Chapter 102: Eating Dumplings
After Xiao Pinyan's death, the three clans of the Xiao family, regardless of their descendants, were cut to the third rank, with the exception of Xiao Feida.
Others are valued by their mothers and sons, but they are valued by their fathers and daughters.
In addition to having a good daughter who became the prince's favorite concubine, his own credit is not small.
In the name of righteousness to destroy relatives, he admonished his relatives, wrote a book to whip the evil deeds of the Xiao clan, and flattered the holy will of Emperor Chu Wei to make the holy dragon face happy.
It stands to reason that the father is guilty and his son will sit together, but Xiao Feida is lucky.
Xiao Pinyan's matter made such a big fuss not only did not cut the knight, but instead of the original five-grade Taishou soared, he was promoted to the position of fourth-grade imperial doctor.
Xiao Feida ate inside and out, treacherously, and disregarded the lives of other clansmen for his own selfishness, which greatly damaged the interests of the Xiao family.
Therefore, the first person to be annoyed was An Guogong. Shen Mushi deliberately interacted frequently with Xiao Feida, the purpose was to provoke the two to turn against each other and let them bite the dog.
The driver of the car pulled the horses with great difficulty, and stopped the carriage with two shouts, and the Xiao Mansion arrived.
Sure enough, Xiao Feida stood at the door and waited, bending over and pretending to be sick even though he was in good shape.
Shen Mushi glanced at him obliquely, and drove into the Xiao Mansion with a cold face.
In the Liuyun Palace, the lights are on.
A bowl of cold dumpling soup rests on the table in the dining room.
"Niangniang, who will go back to her mother's house on the first day of the new year, maybe His Royal Highness has something to discuss with Lord Yushi, and he will take Xiao Shiji to avoid people's eyes. Don't think about it so much, your body matters. ”
Lu Yi knelt on the edge of the couch, leaning on the bed and persuading urgently.
"Yes, Niangniang, Sister Ling is right, the folk custom is that you can't go back to your mother's house on the first day of the New Year, if you go back on this day, you will have to touch the mold. Niangniang, my good mother, you just listen to the slave maid's advice, get up and eat something first, okay? What should you do if you don't eat or drink like this, and you spoil your body? ”
Jing'er also followed, holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge in her hand and trying to persuade her to eat something.
They lay on their sides on the couch with their backs to them, and did not say a word.
The two of them persuaded each other hard for a while to no avail, so they had to look at each other and quietly withdraw from the dormitory with bird's nest porridge.
Ning Yi, who was about to enter the hall, glanced at the untouched bird's nest porridge in Jing'er's hand, shook her head helplessly, and motioned for the two to rest first.
I'm afraid that the two masters will still have trouble tonight, so it's better to rest and recuperate first, and it's not too late to wait for His Highness to return to the palace to explore the situation.
Anyway, as long as the crown princess is in a bad mood, she sleeps except for sleeping, and she has never been angry with these slaves and maids, let alone tossing like the master in the palace, and her cultivation is excellent.
However, it is not a good thing for the master to hold it like this all the time, and it is easy to suffocate his body.
Ning Yi paced small steps around the gate of the hall, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and the more she thought about it, the more headache she felt:
His Royal Highness knew that the crown princess had a strong temperament, how could he still let Xiao Shiji spread wild on the crown princess's land?
If you don't call the shots for your mother, you will go back to the door with Xiao Shiji unusually.
This is good, I don't know what the situation will be when the prince returns to the palace.
Eighty percent of them are chickens flying and dogs jumping, and they are not at peace.
Ning Yi sighed, secretly worried in her heart: With such a master, it is good to return, and there are many places to worry about, and even a few more gray hairs have grown, I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse......
At two o'clock, both of them were sleeping grogily, and suddenly a hand brushed her silk and rubbed her cheek.
Then the bed on the other side sank, and someone lifted the brocade quilt and got into the quilt, lying on her side and hugging her waist tightly into her arms.
Both woke up for the first time, looking at the shadows on the wall with a pair of clear starry eyes.
She knew who the man behind her was, but she stubbornly refused to look back at him.
"Why are you so angry that you don't even have dinner?"
The man's warm voice rang in her ears.
Both were silent, still motionless with their backs to the man.
Shen Mushi smiled, and his long arms wanted to break her body over.
Who knew that today's little demon was very angry, not only brushed his arm away with one hand, but also squeezed it into the bed, looking like he didn't let him touch it.
Shen Mushi's body stiffened, and he reached out to hug her again.
Shuangshuang shook his shoulders impatiently and coldly threw two words at the wall:
"Go down!"
"Huh?"
Shen Mushi was stunned for a moment, thinking that there was something wrong with his ears.
"I said, 'Go down!' Don't go to my bed"! They both raised their voices, their hoarse voices tinged with anger.
"You're fat enough to drive the prince out of bed! Concubine Ai was so angry that her head was scribbled. ”
Shen Mushi's dead face came over, and he took advantage of the two of them to hold her in his arms, and his chin was against the top of her head to sniff the fragrance, and the heart that had been worried all night finally settled down after smelling the familiar smell.
He is the crown prince, one person under ten thousand people, who dares to say such a rebellious thing to him?
She is the only fool in the world who dares to be so presumptuous, and only he can tolerate her little temper all the time.
Shuangshuang realized that he had lost his words, and frowned a little uneasily.
No matter how much His Royal Highness spoils himself, His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the Chu Wei Dynasty and the future Son of Heaven after all.
Her words are disrespectful, and she wants to lose her head.
