"Wait, Master, wait a minute!"
Seeing that the master who had dressed up was about to go out, Chen Wu hurriedly stopped her and said quickly:
"Master, I have brought back the longevity noodles. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically told me yesterday that I must let you eat the longevity noodles before I can leave..."
"Hmm? Longevity noodles?"
Lu Xiaoxiao stopped immediately. She had never expected that His Highness would make such an arrangement.
She nodded, with a hint of smile in her eyes: "Okay, then I'll listen to your Highness and eat the longevity noodles before leaving."
Hearing this, Chen Wu placed the food box in his hand on the table, opened it carefully, took out the longevity noodles inside, and placed it in front of Lu Xiaoxiao.
Just as Lu Xiaoxiao sat down at the table, she heard Chen Wu say with a smile, "Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also said that if you eat longevity noodles, you will be healthy and free from illness and disaster in the future."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt warm in her heart.
Your Highness has really put a lot of thought into her birthday.
She really likes His Highness!
I like it more and more!!
After eating the longevity noodles, Lu Xiaoxiao felt a little full and could no longer eat any other delicacies.
She couldn't help but rub her stomach, took a deep breath, and tried to tighten her abdomen. "No, I need to walk more to digest the food."
Morning Mist: “…”
Bai Zhi: "..."
Bai Shu: "..."
The three maids standing by were stunned.
This bowl of longevity noodles was very large in size. Originally, they only wanted to let their master eat half of it first, and the remaining half would be for them to eat, so that they could share in their master's good fortune and live a long life together.
As a result, the three of them had never expected that their master would finish the entire bowl of longevity noodles, leaving not even a mouthful of soup, and even made them eat too much...
hiss.
The three of them didn't know what to say for a moment.
But they also felt that such a master was too honest and seemed even more adorable!
No wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes and cares about their master so much. They also like such a lovely master!
"Master, it's still early, why don't you take a walk in the yard first?"
Baishu Dao.
"Alright."
Lu Xiaoxiao nodded, then slowly stepped over the threshold and walked out of the room.
Bai Zhi hurriedly followed and stretched out her hand to support her master: "Master, be careful and walk slowly."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile, "Bai Zhi, don't be nervous, I'm fine, I just ate too much."
Bai Zhi: "Then the master should be more careful."
Lu Xiaoxiao: "Okay, okay."
After walking back and forth in the yard for a quarter of an hour, Lu Xiaoxiao finally felt that she was alive again. She looked up at the sky and told Bai Zhu to go out and see how arrangements were going in the mansion and whether there was any movement in Qingshu Courtyard.
Bai Zhu responded and left the yard.
After a while, Bai Zhu came back again, "Master, the Concubine has already gotten up. She is now in the back garden watching the servants setting up the stage."
The birthday party was held in the back garden.
"Sister Concubine is here so early."
Lu Xiaoxiao felt that she seemed a little lazy.
Yesterday she told her sister, the concubine, that she would help arrange the birthday banquet...
"Then let's go to the garden."
Just as she walked out of the courtyard, Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly thought of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, "Bai Shu, have you found out what's going on in the front courtyard? Has His Royal Highness gone to the morning court?"
Bai Shu followed closely behind her. Upon hearing this, Bai Shu answered, "His Highness has gone to the morning court, but Guard Mu Qing stayed in the mansion. Guard Mu Qing just told me that His Highness the Crown Prince will be back soon."
"The guests who received the invitation will come only after His Highness returns."
After all, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who sent them the invitation. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not there, those guests would not have come rashly.
Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”
It turns out that His Highness still has to attend the morning court. So... does she not have to get up so early to dress up?
Forget it, forget it. Since she is already up now, I might as well go check on my sister, the concubine, and see how I can help!
Lu Xiaoxiao took Baizhi and Baizhu through the corridor and walked into the garden.
As soon as I entered, I saw many maids and servants busy setting up the venue. They all had smiles on their faces, and almost the entire garden was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Lu Xiaoxiao stopped and saw Concubine Xiao standing in the crowd and giving orders. She raised her eyebrows and walked towards Concubine Xiao quickly: "Sister Concubine!"
Hearing the shout, Concubine Xiao subconsciously looked over and saw that it was Lu Xiaoxiao coming over. Concubine Xiao was instantly surprised and happy, "Sister Lu, why did you come so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer? Could it be that these servants didn't know the importance of their work and woke up Sister Lu?"
Everyone busy at the scene: ???
What the Concubine said is really outrageous!
The back garden is not close to Jingxiangyuan, so how could they have disturbed Lu Liangyuan?
