The candles burned all night in the new house. It was not until after dawn that the wicks of the lamps made a crackling sound in the stew. The light in the room was a bit dim. After turning over, Mu Lingxue was awakened by the faint sound of voices outside the window.
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"I heard that the prince rested at Concubine Rong's place last night. It seems that our master will be angry when he comes in."
"Keep your voice down, do you still think this is Prince Rui's Mansion?"
"What's wrong? What I said is not a lie. Originally, my mother waited until this year to redeem my life and find a good in-law for me. Now it's better. Why is my life so miserable when I become a dowry girl?"
"Okay, don't cry. Although the master we are following is not favored, he is still an upright master. Who can make us angry?"
"Master? Today's servants are the most powerful. I don't know how we can live our lives." The crying voice became quieter.
Mu Lingxue sat up. These two voices were familiar to her. They were the two maids who spoke carelessly in front of her on her wedding day. Later, she noticed that the one who liked to wear pink clothes was called Qiangwei.
The maid in green clothes is called Shuizhu.
On the wedding night, the groom went to sleep with his concubine. This man was cruel enough. He deliberately wanted others to laugh at him, but he was afraid of disappointing him, so he refused to follow his wishes. He would not let himself be happy.
, I want to be happy.
Mu Lingxue coughed lightly, and the sounds outside stopped. Not long after, she heard Shuizhu whispering outside, "Is the princess awake?"
"Come in" doesn't understand the time in ancient times, but if you look at the sky, it should be about the same.
There was silence outside for a moment, and then there was a creak, and the door was pushed open. Shuizhu and Qiangwei filed in with some maids carrying washing things. Qiangwei's red and swollen eyes could still be seen faintly.
Shuizhu's hands were very skillful. Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, Mu Lingxue looked at her black hair, which was all tucked behind her head. Two strands of it were dropped in front of her ears and wrapped around the back. The rest of her hair was
The top of the head is divided into "three hills". On the front of the "three hills" is a gold comb inlaid with white jade flowers. On the left and right sides are butterflies made of gold and in the middle are small hairpins inlaid with blue jade beads. Finally, Shuizhu picks up the matching set.
The four flowers are inserted into the back of the bun.
Mu Lingxue's appearance was absolutely beautiful, and the faint air of a lady made her look different from others. Shuizhu glanced at the bronze mirror and said with a smile, "The princess is so beautiful, this cross
The sideburns are the simplest, but when the princess combs her hair, it looks so beautiful that it’s amazing.”
The woman in the faint bronze mirror had eyebrows like green leaves, lips like cherry blossoms, and face like peach blossoms. Mu Lingxue was slightly startled when she looked at her. In her last life, she became an ordinary woman. In this life, she didn't want to be a beauty, but her fate remained the same.
Such suffering.
Seeing the princess, Shui Zhu only smiled faintly, thinking that she was very satisfied with her combing. Then she took the clothes picked by Qiangwei. The bright red dress made Mu Lingxue, who was originally simple and elegant, look charming in an instant, and she could see what was going on in the room.
Everyone is in a daze.
Shuizhu looked up and down, and finally took out a matching hairpin from the handbag and inserted it into the back of her bun, "Princess, do you want someone to call the prince over to have breakfast with you?"
"What should I do according to the rules?" Mu Lingxue pondered in her mind.
Shuizhu didn't understand what it meant, but answered truthfully, "According to the rules, three days before the wedding, the prince and the princess have to have dinner together."
Mu Lingxue smiled and said, "Let someone go over and ask."
Although she expected that the other party would not come, if she ate without being asked, in the end it would appear that she had broken the rules, and she would not give others a chance to be pointed out that she was wrong.
After waiting for nearly an hour, the little girl who was sent out quickly came back. Qiangwei scolded her at the door, "What took you so long?"
The little girl looked aggrieved and said, "I have passed by. The servants in Concubine Rong's courtyard said that the prince has not gotten up yet, so he asked me to wait, so I came back now."
Shuizhu felt worried after hearing this and hurriedly walked out, "What did the prince say?"
Seeing that she was saved, the little girl worked hard to keep herself healthy. "The prince said that he was having dinner with Concubine Rong, so he wouldn't come over. Let the prince eat by himself."
Qiangwei had expected this, and with a sarcastic look on her face, she snorted and ordered the little girl on the side to pass the rice. Shuizhu waved the little girl to retreat, and hurriedly grabbed Qiangwei secretly.
She lowered her voice, "You can't control your temper, the princess is still listening."
Qiangwei sneered, "As you can see, if the prince really came, he would have stayed here last night. He sent someone to call him, so what happens now? He didn't say anything after being touched, and he even made it all over the house.
Everyone knows about it, now it’s embarrassing?”
Before Shuizhu could persuade him, he heard the princess's indifferent voice coming from inside the room, "Not enough people dislike me, right? Come in and make a noise if you have anything to say."
Qiangwei was not afraid after hearing this. She raised her chin at Shuizhu and turned around and entered the house. Shuizhu followed behind with an ugly expression. In the outside room, Mu Lingxue was sitting cross-legged on the soft couch, her pretty face full of coldness.
In the eyes of both of them, she has always been a gentle woman, but suddenly one look can make people shiver.
Mu Lingxue glanced at the two of them, "Now I, the master, have to worry about not losing the face of your servants no matter what I do. This is the first time I have heard of this rule, so why don't you explain it to me.
