Suddenly mentioning the prince's birthday, the queen's face became a little unnatural, "Yuer, why did you suddenly bring this up?"

Xiao Jinyu said: "Mother, the prince has been back for so many years, but he has never celebrated his birthday. Don't you want to celebrate his birthday?"

The Queen looked a little unnatural. She had indeed not celebrated the Crown Prince's birthday in these years. It was not because she didn't want to, but... Xiao Jinyu asked again: "Mother, why did you send the Crown Prince to Nanzhao as a hostage?"

When Xiao Jinyu was a child, she was always curious about why the Crown Prince wanted to leave the palace. When she asked her mother, she wouldn't tell her, and neither would her father.

The Queen explained: "The situation forced us to do this. There is nothing we can do about it."

Xiao Jinyu asked: "Then why not send another prince to be a hostage?"

The Queen sighed and said, "Do you think you can send whoever you want? The Emperor of Nanzhao requires that it must be my child. If I send another prince, it will be a big deal if I am discovered."

Xiao Jinyu was stunned for a long time after hearing this. It took him a long time to react, "So, it's not necessary to send the crown prince to Nanzhao. You could have sent me there, but my father and mother decided to send the crown prince as a hostage."

The Queen said, "You were too young at that time, and you didn't have any scheming, so who would be willing to send you there? Although the Crown Prince was also young, he was three years older than you and knew more than you, so he had to go."

“But my prince is only eight years old. He was bullied in a strange place and no one protected him.” Xiao Jinyu suddenly thought of when he was eight years old. He had the protection of his father and mother, and no one dared to bully him, but there were still people behind him.

The queen was stunned when she heard this. She knew it of course, but there was nothing she could do about it.

"Mother, let's celebrate the prince's birthday this time. You just need to prepare a birthday gift for me." Xiao Jinyu said that it would be best not to forget the birthday gift.

The queen pursed her lips. The prince kept everything to himself, and she really didn't know how to communicate and get along with him.

"What birthday gift does Yuer want?"

Xiao Jinyu looked at Concubine Han beside him, reached out and held her hand, and this time looked at the Queen, "The birthday gift I want is to make A Yan my principal wife."

Concubine Han raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyu. She didn't expect that he was still thinking about this matter. In fact, it doesn't matter whether it's the main wife or the concubine. What's important is his attitude.

The queen did not expect that this would be her son's birthday gift. Every year, she would first ask her son what he wanted as a birthday gift, and would satisfy him as long as she could do it.

She looked at Concubine Han. Apart from her status, there was nothing wrong with her.

"My mother will agree to your request, as long as you like it."

Xiao Jinyu was so happy, "Thank you, mother."

Concubine Han bowed and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your grace."

The queen didn't have high expectations for her youngest son, as long as he was happy.

Coming out of Qiancheng Hall, the Queen felt a little sad.

Qingying saw the Queen's worry and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't know how to prepare, why not call the Crown Princess over to discuss it together?"

The Queen's eyes lit up when she heard this, "How could I have forgotten about the Crown Princess? Go and call her over."

“Yes.”

Qingying went to the East Palace with a smile.

Feng Wuyou was studying the prescription. When Qingying came, she saw the Crown Princess reading a book seriously.

Feng Wuyou saw Qingying and asked curiously: "How come Aunt Qingying has time to come here?"

Qingying stepped forward to greet him: "Crown Princess, the Queen wants you to come over for something."

"Okay." Feng Wuyou put down the medical book and followed Qingying to Fengyi Palace.

After entering the main hall, Feng Wuyou stepped forward to greet him: "Mother, is there anything you want me to do?"

The Queen waved at her, "Crown Princess, come and sit down and talk."

"Yes, mother." Feng Wuyou came and sat down in front of the queen, raised her head, and waited for the queen to speak.

The Queen thought for a while and said, "Crown Princess, the Crown Prince's birthday is coming soon. I haven't celebrated his birthday for many years and I don't know what he likes. What do you think we should prepare?"

Feng Wuyou was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the queen called her over specifically to celebrate Xiao Jinyan's birthday.

In all the years she had been in the palace, Queen Ning had never celebrated Xiao Jinyan's birthday.

In the past few years, on his birthday, she would prepare a bowl of longevity noodles and some small gifts.

Why did Queen Ning suddenly think of celebrating Xiao Jinyan's birthday? "Mother, why didn't you celebrate your highness' birthday before?" She couldn't help but ask.

The queen sighed, "The crown prince has been a hostage in Nanzhao for so many years. After returning, his personality has changed drastically. I don't know how to get along with him. I always feel that he resents me."

