Chapter 277 Sesame Filling

Chu Liuzheng was startled and turned to look.

The man was sitting in a wheelchair. He was about thirty years old, dressed in a purple robe, with a golden crown to tie his hair. He had high eyebrows and a straight nose. His cheeks were pale and thin, and he looked a little sick, but his eyes were black and bright, sparkling and full of energy.

It was Prince Xiao who had just returned to the palace a few days ago.

The two had met in the Yangxin Palace before.

Chu Liuzheng knelt and saluted: "This servant greets the prince, may the prince live long and happily."

"Get up." King Xiao's attitude was very kind. "What are you looking at here?"

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Liuzheng stood up and said with his head bowed. "In reply to Your Highness's question, I just heard a burst of laughter and came over to see out of curiosity. It turned out to be the princess flying a kite. I didn't want to disturb the princess and the ladies, so I was about to leave."

"Well, it's really not good to disturb her." King Xiao waved to her, "I'm going to Wenhua Palace."

Chu Liuzheng:?

[Does this mean you want me to push the wheelchair?]

The young man in blue who was pushing the wheelchair let go of his hand and looked at Chu Liuzheng with a hint of urging in his eyes.

Chu Liuzheng had no choice but to step forward, stuff the snack box into the arms of the young man in blue, and reach out to get on the wheelchair.

Boy in blue: ? ?

He was about to put the food box on the ground when King Xiao smiled and stretched out his hand towards him: "Give it to me."

"How can the master carry such heavy objects?" The young man in blue glared at Chu Liuzheng, but still wanted to put the food box on the ground.

Chu Liuzheng is innocent.

It would be difficult for her to push the wheelchair with the food box on her shoulder. It wasn't her who asked King Xiao to hold the food box, so why was he glaring at her?

"It's okay." King Xiao held out his hand stubbornly. "Kunqi, I'm hungry."

The young man in blue, Kunqi, then gave him the lunch box.

King Xiao opened the food box, pinched out a piece of plum blossom-shaped pastry with powdered skin, turned around and handed it to Chu Liuzheng behind him, "Try it."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

This seems to be her snack, right?

Seeing that she didn't take it, King Xiao was puzzled: "Don't you want to eat?"

"Eat." Chu Liuzheng didn't care what the prince was thinking. He reached out to take the snack and put it to his lips to take a bite. He found that it was filled with sesame and it was quite fragrant.

King Xiao handed Kunqi another white-skinned pastry. Seeing that Chu Liuzheng had already eaten it, he asked, "What's the filling?"

Chu Liuzheng said, "In reply to your Highness, it's sesame filling."

"I don't like sesame-filled food." King Xiao sighed and looked at the box of snacks with regret.

[It's just that you can't have snacks. You're not a child. Why are you so upset?]

Chu Liuzheng gently reminded: "There are three kinds of fillings, divided by the skin."

"Master, the one with white skin has coconut filling." Kunqi turned the side with filling to King Xiao.

Upon seeing this, King Xiao's eyes lit up slightly, and he reached out and picked up a piece of white pastry to eat.

The one who eats in a very elegant manner.

Chu Liuzheng thought as he ate, "Have all the royal family members been specially trained in dining etiquette?"

Perhaps it was because King Xiao was thin, or perhaps it was because the wheelchair was exquisitely made, but it was not difficult to push, and Chu Liuzheng could push it with one hand.

She had just finished the snack in her hand when the next one was handed to her, a green one.

I've already eaten one piece, so I don't mind eating another one.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Liuzheng took it and took a bite, and found that it was filled with red bean paste.

King Xiao asked, "What kind of filling is it?"

"Red bean paste." Chu Liuzheng answered vaguely with the snack still in his mouth.

"Not bad." King Xiao was very satisfied. He reached out and took out a piece of green-skinned pastry and nibbled it slowly.

In this way, the three of them ate as they walked, and when they arrived at Wenhua Hall, half of the snacks in the food boxes had been eaten by the three of them.