"Sister Concubine, I've had enough sleep. Jingxiang Courtyard is very quiet. No one can disturb me, and..."
Seeing Concubine Xiao looking at her with a worried look on her face, Lu Xiaoxiao felt relieved. She took Concubine Sister's arm and said with a smile, "Yesterday I said I would come to help Concubine Sister to set up the venue. Concubine Sister can't take this opportunity to let me go back on my word, right?"
"You, I told you not to worry about it, but you didn't listen."
Concubine Xiao glared at her in pretended anger and said helplessly: "Today is Sister Lu's birthday, Sister Lu just needs to be happy."
"I was so happy when I woke up this morning, Concubine Sister, look!"
Lu Xiaoxiao tilted her head and pointed at the pearl hairpin on her bun. She winked at Concubine Xiao and said in a playful tone, "Sister Concubine, does it look good?"
Concubine Xiao looked up and was slightly stunned, then she laughed out loud: "Beautiful, really beautiful, sister Lu is so beautiful today that I can't recover after seeing her."
"Does my sister like this hairpin?"
"like!"
Lu Xiaoxiao said without hesitation.
Concubine Xiao looked at her lovingly, raised her hand and gently pinched her cheek with a smile, "I still have a lot of pearl hairpins, why don't you go to Qingshu Courtyard later to pick some more, Sister Lu?"
Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head: "No, I only like the one given by Concubine Sister."
The smile in Concubine Xiao's eyes deepened: "You are just sweet-talking."
Lu Xiaoxiao: "Okay, Concubine Sister, let's get down to business. Is there anything else that hasn't been arranged yet? Bai Zhi, Bai Zhu and I can help."
"No need to be busy, everything will be arranged soon. If Sister Lu feels free, why not go to the pavilion and have a cup of tea with her sister?"
The matters of organizing the banquet at the mansion should be handled by the servants. Concubine Xiao was reluctant to let Sister Lu worry about such tedious matters.
Since the concubine invites her, the younger sister will naturally not refuse.
Lu Xiaoxiao: "Okay."
-
Half an hour later.
In the Golden Palace, after Eunuch You announced the adjournment of court, Xie Xi did not stay in the palace for a moment. He walked out without looking back.
"Crown Prince, Crown Prince, please wait for me!"
Xie Yue was chasing after him.
Xie Xi stopped and turned around. Seeing that it was Xie Yue, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
Meeting the gaze of his brother, the Crown Prince, Xie Yue raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, then quickly glanced around. When he saw that no ministers were looking in his direction, he strode forward and asked in a low voice, "Crown Prince, can I bring Princess Fan Qi with me to the banquet at the Crown Prince's residence?"
Xie Xi: "Reconciled? No more quarrels?"
Xie Yue could hear the teasing in his brother the Crown Prince's tone, and he felt inexplicably embarrassed. He clenched his fist and coughed softly: "It's reconciled. Tomorrow I will tell my father about the matter between me and Princess Fan Qi."
"What do you think, Prince?"
Xie Xi nodded: "Alright, if we make it clear sooner, we can arrange your marriage sooner."
"If you want to bring Princess Fan Qi with you, then bring her along. I will go back home first. You and Princess Fan Qi should come earlier. Perhaps the Emperor and the Empress will come as well."
Hearing this, Xie Yue was shocked and asked in a low voice: "Did I hear correctly? Father and Mother will also go to the prince's mansion for the banquet?"
"When you come, you will know."
Xie Xi did not answer him. He left after leaving a few words.
He was in a hurry to return home and couldn't let Xiaoxiao wait in the house for too long.
Xie Yue didn't expect that his brother the Crown Prince would ignore him. He stood there, unable to figure it out. He had to give up and happily left the palace to find Princess Fan Qi.
-
After Xie Xi returned to the Prince's Mansion, he first went to the front yard to change into casual clothes before going to the garden to look for Lu Xiaoxiao.
"His Highness is back?"
Seeing Xie Xi suddenly, Lu Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and stared at him with sparkling eyes, "How did your highness know I was here?"
Xie Xi chuckled and raised his hand to rub her head. "You are in the mansion. I can find out if I ask."
Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”
[That’s right, the entire Prince’s Mansion is His Highness’s. If His Highness wants to find me, he can just ask any maid or servant and they will know. I really asked a stupid question!]
"Your Highness, look at how beautifully the back garden is decorated. It was all thought up by the concubine sister!"
Lu Xiaoxiao quickly changed the subject.
