Ruge twitched her lips. This princess wanted everything she saw. For example, one time when he was eating in a restaurant, she ordered the same dishes as him. After he finished his meal and left, she actually took away the bowl and chopsticks he had used, causing the waiter in the restaurant to look at him strangely every time he saw him.
It is not difficult to carve a piece of jade into an exquisite bell, but jade of good quality is rare. Moreover, every piece of jade is a pure natural product of nature, and the patterns in the jade are all unique.
Because of this, he asked someone to carve it into the shape of a bell, strung it with tassels, and made it into a forbidden cloth waist pendant to wear around his waist. Wherever he went, the jade beads would jingle against each other, making him feel that she remembered him at all times.
Ji Lingxue felt embarrassed by Ruyi's longing look. Just as she was about to change the subject, Ruge pulled Ruyi up and said with a smile, "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. I won't bother you anymore." After that, she pulled Ruyi's sleeve and dragged her out.
Ruyi turned around and waved at Ji Lingxue, saying, "Sister Queen, I'll come see you another day!"
The two figures quickly disappeared behind the flowers. Mo Xiang chuckled, "Ruge and Princess Linglong are a really interesting pair. Maybe the emperor didn't make the wrong marriage!"
Ji Lingxue turned the jade bell in her hand with a faint smile on her lips. Ruge was so anxious to take Ruyi away, was she worried that she would give the bell to Ruyi
Here, Ruge let go of Ruyi's hand and walked quickly forward. Ruyi touched the place where Ruge had just grabbed her, and a blush appeared on her cheeks. This was the first time Ruge pulled her, and she decided not to wash this dress.
Ruyi came back to her senses and saw Ruge disappear behind the flowers. She hurriedly picked up her skirt and chased after her, which was a bit strenuous. "Hey, wait for me!"
Ruge stopped and turned around and said, "Princess, I think we need to have a good chat."
Ruyi nodded, "We are an engaged couple, calling me Princess is a bit strange."
Ruge asked, "My Lord, why have you been following me these days?"
Ruyi lowered her head and rubbed her hands awkwardly, "Because... I want to understand you, but I'm afraid you will say I'm too abrupt... So..." So she followed him carefully, to see what he liked to do, what he liked to eat, what books he read, and how many friends he had around him.
Ruge said: "Although the emperor wants to marry you to me and the imperial decree has been issued, you and I are not officially husband and wife after all. It is better to keep some distance to avoid being laughed at."
Ruyi raised her head and pouted, looking a little aggrieved. "I don't care about these things. I grew up in the border area. Unmarried men and women there can interact with each other, not to mention people like us who are already engaged..."
Ruge said, "But we are now in the capital of Dongqi, and we still have to abide by the rules here." Then she turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Ruyi asked with red eyes, "Do you think I'm annoying? Just now when you were with the Queen, you had a smile on your face, but when you're with me, you always have a gloomy face..."
Ruge was stunned. He thought he had hidden it well, but he revealed his thoughts unconsciously. He just felt relaxed and comfortable when he was with Ji Lingxue, so he smiled more naturally.
"It's not like that." Ruge lowered her eyes.
Ruyi walked up to Ruge, pointed at his white hair and said, "I consulted a genius doctor and got many medicines to turn white hair black. Why didn't any of them work for you?"
Ruge looked at the white hair fluttering in the wind and chuckled, "Actually, white hair looks pretty good." This way, every time Ji Lingxue saw him, she would be more gentle. She was probably thinking of the time she spent with him at the bottom of the cliff.
Ruyi said: "Ruge, I like you. Although I don't ask you to like me immediately, please don't hate me." After saying that, she lifted the hem of her skirt and turned around and ran away.
Ruge stood there and murmured: "I really envy you for having the courage to confess..." But he didn't even have the chance to confess his love, and he became brother and sister with that person.
"Second Prince!" A shrill voice came from behind.
Ruge turned around and saw the eunuch beside Xiao Yichen bowing to him, "The Emperor invites you to the Imperial Study for a chat!"
Ruge nodded.
In the imperial study, Xiao Yichen said, "I heard you are going back to Dayan?"
Ruge nodded. What Xiao Yichen heard was naturally said by the fake Zhixue. Thinking of how Xiao Yichen had quietly destroyed his plan, a wry smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Yichen continued, "In a few days, I will be preparing a ceremony to crown Ji Lingxue as the queen. If you are here, she will be very happy."
Like a song in silence.
Xiao Yichen continued, "You've been in Dongqi for so long, a few days won't make a difference."
Ruge nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave after the Queen's Ceremony is over." Ji Lingxue, although I can't give you happiness, I will keep you safe that day.
Ten days later, the weather was sunny and fine. Mo Xiang and a group of palace maids brought the newly embroidered queen's robe into Chenhua Palace.
Ever since that day when Yiyun came to pay a special visit to Ji Lingxue, she has never set foot in Chenhua Palace again. She doesn't know if it was Xiao Yichen's order, but life in the palace is very monotonous, even easier than in Prince Chen's Mansion. The days without a group of women fighting in the harem are really boring.
Xiao Yichen set up a trap that day and found out many of Xiao Yimo's followers. The court once again underwent a "purge", and even this year's spring examination was brought forward. Officials in the court were cautious and no one dared to mention that Ji Lingxue was not worthy of becoming the mother of the country.
