"Royal Concubine, such honor can also fall on their heads. It really makes people unable to understand the world."
The eldest aunt of the Gu family said softly.
She had no substantial disagreement with the Xing family, but if this person was from the Guo family, she would still understand it, but if he was from the Xing family, she couldn't understand it.
"Who says it's not true? My sister-in-law is a powerful and arrogant person. Now I'm afraid that even the fairies in the Heavenly Palace look down on her."
Aunt Xing said this because a few days ago, Madam Xing rushed to their house to find fault with Xia Meng. She was eager to protect her daughter-in-law, so she had a quarrel with her sister-in-law. If it weren't for the special reason today, she would not have come.
However, Xia Meng looked at Aunt Xing's angry expression and comforted her with a few words.
"Mother-in-law, you don't have to do this. Since we are here as guests, we can go back after we have eaten. Some people climb high to see far, while others fall hard. We can just watch from the sidelines and don't have to worry about it."
"That's right. I'm just waiting to see how many days she will smile like this."
Although they were talking excitedly, Du Jingyi's mind was not here. The most important thing today was the matter between Xing Zhao and Prince Yin. It was a pity that when she came, she had specified that men and women would sit at different seats, otherwise she would have gone to meet them.
In the front hall, the men of the Xing family were entertaining guests.
People come and go, and everyone is kind and easy to talk to.
When Prince Yin came, he arrived with several other young masters. Yinzhou was not a wealthy place, and Prince Yin was not an uncle that the emperor valued very much, so his arrival did not cause much splash.
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of Prime Minister Xing, he was not even as important as the commanders of the capital region in Sui'an City, so naturally he would not attend too many social events.
This was exactly the opportunity Xing Zhao wanted, so when he came over to toast, those young masters were still chatting and laughing with him.
"It's a rare visit, my Lord. You should drink more today. I've heard that you can drink quite a lot. Let me see how much you can drink today!"
"Xing Zhao, you are such a drunkard, who can drink more than you? My Lord, don't listen to his nonsense. Be careful of this kid. When he pours wine on you, he shows no mercy at all!"
Hearing this, Xing Zhao burst into laughter.
Suddenly someone called his name. It turned out that the brothers who were eating meat and drinking together asked him to come over and join in the fun, so he said goodbye.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, a servant from behind accidentally bumped into him. He dodged and got away clean, but the wine spilled all over the prince's body. All of a sudden, his robe was wet, especially on his chest, which was very embarrassing.
"Is the prince okay?"
For a moment, Prince Yin felt a little embarrassed, but due to consideration for the relationship, he could only say, "It's nothing."
"Come on, come on, I'll take you to change your clothes. If I let the prince go back like this, I'm afraid my uncle and father will twist my head off and kick it like a ball."
He never spoke in a proper manner, so no one paid any attention to him.
Prince Yin looked down and saw that the position was indeed a bit awkward, so he agreed.
After going around in circles, they followed Xing Zhao to the side room, where there was a brand new robe. Prince Yin took a look and found it was almost the same as the one he was wearing, so he clasped his fists and began to express his gratitude.
"Mr. Xing, you are too polite."
"You don't have to be like this, my Lord. This is my fault. I'll give you this robe as compensation. Please accept it."
The robe, even if it was valuable, would not be used in such a way. Prince Yin realized something was wrong, so he reached out and touched it. Sure enough, it was just a robe, but there seemed to be something underneath it.
He frowned and glanced at Xing Zhao, but he didn't respond.
There was a determination in his eyes, and then he smiled at Prince Yin and left.
As soon as the door was closed, Prince Yin no longer cared about anything else and immediately took out the thing to look at it.
The more he read, the more frightened he became. He had never expected that it contained all of Yuzhou's "actions" over the years. He had only reported about 30% of these things to his superiors, and had not reported the rest, of course because he had selfish motives.
Firstly, he did not want to make Yingzhou the target of public criticism. All the princes were on the decline, so it made no sense for only their family to prosper. Secondly, he also wanted to leave some wiggle room for Yingzhou so that if anything went wrong again, they would have a place to take shelter.
But he had spent a lot of effort to hide such a thing, and now it appeared in this booklet without a single detail. It was obvious that he could not hide it anymore.
If the Xing family wanted to make trouble and take this thing to the emperor, then the whole of Yinzhou would be doomed. But now, what does this mean? They also took the opportunity of pouring wine to give it to him secretly. In an instant, Prince Yin was a little confused.
I looked at the booklet with hesitation and complexity in my heart, and time kept passing by.
Xing Zhao was standing outside, not in a hurry at all. The front hall was very busy anyway, so no one would notice them.
It was not until an incense stick of time had passed that Prince Yin changed his clothes and went out. As for the booklet, he naturally took it with him.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
When Xing Zhao saw him coming out, he said with a smile.
"You are so bold, my Lord. This dress suits you very well."
"Mr. Xing, you are too polite. You prepared the clothes, so they are naturally your taste. I just don't know how Mr. Xing knows me so well that he knows that I like to wear such clothes?"
"Taste is often a reflection of people's hearts. This thing is not difficult. You just need to look carefully to know it. The only thing is that it is something I prepared. I wonder if the prince really likes it or is just giving a false compliment?"
The two of them borrowed clothes to talk, and neither of them was willing to reveal anything.
After a long time, Prince Yin could only lower his head and said with a pale face.
"Whatever Master Xing wants, if I have it in Yinzhou, I will definitely not be stingy."
"What if I say I want you?"
Xing Zhao's words made Prince Yin's eyes widen. He had never expected him to say that! Want me? What do you mean? Xing Zhao saw his astonishment, and then he said calmly.
"My cousin has something to say. Please tell the old friend that the promise we made at Huafeng Pavilion remains unchanged."
What does this mean? "Old friend? Hua Fengting?"
After Xing Zhao finished what he wanted to say, he said no more.
"My Lord, we have been away for a long time. We should go back first and not attract other people's attention."
Prince Yin knew that he couldn't get anything out of the other person, so he nodded and followed Xing Zhao out of the yard.