Part 1: Intertwined Time and Space Chapter 4: Trip to Li Country
Chapter 336 Reconciliation Banquet (1)
Picking up Yu Xin and Yu Ting outside the school grounds, they said goodbye to Shi Ying and told her about today's dinner. After Shi Ying fully agreed, the Shi family's soldiers took Shi Ying away.
After watching Shi Ying leave, Yue Qing turned to Chang Song and asked, "How are you doing? Is there nothing going on here?"
Chang Song said: "It's nothing, but a group of people came out just now and stared at us for a long time. The leader looked like a noble man. He probably lost to someone, and he looked embarrassed."
Yue Qing smiled: "Oh, you lost to us. If you are looking for trouble inside, I will let Qi Jiao and the others teach you a lesson."
"I see. No wonder the people who came out from behind looked at us differently, with a bit of fear and some inexplicable hostility."
Yue Qing smiled: "As long as you don't come forward to make trouble, ignore them. Come on, let's go back."
Qi Jiao was ready to step on the stool.
Yueqing asked Yuxin, Yuting, Yuze and herself to ride in a carriage.
Naturally, San Yuxiao also wanted to come in. In addition, there were things Yue Qing used every day in the car, so it was suddenly a little crowded.
So out of Cai'er and Zhu Wei, only Cai'er came in and knelt down in a corner of the car, not daring to take up much space.
Seeing that the car curtains were lowered and the convoy set off, Yu Xin felt a lot more at ease and said angrily: "It's true, Yu Qing, why did you go so long and let us wait outside?"
Yue Qing said with a smile: "I didn't want to stay long. I didn't encounter someone who made trouble as soon as I entered. He dared to bully Yuze in front of me and scolded our Prince Yongjing's Mansion. I didn't encounter that in normal times, but today I just let him If I catch them, of course I have to take care of them. If you don’t believe me, ask Yu Ze, what he said is terrible. "
Yu Ze nodded and said: "Yes, eldest sister, you don't go out on weekdays. I don't know what the outside world says about us. Today, the second sister helped us out hard, and she went directly to the Prince of Qin."
Yu Ting was surprised: "The Crown Prince of Qin? Doesn't he have a title?"
Yue Qing scolded her and said: "Yu Ting, Prince Yongjing's Palace is also a palace, what are you afraid of him for?"
Yu Ting said: "But how can our palace compare with Qin's palace? I heard my aunt say that other palaces are not like our palace, which have real power. Unlike our palace, they just hold offerings and have a glamorous appearance. That’s all.”
Yu Ze also said: "What Yu Ting said makes sense. This Prince of Qin is one of the best in the capital, with a great reputation. Don't look at the young masters of Qin Xiangfu and other noble families who usually wear bright clothes and angry horses, and are very arrogant. In front of him, I didn't dare to be presumptuous at all.
And although this man was not as outstanding as Dingyuan Hou and others, he often went out to suppress bandits and went into battle to kill the enemy. I heard that he had just gone to pacify a bandit a few days ago and had just returned to Beijing not long ago. "
Yuyu was also afraid and said: "What? Bandits? Then if we try to quell the bandits, a lot of people will die."
Yuze smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, sister, it's far away from us."
Yue Qing looked at him with an unclear expression on her face.
Of course Chang Yuxiao noticed it, "Yuze, there are girls in the car, please stop saying these words."
Yue Qing turned to look at him.
San Yuxiao looked back at her: "These things are men's business."
Yue Qing curled her lips and stopped looking at him.
Yu Ting said: "It sounds like this person is very powerful. Will it be very troublesome if we offend him?"
Yu Ze lowered his head.
Yue Qing patted him and said, "What are you afraid of? I'm still here. Sister Yuxin and Yuting don't go out in the palace on weekdays, so they won't encounter any trouble. As for Yuze, if anyone dares to cause trouble for you, I will definitely make him pay an even more painful price. Prince Qin has already suffered a loss today, and if he still dares to cause trouble, it won't end so easily."
