Chapter 49:

Changning grabbed the veil in his hand, stood up suddenly, and walked towards Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi in a sumptuous manner.
"Uncle Ze, Miss Qin San."
Changning greeted the two elegantly.
Qin Jiao also responded gracefully.
Changning smiled at Qin Jiu, in a gentle and gentle tone, and said: "Miss Qin San, I have something to say to you."
Of course she meant to say that she wanted to talk to Qin Jiao in private.
Qin Zhuo had lived in Fengluan Palace for a while, but she also had a better relationship with the second princess Xin'an. As for the third princess Changning, the other party came to ask Queen Wei to meet several times when she asked, and they didn't know each other well.
Changning took a quick look at Gu Zezhi, and said with some pleading: "Miss Qin San, it will be fine in a while."
Qin Jiu simply followed Changning to a few red pine trees not far away, waiting for her to speak.
Changning twisted the veil in his hands, looked at Qin Jiu hesitantly, her lips pressed slightly.
Qin Jiao moved her eyebrows, and counted silently in her heart. She decided to wait until the count reached twenty, when the other party did not speak, she left.
"Miss Qin San," Changning whispered while rubbing her veil for a while, "you have to be careful, Yingluo...she will deal with you."
Qin Jiao: "?"
Changning raised his eyes to Qin Jiu's black and white apricot eyes, and said with a serious face: "Yingluo wants to design you and pro Beiyan."
Lest Qin Jiu didn't believe it, Changning immediately said: "Really, I didn't lie to you."
"Yingluo said, as long as you and Prince Yelu get together, you can no longer hinder Miss Qin."
Qin Jiao opened his eyes slightly when he heard the words, "His Royal Highness, the third princess, does she really say that?"
"Really." Changning nodded and said eagerly, "Miss Qin San, you may not know that Yingluo sneaked out of the palace to see the lantern when she was seven years old, and was almost abducted by a kidnapper. It was Miss Qin at that time. Helped her desperately."
"After that, Yingluo and the second girl Qin have been handkerchiefs, as close as sisters."
"For the second girl Qin, Yingluo will definitely do this."
Changning looked at Qin Jiu sincerely, her dark eyes were as clear as water without blinking.
Qin Jiao smiled, "His Royal Highness Third Princess, thank you for telling me this."
Changning pursed her lips suddenly, and said softly: "I shouldn't have been telling the truth behind my back... I just don't want Miss Qin San you to suffer."
"Yingluo is backed by her father and king, and even my princess is not in your eyes. You must be careful, Miss Qin."
Qin Jiu: "Thank you, your highness, for reminding me. I took it down."
"Ms. Qin San, I will definitely try to find out again. When I have news, I will tell you immediately." Changning sighed in relief, with a slightly curved lips, a touch of shyness in his smile, "I will first Goodbye."
After speaking, Changning smiled at Qin Jiao again, then turned and left.
The cloak on her body was flying with the mountain breeze, like a weak Liu Fufeng, beautifully moving.
Qin Jiu looked at her slender and weak back, pursed his lips, and walked slowly towards Gu Zezhi.
Gu Zezhi didn't ask, but silently handed her the reins of Ta Qing, and Ta Qing yelled twice and rubbed Qin Jiu's arm affectionately.
Qin Jiu took out an oil-paper bag from his purse, took a piece of pine nuts and fed it to Taqing, and also took one for himself. He tilted his head and said, "Am I such a foolish fool? "
Gu Zezhi raised his sword eyebrows, and said in his heart: stupid is not stupid, coaxing is pretty good.
His gaze stayed on the parrot net next to Qin Jiu's purse for a moment, his lips smiled thicker, and his mouth coaxed with a will to survive: "How come you are so clever and clever!"
Qin Jiao listened very well, and sent the unfolded oil paper bag in his hand to Gu Zezhi's direction, and remembered that the other party didn't like to eat sweets, so he said, "Although the pine nuts are slightly sweeter, they are very fragrant. ."
Gu Zezhi was about to pick up a pine nuts to eat. At this moment, a middle-aged waiter hurriedly walked over, smiled and arched his hand at Gu Zezhi, "Gu third son, the emperor declares you over. ."
So Gu Zezhi left with the middle-aged housekeeper.
Qin Zhuo stopped alone, staring at his empty right palm, his eyes twitched.
Jin Thigh actually took all her pine nuts away! !
So, did he come to cheat and drink? !
Qin Jiu, who was sent along with a bag of pine nuts, could only go to the stables to settle her Taqing, and then returned to Luqinyuan.
