Chapter Eighty-One Music

  To be honest, just now Chao Sheng had a thought flashing in his mind - I wonder where Cai Zhu is now? Can he meet her?

  Unexpectedly, she really met him

  The heavens are smiling upon me today

  Zhai Zhu hastily let go of her hand, stood up straight and greeted him: "Your humble servant greets the Fourth Prince, wishing you peace."

  The fourth prince was very gentle: "Get up. You and Chao Sheng are old acquaintances?"

  "Yes."

  "It's rare for us to meet face-to-face, you all talk among yourselves."

  Picking pearls with joy beyond expectation, I had long heard that the Fourth Prince has a good temper, but I didn't expect him to be so considerate and understanding.

  The two of them happily responded with a "yes", then thanked the fourth prince before pulling each other's hands to walk under the shade of a nearby tree.

  Picking pearls without knowing where they come from, her face is sunburned and red.

  "From afar, you look a bit like her..." Cai Zhen pulled on her hand, looking her up and down from head to toe: "You seem to have grown taller? Ah, what brings you here today?"

  The tide was born on the other side of the mouth, and Chai Zhu immediately saw the eighth prince.

  "Ah, I just saw a kite earlier and thought it was one of the beauties from the palace playing around." Cai Zhu asked in a low voice: "How have you been lately? Has anyone been bothering you? How's Han Xun? I heard that the Second Prince is getting married..."

  As soon as this was mentioned, Chao Sheng's excitement dissipated a lot.

  "The second prince moved out of the East Palace today... and Hanyun and the others followed him."

  The pearl suddenly became quiet.

  "Today?"

  "That's right, this morning... " Chao Sheng said softly: "It will be even harder to see her in the future."

  "We should be happy for her instead, it's always good to get out."

  Yes, it's just something to comfort ourselves for now.

  The second prince is a famous master of unpredictable temper, and the future daughter-in-law's personality is unknown. It's hard to say whether he will leave the fire pit and embark on a smooth road or encounter other things.

  "If I had known earlier, I would have definitely gone to the East Palace once..."

  "She's also worried about you. Don't worry, if you have anything to tell her, just let me know now. When the Second Prince gets married, we will definitely go to the wedding banquet, and I'll ask Xiao Shun to pass on your message."

  Zai first felt happy, but also a bit worried: "Is the person bringing the letter reliable?"

  "Don't worry, these two people by our lord's side are the most useful." Chao Sheng said: "Xiao Shun even helped me take a look at home once."

  "Right, has your family returned home?"

  Chao Sheng shook his head.

  Zhen Zhu was busy comforting her: "It should be a long way away. In my opinion, isn't it because the day of watching is not right? Generally, people who run businesses outside will return home during the New Year's festival. Next time you ask someone to look for him, try going before or after the New Year's festival, maybe you can find him then. Besides, don't your neighbors know that you entered the palace? When your family members come back and know you're in the palace, they should be able to put down half of their worries."

  "Uh-huh, I know too."

  Actually, Chao Sheng didn't have too much hope.

  He's just an uncle, and I don't even know if he's a paternal or maternal uncle. And since he's not my real father or mother, even if I found him, I wouldn't be able to rely on him. Moreover, she's not the real Chao Sheng, the real Chao Sheng probably died of hunger and cold in that broken house, which is why this person who crossed over took her place. That uncle has no impression of Chao Sheng at all, so he can't be considered a relative either.

  "By the way, are you still serving Xu Mei Ren?"

  "Yes." Cai Zhen turned her head and pointed in the distance: "Our master is currently living in the Jade Flower Palace, it's that direction. If you want to send a message through someone, don't get the wrong place, or going to the Smoke Clouds Palace will be useless." She was somewhat pleased with herself: "I'm now our master's most trusted confidant."

  Chao Sheng couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Sorry, sorry, I'll have to trouble Miss Cai Zhu more often in the future. I sent someone to look for you and heard that Xu Mei had moved, but it wasn't clear where she had moved to at the time."

  Xu Meiren actually moved to Yuhua Palace, this is what Chao Sheng knows.

  But she didn't contact Zhai Zhu either, and there were her own considerations.

  After all, she had caused such trouble, involving the private affairs of the palace. She clearly didn't know what was going on inside, yet the Empress Dowager had already tried to put her to death twice or thrice. She had already dragged Li's aunt down with her, and if she were to also implicate Huan Xiang and Cai Zhu...

  "Consider it a small dish, you just wait and enjoy the delicious food."

  Two people huddled together and snickered, just like two old mice stealing oil.

  The mouse's happiness is humble, but also very pure.

  Being able to see a good sister is enough to be happy for several days.

  Chao Sheng asked: "Is your master's temper still okay? Are you tired from work usually?"

  "I'm fine, used to be that after a day's work my waist wouldn't straighten up, but now I've finally freed myself from all that. Those tasks are mostly done by others now, but I feel like I'm even more exhausted than before. In the past, after finishing a day's work, I'd just go to sleep and sleep soundly till dawn. Now it's not possible, at night I have to stay alert... Summer is fine, but in winter when it's late at night, I have to get up to pour tea or something, then crawl back into bed, taking half the night to warm my feet. And also, even though others are doing the tasks, I still have to assign them work and watch over them to make sure they're doing a good job, worried that they'll either slack off or harbor some other intentions. After a busy day when I lie down, my mind is still preoccupied with these things, feeling like I'm even more exhausted than before."

