Chapter 177 Zhao Houyang's First Visit to the Palace
This time, Zhao Houjing nodded in agreement, agreeing very much with his second brother's idea.
Zhao Lingmeng thought she had taken care of the three brothers, so she began to stay at home in the mansion with peace of mind. She didn't forget to wave to the three people who were going to school. Anyway, she looked very relaxed.
As soon as the three Zhao Houjing brothers left, Zhao Lingmeng immediately instructed Qiuyue beside her, "Recently, everyone who has submitted a card has been rejected, saying that I am sick and need to rest."
"Your Highness, does it include the Wu'an Marquis Mansion?" It wasn't that Qiuyue had to ask this question, but she had just received a note from the Wu'an Marquis Mansion early this morning.
"Wu'an Marquis Mansion? Do you know what's going on?" The only people who could invite her under this name were her elder brother Zhao Anping and sister-in-law Jin. She thought about it and didn't know why her elder brother and sister-in-law wanted to invite her.
"Your Highness, I saw on the post that it says it's a flower-viewing banquet, but after asking around, I found out that most of the people who received the post were young men and women..." Qiuyue looked at His Highness cautiously. She didn't know what His Highness meant.
"Then let's go back! I don't have that intention for the time being!" Zhao Lingmeng rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly.
When Jin from the Wu'an Marquis's residence heard that her sister-in-law had turned her down, she breathed a sigh of relief. If her mother hadn't insisted on her marrying her sister-in-law to her good-for-nothing brother, she wouldn't have held this flower viewing banquet.
She said that her sister-in-law's conditions were enough to match anything she wanted, and her younger brother was just dreaming. She didn't want to offend her family, nor did she want to offend her sister-in-law. Now that her sister-in-law had actively refused, she had finally made peace with her family.
All I can say is that everyone has their own scale in their hearts, with distinctions based on closeness and distance, and overlapping interests. If Zhao Lingmeng knew that her sister-in-law held this flower viewing banquet not out of concern for her future, but to match her with the dandy son of the Jin family, she probably wouldn't care so much about the affairs of the Wu'an Marquisate in the future!
In the days that followed, Zhao Lingmeng began her reclusive life. She would sleep until she woke up naturally, then plant vegetables and flowers, feed the fish, make tea, and occasionally even cook some delicious dishes herself.
It wasn't that she didn't want to research something new, but the Nangan Kingdom's envoys hadn't left yet, and Man Yuanjing was still gathering information! That meant she couldn't act rashly. She had to maintain her reclusive persona so that she wouldn't be suspected of anything she did in the future.
Time flies when you have free time. A few months passed quickly, and the day came for Princess Huaishu's wedding. Zhao Lingmeng's day was different from the previous ones. Today she was going to the palace with her three children to watch the ceremony.
She wasn't thrilled about entering the palace anymore, and perhaps even a little reluctant! Every time she entered, she had to wear the attire of a princess. While it was beautiful and impressive, it was also incredibly heavy. And she had to deal with all the verbal battles within the palace. It was exhausting, both physically and mentally.
But for an occasion like this, as long as she could still get up, she would not miss it.
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming had been to the palace many times and were no longer as excited as they were at the beginning, so they just followed Zhao Lingmeng obediently.
Only Zhao Houyang was the most excited. He kept muttering along the way and asking quietly about everything he saw. By the time he asked his mother and the servants around him, they were almost getting impatient.
He trotted forward a few steps and walked beside Zhao Houming. He carefully pulled Zhao Houming's sleeve first. Seeing that his second brother had no reaction, but also had no intention of rejecting him, he reached out and pulled his second brother Zhao Houming's sleeve again.
Zhao Houming could only sigh, and then hold his brother's hand. He really didn't want to take Zhao Houyang with him, mainly because he had been dishonest along the way. He was afraid that Zhao Houyang would get into trouble and he wouldn't notice, which would cause trouble for his mother.
"Second brother, how long do we have to go?"
"It's almost time. We'll be at Anhe Hall soon. Mother said we'll be there to watch the ceremony today. You can't run around. The emperor hasn't ordered the meal to start, so you're not allowed to take food or talk..." Zhao Houming thought hard and added, "You're not allowed to ask questions later. Do you hear me?"
"What should I do if I have questions?" Zhao Houyang pretended to understand nothing. Not only did he speak in a childish manner, he also pretended to be cute and tilted his head to look at Zhao Houming.
When Zhao Houming heard his brother say this, he could only resign himself to his fate and replied, "Just remember this first. When we get back, ask Mom and me if you remember what your second brother said."
"I remember!" Zhao Houyang could only nod helplessly, thinking that his second brother was super cute.
Zhao Houming, looking at his adorable brother, couldn't help but hold Zhao Houyang's hand tightly, fearing that his brother would be separated by the crowd. He used his actions to prove what it meant to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
After seeing his second brother's actions, Zhao Houyang smiled very happily. He knew that his second brother was a good brother. Even at such a young age, he was very responsible.
If Zhao Houming could hear what Zhao Houyang was thinking, he would probably chase Zhao Houyang and beat him up. He was worried about him, but he also knew how to watch the fun.
But Zhao Houyang also knew what the occasion was today. Since entering the Qinzheng Hall, he stayed close to Zhao Houming the whole time. He knelt when Zhao Houming knelt, and saluted when Zhao Houming saluted. He was very well-behaved the whole time.
Zhao Houyang simply wanted to see the world, not cause trouble for Nyonya. So, he was so well-behaved throughout that it was almost uncharacteristic of him. But he had seen what he was supposed to see. He witnessed the Jing Kingdom and the Nangan Kingdom submitting a marriage agreement in the Anhe Hall, pledging to maintain peace, friendship, and mutual assistance for twenty years.
The Emperor of Nangan Kingdom also wrote a letter by hand, which roughly meant that he was worried that the Emperor of Jing Kingdom would not bear to see his beloved daughter marry far away, so he specially let the fifth prince stay in Jing Kingdom and Princess Huaishu to serve the emperor together.
Although the emperor smiled on the surface and said that the emperor of Nangan Kingdom was thoughtful, he was cursing the ancestors of the emperor of Nangan Kingdom in his heart.
Anyone with a bit of common sense in this hall knows what Nangan Kingdom is trying to do, and even pretends to be so noble. If Jing Kingdom really needs to recuperate, and if Huaishu, the daughter who only wants to be crowned the eldest princess, agrees, he really doesn't want the fifth prince of Nangan to wander around Yuanjing for a long time.
If he notices something, it will be really difficult to deal with.
Zhao Houyang also watched the entire process of the princess's wedding, attended the palace banquet, watched the dance, and witnessed the lively celebrations of the whole country. He also witnessed the ill intentions of some people, but he was still quite satisfied.
The meaning of satisfaction is that it's enough to have had it, and he won't come next time! It's too tiring, and his small body really can't bear it. If he wasn't different from other children, he doesn't know how many embarrassing things he would have done.
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