Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

At night in Chuxiu Palace, after the concubines fell asleep, the servants had time to take a break.

At this moment, in the back hall's covered room, Hongying used the silver given by Shi Nanxi to buy some charcoal and lit them to make the room warm.

Afterwards, he asked the small kitchen to send a hot pot, which was filled with pork, cabbage, mushrooms, tofu and other rare meat and vegetable dishes in early spring. The whole aroma was fragrant, and on this March night in the Forbidden City, it was like delicacies from land and sea.

In order to prevent the fragrance from wafting away and attracting attention, the doors and windows of the house were closed tightly in advance.

Hongying, Zixia, Xiaoruzi and other palace servants who could talk to each other or often dealt with each other were eating with gusto.

"Oh my god, it smells so good. The food is even better than during the Chinese New Year. I didn't expect Princess Shi Er to be so generous."

A young eunuch was looking at the food on the table and sighing as he ate voraciously, while the young palace maid next to him was wiping away tears as she ate.

"I have been in the palace for two years, and I have never seen such dishes except when I was at home."

When they heard the topic of home, the rest of the people also started complaining.

"Don't even mention seeing this kind of food, I just hope I won't be beaten and scolded by the master again!"

"Me too. Hongying is the luckiest one. Although Shi Ergege is timid and cowardly and doesn't seem to have a bright future, she has a good temper!

He even used his own money to buy Hongying extra meals and even considered the carbon for the evening. How nice! "

"How can there be no future? Don't we have Princess Shi? And with her kindness, she will definitely be rewarded!" The palace maid who was wiping her tears just now interrupted.

At this time, the palace maid, who had been eating so much that her mouth was full of oil and had not raised her head, was focusing on another direction:

"This meal will probably cost three taels of silver, plus the charcoal, it will cost five or six taels. But Shi Ergege just raised her hand and gave it away, not caring at all. If only the silver was given to me, I would send it home for my brother's studies!"

Hongying was blanching vegetables, but when she heard this, she smiled bitterly and stopped:

"My second princess didn't just raise her hand and ignore me. She has been fostered in the farm since she was a child because of her poor health. She doesn't have much money to spend. She just saw that I took care of her attentively every day, and it was cold this day, so she gave me the reward out of pity."

Her face was full of pain, and she didn't seem to be lying.

The others were surprised and started asking questions. Hongying talked about Shi Nanxi's past life one by one. Xiao Ruzi, who had been silent at the table, pricked up his ears silently.

It turned out that Shi Ergege was in such a difficult situation that she didn't even have much money of her own. He silently made note of this.

Everyone was eating, drinking and chatting, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation. As Ah Zao had to keep watch for Gege Sochorolo at night, he quickly filled his stomach and then said goodbye.

Hongying sent her to the door and whispered something in her ear before leaving. A-Zhao nodded imperceptibly.

Ever since she first reminded Shi Ergege that there was something wrong with the medicine, she knew that she would be Shi Ergege's person from now on.

Watching Ah Zao leave, Hongying went back to the house and continued to eat and joke with others.

But I found that Zixia has been absent-minded since she came here today. She usually loves to eat good food, so how could she be so absent-minded when faced with such dishes?

She was worried, but she didn't ask because there were other people there. After everyone left, she left Zixia to clean up and then she asked.

Zixia shook her head at first, but finally, she could not stand Hongying's questioning anymore, so she suddenly put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, covered her face and started crying.

Seeing this scene, Hongying was frightened, and hurried forward, looking somewhat at a loss and asking:

"Zixia, what's wrong with you?"

Zixia cried more and more sadly. Finally, she squatted down, leaned against the table, and said in a desperate voice:

"Hongying, I'm done. I won't be able to leave the palace and reunite with my father and mother until I'm 25. I might even get them into trouble. What should I do? What should I do? I'm so scared..."

Hongying was startled and quickly squatted down to hold Zixia's shoulders:

"What's going on? Tell me. I may not be able to help you, but it's better than keeping it to yourself. Maybe I can help you think of a solution. And you forgot that Ergege is here."

