Chapter 8 The Prince Brings a Gift
In the palace, Zhao Fangye not only protected him and vented his anger for him, but also carried him on his back.
Song Huaixi thought he was a good man and was handsome. He has automatically classified Zhao Fangye as one of his own.
That night, Song Huaixi tossed and turned in bed, but Zhao Fangye never showed up.
Nanny Zhang came in holding a candlestick and saw that he was still awake: "Why aren't you asleep yet? You'll be home tomorrow."
Song Huaixi asked her again: "Won't the prince come back to sleep? Why doesn't he come back to sleep?"
He liked sleeping with Zhao Fangye very much. Zhao Fangye was like a big heater.
Mammy was choked for a moment, not knowing what to say.
She found out that the prince had been living in another courtyard these days.
It looks like I won't be living with Song Huaixi anymore.
Alas, it turns out that the prince is still annoyed by his male wife Song Huaixi.
I’m afraid that life in the palace will be difficult in the future.
The nanny's face was full of sorrow, and Song Huaixi didn't understand why she had such an expression.
Aunt Zhang could see that Song Huaixi liked Zhao Fangye very much, so she didn't explain: "Go to sleep."
Early the next morning, Song Huaixi was pulled out of bed.
Last night he kept thinking about Zhao Fangye's promise to go to his house to see the talking mynah bird.
I haven't seen him yet, so I don't know if he will go. I was thinking about all sorts of things in my mind for a long time before I fell asleep.
Song Huaixi was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, and let Chaolu quietly dress him.
When he returned home today, Chaolu gave him clothes that the palace had prepared for him early in the morning.
A robe made of soft and smooth crimson brocade. The shoulders and cuffs are embroidered with twined branches, and the chest is embroidered with cranes and cloud patterns.
The embroiderers use the techniques of inlay embroidery and flat gold nail thread to make the patterns on the clothes vivid and extremely gorgeous.
Song Huaixi has fair skin, and the crimson dress makes him look even more vivid. It made him look elegant and graceful.
Nanny Zhang walked around him and praised him, "Clothes really make the man. If the master and his wife saw this, they would not recognize the princess."
Chunhua, who was more lively, echoed, "Yes, this dress really suits the princess."
Hearing the people around him praising him, Song Huaixi's sleepiness disappeared, and he ran to the mirror and turned around: "This dress is so beautiful!"
"Thank you, Chaolu." He said happily as he touched the patterns on his clothes.
Being thanked suddenly, Chaolu was stunned for a moment, and said shyly: "This was sent by the prince this morning."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Song Huaixi's face became even brighter.
"Okay. Tie your hair up quickly so as not to waste time."
Since you are visiting your parents’ home, there is no need to be so particular about it. Song Huaixi still went home dressed as a man.
Chunhua tied his hair into a bun and put a crown on him.
The entire tiara is golden and engraved with dark patterns. A large ruby is inlaid in the middle and surrounded by a circle of pearls.
The hair crown and the clothes are a set, and when put on, the whole body looks even more noble and dignified.
It was cold outside and Song Huaixi was afraid of the cold. Nanny Zhang took out a red silk cloak with a circle of fur around the edge.
Song Huaixi's fair face wrapped in it looked even cleaner and more beautiful.
Outside the Ning Wang Mansion, three carriages were parked on the road. The leading carriage was particularly large and luxurious.
Zhao Fangye's adjutant Sun Shuo sat outside the carriage and drove the horse himself. Zhao Fangye sat in the carriage before Song Huaixi.
Nanny Zhang took Song Huaixi towards the carriage.
He walked forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw Zhao Fangye sitting inside. Nanny Zhang paused, looking a little unbelievable.
Zhao Fangye will actually go there? She thought that Song Huaixi was the only one coming back this time.
In just a moment, she calmed down, suppressed the doubts in her heart, and helped Song Huaixi into the carriage.
"Your Highness!" Song Huaixi exclaimed in surprise when he saw Zhao Fangye sitting in the carriage.
Leaning against the soft pillow, Zhao Fangye looked at him with pale eyes: "What's wrong?"
"I thought you weren't coming!"
Song Huaixi hurriedly got into the carriage and sat down next to him, "Where have you been these days?"
"I have official business to take care of." Zhao Fangye said in a calm voice.
"Oh." Song Huaixi nodded, then asked, "Why don't you sleep with me?"
Song Huaixi's straightforward words caught Zhao Fangye off guard.
If I didn’t know that Song Huaixi was a fool. He was beginning to suspect that this person was deliberately seducing him.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Song Huaixi leaned forward and continued: "You don't want to sleep with me? Why?"
