Chapter 41: Delivering a Message for His Highness (First Update)

Xu Liangyuan looked disdainful. Isn’t it just a birthday present?

One by one they fawned over me as if they had never seen him before.

Chang Liang Di was also looking forward to what gift His Highness would give her. She was looking forward to it secretly.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Chang Liangdi opened the brocade box and saw a pair of gold-inlaid jade bracelets inside. The workmanship was ingenious and the jade was of good quality, but such jewelry was very common in the imperial palace.

Everyone craned their necks to see the gift in the jewel box, and they saw it was a pair of bracelets.

Well!

Inevitably, some disappointed sighs could be heard in the crowd. Those who had just praised Chang Liangdi were too embarrassed to mention any rare treasures or unique gifts.

But some people couldn't help but complain in their hearts.

Xu Liangyuan sneered and said, "I thought it was a unique gift, but it's just a pair of bracelets. And you said Chang Liangdi was the most favored. I think she has almost lost favor."

Xu Chenghui looked disappointed. I thought it was a very special gift, but this is it?

Feng Liangyuan was drinking tea and said, "It's good that Your Highness remembered Chang Liangdi's birthday and prepared a gift. Unlike us, we have nothing."

Li Liangyuan looked at the pair of bracelets. She thought that since Chang Liangdi was favored, the gift from His Highness would be unique, but she was slapped in the face so soon.

When their words reached Xiao Jinyan's ears, he drank his tea calmly, raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chuwei, and saw that her cheeks were bulging, her sleeves were rolled up to her elbows, revealing a white and slender wrist.

Seeing fruit peels, bones and shrimp shells piled in front of her, I knew she came here for nothing but eating.

Everyone was paying attention to what gift he gave to Chang Liangdi, wondering whether Chang Liangdi was favored or not.

Only Shen Chuwei cared only about food, as if someone was starving her.

While stuffing delicious food into her mouth, Shen Chuwei glanced towards Chang Liangdi. She saw the brocade box and felt it was very familiar. Then she looked at the bracelets inside... uh, aren't these exactly the same pair of bracelets she gave her?

She suspected that Xiao Jinyan had just picked something from the warehouse.

Chang Liangdi looked at the bracelets with a hint of disappointment in her heart, but on the surface she showed a happy smile, "Thank you for the gift, Your Highness. I like it very much."

Xiao Jinyan said calmly: "As long as you like it."

Chang Liangdi thought about sleeping with Xiao Jinyan tonight, and no matter what, it would be best if Xiao Jinyan could stay.

"Your Highness, let me pour you some wine." As she said this, she took the wine and filled Xiao Jinyan's glass.

Xiao Jinyan picked up the wine in front of him, brought it to his lips and took a sip.

Chang Liang Di breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xiao Jinyan drink it. "Your Highness, I have just learned a piece of music and would like to play it for you alone."

Xu Liangyuan clicked her tongue in her heart. She was trying to keep His Highness by playing the piano. How shameless!

This was the first time that Xiao Jinyan agreed with Xu Liangyuan's words. All kinds of excuses to make him stay would only make him feel disgusted.

"I have something important to deal with tonight, let's do it another day!"

Chang Liangdi's eyes froze, and the hand on her leg tightly grasped the handkerchief. Even though she was unhappy in her heart, she still looked gentle and virtuous on the surface.

"Your Highness works hard day and night, and I am ashamed that I can't help you."

Xiao Jinyan asked, "I heard that you are feeling better now?"

"Your Highness, I have been recuperating for a long time and have recovered." Chang Liangdi lowered her eyelids with some excitement, a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart. Is His Highness going to let her sleep with him?

Xiao Jinyan said, "That's good. Mother has been worried about your health, and now she can rest assured. I have some important matters to attend to, so I will go back first."

When Xiao Jinyan stood up to leave, he saw a box on the table next to him, which was very similar to the one he had given.

He retracted his gaze and left. When he passed by Shen Chuwei, he paused and said, "Shen Fengyi, I have something to tell you."

Shen Chuwei was just planning to leave after eating the last few shrimps, but she was called by a prince. She had no choice but to wipe her hands, stand up obediently, and follow Xiao Jinyan out of Xinlan Palace.

After His Highness left, the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Xu Chenghui smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Your Highness is very busy, it's a pity that you didn't arrive on Sister Chang's birthday."

Xu Liangyuan raised her handkerchief and laughed secretly, laughing at how awkward Xu Chenghui's flattery was. She smiled and reminded, "Your Highness left with Shen Fengyi."

Xu Chenghui replied: "So what? Your Highness only remembers Sister Chang's birthday, but Your Highness Shen Fengyi doesn't remember it."

Feng Liangyuan also agreed: "That's right, only Sister Chang's birthday will be remembered, we can only envy her."

Xu Liangyuan just couldn't stand seeing everyone fawning over Chang Liangdi. She glanced at the brocade box on the desk, raised her handkerchief and continued to laugh: "Don't you think the gift from His Highness is very similar to the one from Shen Fengyi?"

Feng Liangyuan said, "Sister Xu, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. How could the gift from His Highness be the same as the one from Shen Fengyi?"

"Feng Liangyuan is right. Your Highness chose jewelry as a gift because he is too busy. It will definitely not be the same as what Shen Fengyi gave." Li Liangyuan also said.

Xu Liangyuan said slowly, "Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you open it and see if my guess is right or wrong?"

Chang Liangdi looked at the brocade box in front of her and asked, "Dongmei, where is the gift from Shen Fengyi?"

Dongmei took notes of the gifts everyone sent, and after looking at the notes she knew which one was from Shen Fengyi.

She picked up the brocade box and placed it in front of Chang Liangdi.

When Chang Liangdi opened it, she found that it was indeed the same series of bracelets as the one given by His Highness, and her face immediately turned very ugly.

When the people present saw this, they were so surprised that they were speechless.

When Xu Liangyuan saw that she guessed correctly, she laughed out loud.

Out of Xinlan Palace

Shen Chuwei was still thinking about the shrimps she hadn't finished eating. It was all Xiao Jinyan's fault. He didn't even wait for her to finish eating before calling her.

Xiao Jinyan glanced at Shen Chuwei under the palace lights, "I want to drink the lemon honey tea I had last time."

"When I return, I will ask Chunxi to deliver it to you."

Shen Chuwei thought it was nothing serious. It turned out that she just wanted to drink lemon honey tea. Now she felt that she had lost a lot by not finishing those shrimps.

Xiao Jinyan knew that her answer would be different from that of other women. If it were another woman, she would definitely deliver it in person.

After Shen Chuwei returned, she asked Chunxi to send lemon honey tea to Xiao Jinyan.

Before leaving, Xiao Jinyan asked Chunxi to pass a message to Shen Chuwei.

Shen Chuwei took a shower and went to bed.

Chunxi came back and ran into the room with an excited look on her face, "My lady, His Highness asked me to bring you a message."

Shen Chuwei saw Chunxi laughing so happily and had a bad feeling: "What?"

"There will be a hunting competition in three days. Your Highness is asking if you want to go?"

Shen Chuwei has seen the Autumn Examination Hunting in TV dramas. You can hunt and barbecue, and the most important thing is that you can leave the palace.

She had long wanted to leave the palace and try all the delicious food in the streets and alleys.

"If I want to go, will Your Highness take me with you?" On the way back just now, Xiao Jinyan did not mention this because she was afraid of being too happy for nothing.

"His Highness said that the young lady wants to go but there are conditions."

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The kids are so smart, they can guess it like this!

This is the first update, and there will be two more updates during the day.