After lunch, Xiaohua walked back and forth in the house for a while to digest her food, and then went to sit on the ondol.
She rarely goes into the bedroom when she is not resting at night.
At this time, it was snowing outside, it was freezing cold, and no one would come to her. Xiaohua felt that it was very comfortable to sit on the kang and look at the snow outside the window.
Xiaohua usually doesn't force herself to think about the problems she can't figure out, just wait and see how things change. She has only been in the backyard for a short time, and she will gradually see it clearly.
Thinking about it this way, the sense of urgency is a little less suffocating.
Accidentally saw the book that King Jing in the corner of the Kang had put here yesterday, Xiaohua picked it up and flipped through it.
After reading the cover, I realized that it was actually this travelogue.
King Jing gave her the feeling that she should be the kind of very strict person, and the books she read should not be idle books to pass the time when she was idle, but what he read was a travel journal.
Xiaohua was a little stunned, feeling that the book in her hand did not match the image of that person. But I was bored, so I picked it up and looked at it.
I was fascinated by looking at it, and a little half an hour passed in a while.
Chuncao, who hadn't seen for several days, came in and changed Xiaohua's tea.
"Hey, Chuncao, what are you doing these days, I feel like I haven't seen you."
Chuncao glanced at Xiaohua with a bit of grievance, and out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Lilac, who had been standing by the side, and lowered her face in a hurry.
"The slaves have been busy sorting out Madam's case for the past two days."
Xiaohua made an 'oh', picked up the tea, took a sip, and lowered her head to continue looking at the travel journal in her hand.
Chuncao walked out of the west room slowly.
It stands to reason that she was the one who served Mrs. Hua the longest. At that time, Mrs. Hua was still a small palace person, and she was also a small palace person.
Now that Mrs. Hua is on the branch, she should be rising. Who knows that when she comes to the West Court, she finds that the person serving Mrs. Hua has already been arranged, and she has become the superfluous one.
Everyone has their own place, and there are also places for two close-fitting people in the palace. Only she saw that Mrs. Hua brought it from the Jingtai Hall, and was arranged by the steward, Lilac, to serve in the room.
A bowl of cold water was poured into her full of joy. Even though Chuncao knew that she couldn't be an Ogong person at her age, but just arranged her like this, Chuncao didn't know why she felt aggrieved.
That lilac is the head of the other six of them, very strict. In front of the lady, she was respectful, but in front of them, she was extremely strict. It was impossible to say that she was beaten and scolded. It always made people feel strict and scared.
Lilac arranged for her to work with Xiao Gongren outside, and told the lady that she was arranged to serve in the house, but in fact, she was not allowed in at all.
Chuncao gave Lilac a label at first, that is, Lilac is a sinister person.
This was just the first impression. Later that night, after the lady fell asleep, Lilac called her out to talk. The general meaning is that she can still serve in the house, but it depends on her performance. She will make arrangements if she performs well.
The past few days, Chuncao has been doing well on the surface, but she really wants to not let her take the opportunity, and she will complain to Mrs. She has been with Madam for so long, Madam should be towards her. But today Lilac arranged for her to come into the house to serve tea. She saw his wife, but she couldn't say what she complained about.
Chuncao thought, she must have a bad chance, and Lilac was on the side, so she didn't complain.
Xiaohua glanced at Chuncao's back, then lowered her head to look at the book in her hand.
Although she can read and read a few books, she hasn't touched the scrolls for a long time, and she seems to be struggling. However, the story in this travelogue is very exciting. She stumbled and looked at it, but she felt that she was in a good mood.
"clove."
"lady."
"Chun Cao followed me from the beginning, she took good care of me."
Xiaohua thought, Lilac should understand what she meant.
"Madam, this servant understands." Ding Xiang paused for a while, and then said: "The servant doesn't mean to put on small shoes for her, her mentality is not right, the servant just wants to polish her. As she continues to develop like this, she will recruit Mrs. son's."
Xiaohua raised her head, "Isn't it so exaggerated?"
Lilac looked directly at Xiaohua, "The master is the master, and the slave is the slave. You can't just because you feel a little bit of affection with your master, you can't know the sky is high."
"Chuncao doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick..."
"It just hasn't developed to that." Lilac lowered her head halfway and whispered, "Madam, your background is not good. Chuncao is watching how you suddenly became a master..."
Xiaohua looked at Lilac, neither sad nor angry, her face was calm.
Lilac raised her head and looked at Xiaohua, and continued: "We don't know what the inappropriate mentality will gradually develop into, but Lilac knows that if she develops with Chuncao's mentality, she will find a lot of things for her. "
After a while, she said again, "Madam can't help it now."
The two looked at each other.
Xiaohua sighed and was defeated, "Okay, I don't understand this very well, but I believe you."
Lilac didn't show anything on the surface, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Lilac will not betray Madam's trust in Lilac."
Xiaohua continued to look at the book in her hand, while Lilac was sitting on the small embroidered pier again and doing needlework.
The house is quiet.
"Lilac, where did you work in the past, I don't think you came from outside." Xiaohua casually flipped through the book in her hand and said chatting.
Lilac buried her head, and the movements of her hands never stopped.
"The slave servant used to be a servant in the palace, but when your Royal Highness came to Jingzhou, she was sent over by the palace." After a pause, she said, "After coming to Jingzhou, I will be serving as an errand under Aunt Qi."
"Oh."
There was nothing more to say over the kangshang, but Lilac glanced over there with a smile on the corner of her mouth.
At first, when Aunt Qi assigned her, she was still a little nervous, but after spending a few days with this master, she felt that Madam Hua was very good.
