Who says maids don't fall for the city

Chapter 8
At the beginning, I could still find a few places I had an impression of before, but after turning a few corners, I was completely stupid.The styles of the buildings in the palace are all similar, and there is no difference between going left and right.

My heart suddenly panicked.

If the concubine cannot be found, I don't know what kind of punishment will be received.

For some reason, I always feel that the princess is somewhat hostile to me.Although I broke my head, I can't think of any place where I can make the princess feel like an enemy.But it's always right to be careful about everything.

I wanted to find someone to ask the way, but the palace people who had been running around before seemed to have evaporated, without a trace.

While secretly worrying, he suddenly heard the sound of playing not far away.It should be that the palace people are playing around.

I seemed to be looking for a savior, and hurried to the place where the sound came from.

Going around a pavilion, I saw a wisteria swing in the open space.A woman in a cloud and mist silk dress was sitting on a swing, swaying slightly while talking to the surrounding maids.I don't know what funny thing she said, which made the maids tremble with laughter.

I was hesitating whether to disturb them, but suddenly I heard a clear voice.

"Hey, who are you?"

Looking up, the woman sitting on the swing looked at me with a smile.

"Which palace are you from? Why don't you come and play together?" Following her voice, other court ladies also turned their attention to me.

The maid who pushed the swing for her behind her frowned and said, "Princess, look at her clothes, she is not from the palace."

"Oh", the woman looked at me a few times.

"That," I forced myself to look at them calmly, "I'm sorry, I'm lost. Can anyone tell me how to get to Minghui Hall?"

"Go straight from here, then turn left, then go straight and you'll be there." A little palace maid pointed out the way for me.

"Thank you." I gave her a grateful look, then turned to leave.Suddenly, "Wait" came from behind.

Looking back, I saw the woman suddenly jumped off the swing, causing a burst of exclamation.

She walked towards me as if she had never heard of it.The anklets on the feet made a crisp sound like jade stones colliding with each other.

"Are you Ji Qing'er from Prince Yi's Mansion?" She stood still in front of me, and said these words leisurely.But it stunned me for a moment.

"How do you know?" I asked in surprise.

She smiled and held out her right hand to me. "My name is Cheng Ran, and I am the princess of Prince Cheng's mansion. Cheng Yue is my elder brother."

It turned out to be Yue Shao's younger sister, so it's not too strange to recognize me.I looked at her outstretched hand, hesitated for a while, and then stretched out my own, touching Chengran's hand lightly.

She smiled again, withdrew her hand, and said, "Are you going to the Minghui Palace? Then I will take you there, and it happens to be time to find my mother." Then she turned around and waved to the maids, "I'm going back first , come back to talk to you some other day.”

The maids smiled and saluted her farewell.

Cheng Ran accepted the ceremony and took the lead to leave.I hurried forward and let the two walk side by side.

"Have you ever been outside the Great Wall?" She asked me suddenly.

I shook my head, "The princess has been there?"

She laughed again, with a cheerful tone: "Yes, I used to grow up in the desert. If my father hadn't found me, I'm afraid I'm still herding sheep outside the Great Wall."

"Puchi" I couldn't help laughing, seeing her playful appearance, I didn't pay attention to the strangeness in her words for a moment. "Is it fun outside the Great Wall?"

"Well," she thought for a while, "That place is very beautiful, especially the sunset, which is incomparably beautiful. If you have a chance in the future, you must go and see it."

I repeatedly agreed.Suddenly remembered just now, so she asked her: "The princess has never seen me, why did he recognize me at a glance just now?"

She turned her head to look at me several times, and said, "My brother told me that you are a very different woman. You can be recognized at a glance."

I refrained from raising my eyebrows. "Oh, I don't know what Yue Shao said about Qing'er?" I didn't expect to have anything nice to say from Yue Shao's mouth.

Cheng Ran turned her head and looked ahead, and said, "Brother said you are a beautiful girl who likes to wear Tsing Yi. And you have a unique temperament." She stopped talking suddenly.

I hurriedly asked: "What kind of temperament?"

She raised her eyebrows, "You don't know?"

I shook my head innocently.

Cheng Ran smiled mysteriously.

"Then wait for you to find out for yourself."

I asked again, but she didn't say anything.I can only think about it in my heart, but I still have no clue.

Unique temperament?What unique temperament can I have as a servant?

Could it be that Yue Shao said something to arrange my words, and Princess Chengran was too embarrassed to tell me in person?

It must be so!

In my heart, I cursed the Yue less ten times or eight times, and just like that, I returned to the Minghui Hall.

