When Prince Jin returned to the palace, it was already 12:00 p.m. and the sky had already become dark.
Feeling that the sedan chair was too slow, Prince Jin strode towards Rujing Courtyard, eager to see his little princess.
But everywhere else was brightly lit, only the light in Rujing Courtyard was dim.
The smile on Prince Jin's face disappeared and fell. Has Ningning fallen asleep already
Ningning is angry
His gift is gone
Prince Jin was full of resentment towards Prince De and Prince Qing, who were really good at ruining his plans.
"Knock on the door." Prince Jin said dejectedly.
The young eunuch stepped forward and stretched out his hand to knock on the door, but the door opened in response.
It turned out that the door was ajar. When the door was opened, a faint floral scent wafted out.
King Jin saw a path of lights, with small pink porcelain lamps painted with flowers, extending from the entrance out.
The porcelain lamp was made by Jiang Changning at a porcelain kiln found by Prince Jin, but he didn't expect her to use it in this way.
The candlelight shines through the pink porcelain cover, casting a pink light that is soft and warm.
"You don't have to follow me." Prince Jin's heart was burning with excitement. His little princess must be waiting for him at the other end of the lighted road.
Keep walking along the lighted road, the dim lights and the faint fragrance of flowers linger around you, it is beautiful, just like a fairyland
The feeling was so wonderful that Prince Jin quickened his pace, turned a corner and came to the side garden. There was a moon lantern hanging on the left side of the pavilion in the garden, and a star lantern hanging on the right side.
There are words on the lanterns. On the left is: You are like the moon in the sky; on the right is: I am a star beside the moon.
King Jin smiled and said in a clear voice: "The flowing light shines brightly every night, just like Ningning and I."
A wisp of piano sounded, followed by a brisk female voice singing: "The clouds rise from the stream and the sun sets, and the night is sleepless. The girl in the north building slightly covers the curtains. The sky is full of Niu Dou, and the boatman sails through the clear water under the bridge. I wish to add strong wine under the clear light, waiting for the red thread in this life. What is lingering in my heartbeat? The lights are bright and you are smiling. It turns out to be your smile."
Prince Jin went in the direction of the sound and saw a pretty figure in red sitting beside a zither amid the fluttering gauze curtains. She played the zither in a very beautiful and seductive manner.
After the song was over, Jiang Changning looked up and smiled at him, "Since you are here, why don't you come in and meet me?"
Prince Jin smiled, lifted the veil and walked in. Without the cover of the veil, he faced Jiang Changning directly. Prince Jin then realized that his little princess had put on an especially charming makeup today.
Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows, his eyes flickering, "Sir, do you like the little song I sang?"
"I like ditties, and I like the wonderful people who sing them even more." Prince Jin said softly.
Jiang Changning giggled, turned around and brought the tray up from the other side.
On the tray, there was a jug of wine and two wine glasses.
"Sir, won't you drink a drink with me?" Jiang Changning smiled sweetly with her eyes seductive.
Some people are born with the ability to charm others. King Jin looked at her sparkling eyes and his mind was shaken. "How can one cup be enough? Let's get drunk for years."
King Jin sat down next to Jiang Changning and took a deep breath. "It smells so good."
"I just made a new scent of apricot blossoms." Jiang Changning picked up the pot and poured wine, "I offer a glass to you, my dear."
"Is there any saying about drinking?" asked the King of Jin with a smile.
"One cup is for love, two cups are for intention, and three cups are for success."
"Does this mean I should drink three cups in a row?"
"Then would you like to drink, sir?" Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows and asked proudly.
"Drink." King Jin took the cup and said, "How can I not drink the wine my beloved wife offers me?"
He raised his glass to drink, but did not swallow it. Instead, he held the wine in his mouth and reached out to hug Jiang Changning... (200 words omitted here)
When Prince Jin ended the drunken kiss, Jiang Changning's face turned red, and she glared at him with her watery eyes without any momentum.
"It is said that the wishes made on one's birthday will come true. What wish would you like to make, sir?" Jiang Changning continued.
"I make three wishes. One is that my wife lives a thousand years. Two is that I live in good health. Three is that we can be like the swallows on the beam, and see each other year after year."
"My dear, these three wishes are very good." Jiang Changning smiled with her eyes curved. She believed in the sincerity of King Jin at this moment, and gently stroked King Jin's chest with her fingers.
"Your heart is like a rock, and my heart is like cattail. The rock is immovable, and the cattail is tough as silk." She also made him a promise, but the premise of fulfilling the promise was that he would not change his mind.
The King of Jin did not understand the hidden meaning of her words (fifty words omitted here, please use your imagination to fill in the blanks).
"My dear, we haven't finished our wine yet." Jiang Changning breathed softly into his ear.
"Save it for tomorrow." Prince Jin said anxiously.
That night, the couple lived in harmony and were affectionate.
The next day, Jiang Changning woke up from his sleep. (One hundred words are omitted here. You can understand the meaning by yourself, so I won’t write it in detail.)
The three concubines who came to pay their respects turned green with envy when they saw Jiang Changning's delicate and charming look as if she was being helped up by a maid.
Jiang Changning didn't want to provoke them, but she was really weak and could only lie on the pillow to see them.
There was nothing much to say about the three concubines. The Prince of Jin would not go to their place, so even asking them to serve the prince well was not an option.
After she finished her breakfast, she went to pay her respects to the Concubine Dowager.
The three concubines were some distance away from Rujing Courtyard. Liu was the first to lose her patience and said angrily, "It's really like dying of drought or flood. She monopolizes the prince and doesn't care about our lives."
"She is the legitimate wife and she wants to occupy the prince. We are not allowed to have any say. Unless the concubine speaks, we can only watch." Park said sarcastically.
"The Concubine Dowager dislikes concubines the most. It is impossible for her to help us." Liu glanced at her, thinking she was talking nonsense.
"That may not be the case." Chen Yi said.
"Do you have a way to get the Concubine Dowager to help us?" Liu asked.
Chen Yi looked around and said, "Let's go back to the yard."
The three of them went to Chen Yi's Blue Algae Courtyard. As soon as they sat down, Liu couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me quickly, what is the method?"
"It has been four months since the princess married into the palace, and there is still no good news. Wouldn't the princess dowager be anxious?" Chen Yi asked.
Park and Liu looked at each other and said at the same time: "I'm sure they're anxious."
After a pause, Liu frowned, "But the Concubine will not see us, how can we ask the Concubine to help us?"
"We can't see the Concubine Dowager, but we can see Xiangzhi, the maid who serves her." Chen Yi said with a smile.
"Kexiang is only the mistress of Concubine Dao's people." Liu said.
Park smiled and said, "The Queen is dead. She is a lost dog. It is the right time for us to win her over."
"Not bad." Chen Yi nodded in agreement.
The three of them began to discuss how to bribe Xiangzhi and make him speak for them in front of the concubine.
Note: Why is it that the three wishes are always told by the heroine to the hero? This time, let Prince Jin tell it to Ningning.
(End of this chapter)