The Regent's Tender Darling

---afternoon.

When Lin Jiaojiao woke up, she realized that she had even missed lunch, and no one came to wake her up. She knew that they had not forgotten her, but they did not want to wake her up.

"Mother, please rinse your mouth and drink some fresh fish porridge." Xuemei was holding the tea for gargling, but she had a look of grievance on her face, as if she had been crying.

Lin Jiaojiao couldn't help but be stunned. In the Chen family, except for the master and some old people, Xuemei could be said to be walking sideways in the Chen family. How could she still be wronged?

Could it be that Xuemei provoked someone? That's not right. No matter how good Xuemei is, she can't be without some rules.

"Xuemei, what are you doing? What's wrong?"

"I'm fine, slave." Xuemei quickly shook her head.

Seeing this, Lin Jiaojiao became a little angry and said, "Say!"

"Slave...Slave, because I didn't follow the rules, Sister Qingtao gave me a slap on the hand, and then Sister Qingtao hit me harder on the hand... She said it was me who didn't follow the rules, and she was also at fault." Xue. Mei spoke softer and softer, her tone not complaining, she just cried because of the pain.

Lin Jiaojiao: "..."

"What did you do?"

"My slave and Luzhu and the others were talking together in the courtyard. The queen was sleeping at that time."

"Oh...then..." Lin Jiaojiao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you think Qingtao is at fault?"

Xuemei sniffed and shook her head, saying, "Sister Qingtao is right, but this slave is wrong."

But the pain was really painful. Qingtao used her to scare the monkeys, which scared Luzhu and the others so much that they didn't dare to speak casually.

And because she was so happy to be back, she got carried away and forgot all the rules.

After a while, Xuemei came out of the house with a tray and happened to bump into Qingtao. The two looked at each other. Xuemei subconsciously gave in and quickly obeyed: "Sister Qingtao."

In terms of status in the palace, Qingtao is older than her anyway. Although they are both first-class maids, Qingtao is an old man in the palace and has served the prince.

Qing Tao still had a straight face, but there was something strange in her eyes, and she also obeyed Xuemei.

After Qing Tao entered the house, Lin Jiaojiao was eating fish porridge.

"Princess." Qingtao saluted.

Lin Jiaojiao responded and swallowed the porridge in her mouth before looking at Qingtao. She had no objection at all to Qingtao teaching Xuemei a lesson.

It's not that she doesn't love Xuemei anymore, but it's that if Xuemei behaves better, it will be good for Xuemei in the future.

"Someone is coming outside. She says she is the princess's cousin, and she has a child with her. Does the princess want to see her?"

"Child?" After hesitating for a while, Lin Jiaojiao suddenly thought of cousin Chen Qing.

Apart from her, only cousin Chen Qing is married in the Chen family, and...

She quickly said: "Please come in quickly."

Not long after, a woman holding a child walked in. The woman looked very beautiful and graceful, as graceful as the clear water of a gurgling stream, and her light green clothes matched it even more.

The child in her arms looks very cute and has fair skin. He will definitely be a handsome boy when he grows up.

"Sister Qing." Lin Jiaojiao greeted her.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and was about to salute when Lin Jiaojiao pulled her to sit beside Arhat's bed.

"Jiaojiao, you..." Chen Qing looked at Lin Jiaojiao and hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "I can hardly recognize you now that you are a big girl."

She still remembered that Jiaojiao was still young when she left, and she would always act coquettishly in front of her at that time. Thinking about it now, it seems like it was yesterday.

Lin Jiaojiao smiled, feeling a little annoyed after not seeing each other for so many years. She looked at the little guy in Chen Qing's arms and said, "This must be Brother Yu."

"Yes, she is six years old now." After Chen Qing said that, he said to Chen Yu: "Hurry up and call your aunt."

"Aunt~" The soft and waxy voice sounded particularly pleasant.

But Lin Jiaojiao didn't expect that this child was already six years old, but he looked like he was no more than four years old.