Yuze nodded: "Well, I believe in my sister, and I'm not afraid of them either."
"That's right. No matter who is looking for trouble in the future, you have to tell me. As long as I catch him once, the people in Beijing will take a good look at the attitude of our Prince Yongjing's Mansion."
Yu Xin smiled: "Yu Qing is the same, she said this like a man."
Yue Qing said: "Sister, are you saying that I am fierce?"
"Sister, I think you are imposing. You have the aura that a noble person should have. I guess the ladies in the palace are like this."
Cai'er raised her head and was about to reprimand her a few words, but when she turned around and saw Yue Qing, she suppressed her words again. The young lady has more and more ideas of her own, and her personality is uncertain, so it's better not to make her unhappy.
Yu Ting laughed beside her: "That's what my sister said, and I think so too."
Yue Qing also laughed.
After laughing, Yu Ting asked curiously: "Second sister, I just wanted to ask, who is the person tied at the end?"
Yue Qing glanced out of the rear window of the car and saw the prisoner being tied up at the very back and being dragged away. She was wearing colorful women's clothes, and her face was also painted with exaggerated matchmaker makeup. Her hair was cut unevenly, probably because she fell while walking, and the flowers on her hair had almost fallen off. The rag on his mouth was gone, but there was no curse at this time.
It was already on the street at this time, and because of him, the convoy was even more eye-catching than when it arrived. But most eyes were on the prisoner, pointing and pointing. Some children even found it funny and even threw rocks at it. This man's steps were unsteady, and he had chains on his feet. Because he was not walking honestly, Chang Liu was pulling him in front, and Chang Bai was chasing him behind him, his face full of resentment.
Yue Qing smiled: "That's the trophy I won. Of course, the people at the school gave it to me, but I robbed him of it. I heard that he was a general of the enemy country and was captured by King Bowei."
Yu Ting said: "He looks really strange."
Yue Qing said: "Is it strange? I don't think it's just that the skin color is darker. There are people like this around us. For example, if you look at San Yuxiao, his skin color is just lighter than him."
Seeing everyone looking over, San Yuxiao coughed, "Why are you comparing yourself to me?"
"You often appear in front of them. I have seen many people with dark skin. There are many people with dark skin in our villa. You see, Qi Jiao is also quite dark, but not as dark as them."
When she said this, Yu Xin and Yu Ting both laughed.
Yuxin said: "Only you can observe their appearance carefully."
Yue Qing smiled and said, "Okay, don't talk about this anymore. Don't go back to the palace for a few days."
Yu Xin said: "This is not good. I told my father that I would go back early."
"Oh, this is such a small thing, haven't I already mentioned it? This is also your home. Father is not here, but mother is here. You can't just take care of and serve father without serving mother."
Yuxin hesitated. "I would like to stay, but in case daddy is angry."
"Don't worry, you won't be angry. I'll find someone to send a letter back. Today I invited King Bowei, Marquis Dingyuan, Shi Rong, Shi Hu and their family members to come as guests. There will definitely be female family members by then. I can't Let me face it alone, I don’t understand the rules of Li country, so I don’t want to lose the face of the palace again."
Yue Qing said in a high-sounding voice.
Chang Yuxiao suppressed laughter in his heart.
Yu Ting said: "Invite King Bowei, Marquis Dingyuan and General Shi Rong?"
"Yes, and their families."
Yu Ting pulled Yu Xin and said, "Sister, let's go. What I said makes sense. You know the most etiquette in the house, so please help Sister Yuqing."
Yu Xin hesitated and said: "Well, hey, what Yu Qing said makes some sense, but after all, he is a junior..."