She hung the little straw parrot on the window with her own hands. As soon as the wind blew, the lovely little parrot swayed slightly in the wind. The tiny wings seemed to move, and the wings trembled.
The more you look, the more cute!
Qin Jiao looked at the little straw parrot in the wind with his chin, and occasionally stretched his finger on its wing and gently stroked it twice.
Du Ruo served Qin Jiu tea while complimentingly: "Girl, your hands are so clever, this little parrot is so vivid!"
Qin Jiao stretched his finger under the wings of the little parrot and flicked it lightly, and said with a smile: "It's the big brother...I mean Gu Zezhi gave it."
Seeing Qin Jiao calling Gu Zezhi's name for granted, Du Ruo's expression became a little subtle, and she said in her heart: Probably he will really be called Auntie in the future.
After Qin Jiu had some lunch, he went to take a nap. After closing his eyes, he slept happily and woke up until Shenshi.
Hearing the movement in the inner room, Du Ruo brought a little palace lady in to serve Qin Jiao and got up, saying: "Girl, I've just been here under the Second Princess Palace, saying that there was a small banquet in Diecuiyuan at night, and I invited the girl to the banquet."
"Small Banquet?" Qin Jiu just woke up, still a little sleepy, yawning and letting the maid wait on her to dress and freshen up.
Du Ruo skillfully put a coat on Qin Jiu, and smiled: "Girl, this is a custom. Every year on the third or fourth day of winter hunting, the empress and empress will invite the ladies of every family, but recently these few The year was prepared by the second princess, and the empress was just a name."
Qin Jiao responded. She has a good relationship with the second princess, and the second princess personally invites her, of course she has to go.
Qin Jiu sat down in front of the dressing table, Du Ruo combed her hair, pulled up a flat updo, put two garnet beads on her, and finally put her on her waist with a bird carved with Luan White jade ring wear.
Qin Jiu stroked the skirt and was planning to leave. Then he picked up the green parrot on the dressing table and put it on his waist.
Du Ruo watched silently, and even if she didn't ask, she could guess where the girl, the parrot net, came from, and sighed in her heart: The future uncle is really interested!
Qin Jiao saw that the time was almost up, and then headed towards the Pinnacle Garden with Du Ruo.
The setting sun was sinking, putting a layer of golden red gauze on this huge hunting palace.
Along the way, we can see that many ladies are walking in the same direction in twos and threes, talking and laughing.
While leading Qin Jiao, Du Ruo smiled and introduced to Qin Jiao’s small banquet tonight: "Girl, tonight’s small banquet is very lively. There are not only dramas, but also a lot of tricks to play. Fu, Mushe, Shuanglu..." Du Ruo said as if counting his fingers.
Qin Jiao was somewhat disheartened. She was not interested in what Du Ruo said. She beckoned to Du Ruo and asked quietly, "Can I leave early?"
Du Ruo was stunned, and then eagerly leaned to Qin Jiao's ear and whispered: "You can sneak quietly later."
Qin Jiu was happy, covering his mouth and smirking, and exchanged a tacit look with Du Ruo, and the master and servant continued to walk forward.
When Qin Jiu came to Diecui Garden, many people had already been there, and it was lively.
Without leading the way, Qin Jiao followed a melodious pipa sound to a small lake in the middle of the garden. The afterglow of the setting sun was softly sprinkled on the surface of the lake, sparkling and clear water.
On the clearing by the lake, the ladies gathered in groups, talking, or feeding fish, or playing, or listening to music...
The most lively is a water pavilion by the lake, the Bifeng Pavilion, which is crowded with people and clothes are fragrant on the temples.
The second princess Xin'an is in the Bifeng Pavilion. She is the hostess of today's small banquet. She is surrounded by many noble ladies, laughing at Yan Yan.
After Qin Jiu and Xin'an said hello, they went to hear about the book.
A female dancer wearing a rose-red palace dress was sitting in the southwest corner of the water pavilion holding her pipa, peeling the pipa string skillfully while singing.
The singing voice of the female performer is clear and graceful, and it is ingeniously matched with the melodious and crisp lute sound, which seems to be talking and singing.
It was the first time that Qin Jiao listened to the ancient pipa storyteller, and only felt that whether it was the singing of a female performer or her pipa, it was indescribable, like a natural sound.
She was fascinated by it, and didn't even notice when the third princess Changning came to her side.
"Miss Qin San." After the song, Chang Ning called Qin Jiu softly, with a soft smile, delicate and weak.
A palace lady came over to give Changning scented tea, and Qin Jiao also changed to new tea.
