On the way back home, looking at Jian Xubai leaning against the carriage with his eyes closed, Song Yixiao pondered for a while and couldn’t help saying, “Actually, I do like the Stewed Perch.”
“I know.” Jian Xubai answered casually without even opening his eyes, “You looked to the dish even before it was placed on the table. I didn’t see you appear so anxious in front of other dishes!”
Song Yixiao was speechless.
“So after I took it away, I felt very good!” Jian Xubai added delightedly, “Particularly, I like it too!”
Song Yixiao didn’t know how to react.
She was wrong! It was not that the man was not stingy. Obviously, in his eyes, revenge of a gentleman was a dish best served cold.
Last night he held back his anger quietly but now as a chance came, he just took it to avenge on her!
And he even did it in the guise of thinking for her!
No!
There was something wrong!
His words, just like cold water, were directly poured to Cuipiao’s head. She stopped smiling instantly, “Your Highness, I...”“Such things are in the charge of your mistress from now on!” As Song Yixiao just put on the last jade hairpin, Jian Xubai stood by her. He took the shell black pigment, saying impatiently, “You are a maid, who should be supervised by the mistress. Am I understood?”Song Yixiao slightly turned around so that her husband could pencil her eyebrows. She couldn’t help smiling with mockery and thought to herself. How dare this maid try to turn her into a mere figurehead? How bold!It was a pity that Jian Xubai had chosen the one to help him deal with the household affairs. Unless Song Yixiao really let him down, a maid could never get a chance to make a mess!“Cuipiao, come to report to me after the meal.” When Jian Xubai finished penciling her eyebrows, Song Yixiao went out of the inner chamber together with him
Jinguo Grand Princess and the Pei Family were on good terms, so Jian Xubai should show respect for his mother. He lifted the curtain and took a look only to find that the horseman was the chief house steward of the Pei Family. Then he replied with a slight nod, “Let him come near for a talk!”“It’s my honor to meet you, Your Highness, Mistress.” The Chief House Steward arrived before the carriage, greeted and then expressed his congratulations, “Wish you a happy life and hope you to have children soon!”Then he started to talk of his intention of coming, “It is said that Your Highness and Mistress went into the imperial palace for expressing gratitude yesterday and thus got the white jade ginsengs from His Majesty. Today my master has seen a doctor and the prescription happens to require the very herb. However, we don’t have it in stock, so I’ve been sent here to ask whether you can give one to my master.”Jian Xubai took a tumble and yet didn’
When Song Yixiao left, Jian Xubai stopped her, “Bring the Water Chestnut Cake with Rose and the Crystal Wintersweet Buns with you and never serve them to me. They are the least favorite deserts to me!”“Did Jinxun get it wrong?” Song Yixiao looked back in surprise, “I asked Jinxun to inquire about your taste and according to her, these are your favorite desserts! Hence, I asked the chefs to make them specially. Why don’t you make do with them and eat them up?”She put on an embarrassed look, “Otherwise, the servants may think that I have offended you when they come to take them away and see them.”Jian Xubai took a look at her and said, “Fetch the third book from the right on that shelf for me!”“Is this?” Song Yixiao didn’t think too much. She went to fetch it from the shelf and glanced over it only to find that it was a book about one’s travel notes. She couldn’t help wondering why he would read this book while dealing with offic
Wei Mengying was not due yet when a piece of good news came from the Eastern Palace. That was, Side Concubine Cui was pregnant!Side Concubine Cui was Cui Jianlian. She was not the legitimate wife. After being designated to marry the Crown Prince, she moved into the Eastern Palace soon. It had been less than half a year since she served the Crown Prince. She was arguably so blessed to get pregnant in such a short period of time.The Crown Prince had two sons and one daughter at the moment. However, only his eldest son was born by the Crown Princess while the other two were both born by women of humble birth. Cui Jianlian was his legitimate cousin and now was honored as his side concubine. As she got pregnant now, the Crown Princess must do something for her. Hence, the titled ladies of the outer court who were close to the Crown Princess were assigned to hold a feast in the Eastern Palace to celebrate for Cui Jianlian’s pregnancy.Song Yixiao w
Thanks to Wei Yinlian, Song Yixiao was not in a hurry to turn to the Crown Princess.After the feast started, the three of them sat together.Having drunk some liquor, they left the feast on the ground of getting changed and went into a wing-room. With maids guarding outside, they had a talk in the room.“It’s all Baoying’s fault!” After sitting down, Wei Yinlian came to the point, “Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is unhappy to learn that Baoying used to force you to be a scapegoat for Muting, saying that even a maid of the Jiang Family was so domineering, let alone the young lady.”Then she added, “Daiguo Grand Princess told His Majesty that Prince of Wei was not born by Her Highness the Virtuous Consort and that Muting was the legitimate niece of Her Highness. If Muting were married to His Highness Prince of Wei and got haughty, His Highness Prince of Wei would have to tolerate her given that he was raised by Her Highness the Vir
