There is a long road from the Qianqing Palace to the outside of the imperial city.
It was the end of June and the weather was still hot. Emperor Jingshun was reluctant to let his delicate daughter, the princess, suffer from the sun, so he ordered people to prepare a sedan chair in advance.
As for the prince consort, that tall, young military officer with long legs, he can just walk on his own!
Huayang naturally would not be polite to his father, and got on the sedan chair as soon as he left the Qianqing Palace.
Four young eunuchs lifted the sedan chair from the front and back, and two other young eunuchs held up two large umbrellas like cattail leaves on the left and right, to ensure that no sunlight would reach the princess's snow-white skin.
Chen Jingzong was isolated a few steps away by these eunuchs, while Wu Run, Chao Yun, Chao Yue and others followed on the other side.
The palace was full of eunuchs, maids, and guards. Huayang had to pay attention to his manners, and it was not appropriate for him to tilt his head to look at Chen Jingzong or talk to him, so he just slowly waved the round fan in his hand.
Chen Jingzong looked straight ahead, occasionally glancing at his shadow on the ground.
The imperial palace is the most majestic and wealthy place in the world, and Huayang grew up in this palace.
Princess Huayang was already very arrogant when she was outside, but now in the palace, especially at this moment, even though the two of them were very close, it seemed as if there was an insurmountable chasm between them, which was farther than the more than 2,000 miles from Lingzhou to the capital.
Other men might have been thinking about women since they were fifteen or sixteen, and would have fantasized about them even if they did not have the means to sleep with women. However, Chen Jingzong had never thought about these things. He either practiced martial arts, went into the mountains to hunt, watched others do their jobs in the Jinyiwei, or fought with the old men and brothers in his family.
But who can blame him for his good fortune? He didn't do anything, but the Emperor and Empress took the initiative to marry the most beautiful princess in the palace to him!
What a gap of more than 2,000 miles? It was completely blocked by a bed at night. In this world, no one could be closer to her than him, and they were inseparable.
Chen Jingzong walked calmly beside her sedan chair, and calmly accepted the furtive stares from the guards and eunuchs on the roadside.
Outside the imperial city, Princess Huayang's carriage had already stopped here in advance.
The young eunuchs put down the sedan chair steadily, and Chao Yun and Chao Yue carefully helped the princess walk down.
Huayang looked at Wu Run and said, "You should go back to the Princess's Mansion first. I will pass on the message to you if there is anything."
A princess who is favored will have her own palace when she gets married, but she can choose where to live after marriage.
In her previous life, when Huayang got married, her mother wanted her to live in the Chen residence. Huayang knew that her mother wanted to completely win over her father-in-law to support her younger brother. Since she was already married, she was naturally willing to cooperate. It was not until Chen Jingzong died on the battlefield that Huayang moved to the princess's mansion. She only returned to the Chen family occasionally to visit the two elders and never stayed overnight.
In this life, Huayang will definitely have to move back to the princess's mansion, but he hasn't decided when to move, but it's not now.
"yes."
Wu Rungong stood beside the carriage, watching the princess get on the carriage and the prince consort follow, then he moved to the side of the road.
Inside the car.
No matter how spacious Huayang's carriage was, when Chen Jingzong rode next to her, the interior of the carriage immediately seemed cramped and closed.
Huayang could almost feel the body heat unique to a strong man emanating from him, like an invisible flame, surrounding her.
She fanned herself a little harder.
Chen Jingzong just sat quietly by the side.
Huayang glanced at him and told the driver to set off.
The carriage shook, then moved forward steadily.
Huayang looked calm on the outside, but he was a little wary in his heart, worried that after not seeing him for so long, Chen Jingzong might want to do something stupid in the carriage again.
But the carriage had been going for a cup of tea, and Chen Jingzong was still motionless like an old monk in meditation. Huayang could not suppress his doubts and turned his head to look at him.
It was also strange that as soon as she tilted her head, Chen Jingzong also tilted his head, and his dark eyes met hers directly.
Huayang's heart was in turmoil, and the strange feeling became more obvious. He frowned slightly and asked him, "Why don't you speak? Normally I have to tell you to shut up. Could it be that something happened outside during the time I was in the palace?"