Seeing Chu Liuzheng pushing Prince Xiao over, Zhou Yuande, who was waiting at the door, hurried forward and said, "Hail, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is waiting for you."

King Xiao nodded and handed the food box in his arms to Chu Liuzheng: "The red bean paste is a bit sweet."

Chu Liuzheng understood: "I will tell the imperial kitchen to use less sugar and send it to the Magnolia Palace when it is ready."

King Xiao was quite pleased with this and took out a lovely white jade gourd from his purse and gave it to her as a reward.

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness." Chu Liuzheng accepted it with a smile and watched as the young man Kunqi lifted the wheelchair over the threshold and pushed Prince Xiao into the palace.

Zhou Yuande was in no hurry to follow him in. He glanced at Chu Liuzheng and asked, "Why did you follow King Xiao here?" He even had some snacks.

Chu Liuzheng blinked: "We just happened to meet in the Imperial Garden."

She held out the lunch box: "Would you like some?"

"It's too sweet. It hurts my teeth." Zhou Yuande tapped her forehead with his whisk. "Take it easy."

Chu Liuzheng:?

Before she could ask, Zhou Yuande said, "Why don't you go in and serve me?"

"Let's go." Chu Liuzheng agreed and handed the snack box to Xiao Anzi beside him. "Send it to the tea room and let everyone share it."

"Okay." Xiao Anzi took it with a smile, and without caring whether his master glared at him or not, he ran to the tea room to share some snacks.

Chu Liuzheng lowered his head and glanced at his body. He entered the hall only after finding that there was nothing wrong. Seeing that the ink on the inkstone had dried up, he rolled up his sleeves and went to grind the ink.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at her and asked, "Did you eat sesame-filled snacks?"

Chu Liuzheng was stunned.

How does the tyrant know?

Xiao Jingfan: "There are sesame seeds at the corners of your mouth."

Chu Liuzheng quickly raised his hand to wipe his mouth: "This servant has been disrespectful, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Alright, it's just a small matter, why are you kneeling? Just be careful next time. Continue grinding the ink." Xiao Jingfan retracted his gaze and looked at Prince Xiao in the wheelchair. "Are you dissatisfied with the list that Wen Aiqing handed over?"

Prince Xiao curled his lips, his expression a little disgusted: "I have seen all the people on the list one by one, and none of them suit my taste. I want to go to the Imperial College to choose myself."

Xiao Jingfan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, should I send someone to inform Lord Yun?"

"No need." King Xiao smiled, "It's more interesting if I don't know."

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows: "My dear Yun, you are old, you should take it easy. I have no plans to change the chief priest for the time being."

The smile on Prince Xiao's face widened: "I am only going to pick a few people, not to challenge them. Your Majesty, don't worry."

Xiao Jingfan was not very reassured, but since he had agreed to hand over the matter to King Xiao, he would not interfere at will.

After the two men finished discussing the serious matters, they began to chat. Although it was just a chat, the topic they talked about was always about the affairs of the court.

Chu Liuzheng was not interested in these. After he felt that he had enough ink, he stepped aside and quietly opened the system.

[Master Wen submitted a list... a list... I have it! Let me take a look...]

Chu Liuzheng scrolled down and didn't see his elder brother's name from beginning to end.

[Sure enough, there isn't one.]

She didn't feel too disappointed. After all, although her elder brother had entered the Imperial College, he was a freshman and had no background. There were so many children of high-ranking officials in the Imperial College, so even if something good happened, it would not easily fall on her elder brother.

Chu Liuzheng closed the system and glanced at King Xiao.

[Hmm... King Xiao is a down-to-earth man with a good temper, unlike the tyrants who lash out at people all the time. Although he seems to be a bit of a foodie, based on the system's description, he's quite reliable. Most importantly, he has no intention of rebellion.]

[The people selected by Prince Xiao this time are to be carefully trained. My eldest brother is already nineteen years old. Given his personality, it would definitely be better for him to work with Prince Xiao than to stay in the Imperial Academy.]