After lunch at Mingyue Palace, the couple came out of the palace. Prince Chen asked Jiuzhu, "Do you have the habit of taking a nap?"
Jiuzhu: "It's okay to not take a nap occasionally."
"Then go to sleep today." Prince Chen sent Jiuzhu back to Qilin Palace: "After you wake up, we will go to Zhangliu Palace."
"Will it be too late?" Jiuzhu lifted her skirt and said, "How about we go to Zhangliu Palace and then come back to rest?"
"They also have the habit of taking naps." Prince Chen pinched her earlobe and said, "Go to sleep first. I'll call you later."
Jiuzhu glanced at him and nodded: "Okay."
"Miss." Chunfen followed Jiuzhu back to the house, closed the door and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't you ask where the prince went?"
"Why do you ask?" Jiuzhu took off the hairpin from her bun and said, "His Highness said he would wake me up later."
Chunfen was slightly stunned. Although she had a calm personality, she was still uneasy as she had just come to the harem with the young lady. She was originally worried that the young lady would be like her and would not be able to adapt...
"I'm sorry, Miss." Chunfen helped Jiuzhu take off the hairpin: "I shouldn't have said so much."
"Sister Chunfen." Jiuzhu held her hand and said, "You have done very well. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to accompany me to the palace."
"What are you talking about, young lady?" Chunfen put away the jewelry. "Because I was born a woman, I was abandoned by my parents and became an orphan in the eyes of others. Madam took me in because she missed you. Over the years, you have kept me well fed and clothed. I don't have to be like other poor girls who hurriedly married a man who didn't know good from bad and spent their lives in a busy and chaotic way."
"Even girls from aristocratic families can't have everything they want, let alone someone like me." Chunfen picked up the comb and combed Jiuzhu's hair. "Fortunately, Madam and Miss have given me a new way out."
A female official of the sixth rank is something that many ordinary women in the world cannot even dream of.
She was just afraid that she wasn't doing well enough and would hold the young lady back.
"There is something else in my mind..." Chunfen was a little embarrassed. She didn't know how to ask about the private matters between the young lady and the prince, but she was also worried that the prince didn't care about the young lady.
But she knew one thing: it was impossible for a man to behave like a gentleman on his wedding night, unless he was worse than a beast.
"What's the matter?" Jiuzhu walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, looking up at her: "Ask whatever you want."
"Nothing." Chunfen smiled and shook her head. She was not as clear-headed as the young lady. Asking too many questions would only cause trouble: "Young lady, go and have a rest."
"If you want to ask me something, you can ask me next time." Jiuzhu lay down on the bed, her head hitting the pillow. She suddenly remembered the picture book that His Highness would rather throw under the bed than let her read it last night.
She climbed out of bed and lay on the floor looking for the book under the bed.
"Miss, what are you looking for?" Chunfen knelt down beside Jiuzhu: "Be careful not to dirty your clothes, I'll find it."
"Found it." Jiuzhu took out the picture books scattered under the bed and said with emotion: "The servants of Qilin Palace are really attentive. They even cleaned the bottom of the bed."
"This is the wedding room that His Majesty and His Majesty specially prepared for you and the prince. Naturally, there is not a speck of dust on it." Seeing that the young lady had picked up what she wanted, Chunfen stood up and said, "Young lady, I'll go to the outside to watch. Call me if you need anything."
"Yeah." Jiuzhu crawled into the quilt and opened one of the books.
After flipping through a few pages, she put the book down in a daze, holding her slightly red cheeks with both hands.
Perhaps, what she opened was not a book, but the door to the yin and yang of the universe.
In the outer courtyard of Zhangliu Palace, the three princes sat there after lunch, some reading, some playing chess, and from time to time they glanced towards the gate.
Getting closer, the footsteps are getting closer.
When they saw Prince Chen's face appear, they put on a reserved smile. However, when they found out that Prince Chen did not bring the princess with him, the reserved smile began to falter.
What does this mean? When a new bride comes home, she has to greet her brother and sister-in-law. This is a custom that the Yun family has adhered to for hundreds of years. Why did it change when it came to Yun Duqing?
"My three brothers are all here?" Yun Duqing seemed to have no idea what his brothers were thinking, and strode into the yard: "It's only been one day since I moved out, and I'm already missing this place."
Prince Huai was greatly offended by these words. Since he missed her so much, why not move back?
Prince An didn't react much, but asked curiously, "Fifth brother, your sister-in-law didn't come with you."
"That's why I came here." Prince Chen walked over to Prince Huai and sat down. "Brothers, do you have nothing to do recently?"
