Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 187 Who is not pitiful?

The news that Emperor Zhaoming fell ill for "no reason" quickly spread throughout the Daming Palace and Taiji Palace.

The Queen Mother was furious and anxious. She couldn't help but raise her fist to hit the Queen Mother, but then she put her hand down and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"If you can use Yimin's horoscope to make a doll, you can also use the emperor's horoscope to curse him! Who knows if the emperor's inexplicable illness was caused by the bastard behind the scenes!"

Tai Shang also frowned and said nothing.

The prince is only seventeen this year, it is still a long way for him to become a great man!

His mind turned, and he suddenly remembered that he had personally killed his eldest son who had conspired to rebel before the new emperor ascended the throne. He couldn't help but become more and more annoyed.

The Queen also received the news earlier than Tao Xingjian had notified her, and stumbled into the bedroom of the Sizheng Hall.

Seeing the emperor lying there with his face flushed and his eyes closed, the queen was so frightened that she crawled over there crying, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Tao Xingjian couldn't bear to watch it, so he hurried forward and said in a stiff voice, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician checked your pulse and said it's just a cold. You just need to rest well!"

"You are talking nonsense!" Empress Wan cried out with all her strength. Then she turned her eyes and saw Jia Yuanchun with the eight-year-old Seventh Prince standing beside her, weeping. She was immediately filled with hatred. She pointed at Jia Yuanchun and asked Tao Xingjian through gritted teeth,

"Tell me, did you receive a bribe from her, so you asked her to bring the prince here before me?! Moreover, she didn't even call him the crown prince!

"Tell me, are you going to kill the king?!"

Tao Xingjian sighed inwardly, lifted his robe and knelt down, crying, "Empress, please calm down! Your Majesty is just sick, with a cold, it's not a big deal!"

"The Imperial Concubine happened to be taking the Seventh Prince for a walk in Taiye Lake, which is close to here, so she came here first.

"The Grand Master, the Queen Mother, and the Crown Prince are on their way!"

Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother came in holding the Crown Prince's hand and kicked Queen Wan: "Why are you crying?! My son is still fine. If you want to cry, go back to your mother's house and cry!"

Queen Wan choked on her tears, her face filled with anger, and was about to speak.

But the Supreme coughed lightly and walked in with square steps, saying, "What kind of rules are these! It's so noisy in Xuanzheng Hall!"

Queen Wan suddenly felt frightened and bit her lip and remained silent.

Zhu Ying, who was standing beside her, quietly reached out her hand and helped Empress Wan to stand up. She then stood quietly half a shoulder in front of Jia Yuanchun and looked at the emperor anxiously.

The Crown Prince, held by the Queen Mother's hand, turned his head slightly at an angle where no one was paying attention, and glanced at his younger brother, the Seventh Prince, who had obviously been standing in the corner of the hall a long time earlier than him.

The seventh child is eight years old now.

So fast.

There was chaos in the palace.

The Lin family naturally didn’t know.

The Lin Mansion is entertaining Princess Hongchang.

When the Liu family heard that the person who came was a princess who loved eating, they immediately called Jiang Yong back and gave him some instructions:

First, he was in charge of the food in the outer courtyard today, and asked Lin's head office to send a cook to prepare it;

Second, the people from Lin's main store must bring the ingredients for three of the signature dishes and cook them here;

Third, if any of the ingredients today are not the freshest, the Liu family guarantees that their four boys will surround Jiang Yong and beat him up!

Jiang Yong complained: "Sister-in-law, you should ask Steward Lin for this job, why are you asking me?"

"Nonsense! He doesn't run a restaurant, how could he understand you?!" Liu Jia put one hand on his waist and the other holding a spatula, his beautiful almond-shaped eyes almost widened into circles!

Jiang Yong left in anger.

So that day, Princess Hongchang ate herself to tears!

"It's delicious! Woohoo! I've never eaten such a wonderful combination of dishes! It's so delicious! Woohoo! Aunt Zhaoqing, you have to reward this chef for me!"

Tanchun and Daiyu tasted every dish and found it delicious. They said with a smile, "It's just right for you to meet the cook."

Liu's family and her husband were called in.

He rewarded the old man from the Liu family and let him go first, then called the Liu family into the house to answer questions.

When Princess Hongchang saw the Liu family, she couldn't wait to ask her, "Are you willing to change your employer? I'll invite you to be my cook!"

The Liu family looked confused: "I sold the death indenture, and my whole family is in the Lin Mansion. The princess should discuss this matter with my master."

Princess Hongchang sat down in frustration. "I knew it. Even the cook in Aunt Zhaoqing's family is so smart! She was afraid that I would be embarrassed if she refused directly, but she pushed it to the master!"

"Hongchang should also think about her. She is here, the salary is good, her husband and children all have jobs, and she only serves Zhaoqing, the master, and Zhaoqing doesn't like many people, so she is relaxed and comfortable.

“If I were to go to your Kejin Palace, the prince, princess, and you would all be royal relatives. You’d have eaten and seen a lot, and your tastes would be noble, needless to say.

"Plus, your house must have countless visitors coming and going, and she must be exhausted every day! Unlike now, she can pick out ingredients by herself when she has nothing to do, and come up with a new dish every now and then.

"If you like the food she cooks, just come often. Zhaoqing is eager to have someone come to taste the food for her!" Tanchun smiled and winked at Princess Hongchang.

Princess Hongchang turned from worry to joy, and clapped her hands with a smile: "You are absolutely right."

Liu Jia heaved a sigh of relief and was about to go downstairs when Daiyu called her, "Sister Liu, you are really good! The dishes in the past were not so fresh and delicious!

"I guess you forced Lin Zhixiao or Jiang Yong to prepare the materials for you? Although it made me look good in front of Hongchang, I'm not very happy.

"I've already rewarded your old man, so forget it. Humph, get off now!"

Liu Jia wiped the sweat off his face and went out of the door in fear.

Zijuan followed her out, smiled and pulled her, quietly stuffed a purse into her hand, but waved her hand to stop her from saying anything.

The Liu family was relieved now, and walked away quickly with their purses in their hands, smiling.

Three people inside were drinking tea.

Daiyu then asked softly, "Is your Majesty's life story really that pitiful?"

Princess Hongchang sighed softly and whispered, "I am not afraid of talking too much, Aunt Zhaoqing, are there any children of the royal family who are not pitiful?

"Isn't Prince Yu pitiful? He is the youngest son of Emperor Taizong, more than ten years younger than the Emperor Taishang. The Emperor Taishang has always treated him as his brother and given him everything he loves.

"The battle for the throne was so fierce back then. The Supreme Lord protected himself but couldn't protect others. Prince Yu was targeted by those factions and nearly lost his life.

"Isn't Prince Zhongshun pitiful? The crown prince before the Supreme Lord was his biological father, and his biological father died when he was born. He begs for food under the Supreme Lord, how can he survive without being a playboy?!

“There is also Prince Duncheng, my father, and more than a dozen princes. Which one of them is not conscientiously being a waste?

"My elder brother was very smart and had a photographic memory, but he didn't dare to take the imperial examination. When he was young, he watched the guards practice boxing and could imitate the moves in one go, but he didn't dare to learn martial arts.

"My father forced him to go out and have fun, but he was timid and was so scared when he saw the girls in the brothel that he stuttered. He went there twice and was almost laughed to death."

Hongchang's eyes were blank when he said this, and he suddenly talked about himself, "There are also me and Shouchang.

"We are called royal nobles, but once something happens in the four corners and a marriage is needed, we have to line up and be chosen by them."