Murong Shen waited for a moment, but he couldn't hold back his raging jealousy and reminded lightly: "Your Majesty, please move quickly and don't delay entering the palace."
Xu Jing didn't even look back, and waved his hand casually: "Don't talk nonsense. I don't go to the palace to meet other people. The emperor is my cousin, and the prince is my cousin. What are you afraid of sooner or later? You can blame me."
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Xu Jing did not always put gold on his face. Among the seven vassal kings, in terms of birth and blood, King Beihai was indeed a close member of the royal family.
Xu Jing and the current Crown Prince have the same great-grandfather. Emperor Yongming is indeed Xu Jingtang's uncle.
However, is Xu Jing too confident? He still doesn’t know that he will be a lamb to be slaughtered after entering the palace!
Murong Shen's lips curled into a sneer, and he simply waited patiently.
Zhao Xiyan whispered through the car curtain: "Brother Chunsheng, you have remembered everything I said to you. I will wait for you at the Zhao Mansion."
Xu Jing nodded.
The two carriages traveled together for a while and then parted ways.
Zhao Xiyan counted silently in her mind, and waited until the carriage was far away before she opened the curtain and took a look outside.
She had been in the capital for two years in her previous life. However, she had always been in the palace and had never left the palace. The capital was still unfamiliar to her.
Jade Hosta and Begonia were very happy. While looking around, she laughed softly and said, "Miss, there are so many people in the capital."
“The streets are full of shops and vendors selling goods. It’s very lively!”
"Huh? There seems to be someone juggling over there."
They were watching the hustle and bustle in the capital, but they didn't know that there were also many people looking around.
The bamboo curtains on the car windows are specially made, so the view from the inside out is very clear, but from the inside out, it is blurry. Zhao Xiyan only slightly raised the car curtains, revealing half of her face, which already attracted a lot of attention.
Zhao Xiyan quickly lowered the car curtain.
The carriage drove for more than an hour before stopping.
By this time, it was almost noon.
The sun was shining brightly, and Mrs. Sun, the hall's aunt, greeted each other at the main entrance with a smile. The two young women standing beside Sun were the hall's second cousin-in-law. There was also a pretty girl of thirteen or fourteen years old with big eyes.
As for flexibility, it should be the seventh cousin Zhao Queyu.
Zhao Xiyan's heart felt warm, and she hurriedly got out of the carriage and came forward to greet her: "Xiyan has met the aunt of the main hall, and the second sister-in-law of the main hall."
The Sun family was also from a prominent family in the capital. After Zhao Yuanren became a Jinshi, he married the Sun family. In these years, the Sun family had never been to Beihai County, and naturally she had never met Zhao Xiyan.
When I saw it at this time, I was almost shocked.
"I have long heard that you are unparalleled in beauty, but when I saw you today, I realized what it means to be so beautiful." Mrs. Sun's eyes were filled with astonishment, she held Zhao Xiyan's hand and praised her endlessly.
The hall sister-in-law and the second cousin-in-law were also shocked by Zhao Xiyan's appearance.
No wonder Colonel Murong insists on marrying her and refuses to give up. Such a beautiful girl, it is difficult for them to look away even when they see her.
The seventh cousin Zhao Queyu had a lively personality and happily took Zhao Xiyan's other hand: "When the sixth cousin comes, I will have someone to keep me company from now on."
Although we have never met, the closeness and intimacy brought by blood ties are so real.
Zhao Xiyan felt warm in her heart and laughed softly: "I don't know how long I will stay in the capital when I come here. From now on, I will have to trouble my aunt in the hall, my two cousins-in-law, and my seventh sister."
Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "What trouble is this? We are all a family, don't say such things. Since I received your father's letter, I have had a spacious yard tidied up, which is exactly the same as Queyu's yard.
Neighbor. From now on, it will be convenient for you two sisters to keep company and talk to each other all the time."
"Come on, aunt will take you to have a look."
Auntie in the lobby, it was too hard to pronounce. Mrs. Sun naturally changed her name and took Zhao Xiyan's hand into the Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Xiyan followed suit and changed her tune: "Thank you, auntie."
Sun personally led Zhao Xiyan into Yaoyue Garden.
The yard is spacious and elegant, with several pear trees planted in it. The pear blossoms have fallen, the leaves are luxuriant, and there are green fruits as big as a child's fist dotted among them. A light fragrance comes with the wind.
Zhao Xiyan fell in love with this place at first sight.
When Mrs. Sun saw Zhao Xiyan smiling, she felt quite happy and said with a smile: "You like to practice calligraphy and painting, so I specially ordered the study to be tidied up. There is also a place to practice piano and chess in the study. Go and have a look.
Don’t like it? If there’s anything you’re missing, just tell me.”
With such care, how could Zhao Xiyan remain calm? Just as she was about to say thank you, Mrs. Sun smiled again and said: "As a family, there is no need to thank you. You can just stay here in peace."
Mrs. Sun asked Zhao Xiyan to settle down and rest, and hold a reception banquet in the evening. Then she led her daughters-in-law away.
Zhao Queyu was reluctant to leave and shamelessly stayed.
The soldiers were all strong and quickly moved all the luggage in the car into the yard. Hosta ordered them to be put into the warehouse, and Haitang went to the boudoir to clean up.
Zhao Queyu looked around with interest and asked with a low voice: "Sixth cousin, where is the prince's brother-in-law?"
Zhao Xiyan's cheeks were slightly red: "He has entered the palace to meet the saint." After a pause, he smiled and said: "He and I haven't gotten married yet, so don't call him brother-in-law at this time."
Zhao Queyu is the youngest daughter in the family. She has been pampered since she was a child. She is lively and has a cute smile: "We are already engaged. We will get married sooner or later. There is no harm in calling her earlier!"
Zhao Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled, then let her go.
Zhao Queyu asked about Beihai County, and Zhao Xiyan randomly picked up some interesting stories and told them. Zhao Queyu listened with interest and sighed: "It's a pity that I have never been out of the capital, let alone Beihai County."
He also curiously inquired about what he had seen on the road.
Zhao Xiyan softly explained the matter of buying a girl.
Zhao Queyu was shocked and angry, and stood up suddenly: "Such tragic things can happen in this world! Sixth cousin, where are those girls? I want to see them with my own eyes."
Zhao Xiyan nodded and called Jinzhan to lead the way.
After getting off the carriage, more than twenty girls were led into an empty room at the back of the yard.
A five-year-old girl asked timidly: "Sister Erniu, are we going to live here from now on?"
Erniu was older and had the most ideas, so she naturally became the backbone of the girls: "Don't be afraid, we will definitely have a good life if we follow the girls in the future."
Then, the beautiful girl who bought them and saved their lives came.
The second girl in the lead knelt down and kowtowed, and said loudly: "I have seen the young lady."
The other young girls immediately followed suit and knelt down to kowtow.
In the past half month, they have eaten well every day, and their originally yellow and thin faces have turned red. They have also changed into clean clothes. They haven't learned the rules yet, but they are starting to look good.
Zhao Xiyan said softly: "Everyone, get up!"
It was Er Niu who took the lead again.
Zhao Queyu looked over one by one and saw a series of confused faces. His heart felt heavy and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
She grew up to the age of thirteen happily and carefree. On this day, something heavy suddenly broke into her world.
