The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Xue Zhiyi didn't know what Gu Shichong was so happy about, so he just lowered his eyes and greeted him respectfully: "Your Highness, the Queen Mother is waiting for you in the main hall, and His Royal Highness Prince Cheng has also arrived."

Gu Shichong said: "I understand."

Then he lowered his voice and said, "I will have something to tell you later."

Having said that, he went in.

After glancing at his back, Xue Zhiyi turned around and went to the tea room.

In the tea room, Jingchun and Lanying were on duty. Lanying was absent-mindedly packing the gold-painted tea cups that she was going to present to Prince Gong.

Xue Zhiyi said, "Put it down, I'll do it."

Lan Ying was stunned, then asked: "Why?"

Xue Zhiyi smiled slightly: "Since I am the Master Attendant, my position is higher than yours, so I can order you around."

As he spoke, Xue Zhiyi brought the teacup in front of him, ready to pour tea and water.

Lan Ying hated her to the core and had endured for several days without causing any trouble for her. Yet, she actually dared to come forward and show off her power. Who the hell did she think she was?

"Xue Zhiyi! You relied on the good face given to you by Marquis Lin'an, but you are still not satisfied and went to flatter Prince Gong? Don't you think that after your house was confiscated, you can still be as noble as before and marry into a rich family? You are not even worthy of being a concubine!"

Seeing this, Jingchun hurriedly tried to stop the quarrel: "Can you please stop arguing..."

Xue Zhiyi wrapped the handle of the teapot with cloth. The teapot was filled with snow water from the plum blossoms last winter, which was now boiling.

Xue Zhiyi held the teapot, said nothing, and just looked at Lan Ying.

Lan Ying was stared at with confusion: "Why are you looking at me? Is what I said wrong?"

Xue Zhiyi suddenly smiled: "Say it again."

"Even if I say it ten times..." Suddenly, she shut up.

For some reason, Lan Ying felt a little scared when she saw Xue Zhiyi looking at her with a pot of boiling water in his hand: "What do you want to do..."

But Xue Zhiyi suddenly turned around and faced her, causing her to panic: "Don't mess around!"

She instinctively raised her hand to block it, but Xue Zhiyi's hand holding the teapot trembled, causing the pot of boiling water to shake.

Xue Zhiyi hissed, quickly put down the teapot and covered his hands.

Lan Ying was stunned: She didn’t seem to meet Xue Zhiyi?

Seeing this, Jingchun grabbed Xue Zhiyi's hand and said, "Sister Zhiyi, you're all burned!"

The back of Xue Zhiyi's left hand was scalded red by the splashing water.

Xue Zhiyi looked painful: "Lan Ying, are you crazy? How can I do my job like this?"

Lan Ying had been wronged enough recently. When she saw Xue Zhiyi like this, she became even more furious: "I didn't push you!"

Xue Zhiyi just said: "I didn't do anything to you."

Xue Zhiyi did not touch Lan Ying at all, but Lan Ying was not sure that she did not accidentally touch Xue Zhiyi, so she was speechless at the moment.

Jingchun still tried to mediate the quarrel, saying, "Stop arguing..."

She took Xue Zhiyi's hand and said, "Sister Zhiyi, can you please go and apply the medicine?"

As if afraid that they would start arguing again, she half-pushed Xue Zhiyi out of the tea room.

Lan Ying cursed a few more times towards the door, then picked up the teapot and poured water into the teacup in an unhappily manner.

This was a good thing. While serving tea, she would have the opportunity to talk to Prince Gong, and ask him to stay and listen to what she wanted to say before leaving the palace.

……

main hall.

The Queen Mother leaned back with a headband on her head, and she smiled lovingly, "I was not feeling well yesterday, but I feel much better today. It's a pity that you came to visit me.

Gu Shichong and Gu Shimin, two people who disliked each other, were sitting on the left and right at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shimin simply replied, "This is all the filial duty that grandchildren should fulfill. I will present the tonic medicine I brought from Yuzhou to your Royal Grandmother. I hope that she will be in good health."

Gu Shichong smiled and said, "Yuzhou is remote, and the Empress Dowager is of noble health. I wonder if the imperial physician has examined this tonic? Can it be taken by the Empress Dowager?"

Accustomed to tit-for-tat, Gu Shimin was already familiar with this situation: "My Royal Brother, you are overly concerned. Of course, I dared to present it to the Royal Grandmother only after the Imperial Physician had reviewed it. I am naturally concerned about the Royal Grandmother's affairs. Today, I heard that the Royal Grandmother's health has improved, so I went to the palace early to visit her so that I can rest assured. I dare not delay for even a moment."

He arrived earlier than Gu Shichong today, so in terms of filial piety, he is naturally more filial than Gu Shichong.

Gu Shichong only said indifferently: "I am also thinking about the Royal Grandmother, so I asked someone to bring the snow lotus from the extremely cold land to offer to her."

As he was speaking, a young eunuch presented a snow lotus.

I saw that the snow lotus was not dried as usual, but a flower with dew, just like a snow lotus that had just bloomed, and even the broken part was moist.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but wonder: "Chong'er, why does this snow lotus look like it was just picked?"

Gu Shichong said, "Grandmother, you have a good eye. I had this snow lotus dug up from an extremely cold place when it was just about to bloom, and sent it to Huajing at full speed. In order to let it bloom on its own, I kept it in ice every day after the spring."

As he spoke, he smiled slightly, "It's a coincidence. Today is the day when the snow lotus is in full bloom. I have been waiting for it to bloom since last night. As soon as the flower bloomed, I quickly picked it and sent it to you, Grandmother. So I was delayed for some time. Please forgive me, Grandmother."

The Queen Mother looked at it and smiled, "You really took great pains to think of this. This is the first time I have ever seen such fresh snow lotus."

Gu Shichong said obediently: "I heard that fresh snow lotus is more effective than dried flowers. It's not a big deal to worry about it for the Empress Dowager."

As he said this, he glanced at Gu Shimin and said, "Right, Sixth Brother?"

Facing his flattery, Gu Shimin could not help but secretly despise him, and then said with a pleasant face: "I am not as knowledgeable as my brother. I only know how to give the best things I think to the Royal Grandmother. I am sorry to make the Royal Grandmother laugh."

What this means is that his biological mother was of humble origin and was not favored. Before she gradually became famous and was favored by the emperor, she was certainly not like Gu Shichong, who had been the center of attention since childhood and could get whatever good things he wanted.

The Queen Mother knew that he had suffered injustice, and Gu Shimin's words were meant to make the Queen Mother feel sympathy for him.

The Queen Mother just smiled and said, "I will remember all your filial acts for me. You are all my good grandchildren."

The two of them gave up.

As they were talking, Lan Ying came in with a cup of tea.

Gu Shimin arrived early, so there was already tea on the table. This cup could only be offered to Gu Shichong.

Lan Ying lowered her head and placed the tea on the table in front of Gu Shichong. She moved her mouth and called quietly: "Your Highness... Your Highness..."

At this moment, Gu Shichong was still glaring at Gu Shimin. When he looked away, he saw Lan Ying who had called him several times.

Lan Ying wanted to say something, but she heard the Queen Mother say, "Back off."

She wanted to say something but hesitated. However, she couldn't talk to Gu Shichong in public, so she could only retreat with the tray in her arms.

Gu Shichong only said: "Thank you, Grandmother, for the tea."

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup, lightly scraped off the foam, and prepared to put it into his mouth.

At this moment, someone rushed in: "Your Highness Prince Gong!"

Everyone looked over and saw Xue Zhiyi with a panicked look on his face.