Qin Jiu came back to his senses and stood up to meet with the other party: "His Royal Highness Third Princess."
Changning Xu gave Qin Jiu a hand, then asked her to sit down, and then said with some shame: "Miss Qin San, I have always liked you, but I am weak and always sick, so I dare not come to play with you. ."
"Your Majesty, this season is most likely to catch cold, so you have to be more careful." Qin Jiu picked up the scented tea that the court lady had just sent, "This osmanthus rose tea is most suitable for this season. You can drink more."
Changning also picked up the scented tea at hand and took a sip.
She was about to say something more, the tactful lute sounded again, and with the ethereal voice of the female actor, she began to sing the second song again.
Seeing that Qin Jiu seemed to be particularly interested in Pipa storytellers, Changning turned the topic to Pipa storytellers: "Ms. Qin San, I heard that there is a theater troupe in Beijing called Lijiaban, and the host specially invited someone from Qinzhou before the theater opened. Perform a pipa storyteller to warm up the scene."
"I have never been to listen to it, but I heard it mentioned by others that it is a must. If a girl likes Pipa storyteller, she can listen to it when she returns to Beijing."
Qin Jiu nodded occasionally.
The two were talking, a girl in pink came over, bowed to Changning first, and then smiled and said to Qin Jiu: "Miss Qin, the second princess is going down to play the pot, do you want to come with me? Play in the past?"
The pink girl raised her finger to an open space outside the Bifeng Pavilion. There were several binaural iron kettles on the open space. Many people were throwing bamboo arrows at the iron kettle. The scene was very lively.
Qin Jiu still remembers the other party. At the Qianqiu banquet last month, the other party introduced herself as the third girl from the Weiyuan House, named Jiao Niang.
But what is the surname of Weiyuan Boss House? !
Qin Jiao thought hard for a while, but he refused politely before remembering it. After all, she knows nothing about this kind of noble girl game.
Yun Jiaoniang was a little disappointed.
Changning hurriedly finished the game: "Ms. Yun San, Ms. Qin said that she would accompany me to listen to the pipa storyteller..." Her smile was gentle and gentle, and her speech was very appropriate.
At this time, a disdainful laugh interrupted Changning's words.
Everyone in the water pavilion swept through the prestige, and saw three or four noble ladies walking in, surrounded by Princess Yingluo.
Many girls greeted Yingluo, or sat in their seats and nodded to her with a smile.
Yingluo suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Yingluo walked up to Qin Jiu and looked down at Qin Jiu with a high gaze, and sneered mockingly: "Ms. Yun Jiao, don't embarrass her. How can she play the pot!"
"There are always such lowly people who think they can fly on the branches, but they are actually sparrows, things under the paws of cats!"
Yingluo's words were terrible, and there was silence around her, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.
The few ladies behind Yingluo smiled sullenly, and the others around them had subtle expressions. Some were waiting for a good show, and some didn't want to blend in, so they simply turned aside their eyes and talked to the friends beside them.
"..." Yun Jiao Niang showed embarrassment, she was a little at a loss.
Changning made a sound again: "Miss Qin San, Yingluo has no intentions, don't think too much."
After a pause, she said in a soothing tone: "It's easy to throw pots, I will teach you. No one is born to play."
Qin Ji raised his eyebrows, and looked at Yingluo calmly.
"I never think about it too much. I do it directly." Qin Jiao touched her whip, but felt it empty. Then she remembered, she forgot to bring it.
What a pity.
"Bold!" Yingluo also saw her movements, remembering the last whip, and became angry.
"Yingluo, Miss Qin San." Changning said in a bewildered voice upon seeing this, "Don't be quarrelsome, it won't be good if you overturn the tea and get your skirt dirty."
"Oh, what if I overturned?!"
Yingluo picked up a cup of scented tea next to him, and poured it on Qin Jiu, wanting to pay back the whip's hatred.
"Wow!"
Qin Jiao wouldn't let her pour her own tea, and moved a few steps aside quickly.
However, at this moment, a lilac-colored figure suddenly stood in front of Qin Jiao.
"Miss Qin San, be careful!" Changning shouted nervously.
In the next instant, the cup of scented tea was poured on her chest. Pieces of chrysanthemum and rose petals stuck on the placket of her chest. The tea soaked the clothes, and then dripped to the ground, a mess. .
Changning staggered slightly because he could not stand firmly, grabbed Qin Jiao's arm, and leaned against her.
The surroundings were quiet, the temperature dropped suddenly, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Even Yingluo was stunned. She didn't expect the tea to be poured on Changning.
