Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Is the girl up?His Royal Highness Taisun asked the servants to bring things to the girl.An inner eunuch stood at the gate of the courtyard with a tray.Shunniang hurriedly went out to greet her, and said with a smile: "Miss just got up, please follow me in." Xiao Fuzi had already lifted the curtain, and said to Zili, "His Royal Highness sent someone here." Zili tied up her hair and stood at the door to meet the people sent by Taisun.

Don't dare to work the girl, this is what the grandson asked the slaves to send for the girl to enjoy.The grandson said that there was an important matter that day and he could no longer teach the girl how to play chess.This is Yunzi just delivered, the weather is getting hotter, holding this chess piece in summer is cool to the touch, it is most suitable for playing chess under the window in summer.There are also two fans. The grandson thought that the weather was still not hot when the girl entered the palace, so she must not have prepared these, so she asked the girl to accept it.By the way, there is this.The inner supervisor put the things in his hands on the table, opened the only small box, and took out a bracelet from it.He said to Zili in a low voice: "Miss, please keep it safe, this is His Royal Highness's favorite item." Zili looked at the bracelet, is it something that is ten yuan a bunch on a certain treasure and still includes free shipping? , Eighteen-seed olive stone bracelets made by hands-on apprentices.She suddenly remembered that Taisun seemed to like to do something by himself, since the eunuch hinted that Zili was different from others.Zili thinks that this is probably His Royal Highness Taisun's practice work.

She personally handed a purse to the eunuch who delivered the things, with a kind attitude: "Thank you, let's drink tea with it in hot weather." The eunuch weighed the purse and closed his eyes with a smile: "Thank you for the reward, Miss. This hand The skewers are made by His Royal Highness His Highness himself, and His Highness never leaves his body. Today, I thought of giving it to the girl because His Highness values ​​her. Please keep it well." The eunuch smiled fawningly at her and left. up.

Waiting for the deliverer to leave, Shunniang came over to look at the items on the plate: "I saw that there were two people coming from the grandson's side, and they must have given something back to Miss Zhen's family. I just don't know." What did they get?" Zili looked at the bracelet carefully, and said nonchalantly, "What can there be? His Highness Taisun has always been considerate in everything he does. Naturally, if there is a god here, she will have everything." This bracelet The tassels on the skewers are obviously used, and the color of the olive pits has also been changed by long-term playing and rubbing, and is covered with a layer of pulp.It seems that the person who gave the things was not talking nonsense.This is something His Royal Highness always plays with on his body.The grandson gave him something close to his body, and Zili felt a little tired thinking about it.She has been a human being in two lives. Although she has the skin of a young girl, she always feels in her heart that she has gone through all the vicissitudes of life and is an adult.As an adult, she was molested by a kid with fine fluff that just appeared on her lips. It's one thing to like fresh meat, but Zili always felt a little alienated when she was given a token of love by a brat.What kind of world is this, trying to catch a crab but being caught by a crab!

Xiao Fuzi cleverly said, "Let me find out, they came to borrow the watering can from our yard this morning, and they haven't returned it yet." As she said she was about to leave, Zili hurriedly called to Xiao Fuzi: "You Stand still first, when they see you, they will naturally ask what you got here, you have to think about it before you talk, don't show off and don't compare with them, you know?"

"My servant will remember the words of the girl. His Highness Grandson is sending two things. If there are too many of them, we will not be angry. If they are missing, this servant will pretend not to know." Saying this, Xiao Fuzi opened the curtain and left .

Shunniang came to Zili's side and took a look at the bracelet with her hand: "This is the grandson's favorite thing. Congratulations to the girl, girl, don't forget us slaves in the future." Happy, she looked at Zili with deep meaning.Zili didn't feel excited when she heard Shunniang's words, but was filled with unknown emotions.

The bracelet in her hand suddenly seemed like a hot potato, and she put it down to hold it or not.Zili smiled shyly, and lowered her head pretending to be shy: "Shunniang, you're making fun of me again. As for the future, we can't guess on our own, so don't talk about it in the future." Zili was a little worried, this was Taisun's own thoughts, Or do you mean the emperor and queen mother?If this was just the grandson's intention, wouldn't she have become a private friend, whether inside the palace or outside, it would be a big scandal, and if she didn't make it, she would have to involve herself and the whole family.If this was what the Queen Mother and the Emperor meant, Zili would have been roasted on the stove.Leaving aside the knife-like eyes of the Fang family and the girl married from afar, the Crown Princess and Zhen Ningshan may not really like to see her sit on the seat of Grandson Liangdi.

