famous concubine

Chapter 891 Taking Love as a Prison (4)
When Xiaomei heard this, she naturally turned her head to look at the people passing by.

"You...you are Miss Xia Xue? Did you call me just now?"

Xia Xue nodded, and spread out her palm, on which was a string of copper coins.

"That's right, I'm Xia Xue; I picked up this string of copper coins in the garden just now; I took a look, and it seemed that you were the only one walking by in this garden; so I came up to ask if you dropped something."

"Copper coins?" Xiaomei looked in Xia Xue's palm, then touched her sleeve, then shook her head, "No, these are not mine; I never carry such a large string of copper coins with me."

Xia Xue thought for a while, her brows and eyes were slightly puzzled, and she seemed distressed: "It's not yours? Hey, then I don't know who lost it. It's really troublesome."

"Miss Xia Xue, if you believe me, why don't you hand over the copper coins to me and let me ask who dropped them; such a large string of copper coins, people who don't see them must be anxious."

Xia Xue smiled, and handed the copper coins to her, "Of course I believe you; if you want to take this string of copper coins for yourself, when I asked you just now, you can directly admit that you lost the copper coins of."

Xiaomei thought for a while and said, "Then I'll take this string of copper coins and ask them. If I can't find the owner, I'll take the copper coins back to you tomorrow."

Xia Xue nodded, agreeing with Xiaomei to do so.

Liuguang Pavilion.

"Concubine Shizi, I have tried it out. Xiaomei is indeed a girl with good character. She is honest, frank, and not greedy. According to her status, it is indeed good to have such a character."

Dongfang Yu smiled, "Then I can rest assured."

Early the next morning, Xiaomei took the string of copper coins and came to Liuguang Pavilion to look for Xia Xue.

When she handed the copper coins to Xia Xue, she couldn't stop saying: "Miss Xia Xue, I'm really sorry, I asked several people, but no one said that they had lost the silver coins; I had to take the copper coins back and return them to you. ’ she said, apologizing incessantly.

"Then I will find a way to find the owner." Xia Xue took the copper coin and said solemnly: "I believe I will find it."

"What did you find?" The sweet voice with a smile came from behind Xiaomei.

Xiaomei turned her head immediately, and saw that woman's eyes were charming, her expression was relaxed and casual, and there was a bit of laziness and leisure between her brows.

"The servant has seen the concubine."

"Don't be too polite." Dongfang Yu walked over with a smile, and secretly cast a wink at Xia Xue, "Are you Xiaomei from Ning Anxuan?"

"Returning to the concubine, the servant girl is Xiaomei."

"Oh, you don't have to be cautious." Dongfang Yu sat down and casually picked up the cup, "I seem to have heard you and Xia Xue talking about the loss of copper coins, right?"

Xia Xue bowed her hands to Dongfangyu, and briefly explained the whole story to Dongfangyu in a few words.

"Oh, it turns out that's the case; Xiaomei, you don't have to worry; let Xia Xue keep the string of copper coins for now; maybe the owner hasn't found out yet; after a long time, he will find out; when the time comes, return the copper coins to him. Not too late."

Xiaomei nodded in agreement, and was about to say goodbye.

"Xiaomei, I heard that the prince's study has always been taken care of by you, right?"

Dongfangyu's expression is calm, and his tone is very casual. It doesn't seem to have any purpose, just chatting.

But even so, Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, and a hint of alertness flashed in her eyes.

She lowered her head and said respectfully: "Returning to the concubine, Ning Anxuan's study room has indeed been taken care of by the servant; however, if the prince is not in the mansion, the servant does not need to go in to take care of it; because the prince has regulations, the servant only I can go in and clean it up while he's in the study."

"Xiaomei, don't be nervous. I don't have any special meaning in asking you this, but I just want to know more about the prince." Dongfang Yu smiled slightly, with a hint of shyness in his demeanor, but his eyes were shining brightly. It was clear, "You know, when the prince and I got married, the prince was not in the mansion; now he has just returned to the mansion not long ago, we are a family after all; we can get along better after we get to know each other better."

When Xiaomei heard this, the alertness in her eyes lessened slightly.

She thought for a while before saying: "The servant has no other intentions, please forgive me, the concubine, the servant is just clumsy and can't speak."

"I won't ask you about the prince's secrets, don't worry."

Dongfang Yu laughed very kindly, and when her eyes narrowed, they formed a shallow crescent moon, which made her Zhuo Yue's face look delicate and kind.

"Yes, servant girl understands." Xiaomei still lowered her head, she thought for a while, and didn't wait for Dongfang Yu to ask questions. She probably understood in her heart that if she didn't say something, Dongfang Yu would not let her go easily, and then said: " In fact, every time the slaves go into the study to clean, the prince doesn't do anything; he usually sits behind the desk and reads; occasionally he also looks at the picture scroll."

"Young servants go in, most of the time the prince won't talk to your servants; so..." Xiaomei smiled apologetically, "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid my servants won't be able to help you much."

"Oh, it's okay, you don't have to be nervous; I just want to chat with you casually, and just want to know more about the prince's preferences from the side."

"By the way, you just said that you occasionally saw him reading scrolls in the study; do you know what scrolls he is looking at?"

Xiaomei thought about it in silence, and then hesitated: "Actually, the servants don't know whether the prince is really looking at the scroll when he is looking at it."

Dongfangyu raised her eyebrows, surprise flashed in her eyes, she looked at Xiaomei with a smile, and gave a soft "hmm".

Xiaomei thought about it for a while, and then described in distress: "Actually, when the servant went in to clean, I saw the prince looking at the scroll... Well, it was actually just a blank scroll with nothing painted on it; so the servant I'm not sure what he's looking at; but the servant looks at him as if he's staring at the scroll in a daze, oh no, he's thinking seriously."

"So, the slaves are not sure what the prince is looking at."

"That's right." Dongfang Yu said lightly, looking at Xiaomei with a slightly thoughtful look, "Then what was his expression like when he was looking at the blank picture scroll? Is it sad, nostalgic, or happy? "

When Xiaomei heard that she asked such detailed questions, the alert look in her eyes that had faded quietly returned.

She was silent, her eyes alert and hesitant.

I was thinking about how to answer the difficult question of Oriental language.

Dongfangyu smiled lazily again, but turned to look at Yanzhi coming out of the room, and said, "Yanzhi, bring a glass of water to Xiaomei; look at her reserved look, I think she will relax if she drinks a glass of water." point."

(End of this chapter)