In the early summer, the evening breeze is gentle, and the bright moonlight flows silently into the inner room through the slightly opened window like a stream.
It seems to be aimless, but also seems to be instructed by the fairies in the Moon Palace to be her eyes, spying on everything in the human world.
But ordinary people are unaware of it.
Chen Jingzong brought Huayang to her half-person-high peep show.
He just took advantage of her being drunk and wanted her to give in. He wanted her to say something he wanted to hear out of shame and anger.
But he underestimated Huayang after all.
Who is Huayang
She was the most beloved princess of the Emperor Jingshun, the emperor of this dynasty. Ever since she could remember, everyone around her would praise her beauty, and it was not just verbal flattery against their will. The way they looked at Huayang was as if they were looking at a little peony fairy born in the palace, watching her shed her childishness day by day, watching her grow up to be unparalleled in beauty and grace.
Even if she was an ordinary princess, she would be proud of her beauty if she was praised so highly, not to mention that Huayang's beauty was well-deserved.
She is beautiful and knows it, and she appreciates her beauty.
If she was sober, she would have cursed Chen Jingzong a few words, but now she was drunk and too drunk to bother with him. She just stared at herself in the mirror stupidly.
Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and a few strands of hair swayed gently in the pleasant evening breeze.
Her cheek was reflected by the light like a piece of scarlet jade, smooth and flawless.
The skin on her shoulders and neck is as white as snow...
Suddenly, a large hand with a light tan came up to clasp it, becoming the only flaw in this beauty.
Huayang frowned slightly, and then she remembered that there was a prince consort beside her. He was very tall, and although he was standing behind her, his handsome face appeared completely in the mirror, looking at her.
The drunken princess was still proud, and the look she gave her prince consort was without a trace of shame or anger, only the gift of a fairy to a mortal.
She didn't have to have any emotions, but he should cherish such an opportunity and serve her to the best of his ability.
Chen Jingzong looked at her for a moment, then lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "You are truly my ancestor."
Huayang smiled.
The next day, she made Chen Jingzong stay in the front yard for three consecutive nights as punishment for his audacity.
The princess wasn't even angry, she just gave the order calmly, and the prince consort obediently accepted the punishment without any excuses.
For some things, you should correct them as soon as you realize you are wrong, and avoid making the same mistake again next time.
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By the end of April, Huayang's body had completely recovered to its previous perfect shape.
But after the Dragon Boat Festival, she really started to have nightmares.
"Why do I always have nightmares lately?"
In mid-May, when she sobbed softly in her dream again and woke up crying again, Chen Jingzong did not dare to despise her anymore. He turned on the light and wiped her sweat with a towel soaked in warm water. He frowned and asked, "Did you get scared when you fell into the water that time? Why did you wait until now to have an attack?"
Huayang drooped his wet eyelashes and nodded.
In fact, she dreamed that her father had passed away. She dreamed that everything she had done before was in vain, and her father died suddenly just like in the previous life. She also dreamed that she and Chen Jingzong had just fallen asleep when the death knell suddenly sounded in the palace. She sat up in horror, but Chen Jingzong was still sleeping with his back to her. She turned his shoulder anxiously, but suddenly saw that he was covered in blood.
Chen Jingzong looked at her pale face and said, "Submit a memorial to the palace tomorrow morning and ask the emperor to send two imperial doctors to see you."
Hua Yang thought for a moment and said, "I'd better find an excuse to go to the palace and stay there for a few more nights. If I still have nightmares, it will be convenient for me to ask the imperial physician to treat me."
Chen Jingzong pursed his lips.
Huayang knew what he was worried about and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will only stay for five or six nights at most. After all, I am a married princess, and if I stay in the palace all the time, the ministers will talk about it."
Today is already May 17th, and in my previous life, my father passed away on the night of May 22nd.
As long as his father can live past the age of twenty-two and truly avoid that fatal disaster, Huayang can probably rest assured.
Can Chen Jingzong still stop her
After discussing it with him, Huayang said hello to her mother-in-law and then went to the palace with Chaoyun and Chaoyue.
