Chapter 51: Rejecting Good Intentions (I)
"Ninth brother, I see that you have been poisoned." Zhao Changde said suddenly.
"I didn't?" Zhao Fuqing was stunned, carefully touched his arms and legs, and looked at his body again, there was no trace of poison at all, so he was extremely shocked.
"Haha, that poison is called lovesickness, and the object of your lovesickness is the girl you want to keep, otherwise why don't you mention her with a smile on your face? Haha, go back and think about it! Zhao Changde laughed, and then jumped up.
"Lovesick poison? Could it be that I like He Lan, this little girl? Thinking of this, Zhao Fuqing's heart couldn't help but beat faster, "Could it be ...... This is true, why would I let the royal brother not accept He Lan? When I heard the news, I was not happy, but I had a sour ...... Sure enough, as the fifth brother said, I was poisoned? ”
"Greetings to the prince!" At this moment, Lin Qingquan's voice rang out.
Zhao Fuqing was stunned, and was just about to say something, but when he saw a plate of lotus root slices in Lin Qingquan's hand, he couldn't help asking, "Is this the glutinous rice lotus made by Lan'er?" ”
"Exactly." Lin Qingquan didn't pay attention to the title in the mouth of the prince, maybe he was stopped by He Lan when he passed by the imperial dining room occasionally, saying that he would bring something to the Qing prince, and also asked him to bring a bottle of rice wine, "I saw a disappointment on the face of the Qing prince just now, maybe he didn't drink a good bar, so help me carry it." He also told him that as long as I was allowed to live freely here. ”
"Does she have anything else to say?"
"Well, there is. He Lan said...... "Lin Qingquan didn't expect that he had just said this name, and he was immediately blocked by Zhao Fuqing, "You should call her Lord He or He Fangchang, and you are not allowed to be disrespectful to her anymore." ”
"Yes, yes......" Although he didn't know what was going on, Lin Qingquan dared to refute it, so he had to change his words, "Lord He said to let Weichen send you some glutinous rice lotus root and rice wine, this rice wine was made by her yesterday, saying that it was because she forgot to ask Prince De for the raw materials of rice wine just now, so the taste of this rice wine is not very good, and he also said that there was a sense of disappointment on the face of the prince, it is estimated that you did not eat good, drink good, so let Weichen send it." ”
"Okay, that's right, you can sit down and eat together, I'm really hungry today." As soon as Zhao Fuqing heard that this was the dish and rice wine made by He Lan, he was immediately excited, like a rabbit who had been hungry for a few days and nights.
"Lord Wang......" Lin Qingquan hadn't finished his sentence, but he saw that Zhao Fuqing had already smacked his mouth, and he was also affected by Zhao Fuqing's smacking of his mouth, and then sat on the ground, and even reached out to grab it with the prince.
"Hey, this is mine, this is Lan'er for me to eat!" Zhao Fuqing stretched out his hand and was about to hit, but Lin Qingquan hurriedly avoided it, "It was the prince who invited me to eat, I don't eat for nothing." And this wine, I will drink it too. As he spoke, he opened the cap of the wine bottle and was about to pour it out, when he saw Zhao Fuqing immediately snatch it, "This is the wine Lan'er gave me, you can't drink it." ”
"Hey, if you invite me, how can I not drink or eat, or the prince will say that I am disobedient." The master and servant quarreled over a rare bottle of rice wine.
Yi Tian and Huo Sihui were originally going to go back to their own place, but when they passed by here, they overheard it, and Yi Tian's face once again showed hatred, and even jealousy.
And Huo Sihui's face was even more angry, He Lan was just an amnesiac person, it was already good for the emperor to make her the deputy head of the house, and he even dared to ask for the imperial concubine, and even to be the princess, which he couldn't tolerate, so he had to find a way to make He Lan no longer attract attention, and even let her die.
