Noticing that Lu Xiaoxiao and the Princess of Yan were looking at each other, Concubine Xiao became extremely alert and quickly stood in front of Lu Xiaoxiao to shield her from the Princess of Yan's gaze: "Sister Lu, you'd better stay with me and don't go anywhere."
Yun Xu also held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and said seriously, "Don't worry, my sister and I are here for you."
Yun Liu on the side nodded.
"Don't worry, it won't happen again."
Lu Xiaoxiao knew very well that even though she had avoided the bribed maid this time and failed to let the Princess of Yan get her wish, the Princess of Yan would definitely find other ways to deal with her and Concubine Xiao.
Lu Xiaoxiao: "I will stay here. No matter how arrogant she is, she won't dare to attack me openly in the Ningguo Mansion."
"It's better to be cautious."
Concubine Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "Sister Lu, has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arranged secret guards around you?"
Lu Xiaoxiao looked a little hesitant: "It seems not?"
She wasn't sure.
She had originally thought that going to the Ningguo Mansion with Concubine Xiao would not be dangerous, so she had not mentioned the secret guards to His Highness, and she did not know whether His Highness had made any arrangements...
If there were no secret guards, Concubine Xiao would not dare to relax. She held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand tightly and said, "Forget it, I'll take you to meet the old lady of Ningguogong."
"it is good."
Lu Xiaoxiao nodded.
The little incident just now did not affect the ladies and young ladies' interest in enjoying the flowers.
Many of the young ladies have reached marriageable age but have not yet found a marriage. When these ladies get together, their favorite thing is to find matchmakers for their own young ones and become in-laws.
After a while, Lu Xiaoxiao and the other three seemed a little out of place.
Concubine Xiao didn't care and took Lu Xiaoxiao and the other two to the old lady of Duke Ningguo.
However, the eldest princess of Yan State was also standing there.
I just don’t know where the three daughters-in-law of the old lady of Duke Ningguo have gone, and I haven’t seen them for a while.
Lu Xiaoxiao passed by the Princess of Yan State and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the cruelty in the latter's eyes. She was startled and continued to follow Concubine Xiao as if nothing had happened.
Lu Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes. It seemed that she should think of a way to send someone out to deliver a message to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"I have met the Concubine."
Seeing that the old lady of Duke Ningguo was about to bow to her, Concubine Xiao quickly reached out her hand to support her, "Old lady, there is no need to be so polite."
The old lady of the Duke of Ning stood up straight. She smiled at Concubine Xiao, then turned to look at Lu Xiaoxiao who was standing next to Concubine Xiao, with an apologetic look in her eyes: "I frightened Lu Liangyuan just now. It's my fault for not being able to discipline the maids in the mansion."
Lu Xiaoxiao quickly said: "Old Madam, please don't blame yourself."
To be honest, what happened just now was just the Princess of Yan making trouble, and it had nothing to do with the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo.
Seeing that Lu Liangyuan's eyes were clear and she didn't seem to take what happened just now to heart, the old lady of Duke Ningguo smiled and said slowly: "Lu Liangyuan is really a kind person."
As she spoke, the old lady of the Duke of Ning took off the jade bracelet on her wrist. She lowered her head, held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand, and was about to put it on her: "I have worn this jade bracelet since I was a child. Today I will give it to you, okay?"
Concubine Xiao: ???
If she remembered correctly, didn't the old lady of Ningguogong like this jade bracelet very much? Why did she suddenly want to give it to Sister Lu?
The two sisters Yun Liu and Yun Xu felt a little puzzled.
The old lady of Duke Ningguo seems to like this cousin Lu very much?
Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”
Uh...it's already on her hand, why do you still ask her if it's okay?
In fact, Lu Xiaoxiao didn't want to accept it, but the old lady of Duke Ningguo kept holding her hand!
Lu Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "Madam, this... I really can't accept this."
Just as Lu Xiaoxiao was thinking about taking off the jade bracelet on her wrist, the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo stopped her. She patted the back of her hand and said gently, "Keep it. It's not a valuable thing. Besides, it's a gift from an elder, so you can't refuse it."
Things had come to this point, and Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know how to refute, so she had to follow the old lady's wishes and accept the jade bracelet.
Lu Xiaoxiao took a step back, bowed to the old lady of Ningguogong, and said respectfully: "Thank you, old lady."
At this moment, Liu, the eldest daughter-in-law of the old lady of Duke Ningguo, came back. As soon as she approached, she saw the bracelet that originally belonged to her mother-in-law, but was worn on Lu Liangyuan's wrist.
