Chapter 106: The Secret Under the Laurel Tree

"What is this?" Chunjia was a little surprised and opened the thing that had been completely removed from the dirt, "...... Eggshell? How can there be so many eggshells together? ”

Although there is a daily supply of hundreds of chickens, it is very easy to make up these eggshells at present, but ...... The small kitchen has its own rules, and the remaining vegetable leaves have to be cleaned up, and every day before dawn, they are poured into a swill bucket and sent out of Miyagi by the palace people for disposal.

Who will bury it in the ground and have the emperor's heirs dig it out?

If you look closely, you can see that there are only more eggshells that were buried at the beginning, and some of them have already been decomposed into soil.

The emperor couldn't help but ask Zhaoqing, "Where did you dig it?" ”

Zhaoqing lay on his knees, secretly pulled the corners of his robe to wipe his hands, and didn't raise his head when he heard the words: "It's outside!" ”

King Qin nodded, and the three princesses stood against Yun Fenghuang, not caring about the emperor's inquiry at all.

Seeing this, Yun Fenghuan opened his mouth, looked at Xie Meng, Xie Kuo, and Xie Yi's sisters and asked, "You just followed their brothers and sisters, where did they dig it?" ”

"Back to my aunt's words." After some tossing and turning after being sent back, especially the joint beating of the Jiang family and his mother Xiao Chen, Xie Meng's sex jumped off a lot, and he looked very calm, Wen Yan glanced at Xie Kuo and Xie Yi, and confirmed that they had no intention of answering, and then said, "I dug it under the osmanthus tree outside." ”

"Why did you remember to dig the osmanthus tree?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "That tree is very beautiful, and this palace likes it very much, but don't let them cause trouble." ”

He looked at the clear man, "Go and see, is the tree still saved?" ”

Hearing this, King Qin and Zhaoqing were shocked, and at the same time looked at Chun Jia pitifully, Chun Jia smiled and touched the eldest daughter's head, and coughed dryly: "If you can't save it, it doesn't matter, it's better for the people below to get a plant." ”

Yun Fenghuang glanced at the past: "Your Majesty will favor it, in the future, King Qin and Zhaoqing will not be sensible, but don't come to the palace." ”

These words reminded the emperor of the earlier incident of beating the third prince for King Zhaoqing of Qin, and casually said a word about the concubine, which made Yun Fenghuan almost angry, the corners of his mouth tugged, and said: "They are still young now, so it doesn't hurt to be naughty." Besides, if such a handful of soil is dug up, there may not be anything wrong with the laurel tree. ”

Worried that Yun Fenghuang would continue to dig through old accounts, he hurriedly diverted the topic, "It's just strange to say, who would bury these many eggshells under your nose?" I remember that your little kitchen was set up at the back, some way away. ”

So it can't be that the kitchen people are too lazy to throw the eggshells into the swill bucket and run over and bury them under the laurel tree?

If you want to say that the palace people did it, where can ordinary palace people get access to so many eggshells?

Not to mention having the courage to sneak under the laurel tree that Yun Fenghuang likes.

“…… Where does this concubine know? Yun Fenghuang lowered his head and gently touched the cheek of the third princess with his fingertips, causing the little girl to laugh shyly, trying to make his tone appear calm and indifferent, "Let Chen Jing check it later!" ”

Chunjia didn't take it to heart, and was about to nod when he heard the words, but Xie Kuo hesitated, suddenly stepped forward, and whispered: "Back to Your Majesty, aunt, this is ...... These eggshells were put by the courtiers. ”

"Huh?" Chunjia was stunned, Yun Fenghuang raised his head suddenly, and the imperial concubine looked at Xie Kuo at the same time, and saw Xie Kuo's face was panicked, staring at Yun Fenghuang's face, and said cautiously and carefully: "Courtier...... When the courtiers were at home, they happened to hear ...... I heard that the eggshell buried next to the root of the tree can make the tree grow better! My aunt has always liked the laurel tree, so the courtiers ...... The courtiers didn't mean it! ”

"I see." Chunjia definitely didn't care about Yun Fenghuang's niece, but when he met, he was probably kind, he especially liked Xie Meng, who jumped out, and Xie Kuo, who was sensible, was also quite gentle.

This is not a big deal, so he smiled when he heard the words and said, "That's your kindness, but I almost misunderstood with your aunt, and I thought someone was deliberately urging you to come." ”

Yun Fenghuang said lightly: "This is the case with the co-authorship, and this palace will say it, who dares to do this under the nose of this palace?" ”

"Then when we dug it just now, why did you say you didn't know what it was, cousin Kuo?" Seeing that this matter was about to pass, who knew that Zhaoqing suddenly asked curiously, "You lied to us?" ”

Yun Fenghuan's fingers on his knees moved, and he couldn't wait to pull this cheap daughter over and strangle him to death on the spot!

She bowed her head in embarrassment and whispered, "It's been a bit long, courtier...... The courtiers forgot! Just now, my aunt said to let Manager Chen go to investigate, and the courtiers remembered. ”

There was nothing wrong with this answer, Chunjia smiled tolerantly, and let her go down.

