"Niangniang, the red sleeves beside the crown princess beg to see."

In the past few days, there has been a lot of rumors in the palace about the affairs between the prince and the first-class palace maids around the crown princess, seeing that Xu Zigui was deflated, De Jieyu was already happy, and the emperor didn't know what was going on with her, so she stayed in her palace for a few nights, although she didn't say that she would be restored to the concubine position, but it was just around the corner.

After a few days of refreshed deed, she heard that Red Sleeves was looking for her, and after counting the days, she also felt that it was almost over, so she nodded and motioned to Siqin to invite someone in.

"Go and please come in."

Siqin should be, and retreated and invited Red Sleeves in.

"Dejieyu." After the red sleeves came in, they gave De Jieyu a blessing without humility or arrogance, and stood there slightly lower in place, waiting for Dejieyu to ask.

"In the end, it is the person trained by the crown princess," De Jieyu raised her eyes and looked at the red sleeves, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes: "It's a wonderful person, no wonder it makes the prince happy." ”

After that, he lazily got up and walked to the side of the red sleeves, and after turning around, he raised his hand and sent all the people who were waiting in the palace down: "Let's go out and wait first, this palace doesn't need you to serve here." ”

Siqin should be, and retreated with everyone's blessings.

Only then did the red sleeves kneel on the ground and kowtow to De Jieyu, with anger in her tone: "The slave was kicked out of the East Palace by the crown princess and begged the mother to take her in." ”

De Jieyu sneered, turned around and sat back in her place, swept her red sleeves with cold eyes, and sneered: "The Xu family doesn't want it, why do you think this palace will want it?" ”

Red Sleeves didn't hurry up and looked at De Jieyu's side, just one look, Red Sleeves had a bottom in her heart, she had already seen the loosening in De Jieyu's eyes, and knew that what De Jieyu said was not the same as what she thought in her heart.

"The slave knows the princess's every move, understands the princess's every move, and can speculate on the princess's intentions, but these maidens are not moved?"

After speaking, he looked at De Jieyu quietly and refused to say a word.

The corner of De Jieyu's eyes jumped, the hand holding the armrest tightened, and she tried to make an indifferent look on her face: "How does this palace know if you are really a Chengcheng, or a spy sent by the Xu family!" ”

Red Sleeves raised her eyes and glanced at De Jieyu without being impatient, although she was not as good as Zidai and Xu Zigui in grasping people's psychology, but she had been with Xu Zigui for a long time, and she still didn't pay attention to this trivial matter.

lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Saucer is in the East Palace." ”

Dejieyu's hand holding the handrail was much tighter.

The matter of Saucer in their hands was specially instructed by Xu Zigui to tell Sù Dejieyu in the red sleeves, in fact, it was to test the relationship between Dejieyu and Zhuxing's family. The relationship between Dejieyu and Zhu Xing's family must be not shallow, otherwise she would not be able to raise her head to Zhu Xing, the master has no master, and the slave has no slave. By the way, it is also to make Red Sleeves look sincere, after all, this matter is a big secret, but Red Sleeves can also tell it all, which shows that Red Sleeves is determined to do it with Dejieyu.

De Jieyu looked at the red sleeves for a long time, the nervous expression on her face was no longer there, she relaxed and looked at the red sleeves affectionately, and said with a smile: "Very good, this palace likes to deal with smart people, and there is no need to waste too much tongue." ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to Red Sleeves and motioned, "Get up, get up and talk." ”

The red sleeves are not polite, as soon as Dejieyu's words came out, she stood up from the ground and bowed slightly to Dejieyu: "Please give me orders." ”

Dejieyu was not in a hurry to tell Red Sleeves to do things, but pointed to the stool next to her and motioned for Red Sleeves to sit down: "Sit." ”

The red sleeves sat down as she said, and De Jieyu asked, "You have hatred because the crown princess drove you out of the East Palace?" ”

If this is really the case, she would not dare to use such a cautious person.

Dejieyu's brain is not very easy to use, but her suspicion is not small, Xu Zigui and Mo Ziyuan have already taken turns to tell her about the precautions before she came, but Xu Zigui believes in the ability of the red sleeves, but did not teach her the standardized answer, but let her deal with it calmly.

