foxy charmer

In this way, the days with Melo were compressed to a very short time, and it took more than half an hour to get up. After breakfast, the sun was already high.

As usual, the two read and wrote on the kang table together, Qiu Baishao practiced her calligraphy, and Melo settled her accounts. Earlier, she didn't dare to read the account books in front of Qiu Baishao, fearing that she would feel bad and be beaten by Qiu Baishao. After an explanation, Mello was relieved.

At lunch time, looking at the food served in front of me, Melo remembered to ask, "I don't know if the lord is back. If he is back, he will most likely go to the Baishao Court to look for you."

"Let's talk about it after we find it." Qiu Baishao felt disappointed when she thought of going back to face Yu Chili, and she took chopsticks for Melo, "Let's eat ours first, he is a prince, and there are so many people inside and out waiting Eat, not less than me."

Melo glanced at her disapprovingly, "If he comes back to eat, you have to go back halfway through eating, Haitang Pavilion is far away, and walking carefully makes your stomach feel sick."

She then instructed Qiushi, "Go and see if the prince is back. If he is, let Aunt Bi Zhu cook the meal and send it to him, and then tell the prince that the side concubine is here for me."

Qiu Baishao raised her eyes, her eyes were full of willows, like stones falling into a lake, those water eyes were touched with ripples.This meticulous and considerate always makes her very useful.

At the end of September, the chirping of cicadas outside has stopped, and the meaning of autumn is getting stronger. In the afternoon, it is like a bean paste bag being opened by someone, revealing the steaming red bean paste inside the cold white dough, flowing with sleepy and reassuring warmth.

The kang table was moved away, and Melo sat on the seat on the right, Qiu Baishao kicked her shoes and lay on the kang bed, leaning on Melo's legs, her eyes drooping, listening to Melo blowing the xun above her.

The quaint Xun sounds come from afar, as delicate as a trickle, and as slow as the sounds of nature.Qiu Baishao became more and more sleepy, she caressed the embroidery on Merlo's lap, stretched out her index finger to trace unconsciously.

The warm autumn sunlight penetrated through the window paper, and together with Xunyin, caressed her body and mind unconsciously.

Qiu Baishao finally couldn't get over the drowsiness, she fell asleep on Melo's lap.Bathed in the sun, surrounded by elegant music, wrapped in a touch of black tea-like aroma, Qiu Baishao has never experienced such tranquility in her previous life.

At this moment, she is no longer a daughter of a courtesan, no longer a concubine from a commoner background, she has become a fairy above the nine heavens, and everything she touches is holy and noble.

This was not a comfortable position. Compared with the soft pillow she usually slept on, Mello's legs were uncomfortably high, but she slept peacefully, with her brows stretched out and her eyes filled with happiness.

The sound of the xun stopped, and Mello put it aside.She lowered her head to look around, and sure enough, she saw Qiu Baishao on her lap had already fallen into a deep sleep.

The corner of the woman's mouth was raised when she was sleeping, which made her stare blankly, then smiled and sighed.

"My lord really doesn't understand you." She stretched out her hand and smoothed Qiu Baishao's temple hair with her fingertips, just like grooming her sister's kitten when she was at home, gentle and loving.

"There is no girl in this world who is more easily satisfied than you." Melo smiled, and the smile was unpleasant, "Bai Shao, you shouldn't have entered the palace. Even I don't have the guts."

Qiu Baishao, who was sleeping soundly, failed to respond, Melo let out a long sigh, the voice was only for himself to hear.

The sun was warm and she was sleepy too.

……

At dinner time, Yu Chili finally couldn't wait to call Qiu Baishao away, Qiu Baishao left very reluctantly, she originally wanted to stay overnight in Haitang Pavilion.This is a kind of reluctance to go out from the Nuan Pavilion in the middle of winter. The house is as warm as spring, but the outside is so cold that it hurts. Qiu Baishao didn't look good all the way back.

"Go." Melo persuaded her helplessly, "My lord likes you. This is something that no one can ask for."

Qiu Baishao was unhappy, "But I just want to be with Sister Mei."

Seeing her sad appearance, Melo paused for a while, then tilted his head and kissed the corner of her lips.

"I want to too," she said softly, breathing at a volume that only the two of them can breathe today, "but he is a prince, and there are things he has to do. Go, I won't run away, as long as you come, Haitang Pavilion forever."

When Mello said that, Qiu Baishao didn't want to leave anymore.

She was still complaining when she went back, the other princes knew that rain and dew were common, Piansheng Wei Chili stayed in her yard for half a month, and for the rest of the month as long as he was in the mansion, he had to come to see her during the day.

Annoying.

Two days ago, I heard that Liu's family had a high fever, so Aunt Wang went to her yard to wait on her illness for two days, and she stayed in Liu's yard for two whole days, which is really enviable.

If Sister Mei was sick, the prince would not allow her to stay by Sister Mei's bed day and night. If she was sick, I'm afraid she would never see Sister Mei.

When she was out of breath, Qiu Baishao suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure when passing by the garden.

