There are patches of white snow blowing in the wind in the courtyard, and a thin layer of snow accumulates on the ground. The winter plum blossoms bloom in the snow, and the plum trees stand in the wind, not afraid of the cold.
In the middle of the pavilion is a table, with people sitting around it. There are various kinds of food placed on the table. There is a small red clay stove next to it, and the hot water is boiling in the teapot.
There is also a brazier for warming up between the two ladies. The charcoal fire in the brazier is also burning brightly, making people sitting here not feel the cold.
It seemed that for a moment, the surroundings were silent, except for the sound of the cold wind blowing through the plum branches in the yard, and the sound of the maidservant kneeling on the ground, constantly confessing and begging for mercy.
The cold wine flowed down from his neck, but it only took a moment. The clothes Murong Xian wore were already quite wet. They were cold and sticky, and the smell of wine filled the air.
"Young Madam, I didn't do this on purpose. Please forgive me, Young Madam!"
"Young lady, please forgive me!"
This maid was none other than Su Ruo's maid. She followed Su Ruo from Jinning Palace to Pingbaihou Palace, so she called Murong Xian the young lady.
Murong Xian stretched out her hand and touched her neck. It was cold and sticky, and her face turned cold.
Seeing this, Su Ruo's expression changed drastically. He suddenly stood up and reprimanded: "Why are you so careless and careless? What use do you have! Why don't you apologize to my sister-in-law?"
The maid prayed again: "Young madam, please forgive me. It's all my fault. I deserve to die. Please let me go around, young madam!"
"Please spare my life, young lady, it is this slave who deserves to die."
As she said this, she kowtowed in fear, and her forehead made a squeaking sound when it touched the ground. After just a few blows, her forehead was broken, blood flowed out, and the flesh and blood were blurred.
Su Ruo hurriedly apologized to Murong Xian: "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault for not arranging the arrangements well. You see, this maid has been with me for many years, so please forgive her this time for my sake."
Murong Xian's cold eyes fell on Su Ruo's face for a while, and when he saw that the false smile on her face was a little stiff, he said, "Since you said so, I will give you this face."
Murong Xian was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but he had to suppress it.
If she refuses to give in at this moment, even though she is out of breath, she will also get a reputation as being unkind and not taking her sister-in-law seriously. If the news goes a little further, she might even be accused of being vicious.
Su Ruo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and quickly said to the maid: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Madam."
The maid kowtowed again, tears falling from the pain: "Thank you, Madam."
Murong Xian said coldly: "Get up, you must remember this lesson. If you are so careless again, then I will teach you a lesson for your master."
"Yes, young lady, I will definitely be extremely careful in the future and will not dare to do it again."
Murong Xian hummed: "It's cold on the ground, get up."
The maid thanked you again: "Thank you so much, madam."
After this incident, Murong Xian also lost the idea of continuing to sit down. She was about to say goodbye first, but she heard Su Ruo say: "Sister-in-law, this is all my fault. Your clothes are all wet. It's cold today." It's very good, why don't you go to my place and change, you and I are about the same height, and it just fits."
Su Wan's eyebrows skipped a beat, and she stretched out her hand to hold Murong Xian's hand.
Murong Xian stretched out his hand to hold her hand and laughed. She glanced at Su Ruo meaningfully and said with a smile: "Okay, since the eldest sister said this, I naturally can't refuse as my sister-in-law, but eldest sister My sister’s clothes are free of charge. When I came here, I happened to have someone bring me an extra set, and I’m at the carriage right now. Winter Solstice, I’m going to get it.”
Dongzhi stood on the edge and said, "I'll go right now, slave."
Su Ruo heard this and pointed out a maidservant to go with Dongzhi. She said: "In this case, sister-in-law will go to my house to change clothes. You two go quickly to get the clothes back and go directly to my yard."
"yes."
Murong Xian smiled and said, "Then I'd like to have Sister Lao go with me."
Su Ruo smiled and said: "This is what I should do originally. Besides, it was my people who caused such a thing. I will have to apologize to my sister-in-law soon."
Murong Xian smiled and left with Su Ruo. Before she stood up, he patted Su Wan's hand and looked at her with a smile.
Su Wan thought to herself, if Su Ruo wanted to plot against Murong Xian, it was not certain who would be the unlucky one. Besides, before she came, she had also ordered Hui Feng and arranged for someone to protect Murong Xian.
Since Murong Xian wants to see what Su Ruo wants to do, let her see.
Su Wan turned to talk to Wang Weixi. Because of what happened before, the atmosphere in the pavilion was a bit bad. Several ladies gathered together to talk quietly or went out to the yard to appreciate the plum blossoms.
Not long after, a maidservant came in a hurry, knelt down in the pavilion and saluted: "See you, Princess, and ladies."
Finally, she said to Su Wan: "Princess Princess, the young lady in the mansion has something to do in the second lady's yard. Please ask your servant to come over and invite the princess over."
Su Wan was slightly startled: "Me?!"
Is it possible that Su Ruo's target is not Murong Xian but her? !
Maybe... it doesn't necessarily mean that both people are the same?
The maid said: "It is the princess. The young lady in the mansion invites the princess to come over."
Su Wan hesitated for a moment, pressed his sleeves gently, and then smiled: "In that case, I'll just go with you and lead the way."
When the maid heard this, she was suddenly pleasantly surprised. She quickly said: "Princess, please come with me."
Su Wan then said goodbye to the ladies, and then took Xiao Sang and Xiao Bei to leave with the maid. The group of people wandered around the house, walking around the paths, not knowing where they were going.
There are some snowflakes floating in the sky, and the cold wind is blowing coldly.
"Princess, this is not the way to my aunt's yard." Xiao Fei came up and whispered.
Su Wan smiled, then nodded, looking at the somewhat desolate courtyard, and continued walking forward. When he was passing a rockery, a man suddenly fell from the sky, reached out and knocked on the back of the maid's neck, knocking the maid He fainted and fell to the ground.
"Is the princess okay?"
The person coming is the returning wind.
Su Wan smiled: "I'm fine, thank you for your hard work. Is my sister-in-law okay there?"
Hui Feng said: "The young lady is fine. She has changed into clean clothes now and is drinking tea with the second lady of Pingbaihou."
Su Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and then his face gradually became cold. Since Murong Xian was fine, Su Ruo's target should be her.
Su Ruo probably knew in her heart that if she took Su Wan there directly and something happened, Duke Ning's Mansion would definitely skin her.
But if there is one person in the middle, she will say that she and Murong Xian did not call Su Wan over at all. She also asked Murong Xian to testify that she was also innocent. Even if they could not clear up the relationship, they could not do anything to her. .
Su Wan's eyes were slightly cold: "What exactly does she want to do?"
