"I thought you weren't coming," Chu Qianqian raised her hand to let Chunliu serve the food, and said to Chu Miao'er with a smile, "It's been surprisingly cold this winter, but it's still warm in the house, right?"
Chu Miaoer handed the snow-stained cloak to Baitao and watched her walk out of the house while she walked towards Chu Qianqian.
"Why don't I come if it's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks? It's really cold this year. My hands and feet are already cold after walking around for a few times." Chu Miao'er held the porcelain cup filled with tea in both hands and closed her eyes to enjoy the heat.
The water vapor was rising, and he looked relaxed, as if he was just here to have a homely meal.
Not long after, Chunliu led the palace servants to start serving dishes. Looking at the dishes on the table, Chu Miaoer secretly glanced at Chu Qianqian while no one was paying attention. In her impression, Chu Qianqian was in the Chu Mansion.
She didn't like to eat meat when she was not married, but now she specially added a few of her favorite meat dishes, but Chu Qianqian couldn't remember what she liked to eat.
After the arrangement was completed, Chunliu was about to step forward, but was stopped by Chu Qianqian.
Chu Miaoer put her hands on her legs, and Chu Qianqian took the bowl in front of her, filled a bowl of soup herself and handed it to her: "It's been a long time since I had a meal so relaxedly. I remember you didn't eat tangerine peel when you were a child.
"
"Thank you, elder sister." Chu Miao'er took it with both hands, lowered her eyes and nodded with a smile, "Yes, when I was a child, I couldn't smell this smell and my father always scolded me for being picky."
"That's because Xue'er went to her father and said that you were deliberately arrogant and liked to eat but didn't want to eat..." Chu Qianqian smiled and shook her head, "It's not because that girl thought that your father's thoughts were all about you after you came back, so you deliberately
I’m just angry with you.”
Chu Miao'er didn't feel much about what she said. She just smiled lightly and replied: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that my father's thoughts are all on her. When did he focus on me again? Elder sister, let's talk about this now.
has no meaning?"
"I don't know why, but now I always think of the days when I was still in the Chu Mansion before I came out of the cabinet." Chu Qianqian seemed to be recalling the past and sat down slowly. "At that time, you stayed in Dongling all the year round, working with me and Xue'er.
Not familiar with it, my father often told us that the reason why you stayed in Dongling and could not return to the Chu Mansion was because he did something wrong. So every time before you came back, your father would specifically tell us not to bully you and to give in to you in every way.
You feel wronged..." She paused and said, "Actually, my father has always felt guilty about you, second sister, you should know this."
Guilty? Not only Chu Xiong, but also Chu Qianqian and Chu Xianxue should feel guilty about Chu Miaoer, the second lady of the Chu family.
Chu Miao'er felt a sense of grievance inexplicably in her heart. She took a deep breath, nodded slowly and said: "I will be my fourth princess now, and the eldest sister will be your queen. The younger sister has now regained the favor of the saint, right?"
As far as we are concerned, this is the best. Now that my father has passed away, we can only look forward, and there is no point in looking back."
Maybe she had good intentions and wanted to ease the relationship between Chu Miaoer and the Chu family. But seeing her keep quiet about the past, Chu Qianqian opened her mouth and didn't continue.
After Chu Xianxue's miscarriage and Al Yunduo's night party, Chu Qianqian seemed to be closer to her. Whether sincerely or out of guilt, Chu Miaoer clearly felt that Chu Qianqian was no longer as defensive about her as before, and her words
There is also a little more time and it is not deliberately sincere.
It was boring to be in the palace. After the two of them finished their meal, they took a leisurely walk in the backyard. In order to pass the time, Chu Miaoer followed Chu Qianqian's wishes and talked to her about her stay at Yunwu Villa and her time there.
What I saw and heard when I visited Xiling.
But she never expected that Chu Qianqian would listen so attentively. Sometimes Chu Qianqian covered her face and laughed, sometimes frowned, and sometimes sighed repeatedly, as if she was in the story Chu Miaoer told her.
"This Yang Jinxi has been mentioned in the ceremony. It was thanks to her generous donation that Xiling was able to support the people from the court during the last snowstorm. She can be regarded as a brave and resourceful woman..." Chu Qianqian's face
With a smile on her face, she turned around and joked, "Don't everyone fall in love with the Fourth Prince? Why didn't you let the Fourth Prince marry her in the first place? Maybe she is also a sweetheart..."
Chu Miao'er shook her head and sighed with some regret: "I fully support her entering the fourth prince's palace, but the Yang family doesn't even bother to be a concubine in our fourth prince's palace. They want me to be the main concubine.
.But her temperament is indeed to my liking, which is really a pity when I think about it now..."
"Hearing what you said, I really want to go see her," Chu Qianqian did not conceal her admiration for her and directly invited her, "If there is a chance in the future, how about letting her come to the palace and meet me?"
Chu Qianqian has been destined to be trapped in this palace with red walls and green tiles for the rest of her life since she was born. Although she is extremely noble, in Chu Miao'er's eyes, she is a pitiful person. Her love and her life are buried in this palace.
