Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

When Du Juan, who had replied to my letter, came back, I saw that she looked normal. "Did the prince say anything?"

She shook her head, and I asked, "Didn't he see the note I wrote?"

"I saw it, and then I threw it into the brazier without saying anything, and the servant came back."

Thinking back to the time when Situ Jue had an almost erratic temper, he had been a little too quiet recently. Could it be that because Xiyu was pregnant, he felt the responsibility of being a father and became more stable? Would anyone believe this if I told them?

Never mind. Since he has no objection, I'll assume he agrees.

At this time, Xueyan and Wenqiao came in one after another.

"Princess, are you going to the Lantern Festival with the prince in a couple of days?" Wen Qiao looked at me eagerly, her intention to go out of the palace with him almost written on her face.

Although I also want to go out for a walk, it would be better not to go if I go with Situ Jue, but I don’t want to discourage the child’s enthusiasm.

"Even if I don't go, you can go by yourselves. I remember that you guys have never had a vacation..."

"How dare we go out by ourselves if Madam Li doesn't let us go? I'm not a long-term worker in the mansion, so how can I be qualified to take a vacation?" Wen Qiao sighed. Xueyan felt that her words were somewhat disrespectful and quickly tried to stop her with her eyes.

"It's okay. I'll tell Madam Li. At worst, I'll just say I'm doing something for you."

Wen Qiao immediately smiled happily, and came up to me to pat my shoulders and arms in a flattering manner, "I know that the princess loves me the most. In the future, I will work harder and take good care of Jili..."

"It would be better if you knew a few more words," I added jokingly.

Since I set up a learning plan for them to learn to read and write, Wenqiao, who was highly expected, has not shown any talent. She has more free time than others, but her progress in learning to read is the slowest. I can only say that she is not interested in this and does not like reading and learning to read. My encouragement may make her feel a little pressured. Fortunately, I do not expect her to be the top scholar in the future. It is enough for her to learn to read and write.

On the contrary, the other older girls studied very hard. From being illiterate at the beginning to being able to understand the elementary school textbooks on their own now, it is considered a good result.

When Wen Qiao heard me mention this, her smile froze a little, but in order not to spoil my fun, she nodded and agreed.

In the afternoon, there was suddenly a commotion in the yard, and I stood by the window and asked what was going on.

Wen Qiao ran over with a sad face and guiltily fell to her knees. "Princess, please forgive me. I was not paying attention and didn't keep an eye on Jili, so I let it fly onto the roof."

Birds that are kept in cages for a long time generally cannot fly far, and parrots themselves have poor eyesight, so there is no need to worry about them flying away.

I waved my hands and said, "It's okay. Just ask someone to help catch it. It's not a big deal. Birds have wings, so they'll always want to flutter a few times."

However, the people in the yard came together to help, and instead scared Jili. It fluttered from the eaves to the tree trunk near the courtyard wall, flapping its wings and jumping from one branch to another, flying higher and higher.

The long ladder that was brought in earlier could no longer reach it.

"What should we do? The bird is flying too high. Should we find a security guard who knows Kung Fu to help?" someone suggested.

"Why not go to the Beast Court and ask someone to come and take a look. They are used to taking care of these birds, so they should know how to deal with it." There were other suggestions.

I sat back in the house and stopped paying attention to what was happening in the yard. My mood was slightly fluctuating and I tried hard not to recall those unpleasant scenes.

After a while, I heard people outside shouting, "Here they come! Here they come! The savior is here!"

First came the voice of Manager Qian, "Put up the pole first. Don't be in a hurry to cast the net. Wait and see clearly..."

There was another round of shouting and cheering, and then Wen Qiao's voice was heard, screaming anxiously, "Be careful, don't hurt Jili! Oops! It flew out!"

I was really curious about what they were doing, so I stood by the window and looked out. I saw Manager Qian directing two tall and strong men to catch birds with bamboo poles and fishing nets, but they came up empty-handed.

Jili flew out of the courtyard wall clumsily, but was stopped by a figure outside the wall.

The man was very good at Qinggong, he jumped onto the top of the wall, grabbed Jili with one hand, and landed on the ground. I was far away, I only saw a flash outside the wall, I didn't even see the person clearly, my heart was inexplicably noisy. I don't know what kind of mood I would feel if I met him again at this time.

But soon, the answer was revealed.

The person who helped stop the birds outside the wall was Ji Feng, a servant beside Situ Jue.

Coincidentally, Situ Jue also followed him into the yard.

I heard that the bird bit open the bolt on the cage door, escaped, flew outside, and required a group of people to catch it.

Situ Jue said calmly, "Cut some of its wings."

Manager Qian next to him showed a flattering smile, "Your Highness is right. I was going to suggest this to the princess. This parrot has been well taken care of since it was sent to the princess's yard. It must be very strong to be able to fly so high..."

I saw someone had taken out a pair of scissors and was pulling open Jili's wings, preparing to cut off the longest feathers. Wen Qiao, who was standing by, held her breath nervously, staring at the person's movements, as if she was afraid that he would hurt Jili.

Situ Jue had already walked in and stood next to me, "You don't like that parrot?"

"Why do you remember to ask me this question now?" I walked back to the chair I had sat down on my own.

"Why don't you want to go to the flower-viewing party at the princess's mansion?" He changed the subject.

"I just... don't want to go."

He suddenly sat down opposite me, "The ninth thing -"

I raised my eyes and looked at him. Seeing that he looked serious, I continued, "You need to act like a princess when you are outside. There won't be many occasions like this in a year. You just need to cooperate with me and let outsiders see that the Zhenbei Palace is harmonious. It shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

"Okay, I'll go."

There are eight more things that will bring us one step closer to completing the deal peacefully.

He turned around and signaled to the attendant behind him, and then placed an exquisite wooden box in front of me, "Open it and see if you like it."

I opened the lid of the box inlaid with five-colored gemstones, and inside was a whole set of jewelry, made of gold and jade, with intricate workmanship, and looked very valuable. I took a quick glance at the contents, and without a closer look, I simply closed the lid.

"dislike?"

I looked at Situ Jue, "Is it a gift for me? Or are you lending it to me?"

"Of course it's for you."

"Is it my personal property that I can take with me, or do I have to return it to you when I leave the palace?"

Situ Jue was stunned by my question, "I said it was a gift to you, so it's up to you to deal with it. I won't take back something I gave away."

"Since we're going to the princess's mansion, I understand that you want me to dress up a little more formally, but don't give me such expensive things casually in the future. I don't want to take advantage of you for nothing."