When the carriage came over, Song Qinghuan was leaning on Xiao Ci to catch up on her sleep. The driver reined in the horse so hard that she almost rolled off the carriage.
Xiao Ci quickly grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. He raised the car curtain and asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"
When he looked up, he saw a carriage with the emblem of the Zhou family parked on one side.
He frowned and saw that the curtains of the Zhou family's carriage were also lifted, revealing half of Princess Yuyin's face. She didn't even glance over here, with a sneer on her lips and said mercilessly: "Nine
Brother, although you are a little more unrestrained, you cannot let yourself be born like you."
"After all, you should control the cats and dogs at home, and don't let them out to provoke others when they have nothing to do all day long."
"Those who don't know, just think they are wild animals that no one raises."
Song Qinghuan followed Xiao Ci's line of sight and looked over. When she saw it was Princess Yuyin, her face suddenly darkened and she opened her mouth to speak.
Xiao Ci grabbed her hand and motioned her not to speak.
Then he heard the lingering voice: "Today, for the sake of our brothers and sisters, let's not worry about it for now. If there is another time, I won't be polite."
The sound of horse hooves sounded, the wheels turned, and the Zhou family's carriage slowly left. However, the wheels of the carriage at the front of Prince Rui's Mansion were broken.
Song Qinghuan jumped out of the carriage with Xiao Ci angrily, looked at the Zhou family's carriage that had left in the dust, and said dissatisfied: "My lord, why are you afraid of her? She was the daughter she raised by herself without shame, and now she is still
I'm so embarrassed to rake it up."
Xiao Jingchuan and Xiao Jingtong were both in the carriage at the back, and naturally saw the scene just now. Although they couldn't hear clearly from a distance, it was not a good thing to see this posture.
The brother and sister jumped out of the car hand in hand and gathered around. Xiao Jingchuan was panicking and wanted to ask what Princess Yuyin had just said, but he felt timid again when he said the words.
Princess Yuyin and Prince Rui's house have always met each other without even looking at each other, but today they bumped into the carriage, what else could it be?
Xiao Ci brushed off the non-existent dust on Song Qinghuan's shoulders and said nonchalantly: "What's there to worry about?"
But the color in his eyes was bottomless.
Turning around, he saw Xiao Jingchuan's face was not so good, so he comforted him: "In addition to scolding a few words, she can also beat your father, but your father is different..."
If a tiger doesn't show off its power, it will be considered a sick cat.
Song Qinghuan glanced at Xiao Ci and then at Xiao Jingchuan. Without saying anything more, he just said: "Forget it, I'll settle the score with her later. It's getting late, let's go into the palace quickly."
The carriage's wheels were broken, and it would take a long time to return to the palace, so four people simply squeezed into a carriage.
Fortunately, the carriage in Prince Rui's Mansion was spacious, so it didn't feel crowded even if four people were squeezed into it.
After getting on the carriage again, they continued to rush to the palace. Before reaching the palace gate, the Zhou family's carriage quickly turned back to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
Xiao Jingtong was lying by the car window, looking at her, and for some reason he asked strangely: "Why is Aunt Huang going back again?"
Just like yesterday, the carriage entered the palace through the passage. After walking for a while, it got off and walked.
First go to Emperor Chengxing to pay New Year greetings, and then go to Empress Dowager Jiang's Cining Palace.
With Empress Dowager Jiang here, Emperor Chengxing was a useless person. Even if his brothers came with their families to pay New Year greetings, he would not have the patience to entertain them. He only said a few words as usual, and then gave away the things that Empress Wang had prepared early in the morning.
Forget it.
After coming out of Emperor Chengxing's place, Song Qinghuan thought for a while and reminded Xiao Jingchuan and Xiao Jingtong: "When we go to Cining Palace later, please don't talk nonsense and behave yourself."
Xiao Ci glanced sideways at Song Qinghuan, and when he saw her solemn expression, he also reminded him: "Do you remember?"
Then he looked specifically at Xiao Jingtong: "It's the first day of the Lunar New Year, so please don't make any noise."
Both of them looked solemn. They made a fuss over Princess Yuyin in the morning. Xiao Jingtong didn't dare to make a fuss and just nodded obediently.
The group of people walked leisurely to Cining Palace and stepped in. Xiao Ci felt something was wrong.
The palace people walked back and forth so quietly that they didn't even make a sound. Even those who were celebrating the New Year didn't dare to show the slightest joy on their faces.
When I got closer to the main hall, I didn't hear the laughter that I should have, but it was quiet.
Xiao Ci glanced at Song Qinghuan subconsciously, but saw that she had entered the state of selflessness by observing her eyes, nose, and heart.
A family of four stood outside the main hall. The palace attendant went inside to announce the news once, and then turned back and invited everyone into the hall after a while.
There were many people sitting or standing in the hall, but they were all holding their breath and concentrating, and no one dared to speak rashly.
Empress Dowager Jiang was sitting at the top, still holding the prayer beads she usually used in her hand, with a cold look on her face, obviously in a bad mood.
Song Qinghuan had expected such a situation, and was not surprised. He followed Xiao Ci and went forward to salute and wish him happy New Year.
Xiao Jingtong was very good at reading expressions. When he saw Empress Dowager Jiang acting like this, she didn't dare to move forward and just followed the rules.
Princess Yuyin's carriage had just entered the palace gate, and then hurried back to the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion. Although the Queen Mother didn't know what it was about, she might have asked her precious daughter to turn back in such a hurry. It must have been something important.
The people who went to inquire about the news haven't come back yet. Empress Dowager Jiang didn't know the beginning or the end. Naturally, she was in a bad mood, and she didn't have the time to care about Xiao Ci and the others.
Xiao Ci sat next to King Wu. The two brothers looked at each other and said nothing. Song Qinghuan stood aside with his two children, also with lowered eyebrows.
Xiao Jingchuan's palms were sweating, and he always felt that he had nothing to do with this matter.
No matter how calm he is, he is just like a child. He is panicking, fearing that he will cause trouble and embarrass Xiao Ci.
Song Qinghuan noticed something was wrong with him, paused for a moment, then raised her hand to put on his shoulder and patted him twice.
Xiao Jingchuan came back to his senses and took a look at Song Qinghuan. Seeing that her brows were calm and her expression was as usual, he felt that the panic in his heart had dissipated a lot for no reason.
Empress Dowager Jiang sat on top, as heavy as water, while the children and grandchildren below did not dare to say a word, nor did they dare to leave.
I don't know how long it took, but Song Qinghuan felt that his legs were sore. Then someone from the palace came to report that there was news from Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
Empress Dowager Jiang straightened her body and said: "Pass."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a clever little eunuch entering the palace. Just as he was about to salute, Empress Dowager Jiang said, "No need."
After a pause, he said again: "Come forward."
The little eunuch responded, stepped forward, and whispered a few words in Empress Dowager Jiang's ear.
No one could hear clearly what was being said. It could be seen that Queen Mother Jiang's expression was getting worse and worse, so they knew it was not a good thing.
After the little eunuch finished speaking, he added: "The princess asked the servant to come back and ask the Queen Mother for a favor, and let some elderly doctors from the Imperial Hospital come to visit.
