Tangled

In the afternoon, hot and humid, Mu Xiaoxiao took Zhen'er Zhu'er to the garden. Seeing that there was no one around, she simply took off her shoes and socks, rolled up her skirt, and played in the pond.

A burst of harp sounded, coupled with ethereal and melodious singing, the three master and servant couldn't help but quiet down and listen quietly.

"Sister Zhang's konghou is getting more and more proficient." Mu Xiaoxiao said with emotion.

"Since Zhang Xiaozhu entered the palace, although he is not said to be favored, he has never been neglected, and it can be regarded as smooth sailing." Zhu'er straightened up and looked at Zhang Jieyu's palace from a distance. Bianguan, I don't know if His Majesty's love for her is sincere, or..."

Before Zhu'er finished speaking, she was splashed with water all over by Zhen'er.

"Sister!" Zhu'er was out of breath, her left and right sides were all drenched, she didn't need to deliberately pull the hem of her skirt, she simply let go of her hand to fight back, "This is my new dress, I just put it on yesterday!"

"Young master, you can take care of her." Zhen'er smiled and hid beside Mu Xiaoxiao, "She has new clothes. This is also new clothes, slave!"

"There's no one with a handle on your mouth, you should splash it!" Mu Xiaoxiao laughed, and simply let go of her hand, and scooped up water with Zhen'er.

Zhu'er knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, so she didn't speak anymore, being flanked by Mu Xiaoxiao and Zhen'er, she didn't have a chance to reply.

Originally, Zhen'er Zhu'er, considering Mu Xiaoxiao's status as the master, did not dare to retaliate rashly, and only dared to lower her skirt slightly, but later found that Mu Xiaoxiao did not have the airs that a master should have at all, so she simply let go of the play, and the laughter followed. Water splashes everywhere.

"Sister is so childlike, I'm so envious of you." A cold voice suddenly sounded on the shore, Mu Xiaoxiao turned her head in shock, only to see Zhao Zhaorong standing on the shore.

The three masters and servants hurried ashore to salute, "I have met Zhao Zhaorong in person, my lady is safe."

"Get up, even though you are in bed now, my sister will catch the wind and cold." Zhao Zhaorong waved his hand, and behind him came a maid holding the clothes.Zhen'er took it and put it on for Mu Xiaoxiao.

"My concubine thanked Mrs. Zhaorong." Mu Xiaoxiao had doubts in her heart, how could someone deliberately bring extra clothes when going out in the scorching heat, this must be well prepared.

"I got some news a few days ago, it's related to my sister, I wonder if my sister is interested?" Zhao Zhaorong looked at Mu Xiaoxiao with a half-smile.

"Mother, please speak."

"I heard from the palace that Miss Mu's family passed away at the end of last year." Zhao Zhaorong said calmly.

"What?" Mu Xiaoxiao was shocked, and looked at Concubine An Xian in disbelief.

"Sister, don't you know?" Mu Xiaoxiao's reaction was a little unexpected to Zhao Zhaorong, "I heard that in the cold winter, the mountain roads are slippery, Miss Mu accidentally fell off the cliff, so far, in order to find her bones, she had to erect a clothes tomb. "

Tears flooded Mu Xiaoxiao's face suddenly, she couldn't stand upright, fortunately Zhu'er helped her up in time.

"When I corresponded with my father, my father never mentioned this matter." Mu Xiaoxiao choked up and said, "Is what your mother said true?"

"It's absolutely true." Zhao Zhaorong nodded and sighed, "Sister, don't be too sad, don't hurt yourself."

"Thank you... Thank you for your concern..." Mu Xiaoxiao's body was limp, and she couldn't cry under Zhu'er's support.

"Forget it, this matter was originally my fault, I shouldn't have mentioned my sister's sadness." Zhao Zhaorong reached out and wiped Mu Xiaoxiao's tears with a handkerchief.

"It's my concubine's disrespect, so I will resign first." Mu Xiaoxiao blessed her body and fled in despair.

