Chapter 173: Ulterior motives
He turned around and walked away neatly, Mingxiu was a little stunned, she didn't know what she was thinking, and the current situation wasn't what she had been thinking?
"County Lord, where are these?" Sanniang carried the account book and didn't notice Mingxiu's strangeness.
Coming back to his senses, Mingxiu laughed at himself, "Put it behind the counter." "It's really hypocritical.
……
Three days later, Ming Kee Restaurant opened, and at the same time, Nan Lingfeng returned to the Southern Dynasty.
During this period, Mingxiu and Xie Zhan never met, but this is nothing special, that is, unmarried couples don't talk about three or five days, even if they don't see each other for three or five months, it's normal.
But Nan Lingfeng seemed to sense something.
"If I had known it was so, I should have stayed longer."
"Second Prince!"
The first to look at him was the envoy of the Southern Dynasty, he had been away from the Southern Dynasty for a long time, and he didn't even go back for the New Year, and he still planned to stay? Do you really want to enter the desert?
Nan Lingfeng shrugged his shoulders and didn't answer.
He believed that those who should have known what he meant had understood.
For example......
Xie Zhan, who had been staring at him.
"If the second prince has the opportunity in the future, he can also come to enjoy my desert scenery." Xie Zhan forced himself not to look at Mingxiu, staring at Nan Lingfeng, his hostility undisguised.
"Definitely."
After taking a deep look at Mingxiu, Nan Lingfeng turned around and headed back.
From the moment he was in the same scene, Mingxiu didn't have the slightest intersection with Xie Zhan, not even eye contact.
In a corner where no one is paying attention, Mingxiu wants to leave quietly.
"Lord Showa, please stay."
Staring at the old man who called her, Mingxiu only felt that he was familiar at first, and thought for a while before remembering who this person was.
"Grandpa Hou."
She had never had any intersection with the celebrities around the emperor, and Mingxiu looked at the comer suspiciously.
Hou Han didn't sell it, "The Holy Lord wants to see you." ”
What did the emperor do when he saw her? Mingxiu's first reaction when she heard this was related to Xie Zhan.
But she could not refuse the emperor's summons.
"Holy Lord, Lord Showa is here."
A hint of joy flashed in the little emperor's eyes, and it dissipated in a blink of an eye, "You all retreat." ”
No one paid attention to Mingxiu's expression, she secretly glanced at the little emperor at this time.
The child's serious face is quite cute.
"Lord Showa, I don't know if there are any more puzzles you presented before?"
Jigsaw puzzle?
Mingxiu was stunned, "You can do it." ”
The emperor happily ran to her, "Then will you make a few more for me?" ”
Seeing that she didn't speak, the emperor thought that she had been doing business for a long time, and added: "I can give money." ”
"The Holy Lord, I wonder what kind of puzzle you want?"
Mingxiu smiled dumbly, although the little boy in front of her was a high-ranking emperor, but when facing him, she really couldn't put such a serious identity of the emperor on his head.
"Just give it to me last time...... No, that's for me. ”
Sensing that his attitude was too kind, the emperor kept a straight face and acted seriously.
It's no big deal to make a toy for a child, but Mingxiu still hesitates.
"I've heard that there are a lot of lessons in the saint."
Playing puzzles for him is considered a plaything?
Mingxiu is still interested in the growth of this kind of small flower bones, and she will not blindly want to please him.
The little emperor waved his hand heroically, "Those homework are nothing to me!" "That's weird!
At this time, Mingxiu couldn't verify it, she thought about it, and it was not good to refuse directly.
"The courtiers will send it to the saint, but the saint must not delay his homework." Mingxiu thought about it, and this didn't seem to be a deterrent.
"The courtiers will explain to Father-in-law Hou, if the saint's homework is not completed, there will be no puzzles in the future."
It's impossible to ask for anything indiscriminately.
Hou Han also knows the importance of coming.
The Emperor's eyes flashed with annoyance, "You dare to threaten me? Believe it or not, I plucked your head! ”
"No one has made puzzles for you since then." Mingxiu wanted to say that it was a toy, but the little emperor seemed to have a strong self-esteem, and the words turned to his lips.
Did she think she could threaten the emperor in this way?
It really can.
The little emperor glanced at her reluctantly, just to see how scared she looked, it was really boring.
After all, he is the person that the royal brother likes, and he may be his imperial sister-in-law in the future, and he doesn't dare to go too far.
"Make two more for me, and I won't delay my homework."
