Chapter 7 The Prince and the Little Fool Sleep in Separate Rooms
Nanny Zhang walked around the palace several times. Prince Ning's palace was decorated in a very grand and luxurious manner.
There are carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, and pavilions and towers can be seen every few steps.
The flowers and plants in the mansion are also extremely precious and are taken care of by special people. But I don’t know if it’s just been long since Prince Ning returned.
There were not many servants serving in the mansion, but most of them were soldiers who looked very imposing.
Nanny Zhang found the housekeeper, Uncle Wang.
"Uncle Wang." Nanny Zhang walked into the room and greeted him politely.
"Madam Zhang?" Uncle Wang raised his head from the table, his face looking slightly old.
He is an old man who follows Zhao Fangye and is responsible for managing the affairs of the mansion in the northwest. Now he has also returned to the capital.
When he saw the person coming, he was stunned for a moment and then stood up. Although we only met once on our wedding day. He still knew that this was Nanny Zhang who was beside the princess.
"Why is Nanny Zhang here? But is there anything that the princess is not used to in the mansion?"
"Not really." Nanny Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "I am the only one looking after the princess's courtyard, and we are short of a few personal servants. I wonder if there is any help."
Nanny Zhang spoke politely. Although she was someone close to the princess, it was better for her to keep a low profile in the palace.
"Oh." Uncle Wang knew it immediately and apologized quickly.
"This is really due to my lack of preparation. The prince returned to the capital immediately after receiving the order to grant the marriage. Everything was prepared in a hurry and I haven't bought a slave to enter the palace yet."
"They are all big and strong men brought back from the army. I will call the maids and servants in the mansion over now. Mammy, you pick a few and take them back. It's my fault for forgetting this."
Aunt Zhang waved her hands quickly: "It's okay, it's okay."
After picking out a few that she liked, Nanny Zhang led the people back to the yard.
Song Huaixi was lying on the couch reading a picture book when she saw Nanny Zhang come in. He immediately jumped off the couch.
"Mammy, Mammy! We can go home the day after tomorrow!"
He threw her to the ground and she staggered. Nanny Zhang frowned and said helplessly, "Princess, please put on your shoes."
"It's okay, I'm not cold." Song Huaixi was only concerned with telling her the good news, and asked anxiously: "Did Mammy hear that? Let's go home!"
"I know, I know."
Of course, Nanny Zhang knew about the return trip. Just as she was about to ask whether the prince would go too, she was interrupted by Song Huaixi.
Seeing the four people standing behind her, Song Huaixi blinked: "Mammy, who are they?"
"They are here to take care of you." Nanny Zhang said to the people behind her, "Come forward and let the princess get to know you."
"yes."
Nanny Zhang asked Song Huaixi to sit down on the chair and put on his shoes.
The four people he brought knelt in front of him. Song Huaixi was not used to having people kneel in front of him: "You guys stand up."
"yes."
Four people stood up. The two men and two women in front of Song Huaixi asked: "What are your names?"
The little girl standing on the left has a pretty and innocent face. She looked young and lively: "My name is Chunhua, Princess."
Then another older girl, who had been looking down at the quieter girl, stepped forward and said, "Princess, my name is Zhaolu."
A young man at the back raised his head and pointed at himself and the boy beside him and said, "My name is Qingshan, and his name is Qingyang. We are brothers."
"Oh." Song Huaixi nodded: "Your names are so nice. Who gave them to you?"
The servant continued, "Princess, we four were orphans who were starving to death in the northwest city. It was the prince who gave us names and brought us back to the palace. Now that the prince has returned to the capital, we have followed him."
"ah?"
Hearing that they were orphans, Song Huaixi felt a little sorry for them. How pitiful it is to have no parents.
He walked up to them and said, "I don't want you to serve me, let's play together from now on!"
The four of us looked at each other. They had never met such a master before.
"Okay." Mammy said to them, "You all go down first."
After they left, the nanny said to Song Huaixi, "You are the princess, you have to be careful about your words and actions, understand?"
"But they are all about my age, so it's just right for me to play with them. Isn't it the same at home?"
Song Huaixi was puzzled. Why was it that when it came to this, nothing was allowed?
At night, Song Huaixi was helped to bed by Chunhua and Chaolu.
Chunhua took the clothes he had changed out of and sorted them out. Seeing her busy, Song Huaixi asked, "Where did the prince go?"
"In reply to the princess, the prince should be in the study now to handle official business." Chunhua put his clothes aside and tucked the corner of the quilt for him.
"Oh." After hearing this, Song Huaixi curled his lips: "What about the nanny?"
"Mammy is preparing for the princess' return home. Is there anything the princess can do for you?"
"No."
Song Huaixi was just curious why Zhao Fangye didn't sleep with him today?
However, this doubt did not linger in his mind for long, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Outside the study, Uncle Wang saw that the candle was still on, so he pushed the door open and went in.
Zhao Fangye was looking at the account book in front of the candlelight. Wang Bo walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, it's late. It's time to go to bed."
I looked out the window and it was already past the hour of Xu.
"Has the princess gone to bed yet?" Zhao Fangye put down the account book in his hand and pinched his eyebrows. A little tired.
"The princess has gone to bed early." Wang Bo replied.
"Then clean up another yard, and I will live there from now on."
"Ah?" Wang Bo asked hesitantly, "The prince is not living with the princess anymore?"
Not getting an answer, Zhao Fangye's light eyes revealed displeasure.
Wang Bo immediately realized that he had said too much, and hurriedly said, "I have said too much. I will make arrangements now."
He didn't want to have any excessive involvement with Song Huaixi, and the wedding night was just to avoid trouble.
Of course, we will live our own lives from now on.
After one night, everyone in the palace knew that Zhao Fangye did not spend the night in Song Huaixi's yard.
When Nanny Zhang found out, she was so anxious that she paced back and forth at the door, clutching the handkerchief in her hand, not knowing what to do.
It’s only the second day after their wedding and the prince and princess are already sleeping in separate rooms. How are they going to live their lives from now on?
Song Huaixi didn't care and slept until noon.
Chunhua came over and helped him put on his clothes, and Chaolu prepared all the toiletries.
Yawning, Song Huaixi got dressed and saw Nanny Zhang who looked uneasy.
"What's wrong, Mammy?" Song Huaixi looked at her: "Are you unhappy?"
Seeing Song Huaixi who knew nothing in front of her, Nanny Zhang just sighed softly.
It’s not easy to say anything to him. I’ll discuss it with my wife when I get back home.
Nanny Zhang said to him, "It's nothing, just get up and have dinner."
At the dining table, Song Huaixi looked around for a while. There was some disappointment in his eyes.
Chunhua followed his gaze and looked around and asked puzzledly: "What are you looking for, Princess?"
"Isn't the prince coming to eat?" Song Huaixi bit his chopsticks and looked at the food in front of him with a lack of interest.
I haven't seen Zhao Fangye since yesterday afternoon when he came to me and told me that he was going back to the Song Mansion.
I feel inexplicably empty in my heart.
"The prince has probably already used it, and he should be heading to the military camp now."
Chunhua had served Zhao Fangye before, so she made some guesses.
"Oh." Song Huaixi responded sullenly and picked up his chopsticks to eat.
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