The air in late autumn is always filled with bursts of coolness, and the afternoon sun is like a twilight beauty, revealing a sense of weakness, sparse and falling, faint like a light cloud, which makes people feel the slightest warmth. A faint light leaked through the screen window, reflecting on the Ayaluo beads and emeralds on the body, brushing the splendid light and shadow of the body.

After Hanyue got up from a nap, she called Shiso to groom her makeup. Zi Su is not as arrogant as Zi Mo, she is cautious and well-behaved, she can always comb a good and good-looking bun for Hanyue.

Hanyue was sitting in front of the dresser, and Shiso was standing behind Hanyue to make up for her. Han Yue looked at the figure of Shisu in the mirror and couldn't help asking, "I rewarded you with this new set of clothes a few days ago, and when you said that you were reluctant to wear it, you put it away, why did you suddenly think of wearing it today?" ”

Shisu didn't expect Hanyue to notice what she was wearing and asked, so she couldn't help but be stunned. Zi Mo looked at it, but interjected with a smile on the side, "Big girl, I also know that I want to look good, and I have to dress up." ”

Zi Su was a little cramped when he heard this, "Zi Mo! Seeing this, Han Yue just thought she was shy, so she smiled and stopped asking.

Shiso combed a Chaoyun near incense bun for Han Yue, and then picked out a gold-inlaid jade flying phoenix from the jewelry brocade box and shook it out. Step on a golden phoenix with wings about to fly, the phoenix tail is inlaid with white jade, the phoenix mouth holds this big east pearl, and the east pearl hangs down a long string of broken jade, which is extremely luxurious.

Zi Su wanted to put the step shake for the cold moon hairpin into the bun, but the cold moon glanced at it, shook her head and said, "This step shake is too luxurious and expensive, not very suitable, besides, today is just at home, not to go to any banquet, pick a simpler one for me to wear." ”

When Zi Su heard this, he had to put it down, picked a branch and shook the lotus hairpin. The lotus flower on the step is made of crystal, the whole body is clear, and the stamens made of topaz are also lifelike, and Han Yue nodded with satisfaction.

"Miss, you are dressed too plainly, you look at the young lady of the family, who is not dressed all day long, wearing a full of pearls. Isn't that the same with the one in the Apple Smoke Pavilion, miss, dress up better to attract the attention of the prince. Shisu pouted.

Han Yue turned around and smiled at Shisu: "Your young lady and I have always been like this, unless it is an important occasion, I generally like to be plain and simple." How others do that is someone else's business, don't say that in the future. ”

Shisu reluctantly said, "Yes." ”

"Okay, you and Zi Mo go to the kitchen to see how the dishes are prepared, remember to be delicate and delicious." Han Yue got up and commanded Zi Su and Zi Mo.

"Yes." The two girls replied in unison.

Inadvertently, time always passes quickly, and the cold moon only feels that after reading a book for a while, the sky outside the window has dimmed, and the sun has already set, and the only remaining sunset is still struggling to reflect in the western sky.

Just in a daze, Nangong Jing had already walked in and said, "Yue'er, I've been too busy with official business to come to see you recently, it's my negligence." ”

When Han Yue heard this, she smiled gently, "The prince said that he laughed, how can the concubine blame you, you have the world in your heart, and you have always put the affairs of the country and the people first." The concubine ordered the kitchen to make some dishes you like to eat today, so sit down and eat. ”

While talking, Chunqin, Xia Shu, Qiu Qi, and Dong Hua have already cleaned up the table and served the meal. Nangong Jing walked to the table and sat down, and Han Yuefang sat down.

Butterfly shrimp rolls, osmanthus fish fillets, spiced pigeon, sweet and sour lotus root, shredded chicken white fungus, mushroom cabbage sum, jade shoots bracken, almond beans and other eight kinds of side dishes, and with chrysanthemum bergamot crisp, golden silk roasted wheat, walnut cheese, crystal plum blossom cake and other four kinds of dim sum, it can be said that the table is full, very rich.

