Chapter 1567: It’s great to have you by my side
Shi Liu turned around curiously and wanted to help Tang Bao get off the carriage.
Tang Bao sat back down and said, "Sister Shi Liu, come up. We won't be going back to the official inn."
Pomegranate: "...Oh, okay!"
Young Master Ersun, Princess Linghua, you guys just wish yourselves good luck!
"Aunt! That's your carriage..."
Erpan glanced at Tangbao's carriage and couldn't help shouting.
But the carriage rolled away.
Er Pan: “…”
Aunt, what do you mean?
**
Her Majesty the Queen's coffin was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and Tang Bao, as an adopted daughter, naturally had to attend the funeral.
The customs of Western Qin and Dayan are different.
Although Tang Bao was just a little girl, she was allowed to follow Princess Mingli into the underground palace.
There are intricate murals carved on the stone walls of the underground palace.
The mural tells the story of the first Queen of Western Qin, who was the incarnation of a god. She held an iron spear in her hand, stepped on a four-horned monster, and conquered all directions.
After seeing it, Tang Bao was secretly amazed.
Sure enough, after adding the color of mythology, people will feel awe for no reason and lose the thought of resistance.
Perhaps this is why rulers of all dynasties like to use the return of destiny to win the hearts of the people.
After the empress's coffin was buried, a large-scale purge was carried out in the court and the palace of Western Qin.
Pomegranate is the first inspector of this cleansing!
In the main hall, civil and military officials stood in rows, as if they were being inspected by their leaders, each holding their breath, their faces filled with tension.
Shi Liu strode forward, glancing at each official majestically.
Saying the same words -
"Vomiting blood!"
"Vomiting blood..."
All the officials who did not vomit blood breathed a sigh of relief as if they had escaped a disaster.
However, there were occasionally officials who would spit out blood with a "Puff!" sound.
Any official who vomited blood was taken aside and became the subject of investigation with terrified faces.
After Shi Liu finished reviewing the officials in the imperial court, he was hurriedly invited to review the attendants and maids in the palace...
For a moment, the air in the entire Western Qin was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
"Ouch! I'm so tired!" Shi Liu slumped in the chair, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured the tea directly into his mouth through the spout.
Princess Mingli immediately said, "Thank you for your hard work, sister."
Shi Liu put down the teapot, wiped his lips proudly, and said, "It's okay. You are my sister. I can't just stand by and watch your affairs."
Princess Mingli was deeply moved.
It’s great to have a sister like this!
Although the two of them recognized each other as sisters in private, they did not do so openly.
After all, Her Majesty the Queen never revealed the truth during her lifetime, and Shi Liu's identity as the daughter of Yuan Mo, the high priest of Southern Xinjiang, has not yet been recognized.
"Sister, many local officials of Western Qin will not come to the capital until my coronation ceremony. I would like to trouble you to check them one by one at that time." Princess Mingli said.
"It's a small matter." Shi Liu said like an elder sister, "But you have lost a lot of weight these days. My lady and I need some tonic recipes. Let Aunt Pang make some medicinal food for you."
"The medicinal food is here."
As soon as Shi Liu finished speaking, Tang Bao walked in with a food box in her hand and a smile on her face.
Princess Mingli felt warm in her heart.
Some confusion and fear about the future dissipated like smoke.
Now that she has an older sister and a younger sister, she feels more confident.
It turns out that this is what it feels like to have a home and family.
"It's great to have you by my side." Princess Mingli said with red eyes.
"Of course! Sister Pomegranate and I are not ordinary people!"
Tang Bao said this proudly as he opened the food box, revealing a jar of medicinal food inside.
Shi Liu immediately stood up and tried to serve the medicinal food. Princess Mingli quickly said, "You take a break. I'll do it! The three of us sisters can drink together."
"Let me do it, my two sisters just wait." Tang Bao said with a smile: "If there is anything, I will do the hard work for you!"
"That won't do!" Shi Liu said stubbornly, "Miss, you call me sister because you are kind. But I can't get carried away and forget the rules of respect!"
After saying that, he insisted on taking the spoon from Tang Bao's hand.
Tang Bao looked helpless.
She didn't understand why Sister Pomegranate, who was always generous and straightforward, was so stubborn about this matter?
Tang Bao looked at Princess Mingli in embarrassment, and signaled Princess Mingli to persuade Shi Liu.
Princess Mingli looked at Shi Liu and said, "Sister Fuya is kind-hearted and full of blessings and merits. She has been kind to me, and she has been kind to me as well. From now on, we should just treat her sincerely! No one in this world can bully her!"
Princess Mingli spoke at the end with great dominance!
Then, after a pause, he looked at Shi Liu and said, "I don't know what happened to you, sister, but you are the daughter of the high priest of Southern Xinjiang, and you are of noble status. It's just fate that has made you wander around. In time, you will return to your roots..."
"No!" Before Princess Mingli could finish, Shi Liu interrupted her and said, "What do you mean by acknowledging your ancestral roots? I've been Wu Shi Liu my entire life! Since my mother didn't tell me the truth before she died, then my identity must be shameful!"
As Shi Liu spoke, he filled a bowl with medicinal food and subconsciously placed it in front of Tang Bao.
Then, he curled his lips and said, "I don't want to rush to acknowledge my ancestors or join any clan, so as not to cause others to dislike me! If that happens, it would be better for me to live freely with the young lady!"
Princess Mingli: “…”
That seems to make sense...
On the way back to Xi Qin from Dayan, she also realized that although Shi Liu was Su Tang's maid, the Da Pan brothers all called Shi Liu Auntie and did not regard Shi Liu as a servant at all.
At the same time, she also learned from Xia Siya that the Su family did not have so many rules and etiquette, and the whole family treated Shi Liu as a family member.
"Sister, you're right," Princess Mingli said. "Sister, you said your identity is shameful, but isn't it the same for me? Before my mother died, she didn't tell me the truth..."
A look of dejection appeared on Princess Mingli's face.
Seeing Princess Mingli like this, Shi Liu, on the other hand, looked relieved and consoled her, "Perhaps it's that high priest of Southern Xinjiang, a playboy by nature, who flirts with women everywhere. However, it's all thanks to him that he's so unfaithful. Otherwise, we wouldn't be sisters anymore... That's not right!"
Shi Liu seemed to remember something suddenly, and looked at Princess Mingli with sparkling eyes.
"Do you think that we two sisters have many brothers and sisters scattered all over the world?"
Princess Mingli: “…”
It seems possible...
Before Princess Mingli's eyes, a large group of men and women appeared, rushing towards her, shouting "sisters and sisters"...
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