Chapter 7 Round House
"The fourth girl really can't remember?" Manyun Xing's eyes were round, and he pointed to the pear blossom wood brocade couch, "The prince slept here last night." ”
"He sleeps here?" Cai Ling propped herself on the desk with one hand and rubbed her eyebrows, "Then where do I sleep?" ”
"You sleep in this bed too." Manyun tried to explain, "When the prince left in the early morning, the girl slept very deeply, and the prince also instructed the slave to prepare sobering tea for the girl to take after she got up. ”
Cai Ling took the tea handed by Manyun, took a sip slowly, and after hesitating, he still asked, "So...... Am I disheveled? "She knew her own wine, and it was common for her to get into fights when she was drunk. She was afraid that she would beat Shen Muchi last night, regardless of the severity of the matter.
Man Yundeng's face blushed, "The curtain was put down when the prince left, and the slave couldn't see if the girl was disheveled, but ......"
"But what?" Cai Ling put down the tea and listened carefully.
"When the prince left, he said that the four girls were too tired last night, and they should rest in the room today, and they were afraid that the slave maid would not be able to take care of the girl alone, so he added four maidservants to come, and now they are busy in the yard." Speaking of the word "tired", Manyun's face flushed again.
Too tired! She was hungover, which made Manyun think crookedly, and Cai Ling couldn't help laughing.
"The slave and maid are very relieved to see that the girl and the prince are so affectionate, and they should go to the Bodhisattva to burn pillar incense." Manyun said happily.
"Silly girl, you misunderstood...... Cai Ling stretched out her hand to grab a void, and the clouds had already run away.
According to rumors, although she has no official status in the church, the fourth lady of Jiang Mansion is very favored by King Qin, even if Jiang Xiang is convicted and the fourth lady is implicated, the position of Princess Qin will be hers sooner or later.
Manyun was peeling oranges for Cai Ling when he reported these rumors, and the enticing aroma spread in the air, and the tea soup of Mengshan New Leaves was bright.
Cai Ling took a sip of tea and smiled happily, "Do you say it again, what kind of expression did Miss Song San have when she heard this?" ”
"The third lady of Shangshu Mansion smashed the antique vase in the Dusk Pond Xuan." Manyun didn't understand why the four girls still wanted to hear it.
"What about the little county lord of the Hou Mansion?" Cai Ling ate half an orange and asked again.
"The little lord came to the mansion that day to ask to see the prince. But the prince discussed important matters with General Yang that day, and the little county lord waited in the front hall for a long time and failed to see the prince. Manyun replied truthfully.
"Hahaha...... Very good, very good. Cai Ling smiled unrestrainedly. These two people have always been keen to evaluate and slander her, such as the injury in the Midyear Festival, after the addition of oil and vinegar by these two girls, it was rumored in the capital, and they all said that Jiang Xiang's daughter was upside down, and the key was that others looked down on it. Dad said that she was really embarrassed by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she would never return to the Prime Minister's Mansion from now on. Because of these two big-mouthed girls, she couldn't go back to her home for half a year.
Although Shen Muchi's purpose was to stimulate Biluo, he also gave her the benefit of fighting the enemy, which couldn't help but make her feel a trace of gratitude in her heart.
"How's Biluo?" She finally asked.
"I heard that I got sick when I came back from Huxin Pavilion the day before yesterday." Manyun pursed her mouth, "The dining room has been changing tricks to make food for her recently, but she just can't eat a mouthful of food." ”
"Oh, so serious." Cai Ling put down the tea bowl, but there was still a smile on her face, where could she care about Biluo's life or death, Shen Muchi should now know that she had played too much, and she may be in deep remorse. He has always been calm, and he is calm and light-hearted, but now she can see that he is anxious, and she can't help but laugh when she thinks of this.
A guard came in with a food box, claiming that it was a lotus cake sent by Dongxi Building. After Manyun opened, Cai Ling only glanced at it, after all, he had just eaten refreshments and had no appetite. Just as he was about to let the girl share the food, he suddenly said with great interest, "Bring the food box, let's go to King Qin." ”
Manyun thought that she was going to thank her, and she was overjoyed, holding the food box and following closely, who knew that she just wanted to see a lively scene on a whim.
