foxy charmer

One day in the Compassion Palace, Melo's illness worsened again. With the Empress Dowager's order, the Imperial Hospital sent someone to come, but the illness disappeared like a thread, and Melo lay on the bed for two whole days, unable to get off the ground.

Qiu Baishao felt guilty, and the princes around her were not around, so she went to serve the concubine day and night for two days.

"Princess looks better today." She sat on the edge of the bed, took the bowl from Qiu Shi's hand, "The imperial doctor said that after drinking two doses of medicine, I can go out and let the wind go."

Mello leaned on the soft pillow, her long hair was untied, and her face was bare, showing a weak and sick look.But a beauty is still a beauty, even when she is sick, she is like a pear blossom on a branch, slender and elegant.

"You have to manage the palace, how can you do these things in front of me every day." Seeing the medicine spoon being handed over, she lowered her head and drank it, and then said, "Go and do your work, I will be fine."

"The concubine's illness is due to my concubine, how can I not come to serve her." Qiu Baishao scooped up the second spoon, blew it cold and handed it over. "The concubine is not a high-ranking daughter. I used to serve my aunt and sisters in the past. Now it is the same to serve the concubine."

Hearing the words aunt and sisters, Melo said, "I haven't asked about your mother's condition, what did the imperial doctor say?"

"The imperial doctor said that I was sick from overwork, and I was sick when I was young, so I can just rest for a while with nourishing medicine."

It's just that she needs bird's nest and ginseng soup every day, and she doesn't know how long she can last with the money on hand.Although my father runs a pharmacy, it can be seen that she came back from the palace, so he always said that the family is not well-off, not only can't give his mother a kiss, but also ask her for subsidies.

Although Qiu Baishao is favored by Yu Chili, but Yu Chili is a dragon who lives above the Jiuzhong, above the clouds, out of sight of the mortal world, and the gifts are all elegant objects, and the "vulgar things" like real gold and silver are the three princes. Not a single point was given to her.Qiu Baishao didn't dare to sell the prince's reward at will, for fear that he would be unhappy if he asked about it in the future.

"Since there is nothing serious, why are you still looking gloomy?" Melo saw that she was absent-minded.

Qiu Baishao pursed her lips, and asked her to ask Melo for a loan again, but she couldn't break her mouth.She twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled, "After all, I'm still a little worried." She said and handed over a spoonful of medicine.

"My biological mother is seriously ill, so it's natural to be worried." Melo took her hand, "I can't do anything else, so how about it, when Qiushi goes to ask the imperial physician to give me a pulse tomorrow, I'll buy some blood swallow from the imperial physician." , you took it to your mother and sent it to your mother, wishing her a speedy health, and you can take care of the things in the house with peace of mind."

despair--

The medicine spoon touched the edge of the porcelain bowl, Qiu Baishao swallowed her throat, the tip of her nose was a little sore, after a while, she hummed lightly, "Thank you, Princess."

Whether it's courteousness or courtship, she really needs this support right now.

Melo sat for a while, feeling exhausted, tilted her head and leaned on the soft pillow, and looked at her with a smile, "You seem to have grown closer to me these days, and you used to like to call me sister."

Qiu Baishao bit her lip. In the past, she only wanted to move to Merlot and replace her, but now...she is willing to respect her as a princess.

Seeing that she was silent, Melo turned her head to look out the window, "If the lord didn't allow me to leave the hospital, I really want to go back to the house and see my family." She held Qiu Baishao's hand, sighed softly, and said in a lonely tone, " If you want, call me Sister Mei, I don’t know who else will call me Sister Mei in this life, except you.”

The prince despises her, she is confined here, neither can go out, outsiders are not allowed to come in, except for Qiu Baishao, no one really will come to see her.

"The prince is also angry for a while," Qiu Baishao held the woman's cool hand instead, her eyes moved slightly, as if she had made some decision, "It's been a long time to see people's hearts, Sister Mei, you are his wife, the prince will always There will be a day when you change your mind."

"I hope." Melo said lightly, although there was still a smile on his face, the expression on his face seemed to be hopeless.

She was also the jewel in the palm of her parents in the past, she was cared for and loved, but she was suddenly injured, and she really couldn't muster the strength to please her.She no longer seeks her husband's love, but only hopes that he can have a minimum of respect for her wife.

……

Obscuring the Queen Mother's lesson, Qiu Baishao became more cautious in her actions, fearing that she would be caught in the wrong place. Originally, she had no choice but to let Yi'er take care of her on her behalf.

The prince left the mansion, and the confidant girl was not there, so there was no one to talk to.She was also idle when she was idle, she simply went to Haitang Pavilion every day, and even showed Melo after finishing the accounts.

After getting along for a few days, Qiu Baishao went from being awkward at the beginning to being willing now.After really getting along with Melo for a long time, she finally understood how she got the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital.

In this capital, there are many people who are more beautiful than Melo, and there are also people who are more talented than her. It is possible to have both good looks and talent, but Melo is probably the only one.

No matter what Qiu Baishao said to her, she could pick up the conversation, and it wasn't a dull book bag. Whenever her makeup and hair bun changed, Melo could see it at a glance.Even the small things like changing her from Tongdai to Qingdai, Melo will find out, and chat with her for a long time how to thrush.

Qiu Baishao often leaves empty-handed, and when she comes back, she always adds one or two things of Merlot, or a topaz jade pendant with a tea-white dress, or replaces the complicated and gorgeous gold earrings on her ears and replaces them with glass earrings. There are various jadeite pendants, and they return with a full load every time.

This is different from the gold and silver jewelry bought by Yuchili's men. It is something tailored for her by the princess who is also a woman. The price is not high, and it is more suitable for daily wear than Yuchili's jewelry.

