Not disappointing everyones expectations, Qingjings illness was cured, and the counterattack also arrived as scheduled.

  In normal times, they would quarrel over trivial matters, but when it comes to important events that affect their livelihood, how can they not be furious? Even if they dont fight or scold, the senior palace maid will still find ways to deal with the junior palace maid.

  The scorching sun at noon was like boiling water, pouring down fiercely. The exposed skin was scorched to the point of pain, as if it were about to crack open.

  On the side, the pearl picker was sweating like rain, using a shovel to flatten the stones, muttering softly: "I dont know which god Ive offended, sending people to do this at noon, its either exhausting or deadly hot."

  Chao Sheng felt a slight twinge of guilt: "You go take a break, have a drink and come back. Theres not much left anyway, I can finish it by myself."

  "Stop talking nonsense, you should go to that shaded area over there and take a rest. Look at your face, its as red as a persimmon! Are you sunburned?"

  "Its all me..."

  "You know its because of you that Im in this trouble, so you should put in more effort and hurry up to finish this." Cai Zhu looked around and leaned over to whisper in her ear: "Is it really because of what happened the day before yesterday when you combed the princesss hair?"

  What else could it be? Chao nodded slightly.

  "Ive long thought that Qing Jing isnt a good thing..."

  "Shh, be quiet, someone will hear."

  "Its so hot, who wants to come out?" Zhao Zhu slammed a scoop onto the stone counter with a loud clang: "When theres good fortune, she cant wait to monopolize it all; when theres bad luck, its always someone elses fault. Shes spotless herself. Who let her get close to the princess? Every day while combing her hair, she says one sentence thats more useful than us doing a hundred things."

  She talked loudly with her mouth, but secretly lowered her head and quickly finished the remaining work.

  Zhai Zhu was caught by Qing Jing while coming to talk to her, and thus suffered an unexpected disaster.

  Although it is said that Cai Zhu is not a palace maid of Chen Fei, the small palace maids in the Yanxia Palace, who dares to disobey the elder? Can Cai Zhu go to Xu Zairens face and report, saying she was bullied by Chen Feis palace maid? Even if she has the guts and opportunity to say it, Xu Zairen doesnt have the guts to listen.

  He finished the work in his hands, and Chao Sheng almost fainted from heatstroke. On the side, Cao Zhan was also exhausted, with a dull expression, like a defeated rooster.

  "Come to my place and sit for a while, take a rest."

  Zai just got dragged down by her, even if shes now hot-headed and foolish, still remembers shaking her head and waving her hand, hastily saying: "Im not going, dont run into that night demon again..."

  Chao Sheng felt guilty and didnt want to force her, so he apologized to Cai Zhu again and again.

  Han Xun was not in the house at this time, but a bowl of mung bean soup had been left on the table for her, and the ice inside was almost completely melted.

  The ice in the Yanyu Palace is limited, only for the master and servant to use, a few high-ranking palace maids can also get some. Xiangyun was sandwiched in between, not even considered a high-ranking maid, but she managed to get a bowl of iced green bean soup, it must have taken a lot of effort, specially left for her.

  Chao Sheng picked up the bowl and took a small sip, feeling refreshed and invigorated, with a hint of sweetness.

  Its all for her own good.

  Its just that Huan Xiang thinks things are too simple.

  Chao Shengs face and arms were sunburned, at the time he only felt hot and didnt pay attention. By evening, it started to act up, becoming red and swollen, stinging painfully, like countless small needles stabbing fiercely. Chao Sheng gritted his teeth in pain, didnt even eat dinner, when Huan Xiang came back and lit a lamp, she jumped in fright: "Good heavens, whats going on?"

  "Its nothing serious, I think it was just from being out in the garden at noon today, tidying up the flower beds."

  "This, this is just a normal sunburn... how did it become so red..." Huán Xūn stepped forward, grasping Cháo Shēngs face and examining it, then looked at her arm: "This, this is terrible! Does it hurt?"

