"You are better than anything else if you are doing well now." Concubine Xian shook Mingruo's hand, probably to express comfort, "I tell you this because I want you to be mentally prepared."
"Thank you, aunt." Mingruo nodded.
After Concubine Xian changed her clothes, she boarded the carriage and returned to the palace. Everyone watched Concubine Xian's carriage go away, and Prince Yun's carriage arrived again - Prince Yun came to take the Concubine back to the palace.
Mingruo sat in the carriage, still thinking about the eighth princess. In the memory of the original owner, the eighth princess's biological mother was thrown into the cold palace because she poisoned Concubine Qing. The queen and the eighth princess' biological mother were cousins, so they were less than two years old.
The eighth princess was sent to the middle palace for upbringing. The queen already had the eldest princess, the fourth princess and the eighth prince under her knees, so naturally she was not very concerned about taking care of the eighth princess.
The eighth princess was very cautious in the middle palace and felt very good. However, in front of the other princes and princesses, she regarded herself as the legitimate princess and showed off her power in all kinds of ways. The original owner was originally soft-tempered, and during the few days she lived in the palace, she was also used by the eight princesses.
The princess has caused a lot of trouble.
Mingruo looked distracted after getting in the car. Si Haochen held her hand and asked, "Why are you so worried?"
"Nothing." Mingruo shook his head, "I learned from Concubine Xian that my eighth sister is also going to marry to Donghuan."
"Are you afraid of her?" Si Haochen took Mingruo into his arms.
"That's right." The original owner was indeed afraid of the eighth princess, because the eighth princess was the most unreasonable and unreasonable among the sisters. However, Ming Ruo was not afraid of her.
"Since my beloved concubine doesn't like it, it's not that difficult to prevent her from coming to Donghuan." Si Haochen said it very lightly.
"That's not necessary, I have someone to support me now." Ming Ruo tilted her head and leaned on Si Haochen's shoulder, "My bamboo horse is so powerful and domineering, no matter which prince she marries, she has to call me "Auntie".
Unless she has the courage to marry Emperor Danxu, then I have nothing to say."
"Haha." Si Haochen was very satisfied that Ming Ruo regarded him as his supporter, and secretly swore in his heart that if this eighth princess dared to act like a monster, she would definitely regret living in this world. No matter what, he could not let his little princess feel that
Her backer is unreliable.
In the next few days, Mingruo helped Xiaotuanzi pack for his trip back to Jiangnan. He mainly prepared some medicines that might be used on the road, as well as convenient and delicious dry food and dried meat.
The guards sent by the Supreme Emperor to pick up Xiao Tuanzi had already arrived, and Qin Mo brought ten more secret guards to escort him. Ming Ruo was afraid that they would be tricked by drugs again, so each of them was given a medicine bag. Although the effect was not as powerful as that of the little gourd,
It’s also an extra layer of protection.
Xiaotuanzi left the city in a very low-key manner, exiting the city through a secret passage and meeting up with the guards disguised as a caravan outside the city.
Si Haochen held Xiaotuanzi with one hand, but Xiaotuanzi looked at Mingruo with tears in his eyes.
Mingruo raised her hand and rubbed his little head: "If we have the chance, we will go to Jiangnan to see you. Xuan'er, please be good."
"Yeah." Xiaotuanzi nodded vigorously, "Xuan'er will study hard and practice martial arts seriously."
The carriage started to move forward, and Xiao Tuanzi was still lying on the small window, looking towards Si Haochen and Mingruo. Mingruo waved to him, and Xiao Tuanzi also waved his little hand.
It wasn't until the carriage was out of sight that Si Haochen said, "Let's go back."
"Go back."
Si Haochen got on the horse and stretched out his hand to pull Mingruo onto the horse's back.
"Second cousin said he wanted to give me a horse."
"Can you ride and ask for someone else's horse?" Si Haochen asked with a smile.
"You can learn if you don't know." Mingruo felt that she learned things faster and was no longer afraid.
"I'll teach you when the weather gets warmer." Si Haochen gently pinched the horse's belly and Lieyan started to trot.
As soon as she returned to the palace, Mingruo locked herself in the dormitory. In the past few days, the corn was gradually ripening, and she was like a corn-breaking machine with no emotion. She underwent "reform through labor" in the space every day, and experienced the hard-earned food.
Mingruo just broke the corns, while Xiaobai and Linglong picked them up one by one and piled them into piles. Mingruo was shocked when he saw Linglong carrying corns for the first time. He couldn't imagine that those small legs and small body could bear the burden.
He picked up a corn that was several times bigger than him. But he didn't feel any difficulty at all, so he just let it go.
Linglong: Mom, don’t worry, I’m very good.
After several days of work, I finally finished breaking the first batch of corn. Mingruo let out a breath of turbid air and lay down on the recliner, not wanting to move.
Linglong grabbed Mingruo's belt, and Xiaobai also looked at her eagerly.
"Okay, okay, I know." Mingruo, expecting a tiger and a butterfly, fetched a bucket of water from the well and gave it to them to drink.
Mingruo discovered that the well water not only tasted sweet, but also had a good effect in dispelling fatigue. Moreover, if his hands that were red from work were soaked in it, they would soon return to their original state and look even whiter and more tender.
After Mingruo had a good rest, she left the space. Looking at the sky, she perfectly missed lunch. She changed into a dress first and asked Zicao to bring two plates of snacks.
Zi Su came in with snacks: "You can eat two snacks to cushion your stomach first. Zi Cao is cooking wontons, they will be ready soon."
"We also prepared wontons, which are pretty good." Mingruo said she was very satisfied.
"It's the prince's order." Zi Su said with a smile, "The prince doesn't need lunch either."
"Um..." Mingruo rubbed his forehead, "Where is the prince?"
"In the study."
"Then, when the wontons are cooked, send a bowl to the study."
"Yes, princess."
Zicao quickly brought two steaming bowls of wontons and four exquisite side dishes and placed them on the table quickly. Then, Si Haochen came over.
"Are you busy?" Si Haochen sat down opposite Mingruo, "From now on, when it's time to eat, eat first. This is not good for your health."
"I will return these words to you intact." Mingruo also planned to 'educate' Si Haochen in this way, but she didn't expect that he actually stole her lines.
"..." Si Haochen twitched the corners of his mouth and stared at Ming Ruo, unable to refute.
Mingruo picked up the spoon and put it into Si Haochen's hand, "You don't have to look at me like this, I will encourage you."
"Okay, let's encourage each other."
After the two of them finished eating wontons, Mingruo asked Si Haochen to take her to the Qingliang Pavilion, which has excellent ventilation. This place is quite beautiful during the day. It is located on a rockery and is a three-story attic. The surrounding windows are transparent and the view is quite good.
broad.
Mingruo soon discovered that there was a medicine cabinet in the corner, a bookcase with a cabinet underneath, a desk and an armchair.
"Are these prepared for me?" Mingruo looked at these practical furniture and liked them very much.
"Yeah." Si Haochen nodded.
"Why is there no bed?" Mingruo still hoped to have a place to lie down and rest.
"It will take some time to do that."
"Actually, the carving doesn't need to be too exquisite, it just needs to be usable." Mingruo only thought that Si Haochen would buy her some ready-made furniture, but she didn't expect that His Highness Prince Yun's furniture was all custom-made.
