The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chapter 73: First acquaintance with the past

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Chu Jinyao was surprised, she turned around in a hurry, and wanted to stand up: "What about them, it's too rude to even tell me when your Highness came down."

Chu Jinyao turned around in a hurry, plus she didn't have a good rest for two days in a row, she was dizzy when she stood up suddenly, Qin Yi quickly embraced her, and his face suddenly sank: "What's wrong?"

Before Chu Jinyao could react, he slapped Chu Jinyao into his arms and walked to the inner hall while saying, "The Imperial Physician Xuan is here."

Chu Jinyao's dizziness had just eased, and her body suddenly lost weight. She was startled, and instinctively reached out to grab the thing in front of her that could support her. She was stunned, and when she heard Qin Yi's words, Chu Jinyao said quickly, "No! Your Highness, I'm fine, I just haven't rested well, so I'm a little dizzy."

"real?"

"Really!" After Chu Jinyao finished speaking, she found that her hands were on Qin Yi's shoulders. Qin Yi looked thin, but unexpectedly, the muscles on her body were slender and strong, her shoulders were firm, and the arms supporting her were quite strong.

Chu Jinyao quickly retracted her hand, but there was nothing to cling to. Chu Jinyao always felt that she was about to fall, so she had to say, "Your Highness, I'm really fine, you put me down first."

"Is it really okay?" Qin Yi was very suspicious. "Your face turned pale just now."

Chu Jinyao covered her eyes in embarrassment and said in a low voice, "I'll eat something and get a good night's sleep, and I'll be fine." She just didn't eat anything in the morning, and she was just a little dizzy from hunger!

Qin Yi was still suspicious, he leaned over Chu Jinyao on the couch, Chu Jinyao was about to sit up by himself, but Qin Yi didn't get up, so he pressed her back in this position: "Lie down, don't move ."

Then he turned around and instructed the palace servants in the house: "Go on and set the meal."

When Linglong and the others saw the prince coming in, they were signaled by the prince to step back before they could speak. They didn't dare to disobey, so they had to obediently retreat to one side and watch the prince pinching the back of Chu Jinyao's neck with his own eyes, and sitting on the couch with the princess in his arms.

Several palace servants in the palace blushed when they saw it, and the dowry maids in Changxing Hou's mansion were both shy and happy, they smiled and stepped back, and went outside to set meals for Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinyao didn't sit up on the couch until everyone had retreated. She moved back not used to it, but a couch was only so big, and Chu Jinyao couldn't avoid Qin Yi if she moved again.

There was no one in the inner room, so Chu Jinyao dared to ask in a low voice, "Your Highness, what's the matter with you...?"

Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao, and raised his eyebrows after a while: "You still haven't accepted my identity?"

"It's not that I didn't accept it..." Chu Jinyao looked at Qin Yi and sighed slightly, "It just takes a while to get used to."

It's not that she didn't have doubts before, but the crown prince is supreme. As long as Chu Jinyao raised the idea that the crown prince and Qi Ze might be the same person, she felt that she was blaspheming the royal family. However, yesterday Qin Yi could not refuse to spread this explosive news in front of her eyes, Qi Ze and the prince have always been alone.

It's so impactful. Last night was too chaotic, Chu Jinyao was manipulated into the middle of the night and didn't have the strength to think about it. When I see Qin Yi today, I feel awkward everywhere.

"It's my fault, I lied to you in the first place." Qin Yi was so old that he took the initiative to admit his mistake, "Actually, I didn't plan to reveal my identity at that time, and I didn't even plan to care about you."

Chu Jinyao can understand Qin Yi's scruples. The human heart is the most untested. If she knows that Qin Yi is the crown prince under one person and more than ten thousand people, can she resist not asking Qin Yi for something? Even if she can hold back, what about the others

Chu Jinyao nodded understandingly: "I understand, Your Highness is right to do this. I just came back and didn't understand anything. If I knew His Highness's identity, I would inevitably be greedy and not be greedy enough to ask Your Highness for something. "

Qin Yi laughed when he heard it. Chu Jinyao knew that the person beside him was the crown prince, yet he was just thinking of asking for things? Really... naive and cute.

"Look at your achievements. What you should think about is to have an official position and network with me, not some yellow and white dead things. If you are more courageous, and I need jade pendants to heal your wounds, it is not too bad to ask for something bigger. "Qin Yi meant something, if it wasn't Chu Jinyao at that time, but some other keen and ambitious official woman, maybe she would want to be an imperial concubine... Qin Yi suddenly felt wrong when he thought of this, Chu Jin Yao foolishly didn't find anything, and in the end he didn't send the crown princess.

