Inside is a picture scroll that has been carefully preserved.

He took it out carefully, as if he was holding some priceless treasure.

The picture scroll slowly unfolded on the rosewood table. It was not a painting by a famous master, nor was it a rare ancient painting. It was just an ordinary picture of a beautiful woman.

In the scroll, a woman wearing a purple brocade robe with green leaves and cloud patterns is sitting on the railing. She supports her chin with one hand and catches a falling plain locust flower with her other hand. Between her beautiful eyebrows is

A kind of careless tenderness.

"You personally chose the Tao girl for Yan'er. She seems to be doing well now, and she is barely worthy of our Yan'er..."

Emperor Zhaokang gently touched the painting, and his slender fingers rested on her temples. His eyes, which were always deep and invisible to prying eyes, revealed deep fascination and a hint of insanity that was not easy to detect.

"If you were still alive, you would be very satisfied to see Yan'er and his wife treat each other as guests, right? But why were you so cruel in the first place...abandoned me, abandoned Yan'er..."

With his hands clenched into fists on the table, Emperor Zhaokang's deep eyes were staring straight at the figure in the painting, his expression becoming more and more crazy. Finally, he closed the scroll and slumped down on the dragon chair.

Looking at the gorgeous but empty palace, he chuckled and closed his eyes tiredly.

Opening his eyes again, he returned to his majestic and mighty imperial appearance and commanded in a deep voice, "Go to Fengyi Palace."

On the other side, when they learned that Emperor Zhaokang had gone to Fengyi Palace for resettlement in the middle of the night, Queen Zhou's beautiful face showed a bit of ferocity.

"That bitch has been dead for so many years, and he still can't forget her! He can't see such a living person like me... What does he think of me?"

"My Lady, calm down, why bother with a dead person?" the eldest maid advised softly.

"Ha, I have been by his side for so many years, but I can never compare to a dead man. It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous." Queen Zhou's eyes were full of ridicule.

The eldest palace maid was silent, and after her anger subsided a little, she persuaded, "My queen, please think about the good things. Even if Your Majesty cares about her, what's the use? The Gu family is far away in the bitter cold land of the northwest, and she is the only one in the world.

Your son is another sick boy who is about to meet the King of Hell... Just bear with it a little longer and wait for another year or two. Once the sick boy dies and our third prince ascends to the position of crown prince, you will be able to survive!"

Hearing this, Queen Zhou's face brightened slightly, and she stretched out her hand to gently touch the corners of her eyes. A cold light of victory flashed in her eyes, "Yes."

Many years ago, she was able to replace Gu Yuan and sit on the queen's phoenix chair.

In two years' time, her son will still replace Gu Yuan's son and sit on the throne of prince.

She will become the supreme queen mother, respected by thousands of people. As for Gu Yuan and Pei Yan...hey, let them, mother and son, be lonely ghosts!

…

Early the next morning, Tao Ti received a bunch of gifts from the imperial concubine, one as an apology for causing trouble last night, and the other as a thank you gift for Rose Jam.

Looking at this pile of generous gifts, Tao Ti was a little embarrassed and thought about sending one to Mingyue Palace next time she made other snacks.

Two days later, Xu Wenchan, led by the young eunuch, came to Yaoguang Hall.

Not to mention the people from the East Palace, even Tao Ti was a little stunned when she first saw this young lady Xu.

The purple shirt is paired with the fairy skirt of Tianshui Biliu, with a double-ringed bun. Her ears, neck, and wrists are covered with golden jewelry. Even her embroidered shoes are inlaid with thumb-sized luminous pearls. Everything about her body reveals the meaning of "rich".

Two big characters.

"My daughter pays homage to the Crown Princess. May the Crown Princess be blessed and safe."

"No need to be polite." Seeing that she clearly wanted to get close but was still reserved, Tao Ti chuckled and said, "Come and sit."

When Xu Wenchan saw this gentle and amiable smile, she was still a little dazed. Although Ati would smile at her in the past, she would not smile like this... Well, what should I say? Oh, my stupid head, I can't

I can’t even find the right words when I’m reading. However, it’s great that Ati can treat her so kindly!

She walked to sit across from Tao Ti and chuckled, "Ah, Crown Princess."

Tao Ti looked at the girl in front of her. She was not ugly, with good facial features, a pair of beautiful almond eyes, and two deep dimples. However, she had dark skin, a fat figure, and a slightly exaggerated dress aesthetic.

The overall image has been reduced.

She could see that Xu Wenchan was a little nervous, so she turned away from the palace attendants, and showed the friendly attitude of making friends. Her eyebrows were curved and she said, "You should just call me Ati like you did before."

"Can I still call you that?" Xu Wenchan was a little excited, as if thinking of something, and said dullly, "Before I entered the palace, my mother told me many times that I should pay attention to my etiquette and not be as disrespectful as before.

rule……"

"We are friends, and friends don't need to be so polite."

"Friend..." Xu Wenchan murmured in a daze, then suddenly raised his head and stared at Tao Ti with a pair of bright almond eyes.

"What's wrong?" Tao Ti was a little puzzled by her look.

