Chapter 106: The Secret Under the Laurel Tree

"What is this?" Chunjia was a little surprised and drove the thing that had been completely pushed away from the soil, "...eggshells? How come there are so many eggshells together?"

Although there are hundreds of chickens in Yunfenghuang's case every day, it is very easy to make up the current eggshells, but... the small kitchen has its own rules, and the leftover vegetables have to be cleaned up. Before dawn, it was poured into the swill bucket and sent out of Miyagi by the palace servants for disposal.

Who would bury it in the ground and ask the heirs to dig it out?

If you observe carefully, there may be more eggshells that were buried at the beginning, and some of them have been decomposed into soil.

The emperor couldn't help asking Zhaoqing, "Where did you find it?"

Zhaoqing lay on his knees, secretly pulled the hem of his robe to wipe his hands, and said without raising his head, "It's just outside!"

The King of Qin nodded his head, and the third princess stood close to Yunfenghuang, not caring about the emperor's question at all.

Seeing this, Yun Fenghuang opened his mouth, looked at the three sisters Xie Meng, Xie Kuo, Xie Ma and asked: "You followed their brothers and sisters just now, where did they dig?"

"Return to Auntie." After being sent back for a long time, especially when Jiang Shi and his mother Xiao Chen joined hands to beat him, Xie Meng's temper has dropped a lot, and he seems to be calm. Hearing this, he glanced at Xie Kuo and Xie Mu to confirm that they had no intention of answering, and then said, "I dug it under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree outside."

"Why do you think of digging an osmanthus tree?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "That tree is very beautiful, I like it very much, don't let them be a disaster."

He glanced at Qingren, "Go and see, is the tree still alive?"

Hearing that the king of Qin and Zhaoqing were startled, at the same time they looked at Chunjia pitifully, Chunjia patted the eldest daughter's head with a secret smile, and coughed dryly: "It's okay if you can't be rescued, it's better for the people below to get another plant." It's coming."

Yun Fenghuang rolled his eyes and went over: "Your Majesty, let him pamper you. King Qin and Zhaoqing will be ignorant in the future, so don't rely on me."

These words reminded the emperor of beating up the third prince for Qin Wang Zhaoqing earlier, and casually said something about the noble concubine, which made Yun Fenghuang almost angry, and he twitched the corner of his mouth, saying: "They are still young now, it's okay to be naughty .Besides, if only such a handful of soil has been dug up, there may not be any trouble with the osmanthus tree."

Worried that Yun Fenghuang would continue to bring up old accounts, he hurriedly changed the topic, "It's just strange to say, who would specifically bury all these eggshells under your nose? I remember that your small kitchen is located at the back, some way away. of."

So it can't be that the people in the kitchen are too lazy to throw the eggshells into the slop bucket and come here to bury them under the osmanthus tree?

Speaking of what the palace people did, how could ordinary palace people have access to so many eggshells?

Not to mention the courage to sneak and bury under the osmanthus tree Yun Fenghuang likes.

"...how does this concubine know who she is?" Yun Fenghuang lowered his head and lightly touched the third princess's cheek with his fingertips, causing the little girl to smile shyly, trying to make her tone calm and indifferent, "later Let Chen Jing check it out!"

Chunjia didn't take it to heart either, and was about to nod upon hearing the words, when Xie Kuo hesitated for a moment, then suddenly took a step forward, and muttered, "Return to Your Majesty, Auntie, this...these eggshells were put by my servants."

"Huh?" Chunjia was stunned, Yun Fenghuang suddenly raised his head, and the imperial concubine looked at Xie Kuo at the same time, seeing Xie Kuo's expression was terrified, staring at Yun Fenghuang's face, carefully said: "My daughter... ...When my daughter was at home, I accidentally heard... I heard that the eggshells buried by the roots of the tree can make the tree grow better! My aunt has always liked that osmanthus tree, so my daughter...I didn't do it on purpose !"

"So that's how it is." Chunjia definitely didn't care about his children for Yun Fenghuang's three nieces, but they were generally kind when they met. , is also fairly mild.

It's not a big deal. He smiled and said, "That's because of your good intentions, but I and your aunt were almost misunderstood, thinking that someone deliberately pushed you here."

Yun Fenghuang said indifferently: "Co-authorship is such a thing, I just say it, who dares to play tricks under Bengong's nose like this?"

"Then why did you say you didn't know what it was when we dug it up just now?" Seeing that the matter was about to pass, who knew that Zhaoqing suddenly asked curiously, "You lied to us?"

Yun Fenghuang's finger on his knee moved, wishing he could pull this cheap daughter over and strangle her to death on the spot!

Simply Xie Kuo answered fluently, she bowed her head in embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "It's been a while, my daughter... My daughter forgot! Just now my aunt said to ask Mr. Chen to investigate, and my daughter remembered it."

There was nothing wrong with this answer, Chunjia smiled tolerantly and let her go down.