"To be honest, I am also worried that he would even attack his own brother for the position of Crown Prince. When he came back from Nanzhao Kingdom, his eyes were strange and cold, as if he was looking at a stranger."

Feng Wuyou felt a little sorry for Xiao Jinyan, as his own mother was suspicious of him, even though he was the one who had been wronged all these years.

"Mother, His Highness is also your son. How can you doubt even your own son? His Highness has never regarded Prince Yu as an opponent. It is Prince Yu who has no interest in the position of Crown Prince."

The Queen said, "I know that Yu'er has no interest in the position of Crown Prince. After these years, I have also seen that the Crown Prince and Yu'er have a very good relationship. However, the gap between me and the Crown Prince is not so easy to resolve, and I owe him."

Feng Wuyou said, "Mother, Your Highness was often bullied by other princes in Nanzhao. He always stayed in a corner by himself and didn't speak. When I first saw him, I thought he was dumb. I think Your Highness must have been thinking about his family at that time."

After hearing this, the queen felt as if her heart was pricked by a needle and it hurt a lot.

The prince was her and the emperor's second child. The first child was a miscarriage, so both she and the emperor were very happy when he was born.

There is no one who doesn't love his or her children.

She still remembers the look in the prince's eyes when he was sent away, so much so that she still dares not look him in the eye.

“Only incompetent parents would allow their children to be bullied outside.”

Feng Wuyou did not continue to say that she was with Xiao Jinyan during his time in a foreign country.

"Mother, it's His Highness' birthday. Please cook him a bowl of longevity noodles."

The queen was a little skeptical. "A bowl of longevity noodles is too casual. Don't you need to prepare anything else?"

Feng Wuyou said: "Mother, His Highness has never asked for much. A bowl of longevity noodles cooked by IN himself can make him happy for a long, long time."

The queen was stunned for a long time after hearing this, so much so that even after Feng Wuyou left, she was still immersed in that sentence.

When Xiao Jinyu arrived, Xiao Jinyan was very busy.

"Brother Prince, it's almost time for lunch. Why are you still busy?" Xiao Jinyu came to the desk.

"We'll go have dinner after we finish these. Do you have something to do?" Xiao Jinyan asked without raising his head.

Xiao Jinyu chuckled twice, "My mother has promised me that Concubine Han will be my principal wife. From now on, I will have only one wife, just like my brother the Crown Prince."

Xiao Jinyan said: "Congratulations, you got what you wanted."

Xiao Jinyu added: "I plan to move out with Ayan. There are too many rules in the palace. It's more free outside."

Xiao Jinyan looked up at his younger brother, sighing that time passed so quickly and his younger brother had already reached the age of twenty.

"Speaking of which, this year I will be a young adult, so it's better for me to move out. I'm already an adult."

Xiao Jinyu stared at the prince for a long time and called out, "Brother Prince."

Xiao Jinyan asked: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Jinyu said very emotionally, "Because of my brother the Crown Prince, I have been able to live without worries for twenty years. If it weren't for my brother the Crown Prince, I would have to bear too many responsibilities, and I wouldn't be so carefree."

Xiao Jinyan looked at his brother in confusion, "What happened today? Why are you suddenly saying these things?"

Xiao Jinyu continued to be sentimental, "I am very lucky to have the prince brother. The prince brother is my idol, and no one else can replace the prince brother."

"Brother Prince, please be busy later. It's lunch time. Let's go to Hehuan Palace for lunch. Ayan has recovered well. He hasn't eaten the meals in Hehuan Palace for a long time. He misses it very much." Xiao Jinyu said with a smile.

Xiao Jinyan: “·····” After saying so much, it turns out you just want to eat for free.

At night, during rest time.

Feng Wuyou took the initiative to put his arms around Xiao Jinyan's neck, which made Xiao Jinyan feel a little flattered.

These days, Xiaojiu wouldn't let him touch her.

"Xiaojiu, is there anything happy today?"

"Yeah, I'm very happy." Feng Wuyou simply sat on him and looked at the man in front of her with the help of the night pearl on her head.

She suddenly thought of Xiao Jinyan when he was eight years old. He was cute, handsome, and silent. She remembered him for a long time.

Seeing that she was just staring at him and smiling without saying anything, Xiao Jinyan pinched her little face. "What are you laughing at?"

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Feng Wuyou smiled and said: "I'm thinking about how you looked when you were a child, with a cold face, looking at me silently."

Xiao Jinyan also laughed, "I was afraid you were just trying to tease me."

Feng Wuyou couldn't help laughing, "I thought you didn't like playing with me."

"So, you secretly came to my bedside at night to bring me food, and then pretended to sleepwalk? And you pretended not to know the next day?"

"This way, you won't refuse." Feng Wuyou said confidently.

