The next day.
The person guarding the Phoenix was kicked awake by the person who came to relieve the shift.
"Get up! The sun is already shining on your butt, why are you still sleeping?"
The two people on the ground rubbed their eyes and stood up, wondering how they had slept for so long.
"The princess is so mysterious. I don't know what's in the cage."
One of them muttered.
"Why do you care what's inside? The princess told you to watch it carefully, so just obey."
The two people on the night shift left, and the two people who came to take over looked at each other.
"Go see what's inside?"
People are curious. The more others forbid them to see something, the more they want to see it.
"Okay, go and take a look."
The guard slowly moved towards the cage, gently lifted the cloth covering it, and looked at the chicks inside. She rubbed her eyes.
After lifting the cloth a little more and confirming that there was indeed a chicken inside, she scratched her head in confusion and walked back to stand by the door.
Another guard looked at her and asked in confusion, "What did you see that made you look like this?"
"The chickens inside," the guard lowered his voice, "seem to me like these chickens are nothing special. They're no different from the ones raised for food at the Princess's mansion. Why are they so precious?"
She kept it mysterious and made them watch over it day and night, thinking it was some strange thing.
"Chicken? Is it some rare breed of chicken that the princess wants to keep for her birthday?"
As the two were talking in low voices, footsteps were heard not far away.
They quickly stood up straight and looked straight ahead.
"Have you taken good care of my things?"
Feng Qingqing walked behind the two of them and asked.
"My Lady, I dare not slack off in the slightest."
"That's good. This is what I prepared for my birthday. Don't tell anyone, or I'll kill you. Got it?"
Minister Jiang was captured with great difficulty, and she didn't want anything to go wrong.
The ministers in the court believed in auspicious signs the most. Since that was the case, she did this to pave the way for her future ascension to the throne.
"Yes, I will definitely keep a good watch over it."
Feng Qingqing nodded, turned and left.
Thinking of the person who hadn't been around recently, she turned and headed towards the courtyard where Prince Duan lived.
After the Crown Prince arrived, Prince Duan didn't dare go out again, for fear of being recognized by the Crown Prince.
He was drinking tea with Yuan Can when he heard the announcement that the princess had arrived.
She quickly put down her tea and put on her veil.
The door was pushed open, Feng Qingqing took a step forward, and her eyes fell on Prince Duan.
"You guys are so leisurely, why don't you come and serve me?"
Prince Duan bowed respectfully.
"There are distinguished guests at the Princess's residence, and I'm afraid of offending them."
I secretly complained that she was annoyed when I showed up in front of her before. It seems that it is not right for me to show up in front of her, and it is not right for me not to show up.
Feng Qingqing walked in and snorted coldly.
"You're really becoming more and more knowledgeable about the rules. In that case, you should learn to cook well recently. I have many male favorites in my backyard, but few of them can cook."
Prince Duan gritted his teeth, lowered his brows and said, "Yes, Princess, what dishes do you like? Please draw up a menu for me and I will start learning tomorrow."
"I will have someone deliver it to you."
Feng Qingqing said as she looked at Yuan Can, "You should be more talented than him, study hard. If you can't learn well, both of you should get out of the house."
The two of them sent Feng Qingqing away with their heads lowered. Just as Yuan Can closed the door, he saw Prince Duan pick up his teacup and pretend to throw it to the ground.
He hurried forward, snatched the teacup from Prince Duan's hand, and placed it back on the table, whispering, "Your Highness, now is not the time to get angry and throw things."
Prince Duan flicked his sleeves and sat back in his chair.
"She wants to use us as her cooks."
Yuan Can said cautiously, "That's not the point. The point is that if you don't do it well, you have to get out of the Princess House. I don't think she's joking this time."
Prince Duan calmed down for a moment and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Minister Jiang has been coming to the Crown Princess's residence quite often recently. Could it be that the two of them are plotting something?"
Feng Qingqing did not take any action when the prince came, which only proved that Feng Qingqing had no time to take care of Concubine Xian and Yu Yiluo.
He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Can, "Could the previous matter about Feng Qingqing's identity be true?"
"Impossible," Yuan Can analyzed seriously, "If it's true, the Queen wouldn't let this go so easily. Besides, the Prime Minister also dislikes the Crown Princess, so why not take this opportunity to bring her down?"
Prince Duan felt that what Yuan Can said made sense and dispelled his doubts.
What the two didn't know was that this was the closest they had ever been to the truth.
…
As Yu Yiluo expected, Feng Qingqing's birthday finally arrived.
Early in the morning, the house was filled with the sound of people walking around.
After Yu Yiluo and Concubine Xian had washed up, they heard a noise from the window, and then saw Qian Jue jumping in from the window.
"Luo'er, everything is done. There will be something exciting to watch today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince jumped in from the window.
[It's rather out of character for the Crown Prince to do something like climbing through a window.]
"Luo'er, we won't be busy outside for a while, you and Empress Xian should eat something first."
"Crown Prince, is this the reason you came in through the window?"
The prince took out the food he had brought with him and said, "I brought food with me."
He put the food, snacks and milk he had brought from the kitchen on the table, motioning for Concubine Xian and Yu Yiluo to eat.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince would do such a thing?"
Qian Jue looked as if he had seen a ghost. He raised his hand to take the food on the table, but his hand was grabbed by the prince.
"This is for Luo'er and Empress Xian. If you want to eat it, go to the kitchen and get it yourself."
Everyone outside was busy, and Empress Xian might not be able to call anyone over. This was the first time he had done such a thing, and this person laughed at him for wanting to eat.
"Okay, I'm the older brother, I'll give it to Luo'er."
Qian Jue broke free from his hands and looked at the prince with a squint.
The prince had a smile on his face and a gentle voice, but his words were slightly aggressive.
"This is what I gave to Luo'er. Why should you give it to me? How dare someone who has nothing to do with me call me Luo'er's brother?"
He, the legitimate royal brother, didn't say anything here, but this guy shamelessly acts as Luo'er's brother all day long. What a big face he has.
"Cousin is not a brother?"
Qian Jue knew that the Crown Prince was unhappy that he asked Luo'er to call him cousin. "If it weren't for my cousin to go catch the chicken, would you go catch it yourself, Your Highness?"
"It's not a bad idea for me to catch him myself."
Yu Yiluo found the two of them a little funny and looked at the prince.
"Brother Crown Prince, have you eaten yet?"
The prince shook his head, "I'm not hungry, Luo'er, eat."
Upon hearing this, Qian Jue immediately responded, pretending to be pitiful, "Luo'er, cousin is hungry."
Yu Yiluo picked up a piece of cake, and Qian Jue looked at the prince proudly when he saw this.
The prince couldn't bring himself to do that. He didn't care about face.
Lin Qi, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore. While Qian Jue was showing off, he took the pastry from Yu Yiluo's hand and handed it to the prince, then said respectfully.
"Little Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't eaten yet, but Young Master Qian is eating secretly by himself, and he doesn't even remember your cousin."
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