The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

The soy milk that Li Qingyi brought back from outside the palace made everyone in the harem who had never experienced it feel nauseous.

Yes, she not only brought some for the emperor and the empress, but also went directly to a stall that was said to sell the best liquor, bought a bucket and brought it back to the palace, and gave a cup to every master in the palace.

Well, including the prince.

Fortunately, this time it was delivered to the palaces directly in Li Qingyi's personal name instead of going through the hands of the emperor or the empress. This allowed some concubines who almost vomited when they smelled the smell to escape disaster, and the drink was directly given to the palace servants to drink.

However, others can choose not to drink it. As an older brother, the prince is somewhat worried that it will make his sister sad if he does not drink the gift that her sister brought back from outside the palace.

but……

Prince: "Why did she go to buy soybean milk?"

It was already the second day. The prince endured the pungent smell and forced himself to finish his drink yesterday, then took a bath for half an hour. As soon as the court was over, he asked someone to call Huo Xu to ask about the matter.

The prince was very familiar with his cousin Huo Xu. After all, as the queen's family, the Huo family naturally stood in the prince's camp. And as the prince's cousin, Huo Xu could be chatted with him when they met on the road.

Based on the prince's understanding of Huo Xu, although his cousin is young and has some youthful spirit, he is not reckless. He should not deliberately lead Li Qingyi to bring some strange things back to the palace for them.

Huo Xu: "...I met him on the road."

The prince was puzzled: "Did they meet on the road?"

Huo Xu: "Well, I was walking around the streets and passed an alley. The little prince saw someone drinking soybean juice. At first, I misunderstood that the people were drinking swill."

It was explained clearly later. Huo Xu saw Li Qingyi's eyes light up at that time. He actually tried to stop her, but...

"Sorry, I didn't stop you."

Prince: "..."

Fine.

The prince turned to talk about other things. He called Huo Xu over not just for this matter, which was a bit troublesome.

Prince: "You have met Li Zhu, what do you think?"

Huo Xu: "The young prince... listens to the young prince very much."

This was the result of his quiet observation.

"Really? Yi'er is so much younger than him. Even if the princess told Li Zhu that he was found because of his sister, he might be grateful, but it shouldn't be to the extent of..."

Huo Xu: "Really? In these two times, whenever the young prince asked, the young prince would respond."

After a pause, Huo Xu added: "I see that between the two, the one who makes the decision is indeed the young prince, not the young prince."

"This is interesting, but I don't know if it's because Li Zhu has no opinion or if it's for some other reason."

Huo Xu asked: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried, why did he ask me not to stop His Royal Highness from contacting the Young Prince privately?"

The prince smiled and said, "I am indeed a little worried, but it is impossible for Yi'er not to have contact with outsiders. I just need to make sure she is safe."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xu did not ask any further questions. He just wanted to confirm the prince's attitude.

If the prince is really on guard against Li Zhu, then Huo Xu will have to consider whether he needs to find a way to increase the distance between them the next time he accompanies the Eleventh Princess.

However, if that happened, he would be troubled.

Because Li Qingyi is not an ordinary child, the little tricks used on other children may not work on this guy.

Fortunately, the prince only expressed concern and had no intention of intervening.

After chatting with the prince for a while, Huo Xu saw that the prince still had a lot of things to deal with, so he took the initiative to say goodbye.

The prince said: "Well, I received some good things some time ago. I asked Fuping to take you to the inner storehouse to have a look. You can pick some for my aunt and the others. I don't have time to visit them recently, so I need you to help say a few good words."

The words were intimate, and it could be heard that he had a good relationship with Huo Xu.

Huo Xu was not polite either. He raised a brilliant smile and followed Fu Ping, the eunuch who was close to the prince, to the inner treasury. After a while, he left the palace with many gifts.

The news soon reached the emperor. After listening to the report from his subordinates, the emperor said calmly without even raising his eyebrows: "Well, leave."

Huang Kang lowered his head slightly and said nothing.

The imperial study was quiet for a while. The emperor seemed to be tired of reviewing memorials. He put down his pen, stood up, walked around the room twice, and asked, "Is Yi'er here yet?"

Huang Kang: "Your Majesty, I think the little prince was tired from playing outside the palace yesterday, so he got up late today."

The emperor hummed, as if agreeing with his words. After moving around for a while, he sat back down to handle state affairs.

Another half hour passed, and the emperor put down his pen again and asked, "Go and see if the eleventh princess has arrived?"

Huang Kang: “…”

Well, it seems that I have to send someone to invite the little prince this time. We can't let the emperor ask him every now and then while he has no intention of coming at all.

Li Qingyi received the message: "......?"

At that time, Li Qingyi was talking to the Queen about the Princess's Mansion. She had just started talking and was not even halfway through when she received a message from the Qianqing Palace asking her to come over. Li Qingyi was confused.

The Queen guessed something and said with a smile, "That's right, Yi'er, didn't you just say you encountered a problem and wanted to ask how to solve it? Your father is wise and brave, much smarter than your mother, why don't you just mention it to your father, who knows, maybe he can solve it for you directly?"

Li Qingyi opened his mouth and said, "My father is so busy. It's not good for me to bother him with these trivial matters, right?"

The Queen smiled gently: "No, your father is a person who can't sit still. If you ask him for help, he will be happy."

Li Qingyi thought about how the emperor would drag the prince over to be a tool whenever he had something to do and take time off to rest. It really didn't look like he was someone who couldn't sit still.

Maybe this is also the emperor's method?

Anyway, her political sensitivity is definitely not as good as those emperors and princes who have been immersed in this world since birth. Oh, the emperor is better, strictly speaking, he is a latecomer. Anyway, she doesn't have that kind of brains and doesn't intend to play politics with others, so she doesn't think too much about it.

Li Qingyi, along with Fang Xin and other palace maids, prepared to go to the Qianqing Palace to seek advice.

As she passed the Imperial Garden, she looked at the flowers blooming in the shadows, lost in thought.

*

"Father, Father, I'm here to see you!"

The little girl's soft and cheerful voice had already been heard in the imperial study and in the emperor's ears before she appeared.

The emperor, who had been reviewing the memorials with an expressionless face, softened visibly. The corners of his lips curled slightly as he looked towards the door.

After a while, a little girl in a pink palace dress climbed over the threshold and rushed to the emperor with flowers in her hand: "Father! Here, flowers!"

When she got there, the little girl stepped on the hem of her skirt, lost her balance and fell.

Everyone:...