"Menstruation?!"
Chen Keyan almost fell down as soon as she stood up.
Menstruation is not a scary thing, since there are only two sisters here, so it doesn't matter if they talk about some intimate topics.
But in the deep-rooted concept of the ancients, things like menstruation are always unlucky. Moreover, Chen Keyao is the princess of Nanchen, so she is so shameless.
He even mentioned the word "menstruation" on his lips.
Disgraceful!
Why did she want Chen Keyao to learn embroidery while she was busy with official duties?
Isn't it just to properly discipline this useless sister?
But I didn't expect it. I didn't expect it.
After being disciplined for so long, the words "menstruation" can still come out of this undisciplined girl's mouth...
Is this what a noble princess should say?
Chen Keyan held on to the desk and barely stood up. She couldn't help but put her hand on her forehead and felt a slight headache. It seemed that the road to discipline her sister was long and difficult.
"Oh no, my finger is bleeding!"
Chen Keyao immediately changed his tune when he saw something was wrong.
She clutched the fingers of her left hand tightly, as if she was really injured, with a painful expression on her face. Her big, pure eyes were full of water, but there was a hint of cunning hidden deep in her eyes.
She was still muttering secretly in her heart: "Is there any difference between menstruation and pricking your finger? They both bleed..."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Which hand is pricked? Is it serious?"
After all, Chen Keyan still felt sorry for her sister. Seeing her expression like this, a different kind of feeling arose in her heart, and she hurriedly walked over with a look of concern.
"My left hand is pricked!" In order to deceive her sister, Chen Keyao actually had a hint of crying in her voice, which also had a hint of coquettishness.
"It pricked her left hand?" Chen Keyan, who was walking over, suddenly stopped, stared at her hand, and asked suspiciously: "Since it pricked her left hand, why are you covering your right hand?"
"ah?"
Chen Keyao pretended to be pitiful, and her expressions, such as her big eyes and hazy eyes, were slightly stagnant.
Look down.
Oops!
I really covered the wrong hand!
Her black jewel-like eyes rolled, and she hurriedly switched to covering her left hand with her right hand, and then cried aggrievedly and coquettishly:
"It hurts me so much, I'm going to die..."
Chen Keyan's face smiled, and she stopped there with her arms folded across her chest, silently watching her performance, as if to say: "Go on, keep acting!"
"Sister Huang, I really stabbed you." Chen Keyao tried hard to maintain the shaky lie.
"Oh, really? Then stretch out your hand for me to see?" Chen Keyan smiled.
"Uh..." Chen Keyao was completely at a loss. She didn't dare to look into her sister's eyes. She hurriedly sat upright on the chair and picked up needle and thread to do embroidery.
A picture of "I am serious and I work hard, but the emperor didn't notice me".
A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Keyan's lips, and she moved lightly and walked behind her sister.
She also pretended that nothing had happened, and even gave Chen Keyao some pointers on her embroidery skills. Finally, she returned to her desk and continued to deal with the mountain of memorials...
The study became quiet again.
Straws of sandalwood.
The clear and melodious sound of birdsong could be faintly heard outside the window.
Chen Keyao's serious state only lasted for less than a quarter of an hour. The embroidery work in her hands stopped unconsciously, and her attention was attracted by the sound of birds singing outside the window.
Turn your head, bow your head, and listen.
Her little face is round and her big eyes are clear and pure, full of yearning and longing for the outside world.
If the imperial sister hadn't caught her to learn embroidery, she should have played as much as she wanted in her princess's mansion. She almost missed those quacking ducks...
"Ahem!"
Suddenly, the imperial sister's voice came, with an obvious reminder.
Chen Keyao hurriedly straightened his head and focused on the embroidery again.
"When you do something, do it seriously and don't get distracted. If you are not serious, it would be better not to do it." Chen Keyan did not raise her head, as if she had eyes on her head.
"Oh." Chen Keyao nodded obediently, indicating that he understood.
But then, she discovered the flaw in Sister Huang's words and said excitedly: "What Sister Huang said makes sense. Since I'm not serious at all, then... why don't I just learn to do embroidery?"
"Um?"
Chen Keyan was choked for a moment, but she still raised her head, stared at him with a serious and coercive look, and lectured:
"Embroidery is an indispensable skill for my Nanchen women. From now on, even if you don't embroider for yourself, you will still sew clothes for your husband... In the world, only those bitchy women in Daliang can..."
Chen Keyan was still reprimanding and talking non-stop.
But Chen Keyao's thoughts were flying to nowhere.
Sewing clothes for your future husband?
She immediately thought of Brother Su.