She stopped in her tracks, squinted her eyes and looked over, and Yi'er behind her also saw it, "It seems to be Qiushi."

"It's so late, she's not serving in Haitang Pavilion, what is she doing out here?" Seeing from the back, she seemed to be holding something, looking hurried.

Yi'er stood on tiptoe and looked around, "Master, it seems to be Qingying's current residence in the future, and it's almost the end of the month, it should be Wangfei who asked Qiushi to bring her something."

Qiu Baishao raised her eyebrows, her already unhappy mind became more gloomy.

"Send something?" She snorted inexplicably, "Now she is served by a personal servant girl, and she doesn't need to reward or go out. What do you need?"

Yi'er was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, and said following Qiu Baishao's words, "That's right, she used to be the daughter of the Shangshu family, but later the prince doted on her and made her used to being extravagant, how can she live in her current life?" Desperate days. Qingying must rely on the kindness of the princess, and let the princess treat her like a little princess."

"I said yes. Isn't it just a little girl's food and clothing? There is no need for Qiu Shi to deliver her parcels every day. I think Sister Mei sent eight or nine times out of ten. She wasted. This is not good, Mei Elder sister has to live by herself, with the huge expenses of Haitang Pavilion, she has to socialize with others as a princess, how can she bear to raise such a delicate eldest lady."

Qiu Baishao pursed her lips and took two steps forward, her face looked flamboyant and charming in the dark.

She raised her hand and let Yi'er approach her, "Go...to get rid of this trouble for Sister Mei."

After hearing this, Yi'er bowed her head and said, "Your maidservant will do it now."

She went to the back door, Qiu Baishao stood where she was, and glanced at Qingying's direction again.

Hubu Shangshu's daughter, a well-known talented woman in the capital, sister Mei's old friend...these things add up, so she can't like it so much.

She took a few more glances, and after a while, she continued to walk towards her yard gracefully.

Yu Chili has been waiting for a long time in Baishaoyuan.

When he saw Qiu Baishao came back, he was half happy and half helpless, "Now you wish to live in Haitang Pavilion? I see that you care more about the princess than I do. Is she your husband or me?"

Qiu Baishao's heart tightened, and then she came to her senses, and replied with a nonchalant smile, "But the prince is right, if Sister Mei is a man, Shao'er must fall in love with her."

Yu Chili laughed, he called Qiu Baishao over, held her in his arms and pinched his nose, "Then now that the two husbands are by your side, you should be overjoyed."

"Don't you have so many beauties for your lord?" Qiu Baishao puffed her cheeks, pretending to be displeased, "You have so many beauties, so what's the point of Shao'er finding another husband for herself?"

"Well, you little girl." Yu Chili laughed, "Ambition is not small."

Qiu Baishao laughed and laughed, so full of jokes that it never occurred to Yu Chili that all the jokes made by the woman in his arms were not true.

It wasn't a lie, but it was seriousness that was whitewashed by laughter, so that people couldn't tell.

Or maybe he never thought of discerning.Yu Chili is a prince, a high-ranking dragon son, there is no reason for the dragon to lower his noble head to understand the thoughts of a little daughter.

After joking for a while, Yu Chili talked about the business, "Tomorrow is Lao Liu's birthday, have you taken care of everything?"

"Yes, the gift list has been shown to Sister Mei, and it is stored in the east wing, and will be delivered with the team tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Yu Chili nodded, and clicked his tongue lightly, "Actually, Melo should be allowed to go on that occasion, and you should suffer on her behalf."

"Being able to go out with the prince is a good job, how could it be a punishment?" Qiu Baishao said, feeling a little panic in her heart.I don't know if sister Mei has changed her mind about the job she shirked last month.

Since Sister Mei entered the mansion, except for the first day when she entered the palace with Yu Chili, she has never shown her face, and she has been complaining of illness all the time.If things go on like this, there may be criticism.For the royal family, health is the first priority. How long will the outside world allow a sick princess with nothing to do?

"Alright," Yu Chili stretched out his hand and interlocked her fingers, "You have been in the mansion for so long, I should take you out to meet people."

After all, he still intended Qiu Baishao.

The two talked for a while, and they rested soon after dinner.The sixth prince is the only son of the empress, and his grandparents are powerful. Now the emperor is old, so this birthday is meaningful. The next day at dawn, Yu Chili took Qiu Baishao to leave early.

Needless to say, it was lively and grand on the birthday, Qiu Baishao was sitting at the banquet, and saw that the woman next to the sixth prince was born, and she was not his only concubine, so she was a little curious.

On the way back, she casually asked Yu Chili, "Why don't you see Sixth Princess today?"

"I heard that I felt unwell after a miscarriage, and I haven't stayed in the hotel for half a month." Yu Chili said.

"Then the girl brought by the Sixth Prince today is a new concubine?" But she hadn't heard of any happy event at the corner of the mouth of the Sixth Prince's House, otherwise Qiu Baishao was in charge of the Prince's House before, so she should have given a gift.

