The origin of bayberry in the Xin Qin Dynasty is near Junhai. Tang Wanrong should have tasted the sweetest and most delicious bayberry since she was a child. The planting records of bayberry in historical books were first around Junhai, and then began to spread widely. to the entire continent.
The early-maturing variety of bayberry is actually not very delicious. It has almost no other taste except sourness, and even when soaked in wine, it is not sweet enough.
However, some people use it to make candied fruits, which have a sour taste and are more popular.
The maids sent the bayberries to Yue Lai Feng Lai Pavilion and carefully selected them with the help of several other maids. They picked out the fruits that were too small, too light or too dark in color, and those with obvious scars, leaving only one Da Yanhong's best fruit.
There is an open wooden box next to it, with semicircular hollows carved on it, and each hole is covered with a small piece of silk.
The maids selected the fruits and put them into the hollows one by one, then closed the wooden box. The knight in black who had been waiting beside him took the wooden box and sent it outside the palace.
"The bayberry at this time is not sweet at all."
When Yue arrived on the top floor of Fenglai Pavilion, Heiji was lying by the window, drooling involuntarily and saying with certainty.
When finishing breakfast at Huiyin Shang Yinchi, the Queen Mother suddenly expressed a desire to eat bayberry. Tang Wanrong explained that there were only early-ripening bayberries at this time, and the taste was not yet excellent.
The Queen Mother said that she just wanted to eat something sour, and it would be good to dip it in some sugar. So after Tang Wanrong returned to the palace, she arranged for someone to carefully select these early-ripening bayberries and send them over.
"I suddenly discovered a shocking secret." Bai Ji looked at Tang Wanrong and said with a little vigilance. Such a look could very well attract a suspicious person like Tang Wanrong to take the bait.
"That's not a discovery, it's a fabrication." Tang Wanrong was not interested. The two sisters had no normal logic and analysis skills at all and only knew how to think wildly.
When they first came to Fenglai Pavilion, Tang Wanrong listened to what they had to say. However, since she was persuaded by them to listen in the corner the night before, Tang Wanrong had learned the lesson and would never fall for their fools again.
"Why does the Queen Mother suddenly want to eat sour food... Generally, women who want to eat sour food are happy, right?"
Even Bai Ji did not dare to boldly say that she suspected that the Queen Mother was pregnant, so she nodded implicitly and then looked to see if others had the same idea as her.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Heiji quickly scolded her sister:
"The Queen Mother intends for us to assist the Crown Prince, but Tang... and the Princess obviously wants to interfere with it. Don't let her use some words to make trouble in front of the Queen Mother, causing some of our plans to fail to be implemented. "
"I'm just talking about ordinary women. Who dares to say that the Queen Mother is an ordinary woman? How brave!" Bai Ji glanced at Tang Wanrong and responded tactfully, not giving Tang Wanrong the chance to find trouble.
Tang Wanrong just looked at them with cold eyes. Could they be able to stop her from using some small tricks?
Seeing that they regarded her as a rival in a battle of wits and courage, Tang Wanrong only felt that her intrigues and intrigues had been underestimated, and her city was even more underestimated.
There is also a feeling of being insulted.
"To be honest, it's a bit abnormal to suddenly want to eat early red bayberry." Tang Wanrong ignored Hei Ji and Bai Ji and said to herself.
She didn't think much about it at first, but Bai Ji's words still clicked on her. Looking at those bayberries, she did feel drooling, but in fact she didn't want to eat them at all.
"You think so too, right?" Bai Ji was a little excited.
If everyone discusses such a heinous topic as the Queen Mother's pregnancy behind their backs, it would be tantamount to catching each other's back, and the alliance will be re-established, and Tang Wanrong will be roped in by them again.
Haha, Tang Wanrong is still a bit immature when it comes to intrigue.
"I didn't think so." Tang Wanrong did not fall into the trap and sneered and said:
"Have you even forgotten that the Queen Mother cannot let men get close to her? In the past, did you serve the Queen Mother carefully?"
Bai Ji opened her mouth slightly and rolled her eyes around. How could she forget this? Doesn’t this make it completely impossible for the big secret I discovered to be true?