The weather was getting hotter day by day. The palace was densely packed with buildings, which blocked the wind layer by layer. In fact, it was not as cool as the houses of noble families.
Empress Qi didn't quite understand why her daughter wanted to live in the palace.
Huayang hugged her mother's arm and said coquettishly: "My daughter misses you, isn't this a reason?"
Empress Qi didn't believe it: "Did you have a quarrel with your husband?"
Huayang had no choice but to trick Chen Jingzong a little. After asking her mother to dismiss the palace maids, she blushed and said, "My husband used to listen to me very much. He would sleep with me whenever I asked him to. It's been hot recently and I'm wearing less clothes. His eyes are not honest. I think he's too persistent, so I ran to the palace."
Empress Qi was very surprised and asked, "How often do you want him to sleep with you?"
Of course, Huayang couldn't be too unfavorable to Chen Jingzong, as this would make his mother think that Chen Jingzong was too greedy and she became disgusted with him.
If she was a little more arrogant, her mother would at most explain things to her.
So, she said confidently: "Once every five days, no more!"
Empress Qi: …
She suddenly felt a little sorry for her son-in-law. A young military officer should be more greedy than ordinary men. It was only the fourth year of her daughter's marriage, but he was still hanging on to her husband.
"Is it because the Prince Consort is not good at sleeping with you? You don't like it?"
Empress Qi asked with concern. Although this topic was too private, there were things that needed to be considered between a mother and daughter. If her daughter was really unwell, it meant that the prince consort was too stupid, and she would send an old nanny to guide the prince consort.
Huayang lowered his head, playing with his sleeves, and hesitated for a long time before saying, "It's okay, but I sweat a lot every time, which I hate."
Empress Qi: …
Her daughter has loved cleanliness since she was young, and this may be difficult to correct, but she can't order her husband to use less force. Is that something she can control
"You, I don't know what to say to you."
"Then mother, please don't say anything and let me stay in the palace for a few more nights, okay?"
"That's fine, but you have to promise mother that you won't be so willful in the future. Your husband treats you respectfully, so you should be more considerate of him. Think about Nankang. Your married life is really comfortable. There's no need to be estranged from your husband for some trivial matters."
Huayang quickly agreed.
As for Emperor Jingshun, he would be happy whenever his daughter returned to the palace and would never ask for reasons like Empress Qi did.
While dining with his father, Huayang also observed him carefully. He didn't know if it was because there was no talent show this year, but his father was indeed more energetic than he remembered.
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May 22nd is getting closer.
Even though Huayang had found a way to keep Han Ping'er and all the other beauties outside the palace, he was still worried.
It would be best if Father could sleep alone on the night of the 22nd, and not go to any of the concubines' places.
But I have already tried the method of pretending to be sick, so I have to try something new this time.
"Father, I really want to play chess today, but Mother doesn't want to accompany me."
When that day really came, at dusk, when the family of four was having dinner together, Huayang said to his father meaningfully, with an expectant look on his face.
Emperor Jingshun immediately understood his daughter's hint and said with a smile, "It's okay, mother is not interested, father will accompany you."
Huayang was very happy and followed his father to the Qianqing Palace after dinner.
The prince is here too.
After Huayang lost three games in a row and was laughed at by his younger brother, it was his younger brother's turn to play two games with his father.
The prince also lost, of course, but both siblings tried hard to prolong his defeat.
At the first watch, the prince took his leave. Except for his days off, he had to get up early every day and did not want to be late.
Huayang continued to accompany Emperor Jingshun, and this time there was a punishment. The loser had to put a sticker on his face.
But playing chess requires too much brainpower, and Jingshun is weak, so he can endure doing something fun, but he gradually lost interest in such a boring game of chess.
Huayang said coquettishly: "Father, I will leave the palace tomorrow. Can you play two more games with me?"
Emperor Jingshun thought to himself that his daughter had been coming to the palace quite frequently this year, so she could come back in a few days after she left tomorrow.
Of course, Emperor Jingshun only dared to say this in his heart and would not actually say it out loud to hurt his daughter's feelings.
He forced himself to stay awake and stayed with his daughter for another half an hour.