Xu Wenchan's smile was a little silly, but also a little cute. The dimples on her cheeks were deeply sunken. "This is the first time, Arti, that you said we are friends...I, I'm so happy."

Tao Ti was stunned, but then she smiled and said, "I'm very happy too."

No matter what time, food is always a good way to open up conversations and promote feelings.

In order to welcome her friends, Tao Ti prepared Xuemei Niang egg yolk cakes, dried pork, glutinous rice cakes, red bean double-skin milk, and some pastries made by the East Palace kitchen, filling the table.

When seeing these delicacies, Xu Wenchan couldn't help but swallowed, "Ati, you are too... polite!"

After a pause, she suppressed her hand that was about to move again and said depressedly, "But my mother asked me to eat less, saying that if I continue to eat, I won't even be able to find my husband's family."

Tao Ti was stunned and said, "Then I have people remove these?"

"Hey, don't-" Xu Wenchan quickly raised his hand and said seriously, "Although my mother won't let me eat it, my father and my brothers told me that it doesn't matter if we can't find my husband's family, they will support me for the rest of my life.

!Hey, these look so delicious..."

Tao Ti, "..."

Sure enough, no matter ancient or modern, most girls claim to lose weight, but when it comes to food, they can't control themselves.

Xu Wenchan had also eaten the chestnut cake, milk and water chestnut powder cake, and lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake made in the dining room in the Hou Mansion, so she didn't reach out. However, she had never seen the delicacies made by Tao Ti, so she started eating them immediately.

She ate the double-skinned milk first. After the first sip, the milk skin was sweet and soft, with a rich milky aroma. After the second sip, it had another extremely smooth texture. Paired with the sweet and rustling red beans, it was simply delicious.

.

After eating less than half a bowl, she picked up a lovely light yellow glutinous rice dumpling. The soft and glutinous dumpling was covered with fried soybean flour. After one bite, the bean aroma was overflowing. The glutinous rice dumpling was moderately soft and tough. The more you chewed, the more delicious it became.

It makes people feel happy.

After eating the first two sweet things, Xu Wenchan tried the salty and sweet pork breasts and egg yolk cakes, and her face once again showed the surprise of discovering a treasure, "Wow, you are worthy of being a royal chef, these snacks are so delicious."

"

Tao Ti took a sip of rose tea and said with a smile, "I made all the things you eat."

Xu Wenchan, "???"

Xu Wenchan said, "Ati, you are so awesome!!!"

Tao Ti smiled lightly and said, "As long as you like to eat."

Thinking that Arti had prepared so many delicious food to entertain herself, Xu Wenchan was very moved. What kind of luck did she have to make such good friends!

As she thought about it, her eye circles gradually turned red, "Wow-"

Tao Ti, "......???"

Come again?!

The sixth princess cried a few days ago, why is another one crying today?!

Xu Wenchan sniffed, with tears in her eyes, "Ati, you are so kind. I thought you wouldn't play with me after you became the princess. I didn't expect that you not only regarded me as a friend, but also treated me as a friend.

You even cook for me personally. Woohoo, I'm so happy... Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down, I will eat everything you cook."

Tao Ti, "..."

It’s not necessary to eat them all…

She handed a handkerchief to Xu Wenchan and said warmly, "There are a lot of delicious things for lunch, so you can keep them in your stomach in case you don't have enough to eat later."

Xu Wenchan nodded, took the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, "Okay!"

Xu Wenchan is a chatterbox who loves to share. While she was eating, she was talking to Tao Ti about all kinds of interesting things that had happened recently. As they were chatting, something suddenly occurred to her, and there was some concern in her almond-shaped eyes, and she looked at it intently.

Xiang Tao Ti, "Ati, are you... are you really... taking poison?"

Tao Ti paused while holding the glutinous rice cakes. After a moment, she nodded calmly, "Yes."

Xu Wenchan was stunned for a long time. When she came to her senses, her eyebrows drooped and she said worriedly, "Why... why are you so stupid... Even if you don't want to marry anymore, you can't joke with your life!"

At this point, she leaned forward and lowered her voice and said, "At worst, after the prince dies, you move to live outside the palace. We will be widowed on the surface, but it doesn't matter if we raise one or two male pets in private."

Tao Ti, "???"

Xu Wenchan added, "And don't worry, I will be with you. I have thought about it. If I don't meet a good man like my father who wholeheartedly refuses to take concubines before I turn seventeen, then I will start my own business."

, I don’t want to get married anymore. It’s so cool to eat, drink, have fun and have fun alone! If you want a man, go to Zuixianju to find a few handsome young men. When you become a widow, we can buy a mansion together, and it will be fine then.

Let’s go to Zuixianju together!”

The more she thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and she even began to wonder in which market it would be more affordable to buy land.

Tao Ti, "..."

Girl, your idea is a bit dangerous, but... I like it!

When Linglong opened the curtain and came in, she happened to hear Xu Wenchan dancing and talking about Mr. Wuchen in Zuixianju, Mr. Nongyu, Mr. Liu, etc. Her own princess held her face in her hands and listened with gusto.

Zuixianju? Is it a restaurant in Chang'an City?
To be continued...