A flash of surprise flashed across Liu's eyes, but she quickly calmed down. After she saluted Concubine Xiao, she walked to the side of the old lady of Ningguogong and whispered, "Mother, my husband just sent someone to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to come to the mansion to enjoy the flowers after leaving the palace."
Although Liu lowered her voice on purpose, Lu Xiaoxiao, Concubine Xiao, and the two Yun sisters all heard it.
Lu Xiaoxiao had originally been thinking about trying to get His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over, but it turned out that she didn't even need to think about it, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already planned to come over.
After a moment's thought, Concubine Xiao knew that His Highness was worried about Sister Lu, which was why he wanted to come to the Ningguo Mansion to join in the fun.
But it’s better this way. When the Crown Prince comes, no matter what conspiracy or tricks the Princess of Yan has, she will not succeed!
The two sisters of the Yun family were quite excited. To be honest, they hadn't seen their cousin the Crown Prince for a long time.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming?"
The old lady of the Duke of Ningguo was surprised for a moment, but soon recovered. Her eyes fell on Concubine Xiao and Lu Xiaoxiao, and she said with a smile: "It is an honor for the Duke's Mansion that His Highness can come. Let them come."
Liu nodded: "Then my daughter-in-law will go over and make arrangements first."
The old lady of Ningguogong waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, be careful, and don't neglect His Highness."
Liu: "My daughter-in-law knows."
After saying this, Liu turned and left.
Seeing this, Concubine Xiao took the opportunity to say, "Since His Highness is coming over later, we will stay with the old lady for a while."
"Please don't think we are noisy, old lady."
The old lady of the Duke of Ningguo said: "It would be better if it were more lively."
As she gets older, she likes the hustle and bustle.
……
Yan Ji, who was still a few steps away from them, stared at them coldly, thinking about how to implement the next plan.
At this flower-viewing banquet, because she was a princess of the State of Yan, the ladies and noble ladies of the State of Li did not want to pay any attention to Yan Ji.
After all, the war between Li and Yan had just ended not long ago. If they dared to have a good chat with the eldest princess of Yan today, their husbands would be in big trouble when they went to the court.
Those imperial censors are very sharp-tongued. Once they become friends with the Princess of Yan, the imperial censors will most likely pin the blame of treason on them. Then they really won't even have anywhere to protest their injustice!
For a moment, Yan Ji was surrounded by only her maid and no one else.
Yan Ji, who was neglected and isolated, felt that the people of Li were more and more hateful and that none of them were good people.
If it wasn't for revenge on the Crown Prince of Li, she wouldn't even bother staying here.
Yan Ji was getting impatient, and she immediately wanted to take all the women of the Crown Prince of Li away as soon as possible, but those two women had been staying by the side of the old lady of the Duke of Ningguo, making it impossible for her to find an opportunity to take action...
Thinking of this, Yan Ji's eyes turned cold. Could it be that they had already guessed that she would attack them?
Yan Ji had a cold face and walked towards the old lady of Ningguo Duke with her maid.
"I heard that this is a flower-viewing banquet hosted by the old lady. Why is she still staying here and being lazy?"
Yan Ji started with merciless accusations as soon as she opened her mouth.
Upon hearing this, the old lady of Duke Ningguo immediately put away the smile on her face.
Seeing the Princess of Yan approaching, Lu Xiaoxiao and Concubine Xiao immediately became very alert.
Yun Liu and Yun Xu were also paying attention to the actions of the Princess of Yan.
The old lady of Duke Ning looked up at the Princess of Yan and said calmly, "Although I am the host of this flower viewing banquet, I am old and have not been feeling well recently, so I will leave the banquet to my second daughter-in-law."
After dealing with the matter of the maid, the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wen, had already taken her two daughters to wander among the ladies and could chat with everyone.
All the ladies have long known that at this flower-viewing banquet, the old lady of Duke Ningguo was here at most to serve as a mascot.
Yan Ji heard this and her face turned a little ugly. "I have been here for such a long time and I haven't even had a cup of tea. Don't you think that the old lady is not treating me well?"
The old lady of the Duke of Ningguo frowned and looked at Aunt You who was standing by, "Serve the guests tea."
Aunt You lowered her head and replied "yes", then walked towards the pavilion not far away.
Tea and cakes had already been prepared in the pavilion, and the portions were quite large. Originally, Mrs. Wen had wanted to invite the ladies to sit in the pavilion when they were tired of admiring the flowers.
However, the ladies will not drink tea here, so as to avoid the inconvenience of changing clothes.
Aunt You quickly came over with tea and handed it to the Princess of Yan, "Princess Yan, please have some tea."
Yan Ji lowered her head and glanced, a faint light flashed in her eyes.
