Qin Shu listened to the nanny's words and just treated them as a conversation.

Hit it off right away?

Thinking about her?

Ha ha.

It was probably that Prince Jin was using the princess's name to call her over for questioning.

I don’t know how the Prince of Jin originally planned to present the new grain to the emperor, and whether her words disrupted his plan.

Qin Shu took a carriage to the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

This time the doorman was replaced by someone who welcomed her in respectfully.

Princess Jin was in the small corner pavilion in the east garden of the main courtyard.

Looking through the hollow lattice of the small corner pavilion, the Princess of Jin was wearing a purple brocade palace dress, with a phoenix hairpin and a high bun, looking elegant and luxurious, with a touch of yellow rouge between her eyebrows.

Princess Jin is only 22 years old this year, at the prime of her life.

Her face is like a bright moon, her skin is like cream, her eyes are like autumn water, and they are full of affection.

The whole style is extraordinary.

The maid brought Qin Shu in, and Qin Shu bowed and saluted, "My humble daughter Qin Shu pays respects to the princess."

Princess Jin waited for Qin Shu to perform the ceremony before she raised her hand and said warmly, "Sister Qin, please don't be polite. Please take a seat."

Sister Qin...

Qin Shu felt embarrassed but didn't show it on her face. She thanked him, smiled apologetically and sat down below Princess Jin.

Princess Jin smiled and said, "Since my sister has just arrived in the capital, I should have invited her to my house to have a chat, but I have been too busy. The virtuous concubine has asked about my sister several times and has repeatedly told me to bring my sister to the palace to pay my respects to the empress when I am free."

Qin Shu quickly expressed that she was flattered and hoped to have the honor of listening to the Queen's instructions.

Princess Jin said, "The prince wrote a letter before, saying that he wanted to find an older and more experienced nanny for my sister. When I went to the palace to pay my respects to the queen, she said that there was a nanny named Qi in the palace, and wealthy families often invited her to teach their daughters the rules."

She smiled calmly, but her eyes were deep and unfathomable. "What kind of one do you want, sister?"

Qin Shu said: "I was born in the countryside and am from a merchant family. I am new to the capital and I am unfamiliar with the place. I am ashamed of my limited knowledge and I am afraid that I will be laughed at."

"If I could have a nanny who is well versed in worldly affairs by my side to give me some pointers, I would be able to avoid taking detours and making fewer fools of myself."

Princess Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and her smile became more sincere. "In that case, my mother used to have a nanny named Duan. She should have been retired a long time ago, but she was a worrier and couldn't rest for a moment."

"If Sister Qin thinks it's feasible, I'll send someone to send a message back."

Princess Jin's mother's family is the Lou Taiwei of the current dynasty. That is a truly wealthy and powerful family with a lot of money and power!

In a family like that, not to mention the personal maidservants around the mistress, even the second and third-rank maids were the ones that the third and fifth-rank officials in the capital would compete to marry.

Qin Shu quickly stood up and bowed deeply to express her gratitude.

The two chatted for a while, and then a servant from the palace came over and said, "Miss Qin, the prince wants to see you."

Princess Jin glanced at Qin Shu quickly, and seeing that she looked normal, without any sign of joy, she continued, "Since the prince has invited you, it's the same if we talk some other day."

Qin Shu took her leave and followed the young eunuch to Prince Jin's study.

Prince Jin’s study is larger than the two storerooms in Qin Shu’s Jinzhou mansion.

The entrance is filled with red sandalwood floors. Halfway through the study, a wooden staircase divides the height of the room. There are two huge bookshelves on the left and right, filled with various bamboo scrolls and thread-bound ancient books.

Thick and thin, full.

Facing the screen wall is a huge desk, on which are placed thick memorial documents, books and the four treasures of the study.

Behind the desk is a row of huge screens.

In many wealthy families, the study is also the place where the male owner holds meetings.

But Prince Jin’s study is just a study.

Qin Shu stood at the door without moving.

The King of Jin didn't even raise his head. He wrote furiously while casually commanding, "What are you standing there for? Come in!"