Whether it is delayed or not, it is not for Mingxiu to know, she will not enter the palace often anyway.
Mingxiu raised her eyebrows, "The courtiers obey the order." ”
Seeing that he didn't speak, Mingxiu thought that there was nothing else to do, so he offered to retire.
"You wait." The little emperor beckoned to her with a stiff face, and when she arrived, he asked in a low voice: "I heard that your family has made a kind of dim sum, called biscuits, which is the most crispy and delicious." ”
If you want to eat, just say it, with a straight face, she still thinks she wants to listen to some national affairs.
In order not to make the child angry, Mingxiu held back a smile, "When the courtiers go home, they will be ready to send it to the emperor." ”
"Can't you do it in the palace? I let the Imperial Chef make way for you! ”
The dim sum is still hot and delicious!
"There is no equipment in the palace."
Clay ovens or something, it's not like no one has made them in this era, most of them are used by stalls selling snacks on the street, scones or something.
If there is no special request in the palace, there is none.
And in order not to let his preferences be discovered and calculated, the emperor will not go out of his way to ask for it.
Speaking of which, being an emperor is quite pitiful, it seems that he has eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but he can't eat much if he likes anything, it's uncomfortable.
Mingxiu was glad again, fortunately he didn't cross over to the royal family.
The emperor could only reluctantly agree, "What equipment do you want, you go and tell Hou Han, and next time you enter the palace, I will do it on the spot!" ”
"Okay." So this time it shouldn't be necessary, right?
"Don't forget to have someone bring you a snack!" After instructing the emperor again, he was still not at ease, so he deliberately asked the big palace maid around him to supervise, and he must send it as soon as it is done.
Mingxiu: "......"
Is it really good to be an emperor so greedy?
The Emperor told her by his actions that I thought it was good.
Mingxiu agreed to make him a snack, and the emperor thought that he should repay the favor, so he whispered in her ear: "I heard that the young lady of the Shu family has been very close to the imperial brother recently, you should pay close attention to the imperial brother!" Don't let him be snatched away! ”
If Mingxiu became his imperial sister-in-law, wouldn't it be convenient to eat and have fun in the future? The emperor's heart crackled.
"The courtiers have nothing to do with the prince, they just know each other."
Mingxiu lowered her eyes, and when she heard the news, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but she quickly hid it.
It is a matter of time before he will marry a wife, and she has clearly rejected others, do you still want to ask the dignified prince to guard her like a jade infatuation and wait?
Obviously unrealistic.
Mingxiu can't do such a brazen thing.
"Huh? You're not my future sister-in-law. The Emperor looked disappointed, "but they all said ......"
"How can gossip be taken seriously?" Mingxiu smiled and shook his head, as if the emperor had just told a joke.
That's right.
Although the emperor is young, he is in the royal family, and he still has an eye for it.
didn't answer, he waved his hand to signal that Mingxiu could go down, and he was meditating in the hall, how to make the rumors come true?
If Mingxiu becomes someone else's daughter-in-law, what will he do with his delicious food?
Fu Shen retired, and Mingxiu talked to Hou Han outside the hall.
"Don't worry, the county lord can rest assured, the slave will definitely serve the emperor carefully, and he will not let the emperor's plaything lose his mind."
"That's good." Mingxiu thought about it and still felt a little uneasy, so she leaned in front of Hou Han, "We educate children there, and they will have a big stick and a sweet date, for example, if you complete a more difficult homework, you will have another reward or something." ”
Hou Han frowned, "County Lord, the Holy One can't be compared to ordinary children. ”
It is a fact that the emperor is young, but he is the son of heaven and the master, not to mention the teenagers, even if he is still in infancy, it is not something they can take lightly.
This is the reverence of the Son of Heaven!
Mingxiu's face was full of innocence, "Did I say anything?" Father-in-law Hou, I'm just gossiping with you. ”
Without waiting for Hou Han to answer, Mingxiu shrugged his shoulders and went home from the palace!
It's half an afternoon, and it's definitely too late to go to Mingji to participate in the opening, but it's comforting that she can still go home with her parents when they don't go back.
But God doesn't fulfill people's wishes.
As soon as he left the palace gate, Mingxiu was stopped.
"County Lord, go and persuade my girl!"
The anxious face is Zhen Miniang's personal girl, and Mingxiu still has a good impression of her.
At this time, when I heard this, I couldn't help but be shocked.
"Speak well, what's wrong with Mi Niang?"