Qin Yi's eyes were very strange. Chu Jinyao didn't realize what Qin Yi was thinking. She put herself in her shoes and thought about it. If she knew at that time that Qin Yi was the prince... Chu Jinyao looked at Qin Yi and said very emotionally: "If you said that you were the crown prince, then I would not have dared to keep you at that time, and I would have even thrown away the jade wear."

Originally, this was extremely rebellious, but Qin Yi didn't get angry when he heard it, but instead burst into laughter and couldn't hold back: "Yes, you can do such a thing. So, I did that and saved me. Take your own life?"

"You can't say that either." Chu Jinyao was embarrassed by the laughter. After waiting for Qin Yi to finish laughing, she looked into the other person's eyes seriously and asked, "Your Highness, you said just now that you were recovering?"

Qin Yi gave a "uh" and touched his chin indifferently: "Did I say it just now?"

"So, you're there because of your injury?" Chu Jinyao slowly understood why Qin Yi could appear in two places alone. I'm afraid Qin Yi was injured at the time, and the borders blocked the news, so they didn't know anything. Know it. When the news was filtered one after another and spread to Chu Jinyao, she didn't know anything, so she didn't match the time of Qi Ze's appearance with the prince's coma.

It can make a person's soul appear thousands of miles away, and it takes a full two or three months to return to the wound, what kind of heavy it must be! Chu Jinyao felt more and more shocked, she asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, is your injury healed now?"

Qin Yi laughed and couldn't help but want to touch Chu Jinyao's head again: "Of course, it's all right. You should listen carefully."

With such an attitude of indifference, Chu Jinyao wanted to say something, but felt that it was over, and now it's just an afterthought, and there is a suspicion of false concern. She was bored, thinking that she would be able to look at Qin Yi from time to time in the future, so she should be careful in private, so she skipped this topic and said dullly: "Not only did I listen carefully, but I still remember that His Highness just said that he didn't intend to care about me. ."

Qin Yi couldn't bear it any longer, and burst out laughing. When Chu Jinyao said this, she was obviously very aggrieved, but she pretended not to care, she was pitiful, and she especially wanted people to continue to bully her. Qin Yi thought about it like this, and sure enough, he reached out to grab Chu Jinyao and said, "I can't help but take care of you in the end. You don't dare to say anything else, but it's really annoying to cry."

Chu Jinyao thought that she was a crown princess, so she must be dignified, but today Qin Yi blocked her on the couch, and now he even came to tease her with her bun. Chu Jinmiao wanted to hide back, but Qin Yi noticed her as soon as she made a move. Qin Yi clasped both of her hands with one hand and pulled her to his side with ease.

Chu Jinyao said angrily, "Your Highness, be more dignified!"

"This is in my own palace, what do I want to do?" Qin Yi pulled the person over and looked at her eyes carefully, "It's okay, I cried for so long yesterday, but my eyes are not swollen today." After speaking , Qin Yi patted Chu Jinyao's head and said, "A little self-consciousness that you are a crown princess."

Qin Yi's tone obviously meant something else. After Chu Jinyao wanted to understand, her face suddenly became red: "Why are you like this!"

Chu Jinyao said this sentence every time he was angry, which was really lethal to Qin Yi. Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao's puffy face with round eyes, and suddenly said with nostalgia: "Since I returned to my position, I haven't seen anyone staring at me like this for a long time. It's been a long time, and I feel a little nostalgic."

Chu Jinyao was shocked, she almost forgot that this was the prince. Chu Jinyao immediately sat up straight and apologized to Qin Yi: "Your Highness, I..."

"Look, you're here again." Qin Yi was very displeased, Chu Jinyao avoided him almost subconsciously, and sat up straight to apologize. Before Chu Jinyao could finish speaking, Qin Yi stretched out his hand and forcibly pulled Chu Jinyao to his side. Chu Jinyao stumbled, fell on the couch, and accidentally bumped into Qin Yi's chest.

Chu Jinyao's face turned red, she pressed against Qin Yi's chest and wanted to sit up, but Qin Yi's hand rested on Chu Jinyao's shoulders, stopping her movement. Chu Jinyao's body was stiff, one hand was between himself and Qin Yi's body, and the other hand was awkwardly propped up on the couch.

