Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 626: ：The crime of having a jade
Chapter 628: The crime of having a jade
Peony flower cakes are filled with fresh peony petals and can only be eaten during the annual peony blooming season.
Yu Youyao's eyes lit up. On the table, there was a plate of crispy yellow flower cakes, a cup of white jade sea cucumber in milky milk soup, and some exquisite snacks and fruits, a dozen of them.
Yu Youyao felt hungry now, and her stomach growled a few times.
Her little face couldn't help but blush, she probably felt guilty, and her voice suddenly became coquettish and angry: "I was worried about my grandmother before, so I didn't have any appetite..."
The delicate, sweet, soft and obedient voice, the gentle sound of the voice, touched Zhou Linghuai's ears. His ears were a little itchy. He rubbed his ears hard, and they turned red.
Zhou Linghuai placed a small bowl of white jade sea cucumber in milk soup in front of her: "First drink the soup to fill your stomach."
When you go to other people's homes, you can't help but do everything yourself, so naturally you have to be more cautious. It is more appropriate to choose the things that are imported when the elders are present.
The rest of the time, if you can't use it, try not to use it.
Not to mention that there are many people at the banquet, and there are also many secret things. Even if you eat and use things, you have to change clothes easily, and it is easy to be left alone, which is more troublesome.
Before, in Prince Rongjun's palace, it was because she was alone that Miss Yin Wu dared to plot against her.
For this reason, many families will bring some food with them, and the maid next to them will secretly give it to their master to eat.
However, after her grandmother fell into coma, the flower hall was in chaos. She didn't have this chance, and she was worried about her grandmother and had no appetite, so she kept her stomach empty.
After eating a bowl of white jade sea cucumber in milk soup, Yu Youyao couldn't wait to take a piece of peony flower cake and took a bite. The yellow liquid peony filling was sweet, fragrant and extremely rich.
Zhou Linghuai's eyebrows and lips curled up when he saw her eating.
After eating something, Yu Youyao found the time to ask: "Cousin, how did you come back with your grandmother?"
She must have been very hungry. The little girl's pink lips were stained with pastry crumbs. Zhou Linghuai took the handkerchief from his sleeve and gently wiped it off with her.
Yu Youyao blinked and remained still.
Zhou Linghuai chuckled lightly: "Knowing that you were worried about my grandmother's health, I sent someone to take care of the inner palace and wait at the entrance of the palace to meet you."
The carriage of the Yu Mansion entered the second palace gate, and there was a waiter waiting there to help Mrs. Yu deliver cards and messages.
The news was delivered to Shouyan Palace immediately without any delay.
For others, once the rules are followed, just waiting for the sign to deliver the message would be faster for most of the hour.
Yu Youyao smiled and curled her lips: "Sure enough, there is someone in the palace who is easy to do things. Otherwise, my grandmother would have to suffer even though she was sick and had to follow the rules."
Zhou Linghuai smiled and saw that she had eaten three peony flower cakes in a row. He was worried that her mouth would be dry, so he filled a small bowl of milk-white jade sea and placed it in front of her.
Yu Youyao lowered his head and gently stirred the milky-white soup in the bowl: "Cousin, do you know that the Rongjun Prince's Palace and the Third Prince are in cahoots and want to..."
She bit her lip and her face turned a little pale.
She was almost ruined by others. It was not that she was not afraid, but that she could not care about her fear. Thinking about it now, she was only one door away from Ziwei Wan. If Ruorong County Prince's Palace used more ruthless methods, they would send a few The stout old lady was guarding there. As long as there was any noise, it would be difficult for her to escape unscathed.
Zhou Linghuai gently lifted her chin, and the little girl was forced to raise her head. Her eyes trembled slightly, and a drop of crystal tears slid down her cheek and fell on his hand.
"Don't cry," Zhou Linghuai's voice became hoarse. Every time she cried, his bones would become weak. He couldn't blame his father for being a tall, seven-foot man. In front of me, everything has turned into soft bones, and any man with gold under his knees has become bullshit: "I didn't mean not to tell you."
Yu Youyao sniffed and even her eyes turned red.
Zhou Linghuai quickly explained: "I originally planned to deal with such a dirty thing quietly so as not to taint your ears. It's just that the Third Prince and Concubine Xu are easy to deal with, but the Queen Mother is not easy to fool."
Yu Youyao was stunned when she heard this, with tears hanging on her lower eyelashes, which looked even more delicate and delicate. I felt pity for her: "Why is the Queen Mother involved?"
Zhou Linghuai felt compassion for her, took the handkerchief and helped her wipe away her tears: "In the past two years, disasters have occurred all over the country. There is a peaceful scene in Beijing, but in fact people are starving to death in many places. The court has been slow to respond. Even though they are willing to allocate money to provide disaster relief, local officials are pretending to be deaf and mute and refuse to release warehouses to provide food relief. Why do you think this is?"
Yu Youyao’s brain exploded and his face turned ugly: “It’s because the treasury is empty.”
Everyone knows that Xie Mansion in Quanzhou is the richest in the world.
As a granddaughter, she not only owns a large amount of her mother's dowry property, but also enjoys all the connections under the Xie family name, and manages the business under her name to great success.
In normal times, the business under her name would pay a large amount of taxes to the court every year. This was a win-win situation.
But in years of famine, when the treasury is empty, it becomes a crime to cherish a jade.
"The Queen Mother intends to appoint you to the fourth prince as his concubine." Zhou Linghuai said another shocking sentence, which made Yu Youyao tremble with fear.
Yu Youyao’s face turned pale.
This is why Zhou Linghuai didn't tell her.
I feel heartbroken and reluctant to part with you.
Hui Ji's life order can only block open shots, but cannot dodge hidden arrows, let alone the empress dowager.
Jinkou Yuyan is more than just words.
Once the Empress Dowager opened her mouth, even Mrs. Yu’s life decree was of no use. It is not advisable to get engaged before the age of fourteen. This is only relative to other families, but as soon as the Empress Dowager opened her mouth, it was already a done deal. , it is impossible for the Yu Mansion to disobey the Queen Mother and help her find someone else to marry, and other families do not dare to marry the Yu Mansion because of the Queen Mother.
As soon as Yu Youyao passed the age of fourteen, the Queen Mother's decree was issued.
Zhou Linghuai took her into his arms and said, "Even the emperor must submit to what the Queen Mother has decided. Besides, the benefits of this marriage to the royal family are obvious, and they will not give up easily."
Yu Youyao's voice was hoarse: "Brothers fighting for daughters and brothers fighting against each other are scandals and a source of disaster. Only in this way can we dispel the Queen Mother's thoughts. So, today's affairs in Rongjun Prince's Palace are also caused by my cousin?"
Zhou Linghuai shook his head: "Before you went to Ziwei Wan, I arranged for someone to lure another woman dressed similarly to you to Ziwei Wan. The third prince coveted the eldest lady of the Yu Mansion. There is no need to make a fuss. Everyone knows it. As long as the emperor and the queen mother know about it, it will be considered a success."
It was related to Yu Youyao's reputation, and he had no intention of making a big deal out of it.
Na Xiaoxiao, he had calculated everything, but he had not calculated that Yu Youyao had grown up. Even if he knew about Yin Jinwei, he acted inappropriately by leading her to Ziweiwan. Not only did he not see through the fifth Miss Yin, but when she returned along the way, she directly took her to Ziweiwan. Yin Jinwei was knocked unconscious and quietly arranged for Chunxiao to push the third prince into the lake.
His calculations were delayed a step.
Just!
It’s a little earlier today, haha, the monthly tickets will be in the bowl soon~
(End of this chapter)