Chapter 50 Why must I be a favorite concubine?
No. 99 detected that it was Wu Zhanjun coming, and panicked, subconsciously telling Zhao Miaomiao to run, "Host, run! The second male lead is chasing us!"
Wu Zhanjun came to the cold palace to see the former virtuous concubine that Zhao Miaomiao mentioned.
That is, her biological mother.
But who would have thought that before he even reached the cold palace, he saw the old lady by the pond.
The old lady was holding a wooden barrel with a missing corner in her hand. There were a few fish in the barrel and a fishing rod made of willow branches next to it.
It seems to be the one made by Zhao Miaomiao.
Zhao Miaomiao didn't take it with her when she left the cold palace, so she left it there. Now the old lady is using it to fish.
But the old lady fishes not for food, but for fun.
Catch the fish the day before, put it back the next day, and then catch it again.
Just killing time.
After all, the days in the cold palace are too long and too hard, so you have to find something to do.
When Wu Zhanjun saw the old lady's back, he panicked and was afraid to move forward.
However, the old lady noticed someone behind her and turned to take a look.
Then the old lady was stunned.
Judging from the old lady’s reaction, she should know who Wu Zhanjun is and that Wu Zhanjun is her own child.
But she still thought Wu Zhanjun didn't know about this, so after a while, she realized it.
He stood up tremblingly, ready to kneel down and salute Wu Zhanjun.
"I, Yuan, pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
The old lady knelt down on her knees and kowtowed three times on the ground before stopping.
A standard gift.
Wu Zhanjun's eyes turned red and he felt like crying.
Is this his biological mother?
She should be about the same age as the empress dowager, around 30 or 40 years old, so why is her hair so gray and she looks so old?
But the old lady's clothes were pretty good, clean and tidy, unlike the coarse linen clothes she had worn before, which could not even keep her warm.
These clothes for the old lady were also sent to her by Zhao Miaomiao after she left the cold palace.
The old lady was thankful that the clothes sent by Zhao Miaomiao allowed her to retain the last bit of dignity when she met her son many years later.
Wu Zhanjun didn't ask Yuan to get up, so Yuan just knelt on the ground with her head pressed against the ground, not daring to move.
Wu Zhanjun wanted to go forward and help Yuan up.
He took two steps forward and finally managed to hold it in.
He told Eunuch Gao: "Eunuch Gao."
"Our home is here."
"Prepare a clean palace, assign a few maids and guards, and bring her out."
After saying that, Wu Zhanjun took one last look at Yuan, then turned and left.
Apart from being confused when in love, Wu Zhanjun is quite smart when it comes to other things as long as he uses his brain a little.
He knew that he could not so rashly recognize Yuan and make her the Queen Mother.
Because the Queen Mother is still here.
Everyone knows that his mother is the current Empress Dowager Wu Lin, not this Yuan who suddenly emerged from the cold palace.
We have to resolve all these issues first before we can take good care of Yuan.
Wu Zhanjun thought of Zhao Miaomiao. He wanted to go to Yulan Palace and ask Zhao Miaomiao why she knew about this and where she got it from.
At this time, the chief guard escorting Zhao Miaomiao hurried over and said, "I deserve to die. I was escorting the Imperial Concubine back to Yulan Palace when she escaped! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Wu Zhanjun: "What? Then why are you still standing there? Go find it quickly!
Even if I have to turn the entire palace upside down, I will find her!"
"yes!"
Everyone left in a hurry.
Only Yuan was still kneeling there, her eyes drifting towards the pond beside her, a smile slowly rising up on her face.
The fish that the old lady had just put into the pond wagged its tail underwater, turned around, and then swam towards one place.
When Zhao Miaomiao saw it, he followed the fish and swam in that direction.
After pushing aside the thick weeds, I finally saw a waterway.
A waterway connecting to the outside!
Zhao Miaomiao didn't hesitate and swam out along the waterway.
Swimming wasn't tiring, but she had been holding her breath underwater for far too long, and finally couldn't bear it any longer.
After leaving the waterway, Zhao Miaomiao surfaced and prepared to take a breath.
After surfacing, Zhao Miaomiao found himself in a river in the heart of the city.
Looking back, the palace was a few hundred meters behind her, not far away.
To be on the safe side, we should leave quickly to avoid failure.
