Xie Zhou returned in the evening.
Di Baose and Guo Bing ate together at Jixianting.
The flowerbeds were in full bloom after the rain.
The sunset in spring has a different feel from that in autumn.
The birds in the sky seem to be flying off somewhere. Maybe they're flying home tonight?
Everyone needs a home, and Donggong is everyone's home.
Therefore, the Crown Prince was busy outside, taking charge of external affairs, while the Crown Princess, Consorts, and other concubines took charge of internal affairs, working together to safeguard the family.
When everyone is of one mind, nothing will go wrong.
Huan Yue ate the vegetables he grew himself, the chickens he raised, and the salted duck eggs and steamed tofu.
Xie Zhou offered her fish cake, which was quite delicious.
Huan Yue ate, giving him an appreciative look. "What's good about the palace?" he asked. "The food is good, and the clothes are good."
Xie Zhou was extremely comfortable. As long as his wife was happy, he could keep her there.
It's not that she's going anywhere, but that her heart isn't in it. Isn't this gradually pulling her heart down from the clouds?
Di Baose snorted, "So much trouble just to have a meal."
Xie Zhou glanced at her. "A pig? What would you like to eat?"
Anyway, Di Baose isn't jealous. Since His Highness is indifferent to her, she might as well be at ease.
Guo Bing didn't react. She ate with relish. It was obvious that the food in the palace was better than that in the Guo family.
Di Baose asked, "What are the special features of Xiya right now?"
Guo Bing said, "Xiya is located at a relatively high altitude, and the snow has just melted, so there isn't much to eat yet. But there are some good things to eat."
Di Baose longed for something that His Highness had never tasted before.
Xie Zhou remained silent, too lazy to argue with Di Baose.
Di Baose said smugly, "There are so many good things in the world. When Princess Yongmu comes back, she will eat and see more than we have."
Xie Zhou is destined to become the Great Emperor!
"Great" is also a posthumous title, signifying something stronger and greater than that of an ordinary emperor! It means offering up all the best things in the world!
Huan Yue finished eating. He thought it wasn't bad that Di Baose could provoke a great emperor.
The palace maids brought over fruit; there was quite a lot of fruit available at this time. The emperor would always share some with the Qing'e Palace.
Di Baose was just eating here for free. The portion we gave her we'd eat at home.
The eunuch came over; the investigation into Wei Huan's matter was almost complete.
Di Baose's spirit! I really can't stand the Yuan family.
The eunuch earnestly reported, "Wei Huan is an uneducated and incompetent man. He doesn't come to Sheng'an to cause trouble; he just wanders around the countryside and has bullied more than ten or eight women. This Sui Nu is a bit special; she grows flowers quite well. Wei Huan probably took a liking to her skills, so he kept pestering her. Sui Nu's family saw that they had no other choice but to quickly marry her off."
Huan Yue nodded.
Having a skill doesn't guarantee you can keep it.
Just like a vegetable that has been infested with worms.
Sui Nu, being a woman, was at a great disadvantage. Wei Huan was even using the Han family's name.
The eunuch explained clearly: "Sui Nu has brothers, so they wanted her to earn more money at home. Wei Huan's so-called betrothal gifts weren't wrong. Her family didn't dare to return them. The Hua family wasn't aware of this matter. Therefore, Sui Nu's family was at fault, and Wei Huan's forced marriage wasn't right either. Sui Nu and the Hua family are serious."
Di Baose asked, "Sui Nu doesn't know?"
The eunuch said, "Wei Huan casually took a few things and added twenty taels of silver. Sui Nu then gave him two pots of flowers."
Di Baose laughed loudly: "So this is what Wei Huan meant when he said he offered his betrothal gifts and that Sui Nu sent them?"
The eunuch nodded, that was basically it. And added, "The money is delivered to her father; even the best flower that Sui Nu raises costs several taels of silver per pot."
Guo Bing coldly replied, "They didn't even hire a matchmaker, so what kind of betrothal gift is this?"
The eunuch said, "The Wei family is in a hurry to complete the task and is even pressuring Sui Nu's family."
Xie Zhou snorted coldly.
