As soon as Lu Jingyi leaves, Princess Xue should have no scruples. Bu Qingyi thought that Princess Xue would show her ferocious face and grind her sword to pigs and sheep. Unexpectedly, Princess Xue behaved very normally and simply explained the rules of Ninglu palace. Then she asked her and Chen sui'er to go back to their room to have a rest and have dinner together.
Bu Qingyi and Chen sui'er quit together, and then they plan to go back to the room to have a rest, as Princess Xue said, but Chen sui'er whispered: "where is the princess going?"
"Go back to rest first, or what else can I do?"
Chen sui'er shook his head: "wrong, what should be done has not been finished."
"What else?" Bu Qingyi was at a loss. "Princess Xue has seen Are you going to take a walk in this palace? It's right. First of all, you should know the terrain and the surrounding environment, and know yourself and the other. "
Seeing that Bu Qingyi didn't look like he was pretending to be stupid, Chen sui'er was quite helpless: "we've already met Princess Xue, but there are Jingfei and Yifei living in this palace, and they can't help asking for their respects. Just now, Princess Xue asked us to have a rest first. She should just want to test whether we understand the etiquette. If we don't have the courtesy, we will be blamed for our disrespect. "
Chen sui'er is tall and thin. She speaks softly, which gives people a feeling of weakness. But her words are clear-cut and thoughtful. She is obviously a mature and steady person. It is absolutely right to listen to her opinions on how to deal with people in the palace.
"I took it for granted, thanks to your reminding." Bu Qingyi quickly thanks, but he doesn't say too much to Liu Xiaoyi.
Different from Liu Xiaoyi, Chen sui'er has not yet expressed her position. In addition, her brother belongs to the peizan faction, so she was assigned to the Ninglu palace. It remains to be seen whether this person is trustworthy.
According to the rules of the imperial concubines, except the empress, every three concubines lived in a palace, fixed as a palace leader and two junior deputy leaders. In Ninglu palace, Jingfei and Yifei lived together with Xue Guifei. They were similar to Xue Guifei and were favored by the emperor.
Jingfei is not old, but she is in her early twenties. She is a little childish and not as mature as Chen sui'er. However, thanks to this kind of character, she even had a good chat with Bu Qingyi. When they were going to leave, imperial concubine Jing still had some meaning. Yifei was one of the first people to enter the palace. Now she is over 40 years old. Maybe she has seen many ups and downs in the palace. She always speaks with Zen in her mind. Judging from the rosary in her hand, she has mostly devoted herself to Buddhism.
After paying respects to the two concubines, it was dark. Before Bu Qingyi and Chen sui'er could return to their respective rooms, Luodian found them and told them that they were going to have dinner in Chengyuan hall.
"It's said that the concubines in the palace can fart freely. How can I feel that as soon as I enter the palace, even the time becomes faster?" Bu Qingyi couldn't help complaining.
"There are many rules in the palace, among which etiquette is the most important part. We are staying in Ninglu palace. It's essential to say hello to the three ladies sooner or later. No matter how busy we are, we must squeeze out this time. " Chen sui'er takes things seriously.
Looking at Chen sui'er's face, bu Qingyi feels that she is similar to Qin Chuan. She is the kind of person who doesn't know how to joke, and also the kind of person who gives her the most headache.
Generally speaking, the concubines who live together do not have to eat together, but the three members of the palace always eat at the same table. This evening, Princess Xue specially asked the palace maids to arrange more dishes to welcome Chen sui'er and bu Qingyi, as well as a couple of princesses born by Princess Yi.
As soon as Bu Qingyi was near the table, a sour smell of old vinegar came to his nostrils.
"You come back late today. You don't have time to make special arrangements. Make do with a bite." Xue Guifei picked up a spare ribs and said plainly.
Bu Qingyi sat down and glanced at the dishes on the table.
Oh, it's very rich, sweet and sour spareribs, vinegar tenderloin, sour radish stewed tremella, pickled sauerkraut with old vinegar, spicy fish soup, spicy chicken In addition to sour is spicy, is well in line with her previously told Xue Guifei "do not like to eat" taste.
"I've been busy all day and haven't had lunch, so I'm not polite." Seeing that Princess Xue had already moved her chopsticks, she grabbed them in green clothes and put a spare ribs into her bowl. She frowned and kept shouting, "it looks so sour that my teeth are going to collapse."
Princess Xue laughed, a little implicit, and could not see whether she was happy or sarcastic. Jingfei and Yifei look at each other at a glance, so they can only silently follow them to eat with their bowls and chopsticks.
The food moved here, and soon there was a maid in waiting for everyone to pour a glass of wine.
Princess Xue put down her chopsticks and raised her glass a little higher: "it's a simple meal for sui'er and Princess Qingxiang. I hope you two won't mind. This glass of wine is for you two. You will have to get along for a long time in the future. If you don't look up and look down, there will inevitably be friction. If there is something too strict in this palace, don't take it too seriously. It's for your good after all. "
He said he didn't like hot and sour food, so the table was full of either pickles or spicy food.
He said he didn't like drinking, so he had a full glass of wine on hand.Is that for her?
