Chapter 250 The Second Princess
Xia Ziqing waited and waited and finally saw Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan walked in and said with a smile, "Sister, I have something to do in the past two days and I haven't been at the house. I heard the maids told you how many times I came here. In fact, even if eldest sister doesn't come today, I plan to go find eldest sister."
"Second sister is looking for me?" Xia Ziqing was stunned.
What does Xia Zihan want from her?
"Yes, tomorrow is the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet. My grandmother prepared two sets of clothes for me. I thought of my eldest sister. My eldest aunt is not in the capital. My mother... I'm afraid she doesn't have time to prepare clothes for my eldest sister. No, I just want to give the set that my grandmother prepared for me to my eldest sister.”
"I even specially took the clothes to the clothing store and asked the embroiderer to change them to the size of the eldest sister. The eldest sister is not allowed to shake her head."
After saying that, Silk Grass and Vanilla came over with clothes and a set of jewelry.
It's just that those clothes are too plain.
Xia Zihan smoothed a strand of hair around her ears, and said with a trace of sadness on her face, "Sister, I also know that my aunt just passed away not long ago, so I can't wear too colorful clothes. When my grandma was preparing clothes for me, I specially chose two sets that are a bit plainer, and I don’t know if my eldest sister likes them.”
"I... like it." Xia Ziqing's eyes were filled with stars.
Although the clothes and jewelry are a little lighter in color, the workmanship and materials are top-notch, and they are of high quality at first glance.
The Xia family was considered wealthy in Jiangning City, and she had worn a lot of nice things, but this was the first time she had seen such expensive clothes.
I'm afraid you can't buy such a set of clothes for even three hundred taels of silver, right?
Mrs. Chu is really generous in her actions. If she had such a grandmother, she would be willing to stay in her grandfather's house for the rest of her life.
But now it's better, the second sister has this kind of heart, and she doesn't have to be shy to borrow from the second sister.
Xia Ziqing, who got her wish, was so moved that her eyes were red, and she hurriedly thanked Xia Zihan, "Second sister has eldest sister in her heart, and eldest sister will not forget the kindness of second sister in the future. If second sister has anything to do in the future, just tell me, and eldest sister will definitely help if she can." .”
What he said, both inside and outside, was that he wanted to take refuge with Xia Zihan.
In fact, after she had an argument with Mr. Xu, she regretted it when she woke up the next morning.
Her marriage was in Xu's hands, and she and Xu had a falling out over the money. She was worried that Xu would cause trouble in her marriage.
Mrs. Xu is an elder, and she has her mother's personal trust. If Mrs. Xu does something bad, she won't have time to cry, and her second uncle is a rotten person who doesn't care about anything. When the time comes, she will really cry out that Tiantian is not working, and that Earth and Earth are not working. No more.
She is so persistent in looking for Xia Zihan, but she actually wants to take refuge with Xia Zihan. When the time comes, if Mrs. Xu really wants to harm her, only Xia Zihan can help her.
I heard that my second uncle was very kind to Xia Zihan and allowed her to do whatever she wanted.
Xia Zihan said with a smile, "Look at what the eldest sister said, we are cousins, and we don't speak the same language as the other families."
Although they said it politely, in their hearts, the two of them already stood on the same front in a tacit understanding.
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Early in the morning, Xia Ziqing put on the clothes and jewelry that Xia Zihan had given her. She also packed the clothes that Xia Zihan had given her before and brought them with her as a spare for the little maid to carry.
Xia Ziqing, maid Min'er, Erhan's family, master and servant arrived at the Chu residence early, urging Xia Zihan to set off quickly.
When attending a banquet, being the first to arrive will always leave a deep impression. Xia Ziqing wanted to be the first to go to the Second Prince's Mansion early.
Unfortunately, Xia Zihan had the opposite idea.
Xia Ziqing wanted to be high-profile and attract attention. It would be best to make her famous instantly so that everyone in the capital would know about Xia Ziqing, so that all the distinguished young men would want to marry her home as their wife.
And Xia Zihan wanted to keep a low profile. It would be best if she would be submerged in the dust like a grain of dust today, so that no one would notice her.
Xia Zihan just dilly-dallyed, until Xia Ziqing almost got angry, and then Xia Zihan dressed up properly and went out with Xia Ziqing.
The two sisters rode in the same carriage because Xia Ziqing did not come in a carriage.
There are only two carriages in the Xia family, Xia Shiming himself has one, and there is another carriage that belongs to the Xia family, which Xu took when he came. Xu seized it after arriving in the capital and did not let the carriage return to Jiangning City.
Xia Ziqing wanted to use a carriage today, but who knew that Mrs. Xu had left early in the carriage. The maids said that today was a good day. Mrs. Xu, Xia Ziying and Xia Zilan went to the temple to offer incense.
Xia Ziqing immediately became angry and walked to Chu's house with Erhan's family and Min'er.
The carriage drove for an hour before stopping at the gate of the Second Prince's Mansion.
As soon as the car stopped, the excited Xia Ziqing hurriedly opened the curtain, lifted up her skirt, stepped on the horse stool, and got out of the carriage.
Just as she was about to walk through the door with a proud smile, she was stopped by two women, "Please show me the invitation."
Invitation?
Xia Ziqing felt excited.
Well, she was so excited and nervous that she forgot about the invitation.
