"Then the lunch box was misunderstood by me." Beigong Tengxiao smiled lightly, took out a Tangbaozi from his side and gave it to her, and said, "Warm your hands."
Chu Jiaoli carefully picked up the exquisitely embroidered Tang Pozi and placed it on her lap. Slowly she could no longer feel the coldness. She slowly exhaled and her thoughts relaxed: "Thank you, Your Highness." She lowered her head and said,
She pursed her lips and said: "A civilian girl would never have thought that His Highness would walk instead of riding in a carriage, so she mistakenly identified you as someone else..."
Beigong Tengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "I rarely go out, but you know me well."
Chu Jiaoli paused for a moment. When she first met Beigong Tengxiao, she was just like ordinary people and didn't know his identity.
She blinked twice in embarrassment, and pressed her slender fingers harder on the embroidered Tang Pozi. Her nails turned slightly white. She tried her best not to show any guilt and said, "I've seen the portrait."
There are no portraits of the royal family circulated in the imperial capital, and private painting is a serious crime. Apart from the carriage that symbolizes the royal family and the noble python robe, the only thing that can prove his identity is the badge on his waist.
Today he was dressed in regular clothes, and the only people who could stop and look at him were some young girls. It was impossible for ordinary people to know his identity.
As for the hair crown on his head, although it is unique to the royal family, few people know it.
Beigong Tengxiao did not expose it, but smiled lightly and said: "You really make me curious."
Chu Jiaoli pursed her lips and said: "People's girls are very boring and not worthy of Your Highness' curiosity."
"I just passed by Prince Qi's residence. I heard passers-by say that the daughter of an imperial merchant was selling himself to save his sister. I didn't want to alarm them, so I got off the carriage to see what happened, but I never expected to meet you." Bei Gongteng.
Xiao looked up at her and chuckled, "As for leaving the palace, it was to buy bows and arrows, but you spent all my money."
"The civilian daughter did not intend to disturb His Highness. As for seeking help from His Highness...it was actually forced by the situation."
A hint of joking flashed through Bei Gong Tengxiao's eyes, and he said: "I don't mean to blame you, but I just want to lament this wonderful fate. Since I will spend money to buy you, I naturally think that you are more interesting than that bow and arrow."
many."
Chu Jiaoli swallowed, and seemed to feel that the atmosphere was a bit awkward. She looked outside, and suddenly there was a strong wind. A carriage passing in the opposite direction passed in front of her. In the car sat a young man, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
His exquisite facial features are almost identical to those of Beigong Tengxiao.
She opened her eyes in disbelief, and only after taking a closer look did she dare to confirm that she was not dazzled.
Beigong Tengxiao was the only son of the emperor, and the emperor only had two younger brothers who were both over forty years old. That boy seemed to be carved out of the same mold as Beigong Tengxiao. She had never seen this person before, and she couldn't help but arouse her interest.
Strong curiosity.
The young man in the car seemed to have noticed the intense gaze, and glanced at her slightly, which scared her so much that she immediately turned around and sat down.
Beigong Tengxiao looked at her nervous look, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "What's wrong?"
Chu Jiaoli slowly grasped the dress on her knees and said, "I saw a... young man who looks similar to His Highness."
Bei Gong Tengxiao took advantage of the situation and glanced at the gap in the curtain in front. He peeked through the curtain and saw the back of the person in the car. His eyes dimmed and his voice was slightly low: "Irrelevant people."
Judging from his abnormal attitude, it was obvious that he knew me, and he seemed... a little unhappy.
Chu Jiaoli secretly made a note of this person, pursed her lips, and stopped continuing the topic that made him unhappy, and said, "Where is the carriage going?"
Beigong Tengxiao smiled slightly, lowered his head, poured two cups of tea, and said, "Go back to the palace."
Chu Jiaoli was stunned and seemed a little embarrassed.
Beigong Tengxiao raised his cup and took a sip of tea, raised his long eyebrows and said, "What? I spent a thousand taels to buy you, but I still can't take you away?"
Chu Jiaoli frowned slightly, struggled for a while, and finally said: "Your Highness, in fact, Butler Zhao only gave Chu Mansion one hundred taels of silver..."
"Oh?" Beigong Tengxiao was stunned for a while, then said with a relieved smile, "It doesn't matter, then take the nine hundred taels for lunch. I am just being sentimental."
Chu Jiaoli immediately regretted her talk. She bit her lip and said, "No, Minnu is very touched. Minnu will pay you back as soon as possible, and then..."
Beigong Tengxiao chuckled and said, "How to pay back?"
In one sentence, Chu Jiaoli's heart was asked. Her expression changed slightly, but she opened her lips but did not answer.
"Just think that you only borrowed a hundred taels, but now you are penniless and homeless, right?"
It is true that she cannot return to the Chu Mansion, and she has nothing.
Seeing her slightly depressed expression, Beigong Tengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly, pushed the cup filled with tea in front of her, and said, "Do you want to be free?"
It will take another two months for the emperor to build a residence for Beigong Tengxiao. For now, he still lives in the palace.
There are many rules in the palace. When she entered the palace, Beigong Tengxiao was already the emperor. With Beigong Tengxiao's favor, she was already a noble person beneath one person and above ten thousand people. She had never learned the rules in the palace.
No one has ever dared to point fingers at her.
But today is different from the past, and her status is different now. If she doesn't cater to Beigong Tengxiao as her concubine, she will definitely suffer a lot.
After thinking about it, she nodded slightly: "Yes."
"I will give you an idea."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli raised her eyes and looked at him, the clear eyes reflecting her reflection seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"You will be my maid, and the one hundred taels will be your monthly silver. When you pay it off, I will give you your freedom."
One hundred taels is not a small amount for a servant. If so, Beigong Tengxiao would like to keep her for a long time.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows slightly, then raised her hand and took out the hairpin on her head. Her smooth green hair spread out, like a pure and beautiful relegated immortal, with her aloof and cold temperament, she still exuded nobility even though she was wearing simple clothes.
I saw her placing the simple hairpin on the table. At the end of the hairpin, there were traces of being sharpened by a sharp blade, which was very sharp.
That was what she had imagined before. If she didn't encounter the opportunity to ask for help on the street, she would protect herself by preventing Zhao from getting too close.
She raised her eyes and looked at him and said: "Your Highness, it is not safe to keep me close. I hope Your Highness will think twice."
Beigong Tengxiao picked up the hairpins on the table, smiled interestingly, and said: "If you dare to show me the hidden weapon, it will be safe."
Seeing that he was not defensive, Chu Jiaoli frowned slightly and said, "I won't hurt you, but that doesn't mean I won't cause you trouble."
Beigong Tengxiao raised the corners of his lips and said, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of trouble."
Chu Jiaoli choked on her words for a moment. He had obviously made up his mind to keep her.
Beigong Tengxiao looked at her with a smile but not a smile and said: "I want you to be the highest-ranking maid in the East Palace. There will be many rewards in the palace, so I won't keep you for a long time."