Concubine Xiao, who was standing by, heard this and smiled softly, "As long as sister Lu thinks it looks good, then everything I have done is worth it."
Lu Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "Sister Concubine is so nice."
Xie Xi: “…”
Xie Xi said expressionlessly: "Xiao Shuyi, the guests will be here soon, go back to Qingshu Courtyard and wash up before coming out to greet the guests."
As the prince's concubine, it is Xiao Shuyi's responsibility to entertain the female members of the family. As for Lu Xiaoxiao, as the prince's concubine, today is her birthday, so she doesn't have to do anything but be a mascot.
Hearing the tone of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Concubine Xiao instantly knew that His Royal Highness must be jealous again. She shook her head helplessly and bowed in response, "Yes, Your Highness, I will go back to Qingshu Courtyard to pack up now."
After saying that, Concubine Xiao said to Lu Xiaoxiao tenderly, "Sister Lu, I'll come back later."
Lu Xiaoxiao waved at her: "Sister Concubine, I'll wait for you!"
Seeing Lu Xiaoxiao and Xiao Shuyi being so close as if no one was around, Xie Xi frowned slightly. He turned his face to the side and stared at Lu Xiaoxiao with a wronged look.
Lu Xiaoxiao: ???
[Your Highness, why are you looking at me like this? I didn't seem to do anything just now? ]
Xiao Shuyi knew the reason behind this. It was simply that the Crown Prince was jealous again and didn't want to see her and Sister Lu being so affectionate and loving with each other.
Tsk tsk tsk, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has really been completely screwed!
Xiao Shuyi left.
Now there are only Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi in the pavilion.
Only after seeing Xiao Shuyi leave did Xie Xi's expression relax.
He stared at Lu Xiaoxiao with gentle eyes, but then he took out a sachet from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, happy birthday."
"Your Highness, this is...?"
Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up slightly. She took the sachet from him, looked up at Xie Xi, and asked curiously, "What's in it?"
Xie Xi pursed his lips and chuckled: "You will know if you open it."
"it is good."
Lu Xiaoxiao lowered her head and opened the sachet, and immediately saw the purple jade pendant inside.
She took it out. The shape of the jade pendant was like a butterfly, and there was a word "Xi" engraved on the front.
"Before it was carved, the jade pendant looked like a butterfly. After the jade master carved it, it looked almost exactly like a butterfly, so it was called the 'butterfly jade pendant'."
Xie Xi lowered his eyes: "Xiaoxiao, do you like it?"
"like!"
Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to tie the butterfly jade pendant around her waist, and even turned around in front of Xie Xi.
Her skirt fluttered, but the butterfly jade pendant around her waist was even more eye-catching.
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled brightly and said in a brisk tone:
"Your Highness, this jade pendant is so beautiful!"
"Your Highness, this is my favorite of all the birthday gifts I received today!"
The concubine gave a pearl hairpin as a present, and the four maids Baizhi, Baizhu, Chenlu and Chenwu also gave Lu Xiaoxiao birthday gifts. Although the gifts were not expensive, they were thoughtful of her.
Seeing this, Xie Xi's eyes lit up and he was extremely satisfied. The butterfly jade pendant was indeed very suitable for Xiaoxiao to wear.
"Just like it a little."
Xie Xi: "Xiaoxiao, have you eaten longevity noodles this morning?"
"have eaten."
After a while, Lu Xiaoxiao added a sentence with a proud look on her face: "I ate all the longevity noodles, and I was so full!"
Xie Xi hesitated: "...have you finished eating everything?"
Lu Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yes!"
Xie Xi paused for a moment and asked, "Is the longevity noodles delicious?"
“Of course it’s delicious!”
As she spoke, Lu Xiaoxiao quietly scratched the palm of his hand with her fingers, and said very obediently: "After all, His Highness personally told me to do this, so I must eat up all of His Highness's kindness!"
"it is good."
Xie Xi couldn't help but lower his head and kissed her forehead, saying lovingly, "Xiaoxiao is so good."
The two of them stayed in the pavilion for a while, and then Guard Mu Qing suddenly appeared in front of them.
Mu Qing stepped forward and bowed, saying respectfully, "Your Highness, the eldest prince and his wife have arrived. The concubine asks your highness and Master Lu to come to the gate of the mansion."
Xie Xi frowned. He didn't expect that his eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law were the first to arrive.
"it is good."
Xie Xi nodded, and then asked Lu Xiaoxiao: "Brother is here, Xiaoxiao will go with me to see him?"
Lu Xiaoxiao had no objection: "Since it was Sister Concubine who asked us to go, then let's go."
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