After a while, the children ran out to play again, and Fang Tong said to Yun Fenghuang, "This Kuoer is very thoughtful."

"Her father is my cousin." Yun Fenghuang suppressed his emotions and sighed softly, "The fathers of Meng'er and Ma'er are both brothers of my mother. Now my biological mother is staying in the imperial capital again. Because of Your Majesty's pity, we can meet each other from time to time... Perhaps it was taught by my cousin, this child has always been cautious in his words and deeds since he was young, and he gave way to fierce children everywhere, so it is pitiful to look at."

She blamed herself, "It's because I'm usually busy with other things, and I have to take care of the emperor's heirs. I don't care enough for them, so that she is so terrified, lest something not do well will annoy me... In fact, it's only this small, even if it's a mistake. How can I still be really angry if something happened? But the child is still young, and he half understands the truth. I will call them over to talk more in the future."

"Perhaps it's also a matter of personal nature." Chunjia said, "I think Meng'er is very innocent and bright, really pure and innocent."

Yun Fenghuang immediately looked at him suspiciously: "Meng'er is only ten years old!"

Chunjia said: "I know, she..."

Before finishing speaking, she felt something was wrong. Seeing the sullen concubine's face, she couldn't help laughing, raised her hand and pinched her cheek, and said in a low voice, "Where are you thinking? I see that your three nieces are all children, and you and your nieces and nieces are also children." Like, how could you have other ideas?"

Yun Fenghuang snorted: "The concubine didn't say anything, why is Your Majesty so eager to defend?"

"The more I describe it, the darker it is?" Chunjia pretended to be angry, "Then I won't wait any longer, I'll go, is it done?"

He stood up and walked out, but Yun Fenghuang didn't stop him, and muttered: "Your Majesty, is this embarrassing and angry? Otherwise, what will happen to you?"

Chunjia walked back with both a smile and a smile, pointed at her nose and said, "Last time I told you clearly, what did you say?"

"Your Majesty hasn't come here for a long time, I don't have a good memory, so I forgot." Yun Fenghuang cheated, and gave him a resentful look, "Why don't Your Majesty come here for the past two days, and help my concubine to remember well, lest I Can't remember it all the time?"

"Look at you narrow-minded." Chunjia went forward to scrape the bridge of her nose with a broken smile, "Just pretend to be confused when you're serious about something, I'll let you pretend to be confused!"

The two had a fight, and the eggshell matter was over.

One day Chunjia stayed overnight, and the next day Yun Fenghuang went to greet the queen. On the way back to the palace, he urged the chariot to drive quickly, and only then entered the Huanhua Palace, and ordered people to clear the place, and then ordered the palace staff to thank her. Kuo brought it here alone.

"...When did you bury those eggshells under the osmanthus tree?" There were only two uncles and nephews in the hall, and Yun Fenghuang stared at Xie Kuo with a complicated expression.

This niece has grown a bit taller in the past few years, but because of her young age, she still has a round face, which is too cute to be beautiful. She stood respectfully at His Royal Highness, her eyes slightly lowered, her expression humble, and she was stared at by the concubine and aunt. For a while, but always calm.

How old is she this year?

Eight or nine years old?

After all, Yun Fenghuang didn't really care about these nieces, especially Xie Kuo was separated by a layer, even if he was very well-behaved, he didn't pay much attention to his own nieces, but he couldn't even remember Xie Kuo's age clearly.

At this moment, after pondering for a long time, he tentatively asked, "I don't remember telling you that I like that osmanthus tree?"

Xie Kuo said calmly: "It should be when I entered the palace. I can't remember the exact time because my niece is young. As for the fact that my aunt likes osmanthus, maybe my aunt didn't say it herself, but maybe people around her revealed it. .Anyway, my nephew was on a whim at the time, and it was just so convenient."

Yun Fenghuang looked at her, and after a while, Fang slowly said: "Lie! You are mature, although you are younger than Meng'er, you are much more sensible than Meng'er... If you don't know that Ben Gong likes that osmanthus plant The tree is fine. Now that you know it, how can you move it rashly?"

"But burying eggshells in flowers and plants is harmless to them." Xie Kuo remained calm, and said slowly, "Although my niece is not my aunt's direct niece, she is also under the care of my aunt, so she can grow the palace. My niece thinks that even if my aunt likes the plant Osmanthus, I won’t punish my niece for this.”

Yun Fenghuang smiled, and suddenly said: "Who taught you this?"

Xie Kuo paused for a moment before answering the wrong question: "Just now, when Mr. Chen peeled off the soil to reveal the eggshell, my aunt's expression was a little off. My niece doesn't know why, but my niece is young, so even if I admit it in front of His Majesty , it shouldn’t be a big deal.”

"At that time, everyone was looking at the pile of soil, so as to know what was inside." Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea, squinted slightly, "You are looking at Ben Gong? Why?"

