Chapter Forty-Four: The Princess of Qing River

  Cheng Huailiang looked at Qinghe Princess who was pouting with a discontented face, and he himself was also in a dilemma. He opened his mouth several times but couldn't say anything.

  Qin Yu seemed to have figured it out, Cheng Huailiang was being bashful and embarrassed, helplessly shaking his head, then stepped forward to pay respects, "Qin has seen the princess."

  "Are you a Qin? Do you know a certain Qin Yunfei, a vagabond?" Qinghe Princess's eyes lit up as she hastily asked after hearing Qin Yu's words.

  Qin Yu's face stiffened as he heard this, and he thought to himself, "Deng Tu Zi... I don't think I've offended you, have I?"

  At this time, Qinghe Princess continued to say, "That Qin's Dengtu Zi was able to snatch away Qisister, and Tabo was so heartbroken that he drank secretly every day. When I see Dengtu Zi, I must teach him a good lesson."

  Princess Qinghe finished speaking, and with a very tense atmosphere, she clenched her small fist. Qin Yu heard this and couldn't help but think to himself, "What's going on? Is this my fault? It was clearly your sister who set me up, how can you say I'm the one who snatched it?"

  Qin Yu took a deep breath, slowly exhaling, and smiled as he said, "Qin Yunfei, I don't know him. If you find him, tell me later, brother will help you teach him a lesson and let off some steam."

  "Hmm, I'll definitely find him." Princess Qinghe nodded seriously and said.

  Cheng Huailiang looked at Qin Yu with a dark face, wanting to speak but stopping himself, and finally didn't say anything. At this time, Qinghe Princess turned to Cheng Huailiang again and asked, "Second Brother, do you know that beggar?"

  Cheng Huailiang heard this and fell silent for a moment. He then shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

  Qin Yu heard Cheng Huai Liang's words and secretly let out a sigh of relief, opening his mouth to say, "Your Highness, you all chat, Qin certain will take his leave first."

  Cheng Huailiang hastily grabbed Qin Yu, his face full of threat, and from Cheng Huailiang's expression, it seemed to imply "If you don't help me, I'll betray you".

  Qin Yu let out a quiet sigh, "Sister, you've naturally become a loli on your own, why are you being so shy and awkward?"

  Qin Yu helplessly shook his head, pretended to cough a few times, "Cough, cough." Then said "Princess, this Qingfeng residence has a pool of water from underground, the water quality is excellent, inside there are flowers and fish. If you don't mind, Princess, you can come to my humble abode with your second prince to play in the water, I guarantee no one will disturb you two."

  Qin Yu finished speaking with a brilliant smile, and Princess Qinghe clapped her hands excitedly, shouting happily, "Great, great, Second Brother, let's go there to play!"

  Cheng Huai Liang glared at Qin Yu for a moment before smiling and turning to Princess Qinghe, saying "Alright."

  Princess Qinghe heard Cheng Huailiang's words and, without saying another word, pulled him towards the Clear Wind Residence as if it were her own home. The servants of the Clear Wind Residence didn't dare to stop them.

  But how dare they? Those soldiers and generals previously paid homage to the princess, even shouting out her title. How could a servant from Qingfeng Residence dare to block their way?

  Qin Yu followed with a smile, and immediately ordered the servants to not go to the backyard. He also found Cheng Huai Mo, telling those guarding the sweet potato field to temporarily retreat. The large rear house was left with only two people: Cheng Hua Liang and Qinghe Princess.

  Qin Yu looked at Cheng Huai Mo's smiling face, her curiosity burning fiercely, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Big uncle, second uncle, and Princess Qinghe, how did they get to know each other?"

  Cheng Huaimei was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and said, "It's a long story."

  "A year ago, when Lao Er went to the imperial palace, he happened to run into Qinghe Princess and Gaoyang Princess quarreling. You didn't see it, but that scene was really lively! And remember, this mustn't be spoken of outside," Cheng Huai Mo hastily added.

  Qin Yu slightly stunned, then nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, big uncle, how could I say such a thing casually? It's just that I don't quite understand, this Qinghe Princess is so young..."

  Cheng Hui Mo nodded and sighed, "Actually, I didn't understand it at first either, but later I asked Er Ge, and he told me the truth."

  "Princess Qinghe and Princess Gaoyang quarreled over something, the second one didn't say, at that time the two were arguing and arguing and then they started pulling each other, as a result both of them fell into the pond, the water was very deep, neither of the two princesses knew how to swim, and there were no palace maids around at that time."

  Lao Er heard the sound of splashing water and only then discovered that both princesses had fallen into the pond. He hastily ran over, jumped in to rescue them, but because he was far away, both princesses swallowed a lot of water. Fortunately, Lao Er managed to pull both princesses out.

  "For this reason, Qinghe Princess took a liking to Lao Er, perhaps because she was afraid. In any case, after that, Qinghe Princess liked to stick close to Lao Er, even when Lao Er later taught Qinghe Princess how to swim, Qinghe Princess still liked to stay with Lao Er."

  Qin Yu listened to Cheng Huai Mo's account and finally understood the past between Qinghe Princess and Cheng Hualiang. However, at this time, he suddenly remembered when he first came to Chang'an, Fang Yi Ai rushed to ask about Gao Yang Princess and Cheng Hualiang's fight, "What about Gao Yang Princess?"

  "Alas, Princess Gaoyang was the second one to be rescued by Lao Er. Lao Er accidentally touched her buttocks, and because of this, Princess Gaoyang hated Lao Er. She would often find fault with Lao Er for no reason at all. If it weren't for Princess Qinghe's protection, who knows what would have happened to Lao Er." Cheng Huai Mo let out a long sigh before speaking up.