"What about the late emperor?" Hei Ji's shocking words made Bai Ji and Tang Wanrong stunned for a moment.
"Over the years, everyone has become accustomed to the fact that the Queen Mother cannot let men get close to her, but they have never thought that maybe ordinary men cannot get close to her."
Hei Ji looked at Bai Ji and Tang Wanrong calmly. These two women may be a little scheming, and they also know how to find some unusual things in details, but after all, they are not as good as Hei Ji's vision and realm. They have to take a longer-term view. ,understand?
She didn't despise Bai Ji and Tang Wanrong. After all, they were just ordinary people, and not everyone had Hei Ji's talents and abilities.
When facing mediocre people, one should be tolerant rather than ridiculing them. Kurohime has such a high level.
"If a man like the late emperor appears again, it is not impossible for him to get close to the Queen Mother, right?" Hei Ji was just analyzing, not talking about stupid things like the Queen Mother might be pregnant, and she would not fall behind. Give Tang Wanrong the talking point.
That's all she said, and then Hei Ji looked at Bai Ji and Tang Wanrong with the corner of her mouth slightly raised. It could be judged from their expressions that when they thought of a certain problem, they got inspiration from Hei Ji.
I hope they will realize from now on that she is the think tank, strategist, counselor, etc. in Yue Zhi Feng Lai Pavilion, and give her a nickname full of worldly atmosphere such as "The Lady of Secrets" and "The Lady of Wisdom and Starlight".
Bai Ji and Tang Wanrong looked at each other, and they both realized what the other was thinking, but one was hesitant to say it, and the other was a little afraid to think about it any more.
"How could it be...how could a man like the late emperor appear? How could there be someone as handsome and extraordinary as the late emperor...how could anyone be so similar to the late emperor...how could anyone be as proficient in calligraphy and painting as the late emperor...Haha... …”
Bai Ji covered her mouth and hesitated. She was speaking in questions, expressing her disbelief. If Tang Wanrong understood someone's name from it, it had nothing to do with Bai Ji!
Hei Ji grabbed her sister and patted Bai Ji's mouth repeatedly to show that the two sisters had expressed a respectful attitude towards this matter. Whatever Tang Wanrong thinks or says has nothing to do with them. .
Tang Wanrong turned a blind eye to their afterthought statements. If you were really convicted for your words, wouldn't it be okay for you to just slap them a few times?
On the surface, they looked scared, but in fact they really wanted to have an in-depth analysis and gossip with Tang Wanrong.
"Stop pretending, there are only three of us here." Tang Wanrong closed the window, lowered her voice, and said cautiously and seriously: "Everyone swears that what is said next will only be the three of us, except for the knowledge of heaven, the knowledge of earth, and the knowledge of ghosts and gods. I know it will never fall into the ears of the fourth person.”
"I swear, if I break my oath, I will never be able to become the number one heroine in the world."
Although Hei Ji is more visionary and scheming than them in every aspect, as the saying goes, three women perform one drama.
That is to say, as long as three women get together, all kinds of gossips, scandals, conspiracies, and erotic secrets can be acted out into dramas to let people know the causes and consequences, and the details.
"You...forget it." Tang Wanrong originally wanted to say that Hei Ji could never become the number one heroine in the world. This oath was no different from farts.
But considering Hei Ji's ignorance and arrogance, her vow actually has weight, because she truly believes from the bottom of her heart that she will become the number one heroine in the world.
"I swear, if I break my oath, I will never be able to become a prodigal, and I will only be able to straighten my trousers for the Crown Prince alone." Bai Ji said coquettishly, how should I put it... I feel a little bit lately, and I just want to be the Crown Prince alone. A prodigal.
Especially today, the prince is so conniving and cooperative, allowing Bai Ji to really gain some practical experience... not much, but it is indeed a qualitative change. You must know that in the past, Bai Ji relied solely on dramas to gain experience, which was relatively virtual. Today, it is from virtual to real.
