Flowers are expensive

Chapter 231 Memories
After returning to the room, Yuanyin lay down beside Lihua.Ewha guessed what dream she was having, a sweet smile curled up at the corner of her mouth, she muttered, turned over and fell asleep again.Yuan Yin closed the quilt for her with a smile, patted it lightly twice as if coaxing a child, propped his head and said to himself: "We must clear the poison for you as soon as possible, so that we can have a better life." own child."

Lihua didn't hear it at all in her sleep. After a long day of exhaustion, she slept very deeply.She woke up rubbing her eyes and yawning until the next day when she went up three poles, muttering, "Who's child is so noisy? It's so early in the morning, are you hungry? I haven't slept enough yet." Woolen cloth!"

After nagging these words, she suddenly woke up, jumped off the bed in a hurry, and began to put on her clothes in a hurry.Yuan Yin just pushed the door open and came in. Seeing her dressed like that, she couldn't help laughing and asked: "There is no earthquake and no assassin, what are you busy with?"

"Go and see Hongling's child!" Li Hua said while wearing it, "I didn't have time to take a look when I came back yesterday! Hongling and Haitang are both good-looking, and their child must be a handsome boy! Hey, go Have you seen it?"

"Men are not allowed in the confinement room, don't you know this rule?"

"Oh, I've never had a baby, where do I know? I'll take it out for you to see!"

"The child is not full-term and can't be taken out. Don't let Hongling catch cold."

"Do you know?" Lihua sat in front of the dressing table, combing her hair while turning around and asked with a smile, "Zhao Yuanyin, could it be that you have given birth to a child? Or did Banna Jingtai give birth to you?"

"Where did it go? How could she have given birth to me?"

"What about Tang Xuanrong?"

"Tang..." Yuan Yin suddenly paused, and turned to look at Lihua in surprise.Lihua suddenly mentioned Tang Xuanrong, which really surprised him.But Lihua's face was full of smiles, and she smoothed her waterfall-black hair with both hands and said, "Don't tell me, you don't know such a person."

"I know." Yuan Yin is so smart, he knows that sophistry is tantamount to throwing himself into a trap, so it's better to admit it.

"Then can I ask how you met this person?" Lihua asked with a smile on her face as before.

"We met a long time ago, why did you suddenly mention her?" A trace of doubt flashed in Yuan Yin's eyes.

"Well...I heard it from someone else. Are you...very familiar?"

"Aren't you going to see Hongling's child? You were as busy as a war just now, and now you are interested in inquiring about these adult pasts? Don't worry, I will tell you slowly when you come back."

"Okay, I'll go see the child first!" Lihua finished a simple bun in twos and twos, and hurried to the Hongling room.

After Lihua left the room, Yuan Yin sat alone in the room and thought for a while.Then he called Amber Yan and asked about what happened last night.Yan Amber said: "Madam didn't allow the subordinates to wait to chase that person, and she didn't say who that person was."

"Doesn't anyone know who he is?" Yuan Yin asked seriously.

"Maybe it was the person who was chased away by Que Ling last time. I only heard some spies talk about it this morning. They said that not long ago, a man tried to secretly take away his wife, but was stopped by Que Ling. .Qingling originally planned to end this person, but..."

"But what?"

"But the madam doesn't allow it. Just like last night, she told Que Ling to let the man go. Que Ling didn't dare to disobey, so she had to obey."

"Did Que Ling say who that man was?"

"Looks like the surname is Chai."

Yuan Yin frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Let me ask you, how many people are there who often come and go to Wang's mansion, and their surname is Chai, and they have good skills?"

Yan Amber said: "The ones who have a good relationship with the Wang Mansion and whose surname is Chai are nothing more than two brothers Chai Xing and Chai Dong. Could it be one of them?"

"Go and investigate, I want to know why he kidnapped Lihua."

"Yes, master! By the way," Yan Amber turned around and said just as she was about to leave, "Master, Madam suddenly mentioned Miss Tang Xuanrong last night, and she also asked your subordinates when you and Miss Tang Xuanrong met."

