Zhang obviously didn't expect Princess Jingyang to be there.
Seeing the eldest princess sitting on the couch in a beautiful dress, she shook her for a while before remembering to salute and kneeling, "The minister's wife Zhang pays homage to the eldest princess, and her Royal Highness Jinan Wanfu."
Princess Jingyang gave a soft "um" and said, "No gift."
Although she and Zhang Yun had a feast, it was not an unending feud. After all, when she was young, who didn't look down on a few people?
After so many years, when you think about that matter again, it doesn't matter long ago, not to mention that Zhang Yunsu's daughter saved her own daughter.
Zhang slowly sat down. She came to the East Palace today to discuss an important matter with Tao Ti.
But the eldest princess was here, she couldn't say anything, so she sat quietly.
For a while, the princess Jingyang did not speak, Zhang did not speak, Tao Ti and Qinghe were not easy to intervene, the hall suddenly became quiet, and the air was filled with embarrassment.
Tao Ti's mentality is okay, this situation is better than she thought. She thought that when they saw each other, they would sneer and sneer, but she didn't expect to be so peaceful.
After pondering for a moment, she searched for a topic with an awkward smile, "Auntie, mother, Qinghe, everyone taste this tea, this jasmine honey tea is very sweet, and you can add ice yourself."
Several people picked up their tea cups and drank tea in silence.
Tao Ti, "..."
It seems a little bit unable to move.
She herself is not a young expert in active atmosphere, thinking about it, instead of just being embarrassed, it is better to leave the stage to this pair of former enemies and let them play freely.
She put the tea cup down, glanced at the clear sunlight outside the window, and coughed slightly, "Auntie, mother, it's almost noon. It's a rare encounter. Let's stay together for a light meal. You two are old acquaintances, so let's talk first. ...I'll go to the kitchen and have a look."
After all, she got up from the ottoman without waiting for the two of them to speak, swiftly slipping away.
Seeing this, Qinghe also put down the cup and squatted in a low voice, "I, I will go and see if I can help."
She got up and quickly followed Tao Ti's pace, "Cousin, wait for me—"
In the blink of an eye, Princess Jingyang and Zhang's were left staring.
The air seemed to freeze, and even the palace servants who were waiting by the side bowed their heads, holding their breath.
I don't know how long the silence has been, the princess Jingyang slowly raised her eyelids, and pointed her finger at the position opposite her, "Sit opposite to me, let's talk."
Zhang responded in a low voice, "Yes."
She got up from the crescent stool, sat on the couch, adjusted her sleeves and skirts, and made every movement polite and meticulous.
The princess Jingyang leaned against the cushion behind her, her phoenix eyes squinted slightly, and she looked at Zhang in a gloomy manner. After a long while, he still couldn't hold back, and said lazily, "Zhang Yunsu, I haven't seen you in these years, why are you pretending more and more? You didn't have this tone before."
Zhang's fingertips trembled slightly, his eyes still hanging down.
Seeing her face unchanged, the eldest princess frowned deeper, "We both know the virtues of each other. What kind of a dignified lady are you still in front of me? It's boring."
At this time, Zhang finally had some reaction, slowly raising his eyes, his calm face with a bitter smile, "After so many years, the princess is still such a cheerful temperament..."
The eldest princess couldn't tell for a moment whether she was turning a corner and mocking herself, or whether she was really boasting.
Pursing her lips, she squinted at Zhang's, and said without euphemism, "The last time I saw you was six years ago, why do you seem to be much older? Obviously you are the same age as me, how come you have temples? Gray hair."
Zhang stunned, subconsciously raised his hand to touch the hair sideburns, raised his eyes to see the princess on the opposite side with grace and ruddy complexion, and said, "His Royal Highness, you are a daughter of a daughter, a dragon and a phoenix, naturally you want to be young... …"
The eldest princess, "..."
She frowned her eyebrows and stared at Zhang for a long time, and suddenly thought of something, not as aggressive as she was at the beginning, and only whispered, "How have you been all these years?"
Zhang smiled, "It's okay."
"Tao Bosong treats you well?"
Zhang's eyes flickered, maintaining a smile, "Well, it's okay."
The princess was silent for a long time before raising her voice, "Zhang Yunsu, you fooled me like a fool."
Zhang was startled, and saw that the princess had a solemn face, staring at him faintly, her eyes clearly showing through her disguise.
The two looked at each other, relatively speechless.
Zhang silently lowered his head, squeezed his hands under the sleeves of his robe, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips, "I didn't expect you to know me best."
Seeing that she stopped pretending, the eldest princess said half-jokingly, "You know you know yourself and your enemy will win every battle. Anyway, we have fought for the same man."
Although in the end none of them married the young man who was dressed in an angry horse, and the young man of the year is now a middle-aged man with a good figure, but the green years of the past are still very interesting in retrospect.
Zhang's dignified mask was finally put down, but the aura and freshness between his brows and eyes were hard to find.
The two people chatted peacefully, and there was a maid serving two cups of rock sugar Sydney bird’s nest. “The princess said, this rock sugar Sydney bird’s nest is the most beautiful, soothing, so that the princess and Mrs. Hou will eat the dessert pad first. Putting her stomach up, she cooks lunch herself, which may take some effort."