“I’m sorry!” Obviously, the accident gave him a surprise too. Upon seeing the woman falling backwards, he grabbed her arms by instinct. The minute he felt her soft arm and smelt her sweet scent, he realized that his action was rude so he hastened to release his hands.Then he went backwards for two steps and meanwhile lowered his eyes to avoid eye contact with Song Yixiao as a gesture of respect, apologizing to her, “I have a little knowledge of medical skills. It is said that someone is lying ill in the guest room and the doctor hasn’t arrived. Therefore, I want to go there and see whether I can do a favor. Sorry for offending you. Please forgive me!”While saying, he made a bow with hands folded in front to apologize. His wide sleeves decorated with white ground and embroidered black bamboos were eye-catching, which looked like cranes stretching out. Indisputably, His elegance was beyond words.Song Yixiao didn’t intend to look much at a stra
Needless of the servant’s report, in light of her memories of the previous life, Song Yixiao also knew that Wei Mengying’s delivery would go well so she was not nervous at all even though she decided to pay a visit right away.She spent a while getting changed back in the bedroom. After learning that Jian Xubai decided to put off his work and accompany her to Prince of Hengshan’s mansion, she asked Jinxun to put the readily prepared cape on her. This time, when Jian Xubai held her into the carriage, he was going to ride a horse himself. Yet, Song Yixiao said to him in a soft voice, “It’s a bit late. I’m afraid that it will be too cold when we come back. Xubai, you may as well go with me by carriage?”“How can I say no to your kind reminder?” Jian Xubai saw her obscure eyes and put on a faint smile. Then he waved his hand at the servant to take the horse back and he himself entered the carriage.“Anything you want to tell me?” There was no maid
Song Yixiao was not trying to tear her birth mother down before Jian Xubai. Yet, since she was on the same boat with him, or worse still, he would not share wealth and glory with her, she had to endure hardships with him if he was in trouble!The consequence was so serious that she couldn’t beat around the bush at all! Of course she must cut to the chase and figure it out directly to see whether there was any remedy!However, Jian Xubai just pondered for a while and shook his head, “Nothing special happens at court.”“I went to the inner house just now and Mother’s trusted maid told me that she was not awake.” Song Yixiao frowned and thought for a while. Then she told him about the ins and outs of the matter, “I was not suspicious at first. Yet, afterwards, while I was having tea and chatting with the maid in the wing hall, I heard my brother talking outside. The maid went outside to take a look and came back to tell me that my brother had gone
At this moment, the Grand Princess of Jin's residence.Jia Yao gently picked up the silver pot on the table and poured warm rose dew into the giltsilver begonia marigold, the sound of the flower dew entering the marigold seemed particularly silent against the backdrop of the whirling winter rain outside the window.The north wind rolled through the court, lifting up a snowy mist, and the obviously warm springlike interior was flooded with a chill for no apparent reason.She suddenly heard the sound of a rustling of the Chinese tent, and busily set aside the silver pot that had only been halfpoured, turning to check just in time to see the palefaced Grand Princess of Jin rising tremblingly to her feet."Is Your Highness thirsty?" Jia Yao took three steps to the edge of the couch and held the master, on one side taking a hidden bag from the side and padding it behind the Grand Princess so that she could lean more comfortably, and on the other side she said wit
With this sudden question, even though Jian Xu Bai has always been deeply favored by the Empress Dowager, he could not help but feel creeped out!He was stunned for a moment before he got up and left the couch, kneeling down in front of the Empress Dowager, and said in a deep voice ''Why did Imperial Grandmother make such a remark? I don't dare to say that I don't have any selfishness, but I have never thought of usurping the throne! The reason why I will support His Highness King Su to ascend to the throne, apart from worrying about Second Auntie, is also because His Highness King Su has the qualifications of a wise ruler, and can succeed the late Emperor's divine warrior!"Taking a deep breath, he knocked heavily on the ground, "I never thought of betraying Lu!""Good boy, mourning home but just so ask, why do you have to be so solemn?" The dowager empress looked at him with complicated eyes, bent down to help each other, sighed, "Mourning family naturally believ
In fact, the large empire, to say that no one can really stop that so far still silent Yu Qinghan may not be the problem is, whether the empire can hold, related to the entire Qingzhou Su's future!Therefore, the first and foremost thing that the candidate for guarding the city should do is to make the Su family trust him, otherwise, even if he is talented, the Su family will not be able to give him this important task!And because of the Marquis of Yan's support for King Su, even though there is now a disconnect between the Su family and the Su family, they are unanimous on the big issue of supporting King Su to ascend to the throne so Su Shaoge immediately considered Lv Qinghong of the Marquis of Yan after having no one at hand himself.As for the other generalship talents in the city, Su Shaoge could listen to their advice, but would definitely not give the forbidden army directly to their command!Now Su Bofeng said, if Lu Qinghong can't hold up Yu Qing