Yuan Yin was slightly surprised, raised his eyelids and asked, "How did you answer?"

"The subordinates dare not say too much. They only say that the subordinates don't remember very clearly after a long time."

"She didn't say anything else?"

"She also said something, I can't remember what, but some people remember it very clearly."

Yuan Yin's eyelids were closed, and there was a little doubt in his eyes.He raised his hand to let Yan Amber leave first.He was really surprised, who was it that suddenly mentioned Tang Xuanrong to Lihua?Logically speaking, the people around him don't have the guts; if it's Ban Na Jingtai, it seems that the two have never met before!There are not many people who know that he knows Tang Xuanrong, it can be said that there are very few people, who could it be?

As soon as Tang Xuanrong was mentioned, a childish face appeared in Yuan Yin's mind.The first time I saw Tang Xuanrong was when he was 12 years old.At that time, he was forced to live in Dali City as a hostage, and the depression and loneliness in his heart can be imagined.He used a hunger strike to silently resist this prison-like life, but when a bowl of sour bamboo shoots and shredded chicken porridge was placed in front of him who had been hungry for three days, he was completely overwhelmed by the sour aroma and warmth. The sadness in my heart almost turned into tears.

It was only later that he found out that Banner Renheng had changed his cook.That bowl of porridge was made for him by the Han cook.From that day on, he could eat the meals that the Han cook took pains to cook for him every day, and no dish was repeated.Until one day, he suddenly tasted something different, thinking that the Han cook had been replaced, he scolded the servant in a rage.The servant had no choice but to report the truth, saying that the meal that day was not made by the Han cook, but the cook's daughter.

Out of curiosity, he called people other than Bing Can into his warm pavilion for the first time.That year, Tang Xuanrong was only 12 years old, she was wearing plain light green grass-colored clothes, her complexion was rosy, her hands were as red as radishes, there was a hint of the beauty of a Jiangnan girl in her eyes, and her speech was as clear as a cup just brewed. Buquila.

"Why you? Where's your mother? What tricks are people in Banner House playing?"

Even though she didn't disagree with Tang Xuanrong in her heart, Yuan Yin's words were always so cold and hard when she uttered them, there was no room for flexibility.

Tang Xuan was neither humble nor condescending, she bent down and said softly, "My servant's mother got her hands burned when she returned home last night, so she can no longer cook for the little prince, please forgive me, little prince!"

"So," Yuan Yin raised his eyebrows and glanced at Tang Xuanrong and asked, "Do you think you can deceive the king's sense of taste by pretending to be fake?"

Yuan Yin was only 12 years old at that time, but his tone already revealed a majesty beyond his age.He hated others for lying to him so much, so he waited to see Tang Xuanrong's answer with a gloomy expression on his face.

Tang Xuan said: "Please make amends, my little prince! Just like what the little prince said, the servant girl is indeed bold enough to make decisions without authorization, and wants to replace the servant girl's mother with what the servant girl did. The servant girl thinks that she has learned seven or eight points from her mother, but the young prince may not be able to perceive it. It's different. I didn't expect the little prince to be as careful as the dust, to easily expose this little trick of the servant, the servant is ashamed and willing to suffer any punishment. But I ask for one thing, please allow the little prince!"

"What's the matter?" Yuan Yin asked arrogantly.

"This matter is upheld by the servant alone, and has nothing to do with other people in the room. The servant is willing to be punished alone, and does not want to drag others down!"

"Really?" Yuan Yin slowly picked up the bowl of porridge on the table, stirred it with a spoon twice, and a sour smell came out.If he hadn't been used to the porridge made by the Han cook, it would be difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the difference in cooking skills between the mother and daughter.When he looked up at Tang Xuan again, he asked, "What's your name?"

"The servant's name is Tang Xuanrong."

"When did you come to Dali?"

"The servant girl came to Dali when she was five years old."

"Why did you come to Dali?"

"Returning to the young prince, the servants are slaves who have been trafficked and came to Dali with Lord Banna."

