In the dead of night, Ming Jingzhou helped Shen take off her hairpin: "Madam, did Jiuzhu suffer any injustice when she entered the palace a few days ago?"
Shen shook her head: "I saw that she was very happy when she came back, so I didn't ask too much. I guess she got along well with Concubine Su."
The imperial concubine has been favored for many years and is not an easy person to get along with. It was a foregone conclusion that Jiuzhu would marry into Prince Chen's mansion, but she actually hoped that Jiuzhu could be liked by the Imperial Concubine.
"I don't know who has bewitched my daughter to think that the Prince of Chen is a rare good man in the world..."
"Maybe it's Concubine Su?" Shen walked to the bedside and sat down, sighing softly: "Jiuzhu has a simple personality, Concubine Su can make the emperor favor her alone, so it may only take a few words to coax Jiuzhu."
At this point, Shen frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, is there really no room for easing up?"
Ming Jingzhou arranged the quilt and lay flat on the bed with Shen: "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has already started calculating the auspicious date for the wedding. There is no turning back on this matter."
“If there hadn’t been all these rumors about Miss Sun going boating on the lake with Prince Qi before she got engaged to Prince Chen, our Jiuzhu wouldn’t have had to marry that devil.” Parents are often unreasonable when it comes to protecting their children. Shen was reluctant to let her daughter marry Prince Chen, and even the girl from the Sun family was resentful of her.
Knowing that his wife was just speaking in anger, Ming Jingzhou did not refute. A smart man, whether he agrees or not, will never play the role of a reasonable gentleman when his wife complains about others, because the price will be very heavy.
Women are the best teachers to teach men how to bend and stretch.
Jiuzhu didn’t know that her parents were lying on the bed worrying about her marriage. She lay on the windowsill, looking up at the stars in the night sky, wondering what her two masters were doing at the moment.
Are they arguing about who should wash the dishes, or are they admiring the moon?
On the day she left, she asked her sixth brother to leave enough money, so the masters should not be short of money anymore.
"Miss." Chunfen stood outside the window holding a lantern and reminded quietly, "It's cold in the autumn night. You should rest early. You still have to go to the top of the mountain with your wife tomorrow to see the distant view."
"Don't worry, Sister Chunfen. Climbing a mountain is a piece of cake." Jiuzhu raised her chin proudly: "Let alone climbing a mountain, even climbing a tree is no problem."
The Taoist temple where she lived was located in the deep mountains and dense forests. When she had nothing to do and didn't want to study, she would secretly climb to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise and sunset and listen to the birds singing.
"I know climbing a mountain is definitely not a problem for you, young lady." Chunfen explained with a faint smile, "You will look good if you go to bed early. There are other girls from other families who will be climbing tomorrow. This is your first time meeting other noble ladies, so you must not lose to them in terms of your complexion and appearance."
Jiuzhu rubbed his cheeks. The people in the capital were too ambitious. There were so many details to pay attention to even when climbing a mountain.
"Sister Chunfen, it's so boring to compare all the time." Jiuzhu sniffed and pulled up the cloak on her body. It was a little cold at night.
Chunfen laughed out loud. She put down the lantern and reached out to help Jiuzhu adjust her cloak. "Miss, you are the future Princess Chen. From now on, wherever you are, countless people will notice you."
"If I lose face, will the Prince of Chen also lose face?" Jiuzhu stretched her neck obediently to make it easier for Chunfen to adjust her cloak.
Chunfen paused slightly while adjusting her cloak. She didn't know what the Prince of Chen looked like, but considering his reputation in the capital, he probably wouldn't care what the young lady did.
A ridiculous prince who named a cricket "General Ever-Victorious" and a dog "General Zhen'an", would he care about whether it is shameful or not?
"Sister Chunfen, I'm going to bed now. You should go back to your room and get some rest." Jiuzhu retracted her head into the window, and before Chunfen could react, she poked her head out again: "Have a good dream."
