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  Late spring's body was low and humble on the ground, so humble that the princess felt a kind of pleasure, although this was not the prince's aunt, but whenever she saw her, she would think of the prince's aunts...

  "Your humble servant requests that the young master take a concubine, and wants to send a maid over to Eldest Miss's side." Late Spring's voice came over quietly.

  The crown prince's consort was stunned and didn't react until after a while, then asked: "You want to give her a maid... what relationship does she have with him?"

  Late Spring knelt on the ground, her voice still humble: "I heard that Third Miss doesn't have any maids serving her here... Third Master is worried, and Late Spring wants to alleviate his concerns. Among Late Spring's maids, there is a thoughtful and meticulous one named Chunyan. Late Spring thought of lending her to Third Miss to serve by her side for the time being. If Third Miss's own maid arrives, if Third Miss still wants Chunyan, she can keep her; if not, Chunyan will return to me... it doesn't matter either way."

  The princess consort fell silent, thinking that the third master's concubine wanted to place a maid beside Chu Ke'er? Was there something... She looked at Late Spring Niang, who was kowtowing on the ground. Whatever thoughts the third master had, his niang naturally knew better...

  Having a third aunt beside Chu Xueqin is never good for her.

  The princess thought to herself, but asked aloud: "If you want to put your mind at ease, just go and tell Third Master about it, and have him tell Third Sister. That way, it's more convenient, why come find me and make such a big detour?"

  The lady of the late spring did not speak for a long time, as if she was very hesitant. After a long while, she said in a low voice: "Your Highness, you are the mistress of the house, and it is right that I should come to find you..."

  The crown prince's consort heard her hesitating and assumed that her own guess was correct. After thinking for a moment, she coldly smiled to herself and calmly said: "Then it can't be helped. Since you have this intention, it's also good."

  Late Spring Auntie immediately knocked her head in gratitude: "Thank you, Crown Prince's wife, I will send the person over right away."

  The crown prince's wife spoke in a tone devoid of warmth: "Alas, I'm also soft-hearted and can't bear to refuse people's requests... Fine, send it over, but the person who picks it up must be clever and understanding. Just go find Caiyun."

  "It's all thanks to the Crown Princess that I can deliver this gift." Late Spring Madame was so grateful that she was about to cry.

  The crown prince's consort sneered again in her heart and said, "Is there anything else? If so, speak up. I'm tired too."

  The late spring aunt hastily knocked her head again: "I, the humble concubine, have nothing to say, disturbing the rest of the young master's wife, I should die... I bid farewell."

  "Let's send off the bride."

  A maid immediately came over and escorted Late Spring Aunt out.

  After Auntie Chun left, Autumn Goose followed her out the door to the backyard. The kitchen was located in a wing of the backyard. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw a girl of thirteen or fourteen standing in the middle of the courtyard, staring blankly at a plum blossom tree with her face upturned, and there was no one else around.

  She immediately shouted: "Spring Swallow"

  Spring Swallow heard the sound and turned around, as soon as she saw her, she immediately showed a sweet smile and ran over: "Sister" rushed into Autumn Goose's arms and twisted: "Sister, you didn't come to see me and mother yesterday."

  The spring swallow is even more beautiful than the autumn wild goose, with skin as white as snow and frost. A pair of watery eyes, a high nose bridge, a small red mouth, and cheeks with intoxicating dimples. The face is like a peeled egg, tender and smooth from the inside out, an absolutely stunning person.

  "Stop messing around, I have something important to tell you."

  Chunyan was still leaning against her, tilting her head and smiling: "What's up?" Such an innocent and charming appearance would make even women's hearts flutter.

  Qiu Yan's eyes shone brightly as she gazed at her and said softly: "There is a chance, to leave this kitchen."

  Chunyan heard this sentence and immediately straightened up, didn't tilt her head, the genuine smile on her face also disappeared, she looked at Qiuyan seriously: "Really? Sister?"

  Qiu Yan nodded hastily: "The three younger sisters of the Crown Prince's consort live on this side, I know that our master's wife might be one of these three."

  The spring swallow nodded hastily, her eyes shining brighter than those of autumn geese.

  Autumn Goose told her what had just happened, and then said in a low voice: "There are many things involved here. We don't get involved with the Crown Prince's wife's affairs. What's past is remembered, but whatever Caiyun does, we do it too. No matter what happens, we have to follow Caiyun's ideas so as not to provoke that Crown Prince's wife. Pay attention to how Third Young Lady behaves, and most importantly..."

