074, Liu's daughter
After failing three times, Liu Jiaojiao finally mastered the correct method of making it, and was about to start making the second poison when Lei Zhong returned to the pharmacy.
Liu Jiaojiao immediately offered him a treasure, saying that she had successfully prepared the poison in the first prescription and would soon be able to prepare the second pair, Lei Zhong immediately smiled and expressed his approval and encouragement, but no matter how you look at it, the smile feels a little stiff, as if there is something in your heart.
Liu Jiaojiao immediately stopped what she was doing, and asked with a worried face, "Grandpa, what's wrong?" Did Liu Yuanwai tell you something bad? ”
Lei Zhong glanced at her again and again, then sighed, and said with a little helplessness: "Jiaojiao, it's all to blame grandpa, that day, your affairs at the Yuelai Inn were not finished, and Liu Yuanwai knew about it." ”
Liu Jiaojiao's face sank when she heard this, "So, he threatened you with this matter?" ”
"It's not a threat, it's a request."
"Request?"
"His daughter has taken a fancy to the third prince, I hope you can help match the bridge and enter the prince's backyard."
What the? Liu Yuanwai's baby daughter actually fell in love with Gu Tingfeng, the foodie prince? Liu Jiaojiao was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped.
"At the age of the third prince, he should have been married a long time ago, right?" That product looks at least twenty years old, and there are few men in this era who have not yet married in their twenties, not to mention that most of the royal family get married early?
Lei Zhong sighed again and said: "So he only asks his daughter to enter the prince's backyard, as the third prince, even if he is not married, the princess, and even the title of the side concubine, will not be the daughter of a businessman." ”
"The eldest lady is willing to be a concubine?" Liu Jiaojiao is really difficult to understand what women in this era are thinking, with Miss Liu's identity, she can marry a solid family as a wife, why do you have to marry a concubine? Is it true love that is invincible, or is it the identity of Gu Tingfeng's prince?
To be honest, Lei Zhong also felt that this Miss Liu was quite stupid, but he couldn't judge others, so he had to shake his head regretfully, nodded and said: "That's exactly what I mean, and just now I accidentally said that you are in the mansion at the moment, so Liu Yuanwai left Miss Liu behind, saying that he hoped to let her talk to you alone." ”
What can you talk to her? Is it okay to have different views and can't be friends?
Although Liu Jiaojiao was a little reluctant in her heart, she couldn't bear to refuse Lei Zhong, so she had to reluctantly respond: "Okay, where is she?" I'll see you. ”
Miss Liu was waiting in the side hall at this time, and when she saw the housekeeper coming in with a delicate-looking girl, she hurriedly stood up and said politely: "This is Jiaojiao's sister, right?" I've seen my sister. ”
Liu Jiaojiao took advantage of the return gift to take a closer look at this Miss Liu.
The body is weak, it should be caused by the last serious illness, a rose-colored dress with exquisite workmanship, and the slender waist is unbearable. The skin is very white, the eyebrows are lightly swept, the eyes are not too big, but they are extremely round, and the black and white are distinct, the eyes are clear, the small mouths of the cherry and peach are slightly open, and the neat and white teeth can be vaguely seen.
It's not the kind of peerless beauty that makes people stunning at a glance, but it's definitely a classical beauty that meets the public's aesthetics.
It's obviously a good cabbage, why can't you figure out why you have to arch a breeding pig?
In Liu Jiaojiao's heart, all men with a bunch of women in the backyard are breeding pigs, saying that they are breeders and horses are cheap for them.
After the housekeeper retreated from serving tea and there were only two girls left in the side hall, Liu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I don't know what my sister's name is?" My sister is also easy to call. ”
Miss Liu covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief and replied with a smile: "I have the same name as my sister, and it is also a superimposed character, and my name is Liu Yuanyuan, and Bang Zhiyuan is also the Yuan." ”
Liu Jiaojiao's eyes lit up, and she asked: "But Zhan Ru is a person, and Bang Zhiyuan is also?" ”
Liu Yuanyuan bowed her head and said: "I didn't expect my sister to be young, but she is quite talented, this is exactly this sentence." ”
Liu Jiaojiao smiled a little awkwardly and didn't explain too much.
She loves to read books and read ancient poems in modern times, so she remembers a lot, but she has traveled to this alternate era, and she doesn't dare to drop her bookbag casually, for fear of getting into trouble.
This poem comes from the pre-Qin "The Gentleman Grows Old", which sounds like a love poem, but it is actually a satirical poem, which is the story of Wei Xuangong's wife Xuanjiang, who seems to be beautiful but is actually morally corrupt.
Unexpectedly, the poems of the pre-Qin Dynasty were also handed down in this era, and it seems that there should be something wrong with a later dynasty, which will lead to the era in which she is now not recorded in the history she has studied.
I have to carefully check those history books to find a time, and I hope that the two dynasties of the Tang and Song dynasties will not appear, so that she will have the opportunity to get over the addiction of plagiarizing poetry in the future.
Gathering her mind, Liu Jiaojiao asked: "Sister Yuanyuan, I heard that grandpa said that you have a deep love for the third prince and want to enter the backyard of the palace?" ”
Liu Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect her to ask so bluntly, and then chuckled lightly, and said slightly slyly: "Sister Jiaojiao, do you want to hear the truth or lie?" ”
"How do you tell the truth? What about lies? ”
"My sister is greedy, so I'll tell you the truth. In fact, I have never met the third prince at all, so where does the love come from? ”
Liu Jiaojiao was stunned, all this for a long time was that Liu Yuan talking to himself? Didn't you say that you love your daughter as your life? came out of this for no reason, is it to use his daughter to catch up with the third prince?
