"Although I haven't known Miss for as long as you two, I have to say that after getting along with each other for this period of time, I can see that Miss is an excellent person."
Qingtang took the wooden box from the imperial kitchen and saw that each of them was busy with what they were doing. He had no time to pay attention to the two of them, so he simply walked and talked.
Ever since she became Bai Wanrou's girl, she has been taken care of by her, and her treatment in the mansion is obviously much better than before. The most important thing is that she has never felt the fear and fear of other servants.
At this time, Lu Zhu was still recalling that strange look in her eyes, and was wondering in her heart. Suddenly she heard such a sentence, and for a moment she couldn't understand what she meant.
"Ah? What are you talking about?" Lu Zhu blurted out subconsciously.
Qingtang frowned and glanced at her, as if wondering why she would ask such a question, and replied in a funny way: "Of course I mean the princess."
After another moment of sluggish thinking, Lu Zhu realized that she was talking about the topic she had just discussed.
"The lady and I have known each other for a long time. I have been her maid since childhood. She is really a very good and gentle person. If she had not fallen in love with the prince..."
She did not continue what she said next, but the two of them knew very well what the omission meant.
It's a pity that none of them noticed that just as the two figures were getting further away, the eyes of the person handing the wooden box flickered for a moment. After listening to their words, a touch of complicated emotions appeared in his eyes - something like
It's guilt.
Because Lu Zhu's intuition was right, she was bribed to frame the prince.
Not long before they came over, Xiao Tao called her out, only saying that he would replace the princess's meal with some pastries, and asked her not to tell the story.
After staying in the palace for such a long time, and being in charge of such an important position as the royal kitchen, almost everyone here is a smart person. Just by hearing such a few words, you can know that Xiao Tao has bad intentions.
But even so, she finally agreed, for no other reason than that the 'reward' given by Xiao Tao was too generous.
You must know that if it were not for the reward from the little master, the amount of money would be more than what she has earned every month in several months.
So even though she felt a little guilty towards the princess, she still succumbed to the temptation of money.
At this moment, she heard the princess's personal maid sighing about how good the princess was. She felt as if there were ants gnawing at her in her heart.
"Hey, why are you so distracted at the door? I'm warning you, don't think about being lazy, otherwise your monthly salary for this month will be deducted."
The mother-in-law in charge of the imperial kitchen is very strict, and she especially dislikes some of the young and pretty people there. She is the representative among them.
"No, mother-in-law, I just gave the girls the princess's meal. I'll go to work right away."
The feeling of having her monthly salary deducted from her hard-earned money was still fresh in her mind. She touched the heavy money hidden in her waist, and the remaining trace of clarity in her heart completely disappeared, and she fell into a complete depravity from then on.
"Miss, I brought you lunch. There are some pastries you like at the bottom, just like before."
Qingtang placed the wooden box on the table and looked at Bai Wanrou who was concentrating on being a female beauty. There was a slight ripple in her heart, which strengthened her determination to learn.
"Okay, leave it there, I'll finish it soon." Bai Wanrou bent down for too long and felt a little soreness in her waist, so she couldn't help but move her body.
However, for some reason, the moment she raised her body, her eyelids twitched, as if it was a sign that something bad was about to happen.
She raised her hand to touch her eyes. After thinking about it, she still couldn't find the root cause, so she had no choice but to give up and continue with the work at hand.
"Miss, is it my misunderstanding? Why do I feel that the food in the imperial kitchen today is more delicious than before? Do you feel it?"
Luzhu picked up another chopstick and put it in the bowl. She was the most polite among the three people when eating.
Because no matter how kind Bai Wanrou is to them, or how long they have known each other, Lu Zhu still has a strong sense of master and servant in her heart.
Being able to allow servants like them to eat at the table is already a great gift. How can she have the nerve to eat meat as usual?
Even Qingtang, who has never cared about such trivial details, can clearly see his restraint when sharing meals with Bai Wanrou every day.
Today was the only time that the two of them made an exception. Not only did they eat a lot, but they also did not speed up deliberately. Instead, they ate normally like the three sisters.
Bai Wanrou nodded. She was not very picky about meals, but she rarely met something she liked very much. This time it was already quite good. "Eat more if it's delicious. Don't forget that you will be squeezed by me then."
Woolen cloth."
Hearing this, both Lu Zhu and Qingtang stopped what they were doing. They didn't realize what she meant and looked at her with doubts on their faces.
"We are just making jewelry, forgot? We will go to Guiyun Pavilion to check the finished products then, so don't think about defaulting on the bill." Bai Wanrou swallowed the food in her mouth and said softly and slowly.
"So that's it, miss, please just relax, we promise to complete the task!" Qingtang raised three fingers and made a swearing gesture next to her face.
