Every time she was with Sun Caiyao, Jiuzhu felt that the way she looked at her was strange.
"When I first met my sister-in-law, you had just returned to the capital. In the blink of an eye, we have become a family." Sun Caiyao smiled tenderly and handed the prepared gift to Jiuzhu: "I wish that the relationship between my sister-in-law and my fifth brother will be stronger than gold and last forever."
"Thank you, Fourth Sister-in-law." Jiuzhu took the gift box and handed it to Chunfen. She pulled the sleeve of the King of Chen and said, "Your Highness, I will sit with the sisters-in-law to the side, you can chat with the other princes slowly."
"Okay." Prince Chen nodded slightly, and did not forget to instruct: "It's cold in the morning, don't eat cold food."
"Yeah." Jiuzhu nodded and walked to another table with the princes and princesses and sat down.
"I never thought that my fifth brother would be so careful with the people around him." After Princess An sat down, she said quickly, "He is a caring person."
"Your Highness always treats people like this." Jiuzhu wanted to reach out to take some fruit to eat, but remembered that this kind of fruit was cold in nature, so she turned her hand and took a piece of snack.
"Ah?" Princess An laughed dryly and picked up the teacup to cover up her gaffe: "Yes, yes, even father likes fifth brother's personality."
She couldn't exaggerate anything else.
Princess Huai picked up her tea and looked at Princess An with a smile. This second sister-in-law seemed to be straightforward, but she knew exactly what to say to whom.
What’s even more amazing is that during the three years she and Prince An were married, there had never been any other woman around Prince An.
"My sister-in-law's flower ornaments are really beautiful." Princess An looked at the nine-bead flower ornaments on her forehead and said, "It doesn't look like they were glued on. Could it be that my sister-in-law drew them herself?"
As expected of a descendant of the Ming family, even her flower ornaments are full of spiritual charm.
"This was painted by His Highness." Jiuzhu was surprised to see that her sisters-in-law had light makeup on. Didn't His Highness say that it was easy for sisters-in-law to compete with each other for beauty? Why did the sisters-in-law all wear such simple makeup?
"I got up in a hurry today and didn't wash up properly. I'm sorry to have embarrassed my brother and sister-in-law." Princess Huai thought that if Prince Chen hadn't come early in the morning, they wouldn't have to get up in a hurry.
Jiuzhu didn't respond, and even felt a little guilty.
It was because she got up too early that she woke His Highness up.
Sun Caiyao looked at the flower ornament between Jiuzhu's eyebrows. Was it really drawn by Yun Duqing?
She turned her head to look at the table where the princes were sitting. Yun Duqing was dressed in gorgeous clothes. No matter how hard she tried, she could not imagine that such a man would be patient enough to paint flowers on a woman.
"Fifth sister-in-law didn't live in the capital when she was young, so she may not be familiar with us." Princess Huai gently introduced their identities to Jiuzhu: "My maiden name is Wu, and my father is the Minister of Works. Second sister-in-law's surname is Li, and she is from the capital, but her father is working in another state and cannot return to the capital before the end of his term. Third sister-in-law's surname is Du, and her ancestors are also a noble family. Fourth sister-in-law's maiden family is a family of poets and writers, and many famous officials and good men have come from her ancestors."
At this point, Princess Huai smiled and said, "Our fathers were all colleagues in the court. Now we are a family again. We must get along well with each other in the future and not create conflicts that will make others laugh at the royal family."
She glanced at Sun Caiyao deliberately: "If you calculate carefully, isn't the fourth sister-in-law only one year older than the fifth sister-in-law?"
"Sister-in-law is right." Sun Caiyao knew that she was speaking to him. At the annual banquet, because of Ming Jingzhou, His Highness lost his mother, his relatives, and even his title of prince.
Maybe it was in a dream, she saw with her own eyes Ming Jiuzhu smiling and dying together with His Highness. Looking at Ming Jiuzhu in reality, she only felt that she was gentle and kind.