It would be very meaningful and interesting if Brother Su could wear the clothes she sewed!
Thinking of this, she suddenly became extremely serious and secretly vowed that before Brother Su comes to Nanchen next time, she must make a set of clothes and give them to Brother Su as a gift!
However, with her embroidery skills, I am afraid...
Next, Chen Keyao was indeed very serious. The chirping of birds outside the window could no longer attract her attention. She concentrated on sewing and thread with a happy, sweet and expectant smile on her lips.
Brother Su will definitely be very touched when he receives this gift!
time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it's getting dusk.
Chen Keyan has been busy for so long and finally finished dealing with the mountain of memorials.
The moment she put down the brush, she felt relieved and stretched unconsciously.
Um?
Suddenly, she realized something was wrong.
After such a long time, why is Chen Keyao, sitting on the desk next to him, so quiet?
This is not in line with her temperament. Could it be that... this girl sneaked away while she was busy?
Chen Keyan frowned slightly and hurriedly turned to look at the desk on the side... Fortunately, Chen Keyao was sitting there upright, doing embroidery meticulously.
Although the embroidery movements are clumsy and the speed of threading the needle is even slower, she is very satisfied with her sister's attitude.
The happy smile on Chen Keyan's lips had not yet disappeared. Outside the study, which had been quiet for a long time, a maid suddenly came, her personal maid Bi'er.
"My servant pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess." Bi'er entered the study.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, the ministers jointly presented a memorial. After your Majesty read it, he ordered it to be handed over to His Highness for processing." Bi'er presented a memorial with both hands.
"The ministers jointly signed the memorial?"
Chen Keyan felt strange and hurriedly took the memorial and took a look. It turned out to be about the remaining sins of the Queen's family.
Previously, regarding the remnants of the Queen's family, especially their collusion with the Daqian remnants, and the fact that the Daqian remnants were about to fund them 500,000 taels of silver, only Chen Di, Chen Keyan, King Tian, and some members of the secret guard Know.
None of the ministers knew.
The entire Nanchen court was peaceful.
But just two days ago, for some reason, this news leaked out, and everyone in the court knew about it.
The ministers are all afraid and worried, fearing that the remnants of the Queen's family will get the 500,000 taels. Even if they cannot make a comeback, they will definitely bring great disaster to Nanchen!
As a result, they jointly wrote to Emperor Chen, requesting that the matter be resolved immediately.
They also offered suggestions in the memorial and were very active, but in Chen Keyan's view, their strategies were of no use...
After Chen Keyan read the memorial, she threw it on the table with a gloomy expression and a sad look on her face.
I don’t know what’s going on with the young master, whether he has intercepted the property worth 500,000 taels... She thought silently in her heart.
"Sister Huang? What's wrong with you?" Chen Keyao noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere in the study, put down the needle and thread in her hand, and looked sideways.
"It's nothing. Just do your embroidery and don't think about anything else." Chen Keyan shook her head.
"No, the emperor must be hiding something from me. If the emperor doesn't tell me, I'm afraid I won't be able to calm down. Besides, I am Princess Nanchen, and I should share the country's worries!"
Chen Keyan glanced at her sister unexpectedly.
Could it be that this little girl has finally grown up? Do you know how to share her worries? If this is the case, it does not live up to her teachings these days.
However, she had just begun to sigh in her heart when Chen Keyao guessed:
"Could it be that...Sister Huang sent people to kill all the birds on the branches outside the window and then roasted them to eat? Sister Huang, I'm hungry and I want to eat too..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Chen Keyan almost lost her temper.
She originally thought that her sister had grown up, become sensible, and could take care of others' worries, but in the end, she still had not gotten rid of her childishness, and she only thought about eating or playing.
"Sister Huang, just tell me." Chen Keyao stood up, walked behind Sister Huang, and squeezed Sister Huang's shoulders with her small hands.
"It doesn't hurt to tell you."
Chen Keyan suddenly changed her mind and was ready to tell her the truth.
Perhaps Chen Keyao never grew up because he was so well protected.
Nowadays, she is getting older and is almost getting married, but she is still so playful and childish. It seems necessary to let her understand the cruelty of the world.
After understanding this, Chen Keyan did not hide anything and told her one by one about the remaining misdeeds of the Queen's family and the crisis facing the Nanchen court.
"Ah? It's so serious. What should we do?"
Chen Keyao was a little dumbfounded and at a loss, and a touch of sadness gradually filled her pure eyes.