  Yes, those above work hard.

  Although picking pearls is now just a big palace girl, it can't be considered a high-ranking person. However, the status has been elevated after all, and it's no longer doing rough chores, running errands, and selling labor as a small palace girl.

  A person who stands tall, sees more, does more, will naturally think more too.

  Zaiyu couldn't help but complain: "After our master was promoted, the beauties and talents are not the same. There were four more people serving by her side, but among these four, two were stupid, one was clever but not reliable, picking on trivial matters and being annoying. I couldn't reason with her, it wasn't until our master punished her twice that she became slightly better. Only one of them is not bad, can be considered as someone who can help me."

  "It's good enough if there is one," said Chao Sheng sincerely.

  There are many people in the palace, but it's hard to find someone who can really be used. The foolish ones are useless, and the capable ones are not trustworthy.

  Take Li Auntie for example. From her perspective, encountering an apprentice who is willing to suffer and learn a skill should be a good thing. Who would have thought that this apprentice would bring a string of troubles? Not only can't she expect a peaceful life, she might even lose her life.

  "You look like a gentle person... " Zhai Zhu chuckled and stole a few glances at him: "He's quite handsome, even better-looking than the people in the paintings."

  "Shameless! You only see people's good looks." Chao Sheng pulled her pendant:

  "Life is good when it's enjoyable, and there are benefits too." The pearl-picking, eyebrow-raising, eye-batting woman said: "Otherwise, we were all palace maids in the past, but now that Qing Jing is our mistress. She eats high-quality food, wears silk and satin, has gold and silver on her head, and has people serving her. Alas, if I had been born a bit better, who knows, maybe I would have become a mistress too."

  The tide was born almost laughing past, adopting pearl-like children lively, dressed up as a ghost face to come alive.

  "Eh, I'm telling you the truth. If I were to give birth to a child like you, it would be great! I'll definitely think of something else. Look... what a good opportunity this is, serving such a young and good-tempered master, giving birth to a good child, and future wealth and honor are guaranteed. Becoming the official wife might not be possible, but becoming a concubine shouldn't be difficult, right?"

  "Your mouth is really......" Chao Sheng was both angry and amused, stretching out his hand to pinch her face. Cai Zhu laughed and dodged away, repeatedly begging for mercy.

  "Alright, alright, I've changed my mind. Let's not talk about this anymore." Cai Zhu said: "I can't stay here for long, I have to hurry back. If you see Huan Xun or want to pass on a message to her, just tell her not to worry about me and take good care of herself. No one else will be worried, but she should worry about herself."

  "Uh-huh, I've got it all down. I'll definitely have someone tell her. Anything else?"

  Zai Zhu shook his head: "It's gone... It's inconvenient to send things, and if people find out, it'll be another trouble..."

  "I know, she knows too. It's not about the thing itself, it's the thought that counts."

  "Hmm. If you have something to tell me and can't find me, just ask the young master from your place to look for Bai Rong here. If there's anything or any message, just give it to him."

  "What's the matter?"

  "He's quite clever."

  Chao Sheng said: "In the past when I was in Huanyi Alley, I also knew a young servant named Bai Rong...I don't know if it's the same person..."

  "Really? Then I'll go back and ask her."

  She reluctantly left, turning her head three times with each step.

  Chao Sheng's eyes turned red, and this time the tears were definitely not caused by "the sun being too bright" or "sand getting into her eyes".

  The eighth prince was tired from running and came under the tree to sit down, Dong Zhi was diligently wiping his sweat, pouring tea and feeding him snacks.

  It wasn't until then that Chao Sheng realized he had spent the whole morning on personal matters and hadn't done any work at all.

  The fourth prince is not a child, he doesn't need someone to follow him around, he doesn't need someone to wipe his sweat, pour tea for him, or feed him snacks...

  But that's no excuse for being lazy either.

  The eighth prince's kite has already flown away, but he doesn't seem to care much about it.

  Chao Sheng poured tea for the fourth prince and handed it over. He took the tea and asked: "Where is she working?"

  "She is serving Xu Meiren and now works in the Jade Flower Palace."

  "Did you know each other before entering the palace? Are you from the same place?"

  "It's not... her hometown is hundreds of miles away from Beijing, we entered the palace together at that time and have been taking care of each other."

  The fourth prince nodded: "No wonder."

  The eighth prince was almost satisfied and lost interest in the kite, but instead picked a handful of flowers and grass.

  The way back wasn't him walking himself, but a sturdy eunuch carrying him back. Meanwhile, Dongzhi and the others who were equally exhausted could only walk back.

  Coughing, serving the eighth prince is really not easy. This child is too active, and as soon as you blink, he's off to who-knows-where.

  "Hmm, I wonder what the fourth prince was like when he was a kid? Was he this lively back then too?"

  Not very much like...

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