In all these years, no one had ever come to the Eastern Palace without being notified. Even if His Majesty and the Queen Mother came, they naturally could not be stopped. However, before they even stepped into the gate of the Eastern Palace, someone had already informed His Highness.
Shen Xihe was an exception. Xiao Huayong was completely defenseless against her.
After entering, Shen Xihe asked where Xiao Huayong was. He walked over and heard Xiao Huayong say, "Kill him."
His tone was calm and even without her around, his every move and every word revealed the majesty of controlling life and death.
Since he was not on guard against her, Shen Xihe did not try to avoid him. He winked at Zhenzhu and asked her to stay outside. He then walked into the house steadily, holding his shawl.
When Xiao Huayong looked up and saw her, his calm expression disappeared in an instant. He stood up and strode towards her: "Yoyo, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come on, let's have breakfast together."
"Zhao Ning has already used it." Shen Xihe still bowed to Xiao Huayong according to the rules.
He clearly saw that there was still a long distance between them, but as soon as she bent her knees a little, he was already close to her, holding her hand and refusing to let go.
Shen Xihe struggled: "Your Highness, let go."
"No." Xiao Huayong said firmly, "This is a punishment for Yoyo being estranged from me. If you greet me again in the future, I will hold your hand like this and won't let go."
"Your Highness, do you know what etiquette is?" Shen Xihe asked angrily.
Xiao Huayong replied with a smile: "Li means respect, respect, and discipline."
"Since Your Highness knows this, you should observe etiquette and be polite. Your Highness is the crown prince, and your words and deeds are role models for the people." Shen Xihe said in a deep voice, "Therefore, Your Highness should pay more attention to etiquette and observe etiquette."
"Will Yoyo behave properly and show proper etiquette when meeting the King of Northwest and the Crown Prince?" Xiao Huayong asked back.
Shen Xihe: "Fathers and daughters, brothers and sisters should also observe etiquette and know manners."
"How boring is that?" Xiao Huayong led Shen Xihe to the dining table. "As Youyou said, as the crown prince, I must set an example with my words and deeds. Therefore, I must be polite to all officials and common people, and I will not allow the slightest mistake. But etiquette and rules are the most tiring. I also want someone who can let me do whatever I want, let me be more unscrupulous. Sharing the worries of my husband is the wife's responsibility.
I know that Youyou strictly abides by etiquette and has integrated etiquette into her bones, so she feels that she is not a burden. It will take time for Youyou to change for me, so this will help Youyou adapt earlier. "
Shen Xihe looked at him in disbelief. He actually said that not only would he not change, but he also wanted her to change for him in the future.
"Yoyo, I hope we can have a home in the future." Xiao Huayong didn't wait for Shen Xihe to speak, pulled her to sit down, let go of her hand and sat next to her, "What is home? It's about love instead of reason, tolerance of affection but not law, freedom to follow one's heart, and happiness.
Whether in good times or bad times, we will stay together day and night.
Free me from loneliness, free me from worry, free me from fatigue, free me from hypocrisy.
A home, a place where you are my peace of mind."
His voice was soft and tender, full of true feelings. Shen Xihe couldn't help but let his imagination run wild as he listened to it. Some warm yearnings flooded into his mind, interweaving into pictures that made people yearn and look forward to it.
"Yoyo must have had breakfast in Yong'an Palace, so just have a couple of bites to make me happy." Xiao Huayong handed a pair of chopsticks to Shen Xihe.