Everyone walked towards the hut, and two tall and graceful girls walked out from the corridor with light steps. They were dressed simply, with no makeup on their faces and just simple headdresses on their heads. One was in his twenties.
Calm and steady, a man of seventeen or eighteen years old is gentle and gentle. When the two of them saw so many people in the yard, they were surprised but did not panic.
Manager Hu quickly stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Princess, my dear, why don't you pay your respects to the prince soon!"
The two girls looked at each other, and the girl curtsied solemnly and said: "I pay my respects to the prince!"
After realizing it, the gentle girl hurriedly bowed and said, "I have seen the prince!"
Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows without saying a word, strode past them into the inner hall and sat down on the main seat. The furniture here was old, and the chairs creaked under his buttocks.
Qinglian was still a little nervous, holding the handkerchief tightly with both hands, and Shuangju pushed her gently.
She then walked into the house and said, "Why does the prince have the decency to come to my concubine's humble residence?"
Zhao Yu did not mince words and signaled Ding Yi to hand over the greeting card. Qinglian picked up the card and looked at it, her eyes widening nervously.
Zhao Yu's eyes narrowed and he said, "What's the expression on the princess's face? Don't you want to go back and take a look?"
This expression is a bit strange and thought-provoking.
Qinglian wiped her forehead with a handkerchief to cover up her panic and said: "Shuangju, go and make a pot of tea for the prince!"
She needs time to think carefully about how to deal with it.
"Yes!" Frost Jue retreated.
Qinglian calmed down and said: "Since I married into the prince's palace, I have become the prince's person. The Zhu family has nothing to do with me!"
"Really?" Zhao Yu sneered, he stretched out his left wrist and said, "You don't seem to regard yourself as one of our kings?"
Qinglian said: "At that time, I was still young and didn't understand what a husband's relationship was. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Qinglian swallowed her saliva nervously, and Shuangju came up with tea to relieve her.
"Your Majesty, would you like to have tea?"
Zhao Yu picked up the tea and smelled it. A fragrance came to his nose and asked, "What kind of tea is this?"
Frost Jue did not expect that the prince would be interested in tea, and said: "Back to the prince, this is a scented tea made from lotus flowers. It is the most refreshing drink to relieve the heat in summer."
"Lotus!" Zhao Yu thought of Zhu Ying (Qinglian) from Shangshu Mansion. She liked to use lotus to make medicine.
Why does he always think of her when he comes to this yard?
Shuangju said: "Yes. If the prince likes, he can come and drink tea with the princess from time to time. The princess doesn't have to be so lonely alone."
Zhao Yu glanced at Qinglian, who quickly lowered her head. She looked extremely shy because she was afraid that Zhao Yu would see any clues.
She put the invitation aside and took a sip of tea.
Zhao Yu said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that the princess could actually read? You were only five years old when you came in, right?"
Qinglian was startled, her hand holding the teacup shook, and Shuangju quickly knelt down.
"The prince atones for his sins. Although it is virtue for a woman to have no talent. But the princess is also the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's house, so the master has asked his slaves to accompany the young lady to study essays together since she was a child. The young lady is talented and intelligent and can read hundreds of books by the age of five. The young lady is getting married.
At that time, the master repeatedly warned the young lady to be a virtuous, virtuous, well-informed princess who could not disgrace the prince, so I secretly brought some books in."
"You are a loyal protector. What books have you read? Is it "The Women's Commandments" or "The Women's Training"?"
Qinglian and Shuangju lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Zhao Yu asked, "How old was this slave when he entered the house?"
"This——" Manager Hu couldn't answer for a while.
Frost Ju said: "7 years old!"
"Seven years old? You really have learned a lot? Even medicine?" Zhao Yu's eyes stared at Frost Juice like an eagle.
Qinglian also regained her composure at this moment, and she said leisurely: "This courtyard is located in a remote place, and I am afraid that I will have a headache()...co
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People with brain fever always trouble Hu and the manager is not good, so I spent some money on the boy who delivered the meal and asked him to help me find some medical books. When I had nothing to do, I studied with the girl.
I planted the herbs in the yard myself when I had nothing to do. If the prince doesn’t like it, I will ask my slaves to pull out the herbs outside."
"No need!" Zhao Yu stood up and said, "Since the princess is so knowledgeable, you don't need my advice on what should and shouldn't be said at tomorrow's banquet, right?"
Qinglian also stood up and said respectfully: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know what to do!"
Zhao Yu glanced at the two of them meaningfully and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Qinglian and Shuangju watched Zhao Yu leave. They both breathed a sigh of relief but looked at each other at the same time. The next step back to the Prime Minister's Mansion was a tough battle.
The prime minister is no better than the prince. After all, he is the young lady's biological father. Although he doesn't want to see the young lady, he knows more or less about the young lady than the prince.
When Zhao Yu walked to the door, he couldn't help but look back and said, "Manager Hu, will this person become completely different?"
Hu & General Manager said: "The girl changed her life at the age of 18, and the princess was imprisoned for more than ten years, and her fierce temper has become docile."
