I Want to be Alone, Beautifully

Xu Jiao scooped up the soup and medicine in the bowl with a jade spoon and brought it to her mouth.

Probably because her body is not very sharp, her brows are also a little tired, when she leans half on the screen in the cave, she looks like a charming woman leaning on a railing, with a kind of noble temperament inside.

Occasionally, when the jade spoon and the porcelain bowl accidentally collide, a crisp sound can be heard.

When the medicine bowl was bottomed out, some palace servants came forward and put her bowls and chopsticks on the wooden tray and removed them. Seeing her getting up and going to the study, the palace servants who had been threatened by Yu Ye early in the morning Hurrying to catch up with the fox fur cloak, she seemed to want to hang curtains all over the porch to shield her from all the wind, snow and cold in the courtyard.

Xu Jiao didn't make things difficult for the people, knowing that her body was too weak, and even though the cloak was a bit thick, it would be troublesome to put it on, but she still stood and let them finish their tossing before going to the study.

Perhaps it was Yu Ye's act of beating and killing today that woke up some palace officials. They all realized that at least for now, Xu Jiao should not be treated slowly, otherwise if the news reached the capricious Prince Regent's ears in the future, it might happen again. To kill their dogs--

So when Xu Jiao sat down behind the desk as usual, she found that the surrounding palace people who usually pretended not to be there except for standing and breathing suddenly seemed to have updated the system, and gathered around to hold the lamps for her, close the windows, etc. People who wanted to grind ink and spread paper for her gathered around her.

Before Xu Jiao could read a few lines from the scroll in her hand, she was distracted by the actions of the palace people.

Facing Xu Jiao's gaze, a court lady in emerald green clothes smiled at her, bowed slightly, and asked in a gentle tone that Xu Jiao had hardly heard before:

"Your Highness, do you have any lunch that you want to use? The maidservant ordered to go down and let the other side of the kitchen prepare it first."

Because of her voice, Xu Jiao glanced at her distractedly. Previously, these palace people were not interested in talking to her, so she naturally didn't bother to pay attention to these people. It turns out that the looks and appearances of the maids around me are not bad.

Although it can't be called a Qingcheng character, it is also a Xiaojiabiyu, gentle and pleasant type, with comfortable facial expressions and facial features.

Especially this grand lady.

If you look closely...it actually looks a little like Yu Ye, and there is a mole in the corner of the eye, which is quite distinctive.

Xu Jiao pretended to forget about the previous behavior of these palace people watching people order food, thought for a while, and replied in a polite manner: "Just come as usual."

The lady-in-waiting was not discouraged by her attitude, she thought about it, and said: "There are a few old ducks raised in the kitchen, they look quite fat, and the duck meat is gentle and nourishing, how about letting the kitchen make old duck soup at noon? "

Xu Jiao didn't have much appetite at first, but after hearing her suggestion and looking at the world covered in silver outside the study, she suddenly wanted to eat hot pot again. Half of the red soup and half of the white soup, put the sliced ​​beef and mutton in, with some mushrooms and vegetables...

When it is picked up, there is also a white mist, and the aroma is overflowing.

After thinking about it, she lost interest in reading, touched her throat, and finally just stared at the snow scene outside the house in a daze, with a little not obvious loneliness in her expression.

The big palace lady who spoke to her earlier was also in charge of the east palace maids—named Luluo. Seeing her expression, she thought she didn't want to be locked up in this courtyard, but Yu Ye had already issued an order, saying that it was the crown prince. She will never be allowed to go out until the wind and cold clear up.

Thinking of the scene that Xu Jiao didn't see when she went out last night, she took the opportunity to order the kitchen to retreat, and called two palace servants outside the courtyard, whispered a few words in their ears, and then waved them away.

Speaking of this Luluo, she is also a very playful type. She was originally loyal to Yu Ye, and when she was sent, it was only for surveillance purposes, but she was not used much, because Xu Jiao was too much. - Be quiet, her attitude towards Xu Jiao is that if Yu Ye cares about it, she will let the people around her serve her more attentively. If Yu Ye hates it, she will let the servants treat Xu Jiao perfunctorily, just turn a blind eye One eye, not too much.

From Yu Ye's way of dealing with some unclean guys in the morning, she could see that the master regent seemed to care a little about the prince, so she paid attention to Xu Jiao again.

