"Somehow, I've been feeling uneasy lately." Aunt Xie's belly was as big as a swollen ball, and she sat on the soft couch with her stomach in her hands, forgetting the bamboo leaves outside the window, and said worriedly.

"Auntie, don't scare yourself." The maid comforted, actually—

Her eyes moved to Aunt Xie's belly, obviously this child is not very old, how can she look like those who are about to give birth. What's more, Aunt Xie herself is so thin.

Even if her heart is not at ease, the maid can only comfort, because she can't do anything but comfort.

Aunt Xie's days are from Rongqing Hall to Zhuyun Courtyard, and she is immersed in embroidery on weekdays, which is boring and boring.

The maid thought to herself, maybe it's because of her mood.

She tried her best to make Aunt Xie relax, there are still a few months ahead, and now that's it, won't it be even more difficult in the future?

"Grandmother's birthday is approaching, and it's time to have a good time." Zhu Zhu hugged the white cat and talked to the old lady with a smile.

The white cat squinted lazily and looked very comfortable.

Since returning from the palace banquet last time, Zhu Zhu has begun to wear bright clothes, instead of blindly blue and white.

Dressed lively, even if he is still thin, he looks a little less gloomy.

"Didn't you meet the eldest girl of Feng Shangshu's family at the palace banquet last time, and you should invite her to be lively and lively when the time comes." The old lady smiled with a wrinkled face, and then seemed to think of something, "Mrs. Han also wants to invite, everyone you know must be invited, you recognize more people." ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhu nodded in agreement and took out an invitation, "I just sent it from the gatehouse, the poetry meeting hosted by the eldest father." ”

"Well...... "the old lady took it and looked at it carefully, "you young people should go to such occasions more often, and make more friends." ”

"The county lord is noble, you must pay attention to proportions in what you say and do." The old lady pointed to Zhu Zhu.

Zhu Zhu should not mention them one by one.

But why did the government send two copies of this invitation, it was naturally Jiang Yu's idea.

She herself was reluctant to invite Zhu Zhu, but the eldest princess acted properly and thoughtfully, so she weighed it and decided to send the invitations separately.

An orphan girl under the fence who wants to steal the limelight from her sister-in-law, Jiang Yu is not disgusted with her humble status, but disgusted with her naked malice and ambition.

"The eldest princess was a talented woman when she was young, and she liked elegant things." The old lady squinted her eyes and said slowly.

"You go to the princess's mansion, it's not good to go empty-handed." The old lady thought for a moment, "There is a white jade ornament in the warehouse, which looks very plain and solemn, you can take it with you that day." ”

When the old lady was young, she was just the daughter of a petty official, and the dowry was not much, and the private house over the years was saved little by little after marrying into the Huo family.

Most of them were looted during the time of the scarcity.

She usually doesn't have the habit of collecting calligraphy and paintings, and the things in the storehouse are a lot of valuable and elegant, and all she can think of is that ornament.

"Thank you, grandmother." Zhu Zhu was overjoyed. Originally, she was still worried about what gifts to bring, and she didn't have anything to hold in her hands.

The old lady waved her hand, "These are all small, you go to ...... then"

She suddenly lowered her voice, "If my guess is right, the prince will go too." ”

"Prince?" Zhu Zhu was a little surprised.

At the palace banquet that day, she glanced at the man from afar, the heavenly family was majestic, rich and handsome, like the flower of the kaolin that could not be climbed, and it seemed like the gods were inviolable.

"Nature." The old lady smiled mysteriously, "Otherwise, what do you think I want to do when I bring you to Beijing?" ”

Zhu Zhu knew in her heart that her grandmother wanted her to marry a wealthy family, but she didn't expect that her grandmother's favorite candidate was the crown prince.

But I want to find the person back then......

She was flustered, "The prince's status is noble, and my granddaughter is afraid that she can't climb high." ”

"Hmph." The old lady didn't expect Zhu Zhu to show the slightest refusal, a little unpleasant, and half leaned back on the back of the chair, "This is the wealth and glory of the sky, you tell me that you don't want to?" ”

Looking at the old lady's sharp eyes, Zhu Zhu's heart was filled with bitterness.

Good words said, "Grandmother, granddaughter is still a little self-aware, it is not easy to marry a wealthy family, let alone a nobleman." It's ......."

"You are a woman, what is not easy?" The old lady waved her hand, not impressed, "I don't want you to be a concubine, or a concubine, it also depends on your ability." ”

For concubines? Zhu Zhu looked at the old lady with some surprise, she just wanted to be an upright housewife, if she was a concubine, what was the point?

If you desperately struggle out of this quagmire, is you falling into another abyss? For a concubine, is she Zhu Zhu fighting for a concubine?

"What are you looking at?" The old lady was very displeased, "You have to recognize your own identity, I have provided you with food, clothing and drink for so many years, not to ask you to casually allow someone to have a family." ”

"What about even a young lady from a wealthy prince's house?" The old lady picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Where can I compare to the favored concubine of the Son of Heaven?" ”

He hasn't married into the East Palace yet, and Ji Yuan hasn't ascended to the throne, so does grandmother think so far? Since you want to be the concubine of the heavenly family, it is better to send yourself directly to the dragon bed of the current emperor to be more direct and fast.

Zhu Zhu listened to the old lady's remarks, and her eyes were stained with some desolation and ridicule.

"The posture of the granddaughter Pu Liu may not be able to enter the eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince." Zhu Zhu just said indifferently.

"You are in Yangzhou, I invited so many masters for you, is it really as silver for you to spend and play?" How many years of painstaking planning, the old lady asked sharply, but she didn't expect to encounter a soft nail here.

"Huo Shui'er is as good-looking, and she is not engaged to His Royal Highness." Zhu Zhu replied, even if she was jealous, she admitted that she was inferior to Huo Shui'er.

"She is her, you are you, you two, the beginning is different, and the end will be different." The old lady said lightly.

"Don't make excuses with me anymore, go back and reflect on it, if you can't figure it out, you don't have to eat tonight." Seeing that Zhu Zhu still wanted to speak, the old lady was upset for a while, waved her hand and said.

"Yes." Zhu Zhu deserves it very lightly, "Grandmother." ”

Pushing open the door and going out, the summer was scorching, and the maids around me were afraid that Zhu Zhu would get the sun, so they specially held an umbrella to shade them.

The body is hot, but the heart is like falling into an ice cellar, cold and boundless.

I have been raised by my grandmother's side all these years, and it seems that I have been pampered by her, but in fact, what is I? Plaything? Or is it a tool for chasing fame and fortune?

If you have the slightest sincerity towards yourself, shouldn't you ask yourself if you want to?

I thought that I went to this capital to find a lover, to prove that I could live well even if I had a low status, but it turned out that I just fell into the next abyss.

The abyss in my heart may not be filled for a lifetime.