The ladies stayed idle for two days, and Ligu returned to the palace to make a report, leaving only Mama Qing and a few mothers-in-law and maids. The maidens have just arrived, they keep the rules wholeheartedly, and they don't leave the house, and the flowery Qingshuang Garden has been washed by the cold rain overnight, and it looks deserted.

On this day, the weather became warmer, Zi Ning had lunch, and when she wanted to take a nap, she didn't feel sleepy, and she watched the green ring doing needlework on the couch, and said boredly: "If I continue to be bored like this, I will give birth to lazy worms!"

Luhuan's eyes were fixed on the needle and thread, sewing carefully inside and out, and said with a slight smile: "I think that such a quiet day is so tight, if we are idle for a lifetime, we should give God incense." It's just that you are born in happiness and don't know how to be blessed!" As he spoke, he raised his eyes and glanced at Zi Ning, and said with a smile: "I also know that Ning Er can't be idle!"

Biting off a thin line of the clothes with his teeth, the green ring raised his hand to smooth the sewn patch, nodded and said: "Ning'er, this dress can still be worn if it is sewn, and it will save some money for dressing in the future, we only have three hundred Wen a month's money, and we have to save some." ”

Zi Ning turned over and sat up, took the sewn clothes to his hand, and saw an ordinary linen skirt gown, covered with patches in more than a dozen places, looked up at the green ring and said, "What are we saving money for, and we can't send it out to A-Niang." And this dress, what has become of it, do you still keep it to wear?"

Luhuan snatched the clothes, glanced at him angrily, and said: "Where is this shabby, Ning'er, I have been a low-grade maid, how long can Master Su raise us, if you don't save some money, you won't be able to settle for the rest of your life!" Then he shook his head and sighed in a low voice: "These three hundred yuan, I can't even make a pair of silver earrings, when can I buy a gold hairpin? ”

A piece of woven burlap in the Great Jin Kingdom costs 100 yuan, a live chicken costs 500 yuan, and it costs 500 yuan to cut a new set of fine linen dyed clothes. If you use monthly money to make gold hairpin jewelry, the silver money saved for two years is not enough.

Zi Ning fell on the green ring, put her hands on her cheeks, her face was ruddy, she raised her head and half-jokingly said: "Green ring, when I find him, I will fly with him." In the future, your gold and silver jewelry will be wrapped around me, and you will wear silk and satin as you like, and you will use gold and silver as you like, okay?" After speaking, I couldn't help but laugh "poof", although it was a joke, my heart was filled with a warm current.

Green Ring blushed, shy her face with her fingers, pursed her lips and smiled: "Aren't you ashamed, what kind of bastard talk about double accommodation and double flying......"

The two were talking about making trouble, and suddenly someone knocked on the door outside the door, and Yuanping's voice shouted outside: "Zining, Luhuan, the house is stuffy, let's go to the front garden together." ”

Since someone invited her, Zi Ning was happy to agree, and without saying anything, she pulled the green ring out of the house. The small courtyard is full of spring, the bamboo looks more and more green after the rain, the mandarin screen is smiling, when he sees them come out, he said happily: "I have been in the house for the past two days, but I am going to be tired of dying, just a little maid said, the girls are lively in the front garden, let's go over quickly." ”

Yao Er stood behind the mandarin screen with her head down, her eyes turned to look at the corridor, her face was expressionless, and she was quiet and didn't say a word.

Zi Ning didn't know what she was thinking, but her heart knot was unsolved, and she was inevitably a little lonely. But at the moment, she was in a very good mood, and she didn't care about this, so she pulled the green ring together and went to the front garden with Yuanping and them.

Along the way, I met a few groups of girls, and it turned out that everyone saw that the afternoon was warm and the sun shone on the birds, and they all rushed out to hang out. Besides, Ligu was not in Dongyuan that day, no one was restrained, and she felt free and comfortable, with a smile on her face.

A group of people laughed into the garden, and the ladies of the Tang Mansion leaned on the railing of the water pavilion to watch the fish tease the wild ducks, and when they saw Zining and them coming, they all pouted and ignored these people.

I only heard someone laugh and said: "You all came together, but you didn't call me, I called you sisters in vain!" Zi Ning turned her head to look and saw Xianggui swaying over, looking at her and Green Ring with a smile on her face.

Zi Ning hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Xianggui to his side, and several people gathered around to enjoy the flowers and water. Yao'er and Zining were closer, so they played with them, and they couldn't stand Xianggui's words and laughter, and they gradually became familiar with each other, and they talked more.

Speaking of things in the palace for a while, Zi Ning asked quietly: "Yao'er, have you seen the prince?" As soon as Luhuan heard this, she hurriedly squeezed her hand, her eyes blinked hard, and she smiled inadvertently: "Ning'er is curious about everything, the palace is so big, Yao'er may be waiting somewhere." ”

Yao Er half-lowered her head, didn't pay attention to the expressions of the two, pursed her lips and said: "I'm not too **, I used to serve at the concubine Niangniang, and the prince greeted the lady every day, I have seen it a few times." ”

Lu Huan's eyes widened, and she asked curiously: "Does the prince want to go to ask for peace every day?"

