Chapter 90 Zhidai was punished, is the princess satisfied?
After King Jingbei said this, he was stunned for a moment.
He slowly turned his head and looked at the crabapple tree in the distance covered with a layer of ice and snow, lost in thought and speechless.
Bai Mi didn't think too much about it. On a whim, she continued, "Your Highness wants Minister Pei to send you his blessings? Do you need me to call him back?"
Bai Zhu looked at his brother as if he were a fool.
King Jingbei ordered Bai Zhu to push his wheelchair away from Bai Mi.
He was afraid of being infected.
After everyone from the Xie family left, Lord He and two officials from the Ministry of Rites also said goodbye to Xie Yao.
After a round of greetings, Lord He continued, "I will tell you the rest of the auspicious words on the day of the wedding."
The two officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at each other in surprise and asked, "You are also the ceremonial officer for the prince's wedding?"
According to the customs of the State of Yan, when a noble with a title of Earl or above got married, a person from the Ministry of Rites or a member of the royal family had to serve as a ceremonial officer to welcome the bride together with the groom.
When Marquis Anping got married a few years ago, Xie Ming'an, the Earl of Wenchang and Minister of Rites, was the bride-to-be. This was already very respectable and both parties were very satisfied.
The last time the Minister of Rites was appointed as the wedding official was during the weddings of the princes who had not yet rebelled.
Lord He smiled and said, "I am indeed one of the wedding ceremony officials."
The two people from the Ministry of Rites ignored the word "one of" and thought it was just a humble statement by Lord He.
The way they looked at Miss Xie Er was already full of respect and caution.
Xie Yao learned that Minister He was also the wedding ceremonial officer and bowed deeply to him, "Thank you, sir."
Lord He came today to deliver the betrothal proposal and read out the imperial edict of enthronement. He also just loudly praised her for her elegance and grace. It seemed like just a few words, but in fact, they changed the bad reputation she had suffered since returning to the capital and enhanced her reputation.
Xie Yao is not afraid of bad reputation, but she is also frankly grateful for other people's kindness.
Lord He chuckled, and before leaving, he said meaningfully, "If the Second Miss wants to thank someone, she should thank the prince."
Xie Yao looked at King Jingbei.
He suddenly straightened up and looked at the scenery of Wanxiang Courtyard casually, seeming to be very interested in the crabapple tree.
I never realized that this old guy He Yu was so good at talking before.
Suddenly, his gaze paused.
There was an embroidery frame on the stone table in the courtyard, stretched with a piece of green silk. There were only a few stitches embroidered on it, and it was impossible to tell what the pattern was.
Lady Jingning, the mother of Prince Jingbei, was born into the Qin family, a military family, but she had an amazing needlework skill.
Xiao Yizi had watched his mother embroider and sew since he was young, and was very familiar with these embroidery patterns and frames.
Looking at this again, he glanced at his princess secretly and thought, I finally caught something she was not good at.
At this time, Zhidai returned to Wanxiang Courtyard and saw the prince. She hurried forward to pay her respects and said, "This servant greets the prince. May the prince live a thousand years."
Xiao Yizi came back to his senses, retracted his gaze, and looked at her expressionlessly: "What's the matter?"
He recognized Zhidai and knew that she was the maid serving the Queen Mother.
Zhidai looked at Xie Yao with a calm expression, then at King Jingbei with a stern expression, her eyes changing.
Since Second Miss Xie is adamant, don't blame her. Start with Prince Jingbei.
Zhi Dai mustered up her courage and spoke harshly, "Your Highness, before I left the palace, I heard from the Queen Mother that the Xie family is only an earl, and the second daughter of the Xie family grew up in the border area. She is uncouth and barbaric, and doesn't know the rules and etiquette. I'm afraid she won't be able to take good care of Your Highness—"
Her words were not loud, but Xie Yao and Baizhu Baimi both heard them.
Bai Su jumped up and shouted, "How dare you, Zhi Dai! Don't think that just because you're a servant in the Empress Dowager's palace, you dare to disrespect Second Miss Xie!"
Bai Zhu also had a stern face and said in a deep voice, "Aunt, your words are presumptuous. It is not your place to say what the princess does."
