The prince returned to the palace and everyone saw him off.
Zhao Yue clasped her hands behind her back. She was obviously in a good mood, but she looked calm and steady, showing no arrogance at all.
The group of people walked to the door of the mansion, the servant put the stool, and Eunuch Wei helped him get into the carriage. After he sat firmly, Duke Wei said "get up", and the carriage headed towards the imperial city under the escort of the imperial guards.
Zhao Yue was sitting in a spacious and comfortable carriage. He had several small scratches and stings on his body, but he didn't care. He just slowly took out the jade comb in his sleeve pocket and looked at it.
The mandarin ducks carved on the back of the comb are vivid and lifelike, with excellent craftsmanship.
Gently stroking the mandarin duck with his fingertips, he couldn't help but smile. His fair face was filled with the unique innocence of a young man, and his seductive eyes were full of the cunning of a little fox.
The combination of restrained and secret expectations can't help but make people daydream about it.
It's getting late now, and many guests from Pingyang Mansion are heading back home one after another.
Cui Wenxi was also ready to go back, and Pingyang specially gave her one of the gem hairpins he won from Yongning.
Yongning entered the side room and saw the two of them dividing the stolen goods, and spat: "I told you where you two were hiding. You were here to divide my things."
These words made the two of them laugh.
Cui Wenxi said cheekily: "If it's other people's things, I wouldn't look down on them, but I want to take my sister's."
Yongning said with disdain, "Come on!" After saying that, he sat down on the stool and said, "On the tenth day of the lunar month, I'm going to treat you to a puffer fish feast. It's just the people in our room. Come and join in the fun."
Pingyang: "I'll see what happens when the time comes."
Cui Wenxi said greedily: "You have to risk your life to eat the freshest things."
Yongning reached out and patted her arm and asked, "Are you really making peace with the fourth child?"
Cui Wenxi didn't hide anything, he just said: "The appearance is similar but the soul is different, it's not interesting."
Yongning said "ouch" and said straightforwardly: "With the slimy temper of the fourth child, you two will probably have to struggle for a while." He added, "Marriage is like a fish knowing whether it is warm or cold when drinking water. I never Advice, but I like your Cui Changyue’s temperament. Even if you and the fourth child reconcile in the future, we will continue to communicate."
Pingyang also said: "My Pingyang Mansion will continue to come and go."
Cui Wenxi smiled and said: "That's good, if I don't have a place to stay in the future, I will come to your house every day to eat and drink."
Yongning said angrily: "Do you still need a bite from you?"
The three of them joked for a while. Fang Ling was outside saying that King Qing was urging him to return home, and then Cui Wenxi got up and left.
Yongning's mansion is on Wenhua Street, not far away. If you don't rush back, Cui Wenxi warned her again before leaving, "Don't forget the puffer fish feast at noon on the tenth day of the lunar month."
Cui Wenxi: "I understand."
Zhao Chengyan lost his face today and was not very happy all the time. Even when he was sitting in the carriage, he still had a sullen expression.
When Cui Wenxi was helped by Fangling to get into the carriage, he said in a sinister tone: "Did Yuan Niang have a good time today?"
Cui Wenxi glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's so happy. I haven't been so happy in a long time."
Zhao Chengyan snorted coldly and stopped answering.
Cui Wenxi deliberately poked his arm and said jokingly: "Isn't it true that Silang can't afford to lose?"
Zhao Chengyan glanced at her sideways and said harshly: "As soon as I let you go, you would fly into the sky. If the prince hadn't given you a hand today, how could I have been so humiliated by you?"
Cui Wenxi clicked his tongue twice, "Silang just can't afford to lose."
Zhao Chengyan said nothing and did not want to pay attention to her.
After all, he felt that it hurt his face. It was really unpleasant to be slapped in the face by the prince in front of so many people. The next day, he complained a few words to the saint. As a result, in the evening, Queen Ma called Zhao Yue over to have dinner and talked about this problem with him.
An appetizing sour bamboo shoot and chicken soup was prepared in the dining room. Empress Ma personally served him a bowl and said, "You naughty boy, Prince Qing and his wife are having a divorce. Why are you going to mix it up?"
Zhao Yue took the clean handkerchief presented by the maid and wiped her hands, pretending to be stupid and said: "My mother was confused when she said this, and I can't understand it."
Empress Ma put the chicken soup in front of him and said sternly: "Yesterday, Prince Qing came into the palace to complain to your father about the court shooting, saying that you were trying to undermine him. Is this true?"
Zhao Yue said softly "Oh" and said slyly: "Isn't my mother also involved in other people's family affairs?"
Empress Ma frowned, "The fourth child asked me to come forward to persuade him to make peace. How come he is meddling in it?"
