"Third Prince, why are you here?" Yao Niang was slightly out of breath, but she looked at Gao Xuance with bright eyes. But seeing that his face was so red, she wondered if he caught a cold or was drunk, and she felt a little worried.

Gao Xuance saw her caring face and cursed himself in his heart for being such a despicable person. Yao Niang was still a young girl and she didn't know anything.

Therefore, he said seriously: "I just drank some wine and came here to get rid of the alcohol. I didn't expect to run into you."

"So that's how it is. I'm just playing here with my nephew Heng'er." To be honest, she didn't know Gao Xuance very well, so the two of them chatted for a few words and then couldn't continue.

But Gao Xuance was a very knowledgeable person. He always had an idea in the blink of an eye. Seeing Yao Niang playing with Heng Ge'er, he couldn't help but say, "It's rare. If Zhenyang could sit still for an hour like you, Mother would be very happy. Did you do all this?"

He was referring to the grasshoppers and dragonflies on the stone table, as well as the small woven flower basket.

Yao Niang smiled and said, "They are just some small things. I occasionally made them with the princess when I was in the palace. The princess is very generous and magnanimous. I think it's the best thing to do."

"I know you two are as close as sisters, and you will be her sister-in-law in the future, so there is no need to protect her now." Gao Xuance said meaningfully.

Although they were an engaged couple, they had never overstepped the boundaries and were always polite in their words. Who would have known that he would directly say something like "sister-in-law"? It was as if they were a family and she hadn't even married yet.

She said shyly, "What sister-in-law? I don't understand."

Gao Xuance said "Oh", put his hands behind his back and said sadly: "If you don't become her sister-in-law, her brother will be alone." After he said that, he turned around and looked at her with a lonely look on his face.

Yao Niang had never tasted love in her previous life. Now she saw such a handsome man was hurting for her. Her heart was beating fast. Gao Xuance looked at her expression and secretly hated Lin Weinan in his previous life. If it weren't for him, how could Yao Niang, who was so good, become like that? What kind of devil is the Lin family? Not only did they frame Yao Niang, but they also changed her into a different person.

But no matter how she changed, she was still a very good mother. Chengyun and Chengze were taught very well by her. Even her impostor husband was able to gain honor and glory, and was even posthumously honored after his "death".

Perhaps everything is forced by life. Thinking of this, Gao Xuance looked at her with a bit of tenderness in his eyes.

"Mother Yao, I..."

Seeing him like this, Yao Niang was about to say something, but she saw Gao Heng's impatient look. He was afraid that someone would snatch his fifth aunt away. Seeing that the two had been talking for a while and were not ready to end, he ran over, took Yao Niang's hand and said, "Fifth aunt, let's go play over there and let this big brother play here by himself."

The child was young and could not easily leave the house, so naturally he did not know the identity of the Prince of Chen. Yao Niang was afraid that Gao Xuance would dislike Heng Ge'er in the future, so she quickly said, "The Third Prince, he is still young and does not know these things." After that, she introduced him to Gao Heng, "Heng Ge'er, this is the Third Prince."

Gao Heng was born into a royal family, and was no ordinary naughty boy. He had heard his grandparents mention him before. He had not expected that the person in front of him was the third prince, so he quickly bowed and saluted.

Gao Xuance didn't like the clear distinction between Yao Niang and him. He never liked children, but now he put on a smile and said to Gao Heng, "No need to be polite. You can take Heng to play there."

Ah? Yao Niang thought she was just going to meet Gao Xuance and exchange a few words, but how could she know that Gao Xuance still wanted to talk to her?

Even though Gao Heng was unwilling to leave Yao Niang, the servants around him were all shrewd and took him away immediately. Yao Niang complained to her nephew in her heart.

She looked at the strong man in front of her, thinking about his premature death in his previous life, and couldn't help but muster up the courage to look at him. Gao Xuance saw that she was looking at him blankly, as if she had something to say, so he looked back as well.

"You have countless servants serving you in the palace. I shouldn't have said this, but ever since my third sister passed away, I've been worried. You must take care of your health." There wasn't a hint of charm in her words, rather they sounded a little pleading.

Gao Xuance was shocked when he heard this. If she was really reborn, why did she still marry him even though she knew she might die young? Either she was very talented and brave, just like when she was the wet nurse of the Zhou prince, or she just loved him too much.

His situation is different from that of the Crown Prince of Zhou. The Crown Prince of Zhou is the most promising person in the Zhou Palace. Even if he is alive, he was not the one who sat firmly on the throne in his previous life.

Then there is only one conclusion, that is, she likes him too much.

If a person marries you even though he knows you might die early, then why doesn't that mean he truly loves you?

Gao Xuance has always been a reserved person, rarely showing his true emotions in front of others, but now he couldn't help but hold her hand and said, "Sister Yao, I will definitely not let you down, and I will take good care of myself."

Seeing that he had listened to her, Yao Niang forgot to pull her hand away for a moment. When she pulled it out again, Gao Xuance looked reluctant, just like Heng Ge'er just now. But Yao Niang knew that the time had come and she couldn't stay here any longer. After all, he was young and full of vigor. If he fell in love with her, she wouldn't be able to marry him and it would be bad if someone else got the upper hand.