"There's nothing to do in the palace on weekdays, so we just play chess and cards together and have a pleasant life." As the eldest sister-in-law, Princess Huai has always been caring and steady in front of her younger siblings.
"Sometimes, the brothers like to get together to cook hot pot, and we can't let ourselves down." Princess An continued, "We can enjoy flowers, barbecue and listen to music every now and then, and do whatever makes us feel comfortable."
"How about we set up the table and cook the hot pot at noon today?" Princess An said excitedly, "My fifth brother's wife has just married into the royal family, so the five of us are now together. A hot pot makes a circle, and it will be lively and reunited when we are together. It will also bring good luck and prosperity. What do you think, fifth brother's wife?"
Jiuzhu also became interested and nodded: "Okay."
"Okay, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it." Princess Huai said to the palace maid beside her, "Go ask a few princes if they are willing to eat hot pot with us?"
Among the princes, except Yun Yanze, probably no one would dislike warm pot. Unfortunately, no one cared about Yun Yanze's opinion. When they heard that the princesses wanted to eat warm pot, they all agreed.
After they agreed, as if he had just remembered to ask Yun Yanze for his opinion, Prince Huai turned his head and looked at him: "Fourth brother, your injury has healed, is it okay to eat the hot pot?"
"Thank you for your concern, brother. My injury has healed." Yun Yanze smiled and said, "It's good to have a hot pot. It's more lively with more people."
The palace maids of Zhangliu Palace set up a large round table and everyone sat around it, with every two people sharing a small pot.
People in Lingzhou can't eat spicy food, but Jiuzhu likes a little bit of spiciness in the pot. The King of Chen was afraid that it would hurt her, so he didn't let them put too much chili oil in the pot.
"Fifth brother's wife eats beef?" Sun Caiyao looked at Jiuzhu putting a piece of beef into the bowl and said in surprise, "I thought you were not allowed to eat this."
"Fourth sister-in-law, Jiuzhu was only fostered in a Taoist temple when she was young, she didn't become a Taoist, why should she be so cautious about this?" In just one morning, Princess An changed her address to Jiuzhu by her name instead of fifth sister-in-law: "The doctor said that women should eat more beef to replenish their qi and nourish their health."
Jiuzhu nodded: "Second sister-in-law is right. I have never been restricted in food since I was a child."
The masters didn’t usually give her beef, not because they wanted her to avoid it, but because beef was too expensive and they were too poor to afford it.
"I see." Sun Caiyao forced a smile and said, "Please blame me for being ignorant and making you laugh."
"What's the big deal?" Jiuzhu looked at her in confusion. "You are so caring, why should I laugh at you? It's just a joke among family members, what's the big deal?"
"Try this piece of fish belly meat." Prince Chen put the cooked fish meat into the nine-bead bowl, raised his head and said to Sun Caiyao: "Fourth sister-in-law, my princess is a straightforward person and never cares about these trivial matters."
Sun Caiyao shook her head. She saw that after Ming Jiuzhu ate the fish, Prince Chen very naturally wiped the corners of her mouth with his hand, lowered his eyelids and smiled, "Fifth brother's wife has such a good temper."
"The food is ready." Yun Yanze whispered in her ear, "If you cook it any longer, it won't taste good."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Sun Caiyao picked up the dish and put it into her bowl. The moment the dish entered her mouth, it burned the tip of her tongue as if it was on fire.
"Why, it doesn't taste good?" Yun Yanze looked at her tenderly.
"No." She shook her head and swallowed the hot liquid. Suddenly, a wave of sadness surged in her heart, a sadness that even she didn't understand.
"Here." Yun Yanze picked up the dish with chopsticks and put it in her bowl.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Sun Caiyao looked at his gentle eyes and smiled.
“This doesn’t taste good.”
Jiuzhu frowned: "It's bitter."
"You are so young, but you don't like to suffer?" Prince Chen chuckled, took away the remaining food in her bowl, and picked out two slices of ham for her: "Forget it, I will help you eat it."
Prince Huai looked at the two of them and turned his head away in disgust, only to see that his second brother would do whatever his sister-in-law pointed at him, and they were more useful than the servants.
