good meal

Chapter 11
As usual, there was a glare of bright light, Chu Liangrao closed his eyes and then opened them before returning to the bed, with the jade pendant that was getting colder in the palm of his hand.And the wet water stains on his body and the grapes in his other hand all hinted that what happened to him just now was not a dream.

Rubbing the jade pendant in his hand repeatedly, Chu Liangrao murmured in a low voice: "It's really...it's broken." It seems that his mother left a precious treasure for him, regardless of the function of the jade pendant before that, Whether it has been developed or not, now that this treasure falls into her own hands, it is hers.

Putting the jade pendant close to his body, Chu Liangrao picked up the grape picked in the vegetable garden to look at it. There was nothing unusual about the plump fruit, and it was indeed the fruity aroma of grapes when he took a closer look, but he followed the principle of caution , Chu Liangrao did not eat it directly.It is not so easy to be the first person to eat crabs. Even if she knows that grapes can be eaten, can the things in that space really be eaten?

Thinking this way, Chu Liangrao put the grapes beside his pillow. After thinking about it, he was worried that someone would see and ask about it, so he changed a few places.After tossing for a long time, Chu Liangrao felt helpless. There was only such a big place on her bed, where else could she hide it? It seemed that there was no best place for her to hide except in her stomach.

After hesitating again and again, Chu Liangrao finally broke through the psychological defense line and did psychological homework for himself: "Anyway, he died once. If something really happens, pay attention to food safety in the next life." Putting it in his mouth, biting it lightly, the sweet juice stimulated his taste buds, Chu Liangrao only felt that he had never eaten such a delicious grape, and it was still seedless!
Chu Liangrao, who still couldn't get enough of it after eating one, was secretly glad that he only brought one. Wouldn't it be contrary to his weight loss principle to eat more?After opening her eyes and waiting for a while, Chu Liangrao didn't feel anything unusual about her body, it looked like it was just a grape, if it was different, it would be sweeter than the one she ate before.

The clothes on her body were not completely dry, Chu Liangrao wanted to change them, but she didn't want to disturb Lilac outside, so she had no choice but to endure it.Chu Liangrao originally wanted to enter the space again, but he was vaguely worried that he would never return, that he didn't go there a second time.This night's work was busy and tangled, and before he knew it, Chu Liangrao was brought to sleep by deep tiredness.

In the early morning of summer, when the morning drum was beating for the third time, the sun, which had rested overnight, rose. At this time, the morning sun hung lazily on the horizon as if it hadn't woken up, and it didn't emit excess heat.

The maids and women sweeping the palace cleaned up early, and Mrs. Gu and the old lady also got up, because today is the day when King Mingyang returns to the mansion.

Sitting in front of the vanity mirror, Mrs. Gu took hibiscus balm and spread it evenly on her face, then pressed it gently with her fingertips, and then called Qiuyue to comb her hair.Lin's mother flattered her and said: "The princess is really getting younger and younger, and her complexion can compare to the newly married lady."

"Mom, see what you said." When people are in good spirits on happy occasions, Gu Shi didn't take it seriously, and ordered with a smile, "Just wear a ponytail."

Qiuyue is the least outstanding among the maidservants, she speaks little and has a mediocre appearance, but she is able to gain Gu's attention because of her skill in combing hair.Skillfully using a rhinoceros horn comb to dip in the balm, Qiuyue tied Gu's thick hair into a knot, tied it with a silk rope, and completed a bun that fell behind her head.Putting down the objects in her hands, Qiuyue stood behind Gu with a round mirror inlaid with treasures and cloud patterns.

Gu tilted her head to look around, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "What jewelry do you think I should wear?"

"It's not bad to see the set of sapphire wishful gold hairpins, servant girl." Mother Lin suggested.

"It's good, but it doesn't match my clothes." Gu frowned in embarrassment, slender fingers slid across the dowry, she tapped the table lightly with her nails, and asked suddenly, "Is the Princess's dress right?" Woke up?"

"If you go back to the princess, it seems that you haven't. I heard that the princess didn't sleep well last night, and her clothes were sweaty."

Gu's face was a bit worried when she heard this, and she thought to herself that she would pick the time to get sick.

Lin's mother knew that Mrs. Gu was unhappy, and she didn't dare to make trouble, so she lowered her eyebrows and closed her eyes and said nothing.

After a long while, Mrs. Gu said slowly: "The headdress is inlaid with butterflies, tassels and emeralds. Since the princess is ill, it's better to keep it plain."

"Yes." Qiuyue replied softly, put on the jewelry for Mrs. Gu and stepped aside.

Mrs. Gu stretched out her soft and boneless hand, and Mama Lin stepped forward to hold it, and asked, "Would you like to go to see the princess?"

"No, go to greet the old lady first as usual, the rules of this palace cannot be messed up." A sneer on the corner of Gu's mouth was fleeting, but his voice was chillingly cold.

Mother Lin didn't ask any more questions, and carefully helped Mrs. Gu to greet the old lady.

Chu Liangrao, who was deliberately ignored, fell asleep wearing wet clothes last night, so he really felt a little uncomfortable when he woke up this morning.Mother Du was so worried that she hurriedly sent someone to Mrs. Gu to take the post and ask Imperial Physician Zhong to take a look at it for Chu Liangrao.Before that, Chu Liangrao first let the kitchen use scallion to boil water, and after drinking a bowl and taking a shower, he felt that his nose was ventilated, and his body was not uncomfortable at all.

Mother Du helped to dry her hair until it was half dry, and then took a comb to comb it carefully. During the period, she did not forget to tell Ding Xiang to wake up at night, so as not to let the princess kick the quilt and catch a cold.Ding Xiang was so ashamed that she almost buried her head in her chest.

Only Chu Liangrao knew why he caught a cold, and said: "I'm fine now, it's reasonable to sweat a lot on such a hot day, mom, don't talk about lilac."

When Ding Xiang saw Chu Liangrao pleading for her, her nose turned sour for no reason, and she took the initiative to admit: "Mom, I fell asleep yesterday, and I didn't serve the princess well, so I won't dare to do it again next time."

Seeing Ding Xiang admitting his mistake, Chu Liangrao felt a dull pain in his head, but he could only say: "Let's not be an example, this matter has been exposed like this. Mom, don't I need to pick up my father?"

After hearing this, Mother Du felt a little uncomfortable. The prince ordered the princess to be grounded. Even she didn't know whether the princess should go or not, but the princess didn't even have a messenger.After thinking about it, she said, "Don't worry, mom will send someone to ask."

The messenger hadn't left the courtyard when someone came to send a message saying that the princess and the old lady had arrived, Chu Liangrao was still in casual clothes and there was no time to change, so she had to go out like this.

The old lady saw that Chu Liangrao's half-dry hair was disheveled, apparently she just took a bath, so she took her hand and asked, "Come and let grandma take a look, but what's wrong?"

Seeing that the old lady was so close to Chu Liangrao, Mrs. Gu narrowed her eyes and said, "Mother-in-law, don't worry, my daughter-in-law has already asked someone to invite Dr. Zhong with a sign."

"It's not the flesh that fell off your body, so you don't know how to feel bad? What do you mean don't worry?" The old lady gave Gu a sideways look, and then asked Chu Liangrao's hand and heart, making sure that Chu Liangrao was really okay. He said to the maid in the room, "You serve the county master with all your heart, you know? There is no room for sloppyness."

Mother Du and a few maids quickly said yes, and the old lady just nodded.

(End of this chapter)