Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 373 Zhao Qian
"My beloved concubine cooked the meal herself, so I must taste it carefully." Zhao Xing said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Rulan happily took the soup bowl from the tray carried by the palace maid behind her and came to the imperial desk.

He picked up the soup spoon, scooped a spoonful, blew on it, and then brought it to Zhao Xing's mouth.

Zhao Xing opened his mouth and drank it, savoring it carefully before swallowing it, praising: "My beloved concubine, your cooking skills are really good."

"As long as your Majesty likes it."

Rulan smiled even more and continued feeding the pigs.

"Ok?"

Zhao Xing took a few sips and suddenly grabbed Rulan's hand.

"His Majesty!"

Rulan wanted to withdraw her hand, but Zhao Xing shouted, "Don't move!"

Zhao Xing took the soup spoon from Rulan's hand, spread out her palm, and saw several blisters on her fair and delicate palm.

"Does it hurt?"

Zhao Xing raised his head and looked at Rulan.

"It doesn't hurt!" Rulan shook her head and lowered her head and said, "I am clumsy and can't even make a soup."

Zhao Xing reached out and took the soup bowl from her other hand, placed it on the imperial desk, and looked at this hand.

Seeing that there were no blisters on this hand, he put his arm around her waist, and with a little force, Rulan sat in his arms.

"Your Majesty, there is still..."

Rulan blushed and was about to say something when Zhao Xing reached out and pinched her chin. He looked at her and said, "Why did you suddenly think of making soup for me?"

"I just want to see..."

"Don't tell lies!" Zhao Xing interrupted Rulan.

Rulan's eyes turned red, and she said, "Your Majesty hasn't visited me for a long time. I was afraid that Your Majesty would dislike me, and I didn't know what to do to please Your Majesty, so I thought of making soup."

"Don't cry. It won't look good if you cry."

Zhao Xing reached out to wipe Rulan's tears, bent down and kissed her on the lips, and said, "Why don't you go to Shulan and Yanran recently?"

“Your concubine…your concubine…” There was some panic in Rulan’s eyes.

Ever since she returned to the Sheng family last time, she no longer made excuses to go to Shulan and Yu Yanran's palace at night.

After all, if she went there, the sachet would be difficult to hide.

Madam Wang told her that the sachet could not only increase interest but also increase the chance of pregnancy.

She didn't want to tell others, so she could only wait for Zhao Xing to come over in her palace.

But no matter how long she waited, Zhao Xing didn't show up. She thought Zhao Xing had abandoned her.

Only then did he listen to Hua's mother's advice and learned how to make soup and sent it to Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing didn't wait for Rulan to explain, he leaned close to her ear and whispered: "I will go to Shulan Palace to rest tonight, remember to go there."

"Yeah!" Rulan blushed and responded in an inaudible voice.

"Continue to serve me soup. My beloved concubine has worked so hard to make this soup, and I have to finish it." Zhao Xing said with a smile.

Hearing this, Rulan struggled to get out of Zhao Xing's arms.

"Just feed it like this."

Zhao Xing picked up the soup bowl and handed it to Rulan.

"Your Majesty, this is not very convenient." Rulan said awkwardly.

There were many palace maids and eunuchs standing in the hall, and there were two palace maids holding palm fans behind Zhao Xing.

Even though Rulan has a carefree personality, she couldn't stand it.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing looked at Sanshui. Sanshui understood and led the palace maids and eunuchs out of the hall.

"There's no one here now." Zhao Xing said with a smile.

Rulan breathed a sigh of relief and then scooped up the soup to feed Zhao Xing.

But Zhao Xing was quite tall, so even though Rulan was sitting in his arms, she had to hold her hands up when feeding her, and she didn't dare to scoop too much for fear of spilling the liquid on Zhao Xing.

Although Zhao Xing was enjoying it, he felt it was too slow to drink, so he leaned over to Rulan's ear and whispered something.

