"Madam." The maid put a cloak on Shen and said, "Aren't you going to give me some instructions?"
"What did you say?" Shen turned and went back to her room. "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Talking too much will only make people bored."
As soon as Shen returned to the yard, Jiuzhu came over wearing new clothes: "Mother."
"His Royal Highness Prince Chen wanted to pick you up to enter the palace, why didn't you go?" Shen was a little surprised to see her daughter coming.
"Let's talk to mother first before we go." Jiuzhu held Shen's hand and shook it: "Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of myself."
"With the Royal Concubine and His Royal Highness Prince Chen here, I don't think anyone would dare to bully you." Shen looked up at the courtyard. Prince Chen was standing outside the gate. He was tall and handsome.
Prince Chen looks like his mother, so naturally he must be good-looking.
"Go ahead." Shen reached out to help her daughter adjust the accessories around her waist: "This new dress looks great."
"Really?" Jiuzhu turned around in front of her mother and smiled happily: "I like it too."
"As long as you like it." Shen took off the bracelet on her wrist, put it on Jiuzhu's hand, and took her hand and walked out the door: "Don't let the King of Chen wait too long."
The fact that the Prince of Chen was able to leave the palace this time must have been a special favor from His Majesty. She knew in her heart that this was the royal family's way of showing their importance to Jiuzhu, so they had the Prince of Chen come in person to pick her up at the annual important banquet attended by royal relatives and nobles.
The royal family has given the Ming family enough face, so they cannot lose face for the royal family at this time.
She took Jiuzhu's hand, walked to the King of Chen, and bowed to him.
Prince Chen turned around and returned a half-bow: "Madam Bo."
Shen was slightly startled. If it weren't for this title, she would have almost forgotten that her family now had a title.
"Your Highness, if I have done anything inconsiderate, please forgive me." Shen sighed and said, "I apologize to Your Highness first."
"Madam, you are too kind." Prince Chen glanced at Jiuzhu secretly and said, "It is only natural for me to take care of Jiuzhu."
A month later, she became his wife!
Shen smiled and bowed: "It's getting late, Your Highness should not stay outside the palace for long, please go back early."
"Then I'll take my leave now." Prince Chen wanted to reach out and hold Jiuzhu's hand, but he moved his fingertips. However, he did not dare to extend his hand in front of his future mother-in-law.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he secretly reached out to support Jiuzhu's arm, and then pulled his hand back properly.
Shen stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking at the two young people who were cautious but always approaching each other, and a smile appeared on her face.
After walking out of the Ming family's gate, Prince Chen took Jiuzhu's hand and helped her get on the carriage.
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu smiled at him while lifting the curtain before getting into the carriage: "Wait."
After saying that, she waved to Chunfen who was waiting beside her: "Sister Chunfen."
Chunfen handed the wooden box hidden in his sleeve to Jiuzhu, looked at King Chen with a smile, and turned away.
"This is for His Highness." Jiuzhu handed the jewelry box to Prince Chen and got into the carriage.
Prince Chen climbed onto his horse, with the dragon guard holding the reins for him. He opened the box and saw some scattered silver coins and a few gold peanuts inside, and chuckled.
This little fool really thinks he has no money to spend in the palace.
He turned his head to look at the carriage following beside him, closed the box, and handed it to the guard behind him: "Keep the things safe, don't lose them."
This is the living expenses that his future daughter-in-law has worked hard to earn for him.
As the year draws to a close, the streets are extremely bustling. The dragon guards carefully protect the prince and his carriage, not daring to slack off for even a moment.
The capital city is a place where many smart people come. Not only do the officials know how to judge the situation, but even the ordinary people are also very shrewd, so no one dares to get close to the Prince and his entourage.
Unfortunately, there are all kinds of people in the world, and occasionally there will be some weird ones.
Jiuzhu was sitting in the carriage. She heard the woman crying and some particularly intense noises. She lifted the curtains of the carriage window and looked outside. "What happened?"
"My Lord, there are hooligans out there who are offending decent women. Your Highness has sent people to investigate." A dragon guard replied, "The hooligans are speaking vulgar language. If you find them too noisy, please rest in the carriage for a while."
"Nothing." Jiuzhu poked his head outside and asked, "Is that woman accompanied by someone?"
"I don't know." The dragon guard looked at the place surrounded by the crowd and said, "With so many people, even if no one is watching, those hooligans won't dare to mess around."
Jiuzhu thought about it, then got off the carriage with her skirt lifted.
"Be careful when you get on the ground." Prince Chen bent down, lifted up her skirt, and signaled the dragon guards to disperse the crowd watching the excitement.
Seeing the appearance of the dragon guards with swords, the noisy crowd dispersed and stood at a distance, craning their necks to watch, but dared not talk nonsense anymore.
When Jiuzhu approached, she heard the gangster muttering dirty words like "Who can prove that I touched you?" and "You are so ugly that he doesn't even want you even if I give you to him."
Just as she was about to speak, she heard the prince beside her tut-tut: "Where did this stinky dog bark here?"
The scoundrel who was cursing fiercely turned his head and looked at the Prince of Chen. Seeing that he was dressed in luxurious clothes and had guards around him, his arrogance immediately disappeared. He nodded and said, "Sir, I really didn't offend this woman. Look, there are so many women on the street, and there are many who are prettier than her. How could I do such a thing?"
Prince Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at the dragon guard beside him, and the dragon guard nodded.
"In broad daylight, he dares to do such a thing. It seems that he is not only stupid, but also has a bad heart." The Prince pointed to the river beside him and said, "Let him wash his brain and wake up."
