Chapter 26 Failure to Achieve One Plan

No normal person can withstand the blind boasting of Princess Leyang, who completely disregards facts, let alone Jiang Xuening, who has a psychological shadow from her past life.

But fortunately, this situation did not last long.

Shen Zhiyi had only been sitting here for a while when someone from the palace came to ask the Empress Dowager to come and talk to her to relieve her stress. Shen Zhiyi had no choice but to reluctantly go.

Before leaving, she held Jiang Xuening's hand and said, "Anyway, this princess likes you. If there is anything happening in the palace these days, just tell the palace maids of Yangzhi Zhai and they will come and report me. I will go and see you tomorrow."

Jiang Xuening breathed a sigh of relief and watched as Shen Zhiyi left.

In the end, this day came to an end when she followed Su Shangyi, who was diligent and patient, to "barely" learn the court etiquette——

There's no way.

It was too tiring to pretend, and Jiang Xuening recalled Shen Zhiyi's attitude on this matter. She even said things like "It doesn't matter if you can't learn". What's the point of her continuing to pretend?

If one plan doesn't work, we need to change it.

However, she couldn't let others see the clues, so she stayed up until it was getting late, as if she had been gradually taught by Su Shangyi. Her movements began to flow smoothly and gradually met Su Shangyi's strict standards.

In the end, Su Shangyi showed a rare expression of satisfaction, only looking at her and pointing at her to the others, saying, "It's okay even if your talent is poor. There has been a saying since ancient times, 'A foolish bird flies first' and 'diligence can make up for weakness'. As long as you are willing to work hard, many difficult things in the world can still be overcome. Miss Jiang Er did very well today, you should take her as a mirror."

Jiang Xuening: "…"

Everyone else is secretly slandering that if we can be a "mirror mirror mirror", everyone should not enter the palace, but their mouths are all in unison: "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Su Shangyi."

Su Shangyi finally dispersed them and left with the three female officials from the Shangyi Bureau.

In this late autumn weather, Jiang Xuening was sweating profusely. As soon as she saw someone leave, she was too lazy to say hello to anyone. She immediately returned to her own room and asked the palace maids in Zhizhai to prepare fragrant soup for her bath.

But others have to fall behind.

Chen Shuyi, the young lady of the Chen Yunjin family, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, walked beside Xiao Shu with Yao Xi.

After taking a look at Yao Xi, who didn't know what she was thinking about, her eyes flashed slightly, and then she said to Xiao Shu: "Although we haven't seen much, it's rare for her to be so kind to anyone. The two girls of the Yuan family are just making up for her. How can they be worth the princess treating her like this?"

Chen Shuyi didn't go to Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion, so she naturally didn't know.

But Xiao Shu was present throughout the entire process.

She was playing with a delicate incense fan in her hand, frowning and frowning, but only smiled. It wasn't like Chen Shuyi, who was a bit hesitant, but rather appeared very casual: "If it were just makeup, it wouldn't be so. What matters is what I said at that time. Shuyi, you and I can't say that in our lifetime."

Chen Shuyi seemed lost in thought.

*

As it was the first time everyone had gathered in such an occasion, and the day before they entered the palace, in the evening, everyone had finished grooming and eating. It was unknown who had started, so they called for a gathering in the flowing water pavilion where they were reading and drinking tea separately in Yangzhi Zhai.

Jiang Xuening didn't have much interest initially.

You should know that these people have never talked about any interesting topics in their last life. They are all surrounded by fragrant powder and facial expressions, and it's really boring to talk about the handsome people outside.

But now everyone thinks she's amazing.

Who said she has a big face on Princess Leyang's side?

When learning etiquette today, everyone saw the situation in their eyes. Although they all felt that she had opened the back door too far, on the surface, they were even more friendly to her. Although they were all ladies of noble families and not to the point of flattery, their words were very gentle. Even when You Yue saw her, she put away the hostile look she had seen before and squeezed a smile from her lips.

So she was pulled over by Fang Miao and a few others.

Six or seven people sat at a round table, while the rest were scattered on the kang by the window, talking to each other and occasionally picking up preserved fruits and dried fruits prepared on plates to eat.

Zhou Baoying plunged into the food without looking up.

On the other hand, Xiao Shu seemed to have a special eye for Jiang Xuening. When she saw her come in, she nodded and greeted her, smiling, "Jiang's younger sister has really made a name for herself this day."

Jiang Xuening was so tired that she could only smile and put on an awkward look, as if she didn't know what to say. She just said, "Sister Xiao was joking."

Xiao Shu saw that she had never had the intention to talk to anyone, so she didn't want to use words to have a deep conversation with her anymore. She decided to turn around and talk to someone else.

Everyone couldn't help but complain about today's female official.

