Who can be trusted around Prince Xiao Jin?
That is, instead of growing up with him, Emperor Xuande personally selected Xiaodouzi as his personal servant for the prince.
And because Xiao Jin has been very self-sufficient since she was a child and has been guarded by Concubine Jing in every possible way, she doesn't actually have many capable maids or high-level female officials around her now.
Therefore, in Danyang's arrangement, there is no need to worry about the newcomers getting in the way and preventing her from placing these two "secret guards" next to Prince Xiao Jin.
The problem raised by Xiao Jin, when it was resolved and invisible by Princess Danyang, also indirectly blocked the excuse that had just formed in the mind of the eunuch chief Guicheng before he could say it.
"...Your Highness, Princess, this..."
Guicheng, whose mouth was completely blocked, looked back and forth between Prince Xiao Jin and Princess Danyang.
Although my heart was like an ant on a hot pot, and it was scratching my heart like a kitten in its arms, it could only stare at the two of them helplessly.
Seeing that Danyang had considered all the situations so carefully, Xiao Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment. He could only sigh and step forward, patted Guicheng on the shoulder, and said with a wry smile:
"You heard it too. It's rare that Danyang finally wants to hold a haircut ceremony. My father has followed her wishes. Naturally, we in the East Palace must do our best to make this little girl have no regrets. Go and do your errands as instructed. Prepare for these two..."
Danyang was originally listening contentedly to Prince Xiao Jin's arrangements, but when her brother the prince came to the key point, she immediately raised her voice and made a request:
"Since these two are the female officials of the prince brother, they should sleep in your outer hall, otherwise they will become decorations. The prince brother does not need to be polite to them on weekdays. They serve tea and water and other chores, and they do a good job. "
Danyang said, then deliberately puffed up his cheeks and said in a savage manner:
"Brother Prince, please don't wait for me to leave before sending them away!"
When Xiao Jin heard this, he became more and more sure of his guess.
This girl must be hiding something from her.
Taking so much trouble to place these two girls who are obviously good at martial arts next to him, and giving such repeated orders not to allow him to "leave"... Could it be that this girl sensed some danger? Are you protecting him?
But as soon as the thought came up, Xiao Jin shook his head in his heart and smiled bitterly, and put it behind him.
Not to mention that Danyang usually behaves weirdly and unconventionally, but now the East Palace is full of Jing Fei’s people. Even if Jing Fei’s faction wants him to disappear on the spot, they will not give it to other forces. Literally.
Therefore, although there is no freedom now, it seems to be full of crises. But if you look past the appearance, the situation is actually not that precarious.
He didn't know whether he should say he was lucky or not. Anyway, after he left his father's side as a child and got used to such a situation, he felt that he could understand people's hearts and situations better than those pampered crown princes in the past generations.
I dare not say anything else, but at least his life-saving ability and intuition should be far better than others.
Because at the moment, the depth of his heart and the situation in front of him are superimposed, the smile on the corner of Xiao Jin's mouth looks helpless, but very indifferent. It contrasts with his original gentle temperament, which makes people almost drown in it at a glance.
Danyang was naturally unable to open his eyes, and his heart was filled with warmth and pride.
Her brother, the prince, was really smart, and he must have noticed her intentions at this time.
I just don’t know how serious and caring he can be?
Alas, in fact, just looking at the indifferent expression in his eyebrows, he knew there was little hope. Sure enough, it was better to seize the clues of the mastermind behind the scenes in order to make things clear.
…
Just when Princess Danyang and the prince met, Bai Mingzhu and his party also arrived at a corner of the imperial garden.
In fact, the chamberlain who was initially assigned to serve Bai Mingzhu was somewhat resistant after hearing the somewhat absurd and willful order.
But first of all, the Imperial Garden is not an important place, and it is large enough. As long as the dignitaries, wives and family members who are allowed to enter the palace can come here to enjoy the scenery at will.
Secondly, when they were first transferred to the palace as servants, they were told by Princess Danyang, "My cousin is aloof and arrogant. You will be assigned to serve her in a while and just listen to her orders. You don't have to do everything." Do as I tell you."
I originally thought that it was just talking about trivial matters such as the speed of travel.
Unexpectedly, when the person they were supposed to serve showed up, the waiter in charge of this group realized that he seemed to have oversimplified the matter. I also truly understood what Princess Danyang meant when she said that she didn’t need to do things according to her orders.
Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, he followed the order of the lady from the Duke's Mansion, and arranged small things such as tea and snacks in order to avoid being picked on by the other party.
Bai Mingzhu really didn't expect that not only would she come to the Imperial Garden as she wished, but she would sit in a pavilion by one of the beautiful and pleasant lakes, and someone would even serve her delicious refreshments!
Although there are not many princesses in this dynasty, and they are all beauties of low grade or born from Zhaoyi, and they are not favored by the saints, so there are almost no daughters from Beijing who often visit the palace.
But because the Duke's palace is a family of nobles and aristocratic families, Bai Mingzhu heard a lot from the elders of her grandmother's generation or her father's generation. At that time, her relatives were invited to the palace to play by the real phoenix dragon and grandson.
She remembered that she had heard that someone would be invited to the palace because the princesses wanted to join forces to form a poetry club. Some of them gathered in the pavilions and pavilions in the imperial garden, enjoying the cool air and enjoying the scenery, while reciting poems and having fun together.
Bai Mingzhu naturally ran similar poetry clubs in other people's mansions or in his own palace.
But neither the scenery nor the people involved can compare to the magnificence and honor now.
Although around Bai Mingzhu at the moment, let alone not a single phoenix or grandson, there is not even anyone with status who can be on an equal footing with her.
However, this does not prevent her from envisioning a bright future. And rehearsed in his mind the scene of swimming here with all the princes and princesses in the near future.
Thinking of the excitement, Bai Mingzhu raised her glass and drank the already lukewarm tea in the cup, but she still couldn't suppress her excitement. She couldn't help but tilt her head to the side and ordered to the waiter waiting outside the pavilion:
"Go get pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
Because the tone was so matter-of-fact, the waiters waiting by the pavilion pillars, who were used to keeping their moods and angers a secret, couldn't help but frown secretly.
But the paper and pen are not difficult to get, and there are no requirements for wolf hair. The quality of Hui ink is not too extraordinary.
Thinking of what Princess Danyang had said beforehand, the servant could bear it, turned around, prepared it as ordered, and delivered it.
Here, Bai Mingzhu was composing a poem while enjoying the mood. Over there, the third prince Xiao Yan, who was caught by the servant while getting paper and pen, and became interested, also quietly came outside the pavilion.
