The Devious First-Daughter

The palace banquet was to congratulate the two princes in the palace, naturally many people were invited.

Not only the officials themselves, but also brought their wives and daughters into the palace to congratulate the banquet. The weather has become hot these days, but luckily it only rained last night, and the air is particularly fresh.

The imperial garden is very lively. The palace people prepare all kinds of melon and fruit snacks, which can make people eat first, and also let people hang out and enjoy the scenery. Although it is the beginning of summer, there are still many blooming flowers in the imperial garden. The flowers, coupled with the greenery in the courtyard, are full of vitality.

Ning Xueyan and Ao Chenyi came together, but just after they came in, Ao Chenyi was called over by the emperor, so only Ning Xueyan walked slowly in the imperial garden with Xinmei. In the palace, there are maids and eunuchs everywhere, so they are not as tense as before.

From time to time, you can see a few young girls and family members enjoying the scenery while chatting, very leisurely and comfortable. There are a few pavilions, and there are people reciting poems or painting, which is extremely elegant. Ning Xueyan is in Looking at these places from a distance, I don't want to go to this kind of party.

"Princess Yi?" A court lady came around the corner, saw Ning Xueyan striding over, and saluted Ning Xueyan respectfully.

"You are..." Ning Xueyan turned her eyes, looked up and down this beautiful maid, and asked suspiciously.

"Don't the concubine remember the servant girl? The servant girl is Yan Zhen, the maid next to Concubine Xia, and she saw the concubine last time." Yan Zhen raised her head slightly.

"You are the maid next to Concubine Xia, yes, I saw you last time, is there anything wrong?" Ning Xueyan looked at the maid again, and then she suddenly realized.

I did see the maid next to Concubine Xia last time, but the last time I met, Ning Xueyan was still a side concubine, and this court lady didn't see much respect in her eyes, but now, whether it's the expression, or His complexion seemed to be a different person.

"Our empress asked if the princess is free? If you are free, please ask the princess to go to the place where she was last time to meet her. Our empress is timid and not very gregarious, but after seeing the princess, she hits it off very well. , Today I heard that the princess is also coming to the palace, so I specially asked the slaves to invite the princess."

Yan Zhen lowered his head again and said tactfully.

That Concubine Xia, who never showed her face in front of others, had a crush on her? There was a trace of coldness in Ning Xue's smoky eyes. Others said that she had never seen the emperor's favorite concubine. This favorite concubine seemed to be hidden in layers of mist. Others didn't even know her name, where did she come from? Home.

As the emperor's favorite concubine, and someone said that she seems to be very favored, how could she be unknown! After all, entering the palace and being favored by the emperor is a great thing for her personally and her family, and it is impossible to hide behind the scenes.

This Concubine Xia either has some secrets that cannot be seen by others, or she has her own problems. In addition, Ao Chenyi has repeatedly told her to be careful of this Concubine Xia. Of course, Ning Xueyan cannot be reckless This should be done.

But seeing that I had only entered the palace not long ago, this concubine Xia, who had never been in contact with others, sent someone to find out about her matter. This is not something that ordinary concubines can do. She was guarding the door, and as soon as she entered the palace, she got the news.

But Ning Xueyan didn't think that she was so important that she could make this Concubine Xia, who had been hiding behind people and never appeared in front of people, have so much interest in herself.

"Are you going to go now?" Ning Xueyan showed a bit of trouble on her face, "Before entering the palace, our prince told me to wait for him here, and he will come from the emperor's side in a while."

"This... how about you go there first, wangfei, and let the servants guard here. When the lord comes over, he will know that the wangfei has gone to see our empress." Yan Zhen pondered for a while, then came up with an idea, enthusiastically road.

Although Ning Xueyan still had a smile on her face, her eyes turned cold. If the words were passed on to others, or they could still be said in the past, but no one in the palace knew what King Yi said. He said, but he went to meet someone else, and his anger would definitely be directed at himself.

Since this concubine Xia can let people guard her at the palace gate, she is not a person who is completely ignorant, but now she prevaricates herself with such words, so it can be seen that the so-called fate is false.

"I don't want it anymore. Please reply to your empress. After our lord comes over in a while, I will tell our lord to say hello to Empress Concubine Xia." Ning Xueyan spoke according to the normal flow, with Ao Chenyi's temperament, This is the most correct way, otherwise it will anger him.

"Princess, our empress is the emperor's most valued concubine Xia. She is in a good mood and wants to see you. Do you mean to let our empress wait there and see her again when you are free? When will Princess Yi's identity be able to ignore our Concubine Xia?"

