Huaiyu is slightly cool

The setting sun is hidden on the top of the mountain, and the night has not yet taken over the world, and the sky has been covered by dark clouds, making it look particularly gloomy and depressing.

Dragonflies fly low, cicadas chirp loudly, and the air is hot and dull without even a breath of wind.

Yunling sat on the pony tie next to Shaoyao in the courtyard of Yongle Palace, embroidering handkerchiefs, but she never embroidered twice before she had to stop to catch the round fan in the sewing basket next to her.After fanning it a few times, I wiped off my sweat and started to embroider again.

The eldest princess was bored in the room, so she came out to get some air. Seeing this, she walked over curiously, shaking a round fan embroidered with golden butterflies.She stood beside Yun Ling, waving her fan lightly, her eyes fixed on the embroidery pattern she was embroidering, and she remained silent.

Yunling didn't notice it, but the eldest princess waited until Yunling put down the needle and went to grab the fan before saying, "This embroidery is pretty good, isn't it for Zhou Huai?"

Yunling was taken aback, seeing that it was the eldest princess, she stood up and saluted, then smiled back: "Your Highness, Miss never uses a handkerchief."

The eldest princess pulled Yun Ling, motioned her to sit down and continue to work on her work, and then sat on the pony with the needlework basket on the side, and then asked: "Isn't it for her to embroider? Then why are you so anxious?" Catch work?"

Yunling smiled respectfully and replied: "A few days ago, the princess gave my lady a sachet containing insect repellent herbs, saying that it was made by herself, and the lady liked it very much, so she asked me to embroider a handkerchief as a gift. I told you to make the embroidery more delicate. The lady didn't say it was urgent, but I was anxious because I thought it was almost finished."

"I see. I also feel that this budding Qinglian is not suitable for her temperament. If she wants to use the lotus pattern, it should be a red lotus in full bloom, coquettish, powerful, and aggressive."

Yunling thought about the combination of Zhou Huai and Honglian, and felt that what the eldest princess said was quite right, and she could use it when she helped Zhou Huai embroider the apron next time.Seeing the gentle and calm smile on the eldest princess's face, Yun Ling nodded and smiled, but didn't answer.

Seeing that Yunling seemed a little nervous and silent, the eldest princess took the initiative to speak again: "When you are alone and take care of her daily life in order, you know that you are not an ordinary maid. I didn't expect that the embroidery is so good. It makes people like it. It's a pity that you are the only one serving her, otherwise I will come here. An excellent and versatile girl like you, if you train well, it will be more than enough to be a female official in the palace in the future. If you want, wait for me to open the house I want you to be the housekeeper of the Palace?"

Yunling pursed her lips, and said cautiously: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, it's just that the servant can have today thanks to the protection of the young lady. The young lady is very kind, and Yunling is hard to repay her in this life, so she just wants to serve the good young lady wholeheartedly. After Yunling finished speaking, she added solemnly: "If you can stay by Miss's side for a lifetime, Yunling's life is enough."

The eldest princess took a deep look at Yunling when she heard the words, and praised: "You are loyal." The eldest princess paused after speaking, and then asked: "When she was in Yunzhou, you were the only one serving her?"

Yun Ling's attitude returned to normal, but her attitude towards the eldest princess was more respectful and cautious, and she was polite and cautious, and she was deliberately alienated.She said: "Returning to Your Highness, the young lady has been living with the madam in the mansion. Naturally, there are many maids and wives, but the young lady is quiet and intelligent since she was a child. Many things have her own ideas early on. The young lady has never I really like those aunts and women who talk and chatter, so gradually I only left a servant as a personal servant, and I don’t use those people very much for things in the room, especially the personal things, which are handled by the wife herself, and the servant only assists Take care."

"Why does it sound so difficult to serve?"

Yun Ling shook her head and denied: "Miss has never cried or made trouble since she was a child. She is obedient and well-behaved. She is friendly to others and loves her servants. Everyone in the house loves them. Even if she occasionally plays a small prank on those who want to tease her, she is still a child." Temper, harmless."

"She is really obedient and well-behaved, how can she be like this now?" The eldest princess shook her head and sighed.When mentioning Zhou Huai, the first adjectives that the eldest princess thought of were: narrow-minded, not enterprising, glib, ignorant, and other derogatory words.Before meeting Zhou Huai, what the eldest princess hated the most were playboys living extravagant lives.And after meeting Zhou Huai, Zhou Huai, who was worthless, became the top of her list of dislikes in her heart, and no one could beat her since then.At this time, the eldest princess had already forgotten or deliberately ignored Zhou Huai's unique attitude towards her.Because no matter how cruel Zhou Huai was to others, he never hit her.The reason why the eldest princess hates Zhou Huai so much is because of her righteous and awe-inspiring character in her heart.

Yunling heard the ridicule and doubts in the eldest princess's words, she hesitated and said what was in her heart: "When the imperial decree arrived in Yunzhou, the young lady was suffering from cold and coughing so much that she couldn't even drink water. On the way to the capital, the lady still had a high fever and almost died halfway. Later, when Master Hou was about to return to Yunzhou, the lady went to find him, and for some reason, they quarreled again."

The eldest princess was slightly surprised, and then guessed: "It should be that she wants to go back to Yunzhou."

Yun Ling sighed softly: "On the day when Master Hou set off, Miss went to see her off. Both of them had cold faces and didn't even say goodbye. Afterwards, the lady's personality became a little perverse."

The eldest princess was puzzled: "Didn't it mean that the Zhou family dotes on her very much?"

