After leaving the courtyard, the group of female servants followed the side path and walked around the main house. They crossed the wooden bridge and arrived at a shallow stream, a house in front of them had an octagonal cornice, and was surrounded by windows. It was built in the middle of an azure cypress tree.
Calm down, your words are so nice. If they were calm, who would have done it? How dare the Xue Clan call him a lackey when they were only scouting for a camp?
Old Lady Xue took the princess's hand and led her down the steps. When she saw the inscriptions on the board, she smiled and looked pleased. Third Wife's expression was one of ridicule. "Your Highness, guess who brought up the inscription on the board?" The princess was a smart person. She saw through the Xue Family's intentions at a glance, and followed Mrs. Xue's words. "It must be some famous expert. With such profound brushwork, you won't be able to achieve it within ten or twenty years." Old Lady Xue laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Princess is too kind. It's not the work of a famous expert, it's just something the younger generation paints as they wish!" When we were living together, I often felt that I had made a personal engagement and didn't even have a written contract. When he heard this, he turned around and went to the study, and for this reason I wept in my room, not wanting to be taken by surprise for a moment. He was holding a red card in his hand.
"Mother, why did you pull the princess outside to enjoy the cool breeze?" Mrs. Xue reminded Old Lady Xue that it was rare for anyone to remember the Mu Xiuzhu, a principle that must be destroyed by the wind.
"Good! "Look at my wife, she's too busy talking!" The smile on Old Lady Xue's face became even wider.
"It's all because of the outstanding juniors in the family." The princess echoed her words with a smile. Her words were very fitting, and Mrs. Xue and Miss Xue both had smiles of pride and shame on their faces.
The ladies chatted and laughed as they entered the house. In the middle of the room, there was a stove with a deer on it. The deer's skin was slightly yellow, which meant that it had been roasting it for a long time.
The eyes of all the female servants lit up, and a smile appeared on the princess' face. I've also tasted venison before, so this method is quite rare. " The ladies were still alright, but the young ladies' faces were more or less filled with excitement.
"Please move, Your Highness." Mrs. Xue respectfully invited the princess to sit on the long table by the stove. There were maidservants already waiting behind each table with a small silver pot and a small wine bottle in their hands. They were all holding trays in their hands.
"I find this very interesting." The princess smiled faintly. Miss Xue had seen the princess' willfulness and haughtiness, and was afraid that she would do something shocking. She hurriedly said to Lady Xue, "Mother, you can go by yourself! All my sisters and I will accompany the princess. " At this point, he didn't forget to drag the other young misses into the water. What he said was what others couldn't find fault with. This was the style of Miss Xue.
Eldest Miss Xue had already said those words, so the other wives couldn't reject her in front of the princess. Lady Jiang didn't look too pleased, but she didn't say anything. The ones who were the most unwilling were Lady Zhang and Lady Zhang.
Lady Zhang tightly held Lady Zhang's arm. The patterns on her sleeve were all messed up. The princess smugly glanced at Lady Zhang and Madam. The corners of her mouth curled into a smile as she made no attempt to conceal her ridicule. The royal family was like this. No matter what they did, they would always be able to justify their actions. They would make it so that there was no room for resistance at all.
No matter how unwilling Madam Zhang was, she couldn't defy the emperor's orders. Unwillingly, Miss Zhang let go of her mother's sleeve and stood in front of the rest of the ladies. Big Miss Xue's face was still solemn, while Big Miss Jiang's eyes were filled with worry as she turned to look at me.
The princess stood in front of the brazier. The flames inside were not only roasting the venison on the brazier, but also scaring away the delicate ladies. All the young mistresses looked troubled. When the princess turned around, her eyes were filled with dissatisfaction. Eldest Miss Xue plucked up her courage and dragged Second Miss Xue along. When the other young mistresses saw the Xue Family's attitude, they had no choice but to walk forward in twos and threes.
The Princess turned around to look at everyone with a provocative look and said with a smile, "I thought that the women born in Saibei would be rather outspoken and straightforward. I didn't expect that they would be even inferior to those boring Miss Jing!" As he spoke, he pulled out a bright yellow satin cloth from his waist and embroidered it with a coiling dragon pattern. He then untied the silk sash on the cloth and took out a small golden blade. Not long ago, my father went to the bazaar and gave me a similar knife, though it was neither exquisite nor royal.
The princess drew her knife, and a bright light dazzled the eyes of the young ladies. A pair of small dimples bloomed on the princess' cheeks, making her look exceptionally adorable. The female officials beside her hurriedly brought in a plate of meat she had cut. The fragrance wafted into the air, and the other ladies were all watching her attentively.
"Royal brother said that eating it while cutting it would be delicious. Waiting for someone else to send it up lost its interest." The princess' movements weren't slow, her palm-sized face was smiling as she looked at the ladies standing far away, with a proud and arrogant expression on her face.
The thin piece of venison was quickly filled with a plate. With such proficiency, it seemed that I often ate these kinds of roasted deer, and looking at the slightly changing golden blade in the princess' hand, it made me ponder. The royal brother that the princess spoke of was the one mentioned by the emperor, and was ranked second on the list due to the imperial concubine. As for the blade in Princess Yuanzhen's hand, it was obvious that it was used for personal use. Although the princess was the emperor's imperial sister, it would still be overkill to hold such a weapon. If the Emperor bestowed such an item to the princess, it would mean that he would have the honor of spoiling his younger sister. However, he wasn't the same mother's younger sister, and he also had King Qi in the middle.
Seeing how the princess was so focused on cutting the flesh, it was obvious that although the princess had experienced the pain of losing her father, her life in the palace had not changed at all. Her expression was happy and satisfied, with a trace of wealth and splendor mixed within.
The Princess looked at me in fascination, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. Her movements became more and more brisk as she slashed again and again, and the light from the gem on the blade was so bright that I couldn't even open my eyes.
"Aiya!" The princess cried out and dropped the sabre in her hand with a bang. The officials by her side quickly surrounded her and peeked through the cracks, but they only scratched their skin a little. There wasn't even any blood, but the ladies quickly took the medicine from their bodies and smeared it on their wounds.
Previously, when all the female heroes were slicing the flesh, they did not seem to be afraid of anything at all. However, after a slight scraping from the knife, they threw the knife away. The ladies all thought that the princess' appearance was extremely funny, but no one dared to laugh.
Big Miss Jiang pulled me to stand opposite of her. Miss Xue Si pulled Second Miss Jiang to talk to her; Miss Xue and Second Miss Xue were originally standing close to the princess, concerned about her condition, and were currently with the female officials, concerned about her injuries. Third Miss Jiang stood to the side and coldly looked at her, occasionally whispering to the maidservants. Only Miss Zhang, who had been pulled into the pile by Eldest Miss Jiang, was now left alone beside Miss Xue and Second Miss Jiang.