The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 99
The next day, Sydney was on duty in the morning, so she didn't have to get up too early, but she was picked up by Nanny Bai at Yinshi.

What happened yesterday made him afraid to see Xie Zhao more.She felt that she might be a little clingy to him now, but since he doesn't like her, he should go less, out of sight and out of mind.

Just busy in the imperial dining room all morning, she rolled up her sleeves to help make every dim sum, but when it was finally time to deliver it, she, who had volunteered to deliver it in recent months, did not follow for the first time.

Sydney sat aside: "I'm a little tired, I'll take a rest."

She did work a lot.Naturally, no one forced her to say this, and she took the initiative to explain to Chen Jijiang when she arrived at the Zichen Palace, and Chen Jijiang did not forget to report it to the emperor.

At that time, the emperor didn't say anything, so if he felt like taking a break, he would take a rest.But when she didn't come by lunch time, the emperor frowned: "Let her come over for dinner, and don't need her to work."

He wondered if she was really tired in the morning, and now she might even make do with her meals.

I really love to worry about her more and more...

Xie Zhao was slandering while waiting for Xue Li, who arrived a while later, and seemed to be in good spirits.He smiled and asked her to sit down, and then he ate as usual.

But before he took a few bites, he found that she was very preoccupied today.

Looks like you have no appetite?She ate without raising her eyes, her eyes were fixed on the small piece in front of her, and she didn't even look at it from far away.

The squirrel mandarin fish in front of her did not see her eating too much.The squirrel mandarin fish is obviously made with a good knife. The turned fish is cut into strips, only the skin is connected, and the sauce on the top is also carefully boiled.

Xie Zhao knew very well that she liked to eat this dish with rice. At the beginning when he asked her to order by herself, as long as there was this dish on the menu, she would definitely leave.So much so that he consciously stopped eating this dish, and directly served her the whole fish.

Later, since they were in the palace, the two of them had more meals together, and she still loved it very much.As long as there is one on the table, she can always eat at least half of it without knowing it.

Today she uncharacteristically grabbed two fish and stopped moving. Of course, Xie Zhao could see that something was wrong.Seeing that the next few dishes were also eaten very little, he put down his chopsticks and asked her, "Do you feel unwell?"

Xueli froze, put down her chopsticks, and smiled very standardly: "No..."

He said again: "Why don't you eat something?"

Sydney Xin said that you didn't let me eat...

Looking up at the fish, he could only say: "Two mouthfuls is enough, the servant knows the rules."

The emperor's eyebrows twitched, and he looked at Chen Jijiang in a little astonishment. Chen Jijiang was also confused, and quickly put on an expression of "I don't know".

Yes, he is the chief supervisor of the imperial court, and he has done a lot of talking about palace servants—but how dare he mention Sydney?Your Majesty doesn't even think of unruly people, so it's his turn to make a point?

The emperor thought about it calmly, and he also felt that it was not Chen Jijiang.Clenching her hand on the armrest of the Sydney chair, she dragged her and the chair closer together, and asked her, "What's going on? Where are the rules?"

Hearing what he said, Sydney felt like he didn't know?But he pointed out the person, why didn't he know...

She felt more and more uncertain about what he meant, so she told the truth first.Tell him exactly what you learned from morning to night yesterday and what rules you know.As for the matter of being boarded, I didn't mention it. This mention seemed to be a complaint. What if it was really what he meant?
Although she had the idea of ​​"he might not know", she still felt aggrieved as she spoke.

After she finished speaking, she finally couldn't hold back anymore, looked at him with red eyes, and asked him timidly and angrily: "Did your majesty feel annoyed by the crying that day? Or does your majesty think that this slave is too stupid? But this slave is just... It’s just that I don’t understand! It’s not intentional!”

Her tone was particularly depressed, as if she didn't blame him for finding someone to torment her too much, but blamed herself for not being smart enough.

It made Xie Zhao uncomfortable!
He didn't expect this either.She has been "free and easy" in front of him for so long, how could he take care of her?Even if you control it, you won't control it enough to make her feel uncomfortable even eating!
His original intention was to let her learn the things on the table, and once she sees people, she won't make mistakes. Right now, this nun is overcorrecting!

Fortunately, she knew it early, and she should have just learned it for a day.Xie Zhao hurriedly persuaded her, comforting her by telling her not to worry about those things, it would be fine as before, and he didn't dislike her at all.As for Mammy's matter, blame him, blame him, blame him, he didn't explain clearly.

The emperor was relieved after he finished talking about Sydney, he gave Chen Jijiang a look, and almost scared Chen Jijiang to his knees!

How could Xie Zhao not be angry—he pointed out that group of people in the past, in order to raise the spirits of this stupid pear, let her stand up on her own, and make her more comfortable.

That's good, the person who was supposed to help her went, and beat her even more with a stick.

She was already very obedient, and she didn't know the rules if she didn't know them, but whenever she was told, she would always guard them carefully.