The past ten days flowed like water, and the imperial physician asked for pulse every day, and Mei Luo's illness was [-]% cured. Today she sat by the window and read, and Qiu Baishao came to accompany her as usual.The two were sitting on the same kang bed. On the right was the side concubine who was lying on the kang table painted red, and on the left was the princess who was reading a book leaning on the soft pillow. The chirping of cicadas seemed peaceful and peaceful.

Looking at the back house of Gaomen, it is not easy to have such a harmonious relationship between wives and concubines.

Mello turned over two pages of the book, feeling a little tired, sleepy in summer, she was always lethargic.She threw the book back on her lap and went to see Qiu Baishao. Qiu Baishao hadn't learned calligraphy well, and although she could read the writing clearly, she thought it was not beautiful, so she bought a copy of the queen's calligraphy from outside.

She is not very old, but she can sit still. She can calculate the accounts for two hours a day. From the account book of the Three Princes' Mansion five years ago, after reading it, she can recite the books for two hours and write the words for one hour. Finally, after dark, he made clothes for Yu Chili and embroidered pythons in front of candle lamps.

Melo watched, feeling tired for her.

"In two days, the lord will be back." She mentioned this matter, "When the lord comes back, you will be even more busy. If not, go out of the mansion today and go visit your mother."

Qiu Baishao stopped what she was doing, looked up at Melo, hesitantly said, "But if the Queen Mother knows..."

"Don't worry, the lord came back with meritorious service. The queen mother loves the lord at this time, and naturally she will also feel sorry for you." Melo took the woman's hand and looked carefully, "Look, you have been in the past half a month. Written until the cocoons come out, and then facing these ink blobs, people will be stupid, so it’s better to go out and wake up.”

Qiu Baishao has always missed her mother in her heart, if it wasn't for the empress dowager, she would have gone back regardless.Now that Melo mentioned it a little bit, she was a little moved.

"Then, that concubine is going to stay overnight, and I will be back early tomorrow morning." She said in a tentative tone.

"Go." Melo made the decision for her.

"Yes, thank you princess."

Qiu Baishao matures precociously, at the age of 28, she has the mind of [-] years old, but when she went out this time, her footsteps were brisk and happy, her brows and eyes were full of uncontrollable joy, and finally she had some girlish vivaciousness.

Melo watched her leave, but after a while, a little servant girl came in and bowed to her, "Princess, the queen mother sent Miss Bizhu here, and this servant just led her to the kitchen."

"Let her go to the small kitchen in Baishaoyuan." Melo lifted the book up, turned a page, and leaned back on the soft pillow.

"To the small kitchen in Baishaoyuan?" The servant girl opened her eyes wide, "Princess, this was sent by the queen mother to cook for you. If it wasn't for the fact that Haitang Pavilion doesn't have a small kitchen, Miss Bizhu should have stayed with us. Why are you here?" Did you give her to the side concubine?"

"My lord eats less food from the kitchen. It is either used outside or used in the Baishao courtyard." The woman said calmly, "Send it, let alone the queen mother. I am afraid that the side concubine will find out that she has a grudge in her heart, so she will say It was sent from the palace."

"Qiu Baishao has only been in the mansion for a long time, and the prince may not only eat in her yard all his life, why do you..." The maid said halfway, Qiu Shi came in from the outside and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Sister Qiushi, the concubine asked the servant to send Aunt Bizhu to Baishaoyuan." The little maid immediately pouted and complained.

"The concubine wants you to see her off, so you don't have to talk too much." Qiu Shi patted her on the head, "Hurry up, don't let aunt stand there for too long."

The little girl looked at the concubine who was reading the book intently, and then at Qiushi who urged her, and finally had to say "Oh" and send it off unhappy.

Melo raised his eyes and glanced at Qiu Shi, "Where did you go just now?"

Speaking of this, Qiu Shi was overjoyed, and secretly took out a purse from the skirt of his clothes, and said in a low voice, "This is given to you by the sixth prince, please take a look. He said that he wanted to come here a few times before. Look at you, the third prince is not allowed, now that the third prince is not here, he can't come to visit directly, so I will ask you to see you in the palace when you recover from illness."

Melo frowned slightly, but did not take the purse.

"I am already the third concubine, don't bring these things to me in the future, burn them quickly, if someone finds out, it will be hard to tell."

Qiu Shi was taken aback, took a few steps forward, and said in a low voice, "Princess, the Sixth Prince is so infatuated with you, you really haven't thought about...remarrying..."

"Shut up!" Melo straightened her back and looked at Qiushi intently, "Your heart is getting wilder and wilder. You met with the Sixth Prince behind my back and said such things as remarriage. You are a child The one raised by my side is not as prudent and smart as the side concubine. You should understand why I begged the queen mother to marry into the third prince's mansion, and then let me hear about the sixth prince, then let my mother take you back."

Qiu Shi's heart trembled, and he quickly knelt down, "I know I was wrong, I will never dare again, please forgive me."

Melo rubbed his temples, "Forget it, get up and give me a head massage."

"Yes..." The little girl got up now, and while looking at Melo's face, she carefully got on the kang bed and walked behind her on her knees.

While pressing the button, she secretly glanced at Melo's expression from time to time. The princess looked amiable and rarely got angry, but when she got annoyed, the look in her eyes was really frightening.Even the most naughty fourth young master in Mei's mansion obediently listened to her.

The author has something to say:

Let me tell you a bad news.Since I overwrote too many words in the free chapters, I had to slow down the update.

In the next [two weeks], [Tuesday] will stop updating, so that the number of words in the free chapter can be controlled within 8.

sorry orz

(Say it a week in advance to prove that I am not lazy)