"Princess Linping?" Hua Xi Wan played with a box of high-quality pearls. After hearing Red Tassel's words, she slowly threw the pearls in her hand into the box. "Didn't she get married to Jiang City four years ago?" She had heard that the Infanta had not married into an aristocratic family. He was just a wealthy student who had come to the capital for the imperial examinations. After the court examinations, this student had placed tenth in the second class. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was already an honor to his ancestors. However, in the capital, where there were many aristocratic families, there were people like him every three years. There was nothing special about him. The only people who could catch their attention were the top few in the first class.
However, even though this student from Jiang City did not have outstanding grades, he had caught the eye of Xian Wang Fu's Princess Linping with his good looks and some good poems. She wanted to marry him no matter what. This was a good luck that no one else could have.
Outsiders did not know the twists and turns of this matter, but Hua Xi Wan remembered it clearly. This matter had been a hot topic in the capital for a period of time. It was not until a few months after Princess Linping had married to Jiang City that people gradually stopped mentioning it. However, now that Princess Linping had returned to the capital with her Prince Consort's child, she was afraid that this matter would be brought up again. Hua Xi Wan lowered her head and looked at the box full of beautiful pearls. She said carelessly, "Since Jun Wang Ye has said not to care about this matter, you don't have to ask too much."
Four years ago, when the old Xian Wang was still ill, Princess Linping had insisted on marrying to Jiang City, which was not close to the capital. It could be seen how much she valued her Prince Consort. She was afraid that her younger brother, Prince Xian, was not as important as her husband.
"I know." Red Tassel put away the box of pearls and served hot tea in front of Hua Xi Wan. "I am just worried that Princess Linping will make things difficult for you when she returns to the capital this time." A married woman was most afraid of meeting a tricky mother-in-law or a difficult sister-in-law. If she met either of them, it would be troublesome.
"What does she have to make things difficult for me?" Hua Xi Wan picked up the teacup and gently blew on the hot water. After taking a sip, she said, "In terms of family background, my family has a deep relationship with me. They will love me and protect me. In terms of family background, Prince Xian's family is much better than the He family in Jiang City. Tell me, why should I be afraid of her?"
Not to mention that Yan Jinqiu and Princess Linping didn't have a good relationship. Even if they were close, if the other party deliberately made things difficult for her, she wouldn't compromise. Her parents had raised her for more than ten years, not to let her go to Prince Xian's residence to live a life of cowardice. Even if she could bear this cowardice, she couldn't bear it. If other people thought that the Hua family's daughters were all cowards, weak, and easy to bully, then it would be her fault.
Red Tassel saw that her master had a card up her sleeve, so the worry in her heart was relieved. She immediately felt that she wasn't calm enough and hadn't even thought of this.
"I know that you guys are worried about me." Hua Xi Wan put down the teacup and smiled at Red Tassel, Bai Xia, and the others. "With you guys by my side, I feel much more at ease."
Red Tassel, Bai Xia, and the others repeatedly said that they didn't dare to, but they were relieved. At least Jun Wang Fei wouldn't think that they were meddlesome. Instead, she would remember their loyalty.
"Jun Wang Fei, Jun Wang Ye has returned to the residence and is heading towards the main courtyard." Zi Shan walked in from outside and saw that Bai Xia and Red Tassel's expressions weren't right. She lowered her eyes and curtsied. "Jun Wang Fei, this servant heard that Jun Wang Ye didn't look very well when he returned to the residence."
Upon hearing this, Hua Xi Wan raised her eyebrows slightly. "If he doesn't look well, he won't vent his anger on us. What's there to worry about? Just serve him as you should."
Zi Shan opened her mouth but couldn't say a word. Jun Wang Fei's words were obviously correct, but she still felt that something was wrong.
As soon as Yan Jinqiu entered the main courtyard, he saw that the courtyard was surrounded by many maidservants. Jun Wang Fei was wearing a loose robe, and her hair was only fixed with a jasper hairpin. She stood in the middle of the courtyard with a serious expression, as if she was brewing something.
Just as he was thinking about this, he saw Hua Xi Wan's hands slowly go up on the stage. Her right foot also slowly drew a beautiful arc as she stepped out. Although her movements were very slow, they inexplicably gave people a feeling of floating clouds and flowing water.
Yan Jinqiu stood in place and watched Hua Xi Wan finish a set of slow but beautiful punches. After that, he stepped forward and asked, "What kind of punches are Xi Wan practicing?"
