After crossing, I made the country in chaos

Chapter 273 Two Watermelons
Hua Yao went back to the mansion and changed her clothes, Xia Zhi and Bai Lu had packed the birthday presents into carrying boxes, and each held one in their arms.

In order not to make mistakes, Hua Yao stepped forward and opened the two boxes to have a look, and then closed them again when she was satisfied.

When they went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Hua Yao took a box from Xia Zhi, hugged it personally, and went in with Bai Lu.

The Empress Dowager changed out of her heaven-sacrificing gown and was combing her hair.Her hair covered in silver threads was scattered behind her, making her look even more benevolent.

"Grandmother, the birthday gift is here." Hua Yao stepped forward holding the suitcase, and took a breath: "It's really heavy."

"Huh?" The Empress Dowager smiled: "Didn't you say that 'the etiquette is light and the affection is heavy'? Yao'er is carrying a big and heavy one. The emperor's grandmother thinks that your affection... is more important."

Hua Yao said: "Yao'er put a lot of thought into this birthday gift, whether it's good or not, you have to like it."

"Okay, I like what Yao'er gave you." The imperial grandmother asked the maid who combed her hair to stand aside, and said, "Then let me take a look first."

The case was specially designed by a craftsman, Hua Yao handed a gold ribbon to the Empress Dowager's hand, and motioned for her to pull it off by herself.

With a little force, the straps were loosened, and the carrying case unfolded in eight petals, forming a lotus-like tray.

And in the middle of the tray is a hollow carved watermelon, which is carved with a hundred birds facing the phoenix.

Emerald green, snow-white skin, bright red flesh, natural color, exquisite carving, exudes the unique fragrance and sweetness of watermelon.

The empress dowager laughed after seeing it: "This handicraft is really good, and the carving is so beautiful... Hey, why are there watermelons at this time?"

It has only just entered summer, and the watermelon will take at least a month to go on the market, and the empress dowager can't help being surprised.

"This is where you put your heart into it." Hua Yao said, "This is the first batch of watermelons that Yao'er germinated and planted herself. Careful cultivation, fertilization and watering patiently made them grow so well."

Hua Yao asked Bai Lu to open the other suitcase, which was also a big round watermelon of almost the same size.But this sculpture is a hundred bats praying for birthday.

"It's really hard work." The Empress Dowager has no shortage of these two watermelons, but she thought that it would take a few months for Xi Cong to germinate, emerge, bloom, and bear fruit. At least it proves that Hua Yao has been thinking about it for a long time. This thought is rare.

"Imperial Grandmother, Yao'er can assure you that these two watermelons of yours are the only ones for our Tianqi Kingdom." Hua Yao said with a proud face and a bit of mystery: "This is Yao'er who secretly changed the season. I borrowed a few strands of spring breeze from God to get it, isn’t it amazing?”

Hua Yao's mouth became sweet, and the empress dowager coaxed was really full of joy.

Just imagine that she has been the mother of the country for decades, and she has seen many rare treasures, but she has never seen the things that have changed against the sky.Flying snow in June was a great injustice, and there were natural disasters when germination in cold winter, but this precocious watermelon was said to be a good omen, so she was really happy.

"The Ai family is so reluctant to eat it." Although the empress dowager said so, she still decided to try it.

Hua Yao asked someone to cut off the top piece, and took a spoon to dig out a few pieces of red flesh for the Empress Dowager herself.But before handing it to the empress dowager, Hua Yao ate a piece first and said, "It's so sweet."

The empress dowager's eye circles felt a little hot when she saw Hua Yao eating watermelon with her small mouth puffed out.As the empress dowager, the food that is imported has special eunuchs to test the dishes.

But what Huayao did was clearly giving her a taste of the poison herself.With other descendants, I am afraid that no one can do what Hua Yao did.

The entrance of watermelon is indeed sweet and delicious, and what is rare is this filial piety.The empress dowager looked at Huayao, she really liked it more and more.

(End of this chapter)