Chapter 126 Blushing

Xiao Jinyan nodded to show that he understood.

Shen Chuwei took the opportunity to hold her own hand, and said with a wronged look: "Well, Your Highness, my hand hurts recently, can I stop practicing calligraphy?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded, "Well, let's practice again after the New Year. I will teach you how to play chess tonight."

Before Shen Chuwei could even put on a smile, Xiao Jinyan poured a basin of cold water on her head. Playing chess?

Zhou Gong asked me to play chess every night, but I was too busy to do that.

Xiao Jinyan returned to the bedroom and ordered, "Liu Xi, ask Prince Yu to come over."

"Yes." Not long after Liu Xi went out, he called Prince Yu over.

Xiao Jinyu walked in with a folding fan in hand, her beautiful peach blossom eyes smiling: "Brother, what's the matter with me that makes you so anxious?"

Xiao Jinyan drank his tea and said leisurely, "Just a reminder that your mother is going to marry you a concubine."

The smile on Xiao Jinyu's face gradually froze. What she feared really came true.

"Why did mother suddenly think of finding me a concubine? I'm only sixteen years old, are you in such a hurry?"

Xiao Jinyu was so anxious that she was running around in circles, not knowing what to do.

Xiao Jinyan put down the teacup, stood up and walked to Xiao Jinyu, patting his brother's shoulder in a comforting manner, "There's no point in being anxious now. Mother will definitely ask you to come over to discuss this matter later. Mother dotes on you, so she should be willing to listen to your opinion."

Xiao Jinyanyu was so excited that she grabbed the prince's hand and said, "Brother, what you said makes sense. Mother dotes on me so much. If I don't want to, she will definitely not force me."

"I'm going to find my mother now."

Xiao Jinyu couldn't wait to turn around and walk away.

Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes to look at his hands, turned around and walked to the shelf to wash his hands.

Even so, his face was still a little red.

Xiao Jinyu had just returned home and had not even had time to sit down when she was called to Fengyi Palace by Eunuch Ren.

"Your son pays respects to your mother."

The queen smiled and waved at him, "Yu'er, come here quickly, your mother has something good to tell you."

Xiao Jinyu knew he couldn't hide away, so he walked over with a smile and sat down next to the queen, "Mother, what's the good news?"

The queen looked at her little son and said, "You silly boy, you are already sixteen years old. Your mother has chosen a few good girls for you. You can choose a few to be your concubines."

Xiao Jinyu grasped the Queen's hand and said in a coquettish tone, "Mother, I am still young and I am not in a hurry to marry a concubine."

The queen couldn't help but laugh twice, "Sixteen is not young. When your father was your age, he already had a son and a daughter."

Xiao Jinyu was extremely anxious when he heard this, "But the Crown Prince only took concubines when he was 18 years old. Mother, I don't want three wives and four concubines."

The queen had always felt that her youngest son was still young and had been spoiling him all along, so it was normal for her to be upset when she suddenly asked him to take concubines.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Which prince doesn't have three wives and four concubines?"

Xiao Jinyu retorted: "The Tenth Prince never took a concubine."

The queen was amused. "He is only thirteen years old. Isn't it normal for him to have no concubines?"

Xiao Jinyu was stunned for a moment, it seems that she is only thirteen years old~

When Xiao Jinyu saw that he couldn't persuade the empress, he simply acted like a spoiled child and rolled around.

"Mother, you love me the most, and I don't want to marry a concubine."

The queen coaxed him, "Isn't it the same whether you marry early or late? It would be great if you could get married and have children sooner rather than later."

Xiao Jinyu almost cried in anxiety, "Mother, can you let me play for two more years?"

The Queen patted her son on the shoulder and said, "Marrying a concubine is just a matter of having a few more women. You should prepare well. I will discuss this with the Emperor tomorrow and make a decision as soon as possible."

Seeing that he could not persuade the empress, Xiao Jinyu said in a depressed tone, "Mother, don't you ask me whether I like it or not?"

When the queen heard this, she knew that her son had really grown up and had someone he loved.

"So what kind do you like? Tell me and I'll make the decision for you."

Xiao Jinyu said, "I don't have anyone I like yet. When I find someone I like, I will tell you first and let you decide for me, okay?"

The queen smiled indulgently, "Okay, okay, then let's go slowly."

Xiao Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, finally making it through.

That night, the queen's face began to turn red, and she was so scared that she quickly asked someone to call a doctor.

It also alarmed the emperor.

The emperor rested at Concubine Ning's place at night. Because something happened to the empress, he took off all his clothes, but he still got up, put on his clothes, and hurried to Fengyi Palace.

At this time, Xiyun Pavilion.

Shen Chuwei sat in front of the chessboard. Staring at the criss-crossed chessboard for even a second made her feel dizzy and she couldn't help but want to doze off.

She simply raised her eyes and stared at Xiao Jinyan, his handsome face flushed a little.

She had been wanting to ask this question since the beginning of the meal.

"Your Highness, why is your face red?"

Xiao Jinyan's answer was concise and to the point, "Because of Xiangxiang powder."

Shen Chuwei nodded to show that he understood.

Xiao Jinyan reminded: "Xiaojiu, it's your turn."

"Oh, this is my move." Shen Chuwei held the black piece, stared at the chessboard, and placed it at a random position. She didn't understand it anyway.

Xiao Jinyan saw where Shen Chuwei made the move, and he raised the corner of his lips: "I didn't see it, you still have talent."

Shen Chuwei felt a little guilty about being praised, "Really?"

Xiao Jinyan picked up the white piece and placed it next to the black piece, reminding him, "It's your turn."

"Oh." Shen Chuwei held the black piece. Maybe because she was praised just now, she felt guilty and wondered whether she should put it in a random position.

After struggling for a while, she simply followed Xiao Jinyan's example and placed the black piece next to his white piece.

Xiao Jinyan saw the look of approval and asked, "Has Xiaojiu learned this before?"

Shen Chu shook her head slightly, "No, I am not interested in this."

Xiao Jinyan thought so too, she was only interested in eating.

"I haven't learned it before. It's good enough to be able to play like this."

Shen Chuwei smiled awkwardly, not wanting to admit that she had made the mistake.

At this time, Liu Xi stood at the door and shouted: "Your Highness, the Queen is not feeling well."

Xiao Jinyan was not surprised. He stood up and said to Shen Chuwei, "You go to Fengyi Palace with me."

"Okay." Shen Chuwei put on a fox fur coat and followed Xiao Jinyan to Fengyi Palace.

On the way there, Shen Chuwei took out a bottle of cream from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Xiao Jinyan, "Your Highness, apply some of this and your complexion will return to normal."

Xiao Jinyan looked at the small bottle in her hand, a small white bottle, very small.

"Why didn't you tell me about this medicine before?"

Shen Chuwei expressed her innocence, "Your Highness didn't ask, and I didn't remember it at the moment."

She wanted to make up for her mistake, "May I apply some for you?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded, "Yeah."

Shen Chuwei unscrewed the lid, dipped some with her fingertips, tiptoed, and gently applied it to the reddish areas.

The ointment is cool and delicate, and the area where it is applied is very comfortable.

Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes, and in the dim light of the palace lights, he could clearly see a snowflake floating on the tip of Shen Chuwei's nose on her pink little face, as crystal clear as her eyes.

His eyes involuntarily fell on her lips.

He still remembered the touch of his lips last night, very soft, with the subtle scent of peach blossoms.