Shunniang also realized that she was too complacent, she hurriedly said: "Yes, this servant is too forgetful." Zili blamed herself and smoothed things over: "It's not that I am careless, you often tell me that you are in the palace. Be cautious at all times. I think about the recent defeat in the Liaodong War. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Empress Empress are all upset. We are not making fun of ourselves if we are frivolous at this time." "What the girl said is that the slaves used to be The one who served by the Queen's side, and later went to the Queen Mother's side, knows more or less the things in the palace. The Queen Mother is usually the most easy-going person, but the Queen Mother knows every move in the palace. It's just that there are some things that can be seen. The empress dowager just pretended not to know. But the empress does not rub the sand in her eyes, she has always acted vigorously and resolutely when she sneaked into the harem." Shunniang and Zili said that the temperament of the empress dowager and empress was exactly the same as Zili guessed.The Empress Dowager is quite deep in the city, she has a hidden and seductive temperament, compared to the Empress Dowager, she is strict, she looks like a powerful person, but she is actually a kind-hearted person.

Zili and Shunniang were chatting about personal temperaments in the palace when they saw Xiao Fuzi come in with a strange expression.Shun Niang asked: "Why did it take you so long to inquire about the news? Miss Zhen's family got the same reward?"

Xiao Fuzi looked at Zili who hesitated to speak, and Shunniang's face darkened: "How did you learn the rules, and you still hesitate to talk to the girl? But there is still a mouth on your face!" Zili looked at Xiaofuzi with a smile on his face. Seeming to be wronged and scared, she persuaded: "Don't scare her, she must have been wronged by her appearance? Did the people over there bully you? It was my fault. I shouldn't ask you to inquire about it." news over there."

"Young lady, I've offended my servant. In fact, my servant is narrow-minded. When I passed by, His Royal Highness Grandson had just gone to her side. The two of them were chatting and laughing. The servant wanted to come back quickly. Who would have thought that the person on her side Grabbing to do things, carrying the water for a long time, the shoes are wet. They are too bullying, and the egret also said that the girl is alone and has nothing to do, and there is no use for my errands, so she asked me to stay there Helping me." Xiao Fuzi depressedly told what happened just now.She carefully looked at Zili's face, worried that she would be unhappy.

Where is the grandson in Zhen Ningshan, Zili was slightly surprised. She thought about it and asked Xiao Fuzi: "What is the grandson doing there?" Others criticize.At this time, Taisun went to Ning Shan's courtyard alone, Zili thought about the scene that day, and complained in his heart that the little fat man wanted to enjoy the blessings of everyone.

"The grandson and the girl from Zhen's family were chatting and laughing. The slaves were carrying water outside, and I could only hear the chatter and laughter inside from a distance. By the way, I asked quietly. The rewards that the grandson gave to the other side were only fans and chess pieces. Farewell." Finally, Xiao Fuzi felt that he could comfort Zili: "According to the servants, the grandson still values ​​girls very much."

"You go down. I don't feel comfortable. Sister Ning is a lovely person. Both the queen mother and the empress praised her for being good. The grandson naturally values ​​her. You are sorry, the shoes are wet, hurry up Go take a rest, go wash up, don't catch a cold." Zili was not at all disappointed, she told Xiaofuzi to rest.

The room was quiet, and Shunniang looked at Zili's face, and tentatively said, "Girl, don't worry. Little Fuzi is messing around, grandson may be passing by—" Zili waved her hand, she knew very well, too His Highness Sun is not a simple fat man at all.He is the future prince, and one day he will become the lord of the world.Can Taisun be a silly, sweet little boy?None of the children who grew up in the deep palace were innocent.Maybe his honesty and simplicity are a kind of protective color.

Zili suddenly stood up, went to the dressing table and straightened her appearance: "I'm going to see Sister Ning. She often comes to my place, and she is not rude. I should go and visit her."

Shun Niang was a little confused: "The grandson is over there, I think he hasn't left yet. The girl should wait until the evening, or choose another time. At this time, the girl will go over and everyone will be embarrassed."

Zili smiled inscrutablely, and Shunniang understood immediately.She hurriedly picked up a fan sent by His Highness the Grandson and handed it to Zili, and closed the curtain at the door: "Servant to send the girl over."

There was a burst of talking and laughing from inside the room, Zili signaled not to report, she quietly went to the door, looked at the two people whose heads were close to each other and said: "It seems that I came by accident, I am still worried about my sister Lonely, it seems that I have too many things to do." Zili sighed and turned to leave with a look of disappointment.

"You came at the right time, why are you leaving? Let's sit down and talk. Look at me as a great general. Fortunately, they can raise such a good cricket at this time!" Taisun stepped forward and grabbed Zili who was about to leave, Signal her to admire this treasure together.But Zhen Ningshan suddenly blushed, and became shy: "You narrow-minded man, come in and scare me." As she said that, she joked and stretched out her hand to pinch Zili's cheek.