Yao Rongrong sat in the corner with a somewhat timid expression, her face turning red. "I haven't taught these things much since I was young, and I've been learning too slowly. Fortunately, I have Sister Jiang from the Jiang family, who is similar to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do today…"

Everyone felt suffocated upon hearing these words.

Should this girl be said to be foolish or particularly foolish?

You already know this kind of thing in your heart, why do you still say it in your mouth?

The room suddenly fell silent for a moment.

You Yue ate a melon seed, although her expression was not too obvious, there was a hint of interest in watching the play in her eyes.

Yao Rongrong also reflected for a moment before realizing that she had said the wrong thing. She also remembered the face that Jiang Xuening had in front of the princess today. She immediately shrank and apologized to Jiang Xuening, "I… what I said earlier didn't mean that…"

Jiang Xuening: "…"

I'm not angry, I just feel sorry for her.

She didn't have much interaction with Yao Rongrong in her previous life, and had no intention of making things difficult for her. She just casually smiled and said, "It's okay, I was originally stupid and couldn't learn much. It's just that Su Shangyi is too responsible, coming over and over again makes it difficult to learn."

Fan Yilan was kind-hearted. She had originally taken a collection of poems from the bookshelf and flipped through them in her hand. At this moment, she saw that Yao Rongrong was feeling embarrassed, so she interjected a sentence and said, "It seems that the etiquette in the palace is studied for two days, right? But at first, the palace said that we should stay for three days when we first enter the palace. I heard that on the last day, the gentlemen will set questions to test us and see how everyone's knowledge is, in order to determine the content and depth of our future lectures.". I just don't know which gentleman will come to take the exam at that time… "

Who else can there be?

Xie Ju'an.

Jiang Xuening sneered inwardly.

Sure enough, Chen Shuyi, who had been very quiet before, replied, "It should be Young Master Xie. Nowadays, he is the one who presides over all the imperial banquets and has learned a lot. This time, he will teach us how to play the piano and read books, and the other gentlemen will only follow his lead. When I entered the palace, my father warned me that this time, it is not equivalent to being able to accompany the princess in reading. In addition to learning etiquette, we also need to learn how to pass the gentlemen's level.". It doesn't matter if it's too good. If it's too bad, it's not easy for the teacher to arrange a lecture to stay with the princess. If he speaks deeply, he can't understand it, and if he speaks slowly, it will drag down His Royal Highness Royal Highness Princess Chang. So the third day's exam is also used for selecting candidates. If it is not suitable at that time, you will also be advised to leave by the teacher

——This is the second plan that Jiang Xuening is preparing to change.

Due to the changes in Su Shangyi and Princess Leyang, she was able to pass the stage of etiquette no matter how silly she pretended, even lying on the ground. Naturally, there was no possibility of being persuaded to leave the palace because she couldn't learn etiquette.

But Princess Leyang cannot make Xie Wei certain!

As long as she can break through her own bottom line, hand in blank papers or write blindly on the third day of the school entrance examination, it will inevitably anger Xie Wei or other teachers who never lower their expectations in this regard. Therefore, being persuaded to return to the palace due to poor knowledge is a definite thing.

When it comes to Xie Wei, these ladies from the aristocratic family suddenly become a bit excited.

One person said, "Can't Mr. Xie really come in person?"

You Yue joked, "Why are you blushing?"

He spat at her and covered his face, saying, "If you've seen it one day, you'll blush too!"

Yao Rongrong timidly continued, "I have heard my father mention Mr. Xie several times at home, but they all say that Mr. Xie will come and stand in four more years. However, he has always been alone and does not discuss marriage, which is really strange."

Fang Miao suddenly lifted her head and said, "What's so strange about this?"

Yao Rongrong let out a soft "ah".

Fang Miao lowered her head again and arranged the few copper coins on the table, as if wanting to calculate something. She only said, "Most people in Beijing know that although Mr. Xie comes from Confucianism, he has been devoted to the study of Buddhism and elders in recent years. Every year, he has two months of free time to go to the Hanging Temple and Sanqing Temple for temporary fasting, preaching and preaching to others. He is pure hearted and has few desires and does not approach women, and it is not rare to not become a family."

Not close to women?

Speaking of this, Jiang Xuening couldn't help but think of the embarrassment of the previous life.

At this moment, all sorts of malicious thoughts came out of my heart: what to say about having a pure heart and few desires, but a person in a high position doesn't even have a woman by their side, so what's wrong with not being able to guarantee everything!

Everyone is joking and joking on their own.

===Kunning Section 35===

Suddenly, a young palace maid outside the door bowed and gently called out to Jiang Xuening, "Miss Jiang, someone is looking for her."