Nangong Jing looked at the dishes and said, "Yue'er is attentive, the dishes are very exquisite, and I am very appetizing when I look at them." ”

Han Yue smiled quietly and said, "It's good if the prince likes it." ”

Nangong Jing used a lot of the dishes on the table. Han Yue saw that he was in a good mood, so she smiled and said, "The prince seems to be in a good mood today. ”

Nangong Jing put down the chopsticks in his hand, with a happy smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Since the last attack, Jing Zhaoyin and I have been committed to sweeping away the remnants of the Red Lotus Sect, but unfortunately they have been hidden too deeply, and there has been no progress. Fortunately, the hard work paid off, and the crackdown for months has finally paid off, and recently one of their dens has been smashed, and we have completely ended the den, and all the remnants have been captured. ”

The corners of Han Yue's eyes were also full of smiles when she heard this, "Congratulations to the prince, you have made a great contribution, and you can eliminate harm for the people." ”

Nangong Jing stretched out his hand and held Han Yue's slender hand, "There is one more thing that makes me happy." ”

"What's the matter?" Han Yue raised her eyes and looked at Nangong Jing and asked, with a calm expression.

"It's that you and Yan'er can get along so well. I'm glad to hear that you're sisters. Nangong Jing patted Han Yue's hand, and then said, "You see, I've been busy and dizzy lately, but Yan'er reminded me to remember to come and see you." ”

When Han Yue heard this, a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but stiffen, and some coolness gradually rose in her heart. It turned out that Nangong Jing came to Han Yuxuan to see her, but Su Yuyan asked him to come. Han Yue thought like this, and his heart suddenly became chaotic.

There was silence for a while, and Hanyue didn't know what to say. At this moment, Zi Su stepped forward with a Yanghe Chun Green in his hand, put it in front of Nangong Jing, and said softly: "Lord Wang, please use tea." Han Yue's heart was slightly relieved, Shisu was a thoughtful person, and this move just relieved her of the embarrassment of not knowing what to do at that time.

Unbeknownst to her, as soon as Zi Su put the tea cup on the table, she suddenly said "ouch", and turned sideways towards Nangong Jing. Seeing this, Nangong Jing instinctively stretched out his hand to help, and when Zisu fell, the whole person leaned on Nangong Jing's arms.

Zi Su was picked up by Nangong Jing, her cheeks fluttered, and she hurriedly said, "Please forgive the prince, the slave accidentally twisted her foot." She said, carefully getting up and away, a little uneasy and a little ashamed.

The palace stipulates that the little maids in the palace wear light green or pink dresses, but the first-class big maids are not among them, and they can wear other colors to show the difference. I saw that Zi Su was wearing the clothes newly given to her by the cold moon a few days ago, wearing a red silver robe, a light cherry-colored pleated skirt, a pair of pearlescent white embroidered shoes, and a plum blossom silver hairpin on her head. The red dress already made Shiso's face whiter, and now she was shy, and the whole person looked very delicate and lovely.

Han Yue looked at her and couldn't help frowning slightly, her heart sank, but she didn't move.

Nangong Jing didn't show too much other emotion, but said lightly, "It's okay." ”

Zi Su glanced at Nangong Jing and saw that he didn't seem to take the matter of Fang Cai to heart, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Nangong Jing suddenly glanced at Zi Su at this time, and immediately said to Han Yue, "You girl is dressed up brightly today. ”

Zi Su was overjoyed when she heard this, and her heart that was about to die burned again, her hands were nervously twisted together, her head was lowered and she was silent, her face was crimson, and she was shy.

Han Yue glanced at Shisu a few more times, "Yes, I don't know why she suddenly remembered to dress up today." However, this dress is not inferior to those small jasper outside. Han Yue pursed her lips and said with a smile, but when she looked closely, there was no smile in her eyes.

After Han Yue finished speaking, Nangong Jing didn't answer, but then moved on to other topics. Zi Su stood aside in a daze, seeing that Nangong Jing didn't pay too much attention to her, the faint flame that had just ignited in her heart at the moment ago seemed to be poured down by a basin of cold water, and it was extinguished with a "bang", so fast that she didn't even have time to smoke out.

After finishing the meal, "Yue'er, I'll go to the study to deal with some things first, and then come back to you in the evening." Nangong Jing leaned into Han Yue's ear and said very gently.