What's wrong with you all?
Is it that the palace maids are not powerful enough, or is it that the dishes they pick up are more delicious than others?
"My Lord." Princess Huai looked at him and said, "Eat your meal well. Why are you looking at others?"
I have been watching for so long, but I don't see any improvement. Other people's husbands all know how to pick up food for their wives, but what does he know?
Just know how to eat!
What a bummer!
"Alas." Prince Huai shook his head and said with a smile in her ear: "How can a man be like the second and fifth brothers, who have no manliness at all."
At this moment, Princess Huai wanted to push his head directly into the boiling pot: "Ha."
Hearing his princess' laughter, Prince Huai said confidently, "It seems you agree with me."
Princess Huai took a deep breath.
Forget it. When the whole clan would be implicated for murdering the prince, she endured it.
"Princess." Chunfen walked up to Jiuzhu and whispered to her, "The old concubines from the West Palace just sent someone to give you gifts, saying they were congratulating you on your wedding to the prince. The person who came also said that the concubines were old acquaintances of you. Since you were not here, I took the initiative to accept the gifts."
"Did they clearly state which concubines' orders they were following?" Prince Chen was sitting with Jiuzhu, and he heard everything Chunfen said clearly.
"The noble ladies including Concubine Zhao and Concubine Zhou." Chunfen mentioned the two noble ladies with the highest status.
"I understand. Just accept the gifts they send." Prince Chen nodded slightly. Worried that Jiuzhu didn't know who the old concubine was, he whispered in her ear, "Concubine Zhao is the concubine who gave you the cloth tiger. These concubines have received favors from our mother. If we don't accept the gifts, they will be uneasy."
"I wonder if the little cat's leg has healed yet." When talking about those old concubines, Jiuzhu thought of the cat with a leg injury.
"After you return home, I will accompany you to visit the Dowager's Palace."
"Going back to the bride's parents' home?" Jiuzhu looked at him with burning eyes. "The maid sent by the Ministry of Rites said that there is no custom of going back to the bride's parents' home in the palace. Your Highness, do you want to accompany me back?"
"The palace rules are rules, but it's my business whether I follow them or not." Prince Chen put another piece of fish meat in Jiuzhu's bowl. Eating more fish meat is good for the brain. "Don't worry, I'm here. I will definitely take you back to your parents' home the day after tomorrow."
"What method?" Jiuzhu was very curious.
"It's a secret." Prince Chen smiled mysteriously, "Go back to Qilin Palace this afternoon, and leave the rest to me."
"Your Highness is amazing." Jiuzhu looked at him with sparkling eyes.
"It's all just a small matter." He put several slices of fish into Jiuzhu's bowl: "Come on, eat more fish."
Chunfen stood behind the two of them and couldn't help but feel happy for the young lady when she heard that the prince was going to take her back to her parents' home. No wonder the young lady had always insisted that the prince was a good man, and it turned out that he really was a good man.
Rumors are misleading.
After eating the hot pot and drinking tea, Prince Chen was finally willing to leave with his wife. Several princes breathed a sigh of relief, yawned, and hurried back to their own courtyards to catch up on their sleep.
If Yun Duqing doesn't leave, they will go crazy.
"Your Majesty." Liu Zhongbao walked up to Emperor Longfeng and said in a low voice: "Your Highness Prince Chen requests an audience."
Emperor Longfeng glanced at the ministers in the room and said, "My dear ministers, please go back first. We will discuss other matters in the court tomorrow."
He put down the memorial, feeling a little confused. They were newly married and enjoying the beautiful spring in the garden. Why did Du Qing come to him instead of spending time with his wife?
"Your Majesty, may you be well." Prince Chen walked into the hall, threw the cushion in his hand to the ground, and knelt on the cushion: "Your Majesty, I have a small favor to ask. Please be flexible."
Emperor Longfeng looked at him, then looked at the cushion under his knees, and raised his eyebrows.
I brought my own cushion and knelt down on it, so how could it be a small matter?
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