She turned back to ask Xia Zihan for an invitation, but found that Xia Zihan was still five meters away. She had just gotten off the car and was quietly telling the driver something.
What's worse, because she was too eager, she actually left Xia Zihan behind, and was even looked at by the mother-in-law in the palace.
Under the eager gazes of the two wives, Xia Ziqing's face turned red with embarrassment. She hurriedly walked to Xia Zihan and said in a not-so-good tone, "Second sister, why are you moving so slowly? Let's go quickly. What do you have to say to an old coachman?" Easy to talk about.”
She actually complained about Xia Zihan and made her lose face. Xia Zihan was not angry, and explained with a smile, "I just asked the coachman to look after the carriage carefully. If there are too many carriages in a while, An Xin may bump into other carriages."
The people who can come to the Second Prince's Mansion to attend the banquet are all very noble people, so it's better to be careful.
Xia Ziqing curled her lips, disapprovingly, and urged impatiently, "Let's go, look, everyone else has gone in."
If it weren't for the second sister's dilly-dallying, she would have entered the palace long ago. Why would she be dilly-dallying here and being looked at as a joke?
Xia Zihan hummed, and a group of people walked to the gate.
No need for the mother-in-law to say anything, Chu Cang took out the invitation card and presented it to her.
The woman who was guarding the door took the invitation and opened it. When she saw that it was the invitation from County Lord Chu Yu, she immediately showed a more respectful expression and said, "It turns out that it's County Lord Chu Yu who is here, but I'm not welcome." ”
Xia Zihan was surprised by his affectionate attitude.
After saying a few polite words, she entered the Second Prince's Mansion under the leadership of one of the women.
The mother-in-law smiled flatteringly and said, "Our princess asked about the County Master of Chu Yu this morning, saying that the County Master is here and that he should be taken to the Princess as soon as possible. The Princess has been looking forward to meeting the County Master for a long time."< br>
Long awaited?
What's the meaning?
Xia Zihan looked calm on the surface, but his heart was beating wildly, and he remembered the festival with Princess Qinghui at Juxiang Tower.
She secretly shouted bad.
If the second princess wanted to see her, wouldn't she be trying to embarrass Princess Qinghui by standing up for her?
Wow, if I had known that Princess Qinghui still remembered that grudge, she should have pretended to be sick and not come to join in the fun.
For a while, she didn't know how the mother and daughter would embarrass her.
Thinking of Princess Qinghui's unruly and willful behavior, Xia Zihan felt uneasy and uneasy, feeling vaguely regretful.
On the contrary, Xia Ziqing was very excited.
Unexpectedly, the second princess would think so highly of the second sister that she would summon the second sister in person.
Then if she stands next to the second sister, the second princess will also notice her, right?
When she thought that she could show her face in front of the extremely noble Second Princess, Xia Ziqing was very excited and nervous, and her face was full of joy.
A group of people entered the flower gate, walked through the verandah, and walked through a small garden, and saw a very majestic house.
There were bursts of laughter in the room. It was obvious that there were many people in the room.
Xia Zihan lowered her head and followed her mother-in-law silently. When she arrived at the door, her mother-in-law asked her to wait for a while, and then she went in first to report.
The mother-in-law came out after a moment, followed by a little maid.
The maid said, "Who is the Lord of Chuyu County? The princess invites you."
"I am, please ask my sister to lead the way." Xia Zihan kept his posture low, not at all like a county magistrate.
Oh, just kidding, even if you are the county leader, you can't show off here, and you don't care who owns this place.
Xia Zihan lowered his head and followed the maid in.
Xia Ziqing hurriedly wanted to follow, but was stopped by her mother-in-law, "The princess said, Miss Chuyu County Master, Miss Xia, I will send someone to take you to the Chrysanthemum Garden."
The Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet was held in the Chrysanthemum Garden, not far from here, just a ten-minute walk away.
Xia Ziqing's face turned blue and white, and she was very embarrassed, but no matter how dissatisfied she was, she didn't dare to mess around here, so she lowered her head, concealed the expression on her face, and followed a little maid obediently.
After Xia Zihan entered the door, his eyes caught sight of a beautiful woman in her thirties who was sitting in a very gorgeous dress.
Is this the second princess?
Xia Zihan guessed in her mind and bowed politely when she stepped forward.
"Get up quickly, raise your head and let me see."
The voice was extremely soft, not angry at all, and sounded a little expectant.
But Xia Zihan didn't dare to ignore it at all.
For such an extremely expensive person, acting is as smooth as eating.
They are acting all the time.
Sometimes I hate it in my heart, but I show that I really like it on my face, and then when the other person is not paying attention, I laugh and stab the person with a knife.
I heard that the women in the palace lived like that.
Xia Zihan raised his head cautiously, and then he saw the face of the second princess clearly. It was an extremely beautiful face, so beautiful that people could not help but forget to breathe just by looking at it.
Breathtakingly beautiful, the young prince Ao Tianchen has inherited the beauty of the second princess, and is very similar to the second princess.
The second princess looked at her carefully from head to toe, then nodded with a satisfied smile, "She is indeed the granddaughter who was personally taught by Mr. Chu Ge and Mrs. Chu. With her calm and calm demeanor, It’s 100% as good as Mrs. Chu’s.”
Even better.
Xia Zihan hurriedly said humbly, "The second princess is ridiculous. If I can advance and retreat half as well as my grandmother, I will be satisfied."
(End of chapter)