Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 88 Buying Flowers
He Qingxiao saw the sneer on Xin You's lips, and paused.

Xinyou took a sip of tea.

The tea was a little cold, but she couldn't suppress her anger: "So, you were forced to fill the harem today?"

Seeing the helpless and helpless eyes of the other party, Xin You's heart shuddered, and she calmed down: "Cough, we are both women, and I feel a little angry after hearing that. Mr. He, please continue."

"In fact, it is difficult to know the specific inside information. I just heard that in the winter of the third year of Xingyuan, the empress saw the mother and son of the eldest prince, and thus discovered the daughters who were placed in Yiyuan today. Not long after, the empress brought a few The confidant quietly left the palace and never came back. It is said—”

"What did you say?" Xin You secretly clenched her fists, trying to keep calm on her face.

"It is said that the empress was still pregnant when she left the palace."

He Qingxiao thought of Aunt Gui's anger and pity when she mentioned this.

The queen's departure shocked the government and the public. I don't know how many people secretly laughed at the queen for not thinking about it in those years. He had heard such discussions when he was still young, until time slowly healed everything.

"Because of the empress's departure, the emperor and his mother have been quite indifferent to the eldest prince and mother these years. It wasn't until the eldest prince named Xiuwang that his mother and concubine were conferred the title of Concubine An."

"Is that why the second prince, Prince Qing, is valued more?" Hearing that the reason why the eldest prince was neglected was related to his mother, Xin You didn't realize that that person had a deep affection for his mother.

It's nothing more than looking for a vent.

Is mother leaving because of the eldest prince's mother and son?It was obviously because that person violated the white-headed agreement, broke the promise and broke the promise.

"The second prince is only a few months younger than the first prince, and his harem has been taken care of by his mother and concubine Shu all these years."

Originally, these words should not be said, but He Qingxiao had a hunch that if she didn't remind her more, the girl in front of her would dare to do anything: "Because everything is going well, King Qing acts a little casually, Miss Kou tries to avoid him as much as possible."

Xin You nodded slightly, and asked in a curious tone: "What's your attitude towards the empress leaving today?"

He Qingxiao took a deep look at her.

Xinyou smiled: "I'm a little curious..."

"In the few years since the empress left, she has searched on a large scale, but there has been no apparent search in these years."

Xin You leaned forward slightly, not missing the expression of the person opposite: "Are you still paying attention in secret?"

He Qingxiao picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and silently opened the distance between the two: "The Jinlin guards stationed in various places will pay attention, but there has been no trace of the empress for many years, so it should be regarded as a marginalized task. As for the current attitude, Jun Xin Unpredictable, it's not something He can guess."

In other words, it is unknown whether the queen will make up for the debt or leave without saying goodbye in anger.

Xin You raised her teacup: "Thank you, Mr. He, for telling me this."

He Qingxiao naturally understood the meaning of bringing tea to see off guests.

Xinyou sent He Qingxiao out of the bookstore.

The sun is just right outside, there are young ladies selling chrysanthemums in bamboo baskets, and there are also peddlers carrying poles selling needles and thread.

He Qingxiao stopped by the side of the road, and said what was in his heart: "Miss Kou, is there anything special about Uncle Guchang's Mansion?"

Xin You froze for a moment.

King Qing and Gu Changbo's son came to the bookstore on their own initiative, did it cause He Qingxiao's suspicion?
The man wondered if it was too heavy.

What He Qingxiao said next made Xinyou understand the reason: "If Miss Kou is hanging out, she can go to the lake or a street shop. There is no good scenery in Guchangbo's mansion."

Xin You couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Being followed again!
As if guessing what Xinyou was thinking, He Qingxiao coughed lightly and explained: "There was a case recently that was related to Guchangbo's mansion, and I accidentally noticed Miss Kou."

Xinyou was silent.

Here at He Qingxiao, things always seemed to be going badly.

Her silence made He Qingxiao hold back her desire to find the answer, and said in a gentle voice: "Miss Kou, no matter what your reason is, in short, your own safety is the most important thing."

