In the beginning of winter, the water froze, and the ground began to freeze in the month of Mengdong, and then Wanling Mansion, which is located south of the Huai River, passed the cooling at the end of autumn, and returned to the beautiful spring weather.

The plum petals of the elm tree outside the window were falling on the Confucian scriptures that Qi Caicai was reading, she got up to close the window dressed as a scholar, and saw the flower dock in the courtyard chasing roosters, and couldn't help but laugh:

"Don't catch it, just this one male, if you really catch it and make soup, see if those females in the cage can spare you?"

Hearing the master talking to himself, Huawu stood still in the courtyard and gasped, this rooster is very flexible, maybe he knows that the death period will be up and down, and even the ancestor will be able to fly to the sky, Huawu is tired enough, and said intermittently:

"That's not possible, huh, the slave asked the aunt next door, eat a rooster to replenish your vitality, auntie...... Cool...... No, Childe, this has to be tested for the Spring Festival, only if you eat well can you have a good brain, and if you have a good brain, you can do a good test, and there will be countless delicious foods when you are titled on the gold list. ”

Seeing that Huawu was about to finish as soon as she said it, Pingting was so disgusted that she pulled her to the kitchen, and took the initiative to say: "Okay, gossip with the neighborhood all day long, and talk like those aunts and aunts, what you are steaming in the kitchen seems to be cooked, you go and see, let the son read quietly." ”

Huawu crossed his waist and said angrily: "Okay, you, secretly hurt me, if it weren't for the son here, I would definitely argue with you!"

Qi Cai, who was about to close the window, took a look at the scenery with his elbows, the red glow was dyed, and the rooster who was fleeing in embarrassment just now stood tall at this moment, leaving a majestic figure in front of the little hen in the cage that was gilded by the glow.

"The plum tree falls red, and the red glow scatters the grass. casually wrote a good poem, Qi Caicai stuck out her tongue, this is still Xiao Shen's talent plays a role, otherwise Rao is determined and it is impossible for her to take the path of the imperial examination.

Even if a woman disguises herself as a man to take the exam and takes a great risk, Qi Caicai still feels that it is good to be able to live so freely again. I have a chance to slay those wicked people...... Qi Caicai smiled, but she didn't think it was good, because she thought of the crown prince, the person she couldn't tell the difference between good and evil.

Whether it is Qi Caicai or Shen Xiaoshen, they all have an inexplicable fate with the prince, probably because Shen Xiaoshen is too obsessed with the prince, Shen Xiaoshen is too good, and the natural admiration and love affect Qi Caicai, and she can't hate the prince.

Qi Caicai wants to enter the office, to be a big official, to let the Jiang family be destroyed, and to watch Jiang Guifei and Jiang Luxian pay the price, but he didn't think about what he wanted to do with the prince. In fact, it's not that she didn't think about it, but she was ashamed of her thoughts.

Even if the crown prince deceived her, she still wanted to help him ascend the throne and become emperor.

I still remember the first time he entered the palace, he took her to Yunling Palace to worship the spirit of Empress Xiao in the sky, and he also remembered his confusing eyebrows and eyes by the perilla pool full of acacia flowers, and remembered his tolerance and care when she made mistakes, whether it was true or not, it was her memory, and it was Qi Caicai's memory about him.

Therefore, Qi Caicai did not want to be that cowardly person, since he had no hatred, since he had a common enemy, what if she would help him? She understood that the crown prince would be a good emperor, and he could see from Shuo Fang's kindness to the victims and his ruthlessness to corrupt officials when they first met.

It's just that one day, she will let him know that she Qi Caicai is still alive, fighting the sword world, and living in the rivers and lakes that have nothing to do with you.

"Childe, the hot tender bean curd is good, come and taste it~"

Huawu walked in with a bowl, it seemed that the sky was falling and it was better to eat an important open-mindedness to dispel Qi Caicai's sluggish mood, she still had so many things to do, Huawu and Pingting were so serious and hardworking, how could she still have time to think about those who had and didn't, it was enough to live and try her best to complete what she wanted to do.

Qi Caicai took the bowl and blew the oil slick on it, took a small spoon and snorted twice, someone knocked on the door outside, Pingting put down the work in his hand and hurriedly opened it.

"Miss Cheng. ”

Who is standing outside the gate Qi Caicai and Huawu can't see clearly in the room, Pingting didn't open the door wide, and Huawu probe only saw a corner of the exposed pink skirt, and heard Pingting report the surname of the person, Huawu covered his lips and was happy.

"Shen Xiaolang Jun can me, my mother asked me to send eggs over, it is a mountain egg, my mother said that it is delicious, you take it with him to eat, replenish your brain." Miss Cheng outside the door whispered to Pingting, and when she saw Pingting nodded, she said to the door as much as she could: "Shen Gongzi, the slave family will not go in, and I will come to the house for tea another day~"

Qi Caicai had no choice but to reply in a rough voice: "Miss Cheng's beauty is good, but the exam date is approaching, and it is inconvenient to play anymore, so I will go to Xie Lingtang after the exam." ”

"Okay~ Then Shen Gongzi, you should read the book, the slave family will not bother, and if there is anything, go to Muta Lane to find me. ”

Miss Cheng got Shen Qinwei's reply, then she left with a smile, Pingting closed the door with a basket of eggs and locked her brows, and Huawu let go and laughed:

"Ouch, hahaha, laughing at the slave maid, Miss Cheng must be in her heart, son, what do you say you want to ask her for help?"

Qi Caicai's hand holding the pen froze, reached out and knocked on Huawu's forehead with the barrel of the pen, and bluffed:

"Miss Cheng and Aunt Cheng's mother and daughter are self-reliant and self-reliant, and can make a living selling purses, can you? That is a character we should respect, you still laugh, and then laugh and knock on your elm head. ”

"Yes, yes, Childe is right, but when will you satisfy the beauty and go to the appointment?" Huawu covered his forehead and said to forgive, seeing Qi Caicai put the pen away, he teased again.

Pingting put the eggs in the kitchen and came back, listening to Huawu's words, her brows locked deeper, Qi Caicai went to ask, and then hesitated and replied: "The slave maid thinks that this is not a fun thing, Miss Cheng's heart is wrong, and the son should still make it clear, so as not to make her cry and cry and become an infatuated girl." ”

Pingting seems to hate women crying, Qi Caicai guessed that it should be Shen Xiaoshen who was locked up in Dongyuan and didn't think about tea and dinner, and shed tears in the wind all day long to make Pingting worry, since then, no matter who cries endlessly, Pingting has provoked Pingting's taboo, in addition to the mistake that Pingting will talk about, Shen Xiaoshen will be depressed and self-pity because he missed his marriage with the prince, Pingting is probably afraid that Miss Cheng will go on the path before Shen Xiaoshen.

Qi Caicai hurriedly thought about his words and deeds in the future.

This is not Dongyuan, it is the residence arranged by Shen Zhiwei for his distant nephew Shen Qinwei.

It is near Guozijian, a small courtyard in the south of the city, elegant and quiet, except for the occasional women in the neighborhood to visit the door, send some of their own eggs, make food for Shen Qinwei to make up for her body, this small courtyard is a rare place to warm books.