Chapter 2 Crush
Not wanting to draw attention to themselves, Chai Jing entered the Grand Tutor Manor through the back door. Grand Tutor Qin wasn’t at home today. The Qin Family were all listening to the play in the theater. When they heard that the Princess was coming, Qin Huaying came out with her maid to greet her.
Qin Huaying paid attention to detail. When she saw Luo Jin's outfit, she was slightly surprised. "The princess's maid is so beautifully dressed today."
Chai Jing sighed: "Can’t be helped, I don't have any ugly clothes for her to wear, so can only make do with this one."
Qin Huaying smiled, "That's true. Your clothes are naturally beautiful. Speaking of which, I wasn’t prepared for Princess's sudden visit today..."
"No need to prepare. I just wanted to listen to a play on a whim. I’ll leave after listening to the play."
Chai Jing could no longer hear Luo Jin's thoughts at this moment. It seemed that the time was up.
"Come, the play has started. I will take Princess there!" Qin Huaying said with a smile, "I have already ordered people to arrange seats for Princess. Fruits and snacks are also being prepared."
Chai Jing followed Qin Huaying to the theater in the backyard.
The Grand Tutor's Manor occupied a huge area. It seemed to be at least dozens of acres. The backyard had a large theater. The sound of opera singers could be heard from a distance.
Chai Jing and Qin Huaying entered the theater laughing and talking all the way. When the Qin Family saw the Princess, they all stood up and knelt down to salute. Chai Jing waved her hand and beckoned them to stand up. Then she walked to the empty seat in the middle and sat down.
Although she was young, she had the most distinguished status. So the best position in the middle was naturally hers. As soon as she arrived, the Qin Family made room for her.
Some pastries and fruits were already placed on the table. Chai Jing took a glance at them and turned back to Luo Jin, "I don't like these pastries. You can pick something else for this Princess."
Grand TutorQin Huaying slightly froze. Then she ordered the staff below, "Take this Miss to the kitchen to get pastries."
Luo Jin was befuddled. Still, she followed an old attendant from the Grand Tutor's Manor to the kitchen as ordered. The kitchen of Grand Tutor's Manor was large, bigger than the yard of ordinary people's homes. More than a dozen men and women were busy in the kitchen. The old attendant led Luo Jin to the shelf on one side and said, "The snacks are all here. There are some candied fruits over there. Take whatever you like, Miss. After choosing, I'll get someone to send it over. Take more."
Luo Jin saw the layers of cakes on the shelf. There were dozens of various kinds of snacks. The sight made her salivate.
"Um...can I try it?" Luo Jin said, "I won't know if it tastes good until I try it, right?"
The old attendant said: "Miss, do as you like."
Luo Jin's eyes shone. She grabbed a piece of pink snack and took a bite. It was soft and waxy in the mouth, with a hint of peach blossom fragrance. Quite delicious.
She ate several more kinds of snacks. Although the snacks were delicious, she felt a little too much after eating a lot. She saw a plate of jet-black snacks and picked up a piece. It was sour in her mouth, but relieved the sweetness.
This reminded her. She turned back to the old attendant and said, "The princess likes to eat sour plums, please bring a plate over."
The old attendant responded: "Yes!"
Luo Jin casually picked a few plates of sour snacks, mixed them with a few plates of sweet desserts, and got the old attendant to send them to the theater.
She thought to herself that if one was pregnant, they may feel nauseous and like to eat sour food more than usual. If Qin Huaying eats more sour snack fruits, she will have reason to remind Princess that Qin Huaying may be pregnant.
When the old attendant turned around, Luo Jin stole a few more snacks and put them in her sleeves, thinking of taking them back as a midnight snack. Anyway, there were a lot of snacks here and no one noticed when she took a few pieces.
Then she returned to the theater.
As the play reached a touching part, several female family members became emotional and secretly dabbed their tears with handkerchiefs.
The maids of the Grand Tutor's Manor have already put the snacks on the table. Chai Jing nodded with satisfaction, "These are Princess's favorite snacks. You made a good choice. You will be rewarded when we go back!"
【Ah? There is a reward? Princess is mighty! Mighty! 】
【Qin Huaying ate sour plums! Princess, please notice! 】
【She is eating something sour again. Jujube cake! Hmph! I'm so smart! 】
【I will remind Princess when I go back. I hope she can believe me. 】
Chai Jing naturally noticed it too.
She and Qin Huaying grew up together, but couldn't remember when she loved sour food to this degree.
In order to stay in shape, Qin Huaying had never eaten many cakes. She always only ate a little fruit when listening to the opera. Especially after she learned that these sour pastries contain more sugar than other snacks to neutralize the sourness and made it easier for people to gain weight, she never touched sour pastries.
But today she ate two pieces of jujube cake in a row .This was indeed abnormal.
Qin Huaying finally stopped after eating two pieces of jujube cake. Her appetite was small. She was full after eating two pieces of pastry and couldn't eat any more. When she saw something sour, she wanted to eat it. So she subconsciously picked up the pastry and ate it. She didn't notice what she was eating until she was full.
Looking back at Chai Jing, luckily she had been watching the show and didn't seem to notice.
Chai Jing pretended to have been watching the show and didn't notice Qin Huaying's actions at all. She deliberately wiped her tears and sighed: "It's so tragic. Both of them died and turned into butterflies..."
