As expected, the Crown Princess still lost her temper.

Qingqiu Pavilion

The servants brought all the dishes and then quietly retreated. The masters of the Hou Mansion did not like to be waited on while eating, and there was no rule of not talking during eating or sleeping.

"Prince, please try this." Bai Zhi picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish and put it on the white plate next to him.

Everyone in the Rong family likes to eat spicy food, but the prince is the only one who loves sweets. This news was kept well hidden, and since the prince did not show any obvious pickiness on weekdays, no one knew about it.

Bai Zhi knew this, but it was a surprise.

When she was fifteen years old and had her hairpin, the eldest lady gave her a golden hairpin from Huayue Pavilion.

Every item in Huayue Pavilion is worth a lot of money. Even the items with slightly lower price tags are worth an average person's income of four to five years. The gold hairpin given by the eldest lady is not too expensive, but it is not cheap either. It is specially customized.

, symbolizing her zodiac sign Snake.

The madam and other maids she was friends with all gave her gifts, and the madam even gave her three days of leave.

The next night, she went back to her house. She remembered everyone who gave her a gift, and would send them birthday or haircut gifts in the future.

After finishing all the lists, she originally planned to go to Qingqiu Pavilion to pay her respects to the lady, but on the way she met Shiqi who was beside the prince.

Shiqi was sitting under a big tree on a remote road. It was dark. If Bai Zhi hadn't had good eyesight and glanced to the side, she wouldn't have seen him.

He is a close confidant of the Crown Prince, and no one in the family does not know him.

The black coat made him almost blend into the night. His hands hung between his open knees, his head slightly raised, as if he wanted to explore the bright crescent moon among the shadowy treetops and leaves.

Bai Zhi stopped. She was thinking whether she should change her greetings. She was not familiar with Shiqi, and had never even spoken to him. They had only met each other a few times.

If someone just wanted to rest and relax here for a while, wouldn't she have rashly disturbed them?

Thinking about it, she still walked forward, but before taking a few steps, she sighed deeply. If Shiqi encountered any difficulties, just treat her as nosy.

Turn around and walk towards the person under the shadow of the tree.

Shiqi follows the prince and has countless things to do, which must be done comprehensively and beautifully and cleanly. Although he is only in charge of external affairs, Shier is still a little impetuous in his work, so he will inevitably have to help.

Even if he was able to handle matters both inside and outside the palace, he could still be regarded as the prince's confidant, but that didn't mean that he could cover the sky with one hand.

He received a letter from his hometown, asking him to arrange for a few fellow villagers to serve in the house and find jobs. This kind of thing often happened. After he repeatedly refused and spoke sternly, the group of people finally settled down, but this time his mother also came.

I received the letter and asked for help.

After finishing his busy work, he looked for such a secluded place to find some peace and quiet.

He wondered if it was because he was too talkative that he allowed these people to take advantage of him and even tricked his mother into "putting pressure" on him. His mother was still able to handle things clearly and didn't answer all the questions, only one named "Li'er" was accepted.

The prince hates troubles that are not clear up, so Liqi suppressed these matters. If the prince knew about it again, he would be the end of his confidant, so he had to deal with it as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.

"Shiqi?" Bai Zhi stood not far away from him, but also covered by the shade of the trees. Even if outsiders walked by, they couldn't see clearly.

Shiqi had already noticed it when she got closer.

Because she left when passing by, Shi Qi ignored her and turned back.

If it had been someone else, he would have thought that he was trying to get close, or to inquire about information, or to have fallen in love with him, or some other scheme. But if it were Liuli, he wouldn't think so.

Liuli and he are actually similar. One is the prince's personal attendant, and the other is the young lady's personal maid. They both grew up with the master since childhood, and are deeply trusted. Not only as servants, but also as servants in the mansion.

They are also more respectful and flattering.

They don't have many interactions, but they are familiar with each other.

"Miss Liuli." Shiqi stood up.

He was born very tall, almost the same as the prince.

"It's cold at night, and there are a lot of mosquitoes in summer. No matter how beautiful the night is, don't get too immersed in it. It's better to go back and rest early. I saw that the bruises under your eyes were quite deep yesterday. You must have worked too hard." Liuli smiled lightly.

He said, looking into Shiqi's eyes.

She didn't ask him directly why he was here. It would be useless to ask based on their relationship. Li Qi probably just found a random reason to reply to her, but it seemed that she had a shallow and deep relationship.

Judging from his appearance, it seems that something is troubling him. His ability to sort things out is outstanding. The only things that can make him upset are those related to his relatives. He heard that he has a mother far away from the capital. Maybe something happened to the letter. He doesn’t know.

How to deal with it? It is difficult for people who serve the Crown Prince to leave at will. These confidants around the Crown Prince are always with them.

As soon as Liuli's words came out, all Liqi's original remarks were disrupted.

In the family and in the world, Miss Liuli had a long-standing reputation for being kind-hearted and gentle. He didn't have much contact with Liuli. The impression left on him from the few times they met was that she was beautiful, spoke little, had good manners, and had a good temperament.

Reserved and quiet, always with a light smile.

Thinking back carefully, it's even a little blurry.

The only thing that left a deep impression on her was that she was not afraid of the prince, and her posture of lowering her head and eyebrows was the same as the others, but it gave people a different feeling.

