In the copper incense burner in the Zhaoyang Palace, the smell of pine and cypress mixed with lotus leaves spreads out, in the sultry summer, such a fragrance is elegant and quiet, the slightest refreshment is refreshing, and the clarity of the room is clear, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

"Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess!" Ruixiang stood outside the curtain, carefully calling the princess who had not yet gotten up from a nap in the tent, with her good embroidery skills and steady care, she entered the house at the same time as Xuanji, and now she is the princess's personal maid.

"What time is it?" The crown princess lifted the curtain and revealed a sleepy-eyed face.

She draped a moon-white grosgrain single coat diagonally, and only buttoned two or three of the bottom, revealing a smooth chest like jade, Ruixiang hurriedly lowered her head to look at her toes, and took a coat for the crown princess to put on, "Your Royal Highness the crown princess, it's almost time, it's time to get up, and go to sleep again, you should be sleepy again at night." ”

The crown princess nodded, got up and yawned, stretched out her arms, and Ruixiang changed her clothes.

"Slave maid and maid will serve you to change your clothes!" Ruixiang picked up the royal blue Four Happiness Ruyi pattern makeup jacket on the hanger on the side and helped the princess put it on.

While getting dressed, the crown princess's eyes were roaming back and forth on Ruixiang's face, as if she wanted to see a hole in her face: "Ruixiang, do you have anything to tell me?" ”

Ruixiang lowered her eyes, not daring to look at the princess's eyes that seemed to be able to see through herself, and said sneeringly: "Mama Qiu came to intercede just now......

"You don't have to ask for this for her, just follow Wang Liangyuan's wishes, after all, she is a person in her courtyard, she can keep it if she wants to, if she wants to send it, I won't stop her." After listening to Ruixiang's story, the crown princess didn't care, and seeing that Ruixiang still didn't dare to look at herself, she glanced at her, "To be honest, did you accept Mama Qiu's good, so help her intercede?" ”

"Huh?" Ruixiang helped the princess put on her coat while trying her best to hold back her fear, it seems that the princess is really not ordinary shrewd, but since she misunderstood like this, she just happened to push the boat with the current.

"No, the slave maid dared to accept her benefits, but when she entered the house, after all, it was Mama Qiu who took her to learn the rules, thinking of the old feelings, she was also confused this time, and she couldn't help the girl of the purple grass begging again and again, so ...... The slave knew that she shouldn't intercede for her, but she couldn't bear to ......."

"So you want to say it but don't dare to say it, you don't even dare to look at me? Also, she just helped the comfrey cover it, Wang Liangyuan believed it, and you also believed it? ”

Ruixiang raised her head and looked at the crown princess suspiciously, "Could it be that there is something else hidden?" ”

"Mama Qiu can be prosperous in this house, how can she help people cover up such things, although I don't know what the truth is, but I dare to conclude that she has something to hide from her master."

Ruixiang thought about it, shook her head again, and kept her hands for a moment, helping the crown princess to tie her belt, "Mama Qiu is also an old man in this mansion, she shouldn't dare to deceive such a thing." ”

"Don't dare?" The crown princess sneered, "I'm afraid there's nothing she wouldn't dare." Wang Liangyuan, who is strong on the outside, was eaten and wiped off by these dog slaves and was still dizzy. ”

Ruixiang only felt that the sneer was like a needle prick in her heart, and when she saw that the crown princess seemed to be staring at her perceptively, she changed the topic without a trace, "Speaking of which, Miss Cousin can be regarded as making a name for herself in the mansion today, and now everyone is saying that Miss Cousin, who Mrs. Peng Chengbo brought back from Yongcheng, has the demeanor of the crown princess." ”

As he was talking, Onyx came in from the outside with a washbasin, followed by Su Xin and Su Ning, respectively holding a kettle of warm water, fragrant pancreas, towels and other things.

After they saluted the crown princess, Ruixiang took the washbasin with warm water, and the agate wrapped the long scarf on Su Xin's hand around the crown princess's chest, and used the tooth carving painted with gold and phoenix patterns to pull up the crown princess's sideburns, and then Ruixiang took the warm towel soaked in Su Qing's hand to wash the princess's face and hands.

Agate took out a few small cloisonné enamel porcelain vases depicted with chrysanthemums, lotus, pomegranates, plums and other patterns from the accompanying small cages, and lightly touched the balm and flower dew with his fingers, evenly applied them to the princess's face and hands, and massaged and kneaded.

Wenlin's daughter-in-law, who combed the crown princess's hair, came in and saluted, picked up the boxwood comb on the mirror platform and began to comb the princess's hair, pulled a fallen horse bun, and inserted five red gold dotted emerald inlaid ruby peony hairpins on her head, the petal flowers gradually unfolded, overlapped, piled together, forming a peony flower the size of a baby's fist, and the ruby in the middle flickered between the clouds and temples, like a star shining in the night sky of black ink, very beautiful.