Zhao Yue argued: "I didn't mess with it. Yesterday, they were going to fight in the ring, so I just joined in the fun. I never thought that the couple would get violent and insist on fighting to the death.
"I was thinking that the Fourth Emperor's Aunt was quarreling with the Fourth Emperor's Uncle. If she suffered a defeat, I was afraid that she would blame the Fourth Emperor's Uncle for not letting her go. This way I gained her face and made her happy. Maybe Why don't you go back and be happy and stop making trouble with the Fourth Emperor's uncle?"
Queen Ma laughed angrily at these words, "Are you still reasonable?"
Zhao Yue tasted the soup, which was really delicious. He said shamelessly: "The girl's family needs to coax her more. Yesterday, the Fourth Emperor's Aunt defeated the Fourth Emperor's Uncle. Maybe the relationship between the two will ease a lot after returning. "
Empress Ma knew that he was very eloquent, so she said, "After what you said, you have become a good person."
Zhao Yue said confidently, "That's because the Fourth Emperor's uncle is not as good as others. He can't even beat his own daughter-in-law, and he still blames me, my nephew. Am I wronged?"
Queen Ma: "..."
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zhao Yue seemed to have remembered something, and then said: "My eldest aunt said that we would invite a puffer fish banquet on the tenth day of the lunar month. Can I go?"
Queen Ma: "I'm not as greedy as you."
Zhao Yue: "Among the three aunts, I still like my eldest aunt Yongning the most. Of the other two aunts, one eats fasts and prays to Buddha, and the other lingers on the bedside. On the contrary, she is getting happier and happier as the days go by as a widow."
Empress Ma said disgustedly: "You must not imitate her. She hugs two faces and is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. It is really unseemly."
Zhao Yue pouted, he thought this eldest aunt was interesting, ignored etiquette and dogma, and had the same temperament as Emperor Wu.
After dinner at Changchun Palace, Zhao Yue sat with Queen Ma for a while.
Mother and son talked about some common things.
Since there was still a court meeting tomorrow and it was getting late, Zhao Yue returned to his palace.
After he left, Empress Ma said to Nanny Shen who was waiting on her, "I don't know if I'm overthinking it, but I feel that Erlang is much more lively than before."
Aunt Shen said: "His Highness should be lively. He is originally at a noisy age, but he is entangled in government affairs all day long and leads the pedantic life of the political hall. That would be called lifeless."
Queen Ma nodded, "It's hard for him. There's no caring person around him who knows what's good and bad."
Aunt Shen comforted her and said, "It's a good thing that Your Highness likes to join in the fun now. You might find a good marriage at some point."
Queen Ma: "If he really meets a girl he likes, I will wake up laughing in my sleep."
These words made Grandma Shen laugh, and the master and servant chatted for a while about Zhao Yue's marriage.
After Zhao Yue on the other side returned, she kept sitting on the edge of the bed looking at the jade comb that she took from Cui yesterday.
At first, he was a little unsure about the situation between the two of them. After snooping around yesterday, he was able to confirm that the two of them had become inseparable and had completely fallen out.
Thinking of that charming and energetic face on the horse, Zhao Yue couldn't help but have many unwanted thoughts in her heart.
That girl who was once like the bright moon in the sky, even if he saw her, he could only watch her from a distance.
Or maybe even if she stood in front of him, he wouldn't dare to look at her openly, because there was a code of etiquette called ethics between them.
That high wall hung above his head like a sharp knife, always reminding him not to be as absurd as his grandfather, Emperor Wu, and it was also a barrier to suppress his inner obsession.
Whenever he is ready to act and his mind is full of absurdity, he will always remind himself that he cannot cross that line.
Now, the girl is not having a satisfactory life and wants to break up her marriage with Prince Qing and break away.
As long as she gets away from Li, she will no longer be his Fourth Emperor's aunt, but just Cui Wenxi, the eldest daughter of the Zhenguo Duke's family, Cui Shi, and she will no longer have any connection with the Zhao family.
The bright moon that was once out of reach suddenly seemed to be within my grasp.
The demon that was suppressed in Zhao Yue's heart began to be released bit by bit. He had not hunted for a long time since he killed the two imperial uncles.
Now, you might as well get back to your old business.
To capture the woman he had longed for.
Little by little, slowly, he would lay out a honey-stained net for her without her knowledge. As long as she left Prince Qing's Mansion, she would never escape from his grasp.
The atmosphere in Prince Qing's Mansion has been weird in the past two days. Since returning from the spring banquet, Zhao Chengyan has been showing off to Cui Wenxi, and even stayed in a separate courtyard for two nights.
Hearing Fang Ling mention it, Cui Wenxi didn't take it to heart, but said enthusiastically: "Tomorrow, ask Dr. Qin to go to another hospital to diagnose Ping'an pulse."
Fang Ling was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Why do you care about the other courtyard?"
