Chapter 217: The Prince and Concubine Are in Collusion
"If the Ninth Princess knows my existence, then it's not surprising that I know you are the Ninth Princess." The woman smiled, and without waiting for Qing Ning's signal, she stood up straight and asked, "What kind of tea does the Princess like?"
"It depends on what you have here." After Qingning said that, he was attracted by something on a wooden shelf in the corner. It was filled with more than a dozen human-shaped dolls made of clay. They would be painted after they were baked.
After applying the color, she picked up one, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The girl's hands are so skillful, even her expressions are lifelike."
"I made this for fun when I was a child. I never wanted to throw it away. The princess also likes this? How about I make one for the princess another day?" The woman handed the tea into her hand and said with a smile that although her voice was rough and unpleasant,
However, the way she behaves is so coquettish and her words are straightforward, it's hard for Qing Ning to dislike her.
"I also liked this for a while when I was a child, but my mother wouldn't let me, so I threw it all away." Qingning replied with a smile, opened the lid of the tea and was stunned again, "Hawthorn soaked in water, the girl's stomach is not good?"
The woman smiled sheepishly, "It's not like I loved eating candied haws on a stick when I was a kid, and I can never forget the taste. Now that I'm like this, it's inconvenient to go out and buy things, so I boiled the hawthorns in rock sugar water. Although the taste is not as good as candied haws on a stick,
But the sweet yet sour feeling is also the best.”
Qing Ning took a sip and put the cup down thoughtfully.
She looked around the room again
Plum blossoms, ink paintings, clay dolls, hawthorn tea, and even the scars on her face
Everything seemed extremely familiar, as if she had seen this person before.
"What happened to the princess?"
"Girl, can you please tell me your name? And what is your relationship with my prince?" Qing Ning came back to her senses, and for some reason, she felt a little nervous.
"Princess, please don't get me wrong. The prince and I are not what the princess thinks. The prince is kind-hearted and takes pity on me as an orphan and has no one to rely on, so he only takes care of me. I have no father or mother since I was a child, and I don't know my last name. I am just adopted."
My aunt has always called me Qing Ning, but recently she has run out of money and I have no money to bury her. I want to sell myself, but I am ridiculed and abused because of my ugly appearance. Fortunately, I met the prince, and he is my savior."