Author: I am hopelessly handsome

Chunhua watched from the side and rolled her eyes silently. Even she could tell that the prince was a little interested in this Piaopiao girl. It was worth the price. Why hadn't she seen the prince be so generous on weekdays?

However, as a slave, she only dared to make a small slander. Just then, Lu Ji asked why she was laughing. Chunhua did not dare to say that she was laughing at him because he was a fan of the authorities. She only saluted and said, "Slave, Qiuyue and I will go to the warehouse to get the snow lotus."

Lu Ji nodded, looked at Liu Piaopiao, and saw her bright eyes and a big smile on her lips. His mood couldn't help but feel a little better, and he started looking for something to say.

"How have you been?"

"fine."

The Longjing tea had a long fragrance, but it was slightly bitter in the mouth. Liu Piaopiao couldn't get used to drinking it, so Lu Ji noticed it and ordered a plate of pastries.

"Just eat it."

Liu Piaopiao couldn't resist, so she picked up a piece. The fragrance of the pastry diluted the bitterness of the tea, and the aftertaste was long and unforgettable.

After all, it’s Donggong’s pastries, which are more than one level behind those outside.

She spoke boldly: "Your Highness, I opened a wine shop outside."

"Oh? How's business?"

Liu Piaopiao scratched her head, a little shy.

"It hasn't started business yet. The wines we sell now are all wines from the winery. When I make some wine in the future, I will sell the wine I made myself."

Liu Piaopiao leaned forward and asked with some excitement: "Your Highness, do you like drinking?"

Lu Ji did not answer her, only said: "You can try it."

He looked at the appearance of the woman in front of him. She was only as tall as his chest. She had thin arms and legs. She was so thin that she didn't look like she could lift a large vat of koji.

The wine Liu Piaopiao brews is probably only enough for those close to her, so if you want to drink freely, you have to hold back your appetite. She wants to fill the entire shop, which is a bit wishful thinking no matter how she looks at it.

Lu Ji was blowing tea. The tea leaves were spinning in circles.

"If you need any help, you can come to me."

"Then why are you so embarrassed, Your Highness?"

Lu Ji had helped her enough, how could he have the nerve to let such a wealthy person worry about her wine shop.

Liu Piaopiao waved her hands quickly: "I'm busy!"

Lu Ji looked at her and became more and more amused, "I should have eaten your wine."

Liu Piaopiao lowered her head: "Those wines are not precious things. Your Highness likes them and I will send them to you every month."

She didn't dare to raise her head for a moment, always feeling a gaze falling on her. She blushed and found it difficult to breathe.

Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon have brought snow lotus, which is far different from what Liu Piaopiao imagined.

After leaving Tianshan Mountain, the snow lotus is no longer fresh and moist. Instead, it has been dried into a small, wrinkled and yellow ball.

The appearance is similar to the chrysanthemum tea brewed every autumn.

Liu Piaopiao opened her eyes wide, "Is this Snow Lotus?"

"Yes." Lu Ji held the snow lotus in his hands. The fragrance spread, but it was not strong at all. He just felt very quiet. Just smelling it made him feel relaxed and happy, without any anger.

Liu Piaopian took a deep breath, feeling a little intoxicated: "It smells so good."

Qiuyue couldn't help but interject: "This is Tianshan Snow Lotus. Do you think it was a radish dug out of some ravine?"

She frowned, unable to understand why the prince would give such a precious snow lotus to Liu Piaopiao. Just based on that beautiful picture?

The gift-giver has almost crossed the threshold of the East Palace, and there are countless rare and rare treasures. What is that picture of a beautiful woman, why is it worth a snow lotus?

The more Qiu Yue looked at Liu Piaopiao, the more she disliked her. She and Chun Hua had grown up together with the prince. If they were close friends except the queen, they were the ones who were close to each other, but even so, they were not favored by Lu Ji. Why did she do it?

Chunhua grabbed the aggrieved Qiuyue and comforted her: "Don't make His Highness unhappy, otherwise you will be the one who suffers the consequences of not being able to serve him."

