"Niangniang, your bird's nest is stewed."

At the gate of the small courtyard, a timid voice sounded softly. Xia Taozhi, who was lying on her back on a bamboo chair in the courtyard basking in the sun, turned her head and saw that she was a very white girl, with a double-ring bun, red lips and white teeth.

She stood at the door with low eyebrows, holding a tray in her hand, and a stew pot was placed on the tray, and in the stew pot was the bird's nest that Xia Taozhi was going to eat every day in recent days.

Xia Taozhi didn't have the habit of eating bird's nest before, but after Mama Lin came, she set this rule, and since then, this little maid has given her bird's nest every day.

"Come in." Peony called her.

The little maid moved lightly, slowly walked in with a tray, put it on the stone table on the side, and then stepped aside.

This is the case every day, and a sentence must be added before retiring: "Sister Begonia instructed the mother to drink while it was hot, and the slave and maid retired first." When she spoke, her teeth were lightly opened, and she looked very docile, so Xia Taozhi looked at her a few more times, and gradually had some impressions of her.

This little girl's name is Ume. Well, when she scattered the names of many medicinal herbs to a group of little maids, the name Wumei smashed on the little maid's head.

Ume works as an errand in the small kitchen, which is the world of begonias, and it is also a blessed place for little mud to steal food every day. Ume, who had been going back and forth, became acquainted with them. Because Wumei's hands and feet are very diligent, honest and responsible, so Begonia likes her very much, and she sends stewed bird's nest every day.

Peony lifted the lid of the cup and made a gesture to put out the bird's nest, but Xia Taozhi really didn't have an appetite, so she waved her hand and signaled her not to get it.

Peony stopped, wanted to say something, but finally endured it, and said to Wumei on the side: "You retreat first."

Ume curtsied, looked at the bowl of bird's nest on the table, and retreated.

Peony looked at Wumei's back and disappeared at the gate of the courtyard, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Niangniang, this Wumei seems to be a little ......."

Xia Taozhi replied lazily: "...... There's something wrong, you let Begonia pay attention. ”

"Yes."

The peony responded, reached out and reopened the lid cup, put some bird's nest into the bowl, tried it with a silver needle, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so she turned her head to Xia Taozhi and said, "Niangniang, the slave has tried non-poisonous, do you want to use some?"

Xia Taozhi waved her hand, but said, "No need, I don't have an appetite."

Peony paused, and said worriedly: "Is Niangniang still angry with His Royal Highness......

Xia Taozhi smiled bitterly, she was angry? It's obvious that the tsundere prince is angry with her...... Since that night, he has never stepped into her yard, and he has not even given her a chance to explain, and has been arguing with her.

In the past few days, the atmosphere in the entire Lingwang Mansion has been inexplicably tense, and even the people with him have held their breath, for fear that they have done something wrong and angered their masters, and they have suffered an unjustified disaster.

She sighed and said, "Where am I angry with him, it is clear that he refuses to see me." She went to see him a few times, but he was busy in the study, avoiding him. It's funny to say that the two of them are under the same roof, and they can't even take a picture.

Peony comforted: "Your Highness, he may have misunderstood and was a little angry for a while, maybe it will be fine in a few days, Your Highness has a mother in his heart after all."

She nodded, and her heart could only wait for him to dissipate his anger, otherwise she would not be able to see him if she wanted to, and she would have no chance to prove her innocence. However, she never knew that it was such a headache for a man to make a fuss, they had already shown their hearts to each other, and this idiot didn't even want to listen to her explanation.

In fact, how did she know that it was easy for someone to control the world, and to her alone, like shaking the sand in her hand, be careful. The two lovers who have waited for so long are really unable to withstand the twists and turns.

Not long after, a series of footsteps sounded at the gate of the courtyard, and in the blink of an eye, a little maid came abruptly, with a very light gait. These little maids have been trained by Mama Lin to know the rules and etiquette very well, and their words and deeds have the demeanor of the palace, and they are also methodical, well-behaved, and easy to make mistakes.

Xia Taozhi was very worry-free, but it gave her a little headache, and she really couldn't remember what they were called. So she made it a rule for them to give their names before they spoke, so that she wouldn't have to trouble distinguishing which of them was which.

The little maid Lian stepped forward, curtsied, and reported to her home very upright: "Slave Yuzhu, I've seen Niangniang." ”

She looked up, well, she was a very good girl. The appearance of this group of maids in the Lingwang Mansion is really pleasing to the eye.

"No courtesy."

"Xie Niangniang."

"What's the matter?"

"Back to Niangniang, the eldest princess's mansion sent someone to report, saying that the eldest princess planted the flower garden very well, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess wants to invite Niangniang to the mansion tomorrow to enjoy the flowers."

"Flower viewing?"