During this month, they had already seen that the prince valued Second Miss Xie very much.
They also treated Miss Xie as the princess.
How dare Zhidai say bad things about the princess in front of the prince?
When Xie Yao heard Zhidai's words, she narrowed her eyes slightly, but she was not angry.
She had heard these words too many times.
It seems that Zhidai found that she couldn't anger herself and make her refuse the marriage, so she changed her mind and planned to persuade Xiao Yizi.
She was curious about what she would say.
Since she had already offended Xie Yao, Zhi Dai, under Bai Zhu Bai Shi's murderous gaze, gritted her teeth and revealed her true intentions:
"So, as long as the prince agrees, you can choose any unmarried noble lady in the capital. Even if the emperor arranges a marriage, the queen mother can personally help you and find a better one."
As soon as these words were spoken, the maids in the yard, such as Pu Wei, all changed their expressions suddenly.
Before, Zhidai could only use the name of the Queen Mother to threaten the Second Young Lady.
But now, she wants to ruin the marriage between the second lady and King Jingbei!
At the same time, they also looked at King Jingbei nervously, their hearts in their throats.
What if Prince Jingbei really says that he doesn't want to marry the second lady?
Xiao Yizi's calm face slowly sank.
His eyes were as dark as the abyss, and his tone was cold: "Did you say this, or did the Queen Mother say this?"
Zhidai's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to say that this was the Queen Mother's intention.
Xiao Yizi didn't give her a chance to speak at all. He sneered, "How dare you, a servant, to sow discord between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in front of me? Bai Mi, beat me!"
Bai Mi was just waiting for this sentence. She rushed out like a cheetah and kicked Zhi Dai in the chest.
He was so strong that he kicked her directly under the crabapple tree, causing the snow to fall all over the tree.
Zhidai screamed, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.
Before she could beg for mercy, Bai Su had already walked up to her, grabbed her by the collar, and punched her in the eyes twice without any mercy.
Xiao Yizi glanced at him indifferently and asked, "Did you say this, or did the Queen Mother?"
Zhidai hurriedly got up, her hair disheveled, her voice hoarse: "It was the Queen Mother... No, no, no, it was this servant... No, it was this servant who misunderstood the Queen Mother's meaning. This servant spoke out of turn, please forgive me, Your Highness!"
“What a pity.”
Xiao Yizi's tone was regretful.
Bai Mi rubbed his hands together and asked curiously, "What's the pity?"
"It's a pity that this is an auspicious day for the betrothal, a day of great joy, and it's not appropriate to see blood. I can't just cut her tongue."
He looked at Xie Yao again and said, "This servant has behaved inappropriately. I have punished her for you. I wonder if the princess is satisfied?"
Zhidai collapsed on the ground, with a pair of dark circles under her eyes, staring at Xie Yao eagerly, her eyes narrowed into slits with a pleading look.
Xie Yao nodded: "Satisfied."
Zhidai's whole body softened and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yizi frowned, "But I'm still not satisfied. Otherwise, cut off her tongue."
Zhidai: “…”
Xu Susu, who had gone to count the betrothal gifts, came back and saw this scene. Pu Wei told her the whole story and her face changed.
Xiao Yizi suddenly coughed twice, signaling Bai Mi to come back, with a hint of nervousness in his eyes.
Mother-in-law, would you think he is cruel?
Moreover, he almost forgot that his mother-in-law was in poor health, and he was afraid that using violence in front of her would scare her.
Xu Susu stared at Zhidai, her face as cold as ice. "Today is the auspicious day for the prince to propose marriage, so it's really not appropriate to see blood."
Xie Yao asked, "Mother, are you going to plead for Zhidai?"
Zhi Dai kowtowed quickly: "This servant has come here by order of the Empress Dowager to teach the Second Young Lady the etiquette of marriage. I have done my best. I beg Madam Bo to forgive me!"
Xu Susu said, "Since we can't cut off her tongue, let Zhidai kneel at the gate of Wanxiangyuan, slap her a few times, and then send her back to Ningshou Palace."
"My daughter and I have a small temple here, and we can't accommodate such a vicious slave who relies on the power of others."
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