In the early morning, Jiang Zhiyuan got up early. The palace maid brought water to help her wash up, and brought a bowl of millet porridge. After finishing breakfast, Jiang Zhiyuan washed his face, opened the mirror box, and started to dress up in front of the bronze mirror.
The two palace maids were whispering outside the house, occasionally glancing at Jiang Zhiyuan, who was drawing her eyebrows carefully.
"Why did the princess get up so early today?"
"I don't know. Today is the first time I see a princess dressing up by herself!"
"Are you going to go out with some young master?"
After drawing her eyebrows, Jiang Zhiyuan stood up and looked at the big bronze mirror in the room. Today she specially put on the moondress that her mother-in-law gave her on her birthday last month. Jiang Zhiyuan picked up the corners of her skirt and turned it around twice in front of the mirror. The gorgeous skirt outlines the girl's slender waist, and the bright mirror reflects the blush on the girl's face.
After finally reaching the door and preparing to go out, she hurriedly turned around. "I almost forgot, I haven't applied lipstick yet."
Zhou Ruo walked around the streets at Xiaoyao Palace, looking at the vendors who had started setting up stalls from time to time. Not far away, Wang Daofan was slowly approaching his palace in a sedan. The sun had just half peeked out from behind the clouds, but it was also a bright spring day.
"Prince Zhou came out for a walk so early." Wang Daofan asked his servants to stop the sedan chair and say hello to Zhou Ruoxiao.
"Yeah, I can't sleep even if I'm lying on the bed." Zhou Ruoxiao said with a smile, "The Prime Minister has to go to the palace so early to do some work. He really has a lot to do. You have to pay attention to your health."
"Excuse me for your trouble, but Chang'an City is so big. How can I take care of all the big and small things on my own?" Wang Daofan complained, "I heard that there was another thief in the Fenglai Building last night, and the old bustard was taken away. I was really scared, but luckily I wasn’t hurt.”
"Oh, there's this other thing?" Zhou Ruoxiao said in surprise, "But this Feng Lai Tower is also a place of right and wrong. Just now something like the eldest prince happened, and now there's another thief. Alas, it's been such a troubled time."
Wang Daofan looked at Zhou Ruoxiao's emotional look, with a hint of evil flashing in his eyes.
"Brother Zhou, Uncle Prime Minister!" Jiang Zhiyuan walked over from the opposite street.
"Your Highness Princess." Wang Daofan looked at Jiang Zhiyuan with interest, "Why did you come to Prince Zhou's house so early today?" Zhou Ruoxiao also looked at Jiang Zhiyuan, who had been carefully dressed up, with soft eyes.
"I put the horse that my grandpa gave me last time at his house and asked him to help me tame it and then teach me to ride it." Jiang Zhiyuan explained, "There is no other meaning. Uncle Prime Minister, don't think too much."
"Okay, okay, I won't think about it." Wang Daofan laughed and said, "Okay, I won't disturb you anymore, I'm leaving first."
Wang Daofan was walking towards the palace in a sedan chair. Jiang Zhiyuan came to Zhou Ruoxiao and said, "Please let Brother Zhou wait for a long time."
"I just finished eating." Zhou Ruoxiao said with a smile, "Why don't we go for a walk first and teach you how to ride a horse when we come back."
"Okay." Jiang Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.
The streets of West Market. The sun finally filled the streets, and pedestrians in twos and threes began a new day in Chang'an City.
"They are selling candied haws! The delicious and cheap candied haws, come and see, come and buy!" The old man selling candied haws shouted, "Sir, I want to buy a bunch for the pretty lady next to you to try. No?"
Zhou Ruoxiao turned her head and glanced at Jiang Zhiyuan, who was looking at the candied haws beside him, "You are good at talking, okay, let's have two skewers."
"Young master is indeed very generous. Come on, miss, get it!" The old man, with a smile on his face, took two skewers from the straw stick and handed them to Jiang Zhiyuan. Then he took the coin from Zhou Ruoxiao and said, "You two, go slowly."
Jiang Zhiyuan handed a bunch of candied haws to Zhou Ruoxiao, "Here, I'll give this small one to Brother Zhou."
Zhou Ruoxiao smiled bitterly and said, "I bought this for you."
"Brother Zhou is a man, do you still want to fight with a weak woman like me?" Jiang Zhiyuan said angrily.
"Okay, okay, I won't fight with a weak woman like you." Zhou Ruoxiao said helplessly.
In just one morning, almost all the ladies in Chang'an who regarded King Xiaoyao as the husband of their dreams received news from their subordinates: King Xiaoyao and a woman were walking on the street.
And when they hurried to find out which woman they were walking with, they all sighed.
"After all, it was a step too late. I didn't expect the third princess to take action first."