After he finished speaking, he strode into the endless crowd.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, and soon the vermilion figure disappeared.

Xin You pursed her lips and stood there for a long time.

"Sister, does she buy flowers?" came a crisp female voice.

Xinyou came back to her senses and looked at the girl who was carrying the bamboo basket.

The bamboo basket is full of autumn chrysanthemums, red, pink, purple, yellow...

"The newly picked autumn chrysanthemums are good for vases or for making chrysanthemum cakes. Do you want to buy some?"

"Oh, good." Xin You thought that she was not in the mood to play with flowers and plants, but looking at the basket of colorful flowers, she almost nodded her head.

She directly bought a basket of chrysanthemums and carried them back to the bookstore.

When Liu Zhou saw his host come in with a basket of flowers, he blurted out: "Master He sent you a basket of flowers, these flowers are so beautiful."

That's a whole basket!

Xin You passed the flower basket with a blank expression: "I bought it. Pick some beautiful vases and put them in the study hall and reception room, and I'll take the rest back to the east courtyard."

"Ah, yes." Liu Zhou wanted to slap himself in the mouth, took the flower basket and ran away in despair.

When Xin You returned to the East Courtyard with half a basket of chrysanthemums, shopkeeper Hu grabbed Liu Zhou's ear and said, "You son of a bitch, if you talk poorly in the future, go to the printing shop to carry wood."

"It hurts, it hurts, the shopkeeper let go!" The boy rubbed his ears, feeling aggrieved, "Who would have thought that they went out together..."

Mr. He took a copy of "Painted Skin" for nothing, and didn't pay for it, and actually asked the owner to pay for the flowers himself!

He Qingxiao, who was walking on the street, also met a flower girl.

"Sir, do you buy flowers? You can put them in vases, you can give them hairpins, and you can give them to friends..."

He Qingxiao, who seldom spends money outside, looked at the delicate chrysanthemums, and took out the copper coins.

"Flower seller, fresh and delicate chrysanthemums—" the flower seller walked away with the flower basket.

He Qingxiao looked at the chrysanthemum in his hand, it was not easy to take it back to the Yamen, so he simply went back to the Hou Mansion.

Seeing He Qingxiao who came back with a chrysanthemum, Aunt Gui was shocked: "Master Hou, why are you back at this time?"

"I bought a few chrysanthemums and brought them back without a place to put them. Aunt Gui, please find a vase to put the flowers in."

Aunt Gui took the chrysanthemum and looked at the child who grew up.

This kid must have gotten the hang of it!

Which girl is it?

Knowing that she couldn't ask, Aunt Gui walked away in a daze holding the chrysanthemum.

On the first day of September, Xin You had to go back to the Shaoqing Mansion to deal with it, and it was time for the prince who was out of the palace to enter the palace to pay his respects.

King Qing and King Xiu met at the gate of the palace.

Compared with the radiant King Qing, King Xiu was much quieter. The environment he had been neglected since he was a child made his brows and eyes a little darker.

"Brother, what a coincidence." King Qing greeted casually.

"Second brother."

The two brothers didn't talk any more, and went to Qianqing Palace together.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Xiu and Prince Qing are here."

Emperor Xing Yuan slightly raised his eyelids: "Let them in."

Soon the two teenagers walked in and saluted together: "Father, please be safe."

"Exemption." Emperor Xing Yuan's faint voice came.

King Qing straightened up, smiled and was about to say something when he was taken aback by Emperor Shangxing Yuan's face.

　I was a bit confused when I read the comments. What the hostess said to Yuzi in the previous article was that her father changed his mind after becoming a rich man. He secretly raised a foreign room, and when he was discovered, he had children.It means that after becoming the emperor, you can't be a couple, because you have never had children and secretly raised concubines.It was never mentioned in the previous article that the emperor already had wives and concubines!Empress Xin was his first wife. The emperor was still a poor boy when the two got married. It was just that heroes in troubled times made their way to becoming emperor step by step. It didn't mean that Empress Xin wanted to cultivate an emperor's husband from the beginning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)