Mu Zhuohua returned home with bloodstained clothes, which really scared Guo Juli.
"Miss, being an official is really hard and dangerous. Otherwise, let's pack up and find a place in the countryside to farm." Guo Juli grabbed the bloodstained clothes with lingering fear, frowning with worry, "I still have the strength to work and support you."
Mu Zhuohua smiled and took out a thousand taels of silver notes: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. Miss will support you, Juli, keep the money!"
Guo Juli widened his eyes and took the money in ecstasy: "This, this, this... one thousand taels! Miss is really amazing!"
Mu Zhuohua smiled and lay on the rocking chair in the courtyard, squinting her eyes to feel the gentleness of the evening breeze.
"Miss..." Guo Juli's hand holding the banknote trembled suddenly, and he looked at Mu Zhuohua with empty eyes, "Are you embezzling or accepting bribes..."
Mu Zhuohua was choked and glared at her: "I'm just a small official, who can bribe me with such a large bill? Of course it's because I have made contributions and saved people, and the prince rewarded me."
Guo Juli was relieved when he heard it, and patted his chest and said, "Then I'm relieved. Miss, it seems that being an official doesn't make money faster than being a doctor."
Mu Zhuohua waved her hand and said, "What do you know, if I hadn't stood in this position, how could I have come into contact with these nobles, not to mention that in terms of medical skills and experience, I can't compare with the doctors in the Imperial Hospital. The few times I earned the consultation fees were all by luck. But it is not easy to treat nobles. If you are not careful, it will be a serious crime of confiscating the property and exterminating the clan. With the precedent of my grandfather, I have never thought of making a living from this."
Guo Juli nodded ignorantly and hid the banknote carefully.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Guo Juli hurried out to answer the door. After a while, he ran back with a gold-plated post in his hand.
Guo Juli said, "Miss, that person left a post for you, saying it was a post from the princess's mansion."
Mu Zhuohua quickly got up, took the post and opened it.
"Princess Roujia invited me to her mansion tomorrow afternoon to taste tea and appreciate flowers."
Mu Zhuohua was a little flattered, and Guo Juli couldn't believe it.
"Miss, even the princess invited you!" Guo Juli paced nervously, "Then when we go to her house, should we bring anything?"
"Of course I can't go empty-handed." Mu Zhuohua thought for a while and said, "While the shops outside are not closed yet, I will write a list for you and go shopping. I will make some snacks myself tomorrow."
Guo Juli said, "That's good, it shows that Miss is thoughtful."
The next morning, Mu Zhuohua was busy for a long time before making an exquisite four-brocade plate. She spent a lot of time and made exquisite snacks with flower flour and honey. It can be said to be delicious.
"Miss, what are you going to wear?" Guo Juli asked.
Mu Zhuohua now has some money. She bought a lot of clothes for daily social activities, but most of them are neutral scholar's clothes. Because she usually attends literary gatherings with colleagues from the Lifan Temple or the Hanlin Academy, most of the people present are men. She is the only girl, and it would be awkward if she wore too delicate clothes. So she dressed herself in a neutral and handsome way, so that others would not look at her strangely.
But going to the princess's mansion is another matter.
"Find a plain skirt and comb a simple bun for me." Mu Zhuohua thought, "The princess said that she only invited me to appreciate the flowers, and it should be a social gathering between close friends. If I wear scholar's clothes, it would look a bit weird. The princess is loyal to General Xue, and she usually wears very simple clothes. I should not show off."
Guo Juli listened while searching in the closet and finally found a piece that met the requirements.
"Miss, this summer dress is just made. You haven't worn it yet. Do you think it's suitable?"
Mu Zhuohua took a look. It was a smoky pink skirt with a few buds embroidered on the hem. The color was elegant and not ostentatious, just right for summer.
"Let's take this one."
Mu Zhuohua put on the skirt and sat in front of the mirror to let Guo Juli do her makeup. Guo Juli gently combed Mu Zhuohua's long hair and smiled, "It's been a long time since I saw you wearing girl's clothes. You look good in this way."
Mu Zhuohua took an eyebrow pencil and drew her eyebrows in the mirror. She carefully looked at her face in the mirror and sighed softly, "I almost forgot that I'm a girl."