Cui Wenxi looked at her and smiled, and said generously: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It's not easy to be pregnant. Don't be careless." He added, "Remember from now on. In ten and a half months, ask Dr. Qin to come to the other hospital." To diagnose the pulse, the money spent will be taken from the public account."
Fang Ling showed a complicated expression and asked tentatively: "What does the lady mean by this move?"
Cui Wenxi said calmly: "I figured it out, it's not a problem to make such a fuss with Shiro."
Fangling: "..."
She didn't know why, but she vaguely felt that her master must be holding back another big move.
Later when Zhao Chengyan came back, Cui Wenxi took the initiative to listen to Xuetang, talked about the family banquet at Yongning Mansion tomorrow, and asked him if he would go.
Zhao Chengyan was not interested.
When going to the dressing room to change clothes, Cui Wenxi said through the screen: "If Shiro doesn't go with pufferfish or even fresh food, I'm unreasonable and I'm greedy."
Zhao Chengyan snorted coldly and said dissatisfied: "Don't associate with Yong Ning. She is proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, and she has no rules at all. Don't hang out with her and be led astray."
Cui Wenxi covered her mouth and smiled and said: "Silang thinks I am a three-year-old child." He added, "Tomorrow, Dr. Qin will go to another hospital to diagnose Ping'an pulse. From now on, Yanlan's meconium will be diagnosed by him. All the money and expenses will be paid by the public." Now that the account is out, can Shiro feel relieved?"
Hearing this, Zhao Chengyan felt curious and couldn't help but poke his head in and asked: "Are you willing to intervene in other courtyards?"
Cui Wenxi smiled brightly and said: "I figured it out. I can't fight with you every day. Now that things have come to an end, it's time to take a step back and let her give birth safely first."
Zhao Chengyan was dubious.
Cui Wenxi: "If Shiro doesn't go to Yongning Mansion tomorrow, I will go alone."
Zhao Chengyan looked at her without saying a word.
The two of them had been in a cold war before, but now she took the initiative to ask for peace in another court, so he gave in and said, "If you really want to go, I will accompany you tomorrow."
Cui Wenxi's lips curved slightly and he smiled slowly.
Very good, Yanlan's knife is much easier to use than she imagined.
The next morning the couple went to Yongning Mansion.
This time, Yongning only invited their family members to the puffer fish feast. Pingyang was not here today because of something. The eldest brother came with three people, namely Zhao Yue, his elder brother Su Wang and his wife, and the remaining imperial uncles Lao Si, Lao Wu and Lao Liu. The couple came together.
In addition, Yongning's two sons also came back.
There are no outsiders in an ordinary family banquet, and there is not much fuss. People who come to try something new sit together and chat about the family affairs.
Seeing the two brothers from King Su coming to the door, the sixth King Huai joked: "On weekdays, Erlang hangs out with the old pedants in the Political Affairs Hall every day. Why are you greedy and getting involved today?"
Zhao Yue smiled and said: "Uncle Sixth Emperor said this as if my nephew was missing a mouth."
Prince Huai pointed at him and said, "You kid, you should learn from your father and be proficient in eating, drinking and having fun. You are as pedantic as a young man now, and you will be much more boring in the next few decades."
Zhao Yue shook her index finger and said sternly: "Uncle Sixth Emperor's words are wrong. Only my nephew can support these uncles and aunts by hanging out with the old pedants in the political affairs hall. I don't dare to slack off." of."
Everyone was made happy.
Yongning said: "Good nephew, I accept your filial piety."
These royal clan members hold the royal family's land, enjoy the nourishment of the court, and are protected by the palace, so their lives are naturally comfortable.
Zhao Yue was indeed right. These interests were all based on the stability of the regime and the peace of the country and the people, and it was the prime ministers in the East Palace and Political Affairs Hall who maintained the normal operation of the regime.
People were talking and laughing. Seeing that Prince Qing's face was always tense, Zhao Yue took the initiative to say hello: "Uncle Fourth Emperor is still angry with his nephew?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Prince Qing and his wife.
Zhao Chengyan stared at that harmless boy. Somehow, he always felt that the more he looked at him, the more evil he looked. Thinking of the scene at the spring banquet, he still couldn't lose face.
Zhao Yue was very good at pretending to be good, and she took the initiative to apologize: "It was my nephew who was in Pingyang Mansion that day. I lost my sense of control because of my naughtiness. Please don't be the same as my nephew."
After saying that, he bowed politely to him.
Yongning smoothed things over and said: "After all, he is a young boy who is not as stable as us. The fourth brother should not get angry with Erlang."
Zhao Chengyan twitched the corner of his mouth. He was slapped in the face in public, so why should he blame him for his small belly
At this time, Cui Wenxi made a last-ditch attack at the right time, "Sirang, an elder, why should he be angry with a junior?"