"I feel at ease if I can see King Xiaoyao."
On this day, countless women burst into tears in their boudoirs.
At noon, the sun shines through the locust trees that have sprouted buds on the streets of Chang'an, scattering fine particles on the ground.
"After a joint trial by the three departments, the following verdict has been made: the eldest prince Jiang Fengqing has violated moral principles and violated the law, and has insulted the ethics and teachings. He is now deprived of his position as prince. As the emperor's funeral is imminent, he is ordered to be confined to the palace and be sent to Yumenguan in the spring of next year."
Wang Daofan read out calmly in the hall, while He Shengbai quietly drank tea beside him, with no joy or sadness on his face. Chen Dong looked at Jiang Fengqing who was kneeling in the hall with sympathy.
"Jiang Fengqing, do you have any objections?" Wang Daofan asked slowly.
"No objection." Jiang Fengqing slowly straightened up her upper body and stared at Wang Daofan with two bloodshot eyes.
Wang Daofan looked at him for a moment, without any emotion in his eyes, and said, "Then let's go."
Jiang Fengqing stood up and left under the escort of a group of soldiers. Until the emperor's funeral, he could only stay in his own palace. Without his status as the eldest prince, he was no longer qualified to inherit the throne.
In the mourning hall, Jiang Ruoting knelt in front of the ice coffin in mourning.
The maid of Qinxin Palace said softly at the door, "Second Prince, the Queen would like to invite you to Qinxin Palace."
"Go back and tell your mother that I will not be free these days and cannot see my mother. I feel very guilty and ask your mother to forgive me."
The palace maid left in response. Jiang Ruoting looked at the dragon pattern on the ice coffin, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and murmured, "It's almost, it's almost..."
Qinxin Palace.
Li Qinxi was lying on the bed, her face pale. Zhang Wenling walked in with a bowl of soup.
"Mother, it's already noon, let's get up and have some soup." Zhang Wenling said softly.
"What did you do again?"
Li Qinxi stood up slowly, and Zhang Wenling quickly put down the soup, supporting her with one hand and holding a pillow for her to lean on with the other.
"My servant has made you a bowl of Poria, Coix and Job's Tears soup with candied dates and yam in it. Please drink some quickly."
Zhang Wenling scooped up a spoonful, blew gently twice, and then handed it to Li Qinxi's mouth. Li Qinxi's somewhat dry lips moved, and she slowly stepped forward to eat.
After a few spoonfuls, Li Qinxi's face became a little rosier and her expression no longer looked so haggard.
"Mother, this soup tastes pretty good." Zhang Wenling said with a smile.
"It tastes very good." Li Qinxi's voice was slightly hoarse, "It must have taken a lot of effort on your part."
"As long as the empress thinks it tastes good, it's nothing for the slave to put in a little effort." Zhang Wenling said softly, "Butler Li from the Grand Prince's Mansion came to the palace early this morning and said he wanted to see the empress, but the slave said that the empress was not feeling well. Let him go back first."
"It doesn't matter if you go back, you will be clean."
At this time, the palace maid who delivered the message came to Li Qinxi's bedside and saluted, "Your Majesty, the second prince said that he has been unavailable recently and cannot come to see you. Please forgive him."
"Everyone is busy...all busy." Li Qinxi gently pushed away the spoon handed by Zhang Wenling, quietly leaned on the pillow and closed her eyes, "In this palace, you are the only one who is willing to accompany me like this. .”
Zhang Wenling put away the bowls and spoons and said, "If your Majesty is away, I am a slave who is lucky to be able to accompany you like this."
Xiaoyao Wangfu. On the empty lawn, Zhou Ruoxiao was guiding Jiang Zhiyuan to lead the horse.
"Yes, that's it, hold it and walk beside you." Zhou Ruoxiao said gently.
Jiang Zhiyuan slowly adjusted his breathing, gently held the reins, and guided the horse to walk around the lawn.
Just when Jiang Zhiyuan was thinking that taming the horse didn't look particularly difficult, and she was even thinking about whether she could get on the horse and gallop now, there was a sound that made her crazy.
"Sister! Sister! You are an idiot! You are an idiot!" The parrot flew over in a circle and stopped on the wall.
Jiang Zhiyuan just wanted to scold the parrot and her younger brother, but the next moment a strong force came from the reins, and she subconsciously grabbed the reins tightly.
The horse neighed uneasily and tossed its head. Since Jiang Zhiyuan refused to let go, the horse began to lead her around on the lawn.
"The horse is frightened, let go!" Zhou Ruoxiao shouted. I didn’t dare to use too much noise for fear of frightening the horse even more.