Prince De had just returned to the prince's mansion, and Ma Sen immediately came out, "Prince, just now He Lan asked Miss Feng'er to send rice wine and glutinous rice lotus, saying that she wanted the prince to try it." ”
"Can you give Feng'er a silver reward?" Zhao Changde asked.
"The minister gave it, but Miss Feng'er said that He Lan said that she didn't need others to give a reward for silver, she thought that you might not have eaten anything delicious when you went out today, so He Lan asked Miss Feng'er to send food, they were not for the silver, but for the prince...... Your appetite. Ma Sen said slowly.
"Got it. Mamori, sit down and eat. Zhao Changde nodded, then picked up the chopstick, picked up a piece of glutinous rice lotus, put it in his mouth, tasted it carefully, and couldn't help but praise, "Soft and glutinous and sweet, really delicious." It's really a first-class chef's material. ”
"Lord Wang, this is the rice wine poured out by Weichen, you can taste it first." Ma Sen quickly poured out a glass of wine, respectfully served it to Zhao Changde, Zhao Changde took it, smiled, and then poured out a glass and handed it to Ma Sen, "Sit down, drink with this king." ”
"This ......" Ma Sen was a little hesitant, after all, in his class concept, the prince is the prince, and he is a minister and a minion, and it is not good to drink with the prince.
"Why, the ninth brother has a bosom friend, so this king can't do without? Or Masen, you don't regard this king as a friend? Zhao Changde asked rhetorically.
"I understand." Ma Sen had to sit down, and his movements were also extremely cautious for fear that if something was not done well, it would make the uncertain prince in front of him angry again.
"The taste of this wine is really pure......" Zhao Changde just said At this time, Ma Sen suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stood up, "Lord Wang, Miss Feng'er said that He Lan said that she wanted to ask Lord Wang for something, and that thing is better for making rice wine." ”
"What's that?" Zhao Changde asked rhetorically.
"It's like a sweet sake koji...... Wechen didn't understand. Ma Sen said with a white face.
"Sweet wine koji? Why did she say that this king is here? Zhao Changde frowned.
"Because ......" Feng'er and He Lan dared to say that kind of foul language, where did he dare to say those foul words as a guard.
"Say, I forgive you." Zhao Changde said slowly.
"Because...... He Lan said...... That's because the prince often goes...... Foreign countries 'take' things, presumably this one has also 'taken', so ...... Want...... Borrow it for one use. It seems that the prince said that he was not to blame, but Ma Sen still used the word "take" instead of "steal", after all, the prince is the prince, how can he be a courtier who can say something bad.
"I don't think it's 'taking' but stealing, right?" Zhao Changde laughed and said, he didn't expect Feng'er to really learn the essence of He Lan again, and even his courage became bigger.
"No, it is." Masen, perhaps afraid of being punished, hurriedly denied it.
"Do you know He Lan and her sister, or does this king understand?" Zhao Changde actually put on a straight face this time.
"Naturally, it's the prince." Ma Sen wiped the sweat on his forehead again, this prince is really uncertain, what should I do.
"In that case, why should you argue with this king whether to take or steal?" Zhao Changde slowed down his voice this time, "It's not that He Lan didn't say that this king is a thief prince. Hey! ”
"Lord Wang, you also have a crush on Miss He Lan?" When Ma Sen heard the prince's laughter, he immediately noticed a different situation, and couldn't help asking.
"Wrong, it's not this king, it's the ninth brother. It's just that he doesn't know now, and this king is He Lan's sister! As soon as Zhao Changde's words came out, Ma Sen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help blurting out, "Lord Wang, that doesn't match, because Miss Feng'er is a girl and is not suitable for you." ”
"How's Yahuan? Isn't Yahuan also a girl? How is it not suitable for this king? Zhao Changde asked knowingly.
"Because she used to be a slave maid...... Ma Sen actually wanted to say that Feng'er was a slave, but he was afraid that the prince would be angry, so he said once.
"You also said that she used to be, but now she is not, but she is a sister recognized by He Lan, how can this king not do it?"
