Chapter 162 Chapter 162(2/4)
The little palace maid was startled when her arm was grabbed. Seeing that it was Xiang Fujin, the fifth prince, she looked around with some embarrassment.
She originally wanted to ask the emperor for his opinion, but he didn't know where he went and was not here at the moment. Seeing the prince next to him nodding, she blessed her body and replied: "Fu Jin, I know a little bit."
The little palace maid was born in Xinzheku, Eight Banners. She served in the palace for a while and also worked in the Ningshou Palace of the Queen Mother. Because the Queen Mother is a Mongolian, she does know a little Mongolian.
Nian asked excitedly: "What did those Mongolians say about me just now?" Did they say that she was pretty, or that she danced beautifully?
The little palace maid lowered her head and answered with great embarrassment: "...They said that this woman dances so beautifully and is not as dignified and beautiful as Prince Fujin. Could it be that she is an actress from the Qing Dynasty?"
Actor is already a relatively euphemistic word that the little palace maid can think of. In fact, those people thought that Nian was a dancing actor.
Nian vaguely guessed it from the expression of the little palace maid, and immediately her face darkened, and she said angrily: "Those blind things!" She stood up and got angry at those people.
The little palace maid hurriedly grabbed her: "Those people are the sons of the Mongolian princes, and they will inherit the title of princes in the future. Fujin, please don't be impulsive! If it hadn't been for His Highness the Crown Prince's permission just now, I would not have dared to say so much to Fujin.
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After hearing the word "prince", Nian's actions calmed down a little and her anger calmed down a little.
After weighing the situation, she felt that it was more cost-effective to cry to the prince than to get angry at the Mongols, so she let the little palace maid go, calmed down her temper and sat down again.
After she sat upright in her position, the hoodlums obviously realized that she was a master, so they didn't look at her any more.
——They didn't want to offend the distinguished guests from the capital, but seeing that this woman behaved frivolously, and even took the initiative to come out when Si Fujin refused to dance, they thought that such an ignorant person was a performer who was used to entertaining the master.
They thought that Nian was playing for her master Si Fujin, so they asked their sister and niece to return to their seats and not to dance with a slave, otherwise they would lower their status.
Now that Nian didn't seem to be a slave, they stopped provoking her and looked elsewhere.
It was Nian's first time back on the grassland.
She found that after her dance, not only did she fail to make everyone like her dance, but all of them looked weird, and she couldn't help but feel very angry.
She is dignified and dignified, and she is willing to dance for a group of foreigners, so she thinks highly of them. Why should they look down on her!
You must know that her father and brother are both important officials of the Qing Dynasty! She is not only the daughter of an official, but also the prince Fujin!
Who are they? Just a bunch of barbarians!
The more Nian thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he became. The meal was tasteless.
After the dinner, the fifth elder brother was a little drunk. He staggered and asked Nian: "Do you want to go back together?" He burped as he said that.
Nian suddenly frowned.
Everyone said that the fifth elder brother had a gentle temper and was kind and kind. But she felt that this man had no knowledge or skills and did not seek to make progress. He only had the title of Prince Heng and was doing nothing.
Even though Prince Heng was usually diligent and diligent in government affairs, both the Queen Mother and the Emperor praised him highly. Even the Prince said that Prince Heng was a very good younger brother.
But Nian still looked down upon the fifth elder brother.
The fifth elder brother is not as tall and handsome as the fourth elder brother, nor is he as powerful and powerful as the prince. No matter how you look at it, the fifth elder brother is very mediocre.
Now that the fifth elder brother hiccupped, Nian suddenly felt that he was vulgar and unworthy of the title "Prince Heng".
There was no disgust on Nian's face, she just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please go back first. I'll go for a walk to eat."
The fifth elder brother and Nian had never been very close. They just lived together. It didn't matter to him that the woman's heart was not with him. For him, taking good care of her was his responsibility and nothing else.
If Nianshi didn't want to go back with him, he wouldn't force her and just nodded slightly and let her go.
Nian happily walked to the back of the yard, looking forward to an "accidental encounter" that was basically within her control.
She walked around the dark place behind for a long time, and finally, the prince's figure appeared in the dim candlelight not far away.
Nian hurriedly walked over, and then realized that there were several palace attendants around the prince. He hurriedly stopped and bowed and saluted: "I have met His Royal Highness."
The prince was originally upset and angry.
Because all the young eunuchs around him were taken away by the emperor, he was left with only a few older and unattractive palace maids, which gave him nowhere to use his anger.
Thinking of how Nian had secretly winked at him during the dinner just now, he thought that maybe he could meet Nian and have a chat.
Sure enough, she was waiting for him.
The prince was overjoyed, but due to the presence of the palace maids around him, he could only suppress his joy. Seeing Nian bowing and saluting, he stretched out his hand to help her up: "...My brothers and sisters are so polite. How can you and my family be so unhappy?"
Seeing others like this?"
As he was talking, a faint fragrance came from Nian's body.
The prince was so excited that he couldn't help but sniff it a few more times.
Nian took the opportunity to put the handkerchief into his hand and said softly: "His Royal Highness, your words are serious. There is a difference between superior and inferior, so etiquette is indispensable."
After saying that, while the two of them were very close, she suddenly raised her eyes and glanced at the prince timidly.
