Just then, Xiao Hezi came in.
As if she had seen a savior, Jiaming hurriedly said to Xiao Hezi, "Xiao Hezi, you're here. Tell me, what happened that kept you from coming back?"
This was exactly what Red Peach and Green Willow wanted to know, and their attention was immediately diverted.
Xiao Hongjing glared at Xiao Hezi unhappily, puffing out his cheeks in anger.
It was all because of his sudden arrival; otherwise, Mother would have definitely kissed her sore face to make amends.
Little Hongjing's glaring expression didn't seem angry; it was indeed quite cute. But Little Hezi could still tell that the Fifth Prince was annoyed with him.
However, he was a little confused. How had he offended the Fifth Prince?
With these doubts in mind, and not forgetting her master's questions, she immediately replied, "It's a matter concerning the masters in the backyard, mainly revolving around Princess Geng."
"Geng Shi?" Jiaming raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "Isn't she always been quite low-key? How come she's caused such a stir in the backyard?"
As she spoke, Jiaming patted Xiao Hongjing's fluffy little head to soothe his emotions.
After all, it was obvious that Xiao He had something to report to him, and it was best to make the process go smoothly and not let the angry little guy cause trouble.
As expected, Xiao Hongjing's mood was calmed down a bit after Jiaming touched him.
In addition, Jiaming personally gave him a pastry, which was his favorite flower cake. The little guy immediately forgot his annoyance and focused on eating the flower cake.
"Master, why don't you take a guess?" Little He said mysteriously.
Jiaming shook her head firmly, "I won't guess." She didn't want to use her brain right now; she just wanted to eat.
Thinking this, he immediately put his hands to work, picked up a piece of watermelon with a skewer, and began to eat it quickly and elegantly.
Xiao Hezi still wanted his master to guess, so he gave a hint: "The reason why Princess Geng has encountered these things is also related to our Peach Courtyard."
Although Jiaming said she wouldn't guess, in reality, after hearing Xiao Hezi's reminder, her mind involuntarily started to revolve around the hint he gave.
Geng Shi has never had any connection with Tao Yuan. Now, Xiao Hezi says that the turmoil in the backyard is related to Tao Yuan. The only time that Tao Yuan and Geng Shi had any contact was a few days ago when Geng Shi came to Tao Yuan to visit her, intending to seek refuge with her, but was ultimately rejected.
Thinking of this, she murmured involuntarily, "Could it be related to the Geng family visiting me, wanting to seek refuge with me?"
Although the sound was soft, Xiao Hezi still heard it.
He nodded and replied, "Master, you guessed correctly."
Indeed, that's true. Jiaming lowered her eyes, pondered for a while, and guessed, "Could it be that the women in the backyard dislike Geng Shi after she sided with them and are planning to cause her trouble?"
“No, that’s not it,” Xiao Hezi said.
"No?" Jiaming looked at Xiao Hezi with a puzzled expression, then asked, "What do those women in the backyard mean to Madam Geng?"
Xiao Hezi did not express his subjective guesses, but instead presented the information he had collected one by one, so that his master could summarize and generalize it.
"Consort Li invited Princess Geng to the garden pavilion for tea and to admire the flowers."
Upon hearing this, Jiaming scoffed, "It's still quite hot right now, tsk tsk, to invite people to the garden pavilion for tea and flower viewing in this weather!"
Xiao Hezi looked at his master speechlessly. He was just about to reply when he was interrupted with such nonsense.
When Jiaming saw Xiao Hezi's look, she felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her head, coughed lightly, and gestured to Xiao Hezi, "You continue."
Xiao Hezi continued, "During the meeting, Consort Li greeted Geng Gege with a smile on her face. She kept smiling as she spoke. Geng Gege was initially nervous and confused, then relaxed, and later became deep in thought, as if she was thinking about something."
"That's it?" Jiaming looked up at Xiao Hezi in confusion. "How did we guess that?"
Xiao Hezi said speechlessly, "Master, don't interrupt. You'll know after I finish speaking."
Jiaming quickly made a shushing gesture, then signaled Xiao Hezi to continue.
Xiao Hezi: "Just then, Consort Hesheli arrived. She went straight to the pavilion and joined the conversation inside. She smiled and said something to Consort Geng. The servants reported that Consort Li's face immediately darkened, and Consort Geng seemed somewhat moved by what she said."
"Then, it seemed that Consort Li and Consort Hesheli started arguing. As they were arguing, Consort Song arrived and entered the pavilion. After saying a few words, Consort Li and Consort Hesheli glared angrily at Consort Song, while Consort Geng seemed somewhat uneasy."
"After that, Princess Wu... went to the garden one by one, entered the garden pavilion, and said a few words."
Jiaming wanted to speak, but remembering how Xiao Hezi had interrupted him earlier, he had no choice but to hold back.
But as they held it in, the room fell silent, and no one spoke for a long time.
Jiaming asked in confusion, "Are you finished?"
Xiao Hezi nodded. "I'm done."
Jiaming glared at Xiao Hezi speechlessly and complained, "You didn't say anything after you finished speaking. I thought you hadn't finished talking yet."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hezi replied, "This servant will pay attention in the future."
"Never mind," Jiaming was more interested in resolving her doubts at this moment. "Didn't your people hear the voices of Li Shi, Hesheli Shi, and the others in the pavilion? They only gave vague answers like 'who said something to whom,' which made it hard to guess what they were doing!"
Xiao Hezi shook his head, "I didn't hear it. As you know, Master, the pavilion is in a wide-open area. If you try to get close to listen, you'll be easily discovered, so I didn't hear it."
Jiaming felt a little regretful, but when she thought of another possibility, she immediately looked at Xiao Hezi with expectant eyes.
Xiao Hezi immediately understood, but his shaking his head and his words dashed Jiaming's hopes.
"The person who witnessed this scene did not know lip reading, so they could not read what Consort Li and the others were saying in the pavilion."
Jiaming lowered her head, disappointedly took a big bite of the watermelon she had forked, and swallowed it whole.
Just then, I heard Xiao Hezi say "but".
Jiaming suddenly looked up, her eyes fixed on Xiao Hezi.
Xiao Hezi: "Wasn't there an argument going on? The noise suddenly got louder, so that person was lucky enough to hear some of the words."
"What did you hear?" Jiaming asked Xiao Hezi with great curiosity.
Xiao Hezi took out a small piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Jiaming.
Jiaming took the note and began to read it.
"Following this concubine, I can...; following you, what can I gain..."
"Stop talking big. You may have a high status, but it's useless. I... will follow you..."
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