Early the next morning, before breakfast was eaten, I heard someone outside the house report: "Miss, Mama Gui is here to listen to Yuxuan." ”

Mama Gui is the old mama who resolved her aunt's rebellion for her on the day Jiang Qingtian just woke up, and in the past two months, Jiang Qingtian has also roughly understood Mama Gui. Mama Gui was originally the maid of the Zhao Mansion, and then came to the Xia Mansion with the lady, and was one of the marrying girls of the lady, who has been in the house for more than 30 years, and has been the head of the Xia Mansion since the lady took charge of the feed, and is highly respected, and the people in the house are respectful to her, and she is also the most able to speak to the servant in front of the old lady. Jiang Qingtian knew that Mama Gui came over early in the morning to listen to Yuxuan's intentions for what she said yesterday summer, but she was still in the lockdown period, if she could win the sympathy of her old man, then the day when she regained her freedom would be just around the corner, and she was afraid that she would not have a plan to deal with the blind date at that time?

Jiang Qingtian sighed at Xia Xue'er in the bronze mirror, and tried to entangle the two willow eyebrows together, trying to make herself look pitiful.

"The old slave greets the young lady."

Jiang Qingtian stood up and said softly: "Mama is polite, please sit down", and kindly took Mama Gui's hands, led her to sit at the carved sandalwood round table, and then instructed to the side: "Qiu Ju, pour tea." After speaking, he also sat down on the round stool next to his grandmother, silent.

Mama Gui smiled and took the tea offered by Qiu Ju, took a sip of the teacup, and praised: "Good tea", but seeing Jiang Qingtian's depressed appearance, she said distressedly: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Miss has become so haggard, is there anything unhappy?" Say it and let the old slave unravel. ”

Jiang Qingtian played with the transparent white porcelain teacup on the table, and replied casually: "How can you encounter anything unhappy when you stay in this small room all day." With that, he glanced at the boxy room with his melancholy little eyes.

What kind of person is Mama Gui, she has read countless people, she has never seen anything, how can she not hear Jiang Qingtian's words, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Miss feels bored, if it is really a mother and daughter, a few days ago, Mrs. was still chatting with the old slave worried that Miss was bored in this Yuxuan, and said that she wanted to find a way to find some fun for Miss!" ”

As soon as Jiang Qingtian heard that there was a drama in this matter, he immediately became interested, and the melancholy of Fang Cai was swept away, and the two big eyes looked at Mama Gui with sparkling eyes, and the joy was overflowing, and she hurriedly pulled Mama Gui's sleeve and asked, "Did my mother say when I would let me out?" ”

Mama Gui stroked Jiang Qingtian's hand and said with relief: "Madame has always loved Miss, she is afraid of melting in her mouth, she is afraid of falling off in her hand, she has never been beaten and scolded, and the grounding is something that has never been done in the past ten years, and this time it is really a helpless move, after all, there is a reason for it, and Miss must understand Madame's hard work." Besides, the water ghost is powerful, hold on to the young lady, so many cultivators are helpless against it, just wait for a real Taoist priest with great powers to get rid of the evil in one fell swoop, and the young lady will not do anything to hurt herself, and then the lady will naturally not have to worry about it all day long, then this is not all at the feet of the young lady. ”

As soon as Jiang Qingtian heard Mama Gui's words, the good mood she had just mentioned was instantly beaten back to her original form, which is a good sign that she is ready to let her go? couldn't help but sneer: "Where did the evil come from, Mama Gui is so powerful, do you also believe in ghosts and gods?" ”

Mama Gui looked at Jiang Qingtian with a holy face and said, "I'd rather believe it than believe it." The old slave grew up watching the young lady, and he knows the young lady's character and temper well, if it weren't for the ghosts and gods, how could the young lady do those things that hurt herself unusually? ”

Although Mama Gui looked like she had already identified the theory of ghosts and gods on the surface, Jiang Qingtian still felt a little more unusual in the eyes of countless people, and she couldn't help but have a guess in her heart: Could it be that this Mama Gui is just testing me when she says this? Jiang Qingtian didn't speak.

