Chapter 164 Throwing Yourself into Your Arms

Xiao Nanxi also gave lessons to girls.

Now she sneaked out of the palace more often, and most of the time Concubine Shu turned a blind eye and let her do what she wanted.

On that day, Xiao Nanxi came back late from the royal family banquet. After apologizing to His Majesty, he talked about this incident, which aroused Emperor Jing's interest.

Emperor Jing asked her, "What can you teach?"

His daughter is innocent and naive, but she is good at eating, drinking and having fun. "You won't teach those people to read storybooks, will you?"

Xiao Nanxi had never been shy in front of his father, and he clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea. Next time, I will read the storybook! Your Majesty is so amazing."

Not only did she want to recite it, she also wanted to pick the most explicit and lingering part in "The Cold Guard Fell in Love with Me" to recite. She recited the heroine and Yan Qing recited the hero!

Queen Lu was also sitting at the head of the table. Upon hearing this, she smiled gently and said, "Hurry up and sit back down. The feast has already begun. We are just waiting for you."

Xiao Nanxi was not the kind of person who would listen obediently. She blinked her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't told you what I taught you today."

Empress Lu was booed in public, but her expression remained unchanged. She was about to speak with a smile, but Emperor Jing had already taken over the conversation, "You naughty boy, hurry up and speak."

"Ride a horse!"

Xiao Nanxi stood in the center of the hall, puffed out his chest proudly and said, "I taught them how to ride horses."

This made Emperor Jing confused.

He knew that Xiao Nanxi's riding skills were good, but as for teaching horse riding, could a Liuji Hall, which provided relief to the poor, have so many horses?

"Of course there is nothing left." Xiao Nanxi said frankly, "Only my son's horse."

"Then how do you teach?" Even Concubine Shu became curious now.

"I rode for them to see. But the place was too small and the horse couldn't run away. I couldn't show off my beautiful horse moves."

Empress Lu asked with a smile, "Does this count as teaching? Isn't this like you are performing for those poor people?"

A princess of a country actually showed up in public and performed horse riding for the common people.

Although she did not say it explicitly, the implication was unmistakable.

Xiao Nanxi didn't understand, but Concubine Shu's face darkened on the spot.

His Majesty was just like usual, and was about to wave his hand to invite people to take their seats when he heard Xiao Nanxi say, "No, Nianxi said that what I teach is attitude."

This is surprising.

Concubine Shu smiled and said, "That's an interesting way of saying it."

"Many young ladies in Beijing went to Nianxi's Liuji Pavilion. Some taught how to make incense, some taught how to paint, and some taught how to play chess. We were very interesting, and the young ladies listened with wide eyes."

"Nianxi said that no matter what you learn, it can always broaden your mind. Our great country is peaceful and prosperous, and your majesty is diligent in government and loves the people. In this prosperous era, girls can see more of the world, which will benefit both the country and the people."

She kept saying "Nian Xi said", as if she regarded Nian Xi as her guiding principle.

Emperor Jing naturally noticed this and thought that this girl was quite intelligent, so he asked Empress Lu, "Whose family is this Nianxi from?"

Queen Lu's face suddenly froze, and she couldn't even keep her smile on.

Concubine Shu smiled and took over the conversation, "Your Majesty, you don't know, Nianxi is the girl that His Royal Highness Prince Jing wants to force into the palace, and she swears to die to refuse. Her father is the Imperial College Supervisor Wen Siye."

Xiao Nanxi had close contacts with Nianxi, and Concubine Shu had already investigated them clearly early on.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing hummed, but didn't say anything more in front of all the princes and princesses. However, the Empress and Prince Jing looked very unhappy.

Every time Xiao Nanxi praised Nian Xi, it was like a slap in the face of these two people.

Xiao Xun's face turned pale. If it had not been for the hindrance to Emperor Jing, he would have walked away in anger.