"The slave and the prince have nothing, they just take the same car back to the palace together, but the princess is jealous and looks for trouble with the slave and maid everywhere. The prince was pleased with the slave and the maid and ordered the slave and maid to go to the outer study to serve, and the slave and maid were palace maids, where should there be no reason? However, the crown princess decided that it was the slave and maid who deliberately flattered and confused His Highness, and made trouble for the slave and maid everywhere, and whipped the slave and maid at every turn. These things really chilled the hearts of the slaves. I want the slave to serve the princess since she was a child, and be loyal to the princess wholeheartedly, but in the end, she got such a result, how could the slave and maid not chill? ”

In the depths of the love, Red Sleeves also reached out to wipe his tears, and continued: "The slave has always been loyal to the princess since she was a child, if she is a concubine with the prince in the future, she will definitely not exceed the rules, and she will still serve the princess in a proper manner, besides, in the future, there will be two of us master and servant, Your Highness will have someone else, and the two of us will have a companion, right?" It's a pity that the slave maid thinks about the princess, but the princess doesn't appreciate it! ”

Not only did he not appreciate it, but he also drove out the slave and maid. Originally, this slave and maid made a concubine to the prince, and she was already half the master of the East Palace, and she could enjoy a few days of happiness, but who knew that the princess couldn't see the slave and maid at all, and the prince had just promised the slave and maid in the morning, and the slave and maid had been driven out of the East Palace by the princess and was homeless. How can a slave not hate! ”

Hate indeed.

Dejieyu raised her eyebrows, looked at the sad face of the red sleeves, and the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked. Red Sleeves has served by Xu Zigui's side for many years, and her temperament is familiar, it should be Xu Zigui who can guess what she will do next when she makes one move. This time, she's got a treasure.

"Don't cry first, look at this little face of pear blossoms with rain, it's really pitiful for me." After a few turns of thought, De Jieyu looked at herself, got up and personally handed over a handkerchief to Red Sleeves to wipe her tears: "This palace knows that you have been fighting with this palace with the crown princess before, and this son is naturally forced to come to the alliance with this palace." The so-called enemy of my enemy is my friend, and we can't be friends. ”

After that, he patted the tender little face of the red sleeves, hooked the corners of his mouth, and smiled meaningfully: "If you help this palace achieve great things, this palace will protect you for the rest of your life." ”

The red sleeves didn't believe the nonsense that Dejieyu said, but the face was very well disguised, and she was almost grateful when she looked at Dejieyu.

Seeing Red Sleeves look like this, De Jieyu was very satisfied, and ordered Si Qin to come in and arrange Red Sleeves into a residence. This first-round contest can be regarded as a complete victory for Red Sleeves.

To deal with a brainless person like Dejieyu, even without Xu Zigui's mention, Red Sleeves can be independent.

In the East Palace, Xu Zigui was leisurely trimming a leaf orchid, and asked idly: "How is the red sleeves over there?" ”

"Yuerong is always there to protect the red sleeves, and there will be no problem with a single qiē." Pan Chun smiled and moved the snow iron taro to the window, and said with a smile: "Later, Yuexi will go to exchange with Yuerong, and Yuerong will come back and listen to Hou Niangniang's arrangement to pass the word to Red Sleeves." ”

"You're reasonable." Xu Zigui looked up and down at the Yiye orchid he had trimmed, turned his head to Pan Chun and smiled: "Lan Xiang, what are they doing?" ”

"Make porridge and snacks in the small kitchen, and when His Highness comes back in a while, you will take those things to the outer study to coax His Highness back?"

Pan Chun said carefully, although she knew that the quarrel between the two was fake, but after all, their mother was so arrogant, it was still a little difficult for her to go to the outer study to invite people back in person.

With a smile, he glanced at Pan Chun, who was looking at him carefully, put down the scissors in his hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "Go to the small kitchen." ”

Panchun hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Zigui, and while smiling and helping Xu Zigui to the small kitchen, he asked, "Why did Niangniang think of getting up and going to the small kitchen?" ”

"Didn't you want to apologize to Your Highness and coax him back? Where can I be insincere? I have to cook it myself. ”

Pan Chun was surprised that he didn't close his mouth for a while, and just looked at Xu Zigui for half a second. Realizing that he was rude, Panchun quickly closed his mouth and said with a smile: "I have long heard that Niangniang can cook, and this time just allows the slave maid to see and understand." ”

While talking, he opened the curtain for Xu Zigui and entered the small kitchen, and said to the people inside: "The crown princess is here." ”

"Why is the mother here?" Lan Xiang and Pan Xiang hurriedly came out, and behind them was the grandmother who was working in the small kitchen, and followed out, and blessed Xu Zi: "Hello to the mother." ”

Although Xu Zigui has fallen out of favor in the past few days, she is also the crown princess after all, but her status cannot be changed, and with the queen behind her back, the subordinates dare not snub her.

