Chapter 258: A Meeting at the Plum Garden Pavilion
There were many treasure seekers, but Xia and Shang came in empty-handed. The spectators were either annoyed or ridiculed, and asked who was in front of them. They were so ignorant of etiquette and shameless. The prince came to congratulate him on his birthday without giving any gifts. Could it be that he was cheating and cheating?
Drinking gangster.
The first asked, and the latter answered: "Do you still remember the young man who presented two brocade boxes when King Yong settled in Yangzhou?"
I think a few months ago, when King Yong first arrived in Yangzhou, the number of people who came to send gifts was especially high today. There were more than tens of millions of people who presented rare treasures? But I only remember the white-faced boy holding two brocade boxes, not knowing what was in them, and paying tribute to Yong.
To the queen, King Yong gave her a gift of ten thousand taels of gold and the frame of his servant's white carriage, which became a good story for a while.
The scene is still fresh in my memory. So far, the contents of the box have been kept secret among the people, causing countless people to speculate.
Now someone mentioned the events of that day, and everyone reacted: "Could this guy be the one who added to the brocade box that day?"
"Most likely! The contents of that brocade box must be extraordinary, so I went to the banquet empty-handed today."
"Isn't that Xia Shang from Yulin County? Since he paid tribute to the prince, his life has been at its peak. In just a few months, the collapsed family business has returned to glory. The popularity of Wuliangye must surpass that of the Xia family's ancestors."
"So, it's probably the prince who is secretly helping?"
"It can be seen that giving gifts is not a bad thing, but it is really difficult to please the prince."
While a few people were talking casually, Xia Shang had already entered the palace and started teasing and joking with the princess's maid.
There were many people in the palace today, and the princess feared that she had missed Xia Shang, so she asked her maid to wait at the door early.
Yao'er, the princess's maid, had seen her a few times from afar. She was a young but mature and beautiful girl, with a dignified but charming manner, and quite a bit of the princess's charm.
Xia Shang was curious about the princess's intentions and asked Yao'er: "Yao'er, do you know why your wife wants to see me alone?"
Yaoer smiled and said that she would know it when she met the princess later.
Xia Shang was unhappy with this girl's harsh tone, so she began to tease her: "Yao'er, how many maids are there with the princess?"
"The princess's daily necessities are maintained by twenty maids, and there are three more personal attendants besides the maids."
"Oh. Then why did I ask you to pick me up?"
"Huh?" Yao'er was very confused. She didn't know why Xia Shang came here and asked, "I must have met the young master before, right?"
"Silly girl, how do you know what the master is thinking? Let me tell you the truth. A few days ago, your princess personally sent a message, not to invite me to a banquet, but to discuss a major event with me!"
Yao'er became even more curious and asked quickly: "What's the big deal?"
When Xia Shang saw this, he smiled evilly and reached out to touch the girl's waist: "It's just a matter of betrothing you to me. Otherwise, why would your master send you to pick me up? Why wouldn't you let me do it?"
Get along more and talk more!"
Although Yao'er is a maid, she has been with the princess since she was a child and has never been touched even half an inch by a man.
At the beginning of the day, I was hugged by a man and touched my slender waist that was itchy and embarrassing. I felt a numbing current spread throughout my body, and my whole body froze.
Listening to the frivolous person's nonsense again, her pretty face turned red with embarrassment, and sweat rolled down her forehead. Her thin skin seemed to be dyed with a layer of rouge, and it was so wet that it looked like it was dripping blood. She looked so shy.
Clever?
Not expecting Yao'er to be so teasing, Xia Shang was even more evil-minded. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he tilted his head towards the girl's ear and blew lightly, causing the crystal-like earlobes to dangle and gradually turn red: "Girl,
Since the princess is interested, how about we go to the flowers over there and talk about the world and life, and my brother will give you a lively physiological lesson?"
Although I don’t know what a “vivid physiology lesson” is, it’s not a good idea to have a man and a woman alone chatting among flowers.
One is an innocent lolita and the other is a professional driver.
How could Yaoer stop the car driven by Xia Shang?
A few words of teasing made this girl fly into the sky, she was so embarrassed that she had no strength, and she was about to collapse when her body went limp. It happened that Xia Shang went to hug her: "Yao'er, although I have feelings for you, but you are so direct, I still
A little scared."
With tears welling up in Yao'er's eyes, she broke away from Xia Shang and shouted shyly: "That's not what you thought. The princess just wanted to win over you because she was attracted by your talent."
"Oh, it turns out you are attracted by my talent and want to actively win over me?"
Yao'er was startled and hurriedly covered her mouth, stared at Xia Shang, and said angrily for a long time: "You are lying! You are trying to trick me."
Xia Shang smiled slyly and said nothing.
But Yao'er was so anxious that she said, "It's over, it's over, how can I explain this to the princess?"
"Okay, okay, I can guess this little thing even if you don't tell me. How can a little maid like you know the real reason why the princess met me this time? Stop thinking nonsense and lead the way."
…
Today's birthday banquet is held in the main courtyard, but no one cares about the plum garden in the backyard. It is a rare quiet place in Prince Yong's palace.
There is a small pavilion in the plum garden, which is the best place to enjoy plum blossoms in the courtyard. However, in this hot summer, it is used to enjoy plum blossoms, so the small pavilion seems much monotonous.
The princess has been waiting in the pavilion for a long time.
"The tent is surrounded by white gauze and silk curtains, and the clouds are rolling in the clear wind. There is a plate of black and white seeds with a square diameter, and two cups of tea are waiting for others to taste. Mr. Xia, you are so late."
Nangong Chuxin was wearing a long purple gauze smoke cloud dress, sitting cross-legged on a futon, with a half-unbuttoned cigarette gown on her shoulders, her snow-white neck and shoulders falling into her eyes, a wisp of rouge clouds dotting the clouds, her bright eyes flashing and smiling, charming
With a pretty face, palace attire and hair, and gold and jade ornaments, it was a little too much for the little scholar to be so well received by the princess.
With a smile and a word, Nangong Chuxin held up his sleeves and guided Xia Shang to sit down, and then called Yao'er to serve tea. After Xia Shang finished drinking tea, he raised his hand to watch the chess game in the pavilion.
It turned out that the princess had already prepared, and the chess game between them was already halfway through. When she looked at it again, she realized that it was the unfinished chess game she played with the princess in the palace the day before.
With a smile on her face, the princess took the first step and said: "I was half with the young master before we were separated, and I was worried about him in my heart. I will never forget it every day. I even asked an expert for advice on how to reverse this situation. I have been preparing for many days to meet the young master again and we will be reunited!"
"
Xia Shang knew that this was just a matter of public opinion, so he said nothing and didn't ask too many questions.
Xia Shang was determined to win this game.
The two of them were in the middle of the game, but Yao'er, who was serving tea on the outside, had a lot of thoughts.
Thinking back to what Xia Shang said, and then thinking about serving him personally at this time.
In my young life of twenty years, I have never been treated like this by a man. The princess instigated him to meet him again and again, and I don’t know what she was thinking. Could she really want to allow me to be with him?
Thinking about it, Yao'er's cheeks turned red, and she looked at the entranced man beside her and pouted secretly: "I am good-looking, but my heart is not right. I promised him, and sooner or later he will be instigated to do evil. I won't do it."
"oops!"
Just as he was thinking about it, Xia Shang exclaimed, and the chess game was in chaos, with black and white swirling for a moment.
It turns out that when Yao'er was distracted, she accidentally poured the hot tea on the back of Xia Shang's hand. (To be continued)