Xiao Rui glared at the bamboo scissors: "What is this?" ”

"Gardening tools for pruning flowers, I took from the greenhouse." Xie Mulin replied casually, "Originally, it was because the prince of Fenyang broke into the conservatory, I didn't know what he was going to do, so I hid it on my body in order to defend myself, just in case." Later, my eldest sister had something to part ways with me, and I walked alone in the garden, and I didn't know any nobles from the clan, for fear of meeting a womanizer who was not long-sighted, so I continued to carry this thing on my body for self-defense. ”

Bamboo scissors are actually not very sharp, the size is not too large, hidden in the sleeve will not hurt herself, but if you encounter a bad person, a pair of scissors can also hurt people, it is really the most suitable self-defense tool she can find at that time. Xie Mulin still thinks he is quite wise.

Xiao Rui secretly wiped his sweat and said with a dry smile: "Fortunately, you didn't really poke me with a pair of scissors, otherwise wouldn't I have been wronged?" ”

Xie Mulin glanced at him with disgust: "Who told you to pull me behind the flowers so coldly, and you didn't say hello." I was scared to death, and I thought I had met a disciple. The reason why I didn't poke it with scissors right away was because I realized that you didn't really restrict my movements, but just pulled me, even if I really encountered a villain, there was this flaw, it was enough for me to escape, so I didn't use ruthless means. You must know that almost all the guests in this garden are nobles now, and one and a half of them are injured, even if Her Royal Highness Princess Yongning and Her Royal Highness King Yan preside over justice, the trouble is not small. If it had been changed elsewhere, do you think my scissors would have fallen so slowly?! ”

Xiao Rui apologized dryly: "It was my mistake, don't be angry with me." I was afraid that others would see it, so I pulled you in, but I didn't expect it to scare you. ”

Xie Mulin said: "There is no one passing by here, you don't have to be so mysterious, even if you talk to me generously?" It's just a reunion of old people and a hello. Others chew two tongues and it's over. Our family will leave Beijing in a few days, and some gossip in the capital will hinder me? ”

Xiao Rui scratched his head embarrassedly, admitting that he was not thoughtful, and he lost it again.

Xie Mulin didn't continue to investigate, only glanced around: "This is not the place to talk, you come with me." So he took Xiao Rui around the pavilion and came to the small bamboo forest at the back, and after only turning a corner, he saw an inconspicuous courtyard.

The courtyard is not big, the door is empty, there is a bolt on the door, although it is quite old, there is no dust. Xie Mulin opened the door, motioned for Xiao Rui to follow him in, and then closed the door again with his backhand.

In the small courtyard is the main house of three, one bright and two dark, the left and right wings are long houses, there are bamboo corridors under the eaves, the style is very simple, now each room is tightly closed doors and windows, the windows are pasted with paper, not transparent glass windows, so the situation in the room can not be seen from the outside at all.

Xiao Rui was wondering where this was, Xie Mulin had already signaled him to follow him to the wing room on the left, pushed the door in, but inside was a spacious and bright kitchen, except for a row of stoves and three tea stoves in the corner, there was a large long table of about ten feet in it, there were chairs on both sides of the table, the top chairs were cleaned, there was a wooden cabinet along the root of the wall, leaning against the window sill on the other side of the courtyard, there was a row of shelves and water tanks and crockpots.

It turned out to be a servant's kitchen!

Scemulin told him: "This is the courtyard where the errand men in the garden rest, eat, and spend the night on weekdays, and until yesterday morning, there were still people here, so the place is clean and everything is complete." The people of the Eldest Princess's Mansion thought it was cramped, and they all rested in the two large courtyards near the Water Pavilion. Let's just talk here, and the people outside won't come and disturb us. ”

She went back to the teapot and water. This kitchen sometimes prepares meals for the guests of the garden, so good tea, clean mountain spring water, and all kinds of snacks and fruits are all complete. Forget about fresh food, but several kinds of shortbread and dried fruits are still fresh, as long as the fire is boiled and tea, they can eat and drink here to their heart's content.

Xiao Rui stopped her: "I can find food and drink anywhere outside, don't be busy, let's sit down and talk well." ”

Xie Mulin had already made a tea stove quickly, and when he heard this, he put the teapot filled with mountain spring water and boiled it, walked to the long table, sat down opposite him, and smiled: "I didn't expect you to come to Guiyuan." Why didn't I hear from you before? And Fang was in the conservatory, how did you suddenly come out? Didn't you leave with my brothers? Where are they? ”

Xiao Rui smiled and told her, "I didn't expect to come here." His Royal Highness King Yan asked me to accompany me, and I thought that I could come to your house by the pretext, under the pretext of visiting a few of your brothers, to see if I could see you, but I didn't expect to meet you in the garden. After leaving the Water Pavilion, I originally thought that I wanted to make friends with your two brothers and please them, but I met a few brothers from the Ma family on the way. No matter what, they have to take your brothers to eat, drink and talk about poetry, and your second brother also persuaded your eldest brother to go, I was worried about you, so I found an excuse to get out. Your brothers all called the Ma brothers and dragged them away. ”

Xie Mulin remembered that on the way to Osmanthus Forest, he really saw a group of clan disciples eating and talking from a distance, could it be that his own brothers and the Ma family brothers were also among them? That's really not far off.

Xiao Rui also told her that because he walked all the way back to find her, he never met her, and when he arrived at the Water Pavilion, he asked the attendants of the Yanwang Mansion, and learned that the two sisters had already come out, so he felt that there must be a fork in the road. He turned around and walked all the way over, and he could only find the path behind the rocks. He saw that the county lord of Yongqi had entered with a few clan girls from afar, and he was a little worried that they would find Xie Yinghui's bad luck and even Xie Mulin, so he followed behind worriedly, but he didn't expect to find a big scene!

Although he didn't see the ins and outs of the matter, and he knew that this big drama could no longer be sung, it was better for the people who entered the game to disperse earlier, and they didn't have to cause trouble, so he jumped out and took the three princes and his party away......

Xie Mulin asked him with some concern: "The third prince won't find out that you lied to him afterwards, right?" ”

Xiao Rui waved his hand nonchalantly: "I didn't lie to him." When I left your brothers and the Ma family brothers, I did hear a few clan disciples whispering, saying that the second prince asked them to have fun, but they didn't say what kind of fun it was. Even if His Royal Highness turned around and questioned me, I could only be regarded as concerned at best, and I would tell him the truth without clarifying the facts. But who can say clearly at this time, doesn't the second prince want the people to watch the fun of the third highness? ”

Seeing that he was sure, Xie Mulin didn't say much, only sighed: "I can be regarded as an eye-opener today." You don't know that there are still people in this world who add cuckolds to their heads! She told Xiao Rui about her experience in the greenhouse today.

After Xiao Rui listened, he thought thoughtfully: "I see...... The third highness's wishful thinking is quite loud. Now the Zongren Ling of the Zongren Mansion is an old prince who has been sick for many years, and he has been doing nothing for several years, Zuo Zongzheng is the king of Fenyang, and he is almost always in charge of the affairs of the clan. His second son is friendly with the Third Highness, and if he wins the position of the prince again, the Third Highness will be regarded as having strong reinforcements in the Zongren Mansion...... Thinking about the benefits he could get, it was not surprising that he ventured into the dispute between the princes of the Fenyang Palace. ”