As soon as he finished speaking, a bit of surprise appeared on the faces of the noble ladies around.

It turned out that the little girl who had been in the corner with her head down was not recognized by anyone.

Is she the sister of the Ninth Prince?

The ladies in the capital have heard some rumors about the Ninth Prince.

Fate is fierce, and he killed his mother at birth.

Later, Queen Jiahe saw him pitiful and adopted him.

In the rumors, it is said that he has been a willful troublemaker since he was a child.

Born without kindness, do bad things all the time.

Empress Jiahe took great pains to teach him in a decent manner.

But this kind of boy with a vicious nature is also a cripple with unsound legs and feet.

When meet it, just want to stay far away, so as not to be caught in trouble.

Shen Xiuying watched those noble girls avoid Rong Ting, thinking that she was just like them in her previous life, stupidly blinded by some illusions.

There was a faint regret in my heart, and there was some pride in taking advantage of the opportunity.

She saw the wrong person in her previous life.

When the fourth prince passed by, he paused for a while and glanced at Shen Xiuying.

Just a glance made Shen Xiuying remember all the things that this man had caused her in her previous life, and the hatred in her heart seemed to be overwhelming. He moved his gaze resolutely to Rong Ting.

She just watched Rong Ting walk straight to Jiang Rao, and when she heard what he said was obviously to help her find a place, her heart skipped a beat.

He asked Jiang Si girl to call his brother.

Regardless of whether this relationship is true or not, among the peers, only if the relationship between each other is good enough, can we cross the order of superiority and inferiority and call out a brother.

Just with Jiang Si girl's luxurious clothes, plus she might have a prince brother, at least the noble girls present will no longer regard her as a country girl.

And what she said just now, like a slap, hit her in the face directly.

Shen Qinying's face turned pale.

This unique support and indulgent tone.

It's not that she hasn't seen it.

This is how he treated that little maid in his last life.

No matter how fierce he was when facing that little maid, he was the only one who could be murderous.

If anyone else dared to provoke the little maid's displeasure in the slightest, the emperor would be furious at the crown, and no one could bear the anger.

Shen Qinying held her breath and stared at Jiang Rao's face.

In her previous life, she accidentally bumped into a scene where Rong Ting was with the little maid when he was out for dinner.

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The hand wiped the ashes from the little maid's face.

But the little maid was so frightened that she didn't dare to look up at all.

Missing the indifferent and tyrannical emperor in front of him, the deep affection in his eyes.

At that time, she only felt that the little maid was simply ignorant of happiness.

The new emperor is ruthless and treats others with no tenderness.

It would be nice to replace her.

Later, she inquired and learned that the little maid was originally imprisoned by Rong Ting in a village for several years, and later she was imprisoned in the palace.

Jinwu Zangjiao, nothing more than that.

She always thought that the little maid was a low-class person who was born with a humble background, was born beautiful by her appearance, and served the king of Israel.

But now facing Jiang Rao, seeing Rong Ting because she had been left out so little, she stopped and Shen Qinying took a breath.

Could it be that Miss Jiang Si is the little maid who will serve the new emperor in the future?

She has been looking for the trace of that beautiful little maid among those inferior servants for a long time.

So haven't been able to find it.

But the little maid who stayed by Rong Ting's side always lowered her head and looked timid and afraid, and her calm and decent behavior at the moment, how could there be any similarities?

Shen Xiuying didn't know that the little maid's family she met at that time was ruined, and her father, brother, and mother were scattered and scattered.

She has changed from an innocent and well-loved fourth girl to a girl who sells herself in the hands of others.

Once her identity fell into the quagmire from the cloud, she didn't even have a trusted person beside her. Instead, she was tied by a person who hated her to the bone in her eyes, and she naturally became haggard day by day.

But now Jiang Raohuan was the fourth girl of the Jiang family who was pampered by his parents in the palms of his hands and watched his brother play tricks in front of him. She has all the money from her family, and she has nothing to worry about. She carefully avoids disasters as she dreams.

...

Jiang Rao knew that Rong Ting would come in with those princes, but he didn't expect that he would come to her.