Looking at the person in the mirror, the crown princess smiled with satisfaction.

"This hair is well combed today."

Wenlin's daughter-in-law didn't dare to take credit, and said modestly: "That's it, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is good-looking, so she is beautiful no matter what." ”

Ruixiang put a ring on the crown princess, and there were seven or eight dragon and phoenix gold bracelets.

The crown princess raised her eyes and looked at the agate and the others.

Except for Ruixiang, the others all retreated after giving the salute.

The crown princess looked at the red gold and ruby ring on her hand, and her expression was indifferent. "The person who spread this is trying to separate Miss Cousin from me."

Ruixiang fell to the ground, "The slave doesn't dare." ”

The crown princess turned a red gold jade-inlaid Ruyi ring on her hand, her fingers lightly buckled on the table, and her voice was gentle like a spring breeze, "Don't dare, why don't you dare?" Do you really not know that you worshipped Mama Qiu as a godmother, didn't know that you and Zicao became sisters, didn't know that you stole Wang Liangyuan's things to sell, and used the outside to make up for shoddy? Only her stupid one would not know that many things had been changed for you, and she would treat those two as loyal servants. ”

Ruixiang listened, like the ice and snow soaked in the winter on her body, shaking on the ground in the cold, everyone said that the princess was generous, and she was close to her, but she knew the princess's thunderous methods.

This time, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape, if it weren't for the news from the family, my mother was seriously ill and needed a lot of silver for treatment, she wouldn't have broken Mama Qiu and their exchange for Wang Liangyuan's things, she didn't give the master, but formed an alliance with them, joined forces, and helped to cover.

"Carrying the master's greed for ink, it is not enough for the slave and maid to die 10,000 times, since Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess knows, the slave and maid have nothing to say, I just hope that the master will be quite dedicated to serving the slave and maid on weekdays, and reward the slave and maid with a happy heart."

"You also know that betraying the Lord is a great sin, but what will happen to your mother if you die? The younger siblings in the family are still young, and without the money you gave, do you want them to die of illness and starvation? ”

Listening to the words of the crown princess, Ruixiang only felt that a basin of cold water was poured on her head, and her body was so cold that she didn't even have any heat.

She raised her head and said resolutely: "Obey the dispatch of the crown princess, and only ask the crown princess to save my mother and younger siblings." ”

The crown princess smiled slightly: "Your family, you are still taking care of it more dedicatedly." Go back to the account and pay a hundred taels of silver to your mother. In the future, if there is such a difficulty, say directly to me or Mama Shan, don't lose your righteousness because of profit, you are not stupid, why did you do such a foolish thing this time? ”

Ruixiang was ashamed and ashamed, and whimpered and said: "The slave knows her mistake, and I just ask the princess to give me a chance to atone for my sins." ”

"Well, there's something you really need to do right now......" The princess's voice gradually lowered, almost whispering.

Ruixiang raised her head in astonishment, and lowered her head in agreement, "Yes, the slave will definitely live up to the trust of the crown princess." Broken bones, at all costs. ”

"This matter, don't worry, you can find an opportunity to do it, and besides, you have to take care of your own life, don't say anything that is broken." After a pause, the crown princess said: "I will go to the temple to offer incense tomorrow, and the emperor's eldest grandson will come back, I have to thank the Bodhisattva and bless him with a safe return from this trip." Inform the courts, including Biyun Pavilion. Well, the two ladies of the Lilac Courtyard and the Rose Pavilion should also go together. ”

"Yes."

Looking at Ruixiang, who was kneeling on the ground, still not daring to raise her head, a trace of coldness appeared at the corner of the princess's mouth, "You are by my side, so I will point you to two more sentences." One thing they are not wrong about is that Miss Cousin is quite like me, and she knows how to take advantage of things at a young age. Unfortunately, to their disappointment, I don't get into trouble with her because of this. Of course they can't imagine that what I want is such a person, and they are afraid that the people below them will be too smart to surpass them, and I am not afraid. ”

"Slave and maid, thank the princess for mentioning something."

"If you are as clever as Miss Biao, you won't be smart but will be mistaken for stupid by being smart, a child, won't Taoguang become a demon? They thought I was going to be jealous of her! But also, they won't understand that the people below are useless, no matter how capable the superior is, they will be dragged to death, and those who are jealous and jealous will not become a big climate. ”

Ruixiang said flatteringly: "Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, Shengming, just like this incident today, not only the subordinates of the various courts, but also Wang Liangyuan, have to look at Miss Biao highly." ”

"Yes, it's just that she's not ruthless enough, and she doesn't know that leaving room for harm is to leave harm for herself, but she's young, and she will have the opportunity to slowly adjust in the future."

"The slave and maid also thank the princess for training."

The crown princess nodded, "In front of me, it's the same as before, get up." ”

"Slave and maid, thank Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess for not killing."