"Miss! Why are you soaking wet?! Nine-tails' voice was loud, and after he was so startled, he attracted Tongmu and Gongsun Yu over.

"Gee, don't talk about that much yet. Paulownia, you go and add a bath bucket first, and the nine tails go to prepare hot water, and then prepare two clean dresses. "Even though it's hot, the wet clothes stick to the body, and it always makes people uncomfortable.

"Okay, okay, let's go." Nine-tails and Kiulowni hurriedly went as instructed.

Only Gongsun Yu, who was not called, remained at the door of Chu Qingluo's room, his eyes full of distress. He landed his hands lightly on her shoulders, looked left and right, and then asked, "Overboard?" Didn't get hurt, did you? ”

Chu Qingluo grinned: "It's okay, it's not hurt at all." ”

Gongsun Yu sighed lightly, glanced at the same wet peony in the room, and said, "You guys should be busy first." Then he turned and went out, and told the small kitchen to prepare ginger soup for the two of them.

When the bath bucket, clothes, and hot water were all in place, Chu Qingluo and Peony were able to get rid of the slimy dress. The two of them soaked in different tubs, bathing and chatting as they first entered the palace.

"It's been a long time since I've bathed with you." Peony's arm gently stirred with the hot water, and sighed a little: "Although it has only been less than half a year since I entered the palace, how can it be like a long time."

"Well, I feel the same way." Chu Qingluo said as she leaned her head back on the edge of the barrel, and the comfortable water temperature made her can't help but close her eyes to enjoy.

"At that time, who would have thought that Ziyan, who served you in the bath, would become a big celebrity by the pillow of the saint, and you also transformed into a female official of the sixth grade." When Peony said this, she paused, and a shallow smile hung on her mouth: "I, I'm really lucky to be friends with you two nobles." ”

Hearing her say this, Chu Qingluo straightened up suddenly, because the arc of the movement was too large, and the hot water in the bucket gushed out a little. "Don't say that, it's my blessing that I have a friend like you."

Such a casual greeting at the beginning can be exchanged for a true good friend, which is of course a blessing.

"Well, well, we are all blessed." Peony smiled, put her arms on the edge of the barrel, and said seriously: "Qingluo...... Ask you something. ”

"Tsk, what's so serious?" Chu Qingluo also learned from her, stuck on the edge of the barrel, winked at her, and waited for her to ask.

"Actually, I've wanted to ask for a long time, Luo Lifei said before that you like the Seven Princes, is it true?"

"Uh...... Well, it used to be, but not after the amnesia. Chu Qingluo didn't want to hide it from her, so she said it truthfully.

"Really?"

Peony's eyes were clear, staring straight at her, making her feel inexplicably empty: "...... It's true. ”

"Oh......" received an affirmative answer, and Peony seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Changed the subject: "I remember struggling in the water and fainting from the shock...... What happened next? ”

"......" is not overly frightened at all, is it directly stunned? Speaking of this, Chu Qingluo immediately remembered the tragic situation of being strangled by his neck, and was particularly speechless. "What do you mean by 'struggling in the water'? It's obviously murder in the water! I was almost strangled to death by you, and then the story of the two of us can be written as 'The Female Water Ghost of the Suma Lake'! ”

"Poof-ha!" Peony couldn't help but burst into laughter, and laughed a little panting: "I...... I was so scared! ”

Chu Qingluo glanced at her: "I can't see that you are a little scared now." ”

Peony smiled embarrassedly: "But it's also a ...... A blessing in disguise. ”

"Fu? Where is it? Chu Qingluo pouted, expressing puzzlement.

Peony smiled even more shyly this time: "It's ......"

This 'yes' has been inconclusive for a long time, and Chu Qingluo couldn't help but say, "What is it?" ”

"It's the Seventh Prince!"

"......" Chu Qingluo stared at Peony's reddish and shy little face, and was shocked in his heart! Ten thousand horses galloping! I didn't expect Peony to be so shy, so she opened her mouth for a long time before finally asking, "You...... Do you like Ji Qiran?! ”

"I didn't notice it at first...... But he's so handsome! I just woke up in his arms, and I felt like my breathing was going to stop, and my heart was beating so fast! It's really ...... I can't help but ......" Peony stared at the surface of the water and said what was in her heart.

Chu Qingluo felt his heart thump! No, it's the original host's heart again...... But her folded hands couldn't help but grasp the edge of the bucket tightly, and her fingernails were white.

"Being rescued by the Seven Princes in Suyu Lake, is it a kind of fate?" The more you talk about the peony, the sweeter it gets...... Since Chu Qingluo is not interested in the Seventh Prince, she is not considered to be snatching love, right?

"Huh...... Right. Chu Qingluo didn't know what to say, so he could only follow along.

……

Today, Chu's mother set up a banquet at Chu's house to entertain guests, so Peony and Ji Qiran were naturally left for dinner.

The main purpose of this banquet was to celebrate Chu Qingluo's promotion to a six-rank female official, so Chu's mother asked her to greet the guests in the main hall. This so-called greeting is to sit on the main seat, so that the guests can recognize who the protagonist is at a glance when they come in, and by the way, they will salute or something, which makes Chu Qingluo uncomfortable.

Peony was fine, and walked around with her, stealing a peek at Ji Qiran who was sitting on the side by the way.

At this time, Chu Yilin also came back, and wrote a tired word in capital letters and bold on his face.

"It seems that my eighth sister is not going to let you go." Ji Qiran teased him, although he had heard him say that the eighth sister invited the door before, but he didn't expect her to be so difficult, which made Chu Yilin waste a few hours.

"Alas! Don't say it, my ears are so tired now, no, it's physically and mentally exhausted! Chu Yilin made no secret of his impatience with the eighth princess, and sat down next to Ji Qiran.

"There is something strange about Qingluo falling into the water." Ji Qiran had actually been thinking about this all along, so as soon as Chu Yilin came back, he immediately mentioned it.

“…… I see, I'll look it up. ”