Brother, Zhu Zhen didn't go again, after all, there are many people there, and it is where the master lives, so it's always bad to run there if you have nothing to do. The thirteenth elder brother agreed with Zhu Zhen that when he was free, he would take Bailu to the imperial garden. White deer is the name given to the puppy by the bamboo basket. As the puppy grows older, it can already eat something else. Every time the bamboo basket will bring some snacks to feed it, but it's strange, no matter how the bamboo basket pleases, that little thing just doesn't buy the bamboo basket's account, but it is more and more intimate with the thirteenth elder brother.

Zhu Zhen said: "This dog is a female? The two sat in the pavilion and chatted, and Bailu lay on the ground and squinted.

"Male." The thirteenth elder brother glanced at Bailu and said.

Zhu Zhen wondered, why is the male so sticky to the thirteenth elder brother? Strange, this is completely inconsistent with the scientific principle of opposites attracting, but fortunately, this is just a slander of the bamboo basket, if the thirteenth elder brother hears it, I am afraid that it will be another fight.

The bamboo basket sighed and lay on the stone table: "Why doesn't it wait to see me all the time?" I'm so flattering. ”

"I said to change one, you still don't follow, look, it's no way, right?" The thirteenth elder brother said with a smile.

The bamboo basket straightened up and said, "I don't believe I can't tame it, hum!" ”

Of course, on this day, the bamboo basket is still "returning home".

As soon as he entered the gate of Chuxiu Palace, Zhu Zhen met Babeile who was walking out, stepped down, and then asked An Dao: "Hello to the eighth master." ”

Babel was also stunned when he saw the bamboo basket coming in from outside, and said, "Get up, where did you come back from?" ”

"Hui Ye, the slave and maid Fang came back from the Imperial Garden." Zhu Zhen replied truthfully.

Babel thought for a moment and said, "Are you going to see the white deer?" ”

Zhu Zhen was shocked when he heard this, blinked, and said, "Yes." "How did Babel know?

"I heard from the thirteenth brother, that little dog doesn't want to see you." Babel didn't save face at all.

“…… Be. "Zhu Zhen bit out a word, you are thirteen, let me lose face everywhere.

"In that case, why did the thirteenth brother want to change one, but you refused?" Eight Belle Llotton said, "Aren't you tired?" ”

Zhu Zhen looked at Babel and said, "The slave believes that one day, it will let it obediently listen to the slave and maid." ”

"That's right." Babel lowered his eyes, chewed on the words of the bamboo basket, and when he raised his eyes again, he already had a smile, and he said to the bamboo basket, "I understand, you can go." ”

Seeing that Babeile was like this, Zhu Zhen also smiled back, blessed his body, and said, "The slave and maid are retired." ”

As the days went by, Zhu Zong's persistence seemed to have some effect, and Bailu gradually ceased to be so hostile to her, and occasionally when she was in a good mood, she would even rub Zhu Zong's trouser legs, although she only left at once, it was enough to surprise Zhu Zong.

In addition, the New Year is approaching, the smell of the New Year in the palace is getting more and more serious, people come and go, the joy on the face is also more, the bamboo basket is infected with it, and the first time in ancient times, in the palace of the New Year is very novel yearning, the mood is more and more excited.

On this day, Zhu Zhen served the concubine in the study as usual. Concubine Liang, who likes to wear light-colored clothes on weekdays, wears a purple flag dress today, and her hair is delicate, which makes the bamboo basket in a trance for a while.

"Bamboo basket." Concubine Liang called.

"The slave is here." The bamboo basket symbolically takes two steps forward.

"In the first month, Babel wants to buy a banquet for me in the house for my birthday, these days, you will pack up, go to the house with Baylor to help, and on the day of the birthday banquet, come back with me." Concubine Liang said.

Yes? Zhu Zhen was stunned, this is, to live in Babeile Mansion? Where is the New Year going to be?

