Hearing these two words, Chu Jiaoli's heart froze. She stared at her in shock and said, "Zilin? He is fourteen years old and has a red mole on his right index finger. Gu Zilin?"
Bai Xue's eyes lit up, and there was a gleam in her eyes: "Your Majesty, do you know your sister?" She hurriedly knelt down, pulled a corner of Chu Jiaoli's skirt, and begged, "My Majesty, Bai Xue hasn't seen my sister in three years.
, can you take me to see my sister? As long as Bai Xue can see her sister, Bai Xue is willing to do whatever the empress wants Bai Xue to do!"
Chu Jiaoli's eyes suddenly turned red. She pursed her lips and said, "Zilin... is my loyal servant. We are like sisters. She is very good to me."
Bai Xue smiled and said: "Sister is as good a person as my empress. I beg you, please take Bai Xue to meet my sister..."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli blinked her eyes and turned away, with tears twinkling in her eyes, and said: "She...Bai Xue, your sister...has passed away..."
Hearing this, Bai Xue's small body stiffened suddenly, and the hand holding the hem of Chu Jiaoli's skirt slipped down weakly. She flattened her mouth in grievance, and tears burst out of her eyes in an instant: "Sister... is dead?" p>
Chu Jiaoli leaned over and picked her up, sat on her lap, held her in his arms, rubbed her cold shoulders, trying to convey some warmth to her, and raised her hand to stroke her head.
, said gently: "I don't want to lie to you, don't blame me for being cruel, deception is a crueler thing."
"Woooooo..." Bai Xue hugged Chu Jiaoli and cried sadly, which made Chu Jiaoli's heart hurt.
She wiped the tears from Bai Xue's face with a handkerchief. What came to her mind was the image of Zi Lin lying coldly in the snow. She held back her tears and blinked her eyes, not wanting to burst into tears in front of the children. She never thought that the little girl in front of her was actually Zi Lin's biological sister. She decided that it was right to keep these two siblings by her side. No wonder she liked them as soon as she saw them. That familiar feeling of déjà vu came from Zi Lin. p>
"Baixue, I swear that I will not let you two brothers and sisters suffer any more." Chu Jiaoli said soothingly, "I will definitely let your sister go with peace of mind."
Two hours later, Chu Jiaoli finally comforted Bai Xue and calmed down. Listening to Chu Jiaoli telling her every detail of getting along with Zi Lin, she seemed tired of crying and slowly closed her eyes.
I fell asleep unconsciously in my arms.
Chu Jiaoli carefully placed her on the beauty's couch, covered her with the quilt, and sighed softly.
Looking at the girl's sleeping face, Chu Jiaoli raised her hand and gently stroked her hair.
Upon closer inspection, she looks so similar to Zi Lin...
She smiled with relief. Could it be that Zi Lin had a spirit in the sky and brought these two children to her?
She will definitely treat these two children as her own biological brothers and sisters, and will devote all the kindness to Zi Lin that she has never had time to do to Zi Lin.
Two days later, Zangshu Pavilion.
"One."
"One."
"Two."
"Two."
"Three."
"Mother, does four mean three plus a horizontal line below it?" A childish voice sounded in the room.
Chu Jiaoli sat next to Bai Xue, pointing to the words in the book and teaching her how to read. Now she would start with the simplest numbers.
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli smiled tenderly, raised her hand and rubbed her head, and said: "Bai Xue is very smart, but four is not written like this..."
After saying that, she grabbed Bai Xue's finger and traced the number "four". Bai Xue nodded, looked sideways at Chu Jiaoli, and said obediently: "Bai Xue has remembered it."
Chu Jiaoli smiled fondly and said, "You're so good."
"My dear, is Sister Zilin also literate?" Every time she encounters something new, she always thinks of Zilin.
Chu Jiaoli smiled lightly and said: "Your sister is a second-class maid in Muyang Palace. Second-class and above maids must be literate. She knows a lot of words."
Bai Xue's eyes showed admiration and admiration, and said: "Then Bai Xue must also be serious about literacy, just like my sister."
"Okay."
As soon as the words fell, a book on the bookshelf fell to the ground, making a "clack" sound.
Chu Jiaoli looked up, and the maid standing at the source of the sound was startled. She quickly bowed her head and bowed to Chu Jiaoli, quickly picked up the books and put them away, and continued to wipe the bookshelf with a rag, but her eyes were intentional.
Aiming at the book on the desk unintentionally.
Her name is Xiaoci, and she is a maid who handles household chores. She was born mute and illiterate, but she has always worked diligently and hard, leaving no one with any faults.
She has a thin figure and light steps, but she has no sense of presence. Now she is assigned to clean the library. She is quiet and will not affect Chu Jiaoli's reading.
Seeing that she seemed to want to express something, Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "You also want to be literate, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ci, who had always been honest and dull, refused at all and nodded eagerly. Then he knelt down towards Chu Jiaoli and begged sincerely.
Before Chu Jiaoli could speak, Bai Xue tugged at the corner of the clothes of the person next to her and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has already taught Bai Xue how to read, how about you teach her too?"
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, then you should also learn to read."
Xiaoci kowtowed eagerly a few times, then came to Chu Jiaoli's side. She pointed to the hydrangea in the vase on the table.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Hydrangea? Do you want to know how to write hydrangea?"
Hearing this, Xiaoci nodded.
Chu Jiaoli nodded, picked up the brush and wrote the word "hydrangea flower" on the rice paper in a graceful handwriting. She pointed at Zi and slowly said to her: "Purple, Yang, flower."
Xiaoci nodded again and pointed towards the brushes hanging on the pen holder, as if to pick up the pen.
Chu Jiaoli smiled faintly, dipped a pen in ink and handed it to her, saying: "Okay, then you try to write."
Xiao Ci showed a smile, held the pen awkwardly, followed the words written by Chu Jiaoli, and eagerly wrote the word "purple". Just as Chu Jiaoli was about to point, she wrote the second word "purple".
", the third, the fourth...
Chu Jiaoli's smile slowly fell. She seemed to realize something and whispered softly: "Zi..."
Could it be that what she wanted to write about was not hydrangea?
She showed a faint smile again, tentatively wrote a few more words on the rice paper, pointed and said: "This word is woods."
When she heard that word, Xiaoci's eyes lit up and she hurriedly wrote the word "Lin". She clumsily wrote the word "Purple Forest" and pointed eagerly.
Chu Jiaoli's heart skipped a beat and she said, "The reason why you want to learn how to read is because you want to tell me about Zilin?"
Hearing this, Xiaoci nodded desperately. She seemed to be gasping with excitement. She wanted to express something, but she couldn't write any other words.
Bai Xue tilted her head and said: "Sister, are you and my sister good friends?"