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 gently 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 Prince Chen's sleeve and said, "Your Highness, I and my sisters-in-law will sit over to the side. You can chat with the other princes slowly."
"Okay." Prince Chen nodded slightly, and reminded: "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 considerate to 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 fruit was cold in nature, so she turned her hand and took out a piece of dessert.
"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 praise anything else.
Princess Huai picked up her tea and looked at Princess An with a smile. This second brother's 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 has been married to Prince An, there has never been any other woman around Prince An.
"My sister-in-law's flower ornaments are really beautiful." Princess An looked at the flower ornaments on Jiuzhu's forehead and said, "It doesn't look like they were pasted 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 spirit.
"This was painted by His Highness." Jiuzhu was surprised to see that her sisters-in-law had light makeup. 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 have such simple makeup?
"I got up in a hurry today and haven't washed up properly. I'm sorry to have embarrassed my brother and sister-in-law." Princess Huai thought that if Prince Chen hadn't come over so 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 this 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 and flamboyant clothes. It is impossible to imagine that such a man would have the patience 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 scholars, 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 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 saying this to herself. At the New Year's banquet, because of Ming Jingzhou, His Highness lost his mother, his relatives, and even his title of king.
Maybe it was a dream, she saw with her own eyes Ming Jiuzhu smiling and dying together with His Highness. Then looking at the real Ming Jiuzhu, she only felt that she was gentle and kind.
"There's nothing to do in the palace on weekdays, so we can play chess and cards together and have a pleasant life." As the eldest sister-in-law, Princess Huai has always been considerate and steady in front of her younger brothers and sisters.
"Sometimes the brothers like to get together to cook hot pot, and we can't let ourselves suffer." Princess An continued, "We can enjoy the flowers, barbecue and listen to music every now and then, and do whatever we want."
"How about we set up the table and cook the hot pot at noon today?" Princess An was excited. "Fifth brother's wife just married into the royal family, so the five of us are all together. The hot pot is round, and it will be lively and reunited when we are together. It will 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 right away." Princess Huai said to the maid beside her, "Go ask the princes if they are willing to eat hot pot with us?"
Among the princes, except Yun Yanze, probably no one would hate hot pot. Unfortunately, no one cared about Yun Yanze's opinion. When they heard that the princesses wanted to eat hot pot, they all agreed.
After they agreed, as if they had just remembered to ask Yun Yanze for his opinion, King Huai turned his head and looked at him: "Fourth brother, your injury has healed, is it okay to eat hot pot?"
"Thank you for your concern, big brother. My injury has healed." Yun Yanze smiled slightly: "It's good to eat hot pot, it's more lively with more people."
The palace servants 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 very well, but Jiuzhu likes a little spicy taste in the pot. Prince Chen was afraid that the food would be too spicy for 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 taboo about this?" In just one morning, Princess An changed her address to Jiuzhu's name from fifth sister-in-law: "The doctor said that women should eat more beef to replenish their qi and maintain 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 she had 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, "I'm sorry for being ignorant and making you laugh."
"What's wrong with that?" Jiuzhu looked at her in confusion. "You are so concerned about me, 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." Prince Chen put the cooked fish into the Jiuzhu 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 used a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth, lowered his eyelids and smiled: "Fifth brother's wife has a very 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 gently.
"No." She shook her head and swallowed the hot liquid into her throat. Suddenly, she felt sad, a sadness that even she didn't understand.
"Come." Yun Yanze picked up a dish with chopsticks and put it in her bowl.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Sun Caiyao looked at his gentle eyes and smiled.
“This is not tasty.”
Jiuzhu frowned: "It's bitter."
"You're 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'll help you eat it."
King Huai looked at the two of them being so clingy and turned his head away with disgust, only to see that his second brother would do whatever his sister-in-law pointed at, and was more useful than the servants.
What's wrong with you all?
Are there not enough palace servants to serve, or are the dishes they serve more deliciously than others?
"Your Majesty." Princess Huai looked at him and said, "Eat well. Why are you looking at others doing something?"
I've been watching for so long, but I haven't seen any improvement. Other husbands all know how to pick up food for their wives, but what does he know?
Just know how to eat!
What a nasty thing!
"Alas." King 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: "Heh."
Hearing his princess' laughter, Prince Huai said confidently, "It seems that you agree with me."
Princess Huai took a deep breath.
Forget it. Murdering the prince in public would implicate the entire clan, so she endured it.
"Princess." Chunfen walked to Jiuzhu and whispered to her, "The old concubines from the West Palace just sent someone to give you gifts, saying that they are congratulating you and the prince on your wedding. The person who came also said that the concubines are 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.
"Concubine Zhao, Concubine Zhou and other noble ladies." Chunfen mentioned the two noble concubines with the highest status.
"I understand. Just accept the gifts they bring." 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 kitten's leg has healed yet." When talking about those old concubines, Jiuzhu thought of the cat with an injured leg.
"After you return home, I will accompany you to visit the Dowager Palace."
"Going back home?" Jiuzhu looked at him with burning eyes: "The maid sent by the Ministry of Rites said that there is no rule of going back 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.
"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 shining eyes.
"It's all small stuff." He put several pieces of fish into Jiuzhu's bowl: "Come on, eat more fish."
Chunfen was standing behind the two of them. When she heard that the prince was going to take the young lady back to her parents' home, she couldn't help but feel happy for the young lady. No wonder the young lady kept insisting that Prince Chen was a good man. It turns out he really is a good man.
Rumors mislead people.
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 vaguely puzzled. It was the perfect spring day for the newlyweds in the Imperial Garden. Why does 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 futon in his hand to the ground, and knelt on the futon: "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 on it, how could it be a small matter?
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