The bird's nest stewed with rock sugar and Sydney is not packed in a cup, but the hollowed-out Sydney pear is used as a carrier. The pale yellow Sydney pear is also carved with a small flower, which is exquisite and interesting in appearance.
"The princess is interested." Princess Jingyang smiled and looked down at the soup. She saw that the bird's nest was thickly boiled and dotted with a few red goji berries. The steaming sweet scent was mixed with the fragrance of Sydney.
Taking a scoop into the mouth, the long princess's eyes lit up.
The stewed bird's nest in rock sugar with Sydney pear can well deal with the fishy smell of bird's nest. The fragrance and sweetness of Sydney fully penetrate into the bird's nest. The two are perfectly blended and it is very delicious.
After Zhang's tasted it, he also found it very good.
The two ate for a while, and the eldest princess said to all the palaces in the hall, "You guys get out first, I'll talk privately with Mrs. Hou."
After the palace people stepped back, the princess stared at Zhang with a heavy face, and asked sternly, "How did you get your right wrist?"
Zhang was stunned, and subconsciously hid his right hand down, and said vaguely, "No, nothing."
The eldest princess frowned, "Tao Bosong did it to you?"
"No, no, I accidentally bumped it myself."
"Huh, you can hit it like this, you are really capable." The princess didn't believe it. She just saw the bruise on Zhang's wrist when he was drinking soup with a spoon. The shape was clearly pinched. Only the wrist can be pinched out.
The princess Jingyang also heard about Yongweihou's constant accepting of concubines over the years.
The princess sighed when Zhang wanted to cover it up.
When she married to Longxi, she was still unwilling to marry, thinking about marrying the kind of reckless man who only knows how to dance with spears, and her life must be very boring. Later, when she learned that Zhang Yunsu and Tao Bosong were engaged, she was even more imbalanced. Why should she marry a reckless husband? Zhang Yunsu could marry a gentleman and gentleman from Chang'an.
I never thought that although my husband is a military commander, he is willing to change for her, respecting and caring for her, and staying with each other over the years, the days can be considered moist and comfortable.
Looking at Zhang Yunsu, on the other hand, if the woman is doing well, just look at her eyes to know--
Zhang Yunsu used to have so many smart eyes, but now they are like fish eyes, dull and dull.
"He doesn't count as doing it to me, it's just that there was a dispute during the conversation. He squeezed my hand and made his strength a little harder." Zhang's eyes dropped, and he explained lightly.
She also didn't want to be a bitter woman, she just tugged at the corners of her mouth and showed a cool smile, "Men are afraid of getting into the wrong line, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man... Nothing, it's been more than half of my life, I am a man This matter has been bearish. The only thing I care about now is Ati, as long as she is good, I will be fine."
Princess Jingyang curled her eyebrows and curled her lips. "You see a man's eyesight is not good, but he is not worthless. At least he has a good daughter."
Zhang smiled, accepting this awkward comfort.
The two chatted slowly while eating bird's nest with rock candy and Sydney.
After talking, the princess Jingyang sighed inexplicably, "To be honest, I used to envy you, Gu Yuan, and Lu Minyue. The three of you are so good. I am a princess, but I am even a princess. I don’t have any friends, and there are flattering people around me who want to profit from me... so I used to always target you..."
Having said that, she and Zhang both smiled.
"I never thought that 20 years later, Gu Yuan has long since returned to the dust. You and Lu are also separated from each other and cannot see each other often..." Princess Jingyang shook her head and laughed at herself. "We both sat and chatted like friends. ."
Zhang also said, "Yes, things are impermanent."
When I was young, I always thought too simple, the years were like clouds of smoke, and when I looked back, most of my life passed.
On this side, the two enemies laughed and grieved, and on the other side, there was a burst of strong fragrance coming out of the small kitchen.
In order to entertain Princess Jingyang and the Zhang family well, Tao Ti prepared eight dishes, one soup and dim sum——
The eight dishes are: sweet-scented osmanthus duck, stewed lion's head, braised pork with yuanbao, five-spice smoked fish, stewed beef with potatoes, chicken with garlic and spicy chicken, glutinous loin, and stir-fried lettuce. The soup is West Lake beef soup, and the dim sum is a plate of mille oil cake.
These dishes are light, spicy, and served with food, and they are all very attractive.
Qing He just watched from the sidelines, and couldn't remember how many drools he swallowed.
"Cousin, you are so amazing, every dish looks delicious!"
"This beef stew with potatoes is almost the same, Qinghe, go and ask my aunt and my mother to wash their hands and eat."
Tao Ti gently stirred the rottenly stewed beef in the pot, and the thick scent was constantly permeating with the steaming heat, making people greedy and insects popping out.
Qinghe readily agreed and went on busy.
After cooking so many dishes, Tao Ti will naturally not forget Pei Yan. She divided out each dish and asked Linglong to send it to Pei Yan.
"The prince is really kind to the prince." Linglong said with a smile while loading the dishes. "Father-in-law Fu said, every time the prince eats food made by the prince, his appetite will be very good."
"He is my husband, so naturally I want to be nice to him."
Tao Ti curled his eyes and smiled, not to mention Pei Yan treated her very well.
Although she has never talked about love before, she is very clear about one thing: Love is to be paid for each other, not unilaterally.