Yue Qing interrupted him: "Junior, what are you juniors? They are not very old. How can they reach the level of elders? Whoever dares to call himself an elder will be kicked out. Besides, sister, you are not young anymore. You can't stay in the yard all the time. You have to meet people to know what kind of man you like. Otherwise, someone will cheat you away. Even if your father points out someone to you, you won't know what kind of man you like. You have to have some ideas in mind."
Yuxin lowered her head and looked around: "Oh, what are you doing saying this?"
"What I said, I told the truth. Didn't you stay at home all day just to get married? You dare to say that marriage is not your biggest concern. And why are you shy? There are no outsiders here, it's all us People from my own family.”
Yuxin pondered.
Yue Qing shook her: "Sister, you are right to listen to me. Even if you can't make the final decision on your marriage, you can't be completely manipulated by others. You must have some value of your own in life, otherwise you won't be able to live. Become someone else’s shadow.
A girl as outstanding as you might meet the right person despite being met by so many people. If that person meets the requirements of being a father, you will be living your own way. "
Yuxin looked at her.
Yue Qing finally saw that her eyes had changed a bit, and then looked at Yu Ting and said: "Although Yu Ting is still young now, she will have to encounter this kind of thing in a few years. It's better to prepare in advance, isn't there a saying? Is it called being prepared?"
Yu Ting understood it faster than Yu Xin, and nodded immediately: "I listen to the second sister."
Yuxin looked at her.
Yue Qing went to persuade Yu Xin again: "Sister, look how sensible Yu Ting is. Let me tell you, there are two ways for a woman in a boudoir like you to decide her own destiny. One is to be born well, Yong Jing Although the palace is not bad, you actually know in your heart that it is not very good. The second option is to marry well. Marrying well will not only be good for you, but it may also help the palace.
There are only two boys in our family, Yuze and Yuxian. You all know what Yuxian is like, but Yuze is the only one who relies on me. Sister, are you willing to see him in trouble in the future? You are his sister. "
Yuxin glared at her: "Of course I know this too. But a woman's destiny is not as easy to control as you said."
"That's why I ask you to go out more. If you don't go out, there will be no opportunities. The more times you go out, the more opportunities there will be. Maybe one day this luck will come."
Yu Xin said angrily: "What you say makes the most sense. You really have all the good things to say."
Yue Qing said with a smile: "As long as my sister thinks it makes sense, let's talk about today's matter, but you, the eldest sister, should do it for me, my younger sister."
Yuxin nodded: "Okay then, I'll listen to you."
Yue Qing grinned, and the brothers and sisters began to chat in random directions.
Shi Rong, together with King Bowei and Shi Hu, pulled Shi Ying and hurried back to Shi Mansion.
Shi Ying complained as soon as she entered the inner courtyard: "Brother, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
Shi Rong said: "Go to your room first."
Shi Ying complained: "What are you doing in my room? What do you think of my room? Just go in. Why do my cousin and the others have to go in too?"
Shi Rong said: "Okay, okay, my good sister, it's important. I'll buy you the rouge you like."
"Hmph, you just want to send me away with a box of rouge. What on earth is going on? You have to go to my room to do it."
Shi Rong said: "The group leader said he left a letter in your room."
Shi Ying looked confused: "Believe? What letter? Why didn't I know?"
"That's what the princess said. She didn't say anything else. Ask me how I know. Why don't you hurry in and look for it."
Shi Ying immediately said: "Oh, then go in and look for it."
King Bowei asked Shi Hu to guard the door and keep people away. The three of them entered Shi Ying's room.
Shi Ying looked around but didn't see any letter, looking sad.
King Bowei also coughed and looked around. After all, he couldn't look around freely.
Shi Rong thought for a while, "Where did the princess sit?"
Shi Ying responded: "That's right, she didn't go anywhere since she came here. She just stood inside the door and looked around. After a few compliments, she and I sat down by the small table to chat."
As he said this, he walked to the small case. He looked around on the chairs on the case and found no letter.
"No."