Emperor Jing asked about the Six Diseases Hall again and found it very interesting. He said with a smile, "Ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate some money to build a school for the Six Diseases Hall."

Concubine Shu is used to applauding, "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and it is a blessing for the people."

Emperor Jing's face became more and more cheerful.

Empress Lu tried to interrupt several times, but was always blocked by Concubine Shu in a neutral tone, and His Majesty was even more indifferent.

Throughout the entire banquet, Concubine Shu was the only one who enjoyed the limelight, while the Empress, who was the legal wife, was left out in the cold.

Xiao Xun knew that his mother was irritated by His Majesty because of his forced marriage to Wen Nianxi last year.

But the bitch Concubine Shu was too arrogant. She openly bullied the mother and son time and time again, and acted wildly over them.

How can this be possible?

How dare a concubine like her be so presumptuous?

When the banquet was over, Xiao Xun walked out of the palace, his eyes full of cold cruelty, and whispered to his confidant, "Take action."

The confidant took the order and left.

Xiao Xun then frowned and asked the personal eunuch impatiently, "Is the princess's illness still not healed?"

Because it was a family dinner, all the married princes and princesses came with their families, except for Princess Jing, who did not attend the banquet due to illness.

Emperor Jing even specifically asked his mother about Princess Jing.

Although the Queen Mother cleverly concealed it, the atmosphere in the entire hall became subtle after she finished speaking.

Xun Shuling, the Princess of Jing, was personally arranged by his father to be his wife. Xiao Xun knew that his father was already unhappy about this.

"The princess has been unable to get up since the beginning of the year."

It had been about half a year since Xun Shuling had given birth, but Xiao Xun had never paid any attention to her. Only now did he realize that she was so sick that she couldn't even get out of bed.

"Waste!"

Xiao Xun cursed a few times under his breath, "At the critical moment, you always hold me back."

His narrow eyes were filled with sinister intent, and he said sinisterly, "Go tell her that if things can't get better, then there's no need to get better. There are plenty of people who want to be the Princess of Jing."

"……yes."

The carriage drove all the way back to Prince Jing's Mansion.

Xiao Xun was in a bad mood and walked towards the front yard with a gloomy face.

Who knew that at the moon cave gate, he saw a thin and sneaky figure, and he didn't know what he was trying to find out and how long he had been spying on him.

He suddenly became furious and walked over without saying a word. He grabbed the person and dragged her out from behind the shadow of the flowers.

But it was a woman.

She was frail, with her black hair held up lightly with a peach blossom hairpin, and a bamboo green headband tied into a braid, revealing her fair and slender neck. She was frightened, and stood unsteadily, with her head bowed and silent.

After Xiao Xun let go, she fell down softly. She had to be held back by someone and had to lean on Xiao Xun to stabilize herself.

When she raised her head, tears rolled down her white and jade-like cheeks. She clasped one hand in front of her chest, like Xishi holding her heart, which made people feel pity for her.

“Brother-in-law…”

She called softly, clutching Xiao Xun's clothes tightly with one hand, as if she was extremely frightened.

The fingers were slender. Xiao Xun lowered his head to look. The slender fingers were placed in front of her body, looking as tender as green onions. Although she was crying with her face up, every movement was full of charm.

She finally came to her senses, feeling anxious and aggrieved. She wanted to push Xiao Xun away and stand up by herself, but she was dizzy for a moment, and the distance between them became closer as they pushed and pulled.

There was a hint of amusement on Xiao Xun's face.

He naturally knew this woman——

The princess's cousin, Xu Wanxin, a famous talented woman in Beijing.

I've met him several times before.

But there were many people around at that time, so he didn't have close contact with them.

Just think of her as a noble lady.

At this moment, in his arms, she looked like a little wild cat trying to steal some fish.

Xiao Xun reached out and held the small hand that was still holding his collar tightly. The beauty in his arms was shocked and her face turned red, spreading all the way to the depths of her neck.