The Princess's Notebook

At that moment, Shiliu Niang came back happily, unable to contain her joy, and asked Qiao Xin, "Madam, I want to play polo, is it possible?"

When everyone in the tent saw her expression, they knew it was a happy occasion and they all smiled.

Qiao Xin paid attention to rules and didn't want to ruin the reputation of Miss Wang, but he was not a pedantic person. Now that the two of them had agreed, he was happy to see it happen.

"Go, all of you, go, all of you young ones, go. It's good to just watch the fun. I heard that the next show will be the Crown Prince and several princes. When is the show that the Third Young Master has scheduled?"

Unexpectedly, when Qiao Xin said this, Shiliu Niang was a little confused, "The Third Young Master only said it was the next one. Madam, I didn't know it was originally decided by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I..."

Sixteenth Lady was so anxious and embarrassed that she couldn't even speak clearly.

Seeing this, Madam Wei said, "If the Third Young Master told you this in person, then he must have sent someone to tell you, or reported it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You should pack up and go. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is of noble status, he has never heard anything bad about it over the years."

Shiqi Niang was very surprised to hear this. She only read books all day and never paid attention to rumors. When she heard them talking about the Crown Prince, she was very curious.

"Aunt, at the Queen's Thousand Years Banquet a month ago, she said she wanted to choose a princess for the Crown Prince. Has this been decided?"

Madam Wei: "Why are you asking this? Even if good things happen, it won't be my Wang family's turn in Xuandefang. Don't worry about it. If you are able to walk, accompany your sixteenth sister. There are so many good boys now, and your mother will be the next one to worry about. If you can find one for yourself, wouldn't it be great?"

I am possessed by evil spirits today. No matter what I talk about, it always comes back to Seventeen. Seventeen looked at Madam Wei, then at Sixteenth Lady, and then at the sisters beside him. His face was as red as clouds and he could not speak.

Madam Sun, who loved to watch the fun, came out at the right time, "Look at Seventeen's expression. I feel like today is a good day for our Wang family. All the young ladies can be settled down."

Qiao Xin: "Second sister-in-law, what good things are you thinking? I'm already very satisfied with just one."

The third wife, Ming Jiaojiao, lived up to her name. Even at her age, she still had some cuteness. Seeing that several sisters-in-law were making fun of the young lady, she couldn't help herself.

"Fourth brother's wife, what you said is not right. If we settle them one by one, after the bad times have passed and the good times have come, everything will surely go smoothly."

After hearing what the elders said, Sixteen and Seventeen lowered their heads and looked at each other, then quickly moved away, wishing they could leave right away.

But after a few casual words, the Third Young Master's servant Hongyu came with a smile and told him that everything was ready and asked the young lady to go to the door.

There was a dressing area specially prepared for nobles beside the red stage. Before Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen and Nineteen came near, they saw a man waiting beside. Seventeen and the other younger ones cast a questioning look at Sixteen and asked, "Is this the Third Young Master?"
Sixteen raised his hand to hit them, "You are making trouble. If you see it, then you see it."

A few people walked forward talking and laughing, and Feng Ji greeted them with a smile.

"Thank you ladies, I have already made all the arrangements. If you want to leave, just do it here. You don't have to worry about the rest."

Nineteen looked at Feng Ji. As she was young, she couldn't help but say, "Sixteenth sister is really lucky. We sisters have also benefited from it."

Sixteen: "Nineteen, even if you get benefits, you still can't shut up."

Nineteen: "Oh, I'll leave now. I'll wait for you over there. I don't know how to play polo, and I don't need to change clothes. Sisters, are you all going?"

Seventeen: "Little Nineteen, what nonsense are you talking about? Of course Sister Sixteen is going to go. As for you and me, let's just shut up and watch the fun."

As they were talking, Seventeen, Eighteen, and Nineteen walked away together, intending to wait for Sixteen.

