Chun Xing knelt on the bed under the window. She pushed the window open and looked outside, trying to find the shadow of the moon. Unfortunately, the clouds were too thick tonight, blocking the stars and the moon. She could not see anything.
The window was open, and the voices of two maids in the yard could be heard from time to time. The two maids were talking about the fire that happened this evening.
She was originally just an ordinary maid in the mansion, and later she was promoted to a maidservant and became half a master. However, she did not really regard herself as a master. Due to her doughy personality, she did not set any rules to control the two maids around her.
"Who would have thought that this was done by Aunt Fang!" said one.
Another person disagreed: "Is it true? Are you just guessing? My cousin is such a noble and elegant person, how could she do such a dark and cruel thing? I don't believe it."
"Why wouldn't you believe this? Think about it, if it wasn't her, why would the Crown Prince's Consort carry the person to the Prince? I heard that the person is still tied up in the Prince's front hall."
The two girls lowered their heads and whispered to each other for a long time. One believed, the other did not. The one who believed tried hard to find reasons to convince the one who did not believe.
Chun Xing listened in a disjointed manner and didn't take it seriously.
Soon, Chun Xing suddenly heard Wang Jiang mentioned in their conversation. Chun Xing looked over in surprise, listened carefully, and asked again: "Are you talking about Wang Jiang, the servant next to the prince? What does this matter have to do with him?"
She tried to use a normal tone to hide the anxiety in her heart.
The two little maids sat on the steps, without getting up, and looked back at Chun Xing.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but I heard the steward yelling and looking for Wang Jiang everywhere, saying that he had committed a crime." The little maid muttered, "The biggest incident today was the fire, so maybe it's related. I'm just guessing."
Another little maid asked with bright eyes: "Auntie, do you need to go and get some information?"
"No, no..." Chun Xing shook her head. She turned around and changed her sitting position, leaning softly against the cold wall under the window with her knees hugged. The cool winter night breeze poured in from the window, blowing from the back of her neck into her clothes, bringing a chill.
Her right eyelid kept twitching and she had a vague sense of foreboding.
She kept thinking about the scene when Wang Jiang came to see her the day before yesterday. He found an excuse and personally brought the things he had bought for the New Year. He looked at her, looking at her from a distance as he did in the past, and everything he said and did was in accordance with the rules.
But before he left, he whispered, "Don't blame me."
Chun Xing thought about this sentence and couldn't figure it out. She wanted to ask him what he meant by this, but someone passed by and it was inconvenient for her to speak, so she didn't say anything.
Someone suddenly set off firecrackers, either inside or outside the mansion. The sudden explosion made Chun Xing shiver. She could not help but hug herself tightly.
The New Year is coming again.
She and Wangjiang have known each other since childhood.
When she was young, the Twelve Kingdoms were constantly at war, the people were suffering, and there were poor families everywhere. Before she came to the Jinnan Palace, she didn't even know what it felt like to have a full stomach. Her family couldn't stand it anymore, so they sold her on the eve of the Chinese New Year when she was six years old. Her mother hugged her and cried, blaming herself for not being able to support her daughter, and told her that she had to be obedient and well-behaved in a wealthy family, so that she could always get a meal.
It was also winter. She wore straw sandals and got on the cart with other children from the same village. As the cart went farther and farther, she looked at her parents and burst into tears. The older brother from the neighbor wiped her tears and advised her not to cry.
The older brother from the neighbor's house was Wang Jiang. He was not called this name at that time.
"Don't cry, we can still go back to the village when we grow up!"
Chun Xing cried all the way with tears in her eyes. In her vision blurred by tears, the village completely disappeared from her sight.
Her village has a nice name, Moon Bay.
She and Wangjiang first went to work for another family, a merchant. The master was kind but always treated her harshly. Starving was a minor matter, but beating and scolding were common. Every time, Brother Wangjiang tried his best to protect her.
On those nights when she hid and cried because she was hungry, Wangjiang would always give her food like a magic trick. She was dull and had a bad mouth, so it was not as easy for her to please her master as Wangjiang.
Fortunately, they stayed in this family for less than two years before being sold to the Jinnan Palace. The Jinnan Palace had strict rules and they were often punished when they were young, but fortunately they would never go hungry again. As they gradually understood the rules, they naturally stopped being punished and their lives became better and better.
Every year during the Chinese New Year, they would secretly get together and give each other gifts that they had prepared long ago. They were not valuable, but they were all thoughtful gifts that they had prepared.
She often told Wangjiang that she missed home.
Every time, Wangjiang would comfort her and say the same thing as he did when they were children - we can go back when we grow up.
They grew up slowly, and as the new year approached, the two of them sneaked up the hillside and looked at the moon in the night sky. Chun Xing completed the shape of the moon with her eyes and said, "I will be fifteen after tomorrow, so do I think I have grown up?"
It was originally a joke made by Chun Xing. As a slave, she knew she could never go back, never.
"able."
Chun Xing looked over in surprise.
"After the New Year, I will go to the prince to ask for mercy." Wang Jiang smiled and looked at her deeply.
Chun Xing stared at him blankly, and suddenly understood what he had not finished saying.
In the quiet and dark night, Wang Jiang held her hand. He said that when they got married, he would buy a house outside the courtyard, and then choose a spring day when the flowers were blooming to go back to Moon Bay together. He also said that he would build a small house by the Mirror Lake in Moon Bay, which was her favorite place...
Chun Xing's hands around her knees gradually tightened, and tears fell in hesitation.