  Its painful of course, but Chao Sheng could only say: "Not too painful."

  "Your eyes are all red and puffy: Youre comforting me, but this still hurts? This is all swollen, will it blister?"

  Chao Sheng was also afraid of getting a blister, so he thought for a moment and said: "Sister, help me find some watermelon rind. If there isnt any, bring some tea water instead."

  "Whats the use of that?"

  "Some."

  She went out to find something with her eyes down, and came back after a while, holding several pieces of melon skin in one hand and a teapot in the other.

  "It just so happens that I ate watermelon today and havent thrown away the rind yet."

  Han Xun helped Chao Sheng peel the watermelon rind, scraping off the places where she had bitten, and gently wiped the sunburned areas for her as she instructed.

  The watermelon rind was cool to the touch, and as soon as it came into contact with my hot skin, I felt a sudden chill run down my spine.

  "Han Xun busily stopped his hands: "Hurt?"

  "Its all right."

  Xun Zheng solemnly said: "It hurts, you have to say." While carefully wiping her again.

  After several applications, the pain seemed to have eased a bit. Huan Xun used a knife to scrape off the layer that had been applied earlier and reapplied it to her hand.

  "Who would have thought that watermelon rind could be used like this?" Huán Xūn asked while applying the paste, "Have you ever gotten sunburned before, Cháo Shēng?"

  "No, Ive just heard people mention it."

  That person is all-powerful Baidu Auntie...

  When Xiaochen was in college, his classmate got sunburned during military training. At that time, it was also at night, and there was no place to find a solution, so someone came up with this trick, which turned out to be quite effective, so Xiaochen remembered it clearly.

  "Unexpectedly, Qing Jing is so formidable..." Xiang Xun said in a low voice: "Wang Mei sister also said that she had advised her not to beat or scold you... but whats the difference between this and being beaten?"

  There are many ways to torment people, besides beating and scolding.

  "Youre the same, so stubborn and obstinate. Why not borrow a soft hat from someone to cover up a bit? Its not like you have to suffer like this, and no one can help you."

  Tidal birth entanglement head: "At that time she urged tightly, and didnt think about this."

  I posted it before...

  Ah, yes, but she wasnt in this body before.

  This life is poor, but it has to be admitted that Chao Sheng is now a delicate and beautiful young woman. Her skin is especially good, white and tender, as if you can squeeze out water with one touch.

  I didnt expect that this life would be more miserable than the last, but my skin has become more delicate. In my previous life, I could walk around under the scorching sun with friends without applying sunscreen or carrying an umbrella, and even though I got a little red, I never got sunburned after a whole summer, just darker.

  Chao Sheng suddenly remembered: "Right, Cai Zhu was also with me arranging the flower pot today, I wonder how she is."

  "Then Ill go take a look at her?"

  "Uh-huh, I can apply it myself, you go take a look at her. If shes also sunburned, lets hurry up and send these over to her too."

  "Take your time, Im leaving."

  She came back soon after: "Nothings wrong, I just got a little scratched while picking pearls."

  Chao Sheng also let out a sigh of relief.

  Its bad enough that I have to accompany her to pick pearls and suffer punishment together, but if she also gets sunburned, it would be too much.

  Xun carefully looked at her face again: "Does it hurt a little better?"

  "It doesnt hurt as much as it did just now."

  "I looked and it seemed to be a bit better." She sighed: "Otherwise, tomorrow Ill talk to Sister Wangmei and Sister Hualiang again, see if they can help mediate the situation."

  "Its okay," Chao Sheng said: "Ill hide out for a couple of days and wait until she cools off, then it should be fine."

  Just kidding.

  Chao Sheng understood in his heart that Wang Mei and Hua Liang had their own thoughts, which was another story altogether. He hoped they would mediate and speak on his behalf, so as not to make things worse by talking more.