Chunfen smiled and shook his head, thinking that such a good young lady was about to marry the Prince of Chen, and who knew how much grievance she would suffer, the corners of her mouth drooped again.
Feixia Mountain is located to the east of the royal villa. Every Double Ninth Festival, when people go to climb mountains to see the distant views, the royal family will send soldiers to guard this place to protect the safety of climbers.
On this day, nobles and commoners alike can come here to climb up and enjoy the view.
The Ming family's carriage stopped at the foot of Feixia Mountain. Jiuzhu touched the dogwood sachet around her waist and followed Shen out of the carriage.
At the foot of the mountain, some people were selling wreaths made of dogwood branches, and others were selling handkerchiefs and shawls embroidered with dogwood. It was quite lively.
Children surrounded the carriages of the nobles and hawked dogwood branches. The nobles were not stingy with their money and would buy a few branches. The children received the money, muttered a few auspicious words, and left happily.
Jiuzhu also bought a few dogwood bracelets and distributed them to the maids who accompanied Shen.
The bright red dogwood fruit looks faintly visible when worn on the wrist, and it looks pretty good.
Jiuzhu shook her wrist gently, and a gust of wind blew, blowing the shawl onto her face.
"Meet His Royal Highness Prince Qi."
"Madam Shen, there is no need to be so polite." The King of Qi smiled and gave Shen a support. He was already handsome, and his smile was even more graceful: "Today's weather is good, and the scenery is beautiful. Madam Shen and your daughter can enjoy the scenery slowly."
Pulling down the shawl covering his face, Jiuzhu knelt down and bowed before he could see what the person who came looked like.
"Your Highness is right." Shen smiled lightly, "My daughter has just returned to the capital, and I want to take her to see more of the capital. Your Majesty governs the country wisely, the country is prosperous, and the capital is full of scenery. She is curious about everything she sees, and I'm sorry to make you laugh."
"Among us brothers, only the fifth brother is the best at appreciating the scenery." The King of Qi cast his eyes on Jiuzhu: "Wait for you to give me a thousand golds..."
The girl in the goose yellow dress raised her head and looked at him, her eyes full of curiosity and innocence.
"I have met the prince and Madam Shen."
King Qi looked at the visitor and nodded slightly: "Miss Sun."
Sun Caiyao looked shy and bowed slightly to King Qi.
Jiuzhu looked at King Qi, and then at Miss Sun who walked towards them directly after getting off the carriage. She immediately understood that this is what is called "half-folding my brows in shame, hoping you understand my intention."
"I am slow on foot, so I will go ahead. Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Miss Sun." Shen was knowledgeable and tactful. The Prince of Qi and Miss Sun were an engaged couple, and they had their own private conversations. It would be inappropriate for outsiders like them to stand here.
"Madam, please feel free to do as you please." The King of Qi smiled warmly.
Sun Caiyao looked at Ming Jiuzhu's departing back, bit the corner of her lips lightly with her pearly teeth, and lowered her head to hide all emotions in her eyes.
"Mother." Jiuzhu held Shen's arm and whispered, "I think Miss Sun looks at me in a strange way."
Shen sneered, "A few months ago, your majesty intended to promote the marriage between Miss Sun and Prince Chen, but unfortunately Miss Sun and Prince Qi had already been in love. How could your majesty let a woman who had someone else in her heart marry Prince Chen? So he had to change his mind and let Miss Sun be engaged to Prince Qi."
"I see." Jiuzhu nodded suddenly.
"What do you think?" Shen looked at her daughter.
Any ideas?
Jiuzhu hesitated and said, "Miss Sun and King Qi...are a good match?"
Shen: “…”
It was her fault. She shouldn't have said that.
She should start thinking about how to avoid her daughter being taken advantage of by her sister-in-law after she marries into the royal family. This straightforward character must be inherited from her father.
Along the way, people came to chat with Shen from time to time, and almost everyone looked her up and down as if she were a rare object.