She raised her eyes slightly.

The second prince and the fourth prince talked face to face and walked away.

He didn't even care whether his younger brother was in a wheelchair and had difficulty moving.

Sure enough, there is no family in heaven.

Jiang Rao looked at Rong Ting who was completely accustomed to this kind of thing, sighed lightly, frowned, and said in a low voice, "There are rules in the palace."

Even if she wasn't in the palace, knowing that he was the ninth prince, she wouldn't dare to call him anything.

Rong Ting tilted his head, his voice was lazy

He said in a low voice, "I have my own rules."

He blinked, stubborn and cunning, and his appearance was unfamiliar. Jiang Rao was a little puzzled, and there were whispers behind him.

——"It is said that the ninth prince has a bad nature. It turns out that it is really like this, and he doesn't even care about the rules."

- "Who was he talking to?"

Jiang Rao suddenly remembered the people in the palace, and even people in Jinling, who had a bad view of Rong Ting, who didn't understand the rules and didn't obey discipline.

She felt aggrieved to replace him, but looking at his current appearance, how could it be as if he wanted to take these criticisms seriously?

Rong Ting listened to those whispers, and the guess in his heart was confirmed by three points.

Sure enough, they are all clinging to the power. Only those with a little power will be sought after by them, and those next to them will not get the slightest good looks from them.

He was used to being trampled in the mud, and he knew it best.

But given her family background and her father's status, if those noble girls knew about it, how could she leave the seat beside her empty, and make her bored enough to peel a table of lychee shells.

Jiang Xingzhou's calligraphy and painting is not only as simple as a thousand dollars, but more importantly, his father and emperor like it.

Anyone wants to be flattered.

He reached out and fished a few lychees, peeled them into the small white jade plate in front of Jiang Rao, and said in a voice that was not too small or too small, but just enough for everyone in the room to hear: "Nian Nian, I will say to you for me. My father, Fourth Master Jiang, said hello. His calligraphy and painting skills have deepened."

The tone was one that was hard to hear when he spoke.

Agile and quick to react, "Calligraphy and painting, Fourth Master Jiang? Could it be Jiang Xingzhou?"

Seeing Jiang Rao's eyes changed.

Everyone knows that among the paintings and calligraphers that Emperor Zhaowu liked most, four out of five are dead people from the previous dynasty, and the only one who lives in this world is Jiang Xingzhou.

We all know that Jiang Xingzhou was an unrestrained prodigal son when he was young. After he got married, he didn't have a concubine or a concubine. Want to lift the tail of the sky, show off all over the capital, is the daughter slave famous among the Jinling population.

Everyone knows that his only daughter, Jiang Rao, is his favorite.

Just now, felt that Jiang Rao was pitiful alone, but after knowing her identity, she only felt that she was a confident girl, full of willfulness and freedom.

No wonder she sits there alone, in her capacity, why does she need to please others?

As for the ninth prince, looking at his actions and tone, there is a hint of flattery, it seems that he is sticking upside down.

His eyes were slightly contemptuous.

Rong Ting's eyes swept over and saw those people mocking him.

But very calmly, he looked away.

But as he expected.

What he wanted was what they felt.

Anyway, his reputation has been as dirty as a loach in a ditch since he was very young.

Even if he bears a few more infamy and gets a bit of shit on his body, it doesn't matter too much.

"If it's really the girl from Jiang Xingzhou's family...then she is the nephew daughter of Concubine Yun Gui. Concubine Yun and the queen have always been at odds, and the ninth prince is so pleasing to her, isn't that slapping the queen in the face?"

"Queen Jiahe worked so hard to feed such a white-eyed wolf?"

"No wonder he broke his leg, it's retribution."

I heard such discussions.

Rong Ting looked at it with sullen eyes.

The slightly raised eyebrows made his pretty face show an aggressive, cynical provocation.

Let others misunderstand.

Seeing that Jiang Rao heard those words, his face seemed a little annoyed, he leaned slightly, only listened to her, and said in a low voice, "Ignore it."

Jiang Rao was a little confused, wondering why he let these rumors go, even if it was intentional to promote it.

