Hongde Longqiu looked at her with a frown. The sound of horse hooves came from behind, and Yu'er and the others finally caught up.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
"I'm looking for the baby!" Meng Xinzhu didn't look up.
Baby? What treasure could be found in this mountain stream? Everyone watched on the bank as Meng Xinzhu kept groping in the stream, picking up a few stones to look at from time to time.
"Emperor's sister-in-law," the tenth prince finally knew what she wanted and couldn't help but smile, "Since you like stones with patterns, let the emperor give you some. There are plenty of them in the palace! Why do you have to find them so hard by yourself?
How hard is it?"
"Don't you know that the things you get through your own labor are particularly precious?" Meng Xinzhu stood up, "There are many patterned stones, and I believe the ones in the palace are even more valuable. But I want more than just stones, I want more.
The anticipation of finding it, and the joy of finding it.”
The five people on the shore were savoring her words. Hong Delong looked at Meng Xinzhu squatting in the water. Today's Bamboo Concubine shocked and tempted him. How many novel things did she know? And where did she know it?
Looking at her serious expression, who could imagine that she was just looking for stones? Of course he understood what she said, wasn't he the same way at the beginning? Looking forward to finding her, although the expectation was very tiring, but when he found her
The joy he felt made him feel that the hard wait was worth it.
It didn't take long for Meng Xinzhu to walk back to the shore carrying a pile of stones. It seemed that she had gained a lot. She sat on the shore and began to share her results with Yu'er. "This piece is the one I am most satisfied with. Yu'er, look at it.
"Does the pattern on his head look like the back of a man with a hat?" Princess Ten looked at it and nodded, "The black dot on his head looks like the moon. There is a bright moonlight in front of the bed. It is suspected to be on the ground."
Frost, looking up at the bright moon, bowing his head and thinking about his hometown."
Meng Xinzhu was still admiring it to herself, but the Tenth Princess suddenly took her hand and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you homesick?"
Meng Xinzhu was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that she would ask herself this. It's true that the speaker has no intention and the listener has no intention. Speaking of home, she thought of the modern society in which time and space she was in. Is that luxury apartment considered her home? No, it is just a home.
She has never felt a sense of belonging to her residence. She knows that the home Yu'er refers to is the original Ye country, but she does not belong here. How much sense of belonging can she have to that strange subjugated country? Maybe Zhuyuan should be regarded as a home.
Well, Meng Xinzhu smiled faintly.
Hongde Longqiu, who was sitting not far away, did not ignore all her reactions to this question, her daze, her contemplation, her confusion, her hesitation, and her smile. He knew that she was not really Zhu.
Concubine, he also knew how dangerous it was to keep a person whose life experience was a mystery, but she had firmly attracted all his attention. Even if he knew that she might be a man-eating tiger, he didn't want to let go.
The tenth princess took Meng Xinzhu's silent smile as a response to homesickness. She patted the emperor's sister-in-law's hand and said, "If you have a chance, please let the emperor order you to go back and have a look."
Meng Xinzhu smiled, wrapped today's result - the stone, and put it in the bag next to the saddle. Her eyes were suddenly attracted by the red patches next to it, "There are so many red seeds!"
Yu'er stepped forward and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you looking at?"
"Yu'er, let's pick red seeds together!"
Hongde Longhao looked at the two women with a smile, "Yu'er is so happy, as expected of coming from the same place, they really hit it off."
Hongde Longqiu also smiled, and then he said seriously and softly: "Concubine Zhu is not from Ye country!"
"What?"
After listening to Hongde Longqiu's narration, both Hongde Longrun and Hongde Longhao were greatly surprised, "Now the only ones who know the identity of Zhu Fei, besides Xiao Zhao, are you."
"Brother Emperor, you are taking too many risks." Hongde Longrun said.
Hongde Longqiu nodded, "I know, but I still hope to keep her by my side."
Hongde Longhao thought for a while before digesting the news, "I think she may not be dangerous."
"How to say?"
"I think the emperor's sister-in-law's eyes are very calm. As the emperor said, she did not do anything detrimental to the emperor. And what she said in the teahouse today does not sound like it is detrimental to the Yue Kingdom.
, instead it encourages those students to strengthen their beliefs and teaches them how to serve the country."
"Perhaps she has a deep connection with the Chen family and hides herself very well. She prefers the palace whenever she can't go, and pretends to be the imperial concubine whenever she can't. Her purpose is not simple." Hongde Longrun shook his head.
.
"Sixth brother, your thoughts are the same as Xiao Zhao's."
"Oh? Xiao Zhao, you think so too."
Xiao Zhao nodded, "Yes, since I sent people to protect Zhuyuan, there was only once an unknown shadow was found near Zhuyuan, and this person was not weak in martial arts, so he escaped. This person may have come to harm Concubine Zhu.
It is possible that he is here to meet her. During this period, based on my observation of the Bamboo Concubine, there was nothing unusual about her life. Apart from reading books, she was doing those weird boxing techniques. Sometimes I felt that I
Are you too suspicious, but considering the experience of fighting her before, the Bamboo Concubine is very smart, good at hiding, and able to identify poisons, so people dare not underestimate her."
Hongde Longqiu stood up and said, "Now that you all know the identity of Concubine Zhu, I will leave the secret investigation to you. As for me, you don't have to worry. I will be careful, and Xiao Zhao is here."
Hongde Longrun looked at the emperor and nodded, "Xiao Zhao, please pay more attention."
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Meng Xinzhu and Yu'er had already picked a lot of red seeds. They chatted and laughed and returned to the stream. Everyone sat by the stream again. Yu'er took out the fruits she brought with her and distributed them to everyone. Meng Xinzhu took an apple and put it next to her nose.
Smell the aroma of the fruit, then walk to the stream and start cleaning the apples.
"Sister-in-law, please use a knife to skin her."
"No, just wash it and you can eat it." She returned to her seat and wiped the apple with a silk scarf. "Apple skin is rich in antioxidants and bioactive substances. Eating the skin is better for your health than eating the flesh.
Moreover, the fruits here are not polluted by pesticides and chemical fertilizers. They are 100% natural. It would be a pity not to eat them. Yu'er, did you know? Apple peels can protect teeth, make skin white and tender, prevent melanin production, and have beauty effects.
.A beauty like you should eat more apples with the skin on, it will help you stay beautiful."
What antioxidants and active substances? What kind of pesticides and fertilizers? People were stunned for a while, but in the end everyone understood what she meant, that is, apples are best eaten with the skin on.