Xie Kuo pursed his lips: "Because... before entering the palace this time, my parents and uncles repeatedly told me that no matter what happens in the palace, I should first observe my aunt's happiness and anger, and then follow."

Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Your parents gave birth to a good daughter who is obedient and sensible, and I don't know if my daughter will be as caring as you in the future?"

"Auntie, Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing is smart and lovely, she must be far better than my niece."

Yun Fenghuang glanced at her with a complicated expression: "Okay, you go down, this matter ends here, no one is allowed to mention it again."

Xie Kuo didn't talk too much, and nodded gently: "Yes."

"...You are good, after all, you are the descendant of this palace." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, and finally said, "Now that you are young, it is not suitable for attracting people's attention. In the future... this palace will definitely not treat you badly. about you."

"My aunt is my niece's direct elder, and my niece is willing to encourage my aunt."

Seeing Yun Fenghuang waving his hand, Xie Kuofu was blessed, so he respectfully retired.

After she left, Yun Fenghuang sat alone on the seat for a while, before calling out the Qing people behind the screen: "Do you think I should believe her?"

"Accordingly speaking, Ms. Kuo and you are blood and blood. Moreover, the second room has no one who can be sold so far. Her future depends on you." The Qing said cautiously, "I shouldn't betray you. And , she probably didn't know the ins and outs, she just interjected with her wit."

Yun Fenghuang said to himself: "This is not an ordinary cleverness. Look at Meng'er and Ma'er, the two nieces and nieces of this palace, I am afraid that they have already forgotten about this matter. It is actually a little I didn't notice any clues!"

"This is also a good thing. The servant girl didn't think too much about His Majesty." The Qing said softly, "If you are undecided, why don't you turn around and ask Madam to come into the palace for advice?"

"Mother is probably in favor of silence." Yun Fenghuang was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "Even if Mother didn't think so earlier, now that Thirteenth Sister-in-law and Eighteenth Sister-in-law are in front of her, can you not force her to suppress and exclude Kuo?" Son, so that Meng'er and Mu'er can stand out? It's just that I have raised these three girls by my side, and it seems that Kuo'er is the smartest and most promising..."

She thought about it for a long time, and finally decided, "Let's do this for now, anyway, the child is still young. Besides, if I grow up beside Bengong and I can't control him, it will be a waste of all these years of early birth."

After a pause, she asked again, "Can you find out who proposed to dig under the osmanthus tree that day? Doesn't it mean that there is no trace of it there???"

The Qing people hurriedly said: "The servant girl has already asked, and it was Miss Meng who started it. She said that she read a picture book, but someone hid treasure in the ground. Yesterday, three young ladies accompanied the three emperor's heirs Playing in the corridor, Miss Meng volunteered to tell them a story, and after the story, the royal heirs asked someone to dig around with a shovel, and then dug under the osmanthus tree."

"Meng'er?" Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously, "Where did you get that painting book? But Kuo'er showed it to her on purpose?"

"That's not true." Qingren considered his words carefully, "Miss Kuo has always been quiet, and she likes to read books very much, so she doesn't read picture books very much at the moment. Miss Meng is impatient and dislikes boring books. When she entered the palace, there were quite a lot of picture books in her luggage. It is said that they were brought to her by Madam and Thirteenth Young Madam, I hope she can learn a few more words even if she looks at the pictures, so as not to be unable to keep up with her studies."

After all, Xie Meng is a cousin, if her academic progress is not as good as that of Xie Kuo, it would be too embarrassing.

Maybe this child is big-hearted now and he doesn't care, but Xiao Chen and Jiang definitely can't bear it.

Yun Fenghuang vaguely remembered this point when she brought her three nieces into the palace, she had mentioned it before and after, but she didn't pay attention to it at the time.

At this moment, after being silent for a while, he slowly said: "I still need to investigate, even if the words were originally told by the mother and the thirteenth sister-in-law, it is beyond the control of Kuo'er. But why is it when His Majesty is around?" , Menger just read such a picture book, and still led Qin Wang and the others to dig it?"

"The day we bury it will never be seen by anyone." Qingren murmured, "If Miss Kuo did it on purpose, how would she know?"

Yun Fenghuang pinched his forehead: "No matter how she knows, anyway, I will pay attention to this child in the future."

After a pause, "Just pay attention like I did when I was a child."

The Qing people suddenly said in awe: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the maidservants must have taken care of Miss Kuo!"

"But if she didn't cause this incident by shouting, "Catch the thief," Yun Fenghuang slowed down her expression again, and said, "I have time to look at the private storage. Is there anything children like? Give a few points to each child, and Kuo'er will give more."

... After this incident, the time has come for another year of summer vacation.

Gu Shao and Gu Liman, who had been visited by Chunjia frequently for a while, did not move, but Ping Xianyi, who was picked up by Gu Zhen with one hand, wiped away the pregnancy news before leaving.