At this time, Xin'an, who was playing the pottering pot, also came over and looked back and forth between Changning and Yingluo, scowling at Yingluo, "Yingluo, enough!"
Xin'an had listened to the palace lady's account of the incident, and her beautiful face was condensed.
After a brief surprise, Yingluo came back to her senses and smiled mockingly, without paying attention to Xin'an at all.
For Yingluo, the second princess was just a concubine.
What's more, just poured a cup of tea, at most the queen said a few words. What's so scary about her?
Things are prioritized. Xin'an took a deep breath and hurriedly said to Changning, "Sister Sanhuang, you should change your clothes first to avoid catching a cold."
Changning agreed, followed with a smile, and said apologetically to Qin Jiu: "Miss Qin San, you also go to change clothes with me."
Chang Ning looked at Qin Jiu's left sleeve embarrassedly. She just half-leaned on Qin Jiu's body, and put the tea and petals on Qin Jiu's body.
Qin Jiao also looked at his wet left sleeve, tickled the corner of his mouth, and said, "Okay."
The close-fitting maid quickly put a cloak on Changning to cover the tea stains on her body.
"Lingxiang, go get me a replacement dress."
Changning gave orders to the court lady next to her, and smiled softly at Qin Jiu: "Miss Qin, please."
Qin Jiao followed, and Changning led her out. As he walked, he said: "Let's go to the Bibo Pavilion in front to change our clothes."
The Nanyuan Hunting Palace is very large, with the size of two palaces full. The ladies often play around, and there are places for them to change clothes and rest. This Bibo Pavilion is one of them. Walk past the Bifeng Pavilion. But hundreds of miles away.
Looking at Qin Jiu's wet left sleeve, Changning was a little annoyed, and sighed softly, and rebuked herself: "I blamed me for not standing firm for a while and tired Miss Qin."
Qin Jiao smiled openly, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's just a piece of clothing that has been soiled. Just change it."
"Miss Qin San, you have a good temper." Changning smiled shyly, like a delicate flower.
As he said, Changning's gaze fell on Du Ruo who was behind Qin Jiu again, and said softly: "I remember this is Du Ruo next to her mother. Miss Qin, do you want Du Ruo to get some clothes first?"
Qin Jiao let out a soft cry and said, "I have forgotten, Du Ruo, go ahead and get me the rouge-colored butterfly in a flower coat."
Du Ruo widened his eyes slightly, then lowered his head again, bending his knees and saying, "The slave servant will be back soon."
Du Ruo left in a hurry.
Qin Jiu walked along the lake with Changning, and soon he arrived at Bibo Pavilion. It was a waterfront pavilion. Half of the pavilion was built on the lake, and it was ingeniously integrated with the surrounding lakescape and rockery.
When they first entered the Bibo Pavilion, the maid Lingxiang also hurried back, with two sets of clean clothes on the tray in her hand, "Your Majesty, the slave and maidservant brought one more suit. You will make a new winter dress for Qin this year. Three girls."
"You still want to be thoughtful." Chang Ning nodded, and smiled at Qin Zhui. "Miss Qin San, I made this new dress this year. I haven't gotten up yet. If you don't dislike it, just wear it first. , The palace you live in is a bit far from here, it's not appropriate to wear a wet dress."
Qin Jiu accepted it with kindness: "Thank you, Your Highness the Third Princess."
"Miss Qin San, go to the one on the left, I'll be on the right. See you later." Changning smiled again and went to the room on the right by herself, while Lingxiang took her clothes and took Qin Jiu to the one on the left. .
The wing room is empty and you can look down on its layout at a glance. There is a Bogu shelf on the south, a chaise couch on the east, and a five-panel screen and a pail in one corner.
Lingxiang took the clothes in, hung them on the screen one by one, and said with a smile: "Miss Qin San, you can change it first."
Qin Jiu said straightforwardly: "Okay. Girl Lingxiang, go back to the Third Princess, I can do it alone."
Qin Jiu quickly walked around behind the screen. After a while, there was a sound of from behind the screen, and then a green lotus-colored trash was hung on the screen.
It's done! ! Lingxiang stared at the zizi embroidered with folded branches and green calyx plum blossoms, relieved.
She was thinking of the three princesses, and she was also afraid that in case...
It's not convenient to be here.
Lingxiang clenched his fist, and said, "Miss Qin San, the slave and maid will leave first."
"You go." Qin Jiu's voice came from behind the screen.
Lingxiang stepped back gently and slowly closed the door.
Lingxiang hurriedly went to the wing on the left and opened the door. The layout of this wing was generally the same as the one on the right.
