The Princess's Notebook

Zhao Feiran roared into the sky, obviously extremely angry.

Song Dajian, who was hiding outside the door with his back hunched, stumbled and knelt, "Your Highness, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. I asked someone to find Master Wei and put him in the position of a close attendant. It's all my fault, please punish me, Your Highness."

"What's wrong with your brain? What a stupid thing you did!"

Zhao Feiran raised his foot and kicked. It just hit Song Dajian's shoulder, causing him to stagger backwards. Song Dajian quickly straightened his upper body, unable to make any excuses, and apologized repeatedly. On the contrary, Wei Shiqilang, who was standing next to him, was a little sober now, perhaps because he was frightened too early.

"Why? Where did the eunuch hear this slander?"

Song Dajian was distressed. The only ones who were wrong were the servants like them. How could it be anyone else? Moreover, even if he remembered Zhao Feiran's dream talk that night, he dared not tell it. The prince's mind was the same as the emperor's. If he inquired about these things, he would be more wrong than himself. So he could only apologize.

"It was all my carelessness. I saw that during the spring training, His Highness and Young Master Wei were very close, so I thought that transferring him to the East Palace would also win His Highness' favor. I never knew that the matter would turn out like this after being passed around."

Zhao Feiran slapped the low table with his palm, and the dishes on the table jumped up and danced wildly.

He shouted angrily, "Your brain has been eaten by a dog, get fifty strokes of the cane!" After a pause, he said to Wei Shiqilang, "If you want to go to Yumen Pass, go to Yumen Pass, but you have to settle your marriage as soon as possible. Also," he gasped as if he was slapped in the chest, "your sister, if possible, find a suitable husband. I don't want to hear other nonsense. Get out of here, don't let me see you again."

Wei Shiqilang and Song Dajian saw that the big stone had finally fallen to the ground, so they apologized and left quickly.

The bustle of Chunyang Palace continued, and the sound of stringed instruments and orchestras seemed to come from afar through the vast expanse of blue waves. Zhao Feiran should have enjoyed the quietness away from the hustle and bustle, letting the breeze caress the willow bank, but the more he listened, the more aggrieved he felt, an aggrieved feeling that he could not express.

His reputation, he was the crown prince, he hadn't even decided on a crown princess, he hadn't even found one or two girls he liked, but he had already met with a disaster, and from now on...

He is a good young man.

It happened that white egrets were traveling in pairs in the sky, flying over the eaves, across the Qingyao Pool, and flying far away.

Zhao Feiran looked up at the sky, followed the egret, and suddenly saw the small theater on the east side. Suddenly he remembered that A Niang hurried out of the hall, as if she had received some news and was discussing it with someone. Could it be that this matter is not over yet?

He walked quickly to the small theater on the east side. Before he saw anyone, Zhao Feiran heard the laughter of the queen and Princess Jing'an at the bottom of the stairs. He paused slightly. This shouldn't be the case. If the mother got the news about him... and Wei Shiqilang, she would be very angry even if she had a good temper.

Turning around the eight-panel landscape screen, he saw the empress holding Feifei in her arms, and Princess Jing'an on one side, the two of them were talking and laughing, looking very happy. Seeing this, Zhao Feiran became angry and awkward, not knowing how to start.

Feifei, who was in the Empress's arms, saw her uncle and reached out for a hug.

"Uncle, mother and grandmother are talking to you. Hug Feifei and Feifei will tell you."

Before Zhao Feiran could reach out to take the person, the Empress and Princess Jing'an cast their eyes over him at the same time, and then laughed.

It looked like he had received no bad news, but more like he had received something ridiculous.

Jing'an: "Xiao Liu, you are stupid. Come over and hug Feifei. This girl has been talking about you all day."

Zhao Feiran took Feifei and held her in his arms, leaning over to whisper in her ear, "Feifei, tell your uncle what they said, and your uncle will have someone bring you a rare toy tomorrow."

