After the group finished listening to the story, and seeing that the sky was still bright, they went to Dou Dou's favorite place, Jade View Workshop to buy some pastries, then went to the cloth farm and some other places to stroll. As a girl, friendship always comes very quickly. Moreover, girls always have many common topics in common.
Mu Ming looked at Dou Dou with a helpless expression and exchanged a glance with him. The two of them helplessly stood behind the three women and watched as they looked around …
After walking for a while, seeing that it was getting late, they went to the number one restaurant in the capital. When they arrived, they realised that Xuanyuan Zhan had already arrived and seemed to have been waiting here for a while. It turned out that in the daytime, as Xuanyuan Zhan had to take care of the military matters, he had agreed to meet them at the First Hotel in the capital at night, then brought Xuanyuan Jing to stroll around the night market in the capital.
"His Majesty the Battle-King." Uncle Battle-King. "
Xuanyuan Zhan received Dou Dou and carried him as he sat on his lap, then looked at Feng Yu and asked, "How was it, did you have a good time today?"
"It's all thanks to Second Sister-in-Law. Jing'er is having a great time today." Xuanyuan Jing said.
"After dinner, second brother will take you to see the night market in Beijing. I'll let you have a good look at the night in Beijing."
"Thank you, second brother."
Xuanyuan Zhan understood this from the moment he saw Mu Ming. Seeing Xuanyuan Jing's attitude, it was likely that the knot in her heart had already been resolved. She did not say anything, and had instead inadvertently brought this topic along with him.
After dinner, Mu Ming said goodbye to Shangguan Qinger and took his leave. Xuanyuan Zhan brought Little Dou Dou to walk around with Feng Yu and Xuanyuan Jing.
The night market of the capital was like a daytime market. It was abnormally bustling. It was as if people forgot all day and night, and only thought about the bustling night market.
Xuanyuan Jing had been living in the palace ever since she was young, so when had she ever seen such a scene? She couldn't help but feel that it was extremely novel, and wanted to see everything that she saw.
At night, the capital was ablaze with beacons of light, and there were some acrobats everywhere. Their chests were filled with broken stones, they changed their magic and spat out flames … There were hawkers everywhere, candy candied fruits, silk... Xuanyuan Jing couldn't help but be stunned by this bustling scene. She had never seen such a scene before in the palace and couldn't help but like the world that the palace wall resided in. She wanted to leave that place, to escape the fate of the royal family, to be as happy and as dull as the hawkers.
Sometimes, once something sprouts, you don't need to do anything. You just need to let it grow as fast as grass in the Wasteland, giving it a little bit of power.
Returning to the Battle King Manor, Xuanyuan Jing sat inside her room alone and thought back to the scene that happened today. That's right, she had always felt that being at the Emperor's household meant that she should contribute towards the Emperor's family, so she had never felt that there was anything wrong with being obedient. Thus, when her royal father initially wanted to grant her marriage to Mu Ming, she had never felt that it was inappropriate, but felt that she might be able to help her second brother. After experiencing this experience, Xuanyuan Jing seemed to understand, people should live more for themselves, just like her second sister-in-law.
The imperial family had many rules, and Xuanyuan Jing was, after all, a princess who had yet to leave the pavilion, so she could not casually stay outside the palace for too long.
After a few days of peace and quiet, Feng Jiaojiao began to feel unsettled again. It had already been more than a month since the last time the emperor bestowed him a marriage. Seeing that the time was about to come, Feng Jiaojiao took her little Jiu Jiu and went to find the crown prince.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Feng Jiaojiao said.
"Get up." Xuanyuan Qingtian did not raise his head, but instead lowered his head and earnestly read the imperial reports. Although Xuanyuan Qingtian did not have the capability to treat the world, but as the crown prince, Xuanyuan Mo would usually get Xuanyuan Qingtian to help him read a few memorials, to broaden his horizons and train his skills. Thus, Xuanyuan Qingtian did not do nothing during the day either.
Xuanyuan Qingtian responded and no longer spoke, he lowered his head and earnestly read the report. This time, Feng Jiaojiao was very obedient and did not say a word, quietly waiting at the side.
raised the imperial report in his hand, discovering that Feng Jiaojiao was still standing at the side. He couldn't help but have a better impression of Feng Jiaojiao, as he seemed to have become more sensible in the past few days, and was no longer as delicate as he was in the past. He couldn't help but feel gratified.
"What's wrong?" Xuanyuan Qingtian asked doubtfully.
"Your highness is tired, right? I've prepared some medicine to wake you up from your stupor. Do you want to try it, your highness?" Feng Jiaojiao asked tentatively.
Seeing that the Crown Prince had agreed, Feng Jiaojiao was secretly happy, she quickly rode a glance of the soup and brought it to the Crown Prince. Xuanyuan Qingtian tasted it two times and found that the taste was not bad, and couldn't help but eat two more mouthfuls.
"Was this made by the house cook?"
"No, this was something concubine was taught by my mother. She said that it would boost my spirit and replenish my energy. Chenqie felt that it was not bad, so she decided to learn it and let the crown prince have a taste." Feng Jiaojiao said as he gently massaged Xuanyuan Qingtian, helping him to ease his fatigue.
Feng Jiaojiao could not help but think that her mother's words were not wrong, as long as she did not make any noise and acted in a magnanimous and sensible manner, his Highness the crown prince would have a whole new level of respect for him. For example, in these few days, Feng Jiaojiao could clearly feel that the attitude the crown prince had towards him had improved.
"I'm looking at His Highness, is there something on your mind?" Feng Jiaojiao asked, "If there is anything that Your Highness has in mind, you can tell me. No matter what method I use, I will help Your Highness out of this trouble."