Xu Zigui nodded slightly at a few people, and then looked at Pan Chun. Panchun understood, and hurriedly smiled and instructed everyone: "Find an apron for Niangniang." Mama Fang, prepare the ingredients according to this. ”

As he spoke, he handed a piece of paper to the leading grandmother standing in the middle of the first row, and said to the others: "You guys just work in the back, and Niang Niang will personally make some pastries for His Highness." ”

Everyone was busy preparing ingredients for Xu Zigui as instructed, and Pan Chun followed Xu Zigui to Xu Zigui and listened to Xu Zigui's instructions.

After a busy afternoon, I finally made a few snacks. At first, Lan Xiang didn't know what Xu Zigui was doing by letting herself shake the milk vigorously, but when Xu Zigui made a mango pancake, several maids couldn't help but circle around it many times, and said in a novel way: "Where did Niangniang see these things?" ”

"It was mentioned in a letter between the Ninth Emperor Princess of Yingli and the palace a few days ago, and the palace can be regarded as a try today, but I didn't expect it to be done."

After that, he pointed to the other three pieces and said with a smile: "Send these three plates to Cining Palace, Fengqi Palace and Anle Palace respectively, and say that the palace has nothing to study the new dishes, and let the imperial grandmother and queen mother taste them." ”

He pointed to the banana crisp made on the side, and said with a smile: "Pack some more of this and bring them over." ”

Then three people came out and took them to the queen according to Xu Zigui's instructions.

Xu Zigui smiled and said: "Pan Xiang, you go and see if His Royal Highness has come back, Pan Chun, you put these in the food box, Lan Xiang, you follow Mama Tian to clean up the small kitchen." ”

Everyone should be, after Panxiang went out to inquire, he came in with a smile and said to Xu Zigui: "Your Highness is back." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Zigui with a strange face, as if he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh: "Your Highness is outside." ”

"Outside?"

Xu Zigui didn't react for a while, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Panxiang, while the others lowered their heads with their eyes and noses.

Before Panxiang could explain, Mo Ziyuan came in by the little maid guarding the door to open the curtain, and he was still holding a round thing held by brown paper in his hand, and threw her to Mama Tian as soon as she came in. Mama Tian hurriedly caught it, and Mo Ziyuan said, "Go and heat it up and send it to the red-sleeved girl." ”

From beginning to end, he didn't even bother to give Xu Zigui a look and turned away, and the rest of the people looked at each other, especially Mama Tian who was holding the lotus leaf chicken, the lotus leaf chicken she was holding was obviously half cold, but she always felt very hot in her hands, whether it was hot or not.

Mama Tian tentatively looked in the direction of Xu Zigui, and saw Xu Zigui's forbearant face, and her stoic face seemed to want to cry and hold back. thought that Xu Zigui's purpose was to make some delicious food for Mo Ziyuan, so as to coax this man who hurt his heart, but the man didn't even look at Xu Zigui from beginning to end. Seeing Xu Zigui who was so forbearing, Mama Tian felt a little distressed in her heart.

Xu Zigui will only be fifteen years old this year, and he will not be able to reach the end of his life in a few months. In ordinary people's homes, this age should still be a carefree child in the boudoir, plus Xu Zigui's family background, if this son did not marry into the palace, I think I would still be the girl who is the favorite mother of the family, but now, I can only live by looking at people's faces here, Mama Tian felt sorry for Xu Zigui's return, and thought that Xu Zigui married into the palace so early because of Mo Ziyuan, thinking like this, I lost my good impression of Mo Ziyuan in my heart, and I don't know where the courage came from, so I threw the lotus leaf chicken to the ground. Then he said in fear: "The old slave's hand slipped for a while, and he asked the mother to forgive him." ”

Of course, this is just what everyone feels, Mo Ziyuan didn't give Xu Zigui a look. When Mo Ziyuan came in, he first looked at Xu Zigui quietly, and after confirming that Xu Zigui was fine, he threw the lotus leaf chicken in his hand to Mama Tian. Seeing Mo Ziyuan like this, his mind turned slightly, and he said that something might have happened again, and he glanced at Pan Xiang, and motioned Pan Xiang to go out to see what was going on, this time Mo Ziyuan should have left someone waiting for them not far away. Pan Xiang sneaked out when people weren't paying attention.

Seeing Mama Tian kneeling on the ground and confessing her guilt, Xu Zigui hurriedly gave Lan Xiang a look and motioned her to help Mama Tian up, Xu Zigui naturally wouldn't blame her, Mama Tian also did it intentionally when she stood on her side and felt sorry for herself, she was too late to be moved, how could she blame her?

"What are you doing, mamma? It's cold on the ground, get up and talk quickly. ”

After that, he instructed Lan Xiang: "You follow Mama Tian here to clean up the small kitchen and then go back." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the pastries on the table with more depression in his eyes, was silent for a long time, and sighed: "That's it, just do it and send it to Your Highness." (To be continued.) )