"What, what's wrong?" Seeing that Zhu Zhen had not spoken for a long time, Concubine Liang asked.

"No, no, the slave obeys." Zhu Zhen didn't know what this meant, so he could only do what Concubine Liang wanted.

In the study, Concubine Liang ordered it to be handed over to Chunliu. Zhu Zhen said in his heart, he was going to leave for a few days, so why did he have to talk to Aunt Hua Shu, but he heard from Aunt Hua Shu that this matter was what Babel meant. It turned out that when Babeile discussed this matter with Concubine Liang, Hua Shu was also waiting on the side. Concubine Liang didn't want to be extravagant, but Babeiler had already asked for permission from Kangxi, so she relied on Babeiler. Babeile said, borrowed a close palace maid from Concubine Liang to arrange Concubine Liang's resting place properly. Concubine Liang wanted to let Hua Shu go, but Babeile said that Concubine Liang was used to serving Hua Shu, so she changed the bamboo basket to the past.

The bamboo basket is big, although he also serves the concubine closely, but how do he know the preferences of the concubine? It seems that in the past few days, Aunt Shu of the same flower has asked Concubine Liang's likes and dislikes clearly, in case anything goes wrong.

On the day the bamboo basket left the palace, it was Ming Quan who came to pick it up.

Farewell to Concubine Liang, the bamboo basket pedaled away.

The car was very large, and Zhu Zhen sat alone in the car, a little stunned, a little trance, and always felt that everything was so unreal. In such a daze, I don't know when, the car has stopped. Ming Quan said outside: "Baylor Mansion has arrived, girl, get out of the car." ”

Zhu Zhen settled down a little panicked, opened the curtain and got out of the car, waiting for a few small people at the door.

Ming Quan said: "Girl, come with me." ”

Zhu Zhen nodded yes, and followed Mingquan into the Babeile Mansion. Along the way, when the maid saw it, she would stand up and ask Ming Quan for peace, it seems that this Ming Quan's status in Babeile Mansion is not low.

Ming Quan nodded casually, and said to Zhu Zheng: "I'll take the girl to the wing room to rest first, the eighth master has not come back from the palace, and when the master returns home, I will take the girl over to ask for peace." Fujin's mother's family has something to do, and she is not in the house recently, and when Fujin comes back, the girl will go to see the ceremony again. ”

Zhu Zheng nodded and said: "Zhu Zhen has written it down, there is Lao Gonggong." ”

Baylor Mansion is very large, and Zhu Zhen tried his best to remember the way, and followed Ming to a small courtyard with two entrances. Ming Quan led the bamboo basket around to the second courtyard, entered the wing room on the right, and said with the bamboo basket: "The one in the middle of the courtyard is the study of Lord Belle. ”

Live in a hospital? Zhu Zhen subconsciously rejected and said, "Will this disturb the eighth master?" Slaves and maidservants live with the maidservants of the house. ”

Ming Quan said: "The master ordered, the girl came out of the good master's house, and she is naturally different from others." In addition, it is convenient for the lord to discuss the banquet with the girl. ”

Convenient? Convenient ghost! Zhu Zhen said secretly, this is good, out of the palace, but not at ease in the palace, in the palace, there is still a courtyard activities, now, even the house can't get out.

Although the boss was unhappy in his heart, the bamboo basket was sweet on his lips, and said: "There is a god of labor and public expense, and the bamboo basket has been grateful." ”

Ming Quan summoned two maids to help Zhu Ji place things, and he went back to the palace to serve Babel.

The bamboo basket didn't bring much things, just a small baggage, just a few sets of clothes, plus some daily necessities, and besides, the bamboo basket didn't like to ask others to organize their own things. Politely rejecting the two maids, Zhu Ji casually threw the burden on the bed, sat down at the table, and gestured: "I don't have many things, just tidy up by myself at night, you can sit, I have something I want to ask you." ”

The two maids did not want to sit down, and one of them looked at the older maid named Wutong and said, "If the girl asks about anything, the slaves and maids must know everything." ”

Zhu Zhen didn't persuade much, but only asked about the rules of the house, as well as some taboos of the master, and didn't ask anything. After all, I only stayed in the Babeile Mansion for a month, and there was no need to inquire about other things, in case of which question was wrong, so that people could misunderstand something, then the pungency of Bafujin could not stand it.