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A slender finger pointed at the rose.
"Back to the princess, this servant doesn't even understand." Qiangwei was very confident.
From the beginning, she didn't take Mu Lingxue, the daughter of the traitorous general of the Western Jin Dynasty, seriously. So what about the famous talented girl in the Western Jin Dynasty? After her family was ruined, didn't she become a famous prostitute?
She is a maid, and she has served the second prince for many years. If not for the second prince, why would she be here?
This meant that she had never taken him seriously, and Mu Lingxue was not angry at all. She just let out a light ooh, raised her phoenix eyes and looked at Shuizhu aside, "Then tell me."
Shuizhu has always been very kind-hearted. When he heard the question, he knelt down and said, "Princess, calm down. Qiangwei has always been a talker, but she is honest. Just now, she reprimanded the servants regardless of the occasion because the princess had waited for a long time."
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There was another person who was interested, Mu Lingxue nodded, "Get up."
After all, she had just entered the house and it was her first day, so she didn't want to go too far. She still had the value of using them, and they needed to be able to do some things.
Seeing that the princess was also a person who knew the importance of things, Shuizhu couldn't help but feel worried. After all, the master asked them to come to serve her, and he also wanted to observe her secretly. It seemed that the ninth princess was not such a stupid person.
The breakfast was very rich, with eight types of snacks plus four types of porridge and two desserts. Mu Lingxue finally had a full meal. When she ate the bowl of bird's nest porridge, Mu Lingxue frowned slightly. She was a Chinese medicine practitioner in her previous life.
A high-achieving student naturally understands the taste of traditional Chinese medicine. Although the sweetness of bird's nest is very strong, the smell of musk is very strong, and it still comes out faintly.
Musk is used for contraception, but the effect is very poor. It only has some auxiliary effects. However, if you eat a little of this kind of thing every day, over time, you will actually be sterilized.
The hand that was eating the bird's nest only paused slightly, and Mu Lingxue ate the rest of the bird's nest in the big mouthful of the bowl, but it could not hurt her body once or twice. And if the other party wanted to do this, how could she ruin the other party's elegance.
On the second day of the wedding, I had to go to the palace to express gratitude. Because the emperor was in poor health, this rule was waived. The eunuch sent by the queen to deliver the message was the eunuch sent by the queen. He also rewarded some things, which were golden. Mu Lingxue
She really liked it, but in the eyes of others, it seemed that the queen was deliberately using such vulgar things to belittle her, the ninth princess.
Mu Lingxue directly had her things taken to her room. Before she could warm herself up, she saw a girl in purple clothes walking in. After bowing, she said, "Your servant Ziyi has met the princess."
Ziyi is the eldest girl next to Feng Guqiu. She is considered a respectable servant in Prince Xian's palace. She will give people a bit of respect wherever she goes. When there was no mistress, she could only be regarded as half a mistress.
Everyone in the palace recognized her, so they naturally did not notify her when they saw her coming. Mu Lingxue was not stupid either. She could see that this girl had some status, "Get up."
Although Ziyi was very powerful and had the trust of King Xian, she did not forget her duty. She stood up after listening to Mu Lingxue's instructions, "The prince knew that the emperor had come to reward the gift, so he asked the slaves to come and help the princess keep it.
After all, it’s all on the record, and it won’t be easy to explain to the royal family if it’s lost in the future.”
Oh, he is really a stingy man. He doesn't want to give himself any benefit. It was the first time for Mu Lingxue to see so much gold. It was taken away before she even liked it enough. She was a little unhappy in her heart, but she looked calm on her face.
A smile.
"Then I'll help you." The voice was as light as a spring breeze, and even she liked it when she heard it.
Ziyi was also stunned by the princess's gentle voice, and then she felt relieved before calling the servants in and leaving with the reward.
Seeing that all the servants in the room had their heads lowered, looking like they were not daring to breathe, Mu Lingxue smiled lightly and said, "It's all gone, I'll take a rest."
The servants got happy and left one after another, leaving only Qiangwei and Shuizhu waiting in the room.
"It's already this hour, does the princess want to ask the concubines and concubines from each room to come and pay her respects?" Shuizhu asked tentatively.
This is the rule, but now someone is summoning her. Mu Lingxue thought for a moment and waved her hand, "Forget it. Qiangwei, go to the kitchen and see if there is any refreshing sour plum soup."
Qiangwei didn't want to stay in the room and walked away quickly after saying this. Mu Lingxue looked at Shuizhu and said, "You are smart and you can see that I have objections to Qiangwei going out. I don't know much.
But I understand one thing. Since you are following me now, as long as something happens to me, you will not escape. Is this true?"
Shuizhu had already begun to think twice after seeing the princess's methods. After hearing these words, he knelt on the ground without saying a word, "This slave has only one master, and that is the princess. You must not have second thoughts."
Mu Lingxue didn't believe the easy promise she made, "In that case, I have something to ask you to do now. Find out about the situation in the house, no matter what it is. As the saying goes, only by knowing the enemy can we have a good life."
It’s a good life, isn’t it?”
Shuizhu was afraid that his slow response would make the princess doubt his loyalty, so he hurriedly responded before standing up. After Qiangwei came back with sour plum soup, he found an excuse and left the house.