The brazier was held at the head of the bed, and the cold night did not touch the quilt.

He Angelica was woken up by an unusual movement outside, and it was already dawn when he woke up. At first, she didn't care much and concentrated on her own business.

Wash and comb, cook tea porridge, bead the beads, embroider the sleeves, and mend the wear and tear on Meng Xuan's robe.

Meng Xuan said that she would take her to meet her father-in-law Baodinghou, and it was not good to go empty-handed, so she wrote a gift list based on nourishing medicinal materials, and planned to go to the city to prepare this gift. Also, the "punishment" rain and fog retreat formation in Meng Xuan's mouth yesterday had to be done with Bai Yangbai's help.

After writing the gift list and cleaning up the pen and ink, on the desk where Meng Xuan was dealing with military affairs, the paper of a letter was different, which attracted her attention, and she opened it casually, and couldn't help but be stunned. A huge doubt rose in his heart, and he wanted to ask Meng Xuan immediately, only to find that Meng Xuan's pillow and bedding had not been moved, and he did not come back to sleep last night!

At this time, the movement outside the tent was still wave after wave, not the sound of normal drills in the army. She went out in her clothes to see what was going on, and almost collided with the oncoming person.

It's none other than Xiao Tao she saved yesterday. Dressed in a green skirt with a little gouache pants underneath, it is the usual dress of the maid, and she carries a burden in her arms.

When Xiao Tao saw her, his face became strange, but he still came up and bowed respectfully, and said gratefully: "Thank you princess for rescuing her yesterday, otherwise that evil woman would have succeeded!" I didn't expect her to be so ruthless and want to kill me! ”

He Angelica asked her to be exempt, looked at her outfit, and then said: "It's okay, you still have injuries on your body, and it is inconvenient to recuperate here, so I will enter the city today, take you with me." The army is full of rude men, and it's not very proper for us to come here, and if it's more conspicuous, it's hard to make a mess. ”

Xiao Tao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Into the city?" Take me there...... Where? The burden in his arms tightened.

He Angelica said gently: "I heard Meng Xuan mention that you are no longer a maid of the Guan Mansion, and you have nowhere to go before you come to defect. It just so happened that I had several properties in the city, such as restaurants, inns, theaters, pharmacies, clothing shops, and jewelry shops. Xiao Tao, you used to be Mrs. Song's right-hand man, you must have a lot of skills, if you are willing to help me take care of the industry, I will not treat you badly. In addition to wages and subsidies, three meals are arranged in the residence, which is much more free than being a maid. ”

This statement is polite enough, although Xiao Tao didn't say it explicitly, but the good end was kicked out by the Guan government, and there must be a story in it. Under normal circumstances, there will no longer be any big family willing to use her as a maid, which is equivalent to cutting off the back road. He Angelica first asked her for her opinion and asked if she was willing to come to the shop to help, and the treatment was favorable.

The theory is much stronger than being a maid in the past, and you don't need to sign a deed of sale, you are a free man. If you have money and freedom, what more do you want?

But Xiao Tao was very disappointed, although he tried his best to hide it, he did not escape He Angelica's eyes.

Xiao Tao lowered his head and said softly: "I'm just a maid, I don't have any skills, I only know how to serve the master, I don't understand the work in the shop that the princess said, and I don't dare to go." The princess showed mercy and asked Xiao Tao to follow Meng ...... Follow you and continue to be a maid. ”

After a pause, He Angelica smiled and said: "The mint cicada clothes are not around, I am indeed short of people, but Xiangshi said that my life is hard to defeat people, not Meng Xuan, but the people below." Except for the mint cicada clothes in the maid, the results of the others are not very good, and the loss of life and the loss of footing really hurt my heart. If Xiao Tao has this ambition, I can't persuade you too much, but I want you to think about it again. ”

"But, I ......" Xiao Tao blushed when he heard this, regretting his previous gaffe.

The person she wanted to talk to was General Meng, but why did she say it carelessly? Even if you say it, you shouldn't say it to He Angelica, you should whisper it to General Meng himself in private.

He Angelica, at first glance, is not a tolerant person. What does it mean that the maid has no good results? I didn't expect it to be more ruthless than Song Zhihua!