Saying goodbye to Chengran, she smiled and invited me to play with her.I know it's unrealistic, but I do it anyway.

Her personality and Yue Shao are somewhat imaginative, and they seem to be very optimistic people, and they both like to laugh.It's just that it might be better if Yue Shao stopped dangling that folding fan around.

When I got back to the palace, young master Yue and the second young master came to visit me, so I made tea to greet them.After entering the door, he first called out "Second Young Master" with a smile on his face, then immediately put on a stinky face and walked straight in front of Young Master Yue without looking sideways.

He innocently touched his head, then looked at the second young master.

The second young master smiled warmly, but said nothing.

When he walked out of the room, he faintly heard Yue Shao's voice.

"Brother Yu, what did I do to offend her?"

With a muffled laugh, as soon as he walked to the well, he ran into a young servant in the mansion, who said it was called by the prince.

I handed the tray to the messenger, and went to the Prince's study.

But just after reaching the door, I heard Aunt Zhao's voice.

"This boy from the Li family can be regarded as Zhou Zheng. What's even more rare is that he is interested in Qing'er. His old lady is also very satisfied with the girl. She pats her chest and guarantees that Qing'er will be a happy man if she marries him."

Li family?

I couldn't help frowning, could it be the one from the last blind date?

"You can trust what you said, but you have to meet him once in the end to be confident. You should find a time to bring that kid to show me." Hearing the prince's voice, he seemed a little tired.

"Yes, I understand. Don't worry, my lord." Aunt Zhao assured.

The prince sighed. "It's just that Qing'er has been wronged in the end."

The aunt smiled and said: "Your Highness understands the girl's good girl, so you don't have to worry about it. Although Li's family background is a bit lower, isn't that the only way to truly treat our girl as a treasure?"

"That's what you said." The prince finally agreed. "This king only wants her to live well."

His eyes were hot, and he almost shed tears.

I'm just a maid, how can He De be loved like a daughter by the prince?

Concentrating, forcing back the tears, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"My lord" called softly.

The door opened with a "squeak", revealing my aunt's smiling face. "Qing'er, come quickly, aunt has something nice to tell you."

I bent my lips, let my aunt hold my hand, walked to the center of the study and stood still.She looked at the prince with her eyes, waiting for him to speak.

The prince only looked at me lovingly.

After a while, he gently waved to me, "Qing'er, come here."

I am blessed, "yes".

Then, according to the prince's instructions, he walked around the desk and came behind him.Crouching down, looking up at him.

The prince smiled and stretched out his hand to gently stroke the top of my head.If people who don't know it see it, they will definitely think that this is a picture of father's kindness and son's filial piety.

"Qing'er, do you like the boy from the Li family that your Aunt Zhao took you to see a few days ago?" the prince asked softly.

I took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Qing'er likes it."

He laughed out loud, and it took a while for him to stop.Tears welled up in the corners of my eyes.

"Is it Qi..."

"Qi what?" Seeing him stop, I asked suspiciously.

The prince shook his head and said with a smile, "It's okay." Then he looked at Aunt Zhao, "Since Qing'er likes it, then arrange a time to see her as soon as possible, and it's best to get married before I leave Luoyang."

"My lord is leaving?!" I was shocked.

He nodded, "I forgot to tell you, today there is a small force from Qingze rioting on the border, and the emperor ordered me to go back and take charge of the overall situation."

The prince spent half his life in the army, and the time he could stay in the mansion was very little.I thought this time could last longer, but I didn't expect to leave again in less than a month.

But after all, I got used to it, so I didn't say anything anymore.

It's just that I still have some worries in my heart.

Suddenly thought of one thing, "If Qing'er is married, wouldn't there be no one to take care of him? How about waiting for Qing'er to train a few girls before thinking about getting married?" Cheng Yu has always been taken care of by me. Get used to others.

The prince shook his head, "It's not urgent."

"Yu'er will go with me this time, don't worry."

Humbled.

The whole world seemed to change in an instant.I have been in the palace for 16 years, and almost every plant and tree here has been integrated into my life.But now the prince and aunt are planning to marry me off.

I have been with Cheng Yu for 16 years, and I have never lost sight of him overnight.But soon, he will leave.

The world seemed strange.

There was a slight chill in my heart, but I still squeezed out a smile and said worriedly: "Is this trip dangerous? The son has never been to Mocheng, I'm afraid he won't get used to it."