Except in front of Liu Yan, now every time she saw Liu Yan, she would almost subconsciously flirt with him. She almost forgot her original intention. The things under the apricot tree were still waiting for her...
It's a pity that Liu Yan's yard was too strictly guarded. She was always paying attention. There was always someone secretly guarding there.
Guo Juli combed Mu Zhuohua's hair and picked a white jade hairpin to insert it diagonally into her hair.
"Miss, you have too few accessories." Guo Juli picked and chose but couldn't find any jewelry to match.
"I don't use it on weekdays. The better jewelry is so expensive."
She was not a girl in the boudoir, so she didn't need gold and silver headwear, and a jade earring with better quality would cost hundreds of taels.
"But it's not good to be too shabby when going to the princess's mansion."
Hearing what Guo Juli said, Mu Zhuohua suddenly remembered something. She turned and ran to the head of the bed. After a while of groping, she found a jade pendant.
Guo Juli came up to take a look and his eyes lit up immediately: "This jade pendant has a really good water color and bright green. It's worth a lot of money at first glance. When did you buy it, Miss?"
"An adult gave it to me." Mu Zhuohua stroked the warm jade pendant and said to Guo Juli, "Make a string and wear it. It's perfect with this skirt."
Guo Juli was skillful and made the string in a short while and helped Mu Zhuohua wear it on her chest. The jade pendant was as warm as water, and the green color was full, which made Mu Zhuohua's skin look even whiter and more delicate.
Mu Zhuohua picked up a round fan and turned around in place. The smoky pink hem drew a beautiful arc, and her slender waist was as soft and graceful as a willow branch. The round fan covered her face, revealing only a pair of charming almond eyes full of smiles. She winked at Guo Juli playfully. Guo
Juli looked at Mu Zhuohua with shining eyes and nodded repeatedly: "Miss is so beautiful, but it's a pity that the world has no blessing to see Miss's true face."
Mu Zhuohua raised her chin and said proudly: "This lady has plenty of talent, why do I need beauty."
Guo Juli hired a carriage and sent Mu Zhuohua to the princess's mansion.
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Princess's Mansion of Princess Roujia was built by Emperor Zhaoming ten years ago. It covers a vast area and is extremely elegant. Everywhere it shows the emperor's love for the princess. However, Princess Roujia does not live here often. After she lost her mother at the age of three, she followed her great-aunt, the most honorable aunt of the State of Chen, Princess Pei Yue, to travel around the world. The princes rely on their birth mothers. Princess Roujia's birth mother is of humble status, but she unexpectedly won the favor of the Princess of Zhenguo, and her honor is higher than that of several princes.
Mu Zhuohua walked through the garden full of flowers under the guidance of the palace maid, recalling every bit about Princess Roujia in his mind, reminding himself not to say the wrong thing later. Seeing that Mu Zhuohua looked a little nervous, the maid who led the way smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Lord Mu. The princess is very gentle and she admires you so much. You don't have to worry about saying the wrong thing and angering the princess."
Mu Zhuohua smiled at the maid and said, "This is Sister Man'er, right?"
Man'er asked curiously, "Does the lord still remember me?"
Mu Zhuohua smiled and said, "Sister gave me a pot of flower mud that day, and I still worship it."
Man'er smiled and said, "Don't be surprised that the princess likes you. The flowers were won by the lord, and the pot is precious. It was given by the princess. , I am nothing, why do you worry about me?"
Mu Zhuohua said earnestly: "Sister Man'er did a lot of work, so of course I remember it."
Man'er smiled and said: "Since you are so sweet, I will tell you the truth. You look so different in this dress. You are so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off you."
Mu Zhuohua looked like a handsome and lovely little scholar that day, but today, she is a pretty and lively lady. Although her facial features are not very gorgeous, they are soft and tender, making people like her at first sight.
As they were talking, they arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Princess Roujia was feeding the fish. She turned around when she heard footsteps. Seeing Mu Zhuohua dressed differently from before, she was also amazed and said with a smile, "This is the first time I see Lady Mu in women's clothes. She is such a beautiful lady."
Mu Zhuohua bowed and said with a smile, "The princess is so graceful. Anyone would be outdone by her. However, the princess' invitation said that this was a private gathering. I was afraid that wearing men's clothes would cause misunderstandings, so I came to the banquet in women's clothes."
