Mu Tongtong bent down, picked up the water in the basin with both hands, and after gently washing it a few times, he reached out and took the white towel handed over by the maid.

Taking advantage of the gap between the curtain and wiping her face, the little maid said, "Miss, I heard that the eldest young master plans to let Hongyao be his personal maid." ”

Mu Tongtong wiped his face, took the towel away from his face, looked at the little maid and said seriously: "Who said it?" ”

The little maid replied: "The personal maid Peony next to the eldest young master said it personally, but the strange thing is that the eldest young master has never mentioned this matter since he talked about it, so Hongyao is still a handyman maid." ”

"How long has this been going on?" Mu Tongtong put the towel in the little girl's hand and asked.

"It's been half a month."

Mu Tongtong turned around, thoughtfully, she came to the dresser and sat down, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and beckoned to the little maid, who stood respectfully on her side, listening to Mu Tongtong's dispatch.

"Green Lotus, you have recently helped me secretly observe who Hongyao has been dealing with and what things he has done, and report them to me one by one when the time comes."

"Yes, miss."

"You can help me comb my hair first." Mu Tongtong commanded.

The little maid combed her hair seriously, the master and servant stopped talking, and Mu Tongtong looked at herself in the mirror and began to think about Mu Chen's abnormal behavior.

Why does Muchen take such care of the red medicine? And what does he have to do with Red Medicine? If it is said that the two used to know each other, but looking at the relationship between the two is not like this, could it be that Muchen is interested in her, so he wants to promote her as his personal maid, if this is the case, why did he not do this after saying it? Is it just for fun, deliberately teasing her? But it looks like he didn't act like he pretended on the day of the flower viewing festival.

Mu Tongtong thought about it for a long time, but she still didn't understand the purpose of Mu Chen's behavior this time, and finally she simply gave up thinking, planning to wait and see what happened, if Mu Chen really wanted to make the red medicine her personal maid, then she had to be one step ahead of him and leave the red medicine by her side.

Whether it is watching Mu Chen, or watching Su Jiuling, both of them have an unusual attitude towards red medicine, if she becomes Mu Chen's personal maid, according to the friendship between Mu Chen and Su Jiuling, it will inevitably increase the number of meetings between the two, and even the relationship will heat up, which is something that Mu Tongtong is extremely unwilling to see.

Mu Tongtong picked up a pearl hairpin on the table and put it in his hand to play, the pearl hairpin is golden throughout, one end is a long needle, one end is engraved with three or five exquisite leaves, and three four-petal exquisite plum blossoms are engraved in the bushes, each plum petal is inlaid with crystal clear red gems, and the stamen is inlaid with a white pearl.

The shape of this pearl hairpin is vivid and delicate.

Green Lotus looked at the thoughtful Mu Tongtong in the mirror and called softly: "Miss, Zhu Hai." ”

She took the pearl hairpin, gently inserted it into her hair, looked at the curtain in the mirror, and the green lotus praised with a proper smile: "Miss is so beautiful!" ”

Mu Tongtong looked at the beauty in the mirror, and made up her mind in her heart: I must not lose to a little girl, even if Brother Su is not mine in the end, he will never be a red medicine!

Just after breakfast, Hongyao was assigned by Mama Li to go to a place called Li Ji Smoked Goose five miles away, and told her that she must rush back to the house before noon, if it is late, the second lady will be angry and lower the punishment, and none of us can escape; After hearing this, Hongyao hurriedly finished eating a steamed bun, took ten copper plates, and ran out as if flying.

Mama Li saw her in a hurry and immediately smiled.

After running for more than an hour, the tired Hongyao's legs were weak and weak, and the sun was shining high, making her sweat.

Hongyao raised an arm and put it on her forehead to block the scorching sunlight, she flashed her eyes, looking at the dazzling sun, only a second, she felt that it was pitch black in front of her, Hongyao closed her eyes, waited for a while, and then opened her eyes again.

"It's so hot, so tired, I can't walk." Red Medicine panted and said exhausted.

But as soon as she remembered that if she didn't bring the smoked goose back before the meal, Liu Qianqian would inevitably use family methods to serve her, Hongyao sighed, and reluctantly embarked on the journey again.

When she arrived at the Li Ji Smoked Goose Restaurant, she smelled a strong smell of fragrant barbecue, which was really salty and spicy~

She handed the silver to the buddy, and the guy handed her a packed package after a while, Hongyao stretched out his hands and took it, her legs bent down a few points, and she blurted out: "It's so heavy." ”

The guy smiled: "This goose weighs ten pounds, of course it's heavy!" ”

After Hongyao thanked the guy, she rushed back with a ten-pound goose, and before she had gone far, she had to stop and rest for a while.

