Chapter 305: Abuse of power for personal gain

The days passed, peaceful yet not peaceful.

The eldest prince finally got what he wanted and received the letter from Concubine De. He happily showed it to Yunqin and said that his mother was not angry with him.

Yun Qin looked at his shining little face, but in her heart she was still thinking about the old nanny who had not been found yet.

I did wonder if the old lady had been killed by someone to silence her because of her sudden appearance.

But even if he was really dead, his body couldn't just disappear.

Moreover, when a person dies, it is not as if the memories of others are also erased. No one in the entire palace has ever heard of her. This is the strangest and most bizarre thing.

"Isn't Your Majesty happy for me?" Seeing Yun Qin in a daze, the eldest prince asked with his head tilted.

Yun Qin came back to her senses and smiled at him, "How could that be? Of course I am happy for Your Highness."

The eldest prince did not doubt him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is right. We cannot just listen to Nanny Lin. If there is anything in the future, I will talk to my mother directly."

Yun Qin patted his head and said, "That's it. Don't believe everything others say in the future. Ask a few more people and make your own judgment."

"Yes, I remember that."

Seeing him smiling and looking serious, Yun Qin laughed again.

She waved Tingchun over and said to her, "Go and bring the eldest prince some of the biscuits made by the kitchen today, as well as some freshly made egg yolk pastries."

"What is biscuit?" The eldest prince knew about egg yolk pastry, but he didn't know what biscuit was.

Yun Qin deliberately kept it a secret, "You'll know in a moment."

When the dish was served, the eldest prince took a bite and was immediately amazed. He ate two pieces in a row, but his good manners prevented him from eating the third piece.

"Eat it. With the Queen here, no one will say anything about you no matter how much you eat." Yun Qin smiled and handed him another piece.

Such a small piece, two pieces are nothing at all.

The eldest prince did not answer, but said, "The Grand Tutor talked about the Doctrine of the Mean yesterday, saying that a gentleman does not deceive in secret. Even if no one hears or sees, one should be careful and not deceive oneself or oneself. Although I am grateful to the queen, I cannot deceive myself."

Yun Qin couldn't help laughing when she heard the little kid showing off his knowledge, but seeing that he was serious, she couldn't help but touch her head, "Our eldest prince has the character of a saint now."

The eldest prince was embarrassed and scratched his temples with his hands. "Father said that the Grand Tutor has the highest knowledge. I think it won't be wrong to listen to him."

This child is here to repay his gratitude. Could it be that Concubine De was a good person in her previous life?

Yun Qin complained in her heart, but did not encourage him to have another snack. Instead, she took a piece of egg yolk pastry and gave it to him, "Try this."

The eldest prince took it, took a bite, and immediately noticed the difference, "Your Majesty, this is different from the egg yolk pastry I usually eat."

Of course they are different. The egg yolk pastry of that time was made in almost the same way as mooncakes, but the recipe she gave was improved upon by later generations, so it is naturally different.

"It has red bean paste. It's delicious." The eldest prince took another bite and smiled at her.

Yun Qin couldn't help but smile, "I'll make it for you next time. It tastes better."

"Really?" The eldest prince was surprised. It must be even more delicious than this!

When Rong Xin heard Yun Qin's words, she glanced at her.

You know, ever since she went to Yu and even after she was made a concubine, Yun Qin has never entered the kitchen again. It seems that she knows that she has no hope of leaving the palace, so she no longer wants to prepare any food.

It seemed that this was the only way to forget about leaving the palace.

But now, she was planning to make snacks again for the eldest prince?

Rong Xin glanced at the eldest prince who was eating with relish and sighed in her heart, he is a good boy, but it's a pity that he is the son of Concubine De.

The eldest prince ate some, and before leaving, Yun Qin asked someone to pack some more for him to take away.

Coming to Anlan Pavilion was a spur of the moment decision, as the eldest prince had to go before the throne today to report his lessons to his father.

So I took the prepared snacks and went to Yuqian.

Huo Jinchi was reviewing the memorials when he looked up and saw the mud on the eldest prince's feet. He asked casually, "Where did it come from?"

"Your Majesty, I went to Concubine Xi's Anlan Pavilion." In front of Huo Jinchi, the eldest prince didn't smile as much.

Children all have subconscious imitative behavior. Huo Jinchi doesn't smile often, and in front of him, the eldest prince also subconsciously frowns.

"Anlan Pavilion?" Huo Jinchi raised his eyes in surprise.

To get to the main hall of Anlan Pavilion, one has to walk a short path, so it's no wonder that his feet were covered in mud.

Seeing that he was interested, the eldest prince nodded immediately and said, "Yes, mother wrote a letter, and I showed it to the queen. She was worried about me, and I also wanted to make her happy."

"Is she happy?"

The eldest prince nodded, "I'm happy!"

Huo Jinchi chuckled and thought to herself, what a silly son! She would probably be happier if Concubine De could no longer write letters.

Afraid that he would not believe it, the eldest prince asked the eunuch to bring up the food box, "Not only is Concubine Xi happy, she also brought two rare foods for me. Father, please take a look."

He opened the lunch box and looked at the snacks inside. It was something Hawking had never seen before.

He raised his eyes to look at the eldest prince, and felt that his own face was not as important as his son's.

"Father, what do you mean?" The eldest prince inexplicably understood his father's look and asked tentatively.

Hawking Chi said "hmm" in a nonchalant manner, but he had already reached into the food box honestly, took out a biscuit and put it into his mouth.

Tastes good...

But, she didn't do it herself.

Huo Jinchi felt inexplicably balanced, but then he heard the eldest prince say:

"The Queen also said that she would make it for me personally next time, saying that her cooking is better than the cook's."

With a forceful move, Hawking Chi crushed the biscuit in his hand.

He silently put the broken biscuit into his mouth and said calmly: "Empress Xi is not in good health, you should not bother her all the time."

The eldest prince murmured in response, "I shouldn't have bothered your majesty."

"Yes." Huo Jinchi, with a self-serving face, stretched out his hand to him, "Give me yesterday's homework, let me take a look."

How could the naive eldest prince see through his tricks? He obediently took out his homework and recited the book for an hour in the palace.

Half of the snacks brought from Anlan Pavilion went into the stomach of his "good" father.

Yun Qin had no idea about this, and she didn't see the eldest prince for several days.

She even muttered to Rong Xin: "Could it be that the eldest prince got tired of eating because he took too much last time?"

Rong Xin was also puzzled, "Not much..."

Yun Qin thought he had learned some new rules from the master, and couldn't help but sigh, "Is this kid going to become a nerd?"

"No." Rong Xin suggested, "How about Aqin make some snacks and I'll send them over?"

"That's fine."