She laughed dryly twice in her heart, what kind of flowers are you looking for? She has no interest in any flowers or grasses, nor does she have such leisure and leisure. Besides, although nominally she wants to follow the tsundere prince to call the eldest princess the eldest aunt, she is not familiar with this eldest princess, and she hasn't even said a word in private, how could she suddenly invite her to enjoy the flowers?

has been the princess of Ling for the past few months, and she knows that the famous ladies and nobles of Chujing also have their own circles, and when they have nothing to do, they invite each other to get together to enjoy flowers, flutter butterflies, play horse hanging, gossip or something. Maybe it's because there's really nothing to do, or maybe it's because women are born to make a bunch of things, and they invite each other very often.

In the past, Xia Taozhi, the princess of Ling, was not cared about, and she never received a post of invitation, and no one in the entire Chujing took her, the princess of Ling, seriously. But since the tsundere prince gained power, Xia Taozhi also followed the rising tide, and the invitations of various mansions flew into the Lingwang Mansion like snowflakes.

In the end, she didn't accept any of these famous posts, and prepared a gift and sent them back untouched along with the famous posters.

It's not that she's pretending to put on a show, it's that she's not interested in any of this. She doesn't have this leisure and leisure to enjoy flowers and butterflies, she can't hang a horse, and she doesn't know what to say to those resentful women...... After thinking about it, she felt that if someone invited her to compete with the sword, she would gladly go to the appointment.

Hmm, except for Xiao Lianxu.

But the eldest princess's invitation, I'm afraid she won't be so easy to refuse. Although she didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the eldest princess's gourd, she still decided to go to the appointment.

The next day, the soft sedan car stopped at the door of the eldest princess's mansion. Xia Taozhi got out of the sedan chair, and soon a maidservant girl came out to greet her, leading her all the way into the eldest princess's mansion, through the corridor, and into the back garden.

There is a flower garden in the back garden, I heard that it was planted by the eldest princess herself, and she cultivated it with great care. Naturally, it is also very beautiful. A piece of purple and red, one by one, one by one, one by one, in full swing, brilliant and dazzling.

There is a gazebo in the center of the flower garden, which is delicate and small. The maidservant led her to the pavilion, where she sat down, and a row of maidservants entered, holding tea, fruit bowls, preserved fruits, and delicate pastries, which were placed on the stone table, and retreated in an orderly manner. There was not a trace of superfluous movements, no superfluous sounds, and all the handmaidens had a polite smile on their faces, making it impossible to find fault.

She originally thought that the maidservants of the Lingwang Mansion were already very graceful, but she didn't expect that the maids in the eldest princess's mansion were even more outstanding and generous. It seems that the eldest princess's mansion must also have a powerful grandmother who has trained all the maidservants so well.

After a while, the servant girl who ushered her in said politely: "Princess Ling, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, please wait a while, she will be there soon." With that, he bowed his head and withdrew.

Peony stood aside and whispered to her in surprise: "Niangniang, this maid in the eldest princess's mansion is really very stylish." ”

Xia Taozhi smiled lightly: "Then it seems that when I go back, I will let Mama Lin train the little maids in the house again?" ”

Peony stuck out her tongue and was noncommittal.

Although Mama Lin said that she had just entered the Lingwang Mansion for a short time, her methods were sharp, the rules were strict, and she was very spicy, and the little maids were very afraid of her on weekdays. I'm afraid that the only ones who escaped Mama Lin's poisonous hands were probably only Peony and Begonia. Peony and Begonia, as Xia Taozhi's maidservants as dowry, still have a very high status in the Lingwang Mansion. Peony has always been well-behaved, Mama Lin can't find fault with her, but Begonia has a frizzy personality and often ignores rules and regulations, and her small kitchen does not allow Mama Lin to interfere, often put small mud in the middle of the night to steal food, and Mama Lin is half dead, and she has mentioned it several times in front of Xia Taozhi, but Xia Taozhi has opened her eyes and closed her eyes, and every time she has played haha round, Mama Lin is helpless.

As the two of them were talking, a loud voice rang out: "The eldest princess has arrived in ......"

When they looked out, they saw a group of maidservants crossing over the arch with one of them, and coming toward them. Although the lady at the head is a little old, she is very meticulously maintained, and there are no traces of time. Dressed in palace clothes, the pearl hairpin on his head is gorgeous and dazzling, his bearing is graceful, and he has a royal grace and luxury when he raises his hand, which makes people dare not force it.

Xia Taozhi stood up, took two steps forward, and bowed: "The concubine greets Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

A well-maintained Qianqianyu hand helped her up, and a kind and loving words sounded in her ears: "Why do you see the outside like this, calling Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of this palace?" It's better to follow Xi'er to call the palace and call the imperial aunt. ”

Well, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess seems to be very approachable.

She then looked up and responded obediently, "Yes, Aunt Huang." ”