Chao Sheng didn't know how to bring the jade pendant back, the second prince called someone over, and they carried him away, leaving her behind. Chao Sheng held the jade pendant, this light and airy little thing, was as heavy as a thousand jun.

  When chatting with Cai Zhu and Han Xun before, Cai Zhu said: "I heard that a sister who combed the hair of Fei Zhi's wife spoke to make her happy, and when she was happy, she pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and rewarded her. It is said that just one pearl inlaid on it can support a family for generations.

  At that time, Huan Xiang was still joking with her: "Don't even think about it, Xu Zai's own life is not easy to pass, how can he afford to reward such a treasure?"

  Zai Zhu nodded and said, "That's right. Our master heard that before entering the palace, her family didn't have much money, and after entering the palace for two years, she only served the emperor once or twice. Normally, her daily life was very tight. To say it's heartbreaking, the concubine wanted to give some money to the eunuchs to ask for their help, so that they could speak a word in front of the emperor, but she couldn't even take it out. Without these people's help, the emperor would never think of her in a hundred years."

  It doesn't matter about those things.

  What's more, the second prince casually gave her a delicate and expensive jade pendant.

  Cháo shēng xīn lǐ chén diàn diàn de.

  Translation: The tide rises with a heavy heart.

  The jade pendant was certainly a problem for her, but an even bigger problem was the original owner of the jade pendant.

  What was the second prince thinking?

  When you eat at someone's table, be soft in your speech; when you take something from someone's hand, be short in your demands.

  She ate other people's grapes, and also the pastry meat. Now she has taken such a valuable thing - according to reason, her mouth is soft and her hands are short.

  Can she say no if the second prince asks her to do something?

  But if the Second Prince is really interested in Huaye's movements and wants her to be a deadly assassin?

  Can't she say no? This jade pendant is the evidence of her bribery!

  A wave of emotions surged in his heart like a hundred claws scratching at it.

  No way, this jade pendant can't be accepted.

  But why did she give it to the Second Prince?

  If she "doesn't know the courtesy", the second prince might not be able to do anything to her for the time being, but Han Xiang is someone from his own household, and it would be too easy for him to vent his anger on Han Xiang.

  Chao Sheng was so worried that his hair was about to turn white, and Auntie Li glanced at him several times. The long spoon in front of her eyes flickered twice, but Chao Sheng didn't react at all.

  "What's wrong with you, looking so worried and unhappy? Has someone stolen your money?"

  It would be better if I was robbed by someone else. At least that person would be guilty and I would be innocent.

  But now Chao Sheng is worried that he himself has already "lost his innocence".

  When it was just her and Aunt Li, Chao Sheng's hands trembled as she took out a bundle wrapped in cloth from her bosom. She unwrapped one layer, only to find another. Unwrapping another layer, there was still another.

  "What's so precious about this thing?"

  The tide has opened the last layer, and the flames on the stove have jumped up, reflecting the jade pendant with a brilliant light, as if it were a flowing, living thing.

  Auntie Li couldn't help but be moved: "This...where did it come from?"

  Chao Sheng bitterly said: "It was a reward from the Second Prince."

  Aunt Li's voice trembled: "Why did the Second Prince reward you with this?"

  I've been thinking about this too. I want to know why he's rewarding me, and if I can solve this problem, what else do I have to worry about?

  Li Auntie took a look at Chao Sheng, who had already passed the prime of her life. Most of her time was spent helping out in the kitchen and learning from others. When working in the kitchen, she didn't wear any makeup or hair oil, but instead tied up her hair with a cloth and rolled up her sleeves, wearing an apron. Everyone else in the kitchen dressed similarly, but Chao Sheng still stood out among them, exuding elegance and charm. People would whisper behind her back that this young woman was a true beauty, and who knows, maybe she would have good fortune in the future.

  Could it be that this fate... should fall on the Second Prince?

  This is also too fast - Li Aunt thought, this is just a small lotus bud showing its tip, isn't the second prince being a bit impatient? Hmm, maybe not impatient, I heard many high-ranking officials and nobles like them young and tender...

  Cough...cough...

  Li Aunt thought about it and looked at Chao Sheng, feeling more and more that the possibility was extremely high.

  "The second prince gave this to you? What are you talking about, saying there's nothing?"

  Chao Sheng shook his head: "Nothing was said."

  The second prince didn't say "From now on, you should know your place and come to me for benefits" after giving him the reward.

  Aunt Li suddenly felt that her guess was one step closer to the truth.

  "Uh..."

  Chao Sheng innocently looked at her, and Li Aunt swallowed back the rest of what she was going to say without asking.

  This child can't be asked clearly either.

  Although the little girl is clever and sensible, after all she's still young, she doesn't understand this kind of romantic love affair.

  Little did they know, the tides of life have long since ebbed and flowed, and matters of love and affection had been understood.

  She just didn't think about it at all.

  What I look like, the concept of being born with the tide is: not ugly, pleasing to the eye, well, okay, should be considered delicate.

  The main problem is that the mirrors of this era are not powerful enough. The palace maids have already been satisfied with their old mirrors, and there's nowhere to find someone who can polish them. Usually, they can also take a look in the water basin, but it's still not clear at all.

  But unexpectedly, Aunt Li was somewhat surprised by what Chao Sheng said next.

  "The second prince asked me about His Majesty's visit here earlier, but I didn't attend and wasn't clear. The second prince gave me this..."

  Li Aunt became serious, thought for a moment and said: "Keep this thing well, it's better to tell Qiu Mo too. Not afraid of ten thousand just afraid of one in ten thousand. Even if the Second Prince doesn't look for trouble, Song Can isn't someone who eats vegetarian food, you don't know how short your days are here, she is famously known as 'Laughing Face Tiger', at that time several older palace maids who came with her were all dealt with by her on some pretext. The Second Prince now looks at you differently, I don't know if she will have any ideas. Not to mention other things, just one theft can get you killed."

  "But this is the Second Prince's reward..."

  "Who knows? Who saw it? She'll have you cured first, and even if it's proven later that you're not a thief, it won't matter, a dead person can't come back to life. With just one sentence 'I didn't know', she can get away with it." Aunt Li said again: "I'm just making an analogy, things may not necessarily go that far."

  Chao Sheng thought one head turned into two big ones.

  It's all because of that Second Prince!

  Moreover, Chao Sheng remembered that the Second Prince either forgot or did it on purpose, and called her "Grape"!

  One wave has not yet subsided when another one rises.

  Chao Sheng has been thinking about the jade pendant for the past two days, but one trouble after another keeps coming up.

  This trouble was brought by the tenth princess——

  How should I put it? The tenth princess and the second prince are indeed siblings born from the same womb, and their exceptional ability to find trouble is also identical.

  That day, the tenth princess came to Yiqiu Palace again - she was a frequent visitor to Yiqiu Palace, but she usually went to her elder brother, the second prince. Although she also came to the fourth prince's side, there was still a layer of separation between them.

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  I think I'm done for...

  Woo, rolling on the ground for sponsorship... Seeking collection, seeking recommendation...