Tang Wanrong looked at Bai Ji with some suspicion. Something seemed wrong with her... But now was not the time to care about it. She reluctantly nodded, and Bai Ji passed the test.
"Okay, now let's talk..."
"You haven't sworn yet!" Seeing Tang Wanrong actually trying to get away with it at this time, Hei Ji couldn't help but get furious. This Tang Wanrong is really insidious and cunning!
"I...forgot..." Tang Wanrong gritted her teeth secretly, why did she get involved with them again?
The feeling that the three of them were conspiring now reminded her of the time when they went to listen to the corner together. Fortunately, this time they were just talking and not participating in any action.
If she wanted to do something with them, Tang Wanrong was determined not to do it. Now it would be nothing to just chat for a few words. Anyway, she would not admit anything she said after leaving this room.
"Swear quickly!" Bai Ji urged. Fortunately, her sister was very scheming and had some experience in the world, otherwise she would have been fooled by Tang Wanrong.
Bai Ji is usually very alert and cautious, and will not ignore such intrigues, but she is now in the state of being a prodigal, and it is understandable that she did not pay attention for a while.
It is said in the play that once a woman is in this state, she will become less alert and cautious, and this is why she loses her virginity.
"I swear, if I break my oath... I will... I will turn into a little rabbit." Tang Wanrong had to swear a poisonous oath.
Hei Ji and Bai Ji looked at Tang Wanrong together, with some dissatisfaction and suspicion in their eyes.
"Okay, okay...can I turn into a spicy little rabbit?" Tang Wanrong had no choice but to be more cruel to herself.
Hei Ji originally wanted Tang Wanrong to swear that if she broke the oath, Qin Shou'an would draw pictures on her buttocks, but thinking about it, for Tang Wanrong, this might not be considered a poisonous oath, but instead she would get her wish?
Forget it, a spicy little rabbit is a spicy little rabbit. If Tang Wanrong breaks her oath and has her mouth wiped clean, she will be punished.
"Okay, everyone has made an oath, let's start the mystery of the Queen Mother's pregnancy together!" Bai Ji said with bright eyes, and her tone had become a definite sentence.
This matter is only interesting if you sit down and sit down firmly. If everyone analyzes and analyzes it, and in the end it is just an own goal, then what's the point?
"You can't... you can't say that." Tang Wanrong was still more rigorous, "Now let's continue with the original train of thought... Is the person you suspect most like the late emperor in Longyin City?"
"Of course in Longyin City, I've heard of great masters annihilating enemies outside the city. Who has ever heard of someone being able to make others happy inside the city? Hit Liujia into his arms from afar?" Hei Ji said.
"It's right here at Langya Palace!" Bai Ji couldn't wait any longer. She didn't want Tang Wanrong to keep whining. After all, everyone had already formed an alliance, so why should they be secretive about it.
"You...you...really...really think it's Qin Shou'an?" Tang Wanrong couldn't help blurting out, feeling her heart beating wildly and gasping for air.
"Of course, he is more like the late emperor than His Majesty!" Hei Ji said with certainty. The two sisters served the Queen Mother, so they naturally saw His Majesty the Emperor often.
However, they did not have the opportunity to get in touch with and get to know His Majesty the Emperor more. Instead, they had a good relationship with the Empress.
In short, just looking at appearance, temperament and various talents, Qin Shou'an is more like the blood of the late emperor... This kind of statement is a bit too treacherous. Even now, Hei Ji will not say such a comparison.
After all, Tang Wanrong still feels a little cunning, and the scheming Hei Ji is not willing to completely believe her.
"When the Crown Prince wrote a letter, we thought he looked like the late emperor. But at that time, we didn't think much about whether a person who looked like the late emperor would be able to get close to the Queen Mother like the late emperor."
Bai Ji also took a deep breath, recalling the scene when Qin Shou'an wrote a letter that led to Hei Ji's breakthrough.
"According to your theory: the Queen Mother is a woman after all. She may have never had contact with a man since the death of the late emperor. After so many years, she has accumulated so much lust in her heart..."
