However, no matter how cute the Crown Princess was, he would not like her.
Even when he saw her telling stories and playing games intimately with the princess that the emperor lamented not being able to get close to in the evening pavilion behind the Moved Moon Palace, he still did not like her gentle, kind, and innocent manner.
That's right, even if her expression when she was telling the story was graceful and did not match her usual image at all, as if she had changed into a different person, he would not like it.
Ye Ye thought about all this and didn't know what he was feeling depressed about. Was he giving in to that Ye? Is it the Crown Princess? As she let her imagination run wild, she focused on reading the memorial.
Yue Qinghe came up with an idea to tell Ye Rang, saying that he wanted Ye Rang to be the overlord who forced himself on him, forcing Ye Ye to obey him. Ye Rang was both shocked and suspicious. Yue Qinghe smiled sneakily and took out a small white porcelain bottle and handed it to Ye Rang.
Ye Rang repeatedly refused to accept it, and left with suspicion.
Yue Qinghe was still watering the flowers and feeding the fish in her small courtyard. He was eating and drinking well, playing with Diecui Dieyun, occasionally sneaking out to chat with Song Yun, or playing chess with Ye Ye after paying his respects. His little days were very carefree and happy.
When Yue Qinghe paid his respects, he overheard the conversation between the Empress Dowager and the Empress. The Empress Dowager said to the Empress," It's starting to get cold now. Just last night, that pot of delicate butterfly orchids died. It's a pity."”The Empress naturally said a lot of comforting words.
The more Yue Qinghe looked at the Empress, the more he felt that this person was really hypocritical. On the surface, she was extremely fawning over the Empress Dowager, but in the dark, she allowed those concubines who had gained power to bully Song Yun jiejie. He didn't know what kind of person the King of Jin was. He didn't even know that he had a prince. Speaking of which, Yue Qinghe had only seen Prince Jin once. A man in his forties was as young as a thirty-year-old man, and it was not what she had expected. How majestic was the power of an emperor? Just one look was enough to make people break out in cold sweat. He was just an idle prince! If Ye Ye hadn't addressed him as " Father ", he would have mistaken him. What was even stranger was that only the Crown Prince would try to please his Imperial Father. He had never seen any Imperial Father trying to please his own Crown Prince. The attitude of Prince Jin towards the Crown Prince almost made Yue Qinghe's eyeballs pop out. That Zhenzhen was really being careful, wasn't it? Yue Qinghe suspected that the throne had already been given to the Crown Prince. This Prince Jin was just the Retired Emperor. Moreover, this Jin Wang seemed to be very afraid of the Empress. He really didn't understand why the Empress, a woman who carefully served the Empress Dowager, would make Jin Wang afraid. Yue Qinghe couldn't understand the relationship between them, but the only thing she could understand was: She wanted to attack the Empress and avenge Song Yun.
Thus, she immediately stepped forward to bow and said with a smile,"Did Imperial Grandmother's body wither because of her beloved orchid?" However, the granddaughter-in-law had some ways to make the things in the basin last forever.”
The Empress Dowager looked at her as expected." Oh? Does the Crown Princess have a way to revive bengong's orchids?”
Yue Qinghe shook his head. The Empress Dowager looked away in disappointment. The Empress frowned. Yue Qinghe smiled and said," However, my granddaughter-in-law can cultivate potted plants that are even rarer than orchids.”
The Empress Dowager's interest was piqued." Really?”
Yue Qinghe nodded, but his eyes were looking at the Empress." However, this matter still requires the help of Her Majesty the Queen. Mother…"
The Empress saw the urgency in the Empress Dowager's eyes. Although she didn't know if this was good or bad, she still agreed.”
Thus, Yue Qinghe arrived at the Ning An Palace where the Empress lived. The scale and luxury of this Ning An Palace was naturally a few levels higher than the Peace Palace next door. This made Yue Qinghe feel even more indignant for Song Yun. They were both the King's women and daughters, but the difference was too great.
Outside the room, which was separated by a few golden screens with rich and noble flowers and birds, Yue Qinghe followed behind the Empress in small steps, keeping a distance---afraid of stepping on the Empress's long cloak of birds worshiping the phoenix.
Ning An Palace was really big enough. They walked through many doorsteps before they reached the Empress's inner bedroom. The Empress stood still and spread her hands. The head maidservant at the side took off the long cloak that was beautiful and eye-catching but hindered her movements. Another head maidservant held a three-talent cup on a red patterned wooden plate with the embossed of phoenix wings. Another maidservant went to the big incense cauldron at the side and sprinkled incense. A wisp of white smoke rose in the spacious inner bedroom. Yue Qinghe wrinkled his nose. She did not like the fragrance. It was not the fragrance of flowers or wood. It seemed to be man-made incense. It was indescribably strange.
