It is really incredible that these words come from a man of ninety-five years.

An imperceptible coldness flashed across Huo Weilou's face, and then disappeared, replaced by a chuckle and a noncommittal expression.

When he didn't get a clear response, the emperor put aside the topic for the time being, watched the fine tea, and chatted with Huo Weilou about some unimportant matters, before Huo Weilou left the palace.

But he said that Shen Xinyue returned to the bedroom after leaving the study room in Huo Wei Building.

Seeing that Shen Xinyue looked unhappy and her clothes were stained with dust, the maid Si Qi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Miss Shen, what's wrong with you? Did you also fall?"

"No. Well, I'm just trying to catch a rat." Shen Xinyue said nonsensically in a waning mood.

Catching mice?

Si Qi looked at Shen Xinyue in disbelief, and bravely braved the bright sun to deliver breakfast to the prince. He also had to ask for it when he accidentally fell down and screamed loudly when he was approaching the study. In order for her to sneak into the prince's study to catch a mouse?

Why don't you believe it so much?

But, that's all, if her master doesn't do something surprising, she won't be her.

So, Shen Xinyue was asked to change clothes, and Si Qi took the dirty clothes to the laundry room.

When she came back, Shen Xinyue was sitting in a chair staring at the ceiling in a daze. She smiled and asked, "Girl, what are you thinking about?"

"Hmm~ It's nothing~ What do you think the prince is doing in the study at the moment?" Shen Xinyue didn't know why she asked this question, it was completely subconscious.

Si Qi replied: "Oh, I just saw the prince going out on the way back. I heard that he was summoned by the emperor in the palace."

"Oh~ I'm out..." Shen Xinyue looked listless, sitting on the chair and dangling her two slender legs in boredom.

She suddenly felt that without Huo Weilou in the palace, the whole palace was meaningless. Maybe it was because there was no one to make fun of?

Shen Xinyue was a little confused.

Seeing Shen Xinyue's lack of interest, Si Qi smiled and thought of some topics to talk to her about, "Girl, I heard that you know some medical skills?"

"Yes. But how did you know?" It seems that Shen Xinyue has not played with those herbs since Si Qi came here, and the few medicines she used were all made before.

"The prince said it. When he asked the slave to serve the girl, the prince said that the girl knew medical skills and often collected some herbs by herself. Collecting herbs is hard and dangerous.

So the prince told the slave at that time that if he wanted to serve the girl, he would not only have to do the daily chores, but if the girl also went out to collect herbs, the slave would also have to do all the dirty work for the girl." Si Qi said this. When he spoke, he actually had a arrogant expression on his face.

Why did it sound like Si Qi was willing to serve her? They didn't know each other before...

"So you came here on your own initiative?" Shen Xinyue asked strangely.

"Yes and no."

Si Qi still had a cute look on his face, "Girl, you don't know something. I was not sold into the mansion from my family like other slaves. I was actually rescued by the prince."

"Rescued?" Shen Xinyue became interested now, her big eyes flickering at Si Qi, waiting for her to continue.

Si Qi nodded, "Yes. My family is not from the capital. My family is in a small village next to the Huangsha River. Probably when I was seven or eight years old, the Huangsha River overflowed and flooded the entire village. Everyone in the family was swept away by the flood. The slave girl hugged a dead tree trunk tightly and floated with the flood for a long time. I don’t know where it floated..."

"Your Majesty can swim and rescue you?" Shen Xinyue said matter-of-factly.

"No. I didn't meet the prince at that time. I don't know where the servant drifted to. Later, I fainted from being cold and hungry. When I woke up, I was in a strange place.

The people there are also very poor. The slaves have to beg for a long time before they can get a bite of food. They barely survive. Sometimes they fight for food with pigs and dogs..."

The difficult past came to mind, and Si Qi's expression became obviously depressed.

Shen Xinyue wanted to know what happened next, but she couldn't expose other people's scars, so she held her little hands and said softly: "If you don't want to say it, don't say it."

Si Qi shook his head and continued: "It's okay, this is all in the past. Then one day, the slave walked to the door of a wealthy family, and the young master of that family came out to play and bully the slave... Alas... Only then did I know What is life worse than death? At that time, the slave thought, living like this is really not as good as death.

So I tried my best to hit the big lion in front of that house, but was saved by the prince."

"Then you went back to the palace with the prince?" Shen Xinyue asked.

"Yes. But after coming to the palace, the prince did not raise my slave as a servant. He said that I was too young and was so hungry that I lost my human form. He kept me with good food and drink. When I was older, I followed the palace. People there do something together.

The prince's kindness to the slave will never be repaid in this lifetime, so the slave always tells the prince that she wants to help him more, no matter how hard or tiring it is, she is not afraid.

After the girl arrived, the prince asked me one day if I could serve the girl well. Of course I am willing. Serving the girl is not only not hard work, but in my opinion, it is a good job. Moreover, the prince treats the girl well. I like her very much, so by serving the girl, I feel like I am helping the prince."

