"You are right." Zhou Huzhu nodded in agreement.
"My hot pot restaurant has been renovated and reopened. Come to my hot pot restaurant tomorrow and I will treat you to hot pot."
When Zhou Huzhu heard about food, her eyes lit up instantly. She nodded with a smile, "Okay! Your spicy hot pot is delicious. I am drooling just thinking about it now."
"It's not in vain that I protected you. I will introduce my second brother to you later. Although he doesn't like to talk much, he is a very careful and considerate person! He will definitely meet your requirements of being together for the rest of your life."
The second prince followed the queen and the concubine. He looked gentle and clean, slightly inferior to Qi Xiuzhe in appearance, but also in line with Qin Yinnuan's aesthetic taste.
The second prince looked noble in his light blue robe, which matched the color of Qin Yinnuan's. They looked very well matched together.
"Okay, but if I get along with him and he's not suitable for me, then you better stop trying to match me up, or it will be awkward."
"You are such an outstanding and intelligent person, my second brother will definitely like you." Zhou Huzhu and Qin Yinnuan got to know each other because of food.
In addition, Qin Yinnuan's frank remarks were very much in line with her wishes.
Compared to Qin Wu's cautious and inferior appearance, Zhou Huzhu likes Qin Yinnuan's straightforward and open-minded attitude.
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At the same time, when Qin Wu passed by Qi Xiuzhe and Qin Suhu, one of them grabbed one of her arms.
Qin Wu's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and she said in a low and cold voice, "If you think I bullied Qin Yinnuan, please ask the queen to seek justice for her."
"I didn't mean that." Qi Xiuzhe frowned, a little surprised by Qin Wu's words. Why did she think that he would ask the Queen to make the decision for Qin Yinnuan?
Even if Qin Wu really bullied Qin Yinnuan, they would not ask the Queen to take charge.
After all, she is the queen, so they can tell the difference between the important and the unimportant.
Qin Wu glanced at the hand that was holding her arm, "What does that mean?"
"No matter what, Lan Xin is my sister. Even if she said something unpleasant to you, you don't have to embarrass her in public. You can just tell me..."
"Tell you?" Qin Wu said sarcastically, "Will you help me vent my anger? Or is this not a big deal and I should just bear with it and give the things to Qi Lanxin?"
"I……"
"Forget it, you don't believe me, just like I don't believe you will protect me now." Qin Wu waved her hand to break free from his hand that was holding her arm, and looked coldly at Qin Suhuo who had a slightly shocked look in his eyes.
"What does the Fourth Master Qin want now? Beat me to vent his anger on Qin Yinnuan?"
Qin Su choked, obviously not expecting Qin Wu to think of him like this. Was he the kind of person who would beat her at every turn?
"I just want to warn you not to ruin the relationship between Xiao Nuan and the Second Prince!"
He looked at her cold expression and she was completely different from the way she used to cling to him and always act coquettishly and call him Fourth Brother.
His irritated voice was cold and hard. "Don't take advantage of the fact that the Queen thinks highly of you and do whatever you want here. This is the Imperial Palace. If you are not careful, you will die! I am kindly reminding you, you ungrateful person!"
Isn’t she just worried that Xiao Nuan will snatch Qi Xiuzhe away? Everyone assured her that there was only a brother-sister relationship between them, so why didn't she believe it?
Once Xiao Nuan marries the second prince, she will stop thinking about this and won’t be jealous of Xiao Nuan or cause trouble anymore!
Besides, he had managed to stop his father from crossing her name out of the family tree. When that happens, she would be the first one to come back and thank him!
She doesn't call him Fourth Brother now, but there will be a time when she will regret it and beg to call him Fourth Brother again.
"Okay." Qin Wu was too lazy to waste words with him. She slapped Qin Suhuo's hand away and quickly followed the steps of the Queen and others...
Qi Lanxin was both angry and furious, but she didn't dare to get angry at Qin Wu anymore.
Qi Lanxin's face was ruined today. Many people laughed at her behind her back for having to borrow Qin Wu's headgear to attend the plum blossom viewing party. How could the eldest daughter of the Qi family live in such a tight financial situation?
Plum trees are planted all around the Plum Viewing Pavilion.
Now is the time when plum blossoms are in full bloom.
There was fine snow floating in the sky and thin white snow hanging on the branches. The blood-red plum blossoms were made even more vivid by the white snow.
In this freezing weather, only the plum blossoms bloom alone without fear of the severe cold, attracting people's attention.
A charcoal fire was lit in the pavilion, and the palace maids served hot ginger tea to everyone seated to ward off the cold.
The queen loved plum blossoms the most. She smiled and said, "Plum blossoms without snow are not lively, snow without poetry is vulgar..."
"Why don't everyone write a poem about plum blossoms to liven up the atmosphere..."
It would also be a good opportunity for the Third Prince and the Second Prince to see the talents of other girls and show them off.
"If the poem you write is good, I will reward you handsomely."
"Prince Qi, you are talented and eloquent. How about you take the lead today and write a poem?"
Qi Xiuzhe stood up and bowed, "It's the Queen."
"The sparse branches are as thin as jade, and the small calyx is dotted with pearly light. One flower suddenly changes first, and then all the flowers are fragrant.
To spread the message of spring, we are not afraid of being buried by snow. Stop playing the jade flute three times, for the God of Spring is taking action. ”
【Note: Plum Blossom Chen Liang】
He was dressed in a green robe, his figure was as strong as a bamboo, he was graceful and had the air of a gentleman.
As he recited the plum blossom poem, everyone present applauded to show their appreciation.
Many women looked at him with admiration.
"You are worthy of being our Shangjing's talented Jun Ya." The Queen praised with a smile, "Not a single word mentions plum blossoms, but everything is telling about plum blossoms."
Others immediately praised him.
"Come here, give the reward." The queen said.
The maid beside the queen came out carrying a jade tray with thirty or forty sachets on it.
This sachet is made of gold thread and contains a scent bead.
The sachet beads here were blended by Qin Wu using various spices. There were scents with the refreshing fragrance of plum blossoms, the fragrance of amber fruity wood, and the fragrance of woody ambergris. There were four scents in total, and they smelled very nice.
"Prince Qi, this is a sachet specially made by the Queen. Please choose a scent you like." Nanny Zhang added, "Today, all the young ladies and gentlemen who perform well will have the opportunity to receive a sachet as a reward from the Queen."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was eager to try it.
Qi Xiuzhe chose one with plum blossom scent.
Qin Wu glanced at it indifferently and was not surprised at all that he chose this flavor.
"I have collected a painting by Master Lin Lan. You have a connection with it, so I will give it to you as a reward."
"Thank you, Queen, for the reward."
Seeing that Qi Xiuzhe had obtained so many good things, others also started to compose poems.
But none of them were as brilliant as the poems Qi Xiuzhe wrote at the beginning.
However, there were not many women who could compose poetry and prose, but the queen rewarded anyone who could write a poem about plum blossoms with a sachet.
The third prince's eyes fell on Qin Yinnuan, and he smiled unnaturally, "Miss Qin, my father named you Princess Lingsi, you must be very capable, why don't you write a poem?"
"You can't write poetry, right? If you can't write poetry, there's no point in you coming to the plum blossom viewing party..."
These words also implicitly expressed Qin Yinnuan's contempt.
"Why don't you just compose a poem? Only if you have talent can I consider whether you are worthy of this prince."
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