Chapter 228 Things Happen for a Reason

Zhang Yu stood behind Princess Xianyi, her expression was calm, and her answers were fluent.

Princess Xianyi looked back at Zhang Yu with a smile, and a touch of ridicule that was difficult for ordinary people to detect flashed away, and then stepped forward as quickly as a spring breeze, and said crisply: "Since my sister is here, why don't you keep quiet?" I let my sister listen to what I said from the bottom of my heart, which made my sister rude. ”

Zhang Yu said: "Since the princess has something to understand, the folk girl should speak out to relieve the princess's doubts, so as not to cause misunderstanding among the princess." ”

"Hehe, why did my sister say such a foreign thing? My sister is just worried about not letting my sister have a misunderstanding. ”

Princess Xianyi said, glaring at the silent female official who was carrying the food box next to her, as if blaming the other party for not reminding her of Zhang Yu's arrival, she immediately went over and took Zhang Yu's slender hand, and said cordially, "Sister, can we go in and talk?" ”

She showed the intimate attitude of her best friend, but Zhang Yu didn't seem to feel it, as respectful as she was at the banquet that day, and didn't give Princess Xianyi more opportunities to express her closeness...... When Princess Xianyi held her slender hand, she shook it off slightly, and took a small step back under her feet.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please ......"

As soon as Zhang Yu retreated, he felt that it was so inappropriate, so he hurriedly bowed down and made a "please" posture, showing neither humility nor arrogance, but for Princess Xianyi, this attitude seemed too outward.

The two walked through the moon gate and the corridor, and arrived at the banquet hall where Yang Yun came to visit Zhang Jiuling that day, where there were maids who set up the fragrant tea in advance, and there was a chessboard full of chess pieces next to the small square table, as if Zhang Yu had studied chess here before, and he did not disrupt the chess game in a hurry.

"I didn't disturb my sister when I came, did I?" Princess Xianyi asked with a smile.

"Of course I did!"

Zhang Yu replied in his heart, but said: "Where is it, the princess can come to the cold house, how can she disturb the people's daughter."

Princess Xianyi smiled with relief: "That's good, if you ruin your sister's mood because of this abrupt move, it's your sister's." ”

As she spoke, she sat down directly, and then stretched out her hand, "Sister, sit with me." ”

Zhang Yu walked to the table, picked up her skirt, knelt down on the cushion, and then poured tea for Princess Xianyi, who kept looking at her with a smile.

Tea is brewed.

Princess Xianyi took the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile: "Yes, this tea is fragrant and fragrant, and it is indeed a good tea." However, I also have a tea with a unique taste, and I would like to invite my sister to try it. ”

As she spoke, Princess Xianyi beckoned the female official to come over, and poured the milk tea in the crockpot into an empty teacup, the milky white liquid was still rising, and the air began to fill the air with a milky aroma.

Zhang Yu's face was slightly puzzled, looking at Princess Xianyi, and after the other party poured the milk tea, she frowned and asked, "Princess, may I ask what this is?" ”

Princess Xianyi smiled at her youngest daughter's family and introduced: "This is a good thing I found, I don't have it anywhere else, you can taste it first, if it's not good, then try another ......."

The food box not only contained an urn of milk tea, but also sour plum soup, and then she handed the cup of milk tea to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu became more and more puzzled about Princess Xianyi's motives for acting like this, so she could only take it with both hands, leaned in front of her nose and sniffed, and then looked at Princess Xianyi, but she didn't move her mouth for a long time.

"But don't you think it smells right? It is said that goat's milk is added to this tea, which is often drunk by the Hu people, and if you don't drink it well, forget it. ”

Princess Xianyi's eyes were earnest, but there was no reluctance.

Zhang Yu's cheeks were flying, his face was a little embarrassed, but he still frowned and tasted it, and when he put the teacup on the table, his expression was not shocked.