Zhao Fangye looked at the fair face so close to him, his big eyes full of confusion.
There was a stubbornness in his tone that indicated he wanted to get to the bottom of things.
"Why would I sleep with you?"
Putting his slender fingers on his head and pushing it away, Zhao Fangye said casually.
Song Huaixi was puzzled: "Didn't you say that we would sleep together after we get married?"
He remembered clearly what he said about Song Huaixi on the wedding night, that they wanted to sleep together.
Zhao Fangye knew he was talking about the night of his wedding, and said in a teasing tone: "That's what I said, but I don't want to sleep with you now."
"Why?" Song Huaixi immediately deflated like a frost-bitten eggplant and kept asking, "Why?"
Zhao Fangye did not answer, but closed his eyes and ignored his questioning.
Seeing that there was no response no matter how much he asked, Song Huaixi was at a loss.
I leaned obediently to one side, thinking that I must take Zhao Fangye to see the starling and the garden after returning home.
Not long after, the carriage stopped steadily in front of the gate of the Song Mansion.
The Song family lives in the east of the capital, where the environment is quiet. Living around here were scholars and less prominent officials.
The carriage from Prince Ning's mansion stopped at the gate of the Song Mansion, immediately attracting many people from the surrounding area to stop and look.
Everyone in the Song family had been waiting at the door.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Song Huaixi couldn't wait to get out.
"Dad and Mom! Brother and sister-in-law!" Song Huaixi shouted to the crowd at the door.
"Huai Xi!"
Mrs. Song Lin Rugui pulled the person who had jumped into her arms out to take a look. She felt relieved when she saw that he was dressed luxuriously and had a rosy face.
"Madam, don't be rude. You must pay your respects to the princess." Song Shangshu Song Zigen reminded from the side.
Lin Rugui just remembered and felt that he was being rude: "Yes, yes, yes."
At this time, Zhao Fangye followed closely behind and calmly stepped on the step stool to get off the carriage.
A black brocade robe with a four-clawed dragon pattern. He was wearing a black cloak made of mink fur.
He was dignified and elegant, with a sense of oppression and a cold and murderous aura that came from living on the battlefield for a long time.
Just by him standing there, the temperature around him dropped a few degrees.
Everyone looked at Zhao Fangye's beautiful face, as if they were frozen for a moment. There was surprise in his eyes.
They were not prepared at all for Zhao Fangye's arrival, and Nanny Zhang did not send any message back.
After all, the Song family also knew that this arranged marriage was absurd. How could Zhao Fangye possibly accompany Song Huaixi back home?
Their eyes widened for a moment.
Song Zigen was the first to react, and he knelt down with everyone else to pay his respects: "Your humble servant greets His Majesty, and Your Majesty."
Seeing them suddenly kneeling at his feet, Song Huaixi was at a loss.
He went forward to support them: "Dad, Mom, brother and sister-in-law, what are you doing, get up quickly..."
Zhao Fangye walked up to him, held Song Huaixi's hand, and said calmly, "Everyone, get up. There's no need to be so polite."
Song Zigen then stood up with everyone else and apologized to Zhao Fangye: "I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, and I failed to welcome you. I hope Your Majesty won't blame me."
The Song family members didn't dare to make a sound in front of Zhao Fangye, and during the wedding, they just watched from afar at the gate of the mansion.
Zhao Fangye's arrival today turned the originally joyful atmosphere into something depressing.
Song Huaixi didn't understand this, so he stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Fangye's hand and shook it, "Prince, let's go. I'll take you to see the starling."
Lin Rugui and Song Zigen were both shocked by his bold action and whispered to Song Huaixi: "Huaixi, you must not be rude to the prince..."
Seeing that everyone was very nervous, Zhao Fangye softened his tone and said, "Today, I will accompany the princess to her parents' home. Everyone, don't be too restrained."
After saying that, he raised his hand. Lieutenant General Sun, who was standing beside the carriage, sent people to carry the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry from the carriage behind to Song Zigen.
Zhao Fangye met Song Zigen's puzzled look and explained, "The marriage was hasty, and this is the betrothal gift that I gave to the princess as a supplement."
After all, this ridiculous marriage was caused by him, and both the return home and the betrothal gift were compensation to Song Huaixi.
But Song Huaixi couldn't wait any longer and didn't want to listen to them anymore, so he pulled Zhao Fangye inside.
The Song family was left looking at each other in confusion. I'm not sure about Zhao Fangye's attitude.
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