Reminiscent of what Xu Jiao said to Master Yu earlier, "I don't like men"...

Lu Luo turned around and looked at the door of the study, she never thought that being sent to the East Palace to serve a woman was such a wonderful job.

She heard her heart beating excitedly.

If it was in a cultural capital like Qi, a country of etiquette, perhaps these bold ideas would be unthinkable, but this Dayan is as famous as Chu, a royal family that specializes in producing lunatics. Wouldn't he be the emperor?

Since this Highness doesn't like men, he must be pleased with women.

If I can...

A strange color flickered in Luluo's eyes, but soon, she restrained her mind and walked back into the study.

……

Xu Jiao felt that the palace people around her seemed to be too enthusiastic towards her recently.

Although she didn't pay attention to these people, she is considerate. From the state of self-reliance to now, she only needs to raise her hand a little, and someone will put what she wants in his hand. This meticulous care, It's hard for her to ignore it.

This time Xu Jiao paid serious attention to this palace servant who was serving her personally.

Green dill.

She remembered the name.

Because the color of the court lady's palace dress is green, she can easily think of the name of the other party according to the color of the dress. In contrast, the names of the palace ladies who serve those pink, pink, and blue clothes are mostly related to the clothes. It's related to the color. Of course, some elegant lords in some palaces like to rename their servants, but Xu Jiao has never bothered with this, so the palace people in the East Palace are all the original names that are most convenient for the masters to remember when they are sent.

Now looking at the other party's face that has some resemblance to Yu Ye, and the small mole at the corner of the eye, Xu Jiao took her appearance seriously for the first time.

Now, Luluo has found some sweet snacks from nowhere, and after Xu Jiao finishes drinking the bitter medicine for wind and cold, bring the snacks to her, so that she can get rid of the bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine in her mouth .

Because Xu Jiao has been raised well in the past two days, and the wind and cold are not too serious, her symptoms have almost recovered. After eating this snack, she saw Lu Luo clapping her hands. Shui'er's wooden tray is covered with all kinds of exquisitely shaped dishes, including fresh fish slices on ice, as well as various red meat, vegetables, and mushrooms.

The palace man who walked in the front was holding a large copper pot, and he could vaguely see the heat coming out of it.

Xu Jiao opened her eyes wide at once——

Isn't this the hot pot she wanted to eat two days ago?

She subconsciously glanced at Luluo next to her, saw that the other party smiled at her, and took the initiative to explain: "There was a cook in the imperial dining room before, and in order to avoid laziness in the cold weather, he invented such a pot to boil all kinds of ingredients. Eat it, and then it was seen by the masters of the palace, and it gradually spread in recent days, I thought His Highness might like it, so I presented it on my own, if His Highness doesn't like it, I will let them withdraw it."

Xu Jiao raised her eyebrows——

It's good, it's wonderful, it's croaking.

You can eat whatever you want.

She likes the unscientific setting of overhead history.

Smiling at Luluo, Xu Jiao said softly, "Since that's the case, I'll also try this fresh way of eating."

Luluo could hear her happy tone, so she raised her hand and asked the palace people to bring out the dishes. She personally helped Xu Jiao adjust the dishes and prepared four or five bowls of different flavors. Jiao well cooked the meat and vegetables in an orderly manner, grasping the freshness of the ingredients just right, and didn't say much, just serving her attentively.

Xu Jiao felt like eating Haidilao with a considerate waiter, but she was not the type who would come up to chat with her to relieve her boredom. Eating an ancient version of hot pot was a real pleasure.

……

The heavy snow last night crushed the green pines in the palace, and dyed all the black glazed tiles covering the palace wall into white.

Yu Ye walked between the red palace walls, and smelled the aroma of food from a distance.

She looked in the direction and found that Xu Jiao was actually in the palace.

There was a soft "click".

It was the sound made by Yu Ye stepping on a dead branch. She stood still and looked in the direction of the East Palace. What appeared in her mind was the day when Xu Jiao told her that she didn't like men.

Yu Ye didn't want to see her at first, because she didn't want to impress Xu Jiao, and she was afraid that the little prince might misunderstand something, but she also wanted to know Xu Jiao's recent movements, so she hesitated again and again, and still walked over there.