Ji Lingxue turned her head to look at Mo Xiang who was excitedly shaking out the queen's formal dress, "Master, try it on to see if it fits you well. You'll be wearing it tomorrow, so there can't be any mistakes."
Ji Lingxue stood up and spread her arms, "Come on!"
Mo Xiang excitedly instructed two palace maids to help her dress Ji Lingxue. After a busy time, Ji Lingxue stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at herself.
"Master, you look so beautiful today!" Mo Xiang stood behind Ji Lingxue, combing her three thousand black hair with a wooden comb, and said to Ji Lingxue in the mirror.
Ji Lingxue looked in the mirror, wearing a red phoenix-embroidered palace dress. The nine-phoenix crown on her head made her neck hurt. Ji Lingxue said, "Why do I feel like I'm getting married again wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal robe?"
Upon hearing this, the palace maids behind him all covered their mouths and laughed.
Mo Xiang said: "My master, you are really good at joking. Maybe the emperor thinks so too."
Ji Lingxue patted Mo Xiang's shoulder, "Have you laughed enough? Take off the phoenix crown. Your neck is so tired!" As she said that, she rubbed her neck exaggeratedly. Mo Xiang, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, hurriedly took off the Nine-Phoenix Crown on Ji Lingxue's head.
The queen's bright red formal dress was hung on the hanger, and the phoenix crocheted with gold thread sparkled in the sun.
At night, the palace was still brightly lit. The only place without lights was probably the cold palace. A black figure stood under a dead tree in the cold palace yard. A maid walked up behind him with a lamp in her hand and said, "Master, I have heard the details of tomorrow's ceremony to crown the queen..."
The black shadow nodded, with an evil curve at the corner of his mouth. The moonlight illuminated his face. It was Yuchi Gongru, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Very good, seeing blood at the Queen's coronation ceremony will make it more festive... Hahaha..."
Ji Lingxue changed into light pajamas and yawned. She turned her eyes to the phoenix robe hanging on the hanger, and a hint of warmth appeared on the corners of her mouth.
Xiao Yichen came in the night and walked in front of her, "Why don't you rest yet?"
Ji Lingxue said: "Wait for you."
Xiao Yichen curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Tomorrow will be a busy day, you have to rest early tonight." As he said that, he put his arm around Ji Lingxue's waist and took her to sit on the bed.
The maids left without Xiao Yichen's orders, leaving only Xiao Yichen and Ji Lingxue in the room. Ji Lingxue closed her eyes and lay in Xiao Yichen's arms. His cool fingers pressed on her temples and massaged her gently, "How is it? Are you comfortable?"
"Hmm." Ji Lingxue hummed lazily.
Xiao Yichen said: "I heard from Mo Xiang that you have been awakened at night these past two days. Are you having a nightmare?"
Ji Lingxue nodded, hugged Xiao Yichen's waist and said: "It's just that my life is not too comfortable now, so I always have some unlucky dreams at night..."
Xiao Yichen rubbed Ji Lingxue's head and gently soothed her: "Tell me, what did you dream about?"
Ji Lingxue said: "I dreamed of tomorrow's coronation ceremony. You and I were walking on the red carpet. Suddenly, the carpet became very soft. There was no longer a carpet under our feet but a pool of blood. I saw many, many corpses piled up like a mountain..."
Xiao Yichen hugged Ji Lingxue and comforted her softly, "It's just a dream, don't be afraid, I won't let that happen."
Xiao Yichen's thoughts went back to the day when Ji Lingxue had accidentally released Xiao Yimo. Although he finally sent people to seal the palace and search for him, he did not expect to find Xiao Yimo waiting for him in the imperial kitchen, eating delicacies from land and sea.
Xiao Yimo said: "Xiao Yichen, you are worried when I disappear, right? If I win over those loyal ministers and force the emperor to abdicate, you will be the next me."
Xiao Yichen said: "You can eat a lot. I searched all over the palace, but I never thought that you would be in the imperial kitchen. I didn't expect you to be such a big eater!" As he said that, he turned the plate next to him.
"Do you really want to see me die now? I can't treat myself badly. Eat more. How do you plan to kill me? Are you going to give me a three-foot white silk and let me end my life by myself?"
Xiao Yichen twitched his lips, "Are you a woman? If you want to end your life, why don't you just do it cleanly, hanging yourself... It's not suitable for you!"
Xiao Yimo spat out a mouthful of rice and coughed for a long time before he recovered.
Xiao Yichen coughed and said, "Let's get back to the point. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Xiao Yimo said: "I just want to know if you are happy sitting on the throne? You all think that being an emperor is the most majestic and easy, but you don't know that it is lonely when you are up there."
Xiao Yichen nodded, "I think so too. I didn't want to sit there that day, so I naturally gave it back to you."
"Cough, cough, cough! The next moment, Xiao Yimo had a choke on his food again and coughed even harder.
"What are you thinking about?" Ji Lingxue's voice brought Xiao Yichen back to his wandering thoughts. Xiao Yichen lowered his eyes. Ji Lingxue was lying on his lap, blinking her big eyes.
Xiao Yichen said: "I was thinking about how dignified and elegant you will look when you wear the queen's phoenix robe tomorrow."
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "You didn't come to see me try on clothes this afternoon, so you can only come back tomorrow."
Xiao Yichen raised his hand and touched Ji Lingxue's forehead. The next moment, his dark eyes narrowed and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)