Yan Zhen didn't expect that Ning Xueyan would refuse, her face sank, she looked up at Ning Xueyan, her expression became a little more arrogant, in her opinion, if it wasn't for her status, her empress would be the empress. It's okay to sit, now that she invites this with such a good voice, Princess Yi, who was originally the side concubine of Yi Wang, went over to give her face, but she was actually shameless.

Looking at the proud face of this court lady, Ning Xueyan smiled slightly, her expression neither humble nor overbearing: "I dare not ignore the concubine Xia, but I dare not ignore the order of our prince, husband is the guide of wife, let alone before The lord has already told me, so could it be possible that Concubine Xia's status is higher than our lord's? Or is it because the concubine Xia is not destined to be with me, but is this intentional to make me angry with our lord?"

The husband is the guide for the wife, and the king is the guide for the minister!

Ning Xueyan didn't say the latter sentence, but the meaning in it was already in place, Yan Zhen's face changed, Xia Concubine's identity was the most favored concubine, she was just a favored concubine, in terms of her real identity, of course she couldn't Compared with King Yi, who has power all over the world, what's more, everyone knows that King Yi might be the future emperor, and no one dares to pretend to be his seniority carelessly in front of him.

If he annoyed this King Shura, it would not be too much trouble.

Unexpectedly, this soft and weak Princess Yi is not so easy to deal with, and just now Ning Xueyan's voice was so loud that all the roadside people stopped and looked this way.

"It's my servant who made a mistake. Please come here after seeing Queen Yi." Gritting her teeth, Yan Zhen's face turned ugly. Of course, other people should not know about Concubine Xia's invitation to Princess Yi, otherwise if it spreads to the emperor To my ears, it was another tongue-in-cheek, which might arouse the emperor's wrath.

Therefore, she had to back off. Anyway, the empress had figured it out, and she might not be able to invite people...

"Okay!" Ning Xueyan smiled and nodded, with a calm face, watching Yan Zhen leave gracefully on the path that she came from before, but a deep look flashed in her eyes.

The commotion on their side became a little louder. Ning Xueyan said the last sentence with anger. Although she was standing a little bit off, but because her voice was a little higher, it still attracted others' attention. Especially when she seemed to mention Concubine Xia just now, several passing ladies looked at each other and came to say hello to Ning Xueyan.

Ning Xueyan also responded with a smile, and greeted with a smile.

"Who was the concubine talking to just now? Could it be that the maid offended the concubine?" A lady asked curiously.

"It's Concubine Xia who wants me to see her. I'll wait for our prince to come over later. After seeing our prince, I will go to see Concubine Xia." Ning Xueyan smiled softly and explained without any intention. Which empress to meet in the palace, under normal circumstances, can not be said casually.

The most mysterious concubine Xia? And the most favored one? The ladies looked at each other in surprise.

"Wangfei has seen Concubine Xia?" Another lady asked expectantly. There are many people who are curious about the emperor's favorite concubine. Since this Princess Yi is willing to talk, they will of course ask. After so many years, The emperor's favorite concubine was almost never seen before, and when asked, they shook their heads one by one, but it made people more and more curious.

"I've seen it once. Concubine Xia is very beautiful." Ning Xueyan smiled subtly, "Maybe it's so lively today, and the empress wants to come out to join in the fun."

Concubine Yi really met Concubine Xia, and all the wives present were excited. It was not easy. After so many years, it was the first time that someone answered this matter so plainly. It was really exciting. Not to mention, not to mention the wives of these aristocratic families, even the empresses in the palace, they said they have never seen it, which shows how mysterious this Concubine Xia is.

"How old is Concubine Xia?"

"Concubine Xia is really beautiful?"

"Is Concubine Xia very gentle?"

"Concubine Xia, did you tell the princess when to go see her? Can you bring us along?"

These ladies are all young, and they will be very enthusiastic, looking at Ning Xueyan expectantly, expecting her to explain their doubts, the most mysterious concubine Xia! That's something no one else can ask.

"Concubine Yi!" A cold voice came from the crowd, everyone turned their heads and saw the maid who had just left. It is said that this maid is still serving the concubine Xia, but her complexion is not very good now. , looked at the crowd angrily, and he knew he was angry at a glance.

The ladies immediately stopped talking, this is the palace, of course there are certain things that cannot be said.

"Is there anything else?" Ning Xueyan raised her eyebrows, as if she just saw her.

"Princess Yi, our lady invited you over because she felt that she was destined to be with you. It is really inappropriate for you to talk about our lady here unscrupulously." Yan Zhen said angrily, of course she didn't leave just now, Just staring at Ning Xueyan, my mother said, if Ning Xueyan is not willing to come, she will go to invite her later, if not, she will invite her later, she does not believe that Ning Xueyan will not come.

But what she didn't expect was that Ning Xueyan would talk about her mother's invitation here, how could others know about her mother's affairs, so she endured it for a while, and then she walked out .