"It used to be, but then the discipline suddenly became stricter, but the smarter the young lady, the more disliked the marquis and his wife were. In the end, another courtyard was set up and raised alone, and even relatives and friends were not allowed to see... Anyway, I blame the monk. Nonsense!" Yunling gritted her teeth for the last sentence.

"Really?" The eldest princess's expression moved slightly, her tone was noncommittal, but she didn't ask who the monk was, but asked Yun Ling: "How many years have you been with her?"

Yun Ling also regretted her slip of the tongue, and hurriedly adjusted her mentality and replied: "I have been with Miss since I can remember. The parents of the slave and maid were born in the Zhou family, and the mother is Miss' nanny, and there is a younger sister who was only born three days before Miss."

While the two were chatting, the weather became darker. The strong wind came at an unknown time and took away the heat in the courtyard. There was a muffled thunder in the distance, which seemed to remind people that this battle had been prepared for a long time. The torrential rain is about to begin.

Zhou Huai came out of the shower, wearing only a moon-white undergarment loosely on his body, his long wet hair was scattered behind him, and holding a dragonfly in his hand, he walked into the courtyard with four maids carrying bamboo beds, and saw The eldest princess and Yun Ling were chatting in the shade in the courtyard, and asked aloud, "What are you talking about?"

The eldest princess glanced at Zhou Huai who was 'disheveled' at this time, frowned slightly, but still replied: "Talk about your business."

Zhou Huai replied indifferently: "Me? If you want to know anything, you can ask me directly."

The eldest princess looked at Zhou Huai who smiled and replied while instructing the maid how to arrange the bamboo bed and asked: "What are you doing with the bamboo bed?"

"Cool."

The eldest princess laughed at her stupidly: "It's going to rain soon."

Zhou Huai said casually, "I'll move back when it rains."

The eldest princess was displeased: "Whatever you do, you only act when something is imminent?"

"What do you want to say again?"

The eldest princess paused, and swallowed the words that came to her lips, but she was asking herself in her heart: Why is it 'again'?Could it be that when dealing with Zhou Huai, she unconsciously put herself in the position of teaching, but when did she get so close to Zhou Huai?And this time it was obviously just a trivial matter, why did she suddenly lose her composure and start making a big fuss?Is it because Yunling's words just now made her suddenly pity her, mourning her misfortune and angering her?Or had she lost all defense against Zhou Huai before she knew it?

The eldest princess could clearly feel a depression in her chest, which came from her dissatisfaction with Zhou Huai.According to the matter of rebirth, the two of them should be of the same kind, but they are two extremes.She made a plan before moving, and took every step at a time, otherwise she would not be able to plan and bring down the Xiao family in one fell swoop.But Zhou Huai is the complete opposite of her, he doesn't stick to trifles and behaves casually.The eldest princess can't understand Zhou Huai's actions, and she doesn't understand, since God gave them a chance to start again, smart people will choose to seize the opportunity and work hard, but why Zhou Huai is so indifferent , let it go?She didn't know that what Zhou Huai wanted most was to live freely and well. Even Wu Mingtai thought that Zhou Huai's depression was only because of his despair and powerlessness after knowing his own destiny, and his rebellious emotions after he entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. The mind has never been on those meritorious deeds.Fight for the planet?Or become a prince?Or is it to establish a new order and create an ideal utopia?These great achievements and things that have been passed down through the ages have never had anything to do with Zhou Huai.In her past and present lives, she never had that kind of ambition.

It can only be said that the eldest princess Wu Liangyue and Jingdi Wu Mingtai both want Zhou Huai to take on their own responsibilities or take on more important responsibilities, but they don't understand that what Zhou Huai wants most is an ordinary, stable and comfortable life. Just like some people yearn for the top of the mountain, while some love the countryside, while some look down on the world while others live in seclusion in the mountains.It is a pity that some people have been born with a destiny, either to be a disaster or to become a sage, while doing nothing sometimes becomes a sin.This is the reason why what God gives and what is not taken will be blamed.

Yunling saw that the atmosphere between the two was not right, but she knew that she was soft-spoken and it was useless to persuade her, and she intuitively told her that her lady must be the one who showed weakness first, so she signaled the maid next to her to follow and retreat.

Zhou Huai didn't know what the eldest princess was thinking. Ever since the eldest princess recovered from her arm injury, she went out early and returned late. It was a rare encounter, and she always ignored her, or just talked and talked, and finally became An inexplicable countdown.She didn't want to quarrel with the eldest princess at this time, so she went directly to lie down on the bamboo bed.

The eldest princess walked over and sat down on the bed, sighed softly, and asked her in a calm tone: "You haven't gone to school or Tai Chi Palace these few days, what happened?"

Zhou Huai blinked, and replied lightly: "It's okay, I just don't want to go."

"If you don't go, then don't go. From tomorrow onwards, I will teach you. Aren't you going to compete? It just happens to be useful. Although I am not as knowledgeable as those gentlemen in the Imperial College, calligraphy and archery are still the same If you can get it, I will teach you some basics of musical instruments." The eldest princess glanced at Zhou Huai, and then said: "After you learn these first, I will teach you other poems, rituals and numbers."

Zhou Huai looked at her in surprise and asked, "Are you done with your work?"

"The work has been completed, and there should be some free time in the next few days."

"Then are you just panicking or do you really want to help me?"

The eldest princess looked back at Zhou Huai staring at her eyes, and after thinking for a moment, said seriously: "I want to help you."

Zhou Huai smiled, and then suddenly asked: "Why don't you ask, what is the bet between me and Wei Xuan?"