Chapter 519: Friendship of the Same Clan
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
However, the Crown Princess hid behind the screen and watched the Crown Prince and Sun Shaozong leave the flower hall. She couldn't help but sigh sadly.
It is said that a husband and wife will be grateful to each other for a hundred days after they have been married for a day, but the prince's trust in her is not as high as that of Sun Shaozong, a foreign minister...
She walked out slowly from behind the Four Seasons Screen with her waist bent. Her eyes flickered across the two empty teacups. There was still resentment on her pretty face, but she couldn't help speculating in her heart about the prince's intention of avoiding her and having a secret conversation with Sun Shaozong.
Could it be that...
He still wants to interfere in the affairs of the palace? !
The Crown Princess couldn't help but shudder, and subconsciously wanted to chase out to stop him. However, just after she took half a step, the thick-soled and narrow-pointed embroidered shoes were nailed firmly to the ground again.
Lord Sun is a steady person. Even if the prince really mentions this matter, Lord Sun will definitely do his best to dissuade him. And with Lord Sun's words, it is not difficult to persuade the prince to change his mind. Why should he rush after him rashly and make the prince unhappy?
Thinking of this, the Crown Princess didn't know whether she should feel relieved or sad.
Finally, she took a deep breath and walked around to the other side of the round table. She first took a cup and rinsed it with tea. Then she took out a pottery jar as thick as a goose egg from the tea tray, unscrewed the lid with the carving of "Auspicious Partridge and Double Ginkgo", and poured some white almond powder into the quilt.
He put the pottery jar back, scooped some raisins, crushed peanuts, wolfberries, maltose and other things with a silver spoon, stirred them evenly in the teacup, and then used boiling water to make a cup of strong almond tea.
Smelling the sweet aroma coming towards her, the Crown Princess couldn't help but sigh in her heart, because it turned out that the recipe of almond tea was the one that the old Lord of the Niu family presented to the Emperor and Queen Mother Niu.
Everyone was so happy at that time. Who could have imagined that in just over a year, everything would have changed so much?
"Cooking beans and making soup, straining beans and making juice, with firewood under the pot..."
She parted her red lips and murmured Cao Zhi's "Seven-Step Poem". The voice was clear at first, but gradually became inaudible, as if it had turned into a faint melancholy lingering in her heart.
It was unknown how long it took for the Crown Princess to break free from this inexplicable emotion and refocus her attention on the cup of almond tea. Although there was no one around, she still covered it with her left sleeve before bringing the cup to her lips.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The Crown Prince has fainted!"
Just at this moment, a shout was heard from outside the door. The frightened Crown Princess coughed a few times, and without even bothering to wipe the almond dew from the corner of her lips, she hurriedly stood up and looked outside.
But Sun Shaozong was seen striding into the flower hall. The prince in his arms hung his head awkwardly, his eyes were closed, and his mouth was crooked. It was obvious that he was unconscious!
"What's going on?!"
The Crown Princess was horrified, and went forward to check on the Crown Prince's condition, and asked anxiously, "Wasn't he fine just now? Why did the Crown Prince suddenly faint?!"
This is the problem caused by being 'good'!
Sun Shaozong muttered in his heart, but said: "It is too late to explain now, please look after the prince, your Majesty, I..."
He couldn't help but stumbled halfway through his words, because a drop of white liquid was flowing down from the lips of the Crown Princess, who was always graceful and dignified. It first slid across her slender neck, then crossed her delicate collarbone, and finally disappeared into the snow-white ravine hidden by her palace skirt.
Although Sun Shaozong knew that this drop of liquid was definitely not something "dirty", he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild after seeing this scene.
However, he still had some self-control, and he immediately came to his senses. While secretly cursing himself for being so lustful, he pretended to be calm and continued, "I will go and ask the imperial physician to come and treat Your Highness!"
As he said this, Sun Shaozong wanted to find a place to put the prince down.
But there are only tables and chairs in this flower hall, but where is the bed?
But it wouldn't be a good idea to just throw the prince to the ground in front of the Crown Princess, right?
As soon as a look of embarrassment appeared on her face, the Crown Princess immediately took action, swept all the things on the round table onto the tea tray, and placed the tea tray on the spring stool, signaling Sun Shaozong to put the Crown Prince on the table temporarily.
Sun Shaozong followed suit and stepped forward to let the prince's buttocks touch the ground, then curled up his legs and put them on the edge. Just as he was about to put his upper body down, the Crown Princess rushed forward, held the back of the prince's head, and warned: "Lord Sun, be careful, don't hit His Highness again."
