Chapter 11 Zhao Mingzhu began to sing smoothly
It was time for the holidays. Zhao Mingzhu was happily tidying up her homework. Gu Yu passed by her and said:
"What are you doing? Are you still reading?"
Zhao Mingzhu kept moving his hands and said modestly, "People who love to learn should be like this."
After hearing this, Gu Yu sneered and left without looking back.
Dead loading.
Zhao Mingzhu walked out of the academy with the book in her arms. Qiao'er, who was waiting outside, was surprised and said:
"Crown Princess, are you going to work hard to become stronger?"
Zhao Mingzhu nodded: "I'll go back and review my studies."
After hearing this, Qiao'er hugged the book and praised: "Our Crown Princess is studious. I will make more of your favorite dishes tonight so that you can study hard after you have a full stomach!"
Zhao Mingzhu was moved by what she said. Qiao'er was the only one who knew her well. "Okay! Eat as much as you can!"
By this time, the master and servant had already walked onto the street. Qiao'er rarely came out alone. She looked around and said:
"Crown Princess, are we not going back to the East Palace?"
Zhao Mingzhu touched the purse on her sleeve, which was bulging. She bought two sugar paintings and handed one to Qiao'er.
"We are going to find that Western Region merchant. Qiao'er, lead the way."
She always felt something was wrong after leaving the Observatory. No matter how furious she was, she didn't dare to lose her temper towards Gu Qingheng.
Suddenly I thought that maybe it was because of the Gu?
Qiao'er also remembered Gu. She quickly finished eating the sugar painting and took Zhao Mingzhu around according to her memory, finally stopping in a dark alley.
"This is it, Princess, let's go in quickly."
Zhao Mingzhu looked over in the direction of the sound, bit the candy and drew it, then knocked on the door. The door opened and a head popped out.
"No visitors today."
Zhao Mingzhu took out some gold from her purse, but the other party still shook his head after seeing it: "What do you think we are..."
"An apartment in Beijing."
Zhao Mingzhu threw out the trump card, and the other party opened his eyes wide, his eyes full of excitement as if a fat sheep had come to his door.
He opened the door and said, "Hey, what are you doing? Don't be so vulgar."
Zhao Mingzhu smiled after hearing this. No wonder there are so many pretentious men. It turns out it feels so good!
After the waiter brought them in, he kept shouting "Shopkeeper, Shopkeeper" all the way. Soon a man in blue appeared upstairs, waving a fan.
"You are disturbing my sweet dream..." When the waiter told him that he was about to take in a house, the man in blue immediately changed his words.
"You two ladies have come from afar today, and I apologize for not welcoming you in person."
Zhao Mingzhu did not hide anything and went straight to the point and asked if there would be any impact if she ate all the poisonous insects.
"Girl, are you saying... that you are inexplicably attracted to men?"
The man in green was surprised after hearing this, and then said, "This mother-child Gu must be taken by both men and women to be effective, so the girl's illness is not caused by the Gu, you can rest assured."
Zhao Mingzhu frowned after hearing this. She drank both glasses of wine. It seemed that she was really lustful.
"What else can I do for you, young lady?"
Zhao Mingzhu saw the clerk staring at her with shining eyes. She took out the deed from her sleeve and handed it to him, thinking for a moment:
"Do you have any strong sleeping pills, the kind that can knock out a cow if you smell it?"
The man in green glanced at the deed and smiled, "Of course, go get it."
He said with great interest: "The man who is favored by the girl is really lucky. She takes so much care of him."
Zhao Mingzhu said vaguely, "If it succeeds, I'll treat you to a drink when the baby is one month old."
The tree branch handed her a packet of drugs, and the man in green waved his hand: "This drug is just a gift to you, no need to pay."
After hearing this, Zhao Mingzhu didn't say anything more and left with Qiao'er.
Qiao Er looked at the packet of drugs, thinking that she had changed her mind, and said excitedly:
"Crown Princess, you've given His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the medicine. Maybe we can invite him to a full moon banquet next year!"