Now that he felt it intuitively, he couldn't help but agree with their comments.

Perhaps there is another thing to add, it is easy for people to put down their guard, trust completely, and express all their thoughts.

"To make Miss Liuli laugh, my clothes have been torn in the past two days. I wanted to sew them up myself, but they turned out to be ugly. It happened that my mother sent me a letter, which made me feel a little sad. If my mother is by my side, I think it is necessary.

Blame me." Shiqi replied.

Everything he said is true, but together they are false, without any causal relationship or succession.

Liuli naturally didn't believe it completely, but there was also a part of it that was believable.

She laughed and said, "You serve the prince and work hard every day. It is too late to make Ci proud and distressed. How can you be willing to blame me?"

For servants like them who serve their master closely, the materials for their clothes are not only uniformly provided by grade in the house, but are also given as extra rewards by the master. They are all considered to be good materials and will not be worn out easily. I think this is either an excuse or they are given to the prince.

I accidentally broke it while doing errands.

Although she didn't know what she was going to do, it probably wouldn't be simple.

Among the servants in the mansion, those who are unmarried often have maids to help mend the clothes of the servants or guards. In exchange, some will give some coins, and some will help with some things. It is not out of the ordinary, and the masters also agree.

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What Liuli didn't expect was that Shiqi would mend it himself, which was really ingenious.

In the clothes Shi Qi is wearing now, traces of sewing can be seen vaguely on the cuffs. The tears are not big and the stitches can only be seen. When serving the master, she is still dressed like this, and she can only deal with certain things.

"Miss gave me three days off. I have nothing to do these two days. If you don't mind, you can bring your clothes and I will mend them for you. I remember that you didn't have a day off for your birthday last month. You can ask the prince for it.

It’s a good idea to take a vacation and go home for a visit.”

Liuli said this mainly because he had several plans.

First, Shiqi was waiting beside the prince. Even if the clothes were damaged, it would not be good to repair them like this. Although it was not bad, if outsiders saw it, they would think that the Hou family treated the servants harshly.

Shiqi chose to mend it by himself, because first of all, he could do needlework, and secondly, there were no maids in the prince's yard, and sewing for other maids might be a scandal and cause some unnecessary gossip. The more someone like him, the more cautious he should be in his actions.

Secondly, it is human nature to miss and worry about your loved ones. The prince is not an unkind person. After reading it, you can feel at ease and do things better so that you don't make mistakes. Otherwise, if you pretend to be worried, you will have to take a nap.

If you make a mistake while doing something, you will be punished.

Thirdly, every time the servant's birthday is born, the mansion will take one day off, and they take three days off like this. Shiqi was still busy with the prince's birthday last month, so there is nothing wrong with going home on this excuse.

As for why she knew Shiqi's birthday, it was because the eldest lady accused her brother of exploiting his servants and refusing to let anyone rest even on his birthday once a year.

Fourthly, she heard that the prince was going to go hunting with the eldest lady. She had nothing to do these days, so it didn't matter if she took a leave of absence for a few days.

When the young lady was still in her boudoir, Liuli lived alone in a room. Because she liked to be quiet, no one would disturb her.

The eldest lady is a night owl. She often takes Liuli to talk or read a storybook together at night. Others may have gone to bed at this time, but it is still the usual time for her and the eldest lady to prepare to talk or read a storybook together, so she chose this time.

time.

"I'm going back first. If you don't mind the trouble, bring me those clothes to mend for you. Think of it as my birthday gift to you. It's getting late. Shiqi, you should go back quickly and have a good rest.

"In order to avoid the suspicion of money and help, Liuli found a reason to mend his clothes in advance.

"That's right." Liuli handed the blown out lantern to Shiqi. Shiqi was slightly stunned. She took two steps forward and was about to take it when she heard Liuli say in a slightly lower voice, "The color of the cuffs is a little darker."

, Brother Shiqi, remember to go back and wash yourself."

After saying that, Liuli put the lantern in his hand, blessed Fushen and left.

After Shiqi watched her leave, she suddenly smiled silently.

He raised his hand and looked at his sleeves. He saw that his master had to deal with some disobedient mice today. He must have gotten them accidentally at that time. He was really careless.

Liuli must have seen the stitching marks and recognized the blood stains remaining on it.

He is really a smart person. Even if he discovers something, he doesn't mention it at all. What he says is gentle and does not make people feel abrupt and offensive, but is appropriate and appropriate.

No wonder.

If the clothes are torn, it is true. If you mend the clothes yourself, it is true. If the clothes are ugly, it is false.

To become his master's confidant or his confidant in dealing with foreign affairs, he had to learn almost everything and be proficient in everything. His talent and hard work ensured that he could accomplish whatever his master needed.

Shiqi is not only good at sewing, he can also imitate other people's sewing skills. The sewing on this piece of clothing is imitated by his mother's sewing. It is not outstanding, not ugly, just ordinary, and just suits him.

After standing quietly for a while, Shiqi came up with an idea. Liuli was right. He had better ask for a leave from his master and go back to deal with these matters. He was very busy and had no time to exchange endless letters with those people.

Moreover, all these mice have been dealt with, so they can take a break for a while.

On the second day, after finding a free time, Shiqi knocked on Liuli's door with her clothes and asked her to help with repairs.
To be continued...