After resting for two days, the fifth prince brought the sixth princess to Yaoguang Palace.

To show his respect, the fifth prince brought a generous gift and the sixth princess wore a new dress.

The two children were good-looking and had good temperaments, and were more outstanding than the little models in the previous life. When they appeared together, they looked like fairy children beside the Bodhisattva.

The fifth prince had met Tao Ti once two days ago, so he was not so excited this time. He just bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, sister-in-law."

The Sixth Princess ran towards Tao Ti happily, like a dancing butterfly, and called out sweetly, "Sister-in-law, you are finally back!"

Tao Ti held the cat in her arms and smiled at them tenderly, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu, you are here."

The two children also noticed the cute little cat in her arms, their eyes lit up, "Wow, what a beautiful little cat."

Tao Ti introduced, "This is Yuanbao."

Yuanbao was very smart. He got used to the name after two days. When he heard these two words, he instinctively meowed as a response.

Three people and a cat sat under a big tree in the courtyard with lush green shade. Linglong served them a pot of kumquat green tea and placed some snacks on the table.

The fifth prince and the sixth princess were both very interested in Tao Ti's trip to Luoyang and had a lot of questions.

Of course, what they were most concerned about was the assassination in Luoyang.

Although the Fifth Prince had heard it last time, he still had many doubts in his mind. This time he asked all the questions at once, and Tao Ti answered them one by one.

After saying this, Tao Ti talked about what happened in Prince Mu’s Mansion.

After hearing this, the Fifth Prince clenched his fists and said angrily, "I didn't expect that Prince Mu was so mean. When he came to the palace last year, I even called him my cousin! Bah, bah, bah, he doesn't deserve it!"

The Sixth Princess lowered her eyes and sighed, "Those girls are so pitiful. Their families must be very sad."

Tao Ti took the two people's reactions into consideration. As children of the royal family, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were both well-educated and did not regard the lives of ordinary people as worthless. As a sister-in-law, she was very happy.

Chatting, petting cats, and drinking tea, the afternoon passed quickly.

As it was getting dark, the fifth prince and the sixth princess reluctantly said goodbye.

Before leaving, Tao Ti gave them the souvenirs she bought from Luoyang. When the two children saw them, they were surprised and happy.

For them, gifts are secondary; what is important is the thought of being remembered.

After happily thanking Tao Ti, the two children left Yaoguang Temple with brisk steps.

…

In the Mingyue Palace, Concubine Xu was lazily leaning on a large pillow embroidered with turmeric and green onion branches, reading a book.

Seeing the fifth prince coming back with a bunch of things, a hint of surprise flashed across her beautiful eyes, "Didn't you go out to give gifts? How come you have so many things after going out?"

The fifth prince raised his chin proudly, "These are all gifts that the Crown Princess brought me from Luoyang!"

Concubine Xu raised her eyebrows, it was rare for the Crown Princess to have such affection.

When she came to her senses, she saw her son's smug look and felt angry and amused at the same time, "You little bastard, your uncle and cousins ​​always give you gifts when they go back to other places, why don't you look so happy?"

The fifth prince said with a playful smile, "This is the first time the Crown Princess gives me a gift, so it's naturally different."

As he spoke, he took out another one and held it in front of Concubine Xu Guifei like a treasure, "Mother, this is a gift from my sister-in-law. I opened it and saw that it is a beautiful set of jewelry."

Concubine Xu glanced at the exquisitely carved box but did not open it immediately. She only said to the Fifth Prince, "Okay, go back to your room and wash your face. It's almost time for dinner."

The fifth prince responded and turned back to his bedroom.

Concubine Xu's eyes fell on the jewelry box again. The senior palace maid beside her understood, bent down to open it, and praised, "Your Majesty, this set of ruby ​​headdress is really nice. You have fair skin, so wearing rubies is the most suitable."

Concubine Xu casually picked up one of the ruby ​​lotus-patterned gold hairpins, stared at the glittering red light of the ruby, and said lightly, "This Crown Princess is quite sensible."

The head maid said, "Yes, in the past, there was no interaction between Mingyue Palace and Donggong. Since the Crown Princess married in, the two palaces have become much closer. Madam, is the Crown Princess trying to seduce you?"

Concubine Xu narrowed her beautiful eyes, pondered for a moment, and shook her head, "Not like that."

The eldest palace maid was startled.

Concubine Xu put the hairpin back into the box and said, "I like her very much. It's okay to be close to her. There's no harm in that."

The maid of honor said, "Aren't you worried about the Empress..."

Concubine Xu sneered, "She is trying to pretend to be a loving mother and a virtuous queen, but the people in the Eastern Palace are not stupid. We just need to fool around and get by..."

