Zhao Xiaofei said at the door, "Princess! I've prepared some gifts and left them outside. Autumn is coming soon, and I bought some clothes and food. Please take care, Princess!"
"Thank you, my dear husband! You should take care of yourself too. It's getting cold, so put on some extra clothes!" Kunxing sat in her room, her eyes fixed on the door. She longed to chat with her beloved, to hear his voice, to discuss music, astronomy, and geography. But Empress Zhou had just punished her by not allowing her to leave Kunning Palace, and she didn't dare to overstep her bounds.
Zhao Xiaofei simply bowed without saying much, then left Yonghe Palace. Kunxing listened to the prince consort's retreating footsteps, feeling quite lost. She opened the wooden box, revealing her favorite candies and some unfamiliar clothing. It was actually just thermal underwear, with a fleece she had never seen before, and a piece of paper inside that explained when the clothing should be worn.
At this time, Zhu Cijiong came in and said, "Sister! I heard that the prince consort is here. Did he bring you some delicious food?"
After Zhu Cijiong entered the house, he didn't show any courtesy to his sister Kunxing. He started looking through the boxes for food. Kunxing frowned and said, "Leave some for your second sister."
"No! She doesn't want to play with me, so I won't leave it for her. I'll leave it for my sister! I just heard a little eunuch come and tell my mother that you should get married next month. Keep the wedding as simple as possible! That's what my father wants!" Zhu Cijiong said while eating.
"I got it! Leave some for your second sister, and you can take the rest! Otherwise, don't even think about eating any of it, your sister will eat it all!" Kunxing said.
Zhu Cijiong pouted and said, "Okay then!" Then he finally put down some snacks and started eating.
At this time, Zhaoren walked in and saw Zhu Cijiong sitting there eating. He said, "Third brother! Did you leave any for me? You won't eat it all for me, will you?"
"My sister asked me to save some for you! You never play with me, so next time I will eat the whole thing and not leave any for you." Zhu Cijiong said.
Zhao Rencai ignored him and hurried over to see if there was any food left in the box. Seeing that there was some left for him, he felt relieved. He picked up the food and sat down with Zhu Cijiong to eat. As the two children ate, they commented on the unique characteristics of the food.
Kunxing picked up clothes from another box and touched the soft, warm underwear. She wanted to try it on right away to see how it felt. Unfortunately, Zhu Cijiong and Zhaoren were both there, so she had to wait until they left.
Zhaoren was not as big a eater as Zhu Cijiong. After a few bites, she came to her sister. Seeing her sister caressing a piece of clothing, she came over. Reaching out to touch it, she said, "It's so soft! It's like hugging a cat! If I wear this, it will definitely keep me warm when it's cold. I really envy my sister. I want one too."
"Okay! My sister's clothes are a little big. Pick out a color you like later and I'll ask the clothing department to alter it for you." Kunxing said.
"That's great, sister! I like the red one!" Zhaoren pointed at the red suit.
"That won't do! That's what my sister is going to wear when she gets married! Change the color!" Kunxing said.
"But there are several of them! Sister, can you just give me one?" Zhaoren started to act coquettishly.
At this time, Zhu Cijiong also ran over. Seeing the fleece underwear, he also felt very fresh and shouted, "Sister, I want one too! I don't want the red one, I want the white one!"
Finally, after much persuasion from the two little ones, Zhaoren was given a red one and Zhu Cixiong was given a white one, and Sun Shangyi from the Shangyi Bureau was called in to tell her how to alter it.
When Zhao Xiaofei returned home after leaving the palace, Li Sihong said to him, "People from the Ministry of Rites and the palace have just arrived. They've moved up the wedding date to the third day of next month."
"What's going on? Aren't there still two months left?" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"The eunuch who delivered the message from the palace said that it was His Majesty's intention," said Li Sihong.
Zhao Xiaofei thought: What's wrong with Chongzhen? Why are you so anxious to marry off your daughter? My company is just getting off the ground, and now I'm getting married. I can't get away! I want to leave for a few days, but here I have the princess and her attendant maids and eunuchs. My every move is being watched, and I can't bring the princess to live in Yanyu Tower! It's against the rules! Damn it! Rules! Rules! I'm always trapped by the rules. When can I leave here? There are no rules! At this moment, he was kind of looking forward to the arrival of the courier Li Zicheng. Then no one would care about me.
"Since the emperor has changed his mind, let's get ready quickly! You can decide how to decorate the mansion! I will decorate the bridal chamber myself!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"The Ministry of Rites and the palace will send people to instruct us on how to arrange it. The main thing is the betrothal gifts. How should we prepare them? What should we prepare?" Li Sihong said.
"Then just ask the Ministry of Rites and find out what other princes-in-law gave as gifts when they got married!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Then we also need to prepare something special, such as crystal glass or something!" said Li Sihong.
"Okay! Then you prepare the other things for me, and I will go back to Taixu Fairyland to get some back." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Husband! You must go and come back quickly this time! Someone might come from the Ministry of Rites or the palace at any time." Li Sihong said.
"Okay! I promise you!" Zhao Xiaofei left quickly and returned to the modern era. He wanted to tell Jiang Xiaomei and his family that he wouldn't be back for a month or two after marrying the princess.
Coming out of the Yanyu Tower, Zhao Xiaofei got into his car. Unbeknownst to him, a Jetta was quietly following him from a distance. He returned to the villa first. Jiang Xiaomei asked, "You're back so soon this time?"
"Oh! I came back to tell you something. There is a problem over there that I need to deal with. It will take a long time, and I probably won't be back for two months." Zhao Xiaofei said guiltily.
"Can't someone else do it for you?" Jiang Xiaomei said.
"I can't do it for you! If I could, I wouldn't have come back to tell you!" Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself: No one else can do this for me, right? If anyone wants to do it for me, I'll chop him down!
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