Rulan looked at Zhao Xing shyly, but still picked up the bowl, took a sip, then stood on tiptoe and gave him a kiss.

By the time she finished feeding her a bowl of soup, Rulan's eyes were already covered with a layer of mist.

Looking at Rulan with spring in her eyes, Zhao Xing patted her on the back and said, "I still have things to do. You should go back first. Remember to wait for me at Shulan's place in the evening."

"Ah."

Rulan got down from Zhao Xing's arms, her legs went weak and she almost fell down. Fortunately, Zhao Xing helped her up.

Rulan bowed and ran away as if escaping.

Zhao Xing watched Rulan leave with a smile on his face, and the smile slowly faded.

The reason why he didn't go to Rulan was because of that sachet.

Although Imperial Physician Xu said that the sachet was harmless, Zhao Xing still didn't dare to go just in case.

"We need to find out the truth about the Wizard Cult as soon as possible." Zhao Xing murmured.

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Hu Zhongyan frowned when he received the reply from his follower.

"Could it be that Li Jin has been persuaded by the government?"

Although he and Li Jin didn't have much of a relationship, there was no reason for him to be so cold.

"Did Privy Councilor Li return to the Privy Council after leaving the palace?" Hu Zhongyan asked.

"Your Excellency, after Lord Li came out of the palace, he went home and did not even return to the Privy Council." said the attendant.

Hu Zhongyan frowned even deeper when he heard this. After a moment of silence, he decided to go talk to Li Jin in person.

When they arrived at Li's house by carriage, Hu Zhongyan lifted the curtain and told his entourage to hand over the business card.

The attendant took the business card, talked to the doorman for a few words, and then trotted back.

"My Lord, the doorman said that Li Shumi is not feeling well and has been told not to see any visitors."

Hu Zhongyan frowned slightly. Given his status, the doorman should have informed Li Jin even if he was not feeling well.

The doorman didn't even inform anyone and just said he didn't want to see any guests. It was obvious that Li Jin had specifically instructed that.

He was now more and more curious about what the emperor said after summoning Li Jin.

But Li Jin didn't see him, and he could do nothing about it.

"Let's go!" Hu Zhongyan said as he lowered the curtains.

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"He is a very understanding man."

When Zhao Xing received the news that Hu Zhongyan went to Li's house but failed to enter, he shook his head and didn't care.

In the evening, Zhao Xing first went to see Zhang Guifen and Minglan, and then came to the palace where Li Yunchu was.

Li Yunchu heard the news and came out to greet him.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" Li Yunchu bowed.

"No gift!"

Zhao Xing waved his hand and glanced at Li Yunchu.

Compared to before, Li Yunchu's savagery has disappeared a lot.

The clothes were no longer Western Xia costumes as before, but were changed into Song Dynasty clothes.

If she didn't look a little different from the Han people, if someone who didn't know her saw her, they would probably mistake her for a Han Chinese.

"Is the child asleep?" Zhao Xing asked.

"He just woke up. I fed him and he's still awake." Li Yunchu said.

Zhao Xing nodded and walked in.

"Bring the prince out."

"Yes!" Zhihua responded and hurried into the inner room to carry the child out.

The little girl is much more lively than her sister. She is held in Zhihua's arms, and her little hands keep moving, as if she wants to grab something.

Zhao Xing stretched out his hand, and the little guy grabbed Zhao Xing's hand and grinned.

"Give me a hug!" Zhao Xing reached out and took his son from Zhihua's arms.

Children change very quickly. Zhao Xing hadn't been here for a while. Now the little guy was three or four months old, with a chubby face and very cute.

The little guy wasn't shy and didn't cry or make a fuss when Zhao Xing held him.

Zhao Xing carried his son to the couch and sat down, then started teasing him with his hands.

Li Yunchu stood aside, watching this scene with a slight smile on his face.

"Let's name the child Zhao Qian," said Zhao Xing.

(End of this chapter)