0p0 Chapter 346 No, this is too much, right?
Chapter 346 No, this is too much, right?
Lu Zhenzhen glanced at the Fourth Princess with envy before saying, "Your Majesty, I have a different opinion. The princess is a darling of heaven, the apple of your majesty's and your majesty's eye. The fact that she speaks and acts according to her own preferences only proves that she was raised in the care and love of your majesty and your majesty, which is why she has such a personality."
"Only children raised with loving care by their parents would act this way! To be presumptuous, if I give birth to a daughter in the future, I will also pamper her to the hilt, letting her do as she pleases and live a life of unbridled happiness!"
"Only children who are not loved by their parents live cautiously in this world!"
"The princess is loved by His Majesty and the Queen, and has a pure and kind nature. If she doesn't have a little temper, what will happen to her when she gets married in the future? Girls still need some temper. If they are too soft and docile, they will be easily bullied!"
"I think the princess is doing very well. Your Majesty loves her and doesn't want to stifle her nature! With Your Majesty as your backer, what else does Your Majesty have to worry about?"
These words made Concubine Xiao smile widely. She pinched Lu Zhenzhen's cheek and said, "Le'an County Master's mouth is truly adorable. Let me see how your teeth and tongue grew. How can you speak so beautifully?"
Lu Zhenzhen smiled and let Concubine Xiao pinch her cheeks. Then she pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Alas, every word I say is the truth from the bottom of my heart. Why don't you believe it, Your Majesty?"
Concubine Xiao joked with Lu Zhenzhen again, and it seemed that the Fourth Princess had something to say to Lu Zhenzhen.
He immediately smiled and said that he would ask the director to go and let Lu Zhenzhen play with the fourth princess, leaving some space for the two of them, and then left with his people.
Only Lu Zhenzhen, the Fourth Princess, and a few palace maids were left in the room. They all tactfully retreated to the door.
When the fourth princess saw that there was no one around, she went to Lu Zhenzhen and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
Lu Zhenzhen was asking the palace maid for paper and pen to write down the recipes for dried meat and dried fruits and vegetables.
Her hand has held a ballpoint pen and a pencil, but has never held a brush.
Fortunately, she had seen how to hold a pen, so she was not awkward and just followed the instructions to hold it.
Then he dipped the brush in ink and wrote on the paper in one go, then motioned for the Fourth Princess to see.
The fourth princess stretched her head to take a look, but she couldn't retract her neck.
There were five big blobs of ink on the paper, squeezed together. Somehow, the fourth princess could see the feeling of being squeezed into a piece of paper.
"What are you writing?" The fourth princess looked at it from all angles but couldn't figure it out.
Lu Zhenzhen was shocked. "Fourth Princess, you didn't realize this? Five big words written so clearly: the secret recipe for beef jerky?"
The fourth princess's face fell. "Aside from seeing five black dots, I really couldn't tell that these were five characters!"
He snatched the brush from Lu Zhenzhen's hand and said, "Okay, you read and I'll write!"
Otherwise, if Lu Zhenzhen wrote it down, it would be a secret recipe, and no one except herself would be able to recognize it.
One of them read and the other wrote, and soon two secret recipes were written out.
Putting down her pen and waiting for the ink to dry, the Fourth Princess spent half a day fiddling with the hem of her skirt before speaking: "I've thought carefully about what you just said, and you're right! If it weren't for my father and mother loving me, I wouldn't be as happy as I am today!"
Lu Zhenzhen understood what he meant and smiled. "I know that my words have aroused the princess's filial piety! This is not simple. The recipe is in your hands. If you are really thoughtful, why not go to the imperial kitchen and personally supervise the preparation of the first batch of dried meat and fruits and vegetables to present to His Majesty and His Majesty? Wouldn't that be the best filial piety?"
“Nothing brings greater joy than receiving a gift made by your own children!”
For a poor person, the best gift may be a lot of money.
For those at the top of society, the best gifts are naturally small snacks or handicrafts made by themselves, because they are not short of money, but they are short of love.
As expected, the fourth princess' eyes lit up and she hugged Lu Zhenzhen: "You are right!"
Then he generously patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, I will remember all your contributions! From now on, my support will be your support! Even if my father doesn't support you, I will support you, and I will rely on my father again, it will be the same!"
Lu Zhenzhen smiled: "Okay, from now on, my support will be you, the Fourth Princess!"
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Lu Zhenzhen looked at the sky and said goodbye and went home.
The fourth princess was reluctant to leave: "Are you going back so early? It's rare for you to come to the palace nowadays. After your husband finishes his exams, you must come to the palace more often! It's not fun without you——"
Lu Zhenzhen smiled and comforted him, "Of course! When the time comes, the princess will call me and I will rush to the palace immediately, okay?"
After amusing the Fourth Princess, the two went to find Concubine Xiao.
Concubine Xiao estimated the time and knew that Lu Zhenzhen was coming to say goodbye, so she had people prepare a lot of things.
The emperor may be stingy, but she is not.
Silks, satins, various medicinal herbs, food, toys, and head ornaments and jewelry were all packed into a box.
Lu Zhenzhen was stunned.
No, this is too much, right?
Concubine Xiao didn't take it seriously: "Let's not talk about your kindness, it's rare. You gave me the recipe for dried meat and dried fruits and vegetables so readily. How can I, as an elder, be stingy?"
"Aside from anything else, if a recipe like this were given to an official, it would be passed down to future generations and never passed on to anyone else! If it were sold, it would be worth a lot of money! Don't refuse it, just keep it! Otherwise, wouldn't outsiders think that I, as an elder, am taking advantage of you children?"
Lu Zhenzhen couldn't refuse and had to accept it.
He was again respectfully escorted out by Xiao Hezi.
As soon as he walked out of the palace and was put on the carriage by Xiao Hezi, he saw an extremely luxurious carriage parked not far away.
Lu Zhenzhen couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Little Hezi was very clever and whispered beside him, "This is the carriage from the Deqing Grand Princess's residence. I heard that the Deqing Grand Princess also went to the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother today."
Lu Zhenzhen was moved. The carriage from the Grand Princess Deqing’s mansion?
Looking again, he saw a coachman sitting in the front of the carriage, and there were faint shadows swaying inside the carriage. They were probably the maids serving Princess Deqing, who had to stay in the carriage to keep the temperature so that Princess Deqing could be comfortable when she got in.
He glanced twice and then looked away.
He smiled faintly at Xiao Hezi and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Xiao He, for sending me out. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do with these rewards from the Imperial Concubine."
Although Xiao Hezi felt that Lu Zhenzhen was particularly polite today, he didn't think much about it and said casually: "Le'an County Master, you are too polite!"
Lu Zhenzhen pulled out a purse from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Hezi: "This isn't money, it's some beef jerky I saved for myself. If you don't mind, Eunuch Xiao He, take it and try it."
Little Hezi was flattered. He was stunned for a moment before wiping his hands and taking it with both hands: "What are you talking about, Princess Le'an? Your Majesty, the Queen, and the Princess all said it was good. I am so lucky to be able to taste it! Thank you, Princess Le'an, for the reward!"