Chu Jinghuai hugged her into his arms again and said with a smile: "It's okay. If your princess disturbs my sleep, just sleep with me for another day. I think it's quite comfortable to sleep with your princess in my arms like this."
Chen Jingxi felt like she had just dropped a rock on her own foot. She reached out to push him away. "Your Highness, it's getting late. I think we should get up. And as a prince, you should set an example and not be so lazy. Otherwise, everyone in the palace will follow suit."
"Don't worry, Princess. No one in this palace would dare to do this except the prince and the princess."
"Your Majesty, don't you have to go to court?"
She remembered that the ancients had to get up at four or five in the morning to attend court. Judging from the sun, it should be seven in the morning. This man was still lying there. Wasn't he afraid of being punished? Even though the emperor was his father.
Chu Jinghuai smiled and said, "The Emperor has granted me a seven-day holiday so that I can spend time with my princess. After all, I went to war right after we got married, and the Emperor feels guilty about it."
After hearing this, Chen Jingxi felt relieved. This guy was incompatible with her and was born to be her nemesis.
I was afraid that I couldn't get him to get up, so I gritted my teeth, closed my eyes and took a nap. There was nothing to do anyway. I wanted to sleep but couldn't before, so now I'll just make up for it.
After closing his eyes for a while, Chen Jingxi found that he couldn't fall asleep.
"Your Majesty!"
Chu Jinghuai responded.
Chen Jingxi knew that he hadn't slept either, so she asked, "How's the investigation of the assassin from the past few days going, Your Majesty?"
Chu Jinghuai opened his eyes, "Princess, do you want to know?"
"A little bit. Although they came for you, Your Highness, they almost took my life. I must know who the enemy is."
Chen Jingxi secretly wondered whether she should tell him that she was kidnapped that night.
"If Princess wants to know, I can tell you. I just don't know if you can bear the consequences of knowing it."
"I understand. The more you know, the faster you die. Your royal family is a mess."
Chu Jinghuai sneered, "Princess, you're wrong. The royal family isn't a pool of muddy water, it's a swamp. Once you're stuck in it, you can't get out. Even if you do, you'll be covered in mud."
Chen Jingxi glanced at him and said, "And I am tied to the prince by a thread. If the prince falls into it, I will eventually be dragged into this quagmire as well. As the saying goes, we prosper together and we suffer together. Even if I know nothing, I am also caught in the trap. In this case, the prince might as well speak up. I don't want to die unclearly one day."
Chu Jinghuai said calmly, "Princess, you want to know everything and make a decision early. If you find that the situation is not right, cut the rope immediately and escape."
"Uh..." It was discovered. Although they were husband and wife in name only, she couldn't live and die together. If she could live, she would live well. Why did they have to die together?
She coughed lightly and said implicitly, "Well, I think we should respect life and not make unnecessary sacrifices. If you die, it's useless for me to follow you. It's better for me to live well. Maybe one day I can avenge you."
Chu Jinghuai snorted coldly. Since ancient times, a wife's glory is due to her husband, and women have always depended on their husbands for their lives. But she was different. "Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they each fly away."
Although he wasn't the type of person who would take a few people with him when he died, he felt bad when he thought that after he died, this woman would definitely forget him immediately and find someone else.
"For the princess, I will strive to live and not let anyone have the chance to take my life. Princess, don't worry about having to avenge me one day."
Chen Jingxi laughed, "That's good. This princess also thinks that the prince will live a long life."
Chu Jinghuai's mouth twitched. This woman was so shameless. He didn't want her to get involved in this quagmire, but she...well, whatever.
"It's getting late. I'm up first. Princess, please continue sleeping if you want."
Chen Jingxi also got up. She had remembered it a long time ago, but this guy didn't let her.
Chu Jinghuai left the yard and Ling Ying followed him. He looked at Chu Jinghuai's face and didn't know if it was an illusion. He thought that men should feel refreshed after having sex.
But the prince had a dark face. Was it because he was inexperienced or because he was unsatisfied? Thinking this way, he said boldly: "Prince, I have a few books here. Please take a look when you have time."
Chu Jinghuai turned around and asked, "What book?"
"Uh..." Ling Ying continued bravely, "Your Highness, this is your first time and you're bound to be a little nervous and a bit lost, but I believe you'll get better and better. This book is a treasured possession of mine, and it was given to me by Miss Liuxiang from Chunfengyuan."
Chu Jinghuai stopped and said coldly: "Lingying, you are familiar with Miss Liuxiang from Chunfengyuan."
"I've only been there once or twice in my free time."
Chu Jinghuai snorted coldly: "Go and get fifty military sticks yourself."
Ling Ying's heart suddenly turned cold. From then on, he would remember not to provoke the unsatisfied prince early in the morning.
Chu Jinghuai took a few steps and then stopped, suddenly saying, "Ling Feng, did everyone in the dungeon say that?"
Ling Feng suddenly jumped down from the eaves, "Master Ji said it's almost done."
Chu Jinghuai nodded and left. Ling Feng looked at Ling Ying with sympathy.
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After Chen Jingxi finished her breakfast and packed up, she was ready to go out.
Chunmei followed behind and said, "Princess, where are you going?"
She looked at the prince's expression this morning and saw the marks on the bed, and realized that her master had not consummated her marriage with the prince at all. She had a long and arduous task ahead of her.
If the princess doesn't want to coax the prince, why would she go out?
Without even turning her head, Chen Jingxi said, "This princess is going to the Zhou family. You don't have to go with her."
Chunmei asked in confusion: "Why does the princess suddenly want to go to the Zhou family? I will go and post a message first before going."
"No need. This princess already made an appointment with Madam Zhou yesterday."
Chunmei watched Chen Jingxi get on the carriage, stamped her feet, and had no choice but to turn around and go back.
Chen Jingxi breathed a sigh of relief in the car. She was really not used to having someone following her wherever she went. She didn't know if she was being too sensitive, but she always felt that something was wrong.
The carriage soon arrived at the Zhou family's door. Chen Jingxi got off the carriage and went to the gate to introduce himself.
After a while, Zhou Zhengyuan came hurriedly with his wife and children.
"Your humble servant, I greet the princess."
"Uncle, aunt, there's no need to be so polite."
Zhou Zhengyuan looked up at Chen Jingxi, who looked 60% like his deceased sister, and a little soreness in the corners of his eyes. Although they had been in Beijing together for these years, the number of times he had seen his niece could be counted on one hand.
Mrs. Zhou, who was standing by, saw this and said, "Master, don't stand at the door. Go in first."
Zhou Zhengyuan nodded, and the group came to the main hall.
Chen Jingxi took a sip of tea and looked at everyone in the room, "Uncle, why isn't my eldest brother here?"
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