Having said this, she stopped talking and tapped the jewelry box with her slender fingers.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but the Queen seemed a little restless recently.

Could it be that the assassination of the prince had something to do with them?

Alas, this queen is really impatient. Why is she so anxious? She has been lying in wait for so many years. What's the harm in waiting for another year or two?

………

At noon the next day, Xu Wenchan came to Yaoguang Palace with valuable gifts.

"Artie!!!!"

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Xu Wenchan started howling loudly.

Seeing Taoti, he rushed up and gave her a warm bear hug, "Wuwuwu, Ati."

Tao Ti, who was almost suffocated by being hugged, said, "Okay, okay, let's talk it over, let me go first..."

Xu Wenchan let her go, his round eyes moist and worried, "Do you know that when I heard the news that you were assassinated, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well for several nights."

"I am standing in front of you now." Tao Ti said with a smile, and looked Xu Wenchan up and down, and said in surprise, "A Chan, I haven't seen you for more than a month, you seem to have lost some weight."

Hearing this, Xu Wenchan was not very happy. He curled his lips and said aggrievedly, "It's all because of you."

Taoti, "Me?"

Xu Wenchan nodded, "After hearing that you were in trouble, I took my mother to the temple to pray for you. We stayed there for half a month and ate vegetarian food every day, so I naturally lost weight..."

She leaned forward and said, "Look at my face. Has it become pale?"

Tao Ti didn't expect that she would do all this for her, and her heart was deeply touched.

After a moment, she raised her hand and patted Xu Wenchan's shoulder. "To make up for the fact that you haven't eaten meat for half a month, I'll make you some delicious food so you can eat your fill?"

When Xu Wenchan heard this, he smiled happily, revealing two cute dimples, "Okay, I'll eat as much as you make!"

Seeing Tao Ti was about to get up, Xu Wenchan hurriedly held her back and said, "Let's do it later. Let's talk first. I'm so lonely when you're not in Chang'an. I have so many things to say to you."

Tao Ti sat down again and asked Linglong to get some snacks.

After a while, Linglong served a variety of preserves, cakes, fruits, homemade spicy strips, and a pot of bright-colored bayberry wine.

This spicy strip is made of fried tofu skin. Although it does not have as many flavorings as modern spicy strips, it is healthy and delicious, and the spicy taste is no less than the various spicy strips and chips sold in the convenience store.

As soon as the spicy strips were served, the strong and rich spicy flavor went straight into my nose.

Xu Wenchan was originally still talking about the strange things that happened in Chang'an City. When he smelled the fragrance, his attention was unconsciously drawn to it. "Hey, what kind of food is this? It smells so strange."

Tao Ti said, "This is spicy noodles, made with fried bean curd skin, would you like to try it?"

Xu Wenchan immediately reached out and picked up one. He saw that the yellow bean curd skin was gleaming with a faint red oil sheen, and some fine chili powder could be seen. In addition, there were some white sesame seeds hanging on it.

It looks simple, but I don’t know how it tastes.

As she thought this, she put it into her mouth.

At first glance, the four sensations of numbness, spiciness, saltiness and fragrance occupy the mind. The taste is not that amazing, but the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes. Then you eat one after another, as if you are addicted and can't stop.

Xu Wenchan: I can’t control my mouth!

Seeing Xu Wenchan gasping for air because of the spiciness and still eating non-stop, Tao Ti narrowed her eyes and smiled, "If it's spicy, drink some Yangmei wine. This one has only been soaked for two days, so it's not that intoxicating."

She picked up the colorful bayberry wine and filled two large cups.

The weather is getting hotter day by day. This bayberry wine is poured over ice. A sip of it tastes sour and sweet, and it can cool you down and make you feel refreshed.

The two little sisters ate spicy noodles, drank red bayberry wine, and chatted about all sorts of things.

After Xu Wenchan finished talking about the anecdotes and gossips in the capital, Tao Ti went on to talk about what she saw, heard, thought and felt in Luoyang.

Xu Wenchan listened with great interest. After listening to it, she blinked her eyes, stared at Tao Ti, and said seriously, "Ati, I found something."

Taoti, "Hmm?"

Xu Wenchan, "You seem to be talking about the prince every three sentences now."

Tao Ti was startled, and touched her nose with a guilty conscience, "Really?"

Xu Wenchan nodded, "Yes, you were not like this before."

Tao Ti said embarrassedly, "Maybe it's because I'm with the prince every day in Luoyang, so I mentioned it more often..."

Xu Wenchan murmured softly, "Is that so?" Suddenly, as if she realized something, her dark eyes rolled around, and finally she widened her eyes and looked at Taoti in surprise, "Ati, do you like the Crown Prince?"