Jiang Xuening immediately raised her eyebrows and instinctively asked, "Who is it?"

The little palace maid blinked her eyes and watched as she remained silent.

Jiang Xuening remembered the events of her previous life and suddenly realized it. She didn't ask and only said to other people, "Excuse me, I'll go out and take a look."

He followed the young palace maid out of the Yangzhi Zhai.

All the way, it turned out to be in the direction of the Wenhua Hall.

As she was about to reach the range of the front court, fortunately she stopped at a fork in the road not far away. Looking up again, Yan Lin, dressed in a black robe, stood waiting for her under the autumn crabapple patch.

The little palace maid quietly retreated.

Jiang Xuening walked forward and said, "It's so late, haven't you returned from the palace yet?"

Yan Lin heard from Shen Jie about some of the etiquette lessons that the accompanying readers of Princess Chang learned today. She was afraid that she would suffer some injustice, so she came to take a look. At this moment, she carefully looked at her and said, "The palace gate will only be locked for a while. I can't rest assured that you will enter the palace for the first time. I also heard that Su Shangyi, who taught you today, is very strict. You fell in front of Princess Chang.". Well, I just went to the hospital to get medicine. Remember to apply it tonight and don't go into the palace and limp when you come back. I don't want such a bride. "

Unconsciously, I said something about my little child again.

Jiang Xuening's face remained unchanged.

Yan Lin's cheeks turned red, and she suddenly realized that she had become restless again. She couldn't help but cover her lips and cough, shifting the topic and saying, "Are you still used to it today?"

The medicine he obtained was packed in a small white porcelain bottle, and Jiang Xuening held it in her hand, which was cold and cold. She looked up at the young man in the darkness and said, "I'm still used to it, and Princess Chang also takes good care of me. You don't have to worry."

Yan Lin specifically told Shen Zhiyi, and upon hearing this, she felt relieved.

He smiled lightly on his lips and looked at her with a different expression.

It's like grabbing the little tail of a sneaky cat.

"At the end of today's lecture at the Wenhua Hall, I met the attendant," he said in a narrow tone

This should be referring to Jiang Boyou.

Jiang Xuening didn't understand what he meant and blinked at him.

Yan Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "He asked me if he had taught you some way to treat people a while ago, so that you could pretend to be an disobedient servant in the entire mansion with a book called" Young Scholar Qionglin ". I thought about it for no reason, and it didn't seem like a bad thing, so I recognized it. But you know, I also know, I haven't taught it before."

Jiang Xuening lowered her eyes and said, "I knew you would tell me a lie, that's why I pushed it onto you."

Yan Lin smiled and scraped her nose bridge, only asking, "Who taught that?"

Jiang Xuening said, "I figured it out myself."

Yan Lin stared at her for a moment without saying a word. Under her dark eyes, her gaze flickered slightly, but in the end, she reached out and touched her head, saying, "My Ning Ning has a secret."

Yes.

Your Ning Ning has a secret.

It's just this secret, she will never dare to tell you.

Jiang Xuening only raised her eyes again to look at him, her eyes clearly black and white, as transparent and beautiful as glass beads, but she remained silent.

Yan Lin said, "Then one day, who do you want to tell me? I want to be the first person in the world to know Ning Ning's secret."

The boy looked at her with infinite tolerance in his eyes.

Jiang Xuening's heart softened in an instant.

However, what was stirring in my memory was the memories of the previous life when he walked into his bedroom with a strong smell of alcohol. His fingers, gripping the white porcelain medicine bottle, tightened slightly, but in the end, he nodded and said, "Okay."

Yan Lin was satisfied as a result. The small discomfort he had previously had dissipated completely. It was not too early to see, and he was afraid of missing the time to release the key from the palace gate. He said reluctantly, "You have been learning the rules these days, and I'm afraid you will have to be tested by the master. I won't come to see you openly. I'll see you here tomorrow at this time. I'll go inquire about what you will be taking on the third day, so that you can be prepared. I'll give it to you then."

Jiang Xuening was speechless.

She actually remembers a lot about what she took in her previous life, but it doesn't make much difference whether she knew it or not in this life, because she had no intention of passing it.

But she did not refuse the boy's kindness at this moment.

Still saying, "Okay."

*

The next day, the people from Shangyi Bureau will still come.

However, this time the lesson was not just about simple etiquette, but about addressing various people in the palace, and even teaching the techniques and techniques of mixing and making incense.

Everyone thought that today's Jiang Xuening should be equally clumsy.

Unexpectedly, today's Jiang Xuening seemed to have a sudden enlightenment, knowing everything and learning everything quickly!

The names used to refer to various people in the palace can be repeated only three times, and one can recite them fluently;

The rules of walking, advancing, and retreating can be fully remembered by just watching the female official demonstrate once;

As for making incense, not to mention it.

