Chapter 656 Heard, Heard Again!

Early the next morning, the entire Xingguo Duke's mansion became lively. The five ladies in the mansion entered the palace together. This was such an honor.

Even the third wife, who had always been at odds with the second wife, got up early, and the people around each lady carefully dressed up their own lady.

The carriage had already stopped outside the mansion, and two large carriages were prepared.

Shao Wanru came either early or late. At that time, Shao Yanru and Shao Jie'er had already arrived. Shao Yanru got on the carriage in front. Shao Jie'er also wanted to follow, but was pulled down by a woman and asked Shao Wanru to come over from the carriage behind her. When I arrived, I was invited to the carriage in front.

Yu Jie helped her get into the carriage. In the carriage, Shao Yan Ruji was sitting there. She was elegantly dressed and full of gorgeousness. Her eight-piece Hunan skirt was fluttering and her face was beautiful. She saw Shao Wanru's bland dress with almost only one color. , a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes.

She thought she was so beautiful that she could conquer the whole country. In the past three years, people all over the capital had been secretly rumoring that she was the most beautiful woman. Such an honor made her very happy.

But the Shao Wanru in front of her was only wearing extremely simple clothes. With a few accessories that were somewhat colorful but not precious, she was no worse than herself. Could it be that she was the title of the most beautiful woman? It's really going to fall on Shao Wanru!

Thinking of my mother's previous warnings and instructions, I felt extremely jealous.

"Fifth sister, please sit down quickly. We will leave when the third and fourth sisters arrive!" I thought so in my heart, but it didn't show on my face. I smiled and waved to Shao Wanru.

Shao Wanru nodded and sat down in the carriage, followed by Yu Jie who also jumped on the carriage.

They didn't wait long. Shao Caihuan and Shao Cailing came out and got into the carriage together. Now that all five ladies had arrived, the carriage slowly turned around and drove out of the gate of Xingguo Mansion towards the street. Turn around and go through another intersection, which is the largest official road in the capital. From there, go straight to the west and go straight to the palace gate.

In the carriage, Shuqi skillfully took out the tea set from the cabinet hidden on the side, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and then respectfully pushed it in front of the two ladies: "Miss, Fifth Miss, please have some tea! "

Because they had to go to the palace, everyone ate some of the breakfast hastily. Although there were cakes on the table, they were inconvenient to use at this time, so as not to stain their lips. Only tea could be used a little.

Shao Wanru didn't wear lip color, but her lips were always red without color. The lip color was rich and different from ordinary rouge and gouache. She looked even more charming, especially because this charming lip color was the only one on her body. When it is the most beautiful color, it makes people feel more and more stunning like red plums in the snow.

The lips are rich in color, the skin is as frosty as the snow, and the eyelashes are as long as butterfly wings and have some curls, all of which show that Shao Wanru has an extraordinary appearance, and is pure and charming. Shao Yanru can't help but look at it. Feeling jealous.

He gritted his teeth, biting his jealousy into his lips, and then raised his eyes, he was smiling. His hypocritical, dignified and beautiful face was as easy to get close to as Mrs. Xingguo.

"Fifth sister, take a sip. I'm afraid you won't be able to drink tea for a while when you enter the palace!" Shao Yanru said with a smile, reaching out to pick up the tea cup in front of her, with her long sleeves slightly blocking it. She took a few sips, then put it down and picked up the handkerchief. , carefully pressed it on the lips, gently pressing away the water stains, but not pressing down the lip color.

"Fifth sister, please!" After the veil was taken off, Shao Yanru gently pushed the teacup in front of Shao Wanru forward and looked at her with a smile.

Her attitude was gentle and a bit affectionate, but not too much, just enough that people couldn't refuse her kindness.

Shao Wanru reached out to pick up the teacup and was about to drink it when he seemed to remember something and put down the teacup. "Sister, grandma is not in good health today. Why didn't you let us go over to say hello?"

When I went out in the morning, I originally wanted to go to greet the Madam first, but the Madam sent someone to say that there was no need to go there today.

"Grandma's health is quite good. She may not be able to get up in the morning, so we don't have to go to pay her respects!" Shao Yanru said vaguely.

The real situation is that Mrs. Tai didn't see anyone else, but she asked her to invite An, and she also gave her some special words to teach her how to behave in the car and in the palace.

As for the others, Mrs. Tai was worried that they would disturb her teaching Shao Yanru, so she sent people to tell them that they did not need to come to pay their respects.

Shao Wanru fell silent, her long eyelashes drooping down, with a bit of grievance, as if she was sad because the madam refused to let her go to pay her respects, and she was silent for a moment.

"Fifth sister, don't be wronged. Grandma's body is too big to withstand the tedious work. It's normal for her to be missing this morning. Come on, drink the tea!" Shao Yanru comforted her and put the tea in front of her. The tea cup was pushed in front of Shao Wanru.

Shao Wanru was silent for a moment, then picked up the tea cup and brought it to his mouth, but he didn't drink it. His eyes were wandering, and he didn't know what he thought of, and his delicate facial features were slightly twisted.