The two of them were left to serve in the house, and Zhu Zhen let them each do their own thing. After packing up his things, Zhu Zhen looked at the house where he lived. This room is not a maidservant girl can live, the wood carved tooth bed, embroidered brocade quilt, compared to his bed in Chuxiu Palace, I don't know how many times stronger, desk, dressing table, soft couch and other furniture are also readily available.

"Girl, this is a new pastry made in the kitchen, girl, try it?" Wutong and Qiuling each carried a tray, a total of four kinds of dim sum into the house hallway.

"Let it go." Zhu Zhen answered, got up and walked to the table, where chestnut noodles and jade dew cake were her favorite foods, and the other two had never been seen before.

"Girl, this is a jade dew cake, a tea cake, a roselle crystal roll, chestnut noodles, especially this tea cake, the girl should eat it while it's hot." Qiu Ling explained.

Zhu Zhen took a piece of tea cake and took a bite, only to find that the outside was green and shiny, but the inside was wrapped with meat filling, which was sweet but not greasy.

"I can't eat so much alone, and it's a waste to stay here, so why don't you each pick some and take them back and eat them." After eating a piece of tea cake, the bamboo basket said softly.

"Slave and maid thank the girl for the reward." Wutong and Qiuling both saluted when they heard this, and then each took a plate of pastries and went down.

There are books in the room, and the bamboo basket picked a book to pass the afternoon, until the unitary time Wutong and Qiuling came in to hold the lamp, and Wutong took a few steps forward and said: "Girl, a few roe deer were sent to the village at noon, and the kitchen didn't know which one the girl was good at, so I made a few more, and the girl tasted them?" ”

"What? Do you also have a meal at night in Baylor House? "Zhu Zhen is a little surprised, she hasn't eaten dinner since she entered the palace, and she has lost weight with snacks every day, and she has lost weight for most of the year.

"It's not, the master specially ordered to leave one for the girl to try." Sycamore explained.

Zhu Zhen paused, and said, "Eighth Master Lao bothered. ”

"The slave and the maid serve the girl to clean her hands." While speaking, Qiu Ling had already set the table and stepped forward with a hot towel.

The first time I had dinner in Babel Mansion, I don't know what the rules of this house are, so the bamboo basket went with her, and when everything was cleaned up, the bamboo basket sat down. In addition to a few dishes made of roe deer meat, it is also served with shrimp pot, mushroom cabbage, braised sea cucumber, winter bamboo shoots and beef bone soup, and a few pickles.

Seeing Wutong and Qiuling standing on the side, the bamboo basket was a little awkward, and said: "There are too many of these, even if there are two, I can't finish eating, you can use some with me." ”

Qiu Ling hurriedly said: "The slave and maid don't dare, the slave and maid are subordinates, and they must not eat at the same table with the girl." ”

Seeing Qiu Ling's frightened appearance, Zhu Zhen sighed in his heart, but only said: "I'm not used to having someone stand aside to serve during dinner, and you refuse to eat, so sit down and chat with me." ”

The two hesitated a little, Qiu Ling looked at Wutong, and saw that Wutong finally nodded with her, and the two sat down carefully.

"Hasn't Lord Belle returned home yet?" The bamboo basket sandwiched a piece of stir-fried roe deer meat, and said.

"I haven't returned yet, at the end of the year, there are a lot of affairs inside and outside the palace, and at this time, Lord Belle will be extremely busy." Qiu Ling replied.