"Yes." Xuanyuan Qingtian slightly closed his eyes, as he enjoyed Feng Jiaojiao's massage, and said: "It's not really anything major, but these past few days, royal father seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally passed some trivial matters over to me to do. I'm just a little tired."
Your majesty must not be discouraged. Look, right now, the Emperor has already asked you to help him read the imperial reports. I believe that not too long from now, the Emperor will let His Highness deal with some of the government affairs in the imperial court. Feng Jiaojiao said.
"Yes." How could Xuanyuan Qingtian not know that it was just that the memorials royal father had given him recently to review were all trivial and useless things. He didn't even have the chance to do something big and make royal father look at him in a new light. He could not help but feel anxious. It was not a good feeling.
Feng Jiaojiao secretly observed Xuanyuan Qingtian's expression and said: "I am returning to my parents' home today, and heard father say that he saw Princess Jing together with Feng Yu in the capital today. The two seemed to be shopping and laughing."
"Hearing Feng Jiaojiao's words, Xuanyuan Qingtian's expression could not help but change slightly. How did the two of them end up together? "
"It seems like the His Majesty the Battle-King invited Princess Jing to the Battle King Manor as a guest." Feng Jiaojiao said, "This humble one is thinking whether or not our matter can be carried out now. This humble one is thinking that if it goes on for a long time, there might be some unforeseen event. Furthermore, it seems that Princess Jing really likes that Feng Yu. This humble one is worried that if that Feng Yu were to say anything to Princess Jing Yu, it might lead to some sort of trouble. "
Xuanyuan Qingtian felt that Feng Jiaojiao's explanation made a lot of sense. No, he would definitely not allow anything to go wrong with her plan. Mn, I will enter the palace tomorrow to report this matter to royal father. "
Releasing the burden in his heart, Xuanyuan Qingtian laid quietly on the bed and allowed Feng Jiaojiao to massage him. Feng Jiaojiao could not help but reveal a happy expression after hearing what the crown prince said. Indeed, he should have listened to her mother from the beginning. Only then would the Crown Prince have a whole new level of respect for him.
For the past few days, the royal father had always handed over some trivial matters to him. Although it wasn't a big deal, when these trivial matters were mixed together, he was still somewhat exhausted. It was rare for Feng Jiaojiao to let herself relax, and this sleep could be considered as a comfortable one for the past few days.
This morning, after the morning assembly, Xuanyuan Qingtian did not return to the Eastern Palace but went to the royal study.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the crown prince is requesting an audience outside the imperial study." The head eunuch at the emperor's side came over to report.
"Let him in."
"This son pays respects to royal father." Xuanyuan Qingtian said.
"Rise." Xuanyuan Mo said. Why did the crown prince remember to look for me today?
"No." Xuanyuan Qingtian said, "Last time, this son heard from matriarch that Jing Er had refused the marriage with Young General Mu. This son thinks that although my little sister is noble as a princess, it would still be inappropriate to break off the engagement so casually like this, as it would harm my family's reputation. This son is thinking that royal father might as well find a new candidate for your little sister to be the Prince Consort."
"Oh ~" Xuanyuan Mo raised his eyebrows, "The crown prince has a candidate he likes."
"This son has not." Hearing the unhappiness in Xuanyuan Mo's heart, Xuanyuan Qingtian did not speak of the candidate he had in mind, but only said: "This son is only thinking that my sister is already at the age where she should be married off to, not to mention the matter from last time. Even though it was harmless, it will damage Jing'er's reputation in the end, so this son wants to say that royal father can use this opportunity to find a new candidate for my sister's prince consort horse, and also stop some rumors that don't really matter to the citizens."
"Rumors?" Hearing Xuanyuan Qingtian's words, Xuanyuan Mo could not help but frown, "What rumor?"
"Rumor has it that the reason why the princess withdrawn from the marriage was not because of the flowery heart of the General Mu, but because the princess was naturally jealous, and because she was extremely rough. The General Mu was frightened by the princess, so she thought of all sorts of ways to break off the engagement with the princess."
"How dare you!" Xuanyuan Mo was furious, "How could my royal princess be such a person?"
"That's why I thought that my royal father could use this opportunity to recruit a new prince consort for my sister so that I could block those unfathomable rumors."
This could be one way. Xuanyuan Mo thought in his heart, and seeing that the crown prince did not intend to take advantage of Jing Er's marriage, he felt at ease.
"However, after what happened last time, if I were to recklessly choose a prince consort for Jing Er this time, I'm worried that Jing Er might …" Xuanyuan Mo wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Royal father can relax, we can stop telling Jing Er about choosing a prince consort. Royal father can find a reason, saying that he wants to choose a personal guard for the princess, and let Jing Er choose one she likes." Xuanyuan Qingtian thought for a while and said.
"Yes." Is this really a way? " Xuanyuan Mo said, "I will leave this matter to you."
"Yes, this son obeys the decree." Actually, he had already thought of a plan in his heart a long time ago.
The Crown Prince left the imperial study room, thinking about what happened today in the imperial study. He thought that it seemed that it would not be so easy this time, so he decided to find the matriarch to discuss the countermeasures.
In Yan Fei Palace.
"matriarch."
"When did Tian Er have the time to come visit the matriarch today?" When the Yan Fei saw that Xuanyuan Qingtian had come to see him, he could not help but be very happy.
"matriarch, this son just came over from royal father's place." Xuanyuan Qingtian said.
What kind of person was Yan Fei, upon hearing Xuanyuan Qingtian's words, he immediately understood the meaning, and immediately dismissed the crowd, leaving only Xuanyuan Qingtian with him.
"Tian Er, what happened?"
Xuanyuan Qingtian told Yan Fei everything that happened in his royal study today.
"I was afraid that royal father would be suspicious, so I said that."