Chapter 188: Please Have Tea, Your Highness
Moxiang took the rouge and wanted to put it on her face, and Chu Liuzheng quickly dodged backwards.
[It's just an apology, not a duty call. I'd have to wash off my rouge after I put it on, so it's not worth the trouble for just a short while.]
"Why are you hiding?" Moxiang reached out and held her down. "You're unconscious and frightened. Even the strongest person can't stand it. You only recovered for a day yesterday. How can you recover? You look too haggard. You're not fit to see His Majesty."
Chu Liuzheng said, "Looking haggard is just right. If the Second Prince tries to embarrass me when I apologize later, I will faint and prevent him from doing so any further."
After she said that, Moxiang shook her head helplessly, but put the rouge back.
Not only that, she also reached out and took two pearl flowers from Chu Liuzheng's head.
Suddenly, the already plain outfit became even simpler, and Chu Liuzheng's pale and sickly face was further highlighted.
Chu Liuzheng looked in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction: "Sister really understands me, this is just right."
Moxiang glared at her and said, "It's a pity that the cloak His Majesty gave me was burned. Otherwise, it would be perfect for this weather and I wouldn't have to worry about you getting cold."
"It's nice to wear a cloak, but it's against the rules," Chu Liuzheng said. "Sister, have you forgotten what I'm doing today? It's better to behave properly."
[So as to avoid being picked on by that butterfly.]
"Sister Liu Zheng." Chen Xing knocked on the door. "Have you packed?"
"Okay." Moxiang responded, "Come in."
Chen Xing pushed the door open and walked in. As usual, he walked up to Chu Liuzheng with a smile and said some nice words. Then he helped Chu Liuzheng say goodbye to Moxiang and went to the Yangxin Palace.
"Sister, watch your step." Chen Xing held Chu Liuzheng's arm with one hand and held an umbrella with the other. "Eunuch Zhou originally sent Eunuch An to deliver the message, but since I have nothing else to do, I asked to come and pick you up myself."
"Thank you for making this trip." Chu Liuzheng looked at the falling snow, "otherwise I'd be soaked."
Chen Xing said, "I can't bear to see my sister get wet in the snow."
The two chatted casually, and soon they arrived at the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Chen Xing put away his umbrella and said with a smile, "Eunuch Zhou, I've brought Sister Liu Zheng here."
Zhou Yuande nodded to her, raised his eyes to look Chu Liuzheng around, and when he saw that everything was alright, he said, "I'll go in and report it. Miss, please wait here."
"Thank you, eunuch." Chu Liuzheng bowed to him.
Zhou Yuande turned and went into the hall to report. Xiao Anzi came forward to greet him, "Did you like the tea I sent yesterday?"
Chu Liuzheng smiled and said, "The tea that Eunuch Zhou sent is naturally good. Thank you for making such a special trip. I'll treat you to some snacks tomorrow."
"That's great." Before Xiao Anzi could say something, Zhou Yuande came out and summoned Chu Liuzheng to come in.
"Sister, go ahead. I'll go to the tea room and come back to pick you up later." Chen Xing waved at her and ran away.
Chu Liuzheng was surprised and tilted his head to ask Zhou Yuande in a low voice, "Eunuch Zhou, has Chen Xing been transferred to the Yangxin Palace to serve?"
Zhou Yuande said, "Young lady, you may not know that His Majesty will hold political meetings in the Yangxin Palace before the next year's seal is issued. Young ladies Yuzhui, Chenxing, and Siyue will temporarily take turns to work in the Yangxin Palace's tea room."
[Tsk tsk, if the tyrant wants to work in the Yangxin Palace, why not just come here? There are so many people in the Yangxin Palace's tea room, Yuzhui and the other three won't be in need.]
The three of them could have spent a few days relaxing, cracking sunflower seeds and chatting, treating it like a vacation, but they were transferred to other positions, and now they can't have a single day of leisure.
"Your Majesty, Miss Liu Zheng has arrived."
Chu Liuzheng knelt down and greeted: "Your Majesty, may you be well."
"Stand up." Xiao Jingfan waved his hand at her.