Zhu Zhen nodded, and said, "Then when does Lord Belle usually return home?" ”

"It's not very accurate, if it's early, it's time to catch up, even if you stay in the palace for a night, it's also common." Wutong added a bowl of soup to the bamboo basket and said.

Zhu Zhen nodded, and asked again: "Then do you know when you will start preparing for Concubine Liang's birthday banquet?" ”

Wutong and Qiuling both shook their heads. Zhu Zhen sighed, they are just maidservants, they must not know much, if they can't ask, forget it, there will always be someone to inform them of what to do.

After eating, the bamboo basket is served by the two to rinse their mouths and use tea. After a slight turn of thought, Zhu Zhen asked the two of them to take their own needlework and sit together to talk about homely things.

When the time was approaching, a small servant came to report, Babeile returned home, and Wutong and Qiuling were busy collecting their work and standing aside. After a while, Zhu Zheng heard the sound of people in the front yard, and looked through the window, and the lights were also on. Just looking, seeing Mingquan walking briskly by the window, Zhu Ji hurriedly called Qiu Ling to open the curtain. Ming Quan entered the house and said, "Girl, the master has just returned to the house and told me to come and invite the girl over." ”

"If I'm tired, I'll go with my father-in-law." Zhu Zhen was about to go out with Mingquan, but Wutong said: "Girl, wait, it's cold at night, so let's add a cloak." As he spoke, he turned around and went to the closet to get a cloak trimmed with rose red and dark gold, and tied it with the bamboo basket.

Although Zhu Zhen wondered where the cloak came from, the time was not right, so he only thanked him and went to Babeiler's study with Mingquan.

Walking outside the study, Ming Quangong said in a high voice: "Master, the girl has arrived." ”

"Come in." A small sound came from the room.

Ming Quan pushed open the door and led the bamboo basket in. The bamboo hoop hung his head and entered, and was about to take off his cloak and hand it to the little man by the door, but he heard Babel say: "This color really suits you." ”

Bamboo Basket's hand paused, and he followed the sound to see that Babel was walking from behind his desk. Zhu Zhenfu saluted and said, "The slave and maid give the master a greeting." ”

"Get up." As he spoke, Babel walked to a half-meter place in front of the bamboo basket and stood still, and said to the others, "Let's all go down." ”

"Yes." Ming Quan led the attendants in the house to retreat, and in an instant, only Zhu Ji and Babeile were left in the house, and the empty and quiet Zhu Ji was suddenly a little uncomfortable.

Babel raised his hand to untie the bamboo basket's cloak and rested it on the chair casually, and the bamboo basket didn't even have time to refuse.

"Are you still satisfied with the house? What is missing, although the maidservant girl in the same room said that the Ming Plenum will be done. Babel said as he walked towards his desk.

"If you go back to your master, the house is very good, and the slave and maid don't need anything anymore." Zhu Zhen replied.

"Why are you still standing there, come here." Babel sat back at his desk, looked up and saw that the bamboo basket was still standing in place, and nodded to signal the bamboo basket to come over. Seeing the bamboo basket approaching, he stopped at the desk, and he said, "Today, the village sent a few newly beaten roe deer, I thought you probably haven't eaten it, and asked the kitchen to make some for you to send over, are you still used to eating?" ”

Zhu Zhen blessed his body and said, "Thank you for the reward, the slave and maid eat very deliciously." ”

Hearing this, Babeile laughed loudly: "That is the case, even those hares and pheasants, and ask them to send some to you to try!" ”

Zhu Ji hurriedly said: "Thank you for your grace, the slave doesn't dare to bother with your master." "What the hell is going on with these eight Baylors? Why did you suddenly feel better to yourself again? It's been a few days since Babel brushed his sleeves away, which play is he singing?

"Remember the poem I taught you?" Babel said softly.