Qin Huaying shook her head and remarked: "I really feel that people have hope only when they are alive, but there is nothing when they die. If these two people didn't die, they might have another chance in the future."
Chai Jing was slightly paused and looked at the stage thoughtfully.
【Speaking of which, if Qin Huaying was Zhu Yingtai, she would probably marry Ma Wencai and then secretly have an affair with Liang Shanbo and cuckold him. After getting married, she’ll find an opportunity to kill Ma Wencai and take the family property to remarry Liang Shanbo. 】
【Ma Wencai has it miserable... En, Chai Heng is Ma Wencai. 】
【Chai Heng has it miserable...】
After Chai Jing finished watching the play, she said goodbye and left, as if she had come specifically to see the play.
After getting on the carriage, Chai Jing noticed that Luo Jin's sleeves were bulging, as if she was hiding something. On a whim, she took advantage of the bumpy start of the carriage and pretended to casually bump Luo Jin's arm.
Two pastries fell out of Luo Jin's sleeves. Luo Jin was a little nervous and hurriedly covered the pastries with her skirt.
Chai Jing suppressed her amusement and pretended not to know. She secretly caught a glimpse of Luo Jin bending down quietly when she looked away, picking up the pastries gently, and putting them back into her sleeves.
Chai Jing couldn't help it and laughed.
Luo Jin's expression tightened, "Princess... why..."
Chai Jing struggled to retract her mirth, "It's okay. I'm in a good mood today. I can laugh if I want to."
"Oh... that..." Luo Jin took the opportunity to mention, "The Qin Family's Eldest Miss really likes sour snacks! I remember that my aunt only liked sour snacks when she was pregnant. It turns out that someone can always like something sour.”
Chai Jing pretended to be surprised, "Huh? I didn't even notice it! Speaking of which...she doesn't usually eat sour food. So why did she like it so much today? Why is that? Is she pregnant? No way? Although I have a good relationship with her, my second elder brother is more important... No, I have to tell my elder brother! "
She could no longer hear Luo Jin's thoughts at this time. But out of the corner of her eye she saw Luo Jin finally showing a lit up beam.
"Princess is smart. This servant is just talking nonsense. Princess, don't take it to heart."
……
After Chai Jing returned to the palace, she stealthily went to see Chai Heng and told him what she had seen today.
"I'm 90% sure that she is pregnant," Chai Jing said with certainty. "She would never eat so many sour snacks. I know her well. And I have carefully observed and found that her waist is indeed thicker. She had always been restrained in her diet and would never let herself gain weight, so her waist had always been thin. I get jealous every time I see it... But her waist doesn’t look thin today!"
Chai Heng slumped to the ground, holding his head and rubbing his hair vigorously.
"How could this happen...I like her so much..."
Chai Jing didn't comfort him. She watched him scratch his hair into a chicken coop and then said: "Take it easy. There are many good girls in the world. Since she is so vicious, there is no need for you to hold feelings for her. It's just that ... she deceived your feelings and wanted to use you and frame you. I will never let her off!"
A chill flashed through her eyes.
Chai Heng calmed down and thought of something, "Luo Jin said her baby is the baby of the prince of the enemy country... then it’s the Xiyuan Kingdom Crown Prince Jiang Ge’s?"
Chai Jing sneered, "You're not stupid... That’s right. It would be interesting if she is carrying Jiang Ge's child, wouldn't it?"
"But Luo Jin's voice... is it really trustworthy?"
"I think it's believable. At least the pregnancy thing has come true, right?"
……
Luo Jin returned to the palace and indeed received a reward from the Princess. It was a string of pearl bracelets. Each one was a large pearl, looking particularly valuable. It was just that the style was particularly tacky, giving people the feeling of a nouveau riche.
Of course she won't dislike this. She even felt that it wouldn't be long before she could save enough money for her retirement.
Thinking that she would be able to live a retired life at the age of twenty-five, her face almost broke out in a crazy grin.
As a social worker in her previous life, she was either working overtime or on the way to work overtime every day. If she wasn’t careful, her bonus would be deducted. But she didn't dare to resign. She had a mortgage and car loan, so she could only work hard.
Her biggest wish at that time was to retire one day.
Luo Jin dug out the brick at the bottom of the bed, dug a hole in the soil below, then put the bead flowers and pearl bracelets she just got into a small clay pot, hid them in the hole, and covered them with the brick .
This was her capital for old age. She couldn’t let others steal it.
She also deliberately took off her new clothes, washed them, and put them away. These clothes were valuable, so she had to take good care of them to avoid being bitten by insects or mice. She could still sell them for money in the future!
At this time, there was the sound of the door opening outside. Luo Jin looked out and saw Princess returning with Attendant Zhao. Although she didn't know where Princess had just gone, she felt closeness when she saw Princess.
If she hung out in front of Princess more often, this prodigal girl might reward her with something on a whim. No matter how inconspicuous the Princess's things were, they were still valuable and good things.
Thinking of this, Luo Jin quickly came out of the room to receive her.
Sure enough, Princess waved to Luo Jin, "Follow me in!"
Luo Jin followed Princess into the main hall with a smile on her face.
Only two chapters so far, and I'm hooked
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