Puyang Zhen was eating happily, and his cheeks were bulging and he didn't have time to swallow, so he had to look up at them curiously.

"It doesn't make sense." Xue Jinyi's face did not change.

"Oh." King Chu nodded, "Only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps, I understand." ”

Xue Jinyi was not a little embarrassed, and responded seriously: "You are right. ”

"Okay then." King Chu smiled at Xue Jinyi, "Miss Xue, just look at it." ”

Pu Yangzhen almost burst into laughter, she covered her mouth and hurriedly ran out, not wanting Brother Xuan and sister-in-law to see her gaffe, so several maids hurriedly went out to serve.

Xue Jinyi retracted her gaze and ate calmly.

The little girl probably mistakenly thought they were flirting again, right?

It's all to blame on King Chu, why are you mentioning this stubble in a good manner?

At this time, King Chu spoke: "So, what does Miss Xue have to say?" ”

Xue Jinyi couldn't help but sigh: "We are lying to Ah Zhen." ”

"Do you feel sympathy for a little girl you've only known for two days?"

When Xue Jinyi heard this, she raised her head and sneered at him, "But for a few reasons, how can His Royal Highness the King of Chu believe that I can help you take the Weiguo Mansion as a backer?" ”

The king of Chu looked at her, and his ink-colored eyes were as deep as the night sky, making people unable to see the bottom.

She added: "So, human feelings are complicated. ”

King Chu said slowly: "Then pretend to be good, deceive her, and don't let her know the truth for the rest of your life." ”

"......" Xue Jinyi thought about it, yes, the king of Chu has to rely on the Weiguo Mansion, and he can't pretend to be a lifetime of affection, so that he can use it all the time? Or, before he could take real power, he needed to coax her with such nice words.

King Chu continued: "I think, with Miss Xue's ability, it's not difficult, right? ”

"Then it depends on whether His Royal Highness the King of Chu can make me happy." The king of Chu didn't let her get any better, couldn't Xue Jinyi let him get three points as he wanted?

There were scattered footsteps and laughter outside, and the two exchanged glances and buried their heads in eating.

Pu Yangzhen returned to the table and smiled at the two of them embarrassedly, "You weren't affected by me, were you?" ”

"How so?" The king of Chu gave her another chopstick dish.

Puyang ate deliciously and asked, "You two went out, did you encounter any interesting things?" ”

Xue Jinyi pursed her lips and smiled, looking at the King of Chu, as if she had endless interesting stories.

This made Pu Yangzhen even more interested, "Brother Xuan, tell me about it!" ”

King Chu coughed lightly, "Only when children eat well can they grow tall and look good." ”

“…… Brother Xuan. Pu Yangzhen pursed his mouth, suddenly remembered something, and said with a wicked smile: "Isn't Brother Xuan embarrassed to say it?" ”

Her gaze turned between the two, and Xue Jinyi picked up the bowl and blocked half of her face, as if she was embarrassed to say.

Her gaze could only be fixed on the face of the King of Chu.

"Hmm." The king of Chu generously admitted it, and also picked up the dinner and buried himself in eating.

Pu Yang expected that the relationship between them would progress rapidly, so that the grandmother could feel at ease.

"Okay—" she elongated, "then I won't ask." ”

She had a smile on her lips, and the usual meal was extra delicious in her mouth.

After dinner, Xue Jinyi returned to the guest room in the courtyard next door, freshened up, changed into loose clothes, and leaned against the Luohan couch by the window to read.

Pu Yangzhen was beside him, flipping through the other books that Xue Jinyi had brought back, while eating the walnuts peeled by the maid.

After looking at it for a while, she yawned, "I'm full, I feel bored watching these medicinal recipes." Sister-in-law, you don't want Brother Xuan to make it for you according to this recipe, do you? ”

"Isn't it good?" Xue Jinyi asked rhetorically.

Puyang Zhen said: "It's good that I can get a bowl." ”

Xue Jinyi watched Pu Yangzhen's face with a hint of childishness by candlelight, and a little baby fat, but her skin was smooth and fair, which really made her envious now.

"There are some recipes, you are still young, and they are not suitable for eating." She said.

These books were found on the bookshelf in the West Wing, and she couldn't find anything like that in the West Market, and in her experience, the ingredients and medicinal materials used should be useful, so she wanted to try them, and if she succeeded, she could make a lot of money in the future.

Then she added, "However, I can make you a snack." ”

Although Pu Yangzhen is young, he is sensible, he knows that it is not suitable for him to eat, he will not mess around, and Xue Jinyi said that he will make dim sum.

"Okay, okay, my favorite snack is my sister-in-law's cooking! The dim sum I made today was particularly delicious. ”

Xue Jinyi gently rubbed her cheeks, read the book for a while, and the two went to bed to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, everyone gathered in the flower hall again, and after discussing what they were going to do today, Xue Jinyi and King Chu went out to collect money as usual.

But before they could walk out of the flower hall, a small servant came to report, "Mrs. Hucheng Hou asks to see the eldest princess." ”

The eldest princess listened, and raised her hand to signal the king of Chu to wait behind the screen.

After taking King Chu around the screen, she nodded to the little maid, "Please come in, Mrs. Hou." ”

Not long after, a woman with a serious and indifferent face walked into the flower hall with her head held high under the support of the maid, and saluted the eldest princess without humility or arrogance, "The concubine comes to meet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

"Hurry up." The eldest princess didn't need to ask, she also understood that Mrs. Hucheng Hou must have come here specifically for charity.

Sure enough, Mrs. Hucheng Hou said: "Yesterday, the concubine was worshipping the Buddha outside the city, and I didn't know about raising funds, and the family didn't dare to make decisions without permission. When the concubine came back in the evening and heard about it, she hurriedly asked someone to prepare money, and came here early this morning, so that His Highness's people could go back and forth. ”

Her voice was stiff and cold, just like the temperament she had shown.

At the suggestion of Mrs. Hou of Hucheng, a brocade box was held in both hands and sent to the eldest princess.

The eldest princess sighed lightly, Mrs. Hou of Hucheng was not like this, but her favored granddaughter was first driven out of the palace, and then inexplicably drowned in the pond at home, her temperament changed greatly.

She didn't know how to be relieved, she could only hope that the passing time would bring some pain.

"Thank you for your kindness." She looked at Xue Jinyi and Tobe Shirou.

A few people tapped the number, and the Hucheng Hou Mansion donated twenty taels of gold, although it was not as good as the Weiguo Mansion, but it was not a small amount of money.

Mrs. Hucheng Hou said: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, the concubine's granddaughter Yan'er is young and gone, and it is very sad to ask the concubine to be an elder, and she only hopes to do something for this poor child, so she donated some extra money in the name of Yan'er, hoping to accumulate good fortune for Yan'er and have a smooth and stable afterlife." ”

When the eldest princess heard this, her eyes were sour, and she sighed: "Yes, I wish Yan'er a safe and smooth future life." ”

Mrs. Hucheng Hou's gaze slowly turned to Xue Jinyi, who was recording the number, "So, please Miss Xue of the Weiguo Mansion must remember the origin of this money." ”