The girl named Xu Qing was walking in a corridor of the Third Prince's Mansion with a dinner plate in her hands at the moment.

On the plate was a bowl of steaming white porridge and a few dishes of porridge, which she had prepared early in the morning for her brother, who was recovering from a serious injury.

The little girl in front of her looked very old, only about fifteen or sixteen, and her pretty childish face looked gray due to the perennial smoke and fireworks.

There is no hairpin jewelry common to ordinary girls on the jet-black hair, but it is just a coarse cloth that is casually coiled up.

Not only that, but her petite body was covered with a wide dress that was extremely ill-fitting, the long skirt had obviously been washed repeatedly, and the texture that should have been soft had become unusually coarse, and the dye that had been attached to it had long since been washed away, and from a distance it looked red and white, like the flower cake eaten during the New Year.

However, if you put aside the dress list and look at the facial features, the girl in front of her can indeed be called a standard beauty embryo.

Especially in the past few days, after learning that her brother is safe, the joyful look that often hangs on the corners of her eyebrows and eyes brings out her playfulness and cuteness to the fullest.

At this time, in the girl's heart, she also seemed to feel that her dress was a little out of place with the elegant environment around her, and she was a little worried, for fear that the handmaid steward who passed by would laugh at her brother after seeing her, so she kept her head hanging all the way, and did not dare to look up at people.

But the view outside the promenade was so attractive to her, that even though she had passed by it many times, she couldn't help but peek at it every time she walked by.

Beyond the promenade is a quiet and elegant courtyard.

As far as the eye can see, the strange stones in the courtyard are like forests, the pavilions and water pavilions are lined up one after another, and there is a lake on the side of the pavilion, and there are more lotus shadows floating in the lake.

At this moment, several beautiful maids are quietly standing on the shore of the lake wearing Luo skirts, stretching out their slender jade hands to pick the lotus canopy in the lake.

One of them has a delicate posture and elegant movements, like fairies in the sky, which can't help but make Xu Qing feel a little ashamed.

The little girl looked at the splendid clothes worn by these maidservants, and for a moment she was a little stupid, and completely forgot to pay attention to the road ahead, so she heard only a "bang", and she slammed her head into the arch at the end of the corridor, and fell to the ground.

Xu Qing touched his dizzy head and got up from the ground, looking at the dinner plates that flew out and the dishes that were broken all over the ground with ping pong, and secretly scolded himself in his heart for not being long-sighted.

At this moment, three figures appeared in the courtyard not far away, slowly walking in the direction where Xu Qing was, the leader of the person was handsome and heroic, it was the third prince Liu Yu, and the two accompanying people were Yuan Jingluo Yuan and the beautiful maid named Su Yan.

Xu Qing thought that they were the housekeepers, so he immediately panicked, and hurriedly wanted to squat down and pick up those broken porcelain pieces.

Liu Yu had already taken in the scene just now, looking at the little girl in front of him, he felt a little funny in his heart, only to see him shouting with a smile:

"The girl doesn't need to take care of it, let's go visit your brother with Gu first."

"Lonely?"

Hearing this self-proclaimed Xu Qing, she immediately reacted, she lowered her head and gave Liu Yu an awkward blessing, and said softly:

"The people's daughter's hands and feet are clumsy, and she has disturbed His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and His Royal Highness forgives her sins."

Liu Yu walked closer, waved his hand at Xu Qing, and said:

"Don't get in the way, I heard that the girl went to the dining room alone to prepare the meal again this morning? The girl and Junwen have a deep love for their brother and sister, and they are lonely. But in fact, the girl doesn't have to be so restrained, this kind of thing just needs to be done by instructing the housekeeper to do it. ”

After saying that, he looked the girl in front of him up and down a few times, and turned his head to Su Yan and gave an order.

"You go and prepare a dress first, then take some jewelry, and send it to Miss Xu's room in a while."

Then, as if he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with this, he explained to Xu Qing apologetically:

"Brother Ling is now famous, and the girl's dress should not be like this anymore...... It's so simple, that's why Lone is so arrogant, and if there is any offense, please don't mind the girl. ”

Liu Yu's expression was gentle and polite when he spoke, and he did not have the arrogance and arrogance that wealthy dignitaries were used to, which made Xu Qing invisibly add a little favor to him.

I saw her blushing shyly, shook her head slightly, and answered softly:

"The people's daughter thanked His Highness for his concern......."

Liu Yu bowed his head slightly, motioned for the girl to walk with him, and then walked straight forward......

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"Why hasn't my little sister come yet~~~"

I looked at the sun outside the window, estimated the hour, and thought to myself that my little sister should have arrived at this time, so could it be that she was confused today?

With a long sigh, I tossed the book aside and lay down on the bed once more.

"Goo-goo"

As soon as his head touched the pillow, there was a burst of noise in his abdomen, and it was obvious that several great gods in the temple of the five internal organs were protesting fiercely.

Speaking of which, since I had a conversation with Lord Yuan that day, I have been staying in bed these days, except for going to the toilet and reading books, I only have to wait for my little sister to come to feed.

Hey, I can't imagine that I, Xu Junwen, can still live the days when I can stretch my hands for food and open my mouth, it's really impermanent.