Feifei covered her mouth with her hands and said in what she thought was a very low voice: "Uncle, my mother and grandmother said you were a Xiao Huangmen. Uncle, what is a Xiao Huangmen? I remember that eunuchs were Xiao Huangmen, how could uncle be a Xiao Huangmen."

As soon as these words were spoken, the small room was filled with laughter.

Zhao Feiran held Feifei in his arms, not daring to move. He suddenly understood. A Niang and A Jie knew about the young lady in Huililou, and not only that, they also deliberately inquired about her. Thinking of this, he couldn't explain why, and was a little anxious. He put aside the matter of Wei Shiqilang just now and started to defend himself.

"Mother, don't listen to what others say. I only met that young lady once. Although she is very brave, she has already apologized for the mistake that day. Mother, just let her go."

The queen couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She looked at her silly son and then at the laughing girl.

"Yeah, that's true. It was you who was offended anyway. You are the crown prince of our dynasty. If you say you won't pursue the matter, I can't say anything. But, that young lady doesn't seem as bold as you say. She knew she had offended someone, so she ran away. Now, she must have been outside the palace for a long time."

As the queen spoke, she looked at Zhao Feiran's expression. He was a little surprised to hear that the young lady was not a brave person; and when he heard that the young lady had already left the palace, the wind in his eyes almost jumped.

So, Her Majesty looked at Princess Jing'an and asked someone to go and see how disappointing he was.

Princess Jing'an smiled even more happily after reading this. "Xiao Liu, you must have scared the lady. When she heard that I was your elder sister, the lady kept apologizing and said that she would never see you again and would stay away from you."

Zhao Feiran: "Sister, you don't have to come here to laugh at me. Earlier in Qingyao Pool, I had already agreed with the young lady that I would never cause trouble for such a trivial matter."

"When did Xiaoliu become so generous? I am really impressed by her. However, I think your words are of no use at all. The brave young lady you mentioned was really scared away. If you don't believe me, go to Chunyang Palace and see if she is still there."

Reminding himself to stay calm, Zhao Feiran looked around the room and suddenly felt that everyone was staring at him, as if he was getting great pleasure from it. He didn't know why, but he knew he couldn't let them go on.

He tried his best to suppress the discomfort in his heart, "Mother, sister, there is no need to laugh at me. She is just an ordinary young lady. Besides, I came back to tell you something. Wei Shiqilang's sister, Wei Shiqi Niang, if you listen to the gossip in and outside the capital today, I think it is unnecessary. As the crown prince of Daye, I believe that except for my bad words, there is nothing to blame. This is about the Crown Princess, not only a state affair, but also my personal matter. When I find a young lady I like, I will definitely tell you, mother, and I will never delay."

"Okay, you have an idea in your mind." The Queen agreed readily.

Zhao Feiran felt incredible after hearing this and looked down at Feifei. Feifei: "Uncle, grandma agreed. Where is the fun thing you just said you would find for me?"

The queen chased them away: "Go ahead, take Feifei out to play. Be a good uncle, and then you can be a good father."

After looking around and not seeing anything unusual, Zhao Feiran led Feifei out of the house quickly.

When the people walked away, Princess Jing'an hurriedly smiled and said, "Mother, did you hear that? Xiaoliu said she was just an ordinary young lady. Oh, she is really ordinary, very ordinary."

The Queen: "Xiao Liu, he is just like his father. He is very smart when it comes to other things, but he is no different from a wooden fish when it comes to this. Because of this, there were many things going on in the palace, and your second brother... Forget it, your second brother is no longer here, so we won't talk about him. Look at how blind Xiao Liu is, I'm afraid that if something goes wrong with him, he will be the same as before, which will not only make the young lady suffer, but also make himself suffer."

Thinking of the Second Prince who passed away young, Prince Huai Zhang, the Empress was quite distraught and spoke with great sorrow.

"Mother, we couldn't do anything about Second Brother's situation back then. Now that Xiaoliu is here, we should take good care of him. Everything will be fine. At the very least, I will help him out while I am outside the palace."

