"You want to teach me how to do things?"
Lu Yunying looked at Ding Xiang intently. Judging from the fact that she replaced Xue Li as their serving maid, Ding Xiang's status in the palace would never be high, but even so, Ding Xiang had her own little thoughts.
"Slave, I don't dare, I just think about my little master..."
"For my own sake? If I say what you just said in front of Grandma Feng again, will she think the same way?"
"I know my mistake, please punish me."
Ding Xiang paled instantly and immediately knelt down.
It would be fine if the shameless maid said this, but she was different. After Xue Li was punished, everyone knew that this was not a good place for Chen Xiaozhu. Things were pushed back and forth and blamed on her. She didn't have the courage. Resist Lu Yunying.
She, she doesn’t want to be a little palace maid that everyone can bully anymore. Young Master Chen is indeed not as good looking as Young Master Lu, and her temper is far different from Young Master Lu, but she is lucky and has the favor of His Majesty. This is an opportunity, she thought We must catch Chen Xiaozhu who climbed the ladder.
Seeing Ding Xiang kneeling so simply, Lu Yunying felt as if she had been punched on cotton, which was tasteless. At this moment:
"Okay, okay, what's the fuss about? I can't even sleep."
Chen Xingyue's words were full of weariness and undisguised pride.
"It's just some snacks. Why should I care about this with Sister Lu? I don't have to show my narrow-mindedness. Ding Xiang, please go pick up some snacks and give them to Sister Lu."
This tone seemed to be complimenting Lu Yunying, which was really irritating. However, her proud look was so vivid that Lu Yunying did not hesitate to argue with her. After having snacks and tea, he went to the main hall to study on time. This made Lu Yunying Chen Xingyue became more and more arrogant.
Chu Xiu Niang and Lu Yunying always arrived early, and it was the same today. She also heard about Chen Xingyue. When she saw Lu Yunying coming, she said:
"The one in your house gets compliments, and I don't know where her tail is. When you went back yesterday, she didn't bully you, right?"
"By the way, Liu Yueya would probably agree if she changes rooms now. How about you live in the same room with me?"
These words made Lu Yunying feel a little better and warmer. It was early in the morning. She was too lazy to conflict with others, but it was indeed uncomfortable to be disgusted for nothing.
Just changing rooms... During this period, many show girls changed their rooms after reporting to Grandma Feng, either living with show girls they were familiar with, or finding someone with a good personality to live with. This is what happened just now. Ding Xiang said that the show girls started to "come into pairs".
As for Liu Yueya, she was naturally Chu Xiu Niang's roommate, and the two of them didn't get along very badly. However, due to their incompatible personalities, they were indifferent to each other, so they might as well change rooms.
Lu Yunying thought for a while and agreed to talk to Liu Yueya later. It was not because she was afraid of Chen Xingyue, but because she had made trouble until midnight yesterday. According to her personality, Lu Yunying didn't want to accompany her if she could continue to make trouble.
But they didn't expect that before they took the initiative to ask, Liu Yueya came to the door.
"Sister Chu, Miss Lu."
She looked cautious, a little flattering and shy, but she didn't wait too long and said:
"I see that you two get along so well, wouldn't it be good to live in the same room? Sister Chen also had a good chat with me yesterday. If you are interested, I am willing to talk to Sister Chen, how about we change rooms?"
"I won't let you suffer, Miss Lu. After all, Sister Chen is such a good person."
As she said this, Liu Yueya took out a jade pendant. It looked to be in good condition, and the straps under the jade pendant seemed to have been newly replaced. She quickly thrust it into Lu Yunying's hands.
If Lu Yunying dared to ask for it, she immediately hid and said:
"This is a voluntary matter for everyone. How can I accept your courtesy?"
"Yes, yes, there is no need to be so polite between sisters."
Chu Xiu Niang hurriedly tried to smooth things over, but she felt a little speechless. This was the reason why she and Liu Yueya couldn't deal with each other. The Liu family was originally a merchant, and they had an official status by donating a member of the family. The young lady in the family could barely stand for election, but she was usually dismissed. Serious official ladies looked down upon him.
The reason why she looked down on Liu Yueya was not because of her background, but because of the girl's behavior. If Chen Xingyue could be called delicate and savage, Liu Yueya would be brainless. She would just stuff the jade pendant in front of the public. If Chen Xingyue knew about it, even if she didn't do anything, If you like Lu Yunying, you will never agree to exchange rooms. Otherwise, wouldn't the qualification to live with her be bought and sold with a jade pendant?
"Besides, you have made it possible for me and Yun Ying. We still have to thank you."
"Thank me?"
"Yes, yes, you have made Yunying and I happy, and you get along well with Miss Chen. We are perfecting each other, so there is no need to be too polite."
After saying this, Chu Xiu Niang felt sweat on her forehead. If her mother continued to say that she had no brains after returning home, she would tell the matter and let her family see that she still had some quick wit and eloquence.
Liu Yueya thought about it and felt that what Chu Xiu Niang said was right. She always felt that Chu Xiu Niang didn't think highly of her family background. Otherwise, the hairpin rings and jewelry she gave away would be taken by other beautiful women, so she would be the first one to give them. If Chu Xiu Niang doesn't want it, isn't this looking down on her?
