After listening to the brief account of the incident by Prince Jin, Jiang Changning said with regret, "If I had known this would happen, I should have cheated the Princess of Yu and the Princess of Qing out of some more money."
"What's going on?" Prince Jin was a little curious.
Jiang Changning then told the story about the auction on their side. After hearing it, King Jin laughed loudly and said, "Good trick."
More than 100,000 taels of silver is a considerable expense for a wealthy prince's mansion.
Although it won't cause any broken bones, it will inevitably cause some pain.
In another carriage, the wife of the Crown Prince of De was very upset. "If I had known earlier, I should have helped Xiao Ning raise the price and made them bleed heavily."
"It's easy for them to be fooled if my cousin's wife is the only one bidding the price. If you help her, maybe they will be alerted."
“That’s true.”
"My cousin the Prince of Jin and I have already had a falling out with them today. You don't have to be polite when you see them in the future."
The Princess of Dewang sneered and said, "I have never been polite to them."
Two young couples were sitting in the carriage, chatting casually.
After walking for a while, Jiang Changning finally realized, "Aren't we going back home?"
"Now that you're out, why are you in such a hurry to go back?" King Jin asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning smiled, his eyes moving, "Where are you going to take me to play?"
"A wonderful point." Prince Jin said with a smile.
Jiang Changning thought of the observatory last time, "Are you going to take me to walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms?"
"It's too late today, let's wait until next time." King Jin said with a smile.
Fifteen miles south of the city, there is a plum forest with beautiful scenery.
But I had to leave the city in the afternoon and come back before the city gates closed, so time was too tight and I couldn't enjoy the plum blossoms properly.
The wonderful place that Prince Jin took Jiang Changning to was the ice rink.
Although he has lived in Beijing for seven years, Jiang Changning has never been to an ice skating rink, but he has heard of it from others.
This ice rink is built on the lake and has five rinks of different sizes. The largest rink has several cirrus-shaped ice tracks.
A dozen people, wearing ice skates, were skating back and forth on the ice track with graceful postures.
Jiang Changning recalled a book he had read about ice skating: "Ice swallows are made of iron, with a single strip inside tied to the shoe. Once you get up, you can move without stopping. It's like a dragonfly skimming the water or a purple swallow flying through the waves. It's quite a sight to behold."
"Do you want to tie up Bingyan and give it a try?" Prince Jin asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning shook her head. She had never even roller skated before, and she was going to the ice track directly wearing ice skates. No joke, she was afraid of falling to pieces.
What's more, the cumbersome dress she was wearing today was not suitable for skating on the ice, so she could only be a spectator.
"Let's go over there and change our clothes first." said King Jin.
When Jiang Changning heard that she was asked to change her clothes, she asked in surprise, "You had planned this in advance."
"I don't have the ability to predict the future, but I've always wanted to bring you here to play, so I made preparations in advance." King Jin explained.
"It's better to prepare for a rainy day." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
The couple went to the yard over there, passed the second largest venue, and saw people dancing on the ice.
"Let's take a look." Jiang Changning grabbed Prince Jin.
There were two young women on the field, one in red and the other in blue, skating on the ice and performing various technical moves.
The woman in blue was taller and threw out the slender woman in red.
The woman in red turned two and a half circles in the air and landed steadily.
Jiang Changning exclaimed: "Beautiful art on ice."
"Just appreciate it, but don't try it." Prince Jin hurriedly warned.
Jiang Changning glanced at him and said, "I'm not that arrogant."
When they arrived at the resting yard, Xiaochun and Banqin went in to help Jiang Changning change clothes.
When changing clothes, Jiang Changning discovered that the Prince of Jin had prepared for her a narrow-sleeved straight jacket with a bright red pattern embroidered with peonies.
"Princess, these dresses are quite thick." Xiaochun was worried that Jiang Changning would catch a cold and get sick if she didn't wear enough.
Jiang Changning changed her clothes and tied her hair up again, but she could no longer wear the jewelry she had worn before, so she put it away.
Jiang Changning came out after changing into clothes. King Jin's eyes lit up, "So heroic, so beautiful! So wonderful!"
"Have you charmed the prince?" Jiang Changning asked with a smile.
King Jin walked up to her and sniffed her gently, "She is completely enchanted."
No matter how good the clothes are or how beautiful the person is, it cannot change the fact that Jiang Changning cannot skate.
"No, no, I will fall." Jiang Changning could not stand steadily on the ice and held on to King Jin's arm tightly without letting go.
"Don't be afraid, move forward slowly, I will support you." Prince Jin comforted her.
"My feet don't seem to be my own. I can't, no, control them." Jiang Changning's voice was trembling as he spoke.
My legs felt like they were filled with lead and wouldn't obey me.
King Jin smiled, "Don't worry, your feet are still yours. Come, follow me and lift your right leg."
Jiang Changning carefully raised his right leg, tried to take a step forward, put it down, stood firm, and let out a long sigh, "Although it's a small step, it's actually a big step."
"If you take one step forward, you can take two steps forward." With the support of Prince Jin, Jiang Changning walked a distance tremblingly like an eighty-year-old old lady.
"Ningning, I'm going to let go." said King Jin.
Jiang Changning said nervously: "No, no, no, don't let go."
"Be good, don't let go, or you won't learn." As soon as Prince Jin let go, Jiang Changning slipped and fell backwards. Prince Jin was so panicked that he quickly reached out to hug him.
Jiang Changning leaned in his arms with lingering fear, breathing softly, she was scared to death.
Prince Jin didn't dare to let go so quickly. If the person really fell and got hurt, he would be heartbroken.
With the gentle guidance of Prince Jin, Jiang Changning was finally able to stand firmly on the ice.
"Take bigger steps and you will be able to slide." said the King of Jin.
"Let me try." Jiang Changning only now realized that he didn't have much athletic ability.
I took two small steps and didn't fall.
Jiang Changning was a little bolder, took a big step, and lost his balance, "Ah!"
Prince Jin once again saved the beauty and prevented Jiang Changning's buttocks from colliding with the ice.
"Don't be afraid, I'm right next to you. I will catch you and won't let you fall." King Jin said with a smile.
Soon, King Jin was slapped in the face by these words. Jiang Changning fell down repeatedly and was almost doubting his life.
However, Jiang Changning still learned how to skate, but of course his speed was not fast, and he could not get over the bumps, let alone do difficult moves such as spins and jumps.
But she was able to skate on the ice. Jiang Changning was a little proud. "Ice skating isn't that difficult."
Prince Jin took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her forehead. "That's because you are smart."
Chang Youzhong, who was standing not far away, twitched his mouth twice when he heard this.
The princess took so long to learn it, and she is smart
Well, the prince's ability to lie with open eyes and deceive people has improved again.
It was only a short while before he learned it. As it was getting darker, Jiang Changning reluctantly went home with King Jin, "Let's come back another day."
"Okay." King Jin responded with a smile.