Seeing what Liu Jiaojiao thought, Liu Yuanyuan explained: "My father didn't know, he really thought that I had a crush on the third prince, so he came here cheekily in order to satisfy my wishes." ”
"And why are you?" Liu Jiaojiao really doesn't understand now, since there is no such thing, why make up such words? What's the picture? Is this a child's play with one's own name and future?
The smile on Liu Yuanyuan's face faded, her expression became a little solemn, and she was silent for a while before she spoke: "My sister should know that I was seriously ill some time ago and almost passed away, right?" ”
Liu Jiaojiao nodded, how could she not know that the life-saving century-old ginseng was still picked by her.
"Although I survived with that century-old ginseng, the doctor told me that I was not cured, but only continued my life for two years, and I was afraid that my father would worry, so I begged the doctor to help me keep it secret, so only you know about this matter so far."
Liu Jiaojiao was shocked, she only continued her life for two years instead of recovering, what kind of strange and miscellaneous disease did this Miss Liu have? Even the century-old ginseng that has been blessed by the system can't be saved? But what does this have to do with her lying that she is in love with the third prince?
Liu Yuanyuan continued: "Daddy is benevolent, but unfortunately the heirs are thin, and there is only one daughter under my knees, I originally wanted to recruit a son-in-law to come to the door, not only to honor my father for me in the future, but also to keep the family property, but people's hearts are separated from the belly, the time is too tight, I can't tell who is the beloved person who can be trusted, if you meet someone unladylike, wouldn't it hurt your father?" ”
"So after I accidentally learned that the third prince had come to the town for a private visit, and had a relationship with you, I lied to my father that I had seen the third prince near the inn, and I fell in love at first sight, Fei Qing did not marry, and my father loved me, so I took me to the door today."
After a pause, Liu Yuanyuan looked at Liu Jiaojiao, a hint of self-deprecation flashed in her eyes, and she said with a wry smile: "It's all said and done, my sister is smart, she must have guessed my plan." ”
Liu Jiaojiao hesitated when she heard this, and then said with speculation: "Sister, I don't want to make the third prince affectionate to you with her own appearance, so that even if you are not there in two years, as long as the third prince misses the old love, your family will have something to rely on, so that even if your father has no successor, no one will dare to fight your family's property." ”
"My sister is really smart." Liu Yuanyuan's face showed approval.
Liu Jiaojiao didn't feel complacent at all, but frowned and said, "Sister Yuanyuan, with all due respect, you think everything is too simple." First, I have come into contact with the third prince, he is definitely not a person who is easily emotional, and the depth of his city is beyond your imagination; Second, even if you take the Three Princes' Mansion, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away, once there are really bold people who do it to your family, the three princes will be beyond the reach of the whip even if they help each other; Third...... Forget it, needless to say the third, just with the first two, your calculations have already failed. ”
She wanted to say that she should never think about relying on others, even if that person is her husband, because people's hearts are fickle, and the most reliable reliance is definitely herself, but considering the harsh requirements for women in this era, she will not wash this brain, so as not to scare the other party.
Liu Yuanyuan smiled bitterly again, and said helplessly: "I don't know what my sister said, but I'm just a woman, even if I have read some books, I can read, but after all, I am raised in the boudoir, and my knowledge is far less than those men who walk the world, this is already the best way I can come up with." ”
Liu Jiaojiao sighed with her and looked at her with some sympathy.
That's right, otherwise how could there be a saying "it's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles"? A woman who stays at home, even if she never forgets to read all kinds of books, if her vision is not broad enough, she will definitely limit and restrict her knowledge.
"Sister Yuanyuan, since you and I have a heart-to-heart, then I won't hide it from you, my relationship with the third prince is just the relationship between the cook and the diner, I am responsible for cooking food, he is responsible for eating and paying for silver, it's as simple as that. And when he leaves, it is estimated that I will not have much chance of seeing him again in this life, so it's not that I don't help you, but I don't have the ability to help you. Liu Jiaojiao told her frankly.
Liu Yuanyuan suddenly realized, and then said with regret: "It turns out that my sister won the prince's blue eyes with her cooking skills, but unfortunately I don't know anything about cooking, it seems that even if I enter the palace, it will be difficult to get the favor of the prince." ”
Liu Jiaojiao couldn't bear that her time was running out, so she asked, "Sister, what kind of strange disease do you have?" Can you tell my little sister, maybe I can help you think of a way? ”
Liu Yuanyuan smiled, with a bitter smile, and said softly: "The doctor said that my lesion lies in my head, unless I open my head, otherwise Da Luo Immortal can't save it, but isn't the craniotomy also death?" So, there is no cure. ”
The problem of the head must be craniotomy, could it be a brain tumor?
"Sister, do you have headaches, anorexia, drowsiness, poor memory, and sometimes can't see clearly?" Liu Jiaojiao asked hurriedly.
Liu Yuanyuan nodded in surprise and said, "Yes, sister, don't you also know medical skills at a young age?" ”
"Just a little bit of it." Liu Jiaojiao can now be sure that Liu Yuanyuan should be a brain tumor, but craniotomy cannot be performed at this era, what should I do? Is it really watching her die two years later?