Chapter Seventy-Two: The Twenty-Four Flavors of Bitterness
When a few people entered the house, the third princess immediately let go of the eldest prince and ran to the eldest princess of Zhaoyang: "Auntie, the eldest brother is here." ”
There was no mention of Hua Jingyao.
The eldest princess of Zhaoyang asked with a smile: "They came to report that you are trying the case, what kind of case is it...... Forget it, go back and tell me again, you taste this herbal tea, it is boiled in the temple with the recipe of the Lingnan people, and twenty-four kinds of medicinal materials are added. ”
Yuli came over with herbal tea, and put a bowl in front of the eldest prince and Hua Jingyao, and the third princess sat next to the eldest princess of Zhaoyang, frowning slightly, as if she had something on her mind.
Hua Jingyao sighed silently in her heart, the third princess still couldn't remember the past, it seems that the old monk in the back mountain didn't say it so amazingly.
In her previous life, the eldest princess of Zhaoyang loved this kind of herbal tea, and later sent the recipe into the palace, the queen mother and the emperor were not used to drinking it, but the eldest prince liked it, and invited a mother-in-law who was good at boiling various herbal teas into the house. Once, the eldest prince suffered from abdominal pain after drinking herbal tea, and before the imperial doctor arrived, he lost his breath. When the guards went to arrest the tea-making woman, they found that the mother-in-law had died in the tea room.
Later, it was found out that the eldest prince died of poisoning, and the mother-in-law was a dead soldier left by Xian Qiu, the king of Lingnan in the past.
In the second year of today's ascension to the throne, the Lingnan people washed the ball and raised troops, proclaimed themselves the king of Lingnan, and were exterminated by the loyal and brave Hou Zhanxiong in three months.
The death of the eldest prince made the emperor blame himself, fell seriously ill, and named Zhao Qian the crown prince on the sickbed.
"Big cousin, I've heard that men drinking herbal tea is not good for their health, so I'll drink this herbal tea for you." As she spoke, Hua Jingyao snatched the herbal tea that was placed in front of the eldest prince and drank it all in one gulp.
True...... It's so bitter!
Hua Jingyao hurriedly picked up the fan and covered her tongue that was sticking out in pain.
Only then did she realize that several people in the room, large and small pairs of eyes, were all looking at her.
She saw the astonishment, the amazement, the disbelief on their faces!
"Yo, it turns out that men can't drink it, this palace didn't know before, Yuli, you remember this for this palace, and you can't just invite someone to drink herbal tea in the future." The eldest princess of Zhaoyang smiled like a spring breeze, you all remember this, it's not my daughter's greedy bowl of herbal tea, it's really her kind-hearted.
Yuli said with a smile: "The slave maid wrote it down, and I will let people talk to the master who makes tea in the temple for a while." ”
The eldest prince also laughed, and said to the eldest princess of Zhaoyang: "Auntie, Yaoyao is really grown up now, don't you know yet, today's case is thanks to Yaoyao, otherwise whether it is me, Xiao Qin, even if it is personally supervised by Li Fu Yin, this case will be difficult to come to light." ”
The eldest princess of Zhaoyang glanced at the third princess with the rest of her eyes, and said to the eldest prince: "The eldest brother has also grown up, and now he is sitting in the Shuntian Mansion, and the palace has also heard people praise you in the palace, saying that you are impartial in law enforcement, fair and strict, and have the demeanor of His Majesty when he was young." ”
Although the eldest prince is not the queen's concubine, as the eldest son, his biological mother and adoptive mother are not bad, and he has a talent, so in the eyes of everyone, he and the four princes born to the queen, Zhao Jin, are equal and are all candidates for the prince.
But even so, the recognition of him by the eldest princess of Zhaoyang is still very important to the eldest prince.
After all, he is not from the queen, but the four princes have more opportunities than him to enter and exit the Cining Palace, and to be happy in front of the queen mother, but if the eldest princess of Zhaoyang can speak for him in front of his father and the queen mother, then his chances of being the prince can also increase a few points.
"Jiahui, come to the eldest brother, be good." The eldest prince said softly.
The third princess looked up at the eldest princess of Zhaoyang, and the eldest princess of Zhaoyang smiled and said, "In the past, let your eldest brother see if he has grown taller." ”
"Hmm."
The third princess stood up, lifted her skirt gently, took small steps, walked to the eldest prince, curtsy and bowed, and behaved elegantly and calmly at a young age, as if she was already a little lady.
The eldest prince Zhao Zhen couldn't help but sigh, I used to hear Concubine De talk about this little imperial sister, and they all said that she was rude and willful, and her temperament was perverse, and sure enough, even Concubine De was not exempt from vulgarity, obviously she was not compatible with Concubine Hui, but she didn't even let go of a child, such a well-behaved and cute little princess, where is it rude.
Thinking that the third princess was frightened because of him and had to be sent out of the palace, the eldest prince felt a little more guilty in his heart, and looked at the third princess with a little more love and pity.
"Jiahui, let the eldest brother send you back to the palace, okay?" The eldest prince asked.
The third princess shook her head and turned to look at the eldest princess of Zhaoyang, her big eyes as clear as water seemed to have tears in them.
The eldest princess of Zhaoyang was almost about to say something to keep her, but when she thought of Concubine Hui, she immediately dispelled this idea.
Concubine Hui asked her to take the third princess out of the palace, but she didn't have a good heart, if she left the third princess, maybe she would be calculated by Concubine Hui again.
The eldest prince came at the right time, and this matter was told by others, but it was more credible than herself.
"Jiahui is so good, you have been out for two days, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Queen, and Concubine Hui are all thinking about you, let the imperial brother take you back, and come to your aunt's mansion in a few days, and let Sister Yaoyao play with you."
"Hmm." The third princess nodded.
Hua Jingyao watched coldly, the third princess likes the eldest princess and the eldest prince, it's all out of instinct, and she doesn't like herself, well, it's also instinct.
It's okay, it's a long time coming.
In the last life, I can only grow up with your protection, in this life I will be a sister, you will be a sister, it is time for me to love you and protect you.
Before leaving, Hua Jingyao suddenly found that Xiaoli and Zixuan had not returned.
At this time, they should still be in the lay squatter over there, especially the little fox, didn't he let him go and see the two children? Why haven't you come back yet?
Thinking of those two children, Hua Jingyao sighed. In the past, they followed their mother to find their father, but now, they no longer have a father and mother.
"Mother, I'll go see the two children, you wait for me." Hua Jingyao said.
The eldest princess of Zhaoyang didn't ask much, and said, "Go and come back quickly." ”
Zixuan was there, but she didn't see the little fox, the two children were already well, and their faces were bloody, and when they saw Hua Jingyao coming, Zixuan hurriedly said: "Let the girl wait for a long time, it's the slave who delayed." ”
"It's okay, they look much better." Hua Jingyao said.
"Sister, I want to stew soup, but she won't let me." The little raccoon ran in from outside, and as soon as he stood still, he pointed to the nun who had caught up later, looking aggrieved.
Hua Jingyao knew this nun, she was a disciple of Master Miaohui, and she was quite knowledgeable in medicine.
"You still dare the wicked to sue first, obviously you want to kill in the temple, and you have to stew chicken soup, you are disrespectful to the Buddha, you should go to hell!" The nun was obviously a fiery person, and she said, raising what she was carrying.
It was an old hen with a loveless face.