The next morning, when Xia Taoyuan woke up and opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the curtain hanging from the head of the bed. She was stunned for a moment, then she realized that she had traveled through time and space to the Kingdom of North Vietnam.

Xia Taoyuan exhaled deeply, drew aside the curtain, and looked over. It was already slightly light. She slept well that night. She didn't play with her phone or think about those messy work problems. She slept comfortably and didn't feel tired as before when she woke up.

Xia Taoyuan sat up and stretched, then got off the bed and sat at the table. She opened the lid of the teapot and saw tea inside. She poured herself a cup of tea and drank it without caring whether it was overnight cold tea. Although it was overnight tea, it was refreshing, cool and sweet. She didn't know much about tea, but she was thirsty, just like drinking water first thing when she woke up every day.

At this time, Zhu'er came in and saw Xia Taoyuan drinking overnight tea. She ran over and said anxiously, "Miss, please don't do that. Zhu'er will make you a pot of hot tea right away."

"It's okay, I've already drunk it. It's cool and delicious." Xia Taoyuan smiled and thought, what's the big deal? She drinks iced drinks and tea every day at home.

"Zhu'er was so busy last night that she forgot to pour out this pot of herbal tea. She also got up late today and didn't have time to make tea for you." Zhu'er's voice became softer and softer, as if she had done something wrong.

Xia Taoyuan smiled and said, "It's okay, I like to drink herbal tea."

Zhu Er was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and whispered even more quietly: "The young lady couldn't drink cold drinks before. She had a bad stomach and would vomit and have diarrhea for several days if she ate or drank cold drinks. She didn't care much about it, but we all kept it in mind."

Xia Taoyuan stuck out her tongue, thinking that the ancients were very delicate. But then she thought, it's not like they have to get all kinds of vaccinations and take all kinds of vitamins since childhood.

She asked Zhu'er what time it was, and Zhu'er replied, "Miss, it's just after the Mao hour."

Xia Taoyuan calculated that it was already past five o'clock. She was no longer sleepy and didn't want to lie down any longer, so she asked Zhu'er what she was going to do in a while.

Zhu'er said, "Please stay here. I'll go boil some water. You can wash up first and then have dinner."

"I don't do anything?" Xia Taoyuan asked.

Zhu'er burst out laughing and said, "You are the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family. You are very precious. There is no work needed for you to do. If you feel bored, there are the young ladies' books." She pointed to the room opposite and went out to boil water.

Xia Taoyuan strolled over and found that it was a study room. There were many books on a row of bookshelves. Next to the bookshelves was a piano table with a guqin on it. She gently plucked the strings and the sound was melodious.

She secretly praised that it sounded so good even with just one stroke, and the music played was so attractive. But it was a pity that she knew nothing about music, let alone playing the piano.

She saw a few paintings hanging on the wall, walked closer to take a look, and thought they were very good. When she saw the signature, it was Zhiying in the year of Renyin and the month of Guimao. Although Wei Zhiying was a little willful and bold, she was a rich lady after all. She must be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Even if she couldn't be called an expert, she was familiar with them. Just looking at those paintings, she, an outsider, thought they were very good.

Xia Taoyuan suddenly felt uneasy. What if someone found out that she knew nothing about music, chess, calligraphy and painting? Wouldn't that expose her? She had no talent in this area at all, even a little bit, and this was clearly a pit of fire. But fortunately, she was optimistic and quickly comforted herself, taking one step at a time, and if it didn't work out, she would just die.

At this time, Zhuer came up with boiled water and called her to wash her face. After washing, Zhuer combed her hair and put on makeup for her. During this time, she chatted with Zhuer and found out that Wei Zhiying was very talented and proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Xia Taoyuan thought to himself: It's over!

In the following conversation, she learned that Wei Zhiying and the other four maids took turns every day, with two upstairs and two downstairs at night. Although Wei Zhiying was a little arrogant, she was usually nice to them, so they were not so restrained.

Zhu'er went to the kitchen to get some food. Xia Taoyuan asked her to eat together, but Zhu'er refused. Xia Taoyuan said, "There's so much, how can I finish it all by myself?" Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Zhu'er said seriously, "Miss, you can't do this. Although you are good to us, the rules are still the rules. We can't sit at the same table with you." Xia Taoyuan was helpless but understood.

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