Chapter 4 The Crown Prince Arrives In

the inner chamber of Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Jiang had gloomy faces. The eunuchs and palace maids had been sent away.

Concubine Jiang held the handkerchief with both hands and gritted her teeth: "That bastard Xiao Ruoyu is really hard to kill! With such a careful plan, he can actually escape death!"

The Empress Dowager frowned: "There is still a long way to go, let's wait and see."

Concubine Jiang suddenly looked at the Empress Dowager with resentment in her eyes: "Aunt, I said, just poison that bastard, just kill him with a bowl of poison. As long as we get rid of the evidence, who will find out? Now? Why go to such lengths and do something on the way?"

The Queen Mother sighed deeply, with an expression of regret: "You fool! The Queen died of poisoning in the palace, do you think it is easy to cover up the past? Don't act rashly, we should think about this matter in the long run."

In Kunning Palace, the table was piled with large and small brocade boxes, which were filled with birth gifts given to Xia Miaoyuan by the emperor and concubines.

The Queen looked through the gifts one by one with interest, and from time to time she took the gifts to Miaoyuan to show them.

[Show me, show me, I want to get up and see!]

Xia Miaoyuan shouted desperately, waving her two little arms, but except for the Queen, the palace maids and eunuchs only heard the baby's babbling voice.

The queen looked at Miaoyuan's anxious face lovingly and picked her up: "Come, Miaoer, come and see your gift."

[Wow! I want to wear that one, the gold bracelet that the emperor father gave me, it's so beautiful with its golden glitter!]

The queen handed a pair of gold baby bracelets engraved with exquisite patterns to Xia Miaoyuan: "Miaoer, come and see, this is specially made by your father and it is inlaid with gems. Do you like it?"

[Wow! Mother understands me! I love mother the most! I want to wear this, I want to wear it. Isn't this the big gold bracelet of my dream? Tsk tsk tsk...]

Xia Miaoyuan recalled that she worked hard for many years in her previous life, but in the end she couldn't afford to buy a piece of jewelry, and her desire for the gold bracelet became stronger.

She stretched out her two white, chubby little hands and grabbed the two gold bracelets in her hands at lightning speed.

The queen couldn't help laughing when she saw this.

Sang Qi, Ying Xue, the wet nurse and the maids in the room also covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

The chief eunuch of Kunning Palace, Xiao Luzi, smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the little princess likes these bracelets very much, why not let her wear them."

[Eunuch Lu, you are really discerning! This princess will reward you in the future.] Xia Miaoyuan was secretly happy.

The queen pinched the gold bracelet and tried to pull it out of Miaoyuan's hand, muttering: "Although this bracelet is beautiful, Miao'er is still too young. Wouldn't it be heavy for her to wear it?"

But Xia Miaoyuan's two little hands held the ground tightly. The queen tried several times but couldn't pull it open. She smiled and said: "Forget it, since you like it so much, I'll put it on you."

Yingxue hurried forward and carefully put the pair of gold bracelets on Xia Miaoyuan's hands.

[Wow! It's so beautiful with golden glitter!]

Xia Miaoyuan was cheering in her heart, waving her two little hands, and staring at the gold bracelets on her hands with a pair of black and crystal eyes, as if admiring them.

The queen's mouth curled up wildly. If it weren't for the constraints of her status, she really wanted to laugh out loud at this moment.

She handed Xia Miaoyuan to Yingxue to hold, and picked up a tiger-head hat from the pile of gifts and examined it.

The tiger-head hat was made of brocade, with colorful silk threads, gold and silver threads, and a lively little tiger embroidered on it, and it was decorated with pearls. The workmanship was very exquisite.

The queen couldn't help but put it on Xia Miaoyuan's round little head.

The cute tiger-head hat made Xia Miaoyuan's little face look as beautiful as a porcelain doll.

Yingxue couldn't help but praise: "Your Majesty, our little princess is so beautiful!"

Xiaoluzi raised his thumb: "Our princess is naturally beautiful. You can't find such a beautiful baby anywhere. These big black eyes are so bright!"

The wet nurses and maids in the room also echoed.

[Hehe, mother is the most beautiful queen in the world, and I am the most beautiful little princess in the world! When I grow up, this face that can conquer a whole country will surely charm a lot of people!]

Xia Miaoyuan was immersed in everyone's praise and couldn't extricate herself. The queen pretended to clear her throat and suppressed her laughter.

"The prince has arrived!"

A shrill eunuch's voice came into the inner hall.

The queen's eyes lit up.

The little eunuch ran in with a grin: "Your Majesty, our prince is back!"

[Ah, it's my eldest brother who is back!] Xia Miaoyuan's mind was immediately pulled back from her peerless beauty.

"The child pays respects to the mother!" A hearty male voice came into her ears.

Xia Miaoyuan stretched her neck hard, but she was still too young, and even if she used all her strength, she couldn't raise her head.

"It's our prince Chengwan who's back!" The queen's voice was trembling with joy. As she spoke, she helped the prince who was kneeling down to pay his respects stand up.

"Didn't you say you'd be back early next month?"

"When I heard the news that my mother had an accident, I immediately changed my schedule and rushed back!" Prince Xia Chengwan looked at the queen with concern.

"You were worried on the way, weren't you? Look, my mother is fine, it was just a false alarm. You're the prince, don't panic when things happen, and put the overall situation first. It's more important to travel and study with famous teachers."

When Xia Miaoyuan heard the word "travel and study", he suddenly remembered that in the book, when the queen was killed and fell off a cliff, the prince was traveling around the country with a few study companions.

Xia Chengwan is the first son of Emperor Mingxi Xia Zhengqi and the Empress. The year Xia Zhengqi ascended the throne, Xia Chengwan, who was only 7 years old, was naturally appointed as the crown prince.

From then on, Xia Chengwan lost the right to play at will. Several respected teachers taught him many subjects, including literature, history, governance, mathematics, geography, etc.

This study tour was, on the one hand, to visit the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, broaden his horizons, and see the world, and on the other hand, to visit several great scholars in seclusion and ask them for advice.

"No matter how important studying is, it is not as important as the safety of my mother." The prince held the queen's arm and said sweetly.

"Chengwan, come on, wash your hands first and come to see your sister." The queen looked at the prince lovingly and helplessly.

[Let me see the prince's pot, let me see! Xia Miaoyuan babbled in a baby voice.

Xia Chengwan threw the towel into the little eunuch's hand, walked over quickly, and looked at Xia Miaoyuan excitedly and nervously.

Xia Chengwan stared at Xia Miaoyuan's fair and white face with joy, and said with a smile: "Mother and sister are so blessed, sister must be a lucky star given to us by God!"

This was the first time Xia Miaoyuan met his big brother, and he was also very excited, staring at the prince with a pair of big eyes like black grapes.

[My big pot is worthy of being the prince of Xia. Wow, this look, this temperament. If he were in modern times, he would be a temperamental man!]

Huh? Who is talking? ! Xia Chengwan was suddenly startled. He heard a little baby voice, as if talking about him.