The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 24 The Secret (2)
At first the side concubines disdained Zhao Jing very much, and there was a bit of resentment in their hearts, thinking that she was just a little palace maid, and she dared to make big remarks in front of her, so she uttered wild words, but now seeing her graceful gestures Yeli has an extraordinary charm, but she was overwhelmed by her in terms of momentum.

"I have tasted this tea, it should be Meirui Biluochun, but I can't taste the water."

As soon as Wangfei said this, even Zhao Jing couldn't help but raised her eyelids, she was a bit surprised and said: "How does Wangfei know about Meirui Biluochun? I only gave it to the Queen Mother once in the palace."

The side concubines only thought of the fragrance of tea at first, but they couldn't explain why. Now that the regent princess said so, they all understand a little bit.The so-called Meirui Biluochun actually means that the plum blossoms that are about to bloom in Biluochun are placed on top of Biluochun for a day and a night. When making tea, the tea leaves have a delicate fragrance of plum blossoms.

"The prince once mentioned it to me, saying that he had tasted it once, and he would never forget it in his life."

It was only then that Zhao Jing remembered that the Prince Regent had gone to the Empress Dowager to discuss matters that day, and she had accidentally mixed up the tea leaves that she had prepared, and thus brewed such a cup of tea.Otherwise, how could there be any mistakes in the things that the empress dowager entered?That day, she originally wanted to plead guilty, but she didn't want the regent to boast that the tea was delicious, so the empress dowager pardoned herself.

A few more gossips were said, but the eyes of the princess kept falling on Zhao Jing.The side concubines had already felt a little strange, and when the concubine mentioned the regent just now, some people who thought they were smart began to think about it.I heard that Zhao Jing will leave the palace in two months. Could it be that the regent has taken a fancy to her and wants to take her home as a concubine?
Although her status is not noble, she is someone who has served the Queen Mother after all. She must be a noble concubine when she enters the door. There are only three concubine positions, and now all of them are occupied. Everyone is waiting for when the princess dies. Make up your mind to climb up!
Thinking of this, some people looked at Zhao Jing with slightly abnormal eyes.

Zhao Jing herself did not have this self-consciousness at all, she still talked to the princess with a smile, and the old lady Xu beside her was also very curious, and seeing that Zhao Jing didn't mention where the water for making tea came from, she couldn't help asking: "Miss Jing, you just said where the tea comes from, but where does the water come from? The water from the wells in my house doesn't taste like that."

Zhao Jing didn't expect that the old lady was still entangled in this matter, so she walked to the door. A little maid had already stepped forward to pull the curtain, and when a gust of cold wind was about to pour in, Zhao Jing suddenly remembered that the princess's health was not good, so she hurried back Turning around, he said to the old lady: "This is the snow water I asked the little maids to collect on the plum blossom branches two days ago. It is better to make tea than well water."

If it was still in modern times, Zhao Jing would not dare to be so fashionable. I don't know how much PM2.5 dust will be in the snow after it melts!However, there was no industrial pollution in ancient times, and the biggest pollution was the burning of straw. The area around Hou Mansion is not crowded, so the snow is supposed to be clean.

The old lady thought to herself, it was so strange that people said that if you are a countryman for one day, you will be a countryman for the rest of your life.No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't think of such an elegant thing.

After the memorial ceremony and the tea, Zhao Jing and the old lady personally sent the regent princess out.In the cold wind, the princess's body shrank more and more, Zhao Jing stuffed the hand stove held by the maidservant beside her into her hand, but the princess grabbed her hand, with a bit of hesitation in her expression but stopped .

Zhao Jing's heart couldn't help beating, but when she raised her eyes, she saw the needle-like gazes from those side concubines, which made her break out in a cold sweat.She recalled carefully the way Dan Xixia Zhou Yi looked at her in Yongshou Palace that day, as if she really regarded herself as a prey.

The hand held by the regent princess's slender fingertips stiffened slightly, and when Zhao Jing raised her head, she only saw the frightened self in the regent's princess's eyes.

"Take care, I'm leaving now."

Just when Zhao Jing was at a loss, the regent princess kept this sentence, let go of Zhao Jing's hand, turned and left.

The wind and snow outside flew towards us, Zhao Jing stood in the snow for a moment, and then the little maid behind said: "Auntie, the princess has gone far, let's go back too."

Zhao Jing was in a daze, looking back, but there was always some indescribable feeling in her heart.She often walks in the palace, and sometimes it is inevitable that she will hear some gossip. Regarding the illness of the princess regent, several imperial doctors in the imperial hospital can't explain the specific symptoms. They only say that if this continues, it will only be a year. It's been half a year.

Zhao Jing recalled the pair of cold hands that the Princess Regent was holding her just now, she lowered her head and sighed, why such a beauty has such a poor life?

(End of this chapter)