King Qin was busy all day long, and this time he was still discussing important matters in the study.
After waiting in the courtyard for half an hour, Cai Ling's impetuous mood finally calmed down, although he came to see his remorseful appearance, others seemed to be flattering, so it was no different from the little county lord and others, it was nothing more than a laughing stock.
"Manyun, let's go." She rose from the stone bench and raised her sleeves lightly.
"But these shortbreads?" Manyun opened the food box and looked at the delicate pastries with reluctance.
"It's okay, let's go back and divide it." Cai Ling said, "Lao Cai's lotus crisp is very good, you will like it." ”
"You have something to do with this king." The rich male voice is something she is very familiar with, but it still sounds energetic and undepressing, which is really disappointing.
"It's fine. I had nothing to do, and I walked and walked accidentally. Before she could turn back, she hurriedly answered, and suddenly thought that she would inevitably feel guilty about being drunk, "This box of lotus crisp ......"
When he said this, he fortunately turned around and saw the servants of the Ministry of Officials, the eldest prince of Shangshufu, the governor of Sanjiang and others standing behind him. Tao Tao popped up behind the servant of the ministry at the right time, waved to greet her, and she took the opportunity to say, "I'll bring some lotus cakes to Tao Tao." ”
Everyone in the group gasped except for King Qin, and Tao Tao explained with a smile: "A little playmate, a friend for many years." After that, he pretended to walk up to Cai Ling, patted her on the shoulder and said, "I have a heart." ”
King Qin stood with only his hands in his hands, his eyes remaining on the half-open food box, thoughtful. Everyone noticed the abnormality and hurriedly took their leave, only Tao Tao was full of righteousness and did not flinch.
This girl is really looking for death and has to find a back. Tao Tao slandered, but when she was a teenager, she was too entangled with each other, so naturally she couldn't abandon her. But if you don't leave at the moment, what are you doing in a daze? He quietly poked her in the back with two fingers. After all, this girl is not stupid, and she is polite, "Then let's step back first." ”
"Stop!" An indifferent voice came from overhead, and Cai Ling was shocked, feeling that something was wrong.
"Your Highness also wants to eat some shortbread?" Cai Ling turned around and took the food box from Manyun's arms and handed it to Shen Muchi, except for the thin anger on his face, there was a trace of haggard and annoyance on his face, and his handsome and smooth face was still so perfect and good-looking, which made her trance.
"Where did it come from?" His anger subsided slightly.
"Dongxi Lou sent it to the house, you have always liked Lao Cai's craftsmanship......" she stammered and flattered.
But before she finished speaking, the box of shortbreads had been knocked over to the ground by his raised hand, and she didn't have time to look at his serious face, only to watch the round lotus cakes fall to the ground, stained with dust and no longer eaten. There were too many examples of such wagging tails and begging for mercy in the past, and she didn't want to recall them anymore, but why did she still feel heartbroken, she felt that she was extremely useless.
Shen Muchi held her chin and said coldly, "Isn't there a cook in the palace?" From now on, you can eat as much as you want, and if you don't eat, no one cares if you starve to death. This king doesn't want to see anything from Dongxi Lou in the mansion again. Do you understand? ”
His jaw ached, but her eyes stayed on the lotus cake all over the ground, and she forgot to struggle in a daze.
"Jiang Shao...... The four girls are childish and ignorant, and the third highness is angry. Tao Tao hurriedly stepped forward to play the round.
Shen Muchi glanced at him, then put his hand down and turned to leave. Tao Tao hurriedly instructed Manyun Dao, "Good students take care of the four girls", and also followed into the house.
"Don't be sad, girl. Or the slave and maid will ask the cook to make another plate that is exactly the same. Manyun eagerly comforted.
Cai Ling didn't seem to hear it, just stood in place and stared at the mess all over the ground. Although the white-ribbon pastries were stained with some soil, the black sesame seeds dotted with them were visible, how could she not notice them before? She never eats black sesame seeds, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion knows it, Yuan Jie wrote it in a notebook, and Lao Cai remembered it in his heart.
