After expressing a slight regret that she could not celebrate her birth (birth) ceremony every day, Yu Zizhen resumed her regular routine of going between the imperial palace, the Hanlin Academy, and the prince's residence.
The only thing that has changed is probably the relationship between her and her classmates.
Perhaps it was because everyone had a lot of fun together in the palace on her birthday. After that, there was less courtesy and formality between them, and they became more casual and close to each other naturally.
Even when Yu Zizhen and Yang Shixian went to the eldest prince to do their homework together, Fang Huaiying, Chen Hushan and Fan Zhongming no longer refused to participate as they did in the beginning.
The three of them would occasionally go along, and when they saw Yu Zizhen preparing special meals for the eldest prince, they would drool with greed and join in the eating without hesitation.
What Yu Zizhen took out were all obtained by her using system points. If these guys also join in the fight to grab them, wouldn’t she have to spend even more points?
Her face was filled with pain. "What's wrong with you? This is what I brought to His Highness. Why are you trying to steal it?"
Chen Hushan swallowed the soft, slippery golden pudding in his mouth and said, "Hey, why are you so stingy? Why, are you only friends with His Highness?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Huaiying and Yang Shixian immediately looked at her pitifully.
Yu Zizhen: ...
Yu Zizhen glared at Chen Hushan, who was talking nonsense just for a bite of food, and said, "You can eat it if you want, but we have to be humble first and then be gentlemen. You should sign a letter of exemption for me first, otherwise I'm afraid that if someone drugged or poisoned you, the mastermind behind it would frame me to clear his name."
Everyone: ...There are so many things I want to complain about.
Chen Hushan put down the small spoon he was using to scoop out the pudding. "Then why aren't you afraid that someone might poison His Highness and you won't be able to explain it?"
Fan Zhongming also said, "That's right, Brother Yu, your discrimination is too obvious."
"They actually asked us to sign a written agreement. This is totally out of the ordinary." Well, Yang Shixian learned this sentence about being out of the ordinary from Yu Zizhen.
Yu Zizhen spread his hands and said, "That's because apart from what I give him, His Highness will only eat food sent from the Imperial Kitchen, and he has eunuchs to help test for poison. Unlike you, you have so many places to find food. The risk I have to take is simply too great."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Fang Huaiying spoke cautiously, "I think what Zizhen said makes sense."
As the honest child spoke, he actually went to sign a document for Yu Zizhen.
The others looked at each other, and after a while Yang Shixian also went to sign the agreement.
However, Chen Hushan and Fan Zhongming had no intention of signing such a document for Yu Zizhen. Unlike Fang Huaiying and Yang Shixian, they had always been wary of Yu Zizhen.
Of course, they would not show this kind of vigilance at the moment, so the two of them played a trick on Yu Zizhen, saying, "wanting to sign a document, but being firmly stopped by the servant."
Yu Zizhen didn't force them. He just watched them with a smile while they acted. But when they later expressed that they were very greedy and wanted to continue eating, Yu Zizhen refused to buy it.
No matter what they said, Yu Zizhen just smiled and refused to give them any food.
Both of them were trying to save face, so after a few words to Yu Zizhen, who remained unmoved, they no longer thought about the delicious snacks that Yu Zizhen had brought out.
What they didn't expect was that after about two weeks of peace and tranquility, things really developed in the direction that Yu Zizhen had expected.
On this day, they had lunch in the palace again. Because Yu Zizhen always loved fresh seasonal vegetables, the eldest prince asked the imperial kitchen to make flower cakes for her in different ways every day.
The flower cakes are sweet and not greasy, and other people like to eat them too, so every time they are served, others will rush to take a few pieces.
However, on this day, Chen Hushan, who was the first to grab the flower cake, had the flower cake that had been put to his mouth knocked away by Yu Zizhen's quick eyes and hands the moment he opened his mouth.
"Don't eat! No one is allowed to eat!"
With Yu Zizhen's sharp shout, the piece of flower cake that she had knocked away fell to the ground with a thud. Chen Hushan, who had bitten the empty piece of flower cake, saw the shattered "corpse" of the flower cake, and his heart seemed to break into eight pieces.
He glared at Yu Zizhen with a frustrated look on his face, "Brother Yu, it's fine if you don't let me eat the food you brought, but why won't you let us eat the food made by the imperial kitchen in the palace?"
Yu Zizhen glared at him, "This dessert is poisonous! If you're not afraid of death, go ahead and eat another piece!"
Chen Hushan's hands trembled. "What, what kind of poison?"
Oh my God, his hand has touched the flower cake. Could he have been poisoned?
Yu Zizhen didn't answer her. She pointed at a palace maid who was about to quietly retreat and said, "Yaoguang, catch her!"
"Yes!" Yaoguang responded decisively, then rushed over, grabbed the maid who wanted to sneak away, and dragged her directly into the school.
The maidservant was from the palace of Wan Jingrong's aunt, Wen Zhaoyi. She came here to bring snacks to Wan Jingrong.
At this time, there were still many palace maids and eunuchs in the school who came to deliver meals to these children. Most of them came from the imperial kitchen. When they saw the commotion here, they wanted to leave but didn't dare to.
Fortunately, they didn't leave, because when they were hesitating, Yu Zizhen raised his voice and said, "How dare they murder the prince and the descendants of court officials? No one can leave until this matter is thoroughly investigated!"
Lu Heng would not tolerate Yu Zizhen. He snorted coldly and was about to walk out. It was obvious that he was deliberately going against Yu Zizhen.
His servant was very quick-witted. Seeing this, he wanted to slip away and find someone he could trust to pass the message to Mrs. Lu, who was in charge of the imperial kitchen.
Coincidentally, he doesn't indulge Yu Zizhen, and Yu Zizhen doesn't indulge him either.
She stepped on the palace maid, "Yaoguang, catch him!"
Yaoguang reacted extremely quickly, and rushed out again, her little hand heading straight for Lu Heng's servant.
Lu Heng's servant was also quite skilled in martial arts, but he underestimated Yaoguang, who was always mocked and despised by them. He never dreamed that this stinky girl, whom they called a "fool", could actually grab his belt and throw him directly from the corridor into the school.
With a bang, the servant fell about half a meter in front of his master. If Lu Heng had walked faster, the servant would have fallen directly on him.
Lu Heng was angry and afraid, and shouted, "Yu Zizhen!"
Yu Zizhen smiled and said, "I've already said that no one can leave. Mr. Lu, please be patient."
Lu Heng was so angry that he pointed at her and yelled, "Who do you think you are? It's not your turn to give orders!"
Yu Zizhen's smile suddenly died down. "Since Master Lu has said so, I can't stay in this palace any longer. Forget it, I'd better go back to the Northern Territory."
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