When the servants and maids saw Su Manshuang, they hurriedly saluted, "Say hello to the side concubine." ”

After Su Manshuang asked these people to get up, he held a peony and asked, "Who is taking care of this garden on weekdays?" ”

After the leading grandmother stepped forward and saluted Su Manshuang, she replied, "It's the slave." These flowers and plants were planted by the princess herself when the prince and the princess first came, and the slaves and maids took care of them on weekdays, and the princess often came to water and fertilize these flowers and plants. ”

"These are all the princesses themselves?" Su Manshuang asked.

The servant nodded, "Yes." The princess is generous, and the things in this house are rarely called by those who can do it themselves. ”

Su Manshuang responded, scooped a handful of water from the bucket on the ground and was about to pour the words, when the servant hurriedly called: "Side concubine and slow." ”

"How?" Su Manshuang asked.

"This flower has been watered enough today, and then watered carefully to hurt the roots and seedlings," the leader reminded.

Su Manshuang glanced at Mo Mo and poured the water in the scoop on the flowers, "If I insist on watering, what can you do?" ”

As she spoke, Su Manshuang threw the scoop into the bucket and splashed the water on the face of the leading grandmother.

With that, Su Manshuang left the garden. The mamma saluted her and smacked on the ground.

Although this grandmother doesn't say it, she is like a mirror in her heart, how can Su Manshuang's temperament compare with Fu Ci?

Come to think of it, it is also the prince who has no favor for her, otherwise she would not live like a resentful woman.

Seeing that his master was angry, Qingyuan hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry about the side concubine, these people receive the favor of the princess on weekdays. You get annoyed with them, and you make them think you're small. ”

"So what should I do?" Su Manshuang asked.

Qing Yuan rolled his eyes, "It's better to reward these subordinates than the side concubine." Anyway, the master brought us a lot of silver, which is enough for you to dredge these relationships. ”

Su Manshuang felt that what Qingyuan said was reasonable, so he nodded, and Qingyuan continued: "According to the slave maid, the prince likes our little son Wen very much, so it is better to borrow the little boy to come to the house to live for a few days." You are her aunt, the lord will definitely not stop you, besides, isn't the prince still the master of the little prince? ”

What Qingyuan said is true. She could see that Cangxi loved Su Ziwen very much.

Actually, there is one thing that Su Manshuang can't be sure about - whether Cangxi loves the child or Su Ziwen.

If it is a child, then it means that Prince Xi wants to have his own blood and bones; If it is Su Ziwen, it is because of the intelligence of this child. There is a difference in nature between the two!

Back in her yard, Su Manshuang began to ask people to pack up their dowry.

Su You's escort to her was not inferior to the dowry of the daughters of princes and generals, which made Su Manshuang very pleased.

"Niangniang, there are not many people to reward the subordinates, the slave and maid are almost ready. It's just that this Cang'er and the red jade girl are the people next to the prince, and the side concubine, you ......," Qingyuan said.

"Ruby is not from the princess's side?" Su Manshuang asked.

"Niangniang is mistaken, this red jade girl is a secret guard who only obeys the orders of the prince. In the past, in the Xiwang Mansion in Jinling City, the red jade girl rarely showed up, but this time the prince came to Beifan and specially asked the red jade to follow to protect the safety of the princess," Qingyuan said.

"No wonder she will stand out for the princess in the main hall today", Su Manshuang sighed.

Qing Yuan took out a piece of blood-red jade from the jewelry box, "Niangniang, this red jade girl only obeys the orders of the prince, and you can't be wrong to get through the relationship with her." ”

Hearing this, Su Manshuang stared at Qingyuan for a moment, and Qingyuan nodded at her.

Su Manshuang took the jade in Qingyuan's hand and looked at the sun. This jade, although not as good as the jade worn by the concubines in the palace, is also a rare object, through the sun, the purity of the jade is all displayed.

"Come to think of it, this piece of jade is worthy of her, so let's do it," Su Manshuang said.

Seeing that Su Manshuang responded, Qingyuan continued: "Now that the prince loves the princess, it is better for the princess to take the opportunity of the gift to reconcile with the princess, which is also what the prince wants to see." ”

Thinking carefully about Qingyuan's words, Su Manshuang felt that she was right.