Realizing that everyone present was staring at her, Yan Ji sneered in her heart. She stretched out her hand, calmly picked up the teacup, and was about to put it to her mouth -
Suddenly, she quickly poured the tea onto Lu Xiaoxiao!
Lu Xiaoxiao was prepared and subconsciously pulled Concubine Xiao to the side, so the scalding tea did not spill on them.
But Yunxu, who was standing nearby, was unlucky enough to be caught.
Yunxu looked at the tea stains on her coat in shock.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaoxiao reacted so quickly. Yan Ji gritted her teeth and said perfunctorily, "My hand slipped and I couldn't hold the teacup."
The old lady of Ningguo Duke was stunned.
She also didn't expect that the Princess of Yan would actually dare to take action in front of so many people!
Is this the upbringing of the Yan royal family?
Aunt You frowned and was speechless for a moment.
"Xu'er, are you burned?"
"Cousin Xu, are you okay?"
"Cousin Xu, I'm sorry, I should have helped you just now..."
Yun Liu, Concubine Xiao, and Lu Xiaoxiao spoke almost at the same time.
The old lady of the Duke of Ningguo also reacted and said quickly: "Her clothes are all wet, Aunt You, please take her to change into clean clothes."
The old lady of Duke Ningguo was also convinced by the troublemaker Princess Yan. It would have been fine if she had come uninvited, but as a princess of a country, she didn't even know the etiquette and acted so arrogantly when being a guest in someone else's house!
Aunt You nodded and said, "Miss Yun, please follow me."
"I'm fine, no need to change."
Yun Xu shook her head. It was just a little wet, not a big deal. There was no need to change into another set of clothes.
Women in the Northwest have always been bold and unrestrained. Yunxu has been in the Northwest for many years, and although she hasn't learned many other skills, she has learned the temperament of Northwest women very well.
Yun Liu asked worriedly, "Are you really okay?"
Yunxu quietly blinked at Yunliu, "It's okay, I'm fine!"
Seeing this, Concubine Xiao reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you're okay."
Lu Xiaoxiao felt a little guilty.
Yun Xu saw Lu Xiaoxiao's emotions and comforted her: "It's okay, don't worry about it."
Lu Xiaoxiao looked at her and nodded.
They were all in a happy mood, but Yan Ji on the side was not happy with anyone. She stuffed the teacup in her hand into Aunt You's hand and said in a cold tone, "I want to drink tea, go and pour it!"
Aunt You didn't move, but used her eyes to ask what her old lady meant.
No one present was a fool. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the Princess of Yan wanted to make things difficult for Lu Xiaoxiao.
But Lu Xiaoxiao is the Crown Prince's person, and she was invited by herself. The old lady of Duke Ning would naturally not allow the Princess of Yan to continue to target Lu Xiaoxiao in the mansion, so she said, "Princess Yan, there is tea in the pavilion. Why don't you go over and sit down?"
"No need to persuade me, I just like standing here."
After saying this, seeing that Aunt You hadn't moved yet, Yan Ji's face was gloomy and she said in a cold voice: "Why don't you go quickly? Do you want me to invite you over?"
Aunt You: “…”
Are you crazy? How can a princess from a foreign country act so arrogantly in front of an old lady?
But without the old lady's permission, Aunt You didn't dare to bring the tea.
The old lady of the Duke of Ningguo saw through her thoughts and said, "Forget it, go ahead."
Aunt You went to the pavilion to pour tea again.
But when it was brought back and handed to the Princess of Yan, the Princess of Yan wanted to use the same trick again.
However, this time, she lost control of the teacup and it fell to the ground.
Aunt You wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: It's all God's will!
Lu Xiaoxiao broke free from Concubine Xiao's hand, walked forward, looked the Princess of Yan up and down, and suddenly sneered, "Once you slipped, twice you slipped, you can't do it a third time. I wonder if Princess Yan has ever heard of the saying that too much is as bad as too little?"
"Now, I will speak openly to Princess Yan. Princess Yan, don't forget whose territory you are standing on."
"Do you have any sense of being a guest?"
Facing the Princess of Yan who was acting so arrogantly, Lu Xiaoxiao really didn't want to endure it anymore. Anyway, His Highness would be here soon, and if she waited a little longer, she would have someone to back her up!
Since the Princess of Yan was determined to kill her and cause trouble for His Highness, there was no need for her to be a pushover in front of the Princess of Yan.
Yan Ji narrowed her eyes and stared at Lu Xiaoxiao coldly: "Are you threatening me?"
"threaten?"
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled, "How can what I said be considered a threat?"
"I am just reminding Princess Yan with good intentions."
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