Rong Ting bent his fingers and tapped Jiang Rao's table.

Still keeping his voice low, he agreed with her: "After a while during the banquet, come to Xiaozhongshan."

...

Not long after Rong Ting left.

Shen Qinying was the first to sit next to Jiang Rao.

The person who was slower than her was so popular that she stomped her feet, and said to others indignantly, "In the beginning, she was talking nonsense and misleading people, but she actually changed her mind!"

Shen Xiuying suppressed the jealousy in her heart and looked at Jiang Rao with confusion in her eyes.

Now Rong Ting maintains her like this, in the future, why does the relationship between the two seem so stiff on the surface?

How did she become the maid beside Rong Ting?

After more than ten years of the new emperor's accession to the throne, he changed the title of Jiang Siye Guogong.

There are so many things she doesn't understand.

Make a good relationship with her first, and those she doesn't understand will naturally find a chance to figure it out.

Shen Xiuying made such a plan, pinched her palm, smiled as friendly as she could, and looked at Jiang Rao gently, "Girl, only before, why have I never seen you before?"

Jiang Rao raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Qinying.

It was recognized that Shen Xiuying was the girl who bumped into her while crying two days ago.

His gaze stopped for a while.

Shen Qinying was stared at by her,

He also looked at Jiang Rao involuntarily.

The pomegranate red crepe dress complemented her delicate and beautiful face. It was a simpler color than the one she was wearing today.

They were far apart just now, and there was nothing to compare them. Now that they sit together, the comparison becomes even more obvious.

She was more like a maid than the maid beside her.

Just looking at her clean and soft face, like a little white rabbit.

It seems to be easy to bully and easy to handle.

She has lived two lives, how could she not be able to cope with this little girl who has never suffered at all and is spoiled by her family like a brainless girl.

So deceitful.

She cleared her throat, like Enshi, "Looking at you timid, are you a little unfamiliar with this palace, my sister can show you around."

"By the way." She asked casually, "Which girl are you from?"

Jiang Rao asked her to speak first, without arguing or arguing. After listening, she saw Shen Xiuying looking at her kindly, blinked her eyes, felt amused, and couldn't help but curled the corners of her lips.

With a thin smile on the corners of her eyes and brows, she said, "I'm just a girl from the countryside."

Learning from the tone of Shen Xiuying when she spoke just now, the voice lines are different, but 90% of the time is like 90% of the time.

Shen Qinying's face changed.

She heard everything she said!

In this way, she even blinked innocent eyes and let her sit beside her for so long, as if she was ignorant of the world.

It's clearly a rabbit that only bites!

Hee hee mocking Shen Xiuying's voice came from the side, "She speaks ill of people behind her back, and she thinks that others don't know, it's really funny, but she's just as stupid as her father who spoiled his concubine and killed his wife."

Being born is an indescribable pain in Shen Qinying's heart.

She stood up abruptly, but she couldn't refute anything at all, she couldn't let out a sullen breath in her heart, she was extremely jealous, and her face turned purple.

The cyan gown she was wearing also made her face extremely ugly, and she attracted a few more ridicules.

Shen Xiuying's eyes were red with anger, and she glanced at Jiang Rao full of resentment.

She turned and left the banquet here, her back was full of anger.

Ming Shao whispered and said to Jiang Rao, "Girl, that person seems to be... crying."

Jiang Rao unhurriedly peeled off the lychees, without even looking at her back, she said softly, "I cry when I cry."

Don't feel bad at all.

Just taking Shen Xiuying's words that she is a country girl, it shows her malice towards her.

She has never seen her, and she has no hatred or resentment. really don't know where this malice comes from.

In this world, the only people who can make her endure when she does something wrong are her parents.

Just Shen Xiuying's maliciousness that came from nowhere was enough for her to be extremely wary of her.

As a result, the other party actually pretended not to say anything, came over to show her favor, and wanted to get closer to her?

Oh, really handed face to her and asked her to beat him.

If you don't fight, you will be a little disappointed in the other party's deliberate efforts to come over.

There are many people in the circle of noble ladies in Jinling, and there are many disputes and disputes.