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu pulled the sleeve of Prince Chen: "It's so cold..."
"Hmm?" The King raised his hand, signaling the Dragon Guard to stop throwing the gangster into the water: "What's wrong?"
"Take off his cotton shirt before throwing him out, otherwise it will be more difficult to catch him later." Jiuzhu suggested seriously: "Tie a rope around his waist, and when you pull him out, no one else will have to go into the water to catch him."
Most importantly, you don't have to worry about the bad guys escaping.
"You have a point." Prince Chen nodded with a smile: "The Dragon Guards are our own people, we can't let such a thing tire them out."
Amid the cheers of the crowd, the gangster was thrown into the water, and countless people began to cheer.
This man was a street bully who was idle and loved to do some sneaky things. If someone scolded him, he would deliberately run in front of other people's women and do some obscene things like spitting and cursing.
Now someone has finally dealt with him, and everyone praises this handsome young man for getting rid of a scourge for the people.
"I thought you would plead for this man." The Prince of Chen glanced at the hooligan struggling in the water and pulled her to the carriage: "I thought that if you plead for this man, I would listen to you."
"Why should I plead for him?" Jiuzhu looked at the King of Chen in confusion. "You reap what you sow. He made a mistake. Your Highness, as the prince of Dacheng, punishes the evildoers to eliminate evil for the people. If I plead for him, wouldn't I be helping the evildoer?"
Jiuzhu grew up in a Taoist temple. Under the guidance of her two masters, she developed a character that follows her heart since she was young. The comments and opinions of the outside world rarely affect her judgment.
"Life is short, so follow your heart and live your life to its fullest." Jiuzhu looked at him with a smile, "I know what Your Highness is doing is right, and I will certainly not stop you from doing what you want to do."
"Do you trust me that much?" Prince Chen laughed.
"Yeah." Jiuzhu nodded.
"If I make a mistake one day, will you follow me and make the same mistake?" Prince Chen smiled and shook his head: "Then you will suffer the loss."
"If Your Highness is wrong, I will tell you." Jiuzhu explained seriously: "Supporting you in the right things and dissuading you from doing the wrong things, this is not difficult to do."
"Yes, it's not difficult to do." Prince Chen shook his hand that was holding up her skirt and laughed out loud.
Not difficult yet difficult.
Things are divided into right and wrong, but people’s hearts must distinguish and balance their interests.
"Who is causing trouble?"
With a sharp shout, Yu Jian walked out from behind the crowd with the Jinwu Guards. He glanced at the people struggling in the water and felt vaguely that this scene was familiar. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"General Yu." Prince Chen looked at the newcomer with a smile: "What a coincidence, you are on duty again today?"
Hearing the Prince of Chen calling him by his last name, Yu Jian felt strangely moved. The Prince of Chen actually remembered his last name!
"Your Highness, I wonder if this man is molesting women, or intending to kidnap children, or... pretending to sell himself to bury his father?" Yu Jian carefully recalled the people who had been dealt with by the Prince of Chen in the past, and what crimes those people were eventually found to have committed.
"He molested a girl in the street." Prince Chen calculated the time and said, "His mind should be more or less clear by now. You have come at the right time. Pull him out of the water and send him to Jingzhao Yin."
"I obey your command." Yu Jian looked at King Chen expectantly.
"Anything else?" Prince Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"I will go now." Yu Jian sighed in his heart. Looking at the attitude of Prince Chen, he had no chance to become a running dog in Prince Chen's palace.
I can no longer expect the good benefits of Prince Chen’s Mansion.
When he and a few brothers went to rescue the prisoner, they found that His Royal Highness Prince Chen was particularly considerate this time. He not only tied a rope around the prisoner's waist, but also took off his outer clothes.
In this way, they don't have to go into the water to rescue people, nor do they have to find dry clothes for the prisoners to change into, which saves a lot of effort.
Perhaps it was because the previous Prince Chen was too troublesome, and this time seeing him being so thoughtful, the Jinwu Guards felt a surge of gratitude in their hearts.
Perhaps this is the humble side of human nature.
An official was passing by in a sedan chair and saw the Jinwu Guards pulling a man out of the river. He asked the sedan chair driver, "What happened outside?"
The coachman heard the noise on the road and replied, "My lord, I don't know what this man did, but His Royal Highness Prince Chen threw him into the water."
"How come the Prince of Chen was locked up in the palace by His Majesty?" The official frowned, "Today is such an important day, and he is still making such a fuss."
Thinking of His Majesty's partiality for Prince Chen, he sighed deeply. His Majesty suppressed the other princes everywhere and favored Prince Chen alone, but how could the country of Dacheng be handed over to such a willful person.
He lifted the curtain and took a look with annoyance. Just as he was about to ask the carriage driver to leave immediately, he saw the Prince of Chen following closely behind a young girl, holding up the hem of the girl's skirt with his hand.
The little girl took out a handkerchief and was comforting a crying woman with gentle words. She looked like... the daughter of Minister Ming?
What kind of willful behavior, what kind of arrogance, it seems... has nothing to do with it.
After getting off the sedan chair, he asked an old man selling Spring Festival couplets: "Old man, may I ask what mistake that man made? Why was he thrown into the water?"
"This kind of person who lacks moral integrity deserves it!" The old man rolled up his sleeves, wishing he could rush up and kick him a few times: "He flirts with women, steals things, and does all kinds of immoral things."
The official reached out to help the slightly agitated old man, feeling somewhat ashamed, as it turned out that he had wronged the Prince of Chen.
Being willing to condescend to help the common people deal with a local thug who keeps doing evil, it shouldn't be that bad... right?
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