Chapter 73 What the Crown Prince Likes
Before Sheng Sheng could nod, Pei Ji interrupted her, "No need, I'll go. The princess's hair is a bit messy, you can help her fix it."
After saying that, Pei Ji walked out.
Sheng Sheng blinked, watching his robe sweep across the wooden stairs; the only pattern on the pale white fabric was a circle of cloud patterns, neither too big nor too small.
Zijuan looked around behind Shengsheng again and again, but couldn't see anything in disarray.
"Strange, it's not messy at all, where is it messy?" Zijuan murmured, "I knew my skills were so good, how could it get messy after just a few steps?"
Sheng Sheng watched Pei Ji washing radishes in the yard, rubbing the mud off the radishes little by little with his hands.
A long purple robe with silver cicada-patterned half-sleeves.
A handsome young man like Pei Ji should wear clothes that match him.
Sheng Sheng pondered to herself, it seems that not only the Imperial Food Bureau, but also the Imperial Clothing Bureau should be visited by Yan Hu.
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With the New Year's Day holiday approaching, the new year is coming, and in less than a month it will be New Year's Eve again. The palace is bustling with activity.
Today, Wenhua Hall officially closed for the holidays, and Xie Yunqi finally ushered in a vacation of nearly two months. Feeling happy, he ran to Yuqing Palace early in the morning to play with Shengsheng.
"Sister, sister!"
Sheng Sheng was still having breakfast when Xie Yunqi rushed in, still wearing a shiny golden crown on her head.
But today's clothes weren't embroidered with gold thread; he was just wearing a simple, elegant robe, but with a thick cloak over it.
Upon seeing him, Sheng Sheng quickly swallowed the meat porridge in her mouth and greeted him, "Fifth Brother, what brings you here?"
Xie Yunqi noticed that her daily hairstyle resembled rabbit ears and found it amusing. He instinctively reached out to touch it, but Xie Yunchuan gave him a cold look.
Xie Yunqi silently lowered his hands and bowed respectfully: "Second Imperial Brother."
Xie Yunchuan nodded: "Yes, have a seat."
Xiao Quanzi quickly set up a stool for him, and Zijuan then asked someone to fetch a bowl and chopsticks.
Xie Yunqi sat down with a smile and praised, "Your hair is quite cute, like rabbit ears."
"Thank you for the compliment, Fifth Prince." Sheng Sheng smiled gently. "But why did you arrive so early today, Fifth Prince?"
With the bowls and chopsticks set out, Xie Yunqi took a deep breath of the fragrant aroma on the table. Without waiting for anyone to serve her, she ladled herself a bowl of porridge and said as she drank, "Let me take you out to play! It's almost New Year's Day, and there's been singing every day at Changyin Pavilion lately. The melodious singing is so lovely. Come on, I'll take you to Changyin Pavilion to play, and we'll see what kind of program is available for the palace banquet this New Year's Day."
Changyin Pavilion is a small, elegant, and quiet pavilion with openwork design, where many musicians and dancers who are knowledgeable in music are kept.
With New Year's Day approaching, Changyin Pavilion has been busy rehearsing lately.
Sheng Sheng immediately agreed and even asked Xie Yunchuan, "Okay, brother, are you going?"
Huang Ying smiled and brought two cups of milk to the two children, saying, "Princess, have you forgotten? His Highness has an appointment with His Highness the Crown Prince to leave the palace today."
"Oh right, Sheng Sheng forgot all about it after taking a nap." Sheng Sheng stuck out her tongue, nibbling at the warm milk, and asked curiously, "Where are you going with the Crown Prince, brother?"
Xie Yunqi blurted out, "Second Brother, you're not going to take the Crown Prince to that farm again, are you? What's so fun about that farm? It's just a place to grow vegetables and other things, and it's the dead of winter, what kind of things could there be?"
Sheng Sheng became even more curious. She had heard the Empress mention this before at Kunning Palace.
However, she was quite nervous throughout the entire process and even acknowledged her parents, completely forgetting the Empress's words.
Hearing about this farm again this time only made Sheng Sheng more curious.
Moreover, judging from Xie Yunqi's words, it seems that Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang go there often.
What exactly is inside this farm?
The little boy held the cup to warm his hands and asked, "Brother, do you often go to that farm with Prince Brother? What's fun there?"
Xie Yunchuan smiled and teased her deliberately, "Want to know?"
Sheng Sheng nodded vigorously, looking obedient: "Yes! Sheng Sheng wants to know."
Xie Yunchuan picked up the two hard-boiled eggs in front of Sheng Sheng, peeled them in a few quick movements, and held them to her lips: "I'll tell you after you finish eating them."
Sheng Sheng eats very little; she often has a big appetite but a small belly. She says she's so hungry she could eat a whole cow, but in reality, she only eats a few bites before losing her appetite.
How can she grow taller like this? Sheng Sheng has said she wants to grow taller than Xie Yunchuan.
Xie Yunchuan also placed high hopes on her, keeping this goal in mind even more than Sheng Sheng herself every day, trying to find ways to coax her to eat more, as if he really looked forward to watching Sheng Sheng grow into a tall and sweet girl.
She rubbed her slightly swollen belly, driven by intense curiosity, and forced herself to eat the two eggs.
"belch."
Sheng Sheng puffed out her cheeks, let out a burp, and before she had even finished chewing the egg, she couldn't wait to say, "Brother, I'm done eating!"
Xie Yunchuan smiled, his warm fingertips wiping away the crumbs of egg yolk from her lips, and said slowly, "That's a farm owned by the Rong family at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. It covers nearly 300 acres, a very large area, and it's located at the foot of the mountain. So they not only grow vegetables, fruits, and grains, but also raise many sheep. To make it easier to graze the sheep, the farm has trained a litter of sheepdogs that were born there."
"Wow, a dog that can herd sheep? How was it taught? If Sheng Sheng taught Yan Hu, could Yan Hu learn it too?"
Yan Hu, who is currently battling with his bones: ?
Um?
Xie Yunchuan actually thought about it seriously for a moment: "Hmm, it should be possible. Yan Hu is very smart."
Sheng Sheng was amused and giggled.
Xie Yunqi imagined what the farm he was talking about would look like, and after forming a rough picture in his mind, he became even more puzzled.
"Second Brother, now that you mention it, this farm is just a bit big, and it even has sheep. Why do you all like going there so much? Does the Crown Prince like farming and herding sheep?"
Sheng Sheng also refocused her attention on the issue, staring at him intently.
Xie Yunchuan raised an eyebrow but didn't answer: "Want to know?"
Xie Yunqi and Shengsheng nodded in unison.
"Mmm-hmm-hmm."
Xie Yunchuan rubbed Shengsheng's head: "I'll take you there next time, then you'll know."
Both children were somewhat surprised, especially Sheng Sheng, because she was too young and Consort Rong and Xie Yuxiao were very worried about her. Sheng Sheng had never thought that she could leave the palace.
Xie Yunchuan stared at the bun on Shengsheng's head that resembled rabbit ears and laughed, "There's a litter of baby rabbits there, they're very cute, just like you. In spring, when you stand on the hillside and look out, all you see is green, and flocks of sheep walk past you."
After Xie Yunchuan said that, Sheng Sheng's son was somewhat tempted.
That sounds really nice.
Sheng Sheng couldn't help but fantasize about what the farm would look like, and Xie Yunchuan chuckled softly.
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