Yun Yishu had already received ten lashes. He was covered in cold sweat, his face was pale, and he gritted his teeth, staring at the ground without saying a word.
"Third Prince, Third Prince, please beg His Majesty!"
Zhao Zhongquan was genuinely worried for the Third Prince. He clenched his fists anxiously, wondering, "Why isn't the Third Prince pleading for me?"
"Keep hitting him!"
Yun Yishu clenched her fists, bracing herself for the excruciating pain.
"Wait, Father!"
Yun Duoduo quickly ran into the main hall and stopped the eunuch from beating her.
"Father, my third brother has been beaten so badly he's almost passed out. Father, look, blood is seeping out of his clothes."
"Father, my third brother is in so much pain that his forehead is covered in cold sweat."
Yun Duoduo looked at Yun Yishu and described the situation as extremely serious.
Yun Beiye remained silent, his lips slightly pursed, as if recalling how he had been reprimanded by the late emperor when he was young.
“Father, this is not Third Brother’s fault.” Yun Duoduo climbed onto Yun Beiye’s chair and tugged at his sleeve.
“At that time, my third brother and I were watching a play in Tianxiang Tower. Tianxiang Tower was about to close and all the customers had left. Only my third brother and I and a few guards were left. That’s why my third brother and I had to come out.”
Yun Beiye glanced at Yun Duoduo.
Is my daughter pleading for her third brother?
Zhao Zhongquan also looked at Yun Duoduo with slight surprise. He swallowed hard. [Is this little princess blatantly lying?!]
[Tianxiang Tower is a place of nightly revelry; the evening is the prime time for entertaining guests, so it's never closed.]
"Daddy." Yun Duoduo looked at Yun Beiye innocently and cutely, tugging at Yun Beiye's sleeve and acting coquettishly.
[Fine, fine, I really can't do anything with you. My little princess has spoken, and I can't very well refuse her.]
"Alright, Zhao Zhongquan, send someone to take the third brother back." Yun Beiye waved his hand.
Zhao Zhongquan blinked, then turned to look at Yun Beiye as if he had misheard.
[His Majesty, who was just moments ago furious, has completely calmed down. The Ninth Princess's words really worked!]
[If this were anyone else, it would be tantamount to deceiving the emperor!]
"Ah, Zhao Zhongquan, send the imperial physician to Changqiu Palace to get some wound medicine."
"Look at Consort De, she's been in the palace for so long, and she keeps fainting. Doesn't that make her a laughing stock?"
"Yes, yes, this servant will go and give the order right away."
"Third brother, you should be more mature. Your eldest brother is already married and living in his own residence. You can't be so impulsive."
"Yes, Father, I understand."
"Thank you, Father Emperor," Yun Yishu said weakly.
[All done. The matter is resolved. Yun Duoduo has successfully completed her mission to rescue her third brother and can finally return to Fushuang Palace to continue caring for her master.]
"Thank you, Father Emperor."
Yun Duoduo bowed, yawned widely, stretched, and prepared to return to Fu Shuang Palace for another nap.
"Duoduo, you stay here and keep your father company for a while."
【ha?】
Yun Duoduo took a step forward, then pulled it back.
[Daddy, are you serious?]
"Yes, Father."
Yun Duoduo was exhausted, but as a daughter, she could only obediently listen to her.
She walked to Yun Beiye's side, wiped the sleep from her eyes that was obstructing her vision, and noticed the blister on Yun Beiye's lip. Suddenly, she remembered that she had brought medicine with her.
"Father, this cooling balm will stop the pain when you apply it to the corners of your mouth."
Yun Duoduo opened the small bottle of cooling balm, dabbed a little with her fingertip, and applied it to the corner of Yun Beiye's mouth.
"Did Duoduo make this ointment herself?"
"Yes, that's right," Yun Duoduo said casually.
[This ointment was made by my daughter; it's on my desk, and I look at it every day!]
Yun Beiye's face lit up with joy, and he placed the small bottle next to the jade seal.
Yun Duoduo swallowed hard. [There's no need to place it in such a conspicuous place.]
"Gurgle."
Yun Duoduo's stomach growled in protest, and she gave an awkward smile.
"Natsuko!"
"Your servant is here."
"Go and call a few palace maids to comb the Ninth Princess's hair and wash her face, and then have the imperial kitchen send over some breakfast."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Duoduo, what do you want to eat?" Yun Beiye asked his daughter with a smile.
"I want to drink...coffee..."
I want some coffee...
I returned to the palace very late yesterday, and got up very early this morning.
If it's about staying up late, that's normal, but clearly, her small body can't handle it yet.
"Uh, Duoduo, I want milk tea."
"Milk tea?" Xia Xiazi was stunned, and Yun Beiye was also surprised.
"What is milk tea?"
"That's right, after brewing the tea, mix it with some milk and add some honey," Yun Duoduo explained, using the materials available in Nanyang.
Xiazi looked like she suddenly understood.
I see, it sounds delicious.
"Yes, Xiazi, do as the Ninth Princess instructs."
"I want milk from the most beautiful cows, and this milk should be hot, mixed with brewed flower tea, and some honey added."
scented tea……
It's flower tea again!
[Father, are you being polite?]
"I, Yun Duoduo, want to drink green tea, pure and authentic green tea!"
Flower tea has no flavor, and she doesn't like drinking it, but Yun Beiye always makes her drink it.
"Father, Duoduo wants to drink the Snow Top Jade Drink that Father drinks."
Yun Duoduo didn't know what kind of tea Xue Ding Han Cui was. She had only seen it in TV dramas before, where emperors drank this kind of tea. The name itself sounded very prestigious.
"Good, good, let's go with Snow Peak and Emerald Green."
Yun Beiye was slightly taken aback, and was somewhat at a loss when faced with Yun Duoduo's sudden outburst of temper.
"Xiao Xiazi, go and make it. Use the Snow-Topped Jade to make a cup of milk tea for the princess, uh, this, this, milk tea. Hmm, give me a cup too."
Xia Zi nodded mechanically and blankly. [What is this "Snow-capped Jade"? His Majesty always drinks tribute tea.]
[In the morning, His Majesty drinks Mengding Mountain tea from Yazhou in Sichuan; at midday, he drinks Zisun tea from Changzhou; and in the evening, His Majesty usually drinks a cup of Five Grains Tea.]
Where can I get this snow-capped peak with emerald green leaves?
Xiazi frowned, racking her brains as she thought.
[Master is absolutely right. Serving the emperor is no easy task, and serving the little princess requires even more wisdom.]
Looking at Xia Zi's slightly lonely and sorrowful figure, Yun Duoduo felt a little embarrassed.
Oh, so there's no such tea as "Snow-Topped Emerald Green"?
It turns out that the Emperor drinks three different kinds of tea every day.
[That was hasty, that was too hasty.]
Yun Duoduo was about to call out to Xia Zi and tell him to just order any kind of green tea, because if word got out, it would seem like the princess was deliberately making things difficult for people.
Just then, a young eunuch walked in with a serious expression.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Chi Nan, Lord Huang, and Lord Kang have arrived."
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