  "Our family, young and old, all love to drink. One time, the second brother got drunk, and Princess Gaoyang came to bother him again. The second brother was drunk and grabbed Princess Gaoyang, then fiercely spanked her buttocks." Cheng Huai Mo said with a strange smile.

  "Your Majesty knew about this matter, but didn't punish the second son. However, the old master gave the second son eighty heavy slaps, otherwise it wouldn't be justified. The second son was beaten severely and lay in bed for a whole month. Princess Qinghe came to visit him every day. To have won the heart of a princess, the second son was indeed fortunate."

  Qin Yu listened to Cheng Huai Mo's account and suddenly realized, thinking to himself, "So that's how it is, no wonder this second house wants to block Cheng Hua Liang. However, speaking of which, did this second house really take a liking to the 10-year-old Gao Yang princess or was it for the position of imperial son-in-law?"

  Shaking his head, Qin Yu didn't think about this issue anymore, it had nothing to do with him. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Second Uncle indeed has good fortune."

  "Who says it isn't?" Cheng Huai Mo also smiled and followed, at this time, the backyard transmitted Qinghe Princess's happy laughter, one wave after another, apparently, Qinghe Princess and Cheng Hua Liang played very happily.

  The Princess Qinghe played until she was tired, rested for a while, and then reluctantly bid farewell to Cheng Huailiang. Since the night when Princess Changle stayed overnight at the Clear Wind Residence, Emperor Taizong of Tang had become much stricter with his daughters, and he would not agree to their staying overnight outside the palace under any circumstances.

  The palace, the Li Zheng Hall, where Emperor Taizong of Tang was practicing calligraphy. The model he was copying from was a piece written by Qin Wei for Empress Zhangsun. Just as Emperor Taizong finished his last stroke, a palace maid came forward to report, "Your Majesty, Princess Qinghe has returned to the palace."

  "Yes, you may withdraw." Li Shimin said, picking up the characters he had written himself and comparing them one by one with those written by Qin Yu. He nodded his head in satisfaction.

  "Your Majesty, this person's calligraphy is quite extraordinary. The strokes are elegant and majestic, with a grand momentum. I feel that this calligraphy is about 80 or 90 percent his own creation." Empress Changsun looked at the characters written by Emperor Taizong of Tang on one side, then looked at those written by Qin Yu, and smiled as she said so.

  Li Shimin nodded in agreement, "Indeed, someone who can write such excellent characters must have a good education. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to write the Three Character Classic, the Thousand Character Essay, not to mention having unique ideas and moral character. And what's more, this young man also understands medicine, his knowledge is vast."

  "Yes, Your Majesty, I also didn't expect that this method would be so effective. Thanks to the good fortune of this child, I can also spend more time with you." Empress Changsun said with a sigh.

  Li Shimin held the Empress Changsun in his arms, and with deep emotion said, "I want to grow old together with you, Guanyin. Promise me that you will take good care of yourself, I cannot be without you."

  "Yes, Your Majesty, I will answer you." Empress Changsun said with tears in her eyes and a choked voice.

  "Don't cry, don't cry. On the prescription written by Yun Fei, it was repeatedly warned not to be overly joyful or sorrowful, it's all my fault." Li Shimin found that Empress Changsun's emotions were somewhat agitated, although he was also agitated, but remembering Qin Yu's prescription, he hastily patted Empress Changsun's back and said self-reproachingly.

  "Yes, Your Majesty. I won't cry, I won't cry." Empress Changsun replied softly, making a great effort to control her emotions and gradually calm down.

  After all, the queen is also a woman, who will be happy and sad, Qin Yu naturally knows these things, otherwise he would not have written do not be overly joyful or sorrowful.

  Li Shimin held Longsun Empress in his arms and sat on the bed, then ordered Longsun Empress to lie in his arms. He smiled and picked up the memorial from the bedside table to read it. Meanwhile, Longsun Empress lay quietly in Li Shimin's arms with a happy face.

  When the last memorial was picked up by Li Shimin, Li Shimin looked at it for a while, suddenly stunned, and then burst out laughing. "Guanyin, I didn't expect that Qin Yunfei would do another good deed for the Great Tang Dynasty, look."

  Li Shimin finished speaking and showed the memorial to Empress Changsun, who watched for a moment before nodding her head and saying, "This curved-share plow and that waterwheel are indeed beneficial for the people's farming and irrigation."

  The Empress Longsun paused for a moment, then continued, "Your Majesty, I was still somewhat annoyed with Qin Yunfei earlier, but now it seems that marrying our daughter to him isn't so bad after all. This way, he will surely devote himself wholeheartedly to the great Tang dynasty. The only thing is, what other talents does this young man possess?"

  Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "Guanyin, you don't know that when I talked to this child the other day, I always felt that there were many things in his mind. Unfortunately, he just wouldn't say anything. I even had the idea of cutting open his head to see what was inside."

  Li Shimin shook his head and continued, "So, this child's learning is absolutely not just that. Qier marrying him wouldn't be bad either. If this child can really achieve a yield of ten stones per mu for sweet potatoes and potatoes, even if he doesn't have any talent, it wouldn't matter if Qier marries him. Who made Qier, alas..."

  The Empress Longsun sighed, unable to do anything about it. Who would have thought that Princess Chang Le was so bold? There was no reason to interrogate Qin Yu either. All she could do was come up with a poor plan, fortunately things went relatively smoothly, but this smoothness had a prerequisite - that is, the yield of sweet potatoes must be the same as what Qin Yu said, ten stones per mu.