So Zhao Miaomiao went ashore directly with her wet clothes on, found the nearest inn, took off the gold bracelet on her hand, and slapped it on the innkeeper's table.
Number 99 guessed that the next line should be: "Give me a set of clean clothes and a fast horse. Now!"
But who knew that Zhao Miaomiao would say: "I want to buy your store!"
No. 99: ???
Shopkeeper: ????
Why don’t you play by the rules?
Zhao Miaomiao looked at the shopkeeper and said, "I'm not stupid, don't look at me like that.
I know that with the value of my bracelet, it is more than enough to buy your store, and you can make a lot of money."
The shopkeeper nodded and said, that’s indeed the case.
But this wet woman in front of me seems a little strange.
Zhao Miaomiao had gone shopping with her mother before and was very good at bargaining. Seeing the shopkeeper hesitate, she said, "Are you going to sell it or not? If not, I'm leaving. I'm going to buy another inn."
As he said that, Zhao Miaomiao was about to take the gold bracelet back.
The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Sell, sell, sell! I didn't say I won't sell it, so don't worry, girl."
Why don't you sit down and rest your feet, drink some hot tea, change your clothes, and let me draft a sales agreement?"
Zhao Miaomiao is very smart and doesn't believe the shopkeeper's tricks.
"No, take a piece of white paper, write in front of me, and then put your fingerprints on it.
It took less than a minute, don't try to trick me."
The shopkeeper had no choice but to stop playing tricks when he saw that Zhao Miaomiao was so smart. He had to do as Zhao Miaomiao said and started writing the contract and putting his fingerprints in front of her.
During this period, No. 99 asked Zhao Miaomiao: [Host, why do you want to buy an inn?
In most TV dramas, isn't it enough to just prepare one horse? 】
Zhao Miaomiao: "What a waste!
When I watched TV series before, I felt it was a waste and that the protagonists were too stupid!
I used the money that was enough to buy the inn to change my clothes.
I used the money that was enough to buy a horse farm and bought a horse.
You really don’t know how to live!"
No. 99: […I asked you to do a mission, not to live here.]
The shopkeeper wrote the contract and handed it to Zhao Miaomiao.
Zhao Miaomiao took a look and found nothing wrong, so she put it away.
Then he gave the gold bracelet to the shopkeeper.
He also said: "You don't have to leave. This gold bracelet contains your wages.
You continue to stay here and run the store for me, and remember to keep all the accounts clear."
Shopkeeper: Why do I feel like I didn't make any money, and I even lost money?
No. 99: You're right. You've been ripped off.
The host used a gold bracelet to exchange for an inn and a permanent free laborer!
You could say she got something for nothing!
Zhao Miaomiao glanced at the rooms upstairs in the inn. "Which room upstairs is empty? I'm going to change my clothes. Ask the waiter to bring me some men's clothes."
The shopkeeper said, "Except for the number one room, all others are empty."
Zhao Miaomiao: "Okay, and prepare some food and a carriage for me."
The shopkeeper did as Zhao Miaomiao asked.
Zhao Miaomiao changed into men's clothes and ate a few bites of food slowly and in a good mood.
Well, it really doesn’t taste good.
It's simply incomparable to what's in the Empress Dowager's palace.
Unfortunately, it seems that I can’t go back to that palace.
Zhao Miaomiao leaned on the windowsill of the room, thinking about the future.
She came out of the palace and brought out a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.
The things used by the imperial concubine are very valuable.
If you plan well, you won't have to worry about it if you use it for a lifetime.
No. 99 detected Zhao Miaomiao's consciousness and said hurriedly, "No way, host, are you really planning to stay here forever?"
"yes."
Zhao Miaomiao said as a matter of course, "I don't want to die, but I have to live."
Number 99 also tried to persuade Zhao Miaomiao, "Otherwise, we still have time to go back... We..."
Zhao Miaomiao: "No, I've made up my mind.
I decided to try all the delicious food in the world first, and then recruit all the great chefs.
Open another restaurant that brings together all the delicacies in the world!
Having food to eat and making money every day is wonderful.”
No. 99: Host, does this mean we're going to start a long-term plot?
[Host, you are a cannon fodder! You are not the protagonist. Isn't this the protagonist's job?]
But no matter how much No. 99 tried to persuade him, Zhao Miaomiao still embarked on a journey to find delicious food and eat all over the world.
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