Chapter 70 Walking on the Snow in Early Winter (Killing)
When Xiao Lingxiao saw the fifth prince looking at him, although there was a smile on his face, there was a cold light in his eyes. This person was hot outside and cold inside, which made people unable to figure out. Obviously, it was difficult to deal with.
At this time, Li Jingxuan asked angrily, "The fifth brother said to look for a good fate. Should we go to the back and step on the snow pavilion? There are so many people there.
The fifth prince smiled when he heard the words, "Didn't I come back from there?" With that, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Lingxiao and said, "Miss Xiao, your talented third cousin hasn't got a marriage contract yet, right? I think of his momentum. After today, the threshold of the Prime Minister's mansion will be broken. Hahaha..."
Xiao Lingxiao was stunned when he heard the words, and then frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Feng Ming?"
The fifth prince looked at Xiao Lingxiao's reaction, and a cunning light flashed in his eyes.
As soon as he said this, the fourth prince also arrived in a hurry. The fifth prince seemed to expect that he would follow him and said with a smile, "Why don't we go to Ta Xueting together? It's lively there."
Xiao Lingxiao was very concerned about what he just said, so he didn't object. He took Bao Ronger to step on the snow pavilion with him and Lu Zhongyang. After the fourth prince saw him coming, Xiao Lingxiao didn't even say a word to him. He was dissatisfied and hurriedly chased after him, and Li Jingxuan followed Xiao Lingxiao closely, as if he was closer than before. A lot.
The crowd passed through several corridors and came to the snow pavilion in a blink of an eye.
This snow pavilion is built in a large garden, surrounded by many small scenes built by rockery and stubborn stones, and there are also strange flowers and grasses, some of which are still emerald green in this first snow. If you look at this garden carefully, you can also see a lot of interesting scenery, but the people in this garden have ulterior motives, and no one cares about the scenery here at all.
Most of the men and women gathered in the snow pavilion. From a distance, you can see the thick curtain hanging on the pavilion, which blocked the snow, but did not block the sight of the people inside. Xiao Lingxiao and the three princes appeared together, which made a sudden ** in the snow pavilion.
Xiao Lingxiao glanced over and immediately saw Xiao Fengming in the pavilion. He was surrounded by several young women, and he really looked like he was in the limelight. Several young women still had smiles on their faces that did not disappear, while Xiao Fengming quickly walked towards Xiao Lingxiao as if he had done something wrong.
He walked quickly and immediately asked in front of Xiao Lingxiao, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Lingxiao gave him a fierce look and said coldly, "Can't I come?"
Xiao Fengming's expression stagnated when he heard the words. Xiao Lingxiao snorted and thought to himself that this guy usually pretended to be a pure teenager. When he met a group of beautiful women, he threw himself in his arms. Isn't he secretly happy?
But when she thought so, she completely forgot that it was she who sent Xiao Fengming away.
When Xiao Fengming saw Xiao Lingxiao treat him like this, he felt aggrieved and a little throbbing. If it hadn't been for the three eyesore guys around him, he would have hugged her tightly.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fengming couldn't help but look gloomy and glanced at the three eyesore guys behind Xiao Lingxiao. Finally, his eyes fell on the only innocent Lu Zhongyang, and soon found that the fifth prince was pulling his arm without hesitation. Xiao Fengming couldn't help frowning slightly.
Since Xiao Lingxiao has come here, he naturally can't leave immediately after seeing Xiao Fengming. The fourth prince walked at the front and took them to the snow pavilion.
Although the weather outside is not cold, there are gusts of cold wind, but it is very warm in the snow pavilion. A lot of charcoal pots have been prepared here, and thick wolfskin blankets have been laid on the ground. Even the jade carved round table and several stone stools inside are wrapped with thick velvet cushions.
Seeing several princes coming in, everyone in the pavilion got up to welcome them. The fourth prince affectionately pulled Xiao Lingxiao to a woman and introduced, "Lingxiao, you probably haven't seen my sister yet. This is Princess Haiyan."
Princess Haiyan and the fifth prince were born to the same mother. They are usually in the palace. In fact, they don't have much affection for the fourth prince. The fourth prince came to introduce them first, which is nothing more than to show to everyone present that he and Xiao Lingxiao are still very close after experiencing so many things.
Xiao Lingxiao looked at Princess Haiyan quietly. It is said that the princess has just turned thirteen years old this year and has a baby face, as if she is childish. She is wearing a cherry-red dress, and there are many colorful stones in her bun on her head. She will shine with a slight movement, which makes the princess look much more outstanding. However, Xiao Lingxiao could see that when the princess looked at her, her eyes were as cold as her brother's fifth prince. Presumably the two brothers and sisters had heard someone say something about themselves.
Xiao Lingxiao smiled and said, "It turns out that this is Princess Haiyan. It's better to meet than to be famous. The princess is beautiful and has a refined temperament."
Princess Haiyan looked at Xiao Lingxiao coldly. After listening to her words, she couldn't help snorting coldly and said, "It turns out that you are the dead and resurrised Xiao Lingxiao. You really don't know the rules at all. No one has told you that you are going to kneel down and salute when you see the princess?"
