"It is indeed close, but when the Princess of the Heavenly Family goes out, she will naturally need to bring guards. There's no rush right now. I'm just letting you know," Yan Nangui said.
The second prince agreed and didn't ask any further questions.
The other princes didn't ask any more questions.
After exchanging a few more casual words, they went their separate ways.
Upon leaving Zhaochun Palace, the Fourth Prince said, "Seventh Sister is young, and Mother loves her dearly, and Father also spoils her terribly. But Bailu Prefecture... is, after all, far away."
He was thinking of Bailuzhou, where wild geese flew south.
Although Yan Nanji is not as powerful as his elder brother, he has already made a name for himself in Bailu Prefecture.
He was none other than General Huo's top general.
The fourth prince then thought of Yan Jingxue, who lived in Xihua Pavilion.
And today, the Empress gave me a special reprimand.
Back at Qianqiu Tower, the Fourth Prince pondered for a long time.
"Tell me, does the Empress really have no intention of marrying the Yan family's daughter to a prince? If not, why keep her niece here?"
“Well… in my opinion, it’s probably Her Majesty the Empress who’s watching too. This girl from the Yan family is still young; she can wait another five years. Marrying a prince… I’m afraid it’s better to marry the Crown Prince,” Yang Li said.
“What you say makes a lot of sense.” The Fourth Prince smiled. “But Seventh Sister is going to study at White Deer Academy? Is there something she’s thinking? Or is it just that the Empress favors her?”
"This...this servant is dull-witted and cannot understand it for the time being."
In Zhaochun Palace, Jiangxiang poured tea for Yan Nangui: "Your Majesty, why tell the princes now? What if one of them has ulterior motives?"
"Don't let me find out if you have ulterior motives," Yan Nangui said.
“But if she really has such thoughts, wouldn’t it be dangerous for our princess to go out?” Jiangxiang said.
“Jiangxiang, even if she is a princess, even if her parents love her deeply, it is impossible to protect her every moment. His Majesty will definitely arrange guards to go there, along with my second brother. But there is no guarantee that nothing in this world will be foolproof.” Back when the late emperor was the emperor, wasn’t he still schemed against?
What is this all about?
"So she has to go through what she's meant to go through."
There was nothing more to say for a moment after the incense was offered.
Bai Wei said, "If Your Highness brings this up now, and people have ideas and plans, we'll still have time to find out. Besides, the more explicit it is, the less they'll dare to do it."
Jiangxiang nodded and sighed; she was indeed worried.
The next day, during a break in the Nanxun Palace, the Fourth Prince came to ask him about it.
"Bao'er, Fourth Brother heard from Mother that you want to go to Bailu Academy? It's so far away, what made you think of going? You're a girl, and still young. What will you do if you miss the palace after going so far away?"
"Come back whenever you miss me," the Seventh Princess said with a smile. "It's not like you're never coming back. You're going to study; a few years will be enough."
"Oh right, Fourth Brother, do you want to go? Sixth Sister will be coming with me. If you want to go too, Father will definitely agree."
“No prince has ever gone out to study since ancient times, I’m afraid it’s just that Fourth Brother can’t go,” the Fourth Prince said with a smile.
The Seventh Princess nodded: "Alright then."
She stood up: "Someone, get me some snacks. I didn't eat enough this morning, and I'm so hungry."
A servant rushed forward: "Yes, yes, we have everything. We'll also bring you a jug of milk."
"I don't want milk, I want milk tea. Sixth Sister has a sore throat, she needs chrysanthemum tea."
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go right away. Run fast, so as not to delay class." There are only two breaks between classes in the morning. Each break is 50 minutes.
The Sixth Princess sighed, "I wasn't that stressed. I drank chrysanthemum tea every day. My mother was even worse. She made me drink bitter bean root tea, which was so bitter. My father even had someone give me bitter tea as a reward... I'm suffering so much."
"If you get better sooner, you won't have to suffer anymore?" The Seventh Princess chuckled.
"Princess, would you like some of my snacks?" Wei Huan leaned closer.
"Can't you eat it yourself?" the Seventh Princess snorted.
“Let’s make a deal. If you eat the princess’s snacks, you can ride a horse with the princess.” The seventh princess has a lot of potential to learn to ride a horse.
The seventh princess didn't grumble this time.
"You, you're the son of a great general, you should eat what you want, why do you always ask your seventh sister for food?" The sixth princess said, hands on her hips.
Wei Huan smiled and didn't refute anything.
Yan Jingxue looked at the Seventh Princess with a smile, thinking that Wei Huan was quite straightforward. He was still more lovable than the Fourth Prince.
In the afternoon, the Seventh Princess went to the training ground.
It was still cold, and she didn't really like taking afternoon naps, so she ran out early.
But Wei Huan was earlier than her.
The two rode their horses around a few times, but the Seventh Princess, who had just learned to ride, didn't dare to go too fast.
After running for a while, they talked in the training ground.
"Seventh Princess is going to Bailu Prefecture, I will go with her."
“You are Fifth Brother’s study companion. Unless Fifth Brother goes.” The Seventh Princess understood perfectly.
“Then I will advise the Fifth Prince to go,” Wei Huan said.
"What are you going to do? What can you do?" the Seventh Princess asked him.
“Protect the princess. Even if you’re not very skilled, you’re still someone the princess knows. It would be good to go over there and keep the princess company, wouldn’t it? Otherwise, the princess might be gone for a long time, and even though there are many people with you, it might get boring, right?” Wei Huan said.
"...Well, if you could persuade Fifth Brother to go, but Fifth Brother is so annoying, what if he bullies me over there?" The Seventh Princess hesitated.
"How could that be? How could the Fifth Prince dare to bully you now?" This is the truth. There was a time when the Fifth Prince was so obedient that it was unbelievable.
The seventh princess snorted, "I still want to ride..."
"Alright, I'll ride a few more laps with you," Wei Huan said with a smile.
The seventh princess ran off happily.
Even the servants watching from afar laughed, thinking, "This young master Wei certainly knows how to flatter."
The maids serving the princess were not allowed to get too close at this time, as they could not ride horses. There were special guards accompanying her; they couldn't let anything happen to the princess.
Inside the post station.
The second and third princes of Tuotuo did not go out today; they are resting.
They are currently chatting.
"In your opinion, they really don't want me to marry a princess? I didn't say it had to be the Emperor of Dayan," the second prince said.
"I suppose you're unwilling. Forget about it. Wouldn't it be better to go back and marry the Left Prime Minister's daughter?" the Third Prince said.
"We will definitely marry the Left Prime Minister's daughter, but there's nothing wrong with having another Princess Dayan," the Second Prince said nonchalantly.
“It’s definitely not going to work now. But, wasn’t the gift a proposal to give you my granddaughter?” the third prince said.
"Hmph, what use is he now?" the second prince scoffed.
"You can't say that," the Third Prince said. "He may seem to be incapacitated, but not all of his suppressed subordinates are truly devoted to Daya. Now that Meng Haijiang has lowered his status, he's far worse off than before. Daya, relying on his mother's past as a princess of Dayan, is living a comfortable life, while those princes used to live like dogs. Given the right opportunity, they might very well be willing to take a gamble."
The second prince didn't speak, but only sighed.
Although he was the legitimate heir, his maternal family didn't have much military power. Compared to the third son, they were somewhat inferior.
Although the third son's mother had died, his maternal grandparents' family...
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