"You didn't do anything wrong. You have done a good job in keeping the house in order. It's just that I have been busy recently. There is no need to belittle yourself. You have always been very good."
Xiao Zhi comforted absentmindedly. He had just come out from Brother Xuan Wang's place and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. After coming back, he had to say these boring words. He really felt tired.
"I am really happy to receive these words from His Highness!" Chu Yi couldn't hide the smile on her lips, "These days, Mrs. Side often goes to the East Palace to see the Crown Princess. She really likes her!"
Speaking of this, Chu Yi felt a little sour, but she didn't expect Chu Xin to be more popular than herself. This was something that had never happened before.
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, he and the Crown Princess didn't talk much about each other, so they simply disappeared and let her go!
"This is a good thing. If you don't like going to the East Palace, then just don't let her go."
When Chu Xin was mentioned, Xiao Zhi's tone became softer. Sure enough, Chu Xin was the one who had a clear connection with him. He didn't need to say so many words to understand what he meant.
"I noticed that the gold and jade bracelet on your dressing table looks good. Did you bring it from Dachu?"
Xiao Zhi glanced at the dressing table and asked intentionally or unintentionally. The jade bracelet looked very good, and it only took one glance to tell that it was extremely valuable.
"Yes," Chu Yi nodded, "That was given to me by my mother. She asked me to bring it over. This jade bracelet was given to my mother by my father. Why does Your Highness ask for this?"
"You can't go to see the Crown Princess empty-handed every day. There isn't anything good in Chu Xin's place, and the Crown Princess doesn't like ordinary things. Your jade bracelet looks good. I want Chu Xin to lend flowers to the Buddha. Give this jade bracelet to the Crown Princess."
Xiao Zhi's words were so flawless that people couldn't find anything to refute, but Chu Yi was a little reluctant. After all, it was a gift from her mother.
"But that jade bracelet was given to me personally by my mother, and now it has to be given to someone else. I feel really sad."
Chu Yi reluctantly said, knowing that it would be a good thing to be friends with the Crown Princess, so forget about the farewell gifts, but it happened to be the jade bracelet left by her mother, and she wanted to keep it by her side as a thought.
"It's okay. If you like the bracelet, I will take you out tomorrow to buy a better one. The gift to the Crown Princess must be something she can appreciate. I know I have wronged you this time."
Xiao Zhi touched Chu Yi's face and gently kissed her lightly on the forehead.
"Oh well!"
Chu Yi was a little shy, but actually she thought of giving it to the Crown Princess and just gave it to her. It was just a bracelet.
She knew that no matter what happened, her mother's heart would always be remembered by her, and there was no need to rely on a bracelet to prove anything.
On the contrary, it is quite cost-effective to give the bracelet away and have a good image in front of His Highness!
"I know you are so sensible and can solve many troubles for me."
Xiao Zhi hugged the person into his arms again.
"As long as I can help His Highness and be a useful person to His Highness!"
Chu Yi was complacent, thinking that she should not be like Chu Xin, a person who only serves others in a humble manner, but must be a useful and irreplaceable person.
Chu Xin is just a concubine. Any woman can take her place. She is the princess after all, so who can take her place?
After Xiao Zhi took away the jade bracelet, he returned to his study, put the jade bracelet on his hand and looked at it carefully.
This jade bracelet is made of the above-mentioned fine jade, with gold wire wrapped around it. If you open the gold wire, drill some gaps in the jade bracelet, and then wrap the gold wire around it to block the hole, it will It's perfect.
The charcoal fire was lit in the house to make it warm. Chu Xin sat drinking tea and reading a book, feeling that her life was quite pleasant at the moment.
It seems that apart from starving and freezing in the cold palace, Chu Yi has not suffered any more. Chu Yi will not be embarrassed about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the things sent to her are quite good.
Even the charcoal fire is sufficient, and the same is true in Qianqian's house.
Thinking of Qian Qian Xiao, Chu thought that the child hadn't come over in the past few days. Could it be that he was tinkering with his own spices again?
"It seems that Qianqian hasn't been here for a day or two. She always stays in her own room, or is she making spices?"
Chu Xin glanced at Mingyu, and then his eyes fell on the book.
"It seems so. I've gone to see her a few times. She is indeed mixing spices by herself. The smell is indeed quite fragrant. It seems that she is talented!"
Mingyu thought carefully and answered truthfully.
"I'll go in and take a look later to see what kind of fragrance she can make and let me smell it too!"
Chu Xin smiled and said, she didn't expect that she was such a timid little girl at the beginning, but now she can find something she likes to do, and it's a good thing that she likes to make spices.
As long as people find something that interests them, they will not find life so difficult, and the day will pass quickly.
"Mrs. Side should go and see Qianqian later. His Highness had someone call Qianqian away just now, saying that he had something to tell him."
"What's the matter, do you want to call her away alone?"
Chu Xin became confused. If there was anything she could just tell herself directly, why would she need to be asked to leave alone?
"The people around His Highness said that if Mrs. Side asks about it, she will tell her that it is about matters in Wan County. There are some important things that His Highness wants to warn you about."
