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When Xu Mingwei saw that Jade Peaches had completely forgotten about the matter of her bullying that woman, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Having a simple happiness like this might actually be a type of happiness for a person.

"Miss, there's actually dog-tailed grass here! This is the first time I've seen such a thing in the garden in the past few days!" Jade Peaches suddenly pointed at a clump of weeds by the side of the road and exclaimed in surprise.

As expected, the decadence of the family was slowly being shown by the Lady Ji's butler.

"Seventh Sister is really in the mood to relax. Have you finished all the homework Master Fang has given you?" Xu Minglan suddenly came out from behind the fake mountain, and Xi Shi was still following behind. Due to her sudden outburst, Xu Mingwei who was standing by the lake in a daze was shocked.

"So it's Fifth Sister. I didn't finish my homework, and only came out after I was bored and walked around the room. Can I do Fifth Sister's homework? " Xu Mingwei threw the straw in her hand, and asked with a smile.

"Not yet, Master Fang wanted me to write twenty big words. After I woke up from my nap, I only managed to write seven. I'm going to rush it again tonight." She also walked to Xu Mingwei's side and sat down. He wanted to say something, but his eyes were attracted by the work in Bi Tao's hands.

Bi Tao thought that she liked it, so he smiled and handed over a little mouse he made earlier. He said, "five girls likes this? Do you like dogs? This one in your servant's hands will be finished very quickly. "

Xu Minglan pushed him with disgust and said disdainfully, "It's dirty, don't bring it in front of me, quickly take it away."

A hint of injury flashed past Peaches' eyes. She glanced at Xu Mingwei, packed up her things and hid behind her head.

Come and play with me, I think it's pretty cute. Peaches, make a few more mice, we'll go to the courtyard later to play with the Sixth Sister's snowball.

snowball s were raised by Xu Mingmei in Shandong Province, and they all had long hair that was snow-white, with a blue and a yellow pair of eyes. s were specially made by her rich uncles to be sent over to the family, and were extremely valuable for ordinary families to eat for two to three years. However, her personality was so good that she would rather die. Even when she was pulled back by Xu Mingmei's tail, she didn't even extend her claws towards the others.

Pitiful snowball with a very noble bloodline was thrown into the courtyard by the Lady Ji like a wild cat. During Xu Mingmei's 3 minutes of being hot tempered, he only liked it for a few days, and very quickly, she tossed the snowball to the back of her head. Xu Mingwei often came to the courtyard to play with the snowball s, and remembered to bring it some boiled chicken breast and dried fish. It seemed that she was the owner of the snowball.

Xu Minglan looked at them with disdain, then laughed, "Seventh Sister, don't just focus on playing, you should also do your homework."

Xu Mingwei thought that with just five big words, no matter how slow sshe was, he could finish the task. She did not refute her with words, but replied, "Fifth Sister is right."

Xu Minglan casually mentioned this, "When Seventh Sister came back, she was in the same car as the Fu family's daughter, right? "I wonder what the empress has rewarded him with."

Xu Mingwei was puzzled, and asked: "Sister Fu and I went back to the Palace on the carriage, and did not see any rewards from the Palace."

Xu Minglan then revealed an expression that she might have accidentally leaked something, and said regretfully, "Before we returned to the palace, Senior Servant Liu and I, the Zhou family's younger sister and I, gave each other a seven treasure box. We opened it and saw that it was a pair of identical gold bracelets. I thought everyone had it. No wonder the two of us were assigned to two cars. "

As she wished, Xu Mingwei revealed a slightly envious expression, and said, "Elder sister did wear it, let me see, does it look good?"

Xu Minglan proudly pulled up her sleeves, and on her snow-white slender wrist, there was indeed a pair of extremely fine inlaid silk gold bracelets. The inlaid east pearl was only about four or five millimeters in diameter, but it was better than a steamed bun ball of the same size.

"So beautiful!" Xu Mingwei praised him from the bottom of her heart, but when Xu Minglan heard it, she was even more satisfied.

