"Madam." The maid put a cloak on Shen and said, "Aren't you going to give some instructions?"
"What do you want me to tell you?" Shen turned and went back to her room. "My children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If you talk too much, it will be annoying."
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 over.
"Let me talk to mother first before I go." Jiuzhu held Shen's hand and shook it: "Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of myself."
"With the Imperial 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 to walk out the door: "Don't let the King of Chen wait too long."
The Prince of Chen was able to leave the palace this time, it must be because of His Majesty's special favor. She knew in her heart that this was the royal family's way of showing their importance to Jiuzhu, which was why they had Prince 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 in front of King 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 there is anything I have done that is not thoughtful enough, 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 first." Prince Chen wanted to reach out and hold Jiuzhu's hand, but he didn't dare to extend his hand in front of his future mother-in-law.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to step over the threshold, he secretly reached out to support Jiuzhu's arm, and then pulled his hand back politely.
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.
Walking out of the Ming family’s gate, Prince Chen took Jiuzhu’s hand and helped her get into 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, suppressed his smile, glanced at King Chen, then turned and stepped aside.
"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 loose silver and a few golden peanuts inside. He chuckled.
This little fool really thinks he has no money to spend in the palace.
He turned his head to glance at the carriage following beside him, closed the box, and handed it to the guard behind him: "Keep the things away, 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 bustling with activity. The Dragon Guards carefully guard 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 smart, so no one dared 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. Hearing the woman's crying and the particularly intense noise, he lifted the curtain of the carriage window and looked outside: "What happened?"
"County Lady, there are hooligans out front who are offending decent women. His Highness has sent people to investigate." A dragon guard replied, "The hooligans are speaking vulgar language. If the county lady finds them too noisy, please rest in the carriage for a while."
"It's okay." Jiuzhu poked his head outside: "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, lifting her skirt.
"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 of onlookers.
Seeing the dragon guards with swords appear, the crowd who were watching the excitement dispersed and stood in the distance, craning their necks to watch, but they did not dare to talk 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 won'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 turned his head and looked at the Prince of Chen. Seeing that he was dressed elegantly 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, who nodded.
"In broad daylight, in the clear sky, 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: "Wash his brain and wake him up."
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu pulled Prince Chen's sleeve: "It's so cold..."
"Hmm?" Prince Chen raised his hand, signaling the Dragon Guards to stop throwing the gangsters into the water: "What's wrong?"
"Take off his cotton jacket before throwing him out, otherwise it will be difficult to fish him out 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 fish him out."
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 guy is a street bully. He is idle all day and loves to do petty thefts. If someone scolded him, he would deliberately run in front of other women and do obscene things like spitting and cursing.
Now someone has finally dealt with him, and everyone is praising this handsome young man for getting rid of a harm to the people.
"I thought you would plead for this man." Prince 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 Prince Chen in confusion. "You reap what you sow. He made a mistake. Your Highness, as a great prince, punishing the wicked is 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 two masters, she developed a character of following her heart since childhood. It is difficult for outside comments and opinions to affect her actions and 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 of course I will not stop you from doing what you want to do."
"Do you trust me so 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 consequences."
"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 but difficult.
Things can be divided into right and wrong, but people’s hearts must distinguish between their own interests.
"Who is causing trouble?"
With a loud 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, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Young General Yu." Prince Chen looked at the newcomer with a smile: "What a coincidence, you are on duty again today?"
When Yu Jian heard the Prince of Chen calling him by his last name, he felt strangely touched. The Prince of Chen actually remembered his last name!
"Your Highness, I wonder if this man is molesting women, or intending to abduct children, or... pretending to sell himself to bury his father?" Yu Jian carefully recalled the people who had been dealt with by Prince Chen in the past, and what crimes those people were eventually found to have committed.
"He molested a woman in the street." Prince Chen calculated the time and said, "His mind should be clear by now. You have come at the right time. Pull him out of the water and send him to Jingzhao Yin."
"I will obey your command." Yu Jian looked at King Chen expectantly.
"Anything else?" Prince Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"I will go right away." Yu Jian sighed in his heart. Seeing the attitude of Prince Chen, he would have no chance to become a running dog in Prince Chen's mansion.
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 when they saw him being so thoughtful, the Jinwu Guards felt a sense 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 fishing a man out of the river. He asked the sedan bearer, "What happened outside?"
The sedan bearer heard the noise on the road and replied, "My lord, I don't know what this man did wrong, but he was thrown into the water by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen."
"How did the Prince of Chen escape?" The official frowned, "Today is such an important day, and he is still making a fuss."
Thinking of His Majesty's favoritism towards Prince Chen, he sighed heavily. His Majesty suppresses the other princes everywhere and favors Prince Chen alone, but how can the country of Dacheng be handed over to such a willful and reckless person?
He lifted the curtain and took a look with annoyance. Just as he was about to ask the sedan bearer to leave immediately, he saw Prince Chen following closely behind a young girl, holding up the hem of her skirt.
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... they have nothing to do with it.
After getting off the sedan chair, he asked an old man selling Spring Festival couplets: "My dear, what did that man do wrong? Why was he thrown into the water?"
"This kind of person who lacks moral integrity deserves what he gets!" 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 support the slightly agitated old man, feeling somewhat ashamed, as he had wronged the Prince of Chen.
If he is willing to condescend to help the common people take care of a local thug who keeps doing evil, then... he can't be that bad, right?
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