As soon as he approached the courtyard, the palace servant who noticed her came saluted her, and then wanted to pass on the message, but Yu Ye waved his hand and was stopped by the people around him, without making any movement, he went straight into the hall——

The black cloak fluttered behind her as she moved, like a crow's feathers killing the earth.

Inside the hall.

Xu Jiao didn't expect to be able to taste sesame paste here, and accidentally stained the corners of her lips with the sauce. Seeing this, Lu Luo immediately took off the handkerchief beside her and wanted to wipe it for her. Xu Jiao was not used to being served like this. Her movement was reflexively holding the other's wrist, which was regarded as blocking, and then she licked the corner of her lips to wipe away the delicious smell.

But because Luluo got too close to her, she leaned over, and the fingertips holding the handkerchief were very close to Xu Jiao's lips...

Looking from the direction of the door.

It seemed... She was teasing the other's fingertips with her lips and teeth.

Yu Ye happened to see this scene.

With a twitch between her eyebrows, she subconsciously said, "What are you doing, Your Highness?"

The palace people who saw her coming subconsciously lowered their heads, and the atmosphere in the hall became quiet. Xu Jiao was startled by her angry voice, let go of Luluo's wrist, looked over with a slight frown, paused, and then spoke :

"Master Yu is here, why hasn't anyone informed?"

Yu Ye's attention was all on the maid next to Xu Jiao.

She didn't understand very well, how could a person who showed her admiration for her before be so half-hearted, and now belittle the subordinates around her?It seems that His Royal Highness's feelings are not so sincere.

When Luluo heard Yu Ye's approach, she subconsciously lowered her head and saluted in Yu Ye's direction.

Yu Ye's gaze focused on her, but he was answering Xu Jiao's question: "The minister is afraid of disturbing His Highness's interest, so he doesn't allow anyone to share it. Now, His Highness really has a good appetite today."

Xu Jiao was too lazy to care about the fact that a subordinate of her ran into the prince's palace and ran amok.

He just said by the way: "Well, it's true, this pot has a special taste, does Master Yu want to keep one for dinner?"

She just kept the meal politely.

Unexpectedly, Yu Ye glanced at the palace servants beside her, and sat down directly. Xu Jiao was taken aback by her natural and impolite movements, and slowly reminded Lu Luo, who was still bowing her head:

"Prepare a set of bowls and chopsticks for Master Yu."

Luluo answered yes in a low voice before raising her head.

The moment she looked up——

Yu Ye saw her appearance clearly.

The first reaction is yes.

She looks okay, it seems that Xu Jiao is quite picky.

The second reaction is...

Why does this look look familiar?

Yu Ye thought absently, and casually lifted the lid of the hot tea presented by the servants, blew on the floating powder on the surface, and wanted to drink some tea before starting to eat, who knew that he would meet in the clear tea soup the next moment With his own appearance.

Her movement stopped.

Immediately, she looked in Luluo's direction calmly.

--I see.

Yu Ye saw that there was only one palace maid, Luluo, who was serving Xu Jiao close to the room, presumably because of Xu Jiao's special favor, he couldn't help but feel a little complicated.

His Royal Highness's love for him...

It seems unexpectedly deep.

Even the servants only favor such a person who looks a bit like her.

It looks so pitiful.

In such a complicated mood, Yu Ye couldn't help but want to make up for Xu Jiao from other places. After the bowl and chopsticks were presented in front of him, he subconsciously put a piece of duck blood next to him into the pot to rinse, and then scooped it into Xu Jiao's bowl. .

Xu Jiao, who was bloody from the sky: "...?"

She blankly looked at the uncooked piece of duck blood in the bowl that seemed to still have a fishy smell, with a bit of disbelief in her eyes. She looked at Yu Ye, wondering where she had offended her recently, and actually Such a big hatred with myself.

Seeing her flattered expression, Yu Ye bent her lips unskillfully, as if she was smiling, then quickly pursed her lips, pretending to remind Xu Jiao casually:

"Counting the days, Your Highness will have menstruation again in a few days, so you should replenish your qi and blood in advance."

Xu Jiao: "..."

Regardless of whether eating duck blood can replenish blood or not.

The question now is-

Should she even slap the sauce bowl contaminated by this piece of raw duck blood on Yu Ye's face?