I hadn't walked three or five steps when I heard Feng Ji say, "Ladies, please wait a moment. The next round, except for the Sixteenth Lady, all the players will be men. I'm afraid it might be inappropriate. Are you willing to accompany me, ladies?"

Sixteen was a little unhappy, "Didn't you just say that everything was ready?"

Feng Ji acted as if nothing had happened. "Don't blame me, Sixteenth Lady. The next match was supposed to be between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several princes. I shouldn't have asked so abruptly. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was kind and agreed to this match. He also said that he wanted to compete with me. Today, Princess Jing'an's polo club has invited all the dignitaries from Kyoto. I... I... am lucky to have such a match."

Sixteen felt a little regretful, and was just wondering how to make amends when Seventeen suddenly asked, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming, why doesn't he bring a girl with him?"

It was big news that the Crown Prince wanted to find a young lady to play polo with. If others knew about it, they would probably fight for it.

Feng Ji was dumbfounded, and Shiliu was stunned.

Sixteen whispered, "Seventeen, I told you to stop reading storybooks and at least pay attention to the important affairs of our dynasty. You... Hey, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no young lady he is familiar with. Everyone in the world knows this. Don't you understand?"

Shiqi was surprised, "Isn't there Wei Shiqi Niang, who is about to become the Crown Princess? Are you still not familiar with her?"

Sixteen held his forehead and sighed, glanced at Feng Ji, and seeing that he didn't care, he continued to speak in a low voice, "Your brain has been eaten by a dog," Feng Ji smiled softly. Sixteen turned his head suddenly and saw that he was smiling without any strange expression. He turned back and glared at Seventeen, "At the Queen's Thousand Years Banquet that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already said that he would wait for Wei Shiqi Niang to marry him to add to his dowry. He almost said that Wei Shiqi Niang was his sister. How could you remember it like this!"

Sixteen was extremely angry, but he couldn't show it, so he could only glare at Seventeen again and again.

Shiqi Niang, who usually only focused on writing storybooks, naturally didn't know the connection between the two.

"Sixteenth sister, what are you talking about? Even if Wei Shiqi Niang is not here, there are still several cousins ​​in the uncle's house. How can you say that there are no young ladies you are familiar with?"

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Sixteen suppressed his temper to save face while observing Feng Ji's expression. He really couldn't stand it anymore.

"If you don't want to, forget it." He turned to look at Eighteen, "Sister Eighteen, I remember that Madam also taught you how to play polo?"

Eighteen was not the kind of person who liked to show off. When everyone was confused, he said soberly, "Why are you worrying here? His Royal Highness has promised to do it, and there will definitely be a suitable young lady. You just wait for His Highness."

Sixteen, seventeen: What a waste of time!
Silent, bunch of idiots.

Just as Feng Ji was thinking about how to make Shiqi Niang agree, there was a sudden commotion all around, as if announcing the appearance of a noble person.

After they looked around, they followed the crowd's gaze and looked towards the platform. On the vermilion platform, under the shade of an umbrella, a woman in her twenties, holding a delicate little girl in her arms, stared at them with a smile.

She was wearing a hibiscus dress with wide sleeves and faintly visible irises. It was not a bright and beautiful color, but it dazzled Shiqi Niang. She was so dazzled that she felt as if she had seen this woman before. She patted Shiqi Niang, "Sister, do you know who this woman is?"

"Seventeen," Shiliu Niang's jaw dropped, "I see that the injury on your knee has spread to your brain. This woman is His Majesty's eldest daughter, the Crown Prince's sister, Princess Jing'an. Don't say you don't know her!"

Feng Ji listened quietly and bowed to Princess Jing'an from a distance. Sixteen, Eighteen and Nineteen also bowed in turn.

Only Shiqi Niang was stunned: Princess Jing'an!!
The sisters couldn't bear to watch and pulled Seventeen to force her to bow.

After slowly standing up, Seventeen finally realized where he had seen this person before.