Tao Ti, who had just picked up the Yangmei wine to drink, said, "Cough, cough, cough."

She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and her fair face flushed bright red, not sure if it was from the choking, the mulberry wine, or just shyness.

After calming down, Tao Ti met Xu Wenchan's gaze, her eyes revealing the tenderness and determination of a young girl in love, "Well, I like him."

Xu Wenchan, "Wow!"

Taoti's face turned even redder. "He likes me, too."

Xu Wenchan, "Wow!!"

Like most girls who have just fallen in love, Tao Ti shyly but eagerly shared with Xu Wenchan the process of her and Pei Yan's mutual understanding.

As Xu Wenchan listened, she unconsciously held her face with her hands, her eyes filled with longing: When will she be able to have such a sweet love?

Seeing that her friend and the Crown Prince were in love, Xu Wenchan was happy for Tao Ti from the bottom of her heart. Just when she was about to reserve the position of the little grandson's godmother, she suddenly thought of a very serious matter -

It is said that the prince will not live past the age of 23. A'ti likes the prince so much now. If the prince is gone in two years, won't she be heartbroken?

Suddenly, Xu Wenchan recalled those sadistic love stories he had read before, where one party died young, and the other stayed with him through thick and thin, going to hell together...

Xu Wenchan immediately became nervous and grabbed Tao Ti's hand, "A Ti, why don't you just stop liking the prince."

Taoti, "......?"

Xu Wenchan thought about it and felt that this was not quite right.

She frowned, and her not-so-bright little brain tried hard to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.

She didn't want to see her good friend suffer and die together. She also wanted to celebrate her 80th birthday with Ati.

After thinking for a while, she suddenly had an idea. Her dark eyes lit up and she waved mysteriously at Tao Ti.

Tao Ti felt strange, but she moved forward anyway.

Xu Wenchan leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Ati, have you performed the Zhougong ceremony with the prince?"

Tao Ti was stunned for a moment, her face flushed, and she couldn't speak clearly, "You, you, why are you asking this suddenly?"

Xu Wenchan, "Not yet? Then you better hurry up."

There was confusion in Tao Ti's dark eyes.

Xu Wenchan said, "You have to hurry up and get pregnant with the prince's child as soon as possible."

If she had a child, even if the prince passed away one day, Ati would have someone to rely on. She would live well just for the sake of the child, right?

Tao Ti didn't follow Xu Wenchan's train of thought for a moment and was still a little confused.

Xu Wenchan was a little disappointed that they had not gotten along, and slapped his thigh, "Alas, you and the prince have been married for so long... I gave you so many storybooks, don't they have some content like this? You can learn from them... Oh, I brought you some new ones this time!"

Having said that, she told the maid to get it.

A thick stack of storybooks was put in a box, and nothing could be seen from the outside. Once it was brought in, Xu Wenchan dismissed the other people in the hall, opened the box, and took out a few books.

"These are all new products. I heard they are selling very well."

Tao Ti reached out and took a book, flipping through it casually, her eyes wide open, "Wow, this, this is quite exciting..."

Xu Wenchan sat down and said drunkenly, "Then you should read more and learn more."

When it comes to studying, Tao Ti has the desire but not the courage.

She put the script aside in dismay, picked up the bayberry wine and drank half a cup, then put it down again and abruptly changed the topic to opening the pastry shop.

She showed Xu Wenchan her carefully crafted store plan while introducing and explaining it.

I don't know if it was because they were too excited about starting a business, or because of the alcohol in the Yangmei wine, but the two sisters became more and more excited as they talked. It seemed that after opening this shop, the next step would be to open a chain store, count money until their hands were tired, have thousands of handsome men, become the richest person in the country, and reach the pinnacle of life.

The two of you looked at each other, smiling foolishly, "We are going to get rich!"

"By then I will buy the entire Zuixianju, let Master Wuchen warm my bed, Master Nongyu massage my back, and Master Feiliu feed me grapes!"

"I want to buy a big house! Buy a wine shop! Find a bunch of chefs to make all kinds of delicious food for me every day!"

"We can also buy a villa at the foot of Mount Li, go there to escape the heat in the summer, race horses, play ball, row boats, enjoy the scenery, play the piano and sing music..."

"Can you play the piano?"

"I can't. Can you?"

"Well, I can't either... But it doesn't matter, we have money now, we can hire a bunch of good-looking musicians, line them up, and play whatever we want..."

“Hahahahahahahahahaha…”

The two people were chatting happily in the hall. Outside the door, Pei Yan, who had returned early after finishing his official duties, had a straight smile on his face.

Wuchen, Nanyue, Feiliu? A handsome musician?

He glanced at the sky. Although it was almost evening, it was still bright.

So, what are they doing in broad daylight?