So he obviously never said harsh words to her, but she was still a little afraid of him. In her eyes, no matter how good he, the emperor, treated him, he still had a sense of distance that "the king is inviolable".

Recently, it was hard to get closer to her, so that she could lie in his arms and act like a baby, but after a day of use, Mammy made her feel that she was wrong and that was wrong again!

Mammy, what are you doing with her such innocuous things!

The more Xie Zhao thought about it, the more bored he became.If she felt uncomfortable about this, it would be fine if she ran directly to him to be wronged, but she didn't want to say anything about this stupid pear at first, and she wouldn't mention it if he didn't ask her. annoyed……

He was so distressed that he didn't know how to coax her!
Chen Jijiang was also very angry in his heart, he was annoyed why he didn't say a few words to that white mother yesterday!

He just felt that the nuns were all old people in the palace, and they were all human spirits, so there was no need to know everything about it, but something really went wrong in the end!

Chen Jijiang was so flustered that he didn't dare to take a good breath in the Zichen Palace for a long time, until the two of them finished their lunch and ordered them to withdraw, His Majesty continued to coax Sydney to go with a sincere face, Chen Jijiang hurriedly withdrew!

When he left the palace gate, the little eunuch flattered him by saying that he would keep the chicken leg, which made him scold him aside with a bad face.He quickly ran to the small courtyard to look for Nanny Bai, Chen Jijiang pulled Nanny Bai into the room, and sighed after briefly talking about what happened in Zichen Palace just now: "Say, what are you doing!"

Do you intend to sing against His Majesty? !

The blood on Bai Momo's face disappeared when she heard it, but after thinking about it...she didn't know either!

I knew that this girl was favored before, but she has taught many people how to behave. No matter what their status is, this kind of thing has to be learned.If Miss Ruan stops learning and learning how to walk, then why should she, a nanny, teach her?

Bai Momo said: "If you don't teach like this... then what should you teach? Everyone is taught like this. Look at the current Concubine Hui, Mrs. Concubine Shu, although her own rules are not bad, but after entering the palace You still have to learn it again!"

Ouch, Chen Jijiang is so angry...

He said harshly: "Let me tell you, if you teach the Ruan family to be like Concubine Hui, Your Majesty can kill your whole family, do you believe it?"

Grandma Bai is about to cry!She is alone in this lineage, her parents have long since passed away, she has no family and no children, but who knows whether the whole family His Majesty is talking about is three clans or nine clans?
But even so, she still couldn't figure out how to handle this matter directly, and she couldn't afford it if she got it wrong again.

Bai Momo thought for a while, then nodded and asked Chen Jijiang: "Master Chen, then you can be sure, Miss Ruan... What is she going to learn? Why doesn't she need to learn?"

In fact, it is not easy to say that Chen Jijiang is here.

There are so many rules, big and small, that he can't make a list for Nanny Bai - when he writes that stuff out, he will probably be buried in the ground for peace.

Seeing that Nanny Bai really deserved her words, Chen Jijiang thought about it, and told her, "Do you understand what I said? In His Majesty's eyes, there are people in the palace, including Mrs. Hui and Concubine Hui behind." Concubine Shu, those are people who serve others, but Miss Ruan is not."

Bai Momo asked again: "Then what is Miss Ruan?"

Chen Jijiang gave her one word: "Human."

The difference is really here.Other people can be said to be set up for His Majesty and come in for His Majesty, so they have to follow the rules of the palace to make His Majesty look pleasing to the eye, at least not to cause trouble.

But not Sydney.In the eyes of His Majesty, she is just like him. He cares about every moment of her happiness and anger, and he only asks her to learn the rules to make her live better in the palace, so that when she suddenly wants to get in touch with something, he can Come at your fingertips, not for her to please him.

After hearing what he said, Nanny Bai frowned and weighed it carefully. Chen Jijiang said again: "Are you capable? If you can't, don't force it. I'll go to the Shangyi Bureau and change someone."

"Hey...don't! Don't!" Bai Momo hurriedly stopped him.

She has to accept whatever she says about this errand, and she has to do it beautifully according to His Majesty's wishes—not because of anything else, but because of the Ruan family, she is very dazzling in the palace!They are a group of nuns who usually only have time to take care of the elderly. Knowing that this one has a future in the future, whoever can follow her and teach her well will be able to ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs!
So Nanny Bai obediently complied, and assured Chen Jijiang that she understood what was appropriate.For fear that he would be worried, she also emphasized that it would be the same old thinking for someone else, as if she had already been mentioned!
Chen Jijiang nodded and walked away with a straight face.In fact, he was panicking in his heart, did he bully Xue Li indirectly?After returning to Zichen Palace in a while, will His Majesty ask for guilt?
So after a while, all the eunuchs watched in amazement as Mr. Chen entered the palace with his bow like a shrimp—a dignified supervisor!There is not much time to pretend to be a grandson!

Chen Jijiang didn't have the time to pay attention to the eyes of these little bastards watching the excitement. He stood beside His Majesty with a look of lovelessness on his face. He recalled his life sadly for a long time before he dared to raise his eyes to glance at His Majesty...