If she could charge fees, the money she earned would fill her pockets.
After finally climbing to the pavilion on the mountainside, Shen sat with several familiar ladies, drinking tea and chatting. Jiuzhu sat beside them, smiling and nodding. Her heart had already flown to the top of the mountain like a sparrow on a tree branch.
"My wife and I are drinking tea here. Go to the top of the mountain and pick some of the freshest dogwood for us." Shen looked at Jiuzhu, who was sitting obediently but moving her feet from time to time, and said with a smile, "The little girl has good physical strength. I'll leave this to you."
"Okay." Jiuzhu stood up and bowed: "Mother and the ladies, please wait a moment. Jiuzhu will be back soon."
After saying that, she trotted out of the pavilion, holding up the hem of her skirt.
Several ladies looked at Jiuzhu's departing figure and said with emotion: "Your daughter's appearance is truly iconic."
The person I want to marry is not ideal.
"Sisters, you are too kind. She still has the temper of a child." Shen pursed her lips and chuckled: "As an elder, I just hope that she is in good health, which is better than anything else."
The ladies also nodded. Which parent doesn't hope that their child will be healthy and have everything go well?
Chunfen knew that her young lady could climb mountains, but she never imagined that she was so good at it. She sat down on the ground, panting, not even caring about her manners.
Looking at the delicate and soft young lady again, her face was not red and she was not out of breath, as if nothing had happened.
"Sister Chunfen, please sit down and rest for a while. I'll go pick some dogwood." Jiuzhu took off the shawl hanging from her arm and put it in Chunfen's hand. She shook her head and sighed, "Sister Chunfen, you are too weak."
spring equinox:"……"
Miss, please face one fact, it’s not that I’m weak, it’s that you’re too strong!
The dogwood tree is not very tall, and the red fruits hanging on its branches are beautiful and eye-catching. Jiuzhu climbed up the tree easily and picked the reddest and most beautiful dogwood branches.
"Little girl, it's you again."
Jiuzhu pulled aside the branches and looked down. It was the young man in purple robe whom she had met last time. Today he was wearing a dark brocade robe with red patterns, which made his face look as white as jade.
He looked up at Jiuzhu and pointed at the dogwood branch beside her: "Can you help me pick this one?"
"This branch?" Jiuzhu stretched out her hand and broke it. With a snap, the thumb-thick branch was easily broken by her: "Stand further away, I'll throw it down for you."
Looking at the neatly broken end of the dogwood branch, Prince Chen silently took a few steps back.
With a swish, the dogwood branches fell to the ground.
When the autumn wind blows, the trees are swaying back and forth, looking very dangerous. Prince Chen walked to the tree again and said, "Little girl, come down from the tree."
"What?" The wind blew the branches and rustled. Jiuzhu didn't hear what the other party said clearly, so she simply jumped down on the branches and patted the dust on her palms: "What did you say just now?"
Prince Chen: “…”
Whose stupid kid is this, being so aggressive?
The wind died down, and the faint voices of several men could be heard.
"Miss Sun is lucky. She is engaged to His Royal Highness Prince Qi."
"It's the young lady from the Ming family who is unlucky. She was raised in Lingzhou since she was a child, away from her parents. Not only that, she was engaged to the Prince of Chen right after she returned to the capital. I heard that after returning to the capital, this young lady didn't leave the house for a whole month. She never thought that she still couldn't escape the fate of marrying the Prince of Chen."
"You two should take a break. If the King of Chen's people hear us, we will be in trouble. Everyone knows that the King of Chen is vindictive and ruthless."
"laugh!"
"snort!"
After the Prince of Chen sneered, he looked at Jiuzhu who began to roll up her sleeves and said, "Little girl, what are you humming about?"
Jiuzhu continued to roll up her sleeves and walked towards the direction where the sound came from.
"Hey!" Prince Chen reached out and grabbed the little girl's collar: "Where are you going?"
"fight!"
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