Chapter 21: Cherry Picking
"Gui Xin always said that you have a good relationship with her, and when I came, she told me to take good care of you." Xia Lu said.
Chen Xiaoxiao didn't want to say any more, so she changed the topic, "Xia Lu, where were you on an errand before you came here?" ”
Xia Lu picked up a piece of green vegetables and took a bite, "By Princess An's side, because she did a good job, she was transferred here." ”
No wonder I asked about the relationship between her and Gui Xin, I heard that Princess An and Concubine Liu are not compatible, although they are from the same house, they are a concubine and a concubine, and the relationship between the two is like fire and water.
Chen Xiaoxiao thought carefully and said cautiously, "I really have nothing to do with Gui Xin." ”
Xia Lu listened to her again and again, nodded, it was considered to be a letter to Chen Xiaoxiao, as for whether she really believed it, it was not clear.
After the two finished eating, Chen Xiaoxiao volunteered to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and take them to the kitchen.
Xia Lu stayed and cleaned the room, in fact, the focus was on cleaning her bed.
Chen Xiaoxiao finished returning the dishes and chopsticks, and went to clean, the cherry trees have ripened a lot of fruit in the past few days, it rained last night, and there were a lot of cherries that were scraped off the ground, and she was going to find the princess.
It would be a waste to let so many fruits fall to the ground.
Chen Xiaoxiao came to the front of Xuanmo Pavilion, looked at it a few times, and the prince walked out of it fairly.
Wang Gonggong turned around and also saw Chen Xiaoxiao, he walked up to Chen Xiaoxiao and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Chen Xiaoxiao was blessed, "Back to the princess, the slave wants to ask, can you pick the cherries in this garden?" ”
Seeing that the princess didn't speak, she hurriedly continued, "Don't be angry, the slave and maid are thinking, this cherry is also a waste if it falls on the ground, such a large piece, pick them off, and give some to the masters of each courtyard to relieve their hunger." ”
The prince didn't speak, this cherry was like this in the past, let him wither freely, and no one wanted to eat them, he thought that Chen Xiaoxiao wanted to pick cherries, but he wanted to eat them.
He smiled kindly, "In that case, then you go and take them off, and each courtyard will give them more, and you can take off the rest for our family." ”
"Yes, slave and maid will go." Chen Xiaoxiao said happily.
She ran back to her room, took out the small bamboo basket, and brought a bamboo ladder, put it up to the tree, and climbed up to pick cherries.
The prince looked at her busy figure, thoughtfully, he pushed open the door of the study and entered.
Murong Sheng was flipping through the books, and when he looked up, he saw the prince coming in with a smile on his face, and asked, "What makes you so happy?" ”
The prince raised the dust, "The cherries bear a lot of fruit. ”
Murong Sheng, "So what? ”
"So the slave asked the girl to pick the Poria cocos, and she wanted to eat it in the evening." The prince is fair.
Murong Sheng paused, his slender fingers flipping through the book.
Wang Gonggong continued, "This girl, the slave and maid sent someone to check, but no abnormality was found. ”
This cherry is said to have been introduced to the Qianyuan Kingdom only a few years ago, and Murong Sheng planted it when he saw it.
As they grow up year by year, the results are fast, but unfortunately in King An's courtyard, King An doesn't give orders, and no one dares to fight them.
The masters of the various courtyards did not have no thoughts about this, but no one dared to mention it, and gradually, they didn't care.
Murong Sheng didn't think about it many times, and the fruit became the food of the birds, from the fruit to the red, and then to the withering.
So many fruits are left uneaten, and it is indeed a waste to think about it like this.
Murong Sheng bowed his head, and the prince didn't say anything anymore, he stayed quietly by his side.
At this time, Chen Xiaoxiao climbed up the tree, grabbed the branches and dragged them over, picked them one by one, picked the ripe ones, and put them in the bamboo basket.
She looked left and right at no one, and secretly tasted one, sweet and sour, with a lot of juice, and wanted to spit out the nucleus in her hand, but she was afraid of being seen, so she swallowed the nucleus silently.
"Bold! Who let you pick cherries! There was a shout from under the tree.
Chen Xiaoxiao almost choked, she turned to look down, a green-clothed maid stared at her, and behind her stood a woman holding a woman's hair in a bun.
The woman was wearing a red palace dress with a serious look on her face, standing straight on the ground, which made Chen Xiaoxiao's heart tighten.
She immediately walked down and blessed, "I've seen ...... This master! ”
"This is our Princess Ann." The green-clothed maid was still holding a food box in her hand, and when she saw that she didn't know Princess An, she reminded her.
"I've seen Princess Ann." Chen Xiaoxiao changed her words.
Princess An hummed softly and asked softly, "Why are you picking cherries here?" Do you know that this cherry prince has never been touched? ”
The little maid was too bold, and no one had ever touched the cherries, and the maid was still stepping on the ladder to pick cherries.
Chen Xiaoxiao shook her head in confusion, "The slave doesn't know, it was the prince who agreed, and the slave and maid picked it." ”
It turned out to be the princess, Princess An raised her hand and motioned for Chen Xiaoxiao to get up, "Since it was the princess who said it, then it's fine, you can continue to pick it." ”
Chen Xiaoxiao responded, "Yes, Princess An." ”
Princess An finished her clothes and walked towards Xuanmo Pavilion, followed by three or four maids, Chen Xiaoxiao smelled a fragrant smell and gradually drifted away.
She continued to climb back up the tree, not daring to steal any more, and when the fruit was full, she came down and put it in the basket.
This lasted until dark, Chen Xiaoxiao picked two large boxes of cherries, all of them were so red that she picked them up and went to find the princess.
Princess An had also come out of Xuanmo Pavilion, and when she saw Chen Xiaoxiao picking so much, she praised her, "You did a good job, the princess is inside, you can go in." ”
Chen Xiaoxiao stood and waited, "Back to the princess, the slave and maid are waiting for the princess to come out, the princess said that the slave and maid can't enter the Xuanmo Pavilion." ”
"In that case, you can wait." Princess An nodded, she was a peaceful one.
Princess An left with someone, and Chen Xiaoxiao waited in place.
It wasn't until dark that the prince came out, and he was very happy to see that Chen Xiaoxiao picked so much, he took a basket and ordered Chen Xiaoxiao to send the remaining basket to the courtyard of the heroines.
So, Chen Xiaoxiao began to send cherries to each courtyard again, and she divided the basket of cherries into five parts and put them in a wooden box.
She carried two wooden boxes in one hand and walked to the courtyards, the first of course was Princess An's silhouette pavilion, as soon as she entered the courtyard, a maid came.
The green-clothed maid saw Chen Xiaoxiao's face and asked, "Who are you, why did you come to our silhouette pavilion so late?" ”
Chen Xiaoxiao put down the wooden box, chose a box and handed it over, "This sister, this is the cherry picked by Xuanmo Pavilion, and the prince asked the slave to send it." ”
The green-clothed maid was surprised and pointed to the three wooden boxes on the ground, "These are too?" ”
Chen Xiaoxiao waved her hand, "No, the prince asked each yard to send a little, there are not many at present, one yard and one box." ”
"Got it, go ahead." The green-clothed maid didn't ask any more, she took the wooden box and went to see Princess An.