Prince Jian had a haggard look on his face, and he was wearing a short brown jacket. There was dust on his boots, which gave him a rather dusty look.
"Your Majesty." Xu Qing'an and Xu Qinghuan stepped forward to salute.
"I told you a long time ago, don't be so polite," King Jian said, carefully opening his arms. A bird was lying there with its two paws stretched straight up, and its eyes were closed as if they were gone.
Angry, "Come and see what's wrong with this bird."
Xu Qing'an immediately leaned over and stretched out his hand to move the fat bird, but the fat bird still didn't make any movement: "It's really sick. It was still alive and kicking when I brought it back...Prince Jian, what did you feed it?"
King Jian frowned: "No, they are all fresh insects, specially caught in the garden, and even taken around the house. They were fine a few days ago."
The mother of the fat bird was the favorite of the old King Jian. Now that the old bird is gone, the young bird is left. Prince Jian has been carefully caring for it and raising it fat and strong. I don’t know if it is for the bird.
The bird was cared for too much, and the bird got sick all the time, either not eating or drinking, or lying motionless in the cage, which made Prince Jian full of anxiety.
The last time Fat Bird fell ill, Xu Qing'an and Xu Qinghuan happened to come to Prince Jian's Mansion. Xu Qing'an teased the bird, and the bird became more energetic. Seeing Prince Jian worried about the bird, Xu Qing'an simply mentioned that he would take the bird with him.
Let's go and bring him back when he feels refreshed. Afraid that King Jian would be worried, he deliberately suppressed a hibiscus bird that had traveled across the ocean.
Strangely enough, the fat bird was especially fond of Xu Qing'an. When Xu Qing'an went out for a walk, he would always put the fat bird on his shoulders and say to everyone he met: "This is King Jian's bird."
One person and one bird are the spirit.
Later, when he got into trouble and ran away from home, he took the fat bird with him, as if the fat bird had become his life-saving talisman.
Xu Qinghuan looked at his brother. He was worried, but there was a faint smile in his eyes, and he knew in his heart: "Prince Jian, please give the fat bird to my brother. The fat bird likes my brother, and I can't say he is happy."
I feel energetic."
King Jian had the same thought, so he called the brothers and sisters over. When Miss Xu said this, he naturally had no objection.
Xu Qingan held the fat bird in his arms, and then said with a smile: "I will take the fat bird for a walk in the yard."
King Jian will go with him.
"Your Majesty," Xu Qing'an looked at Prince Jian's clothes, "you are so tired, you should go freshen up first."
While they were talking, Princess Jian also came out. Seeing this scene, she immediately complained: "Didn't I ask the prince to change clothes? Why did I come here first?"
King Jian then smiled and said: "I heard that the two children had arrived, and I felt anxious, so I came over to greet them."
Princess Jian couldn't help complaining in her heart, how could a high-ranking prince come to welcome the younger generation just for a bird? If she said this, she would lose all her prestige. Fortunately, the prince had already been well-known, so everyone was not surprised.
King Jian took people to the inner courtyard to change clothes. Princess Jian breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xu Qinghuan gently: "Your Majesty is really anxious, but I think that although the bird is not in good spirits, it is not unwilling to eat anything.
It always eats some insects every day, but not as much as before. Many people were invited to look at it, but they couldn't find any clues. The prince thought that it had no companion. I heard that there were merchants from the big food country outside Beijing.
I sold some rare birds and went to pick up a few of them myself. Unexpectedly, the fat birds not only ignored me, but also ignored me."
After saying this, Princess Jian let out a long sigh: "If this bird were a human, I'm afraid it would be mentally ill."
Xu Qinghuan pursed her lips and smiled: "To tell the princess, I don't know whether to say something or not."
Princess Jian couldn't help but said: "You kid, if you say this to me, are you just being a heretic?"