Mingyu stayed in his room at that time, did not go out with Chu Xin and Xiao Zhi, and did not understand what happened.
"That's it, I understand."
Chu Xin nodded and realized what Xiao Zhi was talking about. No matter how smart Qianqian was, she was still a child, and even bringing her back was sneaky.
It was normal for Xiao Zhi to have something to tell him, so he didn't take it to heart anymore.
After Qianqian came out of the house, she kept mumbling, feeling a little embarrassed when she thought of His Highness's instructions. She did know the recipe of this spice, but she might not be able to make it herself, and she still had to try it many times.
However, His Highness said that he was not in a hurry and just ordered his servants to prepare whatever he wanted.
After returning home, he found Chu Xin in his room and immediately threw himself into her arms with a smile.
"I haven't seen you for a day or two, and I find that you are really getting cuter and cuter as you grow older. I think that when I first saw you, you were still skinny, but now I see you have gained some weight on your face!"
Chu Xin smiled and pinched Qianqian's face, but it was still not enough, so she had to eat more to replenish her food.
"I miss my sister too!"
Qianqian has been shrinking in Chu Xin's arms, unwilling to leave.
"His Highness called you over just now, but what did he say?"
"His Highness just told me some things, asking me to stay with my sister well and not to go out and wander around. He also said that I can mix incense, so he thought of letting me mix incense for him to see, but I can't do it. Some of them are really embarrassed!"
Qianqian said aggrievedly that the fragrance His Highness wanted was difficult to blend. She only vaguely remembered how her parents blended the fragrance, but when she really had to do it herself, she realized how troublesome it was.
There cannot be any mistakes in the various grams of ingredients, otherwise the fragrance will not be restored.
"Perhaps Your Highness just wants you to have something to do. You said you know how to mix incense, so I want to see what kind of incense you can pick out."
Chu Xin smiled helplessly, but she didn't expect that this little girl was quite powerful. She could actually make perfume, which was considered an incredible skill.
If he could grow up with his parents, he might be able to inherit this skill.
"Then I will do it well and impress His Highness!"
Qianqian was not convinced. She probably remembered the recipe of the spice, but there were a lot of gaps and needed constant debugging, but it could still be made.
"Okay, then just send it over and let him see how powerful you are!"
Chu Xin touched Qianqian's face lovingly, and vaguely thought of the time when she was with her mother when she was young.
At that time, she was like Qianqian, thinking that it would be nice to get praise from adults. In fact, she didn't even notice that Leng Gong's memories had become very blurry.
But it will suddenly flash from time to time, and then slowly become clear.
Da Chu.
The Duke's Mansion.
"But in just a few months, you dare to play these little tricks in front of me. If I don't punish you, can you take me seriously!"
Chu Yan put down her teacup with a smile and looked at Lian'er who was kneeling in front of her. She felt relieved when she saw Lian'er sweating profusely after being punished.
"I don't dare, I really don't dare!"
Lian'er was shaking all over in pain. She didn't know why just now, but the young lady was so angry for no reason. Someone took a board and hit her hand, but the blow was very hard. She still felt burning pain at this moment.
"You dare not have the final say, but I have the final say. Even if you are my husband's concubine, even if you are loved by him, you will still be under my control after all. If I say you are disrespectful, I am disrespectful. I say If I want to punish you, I will punish you, and I won’t tolerate your quibbles here!”
Chu Xin reprimanded, as expected, it would be effective to punish someone, so that she would feel relieved. It would be so frustrating to keep it all in her heart!
What's more, as a young lady, what's the big deal if she punishes her husband's concubine?
Even if her sister-in-law comes in person later, she is not afraid. Anyway, it is a matter of course, and it makes sense!
"Young madam, I have misunderstood. I really don't dare, I really don't dare to argue with you! I just want to be with the young master! I really don't have those messy thoughts!"
Lian'er shook her head aggrievedly. Yes, she admitted that she had some small thoughts, but she just wanted to find a place for herself and didn't want to be kicked out again!
She didn't even dare to make any small moves in front of the young madam, and she didn't dare to say anything to the young master when the young madam was there. She didn't expect that she would be punished this time, and it would be such a severe punishment!
The slap that the servant just hit was clearly intentional. Every hit was so hard that it really hurt.
It was obvious that the young lady was deliberately punishing herself this time, and she only hoped that the young master could come over quickly and save her.
"I know you are waiting for the young master to come and save you. If he can come to save you once, can he come to save you a second time? From the day you stepped into this house, you should have thought that today would happen. !”
Chu Yan smiled disdainfully, and at this moment she understood why Chu Yi was always so condescending and why he always liked to torture people like that.
It turns out that when you torture others, you feel really happy!
I just don’t like this bitch who only pretends to be in front of me, and I just don’t like her stealing his man. I must punish her well no matter what I say today!
"Keep fighting! You won't stop until I tell you to stop!"
After giving the order, the servant continued to fight with the board, hitting Lian'er's hand hard one after another.
