On the day of Shangsi Festival.
As soon as it dawned, the servants of the Shen Mansion got up.
Everyone performs their duties, which is also a lively scene.
There was still silence in Yilan Courtyard, only the little maid in charge of cleaning outside was busy quietly.
Under the layers of curtains in the room, the petite figure on the couch was wrapped in a soft brocade quilt, sleeping soundly.
It wasn't until midnight that the eldest girl Ju Bai came in with everyone, dug Shen Qiaochen out of bed and dressed her up.
By the time Shen Qiaochen realized what he was doing, he had already been packed up and sat safely in the carriage.
Shen Qiaochen lay lazily on the cushion, holding a warm hand stove in his hand.
The warmth spreads from the palm of the hand to the whole body, and the warmth makes my heart feel comfortable.
As the carriage shook slightly, Shen Qiaochen felt sleepy again.
Suddenly, I heard Zifu's mysterious voice: "I heard that there was a commotion at Bishui Pavilion early this morning."
Zifu is still young, has a wild temper but is very smart.
She was very disdainful of Bai Xiaonian, who was always pretending, and that was all in the past. Now her daughter seems to have seen the true face of her cousin. As the smartest maid beside the girl, Zifu has always been interested in the Bishui Pavilion where Bai Xiaonian is located. Very concerned.
Now Shen Qiaochen was a little more indulgent towards the four maids. There was no one else around at this time, so she didn't interrupt them.
Seeing that his girl had no intention of being unhappy, Yunling on the other side said, "Oh? Could it be because of what happened a few days ago?"
Zi Fu continued enthusiastically: "Otherwise, what else could it be because of? Early this morning, the Li family and Li Xia knelt down outside the Bishui Pavilion to apologize, and refused to get up even after saying anything."
The girl from the Li family that Zi Fu mentioned was Li Xia's mother.
He was originally serving at the old lady's side, but later the old lady made the decision and assigned him to Lixia's father, and he is still working in the house now.
She had a fierce temper when she was young, and even now she is not easy to get along with.
Yun Ling said: "It doesn't matter if I kneel until the end of time. The mistake was admitted by Li Xia herself. How can she retract her confession?"
"That's right, she and Ying'er made such a big mistake. She was able to save her life because her father had a fight with me. After all, Ying'er is..."
At this point, Zifu immediately stopped talking.
As if she thought of something, even Yunling calmed down.
…
After a while, Yunling's voice was heard softly but firmly:
"Ying'er betrayed the master, she deserved it."
…
Hearing this, Shen Qiaochen opened her eyes, looked at the two of them, and slowly raised the corners of her mouth.
In her previous life, Yunling also had such a clear distinction between love and hate, but in the end she ended up with such a miserable result...
Shen Qiaochen closed her eyes, suppressed the bitterness in her heart, and said softly:
"Look, there's still something going on."
The ending sound spreads out, like a sigh.
…
As the master and servant were thinking about each other, the carriage unknowingly turned the last street corner and gradually slowed down. Through the corner of the curtain blown by the wind, the palace gate was visible in the distance.
It was just past midnight when a long queue formed at the entrance of the palace.
The palace banquet is held in the evening, and most of the people entering the palace at this time are female relatives going to the harem.
Except for the princesses and other clan girls, most of them took this opportunity to visit their own girls who were palace concubines.
Of course, there are differences.
For example, at this time, as soon as the Shen family's carriage approached, a well-dressed female officer led someone to greet it.
"Caiwu has met the two young masters."
I saw the female official named Cai Wu wearing a blue palace dress and her expression was steady and polite.
You can tell at a glance that it is for the master's use.
Shen Qiaoqi nodded, and then the two brothers got off their horses and walked towards the two carriages respectively.
General Shen, his wife and Young Master Shen are away at war and have been away from the capital all year round.
Therefore, at the palace banquet today, Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Shen, and Shen Qiao, her three brothers and sisters came to the banquet.
"Xiao Qiao, we're here."
Shen Qiaoran's voice came from outside the carriage. Yunling and Zifu got out of the carriage first, then turned around to help Shen Qiaochen.
Unexpectedly, Shen Qiaoran on the side suddenly pushed aside the two of them and went to help his sister out of the car in person.
Since ancient times, boys and girls have not sat together at the same table since the age of seven, but the third young master and the fourth girl of the Shen family are twins, and their relationship has been closer than with the other two brothers since they were young.
So looking at his brother who was smiling brightly at him, Shen Qiaochen was stunned for a moment and then smiled.
The young boy and the young girl looked at each other and smiled, with similar faces and extremely outstanding faces.
For a moment, many people present stared blankly.
Shen Qiao was born favored, but she was sick and weak since she was a child and rarely went out. Therefore, the outside world mostly only heard her name but never saw her. '
In addition, in the past year, Bai Xiaonian has been out for dinners, and his words have always revealed his fear of this cousin from time to time. This has led to everyone secretly feeling that the daughter-in-law of the Shen family is very powerful, treats her cousin harshly, and has a surly personality. Don't make friends.
But the girl in front of her at this moment was thirteen or fourteen years old, with extremely white complexion. She was wearing a jade-colored embroidered skirt with folded branches and flowers, and a thin cloak with a pea green feather gauze cover.
Xu Shi was recovering from a serious illness, and his whole body exuded a faint fragrance of medicine. He lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes. Among the brightly dressed ladies and ladies, he was like the most delicate water hibiscus, pure and ignorant.
Zifu stood with her hands down, originally secretly nervous. Zifu herself had heard the comments about her girl from outside, and although she was not angry every time, she had no choice but to do anything about it.
But now looking at the astonishment in everyone's eyes for my girl, I can't help but think of what the girl once said:
"Rumors are like a knife that can cut into people's hearts."
"But people often prefer to believe what they see with their own eyes."
"This is what you see with your eyes and believe with your ears."
