newbobooks Chapter 575 Willing or Unwilling [1]
Chapter 575 Willing or Unwilling [1]
Then, Princess Anping's words confirmed Xiao Yining's guess: "Later, the Ministry of Rites invited General Wang to come over. General Wang beat up your second uncle and finally carried him to the capital to report. Tonight, your uncle will host a banquet to entertain the returning generals and reward them according to their merits. At that time, I will take you to the palace and let you meet your second uncle."
Little Yining blinked her eyes. No wonder Princess Anping called her over early today and mentioned her second uncle on her own initiative. Four days ago, she punished Yuan'er for asking about her second uncle.
Aunt Yuan'er is just like her, she also supports the uncle-aunt couple.
She glanced at Princess Anping quietly and reminded her, "Sister Qing can't finish her homework!"
Ever since Zhang Nishang failed to integrate into the small group again and no one stood up for her grievances, she suddenly changed herself and became a good student in the teacher's eyes. She studied hard, took the initiative to add more homework, competed with everyone, and vowed to become the best student in Class B and overwhelm the other sisters.
Unfortunately, she failed again. She was not as hardworking as Yu Ke, not as smart as Cui Zhiyao, not as clever as Liu Zhenying, not as knowledgeable as Shi Wanwan, not as steady as Shangguan Ruyi, not as strong as Xu Niannian and Chen Jiaoyi, and even her handwriting was inferior to Yan Ke. She couldn't even eat as fast as Jin Xingman.
As for Xiao Yining, even if she wanted to make a comparison, it would probably only make people laugh.
Because of her competitiveness, the teacher felt very pleased and doubled the homework for everyone. They really shared the difficulties and complained together.
Little Yining sighed like a little adult. She even went to complain to her father and uncle, but in the end they only got two words in return.
Wang Cheng: "Qing Jieer is filial and will not let her poor uncle help her with her homework."
Lin Yuzan: "While the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits. But the result is good, Qingjie, stop complaining. If you admit defeat, you have to accept the punishment."
Why admit her mistake? She is just that poor fish!
When little Yining recalled this incident, she pouted in grievance.
At this moment, she missed her fellow villager so much. Even if he didn't help her with her homework, he would at least coax her with some sweet words.
Unfortunately, my fellow villager is not interested in studying at the moment. He finds excuses to skip school and puts all his attention on Song Chengyou.
Princess Anping glanced at the little girl's frustrated expression, a hint of smile flashed through her beautiful eyes, and she comforted her softly, "Don't worry, Sister Qing's homework is not just about memorizing. You just need to bring the books into the palace and recite them slowly."
Xiao Yining: ⊙_⊙, others are enjoying delicious food, but she has to recite books, what kind of torture is this?
She looked up at this "femme fatale". According to common sense, shouldn't she be given a day off from schoolwork, or even exempted from it?
Princess Anping was unaware of her own arrangements, which caused the little kid to feel a little resentful. Her next words made her reputation as a "femme fatale" rise sharply.
She said softly, "When you were crowned as a princess, I ordered someone to make you a few sets of clothes. Now they are just right for you to wear when you enter the palace. I have already sent them to Linglong Courtyard. Sister Qing, change into this student uniform. After you are ready, we will enter the palace together."
Xiao Yining: ??? ? ???
The little girl was instantly overjoyed and raised the heart gesture that she had tried so hard to do but failed: "Aunt Anping, you are so good to Qingjie, Qingjie loves you!"
Princess Anping laughed out loud at the kid's funny look. "Your mother goes to the Princess's Mansion every day to teach me how to strengthen my body and to prepare medicinal baths for me. I will naturally return the favor and treat you as my own daughter. Go ahead. I have sent the jewelry to you. I will make sure you will live up to Princess Le'an's style."
Ah!
Is her mother's relationship with Princess Anping so good?
I didn’t expect her mother to be so good at socializing!
Seeing his mother getting better and better, the little boy felt very relieved.
As a result, the little boy became too proud of himself for a moment, and when Princess Anping was not paying attention, he suddenly came forward, gave the princess a big kiss on her fair and tender cheek, and then ran away happily.
Princess Anping was slightly startled, staring at the little kid's jumping back, and shook her head helplessly.