Qiuyue turned her head and looked at Chunhua and said nothing. This was the truth. Lu Ji had a cold temperament and would only expel her from the palace if he didn't like her.

Thinking of this, Qiuyue frowned.

"This slave has gone too far, please punish me, Your Highness."

Lu Ji ignored her and observed Liu Piaopiao's expression. The latter was not as panicked as he imagined. Instead, he stretched out the tip of his pink tongue and licked away the debris from the corner of his mouth. Then he looked at him with a stupid look on his face.

Lu Ji knew that she was waiting for him to handle it.

So he waved his hand and said, "Go down and go to Manager Wang to get a month's salary."

Qiuyue bit her lip, filled with grievances, but she could only accept the punishment reluctantly.

Lu Ji then turned his gaze back: "I thought you would plead for her."

Liu Piaopiao curled her lips: "She is from the East Palace. Being disrespectful to the guests is a slap in His Highness's face. You should punish her no matter what. Since I was offended by her, how can I repay kindness with kindness?"

Lu Ji looked sideways and couldn't help but re-examine Liu Piaopiao. This person looked cowardly and could be bullied, but in fact he was self-respecting and self-reliant.

Come to think of it, I have met her a few times and I have never been taken advantage of by her.

But chatting with Liu Piaopiao is quite interesting.

Lu Ji has been quite annoyed recently. The emperor and the empress are pushing him too hard, so he must get married within this year. He doesn't want to marry the princess designated by the royal family, so he can choose it by himself, right?

But if you pick and choose, aren’t you still one of those people?

"Who do you think is the most suitable candidate for the Crown Princess?"

Liu Piaopiao choked, and she remembered something. In her previous life, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince complained of illness from the summer onwards because he did not want to get married, and it was not until the winter that it was so serious that he could not get out of bed. A batch of royal doctors came in.

In the East Palace, those who went in high-spirited came out dejected.

After several meetings, the imperial doctors came to the conclusion that the prince's illness should be rested and he should not be close to women. Otherwise, it would be easy to fail. After two years of delay, His Majesty passed away and the prince's illness was cured. Then he received two

This concubine has an innocent family background. After having an heir, she devoted herself to state affairs and can be called a model worker.

Liu Piaopiao looked at the calm Lu Ji in front of her and asked, "Your Highness, you don't want to get married, right?"

Lu Ji said: Ah, why did you notice his expression?

He pretended to be confused and asked, "How is Liu Wenlan?"

Liu Piaopiao sat up straight and shook her head slowly and seriously.

"The Queen is my aunt. If the second sister becomes the Crown Princess, then the Liu family will have too much power. The involvement of foreign relatives in politics has always been the thing that those in power care most about. And His Highness's foundation is not stable, so it is easy to be led away.

Nose goes."

Liu Piaopiao knew that this was what Lu Ji wanted to hear. She swallowed: "If we say that the most suitable candidate is, Bai Ziyan, the legitimate daughter of Shangshu Ling, is the most suitable. The Bai family has been loyal to ministers for generations, and they have no sons.

Although the collateral clan has a Xuzhou governor, its influence in the court is far less intricate than that of the Liu family."

Lu Ji looked at Liu Piaopiao and realized that he had underestimated her again.

"You don't think about your own family at all."

Liu Piaopian sighed, Liu Yirong had a big appetite and would suffer from indigestion sooner or later.

"Keeping a low profile is the way to survive."

"So you also think Liu Yirong is too presumptuous?"

Lu Ji lightly said a word, which made Liu Piaopiao break into a cold sweat.

"He is very close to King Qin. Do you think he wants to depose the prince?"

Cold sweat dripped down and it was so itchy.

"How could it be? Father is a loyal supporter of His Highness."

Lu Ji just smiled: "Don't be nervous, I just said it casually."

Your casual remarks will scare people to death.

"Actually, it doesn't matter who you marry."

Because when you fall out, you don't recognize others.

Lu Ji poured tea for Liu Piaopiao: "I prefer my uncle's daughter."

The corners of Liu Piaopiao's mouth twitched: "Then I would like to congratulate the second sister."

Lu Ji said nothing and was noncommittal.
Chapter completed!