"Mama He, Third Young Master, he ...... Isn't it, rejecting the ...... of the Shang girl? Marriage? Shu E lowered her head, slurred, and her voice was low and thin, but it still reached the ears of Sister-in-law He and Lilac.

"Where did Madame find out?" Sister-in-law He was frightened and suspicious, and hurriedly looked inside and outside the house. Finding that there was no one around, he turned around, and his face was full of doubt.

"It seems that this is true." Shu E said. Seeing Sister-in-law He's expression, Shu E no longer doubted it in her heart.

"Has the news already spread?" Sister-in-law He nodded and asked anxiously.

Shu E shook her head, "I'm just reasoning." ”

Lilac was still stunned, and her heart seemed to have a sudden realization, but she didn't seem to understand yet. Sister-in-law He felt a little relieved, but she still looked at Shu'e, hoping that she would make it clear.

"When I first entered the palace, although I had never met a talented person, I was very thoughtful in my dealings. Even...... Even the gifts sent to Yong'an Hall, although the gift list was opened as a gift from a talented person, what I received was as heavy as the gifts from Qin Meiren and Yang Meiren. Shu'e said slowly.

"I don't even know what to say." Lilac was surprised.

"You count the gifts, just let me see them one by one and pile them in the house, so naturally I won't pay attention to these little things." Shu E smiled at Lilac and said: "This is naturally because, when the fashion family and the He family were interested in marrying the Cao family, when I entered the palace, I seemed to hear that the old lady agreed on the Shang family. Shang Cairen's move is naturally to get close to the Cao family. Since then, Shangcai people have been abnormal, and I can't think of the reason for it, and then I think of ...... I suddenly remembered. ”

Shu E wanted to say, but then when she thought of the third young master, she suddenly thought of whether he had already engaged to the girl of the Shang family, and thought that this girl of the Shang family was the sister of Shang Cairen, so she wondered if there was something wrong with the third young master. When Shu E thought of the third young master, she rarely thought of the fact that he was going to marry, although Shu E has always regarded herself as a servant and maid to the third young master, but deep down, she always thought that the third young master would not marry, and would always be just a young and dashing third young master. But these words could never be said in front of Sister-in-law He and Lilac, so they were vague and covered up.

"Alas......", Sister-in-law He sighed, "The temper of the third young master is really strange, and the old lady is also up to him." When the eldest young master married and the second young master married, they were all people who were determined by the old lady, but he didn't listen to the third young master, but the old lady was used to him. The old lady wanted to go to Shang's house to ask for her name [Note 1], but the third young master insisted on refusing. But the old man who passed the word in the middle had already told the Shang family what our old lady meant, and it could be regarded as a secret decision. Later, the third young master ...... like this Alas...... Although it was not a refusal to marry, it finally made the Shang family lose face. ”

"Oh, it turns out that Shang Cairen is ......avenging her sister" Lilac's word "hatred" has not yet been spoken, Shu E hurriedly pulled her hand and signaled her not to say more. Ding Xiang knew that the girl of the Shang family did not marry the third young master, and she couldn't help but feel proud in her heart, as if the third young master had avenged Shang Cairen's rude and difficult revenge for her. She didn't think about it, it was the third young master who didn't agree to the marriage first, and Shangcai people embarrassed them later.

Shu E sighed and stopped talking, she couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad in her heart, of course she didn't blame the third young master for this, but it was no wonder that Shang Cairen was angry. Lilac was also relieved a lot. After a while, Cai Wei served tea, Shu E asked everyone to pour a bowl, and she silently took it and drank it, but she didn't know the taste at all, but Lilac couldn't help but praise Cai Wei for frying good tea.

The mystery was solved, and the Yong'an Hall was as always. The days are already getting hot day by day, the days are long and the nights are short, Shu E copies the scriptures during the day, and at night she has to hold a gown made of white silk, and embroider bamboo on the lower corner of the placket. The bamboo on this jacket has been embroidered for more than half a month, and there are still a few leaves left at this time. It's just that Shu'e refuses to let Hua Fu and Lilac help, and she has to embroider it with stitches and threads, so the embroidery is extremely slow.

On the twenty-ninth day of March, Shu E brought the copied scriptures to Qingshou Palace, and the Queen Mother was very happy to see it. It's just that the emperor's birthday is imminent, everything is busy, Shu E is back to business, and she is ready to ask An to go back.

It just so happened that Meng Sibin of the Shangyi Bureau was here to discuss the imperial banquet with Mama Zhu Yan. Seeing Shu E coming, he suddenly remembered the family banquet on the night of his birthday, and wondered if Cao Shu'e, the "lady of Yong'an Serving Imperial County", should go. It stands to reason that she is now the female history who serves by the Queen Mother's side, and it is naturally not her turn to have a family banquet; But that day, she entered the palace as the queen mother's chosen concubine, and the queen mother has always been very fond of her, if she doesn't arrange a seat, wouldn't it be tantamount to cutting the face of the queen mother? Why don't you take advantage of Shu'e to ask here and let her know that she is very attentive to her, wouldn't it be tantamount to selling her a favor?

