Chapter 693 Undercurrent
She even openly discussed political affairs with others in the Buddhist temple. If this matter were known by the censors in the court, a few reports would be considered a small number. The real big deal would be if it made the emperor suspicious.
How could Duke Xuanyuan not be angry and hateful about this?
He wanted to educate his daughter in his own way, but Xuanyuan Huili's eyes widened: "Father, do you really want me to become a nun?!"
The Duke's wife quickly stood up to protect her daughter, and she expressed her dissatisfaction with the Duke: "My daughter is young and beautiful, yet you want her to become a nun. Such cruel behavior is not like that of a father."
Duke Xuanyuan was so angry that his head was smoking. "It's obvious that you guys used the excuse of shaving your heads and becoming nuns as an excuse for me to do what you wished. Or are you just using this as an excuse to blackmail me?"
Xuanyuan Huili almost bit her teeth off. She had originally wanted to take advantage of Hu Xiner's absence from the capital to join forces with the deposed prince and strangle all those bitches to death.
However, although it was easy to deceive Madam Guoguang, the Duke was determined not to let her go out or take any action.
If it weren't for the Duke's obstruction, she might have obtained Lu Yunjue long ago!
However, when the Duke directly exposed her lie, she did not dare to admit it directly. She could only fall into the chair, covering her face and crying bitterly.
Putting aside the quarrel between the Duke's family in the wing room, in the same inn, Lord Liu also opened the window.
"Chuo'er, why do you think Lord Zhao came back so quickly? Did he really get the elixir of immortality?" Lord Liu looked very serious.
He was a truly honest official, so he was very disdainful of these stories about gods and ghosts, and always felt that it was Zhao Yunxuan who was misleading the emperor.
Compared to him, Liu Yanchuo's expression was much more relaxed: "Sister Xin'er once told me that the elixir of immortality is just something made by those wandering Taoists. It's just like any other medicine and has no effect."
He looked as casual as ever, and as he spoke he raised his fan and scratched his back.
Lord Liu flicked his sleeves and snorted, "If that's the case, I'll definitely report him."
He didn't believe that Zhao Yunxuan could really find any flowers if he returned to Beijing so soon.
Liu Yanchuo smiled and looked out the window: "I wonder if Sister Xin'er, who is far away, has received the letter I sent. Although she is gone, the changes she has brought to the capital are not small~"
Lord Liu criticized seriously, "It's because of her comics that the women in the capital have become quite frivolous. They like to wear white gauze and plain belts on a daily basis, saying that they are so ethereal. Humph, it's indecent!"
"Recently, women in Beijing have been following Mu Xin's comic book shop's lead, publishing poetry and art collections. It's a real literary flourish." Madam Liu wasn't impressed. "Besides, women's makeup and clothing change with the seasons. Even without comics, new trends would emerge."
She is also planning to compile the poems and paintings she wrote in her boudoir into a book recently. At the gathering of celebrities in the capital, everyone is discussing her upcoming collection of poems and paintings, which is much more interesting than before.
Liu Yanchuo smiled but said nothing. Lately, whenever he went out, he was often pelted with flowers and banners. He was even named one of the Four Young Masters of the Capital in a certain magazine because of his good looks...
Hehe, there is no need to tell my parents about this kind of thing, so as to avoid my father criticizing him for being frivolous and indecent.
Inside the carriage, the drowsy Hu Xin'er felt something was wrong the more she thought, "Why does that sound so familiar?"
Mu Qing pondered for a moment: "It seems that these are all the words in your sketchbook... Could it be?"
The couple didn't know how big a trend the comics had created in Beijing, but the feeling that her writings were being publicly praised by so many people inevitably made Hu Xin'er excited.
She said expectantly, "Maybe Nangong Yue knew we were back, so she prepared a surprise for us!"
The carriage curtain was lifted, and she stuck her head out, only to be startled by the fiery scene outside.
The little girl danced in her father's arms, seeming to enjoy the lively scene outside.
"I didn't see the eldest princess, but I saw Lord Zhao almost being killed by flowers." She looked away and smiled.
The eldest princess was indeed not waiting in the street for the convoy returning to the city.
At this moment, she was chewing on the pen, thinking hard in the palace: "There has been no disaster in so many years. Is it true that there was an accident there?"
Xiaolan, dressed in the attire of a palace maid, hurried in: "Princess, the motorcade has arrived at the palace gate."
The princess put down her pen, pulled herself together and said, "Okay, then pack up and go meet them!"
As soon as the convoy returned, they were taken to the palace.
The group split into two pairs, one went to see the eldest princess and the other went to see the emperor.
The palace maid who came to pick up Hu Xin'er and the others looked very familiar. Hu Xin'er thought for a long time before hesitatingly saying, "Are you Xiaolan? You look much more gentle and mature than before."
Xiaolan was no longer as grumpy as before. Instead, she smiled and said, "The Second Princess is still as bright and confident as before."
Hu Xin'er knew she was being polite, so she smiled and said, "I'm already a mother. How can I be as carefree as the eldest princess? But..."
She pursed her lips and asked, "I haven't been officially recognized as a member of the palace yet, so you don't have to address me as a princess."
Xiaolan did not change her words: "The Second Princess has just returned. You may not know that the Eldest Princess has ordered everyone to treat you with courtesy. Seeing you is like seeing her."
Hu Xiner scratched her head, not knowing what to say. She did not object to the title of princess, but she knew that this was not her identity after all.
"I need to find a time to explain this to Nangong Yue." She said secretly, "Otherwise, there's no telling what this girl will do."
As she reached the palace gate, she saw a figure rushing towards her. The eldest princess excitedly shouted, "Xin'er!"
Hu Xiner hurriedly handed the child in her arms to Mu Qing, and then she was held firmly in the arms of the eldest princess.
She was carried and spun around, and the eldest princess looked away. "Hey! Why are you carrying a child? Did you give birth?!"
Hu Xin'er smiled helplessly: "What else?"
Xiaolan gently reminded him, "The letter sent by Lord Zhao mentioned this news. The Second Princess gave birth on the way back to the capital, but you may have forgotten."
The eldest princess was a little embarrassed: "I was just thinking about when you would come back, and didn't look at anything else."
Several people walked into the palace and took their seats. The eldest princess looked Hu Xin'er up and down with a very strange look.
Hu Xin'er felt uncomfortable being stared at: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
The eldest princess covered her mouth with her hand and asked softly, "You gave birth on the way, so you should be in confinement now. Why did you give birth now... Will it be bad for your health?"
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