usatvline Chapter 349 That was all in the previous life
Chapter 349 That was all in the previous life
When Prince Zhongshun brought Xue Baochai into the Taiji Palace to express his gratitude, Daiyu and Tanchun had just stood up and had not yet finished dressing.
Aunt Cheng Qian informed the two of them while complaining, "So attentive! The Queen Mother has just rinsed her mouth."
"We have to entertain them later! Should we let the Queen Mother starve for another hour? Or should we treat them to a meal?!"
Daiyu couldn't help but smile when she heard her mumbling. She looked in the mirror and told herself to keep it simple. She put on a seven-treasure gold hairpin and smiled at Cheng Qian:
“Although they came at an unfortunate time in the middle of winter, their early arrival is a gesture of filial piety.
“Aunt, why not ask them if they were given a reward meal at Ganlu Temple? If not, just invite them to have a good breakfast in the small compartment.
"At the Queen Mother's place, I'll first give you a cup of ginseng tea and a bowl of bird's nest porridge. It won't be too late to leave after you eat.
"I will go and urge Yimin to come back soon after I am ready, and then we will go together to serve the Queen Mother tea and porridge."
Cheng Qian heard this and said happily, "This is a good idea! I will go and ask the Queen Mother for her permission. Let's do this!"
Left in a hurry.
After a while, they heard Cheng Liqian in the front hall telling them directly:
"The Yanjia Palace does not hold court, and the Empress Dowager and the princesses and county ladies usually get up at noon.
"The three of you have just gotten up and are dressing, so the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess may have to wait a little longer.
"The Queen Mother heard that you two had not had breakfast yet. It just so happened that the kitchen specially prepared some Jiangnan snacks this morning.
"The Queen Mother said that the Crown Prince's wife must also miss the food from her hometown. Why not share some with the Crown Prince and explain a few things to him at the same time?"
This is a great honor.
I only heard a man and a woman respectfully responding and thanking the emperor repeatedly.
Daiyu heard this and smiled faintly. She looked at her elegant self in the mirror, stood up, looked back, and said:
"Xiaohong, stay in the room and clean up. Qingwen and Xueyan, follow me."
Qingwen was puzzled: "What's wrong with Xiaohong? Why don't you let her meet those two people outside?"
"I went to the Xue family the other day to tell them about Miss Zhen Yinglian, and I said a few harsh words to Miss Xue."
Xiao Hong smiled and went to fold the quilt, "If the princess deliberately took me out to see her now, wouldn't it be obvious that she was embarrassed?
"It's New Year's Day, the Empress Dowager and His Majesty are both very happy. Let's not cause any trouble."
Qingwen was immediately interested: "Why didn't you tell us about it the other day? When you get back and have some free time, you have to tell me in detail what the scene was like!"
Xiaohong glanced at Daiyu who was walking out without paying any attention, and smiled as she pushed Qingwen: "Yes, dear sister! Go and serve me!"
As expected, Daiyu went with Tanchun to help the Empress Dowager get up, and selected jewelry and clothes. By the way, the three of them drank ginseng tea and ate porridge, and then they came out to the front hall and sat down.
When the prince and Baochai heard this in the compartment, they quickly put down their chopsticks, rinsed their mouths, and came over to pay their respects.
Because it was Baochai's first time to meet her elders as a member of the royal family, the ceremony was particularly grand and she performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows.
The Queen Mother smiled slightly as she watched her perform the salute, and finally pointed to the two cushions facing each other where His Majesty Dan sat: "Sit down."
The young couple sat down.
The Queen Mother said a few words to urge them to live in harmony, then smiled and said to the Prince, "Your Excellency will surely ask you to leave your wife with me and then go back, right?"
The prince bowed shyly: "The Queen Mother is very good at predicting things."
"Haha, go ahead. Your emperor has saved up a lot of good things waiting to be rewarded to you. Go and claim the reward, and I'll tell your wife a few words."
The Queen Mother smiled and asked Cheng Qian to send a young eunuch to take the prince away.
The footsteps disappeared.
The hall fell silent.
"Xue." The Queen Mother's voice suddenly turned cold.
Xue Baochai was originally full of confidence, thinking that all she had to do was be dignified and steady, but when she heard the empress dowager's voice, her heart suddenly trembled.
He knelt down hurriedly, crossed his arms, bowed his head and said, "Your wife is here."
The Queen Mother looked at her indifferently and said nothing for a long time.
Naturally, Xue Baochai did not dare to make a sound or look up. She could only maintain this posture quietly and listen with her ears tilted.
After half an incense stick of time had passed, Xue Baochai felt a sharp pain in her waist and back. She was shaky and a drop of sweat oozed from her temple!
"You used to be Shouchang's study partner."
The Queen Mother finally continued to speak, and Xue Baochai let out a sigh of relief.
Hearing the Queen Mother pause, he quickly answered, "Yes."
"When you got married, what good things did Shouchang and Princess Tongyi give you?"
Xue Baochai felt a slight chill on her back and forced a smile: "The Princess's Mansion is naturally closer to the Prince's Mansion. I guess the gift has been sent there, but I haven't heard about it yet."
The Queen Mother let out a scornful smile: "We have been together for months, close friends in the boudoir. It turns out that this is all."
Xue Baochai didn't dare to show off her eloquence anymore, so she simply fell to the ground without saying a word.
"I didn't punish you to kneel, so you don't have to be so pitiful." The Queen Mother was a little annoyed and turned her head to look at Tanchun, "Is she also like this in the Jia Mansion?"
Tanchun glanced at Emperor Dan's Baochai and said expressionlessly, "Not really. Miss Xue is generous and kind, and she is very good at talking. There are few people in the Jia family who don't like her."
Qingwen then said, "This servant knows.
"When the Xue family entered the mansion only a month or two ago, Aunt Xue told the second wife that Miss Xue had a golden locket given by a monk, and that she would not marry unless she had a jade locket.
"At that time, everyone in the mansion praised her for her generosity and generosity, and even the little girls loved to play with her. Our Princess Lin was often compared to her, saying that our Princess was petty and prone to temper tantrums.
“But the old lady neither likes the term ‘gold and jade’ nor has she the slightest intention of placing our princess behind Miss Xue.
“Those nonsense gradually disappeared.
"Later, Master Gu became seriously ill, and the princess returned to Gusu for more than half a year.
"During that time, Master Bao - er, that is Jia Baoyu from the second room of the Jia family, although he also played with the Xue family girl, he privately told the maids:
"The Xue family is our relative who came to live with us. If we stay away from them, they will think we are snobbish. If we stay close to them, they will have wild thoughts. So we must be careful and polite.
"I was young and arrogant at that time. I was most afraid of things that needed to be 'controlled', so the maids I taught all avoided the Xue family."
After hearing this, Xue Baochai's face turned red and then pale. She could only close her mouth tightly, take a deep breath, and continue to pretend to be mute.
Daiyu never expected that Qingwen was still so angry, and couldn't help but scold her: "It happened in the last life, and you still remember it!
"Tomorrow when you cross the Naihe Bridge, be sure to drink an extra bowl of Mengpo soup, otherwise I'm afraid you'll start arguing about your ancestors with your newborn parents!"
This sentence made everyone laugh.
Only then did Xue Baochai breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the princess has not gotten carried away yet. She knows that the Supreme Lord and the Emperor value family ties and the Zhongshun Palace.
As long as she still has some fears, her life won't be too difficult!