The three princes almost couldn't help rolling their eyes. They were locked up in Zhangliu Palace, and even when they left the palace on the night of the Lantern Festival, they were watched over by the Dragon Guards. What else could they do?
"Since my brothers have nothing to do, I am not in a hurry." Prince Chen took the tea handed to him by the eunuch and took a sip: "In two hours, I will bring the princess to meet my brothers."
They waited from morning till afternoon, and now he said two hours later?
Two hours later, it was almost dark.
"Fifth brother." Prince Huai couldn't help but speak up, "Women can't get used to it. The more they get used to it, the more spoiled they become. It will be very troublesome."
"She married me and became my princess, but she can't be more docile?" Prince Chen looked at Prince Huai in astonishment: "Then we, as princes, will lose face."
"Fifth brother is right." Prince An put down his hand and kneaded it for a long time without turning the pages of the book: "As a prince, isn't it our job to give..."
Prince Huai glared at him, and he swallowed his words silently, but still used a smile to express his support for his fifth brother's words.
"Husband and wife should respect each other, husband should take good care of wife, wife should be considerate and gentle to husband, that is the way to last long." Jing Wang came out to smooth things over: "Big brother and fifth brother both have a point."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Yanze and Sun Caiyao came together, behaving very intimately, like a model royal couple.
"Fourth brother and sister-in-law, you came just in time. This way I can save myself from going to the courtyard to look for you." Prince Chen looked up at the two of them and said, "The princess and I will come over later in the evening. Please take care of us, fourth brother and sister-in-law."
"It's the first day of my fifth brother and his wife's wedding. It's okay if you come late." Sun Caiyao looked at Yun Duqing, who was wearing a striking red dress, and was slightly distracted.
She married the prince she loved, and Ming Jiuzhu was with Prince Chen, which was also good.
At least, it was better than the ending in her dream.
"Oh." Prince Huai seemed to have finally figured it out, and looked at Prince Chen with a frown: "You are newlyweds, and your feelings are deep. I understand if you want to sleep a little longer."
Prince Chen's face darkened: "Brother, if you put some useless things in your head, your head will easily fall off your neck."
Prince Huai felt a little embarrassed when his younger brother gave him the cold shoulder in front of so many brothers.
"I am young and ignorant, but I will not laugh at what happens between my elder brother and his wife." The Prince of Chen would change his face as soon as he said so. He would never hold back if he could make the other party remember it.
"Brother, you are older than me. You should be more careful when you say something." Prince Chen bowed his head slightly and looked down at Prince Huai who was sitting beside the chessboard. "Brother, do you think what my younger brother said is right?"
Prince Huai was stunned. He saw a sharp and oppressive aura in Yun Duqing's eyes.
When did Yun Duqing, who usually loves fighting crickets and chickens, become so powerful?
"You are right." Prince Huai concealed his shock and forced a smile: "Brother, what you said just now was not appropriate. Don't take it to heart, Fifth Brother."
"It's okay." Prince Chen chuckled and stood up straight: "I believe that big brother will not make this mistake again in the future."
"Fifth brother, eldest brother?" Prince An threw down the book and looked at the two of them in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, just chatting with big brother about the principles of life." Prince Chen looked at him: "Second brother, do you want to chat too?"
"No thanks." Prince An immediately refused.
Your life is too serious and I don't want to get involved.
Prince Jing glanced at Prince Huai, who was smiling reluctantly, and lowered his head even lower.
"Thank you for your understanding, brothers. I will take my leave now."
Several princes looked at Prince Chen's departing back, and no one wanted to say anything.
If he is not someone who can't be provoked, who would want to sympathize with him?
"Brother, Fifth Brother has always been like this. Now we have our mother..." Prince Jing consoled him, "Don't take these things to heart. They will ruin the friendship between us brothers."
Prince Huai looked at him and sneered.
The friendship between royal brothers is the funniest joke.
People feel refreshed when they are happy. On the way back to Qilin Palace from Zhangliu Palace, Prince Chen saw that the palace walls were as red as blood jade, the green tiles were as crisp as green leaves, the birds were singing and the flowers were just beginning to bloom, indicating that early spring had arrived.
Walking into the palace gate, he slowed down his pace and asked the maid guarding the door softly: "Is the princess asleep?"
"Ms. Chunfen has already accompanied the princess to her bedroom." The maid replied in a low voice: "I was afraid of disturbing the queen, so I didn't dare to go in to serve her."
The Prince pushed the door open a crack and leaned sideways to squeeze himself in.
The palace maids looked at the Prince's sneaky behavior in amazement and almost popped their eyes out.
