After lunch at Mingyue Palace, the couple came out of Mingyue Palace. Prince Chen asked Jiuzhu: "Do you have the habit of taking a nap?"
Jiuzhu: "It's okay to skip a nap occasionally."
"Then go to sleep today too." Prince Chen sent Jiuzhu back to Qilin Palace: "After you wake up, we will go to Zhangliu Palace."
"Will that 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 hair and said, "His Highness said that he would wake me up later."
Chunfen was slightly stunned. Although she had a calm personality, she was still uneasy as it was her first time following the young lady into the harem. I was originally worried that the young lady would be like her and would have difficulty adapting...
"I'm sorry, Miss." Chunfen helped Jiuzhu take off her hairpins and rings: "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 what was good or bad and lived a busy and chaotic life."
"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 getting.
She was just afraid that she wasn't doing well enough and would hold the young lady back.
"I have something else in my mind..." Chunfen found it difficult to speak. She didn't know how to ask about the private matters between the young lady and the prince, but she was 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: "Just ask."
"Nothing." Chunfen smiled and shook her head. She was not as insightful 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, and suddenly remembered the picture book that His Highness would rather throw under the bed than let her read 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 so careful that 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 outer room to watch. Call me if you need anything."
"Yeah." Jiuzhu crawled into bed 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 heaven and earth.
In the outer courtyard of Zhangliu Palace, the three princes sat there after lunch, some reading, some playing chess, and occasionally glancing towards the gate.
Getting closer, the footsteps are getting closer.
When they saw Prince Chen's face appear, they put on reserved smiles on their faces. However, when they found out that Prince Chen did not bring the princess with him, the reserved smiles began to falter.
What does this mean? When a new bride comes home, she has to greet her brother and sister-in-law. This has been a custom of the Yun family 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: "But I've only moved out for one day, and I'm already missing this place."
King Huai was disgusted by these words. Since he missed it 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. Even when they went out of the palace on the Lantern Festival night, they were watched by the Dragon Guards the whole time. 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 the brothers."
They had waited from morning to afternoon, and now he said two hours later?
Two hours later, it was almost dark.
"Fifth brother." King Huai couldn't help but say, "Women can't be spoiled. The more you spoil them, the more spoiled they become, which will cause a lot of trouble."
"She married me and became my princess, but I can't pamper her a little?" Prince Chen looked at Prince Huai in surprise: "Then we, as princes, will lose face."
"Fifth brother is right." Prince An put down the book in his hand for a long time without turning a few pages: "As princes, isn't it our job to give..."
King 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 long-term way." Prince Jing 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 don't have to go 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 bear with us, fourth brother and sister-in-law."
"It's the first day of my fifth brother and his wife's wedding, so it's okay if you come late." Sun Caiyao looked at Yun Duqing, who was wearing a flashy red dress, and was slightly distracted.
She married the prince she loved, and Ming Jiuzhu is also with Prince Chen, which is also good.
At least, it was better than the ending in her dream.
"Oh." King Huai seemed to have finally figured it out, and winked at King Chen: "You are newlyweds, and your feelings are strong. I understand if you want to sleep a little longer."
Prince Chen's face darkened: "Brother, if you put useless things in your head, your head will easily fall off your neck."
King 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 won't joke about what happens between my elder brother and his wife." Prince Chen will turn hostile if he wants to. He will never hold back if he wants to make the other party remember his lesson.
"Brother is older than me, so 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?"
King Huai was stunned. He saw a fierce and oppressive aura in Yun Duqing's eyes.
When did Yun Duqing, who usually loves cricket fighting and cockfighting, become so powerful?
"You are right." King Huai concealed his shock and forced a smile: "Brother, what you said just now was not appropriate. Fifth brother, don't take it to heart."
"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 men 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 first."
Several princes looked at Prince Chen's departing back, and no one wanted to speak.
If he wasn't someone who could not be provoked, who would want to sympathize with him?
"Brother, Fifth Brother has always been like this. Now we have our mother..." Prince Jing comforted him, "Don't take these things to heart. They will ruin the friendship between us brothers."
King Huai looked at him and sneered.
There is a camaraderie between the royal brothers, which 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, birds were singing and flowers were blooming, and 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."
Prince Chen pushed the door open a crack and squeezed himself in sideways.
The palace maid looked at the Prince of Chen's sneaky behavior in astonishment and almost popped her eyes out.
Your Highness, in order not to disturb the princess's nap, would you even do such a thing?
Chunfen was sitting outside embroidering a handkerchief. She was startled when she saw Prince Chen suddenly appear 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 looked up at him, closed the books calmly, and then... threw them back under the bed.
"How did you find these books?" Prince Chen 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 bed, turned her back to King Chen and said, "Your Highness, I'm going to take a nap."
Looking at the back of the head facing away from him, Prince 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 bed, 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, I won't make it difficult for you."
"What a mess." Prince Chen used his big hand to ruffle 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 held her in his arms: "It never happened before, and it won't happen again 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 cheer her up?
"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 lie to anyone but you." As for those words that the Ministry of Rites couldn't do without, it could only be regarded as the man's overestimation of himself, not a lie.
"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 her gentleness: "Your Highness, it's okay. No matter what happens to you, 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 was careful not to speak.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiuzhu put her arm 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 quickly shook her head: "Your Highness, don't be sad."
"I'm not sad, I just regret it." Prince Chen gritted his teeth, regretting that he felt sorry for her and made her go to bed early last night because he felt sorry for her and made her tired after a whole day.
"Regret what..."
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, lifting up the rain of flowers all over the sky, turning it into the most beautiful spring scenery in the world.
"It's raining." King Huai raised his head and looked at the gray sky. It was getting dark.
"Brother, are we still waiting?" Prince An put the book in his arms to prevent it from getting wet by the rain.
"It's been pushed back from morning to noon, and then from noon to afternoon." King Huai muttered, "Are we really going to have to wait until night?"
They waited and waited until it was dark. The lights in Zhangliu Palace had been lit, but the Prince and his wife still did not 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 it, it must not be a big deal.
He pulled her into his arms, gently patted the quilt on her body, and continued to sleep.
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