"Miss, I really don't know these. Mr. Mo took a fancy to my daughter and asked her to rehearse for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet." Dai Xiao explained patiently, just in time to see the steward of Jingmin Pavilion approaching and said quickly, "If you don't believe me, you can ask. "Master Steward"
"Ms. Li," the steward said respectfully.
"What she said is true." Li Xueyun glanced at Dai Xiao and put away the fierceness on her body just now and asked lightly.
"Yes, Miss Li, I'm here to see Xiaodie to practice acting," the steward replied.
"Since you are rehearsing for the Empress Dowager, you must be careful and don't cause any troubles recklessly. You'd better be careful and careful. Otherwise, if you don't earn the reward, you will lose your life, and you will bring trouble to King Shangxi and Mr. Mo." Li Xueyun's tone softened and she said [
"Yes," the steward nodded respectfully.
After the steward took Xiaodie away, Li Xueyun glanced at Dai Xiao coldly, "Just do whatever you have to do."
"It's Miss Li" Dai Xiao responded and ran towards the gate of Jingmin Pavilion like flying.
Definitely going to be late
Dai Xiao ran to the West Palace in one breath. Ximenzhe probably had an explanation in advance. The palace guards did not question Dai Xiao and let her directly step into the gate of the palace and ran rampantly to the Plum Blossom Court.
At the door of the yard, Daixiao stopped urgently and carefully held on to the door frame, leaning her head in. She tiptoed in and walked in.
It was so quiet in the yard that no one seemed to be there
"Miss Dai, Your Majesty asked you to clean the study together today." Suddenly a maid called Dai Xiao from behind, startling her.
Even if you don’t know her, just say she is a woman with a half-mask on her face and call her Dai Xiao, no one will recognize her.
More work
Although Dai Xiao was reluctant, she still smiled politely and asked, "Excuse me, where is the prince's study?"
The maid showed Dai Xiao the way and left.
The study room is not far from the Plum Blossom Garden. Daixiao found it quickly.
There seems to be no movement in the study. Ximen Zhe is not here.
Dai Xiao tiptoed a few steps along the outer wall of the study room. She let go of her courage and quickened her pace and slipped into the house. She was supposed to be cleaning, but now she seemed to be a thief.
Now that you have found the study, let’s clean it here first, so as not to sweep the big yard first and then Ximenzhe will cover the whole yard with fallen leaves.
Since Ximenzhe likes to beat fallen leaves, why not let him beat them to his heart's content and then clean them up afterwards?
My stomach keeps growling
Dai Xiao took out the bun from her arms and took a big bite. She swallowed and looked at the room. It was really big. The study was bigger than the entire house of a poor family, and it was divided into inner and outer rooms.[
Dai Xiao walked to the desk and pulled out a painting from the scroll.
I wonder what masterpiece the King of the West would like. His mind is so dark. Could it be that he is a crow in the night?
"Plop!" Dai Xiao thought and smiled, biting the bun again and raising her hand to shake the scroll.
The bun she just bit into her mouth almost spurted out. Dai Xiao forced herself to swallow the bun, but stared at the picture scroll and moved it away.
This this……
Dai Xiao recognized at a glance that the person in the painting looked very much like herself. To be precise, she looked like herself wearing a mask.
But do I have the clarity and brightness of the person in the painting? Maybe I did before, but after carrying Xiaodie around and suffering a lot in the past five years, the pampered softness should have disappeared.
"Who allows you to touch my things?" A sharp voice suddenly sounded from behind Dai Xiao.
Dai Xiao was shocked and came to her senses. She quickly put the scroll on the table and looked back timidly at the sullen Ximen Zhe.
Ximenzhe walked to the table without saying a word and carefully rolled up the painting. His movements were extremely gentle.
"Today you are late and your salary will be deducted for three days," Ximenzhe said without looking back.
Why are we deducting wages or three days?
When Dai Xiao heard this, she stomped her feet angrily. Unexpectedly, half of the bun in her hand accidentally came loose and fell to the ground. She then stepped on it, slipped and fell towards Ximenzhe.
"Ah" Dai Xiao couldn't help but exclaimed, waving her hands and grabbing them randomly.
Ximenzhe quickly turned sideways to avoid the "attack" from behind. After a slight pause, he reached out and grabbed Dai Xiao, who was about to hit the edge of the table.
She should have said thanks, but Dai Xiao, who felt sorry for her three-day salary, was so angry that she just stood there without saying a word.
Ximenzhe looked at Dai Xiao's intact other half, which was covered by the mask, and his eyes flashed as if he had discovered a trace that he had been looking for for many years, and he moved forward unknowingly.
"What do you want?" Dai Xiao was shocked and didn't know how Ximenzhe was going to deal with her.
Ximenzhe silently stared at Dai Xiao with deep eyes, as if there was a sense of expectation.
What did he want to do? Dai Xiao couldn't help but clench her hands. Thinking of that portrait, her heart beat wildly. Did he discover something? Why did he have such a portrait?
Ximenzhe raised his hand and hooked Dai Xiao's chin to straighten her face. The ugly and eye-catching cowhide mask stared into his eyes, giving him the urge to take it off again.
This time I am not just curious, but I want to see clearly how far this complete face is from the impression in my memory [
"Prince" Li Xueyun saw such a strange scene as soon as she walked to the door of the study room
She clearly saw the inexplicable light in Ximenzhe's eyes when he faced that ugly woman, and her heart sank. Isn't that woman in Jingmin Pavilion? Why did she appear in Xiwang's study again?
What’s even more incredible is how the King of the West could look at such a woman differently.
Letting her, Li Xueyun, the only daughter of the prime minister's house, to be jealous of this ugly woman is really a violation of her identity. Li Xueyun would rather think too much about it. The King of the West is not close to women and should not lose his aesthetic sense and this special hobby.
"What are you doing?" Ximenzhe took his hand away from Dai Xiao's chin and said in a calm voice.
Dai Xiao "touched" her chin and it hurt a lot.
Li Xueyun glanced at Dai Xiao and walked towards Ximenzhe and said affectionately, "My lord, I miss you."
Although the engagement ceremony was successfully completed, the fact that she was already recognized as the betrothed Princess of Zhunxi still existed. Therefore, Li Xueyun relied on this status to enter the Xiwang Mansion at will and swept away her previous reserve to show her tenderness to Ximenzhe.
This is what she should be able to do. This can be regarded as the progress she has made after waiting for five years.
In front of outsiders, Dai Xiao listened to Li Xueyun. Compared with the angry words when he saw her in Jingmin Pavilion, they were completely different. Her soft and greasy voice made people have goosebumps.
"Go and sweep somewhere else first," Ximenzhe said to Dai Xiao while sitting on a chair.