"Since little sister likes it like this, big sister can give you one. It's a pity that this is a pair, and it's given by the empress again. Don't take Seventh Sister to heart. " Xu Minglan's goal was to show off, but she was really afraid that Xu Mingwei would ask for it from her, so she quickly put down her sleeves and said.

Xu Mingwei laughed in her heart. Although this bracelet was hard to come by, it was not as if she did not have it. Her two elder brothers would give her an antique piece every year in the Ancient Burying Pavilion. It would also be like the latest new piece of jewelry, both more exquisite and more valuable, which was why Xu Minglan would take this piece of jewelry to show off.

She could guess why the Empress gave Xu Minglan this pair of bangles as a gift. The Palace found a reading partner for the Eldest Princess, and pointed out that a lady who was a middle tier official or higher would be the one to ascend the throne and enter the Palace. I'm afraid it's not as simple as accompanying Eldest Princess to read. In the past few years, she had heard from the Xu family that the Empress was not the only one to have princes under her wing. The First Prince was born in the Xiao Fei, born the same year as the First Prince; and the Second Prince, born the Queen, was only three years old this year, followed by four princes from Concubine Rong and the rest. Needless to say, the princes would be born forever in the future …

The Queen's background was not as illustrious as the Xiao Fei and the others, so even if the position of Crown Prince remained empty, even if the Crown Prince was established, and the Crown Prince were to become an adult, there would be no change in the situation. If the Emperor could successfully ascend the throne in the future, without the support of powerful officials, he would not have enough power in the Imperial Court. When the Empress was trying to rope in the important subjects, it was only because Her Highness Eldest Princess had invited the three of them to a banquet that day that she angered the Empress. She even sent a gift to Xu Minglan and the others afterwards.

Xu Minglan's goal was achieved, but the excuse she gave was that it was time to go back and practice, so she brought Xi Shi with him.

Xi Shi smiled apologetically at Xu Mingwei when he saw that she wasn't paying attention.

She waited until Xu Minglan was far away before she whispered to him, "Miss, five girls's temper is much worse than yours, we barely got to know each other."

Xu Mingwei teased her and laughed, "five girls is your fourth wife, what do you want to get close to her for? Are you here to serve me or to serve her?"

The moment Peaches heard this, she became anxious and quickly waved her hands, "Miss, this servant didn't mean that. This servant said that it would be easier for you to get close to me."

Xu Mingwei thought that this foolish girl would eventually say something to flatter him. She did not pursue the matter and bent her head to look at the little mouse in her hands.

"Alright, just these few is enough. Are you going with me to the outer court, or are you going to wait for me by the lake?"

"This servant serves the young lady, of course I'll follow the young lady." Jade Peaches quickly threw the Tail Boar Grass on her leg and stood up.

Xu Mingwei brushed off the grass on her skirt and smiled, "Let's go to the kitchen first and bring a fish for the snowball."

Peaches immediately started drooling, thinking that this little beast was even more reserved than a human being when it came to eating. Cats in the countryside were never fed, and well-bred old cats could even catch fish or wild chickens to supplement their owners' income.

Xu Mingwei watched the whole scene unfold quietly from the side without saying a word. When she saw that the fish was done cooking, she took the peaches and left. Nanny Xu was disappointed, but she knew that it would still take some time before she could support the Buddha's heels. She immediately ordered the little girls in the kitchen to clean the steamer, and started chatting with them about the melon seeds.

The green peach began to smell the fragrance of the fish and became extremely greedy. This fish was given to the cat without adding oil or salt. Who would have thought that the steamed fruit's flavor was not fishy at all and was instead very alluring. However, no matter how greedy his mouth was, there was no reason for him to compete for food with a cat. He could only smell the aroma and suppress the gluttony in his stomach.

The two of them followed the high and low walls, passed through the arch that separated the inner and outer courtyards, and passed through a field of green honeysuckle before finally reaching the Shallow Grass Pavilion.