Hanyue couldn't help blushing, and only replied softly, "Hmm." ”

After Nangong Jing left, everyone cleaned up the table and retreated together, and Chunqin and Qiuqi guarded the door. There were only three people left in the house: Hanyue, Zi Su and Zi Mo.

Han Yue was stunned, and after a while, she picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. She stared at Shiso for a moment, her slender fingers tapping lightly on the rosewood table.

Shisu was stared at by the cold moon, only to feel a chill on his back, and his body trembled slightly unconsciously, and he shouted: "Miss......"

Han Yue stood up, slowly circled around her twice, stopped in front of her, looked at her coldly, and suddenly smiled again: "It's really hard for you today." ”

Zi Su was honestly afraid, "Miss, the slave is not hard, this is what the slave and the maid should do, not to mention that Zi Mo is helping Zhang Luo together." ”

"I mean, it's really hard for you to do so hard today." Han Yue ignored Zisu's surprised expression, paused and continued, "You are so attentive today but you can't attract the attention of the prince, you must be very disappointed, right?" Han Yue suddenly felt a little irritable, and she didn't want to beat around the bush, so she said directly.

Zi Su raised her head suddenly, her eyes full of panic, "Miss, what are you talking about, why can't the slave and maid understand." ”

Zi Mo on the side heard this, and he still didn't understand what was going on. It's just that she and Zisu grew up together in the Xiao Mansion and have been with Hanyue for more than ten years, she really didn't want to believe that Zisu was such a person, so she hurriedly said, "Miss, Zisu is not such a person." Perhaps, maybe she just wanted to dress up on a whim today, and besides, Fang Cai's foot must have been an accident. ”

Hanyue sneered, "On a whim? Accidentally? Coincidentally, but just today? Still in front of the prince? ”

Zi Mo didn't know how to be round, her face was anxious, so she could only hurriedly step forward and pull Zisu's sleeve, "Zisu, you speak, quickly explain to the young lady, things are not what she thinks." ”

"Yes." Shisu said suddenly.

"What?" Zi Mo on the side looked incredulous, and he forgot to let go of Zi Su's sleeve tightly with both hands.

The candlelight in the room shone warmly on his body, but the cold moon's heart was indescribably cold and sad, and this cold was colder than the weather in late autumn. It turns out that even people who have grown up together since childhood will know people and faces.

"Yes, the slave maid likes the prince, is this wrong?" Shisu raised his eyes and looked directly at the cold moon, with a stubborn face.

Han Yue was angry and sad, "Indeed, an excellent man like the prince can easily win the favor of women. But you are the person next to me, we grew up together, we say that we are masters and servants, but in fact we are more like sisters. Are you so anxious and impatient with such thoughts and actions? "Hanyue's temperament has always been like this, she would rather make it clear to her face than hide it behind her back. If Zisu had any ideas, she could have told her, but now, Zisu was doing this, which couldn't help but make her feel cold.

Han Yue looked at Zi Su in disappointment, "Even if the prince really takes a fancy to you, in the end, you are just a concubine." Are you trying to fight with me? Or do you think you can compare to Su Yuyan's status in the prince's heart? Do you think it's better to be a concubine for the prince than to marry someone else to be the wife of the main house? ”

Hearing Han Yue say this, Shisu stood in place, stunned for a moment.

Han Yue felt dizzy for a while, her face was slightly pale, and Zi Mo hurriedly went up to help Han Yue sit down. "You and Zi Mo are the most powerful people around me, both in appearance and behavior, they are much stronger than those little jasper. Originally, I thought that when you reach the age, I will tell you a good family affair, go out of the house with beautiful scenery, marry a general or steward, teach a husband and children, and be a lady of the house, no need to bow down and be small, look at people's eyes. ”

Zi Su listened to Han Yue's words, and there was no lack of astonishment and nostalgia in his heart, but the unwillingness like a dark cloud still lingered. She kept her head down, didn't speak, and had tears in her eyes.

Hanyue pondered for a long time, and when she saw that Zisu had been silent and refused to speak, she knew that it was useless to say more, and this girl was afraid that it would be difficult for her to figure it out for a while. She waved her hand, sighed softly, and said helplessly, "That's it, you go down first, think about it yourself." These days, you stay in the yard and take care of the affairs of the courtyard outside. ”