Hua Chen tasted the porridge in his mouth, feeling that the taste was bland, it was very unpleasant, he frowned slightly and looked up at Xi Xiang, but he saw the little girl's dim eyes.

He swallowed the porridge and asked urgently, "Why are you stunned?" ”

Xi Xiang came back to her senses and saw that Hua Chen's face was not worried, and she hurriedly fastened the box, "The slave shouldn't be stunned when she looks at the hairpin you gave to the fifth girl, please forgive the fourth young master!" ”

Listening to Xi Xiang's words, Hua Chen burst out laughing, "Why do you think your own things are wrong?" ”

"Huh?" Xixiang's eyes widened, and her dark eyes flashed again, "My thing?" ”

Hua Chen simply put down the dishes and chopsticks, "It's yours!" I just gave it to her sister, and this is for you. ”

"For the slave?" Xixiang was a little puzzled, but her heart was already jumping like a deer.

"A while ago, you helped me find charcoal and gave me some drawing advice, so the sketch was drawn so smoothly. Now that the deep cultivator has been built, I can't be grateful. ”

"This ......" Xixiang's eyes flashed, but this time there was a little fog, "How can the slave and maid bear this thanks?" She was so panicked that she wanted to put down the box, she hadn't heard of the slave helping the master to do things and getting the master's thanks.

"You will take what you are rewarded." Hua Chen frowned slightly, "If you don't accept it, you will disobey the order." ”

Xi Xiang's half-stretched hand was retracted, and when he looked at the fourth young master again, he found that he had regained his pleasant appearance just now, "Just kidding!" ”

He scratched his head, "Anyway, why doesn't tonight's porridge taste at all?" ”

It turned out that the fourth young master's face was not pale, and Xi Xiang finally put her mind at ease, "Then the slave will thank the fourth young master." She stopped squirming and put the little box away.

"Back to the fourth young master, the cooks in the big kitchen have been in a trance recently, so the food they make is not satisfactory."

Hua Chen bowed, "When I came back from school, I also heard my sister talk about what happened in the North Courtyard. ”

He, an atheist, of course, thought the rumors of evil spirits were ridiculous, and he frowned and pushed the bowl aside.

"Fourth Young Master, you wait." Xixiang turned around and ran out with the curtain, and soon ran back with a paper bag, "The slave maid helped the Qiao Pozi in the outer courtyard make a pair of shoes, this is the osmanthus candy from her hometown that Qiao Pozi gave to the slave and maid, and it must be delicious in this porridge." ”

The tip of her nose was red from the cold, and she bent down to put these small snacks that she was reluctant to eat on weekdays in the porridge bowl, and stirred and dissolved them in the coix seed porridge with a spoon, and then handed the spoon to Hua Chen, "Fourth young master, you taste it!" ”

Hua Chen had no interest in eating supper, and when he saw Xixiang like this, he took the porridge bowl and drank two sips, and the original tasteless coix seed porridge became sweet and delicious.

His lips and teeth were filled with the aroma of osmanthus flowers, and he suddenly felt a great appetite, and ate a bowl of porridge and two side dishes.

Although Xixiang just watched him eat, he felt that his heart was sweet.

Hua Chen wiped his mouth with a cloth towel, "I didn't expect Xixiang to be so skillful and able to make shoes, and even I borrowed it to eat osmanthus candy." ”

Xi Xiang looked at Hua Chen's gorgeous boots with a smile, "The slave won't do anything too good, it's homely soft-soled shoes." If you don't dislike it, the slave maid will also make a pair for the fourth young master. ”

"Okay!" Hua Chen smiled and showed his little white teeth, "Then thank you Xixiang first." ”

"The slave hasn't done it yet, the fourth young master has to thank you." Xi Xiang bent over to collect the dishes and chopsticks, and her fair little face flew into a pink haze.

…………

The moon is cloudy and sunny, and some people rejoice and some people worry at night.

The eldest lady Wang was leaning on the elastic ink pillow of the big kang near the window at this time, and the personal maid Xiangfei was beating her legs with a beauty.

Seeing that the eldest lady's face was pale, Xiangfei's movements became more and more gentle and careful.

"What's wrong with you girl not having enough to eat?" The eldest lady kicked on Xiangfei, "Is it our Zhang Mansion who treats you harshly and doesn't give you food, or do you have the intention to fool the master?" ”

"Slaves don't dare." Xiangfei was kicked by this sudden kick in the heart and fell to the ground, endured the pain and got up and kowtowed repeatedly, "Slave is stupid and blunt, please forgive Madame!" ”

The eldest lady wanted to reprimand a few words, but was stopped by Mother Sun, who heard the voice open the curtain and came in, "Don't be angry, be careful of being angry." ”

She gave Xiangfei a look, and she stepped forward again to help the Wang family calm down.

After Xiangfei retreated, she said again: "If you wait until the princess comes and sees that you are not happy, you should be worried." ”

Hearing Mother Sun mention her daughter, the eldest lady's face softened, and soon her face showed worry again, "I did the Dharma today, and I don't know if I can drive away that evil ghost?" ”

Mother Sun gently brushed the eldest lady's back, "After doing the Dharma and scattering so much silver, the Buddha will bless us." ”

The eldest lady sighed, "Tong'er's body has been weak since she was a child, and she has a deficiency disease. What if you come back and encounter this evil spirit! ”

"No, it won't." Mother Sun patted the eldest lady's back like a child, "The princess married into the royal family, and she has dragon qi to protect her body, how can these evil ghosts dare to provoke." ”

Hearing Mother Sun's words, Wang was a little relieved, "I don't know if I am not comfortable in the palace when I want to come back to visit relatives this time, and I always feel that she is a little sad between the lines of her letter." ”

"The princess is knowledgeable and reasonable, her appearance is outstanding, she was pregnant in the first year of entering the palace, and she gave birth to Lin'er in the second year, how can she not be favored?"

Wang also thinks that what Mother Sun said makes sense, her daughter should be happy to return to her parents' house in a beautiful manner, but a heart is always up and down, maybe women are always sensitive, right?

"What about that year ago?" She remembered something again, "She sent those New Year's gifts back, and told me to make friends with the girls in each room, especially the brocade girl in the second room." I always felt like she was hiding something from me. ”

"Maybe the princess wants to be a matchmaker for her sisters to get married, the fifth girl in the second room, the third girl in the third room, and the fourth girl have all reached the age where they can be said to be relatives." Mother Sun raised her eyebrows, "Isn't the master going to be a master, the princess has always had an idea, and she has a reason for doing things." Besides, when the princess comes back, Madame won't know what is going on, and it's only a matter of two or three days. ”

Wang knew that Mother Sun had always had some knowledge, so he also held back his heart and believed her words, "I can only wait for her to come back." If the girl in the family can do some good to the master, it will also be their glory. You must know that the Zhang family is the foundation for them to be able to stand firm in the future. ”

She showed a more resolute look, "In short, in the days when Tong'er came back, nothing was allowed to happen again." ”