This glance immediately struck the prince's heart.
Usually there is no shortage of people around him, both men and women. But during the period before departure, the people around him were changed by the emperor, and now there is really no shortage of people around him.
Looking at the innocent-looking palace maids around him, he was not interested at all.
Now, suddenly, a beautiful woman took the initiative to show her kindness to him, and this beauty had been in close contact with him for a long time. How could he not accept it?
The prince took the handkerchief that was tucked into his hand.
Taking advantage of the fact that the people around him were also lowering their heads, he sniffed the fragrance on the veil and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, etiquette is indispensable."
Nian heard something in his voice, her heart moved, she glanced at him again, and then Tingting walked away.
The prince looked at her graceful figure infatuatedly, and slipped the handkerchief to his waist, his mind still stuck on that delicate figure.
At this time, someone suddenly shouted: "Who is over there?"
Because there were only a few lanterns lit on the path and it was still dark, the prince accidentally didn't notice someone approaching.
He carefully distinguished the voice and asked hesitantly: "...fourth brother?"
Yinzhen helped the fifth elder brother and walked over together. Because the fifth elder brother was already drunk, the two of them staggered.
When he arrived in front of the prince, Yinzhen responded and then became a little apologetic: "Your Highness, I forgive my brother for being rude and I can't salute now. It's really that the fifth brother is drunk and can't do anything."
At this moment, Yinzhen saw the square handkerchief lying beside the prince's waist.
He remembered seeing the pattern on the veil.
On the way to Mongolia, when Si Fujin recognized the pattern on the handkerchief, he said casually: "Even if other people embroider this kind of bird, they always embroider mandarin ducks. How can anyone embroider a winged bird?"
If he remembered correctly, it was Fujin's veil on the five sides.
Yinzhen had a vague idea in his mind.
At this time, the fifth elder brother burped, mumbled and leaned to the side.
Yinzhen took a look at the handkerchief and shouted: "Fifth brother, be careful." After saying that, he removed his strength from his hand and asked the fifth brother to tilt his body slightly, just in the direction of the prince.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to straighten the fifth elder brother, Yinzhen put his hand on the fifth elder brother's side to partially cover it, and smoothly took away the handkerchief tucked around the prince's waist.
The prince didn't realize anything.
He had been looking at Nian's retreating figure longingly before, but he just put the handkerchief on and didn't put his mind on it at all.
Now he was helping the fourth elder brother to lift up the fifth elder brother. Naturally, he didn't notice that the unstuffed thing on the side of his waist was taken away.
After the fifth elder brother stood up straight, the prince fanned the tip of his nose with his right hand and complained: "The smell of alcohol is so unpleasant." It washed away the fragrance that the beauty had left by his side just now, causing him to feel so bad when he was around him now.
It's all the stench of men.
Yinzhen said with a smile: "I will apologize to His Highness the Crown Prince on behalf of my fifth brother. I hope His Highness will not blame you."
After the prince complained a few words and saw that the two brothers were taking their time, he decided to leave first.
Yinzhen supported the fifth elder brother and took a step slowly. He said in surprise: "What is that?" Then he supported the fifth elder brother with one hand and leaned over to pick it up.
The fifth elder brother said in a daze: "Fourth elder brother, what are you doing?"
"I picked up a handkerchief. It seems to have been dropped by His Royal Highness, but I'm not sure." Yinzhen asked softly, "Fifth brother, have you seen who dropped it?"
The fifth elder brother said naturally: "...I didn't see it." He was drowsy.
Yinzhen then helped his fifth elder brother to the house of Emperor Kangxi to ask for an audience.
Liang Jiugong saw the drunken appearance of the fifth elder brother and couldn't help but sigh: "How come the fifth elder brother has eaten so much wine!"
"Zi Fujin ignored him. He felt sad and drank too much." Yinzhen said, entered the room and saluted Emperor Kangxi to greet him, and then presented the handkerchief to Emperor Kangxi: "Emperor Ama, I just came here
I picked up a handkerchief outside, and it looked like it belonged to my daughter’s house in the capital, so I didn’t dare to leave it randomly, so I sent it to Huang Ama.”
It is true that the handkerchiefs in your daughter's house cannot be left lying around, otherwise they will be picked up by men nearby and you will be in trouble again.
After Emperor Kangxi took the handkerchief, he looked at it carefully: "It is indeed a fabric that can only be found in the capital city." There is no fabric here in Mongolia. "Isn't this from your Fujin family?"
This kind of material can only be used by officials' families, and other people can't touch such a good thing.
Yinzhen was very sure: "Fujin has always liked the pattern of entwined branches. He only likes the ones with some flowers and grass on them. He doesn't like the animal style." And this one is clearly a winged bird.
Emperor Kangxi mused: "This may be from Fujin on the Five Sides."
Among the masters who followed this time, only Si Fujin and Wu Side Fujin were the female relatives of the capital. They were not from Si Fujin, but from the Nian family.
Yinzhen smiled and said: "I don't know whose it belongs to Erchen. However, the fifth brother was drunk just now. Erchen saw him and kept supporting him after he came out of the house. He was always with Erchen. Before he picked up the handkerchief just now,
, I could vaguely see a man and a woman talking, but I didn’t know who it was.”
To be continued...