Tang Wanrong only felt that her heartbeat was like a drum beating in her ears, "But ordinary men will make her subconsciously disgust and reject her. When a man can approach and touch her, the impulse and passion will collapse. It’s so explosive and unstoppable.”
After she finished speaking, the three people's heads came together and they were immersed in her description. The enthusiastic scene of the Queen Mother and Qin Shou'an hugging and kissing emerged in their minds.
"When an old house is on fire, it burns faster." Hei Ji remembered a saying.
"Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, and a wolf is like a tiger." Bai Ji sighed with some regret,
"How can the Queen Mother want to talk about Fengyue at this time? I think she forced Qin Shou'an to the prodigal daughter as soon as she found out that Qin Shou'an was the one who could get close to him."
Tang Wanrong was stunned for a moment, "Do you think it's the Queen Mother..."
"Of course... Although the prince is romantic and affectionate, he is obviously not a picky person. You see, he has kept so many orioles in Prince Langya's palace, and he has only been lucky enough to see Huaiyu, a wanderer like you and me. …”
Tang Wanrong stared at Bai Ji's analysis seriously and resisted not interrupting her to explain that she was not a prodigal.
After all, whether Qin Shou'an is active or passive is of great importance... and it doesn't matter much at all. Maybe he is just too lazy to care about Bai Ji messing with him.
"He was indifferent and did not catch us to play together, which is enough to show that his temperament is to sing without chaos." Bai Ji is good at romance after all. After careful analysis and study, of course it is reasonable and well-founded:
"The Queen Mother is indeed beautiful, but she is just about the same size as Tang Wanrong. As for her figure, she is a little plumper, and you are taller. You can say that you are like Chunlan Qiuju. Each is good at winning."
"What about us!" Hei Ji interjected dissatisfiedly.
Bai Ji sneered, "We are sisters, and we have the same constitution as Pisces. When the prince played a game with us and spanked our legs and hands, he was as happy as anything. It shows that our charm is of course more important. Above ordinary women.”
Heiji nodded, satisfied.
Tang Wanyi gritted her teeth and tolerated Bai Ji's boasting for the time being.
Who allows herself to be pure in nature and ignorant of the affairs of men and women, so she needs Bai Ji, a prodigal woman, to use her expertise to analyze the thoughts of these men and women?
"He hasn't even got a handle on us, so why would he put all his thought and energy into having a romantic relationship with the Queen Mother?" Bai Ji came to the conclusion from this,
"So we can be 100% sure that at some unexpected time, the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince met unexpectedly. The Queen Mother unexpectedly discovered that when she approached the Crown Prince, instead of rejecting her, she was like a lost traveler in the desert. …”
Having said this, Bai Ji looked at her sister, then at Tang Wanrong, and nodded calmly: "That's the truth of the matter."
Heiji also sighed softly. She was good at being in a high position and found a clue with a long and far-sighted vision, while Baiji was good at peeling off details.
No wonder the Empress Dowager asked her two sisters to assist the Crown Prince. She was considered a bole, knowing people well and being good at employing them.
Tang Wanrong was in shock. She didn't want to believe it at all, but the analysis of the three people was so reasonable that it was hard for her not to believe it.
At the same time, she felt a little better... He was innocent and forced after all.
The reason why she feels better is, of course, just that she hopes that the prince of Langya Palace can be more upright, rather than just indulge in debauchery and drag Langya Palace into the whirlpool of the chaotic palace.
Throughout the ages, anyone who caused trouble in the palace would not end well. Tang Wanrong just didn't want to be affected.
"But we don't seem to have any evidence... Your analysis is all based on the Crown Prince being able to approach the Queen Mother. What if that's not the case at all?" After Tang Wanrong calmed down for a while, she suddenly felt peaceful for a moment and discovered the problem.
"Isn't this simple? We only need to get the Crown Prince's personal belongings, something that has his breath and taste. If the Queen Mother touches or smells it and there is nothing abnormal, then we will know, right?" Bai Ji raised her lips slightly. Zhizhu said confidently.
Hei Ji wiped her hands. She had already understood what her sister meant. The next new task was for the three of them to go to Qin Shou'an to outwit his personal belongings.
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