The Princess's Notebook

When they arrived outside the Tianguang Palace, the chief eunuch, Song Dajian, and three or five young eunuchs were already waiting by the side. Seeing Shiqi Niang getting off the carriage, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Madam, you are here. This morning, His Highness received the news and sent a servant to wait. The palace has prepared good things, and Madam, you will know in a while." As he spoke, he led Shiqi Niang forward.

The North Garden was full of flowers and trees, and the water was gurgling. As they walked, Song Dajian introduced the various scenic spots. His eloquence made Shiqi Niang sigh, because her understanding of Xiao Huangmen was superficial after all.

Outside the Tianguang Hall, the young lady stood still, staring at the high plaque, in a daze. She seemed to have seen the surrounding scenery before. She stepped onto the steps, the wide hall was dignified and majestic, and suddenly she remembered a dream she had once, which seemed to be this scene.

At that time, she couldn't see it clearly, she just felt it was tall and majestic.

At that time, she thought he was an inconspicuous young master of a clan.

It turns out that everything was hinted at long ago.

"My lady, His Highness is waiting for you in the inner room. Please follow me." Seeing that she was in a daze, Supervisor Song spoke louder.

This not only reminded the stunned Shiqi Niang, but also reminded Zhao Feiran in the inner room. When the young man heard this, he immediately lay down on his side, hid the scroll, and pretended to be seriously injured. When Shiqi Niang entered, she saw Zhao Feiran, who was not in good working order, looking at a plate of snacks on the low table.

He had a strange look on his face, as if he was hoping to have a bite, but also as if he was admonishing himself, saying, it was just a bite, why should I care?

Shiqi Niang bowed from a distance, "Your Highness, may you be well."

"Look at me like this, do I look like Ankang?"

The lady was stunned for a moment before she connected this man with the weird character in her memory.

He walked obediently to a place not far from the desk and asked, "Should I summon the eunuchs to serve His Highness?"

Zhao Feiran raised his head and said, "It's just a pancake. It doesn't matter whether you eat it or not. Come and sit down." He pointed to the square stool in front of the table.

Shiqi Niang didn't dare to do so. Suddenly, Zhao Feiran said, "I didn't know you yet. Come here quickly. Otherwise, you will say that I'm not good to you and hurt your reputation. In my East Palace, I treat everyone with courtesy and never criticize anyone. I didn't come to you, so I became petty."

Hearing him speak as usual, Shiqi Niang's anxiety dissipated a lot. She sat down obediently, gently moved the pastry towards Zhao Feiran, and added more tea.

Maybe she was too obedient, Zhao Feiran enjoyed it very much, with a smile on his face, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to thank Your Highness for saving my life." After saying this, he stood up and bowed politely.

Before he could finish his three bows, Zhao Feiran tried to dissuade him, "Don't do that. I don't believe you are sincerely thanking me. In your eyes, I have never cared about you. How can I be worthy of your special thanks?"

It was clearly a good thing for people, preventing them from bowing three times, but when it came to this guy, it didn't sound right. It really made me want to go up and tear his mouth apart.

Shiqi Niang calmed down, made a full gesture, and continued to bow three times.

"Your Highness risked her life to save you, so I came to visit you. There is no other reason. The Seventeenth Lady Your Highness knew is the same Seventeenth Lady as before, and the Seventeenth Lady now has changed a lot." She paused, as if deliberately showing her seriousness, "I sincerely thank Your Highness."

After the three bows, Shiqi Niang sat down politely.

Seeing that she was unusually obedient today, Zhao Feiran was in high spirits and pointed at the crispy biscuits on the low table. "Since you came to thank me, you should thank me properly. Can't you see that my arm is uncomfortable?"

As he spoke, he shook his right arm with difficulty, as if to gain people's trust.

The uneasiness and anxiety she had when she came here were all wiped away by him several times. Now seeing him like a proud peacock, Shiqi Niang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He pushed the celadon plate forward again.

"Is it OK now? Otherwise, I will go outside and ask someone to come in and serve His Highness. Eunuch Song is waiting."

The lady's voice is graceful, just like the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley, touching the heart.

After hearing this, the man's smile became more obvious, but he stiffened his neck and said, "No need. You come, and I'll use you..." He felt something was wrong, so he turned around and asked Shiqi Niang if there was anything else.

"If I say I have something to ask, can Your Highness help me?"

He was just asking casually out of embarrassment, but he didn't expect that there was something wrong. He immediately said seriously, "Tell me what it is. I'll do it for you. Also, who was the person who made you kneel that day? Tell me all the details and I'll do it for you."

It was just a few words, and there was no action yet, but Shiqi Niang felt a dull pain in her heart and a sour nose.

"Your Highness, I was punished to kneel because I broke the family rules. It's just a punishment according to the family law. It's not worth your attention. I have a question today, and I hope Your Highness can answer it."

At the end of her words, her expression gradually became serious, unlike when she had coaxed Zhao Feiran in the past.

Whether it was because of the seriousness in Shiqi Niang's words, or something else, Zhao Feiran put away his playful expression, straightened his body, nodded, and ordered his men to continue.

