"I don't know where Brother Chang Zuo has gone to! He really makes me worry!"

Helian Yu wandered around and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Helian Sheng caught up with her, "Xiao Yu'er, I just asked Eunuch Chang, and Lord Chang Zuo went to the imperial kitchen and is not at Shunzhen Gate."

"Oh, thank you, Prince brother. I'll go first then~" Helian Yu waved his little paws at Helian Sheng, turned around and ran out of the garden.

Helian Sheng was worried that Helian Yu might get into an accident on the way, so he hurried to catch up, "Xiao Yu'er, I have already sent someone to the imperial kitchen to invite Lord Chang Zuo, please come with me into the palace and sit for a while."

Helian Yu placed her small hand on Helian Sheng's and followed him slowly back to the dining hall.

Seeing Helian Yu coming back, Helian Chi waved at her and said, "Would you like to eat Baihua Ciba Cake?"

Helian Yu let go of Helian Sheng's hand and ran towards Helian Chi excitedly, his dark almond eyes shining: "Fourth brother, just a little bit, I can't eat much."

Helian Chi twisted the glutinous rice cake, leaned over to her and handed it to her mouth, with a smile on his immature yet sharp face, "Then you bite it yourself."

Helian Yu bit down with a "wow", biting off most of the glutinous rice cake, and his mouth was bulging, completely filled.

Helian Chi raised his hand to wipe the petals from her lips, "You're so polite, didn't you say you only wanted to taste it?"

Helian Yu didn't have time to reply. She slapped Helian Chi's hand away and covered his mouth with her small hand.

Helian Sheng glanced at the two of them and sat back in his seat. Next to him was Liu Qiuyue. He glanced sideways and saw that next to Liu Qiuyue were the daughters of Si Nong, one Liang Di and the other Liang Yuan.

"Are you the daughter of Lord Liu, the Minister of Rites?"

Liu Qiyue lowered her eyes, sighing at the unpredictability of life. She had originally planned that she would not be selected, and had arranged for people to do so, but she did not expect to be in the process of choosing concubines for the prince. She said politely, "Yes."

"Are you familiar with poetry and literature?"

Liu Qiyue shook her head slightly, "My father said that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, so he only asked the girls in our house to learn a few characters."

She had intended to become famous throughout the world with her five thousand years of poetry, but in the palace, especially after witnessing the princes fighting each other so effortlessly, she suppressed the idea.

In this era, saying the wrong thing can really cost you your head.

Helian Sheng asked and then stopped asking, "There is no Crown Princess in my house, so Liang Di will temporarily take charge of the household affairs. If you don't understand, feel free to ask the housekeepers, they are the elders in the house."

Liu Qiuyue was surprised that Helian Sheng was so straightforward that he actually handed over all the household supplies to her.

She couldn't guess Helian Sheng's intention, but she wouldn't simply think that Helian Sheng was being casual.

He was named the crown prince at the age of eight, and now he is still holding the crown prince position at a young age. How could it be easy?

Liu Qiuyue hid his thoughts, and everyone at the table had their own plans.

Helian Yu snatched the remaining Baihua Ciba cake from Helian Chi's hand and said, "Fourth brother, fourth brother, was this made in the imperial kitchen or in the small kitchen?"

"you guess."

“…Fourth Brother!”

"If you like the new tricks made by the imperial kitchen, transfer the chef to Fengyang Pavilion tomorrow and let the chef in your palace's small kitchen learn from them."

"Uh-huh!"

Helian Yu was getting bored of waiting so long that he reached out for the pastries on the table, but Helian Chi grabbed his little paw.

"If you keep eating, I'll tell Chang Zuo about it. Your master will punish you, right?"

"No way! Master is so good to me! Master is the best and most beautiful in the world!"

Helian Chi stroked her nose and scolded with a smile: "Flatterer!"

"Your Highness, Princess Zhaoyang is so close to you, just like a real sister!" The girl next to Helian Chi joked with a smile.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

On the surface, she and the prince are sisters from the same mother, but she can say that her relationship with Helian Chi is closer than that with the prince, and even add the word "siblings", which is obviously more targeted.

Considering how petty and narrow-minded Helian Chi is, wouldn't this girl be tortured to death if she entered his house?

Helian Yu poked Helian Chi's face and said, "Big sister praised you for being as pretty as me!"

Helian Chi curved his lips, held Helian Yu on his lap, and said with pity, "This minister and Xiao Yu'er got along well, but it robbed the eldest prince of his fun, which is really a sin."

Helian Yu rolled his eyes, hypocritical! Helian Yu heard the eunuch outside the palace call out "Master Chang Zuo", so he quickly turned around, lay on Helian Chi, and waved at Chang Zuo, "Brother Chang Zuo!"

The big eater is finally here!

Let's leave the palace quickly! Chang Zuo stepped forward, picked up Helian Yu skillfully, and walked out of the palace.

Helian Yu dangled in the air, curled up her calves, and rubbed them, "Chang Zuo!!! You lifted me up again!!! I'm a princess!!!"

Chang Zuo threw Helian Yu into his arms and walked quickly out of the hall.

"Why is your chest wet?"

"I was bumped by a young eunuch and got covered in swill."

Helian Yu collapsed and struggled: "Chang Zuo!!! I hate you!!!"

Chang Zuo stuffed the scabbard into Helian Yu's mouth and said, "No noise is allowed in the palace."

Helian Yu: “???”

My tooth hurts! In the dining hall, several people looked at each other.

"Princess Zhaoyang... is she really alright?" The low EQ girl next to Helian Chi spoke again, "Is Princess Zhaoyang not favored by the Imperial Master?"

Helian Chi was helpless with her. Why would his father leave such a girl to him? Her mouth was a disaster. She kept talking one after another. She was also a strange person.

"The Imperial Master's Mansion has always been informal, and Lord Chang Zuo knows what to do." Although Helian Chi didn't want to pay attention, he was still in the palace after all, and there was a new Hongxiu, so it was impossible for him not to put in some superficial efforts.

Helian Yu got on the carriage leaving the palace and fiddled with the tassel of her necklace on the carriage. "Chang'an, is that the plum fragrance you're wearing?"

"Your Highness, I did use the Tianmei incense that His Majesty gave me, but I also used the Jiebuluo incense at the same time."

"No wonder, there is a cool and refreshing smell of pine." Helian Yu played with the tassel of her necklace and gave Chang An a sneaky hook. Chang An leaned over and whispered, "Master, there are some pine needles drying in the courtyard. Can we steal some and make incense?"

Chang An's eyes twitched, "Your Highness, the Imperial Master is using pine needles to make medicine. If you want pine needles, shall I have someone find some for you?"

"That's so boring!" Helian Yu waved his hands at Chang An, with an unfathomable look on his face. "It's fun to steal from Master. His face is expressionless, as if someone hit him with a brick. You have to tease him, that's fun."

"Are you not afraid of being punished?"

"...Don't be so pessimistic... What do you think about us training a group of birds and letting them go in groups to grab pine needles?"

Chang An remained silent, feeling a little sympathy for the Imperial Master in his heart. To have a disciple like Princess Zhaoyang, perhaps he must have done a lot of evil in his previous life.

"It's interesting to think about it! I'll go buy a bird tomorrow!"

The carriage drove into the Imperial Master's Mansion through the side door, got off in the front yard, and then went directly to the stable.

"Master~ I miss you so much~"

Helian Yu ran happily into the main courtyard.

Chang Zuo held the sword and shook his head, "Young Master is in trouble again."

(End of this chapter)