"Xia Zhu, why are you here?"

Mu Jiaren looked back and saw that it was Bai Shao,.

"Nothing, I'm passing by."

"I went to the Internal Affairs Office to get something, just right, help me get it, I took the rest with me."

said that all the daily necessities she brought were handed over to Mu Jiaren.

"You wait here for me, and I'll be right back."

Mu Jiaren wanted to stop her, but she had already walked away.

Although it was very close to Wenyuan Pavilion, she didn't appear inside, so even if she met the prince, she shouldn't be blamed.

Mu Jiaren waited for a long time, but didn't see Bai Shao come back, and at this time, a man wearing dark purple with a golden chrysanthemum pattern embroidered on it and a golden crown came out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Mu Jiaren was not sure if he was the crown prince, so he had to stand facing the wall.

"Why is the palace maid in the dining room here?"

A man's voice appeared behind him.

Mu Jiaren turned around and replied in a low voice, "The slave is waiting for someone." ”

At this time, the father-in-law on the side reprimanded loudly: "When you see His Royal Highness the Prince, why don't you kneel!" ”

Mu Jiaren immediately knelt on the ground: "The slave maid saw His Royal Highness the Prince, she was nervous just now, and forgot the etiquette, and I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will forgive me." ”

"The etiquette in the palace can be forgotten, it seems that the people in the dining room have been very idle recently, what is your name?"

"Slave maid Natsutake."

"Xia Zhu? Xiao Anzi, you go and talk to Qin Shanggong, the palace maids of the Shanggong Bureau don't know the etiquette anymore. ”

"Yes, the minion will go."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this matter is the fault of the slave maid, and I hope His Royal Highness will not be angry with the entire Shang Palace Bureau!"

Mu Jiaren hurriedly raised her head and shouted to the prince who was leaving.

The prince snorted coldly, turned his head and said disdainfully: "You are a ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was stunned, then looked at her and asked, "Your name is Xia Zhu?" ”

Mu Jiaren lowered her head and replied yes.

"Then do you know herbs?"

Mu Jiaren didn't understand his question, so he replied truthfully: "I understand a little bit." ”

The prince seemed surprised, and then continued to ask, "You are born in March?" ”

Mu Jiaren shook her head: "The slave's birthday is October." ”

"October!"

The prince exclaimed, and then asked, "Do you like plum blossoms?" ”

Mu Jiaren didn't know whether to say like it or not.

Seeing that she didn't speak, the prince didn't reproach but said in a soothing tone: "That's it, you get up." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince."

"This time, the prince will not pursue it, and you will have to learn more rules in the future."

"Yes, slave understands."

Mu Jiaren hurriedly left, and the prince stood in place.

After a while, Bai Shao came over, and when he saw the prince, he immediately knelt down and saluted.

Seeing that it was the palace maid in the dining room, he asked, "Do you know a palace maid named Xia Zhu?" ”

Bai Shao thought about it and hurriedly admitted her mistake: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the slaves and maids are all palace maids in the dining room, they just went to the Internal Affairs Mansion to get something, passing by here, not long after Sister Xia Zhu entered the palace, if she disturbs His Royal Highness the Prince, I hope His Royal Highness will forgive her sins." ”

After speaking, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed one after another.

"Did she just enter the palace?"

"Yes, Sister Xia Zhu has been in the palace for less than two months."

"Did she wear a veil all the time?"

"Yes, the slave maid doesn't know why, but she always wears a veil with plum blossoms embroidered on it."

"Plum blossoms? Does she like plum blossoms? ”

"Perhaps, the slave just remembered that the sky lantern was put on that day, and Sister Xia Zhu put it in the plum garden, maybe she liked plum blossoms."

The prince was taken aback: "What did you say?" The sky lantern she put in the plum garden? ”

Bai Shao was frightened and timidly returned, "Yes." ”

Xiao Anzi reminded in a low voice on the side: "Your Highness, it's not too early, it's time for you to go back and rest." ”

Only then did the prince come back to his senses and turn to leave.

Along the way, the prince was preoccupied.

"Your Royal Highness, you can't let people know about going to the plum garden to put lights, why do you still mention it to a palace maid?"

"It's because no one knows that she wonders why she went there. And she ......"

The prince did not continue.

After Mu Jiaren went back with her things, she didn't see Bai Shao, so she went to the imperial dining room to do things.

Tao Ran sent the things that Xiao Luzi brought back to Jin Qiao, and returned to the imperial dining room to see Mu Jiaren.

"Let's have dinner tonight." Tao Ran said with a smile.

"Gather again, too many times will be discovered."

"It's okay, this time I'll call Xiaoluzi, I'll treat you to something delicious."

Mu Jiaren's eyes lit up when she saw her, and she thought that there should be something good.

"Say, what's the fun."

Tao Ran smiled even brighter: "I finally don't have to wash the vegetables!" ”

"So what are you going to do?"

"I found out I could make braised pork!"

"Huh?" She can eat braised pork and it's pretty much the same.

"Oh, you always buy me delicious food during this time, I will make it while eating, two days ago I made the sauce pig's trotters Zhong Si Shan I think it is very good, but the knife work is a little worse, the taste is quite good, I don't have to wash vegetables and pick vegetables and wash dishes in the future, and I can also increase the monthly money, so I invite you to eat."

It turned out to be this incident, and Mu Jiaren was very happy to see her grow.

In the evening, a few people found a small bamboo forest in the middle of nowhere, and the four of them lit candles together and ate around.

Jin Qiao brought gifts to all three of them, Mu Jiaren and Taoran were cotton clothes for the winter, Taoran was aqua green embroidered with pink lotus canopy, Mu Jiaren was royal blue, with pale yellow silk threads twisted with silver threads, embroidered white orchids.

Both cotton clothes are rolled with rabbit fur, and the buckles are decorated with tassels, and the workmanship is exquisite.

Xiaoluzi is two pairs of new cotton shoes, which are very thick and warm at first glance.

Tao Ran smiled and quipped: "It's still June, how can you make cotton clothes." ”

Jin Qiao didn't say much, just smiled faintly: "It's always dressed." ”

Mu Jiaren came late, she went to get the wine jar she had buried, and when she saw the cotton clothes, she was also surprised.

Jin Qiao looked up and saw her and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? ”

Jin Qiao came back to his senses and said, "Your bun and hairpin are very special." ”

"This is the hairpin that Bai Shao gave me, and I taught her to make a Roselle cake before, so she took it as a thank you gift."

Jin Qiao glanced at her veil again: "Did you embroider this plum blossom yourself?" ”

Mu Jiaren shook her head: "This is also what she sent, I am used to wearing a veil, so I naturally prepared a few more changes for washing, and some of them have no time to embroider." ”

Tao Ran pouted: "She sleeps with a veil, and she doesn't know if she is stuffy or not." ”

"It's just a habit."

Jin Qiao didn't say anything more, and after a few people finished eating with laughter, they went back to rest.

Jin Qiao didn't drink much wine at night, so she helped Mu Jiaren go back.

"Xia Zhu, I'll embroider a few pieces of your veil for you."

"No, I don't love beauty, you can wear silk cloth."

"I have nothing to do when I'm idle, whatever pattern you like, I'll embroider it for you."

Mu Jiaren said with a little drunkenness: "I like bamboo, I like maple leaves, and I like the stars and the sea." ”