The drizzle continued for the entire night.

After the emperor issued the edict of repentance, his illness became even worse.

Crown Prince Gu Nanjin was busy cleaning up the mess for the emperor and handling state affairs. He immediately ordered an imperial envoy to go to the northwest with an imperial edict to commend Qin Yao, let him inherit the title of King of Nanyang, and officially place Bingzhou Guard under the jurisdiction of Nanyang Palace.

In addition, the imperial edict to Gu Jue was also sent to Prince Chen's Mansion.

The imperial edict stated that as long as the Northern Army could capture the Dingling Kingdom, the Dingling Kingdom would be made Gu Jue's fiefdom.

At the end, the imperial edict also mentioned that the prince had fought for the country for many years, had made great contributions, and should be honored and retired, and did not need to go to his fiefdom.

The implication is that Gu Jue must stay in the capital and must not go to his fiefdom.

After Chu Qianchen finished reading the imperial edict, he casually threw the bright yellow brocade edict with auspicious cloud patterns onto the Arhat bed.

Amber used to treat the first imperial edict she received as if it were a god, but now she is used to it and thinks that the imperial edict is just an official document.

As for the little black cat, when it saw Chu Qianchen throwing it, its eyes lit up. It thought she was playing with it, so it jumped towards the imperial edict and caught it in its claws.

Huh?!

The little black cat thought the patterns on the imperial edict felt nice to the touch, so he started to sharpen his claws with them enthusiastically. "Scratching, scrabbling," and in a few strokes, the imperial edict was already furred.

"Yueying, can I give this to you to play with?" Chu Qianchen smiled cheerfully.

Of course, she also knew that the emperor would not let the prince go so easily and would definitely hold something back.

This is as it should be.

"Meow!" The little black cat responded by continuing to scratch the imperial edict with its claws to express its joy.

"Our Moon Shadow is so good!"

Chu Qianchen touched its back, smiling brightly, and the smile couldn't stop overflowing from his eyes, filled with contentment, joy and understanding.

Some things cannot be done just because the emperor is unwilling.

She tilted her little face, looking apparently delicate, yet inexplicably making people feel cold. Aunt Cai next to her looked at the imperial edict that had become a cat toy, and silently shed tears of sympathy for the emperor.

Madam Cai continued to report the affairs of the palace: "Princess, the Zhuxiufang sent the last set of autumn clothes today. They will start making winter clothes in the next two days."

While listening, Chu Qianchen picked up a half-finished embroidery from the embroidery basket.

Hearing Madam Cai talking about winter clothes, Chu Qianchen remembered something and ordered, "Madam Cai, tell Steward Sui to stock up more charcoal this winter."

She remembered that this winter would be very cold and a long one.

In her previous life, she was driven out of the Marquis' Mansion in the winter of this year, and her mother also died in the winter of this year.

Even though it had been more than ten years, when she recalled it now, she still remembered it vividly.

Chu Qianchen's eyes darkened slightly, and she continued to embroider.

Because she was holding the unfinished robe in her hand, others just thought she was thinking about Gu Jue.

Cai Ma sighed in her heart and scolded the emperor: The young couple is newlywed, but the prince has to go on a long journey. The emperor is really hurting them! The princess is really not simple. Even when the prince is not around, she didn't panic.

Externally, he could keep the emperor under control; internally, he was also able to handle the internal affairs of the palace without any hassle.

The princess learns everything very quickly. For example, when the prince first left, she was still ignorant about the household affairs in the palace, but now she has become quite capable.

Nanny Cai looked at Chu Qianchen with a gentle smile, and after reporting on some seasonal vegetables, fruits and mountain products that the manor had recently sent, she took her leave.

Chu Qianchen sewed the cuffs slowly and methodically.

She sewed slowly and her stitches were even.

The gown in her hand was almost finished. She was unfamiliar with it at first, but in the past few days, she had become much more skilled and had also recovered a lot of her skills from her previous life.

The most obvious thing is that her fingers have not been pricked by an embroidery needle today.

Chu Qianchen felt that he had made a lot of progress, but Amber was nervous, always afraid that Chu Qianchen would prick her again, so she said inconspicuously: "Princess, I think this dress will be finished in two days."

