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Chapter 3 Bodhi Fruit

"Oh, my son, why did you come here so early in the morning, what should I do if I catch a cold..."

"I'm going to see my sister."

"The princess has returned to the palace, and we can see each other every day in the future. You don't have to be in such a hurry."

Xiaodong opened her eyes, she couldn't remember what this place was and who was talking outside.

"Is sister awake?"

"Not yet……"

Xiaodong blinked, and softly called out: "Mother Hu."

The curtain was lifted, and Zhao Lu's little head poked in.

"My sister is awake."

Mrs. Hu hurried over to invite him away: "Master, please sit outside for a while, and I will wait for the princess to get up."

The maids got busy, carrying basins, towels, makeup boxes, and clothes, and filed in.They all wore the same braids, and wore the same narrow-sleeved short jackets with filial piety gowns over them.

The clothes brought to Xiaodong are also plain filial piety clothes.Mrs. Hu helped her get dressed, and then washed her face and combed her hair. Xiaodong turned her face and saw that the ropes used to tie her braids had also been replaced with plain blue hair ropes.

Zhao Lu couldn't wait a long time ago, and came in holding a box like offering a treasure: "Sister, come, this is for you."

Mrs. Hu asked, "What is Shizi holding?"

"good stuff."

He opened the box with a smile, and there were two round red fruits on top of the snow-white silk wadding. The color was like coral, the quality was like agate, and there was an intoxicating green fruity fragrance.

Xiaodong didn't know what kind of fruit it was, but Mrs. Hu had seen it before, so she said in a low voice, "Is this Bodhi fruit?"

Zhao Lu nodded: "Yes."

Mrs. Hu nodded and clicked her tongue: "I met the princess once in the early years... Where did this come from?"

Zhao Lu said: "The queen mother gave it to me and my sister, one for each of us."

Mrs. Hu thought for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Which empress dowager?"

Xiaodong was startled for a moment, then looked up at her.

Queen Mother... how many others?
Zhao Lu said, "It's Empress Dowager Shengde."

Hu nodded: "No wonder."

Seeing that Xiaodong was confused, Zhao Lu explained: "Sister, this fruit is a tribute. It is called Bodhi Fruit, also known as Longevity Fruit, and Immortal Fruit. It is said that it only blooms and bears fruit once every 20 years. I got dozens of them. It is said that eating them can strengthen the body, and women can make their skin moist and plump if they eat them. These two are given by the Queen Mother, and it happens that each of us has one, and I will keep it for you. "

Is it so amazing?
Xiaodong was doubtful, so Hu asked again: "My lord, does the lord know about this fruit?"

"Of course my father knows. On the day it was given to me, I said that my sister and I would each eat one, and my father even praised me."

This thing may not have such a magical effect, but it is rare and expensive.

Moreover, what is even more valuable is Zhao Lu's heart.

"Come on, sister, it's best to eat this on an empty stomach. Ah, open your mouth, don't bite, absolutely don't bite."

Xiaodong's face is full of black lines, and Zhao Lu is not very old, but he always pretends to be a young adult.

Of course Xiaodong doesn't see him as an older brother, but rather as a cute little brother.

Zhao Lu carefully picked up a piece of fruit and brought it to her mouth with warm eyes and earnest expression.

Xiaodong had no choice but to open his mouth to swallow the whole fruit.As soon as the teeth touched the peel, the fruit burst, and the juice gushed out all at once.The sweetness is slightly sour, the aroma is strong, and it is slightly cold, and it slides down the stomach all at once.

Xiaodong shivered.

Huh?This is the end?
I haven't savored it carefully yet, so why did I just eat it?
Couldn't this be Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit?

Such a rare fruit should be tasted one more time in the mouth, so that it will not be in vain for it to take 20 years to bear fruit.

"Does sister like to eat?" Zhao Lu looked at Xiaodong's expression, and took the other one from the box: "Then this sister should eat too."

"Impossible. Eating one is already a blessing. Besides, the princess is still young, and eating so much may be able to digest it. The prince should eat this soon."

Zhao Lu still put the fruit in front of Xiaodong, Xiaodong shook his head violently with his mouth closed, and then he withdrew his hand: "Okay, then... I will get it next time, and I will give it to my sister."

Mrs. Hu asked, "Isn't your son going to school?"

"Father asked me for leave..." He lowered his head and said, "The matter about Aunt Qing..."

Mrs. Hu was startled, then cursed herself for asking a stupid question, and hurriedly said: "Exactly, the princess just came back, and happened to spend more time talking with the eldest son. The brothers and sisters have not seen each other many times when they beat the son. Even the princess doesn't recognize anyone."

Zhao Lu nodded: "That's right, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will call my younger sister into the palace." He took Xiaodong's hand and explained everything: "The Empress Dowager Shengde has a good temper and treats people well. Don't be afraid to see her as an old man. St. The Empress Dowager Ci...is a nice person, but she doesn't like to joke, and she has a lot of rules, if you go to visit her old man, the rules can't be wrong, otherwise, a reprimand would be light."

There are really two queens.

Things like the queen mother... Normally, they are all one.If there are two, there will probably be trouble.

Among the two empress dowagers, only one should be the emperor's biological mother.Although the Empress Dowager is not an emperor, she is not something like "There is no such thing as a sky without two days, and a country without two masters", but there are other people sleeping soundly beside her couch——

Xiaodong listened carefully to what he had to say, but Zhao Lu didn't continue to speak down, only said: "The Empress is also a very good person, Concubine Li Xian is sick and doesn't see people very much. Concubine Ming talks a lot, and she still smells good Strange, it made me sneeze last time..."

Mrs. Hu hurriedly said: "My son—"

Afraid of her nagging, Zhao Lu hurriedly said: "The others are of the same generation, four princes and three princesses."

But Mrs. Hu didn't dare to let him say any more. Even though Zhao Lu was clever and clever, he was still young, and he didn't know how to say some things but not others.

Xiaodong and Zhao Lu had breakfast together, and Zhao Lu seemed to want to make up for the brother-sister relationship that had been lost all at once, and kept saying "sister eat this" and "sister try this", and Hu Shi couldn't get in the way .

Probably because there are no children of the same age as him. In this huge palace, being a prince is also very lonely, right?
Xiaodong was full after only eating a little food, she didn't have a big appetite at first, Zhao Lu felt that she had eaten too little, and wondered if the food was not suitable for her mouth, and asked her if she was not used to living in the palace.

What a silly brother.

Prince An looks dignified and noble, independent of the world.She gave birth to a son, but she only resembled him in appearance, not in temperament at all.

"By the way," Zhao Lu clapped his hands: "Father said that a cousin and two cousins ​​from Hedong were going to Beijing a few years ago, and they must be living in the palace, and someone will talk to my sister when the time comes. Playing."

Xiaodong didn't know which kind of relative he was talking about. Anyway, she was small, so it was okay to talk less or even not at all.

Say less and make less mistakes.

Xiaodong rubbed his stomach, he ate a lot of breakfast, he was a little bloated.

In other words, eating the bodhi fruit, which is said to be worth a thousand gold, doesn't feel any special.

(End of this chapter)