This surprised Princess Xianyi very much, she thought about it, and asked in a slightly eager tone, "I don't know how it tastes?" ”

Zhang Yu's expression was not cold: "There is both tea fragrance and milk fragrance, but there is no fishy smell, slightly sweet, I am fortunate to taste it today...... Thank you, princess, for the gift. ”

Princess Xianyi was in a very lost mood, obviously she was not satisfied with such an evaluation, she liked milk tea very much, and she never forgot it after drinking it, although she said that she took it from Yang Yun, but she always found this delicious, a little girl who was in junior high school in later generations failed to show off in front of her good sisters, and her face became a little ugly.

"Let's try the sour soup."

Princess Xianyi took out another clay urn and poured sour plum soup for Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu didn't wait for Princess Xianyi to pour, so she said bluntly: "The princess didn't come here just to bring these drinks for the people to taste, right?" The princess may as well speak up if she has something. ”

Princess Xianyi poured the sour plum soup seriously, and said in her mouth: "You and I are good sisters, why do you want to see the outside like this?" What can I do here? It's just that I miss my sister and want to get close. There was a misunderstanding between us because of the poetry of the palace banquet before, and I heard that my sister also went to see Yang Daochang and invited him to the house, and I think the misunderstanding has been clarified......"

Zhang Yu was thoughtful, and vaguely felt that Princess Xianyi came to test the reaction of the Zhang family.

"Come, taste it."

Princess Xianyi poured the sour plum soup, held it with both hands, and sent it to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu calmed down, took the cup, and took another sip, this time the corners of her eyebrows naturally stretched, obviously the taste of sour plum soup was more in line with her appetite.

Princess Xianyi showed her bright teeth and smiled brightly: "How is it?" Tastes good, right? Every time I go, I order a pot and savor it slowly...... There is a fragrance of osmanthus in it, I really don't know what it is made of...... This drink is a great way to cool off in the summer, and I asked him to write the recipe so that it can be made in the palace. ”

Zhang Yu put down the cup and asked in surprise, "This is not a thing in the palace?" ”

In Zhang Yu's opinion, she had never heard of the two drinks in front of her before, and such a magical thing should not come from the market, most of them were good things brought by Princess Xianyi from the palace, in order to set her words, but she never thought that these two things brought by Princess Xianyi actually had another source.

In this way, the problem is huge.

How could the princess, who was favored by the emperor, casually bring folk things to her as a daughter of an official eunuch to taste? Is there some ulterior motive?

Princess Xianyi pursed her lips and smiled, "If it is something in the palace, what do I have to hide, I thought about telling my sister when I came." Actually, I brought this thing from a place in the city called Zuixianlou, and the boss was the Yang Daochang who had been to your mansion that day...... Hee-hee, isn't that interesting? ”

Zhang Yu's face sank, and he immediately found that he had lost his temper, and lowered his head for the first time, and his attitude was more respectful than when he first met Princess Xianyi.

She felt that if she tasted these two drinks, she might fall into the trap of Princess Xianyi, and her heart would be in turmoil for a while.

But Princess Xianyi didn't seem to have so much scheming, so she asked the female official to take out the dishes in the food box and put them on the small square table.

"Sister, this is an elegant place, my sister shouldn't have taken out food, but this is my sister's heart, my sister has just been to Yang Daochang's drunken immortal building for dinner, full of wine and food, thinking that she wants to come to see her sister, so she asked him to prepare another ...... My sister can taste it, and I have the right to be a piece of my sister's heart. Princess Xianyi said eagerly.

She had a good heart, but she didn't get a response from Zhang Yu.

There were six dishes on the table, four of which were stir-fried, one was steamed, one was pickled, and in addition to sour plum soup and milk tea, the room was filled with the aroma of food, but Zhang Yu's face was not shocked.

Just when Princess Xianyi wanted to hand the chopsticks in her hand to Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu stood up respectfully from her seat.

"Sister, you are ......"

Princess Xianyi raised her head and looked at Zhang Yu in puzzlement.

