Hearing this, Jing Yue nodded and said, "She came to the Prince's Mansion last night and took care of Jiao Li for half an hour before leaving."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Jiaoxing had already walked up.
"Your Highness, I have something to ask you." Chu Jiaoxing walked to Beigong Tengxiao and sat down.
Beigong Tengxiao smiled lightly and said, "What do you want to have?"
Chu Jiaoxing was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyebrows suspiciously and said, "Are you paying?"
Beigong Tengxiao took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and slowly put it on the table following Chu Jiaoxing's gleaming eyes, saying: "Please feel free to do so. It just so happens that I also have something to talk to you about.
"
Chu Jiaoxing swallowed, and immediately waved to the waiter, saying: "Waiter! Put all the delicious food on the table!"
In a moment, there were trays full of refreshments on the table, and Chu Jiaoxing stuffed pastries into her mouth like a wolf pouncing on its prey.
Beigong Tengxiao looked at her face, which was very similar to Chu Jiaoli's. What came to his mind was the time when he first met Chu Jiaoli, when she was elegantly tasting peach blossom cakes in the carriage.
Is this careless and unorganized woman in front of me really her biological sister?
Thinking about this, he frowned slightly in discomfort.
With such an unseemly woman around him, he really admired Beigong Qianqiu's patience.
Chu Jiaoxing glanced at Beigong Tengxiao, snorted softly, and said incoherently: "Is my sister awake?"
"I just woke up a quarter of an hour ago."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoxing snorted and murmured in a low voice: "You woke up quickly, so I shouldn't have wasted that bowl of soup on you..."
Beigong Tengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "What soup?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jingyue leaned over and whispered in his ear to explain.
Beigong Tengxiao's expression paused for a moment, then he slowly calmed down, raised his hand and gently rubbed the center of his brow, and said to Chu Jiaoxing: "Chu Jiaoxing, I wonder if you heard that Jiaoli often comes to the palace to perform dances for her father.
"
Chu Jiaoxing put the half-bitten pastry back on the table and said seriously: "I heard about it."
Beigong Tengxiao took a sip of tea and said: "Jiaoli is the maid in my palace. If my father really wants to accept Jiaoli as his concubine, he has to ask me if he can let her go. But, if she regains her freedom,
, but no one can save her."
Chu Jiaoxing pursed her lips and said, "Yesterday, I heard from the guardian of your house that the emperor would find his favorite concubine to be buried. Is it true?"
"Yes, this has been the case for all the emperors of Beiming."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoxing frowned slightly. If this happened, wouldn't Chu Jiaoli no longer have freedom?
Seeing her hesitation, Beigong Tengxiao smiled lightly and said, "So, if you want to redeem yourself for Jiao Li, you'd better think twice."
Chu Jiaoxing sighed in frustration.
There was really nothing she could do about this matter. If it was the woman the emperor fell in love with, Beigong Qianqiu might not even be able to protect her...
However, when she thought of Chu Jiaoli crying so miserably last night, she became so angry that she couldn't help but frowned and said, "That's not the reason for you to bully her!"
"If she abides by her duties, I will naturally treat her with courtesy." Beigong Tengxiao said with cold eyes, "Jiaoli is my own, and you have no right to interfere in my affairs with her.
"
After saying that, he stood up and left with a flourish of his sleeves.
"You!" Chu Jiaoxing was furious and was about to get up, but was held back by Shen Xing behind her.
Shen Xing reminded: "A Xing, the prince told me to keep an eye on you and not let you cause trouble."
Chu Jiaoxing glared at him unwillingly and said, "She is my biological sister!"
"She has been sold into the prince's house. She is not a member of the Chu family, and naturally she is not your sister." Shen Xing said solemnly, "His Royal Highness the prince has said it politely enough. If you interfere too much, you will only provoke conflict between him and the prince.
The war, as for the matter between him and Miss Jiaoli, is also a private matter between them. His Highness is an upright man and is not a sinister person, so don't worry too much."
Chu Jiaoxing pursed her lips, and then muttered in a low voice: "Humph, no one named Beigong is good..."
Hearing this, Shen Xing coughed heavily and said, "A Xing, this is outside, so watch your mouth."
Chu Jiaoxing waved her hands irritably and said, "I know, I know!" She bit her lip, looked at the direction he was leaving, narrowed her peach blossom eyes slightly, and said, "Draw the ground into a circle, may you sleep forever.
.”
Shen Xing raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "What do you mean?"
Chu Jiaoxing gritted her teeth and said: "Draw a circle and curse you!"
At dusk, the setting sun gradually faded, and the orange-yellow afterglow filled the imperial capital.
Beigong Tengxiao stepped into the prince's residence and slowly raised his eyebrows.
He did go too far last night, so he might as well... apologize to her...
After returning to his thoughts, he walked towards the Biluo Palace.
Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, he raised his eyebrows slightly and stopped.
Jing Ling walked up to him in a slight panic, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, according to the report from the spies, Your Majesty and Mr. Lan are discussing... to give Miss Jiaoli a title, whether it is Jieyu or Zhaoyi has not yet been decided.
Your Majesty, it seems that the day when you will be crowned concubine will be your Majesty’s birthday banquet.”
Hearing this, Beigong Tengxiao's eyes dimmed and he said in a low voice: "Is anyone else aware of this matter?"
"Not yet."
Beigong Tengxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I understand."
Stepping into the door, you saw freshly cooked dishes on the table.
Beigong Tengxiao took a quick glance, and saw two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and one soup, garlic spareribs, steamed fish, hot and sour potato shreds, stir-fried vegetables, and egg drop soup.
Looking at the delicious home-cooked food, he swallowed quietly and raised his eyes to look at Chu Jiaoli standing aside.
The girl's slightly tired eyes looked a little distracted, and her fair cheeks had two traces of black charcoal.
He couldn't help but imagine her fussing around in the kitchen just now. He couldn't tell whether it was funny or distressed.
He chuckled lightly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and said: "I am the crown prince of a country, and you are going to let me eat these things?"
Chu Jiaoli choked, recalling that she had once made one or two dishes, and he ate them with relish! Saying such words now is clearly to make things difficult for her!
She pursed her lips and said, "I'm not a cook. I only know a few home-cooked dishes."
Beigong Tengxiao picked up the chopsticks and extended his chopsticks towards several dishes one after another, but before he touched them, he put the chopsticks back on the table and said: "Jingyue, I can't eat, so I have to move them all to feed the dogs.
"
Jingyue looked troubled and said: "Your Highness, we don't have dogs in our house..."
Beigong Tengxiao frowned and said, "Then start raising them."
"yes."
Feed the dog?!
Chu Jiaoli clenched her fists tightly, still pretending to be calm and calm, and said, "Really? I'm sorry, Your Highness will be hungry tonight."
After saying that, she turned and left.
"stop."
Hearing the voice from the person behind her, she bit her lip holding her breath and had to stop.
Beigong Tengxiao looked at her unturned back, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Tomorrow morning, you go collect rose water and make tea."
Chu Jiaoli took out a breath and whispered, "Yes."
As night falls, a bright moon hangs in the sky.
Beigong Tengxiao looked at the silvery glow in the dark night sky and thought deeply for a long time.
"Your Highness, it's late at night, aren't you going to bed yet?" Jingyue beside her looked at Beigong Tengxiao's back. He had been standing here in a daze since Chu Jiaoli left. The surrounding courtyards were all dark.