Seeing that Jiang Qingtian didn't answer her question, Mama Gui couldn't see any difference under careful observation, and there was no trace of ups and downs in her eyes, and the whole thing was an unpredictable look. In this way, she muttered even more in her heart, could it be that she and her wife's guesses were wrong? But why does Xia Xue'er's suicide not seem to be done when she loses her mind, but instead gives people a sense of planned generosity to die? Xia Xue'er was raised by her since she was a child, and she knows best what kind of temperament and personality she has, don't look at the young lady who is favored by all the people in Xiafu, but she is surprisingly peaceful and gentle, and she is kind and even reluctant to step on an ant, how can she do those things that not only hurt herself, but also hurt her relatives? It just doesn't make sense.

Jiang Qingtian looked at Mama Gui frowning and looked thoughtful, and confirmed the guess in her heart, this Mama Gui really used the words of a water ghost to trick her, wanting to lead her to tell the truth. Let's not talk about borrowing corpses to resurrect souls, no one believes it, and even if someone believes it, it will only be bad for her, and it will not be good. After staying here for so long, she has indeed seen that there is no shortage of talented people in this land, and judging from the Xia family's attention to these three young ladies, she doesn't know what kind of things she will do in order to recall Xia Xue'er's soul, even if it is possible to forcibly force her soul out of Xia Xue'er's body, she wants to return to modern society, but she doesn't want to be scattered, so in any case, this will be a secret that only she knows.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingtian sighed and said helplessly: "What you say is what it is, although I am skeptical of the theory of ghosts and gods, but after all, the world is so big that there are no wonders, and I really hope that there are ghosts in this world." "If there really is a ghost, she can consider begging it to send her back to the twenty-first century!

Mama Gui didn't dwell on this matter anymore, but swept away the previous dull atmosphere, and said in a brisk tone: "Look, I'm really old and useless, and I almost forgot about business just talking to Miss!" Madame asked the old slave to bring the lady who cut the clothes to measure the young lady today. As he spoke, he looked out the door.

Jiang Qingtian noticed the woman standing respectfully outside the door, glanced at Mama Gui and said, "Didn't we cut new clothes together just a month ago?" There are still two new clothes in the closet, so I don't need to measure them, right? ”

After hearing this, Mama Gui hurriedly said, "Yo, this is not good! Miss doesn't know, this princess is here today to make a dress for you to enter the palace face saint, although Miss has new clothes, but those are daily clothes, not in line with the etiquette regulations, so this body has to measure! As she spoke, she beckoned to the woman outside the door, and after the princess led a little girl into the house, she saluted Jiang Qingtian and began to measure her, with clean and neat movements.

Jiang Qingtian cooperated with Mrs. Wang, and asked Mama Gui at the same time: "Mama, do you know who is participating in the election of concubines this time?" ”

Mama Gui replied with a smile: "Ouch, this old slave really doesn't know. Today's saints are wise and martial, and I heard that the five princes are people with both talents and appearances, and the dragon among people must be the phoenix among people to match, so the candidates for this election must all be the daughters of famous families, all of whom have extraordinary backgrounds and perfect appearances. ”

Jiang Qingtian naturally knew that Mama Gui didn't say this to her, but she smiled and didn't speak.

After Mrs. Wang measured her body, Mama Gui did not personally lead her out, but asked a little girl who came with her to send Mrs. Wang out of the house. Jiang Qingtian knew that she had something to say, so she took the lead in asking: "Mama is by my mother's side every day, do you know what my mother's opinion is on this matter?" ”

Mama Gui didn't know what her young lady thought, so she didn't say what Mrs. meant directly, after all, although Madame didn't want her daughter to be selected, she also said that she would respect her ideas and choices, if she directly said Madame's thoughts, I was afraid that it would restrict Xia Xue'er's choice. So he said: "The matter of choosing a concubine is all up to God, and no one can say for sure." Besides, as long as it is a matter decreed by the Holy Order, no matter whether it is good or bad, even if there are 100,000 people who are unwilling, they have to do it respectfully, how can there be any opinion that does not have an opinion. ”

Jiang Qingtian always felt that Mrs. Xia's style of acting and thinking in the world did not look like the kind of person who pursued fame and fortune, and she did not have that yearning for the royal family, but she couldn't hear anything from Mama Gui's words, Jiang Qingtian believed in her instincts a little, so she also wanted to test Mama Gui, "What do you think is the chance of Xue'er being selected?" ”

