"And this one!" Xia Miaoyuan hugged Maomao and looked at Xia Zhengqi with blinking eyes.
The queen's lips curled up, and she suppressed a smile as she said, "Miao'er is right. Although Maomao was naughty and destroyed the greenhouse, he also accidentally made us realize that this flower is poisonous."
Xia Zhengqi nodded and said, "Well, then I will forgive Maomao the crime of destroying the flower room, and give him the grace to eat flowers in the palace without guilt."
The Queen laughed out loud, "Your Majesty, this is a great favor!"
…
Imperial study.
Xia Zhengqi dismissed all the palace servants and called Ying Chen and Cheng Feng to his side.
"The owner of Tianxiang Restaurant is also the new royal merchant of Daxia, Liang Xin. Go and kill him." Xia Zhengqi's voice was low and cold.
Cheng Feng and Ying Chen hesitated for a moment, then turned their heads and exchanged glances.
Assassinating a businessman was a bit confusing for the two royal secret guards.
"Are you sure it's murder?" Cheng Feng couldn't help but ask.
"Kill! Don't make a big noise!" Xia Zhengqi's tone was firm.
The two said in unison: "As you command!"
Looking at the departing backs of Cheng Feng and Ying Chen, Xia Zhengqi let out a long sigh and closed his eyes.
Miao'er said several times that Liang Chaozong was the chosen one of heaven and could not be killed, but he didn't believe it.
What kind of chosen one is this who can use such despicable means to harm others?!
He wanted to give it a try to see if a top master could take Liang Chaozong's life.
If he were killed all at once, the remaining forces of Liang State would likely collapse.
Then, a big worry of mine would be eliminated.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhengqi smiled with satisfaction.
…
The fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Xia Zhengqi, the queen, and all the concubines gathered together to eat dumplings.
The dumplings on this day were a little special, as they were made by the queen and all the concubines.
In the small kitchen of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the empress and all the concubines put on aprons and worked busily.
The Empress and Concubine Lu rolled the dough, Concubine Shu, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Lin made dumplings, and Concubine Zhou sat alone in front of the stove boiling water.
Concubine Li and several pampered concubines stood aside, eating melon seeds and pointing and gesticulating.
Yingxue walked to Concubine Zhou's side and said, "Your Majesty, let me take care of the fire! Be careful not to dirty your dress."
Concubine Zhou smiled timidly and said, "It's okay, I can do it."
Seeing that Concubine Zhou was determined not to do so, Yingxue didn't say anything else.
Xia Miaoyuan also put on a small apron and had fun in the small kitchen.
She secretly took a small piece of dough and started to knead it.
【Let this princess pinch a small orange! 】
Xia Miaoyuan smiled and her little hands were busy kneading the dough.
After a while, a rough cat was ready.
She quietly walked to the stove to see if the water was boiling.
"Little ancestor, what are you doing? Be careful not to burn yourself." Aunt Ji hurriedly hugged Xia Miaoyuan away.
"Cook! Cook it!" Xia Miaoyuan said in a baby voice, holding the dough cat in her hand.
"Okay, okay, when the water boils, we'll cook it too." Yingxue comforted softly and took the dough cat from Xia Miaoyuan's hand.
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