Shen Nanqing made a move and turned to look at the little girl who was holding a cup and drinking water, which was a little funny.
"Are you going to do chivalry again? Which family's young master is so unlucky that you met him?"
The maid opened the food one by one and put it on the table, each picked some and placed them in front of her princess, and then retreated to her side.
Gardenia picked up a piece of pastry and wrinkled the tip of her nose in disgust when she heard this.
"The third prince's people."
Shen Nanqing nodded in understanding, obviously aware of the other party's approach, but as the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she could not help but think more.
She put down the embroidery in her hand, pondered for a while, and then warned.
"You should avoid running to the palace during this period. Now that the third prince is in the limelight, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely take action. In addition, the general was suddenly recalled, and the court may not be comfortable."
Even she, an official lady, knew the reputation of the third prince, so how could His Majesty not know about it now.
But despite this, he still showed preference, and the meaning of this is difficult to explain clearly.
To put it simply, His Majesty is just trying to support the other princes to check and balance the court. But if it is more complicated, who knows whether His Majesty is dissatisfied with the prince and wants to depose him.
After all, there are many princes in the palace, and His Majesty chose this one. It is difficult not to think that he is taking the opportunity to suppress the prince.
Gardenia thought for a while and touched her chin.
"But I will go to the palace later."
"..."
With the little girl's temperament, she would go to the palace for some serious business. She would either look for opportunities to beat the princes and princesses, or go eat and drink, and bring back some rewards.
Shen Nanqing saw her intention without even using her brain.
"Are you interested in the lychees offered this morning?"
Gardenia nodded honestly, thought for a while, and then added seriously.
"I heard that there are still some pieces of Nanjing Yunjin, wait until I bring them back to make clothes for you!"
Shen Nanqing sighed helplessly and let the little girl sit there eating and drinking while he continued to embroider the pattern on the handkerchief.
Watching her movements, Gardenia took a bite of chestnut cake and thoughtfully cleaned up the timeline of this world.
Shen Nanqing, the concubine of the Prime Minister's Palace, is also the heroine of this world. She has had a verbal engagement with the prince since she was a child. The reason why it has not been settled is not only His Majesty's consideration, but also the Prime Minister's Palace's unwillingness to take risks.
Although it is no surprise that the prince will be the next emperor, the palace is not at ease now. If it is decided early, the prime minister's palace will definitely be implicated if something goes wrong.
And His Majesty does not want to see his important ministers bound to the East Palace so quickly.
This is not just a marriage contract, but His Majesty is testing their current attitude.
Who among the officialdom is a fool? The prime minister immediately excused his daughter's poor health and even sent Shen Nanqing to hide in Zhuangzi in the countryside for several years until he was brought back last year.
A very familiar plot, right?
That's right, the concubine of the Prime Minister's Palace hooked up with the prince during this period, secretly promised him, and even repeatedly proposed that she could undertake the engagement herself.
Sooner or later, the Prime Minister's Office will take sides, and His Majesty cannot let go of their power. After hearing his daughter's words, the Prime Minister really thought about it, and finally felt that the current situation was not right and he could not bear it anymore.
In the original plot, seeing her eldest sister come back and looking so beautiful, the female supporting character couldn't help but find ways to get together with the prince, and finally got her wish and married into the Eastern Palace as a concubine.
However, this was not the prince's plan, so he didn't have a good look towards the female counterpart, and even expressed his affection to Shen Nanqing in public.