"Fifth sister, are you still worried?" Shao Yanru asked.

"No!" Shao Wanru shook his head, waved his long sleeve, and like Shao Yanru, stood in front of him and took a few sips, then put down his long sleeve and dropped the tea cup.

Seeing the teacup that was much flatter than before, the smile on Shao Yanru's face became more affectionate.

"Fifth sister, you haven't been in the palace all this time, so I'm afraid you don't know what's going on in the palace. Let me tell you about Concubine Shu. You should pay more attention when you enter the palace. Don't offend Concubine Shu. .”

"Please give me some advice, sister!" Shao Wanru said slowly, leaning against the car wall at the back, and the water-absorbed handkerchief between his fingers slipped from his hanging sleeves.

Yujie picked it up quickly and wrapped it in her own handkerchief.

"Although Concubine Shu has a high status in the palace, she has no heirs. In fact, Concubine Shu was pregnant and gave birth to a child, but I don't know what happened. The little prince died a few days after he was born. Yes, it is said that this matter caused a big fuss in the palace at that time, and also involved many people. You must not mention the other princes' matters, and don't make Concubine Shu unhappy!"

Shao Yanru seemed to be a sister who really cared about her sister. She spoke carefully and even expressed some suspicions that could not be said outside.

Shao Wanru took another handkerchief that Yujie had changed for him, and covered it with his lips. A coldness flashed through his eyes. The tea was obviously drugged. If he hadn't been proficient in pharmacology, he might have He really would have fallen into Shao Yanru's scheme.

This medicine actually doesn't look like much when it is alone. It only has a faint taste when mixed with tea. It is difficult to detect it at the moment. It is a bit like the bitterness of too much tea. Today's tea does have too much. There are still a lot of tea leaves in the cup now, which are used to cover up the medicinal smell.

He slowly clenched his hands in his sleeves, and then relaxed his smile again.

Under normal circumstances, this medicine will be fine, but if it is combined with wine, it will erode people's sanity, and even make people feel groggy, and they feel like they don't know where they are for a while.

It seems that when you enter the palace today, someone will give you wine!

"Thank you for the tip, sister!" She listened carefully to Shao Yanru's words and waited until she finished speaking before she said calmly. Then she turned her head and looked at the window nonchalantly, as if admiring the scenery. She didn't believe Shao Yanru's words. , but not entirely convinced.

With Shao Yanru as a person, it is impossible for everything he said to be false. There must be truth in it. If it is false, it is a rumor heard from above. It is no wonder that there is a mistake in Shao Yanru. After all, she must have only heard a rumor. This kind of thing is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.

If something goes wrong, you can only blame yourself for your misfortune. You can never put the responsibility on others!

If Empress Shu Fei really annoyed and embarrassed herself, Shao Yanru was also extremely innocent. Isn't this the highest level of scheming against others?

In the last life, Shao Yanru repeatedly made things difficult for herself and punished herself, but others still felt that she deserved the punishment because she did not do well. No wonder she punished her, and no wonder she was cruel, she had to do it. of.

"Sister, where is that place over there?" After looking at it for a while, Shao Wanru suddenly reached out and pointed to a place outside the window screen.

"Where?" Shao Yanru's position was originally difficult to see clearly, but now he heard the question and came closer.

Shuqi was afraid that she would bump into the teacup in front of the table, so he deliberately pulled the small table in front of them further away. The teacup on the coffee table made a sound and moved a few times.

Yu Jie hurriedly came over to help and helped her carefully move the case back. Although the carriage was running very steadily and basically didn't shake much, it was still inconvenient to move it in the car.

After the two maids worked together to move the table a little bit, their attention was also attracted by the building outside the window. It was a tower, standing tall at the window over there, not very far, but not very close either. But very noticeable.

"This is a pagoda in the palace. I heard it was built by the previous dynasty. It is basically empty now. I heard it is over there in the cold palace. I don't know exactly where it is!" Shao Yanru saw it clearly at this time. Hearing Shao Wanru's doubts, he smiled casually, feeling secretly contemptuous in his heart. He didn't even know about this pagoda. He really didn't have much knowledge.

This pagoda is also famous in the palace. Many people can see this pagoda when they look in the direction of the palace. It is also said that this pagoda has been vacant for a long time. Almost everyone in the capital knows it.

Shao Wanru has been in Beijing for three years, but he doesn't even know about this kind of thing. It can be seen that he is really far away from the circle of aristocratic families in Beijing.

"Fifth sister, I heard that the pagoda is haunted. I don't know if it's true or if it's just nonsense from bored people in the palace." Shao Yanru covered her lips gently with a handkerchief and said with a smile.

"Can the palace be haunted?" Shao Wanru looked surprised, hiding the shock and panic in his eyes at that moment!

"Why not? But it's just what I heard, and it was passed on by someone else. I don't know if it's true or not!" Shao Yanru said casually.