Three months passed in the blink of an eye. The Fourth Prince and Lanqin had been traveling in Jiangnan for almost two months. Unlike the freedom that the Fourth Prince and Lanqin felt, Hongli and the others in the palace were somewhat worried at this time.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is fast approaching. In the past, the Fourth Prince would always attend the palace banquet for the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the Fourth Prince is not in the Yuanmingyuan now. Hongli does not know what to do. After dealing with the affairs of the court for several days, Hongli left the Seventeenth Prince and Hongzhou behind to discuss the matter.
The Seventeenth Prince and Hongzhou both knew that the Fourth Prince was not in the capital. After all, if only Hongli knew later, there would be no one in the court to take care of him. So the Fourth Prince informed them in advance.
"I wonder what is troubling you, Fourth Brother?" Hongzhou asked first, seeing Hongli's worried expression.
Upon hearing this, Hongli sighed softly and said, "In the past, the palace would hold banquets for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that Father Emperor is not here, what should we do? How should the palace banquet be properly organized?"
Upon hearing Hongli's words, both Hongzhou and the Seventeenth Prince frowned. After a moment of thought, Hongzhou slowly said, "Why don't we let the Crown Prince attend in place of Father Emperor, since Father is unwell?"
Upon hearing this, the Seventeenth Prince nodded, "This method is feasible. Although it is not a perfect solution, it is reasonable."
Seeing that this was the only appropriate method at present, and considering that the Fourth Prince had only gone to the Yuanmingyuan under the pretext of recuperation, it was normal for the Fourth Prince to be unwell. At this time, this was the only reasonable idea, so he nodded in agreement, "That's the only way."
After discussing the matter, Hongli also inquired about the arrangements for holding a palace banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival. After all, this was Hongli's first time participating in such an event, and he was unfamiliar with some of the intricacies involved, so he asked the Seventeenth Prince.
The three discussed for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late, Hongli asked them to leave. After the Seventeenth Prince and Hongzhou took their leave, Hongli also returned to Chonghua Palace.
As early as when Hongli was discussing matters with Hongzhou and the others, Hongli instructed Chen Zixian to inform Mingyu that she should not wait for him to return for dinner.
Therefore, Hongli was not in a hurry to return to the main hall. His gaze swept over the east side hall, and remembering that he hadn't been to Xueying's place for a while, he went to her room first.
"Master, the Crown Prince is here." The maid who was guarding outside the East Side Hall saw Hongli arrive at the East Side Hall and hurriedly ran in to inform Xueying.
Upon hearing the maid's report, Xueying's face lit up with joy, and she quickly got up to greet Hongli, saying, "This concubine greets Your Highness."
Seeing Xueying curtsy to him, Hongli quickly walked a few steps to Xueying and helped her up. "Are you getting used to living in this East Side Hall?"
Xueying stood up as Hongli did, and nodded slightly.
"Your Highness, are you very busy with court affairs?" Xueying looked up and saw that Hongli looked exhausted. She felt a little sorry for him and gently stroked his face, asking softly.
"It's nothing. It's just that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and I was just discussing matters related to the festival with Hongzhou and my seventeenth uncle." Hongli took Xueying's hand and slowly walked into the house.
Hongli did not tell Xueying that the Fourth Prince was not in the Yuanmingyuan, otherwise he would not have been so worried. The two had not seen each other for a long time, and after chatting for a while, Hongli stayed at Xueying's place.
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