Zhao Mingzhu held the drug in her hand and looked out the window at the bustling crowd: "Then he will never have the chance to take it in his lifetime."
Qiao'er didn't understand, what was the purpose of this drug?
Zhao Mingzhu smiled but said nothing.
The hermit has his own magical uses.
After returning to the East Palace, Zhao Mingzhu quickly went to the small kitchen to get some almond cakes and went to find Gu Qingheng.
Outside the study, Changhe stopped her as usual.
"Crown Princess, His Highness is busy, and we cannot disturb him."
Zhao Mingzhu stretched her neck to take a look, then she opened Changhe's hand to take it and sat down on the steps in the corridor.
"Then I'll wait until he's done. If I don't see him today, I won't leave."
Changhe didn't expect her to say that. After all, Zhao Mingzhu was so easy to talk to a few days ago, but he didn't expect that her true colors would be revealed now.
Chang He's expression also turned cold: "Then don't blame your subordinates for being rude."
Changhe was about to force the person out, but Gu Qingheng's voice suddenly came from the study.
"Let her in."
Chang He was surprised, but obeyed and stepped aside: "Princess, please."
Zhao Mingzhu got what she wanted and hurried into the study. She turned around and squinted her eyes and said to Changhe:
"I am your Highness's benefactor, so correct your attitude!"
This was the first time Zhao Mingzhu stepped into the study in the East Palace. Facing her was a mother-of-pearl screen depicting the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. The Eight Immortals and the auspicious beasts and Ganoderma lucidum on it were all lifelike, as if they would appear in the next second.
Zhao Mingzhu walked around the screen and passed the antique shelf, then she saw Gu Qingheng behind the desk in front of her. He was holding a white dove in his hand, and when he saw her coming, he raised his hand and released it.
"The Crown Princess wants to see me?"
Gu Qingheng stroked the desk with his platinum sleeves and leaned casually on the armchair. Although he was at the bottom, he had an inexplicable condescending attitude.
Zhao Mingzhu put down the almond cake and said flatteringly:
"Your Highness, I saved you after all. Can I ask for something in return?"
Zhao Mingzhu has no selflessness or righteousness at all, she only seeks to repay a favor.
Gu Qingheng's eyes passed over the pastry and he asked calmly, "What do you want?"
Zhao Mingzhu clapped her hands and knew that Gu Qingheng was not a stingy person. She took out a roll of paper from her arms.
"Please read it."
Gu Qingheng took it and opened the paper roll. It was so long that it rolled all the way to the bottom of the desk without stopping.
Zhao Mingzhu pointed from the first one and said, "First, I need two maids. There are too few people in the courtyard. I always feel like there are ghosts watching me."
"The rest are just some small requests."
Zhao Mingzhu began to sing fluently as if she was reading out a menu.
"One box of gold, one box of gems, one box of banknotes, no schooling, one box of antiques, two more cooks, ten boxes of property deeds for no schooling, only land in the capital, a headpiece made of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gems, no schooling, a flower wall in the palace, ten pieces of chickens, ducks, fish, geese, dogs, cattle, sheep, swords, spears, axes, and halberds..."
Zhao Mingzhu didn't even pause and spoke it all in one breath.
Changhe heard the sound and came in with tea. She just took it and drank it all in one gulp. Changhe's mouth twitched and he retreated.
Soon there were only two people left in the study. Gu Qingheng raised his eyelids and said softly:
"Are you planning to marry a second time and bring the Eastern Palace along as a dowry?"
Zhao Mingzhu looked over the demands and asked, "Is this excessive?"
"What do you think?" Gu Qingheng put it aside and said with a smile:
"Princess, this is not the Temple of the God of Wealth."
"Besides, going to the academy was ordered by our father, unless you can change his mind."
Zhao Mingzhu instantly wilted. She sighed deeply and regretfully changed her words:
"In that case, then I don't need any of these. Your Highness, just give me two maids and fulfill my promise."
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