Your Highness, in order not to disturb the princess's nap, would you even do such a thing?
Chunfen was sitting outside sewing a handkerchief. She was startled when she saw Prince Chen suddenly appearing quietly. She stood up quickly and said, "Prince."
"Is the princess asleep?" Prince Chen asked quietly.
Equinox nodded.
He tiptoed into the inner room, lifted the curtain, and saw Ming Xiaozhu sitting cross-legged on the bed with a few open books in front of him. He looked very strange.
"Your Highness, you're back?" Jiuzhu raised his head to look at him, closed the books calmly, and then... threw them back under the bed.
"How did you find these books?" The Prince kicked the books under the bed with his foot, walked to Jiuzhu with a red face and sat down, and coughed dryly: "Those messy books, there is nothing interesting."
"Yeah." Jiuzhu nodded, lay down in the quilt, turned her back to the King Chen and said, "Your Highness, I'm going to take a nap."
Looking at the back of the head facing away from him, the Prince of Chen felt something was wrong. He thought Jiuzhu was bothered by these indecent comic books, so he quickly explained, "I didn't buy these books."
"oh."
All he saw was still only the back of Jiuzhu's head.
"What's wrong?" He reached out and poked her shoulder that was exposed outside the quilt: "Are you unhappy?"
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu sat up from the quilt, looked at the person in front of him, and said seriously: "Your Highness, if you have someone you like in the future, you must tell me, and I won't make it difficult for you."
"What a mess." The Prince of Chen used his big hand to rub her soft hair that was scattered on her shoulders: "Did someone say nonsense in front of you? I have never held a girl's hand except you since I was a child."
"Not now, but there will be in the future." Jiuzhu hugged the quilt, her eyes were particularly moist, and she looked like she was about to cry, but her eyes were particularly stubborn: "Anyway, Your Highness, it's fine with you."
Seeing her big watery eyes, Prince Chen sighed and reached out to hold her in his arms: "It never happened before, and it never will happen in the future. You are the only one, don't think too much."
He used to hear those royal playboys say that women tend to worry about gains and losses when they first get married. He thought they were talking nonsense, but he didn't expect it to be true.
My own princess is inexplicably upset. Is there any other choice except to make her happy?
"Your Highness is lying." Jiuzhu pushed him away. He almost fell under the bed, but she pulled him back: "You can't do this."
"I would never fool anyone but you." As for those words that the Ministry of Rites could not leave him, it could only be regarded as the man's overestimation of himself, and it was not considered deceiving.
"Really?"
"No." Prince Chen sat down on the bed to avoid being pushed off the bed.
"Is that so?" Jiuzhu stared at him intently for a few breaths, her eyes gradually becoming gentle, with a hint of pity in them: "Your Highness, it's okay. No matter what you are like, you are the best prince in my heart."
After hearing these words, Prince Chen looked at the way Jiuzhu was looking at him and felt that something seemed to be wrong.
He carefully kept silent.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiuzhu put her hand around his waist and said, "Don't think too much, Your Highness. I don't care about those things."
Not caring means...
In a flash, he thought of the picture books under the bed.
As a man, you can't help but think too much.
"Ming Xiaozhu, tell me first, what are you thinking about?"
"I didn't think about anything." Jiuzhu shook her head quickly: "Your Highness, don't be sad."
"I'm not sad, I just regret it." Prince Chen gritted his teeth, regretting that he let her go to bed early last night out of pity for her being tired after a whole day.
"What do you regret..."
The corners of their warm lips touched each other, and Prince Chen whispered in her ear: "Ming Xiaozhu, there are some things that you can't ignore just because you say you don't mind."
He cares a lot!
The apricot blossoms are in full bloom, and the spring rain is falling, with drops of water falling on the petals.
A breeze blows, bringing up a rain of flowers all over the sky, turning it into the most beautiful spring scenery between heaven and earth.
"It's raining." Prince Huai raised his head and looked at the gray sky. It was getting dark.
"Brother, should we continue waiting?" Prince An put the book in his arms to prevent it from getting wet by the rain.
"From morning to noon, and from noon to afternoon." Prince Huai muttered: "Does it really have to wait until night comes?"
They waited and waited until it was dark. The lights in Zhangliu Palace were already on, but the Prince and his wife still didn't show up.
In Qilin Palace, Prince Chen held Jiuzhu who was sleeping soundly in his arms, and vaguely felt that he seemed to have forgotten something.
Forget it. If he can easily forget something, it must not be a big deal.
He tucked her into his arms, patted the quilt on her body gently, and continued to sleep.
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