Proofread by Claire.KK
Mu Nanzhi always kept a delight smile on her face, which made her look like the cute, beautiful baby in traditional Spring Festival pictures. That was why empress dowager loved the little girl so much and conferred a noble title on her when she was only thirteen years old. Obviously, Mu Nanzhi was more capable than she appeared to be.
Jixiang had no nerve to enter the room without report. She actually could do nothing but walk around the outer hall nervously. Meanwhile, she noticed a maid anxiously run to her. “Sister, Butler Song of Marquess Mansion sends several boxes of snacks and bags of venison here. I also see so many precious tonics such as bird's-nest, fish maw and honey. Come out to have a look!”
Jixiang quickly walked outside to see it. As soon as she got to the foreyard she saw Song Fu was busy checking the number of those gifts with other servants. Princess Heshuo’s Mansion was pretty close to Marquess’ Mansion so Song Fu had ever visited here and had also talked with Jixiang for a few times before. Jixiang smiled and approached saying, “These things must be precious as you send them here on your own, Butler Song.”
“Workers in our manor brought some mountain products today. Our Marquess told me to send some to Marquess Yuan and Princess Mu this morning. ”
Marquess Yuan’s house was nearby too and it was just two blocks away from Marquess Ning’s mansion. But it was not the same direction of Princess Heshuo’s Mansion. “It’s so considerate of Marquess Ning,” said Jixiang. She bowed to Song Fu saying, “Please send our princess’ sincere regards to marquess.”
Song Fu paused for a while and questioned, curious, “Why isn’t princess at home now?”
Hearing his words, Jixiang whispered in a low voice, “Empress got ill so princess entered the palace to take care of her this morning. She seemed so tired that she went to bed as soon as she came back.”
Jixiang was called into the room when Song Fu left. No candle had been lightened so it was a bit gloomy. Jixiang couldn’t see her master’s face clearly but she could hear that her master’s voice had got husky. “Did someone of Marquess Mansion come here just now?” asked Mu Nanzhi.
“Yes, princess, Butler Song came here just now. He said that workers in their manor sent some mountain products here so marquess wanted to share some with you to have a taste,” Jixiang quickly responded.
Mu Nanzhi sniffed and tears were going to shed again though she controlled them well just now. Mu Nanzhi twitched her mouth and uttered, “What kind of food are they? Tell me.”
Jixiang didn’t expect that Mu Nanzhi would ask such a question but she still replied quickly , “There are a box of rose shortcake, a box of water-chestnut cake, a box of puff pastry, and a box of donkey-hide gelatin. Besides, there are also sixty cups of bird's-nest soup, one kilogram of snow toad, one and half kilograms of fish maw, two and half kilograms of crevice honey, a bag of bamboo shoots, a bag of mushrooms, a bag of hazel seeds, three preserved chickens and two beer legs.”
Mu Nanzhi’s voice got much more husky. “Go... Go to take those snacks for me. I want to eat some.
“Okay, wait a minute, princess.”
Jixiang walked into the sleeping chamber again with four plates of snacks on her hands. After that Mu Nanzhi waved her hand to let Jixiang retreat herself. Facing with those delicate snacks on the table, she wiped tears off her eyes and began eating, taking one water-chestnut cake with her left hand and using the other to take a piece of puff pastry. She kept stuffing the snacks into her mouth and totally ignored the strict table manners...
It was true that she was not a well-educated girl of Northern Di!
What did it matter if she was really not a nice girl?!
No one had the right to decide what kind of girl she was supposed to be except herself!
...
Mansion of Marquess Ning.
“It even hasn’t been dark now. How can princess sleep so early. Is she feeling uncomfortable?” asked Lu Zhishan. Song Fu told what he knew to his marquess as soon as he came back. He was clear that his marquess loved his little sister dearly, so he always paid his attention to Mu Nanzhi too.
Lu Zhishan just kept his eyes on the book in his hand with no expression on his face. As Song Fu was going to leave, he suddenly asked, “Did princess enter the palace to visit empress this morning?”