So, she took off the sachet from her waist and handed it to him, saying, "This is Xiao Sihe incense. It usually smells bad in crowded places. Put it under your nose and smell it. Although it is not as mellow and lingering as agarwood and dragon musk, it is refreshing and sweet. If you don't mind, then..."

"How could I reject it? I'm so happy that I don't even have time to express my joy." Gao Xuance took it and quickly put it in his sleeve for fear that others might see it.

When Yao Niang saw that he accepted it, she smiled and wanted to leave, but Gao Xuance looked aggrieved: "Are you leaving now?"

The tone made it seem as if Yao Niang was a traitor. Yao Niang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly said, "My mother and sister are over there. I have to go find them. You should go back soon too."

She actually turned around and left, and Gao Xuance kept watching her back as she left. Not far away, he saw Lin Weinan and Shen Liang. He snorted coldly. He heard that these two people had been collecting beauties recently. What a bunch of perverts.

But when Yao Niang came back, she heard that Gao Heng was called away by Princess Fenyang, and she couldn't help feeling a little guilty. She was clearly accompanying Gao Heng out to play, how could she know that she met her fiancé.

Luo Shilan didn't care and said, "Fifth sister, you don't have to go out to eat later. Just go to the side room next to me. I'll have someone set up a table for you and Sixth sister."

"Yeah." Yao Niang felt somewhat emotional.

Before, she had a good relationship with Shi Yu, but in the future, her relationship with Luo Shi Lan might be better. The reason was that they both married into royal families, but Shi Yu's circle was different from theirs.

Today's events might have been arranged by Luo Shilan and his wife, otherwise, how could Gao Xuance have ended up in that hidden pavilion?

However, it is said that after returning to the palace from Fenyang Palace, Gao Xuance went to pay his respects to Concubine Hong first. The mother and son had no overnight grudge and had reconciled long ago.

Concubine Hong has always been very attentive to her son's attire. When he came closer today, she discovered that the sachet he wore around his waist did not seem to be made in the palace.

"This is..."

"This is Xiao Sihe incense. It smells good, so my son wears it."

Last time, I had a conflict with Concubine Hong because I didn't want the servants in the room, which made Concubine Hong have opinions about Sister Yao. If I bring this up again, I'm afraid my mother will definitely be unhappy.

What a mistake. I shouldn't have worn it.

Concubine Hong was very familiar with Yao Niang's craftsmanship because she had asked her to embroider scriptures for her. The color of this sachet was a very elegant aqua blue with two clusters of tassels hanging on it. Two tiny plum blossom patterns were embroidered on the purse with gold thread, which served as the finishing touch. If this was not Yao Niang's, then whose was it?

"This was made by Yao Niang, right?"

Gao Xuance saw that Concubine Hong Gui recognized him, so he took the initiative to say, "I was drunk and had a headache, and she saw me. She said that smelling this fragrance would make me feel better, and then she asked me to return it to her. I didn't want to return it, so I took it back."

Concubine Hong was also at a loss for words: "You."

"Then mother, please don't blame me. It's my fault that Chen Jiu from Prince Fenyang's Palace gets drunk so easily." Gao Xuance said coquettishly.

Concubine Hong also had no way to deal with her son, but she no longer had any opinion about Yao Niang.

As autumn turned to winter, Xu Qingrong finally married into the palace and became the principal wife of the second prince, King Zhou. This was the same as her previous life, with no changes. Xu Qingrong's family had seven successful candidates, and people only heard that her family was rich, but now they knew that they were really rich.

When she got married, she had a dowry of 220 kilograms. If there were no restrictions in the palace, the number of people who could be included in the dowry would have been countless.

Even Yu was stunned. They prepared a dowry of 120 loads for Yao Niang, which was already more than the 64 loads they had prepared before. And it was because she was marrying into the royal family that they prepared so much.

It's not that the Luo family has no money, but that Luo Zhizheng set the rules himself. In recent years, he has bought more sacrificial land to provide for the poor students in the clan to study. For those who cannot afford the betrothal gifts and dowries, the family will arrange it personally.

Because Yao Niang's dowry was also prepared according to Wang Yuanshuang's dowry of 120 pounds, she had no idea that the Xu family's dowry was so much.

As the daughter-in-law of Concubine Hong, if Yao Niang had too little dowry, wouldn't she be looked down upon?

"Mom, don't worry. We have opera and wine at home today. Didn't you say that you invited the most famous opera troupe in Beijing to come to Fengban? We can just go and watch the show. This is the first time that Fengban has performed in Beijing, and it's because dad has so much reputation that he invited them here." Yao Niang herself didn't care.

Yu knew that her daughter was sensible, so the mother and daughter went to the garden together to listen to opera.

The play they listened to today was "The Palace of Eternal Life". Originally the stage was well built and everything else was fine, but when the performance of "Yang Guifei" came on, Yu looked at Yao Niang in surprise, because the "Yang Guifei" on the stage looked somewhat like her own daughter.