When Chen Keyan saw this, she couldn't bear it and said hurriedly:
"Although there are difficulties, Yaoyao, you don't have to worry. I have already asked Mr. Su to take action to stop the remnants of Daqian from transporting the five hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Brother Su is helping us?" Chen Keyao suddenly became excited. The melancholy in his pure eyes was swept away, and he said with a smile: "Then it will be fine. I was worried in vain."
Chen Keyan was relatively sober, looked at her sister and said:
"I also have great confidence in Mr. Su, but such a long time has passed and no news has been sent back. It has to be worrying."
"..."
Just at this time, a eunuch asked to see him.
It is said that he was the personal eunuch beside Emperor Chen.
Chen Keyan invited her in, and after performing the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, she asked directly: "Why did my father send you here? Could it be that my father had some orders?"
The eunuch saluted and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty said that it would be best not to pin the remaining sins of the Queen's family on others."
"Although Su Xian, the Grand Lieutenant of the Liang Dynasty, is quite capable, he is not from Nanchen, and he has no significant connection with Nanchen..."
"Besides, no news has been sent back after so long. I'm afraid... in short, we still need to solve this matter by ourselves, so we should start as soon as possible."
Chen Keyan frowned even more after hearing this.
What Emperor Chen was worried about was exactly what she was worried about.
But she had great confidence in Su Xian and believed that Su Xian would definitely succeed. However, it had been a long time since the news came, and she was extremely worried.
"I know this. If you go back and report it to Father Ming, I will start making arrangements immediately." Chen Keyan finally said.
"yes."
After the eunuch left, Chen Keyao held the imperial sister's hand and comforted her:
"Sister Huang, don't worry, I believe Brother Su can handle it well."
"..."
The two sisters were chatting.
Suddenly, Jian'er, one of the personal maids, rushed into the study and shouted excitedly: "Princess, good news, good news, there is good news from Nanchu!"
Chen Keyan's expression changed, and she looked up at Jian'er, silently making a guess in her heart. Could it be that Su Xian succeeded in the good news coming from Nanchu?
"What's the good news? Did Brother Su successfully intercept the five hundred thousand taels?" Chen Keyao asked immediately, her round little face full of expectation.
"The princess is so smart!"
Jian'er gasped and flattered Chen Keyao first.
Then, looking at his princess Chen Keyan, he said excitedly: "Princess, we succeeded. We just received news that Mr. Su successfully stopped the five hundred thousand taels!"
Chen Keyan's hanging heart finally relaxed.
A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said happily: "I knew that this matter would not be difficult for him. Please tell me quickly, how did Mr. Su stop that batch of property?"
"Princess, don't worry, here is a letter written by Mr. Su. Please read it carefully." Jian'er presented an envelope with both hands.
"Brother Su's autographed letter? Bring it to me for a look." Chen Keyao said, already grabbing the envelope in his hand and tearing it open as soon as he saw it.
Chen Keyan was anxious. It was a handwritten letter written by Su Xian to her. There might be words inappropriate for children in it. How could she let Yaoyao read it?
"do not move!"
In desperation, Chen Keyan slapped her hand on the table, used her strength to get up, climbed over the desk, and jumped directly to Chen Keyao.
At this time, Chen Keyao had torn a small opening in the envelope.
Chen Keyan didn't say anything and just grabbed it with her hands. She was actually pretty good at it, but Chen Keyao was just an ordinary person and couldn't stop it at all.
"Sister Huang!" Chen Keyao was so aggrieved that she almost cried. She grabbed Sister Huang's arm and shook her coquettishly, like a little girl asking for candy.
"Yao Yao, you've been busy for the past half day and it's time to go back." Chen Keyan ignored her and wanted to drive her away.
"No, I still have to do embroidery."
"In that case, then go over there and do embroidery, and don't disturb me from handling court affairs."
"..."
Chen Keyan got rid of her sister and returned to the desk to sit down.
Then slowly tear open the envelope and take out a page of letter paper.
She couldn't wait to read it.
As she expected, after reading only a few sentences, her ears felt soft and hot. Sure enough, Su Xian said some words that were not suitable for children in the letter.
Fortunately, I acted quickly and snatched the envelope from Yaoyao. Otherwise... Yaoyao's young and pure heart would not have been contaminated by Mr. Su?
Chen Keyan looked down and secretly rejoiced in her heart.
After a while, she read the entire letter and finally understood the ins and outs of the Nanchu incident.
There is no doubt that Su Xian succeeded in blocking the property.
Worthy of joy.
But besides the smile on her face, there was something strange that was not easy to detect. She secretly said to herself: "Princess Daqian Yang Ruoxian? Interesting, interesting!"