If it weren't for this fortunate coincidence, the whole family would probably have been ruined.
How could the Hua family swallow this insult after Wei Huan treated their bride like this? The outcome is uncertain.
There's no need for Xie Zhou to take charge anymore; even if the Emperor doesn't care, the Duke of Zheng will.
The eunuch came to report: "Han Hui has returned to the Han family and knelt in the ancestral hall. Yuan has copied 'Rules for Women' and 'Admonitions for Women' a thousand times."
Di Baose quickly said, "I'll copy it too."
Huan Yue clutched his chest.
Guo Bing said, "I'll copy it."
Let's give the Han family some face. Anyway, copying a little won't hurt.
Xie Zhou wasn't too happy about it, but it wasn't a big deal. However, Han Yingying was a problem.
Huan Yue asked, "What exactly does Han Yingying want?"
Di Baose exclaimed, "They must have seen no chance with my second brother, so they've set their sights on my cousin! What a brilliant idea!"
Xie Zhou glared at her.
Di Baose shouted, "Copy 'Rules for Women'!"
The palace maids remained silent; since the rules for women were to be copied anyway, they continued doing what they were supposed to do.
Everyone cleaned up the Jixian Pavilion before it got dark.
Di Baose said to the Empress, "It would be best to resolve the issue with Han Yingying."
Huan Yue asked, "Can you solve it?"
It's unsolvable. It's not her problem to solve. Di Baose got up and went back to her own room.
Guo Bing left too. She thought to herself that Han Yingying wasn't unable to get married, but rather that Han Yingying didn't find anyone suitable.
Anyone with lower standards could get married. Besides, whether things go well or not is up to them to decide.
Guo Bing thought Han Yingying didn't seem like the type to settle down.
So the Empress Dowager didn't insist? If it were really that good, she should have known that the Empress Dowager favored the legitimate Crown Prince, and then she would have been more devoted to him.
If a woman cannot be single-minded, it is probably because of what Yuan taught her.
How Lady Yuan should educate her daughter is hard for others to say. At least, neither the Empress Dowager nor the Duke of Zheng could say.
An old servant revealed a secret: "The Yuan family has feelings for the King of Wu."
Huan Yue suddenly realized!
This is not surprising.
The King of Wu is still a charming middle-aged man, so it's perfectly normal for him to attract countless young women.
Therefore, Lady Yuan saw that the King of Wu had failed, but Consort Fu had never become Empress.
Now that Lady Dong has become Empress, she can't understand it anymore?
Nobody has ever understood this.
The problem is that Ms. Yuan is too ambitious.
Huan Yue was not ambitious.
Xie Zhou held his wife in his arms; having her in his heart was enough.
Huan Yue chuckled, "That's impossible. My heart is only meant for myself."
Xie Zhou absolutely had to be included. After all, spring is so romantic.
Di Baose went to Shicui Palace again and saw Princess Yongmu there.
Di Baose was a little curious: why didn't Princess Yongmu marry Shen Yanzong before leaving? Wouldn't that have been more convenient?
Princess Yongmu glanced at her.
Alright! Di Baose knew that the princess hadn't decided yet. It was Huan Yue's suggestion, and the princess hadn't objected.
Shen Yanzong is not young, but he is a good person. Anyone who can pass the provincial examination with top honors must be a talented scholar.
As for those oddballs in the Shen family, they can't cause any trouble.
Shen Yanzong is also taking a gamble on this trip. He's following Prince Zheng again, and he might return with great merit and earn a sum of money.
The sage would certainly not steal the silver from King Zheng and the princess.
If Han Oumo can earn millions of taels, and even if Prince Zheng earns hundreds of thousands of taels, everyone can share the profits equally.
Princess Yongmu didn't refuse the money either, and Princess Changning was always looking for ways to earn money.
Di Baose couldn't spare the time; she was busy every day.
She was busy again with the two princes' 100-day celebrations.
Princess Yongmu smiled gently; Baose was indeed capable.
Although she received help from others, her abilities should not be underestimated.
It's like meeting a stupid person who insists on doing things differently than you can tell them to do things this way. They're hopeless.
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