The prince smiled: "Isn't there still me? Besides, Yu'er is not young anymore, and it's time to take up the burden of defending the country. This time, going with me is also an exercise. I know you have been together since childhood. , I have a deep affection, you don’t have to worry.” After a slight pause, he continued: “If he can see you getting married before leaving, he must be very happy too.”

I nodded, lowered my head slightly, and said shyly: "Everything is at the command of the lord."

Both the prince and aunt laughed at me.

The mouth is as bitter as eating coptis, but there is still a smile on the face.

I followed my aunt to the warehouse to pick up the things, and then I went back to my room and started embroidering the wedding dress.One stitch at a time walked on the bright red silk and satin, her heart was calm, without any waves.

My aunt excused me from the errand and only told me to do embroidery work well.I responded face to face, but when the time came, I couldn't be idle.But in the end, he was afraid that his aunt would blame him, so he could only stay in the room patiently.It's just that it's the first time for Cheng Yu to travel far away, so I have to pack my things myself before I can rest assured.So in a few days, taking advantage of his free time, he listed all the things he could think of that he would need, just thinking that he would be ready when the time came.

But a few days later, my aunt said that the prince had asked the Li family boy to come into the mansion to have a look, and she was still satisfied.Just let me hurry up and get the clothes done.

However, the prince was a little worried that I was not used to contacting the Li family, so he specifically asked my aunt to find time for me to meet that boy more often, so as not to be unfamiliar and afraid when we got married.

So besides embroidering the wedding dress, I had another job for dating.

I got up in the morning to wash up, and after breakfast I went out the back door.When I looked up, I saw that clean and shy young man standing not far away, looking at me with a blushing face.

I twitched the corners of my mouth stiffly and walked up to him.

"Where are we going today?" I asked him.

The boy from the Li family blushed even more, and said in a low voice: "I heard that a pastry shop opened in the west of the city yesterday, and the cakes are delicious. I just wanted to take you to try it today."

I nodded, "Let's go then."

Seeing that I didn't object, he perked up.He hurriedly led the way, telling me about the trivial matters in his family while walking, and at the same time secretly observing my face, for fear that I would be displeased.

When I got to the place, I realized that the pastry shop really lived up to its reputation, and the people who bought it had already lined up from the street to the end of the street.

The boy from the Li family looked at me embarrassedly, and said apologetically, "Miss Ji, I'm really sorry, it's all my fault that I didn't think it through in advance, and I didn't expect so many people to come to buy. Why don't you go to the tea stand first, and I'll go Get in line."

I looked at the sun and nodded in agreement. "it is good."

Afterwards, he ignored him, went to the tea stall to find a seat, sat down, ordered a cup of tea, and drank slowly.

"Girl, do you still remember me?" A man's voice suddenly came from behind, which made people feel suddenly cool in this summer.

I looked back, but saw a middle-aged man staring at me intently.

That slightly flat face, is it not clear that it is the fortune teller on Qixi Festival?

I smiled at him: "Mr. is so different, how could Qing'er forget it." Seeing that there was thin sweat on his forehead, I said again: "If you don't mind, Mister, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea."

The gentleman smiled, did not shirk, lifted his robe slightly and sat down.

Greet the boss for a bowl of tea, and then look at the husband with a smile: "How is the husband recently? Is there any good divination?"

He took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "The hexagrams are nothing but phenomena in the world, what is good and what is bad."

I curled the corners of my lips, "Last time, sir, he said that I will marry my mother to the world. Isn't that a good divination?"

He just smiled and said nothing.

Suddenly, he said: "Young lady, there are some troubles on the way."

I was taken aback, "Huh?"

"The girl is destined to be rich and honored, but it's a pity that the journey is difficult, very difficult." He said lightly that my fate was ill-fated, as if telling me that the weather is fine today.

"If you want to enjoy wealth, you must overcome difficulties first. I figured that the girl is facing difficulties now, so I came here to guide you."

"Oh?" I slightly raised my eyebrows, "It's okay, sir."

He smiled humbly: "Please give me a word first."

I thought about it, dipped my right index finger in the tea, and wrote the word "Qing" on the table.

He rubbed his chin, and said with a smile: "The girl will go to Liuli Lake immediately. There will be a man proposing to the girl by the lake. If the girl agrees to him, she will naturally get herself out of the predicament."

His words aroused my interest, I clenched the cup in my hands, and suddenly turned my head slightly to look at the Li family boy who was working hard in line.He was sweating profusely, but looked extremely serious.I think if you spend your whole life with such a person, it's not a bad thing to think about.

but.

But in my heart, there is still something really there.

So he raised his eyes to look at the husband, thinking in his heart whether his words were true or not.

(End of this chapter)