Lu Zhu put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, stretched out his hand and poked Qingtang's waist. The force was very small, almost gentler than a feather, but it tickled the latter terribly, "You should learn first before talking big, now there is only one thing left."
You are alone."
Full of enthusiasm but mercilessly hit, Qingtang pouted her lips in dissatisfaction. Even the good mood of eating the delicious food was wiped out. Her sad eyes seemed to be filled with: Can't you save some face for me?
"You two live treasures, stop playing around. Now that you've had lunch, let's start working."
Bai Wanrou rubbed her temples. In fact, she didn't get a good rest last night and originally planned to take a nap in the middle of the day.
But seeing that both of them were in such high spirits, she was too embarrassed to let others do their work and rest on her own, so she had no choice but to continue what she was doing.
The scorching sun sets from high in the sky. This is the best time of the day. There is neither sun nor cold wind. From time to time, some hot breeze blows by, which only makes people feel refreshed.
At this moment, Chen Ruzhi came uninvited.
At first, Bai Wanrou, who was only focusing on her own eyes, did not realize that there was an extra person in the yard. She only saw it when she relaxed her wrist and turned her head casually.
Luzhu and Qingtang, who were teaching on the other side of the room, had their backs to him, so naturally they didn't take the initiative to say hello, let alone welcome them in.
Bai Wanrou hesitated for a while, and finally decided to walk out of the room, stood in front of him and asked: "Your Majesty has come to my courtyard again and again, but what are you doing?"
Such a strange and distant tone, as if they were two individuals with no relationship, made the expectation quietly rising in Chen Ruzhi's heart suddenly disappear.
He tried his best not to focus on Bai Wanrou, and his tone was relaxed enough, "Nothing, I just have a few questions to ask you."
Bai Wanrou raised her eyebrows. She just said this casually. Her original intention was to make him leave quickly after getting angry.
Now even if it's... shooting yourself in the foot?
Qingqian laughed at herself, and she raised her eyes to look at the tall figure in front of her, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite. If you have any questions, just ask. I know everything."
Chen Ruzhi nodded, probably feeling relieved after receiving her assurance, but what he said made her freeze in place:
"As for the incident where you saved me a few years ago, oh no, I should say it was probably the incident where you saved me."
As an insider a few years ago and as his current princess, Bai Wanrou certainly knew what he was talking about, otherwise she wouldn't have opened her lips but not been able to spit out a single word.
"...Wha, what?" she asked stumblingly, her voice so quiet that she couldn't even hear her clearly, and she didn't know if Chen Ruzhi on the other side heard her.
"I just want to know under what circumstances you rescued me? In other words, why did you meet me that day?"
Bai Wanrou looked around with evasive eyes. She couldn't explain why. She was obviously the one who saved Chen Ruzhi back then, but now that he mentioned it again, she just wanted to escape.
If it weren't for the fact that his gaze was so hot and sincere, Bai Wanrou felt that she would not have just followed his will and said everything unconsciously.
"A few years ago, everyone who knew me well knew that I liked you, so even if we met by chance, we would definitely be fascinated by it."
"Not to mention... the situation like that that day."
She breathed out, clearly feeling that the words she spoke did not seem to have been thought through her own brain, but she was really recalling them carefully.
"Lv Zhu and I were walking casually on the street when we saw a person whose back was very similar to yours. At that time, we wanted to follow him quickly, lest something happen to you."
Probably because she felt it was a bit embarrassing to speak her mind nakedly in front of the client, Bai Wanrou glanced at Chen Ruzhi's reaction from the corner of her eye before she dared to continue:
"Then I discovered that you entered a courtyard that I had never seen before, but it was a bit remote. I became even more panicked and followed you closely."
Bai Wanrou has been secretly infatuated with Chen Ruzhi since she was very young. She can't tolerate anyone else in her eyes, so naturally she has no experience of skin-to-skin intimacy.
Now, in front of him, she was asked to recall those past events that made her blush and her heart beat red. Naturally, her cheeks turned red without even realizing it.
Clearing her throat, Bai Wanrou decided to brush this matter off, "I discovered that you were drugged at that time. You should remember the next thing."
Not only did he mention it on the wedding night, but also on the days when he first entered the palace and humiliated himself. These are all proofs that he still has that memory.
"But, why do you have to ask Lin Feng to restore his memory? Did he see you at that time?"
Bai Wanrou raised her eyes and glanced at him. Apparently she felt that the question was a bit redundant, so she just nodded and thought for a while before adding:
"We had a face-to-face meeting, but at that time he seemed to have noticed that someone was coming outside, so he left in a hurry to help you attract people." This chapter has been completed!