Chapter 115 New Tricks
The day for the imperial carriage to return was set for December 23rd.
Seeing that there were only three days left, Song Zhao ordered people to pack up and make preparations in advance.
One day, when Xiao Fuzi was packing up her musical instrument case in her inner bedroom, she accidentally dropped a jade tassel.
Yunshan, who was tidying up clothes, saw the commotion and glanced over at him. Seeing that it was Yusuizi who fell to the ground, she quickly put down her work and ran over, "Oh! Why are you always so clumsy?"
She quickly picked up the jade tassel, blew on it and wiped it, and only after making sure it was not damaged did she breathe a sigh of relief and feel at ease.
"Fortunately it's not scratched. If it was damaged, you'd be punished!"
Xiao Fuzi saw that the jade tassel was ordinary and no one would even look at it if it was thrown into Song Zhao's jewelry drawer, so she asked:
"Is this jade tassel important to you? It looks like an ordinary thing."
"What do you know?" Yunshan rolled her eyes at Xiao Fuzi. "This was given to you by Sister Tong. It is very precious to you."
"Sister Tong? I've never heard of her."
Yunshan carefully put away the jade tassels and then explained:
"She is the daughter of the Tong family in Jiangdu. Lord Tong and our master are close friends. When he returned to Beijing to report on his work, he would often stay at our house. You had already been sent to the palace at that time, so you didn't know. At that time, Aunt Bai had just passed away, and the lady treated the young master very badly, beating and scolding her at any time.
During that time, Sister Tong happened to be living in our house. When she saw this, she asked the young lady to live with her. They stayed together day and night, so that no one could bully the young lady. Sister Tong would come to Kyoto every spring and stay in our house for a while. The young lady always looked forward to it.
The young lady has had such a good friend since she was a child, so she should treasure the things she gave her."
"Master Tong from Jiangdu? Isn't that the admiral of the navy?" Xiao Fuzi scratched his head. "I heard that he has only one daughter in his family. She should have entered the palace with the young lady this time. Why didn't she come?"
Yunshan shook her head. "Who knows? If you say that according to the rules, then the eldest daughter should be selected to enter the palace this time, but in the end, wasn't it the young master who entered the palace instead? Okay, ok, hurry up and pack up. Let's not discuss the master's affairs."
The two of them were quick and efficient, and soon put the things that were left outside in place.
Xiao Fuzi suddenly thought of something, so she asked, "By the way, the young lady went to Bitong Academy to have lunch with the emperor today, why didn't you go with her to serve?"
"Guess?" Yunshan pretended to be mysterious and walked behind Xiao Fuzi. Suddenly, he pulled out a brand new handkerchief from his sleeve and waved it in front of Xiao Fuzi's eyes. "Here~ This is for you~"
Xiao Fuzi took the handkerchief in a daze, looked at the embroidery of bamboo heralding peace, and said flatteredly:
"Is this...your craft?"
"You know what's good! It's beautiful, isn't it~ Hehe~" Yunshan raised her chin towards him proudly, "You'd better keep it well. Apart from my lady, I have never given embroidery samples to anyone else!"
Xiao Fuzi hurriedly tucked the handkerchief close to his body. When he put it into his collar, he touched his chest. His heart was beating...really fast.
Yunshan added, "Everything is cleaned up here. Go wait in the veranda. I'll make two side dishes. My lady asked Doctor Zhang, and he wrote down that today is your birthday. When my lady comes back, I'll have something good for you. You can enjoy it secretly."
After saying that, she hummed a little tune and happily went to the small kitchen.
Xiao Fuzi looked at her back as she happily left, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in his heart, making his eyes red.
Having been a slave for so long, being insulted, squeezed, beaten and scolded is commonplace.
Before he was with Song Zhao, he couldn't even have a full meal, let alone celebrate his birthday?
After so many years, he had long forgotten when his birthday was.
But Song Zhao remembered it for him.
His nose felt sore, he wiped away his tears, and swore secretly in his heart:
In the future, he must serve Song Zhao better, and even if it costs his life, he will protect her for the rest of her life.
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On this side, Yunshan and Xiaofuzi started cooking.
On the other side, in Bitong Academy, Song Zhao and Xiao Jingheng were also enjoying their lunch with gusto.
Xiao Jingheng's favor for Song Zhao was gradually reflected in the small details of their daily interactions.
He doesn't like eating seafood and always dislikes the fishy smell.
But knowing that Song Zhao liked it, he prepared all the fried prawns, braised shark fin with bird's nest, and steamed grouper for lunch today.
Now he personally peeled the shrimp shells for Song Zhao, picked out the shrimp threads, and handed the delicious and plump shrimp meat to the beautiful woman's mouth.
Song Zhao slightly opened her red lips, bit the shrimp meat with her white teeth, and deliberately bit Xiao Jingheng's fingertips with her lips.
Xiao Jingheng looked at her with charming eyes, and every frown and smile of hers made him want to fall intoxicated by her tenderness, and he became more and more impatient.
He was fascinated by many women.
But no woman had ever fascinated him for so long.
Only Song Zhao is an exception.
He stroked the corner of Song Zhao's lips with his thumb, stroking it gently, and looked at her with a smile in his starry eyes.
Song Zhao felt that she was being rude, and hurriedly asked, "But did I make a fool of myself?"
She thought it was oil stain on the corner of her lips, so she immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe it off.
Xiao Jingheng stopped her, "Enjoy your meal, I like to see you become a calico cat, very cute."
"Your Majesty is making fun of me again..."
Later, when lunch was almost over and the two of them were walking hand in hand in the courtyard, Xiao Jingheng said to her:
"As for your promotion, since we are in the manor, we have to keep it simple. When you return to the palace, I will not leave out the rewards that I should give you, and I will give you no less."
"Your Majesty, I, your concubine..."
"I know you don't want these material things, but giving them to you is my sincere wish, you are not allowed to refuse."
Song Zhao smiled coquettishly, "Who said I would refuse? I am greedy, and I feel that those worldly possessions are not enough~ I would like to ask the emperor for another favor~"
Xiao Jingheng raised his voice slightly, "Oh? Go ahead."
"I want to..." Song Zhao suddenly stopped, tiptoed to Xiao Jingheng's ear, exhaled a breath of Lanzhi's fragrance, and suddenly kissed Xiao Jingheng on the right cheek.
Then she said: "I have received the grace I wanted~ Thank you, Your Majesty~"
She had a bright appearance, but at this moment, under the warm afternoon sun, she smiled like a playful child.
Xiao Jingheng laughed heartily, and easily embraced the beauty in his arms. He held her chin and said in a low voice:
"Have you read the book I gave you last time?"
Upon hearing this, Song Zhao blushed all the way to his ears.
A few days ago, Xiao Jingheng gave her a book.
But the book was "Warm Tent and Quiet Flower Shadows", which was full of pictures of love affairs between men and women.
"Your Majesty~" Song Zhao patted Xiao Jingheng on the chest with a coquettish look, "When you sent the book to me, you folded a page on purpose. Did you specifically want me to take a closer look at that page?"
"Hahahaha~ My beloved concubine is very smart. She claims that she likes to read and is good at studying. She should be able to learn it immediately without any teacher."
Xiao Jingheng nodded and moved closer to her, his nose touching her jade neck, his hot breath spraying wantonly, causing Song Zhao's delicate body to tremble slightly.
"Then I will test you tonight to see how much you have learned."
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