Although Wen Zhi didn't dare to put his ears on the door, he kept his ears open and carefully discerned what was going on inside. Seeing that the master and the girl didn't come out for a long time, he almost went to prepare warm water and new clothes.
Fortunately, the two of them opened the door and came out, both dressed neatly, so Wen Zhi didn't have to make an extra trip.
Mu Xiang quickly stepped forward and took Ruan Yuyi's hand, calling, "Miss——"
She shook her head and smiled back.
Jiang Huaiyang seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said to Ruan Yuyi, "You can keep these clothes, you don't have to give them back." Anyway, it's not a gift to anyone. She was dressed appropriately, so it was considered appropriate to give it to her.
This kind of material is mostly used by noble ladies from official families, and daughters with lower status are hard to find. Ruan Yuyi also knew this, so she thanked her Yingying.
He glanced at her, and sometimes he really felt that she was a little weird. She was obviously very shy, but she pretended to be familiar with her to seduce him.
Looking at it now, she is extremely docile. She rarely puts on hair oil, so the top of her head looks hairy. It doesn't look like some women dress up and use too much force. Instead, it will tickle the person's heart just right.
of.
He thought and added, "If you want to find me in the future, don't come to this courtyard, so as not to disturb the dowager and her rest."
Today it happened that Princess Yu came to visit the concubine. She disliked the prince's talk and got in the way, so she made a special exception and let him out of the temple to play for a day. If he came over later, he might run into her.
When these words fell into her ears, she just thought that he allowed her to enter and leave his yard at will, so that she could enter through the front door instead of squeezing around the banyan tree and always getting covered in dust.
So she smiled unconsciously and agreed.
But what she didn't know was that Jiang Huaiyang already knew how she came in from the first time they met. She could still come in and out like this, but he told the guards not to stop her.
Jiang Huaiyang accidentally looked away and saw a man in a crow-green robe walking down the corridor.
"Take your lady to the main hall," he said.
She followed his gaze and saw that figure. She thought she was here to discuss important matters with him, so she bowed and didn't stay any longer.
Jiang Qi still held his precious folding fan and walked over briskly.
"Little Emperor Uncle," he glanced at Ruan Yuyi and Pingping Tingting's leaving figure, raised his eyebrows and said, "That can't be..."
Since he had only met Ruan Yuyi once, he could not recognize her figure, so he just thought that he, the little emperor uncle who was not close to women, had finally enlightened.
Facing Jiang Huaiyang's cold eyes, Jiang Qi shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.
Okay, this is going to be hidden.
"Just came back from abroad? I heard from Princess Yu that you took a concubine again," Jiang Huaiyang looked him up and down and said in a deep voice, "Have you finished memorizing the chapters assigned to you?"
Jiang Qi got a headache when he mentioned the endorsement. He had already reached the crown, so why was he still being pressured to endorse? He made a wrinkled expression and complained, "My mother-in-law reported to you again? She promised me not to
I’ll see you again.”
"The premise is that you restrain yourself."
Others may not know it, but he doesn't accept just any woman. He is attracted by their looks. After all, beauties don't do anything. Just standing there is enough to please the eyes.
And among these people, almost all of them were poor people with miserable life experiences or had nowhere to go. He just didn't talk about it casually because of their self-esteem.
Jiang Qi unfolded his folding fan and joked, "I haven't met a girl who can make me restrain myself yet."
As he spoke, the figure of a woman with a bun and a scorching face suddenly flashed in his mind. He stopped shaking the fan for a moment, not paying much attention to the sudden thought.
"Little Emperor Uncle, can I stop memorizing those things? It's really obscure and difficult to understand. Can I practice martial arts with you?" Jiang Qi began to negotiate terms.
Princess Yu couldn't see that her son had accomplished nothing, so she insisted on asking him to learn something. Dawu emphasized martial arts over literature, and learning literature would not hinder the new emperor. Therefore, studying classics was most suitable to help him cultivate his body and mind, and she chose them for him.
Classics used by ordinary scholars for imperial examinations.
Jiang Qi didn't expect this, he just felt the pain of endorsement.
Jiang Huaiyang sneered, "With your figure, you won't be able to look good on the battlefield." Prince Yu's family has always kept to themselves, and he had no intention of suppressing Jiang Qi, but he was indeed a little thinner and not half as strong as himself.
What's more, now he doesn't have much time to teach Jiang Qi every day.
When Ruan Yuyi returned to the side hall, the three of them were still sitting there, chatting. The maid on the side would add some tea from time to time.
As soon as she stepped in, several people heard the movement and looked towards her. Ruan Yuyi held the hem of her skirt and explained to the concubine the reason for borrowing the clothes.
The concubine waved her hand kindly, "It's okay, don't worry about these little things. But that maid deserves to be punished for being so careless in her work."
She likes plain colors, and the materials mostly have dark patterns that symbolize good fortune. This piece is made of such a fashionable style, and Ruan Yuyi's slim figure does not make her look old-fashioned, but rather gives her a dignified and solemn charm.
"Miss Ruan, can you use the pastry delivered in the morning?" the concubine asked, as if she was asking for advice humbly, "When the Ai family tastes it, it always feels like something is missing. It doesn't taste like the one from home."
Ruan Yuyi recalled it carefully and replied, "I'm afraid there is less milk in it, so it will feel a little greasy in the mouth and not soft enough."
When she was in Wuzhou, she loved food with a strong milk flavor, but her mother couldn't touch any milk because it always smelled fishy. I don't know if Ruan Yuyi was good at making pastries or something, but the pastries she sent to her mother would always be marked with a
Eat everything without any leftover.
Therefore, she is always very happy and proud of her craftsmanship. She is also very sensitive to the raw material milk, and one sip is enough to distinguish it.
When the concubine heard this, she was suddenly enlightened and immediately sent someone to inform the cook in the dining room.
She exchanged pleasantries with the concubine for a while. Seeing that Mrs. Cheng Zhu had stopped talking, she hurriedly said, "Madam, it's getting late. I'm afraid brother Rui won't be able to stay, so we won't bother you any more."
Cheng Rui seemed to have heard his name and raised his head from the messy tea leaves on the table. He looked confused and had no idea that his mother was using him as an excuse.
In fact, when Ruan Yuyi left, Mrs. Cheng Zhu was kept in the dark. The concubine was talking to Princess Yu about the affairs of the palace. She was not asked to interrupt at all. She just sat here and drank almost all the tea.
It’s half done.
But she had been looking forward to leaving for a long time, but Ruan Yuyi was not here, and she couldn't leave her alone, otherwise it would make people think that the Cheng family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not getting along, and it would be a joke.
Hearing this, the concubine nodded. Although she was happy for the two juniors, seeing what Cheng Zhu said, she no longer forced them to stay.