After they finished talking, they hugged each other quietly.
Before dawn, Zheng Xiu also felt sleepy and a little dazed.
When Xue Zhi got up at the time, she wanted to get up too, but was held down by Xue Zhi again.
"You should sleep a little longer. You still have to entertain guests today. It will be a hard day." He said.
Zheng Xiu lay down and continued to sleep.
After catching up on sleep for more than an hour, Minghui came in and called her. After washing up, Fen Ge came to help him comb his hair and change his clothes.
The jewelry and clothes were all carefully selected by Fen Ge the day before. She wore a gold-threaded and ruby-inlaid double phoenix and kingfisher feather brooch on her head, and a silver-patterned butterfly-embroidered skirt on her body. It was more luxurious than Zheng Xiu's usual homely outfit.
After all, the status of the Crown Prince Consort of Prince Xin and the Princess of Nanrong County was there, so dressing up a little more formally was also a kind of social courtesy. Just as
she finished dressing up in her room, a little maid came to announce that the carriages of the Crown Prince Consort and the Princess of Nanrong County had arrived at the door.
Zheng Xiu hurried out to greet them, and the Crown Prince Consort of Prince Xin and the Princess of Nanrong County were almost at the second gate.
When they met, Zheng Xiu bowed and said apologetically, "Please forgive me for not welcoming you personally, my two sisters."
The wife of Prince Xin laughed and didn't care. She took Zheng Xiu's hand and said warmly, "We are all family. Why should we be polite? You are still good. The last time I went to her Prince's Mansion, your sister Li hadn't gotten up yet."
The Princess of Nanrong County glared at her in pretended anger and said to Zheng Xiu, "Don't listen to her nonsense. She didn't even send a visiting card that time. She had a quarrel with the prince and was angry. She ran here early in the morning. It was only daybreak. Who would get up so early for no reason when they have nothing to do at home?" After saying that, she took Zheng Xiu's other arm.
Zheng Xiu was surrounded by the two people in the middle, and the maids led them to the flower hall in front.
"I don't think this road is going to your place, right? It looks more like going to the flower hall." It was not the first time that the Consort of Prince Xin came to the Duke of Qing's mansion, so she knew the way immediately.
Zheng Xiu said, "The Hao Yetang where I live is small, and I am afraid that my two sisters will be wronged."
The Princess of Nanrong County smiled and said, "Sister Zheng is thoughtful. We two came to play with you for nothing, but we are sorry to trouble you."
The Consort of Prince Xin also said, "If I had known that you would be troubled like this, I would have invited you to our house."
The Princess of Nanrong County glanced at her anxiously and smiled, "With your mother-in-law's temper, why go to your house? You should go to my place next time. My house is simple and there are no elders. It's okay to have fun a little bit."
This really touched the sore spot of the Consort of Prince Xin. Now the Princess of Xin is still the one who is in charge of the backyard of Prince Xin's mansion, but she is not the biological mother of the prince, but the stepmother. In the next year, she will be in charge of the family, and naturally there will be many inconveniences that she has no one to complain to.
However, the two have been friends since childhood, and the Princess of Xin was not angry when she was stepped on. She just sighed and said, "You are right, I am really not easy there. But I go to your Prince's mansion every now and then, and I am tired of everyone. It's really boring."
"Who asked you to go? I said to ask Sister Zheng to go." Princess of Nanrong said.
"Huh, I will go, and see if you can let others drive me out." The Princess of Xin raised her chin arrogantly.
The two of them talked and teased each other again, making Zheng Xiu laugh again and again. She had discovered last time that the Crown Prince's Consort and the County Prince's Consort were both very dignified in the eyes of outsiders. In fact, they were very cheerful and generous, and when they were arguing, they were like two little girls who had never grown up. It was really hard for people not to get close to them.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they went to the flower hall. Minghui served tea with Fenkudzu and Baizhu.
The Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Xin and the County Prince's Consort of Nanrong had been talking all the way and were indeed thirsty, so they held the teacups and drank tea together.
After drinking this, the wife of Prince Xin praised sincerely: "Sister Zheng's tea is really good, and it tastes better than the
one in our mansion." The wife of the Prince of Nanrong also said: "Indeed, I don't know much about tea, but this one tastes slightly bitter at first, but has a strong sweet aftertaste. It is also much better than the one in our mansion."
Zheng Xiu smiled and said: "The tea presented to the sisters today is Mingqian Longjing. I drank it a few days ago before the princess' birthday and it was very good. Qiu Rui from Changfeng Garden packed some for me."