"Fortunately, the Queen Mother has never seen you in women's clothes, otherwise you would be in trouble." Princess Roujia sat down with a smile, and waved to Mu Zhuohua, asking her to sit next to her, saying: "You sit down too, we are gathering in private, there is no need to be restrained. You know, I have been walking among the people for many years, and I don't really observe those false etiquettes in the palace. In front of me, just forget about those titles of respect and inferiority."
Princess Roujia spoke in a soft tone, making people feel like spring breeze. Mu Zhuohua also relaxed unconsciously, handed the exquisite food box to Man'er, and said: "I don't know what to give you today. I thought that the princess has seen all kinds of good things, so I didn't prepare anything expensive. I just cooked a few snacks myself. I hope the princess won't dislike it."
Princess Roujia smiled and nodded, and gave Man'er a look. Man'er opened the food box and placed four exquisite small plates on the table.
Mu Zhuohua introduced: "These four brocade plates were made by me when I was free. I crushed the petals and colored them with flower juice. They look delicate and fragrant. The fillings include red bean paste, lotus paste, berries, and wine. They are sweet and sour and can be eaten with wine or tea."
Princess Roujia looked at the exquisite snacks with surprise and smiled at Mu Zhuohua: "I didn't expect you to have such a skill. Since you brought such good snacks, I can't hide the good wine and tea." Then she said to Man'er, "Bring me the two pots of treasures that His Majesty gave me."
Man'er smiled and bent her knees, then turned to get them.
Two other maids came up with tea and asked the two to wash their hands and rinse their mouths. When Mu Zhuohua was washing his hands, he looked up inadvertently and saw a small tooth mark on Princess Roujia's arm.
Princess Roujia noticed the surprise in Mu Zhuohua's eyes and chuckled, "Do you find this strange?"
Mu Zhuohua smiled apologetically, "I am sorry for offending you."
"It's okay." Princess Roujia lifted her sleeves and generously revealed her fair white arms. "This tooth mark was left by a child when I was three years old."
Mu Zhuohua looked at the deep tooth marks and frowned, "Looking at the wound, it must have been bitten very deeply at the time. Princess is of noble status, who dares to bite you like this?"
Princess Roujia smiled and said, "Zhuohua, is it appropriate for me to call you that?"
Mu Zhuohua was flattered and said, "Princess, you are praising me."
"Zhuohua, I treat you as a friend, so I will tell you the truth. When I was young, I was not a noble princess. My father had not yet ascended the throne when he had me, and my biological mother was just a maid in the palace, so she was not noble at all. The tooth marks were left too early, and I have forgotten when and by whom they were left. I must have been naughty at that time, playing with the children outside, and then I was bullied."
"The princess was injured, but you didn't find the person who caused the accident?" Mu Zhuohua asked curiously.
Princess Roujia shook her head and said, "I don't even remember it myself, so where can I find him?"
Mu Zhuohua suggested, "We can invite the children nearby to eat cakes and see whose tooth marks are similar to the princess's arm, and torture them one by one."
Princess Roujia chuckled and said, "I didn't think of this idea... I haven't seen someone as interesting as you for a long time. Do you know why I defended you at the hairpin poetry meeting that day?"
Mu Zhuohua said, "Please help me, princess."
"One is because I pity you, and the other is because I admire you." Princess Roujia said slowly, "I have heard about your life experience. You are the concubine of the Mu family in Jiangnan. Your mother is not prominent, and you lost your mother at a young age. When I look at you, I seem to see myself."
Princess Roujia also came from the most prominent family, but she was in the most embarrassing situation.
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"The princess is deeply loved by His Majesty, why do you say that." Mu Zhuohua+ comforted.
Princess Roujia smiled, but she didn't seem to agree with what Mu Zhuohua said. "You were born in such a family, but you can have the glory today, it's really not easy."
Mu Zhuohua said sincerely: "How can you compare with the princess's dedication to the country and the people. To be honest, I met the princess as early as Huaizhou."
Princess Roujia asked curiously: "Oh? When was it?"
Mu Zhuohua smiled and said: "Five years ago, there was a severe drought in Jiangnan, and the grain merchants raised the price. Princess, you went to each family to persuade the grain merchants to sell their stored grain at a fair price, and you also came to our Mu family."
Princess Roujia remembered this and nodded and said: "Your Mu family has the most stored grain, I remember this."
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