After a while, a few children ran out to play again, and he said to Yun Fenghuan: "This Kuo'er is very thoughtful. ”

"Her father is my cousin." Yun Fenghuang suppressed his emotions and sighed softly, "Meng'er and Yi'er's father are both brothers with my mother. Now my biological mother is staying in the imperial capital again, and because of His Majesty's pity, she can see her face from time to time...... Xu was taught by my sister-in-law, this child is young, he has been cautious in his words and deeds since he came, and he let the fierce child everywhere, and it is pitiful to look at. ”

blamed herself, "It's also that I'm usually busy with everything, and I have to take care of the imperial heirs, and I don't care enough about them, so that she is honestly afraid, lest I be bored by something I don't do well...... In fact, it's only so big, even if I do something wrong, can I still be really angry? But the child is still young, and he seems to understand the reasoning. I'll call them over and talk to them in the future. ”

"Maybe it's also a personal disposition." Chunjia said, "I look at Meng'er very innocent and bright, truly innocent. ”

Yun Fenghuang immediately looked at him suspiciously: "Meng'er is only ten years old!" ”

Chunjia said: "I know, she ......"

Before he finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong, and when he saw the concubine's angry face, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, raised his hand and twisted her cheek, and said in a low voice, "Where did you think of going?" I see that your three nieces are all children, and they are similar to nieces and nephews, how can you have other ideas? ”

Yun Fenghuang snorted: "The concubine didn't say anything, why is Your Majesty in such a hurry to justify?" ”

"I'm getting darker and darker, aren't I?" Chunjia pretended to be angry, "Then I won't wait, I'll go, it's done, right?" ”

He stood up and walked out, Yun Fenglian didn't stop him, and muttered, "Your Majesty, isn't this annoyed and angry? Otherwise, the pure will clear themselves, where will this be? ”

Chunjia walked back with a smile, pointed to her nose and said, "What did you say last time I told you that the clear man is self-purifying?" ”

"Your Majesty hasn't been here for too long, and the concubine has a bad memory, so I forgot." Yun Fenghuang played tricks and glanced at him resentfully, "Why don't Your Majesty come here for the past two days and help the concubine to remember it well, so that the concubine can't remember it all the time?" ”

"Look at you, you cramped." Chunjia stepped forward to scratch the bridge of her nose with a smile, "If you say something, you will pretend to be confused, and I will let you pretend to be confused!" ”

The two had a fight, and the eggshell thing passed.

On this day, Chunjia stayed down, and the next day Yun Fenghuang went to the queen to ask for peace, and on the way back to the palace, he urged the chariot to march quickly, and only then entered the Huanhua Palace, so he asked someone to clear the field, and then ordered the palace people to bring Xie Kuo over alone.

“…… When did you bury those eggshells under the laurel tree? There were only two aunts and nephews in the hall, and Yun Fenghuang stared at Xie Kuo with a complicated expression.

This niece has grown a little taller over the years, but because of her young age, she still looks round face, cute and too beautiful, she stood respectfully under His Royal Highness, slightly lowered her eyes, and looked humble, and was stared at by the concubine for a while, but she was always calm.

How old is she this year?

Eight or nine?

After all, Yun Fenghuan didn't really care about these nieces, especially Xie Kuo, who was separated by a layer, even if he was very well-behaved, he didn't pay attention to his nieces in the end, but he couldn't even remember Xie Kuo's age very clearly.

At this moment, he pondered for a long time before he asked tentatively, "I don't remember telling you that I like that laurel tree?" ”

Xie Kuo said very calmly: "It should have been when I entered the palace, but I can't remember the specific time because my niece is young." As for my aunt's liking of laurel, maybe my aunt didn't say it herself, but maybe someone around me revealed it. Anyway, the nephew was also on a whim at the time, so he did it so easily. ”

Yun Fenghuang looked at her, and after a while, Fang said slowly: "Lie!" You are old, although you are younger than Meng'er, you are much more sensible than Meng'er...... If you don't know that Hongu likes that laurel tree, it's okay. Now that you know, how can you rush to move it? ”

"But it's not harmful to bury eggshells in flowers and plants." Xie Kuo remained calm and said slowly, "Although my niece is not my aunt's niece, she is also able to grow up thanks to my aunt's care. The niece thought that even if her aunt liked the laurel tree, she would not punish her for it. ”

Yun Fenghuang smiled, and suddenly said, "Who taught you this?" ”

Xie Kuo paused for a moment, and then replied, "When Manager Chen peeled off the soil to reveal the eggshell just now, my aunt's face was a little wrong. The niece doesn't know why, but the niece is young, even if she admits it in front of His Majesty, it shouldn't be a big deal. ”

"Everybody was looking at the pile of dirt to know what was going to be inside." Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea, squinting slightly, "But you're looking at the palace?" Why? ”

Xie Kuo pursed his lips: "Because...... Before entering the palace this time, my parents and uncles repeatedly told me that no matter what happened in the palace, I would first observe my aunt's joy and anger, and then follow along. ”

Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Your parents gave birth to a good daughter who is obedient and sensible, and I don't know if the daughter of this palace will be as intimate as you in the future?" ”

"Auntie, Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing is smart and cute, and she must be far better than her niece."