"It turns out that the tea is from Princess Guihe. No wonder the tea outside can't compare to it." The Princess of Xin and the Princess of Nanrong County are both members of the royal family. It is natural that Princess Guihe is valued now. Apart from other things, all the offerings made throughout the year are sent to Princess Guihe by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, except for the Emperor. It is said that the Crown Prince has to stand back. Although the tea
was given by the maidservant beside Princess Guihe, Princess Guihe is not a deaf and blind person. This is naturally with her tacit consent. After hearing this, the two of them looked up to Zheng Xiu's status.
They are all from the aristocratic families, and they married the royal family with face, so naturally they still have some ambition. So before the birthday banquet of Princess Guihe, the two did not say that they came to see the second wife of the Duke of Qing, who was rumored to be from a small family. Even at the birthday banquet, the wife of Prince Xin asked the maid to invite them, considering the friendship between Prince Xin and Prince Nanrong and Xue Zhi, and wanted to give her a platform so that she would not be left out.
But after a conversation, they found that Zheng Xiu, who came from a small family, spoke properly and had a decent attitude, and was still worthy of friendship. Later, seeing that Princess Guihe also protected her and looked favorably on her, she really wanted to make friends with her.
Zheng Xiu had just come into contact with the social circle of wealthy nobles, so she didn't think too much and just thought that the wife of Prince Xin and the wife of Prince Nanrong were so approachable.
The three of them sat together and talked. Although Zheng Xiu was not very familiar with them, she found their conversations very interesting and did not feel bored.
Soon it was noon, and Zheng Xiu wanted to hold a small banquet in the flower hall. However, Qiu Rui came in person and said that Princess Guihe had invited them to move to Changfeng Garden for dinner.
Princess Guihe was not a person who liked socializing. She usually showed up on important occasions or held a banquet in the flower hall on her birthday. This was the first time that the Princess of Xinwang and the Princess of Nanrong County had such a dignified opportunity to be invited to Changfeng Garden for dinner. As
soon as the two looked at each other, they knew what the other was thinking -
they regretted not bringing the girl from home.
The two thought that this was the first time they came to visit Zheng Xiu, and it was also the first time for her to entertain guests alone, so they did not bring the girls with them.
However, they did not expect that Princess Guihe would be willing to honor them with a meal.
If they had brought their own girls with them, it would be a respectable thing to show their faces and talk in front of Princess Guihe. The two people's eldest daughter is not old, she is already seven or eight years old. In two years, it will be time to visit her, and it will be much more convenient by then.
Zheng Xiu did not think so much. In their opinion, Princess Guihe was like an unattainable flower on the ridge, but she could see her almost every day, so naturally she didn't think there was anything wrong.
The group moved to Changfeng Garden.
Princess Guihe was pruning branches in the yard with a pair of large scissors.
When she saw them, she said calmly, "You are here."
The Princess of Xin and the Princess of Nanrong were not as talkative as before, and bowed with their brows down.
Zheng Xiu was about to bow, but Princess Guihe stretched out her arm, handed the large scissors to Zheng Xiu, and said, "Hold it for me."
Zheng Xiu responded, and because the Princess of Xin and the Princess of Nanrong were particularly solemn, she also took the scissors with both hands in a very proper manner. As soon as
she got the scissors in her hand, Zheng Xiu found that they were particularly heavy. She didn't know how Princess Guihe moved her hand just now. Thinking back to the fact that she used her left hand, Zheng Xiu guessed that Princess Guihe was probably exercising.
She was right. Princess Guihe had it specially made because she felt embarrassed when she spilled the teacup with her trembling left hand at the birthday banquet. That's why she wanted to exercise her left hand.
Qiu Rui passed the cane, and Princess Guihe walked in front with the cane, leading them into the house.
She walked very slowly, but the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Xin and the Princess of Nanrong County walked even slower, and did not dare to get in front of her.
After entering the house, Princess Guihe showed the seats to the Princess of Xin Wang and Princess of Nanrong County, then waved to Zheng Xiu and said, "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Zheng Xiu responded and followed her inside.
"Second Madam, give me the scissors." Qiu Rui came up and said.
Zheng Xiu handed her the scissors.
Princess Guihe had already sat down on the kang by the window, pointing to the other side of the kang table and said, "Don't stand there, sit down quickly." Then she told Qiu Rui and others to leave first.
As soon as everyone left, Princess Guihe asked directly, "Have you taken the medicine I gave you last time? Is it effective?"
... It turned out that she was so mysterious just to ask this!
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