King Bowei Shi Rong also walked over. There was nothing on this small case. In addition, Shi Ying's room was not like other girls. There were many things in the room, and the floor was clean and empty, as were the chairs. Simple style.
King Bowei asked: "Where does the princess sit?"
Shi Ying pointed: "That."
King Bowei walked over, sat down on Yue Qing's seat, and looked down. Seeing the carved texture on the side of the small case, I looked at the direction of the door, then looked at the small case, lifted the small case, changed the direction, turned the inner side to face me, and took a look at it. laughed.
Brother and sister Shi Rong went over and said, "Found it?"
King Bowei raised the small case and showed it to them: "Here it is."
When Shi Ying took a look, she saw a paper ball no bigger than a melon seed stuffed in the small gap.
He said with a dark face: "Cousin, you can notice such a small loss."
Shi Rong also laughed: "It's a shame she could think of it."
Shi Ying asked curiously: "How did my cousin know he was here?"
"Since the princess wants to secretly put this letter, she must not want the people in the villa to know about it. There are always many people around her, so in order to cover up people's eyes, she will definitely carry it behind her back. The backside of this small case is not easy for people to see, but it is also easy to put it in secretly. .Did anything happen while you were in the room?"
Shi Ying recalled: "There's nothing wrong. Oh, by the way, the princess said she couldn't get used to the tea here, so she arranged for the maid next to her to get tea from the villa, and she also said she wanted me to taste delicious fruits. "
King Bowei said: "That's right, this time is enough for her to release this letter."
Shi Ying said: "Ah? But why did the princess do this? Was she under any coercion from the Villa? She still did these things behind the Villa's back. It doesn't look like it. I saw that the people in the Villa were submissive to her. Are you obedient, just do whatever you ask them to do?"
Shi Rong said: "It seems that the princess is not as good as she seems in the villa. There is a rift between them."
King Bowei said: "It's useless to think about it so much. Just take it out and take a look."
Shi Ying took off the hairpin and picked out the paper ball from the gap.
King Bowei took it and opened it on the case.
Although the paper ball is small, it is packed very solidly and is not too small when unfolded.
Shi Ying smiled and said: "The princess is really interesting. She actually used this method to convey the news. Who could notice what is written on such a small piece of paper?"
After saying that, he stepped forward to take a look.
"Brother, what kind of writing is used to write this? It can be written so small. I didn't expect that the princess's writing skills are not weak. She can read it clearly even if she writes such a small size."
Shi Rong said: "I guess it's not the soft hao we usually use. It's more like a hard object."
"Hard object? What hard object can write on?"
"There are many hard objects that can be written on, such as burned charcoal."
"Where would a person with the status of the princess get the burned charcoal? Besides, even if she took it, the people around her would know it."
King Bowei said: "It is useless to discuss these. It is better to think about what this letter means."
Shi Ying said: "I don't understand. What can these simple words mean? Does the princess want to play riddles with us?"
Shi Rong said: "Well, I really can't understand it at first glance. Opportunity, leaving the village, control, extraordinary, news, Yuechi, secret code, gift. These are all simple words. It should be what the prince wants to express. I think. "
King Bowei put down the paper.
"Opportunity and leaving the villa should mean that we create opportunities for her to leave the villa. As for control and extraordinary, if my guess is correct, it should mean that her current actions are controlled by the villa, and these people in the villa have extraordinary abilities. The first four words are easy to understand, but I can’t figure out the rest for now.”
Shi Rong looked at the piece of paper and said: "What the prince said makes sense. The first two words represent what the princess wants us to do, and the third and fourth words represent our own situation. It seems that today the princess is The competition was intentional and allowed us to understand each other’s strengths.”
King Bowei frowned: "It is indeed very powerful, and there are only four people playing today, and two of them didn't show much. We are no match for Chang Liu and Chang Rong alone. It seems that this is a reminder to us to act within our capabilities." okay."
After speaking, he shook his head: "She will really give us problems."