But although this person is a bit pretentious, she is indeed a young lady from an official family, and she is nice to talk to. It just so happens that she has given away a lot of things recently, and she feels bad for giving it to Lu Yunying who has a good relationship with Chu Xiu Niang for nothing. .
"Then thank you two sisters."
"No, we agreed, that is, Chen..."
Lu Yunying felt that she had to make this clear, but before she could finish speaking, Liu Yueya hurriedly interrupted her and said:
"Sister Chen will definitely agree. We had such a good chat yesterday that we almost had to talk by candlelight at night."
So she came back so late yesterday just to chat with you?
Lu Yunying cursed, then looked at Chu Xiu Niang and found that she was not in good spirits either. She probably slept very late yesterday.
Now that the parties involved have said this, and there are other beautiful ladies in the public listening and watching, I will be able to go to bed early and get up early when living with Chu Xiu Niang in the future, and will not have so many worries, so I nodded and said:
"Okay then, let's wait for Aunt Feng..."
"How can Sister Lu worry about this? You have given me such a good roommate, so leave everything to me."
Seeing that her interest was so high, and the ladies nearby were listening to their conversation, there was nothing to worry about, so Lu Yunying nodded and said nothing more.
Liu Yueya looked at Lu Yunying and nodded, as if she couldn't wait any longer, and immediately went out to find Nanny Feng, who was in charge of palace affairs. She had a good idea. Now that she had reported it to Aunt Feng, she could ask the palace maids to help move the house in the afternoon, and the room could be changed successfully in the evening. Then it was a certainty that she and Chen Xingyue would live together.
She was the one who talked to Chen Xingyue yesterday, but she was not the only one. Lu Yunying is now willing to take the initiative to give up her seat. There are many beautiful girls who have the same ideas as her waiting to occupy the room. She has to hurry up.
After all, she also wanted to stay and become a concubine. She thought she was no worse than Chen Xingyue, but she wanted to see what merits Chen Xingyue had that could attract His Majesty's attention.
After she left, more show girls came over one after another. However, after Lu Yunying's observation, yesterday's rest not only did not allow the show girls to refresh their spirits, but they became more and more tired. It is not easy to think about it.
On the other side, it was already very late when Chen Xingyue arrived. Although the four recommended students hadn't arrived yet, they were still close. Today, Chen Xingyue was welcomed by many beautiful ladies, and her position even changed, moving to the front.
In the past, there was a circle among high-ranking ladies in the capital. Even a young lady like Lu Yunying, who was also born into a family of officials in the capital, would not have the chance to get in because of her father's low official position. The same was naturally true for Chen Xingyue, but it was different today.
Although those noble ladies did not accept her, they allowed her to come near them and talk and laugh with other ladies. This was undoubtedly a kind of recognition, and this kind of recognition made Chen Xingyue even more excited.
She reached out and touched her temples. There was a jasmine-like hair ornament there. Until she came back yesterday, this thing was not in her dressing box, but today someone has brought it to her.
"I saw that this hair accessory matches my sister perfectly. It has a light fragrance, is elegant and pleasant, no wonder His Majesty praised it."
"It's not that good, Your Majesty. Your Majesty just praised it casually."
"Sister, please don't be self-effacing. Why is it that your Majesty is praising your sister?"
These words obviously tickled Chen Xingyue, causing her cheeks to turn pink, revealing a different dazzling style than before. Therefore, her voice became louder and louder involuntarily. After a while, almost everyone in the main hall was filled with her. The sound of speaking.
As the daughter of a magistrate, she can be praised by other noble ladies of the government. Even if it were not for the draft, these people would be the ones she should look up to and envy. The thought of the introverted satisfaction here is enough to make people feel elated.
"Pfft, I thought it was who was making such a noise, but it turned out to be you, Chen, Chen..."
The four recommended students were still the last to appear, and the one who spoke was the imperial concubine's sister Yang Yushuang. She thought for a while, then waved her hand:
"Forget it, I don't care."
"Isn't it just a compliment from His Majesty? I'm so frivolous. I'm really not afraid..."
She deliberately played it off, and when everyone looked over, she smiled scornfully:
"I'm really not afraid that other people will know that you are just a sidekick."
"You're talking nonsense!"
"How dare you talk to me like this?"
She is the younger sister of the imperial concubine, but then she thought that we are indeed beautiful girls now, and we really cannot punish this woman on the surface. After muttering, she said the rest of the words in one breath:
"I thought others didn't know, but His Majesty praised Zhen Zhaoyi. He said that Zhen Zhaoyi is as beautiful and eye-catching as a begonia. He saw you from the corner of his eye. He was afraid that you would embarrass a daughter's family, so he casually praised you as as elegant as jasmine. "
"Everyone will know that you are a match after hearing this, but you have put aside Empress Zhen Zhaoyi, pretended to receive the honor praised by His Majesty, and showed off in front of all the sisters."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so shameless. If I were you, I would die of embarrassment."
