"Is Imperial Concubine De really so restless? Princess Ten is a shrewd person, so she won't see through our intentions, right?"
Under Ke'er's series of questions, Wu Chongyuan nodded firmly: "The cherry garden in the Manlu Palace has always been a hurdle in Concubine De's heart. How can she remain calm after gaining the right to assist the harem?"
"Although the tenth princess is young, she has a clear sense of grudges. She has always been very close to the princes and princesses in the palace."
"Concubine De was so sentimental that she thought the cherry orchard in Ganlu Hall was planted by the emperor for her, and she was so embarrassed that she wanted to embarrass her. If it were anyone else, she would definitely be upset, but the tenth princess made cherry blossom cakes and gave them cherry blossom cakes. For the princes and princesses in each palace, the fourth prince’s share is not missing.”
"Think about it, even if she hates me, she won't care about last year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. She will accept Qing'er's love."
Wu Chongyuan looked at the unrivaled beauty in the bronze mirror and sighed: "If possible, I really don't want to antagonize that child. I also hope that after this Dragon Boat Festival, Qing'er can get closer to his imperial sister... …”
Xiao Zhuozi took over the task of making fans, and Yu Chongrong rewarded everyone in the Ganlu Palace with a small bamboo fan engraved with cherry blossoms. I heard that this fan was given to the courtiers by the emperor during the Dragon Boat Festival. The maids and eunuchs who got the fans were all happy and proud.
Yaoyao received the small fan and gave Li Sixu and Yu Chongrong a long life in return.
She learned to weave Baisuo from Aunt Wei, and her dexterity was much better than blue. The Baisuo pattern she woven with colorful silk was particularly beautiful, and when worn on her arm, her wrist was as white as jade.
"We Yuanyuan are so handy!"
Yu Chongrong raised his hand wearing a Baisuo and looked at it in the sun: "I wove such a beautiful Baisuo for Yu'er, what reward do you want from Yaoyao?"
"It's rude to never reciprocate what you say! The empress gave Yaoyao a small fan, and Yaoyao gave the most beautifully woven Bai Suo to the empress and the princess. This is what Yaoyao should do. She doesn't dare to ask for any reward..."
Yaoyao's face turned red after being praised. Just when he said he didn't want any reward, his mouth suddenly pursed.
Then, he looked at Li Sixu expectantly.
Li Sixu has the illusion that as a child raised by herself, she can understand her thoughts with just one look.
She asked for a reward for Yaoyao: "If my mother wants to reward Yaoyao, just take her to see the dragon boat race!"
"Okay, then Yu'er will take Yaoyao to the East Neiyuan to watch the dragon boat race."
Yu Chongrong urged Nanny Wei: "Give us Yaoyao a hairpin like Sisi's hairpin!"
Aunt Wei told Yaoyao that during the Dragon Boat Festival, hand-knitted hundreds of ropes given to the closest ones could drive away disasters and ward off evil spirits. In Yaoyao's heart, in addition to the princess and empress, her closest relatives also included Aunt Wei and those around the third prince. Li Jingzhong.
Her wish is to give the Baisuo she knitted to her brother Jingzhong with her own hands.
The princess begged the Fish Queen for her, and they went to the East Neiyuan to watch the dragon boat race. Yaoyao was very excited along the way. When she entered the East Neiyuan, she saw people coming and going by the Dragon Head Pond.
Yaoyao hugged the cat, raised her little head and asked Li Sixu: "Princess, will brother Jingzhong come?"
"He will come. He should be by Third Brother's side, but today Third Brother is going to have a dragon boat race, so he will definitely be by Third Brother's side at this moment."
Seeing his father explaining something to his royal brothers in elegant Hu robes by the bank of the pool where the officials were having a banquet in the distance, Li Sixu hurriedly held on to Yaoyao.
"I know where your brother Jingzhong is, I will take you to find him."
Li Sixu led Yaoyao around to get closer to his father and royal brothers, and she saw Li Jingzhong waiting under the old willow tree by the pool.
Seeing Li Sixu appearing with Yaoyao, Li Jingzhong's eyes lit up and he rushed to greet her.
"Brother Jingzhong!"
Yaoyao was so excited that she almost jumped into Li Jingzhong's arms, but she stopped when she saw that there were many people around the pool.
"Mammy said that wearing a hundred ropes during the Dragon Boat Festival can ward off disasters and avoid evil spirits, and can also lead to a long life."
Yaoyao took out the hundred cables that he wanted to give to him from his sleeve, and said, "Yaoyao knitted this with his own hands!"
When the little girl gave him a hundred ropes, her eyes sparkled.
Following the princess and the Fish Lady, the timid and timid Yaoyao became much more cheerful.
Seeing the smile on her face, Li Jingzhong knew that she was having a good time in Ganlu Hall.
First, he gave Li Sixu a grateful greeting, and then Li Jingzhong took the Baisuo handed over from afar and put it on his arm. He praised it heartily.
"We are getting better and better at Yuanyuan, and we can even compile hundreds of cables by ourselves."
"It's nothing to make up Baisuo. Yaoyao also learned how to mix incense from Aunt Wei."
The little girl hugged the cat and smiled brightly at Li Jingzhong: "I will make some delicious fragrance from Yaoyuan next time, and then I will embroider a sachet for brother Jingzhong with my own hands."
"Okay, brother Jingzhong is waiting for the sachet from Yuanyao..."
Although Li Jingzhong entered the palace, the residence of the princes was separated from the harem, so he did not expect to see them often.
The two brothers and sisters, who had not seen each other for a long time, were chatting and laughing about their respective errands. This scene was not too warm. Even Li Sixu was hiding beside the bamboo bushes and could not be disturbed, but a discordant voice intervened.
"Yaoyao, you are Yaoyao, right?"
The middle-aged man standing in front of Yaoyao and Li Jingzhong was dressed in official uniform, his hot eyes fell on Yaoyao, and his voice was trembling.
Li Jingzhong stopped in front of Yaoyao vigilantly: "Who is this sir?"
"Don't be afraid, little father-in-law. I don't mean any harm."
A middle-aged man in official uniform looked behind Li Jingzhong and looked at Yaoyao persistently: "I am a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wang Xiang. Last time my wife went to Qujiang Banquet and returned home, she said she saw a little girl named Yaoyao. , looks exactly like my lost daughter."
"I just passed by here. When I saw this child, I felt that she looked familiar. I guess she is the child that Mrs. Chen mentioned."
Regardless of Li Jingzhong's obstruction, he waved to Yaoyao with a kind face: "Good boy, come here quickly and show me."
Li Jingzhong felt like he was going to explode!
With his original temperament, if he dares to rob someone from far away, he will definitely fight tooth and nail.
But after working for the third prince for so long, the rules in the palace have softened his temperament.
He looked warily at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him and wanted to recognize him.
"What do you mean, sir, is it possible that Yaoyao is your lost child?"
Li Jingzhong looked at him warily, standing in front of Yaoyao without any fear: "When Yaoyao was living on the street, why didn't your Excellency and his wife come to see Yaoyao?"
"Yaoyao is working as an errand beside the tenth princess. Why can the master and your wife find Yaoyao in the deep palace?"
Wang Zhi's face froze when he asked, and he explained: "I and my wife have been looking for our lost child, but they are like looking for a needle in a haystack and cannot find the whereabouts of the child."
"Ever since the child was lost at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival that year, my wife has been crying all day long. The last time she saw the child at the Qujiang Banquet, she began not to think about food and tea every day."