Chen Jingzong looked at her eyebrows, then at her lips, and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, and I feel very strange to you, Princess. I'm afraid I'll say something wrong and offend you."
Huayang: …
Why does this weird smell feel so familiar
She glared at him.
Chen Jingzong suddenly smiled and stretched out his hand towards her, wanting to hold her on his lap.
Hua Yang was quick to use the handle of his fan to knock on the back of his hand and said in a low voice, "It's hot, don't bother me."
The Chen family's mansion in the capital was given by my father-in-law when he first entered the cabinet. It is very close to the imperial city and the carriage will arrive in a short while. Even if Huayang is not afraid of spending time tidying up her clothes, she is afraid that it will be difficult to hide the traces of secret love on her face.
Chen Jingzong raised his eyes and saw that he hadn't done anything yet. Her fair face was slightly flushed with red. She had to give up the idea and sit obediently beside him.
He was quite obedient, and Huayang's heartbeat gradually calmed down, and his face was not so hot anymore.
She threw the fan over and asked Chen Jingzong to fan her. On the way back to Beijing, as long as Chen Jingzong was in the car, fanning was his job.
Chen Jingzong sat sideways, fanning her while casually asking, "How come you, a princess of such high status, have such a vulgar nickname?"
Huayang's anger was immediately aroused by him, and he glared at him and asked, "Where is it vulgar?"
Chen Jingzong: "Pots, pans, and bowls, not bad?"
Huayang: "It's clearly the same as 'When I was young, I didn't know the moon, so I called it a white jade plate'. The plate is the moon, so how can it be vulgar?"
Chen Jingzong: "Since you want to compare you to the moon, just call you Yueyue, why call you Panzi?"
Huayang: …
She took a deep breath and turned away, not wanting to argue with such a rough man about the elegance of the artistic conception.
Chen Jingzong silently repeated those two words in his mouth. Even though no sound came out, it still made his hair stand on end. He felt uncomfortable all over his body and was very angry. He really didn't know how a grown man like Emperor Jingshun could say those words.
"The nickname I gave you is still the best." Chen Jingzong said complacently.
Huayang: "Shut up!"
Chen Jingzong smiled and stopped being angry with her.
"I saw the book my father gave to my brother when I was in the palace. My brother liked it very much. Thank you for your trouble, father."
After sitting down, Huayang said to his father-in-law with a smile.
Chen Tingjian said modestly: "I wrote this in my spare time. I'm sorry to make you laugh at me, Princess."
Sun knew the book, and seeing that her son didn't quite understand it, she explained it briefly.
Chen Jingzong did not envy the little prince in the palace at all. Whoever becomes the old man's student will be unlucky. No matter how good the book is, it will only bring temporary benefits, and the taste will soon be ruined by the old man's icy face and poisonous words.
After sitting in Chunhe Hall for a while, Huayang and his wife returned to Siyi Hall.
"Princess! You are finally back!"
Chaolu and Chaolan had been waiting anxiously outside Siyi Hall. When they finally saw the princess, the two maids ran over excitedly. Chaolu had tears in her eyes and she wiped her eyes while smiling.
Chen Jingzong watched coldly from the side, remembering how the two maids acted as if they were guarding against thieves when they saw him, and their airs were no less than those of ordinary young ladies from official families.
He went into the house first, leaving the master and servant to chat about the past.
Huayang also missed her two older maids. After all, the four maids of the Chao generation grew up with her. They were playmates when they were young and became her capable helpers when they grew up.
They were chatting happily in the main room, as if four sparrows were surrounding a golden phoenix. Chen Jingzong waited and waited inside, and suddenly called Chaoyun in.
After just a sentence or two, Chaoyun came out with a red face.
Huayang and Chaoyue guessed what was going on immediately. Chaolu didn't understand and asked quietly, "What did the prince consort ask you to do?"
Chao Yun glanced at the princess, shook his head, and went to the warehouse.
The boxes and crates that the princess brought back from Lingzhou had already been sent back along with everyone in the Chen family. Chaolu and Chaolan packed up the items that the princess often used, and left the rest in the warehouse, waiting to get what the princess needed when she came back.
