"Father, please send me out of the palace first. I can't cough cough... I can't delay my sister's return. Jiaojiao is fine, cough cough... cough..."
Nangong Jiaojiao spoke weakly while coughing violently.
"Little princess, please stop talking. You are coughing up a lot of blood." A palace doctor looked horrified and advised anxiously.
Immediately afterwards, the doctor hurried out from behind the screen, raised his hand and bowed to Nangong Yu, the Queen and the Imperial Master.
He said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the little princess is not in a good condition to move. If we really send her out of the palace, it might cost her her life!"
When the queen heard this, her eyes were filled with deep worry.
She just turned around and was about to ask Nangong Yu not to send Jiaojiao out of the palace, but was suddenly interrupted by the national teacher Chen Baiye with extremely serious words.
"no!"
"The little princess' fate is the destiny of the nation. We cannot move her elsewhere just for a single unlucky star. If we do move her elsewhere, Heaven will punish us, and Suzaku Nation will suffer a major disaster and countless minor calamities within a hundred years."
When Nangong Yu heard this, his expression changed from hesitant to completely determined.
He immediately turned to look at the eunuch beside him and said in a deep voice, "Quick, send someone out of the palace gate and tell them that Princess Qingqing cannot be welcomed into the palace. Take Princess Qingqing to the largest Queyan Restaurant in the capital. I will go there in person later."
National Master Chen Baiye suddenly spoke.
"Wait, Your Majesty, I think that Princess Qingqing should not be treated with the highest standards. Princess Qingqing should be placed in a secondary position. In this way, the little princess's Phoenix Star destiny will firmly suppress Princess Qingqing. Then, the future of our Suzaku Kingdom will be much easier."
Nangong Yu trusted the words of the National Master very much, because there were many things that National Master Chen Baiye had predicted very accurately, so he did not doubt anything.
But he frowned in embarrassment, considering that Qingqing had returned from a place like Zhonglingzhou after all, not allowing her to enter the palace was already an act of disrespect.
Now, we have to lower the standard of reception by one level.
Would it be too much?
The Queen frowned and advised, "Your Majesty, don't hesitate. Jiaojiao has brought more luck to us and the Suzaku Kingdom. Qingqing has never been close to us since she was a child. She may just be coming back for a formality. We can't lose the big picture for the sake of a small one."
She felt even more sorry for Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao fainted and vomited blood, and all of this was caused by Qingqing.
When she saw Jiaojiao's pale face, her heart ached.
Nangong Yu finally nodded, "Okay, give the order. When Princess Qingqing returns, take her to Zixiao Restaurant."
Zixiao Restaurant is the second largest restaurant in the capital.
At this time, Nangong Jiaojiao's weak and pleading voice came, "Father, Mother, Jiaojiao, can you go see the emperor sister?"
"No! She is a jinx, she will bring bad luck to you!" The queen spoke hastily and said everything in her heart.
After the queen finished speaking, she realized that she had spoken without thinking and pursed her lips guiltily.
Nangong Yu and the others didn't pay attention to her words, perhaps they were used to it.
Behind the screen, the girl on the bed had a faint smile on her lips, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes, and she quickly returned to her weak appearance, which made people feel pity.
In this Suzaku Kingdom, she is still the most honorable princess.
She only had to use a little trick and bribe the imperial teacher to push the imperial sister whom she had not seen for a long time into an embarrassing and low position.
Based on her understanding of the imperial sister, she knew that she usually listened to the queen mother and the emperor, so the imperial sister would not resist at all and would just accept it.
It's a pity that I won't be able to see the emperor sister for the time being...
Nangong Jiaojiao sneered in her heart.
…
And at this moment_
An ordinary-looking woman in blue was sitting in a wonton shop.
The owner of this wonton shop is a kind-looking old lady. The wontons she makes are so delicious that many people will remember them forever.
The old woman brought a bowl of steaming wontons to the table of the woman in green.
It exudes a mellow aroma that increases appetite.
"Little girl, the wontons are here." The old woman said with a smile. After she straightened up, she lowered her eyes and looked at the woman in green kindly, with a look of nostalgia in her eyes.
"Thank you, Granny Zhang." The woman in green said with a genuine smile.
The old woman didn't leave immediately. She just smiled and said, "Little girl, I don't know why, when I saw you, I thought of an old friend. She ordered wontons with the same request as you did: more soup, no chopped green onions, and only eight wontons."
The woman in green was stunned. "Who is that old friend?"
Granny Zhang met the green-clothed woman's eyes, which looked so much like an old friend, and her heart softened. She couldn't help but speak, "Isn't she Princess Qingqing from our Suzaku Kingdom? She always comes with a stern face, but after eating the wontons, a smile appears on her face. And she always comes when there are fewer people around. Actually, I know she's been wronged, but she's never told anyone."
The woman in green paused holding the soup spoon, lowered her head slightly, and said in an indescribably calm tone, "Grandma Zhang, Nangong Qingqing is a princess, how could she feel wronged?"
"I'm pretty good at judging people."
Granny Zhang replied, realizing she had said too much, and she laughed at herself, "I'm just bragging, don't take it seriously. How could someone like Princess Qingqing know an old woman selling wontons?"
Nangong Qingqing hummed softly.
Granny Zhang saw that she had her head down, just like Princess Qingqing before.
I'm afraid he was also wronged.
Granny Zhang couldn't help but say, "If you like wontons, come to Granny Zhang's more often in the future. However, after this year, I will no longer be in the wonton business. It's time to enjoy my life."
"Okay, thank you, Grandma Zhang." Nangong Qingqing looked up and smiled.
"You look so beautiful when you smile." Grandma Zhang said, but before she had a chance to speak again, several new guests arrived.
Granny Zhang said this with a smile before leaving.
"Eat it first, it will get cold later."
Nangong Qingqing picked up a wonton with chopsticks, then opened her mouth and took a bite. It was still the familiar taste, which warmed her stomach and made her heart feel less cold.
It is now evening and more and more guests are coming.
Nangong Qingqing had changed her appearance. Although her appearance was not outstanding, her cool and aloof temperament made people look sideways. The guests thought to themselves: Who is this person? She felt like a disciple trained by a big family.
After eating the wontons, Nangong Qingqing was thinking about finding an inn to stay in.
She doesn't want to go back.
She also didn't want to make Zheng Zheng and the others worry. After all, they were all with their families, and she couldn't disturb them at an inappropriate time.
She just needs to disguise herself and stay in the inn.
Suddenly, a familiar, clear male voice came from behind her, causing her whole body to tremble.
"Qingqing."
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