  She looked at Chunyan with a profound meaning: "Our master is not ordinary to this third girl, and he will definitely go to see her often. In the service of the third girl, the opportunity must be seized... Do you understand?"

  The swallow's eyes lit up and she nodded: "Understood."

  Qiu Yan tidied her hair and spoke in a softer tone: "Although I was taken in by the house, Late Spring kept a close eye on me. The master originally came infrequently, and when he did come, he would send me far away, so there were few opportunities... Away from Late Spring's eyes, there are more opportunities than here... Remember, no matter what is said, it's useless; we must rely on our own efforts, give birth to a boy and a girl, and even if we're not the official wife, as sisters, we can still stand up straight in the master's courtyard."

  "Got it." Chunyan's body stood straight as a pen.

  "There's one more thing to be especially careful about, when I go over there I might bring Chuè Yuè... or maybe not. But if you do run into Chuè Yuè, be sure to be careful and don't let her notice anything. I'm usually careless with the maidservants, but Chuè Yuè is different."

  "Uh-huh."

  The spring swallow's voice was very soft, but the autumn goose knew that she had understood perfectly and nodded her head saying: "Go change your clothes, pack up neatly."

  The spring swallow turned and left, the autumn goose looked at her back and entered a dark and low door in the corner of the courtyard, disappearing from view, only then did she turn around and return to this side of the yard.

  A maid in a red silk jacket appeared at Pinmei Xuan, quietly serving her without making any noise. Chuke didn't know when she came or who sent her. Suddenly, she was holding a tea bowl and appeared in her own room, as if she had been serving there all along.

  Chu Ke only knew that originally by her side were only two maids, Caiyun and Pingli, who was originally a maid of Pinmei Xuan. Suddenly, this maid called Chunyan appeared and waited on her, but strangely, neither Pingli nor Caiyun showed any signs of objection, as if it was a matter of course.

  Chunyan is very beautiful, the kind that catches your eye. When Chu Ke first saw her, she stared at her for a while. Although she looks so stunning, Chunyan is actually quite low-key and demure.

  Pinmei Xuan, as the name suggests, has several plum trees in the courtyard, which are now blooming with flowers of various colors. A maid wearing a green satin apron stands under a relatively short plum tree, holding a jade hairpin and a silver rod in one hand, and a white porcelain bowl in the other, sweeping the snow off the plum blossoms. After sweeping for a while, she bends down to check how much snow is in the white porcelain bowl.

  Chu Ke stood under the corridor and looked at it for a while, then turned her head to ask Chunyan beside her: "What is this used for?"

  "The snow on the plum blossom petals can be used in many ways, it can be used to make fragrant cakes and incense, to adjust rouge and powder, and also to soak tea. Sometimes, doctors use the melted water of this snow as a medicine guide."

  Chu Xue was very interested, walked down the steps and went to the side of the maid who was sweeping the snow. The maid heard the footsteps behind her, hurriedly turned around and saw that it was the third young lady coming over, bowed and smiled: "Third young lady...the ground is cold."

  Chu Ke smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I'll sweep this."

  The maid looked at Chunyan behind Chu Keji and did not object, smiling and turning to sweep again.

  "What's your name?"

  "My name is Xiufeng." Xiufeng felt that the third young lady's words were a bit airy, and she had never heard a young lady speak like this before, so she couldn't help but take a quick glance at the third young lady.

  "Xiu Feng, I'm teaching a method, seeing these flower buds are not here, pick them up, take them back to wash and dry, divide into two portions. One portion is dried and ground into fine powder with spices to make rouge. The other portion is scalded with boiling water in a bowl, after cooling, remove the flower buds, add honey, it's a cup of fresh and fragrant floral tea."

  Xiu Feng listened with a smile: "Miss, do you like drinking this kind of flower tea? I'll brew a bowl for you in a moment?"

  Chu Ke nodded and smiled: "Okay, be careful when brewing, don't let the stamens in the flower buds scatter, or it won't taste good."

  Xiufeng hastily nodded, Chu Keqian smiled and watched her sweep the snow for a while until Chunyan came over and said to her: "Third Miss, it's cold on the ground, why don't you go back? Don't let the chill on the ground make you sick."

  Chu Xue then turned around and went back into the house.

  It is by.

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