Yao Er raised her eyes to look at her, revealing a hint of a smile, and said: "The prince has read poetry and books since he was a child, both civil and military, and he is the most filial, not to mention that Gu Guifei is his own mother, so naturally he has to meet every day to say goodbye." As for the other concubines, the prince doesn't have to say goodbye. ”

Zi Ning suddenly realized, "Oh", Xiang Gui wrapped the melon seeds in a handkerchief and knocked it, tilted her head and smiled: "I thought that the prince was born to the queen, and it turns out that the son born to the concubine can also be the prince." She spoke loudly, Zi Ning and Lu Huan hurriedly "shhh

The two turned their heads to look around, and saw that Yuanping was leaning on the railing of the water pavilion, looking at them, and his face was a little strange. Yao Er pulled Zining's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Yuanping used to serve in Tai**, let's talk about the master in front of her behind our backs, I'm afraid she will be annoyed." ”

Xianggui didn't care, pouted and said, "What are you afraid of, let's talk about ours, she is angry with her." Now she is the wife of Master Su, if she thinks about the master in front of her, it is her fault. Instead of catching her sore feet, I let her take care of me, what is the reason?"

She spoke with high interest, grabbed Yao Er's sleeve, and asked with wide eyes: "Yao Er, what is the name of the prince, let's hear it." ”

Yao Er's face turned red, glared at Xiang Gui, and said in a low voice: "The name of the crown prince, how dare we scream nonsense? If we are heard, we are guilty of a big crime!"

Xianggui squeezed her eyes and smiled, leaned close to Yao'er's ear, and whispered: "Let's talk in a few whispers, who can hear it, this Dongyuan is stuffy, it's interesting to talk about things outside." Yao'er, this palace is far away from the palace, if these words you say can really reach the ears of the prince, take this opportunity to say that you like the prince, maybe as soon as he hears it, he will immediately send eight sedan chairs to welcome you back to the palace!"

Yao'er's face turned even redder after saying this, Zi Ning was weak in her heart, and she didn't dare to interject, Luhuan squinted at her embarrassed expression, couldn't help but laugh out loud, pulled Yao Er and said: "If you don't say what the prince's name is, Xianggui should guess that you have a heart to hide it, and you don't want to tell us, lest the eight sedan chairs be taken first." ”

She secretly squeezed Zi Ning's hand and told her to listen attentively. The things that Zi Ning is concerned about, only Lu Huan understands alone, although Zi Ning has no fate with the crown prince, but she is even more pitiful that she is so infatuated, and when she goes to Dongyuan to be a concubine, she still misses him.

Yao Er blushed, frowned, and whispered angrily: "How can there be any eight-lift sedan chair, are you all crazy?" The prince's name is Pingjia, known as Prince Pingjia, you have to remember it, don't ask me next time......

"Prince Pingjia!" Zi Ning read it twice in her heart, remembering the name to the death, lest she forget it.

As soon as Xianggui heard the name, she rolled her eyes and thought for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Yao'er, has the prince married?"

Yao Er was stunned for a moment, and replied casually: "The prince has not yet selected the crown princess." Puzzled by what she asked, he said, "What are you asking for?"

Xianggui turned her eyes and pretended to be mysterious, revealing a faint smile, and joked: "If the prince gets married, Lord Su will definitely send a congratulatory gift, let's ask for an adult, maybe we can enter the palace." It's better to be a concubine for the prince than to stay in Dongyuan!"

Zi Ning's heart moved, and then she understood that this matter was impossible, even if Lord Su sent her into the palace and made a congratulatory gift to the prince, but the harem was more unfathomable than Dongyuan, and I am afraid that she would never see the prince in her life.

Xianggui spoke openly, leaning forward and backing and giggling, attracting the sideways glances of a group of women. Zi Ning was worried that she would offend people again, and it would not be appropriate to continue talking, so she hurriedly stopped talking and said, "I don't know when Master Su will enter the mansion, we have waited for these two days, and Aunt Li and Mama don't care, but they are lost." ”

Lu Huan frowned slightly, turned his eyes to look at the three of them, and said, "I was flustered, and I don't know why, Lord Su didn't come, and it was unusually quiet in this East Garden, which is not a good thing." He turned his eyes to look at Xianggui and asked strangely, "Why are you the only one who entered the garden, but you didn't see Manzhu coming with you?"

Xianggui sighed "sigh" and said: "Manzhu, she must be thinking about her family and not sleeping all night, she is asleep in bed at this time, we don't have to call her." ”

As she was talking, Shi Tao walked up to them, looked her eyes up and down, and said contemptuously: "The people of your palace are really earthy, such tattered clothes are like treasures, and they are also the concubines of Lord Su, and they are so shabby that they are embarrassed to the adults." ”

Seeing her provocative, Zi Ning felt bored, and said lightly: "What clothes we wear, Master Su will pay attention, which turn is your turn to worry about and struggle." I only want you to bark when you are a dog, and enjoy the performance of this vicious dog, and you don't have to give a reward, why not!"

Green Ring laughed on the side and said, "Where have we seen a vicious dog in a floral skirt, today we have opened our eyes." ”

Shi Tao originally wanted to humiliate Zi Ning, but was scolded as a vicious dog, so angry that she couldn't speak, standing in place ashamed and angry, and her face was red. Ban Yu said: "My identity is different, I don't bother to pay attention to you uneducated!"

Xianggui raised her eyebrows, squinted at her, and said: "The people from the Tang Mansion have a style, and their food and clothing are not bad with their masters, so they must have served their masters a lot, and they are dyed with the appearance of a vicious dog!"

Shi Tao knows that Xianggui is not easy to mess with, not to mention that her grade is not low, and she is also a middle-grade woman, not as easy to bully as Zining and Luhuan. glared at Xianggui fiercely, his shoulders trembled slightly, and he stood still with anger.

Xianggui pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve, shook her mouth, deliberately didn't look at her, and said to Zi Ning: "She came to the place of the palace to spread wild, slandering the palace in front of us, she really doesn't know what is dead or alive!" After scolding, her mind was much more relaxed, and then she giggled. ————