chapter 12(1/2)
It is winter, and a clear frost and light snow falls, adding a different scenery to the magnificent Jin Palace.
On the white open space, two women wearing yellow cloaks were lying on the ground and staring motionlessly at a distance.
"Mei'er, why didn't Que'er take the bait?"
"You must be patient. When it snows, they have no food. You will definitely eat when you see it..."
As he was talking, two or three sparrows flapping down the net, looking at no one around, then greedily ate the rice under the net.
Mei'er quickly looked fast, and suddenly pulled the string in her hand. Several birds flapped their wings and were trapped in the net.
"Catched, caught!"
"This is wherever you go. We are catching ten or eight, and we will take them back to bake them for food. That's how delicious it is."
Xiao Jin came back from outside and rode on his horse. From a distance, he saw the figure of the woman on the snowy clearing ground very eye-catching, and he was lost for a moment.
During these days of each year, Xiao Jin is a little emotionally unstable.
Rong Ben followed him for many years and would take special care of his emotions. Seeing Xiao Jin like this, he stepped forward and replied, "Prince, that's from the West Courtyard."
Xiao Jin guessed it was her, and snorted coldly and left.
The snow fell silently outside the window. Meier and Xianglan sat around the mud stove, roasting the wild game he caught. The crackling flames were filled with a rich aroma of meat. The two of them chewed the roasted orchid meat, and sipped with rice wine, and ate it very happily.
Rong Ben wore a cloak and headed straight for the west courtyard under the snow.
It was snowing, and the nannies also played cards and had to drink. Rong Ben couldn't find anyone, so he had to come to find Mei'er by himself.
Mei'er and Xianglan were having a good meal, but they were a little surprised to see Rong Ben.
Mei'er grabbed a freshly roasted sparrow meat and handed it to Rong Ben. Rong Ben took the sparrow meat and put it aside, and said to Mei'er who was gnawing happily: "The prince wants to see you."
Mei'er didn't care at all, and asked casually while gnawing on the bird's flesh: "What's wrong with him seeing me?"
"I don't know, the prince just said he wanted to see the girl."
Mei'er took a sip of rice wine and sneered, "Did you ask me to work again? Last time your prince asked me to work in the study, but he was very angry and didn't even want to pay the wages, so I naturally refused to do it."
Rong Ben really didn't know that the two of them had a bad time last time because of this matter, so they couldn't help laughing out loud.
Mei'er put down the wine glass and asked, "Did your prince figure it out and promised to pay the wages?"
Rong Ben hadn't seen such a difficult woman before, and said perfunctorily: "Of course, the prince is not short of money, just let me know if the girl goes with me."
"I'm just saying that a prince still cares about this little money. Let's go, I'll go now." Mei'er sucked her fingers stained with sparrow oil and replied cheerfully.
Xiao Jin was drinking tea in the study. When Mei'er saw him, she didn't salute and asked directly: "Your Majesty wants me to work in the study?"
Through these contacts, Xiao Jin seemed to have figured out the girl's cheerful temper and looked at the petite woman and replied: "I have some knowledge about you and can't bear to bury you. You can stay in the study in the future."
Mei'er didn't go around, and went straight to the point. She stared at Xiao Jin with a pair of watery almond eyes and asked, "How much does the prince give me a month?"
Xiao Jin looked at the little face with "money and money" written on it and suppressed his anger, "I'll give you ten taels of silver every month."
Mei'er's monthly monthly payment in the Jin Palace is only three taels of silver, and ten taels of silver is already a huge sum of money for a little concubine. In this way, she can earn 100 taels in less than a year, and she will not worry about having a good life after leaving the palace.
Mei'er was happy, but she showed that the boss was reluctant.
Xiao Jin glanced at her and asked, "Do you still think it's too little?"
Mei'er nodded.
It is worthy of being from Qinlou Chuguan, and there is only money in his eyes! Xiao Jin asked with a sneer: "Then how much do you want?"
Mei'er raised her head, and Shui Liangliang's big eyes shone with bright light, and she stretched out two fingers to Xiao Jin.
Twenty taels? Humph! The monthly routine of the concubine is only fifteen taels per month, which is really overestimating her ability!
Mei'er saw Xiao Jin's reluctance and acted as if she didn't want to ask my aunt to touch me, "If the prince doesn't want to, I won't force me."
He even picked up Qiao, is this king necessary for you?
Xiao Jin wanted her to get out immediately, but when she saw her looking at her, she gritted her teeth and replied:
"Okay, I'll give you twenty taels, but you have to be motivated to serve as a good job for me. If you are lazy, see how I repair you."
"Okay! Don't worry, the youngest one must be a bad person." The little man's face immediately showed joy, and he bent down and knelt down to Xiao Jin and bowed: "Young Prince Xie is very kind, the prince is very blessed and prosperous, and thousands of years old."
Xiao Jin couldn't help but smile and waved his hand, "Get up, I'll come here to serve tomorrow."
Mei'er stood up, squinted her eyes and smiled, "Prince, then our wages are at the end of each month..."
"Don't worry, you are indispensable." Xiao Jin said helplessly.
Mei'er was happy and jumped back to the West Courtyard.