Seeing that it was less than an hour before it was time to start eating, Hongyao panicked and became anxious, and now holding a big goose, it was difficult to walk as easily as when she came, she thought dejectedly.

Half an hour passed, and Hongyao's two arms were sore and painful, but there was still a long way to go back.

She looked at the road with no end in sight, and her heart wanted to cry without tears.

At this moment, she heard someone behind her call her: "Red Medicine Girl!" ”

Hongyao turned around, and when he saw that it was Su Jiuling, he said, "Huh? How do you know my name? ”

Su Jiuling said: "You told me." ”

Hongyao thought about it, she didn't remember when she told him?

"What's in your arms?"

"It's it, smoked goose." Red Medicine said succinctly. "Don't talk about it, I have to rush back to the house before noon."

Su Jiuling looked at her red little face, as well as the sweat on her forehead, and said, "It just so happens that I am also going to the shogunate, let's go together." ”

“？ Are you related to the shogunate? Hongyao asked as he walked.

"Why do you ask?"

"Because I've been working in the shogunate since I came to work, I've seen you a lot."

"Hahaha, don't you want to see me?"

"What's the matter with me? I was just curious, so I just asked casually. ”

"I'll take this." Su Jiuling looked at the smoked goose in her arms and said.

Hongyao looked at him for a few seconds, and didn't really want to give it to Su Jiuling, after all, this was the job she gave to herself, but she was too tired now, she walked seven or eight miles under the big sun, and now she didn't drink a sip of water, she was really tired.

"Thank you!"

As soon as Su Jiuling took it, he said, "It's so heavy!" ”

"Ten pounds!" Red Medicine said proudly. "We've got to hurry, we'll get back before dinner."

Su Jiuling looked up at the sun and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's too late for this." ”

Hongyao suddenly took the smoked goose from Su Jiuling's hand, took it into his arms and ran, and said as he ran: "You have to run back for it." ”

Su Jiuling was confused for a moment by the sudden movement of the red medicine, and then he raised his voice and said, "You will suffer from heat stroke if you run like this!" ”

"Out of the way!" Red Medicine panted.

Su Jiuling looked at her back for a moment, then ran away, and after a while, he caught up with Hongyao, who looked at him in surprise and said, "You ran so fast!" ”

After finishing speaking, she suddenly stopped, Su Jiuling suddenly saw a strong prayer and desire in her eyes, he knew what this desire represented, Su Jiuling was unwilling to do this, but he couldn't refuse Hongyao's request.

In just a few seconds, many images flashed through his mind, each of which made him feel extremely frightened.

He never thought that one day, his dignified and personable self would run around the streets of the capital with a smoked goose in his hand, what a terrifying thing!

While running, Su Jiuling felt unbelievable, as if he was in a dream, illusory and ethereal, embarrassing and strange.

There is no time limit, Hongyao is not in a hurry to go home, she walks slowly, while looking around, trying to find a cool place where no one is located, so that she can rest in the shade for a while, after all, after walking so far and losing so much water, she is bound to need a good rest to replenish her strength.

On the crowded streets, there were many people who felt strange about the behavior of this handsome man in a white robe and dashing demeanor running on the street, they stared at him curiously, and some people had sharp eyes, and when they saw what Su Jiuling was carrying, they exclaimed, and Su Jiuling only felt embarrassed after hearing it.

There was a discussion in the voice, and Su Jiuling continued to run forward.

Someone in the crowd recognized Su Jiuling, so they greeted him curiously and loudly, but Su Jiuling also did not respond, and continued to run forward as if no one was around.

When he ran to the shogunate in one breath, he gasped slightly, and when the doorman saw that it was him, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him respectfully: "Master Su." ”

Su Jiuling directly handed the smoked goose to the doorman, and the doorman looked at the extra things in his hand inexplicably, with a question mark on his face, at this time, Su Jiuling said: "You take this to the kitchen." ”

The doorman was stunned and said, "Mr. Su won't go to the house to sit for a while?" ”

"No, remember to send this to the kitchen before the master cooks." After Su Jiuling finished explaining, he left without looking back.

The doorman was still in a daze, and he suddenly had a spirit, and hurriedly ran to the kitchen, and as he ran, he wondered: What is it in here?

When he handed over the things to the kitchen according to the instructions, the people in the kitchen were also confused, Su Gongzi had never seen him send anything to the kitchen after all these years of correspondence with the shogunate, let alone heard that it would be handed over to them before noon.