Yu Chili pursed his lips in an unclear manner, "A concubine? How can a mere concubine make him worry about it. Jiu'er is a maid who serves his pen and ink. She is proficient in everything, especially in ancient books and history books. "

This expression and tone made Qiu Baishao stunned. She sensitively sensed that she seemed to have touched some secret, so she stopped there and started talking back.

"My lord knows a lot about that maid." She pretended to be angry, "Yes, she has read poetry and books, unlike Shao'er who can't even write."

Clinker Wei Chili did not hide it, and straightforwardly explained the twists and turns, "You don't have to be jealous of her, she is just a pawn I put beside Lao Liu, and now she is a girl in the study. When the sixth princess dies of illness, She can take her place." After he finished speaking, he stroked Fu Qiu Baishao's temple hair, his brows and eyes were gentle, "You are different, you are the future mother of the country, don't be angry with a servant."

Qiu Baishao's eyes slightly opened, she looked at Yu Chili anxiously, and after a while she whispered, "My lord shouldn't have said such things to Shao'er." This is a major matter of victory or defeat, she shouldn't have known.

"It doesn't matter." Yu Chili smiled, "There is no one in the world who is more caring to me than Shao'er, it doesn't matter if I tell you these things."

Qiu Baishao tightened her eyebrows, and the smile at the corner of her eyes became a bit thicker.

Well, the more Yu Chili is willing to talk to her, the more important she is in Yu Chili's heart. She knows more, and if there is news that is not good for the Mei family, she can tell sister Mei earlier.

If it was two months ago, Qiu Baishao would definitely be moved by Yu Chili's heart-to-heart confession, but now she is trapped in the fragrance of tea, unable to extricate herself, only looking for the place where it is fragrant, and can't tolerate anything else.

She used to be a father, and later became a prince. She has long given up hope for men in this world. She only treats people who are good to her. She used to be her mother, and now she has Sister Mei.Qiu Baishao is unable to take care of other people.

When the two returned to the mansion, the sedan chair had just landed when they saw the butler rushing over, "My lord... the concubine Qing is dead!"

Yu Chili was about to turn around to help Qiu Baishao in the sedan chair, when he heard the words, he stepped forward and sternly shouted, "What's the matter? Why did you die when you were fine?"

The butler was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, "The servant just found out that the princess asked someone to deliver food to Concubine Qing in the afternoon, but she didn't answer when she knocked on the door. When I opened it, both master and servant... hanged themselves. The concubine just invited the assistant to take a look, it should have been gone in the middle of the night last night..."

Qiu Baishao, who was about to get off the sedan chair, was taken aback, the princess invited her to be her...

Her breathing was a little messed up, and her eyes immediately drifted to Yi'er, who shook her head again and again, and fear appeared in her eyes.

In any murder case, the imperial court will send an assistant to conduct an autopsy, but Qingying is the princess, the prince's woman, and she is also the prince's man when she dies. How could any assistant dare to touch her body!

"Wu Zuo?" Yu Chili was also stunned for a while, "Why, the princess thinks her death is strange?"

The housekeeper cried and said, "Isn't it? The concubine Qing was able to cry for two hours a day before, and she didn't look like someone who wanted to die. Everyone was puzzled. So the princess went to find a coworker. There's something weird here."

"What did you say then?"

Qiu Baishao grabbed Yi'er's arm, and her pupils shrank to the extreme.

Her little tricks are nothing more than ordinary people, if the government's work comes...

There was some confusion in front of her eyes, she tried her best to concentrate and prepared to speak.

Qingying is the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department. No matter how much the prince annoyed her about the witchcraft incident last time, she did not deprive her of the position of side concubine. Use Qingying to appease Qing Shangshu, if it is found out that Qingying was killed by her at this time, not only will the prince and Qing Shangshu be separated, but also the gentle and virtuous appearance she pretended before will be completely destroyed!

She doesn't have the support of her natal family, no more than Qingying can be left behind even if she does something wrong, once she loses the trust and favor of the prince, then she really has nothing...

Qiu Baishao panted slightly, she couldn't see it, her face was already as white as snow.

"Hurry up," Yu Chili said impatiently, and kicked the butler, "What exactly did Wu Zuo say?"

The butler prostrated himself on the ground and cried, "Wu Zuo told the princess that Concubine Qing and her maids hanged themselves. They should have been humiliated by those slaves who overwhelmed others these days, so if they couldn't figure it out, they... They both went together."

The breath held in her chest suddenly slackened, Qiu Baishao staggered with her knees limp, and was supported by Yi'er, so she couldn't see anything unusual.

It's risky... so risky...

However, after a short period of relaxation, a greater panic followed in her heart.

Yi'er knew that little bit of ability, and it was fine to hide it from ordinary people. How could the murder investigators not see through the strangeness?

"Wu Zuo told the princess that the side concubine Qing and her maid hanged themselves."

Qiu Baishao's eyes shifted slightly, and after she figured out the key point, she closed her eyes firmly, and felt a layer of coolness from the soles of her feet.Extremely regretful.