Yun Fenghuan glanced at her with a complicated expression: "Okay, you go down, this matter is over here, no one is allowed to mention it again." ”

Xie Kuo didn't say much, and nodded tamely: "Yes." ”

“…… You're good, in the end, it's the blood descendant of this palace. Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, and finally said again, "Now that I am young, it is not suitable to attract people's attention, and I will ...... in the future This palace will not treat you badly. ”

"My aunt is an elder of my niece's relatives, and my niece is willing to drive for my aunt."

Seeing Yun Fenghuan waving his hand, Xie Kuofu was blessed, and then respectfully retired.

After she left, Yun Fenghuang sat alone in the seat for a while before calling out the Qingren behind the screen: "You say, should this palace believe her?" ”

"It stands to reason that Miss Kuo and you are relatives of each other, and there are no people in the second room who can handle it so far, and her future is counting on you." Qingren said cautiously, "I shouldn't have betrayed you." Moreover, she shouldn't know the ins and outs, she just relied on her wit to interject. ”

Yun Fenghuang said to himself: "This is not an ordinary cleverness, you look at Meng'er and Yi'er, the two nieces and nephews of this palace, I'm afraid that this will have forgotten everything." I didn't even notice it! ”

"This is also a good thing, the servant didn't think much about His Majesty." Qingren said softly, "If you can't make up your mind, why don't you go back and ask your lady to come into the palace to serve as a staff officer?" ”

"Most of my mother is in favor of extermination." Yun Fenghuan was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "Even if my mother didn't think so earlier, now that the thirteenth sister-in-law and the eighteenth sister-in-law are in front of her, can you not push her to suppress and squeeze out Kuo'er, so that Meng'er and Yi'er can come out?" It's just that this palace has raised these three girls by his side, and it seems that the smartest and most cultivable one is this broad......"

She thought about it for a long time, and finally decided, "Let's do it first, anyway, the child is still young." Besides, if you grow up next to this palace, and this palace can't control it, it will be in vain to be born so many years early. ”

After a pause, she asked again, "Can you find out who proposed to dig under the laurel tree that day?" It's not that there's no trace of it at all??? ”

Qingren hurriedly said: "The maid has already asked, it was Miss Meng who raised her head, saying that she had read a picture book, but someone had hidden a treasure underground. Yesterday, three young ladies accompanied the three imperial heirs to play under the cloister, and Miss Meng volunteered to tell them a story, and when they finished speaking, the imperial heirs asked someone to dig around with shovels, and then dug under the laurel tree. ”

"Meng'er?" Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously, "Where did the painting book come from?" But Kuo'er deliberately showed it to her? ”

"Not really." Qingren pondered the wording, "Miss Kuo is quiet, and she reads books very much, so she doesn't read much picture books at this time." However, Miss Meng is anxious, disgusted with boring books, and when she entered the palace, her luggage was quite filled with many picture books. It is said that it was brought to her by Mrs. and the Thirteenth Young Lady, and I hope that she can read a few more words even if she looks at paintings, so as not to be unable to keep up with her schoolwork. ”

After all, Xie Meng is a cousin, if his academic progress is not as good as Xie Kuo, it will be too faceless.

Maybe this kid has a big heart now and doesn't care, but Xiao Chen and Jiang definitely can't stand it.

Yun Fenghuan vaguely remembered that when she picked up her niece into the palace, she mentioned it left and right, but she didn't care about it at the time.

After being silent for a while at the moment, Fang said slowly: "I still have to check, even if this was originally put by my mother and my thirteenth sister-in-law, it is beyond the control of Kuo'er." But why was it that when His Majesty was there, Meng'er had just read such a picture book, and he led King Qin and them to dig it? ”

"We won't be seen the day we bury it." Qingren muttered, "If Miss Kuo did it on purpose, how did she know?" ”

Yun Fenghuang pinched the corners of his forehead: "No matter how she knows, anyway, this child will be taken care of by the palace in the future." ”

After a pause, "Just pay attention to it as Hongu did when he was a child." ”

Qingren was suddenly awe-inspiring: "Don't worry, the maids must have taken care of Miss Kuo!" ”

"But if this incident wasn't provoked by her thief shouting to catch the thief, she would have helped Bengong in the end." Yun Fenghuan slowed down his expression again, and said, "I have to take a look at the private library, if there are any things that children like, give a few children a point, and give more to Kuo'er." ”

…… After this, it was time for another year of summer vacation.

Gu Shao and Gu Liman, who had been frequently blessed by Chunjia for a while, did not move, but it was Ping Xianyi, who was picked up by Gu Zhen, and before he left, the news of pregnancy came out.