"It seems that the death of the first daughter of the Mu family is true." Zhao Zhaorong looked at the back of Mu Xiaoxiao who was leaving in a hurry, and smiled contemptuously.

"Your maidservant doesn't understand, so why does your lady come to ask?" The servant girl took the veil from Zhao Zhaorong's hand that was stained with tears.

"She is in the limelight too much, and she always needs something to destroy her prestige." Zhao Zhaorong looked at the calm pond. "The left and right are harmless to me, but it's just a waste of words."

·

"I just did it, did I leak a flaw?" Mu Xiaoxiao was soaking in the bathtub, there was no trace of grief on her face.

"No, the servants believed it was true." Zhu'er, who had changed her clothes, came out from behind the screen, scooped up a scoop of hot water and gently poured it down the top of Mu Xiaoxiao's hair.

"That's good." Mu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and sank slowly to the bottom of the water.

Zhu'er combed Mu Xiaoxiao's long hair slowly, and quietly looked at Mu Xiaoxiao who had closed her eyes. In less than a year, Miss Fifth has undergone earth-shaking changes.The imperial palace is like a big dye vat, no matter how pure the satin is put in, it will eventually be dyed.

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Although it was already sunset, the residual heat had not dissipated, and after dinner, Ruan Meiren didn't want to be bored in the room, so she thought about going for a walk, which was considered a way to digest food.

"Zisu, which sister belongs to the courtyard you just passed?" Ruan Meiren turned her head slightly, and glanced at the little maid who had just poured out the incense residue.

"Back to my lord, it should be Jiang Meiren's courtyard." Zisu replied.

"Jiang Meiren?" Ruan Meiren frowned slightly, a little surprised by the answer, "Did Your Majesty summon her in the past few days?"

"This servant doesn't know, but this servant only knows that Princess An has been taken over." Zisu supported Ruan Meiren and walked slowly. Come with her."

Ruan Meiren nodded, but did not speak.

"What did the young master notice?" Zisu tilted her head slightly. Her young master usually wouldn't inquire about the courtyard, but now she asked, maybe there was something else.

"What did you smell the incense residue poured out by the maid just now?" Ruan Meiren looked at Zi Su with great interest. This maid has been raised by her side since she was a child, and she is also quite spiritual about spices and medicinal materials.

"The main ingredient is sandalwood spice, which has the effect of repelling mosquitoes. There is also a little lily. I think it is for sleeping peacefully with Princess An at night." Zisu recalled it and replied.

"That's right, there is also a spice. Although the aroma is not strong, it cannot be ignored." Ruan Meiren closed her eyes for a while and recalled it.

"Yes..." Zisu thought for a long time with a sad face, but her mind was not on the incense residue, and she didn't pay attention to it. It passed by in a flash, and she really didn't remember much.

"Baizhi." Ruan Meiren didn't feel embarrassed, and took the initiative to say it.

"Baizhi?" Zisu was puzzled. Although this medicine has a fragrant taste, it is rarely used as a spice.

Ruan Meiren saw that she was puzzled, so she simply didn't explain, she just raised her hand and flicked her forehead lightly, "I didn't say anything just now."

"Yes, servant girl understands." Zisu replied cheerfully, and quickly put everything she couldn't understand behind her.

Ruan Meiren looked at her, smiled lightly, and then sighed lightly, no wonder His Majesty suddenly mentioned the Chu family that day, so it turned out to be an old thing.

Angelica dahurica is warm in nature, pungent in taste, fragrant in air, and slightly bitter. It can be used to treat headaches, and it also has the effect of skin care and whitening.Chu Qingyun suffers from migraines, and her preference for Angelica dahurica can be described as fanatical, so she has the fragrance of Angelica dahurica on her body all year round. For this reason, His Majesty even ordered to make an Angelica dahurica sachet for her.

However, why did Jiang Meiren inexplicably add Angelica dahurica to her spices?

Her thoughts were far away, and her attention was naturally lost. Ruan Meiren suddenly felt a pain in her left shoulder and she came back to her senses.

