bayedsolid Chapter 434 Clothes are wet
Chapter 434 Clothes are wet
Chapter 434 Clothes are wet
Watching Xiao Siyue's departing figure, the Fourth Princess was so angry she wanted to jump up and down.
"Xiao Siyue, you just wait, this princess will not let you get away with this."
She glanced at the palace maid standing to the side. "Since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Come here," she said to the palace maid.
The palace maid obeyed and walked up to the fourth princess, who then whispered a few words in her ear.
"Go and do it."
The palace maid hesitated, "Princess, this..."
"What? You're not listening to me anymore? Don't worry, as long as you do a good job this time, I won't skimp on the benefits for you."
"Yes." The palace maid was quite helpless. No matter how great the benefit, it still depended on her life. But she couldn't disobey the princess.
After the palace maid bowed, she left.
The fourth princess revealed a smug smile, thinking, "Now let's see how you marry Lu Zhijin."
Xiao Siyue, who had just left, naturally knew that the Fourth Princess would have a backup plan, but she didn't know what it was. Anyway, she had to be careful today. She didn't bring Lan Yi with her today, but instead brought Shi Qing, who knew martial arts and medicine.
"Yue'er, are you alright?" Gu Xinglan had been keeping an eye on Xiao Siyue. Although she couldn't hear what they were saying, she saw the Fourth Princess pointing angrily at Xiao Siyue, which meant things were definitely not going well.
"It's nothing," Xiao Siyue smiled.
"Well, it's good that you're alright, but you should be careful too. That fourth princess isn't exactly known for her good temper." Seeing that Xiao Siyue didn't want to talk about it, Gu Xinglan didn't press further. Everyone has their own secrets.
"I will, thank you Xinglan."
Actually, the banquet wasn't very fun; it was just a bunch of rich young ladies sitting together, drinking tea, and performing their talents.
Xiao Siyue had no interest in any of this and simply sat there quietly watching. Then, a maid accidentally spilled tea on her clothes while serving tea.
"What are you doing? How could you be so careless?" Gu Xinglan, who was sitting next to Xiao Siyue, immediately stood up and pushed the maid aside when she saw this.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." The maid was so frightened that she knelt down on the spot.
Gu Xinglan glanced at her and then focused her gaze on Xiao Siyue: "Yue'er, how are you? Are you burned?"
Xiao Siyue shivered. Luckily, she was wearing thick clothes and wasn't soaked. If it were summer, this pot of water would probably have soaked her skin.
"I am fine."
"I don't know what this maid is doing, how could she be so careless? She almost burned you." Gu Xinglan was still angry and a little scared. A woman's skin is so important. What if it left a scar?
"Okay, don't be angry anymore. It's just that my clothes are dirty. I'm not hurt." Xiao Siyue felt warmed by Gu Xinglan's concern.
"Hmm." Gu Xinglan frowned as she looked at the large tea stain on Xiao Siyue's clothes.
"Yue'er, your clothes are so dirty, you need to change them."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyue paused in her hand as she patted her clothes. Something occurred to her, and she turned her head to look at the Fourth Princess. Sure enough, she saw the Fourth Princess looking in their direction with a look of schadenfreude in her eyes.
Xiao Siyue withdrew her gaze and then said to Gu Xinglan, "We really need to change it."
The commotion drew everyone's attention. As the mistress of the house, the Second Princess naturally had to handle the unexpected situation.
"Princess Zhaoning, I'm so sorry. The maids in my household are too clumsy and almost hurt you." The Second Princess looked at Xiao Siyue apologetically, her tone sincere.
Xiao Siyue smiled and said, "It's nothing, just an accident, it's alright."
"By the way, Princess, is this one of your maids?" Xiao Siyue asked casually, but the Second Princess thought Xiao Siyue wanted to punish the maid.
“She is from my household. This girl is foolish. I will punish her properly later. I hope Princess Zhaoning will not blame me.”
"Your Highness is too kind. It's just a small matter, I won't hold it against you." Xiao Siyue's smile was gentle, showing no sign of anger, which made the Second Princess and the surrounding young ladies feel very good about her.
"Princess Zhaoning is indeed as kind-hearted as the rumors say." The Second Princess smiled as well.
Then, looking at the dirt on Xiao Siyue's clothes, she said, "Princess Zhaoning, you can't wear these clothes anymore. Let me take you to change." Since the other person was no longer blaming her, she couldn't let Xiao Siyue continue wearing dirty clothes. Although no one had been burned, wet clothes were uncomfortable to wear in this weather.
"Thank you, Princess. However, Your Highness still needs to entertain the guests. Perhaps you could have a maid take me there?" As the hostess, it wouldn't be appropriate for the Second Princess to leave everyone here.
Upon hearing this, the second princess liked Xiao Siyue even more; what an understanding girl she was!
Then, she slowly turned around, her gaze falling on the trembling maid kneeling on the ground. She slightly raised her chin and said in a tone that carried an air of authority, "Very well, you will lead Princess Zhaoning to the inner chamber to change her clothes. Fortunately, Princess Zhaoning is magnanimous and did not blame you for what happened today. But you must remember this lesson, serve the princess well, and never make the same mistake again! Otherwise, don't blame me for punishing you severely!" With that, the woman waved her hand lightly, signaling the maid to rise and lead the way.
"Yes, yes, this servant will serve the princess well." Yan Huan quickly accepted the order, and then kowtowed to Xiao Siyue: "Thank you for your kindness in not blaming me, princess."
Xiao Siyue glanced at the maid: "Get up and lead the way."
"Yue'er, let me go with you." Gu Xinglan was a little worried about Xiao Siyue and wanted to accompany her.
"It's alright, I'll be back soon, you can sit here and relax." Xiao Siyue refused, feeling that there was probably some conspiracy involved, and she didn't want to drag Xinglan into it.
"OK then."
Xiao Siyue went with the maid, and of course Shi Qing followed as well.
After watching Xiao Siyue leave, the Fourth Princess turned her gaze slightly and asked the maid beside her, "Is everything taken care of?"
"Princess, rest assured, it's all taken care of," the maid whispered back.
"Hmm." The Fourth Princess held her teacup, using her sleeve to conceal the triumphant smile that was about to spread across her face.
Xiao Siyue followed the maid through the covered walkway to the inner courtyard. Along the way, she kept observing the maid, but seeing that she didn't seem unusual, she wondered if she had guessed wrong.
"What's your name?"
The maid turned around and bowed her head, replying, "My name is Qiuxiang."
"Qiu Xiang?" That name sounds familiar.
"How far are we from the room to change clothes?" They had been walking for a while.
"Your Highness, we're almost there. Just pass through this hanging flower gate, and it's right behind us."
"Oh." Xiao Siyue nodded, glancing at Shi Qing beside her, and told her to keep a close eye on things.
The master and servant understood each other without saying a word, and Shi Qing kept a close eye on the surrounding environment.