Taoye didn't expect that the two of them came in carrying a huge box.
Although it was his first time to come to the East Palace, Taoye could tell that there was everything that should be in this room, including several sets of outer robes.
Is Madam worried?
He asked the two of them to pack up some expenses.
"I'll go guard outside first!"
After placing the box on the ground, Gui Yun saluted Rong Jiu and walked towards the door.
Xingyun bent over and opened the box with a solemn expression.
Seeing the cautious look of the two people, Taoye felt confused and nervous. She thought there was something shady hidden in the box, but the first thing she noticed was the neatly folded fleece blanket.
This is not the fleece blanket I just laid out this morning.
Why did the Fifth Young Master bring this?
Before she could ask, Xingyun opened up the carpet and continued to flip through it. Taoye saw that underneath were several sets of his own clothes, all of which were newly given to him by his wife.
Xingyun finally found what he wanted, and carefully and steadily took out an agarwood box.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but besides the smell of agarwood, Tao Ye also smelled a faint medicinal smell.
"Master, I just got this from Young Master Pei!"
Xingyun glanced at Taoye and seemed hesitant when speaking.
"Well, you go out first!"
Rong Jiu glanced at the box on the table and waved.
"Fifth Young Master, these things..."
Taoye has always been self-aware. The fifth young master did give Xingyun a few words before getting on the carriage, but it was not for the sake of sending something to him. All this trouble was probably for the things in the box.
But she really couldn't imagine that something would be brought into the East Palace so secretly.
"Master, your medicine has been delivered!"
Before Rong Jiu could say anything, Xingyun, who had just left not long ago, came in again, holding a bowl of steaming medicine in his hand.
The taste of this medicine was extremely bitter and strong, and Taoye frowned unconsciously and took a step back.
She had some suspicions that Dr. Guo and the young master had some quarrel in the past. She couldn't stand the smell of this medicine, but the young master could drink it.
Sure enough, the fifth young master frowned slightly, and Xingyun did not put the medicine on the table next to the couch, but placed it on the table further away.
"Open this box!"
Taoye was thinking when she heard a familiar command.
"yes!"
Taoye stepped forward and opened the puzzling box. There was a flat white porcelain cup in the middle, with a silver sachet made of tangled branches placed on each side, which just fixed the cup in the middle.
The faint scent of medicine entered the tip of his nose, but it was overshadowed by the smell of the bowl of medicine that Xingyun just brought in.
"Bring it to me!"
Rong Jiu urged.
Taoye hurriedly took out the cup in the middle and placed it in Rong Jiu's hand.
Rong Jiu opened it and drank it all in one gulp.
"Go rinse off and don't go out!"
Taoye was full of questions, but her hands were not slow. She hurriedly went to the table to get the teapot, cleaned the lid first, and then poured water into the cup. The cup was already small, and it was ready just by shaking it. .
But this water...
Judging from the behavior of the Fifth Young Master and Xingyun, this medicine cannot be discovered by the rest of the East Palace, so naturally it cannot be dumped outside casually. But in this room, Taoye looked around and there was no bonsai.
"His Royal Highness is here!"
Just as Taoye was hesitating, there was a sudden announcement from outside the door, which almost made her drop the cup in her hand.
"Xingyun, bring the medicine!"
Rong Jiu didn't expect the prince to arrive at such a coincidence, but he didn't look panicked. He took the cup from Tao Ye's hand and poured it on the ground.
He took the medicine bowl from Xingyun's hand, took a sip, and then threw the medicine bowl directly to the ground.
Taoye didn't have time to dodge, and a lot of medicinal soup spots were stained on her skirt.
"What's going on? Who's messing with our Ajiu again!"
Qi Yunlan heard the sound of breaking porcelain at the door. When he entered the room, he saw Rong Jiu frowning and leaning on the couch with an unhappy look on his face, so he asked with a smile.
"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. How come this good medicine is ruined!"
"Why don't you come in and take care of it!"
Sun An knew the reason, but there were broken porcelain everywhere on the ground, so he couldn't break the master, so he quickly called the maid waiting outside to come in.
"Your Highness, I really don't blame the Fifth Young Master this time. Doctor Guo's recipe contains 100% of Coptis chinensis. Even ordinary people can't drink it."
Sun An usually gave Rong Jiu a lot of courtesy, but now he remembered to say a few nice words.
"He should suffer more and avoid doing useless things every day!"
After Qi Yunlan heard Sun An's words, he followed up and taught Rong Jiu a few words.
There was a look of hatred on his face.
"If Your Highness doesn't like me, I will go back to my hometown immediately! If I can't, I will go back to the academy!"
Xu took a big sip of the bitter medicine soup. Rong Jiu looked bleak and wanted to leave, but she leaned on the soft pillow and refused to move.
"You still think you are a child? I have heard from Sun An that you started a dispute with your father because of a newly acquired wife. You like gambling, traveling, and now you are also lustful. How come you are such a playboy? You have to learn everything about the behavior!”
Qi Yunlan was not used to it, so he lifted up his robe and sat down on the couch, his tone containing a mixture of lessons and helplessness.
"But you are very lucky. It happened to be such a coincidence that Duke Jingguo entered the palace!"
"But it's also strange. I heard that my father left Duke Jingguo outside the imperial study room for a whole hour before letting anyone in. Normally, my father values your father very much!"
Qi Yunlan's eyes fell on Rong Jiu's face, with a gentle smile on his face.
"Perhaps the queen's aunt and I have a clear understanding of each other and went to His Majesty to report my father for reprimanding me in public on my grandmother's birthday!"
Rong Jiu said lazily, not caring at all about what Duke Jing Guo was going through in the palace.
"My aunt cares about me the most, but not as much as my cousin. She nags me for a while every time!"
Rong Jiu snorted coldly.
"My father is well aware of everything, and there is no way he would support your nonsense and humiliate Duke Jingguo in front of so many people in the palace!"
Qi Yunlan knew clearly whether it was the Queen's fault or not.
But looking at Rong Jiu's appearance, it seemed like he really didn't know anything about this?
"That's not certain. Your Majesty treats your aunt very well. If your aunt talks, your Majesty will not be willing to let her down!"
Rong Jiu still looked nonchalant.
Taoye beside her was a little frightened, because as soon as the fifth young master finished speaking, His Highness the Crown Prince's face darkened. Although it was only a short moment, she happened to see it with her eyes lowered.
As for the fifth young master, he leaned on the soft pillow and tilted his head to one side, so he would not notice it.
"It's just your sweet words that make the queen mother treat you a little better than she treats an orphan!"
Qi Yunlan's face soon showed the doting smile just now.
"What's on the ground? Why, the servants didn't prepare enough things, so they went to move things again!"
Qi Yunlan asked casually, while already signaling for someone to carry the box in for a look.
"Your Highness...this...these are things that Miss Taoye is used to. I came here in a hurry...I don't want to trouble your highness, so the fifth young master specially asked us to bring them!"
Xingyun spoke in a hesitant manner, with a hint of concealment in his tone.
"Oh? Did you even bring this soup cup?"