Chaoyun asked Chaolu for the warehouse key and quickly came to the warehouse.
She quickly found the small box with a seal stating that it was not allowed to be opened without permission. When she opened it, she found the very familiar lotus bowl inside, and under the bowl was a wooden box specially used to hold that thing.
After making sure that the things had not been touched by anyone, Chao Yun picked up the entire small box and went to the upper room. Then he stayed in the inner room and soaked it with great skill.
It was not until noon when the princess and her husband took a break that Chaoyun and Chaoyue had the opportunity to reveal to Chaolu and Chaolan the princess' life in Lingzhou, mainly talking about the progress of the relationship between the princess and her husband.
Chaolu's eyes widened and Chao Lan opened her mouth.
"So, the princess and her husband are in love with each other?"
Chao Yun paused: "It doesn't seem like they are in love. When the princess dislikes her husband, she still dislikes him, right?"
She looked at Chaoyue for confirmation.
Chao Yue nodded: "Yes, they will quarrel during the day, but only at night..."
She suddenly felt embarrassed to continue.
Chaolu and Chaolan were eager to listen, but when they saw she stopped talking halfway, they immediately swayed to the left and right like their good sisters.
Chaoyue asked Chaoyun to speak, but Chaoyun blushed like a monkey's butt and was too embarrassed to say anything.
"Alright, alright, Zhaolu will be on guard tonight, and Zhaolan will be on guard tomorrow night. You will understand everything after one night."
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Chen Jingzong didn't know what these maids were whispering about him, and he didn't care.
Perhaps because of the hot weather, Huayang was still taking a break in the afternoon. Chen Jingzong went to take a look at the lotus bowl, then tried it and found that it was usable.
He closed the door of the inner room and then closed the windows on the south side. There was a basin of water in the room. Chen Jingzong wet a towel and started to wipe it.
Huayang was almost done with his nap when he vaguely heard some sounds of water. He opened his eyes and saw Chen Jingzong standing next to the washstand through the half-drawn thin gauze curtain and the screen embroidered with peonies and colorful butterflies.
Whether it was because he had just woken up or because there were two layers of things covering his vision, his vision was blurry. Huayang rubbed his eyes and looked again, and confirmed that Chen Jingzong was really not wearing any clothes!
It was obvious what he wanted to do next.
Just a thought, and the strength in Huayang's body quietly escaped. After being flustered for a while, Huayang closed his eyes and pretended that he knew nothing.
Not long after, his footsteps were heard outside the tent, followed by the sound of him fishing something out of the lotus bowl.
When Chen Jingzong lifted the gauze curtain and walked in, he saw her lying on her side on the bed. She seemed to be sleeping soundly, but her cheeks were flushed, as if she was drunk in her dream.
Chen Jingzong smiled, turned the "soundly sleeping" princess over to lie on her back, and then leaned over.
Huayang pretended for a long time until he finally couldn't help but speak out.
Chen Jingzong raised his head and saw that her eyes were still closed, but her long eyelashes were damp and a layer of fine sweat beads appeared on the tip of her nose.
He put one hand under her neck, letting her lean on his arms, and with the other hand he brushed away the long hair by her ears and leaned over to kiss her earlobe.
Huayang snorted twice again.
Chen Jingzong smiled, his hot breath spraying on her ears: "Finally woke up, little ancestor?"
Huayang bit his lip and reached out to cover his mouth.
Chen Jingzong grabbed her hands and restrained them in mid-air: "What kind of plates and dishes are these? How can they be as beautiful and noble as the little ancestor's? Even a fairy is better than that."
Huayang's face was burning.
On the first night of their marriage, Chen Jingzong called her "ancestor", "little ancestor", "good ancestor" seven or eight times in one breath to coax her to cooperate!
However, how other filial sons and grandchildren treat their ancestors with courtesy, he just imprisoned Huayang, an ancestor from another family, and bullied her as much as he could, as if he had a grudge against her and wanted to take her life!
Chen Jingzong liked to call her that.
"The old man was foresighted enough to give me a name that matches you."
"Respect our ancestors, respect our ancestors. I respect you, my good ancestor!"
(End of this chapter)