"I also went to the orchids specially. The aunt there said that the orchids cultivated in the garden have either bloomed or not bloomed, but it is not yet time to vomit honey." Gu Yu was afraid that Youmeng would blame her for being ineffective, so he expressed his feelings, "Where can you find the orchid ointment of the prince?"[1]

Youmeng was at a loss: "But I am missing the most important seasoning now, what should I do..."

"Princess, let's go outside the palace tomorrow?" Han Lu suggested, "I heard that there is a spice shop in the city that specializes in making incense and cooking all kinds of auxiliary ingredients."

Youmeng thought for a while: "Okay, I'm just about to go to the Martial Palace to meet the Xingsu."

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The next day, a guest came from the inn of the Prince Mu's mansion. Before he could step into the hall, he shouted loudly: "Brother Mu!"

"Brother Xia is here?" Mu Rongqi saw that he was his old friend from outside the door. King Xiahou Jing of Xichuan, welcomed him politely, "What a rare guest. Come and see the tea for the prince. I have to pick the best Biluochun. Prince Xia loves to drink it."

Under his instructions, the maid bent her knees and made a blessing: "Yes."

"What tea do you want to drink?" Xiahou Jing was furious and irritable, "You are really leisurely, the fire is about to burn your eyebrows!"

Mu Rongqi showed surprise in her eyes, but she did not stop smiling.

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"Sleeping in spring is not dawn, birds are heard everywhere, and the sound of wind and rain comes at night..."

The boy's clear and tender voice came from the courtyard. The little princess Mu Lixue was looking up at the magpie's branches and spring was bored, dazed, and her ears were filled with Xiaohui's ups and downs.

"How many flowers fall?..." The five-year-old boy suddenly turned his head and blinked his big eyes and asked, "Hey? Sister Lixue, why do you think those birds always stand on the trees and chirp?"

Li Xue looked at him slantedly and smiled casually: "Because they are happy."

"Why did the poet ask how many flowers fell?"

"Because he's stupid."

Li Xue perfunctorily evades him, dislikes this kid and is curious. It's okay, so why.

"No..." Xiaohui was not fooled by her, and lowered her head and muttered, "I think you are stupider than him, but you didn't even ask that..."

"Hey, you stinky little guy!" Li Xue grabbed his fleshy cheeks and taught him a lesson by bullying the little ones, "Is there anyone who talks to your sister like this?"

Xiaohui begged for mercy in a weak voice: "I was wrong... Sister Lixue, don't hit me..."

"Lixue Lixue!"

At this time, a little girl as big as Li Xue ran in happily. Li Xue looked up and saw her and was overjoyed, so she let go of Xiaohui: "Chat?! Why are you here?"

This is the daughter of Prince Xia’s family.

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"What's wrong with Brother Xia? Tell me slowly." Mu Rongqi patiently asked him to sit down.

"Have you heard of it?" Xiahou Jing said anxiously, "Your Majesty has ordered people to go to Cangyi and wants to recall the former dynasty's Grand Marshal Shangguan Xiaowu, and want him to serve as the commander of the patrol guards."

Mu Rongqi's eyes flashed: "I already know this."

"Then can you still sit still?"

"Why can't you sit still?"

"Even the Prime Minister has taken action, do you still think it's a trivial matter?" Xiahou Jing was really not in a hurry to see his attitude.

"Oh? What did the Prime Minister do?" Mu Rongqi slowly drank tea.

Xiahou Jing leaned closer and lowered his voice: "The Prime Minister recommended Leng Wushuang to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty did not agree. It was because he listened to Gongsun Taibao's advice that he thought of using the military generals of the previous dynasty. This was the first time!"

Hearing Leng Wushuang's name, Mu Rongqi's hand holding the teacup was stagnant.

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Notes:
Chapter completed!