That night she said goodbye to Wang Jiang and walked back with tender hopes for the future. Then, she met the prince who was returning home.
The prince had been out having fun with his friends during the day and drank a lot of wine.
She followed the instructions of the housekeeper and made some sobering tea for the prince. The sobering tea was placed on the prince's table, but her wrist was held by the prince.
The world was spinning, and all my aspirations for the future became empty dreams.
It's too cold.
Chun Xing wiped the tears from her face, turned around and closed the window.
The next time she sees Wang Jiang, she will definitely ask him what he meant by what he said last time.
Why don’t we just forget it
She has already become the prince's bed warmer, why should she get involved with him anymore. She should continue to be cruel, just like she was to him before. He should also forget about her and find a good girl who likes each other.
You Yuji walked over to take back her clothes, but Si Que raised his hands high and she couldn't reach them.
You Yuji didn't do what he wanted, and she didn't try to snatch the clothes from him by standing on tiptoe. She simply stopped, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Okay, put them on, sister."
His tone was as gentle as ever, but beneath the tender surface there was a tone of command hidden secretly.
Si Que frowned and glanced at her.
You Yuji raised her eyelids slightly, smiled faintly, and asked loudly, "Why, you don't want to?"
In this way, Si Que was sure that it was not an illusion just now, that was indeed the tone of command.
He put his hand down, staring into You Yuji's eyes, and put the heart in his hand to his lips and nose to sniff. This simple action was overly ambiguous, and You Yuji couldn't help but look away.
Si Que passed Xinyi around behind You Yuji.
The part that was supposed to be pressed against the chest was pressed against You Yuji's back. The two straps that were originally tied at the back were moved to the front.
He pinched the strap with interest, and tied it under You Yuji's collarbone with his long fingers, and the back of his fingers occasionally rubbed against a soft spot. The tied silk ribbon hung down along the ravine.
His gaze followed his slender fingers down again, picking up the ties on both sides of her waist, straightening them with his long fingers, and tying the ties under the blouse to her front abdomen.
You Yuji looked at his actions in astonishment, sighed helplessly, and said, "Stop messing around."
Si Que withdrew his hand, admired his masterpiece, and said slowly: "I am helping my sister get dressed, I am not messing around."
It's simply unreasonable.
You Yuji reached out to untie the laces, wanting to take off her dress and put it back on, but Si Que slapped her wrist away.
He grabbed the fabric on You Yuji's waist and pulled it hard, pulling the shirt against her back little by little. The fabric rubbed against You Yuji's body and was finally pulled straight by him. Si Que slowly adjusted the hem again.
You Yuji saw a satisfied smile in Si Que's eyes, and she couldn't help but laugh at his childish behavior.
But she quickly stopped smiling and looked at him thoughtfully.
Si Que quickly noticed You Yuji's expression and looked at her with his eyelashes raised. You Yuji smiled slightly, gave him a meaningful look, turned around to put on the rest of her clothes, and quickly put on her clothes.
Si Que stood there, frowning, still wondering what You Yuji's meaningful look just now meant.
You Yuji was about to push the door open and put her finger on it, then stopped. She turned back to look at Si Que and asked, "By the way, are you sure that what Fang Qingyi added to the wine was the irritant?"
Si Que raised his eyebrows unhappily and looked at You Yuji.
What a joke, are you questioning his ability to identify poison
This is all he is capable of, and yet he is being questioned
You Yuji asked a different question: "What medicine did you give Fang Qingyi to make her feel so weak?"
"It wasn't me." Si Que said innocently.
You Yuji looked at him with an indescribable look, and of course she didn't believe what he said.
"It was Tingyun who did it. Otherwise, I couldn't bear it." Si Que was not happy. "Now the effect of the medicine has worn off. I can't find anything."
The image of Tingyun appeared in front of You Yuji.
"I bought the Zao Nu Powder from the Poison Tower." Si Que said casually.
You Yuji looked at him in surprise and asked, "Did you know that she had ill intentions?"
“I didn’t notice.”
Si Que's answer was really hard to understand at first.
You Yuji just needed to understand roughly, and she didn't ask any more questions. She looked him up and down slowly, and changed to another charming and gentle tone that made people think about other things: "Put on your clothes."
The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a beautiful smile. Her eyes lingered on him meaningfully for a moment, then she turned and pushed the door open to go out.
Si Que followed her gaze and glanced down.
You Yuji walked out of the clean room and saw Zhenxu standing at the door with her head down, holding her white fox fur cape in her arms. You Yuji pursed her lips, thinking of how he had just scolded her.
"Let's go." She walked towards Zhenxu and took the cloak from Zhenxu's arms.
She put on her cloak and fastened the silver button at her collar while choosing her words: "I didn't mean to be mean to you just now, it's just..."
"I know!" Zhenxu interrupted You Yuzhi very rarely.
You Yuji looked at her in surprise and saw a pair of bright eyes shining brightly.
Zhenxu nodded seriously and said in all seriousness: "Madam, you don't need to explain. Zhenxu understands!"
Understand, understand what
You Yuji blinked slowly before speaking again, with a long "hmm". She looked at the expression on Zhenxu's face again and saw that the girl was smiling with the corners of her mouth raised, as if she had learned a big secret.
"Madam, Zhenxu will be more careful in the future!" Zhenxu said this without any reason.
You Yuji was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
The people around her could see that the relationship between her and Si Que was not normal, but they didn't know that she and Si Que were not just close friends.
The author has something to say: Little Princess: What a joke, I am only able to make poison, and I am also being questioned
Sister: No, you can still...