Chapter 157 Refuse to be a princess
Li Zhenbao exclaimed, "This is a tomato. How could Sister Jiang Er have such a thing?"
Jiang Yixi smiled and said, "This is the red fruit seed that Brother Zheng gave me, and I planted it."
Zheng Yu looked at the tomato seedlings and smiled and said, "This is a flower seed that my uncle planted to honor his father-in-law. Jiang Er...oh, my sister-in-law actually planted it. They call it red fruit, but it's not red at all."
Li Zhenbao said knowingly, "It will turn red in a few days. It is not called a red fruit, but a tomato. It is not a flower, but a vegetable. It is eaten."
Zheng Yu wondered, "How do you know?"
Li Zhenbao was stunned for a moment and then said, "I heard it from Master Yu He. He said that the ceiling of vegetarianism is tomatoes, and he also described to me the appearance and taste of tomatoes, which are sour, sweet, and extremely delicious."
Zheng Tingting asked puzzledly, "What is the ceiling?"
Li Zhenbao explained, "The ceiling is the beam."
Zhao Qiuyue didn't understand again, "What does "roof beam" mean in vegetarianism?"
Everyone laughed.
Cui Wenjun smiled and said, "Princess Zhenbao is talented. This metaphor is really appropriate. The beam is the highest point in the house, which means it cannot be surpassed."
Zhao Qiuyue said more truthfully, "But the tiles are higher than the beams."
Zheng Tingting smiled and said, "Tile tiles can be seen everywhere, but the beams only stand on the house."
Li Zhenbao said again, "Sister, when the tomatoes turn red, you must give them to me as soon as possible, and give them more, because I'm craving for the taste."
Jiang Yixi agreed happily, "Okay."
Huahua in Li Qi's arms became angry, bulging his eyes and meowing loudly, "Give her lots of gifts. If they run out, what will I eat?"
Jiang Yixi couldn't explain much to it at this time, so she pretended not to hear and invited everyone to sit in the room.
Huahua was so angry that she jumped to the ground and ran away. She cried all the way to Fu'an Hall. She was originally going to find the old Duke, but she was picked up by the old lady first.
"God, Huahua is crying like this, who bullied you?"
She didn't understand what Huahua said, so she let Huahua crawl into her arms and cry, feeling extremely distressed.
Because of Li Qi, Jiang Yixi sent people to invite Grandma Meng San, Meng Zhaoan, Meng Yue and Huang Xin. Grandma Meng San and her son came soon. Meng Yue didn't come, so the girl brought Huang Xin.
The girls went to the west room to chat and laugh, Meng Cimo and Zheng Yu drank tea and chatted in the living room, and several children were playing in the yard.
The girls were interested in almost everything about Li Zhenbao, including the small flowers on her neckline, the hangings on her waist, and the strange patterns on her hairpins. Especially the small embroidered shoes with straps and square mouth on her feet, the girls were fascinated by them.
Curious and fond of it.
"Yeah, shoes can still do that."
"Yes, it looks good, is cool and won't fall off easily."
"It's different to embroider this kind of flowers here."
"Yes, yes."
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Except for not talking to Meng Hua, Li Zhenbao has a friendly attitude towards everyone and patiently answers all their questions.
Meng Hua was not only top-notch and strong in the Chengguo Palace, but all her brothers and sisters except Meng Cimo gave way to her. She was also strong among noble girls, and even the princess would give her some face.
But today, at her home, Li Zhenbao ignored her so much. This was the biggest injustice and neglect she had ever experienced in her life.
She blushed with anger and cursed "ugly" and "sick boy" countless times in her mind. She was even more angry with Jiang Yixi for not helping her and allowing her sister-in-law to be squeezed out by outsiders.
But Meng Hua did not dare to offend Li Zhenbao. I heard that Li Zhenbao was not even afraid of the princess. He almost got into a fight with Princess Shengping, but the emperor and the queen mother still turned on her.
Meng Hua struggled for a long time. He was reluctant to leave here, but he also didn't want people to see that he was being excluded, so he had to endure his anger and speak less.
Jiang Yixi, who was watching the show, secretly thought that although Meng Hua was not as cunning as the Fu family, he was still better than Jiang Yiyan, who was completely brainless.
Fu's weakness is Meng Hua. For Fu to break through the defense, it is easiest to find a breakthrough in Meng Hua...
Because Zheng Yu was there, he invited the old Duke to dinner at noon. After the old Duke arrived, he asked someone to invite Meng Ciyu, who was studying with his teacher in the front yard.
Meng Cimo hated Meng Ciyu, but the old man couldn't invite him.
Ever since Meng Ciyu knew that Cui Wenjun was here today, he had no intention of going to class.
Hearing that the old man invited him to have dinner at Fushengju, he went there in a hurry.
The girls and children ate in the main room, and the three men ate in the east wing.
The small window was wide open, and the clear chatter and laughter of the girls could be heard in the east wing.
Meng Ciyu recognized Cui Wenjun's voice inside and looked out the window from time to time.
The old man also saw some clues and asked, "Where is the girl you like? If it is Miss Zhao or Miss Xue, let me ask someone to find a match."
Meng Ciyu blushed. He told his mother about his intention to marry Miss Cui, but her mother said that Miss Cui was worse than Miss Zheng. And today, listening to his grandfather's wishes, he was not willing to marry Miss Cui himself. Meng Ciyu's heart
He was very angry. He fell in love with Miss Cui for her appearance and talent, not politics, okay?
Meng Cimo had already heard from Jiang Yixi that Meng Ciyu had fallen in love with Cui Wenjun. He was not willing to fulfill Meng Ciyu's wish, and was still thinking about how to get the old man in the way. Hearing what the old man said made him feel secretly happy.
He doesn't necessarily want Meng Ciyu to marry an unworthy woman, but he definitely doesn't want him to marry the daughter of an important official. Although the heads of the Zhao and Xue families are also important officials in the court, they are more powerful than Master Cui, who is the second assistant.
The Zheng family, which was highly valued by the emperor, was still much weaker.
After the meal, Meng Ciyu helped the old man walk around Jinyuan and sent the old man back to Fu'an Hall. He didn't want to leave, but he was embarrassed to linger on.
Li Zhenbao was extremely tired and lay down alone in the east room to rest. The girls played cards and gossiped for a while in the west room. Shen Shichu went to the east room to say goodbye to Li Zhenbao and went back to their respective homes.
If Li Zhenbao didn't leave, it was impossible for Zheng Yu to leave. Meng Cimo took her to Fu'an Hall to pay her respects to the old lady. After dinner there, she went to the front yard to rest in the evening.
Logically, the little girls should go to greet their elders as soon as they arrive. But Li Zhenbao was not in good health and did not go.
Fushengju finally became quiet.
After sending all the servants away, Jiang Yixi and Li Zhenbao leaned on the kang and whispered.
Li Zhenbao sighed, "It was so lively just now. Alas, when I return to the nunnery in two days, it will be even quieter."
Jiang Yixi advised, "When you are fully recovered, you can be so lively every day as long as you want."
Li Zhenbao seemed to have thought of something, and turned his face to take a closer look at Jiang Yixi, and said with a playful smile, "A woman bathed in love is the most beautiful, and you are really more beautiful."
Jiang Yixi blushed and poked her forehead, "You are still a nun, so you have the nerve to say this."
Ru Yuan saw Jiang Yixi being shy, and Li Zhenbao laughed proudly. She lowered her voice and said, "My royal grandmother and uncle wanted to make an exception and make me a princess, but I refused."
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Chapter completed!