The Empress sat steadily on the old wooden chair that had been covered with soft white felt. Yue Qinghe sized up the chair and decided that the next time he saw Song Yun, he would definitely ask what the name of this chair was and what kind of wood it was made of. With Song Yun, this omniscient elder sister, Yue Qinghe was not afraid of any questions he did not understand. Thinking of Song Yun, Yue Qinghe cursed the Empress in his heart. Wasn't she just inviting him to discuss a potted plant? He could just find a quiet place in the Ye An Palace and finish talking. He wanted to make things difficult for the Empress. With such a grand display, he didn't know who was making things difficult for who.
After the empress washed her hands and wiped them, she took the tea and took a sip elegantly. She then looked at Yue Qinghe." What did the Crown Princess say earlier that she needed my help?”
Yue Qinghe stepped forward like a lackey and smiled obsequiously. Anyway, he didn't need to leave a good impression in front of the Empress. She had already sent him to live in the small courtyard on the first day he married." Qinghe saw that Mother was worried about the Empress Dowager's potted plants, so he deliberately said this to share Mother's worries.”
The Empress looked at Yue Qinghe, who was suddenly so close to her, and her heart moved, but her expression remained calm.”
Yue Qinghe looked at the Empress's business-like appearance and initially felt that he was a little too thick-skinned. But then he thought of what Song Yun had taught him: When facing people who didn't show any joy or sadness, one had to be extremely patient in order to slowly break the mask and gain that person's trust. So Yue Qinghe continued," To get many beautiful and evergreen potted plants, the method was actually very common. It was because it was too common that no one paid attention to it. Now that the daughter-in-law has told this method to mother in detail, mother will just do it and then give the potted plants to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager will definitely be very happy.”
When the Empress heard this, she glanced at Yue Qinghe with a smile, but Yue Qinghe couldn't tell if she was happy or cold." BenGong only knew why you needed BenGong to help you in such a difficult situation, but it turns out that you want BenGong to offer Buddha a flower."”
Yue Qinghe quickly shook his head." No, no, I do need Mother's help."”
The Empress motioned for her to continue.
Since she did not reject him, it was good. Yue Qinghe explained in detail. She was right. It was indeed a very common method. They just took the fruit cores that they had eaten on a daily basis and left them behind. They were either placed in water or in the soil and allowed to germinate. After the fruit cores germinated, tender green leaves would grow. Because different fruits had different forms, the leaves that sprouted from the fruit cores were also different. When they grew luxuriantly, they would be planted in cute little pots. The small, pocket-sized potted plant looked green and very likable. It was not like those specialized flowers that were difficult to deal with.
"Because this official's daughter-in-law was originally from the State of Yue, she didn't know which seeds were suitable for cultivation in the State of Jin, so she said she needed mother's help.”
After Yue Qinghe finished speaking, he looked at the Empress confidently. The Empress glanced at Yue Qinghe and thought for a moment before saying," Since that's the case, you're very thoughtful. She Tang, go get that Hetian white jade phoenix hairpin and that red gold long silk hairpin."”
Yue Qinghe asked in his heart, why did you suddenly change the topic? However, She Tang quickly brought it over and placed it in a vermilion gold lacquer box. The Empress said,"This was originally a pair. The other one has been given to Princess Riyue. Since you are close to her, you can take these little toys back to play."”
She Tang closed the lid and handed it to Yue Qinghe's Diecui. Diecui stole a glance at Yue Qinghe. Yue Qinghe forced himself to calm down. Recalling the etiquette that Song Yun had taught her, he gave a very neat thank you salute. The Empress waved her hand and let her leave.
After Yue Qinghe walked out of Ning An Palace, he sneaked a glance at the box and felt a little strange. He was clearly the one who wanted to embarrass the Empress. The potted plant was just a small feature of modern life. Now, it was used here as a small cheat. It seemed like a very interesting thing, but it also sounded like a wonderful thing. Only Yue Qinghe knew that it was a difficult thing to really grow such a plant. Putting aside other factors, just the time for the seed to germinate would take many days to wait. Since the Empress had taken on this matter, it would make the Empress Dowager look forward to it. However, after a long time, the Empress Dowager waited for a long time. If she did not see the ideal result in the ideal time, she would lose interest in this matter. At that time, even if Empress Hou had grown such a beautiful and cute potted plant, the Empress Dowager might not feel that the Empress had put in a lot of effort into it. She would just do ordinary things, smile and be happy.
This was Yue Qinghe's plan. Although it was a small matter, it was something that Yue Qinghe could think of to embarrass the Empress. However, the Empress took this matter seriously and praised Yue Qinghe, even giving out prizes. This made Yue Qinghe somewhat regretful,"'Isn't it a bit unkind of me to do this? Although this empress doesn't treat me well, even though she doesn't treat me well as the princess's palace maids and even let me live in such a small house and ignored me when I paid my respects, she's my mother-in-law after all. Moreover, she's the mother-in-law who takes care of my food and drink. Judging from the attitude of the imperial kitchen, I'm living quite well. Additionally, I'm from the modern era.' She didn't have much of a request to begin with, and her identity as a princess was fake. She didn't know what would happen when she was exposed. Her current state was still very good.
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