Chapter 87: The Concubine's Sister Seduces, Marquis Anping Falls in Love with Xie Yao

The express train of 800 li was used for the urgent transmission of military reports, but was used by the prince to transport the future princess's wedding dress.

However, no one dared to say a word against it.

The future princess's wedding dress was originally required to be made by the embroiderers in the palace. If there was not enough time, she could ask the Ministry of Rites or the Imperial Clothing Bureau for one.

However, the prince sent a pigeon to the Jingbei Army, asking them to fetch the wedding dress that the late marquis' wife had personally sewn for her future daughter-in-law three years ago from the ancestral home in Ningzhou.

The late marquis' wife was the old marquis's only wife. She was a second-rank lady in the court, with the title of Lady Jingning, and was also the prince's mother.

Still no one dared to say anything.

Even when the Minister of Rites, Lord He, learned about it, he praised the prince for his respect for filial piety and etiquette.

Xiao Yizi took the bundle presented by the cavalry, which contained a rosewood brocade box.

Opening it again, his fingertips hovered over the wedding dress, examining it but not daring to touch it.

"The style is a bit old. I need to modify it to her size."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The embroiderers are all ready."

The old housekeeper also looked at the wedding dress and sighed, "The style of the wedding dress is similar, but such good material is hard to find in the clothing bureau these days. No one can match Madam Jingning's embroidery skills. The princess will definitely like it."

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"Second sister, what do you think of the material from Zhixianfang? I think it's not as good as the pomegranate red straight-trained dress you wore yesterday. However, since the Marquis insisted on giving it to me, I can only refuse it with disrespect."

Xie Zhi didn't dare to mention the fact that the palace had not sent a betrothal gift yet. Instead, he changed the subject and showed off his clothes in front of Xie Yao again.

Xie Yao said: "If you want to spread your feathers like a peacock, go find Anping Hou. I am not a man."

Xie Zhi widened his eyes and stared at Xie Yao, who had a calm expression.

She couldn't believe that Xie Yao was not jealous at all when she knew that Marquis Anping was interested in her.

Xie Zhi's eyes darkened, and she remembered what Anping Hou had said to her, and she forced a smile on her face.

"Oh, right. Today, by the Bian River, I met Minister Jiang's wife. She said that the Jiang family is going to hold a plum blossom banquet in three days and has invited our family. Second sister, do you want to go with me?"

Xie Yao: "No."

Xie Zhi didn't expect her to refuse so bluntly, so he tried to persuade her: "Second sister, you will be the Princess of Jingbei in the future, so you will have to make friends with the powerful ladies in the capital. I can introduce you to some of them."

"Big sister, do you really just want to introduce me to someone?"

Xie Yao looked at her with clear and sharp eyes, which made Xie Zhi turn his head away guiltily.

"Of course, you and I are family. How could I harm my second sister?"

"Really? What a pity. The wedding date is approaching and I have to learn etiquette from Aunt Zhidai. Big sister, you should go by yourself." Xie Yao refused again.

The wife of Marquis Anping is a daughter of the Jiang family.

Marquis Anping would always make an appearance at any banquet hosted by the Jiang family.

In his previous life, Lu Shenyan saved his life, but he dared to have improper thoughts about him right after, and that was in the Lu family.

Thinking about the look Anping Hou gave him yesterday, the so-called banquet must be a Hongmen Banquet.

"That's such a pity." Xie Zhi smiled awkwardly, turned around and left with the maid.

Xie Yao stared at her back, his eyes growing darker.

It seems that Marquis Anping has not given up on me.

She didn't mind, so she made plans early.

The next day, as soon as the sky brightened, Zhidai came to Wanxiangyuan again.

She had been staying in the upper room of the distinguished guest house in the Earl's Mansion for the past two days, so it was very convenient for her to enter and leave the Mansion.

"Second Miss hasn't gotten up yet? Pre-marriage rules cannot be followed at all—"

Before Zhidai finished shouting, Xie Yao appeared in her clothes.

Her face, as pure as jade, was bright and dazzling in the dim skylight, and her pair of phoenix eyes were captivating, with a cold and majestic air.

Zhidai held back her harsh words.

She was a servant of the Empress Dowager and had seen all kinds of women, but at this moment she felt that there was a terrifying aura about Miss Xie.

"Hello, Aunt Zhidai." Xie Yao bowed calmly.

Seeing that she had just woken up but was standing straight and not at all lazy, Zhidai knew that today would be another headache day.

"The first thing I'm going to teach you today is the etiquette of dining."

As she was speaking, Nanny Zhu beside Xie Mingan came over and said, "Aunt Zhidai, this is the breakfast that the uncle ordered the kitchen to prepare especially for you and the second young lady. Please enjoy it."

There was a dish of ham and scallop porridge for breakfast. Zhidai thanked them and after seeing it, her eyes suddenly softened a lot.

