Chapter 53 The Irreplaceable Person

  Pang Luoxue had a good night's sleep and planned to take it easy the next day, studying medicine properly. Just as she picked up her book, ready to study this person's mask technique, Pang Luoxue thought that if she mastered this skill, she would be able to handle things much more easily. She was just feeling pleased with herself when a maid came over to report that Prince Yu's residence had requested an audience.

  Pang Luoxue's heart skipped a beat, why did the King of Yu come to find herself? Pang Luoxue tidied up her clothes and said to the maid: "Please ask the King of Yu to go to the front hall for a rest, take good care of him, I'll be there later."

  The King of Yu followed the maid to the flower hall. The little maid brought a cup of tea and then bowed and retreated.

  Yu Wang didn't rush, casually found a stool to sit on and started picking up the teacups on the table, carefully savoring them. He thought that Yu Wang had also drunk a lot of famous tea in his life, but this batch of tea leaves was particularly flavorful, refreshing and invigorating. This little girl really knew how to have fun, raising an evil and charming smile.

  Pang Luoxue pushed the door open with a lotus leaf and lotus root, and saw King Yu lazily leaning on a beautiful daybed in the flower hall, holding a cup of tea and savoring it carefully.

  "My daughter Pang has met with Your Majesty"

  Yu Wang looked up to see Pang Luo Xue walking in with her maid, wearing a simple yet elegant dress, her eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, her skin was as white as snow. "Xue Er doesn't have to be so polite, just call me Zheng Yang."

  "Etiquette cannot be abandoned, even if the prince is being polite, Xue Er dare not be presumptuous."

  "Xue Er doesn't have to be so distant, after all you are also my mother-in-law's nominal adopted daughter, we are a family."

  Pang Luo Xue saw that Yu Wang's face was filled with seriousness, and her heart skipped a beat, so she didn't insist.

  called out in a low voice "Zheng Yang"

  The King of Yu felt as if his heart had been cleansed with spring water, and he couldn't understand why he was feeling this way. Some people are irreplaceable, and that's probably what it is.

  The lotus leaf and the lotus root looked at the two of them not speaking, and also felt curious. This second miss had always been disgusted with the royal family's children, how could she be so polite to this Yu Wang? Could it be because he was the son of the empress dowager?

  Pang Luoxue felt her face burning, thinking of the jade pendant on her chest and the phoenix hairpin she had brought today. She raised her head and said: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Then she turned to Lian Ye and said: "Bring me those things."

  A brocade box was brought up on a lotus leaf, with a phoenix soaring scene painted in gold lacquer on the ebony box.

  Yu Wang took it over, opened it, and found that the blood jade hairpin was lying in the box. Zhao Zhengyang's heart suddenly ached, could she be disgusted with him?

  Yu Wang lifted his head and put it together in Pang Luoxue's hand. "Snow, are you disdainful of the hairpin that doesn't match you?"

  Pang Luoxue shook her head, "This hairpin is too valuable, please return it to the king. Besides, Zheng Yang has already given Xue Er a jade pendant, and she likes it very much. I'm afraid Xue Er can't accept this hairpin."

  Zhao Zhengyang looked at her serious face and smiled, "This king's rule is that things sent out will not be taken back." He leaned in closer to Xue Er and said, "I already told you last time, this hairpin was originally for you. If you don't like it, then throw it away." As he spoke, he placed the box in Pang Luo Xue's hand.

  Pang Luo Xue was speechless, and all words had been said up to this point, so she could only nod in agreement.

  Yu Wang nodded, took out the hairpin from the box and put it on Pang Luoxue's hair. The phoenix flew, and the bell rang. It really suited her, and he hadn't misjudged after all.

  The King of Yu looked at her blushing face, coughed and changed the subject to drive away the awkwardness between the two: "This tea tastes good, but I couldn't tell what kind of tea leaves it is."

  Pang Luo Xue covered her mouth and smiled secretly: "This tea is personally cultivated by me, it's a kind of peppermint sprout, the water for brewing tea is snow water from plum blossoms, lotus leaves and lotus roots were collected last year, placed under the tree just opened, you're quite good at catching up"

  "Is it just these two? Why is there still a chill in the air?"

