Chapter 275 Hide and Seek
The old woman nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I am a farmer, and I am best at those chores."
Princess Jin looked at the Crown Princess and said: "Chu Yue, I'll take this lady back with me."
"I think she is in good health, and she can do some work on the farm."
"Besides, the farm is spacious, so she won't feel constrained or uncomfortable."
The Crown Princess's brows relaxed instantly: "Auntie, that would be great!"
Seeing this, the old lady kowtowed in gratitude, "Madam, I thank you for your great kindness!"
"I will never be able to repay the great kindness of the two ladies in this life, and I will repay you in the next life by working like a cow or a horse!"
For a moment, the people watching the excitement around them were full of praise for the Crown Princess and Princess Jin.
That day, Princess Jin took the old woman away.
On the other side, Kunning Palace.
Xia Miaoyuan was not allowed to go out of the palace to play, and she was a little disappointed.
She and Xiao Wanyin didn't want to take a nap, so they played hide-and-seek.
In the first round, Xiao Wanyin hid and Xia Miaoyuan looked for her.
"You are not allowed to peek, just stand here and count to one hundred, and you can start looking after you count to one hundred!" Xiao Wanyin repeatedly reminded her.
Xia Miaoyuan said in a baby voice, "I remember, go quickly!"
After that, he buried his little face in Xiaojuzi's back and started counting.
People say that big orange is the most important, and people will not bully Xia Miaoyuan. Xiaojuzi can eat and sleep, and now he has grown into a big fat cat weighing sixteen pounds.
Xia Miaoyuan can no longer hold it.
At this time, Little Orange was sleeping soundly on the couch.
Xia Miaoyuan stuck up his little butt and buried his face in its big body, but Little Orange ignored him and continued to snore.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10..." Xia Miaoyuan patiently counted loudly.
[I can't hear the footsteps of my little cousin anymore. Is she hiding? ]
"51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58..."
"Have you hidden? I'm coming to find you!"
Xia Miaoyuan raised his head, but didn't hear any response from Xiao Wanyin.
[It seems she is hiding. ]
"99, 100! I'm coming to find you!" Xia Miaoyuan deliberately shouted out the last two numbers.
She searched for Xiao Wanyin in every room of Kunning Palace, but she couldn't find her even after searching the entire hall, the side chambers, and even the servants' room at the back.
In the blink of an eye, two quarters of an hour had passed.
[Alas, I am a modern man who delivers books, but I am not as good as a six-and-a-half-year-old girl. How embarrassing!] Xia Miaoyuan complained in her heart.
[Huh? Got it!] Xia Miaoyuan slapped his head and ran to the yard.
Maomao was lying on the lawn in the yard, basking in the warm sunshine and sleeping soundly.
Xia Miaoyuan asked the palace maid to pick a bunch of lilac flowers from the tree and put them in front of Maomao's nose. Maomao closed his eyes, but his nose was twitching.
After sniffing its nose for a while, it opened its big round eyes, stood up, and yawned.
"Maomao, smell this, go find your little cousin!" Xia Miaoyuan handed a handkerchief to Maomao's nose.
Maomao sniffed it carefully for a while, then spread out its four long legs and began to stroll around the yard, walking and stopping, sniffing everywhere.
Finally, Maomao stopped at the pile of firewood outside the small kitchen, sniffed it for a while, and stood still.
"Haha! I know!" Xia Miaoyuan began to turn over the thatch.
Xiao Wanyin was hiding in it.
"Yeah yeah yeah! I found my little cousin! I win!"
"Oh la la! Oh yeah yeah! I win!" Xia Miaoyuan jumped up excitedly.
Xiao Wanyin stood up and patted the dirt off her body, glanced at Maomao, and said angrily: "Ah! Good, you are playing tricks! You asked Maomao to help you find it!"
Xia Miaoyuan stuck out his tongue shamelessly: "When it's your turn, you can also ask Maomao to help you find it!"
"Your precious deer, it doesn't want to listen to me again!" Xiao Wanyin stamped her feet in anger.
It was Xiao Wanyin's turn to find it. After Xia Miaoyuan repeatedly reminded her to count to a hundred, he quickly went to find a hiding place.
She looked in many places, but none of them seemed good enough.
[I can't let her find it easily.]
Xia Miaoyuan was thinking hard, but he caught a glimpse of Yingxue taking two little maids to look for something in the small storeroom.
The small storeroom in Kunning Palace is used to store valuables. Jewelry, goldfish, jadeite, etc. given by guests during festivals and birthdays will be stored in the storeroom after being registered.
[This place is great!] Xia Miaoyuan exclaimed in her heart, and when no one was at the door, she slipped in and hid behind the door.
Before long, Yingxue and the others found their things and left.
Yingxue locked the door of the small storeroom with a click.
[Haha! Great, I can just enjoy the treasures at home here!]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the rows of mahogany shelves and the large cabinets filled with brocade boxes and wooden boxes, and felt ecstatic.
The treasures in the small storehouse were much more magnificent than the small safe in her bedroom.
She opened the brocade boxes and wooden boxes one by one, took out the pearls, jade, agate, etc. inside, and played with them to her heart's content.
Unconsciously, a long time had passed, but still no one came to see Xia Miaoyuan.
Xia Miaoyuan hung the good things around her neck to show off. Gradually, she had a lot of beaded necklaces around her neck.
She was tired of looking and playing, so she simply found a satin box and nestled in to rest.
Nestling in the silky satin, although a little hard, it felt slippery and very comfortable.
Gradually, Xia Miaoyuan felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and she couldn't hold on any longer, so she fell asleep.
In a trance, Xia Miaoyuan felt that she had walked into an ethereal space.
The surroundings were empty and chaotic, as if filled with clouds and mist. It was impossible to tell whether it was night or day, and even more impossible to tell where it was.
"Father! Mother! Prince brother! Second brother! Little cousin!" In the dream, Xia Miaoyuan was a little panicked, and she called out loudly to the people closest to her.
"Is anyone there?"
"Maomao! Little Orange!"
"Where are you all?!"
Xia Miaoyuan stumbled and explored in this strange space, but she didn't see anything useful.
Now, Xia Miaoyuan was completely panicked, and she wanted to cry loudly.
At this moment, a thick and somewhat ethereal voice rang in Xia Miaoyuan's ears.
"Xia Miaoyuan! Xia Miaoyuan! Princess Anguo!"
Xia Miaoyuan froze in shock: "Who!"
At this time, the mist around him seemed to gradually fade away, and Xia Miaoyuan felt that the scene in front of him was clearer.
In front of him was a person of huge stature.