At this time, Yuan'er said cautiously beside her: "Princess, will this Deputy General Wang show any strangeness in front of the emperor? After all, he is very kind to you..."
The smile in Princess Anping's eyes disappeared. "Yuan'er, you have served me the longest, you should not forget your duty."
Upon hearing this, Yuan'er's face turned pale and she quickly knelt on the ground: "I know I was wrong and shouldn't have criticized the master."
Princess Anping sighed softly upon seeing this, "Stand up, this man has saved me from danger several times, but I have already repaid him, so there is no need to mention him again in the future."
Yuan'er raised her eyes quietly and looked at her master's expression. She was looking into the distance expressionlessly with a cold look in her eyes.
She pursed her lips and slowly lowered her head, feeling emotional in her heart that her master had become increasingly unpredictable since returning from Ganlu Temple.
Little Yining didn't know that Yuan'er was scolded again because of her second uncle.
She was happily wearing an elegant dress, with a polka-dot gold hairpin carefully affixed by Zhao Ya on her forehead, making her look like a little fairy.
The little kid shook his beautiful head proudly and was brought into the palace by Princess Anping... to recite the book + to have a feast.
Of course, she didn't go to the palace just to eat and recite.
When her father and eldest uncle knew that she was going to the palace for the banquet, they rushed to Linglong Courtyard and gave her careful instructions. They also told her that if she could talk to her second uncle, she should tell him - if he didn't want to go back to the border, she could go to work in the Iron Eagle Guard.
But in this way, she could not sit next to the sweet-smelling Princess Anping, but had to sit next to her second uncle.
It’s just that the little girl didn’t know much about the banquet system in the palace, so she couldn’t sit wherever she wanted.
The emperor was hosting a banquet and all the officials were celebrating together. In the hall, music was already lingering and dancers were dancing gracefully.
Wang Lin sat awkwardly at the bottom with a bruised and swollen face. He handled the officials who spoke to him with ease, and glanced at his indifferent parents opposite from time to time.
His eyes occasionally turned around, as if looking for something, and finally fell on the few empty seats at the top.
Soon, the eunuch sang, the dancers withdrew, and the conversation in the palace stopped to welcome the emperor and his family to take their seats.
Sheng Jingchen's gaze naturally fell on Wang Lin's striking face, and a hint of disgust flashed across his eyes.
Then, he looked around, frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Why hasn't Anping come yet?"
Pei Dafu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this girls' school is far from the palace, and the princess may have been delayed on the way."
The emperor was not satisfied with this reply and sneered, "Her mother was sent to be a nun by me, and she wants to follow my example."
Pei Dafu hung his head, not daring to answer, but just observed the crowd below with his peripheral vision, counting the young talents. This banquet was a reward banquet, and also a banquet for Princess Anping to meet him.
The hint of anger that the emperor inadvertently revealed had already been noticed by the shrewd people below.
So, one of the ministers stood up cautiously, trying to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere, and flattered: "Your Majesty has always been frugal. Why would you hold a banquet if it wasn't a big happy event? We are all thanks to General Chen and Deputy General Wang, especially Deputy General Wang. Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent and personally entrusted him with important tasks. He defeated the Hu people step by step and was invincible. He is truly a god-given general, worthy of being called the God of War by the North."
However, this remark was met with a cold reception.
The emperor glanced at him coldly and said, "Lord Zheng, are you hungry?"
Minister of Rites Zheng Qien fell to his knees in fear, "Your Majesty, I..."
Sheng Jingchen interrupted him impatiently: "Let's start the banquet."
Just at this moment, a young eunuch trotted over to Pei Dafu and whispered something in his ear, causing a quick flash of surprise in his eyes, and he looked at the emperor with hesitation.
After hesitating for a long time, he stepped forward and whispered in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, Princess Anping brought Princess Le'an here."
The emperor couldn't help but raise one eyebrow, glanced at the empress dowager beside him, and praised her in an ambiguous tone: "Anping actually played tricks on me, not bad!"
(Xiao Yining, who was about to make a stunning appearance: Σ(⊙▽⊙“Ah, ah! Didn’t my uncle invite me to the banquet?
Sheng Jingchen: Not bad! )