Chu Liuzheng stood up and glanced around, and found that there were quite a few people sitting in the hall, including Wei Mingliang, Princess Xixia, Yin Taiyu, Princess Goryeo, etc.
[Seeing Butterfly's face makes me want to slap her. Later I have to apologize to this scheming scoundrel. I'm so angry!]
The naive princess is still as beautiful as ever, though she seems a bit thinner, with no flesh on her face. My childhood friend has been detained by the tyrant to learn foreign languages, and I can't send a message to the naive princess. I'm afraid she's worried sick.
[Eh? The fake princess is wearing heavy makeup today, and her eyes are bloodshot. Did she not sleep well last night?]
[However, just because of the fake princess's decision, I wouldn't be able to sleep either.]
Xiao Jingfan:?
What decision?
[The Third Prince seems to have put on makeup today too... Wait! I seem to have forgotten something...]
Chu Liuzheng stared at Yin Taiyu for a moment, and an idea flashed in his mind.
[Hey! The third prince was the one who was sent to marry! He was the one who said that if the princess couldn't be chosen, the prince could be chosen. How could I have forgotten about this? The reason the Goryeo Emperor chose the third prince to be sent as an envoy to Daesung was because of his face!]
!!!
Xiao Jingfan was so frightened that he almost bit his tongue and hurriedly drank tea to cover it up.
Here, Wei Mingliang and others were also looking at Chu Liuzheng.
Wei Mingliang still remembers the day when Chu Liuzheng suddenly bumped into the pillar.
Now that they met again, he, who had never suffered a loss at the hands of a woman, suddenly felt his teeth itching and wanted to take her back to Xixia to find out the truth.
Xiao Jingfan cleared his throat and winked at Chu Liuzheng.
Chu Liuzheng stepped forward and turned to Wei Mingliang, bowing, "That day, I accidentally bumped into His Highness the Second Prince. I've heard that His Highness is kind and generous. Please, consider that it was an unintentional mistake and forgive me this time."
An unintentional mistake?
Wei Mingliang still remembers how hard that kick was, it almost crippled him!
He deliberately made things difficult, glaring discontentedly, "If you're sincerely apologizing, why don't you even offer me a cup of tea?"
Zhou Yuande, who was waiting at the door, winked at Siyue, who quickly walked into the hall with a tray and served a cup of tea to Chu Liuzheng.
Wei Mingliang glanced at Chu Liuzheng's half-squatting posture and his gauze-wrapped hands and sneered, "If it's not served by me personally, then you might as well not drink it."
Xiao Jingfan frowned and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a voice in his heart.
"Aren't you just trying to make things difficult for me because I hurt my hand? Haha, my hand doesn't hurt anymore, I can still hold a cup of tea!"
"It was my negligence, Your Highness. Please forgive me." Chu Liuzheng reached out to take the teacup, but Siyue suddenly grabbed her wrist. "I'm afraid this tea may not suit Your Highness's taste. I'll go get another one."
Chu Liuzheng: ???
What's the point of changing something good?
Mitsuki winked at her secretly.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[No way, no way, could this girl have used her innate skill? Is this a poisoned tea?]
Suspicious, she quickly checked the system.
[Holy crap! It's really poisonous! Itch water... eh? Is itch water considered poison?]
[Let me see... Mitsuki smeared itching water on the teacup. Anyone who touched it would experience an attack after three hours. Even if the antidote was applied, the itching would still last for half an hour.]
[Tsk tsk, this itching water isn't lethal, but it's certainly torturous. As expected of a product from the Dark Guard Battalion, it's a must-have for home and travel... No, I'd better not bring it with me, it's unsafe.]
Chu Liuzheng calculated the time.
In three hours, Hua Hudie would have returned to the inn. Even if he suspected she had been tricked in the palace, the evidence would have been destroyed long ago. He would have to accept this loss in silence.
[Hehe, I'm not afraid because I have gauze covering me. This cup of tea must not be replaced.]
"I'm sorry to keep Your Highness waiting." Chu Liuzheng gently pushed Siyue's hand away, picked up the cup of tea with both hands, and bowed to Wei Mingliangfu again, "Your Highness, please have some tea."
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