Oh, is His Majesty reading a story to Sydney?

Xie Zhao is reading a story to Sydney. This is a new storybook that was sent in recently. The story is very interesting, and it is good to read it occasionally to relieve boredom.Folk literati have broad ideas and can edit!
For example, the book at hand is about a noble woman who married a heartless husband. This noble woman was soft, and everyone in her husband's family bullied her, and then she died in depression.After dying in depression, he was reborn several years ago, so he launched a murderous and decisive revenge.

The writing style is not bad, Xie Zhao thought it was quite enjoyable after flipping through it.But I read it to her today, mainly to help her from the side, let her know that being too soft is not enough, if there are only two extremes of "too soft" and "too hard", he would rather her be hard--killing and decisive It's more hearty than melancholy!
But she seemed a little absent-minded about this pear.

At first they sat separately, but wasn't she picked up by Nanny Bai at Yinshi?Now she is sleepy!After yawning twice in a row, he naturally embraced her, and when she leaned on his shoulder, there were only two thoughts left in her mind, one was embarrassment, and the other was sleepiness.

The warmth in his arms, the mixed smell of sandalwood and ambergris also made her feel peaceful, perfect for sleeping...

So after Xueli covered her mouth and yawned again, Xie Zhao finally put down the book with a wry smile.

He licked the half-hanging black hair behind her and laughed at her: "Sleep when you're full? You don't listen to the stories I read and tell you the truth. You are softer than this noble girl, aren't you afraid of being bullied to death in the future?"

"Don't be afraid." Xueli closed her eyes sleepily and lay in his arms, and said in a daze, "She is married to a heartless husband, and her husband's family bullied her together based on her husband's thoughts, so she is depressed It's over. There are no servants."

Xie Zhao: "..." Well, that's quite a nice word! ! !

The emperor Xi Yipin blushed, and after restraining himself for a while, he still laughed.

Sydney rubbed her small face into his arms, snickering because no one could see him because he was in the way, and thought his reaction was funny!
——In the end, he accidentally laughed hard. He noticed her trembling and knew what was going on. He raised his eyebrows and scratched her armpit with his hand.

The unsuspecting Sydney suddenly burst out laughing!
The palace people around who didn't know the details were startled by her clear laughter, but the emperor didn't stop, holding her with one hand and screaming with the other.

Sydney is the most ticklish, her voice changes when she laughs for a while, but she can't stop if he doesn't stop!Struggling in his arms like a koi.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!!!" It took her a long time to get the words out, and her person had changed from "leaning on his shoulder" to "leaning on his lap regardless".

"Are you still laughing at me?" Xie Zhao asked her with a straight face.

Xue Li turned her face away, from lying on her stomach to lying on her side, with tears in her eyes: "When did this servant laugh at Your Majesty..."

She still doesn't admit it? !
Xie Zhao gestured with his fingers and was about to continue, Xueli's almond eyes widened and she quickly subdued, she escaped after saying "Don't dare" three times in a row, and then gasped for a long time in shock.

He smiled and looked at such a girl lying on his lap...

Xie Zhaofu couldn't take it any longer, he quickly patted her to get her up, and took a sip of strong tea calmly to calm his mind.

It's really... In the future, I should seldom fight with her in the palace, she is so stupid that she can't think of that side, but he always gets upset when he doesn't know.

The emperor put down the teacup while thinking about it. Just as the porcelain cup landed on the table, his arm suddenly sank.

He turned his head slightly surprised to see that Xueli was wrapping her arms around his arms, her face was also leaning tightly, her bright eyes crooked into a smile.

His thoughts of teasing her and flicking her forehead were fleeting, and her quiet appearance made it impossible for him to disturb her.He just smiled and looked at her for a long time, and when he saw that she was still not loose, he stretched out his hand and scratched her cheek: "What are you doing? It's stuck all of a sudden, it's a squid possessed?"

Xueli still kept her eyes closed and did not speak, only the curvature of her smiling eyes became more obvious.

She didn't know what she was thinking, but for a moment just now, she really wanted to hug him...

Then she stretched out her hand without waiting for a second thought.

Maybe it's because he always hugs her a little bit?

Hugging her tightly, her heart softened, and Xue Li snickered to herself. The timidity that she originally thought would be too courageous for this move was gone after his hand came over.

So she hugged it like this, feeling so comfortable.Those little resentments caused by Nanny Bai last night have long since disappeared.What "then she shouldn't like him"?She didn't think about it, she liked him so much!
Xie Zhao followed her on his arm and read the memorial with his left hand.When he was halfway through the reading, he turned his head to look again, and she still looked the same.

This is sleeping?

Seeing her so at ease by his side, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and after staring at it for a while, he let out a sigh: "It's so embarrassing, I almost forced this living pear away!"
Little by little, he moved his arms out, changed to the posture of holding her half in his arms, and beckoned to the maid to come forward, pointed to the bedroom, and motioned to take out a quilt for her.

(End of this chapter)