"Song...song..." Jiang Zhiyuan felt like the world was spinning. The horse was already running very fast, and she was being dragged along the lawn. She didn't dare to let go, "I'm... afraid!"
Zhou Ruoxiao's face darkened, he raised his inner strength, jumped up, and sat directly on the horse. He pulled the dirty Jiang Zhiyuan onto the horse with one hand, and made her sit astride the horse facing him.
"Hold me tight!" Zhou Ruoxiao said softly. His hands were gently stroking the mane on the horse's neck, trying to calm it down.
Jiang Zhiyuan didn't care about the difference between men and women, and hurriedly hugged Zhou Ruoxiao's waist tightly, but found that she couldn't seem to hug Zhou Ruoxiao's waist tightly.
The horse finally calmed down and stopped after running for half a cup of tea.
"Princess, have you hugged her enough?" Zhou Ruoxiao leaned into Jiang Zhiyuan's ear and whispered softly. At this time, Jiang Zhiyuan put her legs on his legs, and put her whole body against his chest with her two small hands.
Upon hearing Zhou Ruoxiao's words, Jiang Zhiyuan quickly buried her head in his arms, and her ears turned red.
Zhou Ruoxiao smiled when he saw this, but let her hold him. After half a cup of tea, Jiang Zhiyuan cautiously raised his head and glanced at Zhou Ruoxiao, only to bump into him looking straight at her. He quickly turned over and dismounted, only to fall to the ground.
Zhou Ruoxiao smiled and got off the horse, "Is the princess so scared that she can't stand still?"
"Hmph! Can you blame me for this? It's all my brother's fault! I told him last time to close the parrot and don't let it fly out again." Jiang Zhiyuan pouted and said, "My butt dropped. It hurts and I can’t get up.”
Zhou Ruoxiao squatted down with his back to her and said, "The ground is dirty. Come up here. I will carry you to the house and sit down."
Jiang Zhiyuan smiled happily and threw herself directly on Zhou Ruoxiao's back, putting her hands on his shoulders.
Zhou Ruoxiao picked up her legs with both hands and stood up.
"Hahahaha!" Jiang Zhiyuan laughed happily. The sun bathed the two of them, warm and bright.
Jiang Xianfeng brought several eunuchs to Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion.
"Fourth Prince." The guard at the door bowed and saluted.
"Get up, my parrot ran away again. Some people said they saw it flying into the palace. I want to go in and look for it." Jiang Xianfeng said pitifully, carrying the empty bird cage, "If you can't find it, my sister will put it there." I'll beat him to death, she said yesterday not to let it go again..."
The guard let the "poor" fourth prince and a group of tired eunuchs behind him through the door with a speechless expression.
As soon as he entered the door, Jiang Xianfeng looked around and immediately saw his parrot standing on a big tree not far away. It was seriously pecking here and there on the branches and looking here and there.
"Let's see where you are running this time!" Jiang Xianfeng rushed towards the big tree quickly, and the eunuch behind him panted and followed him closely.
Soon, the parrot also saw the "master" flying towards him. It was also very happy and shouted, "Sister! You are an idiot!"
"Jiang, Xian, Feng!" Jiang Zhiyuan just wanted to run over and teach his younger brother a lesson, but the next moment he realized that he was still on Zhou Ruoxiao's back, so he immediately jumped off Zhou Ruoxiao's back. .
Jiang Xianfeng in the distance covered his mouth in surprise, his eyes full of little stars, and murmured, "Did sister be on Brother Zhou's back just now? Did I see it wrong?"
But the next moment, he kicked off and started running, because Jiang Zhiyuan ran towards him menacingly. Zhou Ruoxiao, who was in the distance, was watching the fight between the siblings with a smile on his face.
"Sister, I was wrong!" "I will never let this parrot out next time!" "Ah! Sister, please be gentle! My butt hurts!"
Jiang Xianfeng covered his buttocks and looked at Jiang Zhiyuan who was sighing a little aggrievedly.
"Sister! You are..." The parrot on the branch was grabbed by the neck just halfway through speaking.
"If you dare to say another word, I will stew you in soup tonight!" Jiang Zhiyuan threatened, staring at the parrot in his hand.
The sunlight cut off Jiang Zhiyuan's figure. Jiang Xianfeng looked at his dirty sister and glanced at Brother Zhou who was standing quietly not far away. He felt that the sister today seemed to be the same as the sister before. It’s different. He couldn't tell what was different, he just felt that there seemed to be something extra about his sister, so the spanking on his ass today was much lighter than before. He remembered that his escort sister had said privately that there was nothing feminine about his sister.
"Maybe this is femininity." Jiang Xianfeng muttered in a pretentious tone, then turned around and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle with his hands behind his hands. He rubbed his butt twice more and said, "This is what a woman is!"