Qin Shu sighed silently, walked to the desk half a meter away, knelt down and bowed, "I am Qin Shu, a commoner, and I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

"Flat body."

King Jin rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his pen and licked the ink, then raised his eyes to look at her, "Come here."

Qin Shu muttered to herself, lowered her brows and looked submissive. She stood up without changing her expression, walked to the rattan mat beside the desk and sat on the ground.

Zhou Min wrote for a while, and when he picked up his pen again, he found Qin Shu still sitting there in a daze. He sighed and said, "Grind the ink!"

Qin Shu couldn't help but roll her eyes.

When she looked away, she found Zhou Min looking at her with a half-smile.

I was immediately scared and broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhou Min chuckled and said, "Are you scared? Aren't you very brave? Do you dare to fool the emperor in the court?"

Qin Shu quickly cried out, "I am innocent. Even if I had ten thousand guts, I would not dare to fool the emperor."

Zhou Min watched Qin Shu roll up her sleeves, pick up a copper spoon, take water from the water container, and drip it on the inkstone. Her jade-like fingers picked up the ink stick from the ink bed and gently swirled it in the inkstone.

Her ten fingers are pointed, slender and white, contrasting beautifully with the black ink stick.

There is a faint smell of powder wafting through the nose, which is refreshing and sweet, not strong, just right.

Zhou Min's eyes moved from Qin Shu's hands to her calm and indifferent face, and he chuckled meaningfully, "Good person? Humph!"

Qin Shu raised her eyebrows and said, "Your Highness, every word I said in the court is from the bottom of my heart. I do feel that the Emperor and Your Highness both care about the world."

Zhou Min asked back, "People who care about the world? Aren't they good people?"

Qin Shu gritted her teeth secretly and had to follow his meaning and said, "Yes, he is a good man who cares about the world."

Of course, what they are concerned about is the Zhou family's empire.

Neither the father nor the son are good people.

Zhou Min laughed.

Qin Shu quickly raised her eyes and glanced at him: I have to admit that this member of the royal family is indeed good-looking.

Qin Shu was far away from the emperor and he was wearing a twelve-character crown, so she couldn't see clearly what he looked like.

Zhou Min, however, had long eyebrows, bright eyes, and was very handsome.

Xiao Cheng and Zhou Min both have a pair of peach blossom eyes that show some affection even when they are not smiling.

When she smiles, her eyes sparkle, charming and affectionate.

Xiao Cheng has a straightforward and honest personality.

Zhou Min...

He is insidious, cunning and scheming. It's a pity to waste such a good-looking appearance.

Zhou Min saw her eyelids drooping slightly and her eyelashes trembling slightly, and he knew that she must be feeling sorry for herself.

When his father summoned Qin Shu to the emperor, he was indeed worried that she would say the wrong thing.

All the credit for the trial planting of new grain will be put on him.

My father has always been suspicious. If Qin Shu puts all the credit on him, it will probably arouse my father's suspicion.

I didn't expect that what she said coincided with mine!

And the most exciting thing is that her father promised her a reward, but she only asked her father to eat one more bowl of rice at every meal.

Such a woman who is not surprised by praise or criticism and is sober and self-controlled.

It’s really rare!

No wonder Lord Zheng praised her so highly.

Qin Shu saw Zhou Min looking at her out of the corner of her eye without saying anything, and she began to feel uneasy.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "If Ying Qi and Ying Shi had followed you into the capital, Father would have known that you and I had already joined forces."

"The princess ordered someone to summon you to the palace. With Fu Rong here, the princess will be cautious in her actions."

Qin Shu was stunned for a moment before she suddenly realized: Zhou Min called her over specifically to explain to her why he called Ying Qi and Ying Shi back.

And why did the princess avoid her?

What's the explanation for this?

She didn't care at all.

Regarding the cooperation with Zhou Min, Qin Shu adheres to the principle: You do your thing, I do mine. Cooperation means win-win, and whoever loses will die.

No other ingredients are added.

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