Zhu Zhen blinked, meditated for a while, and said, "Zhu Zhen remembers." ”

Babel smiled softly and said, "I'll take a look when I write it." ”

Zhu Zhen raised his eyes and hurriedly glanced at him, not knowing what he was thinking, so he obediently walked to the desk, took the brush handed by Babel, and wrote "The Wind and the Quiet Girl" on the rice paper. Then he put the brush back on the pen holder and did not look at the word again.

"Poetry is good poetry, but the words have not grown at all, it is difficult for you to serve these days in Eniang's study." Babel smiled and picked up the rice paper, and looked at it carefully, but I didn't know if it was an illusion of a bamboo basket, and I always felt that Babel's smile seemed to be fading.

Although he was thick-skinned, the bamboo basket couldn't stop his blushing face, and said: "It's a joke for the master, and the slave and maid will be diligent in practicing calligraphy in the future." ”

Babel shook his head, and he didn't know if he was telling himself that he didn't have to work hard to practice calligraphy, or if he was telling himself that he knew he was telling a lie to perfunctory him.

"It's getting late, you go back to the house and rest." Babel raised his head outside again, "Mingquan! ”

"Master, the minion is here." Ming Quan entered in response.

"Send the girl back to the house." Babel commanded.

"Yes, girl, please." Ming Quan made a "please" movement sideways.

Zhu Zhen blessed his body and said, "The slave and maid are retired." With that, he turned and walked out the door. When I walked to the door, I grabbed my cloak and was about to go out.

But he heard Babel behind him say: "It's cold at night, I'm weak, and I don't know how to cherish it." Before the bamboo basket could turn around, Babel had already taken the cloak and put it on with him.

Seeing Babeile carefully tying the belt for himself, the bamboo basket was a little confused, and said, "Don't dare to bother the master, the slave and maid will come by themselves." As he spoke, he raised his hand, but he did not see Babel take his hand away, and he did not tie it for a while, nor did he put it down.

After hesitating, Babel had already fastened the belt, and he said to Zhuzhen: "You live on the first day, I'm afraid you are a little uncomfortable, lie down early." ”

"Yes, Lord Sherbelle." The bamboo basket bowed and withdrew, and went back to his own room.

Wutong and Qiuling waited in the house, and Ming Quan instructed a few words of good life to serve, and then went back to Babel. Seeing that the light in Babel's study was still on, the bamboo basket was washed by the two of them, and the master commanded that he did not dare not sleep.

When changing clothes, Zhu Zhenben wanted to take out his clothes, but he saw Wutong take the key and open the two wardrobes on the west side of the bedroom, which turned out to be the clothes of various girls.

"Girl, the master asked someone to prepare some clothes for the girl, and the girl will see which one she likes, and the slave will serve you to change it." Sycamore Road.

Zhu Zhen was stunned for a while, not knowing how to react.

"If the girl doesn't like it, the slave and maid will go back to the head of Ming, and then make a few compliments with the girl." Wutong saw that the bamboo basket was speechless for a long time, and said carefully.

"No need, I'm not used to being served by others and changing clothes, you go back and rest, I have nothing to do here." Bamboo Shoe Road.

The two hesitated, and Wutong said: "Yes, the slave and maid are in the compartment, and the girl can call the slave and maid if she has something to do at night." Seeing Zhu Zhen nodding, the two retreated.

The bamboo basket fingertips swept across a row of clothes, and there were all kinds of colors, more red, red, rose red, rose red, cherry red, plum red, bright red...... It's like having to list all the reds. The bamboo basket pulls the clothes at will, there are many styles, I can only call a few, and there are all kinds of colors, such as middle clothes, jackets, cloaks, and furs...... It's almost time for a small ready-to-wear shop.

Zhu Zhen looked at it again and again, the stitch workmanship, fabric color, although she is not an expert, she can't say the middle way, but she also understands that this clothes are fine and meticulous good materials and good needlework.

Closing the cabinet door, the bamboo basket took out his clothes from the baggage and changed them, blew out the candles, and looked over, but the lights in the front yard were still on. The bamboo basket went to bed and fell asleep.