Another round ended, and Emperor Jingshun yawned and said helplessly: "Let's stop here tonight, my father is sleepy."
Hua Yang raised his eyebrows: "Really? Or are you in a hurry to send your daughter away to accompany a concubine?"
It was the first time that Emperor Jingshun was teased by his daughter. He looked slightly embarrassed and laughed dryly, "How could that be? No one is more important than Panpan. It's just that father is old and really sleepy."
Huayang's eyes softened, and he looked at his father opposite him and said, "You are not old at all. You are exactly the same as I remember when I was a child."
These words were sweet enough that Emperor Jingshun actually wanted to spend more time with his daughter.
Huayang had already received the promise from her father that he would not favor the concubines tonight, so she did not need to endure it any longer. She smiled and spared her father: "Forget it, your father still has official business to deal with tomorrow morning. Your daughter will not delay your rest any longer. Please do not blame me."
Emperor Jingshun did not blame his daughter at all. He personally sent his daughter out of the Qianqing Palace and sent Eunuch Xiao Ma to escort her all the way.
The strange thing is that although he was sleepy just now, as soon as his daughter left, Emperor Jingshun seemed to be energetic again, as if he could do something else.
This feeling was very familiar. When the children were young, he could be amused for a while, but he would feel tired after spending too long with them. However, as soon as the children left, his strength returned, and he happily enjoyed himself with the concubines.
He looked at Eunuch Ma.
Eunuch Ma understood what he meant and waited for his master to speak.
Emperor Jingshun did not say this. If he really favored his concubine tonight and his daughter heard about it tomorrow, he would be a liar as a father!
Qifeng Palace.
That night, Huayang slept the most uneasily. He woke up almost every once in a while. He lay alone on the spacious and comfortable bed, listening nervously to the movements in the palace.
Everything was quiet and nothing major happened in the palace that night.
Huayang fell into a deep sleep only when the sky outside the window was about to brighten.
When she woke up at noon, she went to say goodbye to her father, the emperor and her mother.
Emperor Jingshun was surprised and asked, "You didn't go to bed too late last night, why are you so tired?"
Huayang was in a good mood as she looked at her father, the emperor, who was sitting opposite her in a dragon robe. She spoke sweet words without hesitation: "I am reluctant to leave the palace. When I think that I won't be able to see you and the queen mother for a long time, I feel sad. I was so sad that I couldn't sleep well all night."
Emperor Jingshun: "Then don't be in a hurry to leave. I'm not chasing you away."
Empress Qi's eyes twitched.
Hua Yang lowered her eyes and smiled: "I know that my father loves me, but after all, I am married now, so I can't be too spoiled and become arrogant."
Emperor Jingshun looked at Empress Qi and realized that his wife was very strict in educating her two children. He could not argue with the Empress on general principles, so he did not try to keep her and just asked his daughter to have dinner in the palace.
After the meal, Huayang was so reluctant to leave that his eyes were almost glued to Emperor Jingshun's face.
It's already May 23rd, and my father should have avoided death. This shouldn't be the last time father and daughter meet, right
Huayang suddenly walked over and hugged his father.
No matter how slow Emperor Jingshun was, he realized something was wrong. He touched his daughter's head and said solemnly, "Did Panpan suffer any injustice in the Chen family? Just tell me and I will make the decision for you."
Huayang shook his head: "No, they treat me very well, but the palace is where I grew up. You and mother are my real family. I feel like a fish in water living here."
Emperor Jingshun snorted, "Then continue to live there." He supported his daughter and saw who dared to make irresponsible remarks.
Huayang: "But I also miss my husband a little bit."
Emperor Invesco: …
Huayang seemed embarrassed to face the two elders, so she left quickly. She only looked back for the last time when she was about to step out of the door.
Emperor Jingshun, who was in his fifties, wore a dark golden dragon robe. He had a slender and thin figure, and a pale and gentle face.
Huayang smiled and said, "Next time my daughter comes to the palace, will you play chess with me?"
Emperor Jingshun: "Of course, as long as you think about it, your father will accompany you at any time."
(End of this chapter)