Twenty taels a month, two hundred and forty taels a year. Mei'er has decided to stay here for another year, save up enough money and sneak out of the mansion. Find a small town with beautiful mountains and rivers, buy a small house, and open a martial arts school. She comes to be a master, specializes in recruiting female disciples, teaches women's anti-wolf skills, punishing evil husbands, etc. Yes! You also need to find an excellent man with good character, good appearance, good figure, and good temper, and is better than Xiao Jin.
Haha! A wonderful life, so happy!
The next day, Mei'er got up early for the first time, finished washing, and after breakfast, she came to the study early.
The manager of the study room was a big girl named Qinglian. I heard that a newcomer was coming to the study room, so I arrived early.
Mei'er greeted her friendly and said, "My name is Mei'er. I'm a newcomer. I hope Sister Qinglian will take care of her more."
Qinglian heard that the new one was from the West Courtyard, and she heard that the prince was very fond of her, and she felt a long time ago. She saw Mei'er's posture with her own eyes today, and her stomach felt even more depressed as if she had broken a bottle of five flavors.
She looked at the little girl in front of her carefully. She looked like a sixteen or seventeen years old, with a delicate figure, her small face as tender as a peach, and could squeeze out water. Her big eyes seemed to be able to speak, and it seemed to be about to flash into a person's heart.
She is the eldest girl from the King of Jin's Mansion. She has seen the world. She has seen such a beautiful woman, but she has never seen such a brilliant person. How can I describe it in the words that I often say in the book?
Yes, beggar and moon.
Qinglian asked Mei'er with a strong jealousy, "You are the girl from the West Courtyard and arranged to work in the study?"
"That's right, the prince asked me to work in the study. Mr. Rong said that this place is managed by my sister on weekdays, and it is what I want to listen to."
Qinglian raised a arrogant tone, "I have been serving in the Prince's Study for three or four years. The Prince's rules are strict. You should know that you should look at people's faces. Don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't show off when you shouldn't show off when you shouldn't show off."
Mei'er understood what she meant. She only had money in her heart now, so she naturally would not care about a maid. She smiled and said, "I know, sister, don't worry, you are the old man here, Mei'er knows the right way."
Qinglian was quite satisfied with Mei'er's attitude, so she led Mei'er into the study and gave her a detailed introduction to the situation.
This study room is a three-in-one room. The innermost is the bedroom where Xiao Jin was tired of office work and temporarily rested. The middle is the office room, and the outermost is the living room where official business is discussed.
Qinglian said: "You just came here, let's do some simple cleaning work first."
"I understand." Mei'er said with a smile.
"Then you start doing it now, and you have to wipe every part carefully, do you know?"
Mei'er nodded.
There were not many jobs in this study, so Qinglian gave the work to Mei'er, so she went out of the study to find another girl to play.
After seeing Qinglian leave, Mei'er sat on the sandalwood chair where Xiao Jin worked in the book room to hide in the leisure time.
On the table is a half-copied picture of Cui Bai's "Qiu Pu Rongbin".
Mei'er sneered: "The wild geese are loyal birds, and you, Xiao Jin, are you, a loving person. Why are you interested in following me?"
"The princess is here!"
Mei'er heard the sound of the maid outside and quickly got off the chair.
Su Wan took two maids into the study room, and saw Mei'er and smiled, "I heard that the prince asked you to work in the study room, are you still used to it?"
"I'm used to it."
The maid stepped forward and took out a plate of snacks from the food box she was carrying, put them on Xiao Jin's desk, and said to Mei'er: "This is the chestnut cake made for the prince by the princess himself. You remind the prince to use it."
Mei'er nodded slightly.
Su Wanlian walked in the study and saw Xiao Jin copying half of the paintings on the table. She sat down slowly, picked up her pen and continued to copy them.
After the painting was completed, Su Wan picked it up and looked at it carefully. She showed a soft look on her face. She put the painting back on the table before leaving the study.
Su Wan is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Such a talented woman should be the type Xiao Jin likes.
Looking at the picture of "Qiu Pu Rongbin" drawn by the two, the two wild geese and the wings are deep in love, and the plum blossoms are flying high, and a hint of sourness comes from the heart.
Xiao Jin fell in love with Su Wan, and she was willing to admit defeat and was willing to make all her lover. However, what made her angry was that he actually deceived her like that, hiding his feelings with Su Wan in front of her, and making a sympathy with her, and even asking for an order to marry her. And when she was happily preparing to marry him, she realized that she was just a pawn of his. He was not interested in her, but her father's power as the prime minister, which could help him consolidate his position as the crown prince.
She once loved him like that, but in the end she was such a sarcastic result.
How could she not hate and how could she not complain?
Mei'er was in a very depressed mood. She grabbed the snacks on the table and stuffed them into her mouth three or four pieces before her mood calmed down a little.
In the last life, she was heartbroken because of Xiao Jin's love and could not let go until she died. In this life, she would no longer be sad for this loving man. After saving enough money, she left and left far away.
Mei'er stuffed a few snacks into her mouth and felt much more relaxed.
Yes, it tastes good!
She ate two more pieces.
Before she knew it, she wiped out all the snacks and felt better.
Looking at the empty plate, Mei'er suddenly woke up. What did Su Wan say just now?
It seems that she made this for Xiao Jin by herself?
To be continued...