Thinking of this, Meng Sibin hurriedly walked in front of the Queen Mother and replied to the Queen Mother Wanfu: "At the family banquet on Christmas Day of the official family, is Mrs. Yongan with the mother?" How are the seats arranged? ”

Mama Zhu Yan watched from the sidelines, thinking that this Meng Sibin would be fine, and asking this matter in front of Shu E, wouldn't it make the Queen Mother unable to refuse? The Queen Mother has always acted seriously, although she loves Shu'e, but this kind of big event, even if the Queen Mother agrees in her heart, she must also worry about what the people in the harem think.

Shu E thought that she still had important things to do on the emperor's birthday, but she thought that the queen mother would not refuse in front of her, so she hurriedly replied to the queen mother: "The slave and maid are deeply willing to serve the mother before and after, but the slave and maid have a low status, and they dare not worship the banquet." ”

The Queen Mother listened to Shu E's words, nodded, and thought to herself: I originally wanted Shu E to go with me, but the matter of the seat is really embarrassing. According to the rank, he was above many concubines, but he could not sit with them; It is not suitable to sit with someone who has not slept with you, and it is easy to be ignored. It's better to follow me.

"Shu E and Liuquan Zhu Yan followed me, and they can be regarded as doing their best for the official's birthday. The banquet was sent to Yong'an Hall after the feast in the form of a five-grade woman. The Queen Mother said to Shu E with a slight smile on her face.

As soon as the words of "from the fifth grade" came out, Meng Sibin felt nervous for a while, he only thought that Shu E was a little girl, and he forgot that her grade was still above his own from the sixth grade, and he didn't expect the queen mother to be so fond of Shu E, so he didn't salute when he met, it was really confused! hurriedly saluted and promised the queen mother, and bowed to Shu E again, standing aside.

Shu E also returned the salute, said goodbye to the Queen Mother, and returned to Yong'an Hall. I secretly thought that this Meng Sibin was really causing trouble, he still had important things to do that day, and he really didn't want to go to any big banquet. I had to sigh myself, pick up the white silk jacket, and embroider the last two bamboo leaves.

Seeing that it is about to start summer, the weather is already hot, and the white silk in his hand feels cool and silky, embroidered with cold arrow bamboo, and a burst of green blue looks comfortable in people's hearts.

During lunch, there was a plate of rose red bean cake and a plate of honey ruyi cake on the table. Shu E loves desserts, and when she saw that these two kinds of snacks were very exquisite, she tasted a piece of each. Soft and glutinous and crispy, very delicious. casually asked, "Who made these two pastries?" ”

Shu'e's daily meals are all served by Lilac alone, Lilac thought for a while and said, "Zihao brought it from the kitchen, wasn't it made by Xiao Weizi?" Isn't it Sister-in-law He who helped do it? ”

"It doesn't taste like it", Shu E shook her head, "Xiao Weizi's cooking is very delicious, but the pastries he makes are not as good as this." It's not Sister-in-law He's handwriting, and you'll know it when you taste it later. After speaking, he finished eating, wiped his mouth, took the tea and rinsed his mouth, and then got up and beckoned the rest of the people to come and eat.

After Pingsu Shu'e finished eating, except for Gonggong Lin who took Xiaoyingzi and the other little eunuchs to eat in the wing, Hua Fu, Sister-in-law He, Lilac and a few maids all ate in this room.

Shu'e walked into the courtyard by herself, so that they could eat freely. The plum tree was already covered with green leaves, and among the green leaves grew something the size of a thumb's head. Shu E suddenly saw it, and couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, and then looked closely, it was so cute and cute, and it was full of trees.

This is...... Plums?

"Sure enough, it's 'Now the wind is swinging the flowers, and the green leaves are full of shade.'" Shu E said softly, while looking at the plums on the tree, the sorrow and sadness when the wind was swinging the flowers were washed away by the joy of seeing the fruits at first glance. I thought that Du Muzhi would look for the woman who was like a flower after 14 years, and it was really an infatuation, but the woman was married to a wife, had children, and became a mother again, so it must be the love of husband and wife, and the family is happy...... In that case, why be full of sadness? Since he loves deeply, he will rejoice in him.

"Well, one day, the young master will marry a wife and have children. By the time I leave the palace, I'm afraid I'm sure I'll already have my children around my knees...... Will he still remember me then? Yes, the young master treats me so well...... I will be happy to see him start a family and live a happy life. Well, no matter what, I want to serve the young master forever......" Shu E thought slowly in her heart, but her eyes couldn't help but get a little wet.

"What are you looking at here? I'm not afraid of the sun. After eating, Lilac came to see Shu'e.

Only then did Shu E feel that her eyes were always facing the sun, and she was a little tired. When I closed my eyes, I felt a wave of soreness.

"Yo, what's wrong? Eyes so red? You're not crying, are you? Lilac whispered in surprise.

"Didn't you say it yourself? The sun sparked his eyes, and he slammed it shut, sore and sleepy. Okay, what are you crying about? Shu E wiped the corners of her eyes with a very light-colored water-green handkerchief, her fingertips were hot, but she didn't know what Lu Dao was, "After you have eaten, you can accompany me out for a walk." ”

"What's wrong with you today? If you have a guest coming for a while, where will you go if you don't wait at home to meet you? Lilac held Shu'e's hand and was about to go to the room.

"Visitors? What kind of guests will be? Shu E was surprised.