I don't know how long it has passed, and Xiaohua's voice sounded again on the kang.
"Princess is so tight, I think it's only a joke to the end."
The voice was very erratic, it seemed that the speaker was not paying attention, but it caused Lilac to laugh again rarely.
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Xiaohua really carried through the sloppy attitude to the end.
Every time she greeted her, she was very respectful and spoke in a proper manner, but she never touched the refreshments in Changchun Courtyard.
Princess Jing sometimes appears, sometimes she doesn't, she just leaves them there.
No matter what Princess Jing was, Xiao Hua made up her mind to stay calm to the end, as if she didn't move like a clock.
After a few days, there was no progress with Princess Jing Jing and she was extremely irritable. Concubine Qiao looked at her differently, and even Yurong felt that Madam Hua seemed to be a difficult master.
Yujiao didn't feel that Xiaohuajian was not simple, but she felt that there were too many people involved.
After accumulating food every day, the appetite is not good, or the mouth is cold and tasteless... Even Yujiao seems to feel that something is wrong, not to mention Yurong.
In the past, the two of them did not shy away from the refreshments that Princess Jing served here. What they thought was that, firstly, they were not favored, and secondly, they didn't think that Princess Jing would do something poisonous to them.
But this little flower's attitude made them unable to figure it out. I can't figure it out on the one hand, but it's also infected. When I see the refreshments at Princess Jing's place again, I feel a little panic in my heart, and I no longer dare to be as casual as before.
During her routine greeting this morning, Princess Jing suddenly threw a bolt from the blue.
"Sister Hua, congratulations. Your Highness has visited you twice in five days. It's very kind." The smile on Princess Jing's face was a little distorted, and her tone was also very bad, not as kind and friendly as before.
Thinking of the news reported by the people below, Princess Jing's teeth itch with hatred. This little hoof is gentle on the surface, but in reality, he hides a traitor on the inside, and even without everyone knowing, he has captured His Highness.
Xiaohua glanced at her, was she jealous, or was she drawing hatred for her, or was she showing how well-informed she was
I guess there are.
When King Jing went to her place for the first time, after a few days of greetings, Xiao Hua was still a little worried that Princess Jing would embarrass her or attack her hostilely or something. Who knew, but it was extremely calm. It was three days ago that King Jing went to her place again, and they didn't expect them to find out now.
Xiaohua thought in her heart, that Princess Jing, Concubine Qiao and Yujiao were not as well-informed as she thought
To Princess Jing's words, Xiao Huamian just lowered her head and looked restrained, and did not speak.
Princess Jing's words really caused a lot of waves below, but no one questioned the truth of her words, because just by looking at Princess Jing's bad face, you can know that this is true.
"I can't see it, Sister Hua still has such skills?"
"In the past, the one who served by His Highness's side was different from me, and always looked at it a little bit differently."
"Congratulations, Sister Hua, I really envy the dead."
Yu Jiao blushed with jealousy on the spot, and even Concubine Qiao and Yu Rong, who rarely spoke on weekdays, could not hide their jealousy and sneered a few words.
It seems that King Jing's actions really poke their hearts and lungs.
Yujiao's face changed and Xiaohua was not surprised, and Princess Jing's discoloration was also expected, but she didn't expect that Concubine Qiao, who had always been a transparent human figure, couldn't help it. After all, Concubine Qiao gave her the feeling that she was always on the sidelines!
Besieged by three jealous women, Xiaohua is sitting there with the pestle of Mount Tai. His usual attitude is to sit there with his face half down and not speak. It's definitely impossible not to hear, but others just act like they don't hear it.
Princess Jing, who was sitting at the top, seemed to feel that she had seen enough of the show, unable to hide the irritability between her brows, and waved her impatience like "please end, you can all get out".
In the past, Princess Jing had always been dignified and generous, but today her face has changed drastically. It seems that this news has really stimulated her.
Several people stood up and ended the once-a-day greeting.
It's a pity that this time, because of Princess Jing's hatred, it was not as calm as a few days ago. Xiaohua walked out of the main hall and down the corridor, Yujiao didn't stop the sarcastic words that kept coming out of her mouth.
Looking at Yujiao like this, Xiaohua has the illusion of being possessed by a lotus.
"My sisters, the maid and concubine will leave first." After speaking, Xiaohua led Lilac and Lilac and left. From the beginning to the end, she didn't answer the words of others, and she didn't show any resentful expressions. The calmness was amazing. .
After exiting the gate of Changchun Courtyard, Ding Lan couldn't help but say, "This princess is too immoral, isn't she hating her, and the two jade ladies, especially the Yujiao lady, are too unpleasant to speak."
"Okay, keep your voice down." Lilac said.
"Okay, they love to talk or not, and I won't lose a layer of skin." Xiaohua yawned and closed the hood on her head.
"By the way, Lilac, why do I feel that the princess and the others are not well-informed?" Lilac pondered and said, "I guess it's because they have nothing to guard against. After all, in their impression, His Royal Highness rarely comes to the backyard. ."
There was another sentence that Lilac didn't say. His Highness has not come to the backyard once in a year and a half, and there is almost nothing to fight in the backyard. Now that Madam Hua has come out, this Highness has come here twice more rarely, and it will definitely be necessary to keep an eye on this side in the future.
Even if Lilac didn't say it, Xiaohua understood what it meant, and it seemed that there would be more to come.
"makes sense."
At this time, Xiaohua's mood was very complicated. She hated this kind of targeting, and was relieved.
They knew that it would be fine for her to come down here, at least on the surface, they could only try to be happy on the surface.