She was personally involved in the Second Princess's conquest of Zixia, so naturally she knew clearly.

When Zixia heard this, a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in her eyes. While sobbing, she whispered to Hongying what she had seen and heard when following Shi Rongyue, especially mentioning what Shi Rongyue said to the Fourth Prince today.

What? The Fourth Prince touched Shi Da Gege's breast? When Hongying heard this, she almost jumped up, but her legs were numb from squatting for so long that she didn't jump up. Instead, she fell to the ground with a pale face.

At this moment, she successfully understood Zixia's despair. As they all served in the same room, they naturally knew that Shi Da Gege was the designated Crown Princess. If her affair with the Fourth Prince was ever exposed...

She was desperate now, because Shi Da Gege was Er Gege's biological sister, so she would definitely...

No, she wanted to tell the Second Princess, but after she got up she remembered that it was already night and the Second Princess had gone to bed.

Moreover, the eldest princess and the second princess lived in the same room. Thinking of this, she forced herself to calm down and comfort Zixia.

Tell her not to behave strangely in front of the eldest princess, otherwise she will be dealt with by the eldest princess before anything happens. Leave the rest to her, she will report to the second princess, there will always be a way.

In the end, Zixia managed to calm down.

But Hongying suffered from insomnia.

The next morning, Hongying, with dark circles under her eyes, helped Shi Nanxi to dress up. Shi Nanxi looked at Hongying through the bronze mirror and saw that she was distracted, so she glanced at her dark eyes again.

She didn't say anything until she had finished washing up and before the class started. She led Hongying to the corner of the courtyard and asked:

"You didn't get enough rest last night, or you're feeling unwell somewhere. You look a little listless. Do you want me to call a doctor to check you out?"

The palace maid was not qualified to summon the imperial physician, but it was well known that she was in poor health, and she had been receiving treatment by Old Liu recently, so he helped to diagnose that there was nothing wrong with Hongying.

Hongying immediately shook her head and said anxiously:

"Thank you for your concern, Second Princess. I'm fine, but..."

She looked around and could no longer hold back, so she leaned close to Shi Nanxi's ear and recounted everything Zixia had said to her in a trembling voice. At the end, there was uncontrollable fear in her eyes.

"Second Princess, why did the eldest princess do this? Wasn't she the designated Crown Princess? Why would she get entangled with the Fourth Prince? If the truth comes out, it will definitely implicate you..."

Shi Nanxi didn't expect that Shi Rongyue's real purpose would be discovered so quickly, and she dared to say such words to the Fourth Prince in such a conspicuous place as the shooting range.

Too stupid! No, she is not stupid at all, her IQ is not low at all, she is just obsessed with love!

Thinking of this, she quickly thought about how she should react and the subsequent impact.

His face looked as if he was frightened. It took him a long time to understand what Hongying meant. His body suddenly went limp and he fell backwards.

Hongying screamed and quickly supported Ergege. Shi Nanxi half leaned on Hongying, his face pale, muttering to himself:

"What on earth does the eldest sister want to do? This is a grave crime that will bring disaster to the whole family!"

When she said this, she suddenly trembled and grabbed Hongying's hand:

"Keep it a secret, Zixia must keep it a secret, don't let anyone else know, elder sister, elder sister was just confused for a moment, yes, that must be the case, I will remind her, I will definitely remind her."

"Don't worry, Second Princess. I will tell Zixia. It's hard for you. You were always taken to the Crown Prince by the First Princess. If..."

Hongying thought of something at this moment, and suddenly opened her eyes wide in horror:

"Second Princess, do you think that the eldest princess did this on purpose to frame you?"

Shi Nanxi's face turned pale when he heard this, and he seemed to have lost his soul:

"No, no, I noticed that my elder sister was suddenly too nice to me, and I was a little confused, but how could it be, no..."

Hongying became more certain of her guess after hearing this. It turned out that this was the true face of the eldest princess. Seeing the shocked look on the second princess's face, she couldn't help but hate the eldest princess to death.