Uncle Lu is Lu Qinghong, the divine archer on the Wuhuan battlefield back in the day, Jian Xubai's right hand man although he is old, but also because of his age, even if Lu Qinghong has never been a commander before, in this kind of battle of defending the city, his rich experience in the sand field is the newcomer group of forbidden army is currently in urgent need of.After all, even Yang Jue himself, aside from yesterday's battle to seize the palace, had never experienced a real war.... In fact, last night s seizure of the palace could not be considered a war at all, but rather a sneak attack of a heavier nature.After understanding Su Shaoge's intention, Jianxu Bai pondered for a while and said, "Uncle Lu can lend it to you, however, he can't go with you right away, I have to give him a few words of advice!"Su Shaoge breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I should!""Uncle Lv, in your opinion, is Su Zhiyong really not confident in relying on Yang
Originally, according to Su Shaoge's intention, with Song Yixiao to take away the Jiangnan Hall secret guards "with the wind" after the token, directly erase Song Yixiao in two times to get together the token through the "with the wind" of the master, nailed Gu Shao.So send the Su family early infiltration into the "with the wind" people in fact, not necessarily "with the wind" in the people, anyway, the secret guards in addition to the internal no one knows, "Dai Feng" things to kill people are the same. "Dai Feng" to do things to kill people, recorded in the "with the wind" account is the same.Anyway, when Yang Jue led his troops into the palace, the heads that were thrown in front of He Wenqiong were all killed by "Gu Shao's secret guards from the Song family".In addition to dragging Gu Shao into the water, forcing him to help stabilize the situation and people's hearts afterwards, this is also to create the false impression that "you see, Minister Gu actual
This sudden palace change lasted until the faintest light of day, when the sound of swords and guns shouting and killing gradually subsided.But the panic in the imperial capital, from the royal family and officials down to the peddlers, could not end yet the day had already dawned, but the gates of the imperial capital's workshops still had no intention of opening."There are two pieces of news, one good and one bad." Su Shaoge reappeared in the flower hall of Marquis Yan's mansion, his face unable to tell if he was happy or angry, "The good news is that last night's takeover of the palace went very smoothly, inside and outside of the imperial city, no, it should be within the imperial capital, it's all already within our grasp!"But the bad news is very bad, "The forbidden troops sent to Wei's house missed their mark, allowing Wei Xi to escape up the city wall and let down at night!"If it was just one Wei Xi, Su Shaoge wouldn't be worried, the problem is,
After a moment of silence in the hall, Bell said in a hard tone, "Then why did Grandma hand over the 'Follow the Wind' token to Second Duke Su just now? In case he took it ...""Have you noticed?" Song Yixiao's gaze was icy cold as he said, "I only gave him the token, and he didn't ask for anything else I remember when I only had half of the token in my hand, I had asked him for advice on the matter of the Six Valves' secret guards, and he said that the token could first and foremost only be used by the head of the family, and only by the head of the family who had reached the age of the bundle of hair! Of course I am the only one left in the Jiangnan Hall's direct line now, so of course this rule is not so strict. But, he's neither under me nor is he anyone of mine, and he can actually mobilize 'Follow the Wind' with just the token! What do you think that means?!"Bell was slightly lost in thought and said ''So there are Su family members in the 'Follow the Wind'? But
Su Shaoge mildly said, "Of course it's useful when your father gifted the dark guards to Gu Shao, although it wasn't announced to the public, my Su family heard about it."He paused here, giving Song Yixiao a moment to think, before continuing, "So if there is a 'Follow the Wind' out there right now, it's always easier to do the aftermath, I don't know what Grandma thinks?"Song Yixiao stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist and mused.She understands the meaning of Su Shaoge's words, the socalled "I have heard of the Su family", meaning that they have the evidence of Song Yuan to Gu Shao's gift of secret guards, then this interception of He Wenqiong, as long as the "with the wind" is involved, regardless of whether the order comes from the Song Yixiao or Gu Shao, will be credited to Gu Shao's head in the end! The final result will be put on Gu Shao's head!So if you hold Gu Shao's handle, you can coerce Gu Shao to help the aftermath then the aftermath will
He Wenqiong is very disappointed to look at the screen outside the granddaughter's silhouette, although He Xiuyi did not enter the palace before, with his grandfather in fact not see a lot, but in the end is the eldest granddaughter, He Wenqiong occasionally listen to his son and daughterinlaw mentioned to He Xiuyi's character is still an understanding of the granddaughter of the broken not have the guts to join the conspiracy to kill the eldest Princess of Changxing things.The problem was that when the palace maid accused He Xiuyi of being displeased with Empress Su, in full view of everyone, instead of immediately retorting, He Xiuyi exuded a clear sense of trepidation!Now who doesn't know that she did express her displeasure with Empress Su?"This child is still too young and has experienced too little!" He Wenqiong sighed inwardly and decided to divert the blame he asked to reexamine the scented sachets made by Ms. Jiang, and questioned whether the scented s