At this point, Si Qi's tone was no longer as low and sad as before, but full of joy.

Shen Xinyue looked at Si Qi distressedly. She could not imagine how a seven or eight-year-old girl had escaped death, and she felt infinitely sad.

But it is not difficult to imagine that in such a situation, Si Qi was rescued by Huo Weilou and lived a life that was completely different from before. Si Qi was grateful from the bottom of his heart.

Huo Weilou had good intentions in arranging a grateful and reliable person like Si Qi to serve him.

Thinking of this, the gloom on Shen Xinyue's face cleared away, and she became sincerely happy, "Si Qi, thank you. In this world, you have no relatives, and I...well, my relatives are also gone. Even though you and I don't call each other sisters, I regard you as my sister."

Hearing what Shen Xinyue said, Si Qi was so excited that tears filled his eyes and he couldn't even speak.

Sisters - best friends.

Shen Xinyue suddenly thought of modern vocabulary and turned her bright eyes, "Si Qi, do you know that in our place, sisters of the opposite sex like you and me can also be called best friends, and best friends love to have sex the most? What's the matter?"

"Best friend? What is your favorite thing to do?" Si Qi asked curiously.

"It's shopping." Shen Xinyue laughed, "I haven't gone shopping for a long time. It's better to choose a day than to coincide with the day. Let's go shopping now."

Anyway, Huo Weilou is not in the mansion, and it is really pointless to stay in the mansion.

Go shopping and look at the dazzling array of items in the market. What girl wouldn't love them?

Of course Si Qi responded positively.

Under the leadership of Si Qi, the two people came to the most prosperous street in the capital.

As expected, it lived up to Shen Xinyue's expectations. There were many shops on the street, and it was bustling with tourists.

This ancient street market is completely different from the modern one. There is no loud music or colorful neon lights.

Some are authentic vendors’ cries, and some are antique shop signs.

Shen Xinyue fell in love as soon as she came here. She yelled a few words in her heart, and excitedly said to Si Qi: "Compared with the modern street market, this is really a different scene. Walking here, I feel like I am walking It's like being in a painting, so unreal."

Si Qi was confused and asked: "Girl, aren't you from Jiangnan? Where are you in modern times?"

Pfft - Shen Xinyue almost laughed. She felt it was hard to explain, so she quickly pulled Si Qi's sleeves and dragged her to a stall selling small jewelry to distract her, "Si Qi, look, these pure The handmade jewelry is so beautiful.”

Si Qi did not dwell on the question just now. His attention was immediately attracted by those small jewelry that girls loved, and he followed Shen Xinyue to look at them.

In ancient times, the jewelry sold by mobile stalls like this were just relatively simple and cheap small silver jewelry. Luxurious jewelry such as those inlaid with pearls, agates, jade, etc. were sold in those shops.

Shen Xinyue picked around and picked a pair of cloisonné earrings. Although they were small, they looked elegant. She picked them up and asked Si Qi, "Si Qi, what do you think of these cloisonné earrings?"

"It's very beautiful, girl, and it is worthy of the dress you are wearing today." Siqi said.

"This is for you." Shen Xinyue said with a smile, and then placed the earrings in Si Qi's ears. They looked pretty good.

The shopkeeper echoed from the side: "This girl has good eyesight. This pair of cloisonné earrings is the best pair I have here. It only costs 300 cents. This is the only pair. It is just right for this girl." .”

Shen Xinyue immediately decided to buy it, but when she wanted to get the money, she suddenly realized that she had no money at all.

Isn't that right? Since entering the palace, everything for food and clothing has been readily available, so there is no need to spend money to buy anything by yourself.

Therefore, money was completely ignored after she traveled to ancient times.

In fact, Shen Xinyue had already encountered this problem when she went to "Lanyuan Restaurant" last time. Fortunately, the private room was fully booked by Huo Weilou at that time, and she failed to do so, so the lesson did not seem so profound. .

But this time, the embarrassment was even greater.

Shen Xinyue just stood there holding her earrings in her hand, feeling a sense of loss suddenly came over her.

Si Qi saw the problem, and quickly took the pair of cloisonné earrings from her hand with a smile, put them back in the stall, and said with a smile: "Girl, you also know that I don't wear these at all on weekdays. It’s probably a worry to buy. It’s getting late, let’s go shopping in other places and then go back home early.”

Shen Xinyue had no choice but to nodded to the shopkeeper and left with Siqi.

She didn't even have a penny on her. This cruel fact hit Shen Xinyue's brain, making her shopping less exciting than before.

Yes, after shopping for a long time, she was addicted to shopping. This was a situation she had never experienced before.

The two of them walked for a while, then Shen Xinyue suggested going back home, so the two of them walked back.

As I was walking, I noticed a lot of people gathered outside a medical clinic in front of me. I couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. I could only hear someone crying.

Shen Xinyue frowned. Could it be that there was also a difficult doctor-patient relationship in ancient times?

So she asked her boss to get closer and take a closer look.
Chapter completed!