in2ebook Chapter 226 I am who I am, and you can't afford to offend me.
Chapter 226 I am who I am, and you can't afford to offend me.
Okay, okay, we've come full circle again.
Princess Huizhen was almost furious.
She put her hands on her hips and paced back and forth in the room several times. When she saw Cheng Yan turn his head to continue playing chess with Emperor Jing'an, seemingly not wanting to pay any attention to her, she felt angry again.
"Uncle, even if you want to persuade me, can't you at least say a few more words?"
Cheng Yan didn't even look up: "If you're unwilling, even if I whip you and drive you there, you won't listen. I'll wait until you've thought it through and are willing to go yourself."
Princess Huizhen asked him, "What if I don't want to go?"
Emperor Jing'an quickly replied, "Take the whip and drive them there."
Princess Huizhen: "..."
Cheng Yan: "Good idea."
Princess Huizhen: "!!!"
"Don't you...don't you think this is going too far?"
"I don't think so." Cheng Yan said matter-of-factly. After placing a chess piece, he finally glanced at Princess Huizhen. "So, are you going to go obediently, or are you being whipped to go?"
"Uncle!" Princess Huizhen was so angry she felt a heart attack. She sat down on a chair brought by a guard, glanced at the chessboard, and said, "Then tell me, what's the point of me going to the Dali Temple?"
"It's very significant. The Dali Temple has a lot of work to do. With you going along, you'll have less time to cause trouble and cause trouble everywhere, which will make the entire Qin capital much more peaceful," Cheng Yan said calmly.
"Furthermore, you think too highly of yourself and have had it too easy. You don't know the life and death suffering of ordinary people. The Dali Temple is in charge of murder cases. If you go with them a few more times, you will understand what is wrong and what it means to cherish and value."
The Dali Temple, with its clear and impartial justice, judges the most serious cases involving life and death.
How many wrong steps can lead to grave mistakes?
So many people fail to cherish what they have, and are separated by death, never to meet again, which becomes a lifelong regret.
Cheng Yan originally intended to send Princess Huizhen to the camp so that she could be toughened up. Even if she was a stubborn rock, with some polishing, she could at least become smooth and not prickly.
Qin Yizhen felt the camp was unsafe and brought up the Dali Temple again. Cheng Yan thought about it carefully and felt that the Dali Temple was indeed suitable. To change a person, it is not enough to smooth out her rough edges, but to make her understand the principles from the bottom of her heart and thus make changes.
Moreover, if she goes to the Dali Temple, he won't need to arrange too many people to protect her, which will save him a lot of trouble.
Princess Huizhen was completely dejected: "You really want me to go?"
"Hmm, do you want to go by yourself, or should I whip you to go?"
Princess Huizhen: "..."
Princess Huizhen glared angrily at Emperor Jing'an: "You really are my good brother."
You're always coming up with terrible ideas to screw her over!
Emperor Jing'an coughed lightly: "Please address me as Your Majesty, and also, you are not allowed to glare at me."
I am who I am, and you cannot afford to offend me.
Princess Huizhen clenched her fists.
Okay, okay, so she's the only one in the whole world who got hurt?
"You've really gone too far." Princess Huizhen was so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed, but she was helpless and could only rage in a fit of rage.
As noon approached, it was lunchtime, so Qin Yizhen went to Chunhe Courtyard to invite Empress Dowager Cheng and others to dine at Biluo Garden.
In the Biluo Garden, the lotus pond ripples with water, and lotus flowers bloom in abundance, including pink, white, and yellow ones. The wind blows through the lotus leaves, which stretch far and wide. The various lotus flowers stand shyly and beautifully among the lotus clusters on the water.
It truly embodies the spirit of emerging from the mud unsullied and standing tall and pure without being tainted.
Enjoying the breeze and admiring the lotus flowers under the eaves is a truly delightful experience.
Qin Yizhen simply set out lunch in the pavilion, inviting everyone to enjoy the lotus blossoms while dining.
Today's meal was mostly vegetarian, but the chefs in the manor showed off their skills, preparing a total of twenty dishes, including eight cooked dishes, six cold dishes, and six servings of dim sum and soup.
Vegetarian roast goose, vegetarian eight-treasure duck, vegetarian pork hock, vegetarian glutinous rice balls, eight-treasure tofu, jade spoon and green soup, pine nut and ginkgo, clear soup with bamboo fungus...
The pastries included lotus flower pastries, pomegranate pastries, rose pastries, lychee pastries, and more, all made with fresh flowers and fruits in season.
Empress Dowager Cheng had a poor appetite and only ate a few bites of the dishes, but she really enjoyed the pomegranate pastry today.
Freshly picked pomegranates are peeled and the seeds are removed. They are then made into pomegranate jam, with some powdered sugar added. Finally, they are simmered with rose petals. When you eat it, you can taste the texture of the petal jam and the fruit jam, as well as the flavor of the pomegranate.
Of course, Empress Dowager Cheng also thought the rose pastry was very good.
Seeing that she liked it, Qin Yizhen immediately asked Chen Yinniang to write down the recipe and give it to Eunuch De so that the imperial kitchen could make some in the future.
The mock meat dishes were good, the vegetarian dishes were fresh, the cold dishes were refreshing, and the desserts were also excellent. Overall, today's lunch was well prepared. If you have an appetite, you can eat with peace of mind; if you don't have an appetite, you can have some light snacks to tide you over.
Empress Dowager Cheng was not entirely satisfied, but she was about 80% pleased: "I can rest assured that the affairs of the Ming family are in your hands. In the future, you can simply offer incense and sacrifices to them during festivals."
As for the anniversary of the death, if Ayan is home in the future, you can go to the cemetery together. If she is not home, you can simply offer incense and sacrifices to pay your respects.
Princess Huizhen sensed something was amiss: "What Ming family?"
Shouldn't it be the Cheng family?
Empress Dowager Cheng glanced at her, and she shrank back, no longer daring to utter a sound.
"Third Aunt and Second Aunt, those past events have nothing to do with you. I don't want to argue about them anymore. But the Cheng family is still a source of pain for me, and I don't want to get involved any more."
"After today, you can stay in Qindu for a while. When the weather gets a little cooler, Ayan will send someone to take you home."
Aunt Cheng opened her mouth as if to speak.
Empress Dowager Cheng said, "Each family will receive five hundred taels of silver. After that, in Qindu, whatever we do, you must approve of it. When you leave, Ayan will give you the money."
Cheng Ergu was immediately delighted: "Thank you, Empress Dowager. We will remember. No matter what the Empress Dowager and the Marquis do, we will agree. If others say anything, we will not be happy."
"It's good that you know." Empress Dowager Cheng nodded. Seeing that Aunt Cheng was about to refuse, Empress Dowager Cheng waved her hand and said, "There's no need to refuse. Consider it as my travel expenses for you to come and pay respects to your mother."
"However, after this trip, do not return."
As soon as Empress Dowager Cheng finished speaking, Aunt Cheng and Second Aunt Cheng turned pale.
Originally, Empress Dowager Cheng chatted with them about everyday matters, listened to their stories of the past years, and invited them to dine with her. They thought that Empress Dowager Cheng had let go of the past.
But at this moment, they realized that the other party had no intention of having any connection with them.
I never want to see them again in this lifetime.