  Its not that Qingjing is the only one who can comb Chen Feis hair, but Wang Mei and Hua Liang arent completely incapable of doing it either. With 365 days in a year, Qingjing combs their hair every day, and they watch and learn from her every day. Whats the difference? Besides, Qingjing isnt a clock that has to be precise every day without any mistakes. Even clocks have times when they dont work because of lack of oil. In the past, when Qingjing couldnt comb Chen Feis hair, did she just let it down and not care about her appearance? Wang Mei definitely would, and Hua Liang may not say much, but shes skilled with her hands. The day before yesterday, when Qingjing was ill, the two of them were able to take over her duties, so why give the opportunity to her?

  Qingjing was born with a good temperament, and her words were sharp and quick-witted. She somewhat resembled Qingwen from the Red Chamber, being strong-minded and competitive. Among the four senior palace maids by Chen Feis side, she had left due to illness at the end of the year. The remaining three were not on good terms with each other, and at least Wang Mei definitely looked down on Qingjing.

  Its actually Huanyin and Chaosheng, Im afraid theyve been used as scapegoats.

  Thinking clearly about this point, Chao Sheng naturally didnt allow Han Xun to go find Wang Mei again.

  Relying on her to intercede, Im afraid...the more she tries to mediate, the deeper the grudge will become.

  "By the way, I went to fetch tea just now and met Sister Wangmei. She heard me talk about you and said that Qingjings behavior was not good, so shell tell her mother tomorrow and get some ointment for you to apply. Dont worry, sister, her mother is kind-hearted, with the ointment, your face will definitely be fine and wont leave any scars."

  Chao Sheng was shocked: "Did Wang Mei sister already know?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Got it...

  Chao Sheng thought for a moment, and upon hearing "Wang Mei" he...

  Tomorrow Ill go back to my mothers place and ask for some medicinal ointment?

  Lets start from the beginning then. The mistress will surely ask how the injury was sustained? That Wang Mei must have been kind and thorough, explaining in detail how Chao Sheng was injured and why. And so, Qing Jing would inevitably be dragged into it as well. What would the mistress think upon hearing this? No matter which master, if they heard that their subordinates were deceiving them, being more overbearing than themselves, wouldnt they be displeased? Even if they didnt immediately cold-shoulder Qing Jing, they would still harbor resentment in their heart.

  Its really... Wang Mei is good at borrowing a knife to kill, its wonderful. Huan Xun and Chao Sheng have become two guns in her hands, every shot hits the target, making Qing Jing speechless. He probably lost without even knowing where he went wrong.

  The palace maid also has her own world!

  Cao Cao arrives when his name is spoken, and a voice outside the door asks, "Is my sister in the house?"

  "Ah, yes, please come in, Sister Mei."

  She put down the watermelon skin and opened the door, smiled at Mei, walked in, placed the things in her hand on the table, and hurried over to look at Chaos injury: "Ah, I only heard Huan Xiang say one sentence, how did it get like this?"

  "Its my own fault for being stupid and not thinking of borrowing a soft hat to cover it."

  "Look at her... Alas, Ive advised her so many times, she clearly said it herself, but the result is still like this... This really breaks my heart."

  "Han Xun said on the side, I dont think Mei sister knows, it was even worse than this earlier. When I touched it with my fingers, it felt like they were going to get burned. After applying the watermelon skin for a while, its better than before, and it looked even redder earlier."

  Longing for plum blossoms, shaking head and sighing, eyes are red, really standard acting skills!

  "Little sister, dont worry, its late today, Ill be back early tomorrow and definitely help you get some medicine. With such a pretty and delicate face, if there are any scars left behind, this life will be ruined! Qing Jing is really..."

  A basin of dirty water was poured onto Qingjing again with a loud splash.

  Actually... Chao Sheng thought, no one would have expected himself to be so reckless. Qing Jing also didnt expect that he wouldnt be able to withstand the sun, originally it was meant to be a small punishment, but it ended up being a big warning instead.

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