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Xue Pan looked greedily at the young man in front of him, carefully sizing him up from top to bottom.Compared with Liu Xianglian, the face of the person in front of her is softer, her lips are painted with vermilion, and her face is like powder.Then he turned his eyes to the man's hand again, and saw that the man was holding a folding fan with a white jade handle carved with chisel patterns, the hand holding the fan was slightly raised, and he saw that the fingers were slender and white, as warm as jade , couldn't help opening his mouth wide, completely stunned.

The young gentleman had noticed Xue Pan coming into the hall early on, and he didn't pay much attention at first, but now seeing him looking at him like this, it was so unreasonable, he couldn't help frowning, pointed at Xue Pan with his folding fan, and asked The shopkeeper next to him asked, "Is this your boss?"

The shopkeeper is the youngest son of Chen Yi's family. He is the son of Xue's family. He naturally knows Xue Pan's usual temperament, and his face turned pale. The young master said: "This is the elder brother of our master."

The young gentleman smiled and said: "That's it. I heard that the owner of this shop is a girl. I thought that the strong general would have no weak soldiers, so I came here to see and see, but I didn't expect that no one in the shop knew about it." The origin of Huiwen, there is even a dumb king who doesn't know how to treat guests. What a pity! Ridiculous!"

Although Xue Pan somewhat coveted the young man's appearance, but seeing that he was dressed in noble clothes and he didn't know his background, he didn't dare to provoke him lightly.But when the young master uttered the words "dumb overlord", it was like stabbing a hornet's nest.How did Xue Pan not know that he had this nickname?It's just that no one dared to say it in front of him.Now seeing someone dare to bring it up in person, firstly, they must have inquired clearly in advance to find fault, and secondly, they severely cut his face. If Xue Daibawang can bear it, he will not be called Daibawang.Immediately, he was so angry that he didn't care about anything else, so he immediately changed his face and said viciously, "What are you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a guy covered his mouth tightly from behind.Xue Pan was startled and angry, struggling while speaking inarticulately.But the third son moved faster than him, he got Baochai's signal earlier, and another guy hugged his waist, and dragged him straight behind the screen.Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of footsteps, but it was Baochai who came in with a group of people. Without further explanation, he made a national salute to the young prince and called her His Highness the Princess.

But she said that Baochai's expectations were not bad at all, and the young man who came to He Ruiji to argue was none other than Her Royal Highness the eldest princess who disguised herself as a man and went out in micro-clothes.

At first, Her Royal Highness was just the daughter of an unfavored prince, a small princess, and her father had passed away long ago, so the princes and daughters in the palace and the dignitaries outside the palace didn't take her seriously.Unexpectedly, the imperial court was defeated in the north, and they were embarrassed to say that they were defeated. They only said that the Khan from the north had surrendered and wanted to make a marriage.These golden branches and jade leaves in the palace are all well-established, and the threshold is very fine. They all know that the bitter cold land and barbarians in the north are unedible, and they are unwilling to go there.The little maid next to Her Highness the Eldest Princess came up with a secret idea, so Her Highness the Eldest Princess volunteered with all her blood, and the court was overjoyed to be awarded the title of the Eldest Princess.

Later, less than a year after the marriage, the Khan died unexpectedly, and the forces of various tribes continued to surge. It was this little maid who took a few capable servants to collect military information everywhere, and escaped back after protecting the eldest princess. Thanks to the confidential information, Xianyu turned around when the noble ladies in the capital were not optimistic.

It is said that this little maid is named Sang Luo, and she is the most scheming, not to mention her background.Now that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess has made a contribution, she has invested in the fate of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager. When the Emperor is very hot, Sang Luo used this military intelligence collection as an example to persuade His Highness to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and to recruit talents.The eldest princess was quite convinced of Sang Luo, and gave convenience everywhere, and let her make arrangements.A few days ago, Sang Luo saw the roster of attendants participating in the palace selection, circled a few interesting ones from it, and visited with His Royal Highness the Princess.

That day Sang Luo was visiting Baochai, and found out that Baochai is the daughter of the imperial merchant Xue's family. after all.Just in time for the matter of hoarding cotton cloth for the resale company, it happened that he ran into Xue Pan first, and then met Baochai.

Seeing that her possessions had been found out, the eldest princess felt a little displeased when she looked at the people who were kneeling on the ground in darkness. She looked at Baochai coldly, seeing her bowing her head blindly, apologizing for Xue Pan's matter with sincerity, she felt even more in her heart. impatient.But he heard Sang Luo laughing beside him and said: "You raise your head and talk."

Baochai raised her head upon hearing this.The eldest princess was taken aback for a moment.The daughter of an official, spoiled and pampered since she was a child, she is meticulously crafted, so she should look good, not to mention that someone once saw her at the family banquet of Prince Teng's family, so the eldest princess knew that Baochai was good-looking, but Unexpectedly, it was much more beautiful than expected, so I was stunned for a while.Although she was married once, she was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Now that she saw Baochai, she didn't have the slightest desire to compete for beauty.All of a sudden, she put all the previous unhappiness behind her.