She is young, but fortunately she seems to have already gotten used to it.
"Okay, if she comes to Kyoto, I will definitely take her into the palace to meet the eldest sister." Chu Miaoer looked at her fair face, nodded and smiled.
Hearing her talk about Fang Yanru, Chu Qianqian looked at her in slight shock and smiled in disbelief.
"That coward Fang Yanru dared to climb over the wall in the middle of the night to see you? I was really impressed by him," Chu Qianqian was silent for a while and still found it incredible, "When you returned to Kyoto to marry Yun Qi, he didn't dare to resist.
I really don't understand how someone who has come to the wife's house now dares to blatantly steal the current princess. Fortunately, Yun Qi has calmed down a bit now, otherwise he would not even be able to support his pregnant wife."
"I think he doesn't seem to have any reaction..." Chu Miao'er said lightly, "I don't care about Princess Linghui's matter. We can be considered even, right?"
This was the first time that Chu Qianqian saw someone so arrogant and arrogant, so she nodded helplessly: "Ling Hui has always abided by etiquette, but she has never jumped over the wall to meet someone..." Seeing that she seemed to be about to refute, Chu Qianqian
Qianqian quickly changed the subject and said, "I used to think that He Runjia had evil intentions. Now that she is living in such a miserable state, it can be regarded as God's punishment for her."
"Sister, have you seen her?" Chu Miaoer turned his head and looked at her with doubts in his eyes.
As far as she knew, Chu Qianqian had been in Chu Mansion and had never left Kyoto, and she should not have met He Runjia who was far away in Dongling.
Chu Qianqian nodded and said slowly: "That year, your grandmother traveled thousands of miles to come to the Chu Mansion to pick up your mother's coffin. I went out with my father to greet you, and happened to see her following your two uncles. I
At that time, I was still surprised as to why she, as the direct daughter of the He family, could travel so far with her elders."
"She..." Chu Miao'er came to the conclusion without hesitation, "She wouldn't have come all the way here if she had no agenda."
It was only later that I heard her father mention the matter of Chu Miaoer being pushed into the lake by He Runjia, so now that she heard her say such words, Chu Qianqian was not surprised at all.
She nodded calmly and said: "Originally, your grandmother wanted to return to Dongling after taking the spirit tablet. Then He Runjia used the excuse that she was not feeling well. Considering that your grandmother was old and had traveled all night to Kyoto, so the group stayed.
Rested all night. After having dinner in the evening, I took her around the house. Unexpectedly, she directly asked me for something to ask my father. Seeing that she was a guest and your cousin, she did not refuse. Later I found out that she
I came here just because I want my father to find a good marriage for her."
"Didn't she get married to the Zhang family since she was a child?!" Chu Miao'er was shocked.
"That's why my father didn't agree to her openly," Chu Qianqian pursed her lips and sighed, "She knew that the relationship between her father and the He family was on thin ice, and she still wanted to get some advantages from it, hoping to become rich and wealthy.
Father agreed, and I’m afraid your grandmother will be so angry that she will ask your father to remove you from the Chu family tree."
Chu Miaoer was silent. She had never thought that He Runjia had done such a shameful thing without telling her grandmother. She was willing to give up her face for fame and fortune! Fortunately, her grandmother did not know about it until her death, otherwise
He Runjia's sins will be added to another layer.
"Although her husband-in-law is not as wealthy as those in Kyoto, he can still be regarded as a wealthy businessman," Chu Miao'er said lightly, "She has now obtained the wealth and status she wanted most, and the rest... I can only say that everything is perfect.
It must be her own fault."
Seeing that the smile on her face gradually disappeared, Chu Qianqian was afraid that she would recall the unpleasant memories before, so she immediately changed the subject and asked casually: "I have been busy these days and I forgot to ask you. How will everything be okay when Yunqi arrives in Mobei?
good?"
"I haven't received the letter yet, so I must be on my way... The heavy snow has not stopped. If the road is blocked by heavy snow, it will be even more difficult, but he must be able to cope with it..." Chu Miao'er said and suddenly remembered
Fu Yunqi explained to her, "How has His Royal Highness been doing these days? Are you feeling better?"
Speaking of Fu Lilian's body, Chu Qianqian suddenly fell silent.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a weak foundation, and there are many things to do now. How can a small cold cause this?" Chu Miao'er didn't know why. "I heard that the imperial doctor Zhang returned to his hometown and has not returned to the palace? Is there no other imperial doctor in the palace who can treat him?
Are you sick?"
"The imperial doctors are all carefully selected before they can be selected into the palace. If they don't think well, who can they turn to for help?" Chu Qianqian shook her head and sighed, "I invited five or six imperial doctors to come and see them, but they couldn't say anything.
It’s exactly the same as what Dr. Zhang said, except that Li Lian’s condition is not getting worse. In fact, it gets better every time he takes the medicine. It’s just that it gets worse after stopping the medicine. This is the most difficult problem..."
Before the prince ascended the throne, he had to take medicine every day to stabilize his condition. It would be terrible if the veterans in the court knew about this. They must seize this opportunity to impeach Fu Lilian...