Mama Gui looked at the beautiful girl sitting in front of her, her calm little face couldn't see the slightest wave, and her heart was also hidden very deeply, and she was a little panicked unconsciously, could it be that Miss and Mrs. are going the other way? After being silent for a while, he replied: "Miss's appearance is naturally one of the best in this huge capital, plus you are smart from Xiaoice Xue, it is extremely easy to be selected." ”

Jiang Qingtian knew that Mama Gui had watched Xia Xue'er grow up since she was a child, and she was loyal to Mrs. Xia and a trustworthy person, and judging from the other party's appearance after hearing her question, she didn't seem to want her to be selected, so she directly revealed her heart and said: "But Xue'er doesn't want to enter the palace, let alone marry into the royal family." ”

As soon as these words came out, even Mama Gui, who had been in the world for a long time, couldn't understand Jiang Qingtian's thoughts, and the attitude that seemed to want to choose and didn't seem to want to choose was really confusing, did she want to run or didn't want to run? Seeing that there was no obvious change in the expression on Jiang Qingtian's little face, Mama Gui really didn't dare to speak casually, so she could only reply: "Everything is in the sky, the young lady is talented, and what she doesn't want is what she is." ”

Plans are in people, and success is in heaven, so even Mrs. Xia really doesn't want her daughter to be successfully elected as the fifth princess! Jiang Qingtian's tense nerves were finally relieved, if this was the case, it would be much easier, at least she was not fighting alone, and she was more able to let go when she made the plan, and the mind of the twenty-first century and the partner who was proficient in accidents, the odds of defeating it increased by a few percent.

When he was secretly happy, Xia Xing quietly appeared at the door, and there was the eldest brother Xia Qi who was busier than the Xia Mansion Master standing behind him. Later, I learned from the maids that Xia Qi is the eldest young master of the Xia family, and also Xia Xue'er's brother, who is in his early twenties this year and has not yet decided on a marriage.

Jiang Qingtian probably guessed two or three points when he saw this battle, and even the infrequent summer Qi came, which shows that a holy decree of the emperor Lao'er has really attracted a lot of attention. Although he knew the reason for their trip, he didn't know what the purpose was after all, so he asked with a smile: "Why do my brothers have time to come, could it be that they are here to visit their sister?" ”

Xia Xing replied with a smile: "Big brother went home early today, and specially invited me to come to see you, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Xia Xue'er got up and invited with a smile: "Since that's the case, come in quickly, I just soaked in a pot of good dragon wells, and try it." ”

Mama Gui seemed to see the young masters' intentions, and hurriedly saluted and retired, while Jiang Qingtian noticed that Xia Xing was hiding behind him, but it was tightly covered with a black cloth, which was not real, but it seemed to be a birdcage. He grinned and asked, "Second brother, is this a special trip to send me a little bird?" ”

"Nothing can escape your eyes." Summer Xing put things on the table, removed the black cloth that covered it, and it was really a birdcage. The two birds that had regained their light were brightly colored, but they were well-behaved and motionless, as if they had been trained.

Jiang Qingtian's two little birds showed the nature of a little girl, and cheered: "It's actually a parrot!" Thank you, second brother! ”

Xia Qi and Xia Xing were shocked by Jiang Qingtian at the same time, they couldn't imagine that this sister who lived in the boudoir would recognize this gadget, although there were also people selling parrots in the capital, but they had never had this breed, and they were surprised and didn't forget to ask: "The third sister recognizes this bird?" ”

Just kidding, Jiang Qingtian's favorite bird is the parrot, there are several different kinds of parrots in her grandmother's house, and Du Niang's introduction to parrots is ripe!

"Parrots, also known as parrots, are typical climbing birds with opposite-toed feet, two toes forward and two toes backward, suitable for grasping. The beak of the bird is strong and powerful, and it can eat nut pits. It is mainly a feathered frucidous bird in tropical and subtropical forests. The largest of the parrots is the purple-blue macaw, which can reach 100 centimeters in length, and the smallest is the blue-crowned parakeet, which is only 12 centimeters long. Parrots are clever and good at learning, and most often imitate human language, of course, this is just a conditioned reflex, a mechanical imitation. ”