Wasn't she the lady who came to talk to her in the small theater at the Empress's Centenary Banquet that day?

She is Princess Jing'an! ?
What about the younger brother she mentioned?
It's... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ?

The next moment, another person strode out from behind the red stage. He was wearing a futou and a long gown with narrow sleeves. He had an outstanding temperament and walked slowly to the side of Princess Jing'an. He seemed to be asking, "Sister, what are you looking at? It's so beautiful."

Princess Jing'an smiled and pointed at Wang Shiqi and others.

Sure enough, this person looked at me with sharp eyes.

He looked normal at first, but after seeing Shiqi Niang, he seemed to have found something new. His eyes suddenly became bright and as brilliant as the morning glow.

Even if this person turned into ashes, Shiqi Niang would still recognize him.

He was the person who appeared in her dreams every night, the person she wrote into "Little Eunuch", and the person she scolded in person.

How could he... be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

"Seventeen, are you really stupid?" Sixteenth Lady suddenly shook her arm.

Seventeenth Lady came back to her senses and found that everyone in their group had already saluted. She had no time to complain or think, and was about to follow Sixteenth Lady's request and step forward to salute.

Zhao Feiran on the Zhutai laughed and said, "You brave young lady, you also come to play polo."

When these words were spoken, except for Princess Jing'an who knew the inside story and Feng Ji who guessed a little, the rest of the people were surprised, as if the wind had stopped and the rain had stopped, and all the external things in the world no longer existed.

Shiqi Niang was frightened and stood there in a daze, not daring to speak.

Jingan: "Xiao Liu, you scared the little lady."

Zhao Feiran: "Sister, don't be fooled by her. She is not a coward."

Whether it was the blessing of the gods or Princess Jing'an's words that reminded Shiqi Niang, she suddenly bowed.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Princess Jing'an."

"Get up. Come, come to me. I have been thinking about you for a long time since I last talked to you." Princess Jing'an invited.

After the surprise passed, Shiqi Niang started to think about it and decided that she absolutely could not go on stage.

"Thank you, Princess. My legs and feet are not feeling well today... I... my legs and feet are not feeling well. I will go back to my tent and recuperate." After saying that, he left everyone behind and ran away.

Before she could take three or five steps, she was blocked by two eunuchs. Shiqi Niang frowned, her mouth and nose were blocked, and she waited and waited. Amid the anxious voices of her sisters, her scalp tingled and she turned around, looking at Zhao Feiran in Zhutai from the corner of her eye.

This guy really looked like a human being, not moving at all, waiting for her to make fun of him.

Being in a high position, you can make people unable to escape without saying a word.

Shiqi Niang really wanted to turn around and slap herself. Was her brain broken? How could she first misunderstand him as a eunuch and then misunderstand him as an insignificant young master of a clan?
Just as Sister Sixteen said, the injury on her knee probably spread to her brain.

After admiring the young lady's dejected look for a while, Zhao Feiran became more energetic. Without leaving the red platform, he slowly approached Shiqi Niang and others.

"Where are you going, little lady?"

He was high above, talking with his head down, and Shiqi Niang felt as if she was looking at the top of a towering mountain.

"I...I...am injured and want to go back and rest."

The smile on Zhao Feiran's lips deepened, "Oh, that's not what you guys said just now."

His eyes were like pearls. Shiqi Niang looked around and saw that the sisters, including Feng Ji who was an official in the court, all stood respectfully, not daring to even move their eyes.

She wanted to cry but had no tears. "Your Highness, we... weren't... you and I... what happened in the past, please forget it. It's all because I'm blind and deaf. I really didn't mean to offend you."

"What are you apologizing for? The former eunuch? Or the one just now who is unfamiliar?"

Shiqi Niang: You are the crown prince of a country, and yet you actually eavesdropped!

Zhao Feiran saw through it at a glance, "It's not eavesdropping, you guys are standing in the audience and talking, I'm listening openly."

(End of this chapter)