Sun Shaozong was already cautious, and after hearing what she said, his movements naturally slowed down a bit. He worked together with the Crown Princess and slowly helped the Crown Prince fall backwards.
At this moment, Sun Shaozong inadvertently raised his eyes and saw the drop of white liquid again!
It turned out that the round table was not high to begin with, and in order to stabilize her head, the Crown Princess had to gradually lower her body, so that her bright yellow palace skirt could not block the prying eyes from outside.
That’s why Sun Shaozong saw it again, the thread that was stuck between the skin and the collar, like a thread or a pillar…
"Gu...Gu, what happened?"
As he was enjoying the peek, a weak voice suddenly reached Sun Shaozong's ears, frightening him as if struck by lightning, and he almost "shot" the prince into the wall with a shake of his hand.
"Your Highness, are you awake?!"
The Crown Princess was overjoyed and said excitedly: "I was really scared to death just now!"
"I am also very shocked."
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but agree, and cursed in his heart: Damn it, I got scared twice in a row!
The prince straightened his body, and the princess hurriedly helped him sit up. He looked around blankly at first, then rubbed his brows for a long time. The confusion gradually faded, and he smiled bitterly and said, "I listened to Lord Sun's profound remarks, and I didn't expect that I was so happy that I fainted."
The Crown Princess, who was listening nearby, finally understood the reason for his sudden coma. She felt both amused and curious. She wanted to ask him what the theory was, but was afraid of displeasing the Crown Prince.
At this time, the prince said again: "Please, my dear minister, go and invite Envoy Qin to come and treat me..."
“No!”
The Crown Princess hastily tried to stop him, saying, "In half an hour, the imperial physicians will come to see the patients every day. It would be inappropriate to disturb Envoy Qin at this time. It would be better to wait until..."
"how?!"
The prince became annoyed when he heard that she not only did not care about his safety but wanted to delay the treatment.
He shook off the Crown Princess's support, sat cross-legged on the table, bent his head with the red pearl and purple gold crown on it at 90 degrees, and said angrily: "Envoy Qin was originally sent by my father to take care of me. Is it possible that I can't disturb him just because I'm ill?!"
The Crown Princess was frightened by his ferocious face and took a half step back. She even forgot how to defend herself for a moment and just kept saying, "I definitely didn't mean that, I definitely didn't mean that!"
"What do you mean?!"
The prince placed his hands on the table, straightened his body, and glared at the Crown Princess fiercely.
Ever since the eradication of the roots, the Crown Princess has repeatedly taken the lead and shown herself to be shrewd and capable in every way, which has long made him feel angry. If there is no reasonable explanation today, he is ready to vent all his anger.
"Your Highness."
Just when the couple was about to fall out, Sun Shaozong suddenly interrupted and said, "I guess your majesty is worried that if the news of your sudden convulsion gets out, it will lead to random speculation from the outside world and even affect the direction of public opinion in the court and the public. Your Highness, at this critical moment, the slightest mistake will lead to a complete failure!"
If the Crown Princess said this, the Crown Prince might not believe it, but after listening to Sun Shaozong's analysis and thinking about the direction he had just pointed out for him, the anger in his heart was immediately reduced by half, and he just asked coldly: "Is what Sun Aiqing said true?"
"What Lord Sun said is exactly what I am worried about!"
The Crown Princess nodded repeatedly and cast a grateful look at Sun Shaozong.
"Then why are you still standing there?"
Although the prince had calmed down, he still showed no mercy to the princess. He stretched out his arm and shouted, "Do you want me to sit at this table forever?!"
The Crown Princess hurried forward, carefully helped him down from the table, and sat on the spring stool.
Phew~
The prince exhaled a breath of foul air, then smiled at Sun Shaozong and said, "I heard what you just said, it's like a revelation. If not, I wouldn't have been so excited that I fainted."
Sun Shaozong smiled faintly and flattered him in a neither humble nor arrogant way: "Since ancient times, those who have convulsions due to extreme joy cannot be without true nature."
"Hahaha, what a perfect 'it's impossible without true nature'!"
The prince smiled complacently, and he liked Sun Shaozong more and more. He wanted to reward him with something, but he felt that those mere toys were not worthy of the ambitions of both the monarch and his subject.