Whether Chen sui'er believes it or not, bu Qingyi doesn't believe it.
Bu Qingyi quietly took up his glass and sighed with an affectation: "I don't like drinking because it hurts me so much. But today is a special day, and it's a toast from your wife. I have to drink it anyway
"Don't force it if you don't want to." Princess Xue's smile was a bit arrogant.
"No, no, I have to drink it." Bu Qingyi bumped into Xue Guifei's wine glass quickly, "I'll do it for you first!"
Xue Guifei and others haven't reflected yet. Bu Qingyi has already held the cup and the bottom of the cup with one hand. She looks up and drinks the small cup of wine in one gulp.
Wine into the throat, spicy but not choking, aftertaste back sweet. Bu Qingyi licked his lower lip contentedly.
The wine in the palace is really good!
Looking at her enjoyment, Xue Guifei was surprised. She hesitated a little and took a sip from her glass. Chen sui'er is stunned by Bu Qingyi's action. When she reacts, she learns to drink all the wine in her glass. However, after putting down her glass, she coughs and blushes.
That wine is not low, in fact, it is not suitable for women to drink, Chen sui'er usually should not drink, naturally difficult to deal with.
Jingfei and Yifei didn't drink all the wine, but they also took a big sip, probably because the wine was stronger than usual. They looked at each other again, and their eyes were full of confusion.
Seeing that all the people put down their wine glasses, Princess Xue suddenly raised a smile and scooped a spoonful of sour radish soup into the soup bowl in front of Bu Qingyi: "radish is smooth, tremella is a good product for beauty. It's no harm for you young girls to drink more of this kind of soup."
Bu Qingyi pretended to be clever and nodded his head. He wanted to hold the soup bowl and gulp it for a drink. Considering that it would suit his identity, he finally picked up the spoon and put it into his mouth.
There seems to be something wrong with the taste of the soup.
Bu Qingyi carefully tasted it. This bowl of sour radish and tremella soup has a familiar spicy taste besides sour taste. She gently scooped with a spoon, sure enough, a ginger appeared at the bottom of the bowl.
Which brain is bad to do sour radish tremella soup will put ginger?!
Bu Qingyi glances at Jingfei and Yifei. They seem to be at a loss about the taste of the soup. It's obvious that there is no sour radish tremella soup in Ninglu palace.
Then the answer is clear.
Bu Qingyi was amused, but she didn't show it on her face. When the palace lady filled her glass, she immediately raised her glass and said to Xue Guifei, "it's troublesome to stay in Ninglu palace. If there's something wrong with Qing, please forgive me."
Princess Xue frowned without any trace.
Is it normal to say that there is something wrong with it, please point it out? What is more inclusive? In other words, I don't intend to change if I make a mistake, do I?
"By the way, didn't your sister come to the school together?" Xue Guifei's words suddenly changed, but she wanted to make a casual appearance. "I've seen the kid in Jinshang. He's clever and smart. She knows how to be polite. She's really likable."
"No, I'm punished for my mistake. Although she looks clever and polite, she is actually a little naughty. " Bu Qingyi replied with a smile.
For a moment, Princess Xue was unable to speak, so she had to smile abruptly: "let's eat first. It's not good for the stomach if it's cold."
The conversation between Bu Qingyi and Xue Guifei sounds ordinary, but it's so strange that they are confused. Chen sui'er seems to know something, but she doesn't mix it up. She just sits there and eats in a low voice, pretending to hear nothing.
The dining table in Ninglu palace didn't get lively because there were two more people. Instead, it fell into an indescribable silence. The dinner ended early, Xue Guifei excuse headache to go back to rest, the result is a back to Chengyuan palace, her breath suddenly strong up, turned around and gave Luodian a slap.
Luodian flopped down on his knees and bowed his head, but he didn't ask why he was beaten.
"Tell me what you think of Bu Qingyi." Xue Guifei didn't let Luodian stand up, so she looked down with sullen face.
Luodian seemed to be used to being beaten for no reason, and his tone was almost numb: "as the king of Dongyang said, Princess Qingxiang is really a difficult role to deal with. When she first met her mother, she asked her what she liked. She should not have been wary of answering truthfully, but the maid arranged a table of food she didn't like the most, but she ate it so well The maidservant thinks that Princess Qingxiang has been on guard against her from the beginning, and seems to have guessed her intention, so she deliberately tells a lie. The meal she should have hated is actually her favorite. "
"More than that, she said she hated drinking, but she should be good at it." Princess Xue paced to the window and looked out through the gap between her two fingers. Her eyes were very clear. "Whether what she said was true or not, we should consider it carefully in the future."
"Well Do you want to reschedule tomorrow's meal? "
"Of course, it has to be rearranged. She had anticipated our intention and understood the position of the palace. In this case, it's better to put this relationship on the surface. I want to have a look. I know that this palace is aimed at her. What can she do? Don't let go of any way that can torture her. If Bu Qingyi is comfortable, you will suffer one more point. What should you do? Think about it for yourself. "Even if Bu Qingyi finds out her hostility? Entering the harem is her world. In this invisible battlefield, she is the winner who can grasp the overall situation and persist until the end.
Princess Xue believed it.