Jiang Rao threw the newly faded lychee shell aside, waved her hand quietly, let Ming Shao come over, and said to her: "The girl just now, ask someone to find out who it is, and if there is, find out, her family and Jiang Are there any disputes at home?"

Otherwise, she really couldn't figure out where the maliciousness of the other party came from.

The enemy is dark and we are clear, which makes people feel a little uneasy.

...

Xiaozhongshan is a secluded and spacious pavilion behind the Baiyuan Garden.

When Jiang Rao came out, Rong Ting was already waiting.

She entered the pavilion, and the little eunuch beside Ming Shao and Rong Ting stood guard outside the pavilion.

Jiang Rao glanced at the little eunuch.

Seeing that he was taller, guessed that it was Huaiqing after the two little eunuchs that the palace maid and aunt told her.

The palace maid's aunt found out the background of the two eunuchs, and they were both pure and innocent, but she also told her that Huaiqing's temperament was a little dull, while Si Ying came to be more clever.

Whether a servant is honest or clever, there is no harm. As long as there is no double-mindedness and arrangement in the right position, it can play the greatest role.

Rong Ting saw Jiang Rao turned his eyes away to look at Huai Qing.

His face remained calm, but his heart sank a little.

I don't want to see her go to other people's scenes.

On that day, after knowing that the night of drunkenness was not a dream, he had been in Shouhuai Palace, waiting for her to come to him.

But for a few days, no one was seen.

Thinking about the slap she gave him at the end of that night.

She might be angry.

He was too impatient.

He was drunk and thought it was a dream, but he acted without suppressing his temper.

Thinking about it makes me terrified. If there were really shackles at that time, it might have locked her up.

Just biting her, she was angry for many days.

If he really let the savage acts that lived in the dark in his heart come out, he would really push her away thousands of miles away.

Rong Ting glanced carefully at her lips.

The tip of her lips was bitten, and her lips were as rosy as cherry blossoms.

The sweetness he had tasted made his heart itch slightly.

Not urgent. He lowered his eyelashes.

in an apologetic tone

Said: "Nian Nian, I will not drink in the future."

Jiang Rao turned her gaze away from Huai Qing, looked at Rong Ting, and snorted, "You're taking medicine instead of drinking alcohol."

"Yeah." Rong Ting responded.

Seeing that she didn't mean to mention what happened that night at all, he sank in thought.

Take the initiative to mention, "I was drunk that night, did I...do anything inappropriate."

The eyes are very sincere and guilty.

Hearing his tone, Jiang Rao seemed to have broken a piece. After thinking about it, she slapped her, her hatred was settled, and her hatred was repaid, so she didn't care about what he did when he was drunk. what people do.

"You are very honest." She said firmly.

Rong Ting was silent for a while.

Did you just bring that sentence?

He waited for her to take the initiative to pursue his responsibility...

After a long while, he smiled helplessly, "That's good."

Sure enough, you can't be too hasty.

"At the banquet just now, why do you let others talk about it? When others say you are like a scoundrel, why don't you refute it?"

Just beating and scolding like that, without changing a word.

"If someone thinks that you have a bad character, and what you do, they will think that you are a bad person." Rong Ting said sadly, "It's better to just let them misunderstand."

"Besides, if you act like a good relationship with me, you'll get yourself into trouble. It's better to make them think I'm flattering you."

The reputation is bad enough, and it's okay to be a little bit worse.

All the dirty water was poured on him, and it was worth it to save her from the slightest grievance.

Jiang Rao lowered her head in thought.

She wanted to hug his golden thigh.

But also know that there is no reason for nothing in this world.

If you want to walk with him all the way, you have to be enemies with other people.

She had already figured it out.

The dream told her that her choice would not be wrong.

She said firmly: "But if you let others see that I am friendly with you, it will make you less bullied."

Like now, kittens and puppies are doing better than him, pitiful, which is really worrying.

Rong Ting raised his eyes.

He looked at her deeply.

"If you decide to help me, you will be the enemy of the queen."

He paused for a moment, restrained the begging and pitiful expression on his face, and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"