Song of Peach Blossoms: Alluring Princess

Chapter 60 The Mysterious Old Friend

On New Year's Eve, both the queen mother and the eldest princess went to the main hall to spend New Year's Eve with the emperor and concubine. The rumored mysterious second prince also returned to Beijing, and the third prince came back with him.The whole family enjoys family happiness.

Su Tiange stood at the door of the house and looked outside, the red lanterns hanging in Fu'an Palace made the whole palace beaming with joy, the orange halo scattered on the snow in the yard, casting a strange beauty.

She breathed a sigh of relief and retreated back into the house, remembering that on New Year's Eve in previous years, Fang's family would gather together to watch the new year, and only she had dinner and went to bed early.For her, every day of the year is the same, and no day is particularly memorable.Gradually, she also forgot her birthday, and she forgot that she was born on the tail of a year.

Su Tiange picked a charcoal fire and lay down on the bed to read.After turning two pages in the book, someone knocked on the door.

"Doctor Su, we're here to watch the New Year together." It was Su Hua's voice, and there were random stomping sounds outside the door.

A total of three people came with Suhua, the other two were Gong'e in front of the Queen Mother, Yao Huang and Wei Zi.

"Doctor Su, the rest of us were watching the New Year's Eve at home, and we thought it would be fun for you to be alone, so we came to accompany you!"

"It's hard for you to still think of me."

"She doesn't think you're lonely, she thinks the fruit we prepared isn't tasty, the sugar isn't sweet enough, and the room is too cold." Yao Huang joked, pointing at Suhua.

"No way, no way." Having been exposed, Suhua angrily glanced at the fast-talking Yao Huang.

"Doctor Su, Suhua said that the fruit here is very fragrant, and even the sugar tastes better than other places. Is it true?" Wei Zi carefully opened the box in his hand, "Do you think these are enough?"

Su Tiange glanced at Wei Zi's round face with a funny look, "It's true, but if you eat too much, your face will become rounder, are you afraid?"

Wei Zi hesitated for a moment, Suhua felt that she had hurt the dignity of a foodie, so she hurriedly said, "If you don't dare to eat, just give it to me."

"Here, Doctor Su." Wei Zi solemnly handed the box to Su Tiange, which contained half a box of various candied sugar balls, probably left over by the master and distributed to her.

"Okay, I guarantee it will make you feel delicious without gaining weight."

After a while, the smell began to fill the room. The crispy sugar balls were wrapped with soft candied fruit, dried fruits fried with herbs and spices, and the tea soup specially prepared by Su Tiange.The three girls ate with gusto, and the chatterboxes also opened up.

"At Xushi, I went to the main hall to help. I heard that the second prince and the third prince had returned. The Holy One was very happy. The father-in-law in charge gave each of them a dime."

"Yao Huang, next time there is such a good thing, remember to tell me in advance, lest I will only be envious."

"The reward you got in front of the eldest princess is still less, why don't you rush us?"

"Haven't you seen the second prince?"

Su Tiange is a bit strange. No matter how the dignified second prince lives in seclusion, he will show up to others sometimes. Why is this second prince so mysterious? .

"No, I just heard that he has been away all these years, and the last time he came back was when he got married."

"The second prince concubine fainted in the palace some time ago. It is said that she has been in poor health. Presumably it has something to do with the second prince's being away."

"Suhua, haven't you met the second prince while living outside the palace with the eldest princess?"

"No." Suhua shook her head, thinking about the fruit in the copper bowl.

"Doctor Su, tell us a story. Sister Yao Huang's story is very old."

Su Tiange thought for a while, and said the rumors about the hermits in a different way. After listening, only Yao Huang hesitated.

"Is there really such a hermit family or is it only suitable for legends? I feel like I have heard the word "hermit family" somewhere." Yao Huang asked Su Tiange in a daze.

"I saw it in a book." She asked casually, "At first I wondered if it was true. Since you have heard of it, it means that the person who wrote the book didn't make it up."

"Really? Let me think about it, hermit family." Yao Huang stopped peeling the fruit, tilted his head and thought for a while, "By the way, several years ago, I opened the curtain at the door of the Empress Dowager's bedroom and heard the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess. Discuss the hermits."

The queen mother and princess?Su Tiange felt strange, the place where the hermits lived was quite far from the capital, what rumors could spread into the palace, and could attract the empress dowager and the eldest princess to discuss together?
"By the way, the eldest princess cried in front of the queen mother that day, anyway, I heard crying."

After Yao Huang finished speaking, no one took it seriously and started chatting.Bang bang, fireworks were set off in the palace, and the dazzling colors of purple and red lit up the entire night sky.

In the open space in front of the main hall, the smell of gunpowder came out along with the thick smoke, making the eyes hazy.The eldest princess covered her mouth and nose and said goodbye to Fu'an Palace. The Empress Dowager returned to the palace early to rest.

When the eldest princess bid farewell, the second prince insisted on seeing her off, and she had no choice but to take the second prince to Fu'an Palace.

"Didn't you swear never to return to the palace?"

"Auntie, if vows are useful, there won't be so many heartbroken men and sad women in the world!"

The eldest princess narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the second prince, "I know that what happened in Hangzhou last time was not your idea, since I came back this time, I will watch over my mother to live my life in peace, and don't cause any trouble again. "

"Auntie, you don't seem to have a position to say this to me. There are so many things going on in the capital now, who is restless? I believe my aunt knows better than me."

"I'm doing it for your own good." The Eldest Princess' voice showed a trace of fatigue, and she sighed, "That's all I can say."

"Aunt, why did you trap Su Tiange in the palace?"

"You know her too?"

"That's right, she even sent a large sum of money. Since I'm back and she's right in front of me, I have to go see her anyway." After speaking, he strode into Fu'an Palace first.

When Su Tiange saw the rumored mysterious second prince for the first time, he almost doubted his own eyes, how could Xiao Xuan be the second prince?Why did he hide his identity to become the leader of the Heavenly Dao League?She never paid attention to the second prince in her previous life, and the matter has completely deviated from her previous cognition. What happened?
"Aren't you welcome?" Xiao Xuan stood at the door and looked at Su Tiange inside the door, smiling.

ah? "Please come in." The three of Suhua had already gone to watch the fireworks.

Xiao Xuan looked around before entering the room, and nodded with satisfaction, "It's a little small, but it's enough for you alone." He shrugged his nose, "What's the smell?"

Oops!Su Tiange quickly reached out to hold the copper bowl on the shelf, but the hand he just stretched out was cut off halfway.

"You don't want this hand anymore?" Xiao Xuan grabbed her sleeve, then used the stick on the side to clamp down the copper bowl, and pulled the contents of the bowl.

"What did you fry? It's quite fragrant." Xiao Xuan stretched out his hand and twisted one into his mouth, his mouth full of fragrance.It was much more delicious than eating the fruit in the hall, so he simply sat down on the bench beside him and started eating the fruit.

Su Tiange really didn't know how to get along with the person in front of her, she had to face it with a different mood despite her face.She struggled without saying a word, except for the occasional sound of lights exploding in the room, there was nothing but embarrassment.Xiao Xuan wrapped the remaining fruit and sugar balls, got up and said goodbye.

"Don't be surprised, just treat it as an old friend meeting again. I'm leaving!"

Xiao Xuan left, Su Tiange looked at the closed door, only feeling a mess.

(End of this chapter)