Chu Jinyao's fresh and thick bun just rested on Qin Yi's shoulder. He only had to bow his head slightly to see the black waterfall-like clouds on his temples and Chu Jinyao's snow-white slender neck.

A woman's hair is really a magical thing. Qin Yi was slightly itchy because of Chu Jinyao's hair, and her heart softened inconceivably. He said to Chu Jinyao in a rare warm voice: "Other people are sincere and fearful to me. You don't have to be in front of me."

It doesn't have to be, so how should it be? Qin Yi didn't know either. He took the initiative to ask the emperor to grant marriage. On the one hand, he was disgusted by the actions of the palace of Huailing County. On the other hand, he felt that the things in his domain had been violated, and he was extremely possessive and extremely unhappy. If it was said that he had deep feelings for Chu Jinyao, for example, she had to wait, it seemed impossible to say.

Chu Jinyao kept this movement stiffly. She had no point of support on her body. If she put her whole body weight on Qin Yi, it would be as if her whole body was leaning on his arms. Chu Jinyao did not dare, but she did not face Qin Yi. With the help, her waist was a little unsupported.

She was in a dilemma and heard Qin Yi say "you don't have to do this". When he said this, his chest vibrated slightly, and Chu Jinyao's hand was still supporting him in front of him, so he could feel it clearly. Such an action somehow makes people feel extra close, even closer than last night.

Chu Jinyao's body slowly softened, and she heard Qin Yi's story intermittently during this time. When Qin Yi was five years old, Empress Wenxiao discovered that her husband and sister were having an affair in front of the sickbed. At that time, as the only son of Empress Wenxiao, did Qin Yi need to take care of illness every day

Chu Jinyao guessed that it was probably necessary. Empress Wenxiao died of illness only two months later, and Xiao Qi was carried into the palace as her successor, completely replacing Empress Wenxiao's palace, status, identity, and husband. At the end of November, the third prince was born. Counting this time, it is obvious that before Empress Wenxiao fell ill, Xiao Qi had already secretly conceived a bead. Hooked up with the emperor, let alone how long ago.

I heard that Qin Yi liked to be close to Xiao Qi when he was a child. However, since the incident was exposed, Qin Yi and his former aunt had turned against each other and never looked at her again. After that, the eldest son, who was only five years old, was not raised. Empress Xiao Qi should have been the most suitable candidate. However, when such a thing happened, no one could let Empress Qi raise Qin Yi. At that time, the emperor already had the intention of establishing a prince. Qin Yi was the eldest son, smart and alert, and was the best choice in terms of etiquette and talent.

The elders also agree with the emperor's plan. Therefore, since the age of five, Qin Yi has spent most of his time alone in the Wenhua Hall, reading, reciting scriptures, and studying Chinese characters. Just after a class is over, the next Taifu is already there. arrive.

At the age of ten, Qin Yi held a crown ceremony, was named the crown prince, and officially entered the East Palace. For six years after that, he lived alone in Ciqing Palace, studying the collection of classics and history, studying the righteousness of the family and the country, and studying the power of the emperor. At the age of sixteen, after offending Xiao Qi in a very high-profile manner, he was mercilessly assigned to the frontier. At the border of Shuofeng like a knife, he was seriously injured, his soul was separated from the body, and he almost had an accident, but all this, except for his confidants, no one knew.

The crown prince can lead the army to a great victory and turn the tide of the battle before the weak crown, but how can these be easily achieved? How many injuries did Qin Yi suffer in places where no one could see

Chu Jinyao's body gradually softened, and gradually she no longer repelled leaning on Qin Yi, she said softly, "Your Highness, sometimes I think you are Qi Ze, and sometimes I think you are the prince, but in fact, I regard you as More when I was a prince."

Chu Jinyao felt Qin Yi smiled extremely lightly, and his chest vibrated slightly. Chu Jinyao also knew that she was stupid to say that, how could she not see who Qin Yi was? But Chu Jinyao is still very serious and wants to talk to Qin Yi: "You told me before that your name is Qin Yi, but I should have thought of it earlier, but I didn't discover everything until last night. In the future, I will try my best to Look at Qin Yi. You are both Qi Ze and the crown prince."

Qin Yi was actually a little surprised when he heard this, just like Chu Jinyao didn't know his name for a long time, in fact, to most people in the world, it doesn't matter who he is. Everyone only knows that there is a prince. As for what the prince is called, what he likes, and what kind of character he is, it doesn't really matter.