Xu Qinghuan nodded: "The prince and the princess are too obsessed with this fat bird, which destroys its nature. Although the cage in the house is big, it is a cage after all. This bird likes my brother, because my brother often takes it to
Go outside, what Princess Jian just said is correct, I'm afraid this is really heart-wrenching, it's a good thing for people, but it's probably painful for the birds."
"Another one with heart disease," Princess Jian shook her head, "Everything is fine, just don't get heart disease, it really makes you helpless."
Xu Qinghuan raised her head: "The princess is talking about the female official next to the Queen Mother."
Princess Jian was startled: "How did you know?"
Xu Qinghuan turned to look at Yingui, who came up holding the brocade box.
This brocade box is made of Sichuan brocade, with a lotus pattern on it, which looks very delicate.
Princess Jian couldn't guess Xu Qinghuan's intention and was about to ask.
Xu Qinghuan had already said: "My daughter went into the palace to see the Queen Mother. When she left the palace, the Queen Mother was thinking about the people around her, so I brought something to visit the palace."
Princess Jian's eyes darkened slightly: "You are talking about Rong Xiao. I didn't expect the Queen Mother to still care about her. If she knew, she would be very happy." She looked very sad.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Princess, please take your daughter to see Rong Xiao first. You must first take care of the Queen Mother's errands."
Princess Jian nodded: "Come with me!"
Xu Qinghuan followed Princess Jian to a courtyard in the West Garden. From a distance, she saw several servants busy in the courtyard. A maid in charge stood at the door and ordered: "What you are asked to take is azure poplin silk."
, but you favored the bright green one, no wonder the master is unhappy, there are so many mistakes made all day long, if this continues, they will all be sold, even if we recruit some new people, they won't be as clumsy as you."
After the maid finished speaking, she raised her head and saw Princess Jian and Xu Qinghuan immediately walking forward to salute.
"How is it inside?" Princess Jian asked.
The eldest maid said: "I was a little unhappy earlier, but now I look much better. A doctor came and wanted to see the master. The master refused to agree, and insisted that the doctor check the pulses of all the servants in the room first.
Only then would she reach out."
Princess Jian sighed: "Then just follow her and don't make her sad."
The eldest maid lowered her head and said, "I know this," she pursed her lips, "but this is not the way to go."
"Don't I know," said Princess Jian, looking at Xu Qinghuan, "this is the eldest lady of the Anyi Marquis Mansion, who came to visit on the order of the Queen Mother..."
Princess Jian paused slightly and raised her head to look at the maid's expression. She saw that the eldest maid still looked the same as before, with no trace of emotion on her face. Then she sighed and said, "Come to visit her. Go and report her!"
The eldest maid responded: "Princess, wait a moment, this servant will leave immediately."
After a while, the maid ordered her servants to open the curtain and lead Princess Jian and Xu Qinghuan in.
Xu Qinghuan walked into the room, looked up and saw a woman in her twenties or thirties sitting next to the bed. She was wearing a bright red jacket, and in such weather, she was actually wearing a silver fox-collar cloak.
The eldest maid pursed her lips: "Master insists on wearing that cloak. I tried to persuade her, but it doesn't work. I just let her do this."
Princess Jian nodded and looked at the eldest maid: "You guys go out first, we want to talk to her alone."
The eldest maid responded, led everyone out, and then closed the door softly.
There was no one else in the room, and Xu Qinghuan was about to look at the woman sitting on the bed. The woman immediately stood up and saluted Princess Jian: "Princess, please save this slave, I can't go on like this anymore."
As she spoke, she took off her cloak and said, "Look, on this hot day, she forced this slave to wear this. She really wants to suffocate her to death here."
The woman certainly didn't look like she was sick.
Xu Qinghuan looked at the woman in front of him and said, "Princess, is she Rong Xiao?"
Princess Jian sighed again: "She is not Rong Xiao, but... you have already met Rong Xiao."
Xu Qinghuan turned to look out the window: "Could it be that Rong Xiao is the maid who just brought us in?"