"Now that the Heyang Mansion of the eldest brother's faction has been destroyed, the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, which still has military power, is likely to be the target that his father and the emperor must get rid of. It is impossible for the father to let the third child be so close to the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, and he will definitely find a way to destroy their alliance. At this time, we asked my father to give me a marriage, which just gave my father an opportunity. ”

"What about the Du girl? You have a tacit understanding with their family, right? Concubine Zhao asked. She hadn't seen Lan Xiaoyou, and she didn't have any good or bad impressions of her, but because of her son's previous attitude, she had long regarded Du Qixiang as her future daughter-in-law, and she also liked Du Qixiang quite a lot.

The second prince said: "I can only wronged Qixiang first, if she can wait for me, after I ascend the throne, I will welcome her into the palace and be named a concubine." ”

Concubine Zhao frowned: "Your father is in the prime of life, it is impossible for him to abdicate so quickly, when do you want the Du family girl to wait?" Even if she was willing to wait, the Du family would not want her to wait. ”

The second prince grinned and asked, "Mother, do you think the eldest brother and the third brother will be able to wait?" Especially the boss, although he has no soldiers in his hands now, there is no guarantee that he will do something when he goes crazy. ”

"What? Do these two dare to rebel? No, when your father comes, I must warn him. ”

The second prince asked faintly: "Mother, isn't it better to be the queen mother than to be a concubine?" ”

Of course, it is best to be the queen mother, the status is respected, and even the emperor has to salute her. Where is it like now, she has to work hard to compete with other women for a man, dig out her heart to please men, and be low. It's just that...... After all, the emperor is the purest love she had when she was young, and even if the love has deteriorated now, she still has feelings for the emperor.

The second prince said again: "Mother, think about the queen, think about the virtuous concubine, think about the other concubines in the harem, are you willing?" ”

Of course I don't want to!

Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth, and finally sighed: "Alas-let it be you." ”

The second prince hurriedly saluted: "Thank you mother for your understanding." ”

That night, Concubine Zhao asked the emperor to marry the second prince and Lan Xiaoyou. The emperor didn't say yes, he only said that he had to think about it, Concubine Zhao knew more about the emperor, how could she not know that the emperor was already tempted. With a smug smile in his heart, he wrapped a pair of jade arms around the emperor......

Lan Xiaoyou didn't know that the second prince had hit her idea, she rarely disguised herself as a palace and walked around the ancient street market in a relaxed mood. Although she has lived in ancient times for two lifetimes, Lan Xiaoyu has rarely gone shopping, and this time in this life, she has only visited the street three times twice. In ancient times, the young lady was really pitiful, and she was locked up in the courtyard of her mother's house and her husband's house all her life, and she didn't even know what the market was like.

Lan Xiaoyou was wearing men's clothes secretly made for her by Xinghong, like a noble son, and her demeanor was free and easy, making it impossible to see her identity as a daughter. Xinghong followed behind Lan Xiaoyu in the clothes of a small girl, and her mouth couldn't be closed for a long time! The gods and Buddhas in the sky, the third lady of her family is really amazing! This outfit and this demeanor are more manly than the second young master! Could it be that the third lady is actually a man dressed as a woman?

Lan Xiaoyou didn't know her maid's brain, and walked around one stall after another with great interest, but she only looked at it and didn't buy it, which made many vendors who thought she was a big fat sheep roll their eyes.

"Third, young master, let's go to the shop first, my second brother said that there are still many things to ask for your opinion, and we can't come out for too long, we have to hurry back to the house." Otherwise, someone else will find out. Xinghong took a few steps forward to persuade Lan Xiaoyou.

Lan Xiaoyou actually took a stroll out of a feeling, and as soon as Xinghong persuaded her, she stopped wasting time wandering around, and Xinghong led the way to the store where Qiusheng bought.

Akisheng was very efficient, but in just a few days, he bought a shop, packed it up, and was ready to open. The shop is at the junction of the civilian area and the rich area, the area is not large, only about ten square meters, but there is a small courtyard and a few rooms at the back, which is enough for Qiusheng's family to live. A sturdy shed was built in the small courtyard to serve as a cooking room, and the raw materials and ice cream for the bowl chicken were made.

Xinghong accompanied Lan Xiaoyou into the shop and received a warm welcome from Qiusheng's family. Qiusheng's family is grateful to Lan Xiaoyou, who not only restored their freedom, but also gave them a place to live and live, and was the benefactor of their whole family.

"Third Miss, please take a seat."

"Third Miss, I'll pour you tea."

"No need." Lan Xiaoyou stopped Qiusheng's sister-in-law who was going to pour tea.

Qiu Shengniang said: "The third lady is so respectful, how can she drink our coarse tea!" Eldest daughter-in-law, you will bring a bowl of ice and ice cream you just made to Miss Three to taste. ”

Qiusheng's sister-in-law replied again and again: "Yes, yes, that thing is delicious, it is worthy of the recipe found by the third lady." ”

As he spoke, he trotted away, and trotted back, holding a plate in his hand, which seemed to be piled up with a pile of snow, white and with frankincense, so that Lan Xiaoyou couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Ice cream, she hasn't eaten it for a long time, so nostalgic.

Sister-in-law Qiusheng put down the plate and ran back to the backyard.

Lan Xiaoyou picked up the plate, picked up the spoon, and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth. Oh my God, it's delicious! Lan Xiaoyou was so happy that she almost burst into tears. In fact, the ice cream made by Qiusheng's family is the simplest one, which is made by mixing eggs and milk with sugar and then freezing it, but Lan Xiaoyou has never eaten ice cream for more than 20 years, and this meal naturally feels delicious and touching!

"Third Miss, I just scalded a few strings of bowl chicken, you can taste it." Sister-in-law Qiusheng ran out with another plate and put it on the table in front of Lan Xiaoyou.

There are several skewers of vegetables on the plate, including green vegetables, chicken hearts, fat and thin pork belly, chicken, and duck...... It's a pity that there is no beef, and in ancient times, beef was easily uneaten; There are no potatoes either, and in this era, potatoes have not yet reached the Central Plains.

Lan Xiaoyou picked up a string of chicken and ate it in small bites. Nowadays, there are no chili peppers, and the Qiusheng family adds dogwood to the soup to provide spicy taste, which is not as spicy as chili peppers, and it is also a little bitter. The rest of the seasoning is not as rich as it is in modern times, but it tastes good, and the ingredients are fresh, so it tastes delicious.

After eating a string of chicken, Lan Xiaoyou put down the bamboo sticks, met the eyes of Qiusheng's family waiting for evaluation, and smiled slightly: "Yes, it tastes good!" ”

The Qiusheng family all breathed a sigh of relief and laughed happily.

Qiusheng's eldest brother Chunsheng smiled: "Great, the third lady said that it was good, and other people would definitely like to eat it!" ”