At this moment, Chang Ning was sitting on the chaise couch. She had already taken off her cloak, and at a glance she could see the tea and petals of scented tea on her dress, looking a little embarrassed.
When he saw Lingxiang, Changning couldn't wait to ask: "How is it?"
Lingxiang: "Your Majesty, the servant girl came out only after seeing Miss Qin take off her coat."
Chang Ning let out a long sigh of relief, his brows relaxed a little, and the soft and beautiful face revealed a coldness that was quite different from usual.
She asked again: "The clothes for Qin Jiu...are okay?"
Lingxiang: "I saw it when the servant girl went to pick it up. The stitches of the belt are about to loosen, and it will break if you touch it. Miss Qin San didn't wear bad clothes for a while. The servant girl first changed clothes for your Royal Highness. Right."
"Alright." Chang Ning's lips curled up and stood up.
She gently dusted a few petals on the placket, and walked gently behind the screen.
Although there were some small things in today's plan, everything went well.
Changning raised her hand and held her hair behind her ears. Then, she opened her arms, her chin slightly raised, and Lingxiang served to remove her outer clothes.
Her dark beautiful eyes flashed with a strange look, and a smug smile escaped from the corner of her lips.
How could she not know that Yingluo was using her as a pawn!
Yingluo didn't like Qin Jiu, so she wanted to use her to punish Qin Jiu, so as to achieve the purpose of killing people with a knife.
Hey, she is just a princess who is not to be favored. Whether it is Yingluo who is a prince's daughter or Qin Jiu who is backed by Queen Wei, she can't afford to offend either, let alone offend.
In that case, let Yingluo and Qin Zhuo resolve their grievances by themselves.
Changning lowered his arms again and watched Lingxiang hang the outer garment on the screen.
Just now, she deliberately put the cup of scented tea on the table, and then spurred Yingluo and Qin Jiu with words without sensuality to make them quarrel, and she reminded them that there is a cup of scented tea here. I will splash this cup of scented tea first.
Yingluo's temperament was always spoiled and arrogant, and could not bear the slightest grievance, and as far as she knew, Qin Jiu's temper was not much better, and Queen Wei was spoiled and never willing to give in.
Just now, Yingluo's words were unbearable. Changning originally thought that this cup of scented tea would be thrown out by Qin Jiu, but he didn't expect it, but let Yingluo seize the opportunity.
It's a pity that Qin Jiao avoided too quickly. Seeing that the scented tea would splash out, she could only stop it by herself, so that all the scented tea was poured on her body, and then pretended to be uncomfortable to pull Qin Jiao, deliberately Dirty Qin Jiu's clothes, only then got this opportunity now.
Now, it is Yingluo who is arguing with Qin Jiu.
Ying Luo was also the one who poured Qin Zhuo flower tea.
Ying Luo is the one who has been at odds with Qin Ji.
Once what happened to Qin Jiu next, anyone would think that Yingluo deliberately calculated Qin Jiu!
And she...
She had just tried to persuade her, and she also blocked a cup of scented tea for Qin Jiu. No one would have thought that this was a game she arranged from beginning to end.
Changning stroked Qingsi with his fingers gracefully, and the corners of his mouth rose higher.
When the time comes, the father and the queen will be angry. It will only be Yingluo to bear the thunderous anger, and she can not only cause trouble, but also relieve the urgent need of marriage.
"Move faster." Changning urged, "Prince Yelu should be here too."
She had agreed with Yeluluan, and asked Qin Jiu out for him to meet in the room on the left side of the second floor of Bibo Pavilion.
After a while, Yeluluan would push open the door of the left wing, and then the goal was Qin Jiu's disheveled clothes, and she, as long as she walked over at an appropriate time, "coincidentally" hit this scene.
At that time, Qin Jiu couldn't even go and kiss him!
"It's also Qin Jiu's own bad luck." Changning sighed quietly, his eyes flickering.
Lingxiang untied Changning's horse skirt, and said jokingly, "We can only say that God's will is so."
Changning has a slight jaw.
Originally, whether it was Yingluo or Qin Jiu who was splashed on the flower tea, there was no hindrance to her plan, and either of them would go and get married. To tell the truth, the person she wants to be with is Yingluo.
It can only be said that God's will to make people, even God is willing to Qin Jiao to make peace.
At this time, only a frost-colored coat was left on Chang Ning's body. Even her coat was soaked in tea, and the big red bellyband was faintly visible under it.
She was about to speak when she suddenly heard a small door opening outside the screen.