Just as the third prince expected.
The next morning, just after he finished his breakfast, he heard Zi Yang come in and say that someone had come from the palace.
"Her Majesty Defei's people?"
He stood up and walked out.
Ziyang gave a thumbs up, "Your Highness is amazing, he is exactly the man of Concubine De."
When they reached the door, they saw a young eunuch standing by the carriage waiting. When he saw the third prince come out, he hurried forward and saluted.
"Your servant greets the Third Prince. Please come in, Third Prince."
The third prince nodded and got on the carriage.
The carriage passed through the busy streets and arrived at the palace gate. After the third prince got off the carriage, he followed the eunuch directly to Concubine De's bedroom.
Concubine Xian was carrying Yu Yiluo towards Concubine De's bedroom, and the two happened to meet.
[Hahaha, I knew Aunt Defei would let my third brother enter the palace. I'm so smart.]
【In fact, my mother really understands me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to watch the show from the front line. 】
Empress Xian was a little amused and helpless. Luo'er kept nagging in her ear, so she had no choice but to bring her here. Unexpectedly, she actually met the Third Prince.
"Empress Xian."
The third prince nodded slightly to Concubine Xian, and then made a gesture of invitation.
Concubine Xian entered the bedroom before the third prince. When Concubine De saw that she was about to step forward to say something, she saw the third prince behind her and immediately put on a dignified look.
"Sister Xianfei has brought Luo'er here, please sit down."
"Thank you, Sister Defei."
When Concubine Xian sat down on the chair next to Concubine De, Concubine De also sat down on the chair and smiled as she looked at the tall and slender Third Prince in a purple robe with gold weaving standing in front of her.
He looked calm and bowed, as if waiting for Concubine De to speak first.
De Fei retracted her gaze and said, "Third Prince, please sit down too."
"Thank you, Madam Defei."
[Is Aunt Defei about to start making things difficult for the Third Prince? It's all because of the Second Prince, this jerk. If I were the Third Prince, I would definitely retaliate.]
[It just so happened that the Marquis of Qingyuan was watching his own cabbages being eaten by pigs.]
[Bah, seeing my precious daughter being abducted by my Third Brother, I'm so angry I have no where to vent it, so I can take it out on my Second Brother.]
The third prince curled his lips imperceptibly; Luo'er's idea was very much to his liking.
"I asked the Third Prince to come into the palace today. He should know why, right?"
Defei ordered someone to serve tea, dismissed the waiters and asked.
"I understand. Madam Defei wants to ask about me and the princess."
His tone was very sure, and he spoke softly while holding the tea in his slender jade-like hand.
"Since the Third Prince knows that the princess is my niece, why doesn't he come to see me? Do you not want to marry Xue'er, or do you think she is not worthy of you?"
Defei used a cup to clear away the foam, and her tone did not reveal whether she was happy or angry.
"Empress Defei has misunderstood," the third prince said sincerely.
"I have never thought about it this way. Marrying the princess is my lifelong dream. But if I really come to see the Virtuous Consort, I will break my promise to the Marquis of Qingyuan."
"You asked me to enter the palace because you thought I wasn't a good match for the princess. I can't refute that. After all, words speak louder than words."
[Haha, Aunt Defei is still waiting for the Third Prince to get through this hurdle before going to be embarrassed by the Marquis of Qingyuan. You didn't expect that, did you?]
【Marquis Qingyuan was defeated before me.】
Concubine De raised her eyebrows. Her brother also knew about this?
She was planning to wait for the Third Prince to be embarrassed by his brother and have fun, but from what the Third Prince said, it seemed that his brother did not embarrass him.
"Third Prince, are you blaming me for having a prejudice against you?"
The third prince shook his head.
"Not to mention that Her Majesty Defei has never made things difficult for me, even if she did, it was for the princess's sake."
"The Third Prince is truly eloquent."
Concubine De smiled, stood up and took the questions she had written yesterday and handed them to the third prince.
"These are all questions about Xue'er. If the Third Prince can answer them all correctly, I will have nothing to say."
Aunt Defei is really not good at making things difficult for people. For the Third Prince, who has memories of his past life, answering questions is simply giving away points.
The third prince took the questions written by Concubine De, read them, and said the answers to each question with a smile.
"Does Empress Defei think my answer is correct?"
Defei didn't take it seriously at first, but the more she listened, the more surprised she became.
Xue'er just returned to Beijing last year. The Third Prince must have put a lot of effort into understanding her so thoroughly.
"Since the Third Prince knows Xue'er so well, why did he give her chrysanthemums?"
Remembering what she had asked about yesterday, Defei asked.
"No destruction, no construction. Empress Defei understands this principle better than I do. Some things are not set in stone."
[Third brother is indeed eloquent. He clearly sent the wrong gift due to a misunderstanding of his past life, yet he still speaks so eloquently.]
[But it does make sense. First break it down, then build it up. Wouldn't that untie the knot in your heart?]
Empress Xian listened quietly without disturbing the two.
"It seems that the Third Prince knows a lot about Xue'er's childhood."
Concubine De recalled Mu Xue's annual prayers and said with a smile, "The Third Prince doesn't mind that Xue'er prayed for amulets for others?"
She didn't know who Mu Xue was praying for, and she asked this question sincerely, wanting to know how the Third Prince would react.
"I don't care," the third prince raised the corner of his lips, and his handsome face became even more eye-catching because of this smile.
He paused, the smile on his face still lingering, "Because the princess didn't ask for the amulet for someone else, but for me. The princess and I met when we were children."
Had he seen him as a child? Concubine De looked at the Third Prince in shock.
"Are you the boy who saved Xue'er when she was little?"
No wonder Xue'er likes the third prince. She was wondering how the two of them could fall in love with each other after only knowing each other for a few months. It turns out they have such a fate.
"Yes," the Third Prince said firmly, looking at Concubine De. "Even if I didn't answer those questions correctly today, Concubine De certainly wouldn't make things difficult for me, right?"
At this moment, a voice came from the door.
"Princess, please wait for me to go in and report."
Mu Xue walked in directly, and because she walked in a hurry, a slight blush appeared on her fair face.
Looking at the three people sitting there, she bowed and saluted them one by one.
"Are you afraid that I will embarrass the Third Prince?"
Concubine De looked at Mu Xue jokingly, "Am I the kind of person who would forcibly break up a couple?"
Mu Xue pursed her lips slightly and said, "I came to the palace to see my aunt, but I didn't expect the third prince to be here too."
If you could take the worry off your face, we'd probably believe you.
[Oh, Third Brother, your eyes are practically glued to the heroine, and that grin that's almost reaching your ears, please stop.]
The Third Prince: “…”
"Alright, Xue'er, please come visit me another day. Please, Third Prince, escort Xue'er out of the palace. I have something else to do."
After the two of them left, Concubine De breathed a sigh of relief, poured herself a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp.
"Sister Concubine Xian, how did I perform just now?"
Concubine Xian was startled. "What does Sister Defei mean?"
"Ask the Third Prince a question," Concubine De put down her teacup, "is it sharp enough?"
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