really don't need it." Hong Zhou's repeated refusals made Hong Li a little suspicious, "Is it true that Concubine Yu is fine, and you don't want to go to pay her respects?"
Hong Zhou was speechless by his question, and his reaction undoubtedly confirmed Hong Li's conjecture. After thinking for a while, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth and said: "Speaking of which, Xiu Nu had already done it a few days ago.
They have all entered the palace. I remember that you have someone you like, Fifth Brother? Visiting the empress Yu is false, but visiting the beautiful lady you like is real."
Facing his ridicule, Hong Zhou's face turned as red as pigeon blood. After a long time, he said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, please stop teasing me, I..."
Hongli smiled and said: "Okay, there is nothing we brothers can't say between us. Besides, it's not a shameful thing. Let's go. Fourth brother will go with you. It just so happens that I also have someone I want to meet."
Speaking of this, Hongli's voice unconsciously revealed a trace of longing. Ever since Hongshi suddenly asked Huang Ama to go to Henan, he had been worried about this matter and had never seen Mingyu again. Now that he mentioned her, he realized that he actually
I have accumulated a lot of thoughts.
Lun Yihongzhou was curious now, and said with a smile: "The person that fourth brother mentioned that he wanted to meet, is he the princess of the Fucha family?"
"Talk too much!" Hongli hit him on the head and said, "Don't you want to go?"
"No, I will lead the way for Prince Bao." As he said this, Hong Zhou imitated the eunuchs in the palace and gave Hong Li a slap in the face.
Seeing him like this, Hongli shook his head repeatedly and said: "What a dishonest guy, let's go quickly."
The two of them came to Zhongcui Palace one after another, but they had a hard time getting in. It's not that they were not allowed in, but it was just that they were elder brothers, so they came to find a beautiful girl rashly, which was really wrong.
OK. But everyone has already arrived, and I really don’t want to leave like this.