  "Zheng Yang Dao is a drink that's worth sipping on, with added pine needles and bamboo leaves, which gives it this refreshing feeling."

  "Indeed, Xue'er is very good at enjoying herself. By the way, I mentioned it to you yesterday, Mother wants to meet you, so I came to pick you up specially."

  Pang Luo Xue was stunned for a moment, she thought he was just joking, but it turned out to be true. "I wonder if the Empress has found someone suitable for Snow yet."

  Yu Wang rubbed his nose and said awkwardly, "The Queen Mother only asked me to come pick you up, but didn't say what it was about. It's getting late, let's hurry up and go."

  Pang Luo Xue nodded, thinking that the Empress was still quite good to her. She nodded and didn't mind the hairpin on her head as she followed Yu Wang out.

  Outside the gate of the Pong Fu, the steward of Yu Wang Fu drove a horse-drawn carriage in person.

  "Lotus leaf returned and reported to her father and mother, saying that the Empress had summoned them, and Xue Er followed Prince Yu's mansion to the imperial palace first."

  Lotus leaf nodded, "Lotus root you must follow Miss carefully"

  Lotus nodded slightly

  Yu Wang personally pulled up the carriage curtain, and supported Pang Luo Xue to get on, with Lian Ou following closely behind. The horse-drawn carriage was lined with soft cushions, making it quite comfortable to sit in.

  Yu Wang mounted his horse and said, "Let's set off."

  Pang Luo Xue was also uncertain in her heart, what did the empress really mean? Although she was nominally her adopted daughter, it was also a compensation for punishing Pang Luo Yu. She couldn't figure it out.

  "Miss, what's wrong with you? Your eyebrows are all furrowed."

  Pan Luoxue looked up to see Lian'ou also with a worried face, gave her a smile "Nothing's wrong, just thinking that business has been good lately, should give you guys some rewards."

  "Big sister, don't give us any more, I now have more accessories than you."

  "That's natural, the lotus root in our house is also unique, so it's only natural to reward it well. Consider it as a dowry for you." Pang Luo Xue said with a smile.

  Lotus root glanced out the window and said hastily, "Sister hasn't gotten married yet, so I'm not in a hurry. However, Miss is so beautiful, there must be many suitors."

  Pang Luoxue's face turned red with shame. "You dare to spout nonsense again, I'll marry you off first."

  "Lotus root was frightened and begged for mercy, saying 'Good sister, I was wrong. Lotus root will serve Miss for the rest of my life. From now on, I absolutely dare not play jokes on sister again.'"

  Pang Luoxue smiled slyly, "Little girl, you still want to fight me? You're still a bit too tender."

  It's precisely because of the fall of the Lotus Root that Rong Luo Xue feels truly relaxed now, whatever happens, at worst she'll just defend herself, after all, she is still the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Peng State, and if the Empress wants to move against her, she'll have to think carefully.

  The king of Yu outside the carriage couldn't help but laugh at the conversation between the master and servant, indeed there is a master for every servant. This young mistress was clever and cunning, and even her maid was mischievous. Having seen many noble ladies, some were cunning, hypocritical, pretending to be dignified, and artificial, while others were elegant and refined, but none were as intriguing as this princess, who was as cunning as a fox yet so calm and patient, he really couldn't see through her.

  "You don't have to worry, the empress dowager is just feeling lonely in the palace, let Xue'er go and accompany her for a chat. In the words of the empress, it's just a private conversation between you two mothers, not suitable for this son to hear." The Prince Yu said with a shake of his head, looking rather helpless.

  Pang Luoxue was about to ask something else when the coachman in front stopped the carriage and said, "Your Highness, young lady, we have arrived at the imperial palace."

  Pang Luoxue could only hold back and not ask anymore.

  Yu Wang raised an eyebrow, "Let's go"

  Pang Luoxue nodded, and the lotus root had already gone down. She supported Pang Luoxue as she walked step by step off the bus.