Now, all Cangxi's thoughts are on Fu Ci, and if she reconciles with her, Cangxi will also look at herself differently.

Thinking of this, Su Manshuang hurriedly said, "You go to my dowry and pick out some things that are on the table and show them to me." ”

After Qingyuan answered, he went to the warehouse and went to find some good things according to Su Manshuang's request.

When serving tea to Fu Ci today, Qingyuan specially looked at Fu Ci's dress. This concubine is dressed simply and generously, and there are not many hairpins on her head, only the jade bracelet on her hand looks good. It seems that this concubine is not very old and finally dresses up, and I am afraid that this gold and silver will not be able to enter her eyes. Thinking of this, Qingyuan specially found a set of Lantian jade dowry from Su Manshuang's dowry.

When Qingyuan handed this set of makeup to Su Manshuang, Su Manshuang was a little in love. She likes to wear some gold and silver on weekdays, and a plain like jade really can't get into Su Manshuang's eyes. However, this set of makeup made Su Manshuang like it very much.

"This set is worthy of the princess, you will send it to her with me tomorrow", Su Manshuang touched the makeup set and put it back in the box.

On the second day, Su Manshuang thought that Cangxi would get up early to practice swords, so she asked Qingyuan to wake her up early.

Listening to the person who served Cangxi, he read last night and saw that it was very late, so he stayed in the study.

Early this morning, Su Manshuang arrived at Crouching Tiger Pavilion. Mei said that his name was said to be very good, and he came to watch it by the way

Cangxi ignored Su Manshuang's rhetoric and practiced the sword by himself. Cang Er watched Cang Xi's swordsmanship from the side. Compared to yesterday, it's like two people.

When Su Manshuang was a child, he often saw Su You getting up early to practice kung fu, and occasionally following the two strokes. Seeing Cangxi's swordsmanship today, Su Manshuang clapped his hands and applauded.

After Cangxi practiced for half an hour, after throwing the sword to Cang'er, Su Manshuang hurriedly wiped Cangxi's sweat with a towel on the ground.

"This king doesn't like to be accompanied by people, so don't come tomorrow," Cangxi said.

After Su Manshuang answered, the two looked at each other speechlessly. Su Manshuang didn't know how to find a topic, and Cangxi was not a person who could take the initiative to communicate with others.

"Hey, master, you're here", Cang'er saw Fu Ci coming, and hurriedly went up to greet him.

When Cang Xi saw Fu Ci, he also raised the corners of his mouth slightly and put down the scroll in his hand.

Fu Ci entered the room and saw that Su Manshuang was also here, the smile on his face stiffened, and then returned to normal.

"Presumably the concubine hasn't had breakfast yet, Aunt Xiangluo and I got up early in the morning and made some food, so it's better for the concubine to eat together here," Fu Ci said.

Fu Ci may just be polite, but Su Manshuang took it seriously. I really agreed to stay here and have breakfast together.

Xiangluo took the meal out of the food box and placed it on the table in the same way.

Su Manshuang looked at the table full of food, with mixed tastes. The food on this table is full of color and fragrance, and it makes people salivate when they look at it, let alone eat it?

Thinking about it, Cangxi likes Fu porcelain, and naturally likes her good cooking skills.

Fu Ci filled Cangxi with a bowl of white porridge and put it in front of him, and Su Manshuang was not to be outdone, so he sandwiched a piece of fish and put it on Cangxi's plate. Cangxi glanced at it, took two mouthfuls of white porridge with a spoon and drank, but never moved the fish on the plate. Fu Ci smiled, re-clamped a piece for Cangxi, and picked out the fish skin and dipped it in some vinegar before enlarging the plate of Cangxi, "The prince is allergic to fish scales, so he never eats fish skin." ”

Hearing this, Su Manshuang couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Seeing that her face was flushed, Fu Ci said: "When the side concubine first came to the palace, it is normal for the prince's habits to be uncertain. ”

Su Manshuang apologized to Cangxi after answering, Cangxi only said lightly that it was okay, and then picked up the fish processed by Fu Ci and stuffed it into his mouth.

For this meal, Cangxi and Fu Ci ate well, but Su Manshuang was a little trembling.

After eating, Cangxi entered the study. Fu Ci and Xiangluo finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks on the table and prepared to go back to their courtyard.

