Chapter 131 (1/2)
Zhao Qingyao stretched out half a finger from her wide sleeve and gently lifted the curtain of the carriage. When spring is cold and chilly, the only thing that can bloom at the end of winter is the red and dazzling peach blossom.
”The peach is young. It burns its brilliance.” the butterfly shadow pulls the veil and laughs gently. ”Miss, the peach blossom in the book of songs just tells the story of marrying a daughter.”
Zhao Qingyao blushed, bited her lips and said angrily, ”why marry a daughter? The palace dares to say such words. She is not afraid to be heard. She blames empress Jieyu's sister for not knowing the etiquette.”
Butterfly shadow blinked innocently. ”Young lady, are people in the palace idle every day? Where does the time come from to listen to us?”
Zhao Qingyao made a hissing gesture, covered the curtain and sat quietly in the sedan chair.
”Miss.” butterfly shadow still couldn't bear it, ”do you think crab cake is really so delicious?”
Zhao Qingyao pouted and bounced on her forehead. ”Do you remember the crab cake? Do you remember the etiquette your mother taught you?”
Butterfly shadow touched his head. Wronged way: ”don't dare not remember, empress Jieyu took a lot of effort to get the young lady to the palace.”
”So we want to thank empress Jieyu.” Zhao Qingyao smiled.
”Miss, do you think the emperor will come?”
Zhao Qingyao's eyes stagnated. Some unnaturally looked away, ”of course I will. Jieyu said.”
Butterfly shadow looked at her and added two blushes on her cheeks. She asked, ”Miss, do you really want to go into the palace and be a empress?”
”That's why I came to the palace.” Zhao Qingyao rubbed her handkerchief and said softly. ”The family is in recession, and my brother is idling around all day. My parents can only rely on me and my sister. I can go to the palace to be a mother and also subsidize a family.”
”Alas.” butterfly shadow sighed, ”this carriage was also ordered by Jieyu. I heard that other ladies can use their own sedan chair when they enter the palace.”
Zhao Qingyao glanced at her gently. ”It's a great blessing to keep you a bite to eat. There are so many things to think of.”
Butterfly shadow quickly said with a smile: ”Miss, after entering the palace, can the maidservant eat crab cake every day?”
Zhao Qingyao pulled up her veil and hit her in the face. She said angrily, ”eat, if I can eat that thing, I won't lose you.”
Butterfly shadow smiled and saluted, ”thank you, empress Zhao.”
”Don't play. Don't stay here for me,” said Zhao Qingyao. ”In front of the emperor, you should hold your breath and don't talk disorderly.”
”Never open your mouth,” butterfly shadow asked again. ”Does Miss like the emperor?”
Zhao Qingyao was a little stunned, lowered her eyes and looked at her handkerchief, ”who in the world will not admire today's saint.”
”Miss, I haven't seen the emperor. How can I say that I admire the emperor?”
Zhao Qingyao blushed, ”why haven't you seen...”
”I've seen the story told by my wife?” butterfly shadow joked. ”No wonder my wife named her maidservant Zhuang Zhou Mengdie.”
Zhao Qingyao, half angry and half ashamed, reached out and grabbed her. ”You girl's mouth is getting smarter and smarter.”
”Don't dare,” butterfly shadow smiled and begged for mercy. ”Miss, please forgive me. I don't dare any more.”
Zhao Qingyao took back her hand with a proud smile, ”you can't talk back to me in the future.”
After Chu Lingyun came back from Xinyang hall, he felt flustered for several days. The cold breeze blew the peach blossom snow to her, and the red petals fell on the bookcase, like a little ink sprinkled by a rouge brush.
”Xiang He,” Chu Lingyun took a faint look at her with his forehead, ”do you remember that Zhu Tong?”
Xiang he was cold all over and said in a low voice, ”don't worry, princess. The corpse and maidservant have been cleaned up very properly. No one will be suspicious.”
Chu Lingyun stared at her for a while and said, ”I've always believed in your ability to do things, but there seems to be a little movement over Duanwang. It doesn't feel good.”
A trace of panic flashed in the eyes of Xiang He, ”Duan Wang... Impossible. The maidservant did it very clean.”
”Paper can't wrap fire,” Chu Lingyun said with deep eyes, ”but I also believe that the devil is a foot high and the Tao is a foot high.”
Outside the window came bursts of silver bell like laughter, like a woman's voice. Chu Lingyun frowned and asked; ”Who entered the palace today?”
”It's Zhao Jieyu's sister.”
Chu Lingyun searched for the figure of the concubine in her mind, ”it's her sister. I remember her mother's family is in a bad situation.”
”The Zhao family ate up all their ancestral industries. Now it is a difficult time.”
”No wonder,” chulingyun sneered, his eyes full of disdain, ”now the sisters are both in the palace to get money.”
Xiang He arched his hand and said, ”does the princess need a servant to find this lady?”
”No,” Chu Lingyun shook his hand. ”It's just a small person. It's not worth mentioning.”
”The emperor went to chenghuan hall several times these two days,” said Xiang He. ”Jieyu also thought she couldn't be loved forever, so she asked her sister to help her.”
”One is like that, so are the two,” Chu Lingyun raised his hand and straightened his skirt. ”Do you know what advice Duanwang gave me?”
Xiang He turned his eyes and asked, ”Duan Wang should suggest that the princess change someone on the one month trip between Qi and Qin.”
”Well,” Chu Lingyun looked at her with satisfaction, ”you are very clever.”
With a smile, Xiang He said, ”I know when I see the king's face.”