After a turn of thought, Xiao Tao raised his head and said: "Actually, I saved General Meng once in Yangzhou, and this time I had no relatives to vote for, so I thought of coming to join the general." I want to ask the general to help me. ”

Slowly smiling, He Angelica said: "It's strange, Meng Xuan told me that he saved you, but Xiao Tao, you said that you saved Meng Xuan, it seems that the reasons are tortuous enough to make the parties have such a big ambiguity." Xiao Tao blushed, opened his eyes wide and wanted to say something, but held back.

So He Angelica said again: "Anyway, who doesn't rely on a friend when going out, Mrs. Song's maid can also be regarded as my old acquaintance." Since it is an old acquaintance of our husband and wife, Xiao Tao can help us with anything, you might as well say it directly. ”

This is probably her best helping hand in recent years, because Song Zhihua is not so much an old acquaintance as someone who has harmed her. The maid that Song Zhihua kicked out, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with her.

But Xiao Tao still didn't appreciate it, and bowed his head and replied: "There's nothing to talk about, just to run...... By the way, why don't you see the general? ”

"Meng Xuan has been busy these two days, and I'm looking for him too."

He ...... Not in the military? ”

"Well, it should still be there, I didn't hear him say yesterday that he was going to leave the camp during the day. Little Tao girl is in a hurry to find him? ”

Xiao Tao's eyes rolled twice, and he said, "If the general hadn't come to the rescue in time, Xiao Tao would have died unjustly." Always, thank the general in person for saving his life. ”

"Heh," He Angelica nodded, walked around Xiao Tao and walked forward, "I will accept your thanks on his behalf for the time being, and thank him in person the next time you see him." As for the offer to help in the shop, you can think about it for two more days, I think it's pretty good, it's better than selling yourself to be a subordinate. ”

At this point, what Xiao Tao was thinking in his heart, he would be a fool if he couldn't guess it.

Yesterday, the one who rescued Xiao Tao and tried to protect Xiao Tao from Zixiao's whip was He Angelica alone from beginning to end, and Meng Xuan was just late, drawing an end to the conflict. Because of this incident, He Danggui also received Meng Xuan's "heavy punishment". It is reasonable to be reasonable, the objects that Xiao Tao should thank in person are all He Angelica.

The so-called unclear people, the so-called Mr. Dongguo and the wolf, are you talking about the situation in front of you?

saved Xiao Tao, and Xiao Tao ran with revenge - to rob the man.

He Angelica took the lead and walked away, Xiao Tao hesitated, followed behind her, and automatically entered the role of the maid, "The princess hasn't had breakfast yet, right?" My craftsmanship is okay, Yangzhou's hometown dishes, I will cook the princess who can be called famous. I wonder what the princess wants to eat? ”

"Don't be busy with your injuries, go back to the tent to recuperate first."

He Angelica stood still, glanced at Xiao Tao's pretty clothes, as well as peachy cheeks and red lips, and added a sentence in Liangliang, "The Yanzhou cavalry is famous for its strict military discipline, but when it was under the hands of King Yan, now under Meng Xuan's control, there are many more perverts...... There are many tents here, there are many corners, and it is not known where a hand will come out of nowhere to drag people, Xiao Tao, you should be careful. ”

Xiao Tao stiffened, and his back was numb and cold, but he was not scared away.

After following He Angelica for a while, she asked expectantly: "The Meng family is a big family, there must be a lot of people, right?" I've heard that the number of threads is incomparable to that of the Sekifu. ”

He Angelica said in a homely tone: "There are indeed a lot, Meng Xuan has ten brothers, all of whom are of the same age, and the youngest Meng Yu is only four years younger than Meng Xuan. The three girls in the family also reached the time of marriage, so that the younger generation was divided into fourteen branches, and each one gave birth to two or three children, and it was another endless situation. Speaking of this, she laughed to herself, a little distracted, "In the future, when the child grows up, it will be thirty boys and girls of about the same age, and the scene of noisy and noisy together, just thinking about it is very interesting." ”

Xiao Tao hurriedly asked, "Does General Meng have any children?" ”

"He? Nope. ”

"General...... It's too hard to be busy with military affairs, I don't know if the people who serve on weekdays are suitable? ”

"Well, I never asked him if he was satisfied with me, next time I have time to ask."