Shi Rong said: "Although it is a difficult problem, it is not a bad thing. Aren't we also worried that the villa is a piece of iron and there is no way to start? This is an opportunity that comes to our door."
King Bowei nodded.
Shi Ying picked up the piece of paper and asked, "It's useless just to know the first four words. What do the last four words mean?"
Neither of them spoke.
Shi Ying said sadly: "It's true, Princess. What kind of riddle are you trying to solve? Why don't you just write it down clearly?"
Shi Rong hit her on the head and said, "It would be great if you can pass the information to me under the eyes of so many people. What else do you want? Those people in the villa can't even do anything for the prince, let alone approach the county. My lord, it is difficult to even get close to the place where the princess lives. The fact that the princess can think of this method shows that she is very thoughtful and is many times better than you."
Shi Ying glared at him.
Shi Rong ignored her and continued: "The last four words are not completely clueless."
Shi Ying quickly asked: "What's the clue?"
Shi Rong lectured her: "Why are you so curious?"
"I'm curious. I usually stay indoors, so how can I encounter such fun things? I like this princess more and more. She is so interesting."
Shi Rong smiled and said: "You will find her more and more interesting as you spend more time with her."
Shi Ying smiled and said: "Well, brother, please tell me quickly what the clue is in the last four words?"
Shi Rong gave her a helpless look. Then he said: "Do you think there is anything special about the first four words?"
Shi Ying glanced at it but didn't see it. "What's so special?"
Shi Rong said: "You didn't realize that every two words represent one thing."
"Yes, you said that, it is true. Then you mean that the last four words also express the same meaning every two words?"
"Not too stupid."
Shi Ying looked at the paper: "Then this news has the same meaning as Yue Chi, and the code and gift have the same meaning. But what exactly does it mean? I have heard of Yue Chi, and I heard that he is a big shot. This means Does that mean he also has information?"
King Bowei said: "That's not necessarily true, but the princess does want us to find him."
Shi Rong said: "Isn't the Yue family also from the Villa? Since the princess wants to leave the Villa, why is she looking for him? If she is looking for the Yue family, I think Yue Ke should be closer to her."
King Bowei said: "This is also where I am confused, but I can talk to him and get a feel for him. This man is very shrewd, and it is easy for him to do bad things if he doesn't say anything."
Shi Rong nodded.
"When does the prince plan to go find him?"
"There's no rush. Although I don't know the princess's true intention, there is no rush on her face. It shows that there is no rush in this matter. Take your time."
Shi Rong nodded.
Shi Ying asked: "What about the secret code and gift giving? What do they mean?"
Shi Rong narrowed his eyes and smiled: "These two words are the most abrupt, and they are the most difficult to understand, but they are also the least difficult."
"What's the meaning?"
Shi Rong looked at her and said: "Silly sister, there are always two parties involved in giving gifts, one is the one who gives it, and the other is the one who is given it, and we are probably one of them."
Shi Ying didn't understand it very well.
Shi Rong looked at the prince and said: "It seems that there must be a drama of gift giving at today's reconciliation banquet. I just don't know if the princess wants to give it to me or to us, or if she wants us to give it to her."
Shi Ying suddenly realized: "So that's it. This sentence is to remind us what she is going to do by inviting us to dinner tonight."
Shi Rong nodded: "I finally understand."
Shi Ying covered her mouth and laughed: "It's so fun. People with slow brains will never think of it."
Shi Rong looked at her strangely.
Shi Ying was only focused on being happy and didn't feel anything wrong with her words. He quickly opened up the paper and said: "I have to keep such a fun thing well. It will be interesting to take it out and look at it later. It can help me kill a lot of time."
Shi Rong shook his head.
King Bowei looked at the paper she had put away and said, "Okay, you guys, get ready. I will pick you up later and we will go to Qinghu Courtyard together."
Shi Rong nodded: "Okay, we will wait for the prince at Shi Mansion."
