Jiaochu

Chapter 42: A serial plan to remove the thorn in the side ([-])
After eating two pieces of roast chicken, Ye Lingxi stretched out her chopsticks to the plate of cherry meat and took one bite of meat and one bite of rice, making her mouth water with oil.Ye Qingran turned her face slightly and glanced sideways. There was no hatred in her eyes. Seeing that the plate of cherry meat was a little far away, Ye Lingxi had some difficulty when she stretched out her chopsticks to pick it up, so she asked someone to put the dish on Ye Qingran's side. In front of Lingxi.

A smell of meat penetrated his nose. Ye Qingran put down his chopsticks and said he was full. He also told Ye Lingxi not to be greedy. Eating too much meat would not be easy to digest and would cause stomach upset.

After finally picking up two pieces of sweet and sour cherry meat, Ye Lingxi stopped eating meat and picked up some of his favorite vegetarian dishes and ate them with the remaining half a bowl of rice. This meal was a bit filling.

It was mid-afternoon, and it was easy to feel sleepy after eating enough. The palace was also very quiet. Ye Lingxi yawned sleepily and wanted to sleep. He He carefully noticed that Ye Lingxi had eaten more than usual today, fearing that she would accumulate food and worry about Ling Dang. He coaxed her to walk around the hall a few times to relieve her hunger, and also talked to her to relieve her boredom.

Ye Lingxi half-opened her eyes and looked drowsy. At first she chatted with Hehe and Lingdang, but then she was too lazy to speak.

"Princess, don't sleep, let's go see what His Highness is doing."

Ling Ding's words really aroused Ye Lingxi's curiosity. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, cheered up, and went to the back hall with He He and Ling Ding.

When he was almost outside the door, Xiao Quanzi beside Ye Qingran hurriedly came over and said, "Princess, stay here." After stopping Ye Lingxi, he first asked An to salute, and then said with a smile, "Your Highness has rested for a while, Princess. Just tell me anything you want."

Ye Lingxi thought for a while and said, "I'm going back first. When my elder brother wakes up, you can tell him."

Xiao Quanzi took the three masters and servants all the way to the palace gate. After the three people were gone, they had the palace door closed again.

When we returned to Weiyang Palace, the courtyard was quiet.

When Ye Lingxi came in, no one came in to inform him.

Aunt Li and a palace maid were whispering something to each other on the veranda on the right. When she saw Ye Lingxi coming in, Aunt Li winked and asked the palace maid to leave first, and she came over herself.

"Why did the princess come back so early today?" Aunt Li asked with a smile.

"Master is on holiday today." Ye Lingxi asked curiously, "Who was aunt talking to just now?"

"This slave recognizes her, that is Sister Cai'er." Lingdang said the name with such certainty that Aunt Li didn't even have a chance to prevaricate.

"It's hot outside. Princess, please go in quickly. Please be careful because you are suffering from the heat. Your Majesty is embroidering something at the moment. Princess, please go and take a look."

Seeing Aunt Li change the subject, Ye Lingxi took over the conversation and asked Aunt Li what her mother-in-law was embroidering and ran into the palace.

As soon as I walked in, a refreshing chill hit my face, completely blocking the noisy cicadas outside.

Concubine Lan was sitting on the couch by the window, holding an embroidery bag in her hand and threading her needles attentively. Zhuer stood waiting beside her. When she saw Ye Lingxi coming in, Zhuer was about to salute. Ye Lingxi raised her hand and shushed her, and then she walked around on tiptoe. Arriving behind Concubine Lan, Zhuer couldn't help but smile.Concubine Lan was so focused on her embroidery that she didn't notice that there was a little person behind her.Ye Lingxi quietly poked her head out and saw that a lifelike mandarin duck head had been embroidered on the snow-white silk cloth. She took a few steps back and walked over in an upright manner.

"Concubine, what are you embroidering?"

Hearing the voice, Concubine Lan hurriedly hid her embroidered bandage behind her back. A trace of red cloud flew across her beautiful face. She held Ye Lingxi in her arms and asked, "Why did you get out of school early today?"

"Master is not here. The boy next to him said that Master is not in good health and needs a day off." Ye Lingxi asked again, "Is your father very busy? I just went to the imperial study to see my father. Eunuch De said that the Prime Minister and Duke Shen are here. There are several other adults inside, and my father has important matters to discuss with them and asked me to come back first."

"I heard that the emperor was worried about the water bandits recently, so he sent General Yan and his son to destroy them." Aunt Li said.

When Ye Lingxi heard the words father and son, she thought for a moment before remembering Yan Fei's taciturn second uncle Yan Cheng.

"Your Majesty, the emperor's blessings are as high as the sky, and he will definitely win the battle." Aunt Li said again.

"My father is so wise and powerful that he is invincible in the world."

Ye Lingxi's childish words of flattery were just heard by Concubine Xiao who came in. A sneer flashed at the corner of Concubine Xiao's lips. When she came over, she looked like a virtuous and virtuous woman. Aunt Li came to greet her and invited Concubine Xiao to sit on the couch. Lan When the concubine stood up to salute, Concubine Xiao said that her sisters did not need to be polite. When Concubine Lan finished her salute and stood up, she stretched out her hand to help her.

"Sister, sit down quickly."

When Zhu'er was about to help Concubine Lan sit down, Aunt Li took the lead. Concubine Xiao glanced at Zhu'er and said, "My sister must have heard about Huizhi. Huizhi has been following me for so long, but I didn't expect that she would betray her." For me to do such a thing. My sister is lucky to have a capable person like Miss Zhu'er to take care of her. Unlike Huizhi, who eats everything inside and outside, if I don't get punished, the people in this palace will not follow suit. , we, the master and the queen, are not looked down upon anymore. If we offend the emperor again, we will not be able to do well."

"As slaves, we should be loyal to our masters. Huizhi is not clear about things, and the empress also acts according to the rules. Now who in the palace does not praise the empress for her selflessness, and also teaches those stupid things to be clear about things, and don't do anything wrong? Those shameful things." Aunt Li said.

When Ye Lingxi heard the word "loyalty", he thought, he is indeed a good and loyal slave. Let's see how loyal he can be.

"Don't talk about Huizhi's back, I almost forgot about the business." Xiao Guifei waved, and the woman in the green dress who followed her in came over holding a brocade box. When she opened the box, she felt a strange fragrance. Inside is a fine swiftlet, as white as snow and shaped like a lotus. "My father sent this in this morning. He said that it takes a swiftlet that is more than ten years old to have this unique fragrance. It is extremely rare. I'll have someone take it to the imperial dining room later, and you can just have someone pick it up tomorrow." Concubine Xiao ordered, and the woman in the green dress closed the box and left.

"Since it is a gift from your father, and it is extremely rare, it is better for you to keep it."

When Concubine Lan was speaking, Ye Lingxi's eyes followed the back of the woman in green dress and disappeared outside the door. She had some impression of the woman in green dress. She was from the Xiao family. She had seen her once or twice in Concubine Xiao's palace in her previous life. Every time I come here, I bring something to Concubine Xiao, either good supplements or expensive fabrics. This always shows the wealth of the Xiao family. After all, he is the richest man in Jiangnan, and he is extremely rich.

(End of this chapter)