"Sister stays," Su Manshuang said.

Fu Ci stopped, Su Manshuang walked up to Fu Ci and saluted Fu Ci, "My sister has just arrived, thanks to my sister's care." My sister couldn't repay it, and I hope my sister can accept this set of makeup. ”

As he spoke, Su Manshuang glanced at Qingyuan, and Qingyuan immediately knelt in front of Fu Ci to offer makeup.

Fu Ci glanced at the box and didn't move, "Thank you for your kindness, it's just that I don't love gold and silver jewelry, so please take it back." ”

Fu Ci was about to leave after finishing speaking, but Su Manshuang stopped her, "Sister, slow down." ”

"What's the matter with the side concubine?" Fu Ci asked.

Su Manshuang stepped forward and opened the box, and the set of Lantian jade makeup was presented in front of Fu Ci, "I know that my sister doesn't like gold and silver, so I specially picked this set of Lantian jade makeup and gave it to my sister, and I hope my sister will not dislike it." ”

Fu Ci smiled slightly, "The side concubine bothered, but I never liked to owe favors, and I didn't have anything to give back to my sister, so I still didn't accept it." My sister still has something to do, so I won't talk to my sister more. ”

After that, Fu Ci went out. Su Manshuang stood in place, her fists clenched.

"I don't know what to do!" Su Manshuang muttered.

"Concubine Side be quiet, this is the palace, not our Su Mansion," Qingyuan reminded.

Su Manshuang seemed to have just remembered, and clenched his fists, "You send those rewarded silver taels to the people in each courtyard, and you say that the side concubine has just entered the palace and will reward everyone." ”

After Qingyuan answered, Su Manshuang explained again: "Forget about Xiangluo, I think she and the princess are of the same mind." But Cang'er can add more. ”

"Yes", Qingyuan replied with a smile.

Her master can be regarded as enlightened. Cang'er is the person who listens to Cangxi's orders, and if he has a good relationship with him, he can't lose Su Manshuang.

"The slave maid will go", Qingyuan said, and after returning home with Su Manshuang, Qingyuan distributed the silver to the slaves and maids in each courtyard.

Not long after Cangxi and Fu Ci first came to Qiu Ye's house, there were not many maids in the house, and there were only thirty people. However, when Su Manshuang got married, she brought a lot of people, and these people were all slaves and maids in Su Mansion since they were children.

"The side concubine got married, and the lord accompanied the family and more than 30 slaves, do these side concubines want to be rewarded together?" Qingyuan asked.

"Reward! Why not? Su Manshuang asked, "These people marry with me, so naturally they want the master and servant to be single-minded." As far as they are concerned, the master rewards them with some silver taels from time to time, so that they can do their work well.

Qingyuan rewarded the people under his command according to Su Manshuang's instructions.

He also sent the piece of red jade to the red jade in the evening.

"Aunt Qingyuan, what do you mean?" Ruby weighed the piece of jade and put it back in the box.

Qingyuan said with a smiling face: "The girl has been in the palace for a long time, and the side concubine has asked the girl to help her when she first arrives." ”

Hongyu glanced at the box, "My aunt should have heard that Hongyu only obeys the orders of the prince, and I ask my aunt not to embarrass me." ”

Qing Yuan's face stiffened when she heard this, and then she quickly regained her smile, and then said, "This is nature, this is nature. It's just that the red jade girl follows the prince every day, and if she wants to give us a few kind words for the side concubine, there is always a chance. ”

"My aunt should know that Lord Xi is upright both internally and externally, and he hates people to give and accept them privately. Auntie, this is knowingly? Ruby asked.

Hearing this, Qingyuan's face was embarrassed for a while. She didn't expect that Ruby would refuse so neatly.

Could it be that the people in this regent palace are all pure-hearted and have few desires?

Today, she didn't want to give Fu Porcelain makeup, and she didn't even want this piece of high-quality red jade to give it to a secret guard. and the silver given to Cang'er, he also refused. Xiangluo beside Fu Ci, Qingyuan didn't send anyone at all, but Meng Yan and Meng Jing were the maids that Cangxi found for Fu Ci in Qiu Ye, and they shouldn't be so uninterested in money.

