Chapter 49: The Crown Prince Xiao Cheng'an
Liu Yuetang looked at the palace maids who were hurriedly searching for the eldest prince in front of her and whispered, "If the eldest prince really likes this peach blossom pastry, you can ask the palace maids around you to make it for you. Otherwise, even if I don't tell you this time, the palace maids around you will tell Concubine Mi if they find out."
"The pastries they make are not as delicious as the ones you make here." The eldest prince said while eating pastries.
"Grand Prince... Grand Prince..."
"The eldest prince is there..."
Hearing the voice of the palace servant, the eldest prince quickly put the pastry in his hand into his mouth.
When the palace maid saw Liu Yuetang here, she hurriedly bowed.
Then she looked at the eldest prince with concern: "Eldest prince, why did you come here? It made it so difficult for us to find you."
The eldest prince savored the peach blossom scent in his mouth, "I'm not a three-year-old child, how could I possibly lose it?"
"Where is my mother?"
The maid wiped his face and said, "Empress Mi is in front. I will take you there."
The eldest prince took two steps and turned around to look at Liu Yuetang.
"You haven't answered me yet. Who are you? Which palace are you from?"
Facing his rudeness, Liu Yuetang was not annoyed. Instead, she smiled and said, "I am the talented Liu from Yaoyue Palace."
The eldest prince nodded. Oh, it turned out to be another concubine of his father.
However, this lady is really beautiful.
More beautiful than my mother.
Thinking of this, he skipped forward.
The palace maids were afraid that he would get bumped into something, so they followed closely behind him.
On the other side, when Concubine Mi saw her son coming, she quickly asked the palace maid to hold an umbrella over his head.
"Ean'er, slow down."
When the eldest prince ran to Concubine Mi, his hair was already wet.
Concubine Mi took up her handkerchief and wiped the sweat off the eldest prince's forehead. She said gently, "Where has An'er gone? It will be hard for me to find her."
The eldest prince said with a smile: "Mother, I just saw a fairy-like lady."
Concubine Mi paused slightly and looked at the palace maid.
The palace maid quickly said, "Your Majesty, it's Lady Liu."
Upon hearing this, Mi Fei's gentle gaze suddenly turned cold.
Ever since the emperor punished her that day, Concubine Mi felt disgusted whenever she heard the three words "Liu Cairen".
"Mother, is that lady a good person?"
Mi Fei looked at her son's innocent eyes, smiled tenderly, and lovingly tidied up the loose hair on his forehead.
"An'er, didn't Mother tell you? None of the women in this palace are good people. That Lady Liu is especially cunning. From now on, when you see her, you don't need to be nice to her. Just avoid her. Do you understand?"
"Also, she is just a talented person, not worthy of being called an empress."
She herself was not afraid of Liu Yuetang, but her son had to be protected. She could not allow anyone with bad intentions to approach An'er and hurt An'er.
Xiao Chengan nodded: "Oh, I understand, mother."
"Mother, it has been a long time since the Emperor came to see me."
Mi Fei's eyes dimmed slightly. "Your father believed the words of the treacherous people and misunderstood mother. That's why he hasn't seen mother for a long time."
"But if An'er misses your father, you can go to Chengming Palace to see him."
Xiao Chengan seemed a little scared: "Every time I see the emperor, he teaches me calligraphy and says that my second brother knows more characters than me."
"Mother, does father like my second brother more?" He raised his head and looked at Concubine Mi.
"Nothing."
Concubine Mi squatted down, patted Xiao Cheng'an's small shoulders, and said earnestly: "You are the eldest son of the emperor. The emperor has high hopes for you, so he will demand higher of you. Do you understand?"
"Since An'er doesn't like literature, let's learn martial arts. Kingdoms are conquered from horseback. When you've mastered horseback archery, how about impressing your father?"
Xiao Cheng'an immediately became full of confidence and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely study martial arts well."
Mi Fei's eyes were full of pride.
As the sun grew hotter, Liu Yuetang returned to the palace with Wanqiu carrying her zither.
The sunlight filtered through the dense branches and leaves, falling sparsely on her, like a magnolia, graceful and clear.
"It's okay, Shen Lang, I will wait for you no matter how long it takes."
The woman's soft voice reached her ears, and Liu Yuetang used her hand to stop Liu Zheng from making any sound.
She leaned over and saw that it was the imperial physician who had treated Sister Su before and the woman from the embroidery room.
The imperial physician looked humble and gentle from afar, his eyes filled with guilt and heartache.
"I'm useless. I've been in the palace for five years and am still a clerk. I don't even have the qualifications to ask for your hand in marriage. I made you wait for me for so many years."
"No!"
The woman shook her head. "My mother is greedy for money and power, and she's trying to make things difficult for you."
"Don't worry, Chen Lang. I have saved some money. Add to that what you have saved over the years. I believe that in a few years I will be able to meet A Niang's requirements."
The man was quite moved and looked at her deeply with tenderness and affection.
Finally, he just raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of the woman's eyes.
Liu Yuetang turned around silently, looking at the leaves rustling in the breeze for a long time before she asked, "Is there such a passionate woman in the world?"
Wan Qiu stared blankly ahead: "This servant thinks that her husband Shen is also very good to her, and it is worth her efforts."
Liu Yuetang shook her head disapprovingly.
She murmured to herself and moved her lips: "But I feel that any man who makes you wait is not worth your true love."
Because I have been waiting for this word for too long and I feel too insecure.
Isn’t a future that can be grasped much more useful than an illusory love?
For a man, she waited for many years and even gave him her hard-earned savings as a betrothal gift.
If it were Liu Yuetang, she would definitely not be able to do it.
"Wanqiu, go check on the clerk who just came."
Wan Qiu noticed the meaningful smile on Liu Yuetang's lips and immediately understood: "Young Master, you want to..."
Liu Yuetang lazily waved a round fan, and a light cool breeze blew on her face.
"Since we are both infatuated, why don't I help us get together?"
Wan Qiu nodded: "Yes, I understand. Then I will investigate the embroiderer as well."
Liu Yuetang nodded with satisfaction.
"The Emperor is coming over for lunch, so let's go back to the palace early."
When they arrived at Jinxiu Pavilion, Xiao Heng had already arrived.
He sat at the desk, supporting his chin with his hands while looking at the calligraphy he had been practicing recently.
Liu Yuetang deliberately slowed down her pace, walked silently behind Xiao Heng, and covered his absent-minded eyes with her hands.
Deliberately and mischievously whispered in his ear: "Guess who I am."
Xiao Heng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and lowered his hands in front of him.
"You're already grown up, yet you're still using childish tricks."
As he spoke, he pulled Liu Yuetang into his arms and sat down.
Liu Yuetang put her arms around his neck and said, "As long as Your Majesty is willing to play with me, I will be a child."
Xiao Heng was slightly startled when he saw the thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
But there was no smell of sweat on the woman's body, instead there was a hint of sweet gardenia scent.
This made him, who has always been a germaphobe, raise his hand and wipe the sweat from Liu Yuetang's forehead with his sleeve.
"Are you walking too fast? You're sweating."
He was an emperor and always rode a dragon chariot when he went out. Naturally, he didn't know that even in early summer, he would sweat if he just walked a little.
Fortunately, Liu Yuetang always paid attention to her manners and image, otherwise the emperor in front of her would have frowned long ago.
"I wanted to go back to the palace to wait for the emperor, but he arrived first."
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