Princess Jing'an was still young and had no idea what was happening with Prince Huaizhang, so she just tried to comfort him with words.

"Yes, I think that girl is good, but her father is not very capable. I'm afraid that in the future..."

"Mother, this is not difficult. If you can really succeed, you can give me an empty title, or just scare me to death."

……

It is said that Wang Shiqi Niang, who was frightened in the eyes of Princess Jing'an, made up an excuse that she was not feeling well and waited for her aunt and her sixteenth sister in the carriage. Around noon, the ladies who entered the palace came out of the palace one after another, and these two were also in the group. After they got into the carriage, Shiqi Niang apologized repeatedly and fooled the matter away.

Mrs. Wei saw that her makeup was almost ruined, so she couldn't blame her. She sighed silently, "You are unlucky after all."

"I'm unlucky and have wasted my aunt's invitation." Seventeenth Lady was smart and took advantage of the situation.

Who would have thought that Madam Wei continued, "Sixteenth Lady is a blessed one."

Hearing this, Seventeenth Lady suddenly looked at Sixteenth Lady, and saw her face was flushed, "Sixteenth Sister, has your wish come true?"

Wang Shiliu Niang suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth, but it showed from the corner of her eyes again, "What do you mean by wish come true? It's still uncertain, don't ask nonsense."

"Good sister, tell me, who is it? Let's have some fun together."

Madam Wei: "Now I know I regret it. You were running around in Chunyang Palace before, but you ran away with your luck. I saw that Madam Cai, the Imperial College's chief academic officer, had some interest in Shiliu Niang. Madam Qian, the Minister of Justice, also seemed to have some interest in her. Let's talk about it after we get back. If we want to discuss marriage, you are not the one who will rush to do it."

Seventeenth Lady sincerely congratulated Sixteenth Lady, "Sixteenth Lady is so lucky."

Sixteen: "That's right. Don't you think about it? I did my homework before I came here. Let's talk about the Imperial College Priest first. He has a third son who has not yet arranged a marriage. I heard that the third son has a good character, is romantic and unrestrained, and is a very popular young man. Let's talk about the Minister of Justice. There are three sons in his family. The fifth son is too young. The remaining third and fourth sons were both newly-appointed Jinshi last year, so they are naturally the best places to go."

Madam Wei reminded: "You are a girl after all, you'd better be more restrained."

Sixteen didn't care. "I won't say this in our own home. I have to thank my aunt in advance for the future."

Mrs. Wei nodded.

If this is accomplished, when I get married, I will be a daughter of the Wang family in Xuandefang. You can't write two Wangs with one stroke, so it's better to help everyone.

After returning home, I thanked Madam Wei, the fourth Madam Qiao Xin and others, but I will not mention them here. Let's talk about Shiqi Niang at night.

The weather in May is like a child, changing at any time. It was still sunny and bright in the daytime. But at night, there was a sudden gust of wind and a sudden shower of rain. Qiu Shuangju had not been repaired for many years, and the shabby table behind the green gauze cabinet was a rag picked up from some cousin. The candlelight on the table was like a firecracker that had been frightened and burst, crackling in the wind and rain.

Shiqi Niang turned a deaf ear to him and picked up her pen to write down the third volume of "Little Eunuch" which she had thought of during the day.

As I finished writing, I felt more and more frustrated.

The eunuch in the book is a pervert, twisted and despicable, and the young man in reality is a prince from someone's family. It is expected that no one has ever disobeyed him for many years.

What about myself? I trampled on his dignity as a man and even spread rumors, saying that he was a eunuch.

Can this matter ever be resolved?
Is it possible that the high and mighty little prince could be so pleased by just a few words from a young lady who has never seen the world?

Could it be that there really is some secret that we haven’t yet discovered?

Shiqi Niang was distressed and determined to ask in her dream. If there was anything wrong, she would immediately find a way to escape, saving her life was the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)