Everyone in the palace calls him the prince, the old man in the Chaozhong Pavilion calls him His Royal Highness, the servants around him call him the master, and the only emperor who is qualified to call him by name calls him... Oh, the emperor usually doesn't meet him, even if he has to. , will also refer to him with the unkind word "you".

Few, or no one, can say to him in a serious and sincere tone: "In the future, I will try to treat you as Qin Yi."

Qin Yi was used to being high above and giving orders, but he was not used to such a close tone for a while. He is the prince, and no one dares to have intimate physical contact with him, let alone verbally, Qin Yi also disdainfully thinks that he does not need it. Today, he is always playing with Chu Jinyao, in fact, because he came into contact with women for the first time yesterday. Young people are full of vitality, so it is difficult to control themselves.

Besides, this is his princess.

But after listening to Chu Jinyao's words, Qin Yi's disdainful and aloof heart softened for a moment. Even though this moment of emotion was fleeting, it was the first time for Qin Yi to be shocked.

Qin Yi suddenly felt that it would be nice to have such a harmless goose beside him. She is willing to toss, so let her toss.

Chu Jinyao waited quietly for a while, although Qin Yi did not answer, she felt satisfied. She had already made the worst plan. She had thought about it many times, such as staying alone in an empty room, being unloved after marriage, and being an empty princess. Now she accidentally learned that Qin Yi was Qi Ze, and she was already satisfied. Zize is her benefactor, and so is the prince, so she wants to treat him more and more.

Qin Yi didn't like that the people in the room treated him respectfully like a courtier, so she would try to change it. As for how to grasp the degree of offense and intimacy... Then it is up to Chu Jinyao to learn.

Chu Jinyao said in her heart that she has a lot to learn anyway, and she is not less than one more.

The two hugged quietly for a while, reluctant to bear the gentle atmosphere at the moment. However, there is always a meal to be eaten. The slaves and maids have already prepared the meal, but it seems that the prince and the princess seem to be quite close. They are afraid of bumping into something they shouldn't see, so they don't dare to disturb and wait outside obediently.

Qin Yi took the initiative to stand up, and leaned over to hug Chu Jinyao again: "Let's go, have dinner first. There is a palace banquet tonight, and you still have to wear formal clothes. It is estimated that it will take a long time."

Chu Jinyao didn't have time to sigh that there was still something to do at night, so he quickly stopped Qin Yi's hand and said righteously: "Your Highness, be dignified outside, you can't do this."

"This is not outside, this is our own palace."

"That doesn't work either." Chu Jinyao slipped down from the couch while Qin Yi was not paying attention, and stood up dignifiedly, "There are so many servants in the East Palace, I am the Crown Princess, how can I be disrespectful."

Fine. Qin Yi retracted his hand indulgently, and took Chu Jinyao to eat outside. After the meal, as soon as the two entered the room, Qin Yi waved for the people who were waiting to go down, and then hugged Chu Jinyao across the board.

Chu Jinyao let out a low exclamation. She was about to struggle when she saw Qin Yi lowered her head, stared at her deeply and said, "Be obedient."

His voice is clear, and when he speaks in a low voice, it is like a golden and jade strike, which is very pleasant. Connecting these two slightly strong words, it also became tangled.

Chu Jinyao's eyes shone brightly, and for a while, she was bewitched by her beauty, but she obeyed obediently. She gave up her principles like this, and without a struggle, Qin Yi carried her into the room and put her on the bed.

The moment her back touched the quilt, Chu Jinyao suddenly woke up and hurriedly propped up her upper body: "Your Highness..."

After Qin Yi put her away, he also took off his boots and got on the bed, calmly put his hand on Chu Jinyao's waist, and pulled him into his arms with a little force: "You didn't rest well yesterday, take advantage of this afternoon Time, get some more sleep."

It's just a nap... Chu Jinyao silently buried her face in the quilt, and said "um" in shame.

Chu Jinyao thought about how to hide Qin Yi's small actions, because he could not see Chu Jinyao, his eyes were full of wanton smiles, and he said with a very polite and gentleman's mouth: "Don't think about it, just sleep well. ."

Who is thinking! Chu Jinyao was buried in the soft quilt and cursed angrily. If it weren't for his imaginative movements, and his hands... how could she have thought of going to this place!