"Since the girl doesn't accept it, the slave won't embarrass the girl," Qingyuan said, and was about to leave.

Squeak –

The door was pushed open, and the sound was soft. Hongyu is a martial arts practitioner with sensitive ears, but Qingyuan doesn't notice it at all. Hongyu glanced at the door with her afterglow, and saw that it was Cang Xi, so she seemed to unintentionally knock over the box in Qingyuan's hand.

The box fell to the ground, and the red jade also fell out, falling into two pieces on the ground.

"This-", Qing Yuan hurriedly picked up the jade, pointed to the red jade and asked, "If you don't take it, what's the reason for breaking this jade?" ”

Saying that, Qingyuan was going to relentlessly pull Hongyu to see Su Manshuang.

No matter how bad Su Manshuang is, she is also Cangxi's side concubine, and she is also half the master of this family, and now such little secret guards dare to be disrespectful to her?

"Who's making noise?" Qingyuan didn't have time to pull Hongyu in front of Su Manshuang when he heard Cangxi's words.

Qingyuan saw that the person who came was Cangxi, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed. Hongyu also stood in place and bowed to Cangxi, "Subordinates see the prince." ”

"Excuse me", Cangxi said to Hongyu, and glanced down at Qingyuan who was kneeling on the ground, "You also get up." ”

Qingyuan thanked her and was about to leave after getting up, but Cangxi didn't give her a chance, "This king just heard that you and Hongyu were arguing, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Qingyuan didn't expect Cangxi to ask about this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing that she was silent, Cangxi said, "Raise your head." ”

Qingyuan raised his head, Cangxi frowned slightly, "Are you the person next to the side concubine?" ”

Hearing Cangxi's words, Qingyuan was a little weak-hearted, but he still stumbled and said: "The prince remembers *** maid Qingyuan, the marriage of the side concubine." ”

Cangxi answered, waiting for Qingyuan to continue. However, after waiting for a while, Qingyuan did not speak.

Seeing that Cangxi's brows were furrowed extremely badly, Hongyu arched his hand and said: "Please forgive the prince, Hongyu accidentally broke the 'Hongyu' that the side concubine rewarded to his subordinates."

Hearing this, Cangxi glanced at Qingyuan a lot. She really held a red jade pendant in her hand. Cangxi took the jade pendant that had been broken in half by the red jade from her hand, and looked at the sun for a moment.

"This jade pendant is rare, Hongyu, you fell, but it broke the side concubine's heart for you, why don't you go with this king to apologize to the side concubine?" As he spoke, Cangxi walked in front, and Hongyu followed Cangxi in the direction of Su Manshuang's courtyard. Qing Yuan cautiously followed the two of them. She is used to observing words and emotions on weekdays, but now she can't see what kind of play Cangxi is going to stage, so she can only follow behind tremblingly and adapt to the situation.

When he came to Furong Garden, where Su Manshuang lived, Cangxi didn't let people break in directly.

At this moment, Su Manshuang is putting on makeup. Seeing Cangxi coming, he didn't care about only half of the makeup he had painted and walked forward, "Why don't you let people say anything early when the prince comes." Sango, hurry up and bring the yam soup I simmered on the stove to the prince. ”

Coral answered, and hurried to the small kitchen to serve yam soup.

"This yam soup is not in a hurry to drink, this king is bringing red jade to apologize to the side concubine," Cangxi said.

Su Manshuang looked at Cangxi with a puzzled expression, and after not seeing any expression on Cangxi's face, Su Manshuang looked at Hongyu again. At this moment, Hongyu was a little gloating on her face, "Apologize? I don't know what gift the prince asked Hongyu to pay for the concubine? ”

"Concubine Fang asked Qingyuan to send a jade pendant to Hongyu today, but is there such a thing?" Cangxi asked.

Since Cangxi asked so, she must know about it, and Su Manshuang is not prepared to hide anything, she also knows that she can't hide it even if she wants to.

"Yes, the concubine thinks that Hongyu is working very hard with the prince every day. Seeing that the jade pendant was very flattering to her, she ......", Su Manshuang's voice became smaller and smaller, "So, let Aunt Qingyuan give the red jade on my behalf." ”

"Oh?" Cangxi let out a question, and then said: "That red jade has failed the concubine's thoughts. ”