"Confused, why panic!" Zisu hurriedly supported Ruan Meiren, and reprimanded the little maid who was kneeling on the ground in fear.

"Damn my slave! Damn my slave! Forgive me, beauty!" The little maid hurriedly kowtowed, her voice tinged with tears.

"Get up." Ruan Meiren waved her hand, "What are you holding, why are you so flustered?"

"Back to my lord, my maidservant Xian Jieyu ordered me to deliver spices to Jiang Meiren. I was supposed to go there in an hour, but my maidservant overslept for a while..." The little maidservant spoke in a quieter voice, until finally she couldn't hear clearly.

"Sister Jiang has a gentle temperament, and Xian Jieyu is also a generous person, so she will definitely not blame you." In one sentence, Ruan Meiren understood, "Go."

"Thank you, beauty! This servant will leave." The little servant girl was overjoyed, she hurriedly got up, stepped back and left.

Ruan Meiren raised her head and let out a long sigh of relief. The clouds in the sky were rolling and relaxing, the cicadas were singing and the frogs were chirping, and the sound of the harp set off from the distance became more and more pleasant.

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"I really didn't expect that it was Zhao Zhaorong who went looking for Xiaoxiao." Mu Luoluo sat opposite Su Qingwan, with a chess game in between.

"I'm also wondering, Mrs. Zhao is withdrawn and unforgiving, but she almost offended the sisters in the palace. I can't think of anyone to make friends with at the moment." Su Qingwan held the white piece.

"I hear what you mean, isn't it Zhao Zhaorong who inquired about my Mu family?" Mu Luo twitched, barely thinking about it.

"Zhao's ancestral home is in Daizhou, and his father is only the governor of Daizhou. No matter how long his hand is, he can't reach Suzhou." Since the eldest prince died, he has been childless and not favored. He has given up on himself for a long time. How can he care about Xiaoxiao's mother's family? Perhaps Xiaoxiao is not a legitimate daughter, and someone deliberately killed the eldest lady of the Mu family She didn't know until the matter was revealed to her. She went to ask Xiaoxiao, probably just for fun, watching Xiaoxiao grieve, to make up for balance."

"Who could it be?" Mu Luoluo saw that the white piece in Su Qingwan's hand could not be dropped, so she brought tea and took a sip.

"I haven't figured it out yet." Su Qingwan shook her head, and finally dropped the stick in her hand. Before she could react, Mu Luoluo's sunspot followed suit, "You, you had expected that I would drop it Is it here?"

"No, I just guessed a few places where you will settle down." Mu Luoluo smiled, watching Su Qingwan fall into deep thought again, "I'm even more curious, who cares so much about Miss Mu's family, and concubine Xiaoxiao so much?" identity of."

"I don't understand either." Su Qingwan was not focused on the chess game at this time, so she naturally moved very slowly. , but I don’t know whose attention it can attract.”

"Could it be Concubine Song?" As soon as Bai Zi fell down, Hei Zi followed closely.

"I don't think so. Song Yi is a person with a flamboyant personality, a clear distinction between what she loves and what hates, and acts openly and aboveboard. This kind of secretly inquiring behavior doesn't seem like what she did." Su Qingwan shook her head, "Forget it, whoever she is, influences the present. If you do anything to hurt Xiaoxiao and you, just leave him alone, and it won’t be too late to deal with it if it shows up in the future.”

Mu Luoluo nodded, looked at the chess game, and decided the outcome.

"Your chess skills have improved a lot." Su Qingwan put down the pieces that she hadn't had time to drop, and took a sip of tea.

"I don't know if you are good at chess. I only know that I won this game because I understand you." Mu Luoluo smiled and stretched out her hand to pinch the tip of Su Qingwan's nose. Temptation, I can let you do what I want, won't it be easy to beat you?"

"Okay, you're actually taking advantage of others!" Su Qingwan yelled with a smile, "This round doesn't count, and another round will definitely kill you!"