What Amber meant was that since the prince hadn't come back yet, the princess could go a little slower.

Chu Qianchen shook his head, "I'm so slow, two days will definitely not be enough."

However, although she is slow, slow work produces fine work. She will definitely be able to finish it before the prince returns!

amber:"……"

"The prince said that the early bird catches the worm, so I have to hurry." Chu Qianchen said seriously.

Amber felt that this world was simply a fantasy. The princess was such a smart person, but the prince still called her a "stupid bird"? Chu Qianchen said "hmm" sweetly.

In fact, this is what the prince said to her in his previous life.

At that time, she was cheered up by the prince's words. Except for sleeping time, she studied every day, learning all kinds of knowledge eagerly.

These hardships later became warm memories.

Chu Qianchen smiled with curved lips, her brows and eyes were gentle, like a goddess.

Amber stared at her blankly for a while, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.

Wait, could "stupid bird" be a love talk between the prince and the princess?

Amber felt that she had come to the truth. At this time, Chu Qianchen cut the thread, looked up at her and asked, "What do you think should be embroidered on the hem of the dress? What's popular in Beijing these days?"

Amber quickly helped Chu Qianchen thread the needle and said, "Baoxiang flower, peacock pattern, crane flying through the cloud pattern..."

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As she spoke, she motioned to the maid to fetch some patterns. "Princess, look, these were given to me by Zhuxiufang not long ago. They say they are popular patterns in the south of Jiangnan."

The proprietress of Zhu Embroidery House gave flowers to Amber and the others naturally with the intention of trying to please them. These flowers are a token of her thoughts and are not valuable, so they cannot be considered bribes. They can be used to establish good relationships.

Chu Qianchen looked at it with great interest.

The patterns of Zhu Xiufang are really good. The designs are novel, unique, bright and gorgeous. For example, the twined branch pattern and the fish pattern complement each other, and the whole pattern has its own unique style.

Chu Qianchen looked at it for a while and shook his head, "Too beautiful."

Not suitable for a prince.

The prince prefers plain and low-key colors and patterns.

"I'd better draw it myself." Chu Qianchen said to himself, "What should I draw? Cloud patterns, moon patterns..."

The little black cat who was sharpening its claws attentively stopped, meowed, then stretched its body, raised its butt, stretched gracefully and lazily, with its black tail also raised high.

Chu Qianchen stroked the cat's tail. The cat cried out unhappily, as it didn't like people touching the tip of its tail.

At this time, Jiang Yuan came in through the curtain with an expressionless face.

Jiang Yuan usually has this dead expression on his face, and Amber is used to it. But from his slightly quick pace, she can tell that he has something to say.

really--

"Princess, Marquis Yongding died in the prison to prove his integrity, but he hit his head against the wall," Jiang Yuan reported.

There was no special expression on her face, but she was still a little worried in her heart. After all, no matter how smart or calm a person is, they are always easily disturbed by emotions when it comes to issues concerning their loved ones.

Chu Qianchen brought the little black cat over, stroked its fur, and said casually, "Is he not dead?"

She used a question mark, but her expression and tone were very firm, knowing that Chu Lingxiao was definitely not dead.

Having lived two lives, Chu Qianchen still believed that Chu Lingxiao would not dare to die.

In his heart, how could the title be as important as his life? He was probably just pretending.

Or, to show the emperor that he had no ulterior motives?

Unfortunately, Chu Lingxiao’s wishful thinking was going to fail.

He was not very knowledgeable about state affairs, and thought that he could just follow the example of his predecessors and put on such a show to let the emperor know his loyalty. However, he did not know that this would end up being a case of drawing a tiger but end up drawing a dog.

To the emperor, it doesn’t matter whether Chu Lingxiao is loyal or not.

His existence is just a pawn.

The outcome of the chess piece depends entirely on the owner's intention.

Chu Qianchen's face was calm, his eyes were bright, and there was no trace of emotion in his eyes.

If she still had a little bit of father-daughter affection for Chu Lingxiao in her previous life, after experiencing all that happened in this life, it is no longer there at all.

The little black cat was quickly coaxed into submission by Chu Qianchen, and it began to purr.

Jiang Yuan also looked at the little black cat and replied carefully: "It's not dead yet."

(End of this chapter)