"Have you forgotten what I told you before?"
Without waiting for both of them to speak, Shen Mushi stretched out his palm and brought the scar of the tiger's mouth to her eyes and showed it to her.
"Look, take a closer look."
Shuangshuang looked down, and there was a big tooth mark clearly visible on the man's slender and white tiger's mouth, which was the wound she had bitten with her dead strength at the beginning, and it had not completely healed and there was still a little red mark.
Both of them shook their delicate bodies, and immediately understood that she was the one who had lost this time.
Qianyan pretended to be Xiao Nuoxue, His Royal Highness had already told her, since it was fake, what kind of jealousy did she and Qianyan eat?
But it seemed a little embarrassing to ask her to admit her mistakes......
His body squirmed slightly, and he was embarrassed to turn back.
Shen Mushi naturally found her little Jiujiu, and smiled softly: "Are you still angry?" Fool, turn around. ”
Shuangshuang squirmed and refused, although he knew that he was giving the steps, but he still wanted to earn some face, and he still said stubbornly: "How do I know if it's true, can you prove it?" ”
Knowing that she was making trouble unreasonably, Shen Mushi still had no way to get angry.
Kindly pinched her little hand and said, "I'll let Qianyan tear off that layer of skin in front of you another day, don't be scared and scream when the time comes." ”
As long as he thought of Qianyan's reaction when he tore off the fake skin, he couldn't help but want to laugh, and he couldn't wait for Qianyan to come over and perform immediately.
"No, oops..."
Shuangshuang snorted softly, pretending to be angry and patted Shen Mushi's chest.
This big villain actually took advantage of her inattention to pull her body and press on it, so heavy.........
"There's a bowl of dumpling soup in the dining room, what's going on?"
Shen Mushi hung above her with his body propped up, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the whole person was as gentle as a breeze caressing the mountains.
"Eat dumplings on the first day of the new year, celebrate reunion, attract wealth and treasure......"
Shuangshuang was fascinated by his bewitching appearance, no, no, he answered honestly when he asked, and he had long forgotten what had happened before.
"Really? But it's right to think about it, after all, you married a poor prince, and eating dumplings may be able to change your fortune......"
Shen Mushi felt that it was novel and funny, and couldn't help but ridicule.
"No, no, Your Highness, that's not what I meant. I just thought that Your Highness has lived by himself every year, and this year will be different, and every year will be different......."
Both of them stared at the man above their heads obsessively, and explained word by word with great solemnity.
Thinking of His Royal Highness being lonely and alone every Chinese New Year for so many years, Shuangshuang's heart was slightly sour.
Always thinking about doing something for him, he likes it well, or makes fun of it, in short, she will accompany him like this in the future and spend every meaningful New Year with him.
That's why she thought about going to the pantry room to make dumplings for him to taste.
How did I know that when I met Qianyan and Shen Mu, I went out, and I was so angry that my anger burned my reason away, and I shrank in Liuyun Hall like an abandoned woman and was sad and sad alone.
It's really a loss when I think about it, why has she not grown up for so long, and she forgets to keep her sanity when she is provoked by others?
Both of them pursed their mouths aggrievedly, and their faces suddenly became very decadent.
Shen Mushi's heart was the same as Shuangshuang, and he felt extremely sour.
When would anyone care so much about his feelings?
Queen mother? Little Frost? Father?
They never really felt sorry for themselves, except for the accident of asking him for what they wanted, or they kept spurring him to climb high, and they didn't really care about his true feelings in his heart, except for using or exploiting.
And the other princes and princesses, although they have an inseparable blood relationship, they all hate him to the bone, even if he dies in the palace, there will be a bunch of people applauding.
There is only Shuangshuang, only her, who is as careful as a hair and really loves him on the tip of her heart.
Looking at the cute appearance of her pouting mouth, Shen Mushi's heart was filled with warmth, and the boundless spread made him have the urge to cry.
Afraid that he would lose his temper, Shen Mushi turned his face sideways and got up.
"You made it yourself?"
Shen Mushi turned his back to Shuangshuang and lowered his head to put on brocade shoes.
"Well, my craft is good, you can taste it."
Both smiled and slipped on the couch proudly, and when they saw Shen Mu, they put on brocade shoes and asked again: "It's so late, where are you going?" ”
"Eat dumplings."
Shen Mushi looked back and smiled lightly, and there was a vague mist and water in his eyes.
Shuangshuang rubbed his eyes, a little dumbfounded:
No way? It's just a dumpling soup cooked, Your Highness is this, moved to cry?
With both hands, he hurriedly got up and grabbed his wide sleeves and said, "The dumplings have been cold for too long, Your Highness should not eat them......"
"No, I'm going to eat."
Shen Mushi gently pulled away her little hands, pressed her back into the quilt, and said softly while carefully tucking the corners of the quilt:
"Concubine Ai personally washed her hands and made soup for me, how could I not taste it?"
"Why don't I have someone take it hot?"
Both hurriedly lifted the quilt and got off the bed, put on their robes and brocade shoes, and hurriedly followed him.
"No, that's fine."
Shen Mushi saw that she had already gotten up, so he had to take her hand and walk to the dining room together.
The candles in the dining room were all extinguished, and only a dim candlestick remained on the table, which Ning Yi deliberately left.
The purpose is to let His Royal Highness enter the palace and be able to see the dumplings cooked by the princess at a glance, and it is not in vain that the master works hard in the kitchen.
The two sat at the carved fir round table in the hall, and Shen Mushi tasted the dumplings in the dim light, with complicated expressions.