It's raining again.
The first rain of this month should also be the last one of the plum rain season.
It started drizzling in the second half of last night. It was a little chilly, but I slept very well.
Shen Yuyao slept until early morning and was woken up by the barking of a dog outside the door.
"Be quiet, the princess and the little princess are still asleep." It was Zi Su's voice in the yard.
"Dahuang, stop making noise!" Zi Su lowered her voice and scolded the big yellow dog in the yard.
Shen Yuyao opened the window slightly and looked out.
The rain was falling outside the window, dripping along the green tile eaves, splashing some water, which mixed with the rain, as if covering the entire farmhouse with a thin veil.
Tang Wei, who was supposed to be sleeping in the carriage, entered the courtyard and stood under the eaves with a sword in his hands.
After yesterday's battle, Tang Wei became more alert.
Zi Su was holding an umbrella and Dang Gui was wearing a bamboo hat as they were carrying a few boxes from the carriage outside the yard into the main room.
"The roof of the carriage is leaking. I covered it with something last night, but when I checked it this morning, it was still wet."
As Angelica was carrying the things, she explained to Zisu, "We can only move them into the main room. We're afraid it'll get too wet and spoil the things inside."
Zi Su asked softly, "Where's the prince?"
"The kitchen." Danggui said with a smile, "It rained last night, so the prince and I slept on the floor in the kitchen."
"ah?"
Zi Su was a little surprised that the dignified King Ning actually stayed overnight in the kitchen.
After dinner last night, Xia Xiaoxian felt sleepy, so Shen Yuyao took her into the house to rest early.
Zi Su and Bai Zhi were Shen Yuyao's maids who came with her as a dowry, so they lived in Shen Yuyao's room and slept on the floor.
There are only two rooms in the farmhouse, and the other one is where Xu Yunxuan lives on weekdays.
Before going to bed, Zi Su saw Xu Yunxuan enter her room, and she thought that the prince was resting with the concubine, but she didn't expect that the prince was sleeping in the kitchen.
"We must wake up the prince and go back to the main hall to rest. I need to prepare breakfast for the masters."
Bai Zhi came out and heard that the prince was sleeping in the kitchen, her face was full of disbelief.
"I'm not going, Your Majesty," Danggui shook her head and curled her lips, saying, "Your Majesty is grumpy when he wakes up!"
Danggui was a little puzzled as to why his prince chose to sleep in the kitchen instead of in the other two rooms.
However, he didn't dare to ask.
Along the way, Danggui got to know Xia Yu's daily habits.
Xia Yu gets up by himself every day and never lets anyone call him.
If he was still asleep, anyone who tried to wake him up would be in trouble. At best, he would be scolded, and at worst, he would be wounded by a sword.
Danggui had also heard from the old guards of the palace that the prince had become a different person since the princess' difficult childbirth, and had a very bad temper when waking up.
Once, a new bodyguard came to the Ning Wang Mansion in Yanjing. After receiving an urgent secret letter from the doorman, he went directly to the prince's bedroom to wake him up.
As a result, as soon as he entered the bedroom, the prince jumped up and stabbed him in the chest with a sword. Fortunately, the prince discovered it in time and withdrew his strength, so the guard avoided death on the spot.
Later, the news of this matter gradually spread out of the palace, and the gossip on the streets and alleys became that the Prince of Ning's palace was violent and irritable, and often acted like a madman.
Therefore, Danggui was determined not to go.
Bai Zhi huffed, "If you don't go, should I go?"
Baizhi was very disdainful of the Danggui in front of her.
He was just a new guard, but he didn't follow the orders of the head maid and even dared to talk back.
Shen Yuyao heard several people talking through the window. Seeing that Xia Xiaoxian was still sleeping soundly, she whispered by the window: "Zi Su, pour some hot water. I'll go and call her."
Zi Su glared at Bai Zhi and Dang Gui fiercely.
See, I told you to speak more quietly, but you still woke the princess up.
When Baizhi and Danggui heard Shen Yuyao's voice, they both shrank their necks and looked at each other.
Their voices were so quiet, but they still woke up the princess?
wrong.
It must be rhubarb!
Last night, Zi Su heard a few people chatting and learned that the young lady she had been with since childhood was actually imprisoned. Her heart aches until now.
In the past, in Prince Ning's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, Zi Su had heard other servants talk about how eerie and terrifying the imperial prison of the Great Xia Dynasty was.
This time, she and the young lady had only been separated for a short time, but the young lady had stayed alone in that hell on earth for nearly two days.
Whenever she thought of this, tears would well up in Zi Su's eyes.
When Baizhi and Danggui heard Shen Yuyao's voice, they both shrank their necks. Although the voice was very soft, it still woke up the princess.
"Miss, are you still wearing men's clothes today?"
Zi Su brought hot water and came into the room to help Shen Yuyao wash up. She saw that Shen Yuyao was wearing a moon-white tight-sleeved outfit again.
"Um."
Shen Yuyao nodded slightly. Before returning to Prince Ning's Mansion in Yanjing, she planned to wear men's clothes, which would save her a lot of trouble.
When Shen Yuyao got dressed and walked to the kitchen door, she saw Bai Zhi still hesitating and really didn't dare to go in.
As soon as Shen Yuyao pushed open the door of the kitchen, she saw Xia Yu holding a sword in his hands, leaning against the pile of firewood, with his legs crossed, his head slightly lowered, and sleeping soundly with his eyes squinted!
Shen Yuyao had been to the military camp with her father and brother, and had seen men sleeping with swords in their arms in the camp, but this was the first time Shen Yuyao had seen someone sleeping so soundly with his legs crossed and a sword in his arms like the King of Ning.
Shen Yuyao suddenly wanted to test Xia Yu to see if his martial arts skills were completely lost.
She approached Xia Yu quietly, and after taking a step, she carefully observed Xia Yu's reaction.
Each step is slightly heavier than the last.
After walking several steps, Xia Yu still had no reaction.
Shen Yuyao sighed inwardly, "It seems that Xia Yu's martial arts may really be useless."
For a prince who had fought all over the world and was once praised by the emperor for his bravery and fighting skills, it was such a huge blow to lose all his martial arts skills!
Shen Yuyao felt a little regretful and some pity in her heart.
Even his gaze towards Xia Yu softened.
But she didn't notice that Xia Yu's hand, which had been gripping the hilt of the sword, loosened again.
Shen Yuyao walked to Xia Yu's side, bent down, and patted Xia Yu's shoulder, "Prince, go into the room and sleep."
Xia Yu opened his eyes blankly as if he had been woken up, "Princess."
"Your Majesty, Bai Zhi wants to use the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Can you come into my room and sleep for a while?"
Shen Yuyao was a little surprised. Didn’t Danggui just say that the prince was grumpy when waking up?
It seems that there is not at this time.
Xia Yu turned his neck a few times, stood up, and moved his hands and feet a few times. There was a smile in his eyes, and there was no anger at all.
"No need, I'm going out for a walk..."
"Your Highness, it's still raining outside." Shen Yuyao reminded in a low voice.
"Oh, then I will go sit in the main hall."
Xia Yu lowered his head and did not look at Shen Yuyao. He walked past Shen Yuyao and walked out of the kitchen.
Since they met again, Shen Yuyao truly felt that Xia Yu was completely different from before. Although Xia Yu often smiled when he looked at her and Xia Xiaoxian, he also often avoided her gaze.
It seems that he is afraid of Shen Yuyao.
It's just very strange.
What is it about Shen Yuyao that makes the prince so afraid?
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