When everyone heard Princess Haiyan's words, they knew that she had chosen Xiao Lingxiao's gift. Before Xiao Lingxiao could speak, the fourth prince next to him immediately sank his face and said to Princess Haiyan, "Today's first snow is the first generation of each family. Isn't it possible to avoid these red tape? Why does the royal sister care about this?
At this time, Li Jingxuan also came forward and smiled, "Yes, royal sister, if we insist on following the rules of the palace, wouldn't it ruin the relaxed atmosphere of stepping on the first snow?"
Unexpectedly, she just picked Xiao Lingxiao's fault and was blocked back by the two prince brothers around her. Princess Haiyan was angry and turned her eyes to her brother Li Jingyan for help. Unexpectedly, Li Jingyan didn't seem to listen to them at all, but lowered his head and almost put his face in the ear of the musician beside him. He didn't know what he was talking about.
Princess Haiyan couldn't help scolding in her heart. She thought that her biological brother could become her backer, but Li Jingyan was not only not in the imperial city, but even after coming back, she always saw the end of the dragon, and did not mean to love her sister at all. The affection between the two brothers and sisters is really not deep. Princess Haiyan now knows that she can't count on him at all.
Princess Haiyan was secretly suffothed, but Xiao Lingxiao, who was opposite, thought of something in the lightning. Suddenly, she raised her voice and turned to Bao Ronger behind her and said, "Bao Ronger, it's rare to see Princess Haiyan. Why don't you take out what my mother asked me to bring."
Hearing this, Bao Ronger immediately took out a brocade box from her arms and handed it to Xiao Lingxiao.
Xiao Lingxiao turned around and presented the brocade box to Princess Haiyan and said in a voice that everyone around her could hear, "My mother asked me to bring something to Princess Haiyan. It is said that my father deliberately asked someone to find it back. Please accept it."
When Princess Haiyan heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned.
Normally, it is common for young men and women to give gifts to each other during the first snow. Princess Haiyan was favored in the palace, so she received more gifts. But it was the first time for Princess Haiyan to see something like Xiao Lingxiao.
Everyone looked at each other in con's face, and even the three princes and Xiao Fengming felt inexplicable.
After a moment of silence, Princess Haiyan finally took over the brocade box. She didn't think much more and opened the brocade box directly in front of everyone.
In the distance, Xiao Zechun and Xiao Zelu's hearts raised their throats at this moment. The two quickly looked for them in the crowd, and then quickly tried to squeeze into Xiao Lingxiao's side.
As soon as the brocade box was opened, everyone couldn't help but looked at each other.
In the luxurious brocade box, there is only an ordinary stone!
"Xiao Lingxiao, what do you mean!"
Princess Haiyan shook her hand and threw the brocade box on the ground with the stone inside. She said angrily, "Send me a broken stone. Is this belittling my Princess Haiyan or belittling the royal family!" Your Xiao family is too bold!"
Xiao Lingxiao looked down, then squatted down and gently stroked the wolfskin blanket on the ground. He thought about it and took a long sigh. After a while, she picked up the undamaged stone and the brocade box from the blanket and put it back. Then she carefully placed it on the jade table and smiled indifferently, "My mother asked me to bring this thing. I just gave it to you. As for the deep meaning of this, Her Royal Highness might as well find a chance to ask my mother.
Princess Haiyan's face turned pale when she heard the words. She was about to continue to be angry, but she heard someone around her laugh loudly and said, "Sister, you really don't know the goods. Such a good thing can fall on the blanket, otherwise you will be violently."
I don't know when the fifth prince came to the table. As he spoke, he took the stone out of the brocade box and looked at it carefully. He smiled and raised his hand and asked the people around him, "You are all knowledgeable. Does anyone know what this is? This is a raw stone!"
The so-called original stone can usually be seen when gambling on jade, that is, the kind of stone that looks like an ordinary stone, but after being cut inside is jade and jade. A connomer can guess what it looks like when they take a look at the original stone. People use this "guess" method to buy and sell the original stone, which is called gambling stone. However, raw stone is basically only valuable in the hands of the pros. For the princes and ladies of these rich families in front of them, it is really superfluous. They are more concerned about the finished product than such broken stones.
I saw the fifth prince come to Xiao Lingxiao with this stone and asked with a smile, "Miss Xiao, am I right? If I didn't look at it, it should be a lot of gold and jade that is hard to find. I'm afraid it took a lot of effort to find such a raw stone, right?
Xiao Lingxiao looked at the fifth prince. Although he was full of smiles, there was no smile in his eyes. He was testing Xiao Lingxiao with his eyes, and even deterring Xiao Lingxiao with his eyes. In him, Xiao Lingxiao could clearly feel a breath that only beasts had.
However, Xiao Lingxiao did not flinch at all. She just smiled indifferently, looked at Li Jingyan, opened her mouth and whispered, "Your Highness is well-informed. You must be right to say that this is the original stone of golden jade. Ling Xiao just listened to his mother's order to deliver this thing. He really didn't know the inside story. After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao raised a trace of arc at the corners of his mouth, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a very soft voice and a little provocative tone, "If the Fifth Highness is not worried, why don't you cut this stone open and have a look?"
When the fifth prince heard Xiao Lingxiao's words, his smile stiffened, and a cold murderous air suddenly burst out of his body.