"No, it's the prince's position that is high, and Feng'er is just ...... How can she be a ...... a low-ranking person?"
"Is this what you think?" Zhao Changde put down his wine glass and asked.
"This is the kind of consideration that Zhaoguo has always had. Because, you have to be the right person, otherwise you will be unhappy. Ma Sen said slowly.
"Hehe, I didn't expect you, Ma Sen, you are younger than me, and you are still so old-fashioned. Ma Sen, you really should go to the outside world to have a good look, and you will know what is beautiful, what is good and what is bad. Stand down, let me drink by myself, you're sitting and bothering me. Zhao Changde shook his head helplessly and waved his hand to let Ma Sen retreat.
"Yes." Assen stood up and walked outside.
Just arrived at the door, I unexpectedly saw Lin Qingquan, "Guard Lin, is there something wrong?" ”
Lin Qingquan smiled, "I have something to do, I want to find He ...... My lord. Do you want to come with me? ”
"What's the matter?" Masen was surprised.
"Qing Wangye's business." Lin Qingquan replied again.
“…… I'll go too. About the matter of the prince of De. Ma Sen thought for a moment before saying.
"Okay, let's go."
When they arrived at the Imperial Dining Room, there was a burst of cheers from inside.
"He Lan, you are really good, I didn't expect this chicken feet to be eaten like this." This is Xiao Anzi's voice, and there is no longer that arrogant tone, but shows envy.
"Well, that's nothing. This is simple, why don't you go and ask Zhao Fuqing, and see how delicious we eat that rabbit intestine. It was the most delicious dish we ever ate. This is exactly He Lan's voice.
"Sister He," Feng'er's cautious voice sounded, "Don't call the name of the prince directly, this is a taboo in the palace, and it will also be executed." ”
"What are you afraid of, he concealed his surname and asked me to call him Fu Qing directly, and he doesn't blame me." He Lan pursed her lips, "Besides, isn't the name just for people to call." It's awkward to call the prince without a name. ”
"Haha, that's a good thing, I hope Miss He Lan can call me by name, I don't know if it's okay?" At this moment, Zhao Yankang's voice rang out.
"Lord Yan is auspicious!" Ma Sen and Lin Qingquan hurriedly saluted when they saw it.
"That's it, this king just came to see Miss He Lan, and I also want to see the glutinous rice lotus made by Miss He Lan, I don't know if this king is as lucky as the fifth brother and the ninth brother to eat Miss He Lan's good dishes."
"Naturally." He Lan smiled, then picked up a pair of chopsticks and put them on the bowl, just when He Lan was about to open his mouth to speak, Lin Qingquan suddenly said, "Lord He, Weichen has something to ask you, I wonder if you have free time?" ”
He Lan was stunned at first, and when she saw Lin Qingquan so serious and serious, she nodded, "I have a time, I don't know what the Lin guards are looking for." ”
"How about a little garden?" Lin Qingquan took a look and found that there were too many people here, and it was inconvenient to talk about things.
"Okay."
Looking at He Lan who was leaving, Zhao Yankang narrowed his small eyes, wondering if Lin Qingquan wanted to do this He Lan? Is this Lin Qingquan taking a fancy to her and asking her to be Zhao Fuqing's internal work?
"You...... Have fun here? Lin Qingquan pulled He Lan into a small remote garden and asked her after sitting down.
"How unhappy, very happy." He Lan said with a smile.
"You...... Why don't you want to go back? After all, this palace is extremely dangerous, and the emperor is bound to you. Lin Qingquan hesitated again and asked again.
"Do I have a home? I don't have a home, where do I go back? Even if I have a home, no parents, no family, is that home? He Lan pursed her lips, although her tone was a little sad, but she did not shed tears.
"No, I mean, go back to the Qing Palace! There, you can ...... freely" Hearing this, He Lan stood up and looked directly at Lin Qingquan, "Is it Zhao Fuqing who asked you to come to me?" You're going to be his lobbyist, aren't you? ”