Xiao Jinyan held her in his arms, "Xiaojiu, I'm happy too."

Feng Wuyou yawned, "It's getting late, you should go to bed early."

As soon as Feng Wuyou went down, Xiao Jinyan grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. "You are so happy today, shouldn't we celebrate?"

Feng Wuyou became more energetic, "Want to drink and have a midnight snack?"

Xiao Jinyan raised his lips and said, "Eat you."

Feng Wuyou: “······” She should have known Xiao Jinyan’s routine long ago. On his birthday, Xiao Jinyan prepared a birthday gift for his brother and planned to give it to him at the birthday party in the evening.

Every year, the Queen Mother prepares a birthday party for my younger brother, so he knew it without asking.

When it was time to light the lamps, Xiao Jinyan put down the official business in his hands, told Liu Xi to take the birthday gift, and then returned to the Hehuan Palace.

Xiao Jinyan strode in, saw Feng Wuyou on the couch and said, "Xiaojiu, today is Yuer's birthday, let's go to the birthday banquet."

"Okay." Feng Wuyou loves banquets the most, except for Prince Yu's birthday banquet every year, which she doesn't like.

Because every year when she accompanied Xiao Jinyu to attend the event, Xiao Jinyan would find an excuse to leave after sitting for less than five minutes.

Now that her husband is gone, of course she, as his wife, has to stay with him.

Not only do I have to accompany him, but I also have to prepare longevity noodles for him. Watching him finish the noodles without leaving any soup makes me very happy and joyful.

When the two arrived at the palace where birthday celebrations were held in previous years, they found it so quiet inside that the only sound they could hear was the whistling wind outside.

Feng Wuyou looked at the empty palace, confused. Where was the birthday party?

She tugged at Xiao Jinyan's sleeve and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what's going on?"

Xiao Jinyan didn't know either, "Did they change places?"

He ordered: "Liu Xi, go ask."

"Yes." Liu Xi responded and left quickly.

When he came back, he was out of breath and said, "Your Highness, I just learned from asking that the Queen did not hold a birthday banquet for Prince Yu this year."

"How could that be? Queen Mother holds a birthday banquet for Prince Yu every year. There's no reason not to hold one this year. Could something have happened?"

Xiao Jinyan thought for a while, then strode towards Qiancheng Hall.

Feng Wuyou followed behind slowly.

When I arrived at Qiancheng Hall, before I even walked in, I heard voices talking inside.

"Ayan, today is my birthday, let's make a baby today, right?"

"Have your meal first."

"Ayan, are you scared?"

"What am I afraid of?"

"You're afraid of having children."

“…”

Xiao Jinyan and Feng Wuyou, who were standing at the door, looked at each other, nodded in tacit understanding, then turned around and walked out in unison.

Before leaving, Xiao Jinyan instructed: "Liu Xi, give the birthday gift to Prince Yu and tell him that I have been here."

Liu Xi replied: "I understand."

After Xiao Jinyan and Feng Wuyou walked away, Liu Xi sighed. Prince Yu and Princess Wang were so affectionate inside, how could he go in and disturb them? But if he didn't go in now, after dinner, they would probably be pregnant, so he couldn't disturb them.

For the first time, Liu Xi wondered how it could be so difficult to give a birthday gift. In the end, Liu Xi had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask someone to pass the message.

When Xiao Jinyu saw Liu Xi, she asked, "Where are the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess?"

Liu Xi smiled and said, "Just after leaving, His Highness asked me to deliver a birthday gift to Prince Yu."

Xiao Jinyu said with some regret: "Why don't you come in and have a drink before leaving, Prince?"

Liu Xi smiled, "..." His Highness doesn't want to disturb you and the princess, you and I are in love, let's make a baby~

After Liu Xi delivered the birthday gift, he immediately left, fearing that he would disturb the love between Prince Yu and Princess Wang.

After Xiao Jinyan and Feng Wuyou returned to the East Palace, Xiao Jinyan went to the study.

The lights in the study are on.

Xiao Jinyan sat at his desk, reviewing memorials, but in his heart he was actually waiting for Xiaojiu to cook longevity noodles for him.

It has been like this for the past few years and no one mentions it, but in the evening, the longevity noodles will be served on time.

Just then, the study door was pushed open from the outside.

When Xiao Jinyan heard the noise, he knew that it was Xiaojiu who brought the longevity noodles. He sat on the chair calmly.

The door was opened and then closed after a while.

As the footsteps got closer, the aroma of egg noodle soup wafted over.

Xiao Jinyan did not eat dinner. He was just waiting for the longevity noodles. Now, when he smelled the fragrance, his hunger became more obvious.

Good night spicy!

(End of this chapter)