The next day, the weather was good. The bright sun at noon felt particularly comfortable on people's bodies, so Yan Yu thought about going out for a walk.

When going out, Yan Yu asked Jin Sui'er to bring Shuang Hua over.

When you bring the puppy home, you need to wash and clean its four paws and any dirty parts of its body, and comb its fur thoroughly to ensure that no hair falls off when you touch it.

Huo Wang had told Jin Sui'er all these things. After all, Shuanghua was still a puppy and the princess could hold it. If the princess wanted to hold it, the dog's paws would be dirty and it would shed hair, which would definitely make the princess unhappy.

Jin Sui'er had a hard life before. She was hungry, cold and dressed, and was beaten all the time. But when she arrived at Prince Qin's mansion, she was given warm new clothes and a full meal. She took to heart what Eunuch Huo, who brought her here, said, and did whatever he told her to do.

She scrubbed the frost until it looked like a snowball, the kind that would disappear immediately if thrown into the snow.

Yan Yu didn't hold the puppy today, and asked Jinsui'er to put it down and walk away.

Jinsui'er did as she was told. Shuanghua danced happily and followed Yan Yu's feet, making excited humming sounds from time to time.

When I walked out of the yard, I met Quan Ting and Quan Fu again.

The two eunuchs knelt down when they saw Yan Yu. Quanfu glanced at Jin Sui'er's face in front of Yan Yu and said, "...May the princess live in peace and good health."

Yan Yu smiled and said, "Get up. There's no need to be so polite. You two come over here and watch the dog. Don't let it dive into the mud."

Quan Ting and Quan Fu followed on the left and right sides, preventing the puppy from running away.

Jin Sui'er stared at Quanfu for a few seconds, and suddenly remembered what Huo Wang said, that after coming to the palace, one should not stare at people, especially not at the nobles. Also, one should not speak casually, and could only answer when the nobles asked questions.

If you can't control your eyes, you will dig them out; if you can't control your mouth, you will cut off your tongue.

These words frightened Jinsui'er so much that she stopped looking at anything and lowered her head to look at the puppy following the princess' feet.

The price Jin Sui'er paid to sell herself to the palace was fifty taels.

At first her mother was reluctant to sell her, saying that if she grew up in a few years, she could get a lot of money by marrying her off.

But Huo Wang offered a price of fifty taels.

If I had known earlier that ordinary maids were only worth one or two taels of silver, a girl of her age would only be offered a high price of more than ten taels of silver unless she was pretty enough to work as a prostitute in a brothel.

Upon hearing such a high price, Jin Sui'er's mother felt like it was a piece of cake. If she kept her for a few more years and she got married, she would need a lot of food, so she happily sold her.

But Huo Wang said that the puppy was worth thousands of taels of silver, and that it could bite five wolves to death when it grew up. He also said that the Emperor's favorite hunting dog was the puppy's biological father.

Jin Sui'er didn't understand how a dog could be worth so much silver. Even if its father was the emperor, it was still a dog. How could it be worth one thousand taels? But Eunuch Huo asked her to watch it, so she had to watch it closely.

Jinsui'er looked at the dog carefully, and Quanfu looked at Jinsui'er carefully, without blinking.

Yan Yu smiled and called Jin Sui'er to him: "What did you eat this morning?"

Jinsui'er said, "Rice porridge, braised pork with radish, salt and pepper cakes, and meatballs."

"How old is this year?"

"Eight and a half."

"What do your parents do at home? Are they good to you?"

Jinsui'er saw that the princess was gentle and beautiful, and looked kinder than anyone she had ever seen. Unconsciously, she told him everything about her family: "My mother washes clothes for others, and my father sells cloth for the boss in the cloth shop. He is not my real father, and he always beats and scolds me."

The puppy fell down while picking up grass on the road. Yan Yu turned around to wait for the puppy to catch up, and glanced at Quanfu by the way: "Where is your biological father?"

"He was selling steamed buns. He fell ill and died two years ago."

Yan Yu touched Jin Sui'er's head and said, "You are so pitiful, good child. You were brought here by Huo Wang, so you should recognize him as your godfather. He will protect you in the future."

Jin Sui'er said "hmm" and looked at Huo Wang timidly, not daring to shout out.

After all, Huo Wang was very fierce in private. Other servants in the mansion called him "Master Wang'er" when they saw him. When Huo Wang brought people to Jin Sui'er's house, his aura was like that of an official on duty in Shuntian Prefecture. He looked at people with squinted eyes, and everyone was afraid of him when they saw him.

Huo Wang came over with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Princess. I love Jin Sui'er as if she were my own daughter. You are kind-hearted and can't bear to see people suffer. This girl has suffered so much before, but now that she has met you, all the hardships have paid off."

Yan Yu said: "If I knew that you were lying to me, I would chop off your head."

Huo Wang said quickly: "I dare not, absolutely not. Even if I have ten thousand guts, I will not deceive the princess."

At this time, a gust of wind blew up. Ningxia was afraid that Yan Yu would be blown by the wind, so she asked everyone to go back. Huo Wang also asked Jin Sui'er to take the dog and leave.

It was time for lunch. Yan Yu remembered that he had sent Bichun to deliver something to the Liang Mansion yesterday. He didn't have time to ask then, so he asked Bichun to come over and ask about the situation.

"How is Madam Liang?"

Bichun shook her head gently. "Not very well. I heard that she had tuberculosis before. She didn't take care of it this winter and caught a cold. She has been vomiting blood these days. Even Princess Xianyi moved from the Princess's Mansion to the Liang Family to look after her. Madam Liang and the Princess asked me to thank the Princess for her condolences."

Yan Yu felt a little heavy in his heart: "I will go and take a look myself tomorrow."

Yan Yu ate something casually, drank two sips of hot plum wine, and then went to bed to sleep for a while.

At this time, Ningxia said Quanfu wanted to see Yan Yu, and Yan Yu let him in.

As soon as Quanfu came in, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, not saying a word for a long time.

Yan Yu lowered his eyes nonchalantly: "Your past experience was hidden very secretly. It took a lot of effort to find out. Don't worry, the Queen Mother won't know. No one knows except the people around me."

Quanfu kowtowed again and said, "I am grateful for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Yan Yu said calmly: "I never believe in the great kindness others say."

In her position, the words she hears most every day are words of gratitude. The people below her treat her better than their parents and ancestors, and she can say the most corny words to them.

Even when she met her superiors, she used the same rhetoric.

Only your heart knows what the reality is.

There is nothing easier than saying something nice.

Quanfu said: "Within three days, I will prove it to Your Majesty."

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