Feeling that the surroundings were quiet, Jiang Qingtian stopped, looked around and found that everyone in the room was looking at her in shock, and then she realized that her erudition was out of place, but she was not panicked, but explained with a shallow smile: "This is all from the ancient books, and I don't know if it's right, if it's wrong, my brothers are not allowed to laugh at me." ”

Xia Qi and Xia Xing came back to their senses, and after thinking about it, they felt that there was nothing to make a fuss about, their sister was originally a rare talented girl, and she must have relied on reading books to pass the time when she stayed at home on weekdays. Although Xia Qi has been in politics, he is quite interested in these books that record strange things, and he has read a lot of them on weekdays, but he has never seen such records, so he asked: "The third sister is really well-informed, but I have never heard of these since I was a child, I don't know which one is recorded in that book?" Can I lend it to my eldest brother? ”

Jiang Qingtian quietly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, which was not only to cover herself but also to think of countermeasures, she had also heard about the habit of summer travel, and after thinking about it, she said: "This...... I really can't remember the title of this book, if the eldest brother wants to read it, I will definitely tell the eldest brother when I see it again one day! Although I said this, I slandered in my heart: This is all the power of the Internet, Du Niang is not a high-end and high-grade thing that can be found in this era, how can I still find it! But I'm also worried that if Xia Qi breaks the casserole and asks in the end, she really won't be able to find such a book for him, after all, this is a lie.

Although Xia Xing always looks like a beautiful fairy on weekdays, his observation is so keen, he has already seen the unnaturalness of his sister, but he didn't think much about it, but thought that the eldest brother's unsmiling face scared her, and changed the topic and said: "The eldest brother brought me here to listen to Yuxuan, it won't just discuss ancient books with the third sister, right?" ”

Xia Qi straightened his clothes, looked at Jiang Qingtian's face with a stern expression, and said, "It's about the fifth prince's choice of concubines, and the eldest brother wants to hear the third sister's own opinion." ”

Jiang Qingtian was furious by him, but she didn't dare to change too much on her face, she didn't know what her eldest brother thought, so she didn't dare to startle the snake, but just asked: "I don't know what the eldest brother thinks?" ”

didn't see anything wrong in Jiang Qingtian's eyes, Xia Qi continued: "The fifth prince is the favorite prince of the saint, he is not arrogant or impatient, approachable, very easy to get along with, and thousands of girls all over the world dream of becoming his imperial concubine. ”

Jiang Qingtian didn't follow his brother's words, but stared at the two little parrots in the birdcage and read a small poem: "Perched on the Nanyue bird, Se Lisi Shen lewd." Separated by the sea of blue clouds at dusk, the spring is surrounded by mangroves. The carved cage is sad and the wings are gathered, and the painting pavilion does not care. There is nothing to say, and people are resentful. ”

Xia Qi has been observing his sister's color, but the calm on that face can't convey any information to each other at all, and he suddenly can't touch the north, but when he heard Xia Xue'er read the little poem, his eyes lit up, and he asked: "So the third sister is unwilling to become the fifth princess?" ”

Jiang Qingtian didn't turn his eyes, still staring at the two brightly colored parrots in the cage and said: "As soon as you enter the palace gate and marry into the royal family, Xia Xue'er is no longer Xia Xue'er." ”

Xia Qi was afraid that the third sister would have the same thoughts as many girls, and after hearing this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Since the third sister has such a mind, it will be much easier to do." ”

The second monk Jiang Qingtian was puzzled, shouldn't my brother persuade him to prepare for the election campaign carefully? Why doesn't it seem that you don't want her to go to the draft? "I don't know the meaning of my eldest brother's words, please make it clear."

Xia Xing on the side patted his sister's little head, laughed and said, "You, just wait for the election with peace of mind, and leave the rest to your brothers." ”

"But......" Jiang Qingtian wanted to say something, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xia Qi.

"Don't worry, it will be as you wish!"

After that, the two brothers said that they were still busy and walked out of Tingyuxuan one after another, Xia Qi turned around and had a comfortable smile on the corner of his mouth, looking at the back of the two leaving, Jiang Qingtian didn't react for a while, and his head was a little confused. It stands to reason that she was elected as the fifth imperial concubine, so the benefits for Xia Qi and the entire Xia family should far outweigh the disadvantages, but why doesn't even he, the eldest brother, want his sister to be elected? After everyone left, only Jiang Qingtian was left alone in the house to ponder.