The Empress Dowager's mother's family, Chengen Gong Yang's family, was originally from the market, and the girls in his family were also very bold and straightforward in speaking.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Chen Xingyue's face turned pale. She looked at the people around her, tears immediately accumulated in her eyes, and she said:
"You're talking nonsense! Although His Majesty praised Empress Zhen Zhaoyi, he also praised me."
But no matter how strong she was, everyone else could see that she was shaky.
Yang Yushuang didn't have any pity for her. She curled her lips and glanced at Meng Chuyu and Xu Luhua. Knowing that they probably wouldn't agree with her, she turned to Xie Gui and said:
"I'm not talking nonsense, what do you think, Sister Xie?"
Xie Gui was too lazy to talk to Yang Yushuang. In her opinion, Yang Yushuang only gained fame because of the Queen Mother, and she was not the same person at all. However, Chen Xingyue's proud appearance yesterday also made her unhappy. After thinking about it, she nodded and said:
"Empress Zhen Zhaoyi is a good-natured person who doesn't care about anything."
This sentence set the character of the matter. Chen Xingyue wanted to refute, but Xie Gui's family background was beyond her. If she dared to bring trouble to the family, she rushed out in the next second and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
But even so, Yang Yushuang had no intention of letting her go, and snorted coldly:
"You really have no rules. You ran away when someone exposed you. You didn't even ask for leave. Why should you learn any rules? Just go home."
Meng Chuyu, Xu Luhua and Xie Gui have outstanding family backgrounds, and it doesn't matter if they don't jump around, but who is Chen Xingyue, why is it her turn to be arrogant here. This guy's laughter kept her awake for most of the night yesterday. It was so noisy.
Now taking revenge, Yang Yushuang breathed a sigh of relief and sat down directly in her seat without any fuss. Gradually, other beautiful ladies also sat down in the same manner, but this time there was no more conversation in the main hall.
Lu Yunying, who was watching all this, frowned slightly. It was not that she pitied Chen Xingyue. With her character, Lu Yunying always felt that something would happen sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
What Lu Yunying is worried about now is that the harem is not easy to mix with. Not to mention that those ladies are not on the same battlefield as her for the time being. Are any of the four kings among the beautiful girls so capable of fighting? Should we say that her previous policy of keeping a low profile was correct? Otherwise, if you are pointed out and criticized by others, you may not have the shame to continue to stay in the show girl.
Sure enough, until the end of the course, Lu Yunying never saw Chen Xingyue again, and the mothers seemed not to know that she was not here and said nothing about it.
But when she went back, she saw that the room was in a mess. Not only things like screen candlesticks had fallen down, but even the bedding on her bed was in a mess. Ding Xiang was kneeling at the door of the room shivering when she heard her question. Ding Xiang then trembled and said:
"Master Chen was very angry, and then someone came to change rooms..."
"Shouldn't you tell me in advance when changing rooms?"
Then Lu Yunying thought of Liu Yueya again and paused, feeling unhappy for a long time:
"At least my personal belongings can't be touched until I nod."
"I, I stopped it."
Ding Xiang's voice became even softer, which was completely different from the morning's righteous words instructing her to get along well with Chen Xingyue.
"But Mr. Liu said he had told you, and...then Mr. Chen rushed in and got angry and told them to get out, so they started to quarrel."
Lu Yunying:......
She just felt ridiculous, wasn't this in the palace? How could someone be so bold and start a quarrel directly? This is as simple as stealing the official seal of an opponent's company in a business war. No, has Chen Xingyue forgotten how scared she was when she was in Sydney?
"What did Nanny Feng say? Didn't she send someone?"
Ding Xiang's voice became softer. She raised her head and looked behind Lu Yunying with a hint of panic in her eyes:
"Mommy..."
Lu Yunying turned her head and met Nanny Feng's cold gaze. Then she quickly lowered her head and heard Nanny Feng say:
"Concubine Shu heard that Master Chen felt that the maids in the palace were not serving her well and that she needed to be replaced every three days, so she ordered Master Chen to leave the palace."
"I'm afraid this palace won't be able to accommodate this big Buddha, Mr. Chen."
What does this matter have to do with Concubine Shu?
The eviction of the beautiful girls from the palace was not the order of the Queen Mother or the Queen. Can a concubine make the decision?
Lu Yunying's thoughts were confused, but before she could think clearly, several strong eunuchs filed in behind Nanny Feng. Then she heard Chen Xingyue shouting at the top of her lungs, and then she was dragged away by two arms. , even half of the embroidered shoes were kicked off, and soon the sound disappeared.
The moonlight shone on the ground, and something seemed to be flickering. Lu Yunying took a closer look and saw that it was the jasmine-shaped hair accessory that Chen Xingyue had worn on her head before. The chill in her heart suddenly became heavier.
At the same time, Grandma Feng’s voice sounded again:
"Little Master Liu and the servant said that Little Master Lu, are you willing to exchange rooms with her?"
"Yes, Miss Liu has discussed it with us."
"Then change it. This room needs to be tidied up. It happens that there are some people now. By the way, I will help you change the room as well."
Aunt Feng's voice was still respectful, but it could not alleviate the slight chill in Lu Yunying's heart.