"Are you Han Chinese? Where are you from?"

"Suzhou."

"No wonder..." When Yuan Yin said this, he glanced at Bing Candao standing next to him like an ice sculpture, "Looks like a Jiangnan woman, right? No wonder you even said that her mother's Suzhou cuisine is excellent!"

Bingcan nodded expressionlessly, and then continued to "freeze".Yuan Yin didn't know where the interest came from, and asked Tang Xuanrong: "When will your mother's hand be healed?"

Tang Xuan said with a slightly sad face, "I'm afraid it will take a few days."

"How did you get hurt?" Yuan Yin knew that some disgusting things were inevitable in the rich family, so he asked casually.Unexpectedly, Tang Xuan frowned, and after pondering for a moment, she said, "Thank you, little prince, for your kindness, but my mother accidentally knocked over the candlestick and it became hot."

Yuan Yin noticed that she was in a dilemma, and knew that there must be something wrong, so he said: "This excuse is a bit rough. Those who don't want to tell the reason will choose this excuse, saying that such a careless, such a careless, I wonder, are there really so many careless people in this world?"

Tang Xuan smiled lightly, and continued to lower her head and said, "The little prince's heart is not only as thin as dust, but also as bright as a mirror!"

"You have also seen that this king is just a little king under house arrest. Even if you want to spread gossip, you have to get out of this door. Since your mother is the cook for this king, then this king should know what she is. What's the matter?"

"Then these meals..."

"I didn't say you can't eat it," Yuan Yin took a sip of porridge and said, "It's just that your craft needs to be practiced, and it's far worse than your mother."

Tang Xuan smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, little prince, for your compassion."

In the next hour, he and Tang Xuanrong talked for a long time.It was only then that he realized that Tang Xuanrong's mother accidentally messed with Banner's mirror stand, and the candlestick slapped down by the mirror stand burned her hands, and she could barely get wet.

In the next few days, Tang Xuanrong replaced her mother as Yuan Yin's cook.Yuan Yin also slowly became familiar with her, after all, in that golden cage-like house, Yuan Yin was the only one who could talk to her.Maybe they are both Han Chinese, and they have many topics to talk about, such as the landscape in the south of the Yangtze River, folk entertainment, and even poetry and songs.Yuan Yin thought at that time that if he left Dali safely, he would definitely come back and take Tang Xuanrong and her daughter away.Unfortunately, everything did not go as he wished.Before he left Dali, he heard the news that the mother and daughter were executed...

A burst of crying babies suddenly disturbed Yuan Yin's thoughts of going away.He came back to his senses, rubbed the slightly sore bridge of his nose, and thought that since Lihua asked, he should tell the truth!After all, Tang Xuanrong had been dead for so many years, so with Lihua's generosity, she shouldn't care about it.Besides, he had already put Tang Xuanrong down.

After making up his mind, Yuan Yin felt a lot more relaxed, got up and walked out of the room.In the Hongling room, there was the sound of Lihua teasing a child, laughing and joking, it sounded like a big child teasing a small child.He couldn't help smiling, and walked out of the courtyard to the flower field.

In Hongling's room, Lihua was teasing the little baby, touching it here and there, touching it lightly, for fear that it would accidentally poke a big hole.She imitated the voice of a child and said, "Baby, baby, can you lend Huahua your tender skin? Huahua is so envious!"

Unexpectedly, just after saying this, the child burst into tears for some reason.Everyone in the room was overjoyed, Lihua lightly poked the child's little face with her fingers, and said with a smile: "What a cheapskate! Can't you even borrow money? I even cried, and I am proud of my mother's pain." It’s gone, isn’t it? It hurts to bully Huahua’s mother, doesn’t it?”

"He's hungry." Yuan stepped forward to pick up the child with ease, and put him in Hongling's arms, "Didn't it be the same when you were a child?"

Lihua looked enviously at Hongling breastfeeding the child, and said with a smile: "A baby who has milk is really happy!"

(End of this chapter)