Because of the quarrel between Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changyan in the court, Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong had some free time. Otherwise, they would not have had the time to watch the play in Pingyao Marquis' Mansion.
The wedding of the second prince, Prince Zhao Xiao Changmin, was postponed. The scorching heat in the capital was unbearable, so Your Majesty set off for the temporary palace. Last year, the Xiao Juesong incident happened in Linyou, so Your Majesty changed the temporary palace this year.
In the first two years, Your Majesty encountered a giant snake during the autumn hunt and an assassination attempt while in the palace. Before leaving this year, following the suggestion of the Imperial Observatory, Your Majesty planned to go to the Huguo Temple to burn incense first, and planned to bring the Empress Dowager and the princes with him, and announce to the public that he was praying for the people.
"Burning incense?" When Shen Xihe heard the news, she was embroidering exquisite Pingzhong leaves on Xiao Huayong's new clothes.
In the past, Xiao Huayong's clothes were made by the Clothing Bureau. Since the wedding, all the maids around Shen Xihe, except Mo Yu, were good at sewing. Xiao Huayong's casual clothes no longer needed to be made by the Clothing Bureau. They only needed to make formal clothes.
"Well, I just want peace of mind." Xiao Huayong stood aside with one hand behind his back. His apricot-colored robe with exquisite embroidery embellished his tall body. His face was calm as he teased Baisui.
Two days ago, Xiao Huayong took advantage of Shen Xihe's absence and asked Haidongqing to take Baisui out for a walk. After coming back, Baisui became much more well-behaved. He would say whatever he was told to say and would never utter a few words of exclamation that even he himself had forgotten.
"At ease? If I make His Majesty uneasy, will he still go to the palace to escape the summer heat?" Shen Xihe stopped what he was doing, and looked at Xiao Huayong with his bright eyes filled with a smile.
Xiao Huayong looked back, very interested: "How can Yoyo make His Majesty feel uneasy?"
"Do you remember the gift that His Majesty tacitly agreed to give me on the day after our wedding?" Shen Xihe asked instead of answering.
In order to test whether Xiao Huayong knew his life experience, Emperor Youning set Prince Qian's tablet on fire. Shen Xihe has always kept this account in mind for Your Majesty.
"I still remember that you stayed in the incense room for a long time that day, and you also stayed in the incense room for a long time in the following days." He remembered everything about her, especially something that was so memorable.
Shen Xihe smiled slightly and winked at Zhenzhu. Zhenzhu understood and stepped back. She quickly brought back a box of incense. The incense looked exactly like ordinary incense sticks, both in color and scent.
Xiao Huayong took it in his hand and examined it carefully. He didn't know if it was because he had never looked at other incense sticks carefully before, but he couldn't see any difference between it and other incense sticks.
"Your Highness, you can't tell the difference from this perspective. Even a master of incense making may not be able to tell the difference. But Your Highness can light one and try." Shen Xihe suggested.
Tian Yuan had cleverly presented the fire stick, and soon the incense was lit. Xiao Huayong held it in his hand. The scent of the incense was also very common. If one did not try to distinguish it, one would not feel that it was anything special. Even if one could try to distinguish it, one would only feel that there was a little difference, but it was hard to tell what the specific difference was.
At this moment, sparks flew out with a hissing sound, which scared Tian Yuan so much that his face changed and he almost pounced on him. Even Xiao Huayong was startled for a moment, but his trust in Shen Xihe prevented him from throwing the incense away. The sparks flew for a moment, and then the incense went out. Xiao Huayong looked left and right, but couldn't figure out the reason.