Smelling, discerning, blending, burning incense, with a delicate and delicate hand flip, it's a perfect way to do it, and every movement can be described as flowing clouds and water, pleasing to the eye!

Yesterday, Su Shangyi was tormented enough by Jiang Xuening's study of etiquette. Today, she didn't come with much hope, only thinking that if there was no other way, she would listen to the Princess Chang's words and gently forgive her.

But who would have thought that Miss Jiang Er had changed her personality!

Others may not have noticed it, but standing in front of Jiang Xuening, she saw it clearly: when Jiang Xuening picked up the ebony incense seal, she raised her little finger slightly, used a fragrant spoon to scoop the incense ash onto the seal, and then hit it on the laid furnace ash, without bias, it was actually upright. This fragrant seal that has been struck happens to have the blooming flower center facing straight ahead!

On the other hand, although the movements are correct, most of the fallen fragrant seal scripts do not pay attention to the direction.

Some are upside down, some are crooked.

Although most people who make incense do not pay attention to the proper placement of incense seals, the peony, national color, and heavenly fragrance have always been the favorite of every empress, so Su Shangyi pays great attention to them when making incense seals.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuening had such a delicate orchid heart that she could notice such tiny details

Su Shangyi suddenly couldn't help looking at her with a new look. After she had finished the Xiangzhuan script, she slowly said, "Your Highness Princess Royal Highness Princess has a green eye for you. It's really for a reason. I think some people in the afterlife are born with uncoordinated limbs, and they have to wrestle even when walking on the flat ground. The second girl may be one of them. But today she did a good job. Especially making incense, it should be the first."

Jiang Xuening remained calm in the waves.

In her previous life, she learned etiquette from Su Shangyi, and later stayed in the palace for so long that if she wanted to do it, she could naturally do it better than others.

Not to mention making incense——

This is one of her few hobbies in her previous life besides being a queen.

As for the peony, she herself is a queen, can she not care?

However, in front of Su Shangyi, she couldn't say that at the moment. She only said, "My daughter has her own preference for this way, so I have conducted some research. Today, in front of Lord Shangyi, I am showing off."

However, Su Shangyi had already looked at her with new eyes.

Listening to her speak like this, I only thought she was humble, and her tone when speaking was naturally gentle compared to yesterday's reluctance. I said, "Today, the girl has finished all the things she should have learned, which can be considered as the earliest completion. But let's take a rest and see others on the side."

Others: "…"

It's said that feng shui takes turns, why can't it turn on them!

Yesterday, Jiang Xuening was slow in learning, but Su Shangyi tolerated her in every way possible; Today she learned as fast as a ghost, and Su Shangyi praised her in every way possible!

I actually sat aside to rest now!

They are simply puzzled: how could they learn so quickly, remember so firmly, and do so well?!

Jiang Xuening was really impatient to deal with it today: since she knew that there was no way to leave the palace from the etiquette aspect, pretending was just a way to find trouble for herself. It was better to complete it as quickly as possible, sit on the side to rest, and avoid sweating profusely.

As for what others think, she doesn't care.

Who could have opened their eyes and guessed if she was reborn? Struggling to death is just like Su Shangyi finding a reason for her natural lack of coordination in her limbs and possible nervousness from yesterday.

Yao Rongrong was the worst and slowest student yesterday besides Jiang Xuening. She thought that Jiang Xuening would also be scolded with her today, and felt that the two of them were in the same boat.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Xuening had already finished sitting down.

However, she still stood among the crowd, completely becoming the slowest and dumbest among all, feeling at a loss for a moment. She only looked at Jiang Xuening with an envious and surprised gaze, feeling a bit bitter.

Shen Zhiyi thought that the content she learned today would be more complex, so she went to the Empress Dowager's Shou'an Palace early and invited An to come to Yangzhi Zhai. However, as soon as she walked in, she saw Jiang Xuening sitting on the side.

Only when asked did she know that she had already finished learning.

Looking at her for a moment, I was moved to some extent in my heart. I stepped forward and took Jiang Xuening's hand, saying with a smile, "I knew Ning Ning wouldn't be a fool, but he completed it so quickly and worked so hard yesterday, probably to not disappoint me. Ning Ning, you are really great!"

Jiang Xuening: "…"

Now tell Shen Zhiyi that everything she does has nothing to do with her, will she immediately drag her down and beat her up?

Jiang Xuening ultimately dared not take risks and agreed.

At this moment, she only let out a deep sigh in her heart: Fortunately, she will be taking the school entrance exam tomorrow. If she fails the exam, she can leave the palace. Otherwise, she would directly pray to the heavens now, why not strike herself to death with a thunderbolt!