If this is the case, in another ten days and a white month, I am afraid that I will become a complete waste.

For no reason, I remembered a sad incident when I was down.

It was evening one day, and the little sister came home sullenly after playing with a few older girls in the neighborhood, and she cried and said that everyone else had new clothes, but she didn't, so she dragged me to the silk shop and asked me to buy her some new cloth.

At that time, I had just joined the Qingqi Liquor Store, and I didn't have much salary, so the daily food and drink of the family of three was a problem, so where was the extra money to sell cloth to her.

But helplessly, my little sister's attitude was so resolute for the first time, and I saw that I really couldn't resist her, so I had to pretend to agree first, and gave her all the few pennies I had left.

In fact, I also knew that I couldn't buy any decent materials with this money alone, so I thought that when she entered the shop and asked the price, she would retreat.

Later, when she got to the shop, she hesitated, and stopped in front of the door for a long time and didn't want to go in.

After a long time, she finally turned her head and smiled at me.

"Just look at it......"

At that moment, I only felt five thunderstorms, and I didn't sleep for several days, and my mind was full of those colorful silks......

Just as I was reminiscing, there was a knock on the door.

At this time, I was so hungry that I didn't bother to get up and look at the door, and when I shouted to please come in, I decided to continue lying on the bed, shamelessly waiting for my little sister to bring food to my mouth.

After a while, instead of the gentle face he had imagined, a familiar voice sounded beside him.

"Boy, you're pretty good at enjoying it."

I was shocked, isn't this the voice of Lord Yuan?

So he hurriedly sat up one by one, and then was frightened into a cold sweat by the picture that appeared in front of him.

It turned out that not only Lord Yuan arrived at this time, but even the third prince Liu Yu was standing in front of the bed, looking at me with a smile.

I got out of bed in embarrassment, knelt down and saluted Liu Yu:

"I don't know if the Third Highness is here in person, the small one is far away, please forgive the Third Highness."

Liu Yu stepped forward, helped me up from the ground, and said with a smile:

"Junwen, I came this time, first, to see how your reply is, and secondly, there is good news to tell you, there is a palindrome on the part of the ministry, you are now an assistant teacher from the eighth grade of the country, don't be big or small in the future, you and I can officially be commensurate with the monarch and the minister."

I felt a burst of ecstasy in my heart, I didn't think that they only took a few days, and I became a civil official from the eighth grade, and sure enough, there were people in the court who were easy to do, and while thinking about me, I hurriedly changed my words:

"Yes, yes, minister, Xu Junwen, thank you, Your Highness!"

Liu Yu laughed, shook his head, and said:

"Haha, it's just a joke, Jun Wen don't take it seriously, you and I don't have to be so restrained, if it weren't for you, I would definitely not stand here unharmed now, but with my current ability, I can't repay you better for the time being, so I have to ask Mr. Yuan to ask for a fame for you, which can be regarded as a gesture of affection." Hey, it's a pity that Junwen treats money like dung, if not, I can still use some gold and silver to repay one or two. ”

After listening to the second half of the Third Highness's words, I thought he was making fun of me, after all, as long as someone who knows me a little bit is unlikely to say that I am a person who regards money as dung.

But after observing his expression for a moment, I was sure that what he said was from the bottom of his heart, and that he really regarded me as a decent gentleman who did not love money.

In this way, my heart suddenly cooled half, although I chose a way of fame when I talked to Old Man Yuan that day, but it doesn't mean that I really don't want a penny, I still count on taking some reward money to buy a decent house first!

I searched in my mind for a while, wondering when I had said something similar to the Third Highness, and after a while, I finally remembered the scene of myself and the Third Highness bragging at the tea stall that day, and I did seem to have said such a sentence at that time.

But I was just polite at the time, he wouldn't really take it seriously, would he!?

Doesn't the Third Highness understand what it means to be sophisticated, and what it means to be insincere?

That's not going to work, and I have to dispel this misconception of me as soon as possible.

So I carefully explained:

"Uh...... Your Highness, I would like to ask, how did Your Highness know that I treat money like dung? Actually, I ......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the Third Highness wave his hand vigorously, and a tacit look appeared on his face, and said:

"Alas~~~~~ Junwen doesn't need to be humble, that day in the tea stall, you said that you regarded money as dung, I would have been skeptical at the time, but now I think about it, I really spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Mr. Yuan has told me everything about your conversation that day, a good sentence A husband was born in troubled times, when he should carry a three-foot sword, he will make immortal achievements, I can't imagine that you Xu Junwen is so arrogant, well, I really didn't misunderstand you"

Now I finally understand what the problem is, it turns out that Old Man Yuan is plotting against me!

I turned my head to look at the old man Yuan who was standing with his hands on the side with a resentful face, and I saw that he was looking back at me happily, and the old face was full of smugness.

"Damn old thing!"

When I saw his face, I cursed in my heart.

But now I can't do anything about him, can I still demolish him in person and make the third prince unable to come to power?

So I sighed in my heart, so I had to pretend to be light and light:

"Hehe, Your Highness has an overreputation, although Junwen hasn't read many sage books, but at least there is still a sense of etiquette and honesty......"

While pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, I glared fiercely at the old man Yuan, who was still complacent......