Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 682 Little Yaoguang, did you come here specifically to find me?

Before Princess Yi could even speak, the maids from Prince Yi's residence immediately stepped forward, rushed to clean up the floor, and even took the maid who had pricked her finger out to apply medicine.

Hong Xiaoduo noticed that Princess Yuening did not look angry at the maid; on the contrary, she looked worried.

The princess's daughter, equally worried, looked in the direction the maid had left.

"Aunt, I'm so sorry. I remember the Prince Consort has a set of unused teapots. I'll have someone send them over later. Biyu is usually very composed, I don't know what's wrong with her today," Princess Yuening said apologetically to the Princess.

"Yuening, you're being too polite. It's just a teapot; it's broken, so what? Why should I make you pay for it?" Princess Yi said with a smile. Just then, someone came to deliver the prince's message, saying that all the guests had arrived and they should go to the dining hall.

After leaving the hall, the maid followed. In that short distance, Hong Xiaoduo noticed that the maid glanced at Yao Guang several times, each time very briefly before quickly looking away.

Just now in the hall, because the maid accidentally dropped the teapot, the princess and her husband didn't have time to respond to Tian Shu and Yao Guang, and the two children automatically retreated.

Therefore, Hong Xiaoduo did not get to observe the princess and her husband's reaction after seeing Yao Guang.

However, the maid who accidentally dropped the teapot has been behaving very suspiciously so far.

Generally speaking, people of the status of Princess Yi and Princess Yuening have servants who have undergone rigorous training and discipline by experienced old nannies.

If you can take someone out and to such occasions, then naturally you should bring the most trusted and reliable person.

Furthermore, judging from the maid's age and hairstyle, she was already a married woman.

No, the maids serving the princess might also be bed warmers for the prince consort; they don't even seem to count as concubines. Hong Xiaoduo's knowledge of this was limited to what she'd read in ancient romance novels; she hadn't researched or verified anything, so she wasn't sure if it was true or false.

As they approached the dining hall, the maid was so distracted that she didn't hear Princess Yuening calling her. It was only when another maid whispered a reminder that she looked at the princess.

"Go back to your courtyard and rest. You don't need to serve me anymore," Princess Yuening said.

After hearing this, the maid Biyu wanted to say something, but after her lips moved, she finally agreed and withdrew. As she turned to leave, her legs felt weak and unsteady, as if she would fall down if the road were even slightly uneven.

"The princess seems very kind. If you're not feeling well, please tell her and don't follow me out," Hong Xiaoduo whispered to her maid, Chaohua, who was standing beside her.

Upon hearing this, Chaohua moved closer to her and whispered in response, "Miss Hong, Biyu is different from the other maids. She was chosen by the princess's maternal grandparents, so the princess trusts and values ​​her greatly. When Princess Zhaohua was just over one year old, the prince consort was summoned to the impoverished northwest to build a water diversion project. The princess left Princess Zhaohua in the princess's residence in the capital and entrusted her to Biyu to take care of her. She has been taking care of her for three years."

When the princess returned to the capital and saw how well Princess Zhaohua was being treated, she valued Biyu even more, taking her with her wherever she went.

Hong Xiaoduo caught the key words in Chaohua's words: "just turned one year old", "left in the capital", and "Biyu" with her!

At this moment, she wanted to learn more about the maid Biyu and Princess Zhaohua from Chaohua, but when she arrived at the dining hall, Prince Yi led several old friends over to introduce them to her.

In terms of age, he could be her elder, yet Prince Yi acted this way entirely to elevate her status.

Therefore, Hong Xiaoduo also had to take it seriously. The prince was trying to save face for her, so even if she disliked socializing, she had to consider the prince's feelings, especially since he was Yuheng's father.

Fortunately, Prince Yi's old friends were all quite nice, and the topics they discussed were all down-to-earth, so the atmosphere was very pleasant.

When Prince Consort Yu Rui saw that Prince Yi had taken his old friend to chat with Hong Xiaoduo, he told the princess that he would go outside for some fresh air and would be back soon.

He had just stepped out of the dining hall when Yao Guang, who had been watching him, noticed him glancing at Hong Xiaoduo and his master. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he slowly moved towards the door and slipped out of the dining hall.

Yao Guang was unaware that although his mother and master were chatting, they weren't actually ignoring him.

Her actions, which she believed to be completely undetected, had already been noticed by them.

Hong Xiaoduo glanced at Feiyan, who nodded slightly and walked out as well.

Yao Guang slipped out of the dining hall, looked around, and spotted the person she was looking for in front of a bonsai tree not far away. She ran over happily.