Proofread by Claire.KK
Mu Nanzhi always kept a delight smile on her face, which made her look like the cute, beautiful baby in traditional Spring Festival pictures. That was why empress dowager loved the little girl so much and conferred a noble title on her when she was only thirteen years old. Obviously, Mu Nanzhi was more capable than she appeared to be.
Jixiang had no nerve to enter the room without report. She actually could do nothing but walk around the outer hall nervously. Meanwhile, she noticed a maid anxiously run to her. “Sister, Butler Song of Marquess Mansion sends several boxes of snacks and bags of venison here. I also see so many precious tonics such as bird's-nest, fish maw and honey. Come out to have a look!”
Jixiang quickly walked outside to see it. As soon as she got to the foreyard she saw Song Fu was busy checking the number of those gifts with other servants. Princess Heshuo’s Mansion was pretty close to Marquess’ Mansion so Song Fu had ever visited here and had also talked with Jixiang for a few times before. Jixiang smiled and approached saying, “These things must be precious as you send them here on your own, Butler Song.”
“Workers in our manor brought some mountain products today. Our Marquess told me to send some to Marquess Yuan and Princess Mu this morning. ”
Marquess Yuan’s house was nearby too and it was just two blocks away from Marquess Ning’s mansion. But it was not the same direction of Princess Heshuo’s Mansion. “It’s so considerate of Marquess Ning,” said Jixiang. She bowed to Song Fu saying, “Please send our princess’ sincere regards to marquess.”
Song Fu paused for a while and questioned, curious, “Why isn’t princess at home now?”
Hearing his words, Jixiang whispered in a low voice, “Empress got ill so princess entered the palace to take care of her this morning. She seemed so tired that she went to bed as soon as she came back.”
Jixiang was called into the room when Song Fu left. No candle had been lightened so it was a bit gloomy. Jixiang couldn’t see her master’s face clearly but she could hear that her master’s voice had got husky. “Did someone of Marquess Mansion come here just now?” asked Mu Nanzhi.
“Yes, princess, Butler Song came here just now. He said that workers in their manor sent some mountain products here so marquess wanted to share some with you to have a taste,” Jixiang quickly responded.
Mu Nanzhi sniffed and tears were going to shed again though she controlled them well just now. Mu Nanzhi twitched her mouth and uttered, “What kind of food are they? Tell me.”
Jixiang didn’t expect that Mu Nanzhi would ask such a question but she still replied quickly , “There are a box of rose shortcake, a box of water-chestnut cake, a box of puff pastry, and a box of donkey-hide gelatin. Besides, there are also sixty cups of bird's-nest soup, one kilogram of snow toad, one and half kilograms of fish maw, two and half kilograms of crevice honey, a bag of bamboo shoots, a bag of mushrooms, a bag of hazel seeds, three preserved chickens and two beer legs.”
Mu Nanzhi’s voice got much more husky. “Go... Go to take those snacks for me. I want to eat some.
“Okay, wait a minute, princess.”
Jixiang walked into the sleeping chamber again with four plates of snacks on her hands. After that Mu Nanzhi waved her hand to let Jixiang retreat herself. Facing with those delicate snacks on the table, she wiped tears off her eyes and began eating, taking one water-chestnut cake with her left hand and using the other to take a piece of puff pastry. She kept stuffing the snacks into her mouth and totally ignored the strict table manners...
It was true that she was not a well-educated girl of Northern Di!
What did it matter if she was really not a nice girl?!
No one had the right to decide what kind of girl she was supposed to be except herself!
...
Mansion of Marquess Ning.
“It even hasn’t been dark now. How can princess sleep so early. Is she feeling uncomfortable?” asked Lu Zhishan. Song Fu told what he knew to his marquess as soon as he came back. He was clear that his marquess loved his little sister dearly, so he always paid his attention to Mu Nanzhi too.
Lu Zhishan just kept his eyes on the book in his hand with no expression on his face. As Song Fu was going to leave, he suddenly asked, “Did princess enter the palace to visit empress this morning?”