Just as he was in a dilemma, he didn't know what was going on in his head, and suddenly turned around and asked the Crown Princess: "Your maiden family's surname is also Sun, and both of you are from Jinling, but I wonder if you and Sun Aiqing's family are of the same clan?"
Although the Crown Princess was not as good at emergency response, her evaluation of her kindness was undeniable. When she heard the Crown Prince's tone, she guessed what he was thinking, so she bowed slightly and said, "I'm not sure either. Let my father and brother look through the family tree tomorrow. Maybe the two families are really related."
Tsk~
This is clearly a marriage alliance between myself and the Crown Princess... bah, it's a marriage alliance between myself and the Crown Princess!
To be honest, if this had happened when the prince was still alive, it would definitely have been a huge benefit.
But right now...
Sun Shaozong really doesn't want to be tied so closely to the prince!
However, the prince has already said this, and he wants to use his name to fight against King Zhongshun. How can he refuse just because he wants to?
He could only curse in his heart, pretending to be happy, and said anxiously: "This... How dare we marry someone so high?! The father-in-law is a great scholar of the time, but my brothers and I are from the military..."
"What's too high to reach?"
The prince said indifferently: "If they are really relatives, it will be more convenient for us to communicate in the future!"
After the matter was settled, the prince talked to Sun Shaozong about this and that, and listened to a lot of very constructive "flattery". It was not until the time for the daily medical consultation that the prince let him go with a sense of unsatisfaction.
Sun Shaozong was about to take his leave when he heard the crown prince say to Sun: "I am a little tired, please send Sun Aiqing out for me."
Having the Crown Princess personally see him off is a treatment not afforded to ordinary people - obviously after hearing the four-word mantra, the Crown Prince's trust in Sun Shaozong was greatly enhanced.
The Crown Princess was delighted to hear this - she was worried that she couldn't find an opportunity to ask Sun Shaozong what good idea he had.
The two of them exchanged pleasantries for about two hundred words in front of the door before leaving the hall one after the other.
When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Sun Shaozong was about to ask the Crown Princess to stay, but she couldn't wait to ask, "Sir Sun, I wonder what you said to His Highness? How did you cause His Highness to suddenly have a seizure?"
There was nothing to hide about this matter, and Sun Shaozong was also afraid that the prince would misinterpret the teachings, and he hoped that the princess could help him, so he briefly and concisely repeated his "profound theory".
The Crown Princess was dazzled by what she heard, and after a long while she solemnly bowed to Sun Shaozong: "Your Highness, it is a heaven-sent opportunity to meet Lord Sun in times of crisis!"
God-given?
Isn't this the opportunity that Li created in one bite?
Stop talking nonsense.
But Sun Shaozong had just left the Prince's Mansion. Seeing that there was still some time before noon, he was hesitating whether to go home for lunch or go to Shuntian Prefecture first. Suddenly, he saw three riders galloping towards him. The one leading them was none other than Yang Licai, a captain from the Inspectorate.
"Master Qianhu!"
When they were still a dozen steps away, Yang Licai hurriedly pulled the reins, dismounted and came forward, bowing and saying, "The governor asked me to bring you a message. The goods have indeed been rummaged through!"
This even involves jargon.
The so-called goods naturally refer to the baby girls born on the sixth day of July, and the meaning of the whole sentence is that those baby girls have been checked by the White Lotus people.
Obviously, the reincarnated saint they were looking for was not among them, otherwise they would not have been just checking.
in addition……
Being able to find all the baby girls born on the sixth day of July before the Dragon Guards did was further proof that the White Lotus Sect had an insider in Shuntian Prefecture. Otherwise, if there were no household registration records, it would be an absolute pipe dream for just a few dozen people to find all the baby girls in the capital!
Perhaps we can start with the household registration and follow the clues to find out the identity of the accomplice.
And then there is…
The reincarnated saint of the White Lotus Sect should have special yet not exceptional physical features.
I say special because this feature should be able to distinguish her from others.
The reason why it is not special is that if this feature is extremely rare - such as being born with teeth, it would have been known a long time ago, and there would be no need for the White Lotus Sect to bother to investigate.
Finally...
"What about the goods outside the city? Have they been looked through as well?"
"It's not clear yet. The ones outside the city are quite far away. I'm afraid we won't get any news until the afternoon."
Tsk~
It seems that the scope of the White Lotus Saint's reincarnation will have to wait until the afternoon to be determined.
Sun Shaozong nodded, waved his hand and said, "You guys go back and report first. Tell the governor that I will start with the account books. When we find any clues, we will share what we have."
