There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 85 Just Leave It All To Him

Xia Houjue was left speechless by her arrogant expression.

For a moment, he didn't know what expression to put on that cold, frosty face.

This woman, she's always like this... Challenge the limit of his expression?
Before meeting her, his expression was enough, and no one could peek into his heart through his face.

After getting acquainted with her, he has tasted all kinds of emotions, and often he doesn't even know what expression to make.

For example, now, how could he have nothing to do with this woman?

But she raised her head arrogantly, like a bright red thorny rose, so bright and vivid that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

In particular, she was a little tired just after practicing arrows, her chest was slightly heaving, her forehead was dripping with fragrant sweat, her cherry lips were slightly parted, her breathing was slightly short of breath, her cheeks were slightly red...

Xia Houjue's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and his eyes moved to one side.

Damn, he actually wanted to kiss her.

"Your Highness!"

Tang Wanning didn't notice his expression, she happily took the arrow and came to him

"It's really hot today, and I happen to have new cherries at my place. I asked someone to drink well water. The fresh ones are very fresh. Let's go and taste them?"

She happily extended the invitation.

Although it was still early in the season, the cherries in the south were already ripe. Tang Wanning, who hadn't eaten fruit for a long time, was so hungry that she did everything possible to get someone to get some.

Xia Houjue didn't want to go, this woman's lips were thousands of times more alluring than cherries, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold back for a while.

But for some reason, his legs suddenly stopped working.

……

Chaoluan Hall.

Tang Wanning asked someone to bring cherries, served them with some fresh snacks and a pot of fragrant tea, and the two sat in the corridor to drink tea.

Recalling that a year ago, the two of them met like black-eyed chickens, disliked each other, and now they can drink tea together.

It's an amazing experience to think about.

It's not just because Xia Houjue helped the Tang family, but because Xia Houjue is an indomitable man, a man who can carry the Great Xia Dynasty.

She thinks it's worth helping him!It is worth it for thousands of people.

The Tang family regards the people as their family members, and the one who loves the people is the real monarch worthy of support. Well, this is it!

As long as there is a need, I will go through fire and water!

The cherries were sweet and juicy. Tang Wanning ate dozens of them in one go. When she reached out to grab them, Xia Houjue stopped her.

"Don't eat it, get angry!"

Tang Wanning frowned: "It's just cherries. What's the matter? I haven't seen fresh fruit for several months. It's easy to wait until it's cheaper, and I'll eat a few more!"

"..." Xia Houjue's face darkened.

No matter whether the women in the backyard are favored or not, their quotas are always generous, and they won't even be able to afford the fruit.

As the crown princess, Tang Wanning is a daughter of the Tang family, so she won't be able to afford it, so why don't she buy it and eat it?
"I have never treated you badly. Fresh fruit is only a few taels of silver. Why should you do this?" He said in a deep tone.

If word of this gets out, and the dignified Prince of the East Palace actually abuses the Crown Princess, where will he put his face?
Tang Wanning didn't pay much attention to his tone, she was so focused on the cherries, she ate several more before she casually opened her mouth.

"How expensive!"

"I can't bear to give up fruit with a few taels of silver!"

"In the northwest, a few taels of silver are enough to feed ten orphans without parents for a year."

As she spoke, she stuffed another cherry into her mouth, the sweet and delicious juice overflowed her lips and teeth, and she squinted her eyes contentedly to enjoy it.

Xia Houjue suddenly didn't know what to say, the little reason for anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he asked again.

"There are so many poor people, how many of them can you save with just a few taels of silver?"

"Saving one is one!" Tang Wanning waved her hand casually.

The tone was ordinary, as if they were discussing what to have for dinner today.

"You saved it?"

"Of course! My father uses the surplus food in the family to help the people every year. Sometimes our family doesn't have enough food!"

"In that poor place, sometimes you can't even buy food with money!"

Tang Wanning spoke calmly, her tone was still normal, without any grievances, let alone asking for credit, as plain as a bowl of boiled water without any emotion, as if saying that this cherry is really delicious.

Xia Houjue's heart was slightly astringent, and an inexplicable emotion welled up in his heart, and he continued to ask.

"Why do you do this? There are so many officials in the frontier, and there are tens of thousands of poor people, you don't need it!"

In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were too many people who couldn’t get enough to eat. Relying on alms was only a drop in the bucket. No one would be so stupid?
"Why are there so many?" Tang Wanning took a sip of tea.

"They are the civilians who were protected by the soldiers. No matter how old or young they are, it is not easy for them to survive. We must not let them starve to death!"

Having said that, Tang Wanning suddenly remembered an old incident, and excitedly started talking about it.

"That year, my father marched through a village in the snow. The place had been looted by the enemy, burned, killed and looted without a blade of grass. I thought no one would survive."

"Just when Dad was about to leave, he found a baby covered in blood, lying in the arms of a woman who was almost too weak to cry. The woman was stabbed in the chest, and her clothes were all stained red with blood. Blood was still dripping from under her body, but she had already lost her breath. It was obvious that the child was born before she died. She tried her best to protect her child until she closed her eyes, with her arms tightly wrapped around her. It took two soldiers to separate those arms!"

"Later, my father carried the child back home, and my mother found three doctors in the city overnight, and kept the baby alive for five days and five nights!"

"In the last village, only the newborn child survived!"

Tang Wanning's tone was no longer as relaxed as it was at the beginning, but her tone was choked with sobs, her eyes were red, as if stained with blood, as if she had been poisoned, more like she was full of hatred and had nowhere to confide in.

Regarding the common people, her tears have long since dried up, and there is no tear left.

Regarding the enemy bandits, her heart seemed to be poisoned again, full of hatred.

If possible, she wants to kill all the wolf-hearted enemies. She wants the Great Xia Dynasty to be stronger and stronger so that the people will not be bullied again. She wants all kind people to survive and live well.

She has seen too many bloody deaths, she looks down on life and death, and even less disdains the struggle in the deep palace.

She has more things to do, a wider place to soar.

It was before, and it is now.

Xia Houjue had never seen or heard of these things, it was like entering another world.

The way he looked at her was indescribably complicated, and somewhere in his heart was throbbing with pain.

It turns out that behind her sunny background, there is also so much darkness hidden, a darkness darker than his.

For a moment, he even wanted to carry it all for her.

Her smile is so pure and clean, she shouldn't have to bear these, these dirty things, all the tricks in the gutter, just leave them to him.

(End of this chapter)