"Your Highness?" Yao Guang called out from behind him. Yu Rui, who had been frowning and pondering the problem of the dam, immediately turned around upon hearing this and saw that it really was Yao Guang, and that she had come over on her own.

"Little Yaoguang, did you come here specifically to see me?" For some reason, even though he was interrupted from his business again, he wasn't annoyed at all and asked softly.

Yao Guang nodded, then looked down and took something from a brocade pouch at her waist. She held it out in front of him and said, "It's cooked. It's spiced with five-spice and slightly spicy."

Yu Rui stared in surprise at the two bird eggs in the small hand. This little girl had come to find him specifically to give him two boiled bird eggs.
"I only got two, but your family has five people, so I can't share them. I can only sneak them to you. Prince Consort, you should eat them quickly. These bird eggs are small, so they won't affect your main meal later," Xiao Yaoguang said a little embarrassed.

There were only seven eggs in that nest; one of them fell to the ground and broke while being cleaned.

The six boiled eggs were meant to be one for each of the six of them, as was customary. Of the two eggs she held, one was for herself, and the other was one she had secretly asked her fifth sister, Yuheng.

At the time, I was thinking that if I only gave the prince consort one, it would be a bit embarrassing and make her seem stingy.

Upon seeing the prince consort, and noticing the princess, their two sons, and a daughter, how could they possibly give her the gift? So, they could only wait for an opportunity to give it to her separately.

"Little Yaoguang, tell me, why did you give me this?" Yu Rui asked curiously after taking the two small bird eggs.

"What else could it be for? I accidentally fell from the tree, and you caught me, Prince Consort. That's a life-saving grace, so of course I have to repay you."

However, since you are the prince consort and have no shortage of money, I will use this. Although it is not valuable, it is my token of appreciation.

My mother said that one should repay kindness and avenge wrongs. The value of repaying kindness is not in the price, but in the sincerity of the heart. Yao Guang looked at the prince consort very seriously and said.

Yu Rui had never seen or heard of anyone repaying a debt of gratitude with two bird eggs, but now he was experiencing it firsthand.

It sounded like a very interesting thing, but looking at the little girl's serious expression and tone, and her clear eyes, Yu Rui didn't find it funny.

“You’re young, but your kung fu seems pretty good. Actually, even if I hadn’t picked you up earlier, you probably would have been fine, right?” Yu Rui said with a smile.

Although he didn't practice martial arts, he had seen it; several of his attendants were quite skilled in kung fu.

The fact that this little girl was so agile and easily climbed the wall earlier is enough to show that she knows martial arts.

“Your Highness, that is true, but it’s not necessarily true. My fall from the tree was an unexpected event. In that situation, I couldn’t be sure if I could react in time before landing and take any action. Even if I reacted quickly and didn’t hurt myself, the bird eggs would definitely be lost.”

"Anyway, Your Highness, by taking me in, you saved me, that's a fact," Yao Guang added.

The prince consort's smile grew wider as he listened, and he reached out and gently took the two bird eggs, not wanting to see the little girl disappointed.

I had planned to take the bird egg and then put it away after the little girl turned to leave. I would eat it when I returned to the courtyard after the banquet. It couldn't be kept as a decoration for long, so I couldn't throw it away. After all, it was a child's sincere gift.

"My lord, hurry up and eat!" Yao Guang turned her head and glanced towards the dining hall, urging him somewhat anxiously.

She couldn't let her older brothers see her feeding the prince consort bird eggs; if they did, they would definitely nag and scold her.

She knew, of course, that it was inappropriate for her to give bird eggs to this prince consort, but for some reason, she just wanted to.

If her brother and the others hadn't seen her carrying the nest of bird eggs back home, she would have secretly cooked them all and given them to the prince consort.

Although she doesn't know much about cooking, she's known how to boil quail eggs for a long time—she learned it by watching!

"Huh? Are we eating now?" Yu Rui blurted out.

"Yes, this stuff tastes good even when it's cold, and it's completely cold now anyway. The main thing is, when my second brother cooked it, he cracked the shells right after it was cooked so that the eggs would absorb the flavor quickly. So, where are you going to put it if you're not going to eat it?"
This brocade pouch was specially made for me by Sister Feiyan; it's specifically for holding food.

That thing around your waist, you can't put it there, can you?

"Besides, if you don't eat it now, what if the princess and your three children see it? How will they divide it? Right?" Yao Guang became even more anxious. She really didn't know why, but she just wanted to see her husband eat it with her own eyes, otherwise she felt uneasy...