Chapter 20 The Eldest Princess Doesn't Have Extraordinary Thoughts?
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Mrs. Qin and Zhang were taking the eldest princess of Taiping, Xiao Rou, to the side to do some household chores.
Xiao Nan was sitting in front of the table, eating breakfast and showing off his meal, with the rice bowls piled up beside him.
Qin Yu couldn't help being shocked when he saw it. No wonder he was so tall and muscular. Such a meal would last him half a month.
"I have met His Highness and the eldest princess."
Qin Yu slightly arched his hands as he entered the hall.
Xiao Rou raised her smile and nodded, "Prime Qin, there is no need to be polite."
Xiao Nan waved, "Old Qin, hurry up and eat. The food in Prince Qin's palace is really good, much better than the East Palace."
With that said, he turned to look at the maid aside, "Please give me five more bowls of rice!"
Qin Yu: "......"
After breakfast.
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Qin Zhang said hurriedly: "Your Highness, aren't you looking for Yu'er to go out to the lake? You can go as soon as possible while the weather is nice."
Xiao Rou nodded, then looked at Qin Yu and asked, "I wonder if Qin Fu Cheng can give me a favor?"
Qin Yu smiled slightly and said softly: "The eldest princess invites you, how dare you disobey her?"
Xiao Nan stood up hurriedly, "Take me one, take me one!"
Then, the three of them headed towards Fengyang Lake in the east city of Jinling City.
Mrs. Qin and Zhang stood in front of the hall, looking at Xiao Rou's back, and murmured: "What a good daughter, she looks like the daughter-in-law of our old Qin family."
As she said that, she turned her head and looked aside, "Lan'er, follow me into the palace to find out what the Queen has to say."
"Ah? Oh~ Yes, madam!" Shen Binglan responded hurriedly, not knowing what she was thinking just now.
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Jinling City.
Fengyang Lakeside, Fengyang Tower.
Qin Yu, Xiao Rou and Xiao Nan gathered around the table and drank tea.
Qin Yu only wanted a glass of water.
"What? Does Qin Fucheng not like drinking tea?"
Xiao Rou stared at Qin Yu with a pair of beautiful, watery eyes.
Qin Yu looked at the tea soup boiling in the casserole on the charcoal stove and curled his lips, "I don't like it."
Tea in this era was not brewed, but boiled. It was actually boiled tea with oil soup.
The oil tea soup also contains onions, ginger, garlic, dates, mint, star anise, and even coarse salt and other condiments. The taste is indescribable.
However, Qin Yu also understood that in this era, having enough food was a luxury for the common people.
Therefore, this oil tea soup is related to the lack of oil and water among people in this era.
But no matter what.
Qin Yu doesn't like it and finds it hard to swallow, so white water is excellent for him.
Xiao Nan didn't care, he drank it in big gulps, it was delicious and very enjoyable.
Xiao Rou smiled sweetly and said softly: "The Prime Minister of Qin is different from ordinary people. He doesn't like drinking tea."
Drinking tea is extremely common at the level of scholar-bureaucrats. Everyone always drinks something when talking, which can be regarded as a common etiquette.
But Qin Yu never talks about etiquette.
If I like it, I will do it. If I don’t like it, I won’t do it. I don’t care whether other people like it or not.
Qin Yu waved his hand slightly, "I'm just a vulgar person. I'm rough. I won't pretend to do anything I don't like."
Xiao Nan looked at Qin Yu with a smile, "Old Qin is right!"
Xiao Rou: "..."
He discovered that the identities of Qin Yu and Xiao Nan seemed to be reversed.
Xiao Nan, the prince, seems to be Qin Yu's follower.
There was a pause.
Qin Yu drank the white water and looked at Xiao Rou, "Eldest Princess, if you come to me today for any reason, just tell me."
Xiao Nan was stunned and murmured: "Isn't it a lake tour?"
Xiao Rou smiled and looked at Xiao Nan, "Prince, I asked for some cakes for you. You can eat them here. I will go to the boat with Qin Fucheng to discuss something."
"ah?"
Xiao Nan frowned and looked at Qin Yu reluctantly, "Sister, you don't want to harm Lao Qin, do you? If you want to harm him, I won't be able to survive!"
Qin Yu: "..."
Xiao Rou: "..."
"What did I do to him!? Just stay here and don't run around!"
Xiao Rou raised her eyebrows and spoke in a low voice.
"Oh, okay! You go!"
Xiao Nan waved his hand and served himself another bowl of camellia soup.
Qin Yu and Xiao Rou went downstairs.
There are guards everywhere in the teahouse, so there is no need to worry about Xiao Nan's safety.
Qin Yu followed Xiao Rou and murmured in his heart: Doesn't the eldest princess have any evil thoughts about me? In broad daylight, the world is clear, why do we have to go to the boat to talk?
Ship shakes!???
"Qin Fu Cheng, please."
Xiao Rou turned to look at Qin Yu and said softly.
Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, then realized that they had left Fengyang Tower and arrived at the shore.
Qin Yu jumped lightly onto the cruise ship, and then subconsciously extended his hand to Xiao Rou.
Xiao Rou hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand and couldn't help but smile.
In her age, this was the first time someone dared to reach out to her, and it was the first time she had physical contact with a man.
Her interest in Qin Yu is getting stronger and stronger.
Usually when the second-generation officials saw her, they all either flattered her or flattered her in a condescending manner.
Only Qin Yu treated her so casually.
And in this era, there are almost no people like Qin Yu who don't pay attention to etiquette and do everything they want.
Qin Yu didn't notice the change in Xiao Rou's expression.
The boatman punted the boat, and the two of them sat in the cabin, which was ventilated from all sides.
Xiao Rou looked at Qin Yu and said doubtfully: "I am very curious. You just made a bet with your father yesterday, and after you left the gate of Huide Hall, you dared to take the prince to Jiaofangsi. What do you think?"
She was shocked when she heard this report yesterday.
It was really hard for her to imagine how brave Qin Yu was to dare to do this!
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, and Feng Qingyun said calmly: "I really didn't have any ideas at the time. It's just that the prince and I didn't play well during the day. I finally had time at night and no one was looking after me, so why not have a good time!"
"Life is short, enjoy yourself while you can."
Xiao Rou couldn't help but raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Life is short, you should enjoy yourself in time. Prime Minister Qin really lives a free and easy life, so aren't you afraid that a big disaster will happen in a month's time?"
"Afraid?"
Qin Yu couldn't help but sneer, "If you are afraid of being useful, wouldn't this world be too simple?"
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Rou and asked: "Eldest Princess, please tell me what you are talking about when you come to me today?"
Qin Yu could tell.
Xiao Rou must have gone to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
It's just that he didn't figure out what Xiao Rou wanted to do with him.
Xiao Rou nodded slightly, "The princess will tell you straight, there will be a poetry meeting between the Academy and the Imperial College in three days, do you know?"
Qin Yu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I know, I heard from my father that there is a bet between His Majesty and the Imperial Confucian scholar Zhang Zian."
"If the Academy loses to the Imperial College in the Poetry Competition for three consecutive years, Your Majesty will allow Zhang Zian to resign and return to his hometown."
"Then what the eldest princess means is that you want me to participate in this poetry conference on behalf of the academy?"