"Dirty ......" Seeing the four girls squatting down thoughtfully, Manyun picked up a piece of pastry and hid it in her sleeve, and couldn't help but stop.
Cai Ling smiled casually, "It's okay." Take it back as a souvenir. ”
Manyun is very worried about her master, if the fourth girl is crazy because of this, it won't be worth it.
In the study, Tao Tao chattered endlessly, "Third Highness, you know the fourth girl, this girl has not been in shape since she was a child, she does everything she thinks, and never cares about the consequences." She didn't think she was interested in that box of pastries, and she just wanted to find an excuse to come to you, Your Highness. She's been like that since she was a child......"
"You know her." Shen Muchi played a black chess.
Tao Tao hurriedly took a white chess piece, "I don't know very well, I don't know much about it, I am like brother and sister with Jiang Shao." ”
"Brother and sister?"
"She's a brother and a sister." Tao Tao panicked, how dare he call himself the prince's brother-in-law.
"Oh......"
"Qi Qi Wang, Miss Biluo sent someone to spread the word that she likes the Zhucui sent by the prince, and I prepared a side dish that the prince likes tonight, and asked the prince if he can go to a party?" The maid asked.
"Hmm." A smile appeared on Shen Muchi's cold face, but the smile quickly disappeared.
When the maid left, Tao Tao asked, "I have to take this step." ”
Shen Muchi dropped the sunspot, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, besides, how can this king be damaged by half a point, why not take this step?" ”
The next day, Manyun couldn't help wiping her tears in the courtyard, and when she saw Cai Ling coming back from outside the courtyard slowly, she hurriedly pretended to have nothing to do, "The girl got up so early." ”
Cai Ling rubbed her sore eyes, she didn't get up early, she didn't sleep all night. Where can I sleep if I have something in my heart? Seeing that Manyun's sad appearance was even more serious than her heart, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?" ”
"It's okay......" Manyun still wanted to hide it.
"Is it about the prince?" Because she stayed up late and never had breakfast, Cai Ling felt that the world was spinning, and the sentence "Is Shen Muchi looking for trouble with you" didn't ask yet, but Manyun misunderstood that her appearance was all because she cared about the other party.
"Girl, don't worry." Seeing Cai Ling's anxious appearance, Manyunji was not worth it for her, "The prince is fine." It's just ......"
"Just what?" She couldn't wait.
"Last night, the prince actually stayed in Qingyun Pavilion." The clouds left a line of tears, and the sound was as thin as a mosquito.
"What's all the fuss about." She only felt like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, but when she thought about it again, she was not alarmed, and it was strange that he and Biluo's relationship did not sleep together.
"But...... The prince made a decree to give the name of Biluo girl. Manyun was angry when he thought of the girl next to Biluo coming over early in the morning to show off.
She only felt that her mind was buzzing, she had worked so hard before, trying her best to give him what he wanted, and she had never been treated by him like that. Although he left her in the Qin Palace, he didn't have half a promise to give you a name, but now Biluo easily got it.
For many years, she guarded against the third lady of Shangshu Mansion, openly and secretly competing with the little county lord of Hou Mansion, but she never thought that the person who lost to her would be the singer of the Qinglou. There are really too many strange things in this world, and she wants to see how the Queen Mother allows him to give him the title of Princess Singer. At that time, he will definitely cry, make trouble, and hang himself, and she must watch this big show.
She was carefully considering whether she would go to the Queen Mother to help him say a few kind words, maybe he would let her out of the house because of his kindness, and someone outside the courtyard scolded her. She was a little irritated and asked Manyun to go and see what was going on.
After a while, Manyun replied, "The dog raised by the second sister-in-law of the dining room Qiu was poisoned. Maybe someone is dissatisfied with the dog barking every morning. ”
Cai Ling suddenly felt that the world was spinning, she reached out to grab Manyun's arm but threw herself into the air, and her body tilted and fainted on the ground. Before gossiping with Manyun, she had gone to the door of the dining room to feed the dogs, and it was yesterday's lotus crisp.