Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

He Ke’s worries are not without reason.

Although the Crown Princess refused to give up an inch for the sake of her status and insisted on living in Penglai Palace if she could not live in Zhaoyang Palace, it would take a quarter of an hour to get from Penglai Palace to Shangshufang, even in the fastest sedan chair.

When I think of the cold and snowy days in the twelfth month of winter, when the crescent moon hangs high in the sky and the stars and frost fill the sky, my son’s small body is struggling to walk among the empty palaces...

The Crown Princess felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

However, for the sake of her child's future prospects, and so that she could live in the Eastern Palace that she and others had just moved out of ten years later, she could only shed tears silently, holding the child tightly in her arms.

"These cherries are extremely fresh, the first batch delivered as tribute this year, and even your grandfather and his family haven't had a chance to eat them yet!

"Your sister doesn't know what's good, you should eat more!"

The Crown Princess pushed the plate of cherries towards Tao Ge'er again, and even picked one up with her own hands and handed it to her son's mouth!

Tao Ge'er hid far away and refused to open his mouth.

The Crown Princess was a little angry and threw the cherries in her hand back onto the plate: "You don't know what's good for you!"

Nanny Weng beside her couldn't bear to watch any more, so she stepped forward and bowed with a smile: "This old servant thinks these cherries are really lovely, I wonder if the Crown Princess can give me one?"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess frowned. She was reluctant to eat it, so how could this old man have the audacity to compete with Brother Tao for food?

Kai Lan, who was standing beside her, looked closely at the Crown Princess's face and quickly spoke up, "Mammy, you have such a greedy mouth!

"Didn't you hear what the Crown Princess said? Even the Emperor hasn't had a taste of the delicacy yet, so it was specially reserved for our little prince!

"Don't even mention us. The Crown Princess hasn't even tasted it yet, and you're asking for it!"

Nanny Weng's smile faded slightly: "That is to say, apart from the little princess and the little prince just now, no one else has tasted this thing?"

The Crown Princess' heart skipped a beat, her face changed drastically, and sweat even broke out on her forehead!

Nanny Weng looked at her and knew that she had understood her hint and would not do it again. She softened her expression and said with a smile:

"Seeing that the two children don't like to eat it, I guess this thing can't be really delicious! How about, the Crown Princess gives each of us one, and we will taste it for you?"

The Crown Princess looked at Nanny Weng, as if trying to guess her intention. After a moment, she nodded and said, "Okay."

Yao Huang held the plate, and Nanny Weng, Aunt Han and Kai Lan came forward one by one and each carefully took a cherry.

The four people looked at each other and put the cherries in their hands into their mouths together.

In just two breaths, the faces of the four people twisted together!

"It's sour! No wonder the young prince refused to eat it!" Kale was the first to blurt out, squinting one eye and shivering!

The Crown Princess was furious: "How dare the Imperial Food Bureau!"

He immediately felt sorry for Tao Ge'er and asked, "Why didn't you tell mother that this thing is sour and not tasty?"

Tao Ge'er touched his head embarrassedly: "Sister just said that the cherries are so sour, but didn't you scold her for being 'spoiled'?

"Besides, since Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad haven't eaten yet, and we are the first to eat, we shouldn't complain."

The Crown Princess was speechless and a little annoyed. She looked at Aunt Weng and said, "How are you taking care of Brother Tao?

"He will shoulder important responsibilities in the future, so it is right for him to be sensible earlier. But being sensible does not mean swallowing up the loss as if it were a sweet dumpling!

"You must warn Lin Ruhai tomorrow. If he teaches Tao Ge'er to become a fool who takes advantage of others, I will kill him!"

He then shouted at Gan Lan, "That dog chef came to show his courtesy. It was the first time he sent something to Hanbing Palace, but you served it to him without letting him taste a single bite.

"What if there is something in here that shouldn't be there? Then my Brother Tao and He Ke would have already become, become..."

In front of her son, the Crown Princess couldn't say the word "corpse". It sounded unlucky, like a curse!

She had no choice but to point outside the door and shout, "Go, smash this cherry on that dog chef's face! Let her drink two pounds of vinegar, so she knows what is sour and what is sweet!"

Just as Gan Lan agreed to leave, Nanny Weng stopped her and said, "Wait a minute."

Then he turned to ask Brother Tao with a kind look, "Brother, what do you think the Crown Princess should do about this matter now?"

Tao Ge'er looked at Nanny Weng in confusion: "This is a matter of the harem. There are the Imperial Grandmother and Mother above, and Lady Wang and Prime Minister Dai below. It is not my place to ask about it."

Nanny Weng smiled with satisfaction: "What the prince said is very true. I just want to know, if the prince was the Crown Princess, how would he deal with this matter? Would he release the Shang Shi, or would he question her?"

"If it was me..." Tao Ge'er blinked and said, "I heard that because the Royal Grandmother was ill and my mother was still injured, the Royal Grandfather and my father asked Wang Liangdi to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Daming Palace harem.

"Then just hand this matter over to Wang Liangdi!

"She will find out whether it was accidental or intentional, and then punish him according to the palace rules and regulations."

The princess was stunned.

Yup!

The one in charge of the harem now is Wang, so just let her handle it.

She was a princess consort, but she had to argue with a servant over a plate of cherries and lost her status for nothing...

The Crown Princess's face was flushed.

He is not as clear-headed as his son!

"Brother, you are absolutely right!" Nanny Weng narrowed her eyes with joy, but she just looked at Brother Tao lovingly and refused to even glance at the Crown Princess.

Kale went to Chengxiang Palace.

Wang Xifeng looked at the plate of cherries and chuckled. She called An'er and took Chunsheng to the Shangshi Bureau to announce:

"Wan was disrespectful and insulting to the emperor by offering unripe cherries to the Crown Princess and the Princess and Prince. This is a betrayal of her duties and she is unfit to be the head of the Imperial Food Bureau.

"Go back to the palace and learn the rules again."

Kale listened to the whole thing and then said goodbye and went back.

After telling the Crown Princess about Wang Xifeng's decision, she looked strange again and couldn't help muttering:

"Logically, this servant should feel very relieved.

"The order given by Mr. Wang is also well-reasoned and righteous.

"But why do I feel so uncomfortable when I hear this?"

The Crown Princess had an unpleasant look on her face, and she kept her mouth tightly shut, not saying a word.

Aunt Han glanced at Aunt Weng, who was standing beside Tao Ge'er and solving the Nine Links, and sighed:

"Wang Liang Di said that Wan Shi was disrespectful and insulting to the emperor, and we all know that this is the truth.

"But before she said that, we all thought that the plate of cherries was sent by the Imperial Food Bureau to please the Crown Princess."

Do you think the Crown Princess and Han Bingdian are a bunch of country bumpkins who have never eaten or seen anything?

They even dare to serve up unripe sour fruits to fool people!

Could it be possible to fool Han Bingdian with just the words "the first batch of cherries this year"? ?