As always, nothing has changed.
Xu Zhihuai felt like a bird that had flown thousands of miles before returning to its nest, tired and relieved.
Zhu Xuxing not only cared about her, he also cared about his daughter whom he had not seen for several months. He held her little hand, kissed her again and again, and coaxed her in the gentlest tone.
An'er hummed to express her dissatisfaction, her eyes were watery, and she wanted to cry.
"Does she not recognize me?"
Zhu Xuxing straightened his back and sounded disappointed.
Xu Zhihuai smiled softly: "An'er is indeed a bit aloof and timid."
Zhu Xuxing reluctantly let go of his daughter's little hand, looked at Xu Zhihuai and smiled gently: "You gave her a good name."
"This is a nickname. Your Highness will have to come and get the correct name."
Zhu Xuxing was obviously prepared. He stood up and came to the desk, dipped his pen in ink, and wrote three words eloquently.
"Zhu Qingruo."
Xu Zhihuai read it out loud with a warm smile: "What a beautiful name."
Zhu Xuxing said seriously: "Qing Qing Ruo Qing, I hope she can always be comfortable and do what she wants to do without being disturbed by the world."
His heart is still so pure.
He still has her in his heart.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Xu Zhihuai choked up and burst into tears.
"Why are you crying? Today is a good day."
Zhu Xuxing hugged her and comforted her softly, and his own eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"I will never leave you alone again."
Xu Zhihuai was in a complicated mood, with tears streaming down his face.
After a few months, Xu Zhihuai was still a little restless and impetuous even though she returned to a familiar place. She looked around and found that everything in the palace had not changed. The nightgown she usually wears is also placed on one side of the screen, and her usual teapot and tea set are also on the table, with warm jasmine tea in them.
There were candlesticks everywhere in the room, lighting up the room brightly and transparently.
Zhu Xuxing knows her character very well. She likes to be clean, simple, stable and comfortable.
Jinhua put An'er to sleep and went out to pack her luggage. Only halfway through, someone came outside.
The visitors were all maids from Qianhua Palace, and they were ordered to deliver gifts to Xu Zhihuai.
The leading maid was smiling with a gentle tone: "The eldest princess has been thinking about you sincerely and has been looking forward to your return. These rewards are all from the heart of the princess."
Xu Zhihuai hadn't gone over to pay Zhu Weizhen's greetings yet, so she deliberately wanted to delay him. When he saw her, he would inevitably have to uncover the scars again and make his flesh and blood bloody.
As soon as Jinhua heard the name of the eldest princess, she became nervous.
Xu Zhihuai gave those palace maids a handful of rewards. She took a look and saw that Zhu Weizhen had prepared everything for children, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
"Jinhua, change your clothes."
As soon as she said something, Mu Xiuwan walked out of the room: "I'll go there with my sister."
Xu Zhihuai was slightly surprised: "You want to go too?"
"According to the rules, I should go too."
Mu Xiuwan obviously knew something, and she also saw Xu Zhihuai's difficulties.
Zhu Weizhen waited quietly.
When he saw them appearing together, he couldn't help but smile and said: "My two good sisters, you are both back."
She soon discovered that she was without the baby.
Mu Xiuwan used to be very close to Zhu Weizhen, but now too many things have happened, and she also has concerns in her heart. She just smiles gently and gently when she looks at him.
Zhu Weizhen waved to her, and she slowly walked over.
"Let me see it quickly, my good sister, my good Wan'er."
Mu Xiuwan obediently let her look at her, and Zhu Weizhen held her little hand tightly: "Your father's affairs have nothing to do with you. You have always been our good sister. Please stay in the palace from now on. Let's be companions together."
Xu Zhihuai silently watched the scene of the two of them chatting, as if he was suddenly back to the past.
Zhu Weizhen turned to look at Xu Zhihuai again: "Huai'er, why don't you come over? Come here and get closer to me."
Xu Zhihuai met her eyes with a gentle face and listened to her whisper: "It flies so fast. The days fly by. I am so happy to see you again."
"Yes, Your Highness, too many things have happened."
Zhu Weizhen said meaningfully: "Since I'm back, I won't mention going back."
"Yes, I listen to His Highness."
The three of them sat across from each other, and Zhu Weizhen made tea with his own hands.
Following the lingering fragrance, Xu Zhihuai observed her every move seriously.
Zhu Weizhen knew that she was looking at him, so he simply raised his eyes and looked at her. Their eyes met, and there was an undercurrent of excitement.
Zhu Weizhen's slightly twitching corners of his mouth, with an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling, made Xu Zhihuai's hair stand on end, but at the same time, he felt a little familiar.
The evil smile seems to say: Welcome, you are back in my hands again.
The dangerous intuition made her no longer want to escape.
Xu Zhihuai suddenly said to Mu Xiuwan: "Wan'er, An'er always cries when she wakes up. Can you help me go back and check on her?"
Mu Xiuwan was surprised for a moment, her eyes rolled a few times, and then she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back right away."
Zhu Weizhen glanced at Mu Xiuwan's back, smiled and said to Xu Zhihuai: "You two really get along. You shouldn't have brought her here today. There are some words she can't hear."
Xu Zhihuai said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Didn't His Highness say that the past is in the past? Wan'er is also kind-hearted. She has always been thinking about His Highness."
Zhu Weizhen smiled: "Is she worried about you? Or is she worried about me?"
"It's not really a worry, it's just..." Xu Zhihuai shook his head and suddenly changed the subject: "Your Highness, I won't leave again when I come back this time."
Zhu Weizhen raised his eyebrows: "That's natural. After all this trouble, you will eventually come back."
Xu Zhihuai pointedly said: "Now is the time when the prince is most tired. I want to stay by his side in a down-to-earth manner. Can your highness let me go..."
"Etc., etc!"
Zhu Weizhen raised his hand to stop her words, looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze and said, "Let you go? Huai'er, have you forgotten how good I am to you?"
Xu Zhihuai smiled slightly: "Of course. Your Highness once treated me like a sister and took good care of me."
Zhu Weizhen also laughed: "Your mouth is quite powerful sometimes."
"Your Highness, I have always been sincere to the Crown Prince."
Zhu Weizhen nodded clearly: "I know, I also like you very much. It is indeed a good thing to have you by the prince's side. The only reason is that you provoked Wei Li first, and that child...she will become your A lifelong handle."
"An'er is innocent."
Xu Zhihuai said word by word: "Your Highness, I never covet things that don't belong to me. I'm not greedy. I just want a sense of stability."
"To be honest, I don't know if you can have such good luck? I heard that you had a dystocia when you gave birth to her. Fortunately, the child was blessed with good fortune."
"Your Highness, please grant me your permission."
Zhu Weizhen looked at her and said, "Bring that child over and let me take a look. Do you dare?"
"I dare, because I know that His Highness can hate me, but Your Highness will not be cruel to an infant."
