When Mama Yao went to beg for breakfast, she heard the news from a few mothers-in-law and maids in the kitchen chewing the root of her tongue, and told Xue Jinyi in a hurry.

It is said that when the decree was announced yesterday, everything was fine, Miss Dong did not cry or make trouble, and accepted the marriage gift calmly. After all, if something like that happened in the palace, no one would dare to marry such a girl in the future. If there is anything more to the King of Chu, it is just a rumor, and it is still an honor for Miss Dong to marry into the family of the Son of Heaven and become the princess of Chu. However, in the middle of the night, when the Hou Mansion was patrolling, he found that Miss Dong had died in the pool in her garden! ”

Xue Jinyi flipped through the book in her hand, didn't even raise her eyes, and said, "You accidentally drowned, right?" ”

Mama Yao shook her head with a strange face, "It's strange that Miss Dong is water-savvy, and the pool is only half a person deep, so it's impossible to drown in it?" ”

Xue Jinyi was still calm, "A person who is bent on seeking death is a bucket of water, and he can still drown in it." ”

Mama Yao shook her head, "Miss, not long after the King of Chu was crowned king, there were rumors in the capital, saying that he was destined to be lonely for a lifetime, so the emperor chose the southwesternmost and farthest house from the palace to be the palace of the king of Chu, just to stay away from this kind of person with a bad fate." ”

"Oh?" Xue Jinyi recalled that day in the palace, the girls found that the king of Chu was close in front of them, and they hid aside one by one as if they were afraid of contracting the plague.

Seeing that she was still calm, Mama Yao was a little anxious, "Miss, as soon as Miss Dong dies, this rumor is confirmed!" ”

Xue Jinyi laughed "poof", "Since it is a rumor that only exists after the queen is crowned, it means that it was deliberately made up." As for who......" she shrugged her shoulders without thinking, "who knows." ”

"This ......" Mama Yao felt that what Miss said was reasonable, and grabbed her hair, "I still think that Miss Dong's death is too strange, and I don't know which young lady will be unlucky and be elected as the princess of Chu again." ”

Xue Jinyi smiled: "Anyway, it has nothing to do with us. ”

Seeing that she didn't care about herself, Mama Yao frowned sadly, "Miss, you also participated in the draft that day, in case you ......"

Xue Jinyi sighed, got up and came to the water tank, looking at the blurred face on the water.

In the palace that day, there was a clear bronze mirror, and she observed it by herself when she was putting on makeup.

The original owner has yellow muscles and thin muscles, and at first glance it is caused by long-term malnutrition, and her skin texture does not feel very good, but she can vaguely see that it is similar to her original appearance - to say a word, it means that the foundation should be good.

With the best annatto fandel and the makeup techniques she learned from internationally renowned makeup artists, it is not a long-term solution.

However, ancient medical technology is far less developed and convenient than modern medical aesthetics, and it requires long-term careful recuperation, and in the end, I don't know how good it can be.

The royal family's selection of concubines not only requires good looks, but also needs to be gentle, and the original owner robbed the "people's man", and was ridiculed by other ladies in the palace, presumably her reputation in Beijing is not good, so she is not qualified for these two crucial things, what about having the advantage of being "born in a famous family"?

"Mama, how old am I?" She asked slowly.

Mama Yao said: "Miss is eighteen years old this year. ”

Xue Jinyi said: "It stands to reason that you should have married someone at this age, right?" ”

"......" Mama Yao pursed her lips and said angrily: "It's all to blame Madame, you have delayed your good years!" ”

No wonder there will be a robbery of the people's man, Xue Jinyi didn't have the gossip heart to ask the details of this matter, and waved her hand, "So, you see that I am not outstanding in appearance and age, unless the emperor is not afraid of embarrassment, he will choose me to be the princess of Chu!" Don't worry, Mama, let's have breakfast. ”

Hearing this, Mama Yao sighed and shook her head, took out the dishes from the basket and placed them on the stone table.

Xue Jinyi glanced at the face reflected on the water again, no matter how difficult it was, as long as there was hope, she would work hard to restore her appearance, dress up clean and beautiful, and not give those people the slightest chance to laugh.

On the other side, Mrs. Xue took Xue Fangyi into the palace to thank her, and after saluting and chatting a few words, Mrs. Xue keenly noticed that Empress Cai's mood was not very good, and when she thought of the news of Dong Yan's drowning, she guessed seven or eight points in her heart.

She asked bluntly: "Is the queen mother having a headache for the selection of Princess Chu?" ”

Empress Cai was guessed and was somewhat displeased, but when she heard the Duchess of Weiguo mention it, she must have a good plan, so she said: "Yes, although the biological mother of King Chu is lowly, she is the heir of the heavenly family, and the choice of the princess cannot be careless." Dong Yan's death was too sudden, which made it rumor-free in Beijing to make it even more difficult to find a suitable person. ”

There was some resentment in her words, complaining about the trouble caused to her by the King of Chu, and also complaining that the Hou Mansion was not optimistic about Dong Yan.

Mrs. Xue's eyes rolled, her eyes flashed with the shrewdness unique to Shang Jia, and she said with a smile: "Queen Mother, I have a candidate." ”

In the evening, the Weiguo Mansion is lit up, the courtyard is full of laughter and laughter, and the fragrance of vegetables is overflowing, as if it is the New Year, so lively.

Xue Jinyi squatted in the yard hungry, using a lantern to shine on the ground where the vegetable seeds had been sown, and the seeds germinated very strongly, stubbornly burrowing out of the mud and stretching out the tender green cotyledons.

Now that the weather is good and the plants are growing fast, it won't be long before you don't have to worry too much about going hungry.

Xue Jinyi smiled slightly, and heard the sound of the broken courtyard door being pushed open.

Mama Yao came back with a sad face, and she returned empty-handed, in vain, "I'm busy with tonight's banquet, and no one pays attention to me." ”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of meat fragrance came in through the crack in the door, Mama Yao subconsciously licked her lips, and then the door was pushed open again, Xue Huai held a big chicken leg in one hand, shaking his head and waving it.

"Do you want to eat, Xue Jinyi?"

Xue Jinyi looked indifferent, got up and raised her feet and went to the house.

This made Xue Huai anxious, and rushed in and shouted: "Xue Jinyi, you honestly tell me why you went to find your grandmother, what bad intentions are hidden, I will give you chicken legs to eat." ”

Xue Jinyi asked rhetorically, "Does grandmother know that you came to bully me twice and three times?" ”

Xue Huai was stunned for a moment, and shouted with a somewhat rampant expression: "What if you know?" My grandmother would praise me for being cautious and careful! ”

"Haha." Xue Jinyi covered her mouth and laughed, and then grabbed Xue Huai's wrist suddenly, "Okay, let's go to grandmother and make it clear!" ”

Xue Huai was taken aback, and by making his body stronger, he shook off Xue Jinyi's hand, and then jumped away, sticking out his tongue at her and grimacing, "Don't pretend here." You used to tell your wife and say bad things about others for a bite to eat, but now you have a bit of backbone, right? You wait, I'll pick your fox skin sooner or later! ”

After speaking, he smashed the two chicken legs into Xue Jinyi's arms fiercely, and ran out with a smoke.

Xue Jinyi smelled the fragrant chicken legs and handed one of them to Mama Yao, "Our dinner has been settled." ”