Chapter 40: A Basin of Cold Water
Han Jinxiu bowed: "The palace knows, and I will serve the palace to make up." ”
She wasn't ready to fall asleep, but somehow she had the idea of teasing the prince, who was still wearing boots and must have pretended to be asleep. She took off the prince's boots, lay down beside the prince, and fell asleep with him. originally thought that the prince would open his eyes and the two could talk, but who knew that the prince was too able to hold back and never opened his eyes, but then she fell asleep when she became sleepy. This sleep lasted for two or three hours, and Han Jinxiu was refreshed at this moment.
She didn't know at the moment that the news that the crown princess and the prince were sleeping together had spread throughout the palace like a kite with wings.
The third princess said angrily: "Queen Mother, what's wrong with the prince?" Mo wasn't really deceived by Han Jinxiu's fox spirit, how could he ......?"
Empress Chen glanced at her and said lightly: "With your dinner, how many words!" ”
"The Queen Mother." The third princess couldn't help but be coquettish, where did she say something wrong!
I couldn't stand the third princess being coquettish, Queen Chen kneaded her head: "That's the matter of the husband and wife, as a younger sister, you have less to worry about, and you have time to worry more about your marriage." ”
Concubine Xu Hui squinted, picked up the rabbit meat at hand and put it in the bowl of the second princess.
Concubine Wang Lifei opened her mouth, her eyes were round, she stretched out her hand to support the table so that she didn't fall soft, raised her voice and asked sharply: "Yuan Li, you really disappointed the palace, this is what you said, coax her, then how can she still go to the prince and sleep with him, now it has spread throughout the palace, how can you make the concubine believe you?" ”
If it weren't for the fact that King Zhan was the son she conceived and born in October, she would have ordered someone to drag him out and beat him up, where would it be King Zhan's turn to stand in front of her, looking upset.
Hearing this, King Zhan said guiltily: "The mother concubine is angry, the mother concubine is angry, and the sons don't know, it is clear that she promised the sons to meet in three days, and asked the mother to wait for another three days, and the sons will definitely give the mother a satisfactory explanation." ”
"Hmph, it's better to be like this, this is the last chance, if you can't coax her, let the mother concubine make a move!" Concubine Wang Li can't forget Han Jinxiu's disdain and arrogance when she said that she used to be a palace maid, her eyes were gloomy, and she didn't even have an appetite for dinner.
After dressing up, Han Jinxiu took An Mei to the small kitchen of the East Palace, the prince wanted to come back soon, and she had to prepare dinner.
Because the crown princess slept with the prince today, the imperial chefs in the small kitchen were respectful to Han Jinxiu and prepared tonight's dinner according to her instructions, without being sloppy.
Ah Jiu glanced at the sky again and urged: "Your Highness, let's go back!" "After wandering around the huge imperial garden for a while, why haven't you returned to the palace?
Ah Yan glared at him fiercely, and said dissatisfiedly: "Your Highness is the master, or are you the master, there are no rules like this, what Your Highness does, we will accompany you." ”
It's not that Ah Jiu doesn't want to accompany him, but his stomach can't stand it anymore, so he growls at the right time.
Yan: "......"
glanced at Ah Jiu lightly, and seeing that he quickly lowered his head, the prince closed the folding fan in his hand and said, "Let's go!" "Ah Jiu is right, after wandering for a while, it's getting dark, and it's time to go home, presumably Han Jinxiu has already left at this time.
After the prince's master and servant returned to the palace, they found that Han Jinxiu was still there, and as soon as he looked up, the prince saw Han Jinxiu sitting at the table with his eyes down, as if he was peeling shrimp. It's so late, she hasn't gone back yet, stay and prepare dinner? Suddenly, the picture of the two lying on the collapse in the afternoon came to the prince's mind, pinched the folding fan in his hand, and strode over.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Han Jinxiu raised his head and said happily: "Your Highness, you are back, the concubine specially asked the kitchen to prepare a light dinner, you are hungry, sit down and have dinner." As she spoke, she had already put down the peeled shrimp in her hand, took the handkerchief handed by An Mei and wiped it.
Anxin handed the cleaned silk handkerchief to the prince and asked him to wipe it.
It's just that the prince didn't take it, and swept straight over the table, white fungus soup, purple cabbage porridge, winter bamboo shoots and magnolia slices, red dates and black chicken soup, and a plate of Han Jinxiu's freshly peeled shrimp, and said lightly: "There is the princess Lao, but she is not hungry, and the princess is slow to use." ”
This was about to leave, Han Jinxiu quickly stood up and stretched out his arms to stop the prince, "Your Highness, even if you are not hungry, use some of it, otherwise your body will be ......."
"I've had dinner in Zhu Liangdi's palace, so I'm not hungry." The prince replied lightly.
Zhu Liangdi had dinner in the palace, so she was not hungry, this sentence kept echoing in Han Jinxiu's ears, she slowly lowered her arms, and looked at the prince, as if a basin of cold water was poured from head to tail, extremely cold.
This dinner was carefully prepared for the prince, the prince left, Han Jinxiu was tasteless, and soon took An Mei and An back to the palace. Dinner was cheaper than Ah Jiu, and he sat down and devoured it in a big gulp. When he suddenly looked up and saw the prince coming out, he coughed several times in fright, and the shrimp in his throat finally swallowed, and he hurriedly stood up and explained: "Your Highness, the slaves have fallen down after seeing so many, it's a pity!" "Who made his stomach rumble a long time ago.
Ah Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, seeing that this time His Royal Highness did not punish Ah Jiu, so that he had no rules.
The prince's cold voice sounded next to his ears: "Ah Yan, you have poured all these dinners." ”
"Yes, Your Highness, the minion will go." Ah Yan came to the spirit.
Ah Jiu: "Don't, Your Highness, these dinners are delicious, minions ......"
The words were interrupted by Ah Yan: "You dare to disobey Your Highness's order, why don't you go to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the prince, go quickly!" ”
Han Jinxiu, who was full of enthusiasm and was extinguished, returned to the dormitory, tossing and turning, and had no sleep all night.
In the early morning of the next day, Han Jinxiu stared at two dark circles on her face, An Mei and Anxin were quite distressed, and persuaded her not to go to Empress Chen's bedroom, maybe those concubines laughed.
Han Jinxiu tugged at the corners of her mouth: "You two must go to this palace, don't be sluggish, dress up the palace quickly, don't be too late." "It's only the next day, and she can't hold on!
Empress Chen and the others obviously didn't expect that Han Jinxiu would come again. The palace has always been unable to hide things, although she and the prince slept together in the afternoon, but they did not leave the prince's bedroom at night, which shows that the prince does not love her much.
With yesterday's lesson, today Yang Defei and others quickly got up and saluted Han Jinxiu, Han Jinxiu gave a return salute, the number of etiquette that should be there is naturally there, and she can't be tongue-in-cheek, she relies on the identity of the crown princess and does not respect her mother.
The third princess reluctantly stood up and saluted, "Yuan Le has seen the imperial sister-in-law. ”
Han Jinxiu smiled: "The third sister is polite. ”