Hua Xi Wan was wiping the fine sweat from her forehead with a towel when she saw Yan Jinqiu walk over. She brushed aside the scattered loose hair on her temples and said, "It's a punches used to strengthen the body. Why are you back so early today?" Although Yan Jinqiu seemed to be uninterested in political affairs, he still had a position in the imperial court, so he would still attend court meetings.
"There's nothing important in the imperial court." Yan Jinqiu saw a strand of hair by Hua Xi Wan's cheek and reached out to tuck it behind her ear. "You haven't been in good health these years, so you haven't gone out. Why don't we find a good day to go out and play in the next few days?"
Hua Xi Wan thought about the increasingly hot weather and her interest in playing disappeared without a trace. She said, "The weather has been getting hotter recently. It doesn't seem appropriate to go out in the next few days."
"If that's the case, I'll take you out to play after summer." Yan Jinqiu saw that Hua Xi Wan had no intention of entering the room and sat down on a nearby chair. "I'm just worried that you will be bored in the wang fu by yourself."
"The wang fu is very good, I won't be bored." Hua Xi Wan smiled. A lazy person like her wanted to live this kind of boring life. She could sleep until she woke up naturally. She only needed to move her mouth to eat and wear what she wanted. When she was bored, she had a pile of books to read. This kind of leisurely life was great.
Seeing Hua Xi Wan start to practice martial arts again, Yan Jinqiu sat quietly in the chair and admired her valiant posture. Even if it was some fierce movements, when Hua Xi Wan did them, there was a different kind of beauty.
Seeing Hua Xi Wan kick away the sandbag that was used for martial arts, Yan Jinqiu's sitting posture suddenly became even straighter.
"Jinqiu, let's go inside." Hua Xi Wan took the handkerchief that Bai Xia handed over. She wiped her hands as she walked in front of Yan Jinqiu. She didn't even pant. "Right, I heard that Princess Linping returned to Jing yesterday. Should we invite her family to stay in the fu for a few days?"
Mutong and the other old people who served in Jun Wang fu felt a chill from the soles of their feet. Jun Wang Fei really touched the pot that didn't boil. Wasn't this adding fuel to the fire?
Yan Jinqiu looked at Hua Xi Wan's white neck and said with a slight smile, "No need. She has been married for so many years and has her own family. She probably doesn't have time to come to our Jun Wang fu. In the future, you don't have to worry too much about her. Don't tire yourself out."
The hearts of everyone present instantly became clear. Junw.a.n.g Fei had just said "return to the fu," but Junw.a.n.g Ye had said "come to our junw.a.n.g fu." It seemed that Lin Ping Junzhu was undoubtedly an outsider in Junw.a.n.g Ye's mind.
Since the other party had said so, Hua Xi Wan was too lazy to pretend to be polite. She nodded and said, "I see." After saying that, she changed the topic. "Today, I asked the kitchen to make two nourishing soups. You should drink a bowl later. Summer is coming. It's not good for your body if you don't get rid of the internal heat."
Probably he didn't expect Hua Xi Wan to agree so directly. She didn't even say anything to comfort or mediate. Yan Jinqiu was stunned for a moment before he nodded. "Okay, I'll definitely drink it at noon."
Mutong looked up and saw the smile on Jun Wang Ye's face. He immediately lowered his head.
The two of them walked side by side into the room. Hua Xi Wan changed into a new set of clothes and tied up her hair. She fanned herself and sat down on the soft couch. When she saw Yan Jinqiu sitting at the table, she said, "It's airy here. It's cooler than sitting at the table."
When Yan Jinqiu heard this, he immediately got up and sat down beside her. "It's indeed cooler. No wonder you usually like to read here."
Hua Xi Wan smiled as she fanned herself and said, "The main reason is because I like this couch very much."
When the servants saw this, they all left after serving tea and snacks. Bai Xia and Zi Shan walked behind them and carefully closed the door.
After the servants left, Hua Xi Wan said, "This morning, Princess Duan He sent an invitation to our residence. She said that she bought a mountain villa in the suburbs of the capital and invited us to visit it in three days.
Yan Jinqiu's expression changed slightly when he heard this. "Since it's an invitation from Imperial Sister, let's go and take a look," he said calmly. "I'll go with you in three days."
Hua Xi Wan stopped fanning herself. She looked at the painting of a lady riding a horse on the fan and smiled.
A smart woman never needed to do too much.
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