Sang Luo saw that the eldest princess didn't speak, but asked from the side: "How do you know it's Her Royal Highness?"

Baochai replied in a low voice: "I didn't know it at first. Later, I guessed something when I saw the golden foreign thread fansi crane cloak in the honorable driver's hand."

Sang Luo's eyes flickered: "Could it be that you made this crane cloak yourself, so you're so familiar with it?"

Baochai hurriedly replied: "That year when His Royal Highness got married, all the tailors and embroiderers in the city were rushing to make the dowry. Because I helped draw a few embroidery patterns, I remembered them."

Sang Luo smiled and said: "I'm afraid you are too modest. I heard that Xue's parents and daughters are all talented and beautiful, and they are also good at Danqing female workers. If you want to embroider the Hui pattern, it is a matter of course."

Baochai hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty is absurd. I think that Huiwen is the unique skill of Gusu Huiniang, how can ordinary people like us embroider it?" She saw that Sang Luo was obviously dressed as a maidservant, but she was obviously quite like the eldest princess. Reliance, so more cautious.

When the eldest princess came to her senses, Baochai and Sang Luo asked and answered, and they had already discussed whether Gusu Huiniang really died young.

Baochai said: "I heard that Gusu Huiniang was good at calligraphy and painting, and occasionally embroidered one or two pieces of needlework for fun. They are not commercially available, and there are many embroidered screens with wreaths. They imitate the folded branches and flowers of famous Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The colors are all elegant, and there are old sentences about this flower by the ancients, or the poems and songs are different, all of which are embroidered with cursive characters in black velvet. Gentlemen of Hanlin Wenmo said that the word "embroidery" can't be perfect, but it seems abrupt, so everyone discussed it, and the word "embroidery" was hidden, and they were all called "Huiwen". How can such stitches be Ordinary people can imitate it. Although there are secular profit shooters imitating its stitches, and fools profit, it is just a shape. It is a pity that this Hui Niang died, but this year it is gone. I was young, and now I can’t get another one.”

Na Sang Luo sneered and said, "Who knows if it's a real fate or an excuse to avoid the world? Even the Zunqin's Mansion has passed away, don't you think there are too many people missing this year for no reason?"

The sharpness of this remark was so sharp that Baochai was taken aback when he heard it, and dared not answer it.Sang Luo waited for a while, seeming a little disappointed.The eldest princess didn't feel that the atmosphere on the field was weird, and she took the conversation with great interest, and talked about the similarities and differences between Shu embroidery and Suzhou embroidery, but she was very clear.

"How?" On the way back to the princess mansion, the eldest princess asked Sang Luo.

Sang Luo sneered: "He's too timid to be useful."

The eldest princess said strangely: "Didn't you just say that you are good at learning. The empress dowager said I was reckless before, and there must be some cautious people around me. I think you scared her."

Sang Luo became more and more displeased, but his face remained calm, and he just said: "Your Highness thinks she was born well, and her old problems have recurred."

The eldest princess has been taken care of by Sang Luo a lot, so it's hard to say anything at this time, but Sang Luo said: "She has such a good-looking appearance, and is so enthusiastic about the palace selection, I'm afraid that the one who wants to leave is the eldest lady of the Jia family in the Duke's Mansion." Go the old way. If His Highness wants to insert someone next to Wan Sui, you can use it."

The eldest princess said blankly: "I only want to be rich and happy, why bother to hit the cusp of the storm?" In her heart, she believed in Sang Luo's judgment to a certain extent, and she was quite unhappy.

Xue Pan was still in shock, and returned home with Baochai. He briefly told Aunt Xue about the matter, and then complained: "Even so, I shouldn't order my subordinates to treat me like that. If it gets out, what else do I have?" face?"

Baochai said: "Follow the matter urgently. I heard that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is very impatient. I was afraid that my brother would offend her unintentionally. That guy also slapped my brother a few times, that's enough." I felt quite apologetic, I was thinking of comforting him afterwards.

After hearing this, Aunt Xue also said that Baochai should use a better method, patted her chest and said it was dangerous, and finally said: "This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, to see Her Highness the Eldest Princess?"

Baochai's brows were filled with worry: "I don't know if it's a disaster or a blessing. I see a strange little maid beside her, and I always feel a little uncomfortable."

Aunt Xue couldn't help being excited: "You're too careful. It's just that you shouldn't tell her what she's hiding. Since she's disguised, I'm afraid it won't be known by others."

Baochai said helplessly: "I also thought so about coming here earlier. I was just worried that my brother would run into Her Highness the Princess, and I panicked for a while, but I couldn't think of anything else. Thinking about it later, these nobles have very weird tempers. Pretending to know nothing, treating her like an ordinary guest, and being picked on by her afterwards, what should I do? I would rather be old-fashioned and boring."

That's all for Aunt Xue, Baochai thought for a while, and then asked: "By the way, has Second Aunt been to the palace these few days, what does the empress say?"