"Second Miss, let me take this breakfast as an example. You must watch how I eat."

Xie Yao nodded in agreement and secretly looked at Nanny Zhu and Zhidai.

Since she returned to Beijing, Xie Ming'an has never taken care of her meals, so how could he send his trusted confidant, Madam Zhu, to deliver breakfast?

It was obvious that the breakfast was for Zhidai.

The relationship between Xie Mingan and Zhidai is unusual!

After a moment, seeing that Xie Yao's movements were even more standard than hers, Zhidai opened her mouth but hesitated to speak.

She didn’t know whether the second young lady was angry because of her torture, she only knew that she was very tired.

The sun was rising, the sky was clear today, and the snow on the eaves melted into ice water and dripped down. It was a rare good day, but Zhidai's face was pale and haggard.

She probably won't be able to complete the task assigned to her by the Queen Mother.

"Okay."

Zhidai took out needle and thread and several embroidery patterns from her box. She had lost confidence in making things difficult for Xie Yao, and her tone became much gentler.

"In addition to copying the 'Instructions for Women' these past two days, the Second Miss will also embroider a sachet. It doesn't need to be anything complicated, just to show her the basics of needlework."

After saying that, Zhidai turned and left, her back looking a little haggard.

Xie Yao asked Qiliang to follow quietly.

She looked through several embroidery patterns, all of which were designs of plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, colorful butterflies and mandarin ducks.

Zhidai didn’t know, she really didn’t know how to do this.

It was because Lu's mother had taken care of all the clothes, shoes, socks, sachets and belt hooks for Lu Shenyan, so she didn't have to embroider anything, and she was happy to save herself the trouble.

She had never embroidered a sachet before. Once, she tried to embroider a small orchid on a handkerchief. Lu Shenyan saw it and said it looked like weeds.

Xie Yao picked up the needle and thread helplessly and frowned.

at this time.

Xie Zhi dressed up completely, and specially changed into the scarlet silk skirt from Zhixianfang, and walked briskly towards the side door of the Bo's mansion.

When she thought of Xie Yao's pretended calmness yesterday when she mentioned that the Jingbei Palace had not even sent a betrothal gift, she couldn't help but sneer.

What's the point of marrying a disabled prince? He is no match for her. The young marquis is handsome and elegant. Her future is a hundred times better than Xie Yao's.

Outside the side door, there was an inconspicuous carriage parked, and the driver was wearing a conical hat.

When Xie Zhi saw the carriage, the smile on his lips widened.

She lifted her skirt and walked forward quietly.

"Come up." A low voice came.

The curtain was lifted by a large, bony hand, and the next moment, the hands pressed down on her shoulders and brought her into the carriage.

The light in the carriage was dim. As soon as Xie Zhi sat down, he was embraced by Anping Hou.

Her cheeks flushed, and she glared at Anping Hou in anger: "How could the Marquis be so conceited? He flirted with Zhizhi in broad daylight. Zhizhi is scared."

"What are you afraid of? I can't wait to love you."

Anping Hou Li Yu spoke in a frivolous tone, pinched Xie Zhi's chin and kissed her white neck.

His other hand was restless, lifting the collar of Xie Zhi's clothes, breathing a little heavily: "Zhizhi is wearing a red dress, she is as beautiful as a peach and plum, which makes me moved."

Xie Zhi reluctantly gave in and was affectionate with him for a while.

The driver was still sitting outside, but she felt weak all over.

Marquis Anping then looked up from Xie Zhi and asked casually, "Zhizhi, yesterday you said you wanted to invite your sister Xie Yao to a banquet at the Jiang family. Did she agree?"

Xie Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and the tenderness that had just risen in his heart dissipated for the most part.

Xie Yao, it’s Xie Yao again. What’s so good about her that Marquis Anping still thinks about her after just one meeting.

She shrank into the arms of the Marquis of Anping and said in a soft voice, "Why does the Marquis always mention my second sister? She is about to marry the King of Jingbei and doesn't even have a betrothal gift. I guess she is very unhappy and dare not go out and be laughed at."

Xie Zhi continued, "The Marquis promised Zhizhi that he would take her as his concubine."

A concubine is much better than a concubine.

A concubine is a concubine, and she can never be a concubine.

"I promise you, but you also have to help me...get Xie Yao."

Marquis Anping smiled perfunctorily and bit the tender flesh on Xie Zhi's neck.

He used some strength and did not let go until Xie Zhi cried out in pain, with a sinister and violent look in his dark eyes.

He was not enjoying the meal of Xie family's concubine's daughter to his heart's content.

The one he had his eyes on was Xie Yao, who was about to marry Xiao Yizi.

That woman, no matter her identity or that charming face, was different to him.

Suddenly, there was a sound of gongs and drums outside.

"Oh my God, whose betrothal gift is that!"

The doorman of the Bo Mansion cried out in shock.