Xiao Tao was surprised: "The princess personally serves the general?!" Could it be that the general does not have a special person to serve? ”

He Angelica pondered: "Yitong is not here, so there is only one Yitong left." The person who is now making up, Meng Xuan is very picky, let's just wait for a few days. I also rarely do laundry and cooking, and my hands are raw. ”

Xiao Tao thought for a while and persuaded: "The princess's daughter's body, how can she do those rough jobs." And the general is already hard, and he should find a special person to take care of his food and clothing, otherwise one of them will be sick if he is careless, and we will be anxious to look at it. ”

"Makes sense." He Angelica's expression was relaxed and he nodded.

Xiao Tao was overjoyed.

I only heard He Angelica say: "I just entered the city today, and I asked Meng Xuan's two aunts which one I liked more, so that I could come over and serve him." One is the concubine of the imperial historian, and the other is the daughter of the old man, although she is not born to serve people, but after all, she is not as expensive as me, and she became a princess unknowingly. As a concubine, she should not feel aggrieved when she washes her husband's clothes and weapons. ”

"Since they are also masters and grandmothers, they are not used to serving people...... Xiao Tao guided unwillingly, "Let the people who are used to doing the rough work do it, and the generals are comfortable with it." ”

"The general's wife is here!"

A big and rough voice suddenly shouted, which frightened Xiao Tao's neck and hid behind He Angelica.

Xiao Tao's mind was all about persuading He Angelica just now, and he didn't even notice the biggest riot here. A group of fire-headed soldiers in charge of cooking, holding spatulas and pans, oil, salt, rice and noodles in their hands, stood in front of a dark red tent with a lot of care, pointing and talking something. As soon as He Angelica approached, someone shouted so that everyone could see her and cover their mouths.

"So lively?" He Angelica asked with a smile, "Breakfast hasn't been made yet, aren't you hungry?" ”

Those people, you look at me, I look at you, a leading man stood up and said, "Back to Madame, we were about to slaughter chickens and ducks, but those beasts fought for their lives and all fled." ”

"Where did you go?" He Angelica asked knowingly.

Seeing these people around the red tent, looking at the posture of the tent with a pair of eyes, it is estimated that this is it. But a group of big men make a fuss like this to catch a few chickens, no matter how you look at it, it feels weird, unless they are drunkards who don't mean to drink......

As if echoing what she thought, she only heard the lead cook say: "I waited for the chickens and ducks to chase to the front of the tent, and the chickens and ducks disappeared, presumably they had gone inside, and I didn't dare to rush in." Madame is here, just in time to call the shots for us! ”

"Who's living in it?"

"Purple Girl."

"Oh." He Angelica nodded solemnly, "Okay, I will do this master, you can go in and catch the chicken as soon as you inform her." ”

"Yes...... She wasn't the only one sleeping inside, there was another person. ”

"Anyone else? Who? Don't grind and chirp, big man, can you speak clearly at one time? ”

The cook was a little cramped by He Angelica, looked away, and said with a red face: "Actually, on the fifth watch, Miss Zixiao's tent ordered a pot of sake and chicken soup, saying that it was ...... General Meng wants to drink. And many of us have seen that Zixiao is not sleeping alone, and there is a man's shadow cast on the tent cloth. "So I don't dare to go in and disturb you." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Tao's face turned pale, tears fell, and he shook his head sadly and said, "Impossible, the general is actually ...... with that woman."

He Angelica was also stunned, and immediately stared coldly at the cook's face, seeing that the other party was extremely uncomfortable.

A few fire-headed soldiers came over to persuade, "The general's wife is angry, Miss Zixiao is the general's pillow person, everyone has seen it before you came." ”

"Yes, yes, General Meng is a young hero, and it is common sense to have a few more beauties, haha!"

"Madam, look at that chicken, to catch it or not?" A man dared to ask.

He Angelica retracted his gaze from the cook, and asked with a sneer: "Say, how much silver did you collect from Zixiao?" dared to tell such a big lie for her and smear the general's reputation. ”