Chu Jinyao's anger returns to qi, but she can eat and sleep since she was a child. She thinks that she wants to attend the palace banquet as a princess at night, and she will give it back to the door tomorrow, see you at the temple the day after tomorrow, and celebrate the day after tomorrow... Miscellaneous After thinking about it a lot, I soon fell into dreamland.

When Chu Jinyao woke up, it was already an hour and a half later.

Linglong and a few people were guarding outside. As soon as they heard the sound, they immediately opened the curtain and walked in gently: "Prince Concubine, are you awake?"

"En." Chu Jinyao replied in a daze, and slowly got up from the quilt, "Where's Your Highness?"

"His Royal Highness went to the front to meet foreign ministers an hour ago."

The prince's big marriage naturally has a marriage leave, but for Qin Yi, this marriage leave is only not required to go to court, and other things cannot be delayed.

Chu Jinyao finally slept the only full sleep in a few days, and the strings in her mind relaxed a lot. She lazily got up from the bed, covered her mouth lightly, yawned, and asked, "Why didn't you call me when Your Highness went out? Your Highness got up and I was still asleep. It's rude."

"It's the crown prince who won't let us disturb the crown princess." Linglong came over and helped Chu Jinyao to get up, she whispered in Chu Jinyao's ear, "Prince princess, some old people from the East Palace want to see you, but they are being The prince stopped outside, saying that you can only come in when you wake up, princess, look..."

"Have you waited for so long?" Chu Jinyao was taken aback and said quickly, "Please."

Ciqing Palace is the palace of the prince, and there are fifty or sixty servants in charge of all of them. This is not counting the dowry brought by Chu Jinyao. Even so, the East Palace is considered to be reduced in personnel. I heard that Kunning Palace only serves the Queen, so there are more than one hundred people.

The emperor is indulging in romantic affairs, and the harem is really beautiful, not to mention the servants who serve the beautiful women below. After Xiao Qi was the only one in the harem, she was arrogant and extravagant when she was not out of the cabinet. Now that she has become a queen, she will naturally feel less wronged.

Ciqing Palace is one of the largest palace groups in the Forbidden City. Besides Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, Ciqing Palace can be arranged further down. If you count the place where "foreign affairs" are discussed in front of the Ciqing Palace, the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace is not as big as this.

Ciqing Palace, like the Forbidden City, is also the layout of the harem of the previous dynasty. Now there is only Chu Jinyao in the East Palace, but it is clean.

Chu Jinyao walked to the main hall of the inner hall, and the courtyard outside the lobby was already full of people. Before Qin Yi got married, he didn't stay in the inner palace for a long time, so the backyard of Ciqing Palace was handed over to the steward aunt and Huo Ma. Madam Huo is a top old man. As early as when Empress Wenxiao was still alive, she was instructed to serve Qin Yi by her side. It has been almost 20 years now.

The internal affairs of the Ciqing Palace are concentrated in the hands of Aunt Ziyan. Ziyan is an old man, because she is fair, shrewd and capable, and is very much used. However, Ziyan's energy is limited, she has the overall situation, and there are four maids who actually manage things below, and there are countless others who work and sweep. Madam Huo and Ziyan led the crowd to kowtow to Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinyao gave them a few words, and then asked Linglong to give them money.

Chu Jinyao is a newcomer now, and the position of the crown princess has not yet been settled, so she is not in a hurry to seize power. It's better to keep the Ciqing Palace as it is for the time being. Instead, it's the most important thing for her to build a good relationship with Qin Yi while she can't sleep out for the first month of her wedding.

Chu Jinyao had something to do at night, so after the palace people kowtowed, they let them go. When Chu Jinyao returned to the inner hall, Linglong quietly came over and said to Chu Jinyao, "Prince Concubine, Erhua came to serve you when you were taking a nap today."

Chu Jinyao suddenly woke up. Erhua is one of the four palace maids given to her by the queen. She is still taking a nap. It is self-evident that Erhua is rushing to come in. Chu Jinyao shook her head and said, "She is too anxious."

Linglong felt the same way. There are so many people up and down in the East Palace. It's not good to say something. But today is only the second day of Chu Jinyao's visit, Erhua looks too ugly to eat like this.

The four people sent by the queen were named Erfeng, Erhua, Erxue, and Eryue. From this name, Chu Jinyao can feel Xiao Qi's "good intentions".

What a romantic affair.

Sooner or later, these four people will have to clean up. No matter what they do, Chu Jinyao is mentally prepared, but she is more concerned about another point: "What about Your Highness, what does Your Highness say?"