Zhang Yu took two steps back, clasped his hands in front of him, and bowed, "The princess came to sell the face of Zhang's mansion, and it should be a good treat in the mansion...... If the princess has something, please speak up, and she should know everything and say everything. ”

Princess Xianyi's face was full of disappointment, and she shouted, "Why is it still the same as that day?" Haven't all the misunderstandings been explained? That poem was really not given to me by my father, or it was a joke, and I wanted to show it off in front of Ling Gong...... So, my sister should be satisfied, right? ”

Sensing that Princess Xianyi's face was gloomy, Zhang Yu didn't dare to be too angry, and was in a dilemma for a while.

"If my sister doesn't accept this heart, does that mean that my sister won't need to visit in the future?" Princess Xianyi's tone was not good.

Zhang Yu stepped forward and sat down on his knees again, picked up chopsticks and began to pick up vegetables.

Princess Xianyi also picked up chopsticks and said, "Sister, I am really kind, I was full, but since I am at the same table with my sister, I should enjoy it together, and my sister must not see outside." ”

Zhang Yu picked up the chopsticks and tasted a few bites, as for what the food tasted like, it was no longer her concern.

"Sister thinks it tastes good?"

Princess Xianyi was very concerned about Zhang Yu's feedback.

Zhang Yu bowed slightly: "It's really good." ”

"That's good, I've always been afraid that it won't suit my sister's taste, usually people's dishes are very light, and the taste of these dishes is a little heavy, such as this mapo tofu, and this braised pork, I'm afraid that my sister usually eats light...... Come, my sister will use sour soup again. ”

Princess Xianyi was going to pour sour plum soup for Zhang Yu again, this time Zhang Yu took it by herself and poured a cup for Princess Xianyi first.

The two women ate at the same table, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious.

Princess Xianyi said with a smile: "The mother concubine has always said that Zhang Lao Linggong is a middle child, and his family education is very strict, and the children he teaches must be the dragon and phoenix among the people. ”

Even if Concubine Wu Hui and Zhang Jiuling have a grudge, after all, Zhang Jiuling is the left minister, and Concubine Wu Hui has never given up wooing Zhang Jiuling in order for her son to become the prince and for having more say in the court in the future.

It is impossible for Concubine Wu Hui to come forward in person, and Li Mao is not good at socializing, so it is even more inappropriate for Princess Xianyi to go directly to see Zhang Jiuling, so that Princess Xianyi came to Zhang's mansion to develop "sisterhood" with Zhang Jiuling's granddaughter It has become a good means of communication.

"That day was a rude for the little sister, before the palace banquet was always embarrassed in front of Zhang Lao Linggong, so I wanted to face it in public one day, so I discussed a poem with Yang Daochang, who knew that it was an unintentional mistake to offend Zhang Lao Linggong." Princess Xianyi defended the events of the day.

Zhang Yu said: "No, how did I hear that the princess has always been very good?" ”

Princess Xianyi waved her hand: "Where do I have any talent to learn, they are all learned and sold." I'm far inferior to my sister in terms of learning, it's also surprising, Yang Dao is not very old, or an outsider, he focuses on cultivation on weekdays, and it's very good if he doesn't want to learn, he is a tribute to Hanzhou Township, Jiannan Province, I have never heard of anyone who can do learning while cultivating. ”

Zhang Yu's face was restrained, he just nodded, but he didn't answer.

"My sister has also seen him, and at the banquet that night, I saw that he intended to help my sister, so that Miss Li had a trouble, and then visited Zhang Lao Linggong...... No rudeness, right? ”

Princess Xianyi asked curiously.

Zhang Yu felt Princess Xianyi's temptation again.

Yang Yun is Concubine Wu Hui's person, and he is a staff member of King Shou and Princess Xianyi, and Yang Yun's visit to Zhang Jiuling is more like visiting a political enemy, and it is necessary to inquire about the details of the meeting.

In this way, Princess Xianyi mentioned Yang Yun intentionally or unintentionally, and there was a reason for it.