Chapter 1021 Plum Blossom Cake
Zhuier silently put the plum blossom cake into a plate and let Jiang Xiaoan take it away.
When Xiao Zhan was found, he was still standing with his hands behind his back, and his posture seemed to have not changed from beginning to end.
"Third cousin."
Jiang Xiaoan handed over the plate of plum blossom cake: "Try this."
"I'm not hungry."
"You can try it even if you're not hungry. I promise you'll like it. This plum cake is delicious, almost the same as the one my aunt made. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought it here to offer as a gift."
After hearing this, Xiao Zhan tasted a piece and found that what Jiang Xiaoan said was true.
“Who did this?”
"Who else could it be other than Miss Zhuier, the Queen Mother's personal maid?"
"I see."
Zhuier sat in the kitchen, feeling nervous, wondering whether Xiao Zhan would taste the plum cake she made, and what he would think after tasting it.
Just as she was lost in thought, Xiao Zhan walked in.
Zhuier tried hard to hide her inner joy: "Master Prime Minister, why are you here?"
In fact, she knew in her heart that all this was because of that plate of plum cake.
When she was alive, Mrs. Feng was good at making plum blossom cakes, which were loved by children.
Therefore, after Feng Ziqing entered the palace, Madam Feng specially taught Zhuier the method of making plum blossom cake so that Feng Ziqing could enjoy it whenever she wanted in the future.
Zhuier knew very well that Xiao Zhan also liked the plum blossom cake made by Madam Feng, so she tried her best in the learning process and strived for perfection, even though she never had too many extravagant hopes in her heart.
Xiao Zhan asked softly, "I heard from Xiao An that you made the plum blossom cake yourself?"
Zhuier nodded quickly: "Yes!"
"Did your mother teach you that?"
"The old lady was worried that the Queen Mother would not be able to eat her favorite plum blossom cake in the palace, so she taught me this specially."
As he had guessed, his mother always loved Feng Ziqing the most, but she eventually became seriously ill because of this.
"Make some more. I want to take them back."
Zhuier was surprised and happy: "Okay."
She knew that Xiao Zhan might want to bring the cakes to Jiang Xue, but it didn't matter to her. As long as he took the initiative to ask, it at least showed that she still had value in his eyes.
Noticing the scars on Zhuier's hands, Xiao Zhan said, "After eating the plum blossom cake you made today, I can guarantee that the Queen Mother will not embarrass you again."
Zhuier immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, sir."
She didn't expect him to notice her injury and help her again.
Xiao Zhan said nothing more and left the kitchen. Zhuier stared at his back, lost in memories.
Ten years ago, she was wrongly accused of stealing Feng Ziqing's jewelry and was in danger of being sold.
It was Xiao Zhan who discovered the truth and cleared her name.
Later, every time she was punished, he helped to reduce the punishment. Although he knew these things, he might have forgotten them long ago, but Zhuier would never forget them.
He was her savior, like a god.
She liked him silently, but he only had the regent princess Jiang Xue in his heart. Thinking of this, she felt a little sad.
Why are people born high and low?
If possible, she hoped that she could also be born into a noble family, so that she would be qualified to tell him her feelings. But now, she felt that even looking at him for one more time was a luxury.
In the early morning, Feng Ziqing finally woke up and felt weak all over.
"What do you need?" Feng Ziqing realized Xiao Zhan was also in the room when she heard the voice. Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, she knew he didn't sleep well last night.
It turns out that in the face of life and death, he still cares about her.
Feng Ziqing coughed and said, "I want to drink some water."
As soon as she said this, she realized that she could speak. It seemed that when she was unconscious, Xiao Zhan asked Jiang Xiaoan to detoxify her.
Xiao Zhan picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea, walked to the bed, helped her up, and fed her.
After drinking a cup of warm tea, she felt much better.
“Yun Che, I know that no matter how harshly you say it, you still miss me, your cousin.”
Xiao Zhan gently put her back on the bed and carefully covered her with the quilt: "I remember when I had a fever as a child, you and your aunt stayed with me all night."
A smile appeared on Feng Ziqing's pale face: "Do you still remember that incident?"
"How could I forget?"
"So you care about me."
"No."
Xiao Zhan said calmly: "I took care of you last night just to repay your kindness."
Feng Ziqing's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that although family affection is important, the interests of the country are more important. From today on, your life or death has nothing to do with me. The wrong things you have done have already destroyed the family affection between us."
Feng Ziqing sneered: "If you don't care whether I live or die, why did you save me? You say one thing and mean another."
"I saved you not for you, but because the Queen Mother couldn't die suddenly on New Year's Eve." Xiao
Zhan said slowly: "I will send a message that the Queen Mother is ill. Your illness will become more and more serious. If you want to die at that time, I will not stop you."
Feng Ziqing finally understood: "You want me to die?"
If this were not the case, why would he arrange it this way?
"I don't care if you live or die. The choice of your future is in your hands."
"Xiao Zhan, how can you be so ruthless?"
Feng Ziqing coughed with excitement: "I am Heng'er's mother, he will avenge me."
"You just gave birth to him, but you always use him. Xiaoxue and I treat him sincerely. Who do you think he will be closer to when he grows up?"
"You..." Feng Ziqing was speechless, remembering that Jiang Heng had never shown any affection towards her and always sided with Jiang Xue.
Her position in her son's heart was indeed insignificant.
"Xiao An, check the Queen Mother's pulse again!"
Jiang Xiaoan walked over, and Feng Ziqing yelled at him with all her might: "Get out of here, I won't let you take my pulse."
Last time he poisoned and silenced her, who knows what he will do this time.
Jiang Xiaoan was just planning to give Feng Ziqing some more muscle softening powder to calm her down.
At this time, Xiao Zhan said, "Forget it."
"Third cousin, what does 'forget it' mean? Can you explain it to me?"
"I've changed my mind."
Jiang Xiaoan was still a little confused: "Huh?"
"If she wants to commit suicide now, I don't intend to stop her, so there is no need to check her pulse."
Xiao Zhan's eyes were cold and ruthless: "Xiao An, let's go!"
"Are you really not going to care?"
Jiang Xiaoan asked, "Hasn't the news of the Queen Mother's serious illness spread yet? If something unexpected happens to her during the New Year, once the news gets out, it will probably cause quite a stir."
Xiao Zhan glanced at him calmly: "Do you think Xiaoxue and I can't even conceal the news of the Queen Mother's death for half a year?"
Although his voice was not loud, Feng Ziqing heard it clearly.
Even if he died now, he would have a way to deal with it.
This cousin is really cruel and ruthless. For that woman Jiang Xue, he is willing to let himself die.
But she refused to let their plan succeed. She wanted to stay alive and make sure Jiang Xue didn't have a good end.
"Jiang Xiaoan, come over here and check my pulse!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoan was so angry that he almost laughed: "Empress Dowager, I'm not a ball. I can't roll around."
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