Chapter 13: The Prince's Purpose (II)
About another pillar of incense passed, Shangguan Jiatao's voice sounded outside the door, "Lord Wang, the slave brought Miss Xiaoqiu." ”
"Come in!" Zhao Fu Qing's voice was indeed majestic.
"Yes."
"The slave has seen the prince!"
"Slave and maid meet the prince!"
Both men saluted at the same time and bowed down.
"Your name is Xiaoqiu?" Before Zhao Fu Qing could speak, He Lan had already raised his head and saw a little girl about eleven or twelve years old kneeling next to Shangguan Jiatao.
"Yes." The little girl replied timidly.
"Did the butler tell you who he wanted you to take care of?" He Lan asked again.
"Miss He," Shangguan Jiatao seemed to be about to stop him, but was pulled aside by Lin Qingquan, "Haven't you had enough suffering?" Or do you want to be told again? Hearing Lin Qingquan say this, Shangguan Jiatao dared to speak, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
"This ......" Xiaoqiu glanced at the prince, and saw that the prince's face did not change, so he said cautiously, "Let the slave take care of Miss He." ”
"That's good, you have to take care of me, but everything has to be obeyed by me, you know?" He Lan nodded.
"The slave knows."
"Well, in the future, you shall not be called a slave or maid before me, for in my eyes all men are equal." He Lan said as he glanced at Zhao Fuqing.
"But ......"
"What, don't want to listen to me?" He Lan raised her eyebrows and asked.
"Xiaoqiu will obey Miss He's words in everything, and she doesn't have to tell the king everything." Zhao Fuqing spoke.
"Yes, the slave and maid obey the king's orders." Xiaoqiu nodded.
"Hmph, she also said that everything is to listen to me, but my words are not as good as yours, you say, does she call everything to listen to me?" He Lan was not convinced, and even provoked Zhao Fuqing.
"......" Xiaoqiu and Shangguan Jiatao were dumbfounded, only Lin Qingquan was there to wipe his sweat secretly, and he was really straightforward and fast-talking, and he was not pretentious at all.
"It's the king's fault, I'm sorry, Miss He." Zhao Fuqing originally wanted to solve the problem for He Lan, but he didn't expect to let her play on the topic, and after thinking about it for a long time, he had to apologize. However, his apology this time surprised the three of them again, and this is the second time that the prince has apologized.
"That's over. Xiaoqiu, what's your last name? He Lan said magnanimously, and then asked Xiaoqiu again.
"Slave ......"
"As I said, you are not allowed to be called a slave in front of me in the future, so you have to change it from now on." He Lan immediately interrupted Xiaoqiu's words.
"But...... Now it's in the king's ......"
"Yes, it's in front of the prince, but it's also in front of me, don't you have to obey me in everything? If not, then you go back and come in someone else. He Lan did not let up at all.
"Miss He," Lin Qingquan couldn't help but speak, "You have to at least give the prince a respect, after all, she is a maid in the prince's mansion, and the deed of sale can be in the prince's hands." ”
"Oh, I really forgot, since you want to listen to me in everything, should Xiaoqiu's deed of sale be given to me?" If He Lan hadn't mentioned it like Lin Qingquan, she would have really forgotten it, but she didn't expect him to mention it like this, which immediately made her remember it, and immediately asked.
"This ......" Lin Qingquan suddenly became nervous, originally wanted He Lan to let Xiaoqiu go, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating, but he revealed the deed of sale.
"Shangguan Jiatao, give Xiaoqiu's deed of sale to Miss He." Zhao Fu Qing ordered.
"Yes." Fortunately, I brought it, otherwise, it would be really difficult to explain. Shangguan Jiatao had no choice but to hand the deed of sale to He Lan.
However, what they didn't expect was that as soon as He Lan took it, he immediately tore it to pieces, and then asked, "Now you are not a maid, and you don't have to call yourself a slave, so what do you say is your name?" ”
"Autumn wind." The little girl replied.
"Your original name was Qiufeng, wasn't it?" He Lan asked again.
“…… Yes, but it's a little closer to the name of the princess, so ......" Qiu Feng replied.
"In the future, I will call you Feng'er." He Lan didn't wait for Qiu Feng to finish speaking, and immediately said.
"He Lan," Lin Qingquan was anxious, "The old lady's name is Yu Feng'er, aren't you embarrassing the prince like this?" ”
"It seems that Guard Lin forgot that Feng'er's deed of sale has been torn up by me, and she is not a maid in your palace anymore, so naturally there is no need to follow this taboo." He Lan said with a smile.
"This ......"
"Miss He's right." Zhao Fuqing spoke, "It's true that it's not the Yahuan of this mansion, so there's no need to follow it." It can also be said that she has nothing to do with the palace anymore, and she will just be Miss He's side in the future. ”
"Lord, slave maid ......" Qiu Feng suddenly became anxious when he heard this, "Slave maid still wants to ......"
"Oh, I'm really not a human being inside and out, I obviously want a sister of my own, but I actually relieved her, and I want to be the girl who everyone can bully, isn't this kind as a donkey's liver and lungs? Hey, that's unlucky! It seems that I really shouldn't be a good person. Since there is no one who listens to me, then, my lord, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to enter the imperial dining room, because no one teaches me, and if I make a mistake, I will really miss the prince's great affairs. He Lan didn't wait for Qiu Feng to finish speaking, he immediately interrupted her words, stopped her words, and then said such a thing.
"This king has already said that your deed of sale is no longer there, naturally it is not the maid ring of the palace, everything you have to respect Miss He's orders, so this king will not take you in anymore!" Zhao Fuqing was also a little anxious when he heard that He Lan didn't want to enter the imperial dining room, this autumn breeze can't be witty, why bother annoying He Lan at this critical moment and putting himself in this difficult situation.
"Miss He, please spare the slave maid, the slave maid still has to earn money for the family. So, bother Miss He, don't ...... ...... slave maid" Qiu Feng turned around and knelt down to plead.
"I don't know how much Feng'er is here for you in January?"
"Two texts." Shangguan Jiatao said.
"It turned out to be just two articles, then, Feng'er, you can get five articles if you follow me, if you do it well, there will be ten copper plates." He Lan said with a smile.
"Do you have any money?" Lin Qingquan rolled his eyelids in disbelief.
"Although I don't have any money now, but when I enter the imperial dining room and become an imperial chef, do you think I will be rich? Also, if you do it well, maybe you can still get the emperor's appreciation, and by that time, my money will be coming from a rolling source, so follow me and make sure it's right. He Lan is very confident.
"This king believes in Miss He, so you can go with Miss He." Zhao Fuqing looked at the time, but he didn't expect that he had already delayed a lot of time, "Lin Qingquan, you go to prepare the carriage, and this king will immediately send Miss He to the imperial dining room." ”
"Yes."
Qiu Feng heard that he could write five articles in January, and heard that he would be appreciated by the emperor in the future, and the wealth was rolling in, so he kowtowed, "Feng'er obeys Miss He for everything." ”
He Lan helped her up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "In the future, you don't have to call me Miss He, just call me Sister He." Also, you are not allowed to kneel or kowtow in front of me. Because I think you're my sister anymore. ”
"Yes!" Feng'er nodded.
Soon, the carriage was ready, He Lan and Feng'er got into the carriage, and it was naturally not Lin Qingquan who drove the carriage but a special groom, and the prince naturally took another carriage.
On the way, He Lan listened to Feng'er's introduction to the imperial kitchen, plus the information she had seen just now, and she also had a bottom in her heart......