Zhao Yu nodded thoughtfully, remembering the way she showed her teeth and claws when she was a child, it was impossible to connect her with the docile woman she is now.
Manager Hu asked: "Your Majesty, do you still want to lock this door?"
Zhao Yu asked: "Ding Yi, what do you think?"
Ding Yi said: "My subordinates can't tell. The princess is too nervous, but the slave is very calm."
Manager Hu and some of the monks Zhang Er were confused and said: "My lord, the princess has been imprisoned for more than ten years and no one has visited them. It is natural for her to be nervous and scared when she sees you for the first time."
"Maybe?" Zhao Yu looked towards the distant sky and asked, "Is there any news from Si Youguo?"
Ding Yi said: "Not yet, I think it will come soon!"
"I hope it's not what I think." Then he said to Manager Hu, "From today on, this door does not need to be locked."
"Alas!" Manager Hu was obviously very happy, "Your Majesty, are you arranging for the princess..."
Zhao Yu paused and said, "No need, just let her stay in Cuihua Garden!"
Although he opened the door, it didn't mean that he could accept her.
After thinking for a while, Manager Hu said: "My lord, you don't want the princess to serve you, and you don't have a reliable maid around you. How about I ask Xiaoyu to serve the prince? She knows your preferences well, my lord?"
This reminded Zhao Yu of Fang Wang. He looked at the sky in the distance and said, "How is the nurse?"
Housekeeper Hu said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Aunt Fang has already realized her mistake. In fact, she is also worried that the Prince is afraid of the Prince... she is afraid that the Prince will lose his incense."
Ding Yi said: "I think her ambition is not small!"
Manager Hu said with assurance, "Commander Ding, you have misunderstood. We were all old people who served Concubine Hui and had no qualms with the prince. Moreover, she has been doing her best to take care of the inner courtyard of the palace over the years.
The entire palace is in perfect order, and nothing has gone wrong."
Ding Yi said: "The prince has to break away every copper coin to use it, but she lives a arrogant and luxurious life!"
Manager Hu lowered his head and had nothing to say. He suddenly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, even if Aunt Fang is wrong but Xiaoyu did nothing wrong, Your Majesty, you also understand that she is well-behaved and sensible. Really.
If she is wrong, it is because she has admired you since she was a child, and she will... "
Chief Hu was a eunuch who had no children. He had long regarded Xiaoyu as his own and loved her. Seeing Xiaoyu being punished, he felt uncomfortable.
Zhao Yu thought of the girl who had been following him around when he was a child and brought him a lot of joy in his lonely childhood, so he couldn't become cold-hearted. He helped General Hu and said, "Remove her restraint."
Order it!"
"This old slave would like to thank the prince for Xiaoyu!"()...co
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General Manager Hu was about to kneel down again in excitement. Zhao Yu grabbed him and said, "Why are General Manager Hu here again?"
Manager Hu wiped away his tears and said: "I have watched Xiaoyu grow up since I was a child, and I can't bear to see her depressed all day long, not thinking about food or food. In fact, Xiaoyu..."
Zhao Yu said: "Okay, I will bring her to the study later. I will give her my own instructions."
"Your Majesty——" Manager Hu looked at Zhao Yu nervously.
Zhao Yu patted his hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't embarrass her!"
Manager Hu wiped his tears with his sleeves and walked happily towards the inner courtyard.
He walked quickly and soon arrived at Fang Xiaoyu's yard. She was losing her temper with her slaves and copied the Diamond Sutra and threw it all over the floor.
Manager Hu picked it up and said earnestly: "Xiaoyu, don't be so willful!"
Fang Xiaoyu wiped her tears when she saw Hu and General Manager feeling aggrieved.
"Uncle Hu, how long do I have to stay here? Brother Yu..."
"Oh, you have to call me Prince," Manager Hu quickly corrected her, "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority!"
Fang Xiaoyu turned around reluctantly, pulled the handkerchief hard with both hands, and said, "I always call him Brother Yu!"
Manager Hu walked up to her and said, "Uncle Hu knows what you are thinking, and the prince has agreed to see you!"
"Really!" Fang Xiaoyu shouted happily.
Manager Hu said: "When did Uncle Hu lie to you? Hurry up and get ready!"
Fang Xiaoyu was as happy as a bird out of its cage and turned around and walked towards the house. But after a few steps she stopped again. Manager Hu asked: "What's the matter?"
Fang Xiaoyu said: "I'll just go like this!"
Manager Hu knew that Fang Xiaoyu loved to be pretty and asked in confusion: "Why don't you dress up?"
Fang Xiaoyu said: "This way the prince will feel sorry for Xiaoyu!"
Manager Hu paused and said, "Xiaoyu, don't force anything, eh!"
Fang Xiaoyu was still immersed in her own joy and did not hear the overtones of Manager Hu. She pulled Manager Hu's sleeve and said, "Uncle Hu, let's go quickly!"
Hu & General Manager looked at the cheerful Fang Xiaoyu and couldn't bear to say cruel words. He felt that the prince's love for Xiaoyu was not between a man and a woman....co