"Why did Your Highness save me yesterday?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Feiran's whole body stiffened, and the crispy biscuits in his mouth lost their taste instantly. He calmed down before glancing at Shiqi Niang out of the corner of his eye. The girl's face was normal, neither shy nor embarrassed. It seemed that in her eyes, this was just a very ordinary question.

For a moment, Zhao Feiran thought of what His Majesty said last night—if you like her, then like her!

Not only that, Zhao Feiran also remembered the helplessness in His Majesty's words.

At this moment, he asked himself the same question again. He asked himself in his heart, could it be that he really liked her?

Or maybe, his act of saving people yesterday was too eye-catching, making everyone think that he liked her.

It's really a joke that the Crown Prince of Daye, the heir apparent of the country, would like such a young lady with no special qualities.

Then his face was as dark as water, "Why are you asking this? You don't think I have feelings for you, do you? There is no such thing as joking in broad daylight."

Seventeen's hands, which were rubbing his sleeves, trembled suddenly. He was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Zhao Feiran.

Seeing the man's eyes drooping and his eyes shining brightly, he was obviously very angry. But then he thought of what Sixteen said last night and confirmed it again with uncertainty.

"Your Highness, are you serious about what you said?"

He looked at the young lady carefully, and finally tilted his head to look at her neck. Her skin was as white as cream, her body was as white as ice, and her hair was scattered and drooped towards her shoulders, swaying and trembling. He forgot his original intention for a moment and said nothing.

"Your Highness? Are you serious?" The lady came closer and spoke again.

Zhao Feiran came back to his senses, his chest tightened and he felt very uncomfortable, and he leaned back suddenly.

Pretending to be relaxed and calm, she said, "It's absolutely true." As if to convince herself and others, she looked at her again from head to toe, "Look at you, your hair is loose, you don't look like a lady, and your clothes..." He stopped with disgust and looked down at her embroidered shoes that were exposed outside her skirt.

The purple basil fairy skirt concealed most of the embroidered shoes, leaving only the phoenix tail exposed.

The plain phoenix pattern on the phoenix-head shoes is clearly a very fashionable style in and around Kyoto, but due to the unsightly lines and extremely plain colors, they appear gray and dirty.

Zhao Feiran wanted to make some comments, but when he saw the phoenix-head shoes, he suddenly lost interest.

"Don't worry. I am no match for you. Even if I am blind, I can't look down on you. Just put your mind at ease."

Being so despised, Shiqi Niang wanted to hide the phoenix-head shoes, not showing them at all. She moved, but she really held back.

No one in the whole Kyoto knew what kind of family she was born into. Moreover, this person was the Crown Prince, the most precious person in the world besides His Majesty and His Majesty. In their eyes, she was vulgar and ugly... It was normal.

Shiqi Niang comforted herself: It is not easy to come here, just remember the purpose.

It was a long time before she calmed down and spoke to Zhao Feiran calmly.

"That being the case, I have one more request, and I hope Your Highness will grant it."

Zhao Feiran felt that he might have gone a little too far and wanted to say something to make up for it, but before he could say anything, he heard the young lady asking questions again.

Very unnatural: "What?"

"Your Highness must know that my sixteenth sister will be engaged to Mr. Feng San in a short time. I am the seventeenth at home and will also be engaged soon. There are a lot of rumors about what happened yesterday, and I think we should..." Seventeenth Lady said here, not knowing how to continue, and hesitated.

Zhao Feiran was furious. "What do you mean, little girl? Do you still think that I have ruined your reputation? Your reputation is important? My reputation is not important?"

This anger came out of nowhere and was so sudden and fierce.

Shiqi Niang saw that the situation was not good, and she explained repeatedly: "Your Highness, it is not like that. Your Highness's reputation is naturally invaluable, and I am just an insignificant thing, not worthy of being compared with Your Highness the Crown Prince. I was thinking that Your Highness would soon choose a concubine, and he should not ruin the marriage because of this fabricated thing."

The man was pleased, and his anger faded. He asked, "So what exactly did you mean by what you just said?"

"I...if anyone asks about this, please tell me, Your Highness, that there is nothing to do with you and me. Okay?"

In order to achieve her goal, Shiqi Niang was extremely servile.

This didn't seem to be appropriate. Zhao Feiran felt a lump in his throat, not knowing whether to go up or down.

But seeing the young lady smiling with eyebrows like crescent moon, eyes like autumn water, and lips wide open, it is hard to refuse her.

Zhao Feiran responded sullenly.

"Are you going to get married?" Zhao Feiran asked.

The goal was achieved. Shiqi Niang did not hesitate and said, "It's only a matter of time. After I finish taking care of Sixteenth Sister at home, it will be my turn. It's not much different anyway."

Her eyes were full of imagination and expectation. In Zhao Feiran's opinion, she could not be happier that this woman could get rid of him.

The breath in his heart became more and more disordered.

"Whose son is this? Tell me about it."

He was originally a vain person, so naturally he had no way to talk about it. Shiqi Niang could only continue to make up stories.

"A very good young man. He speaks softly and treats people kindly..."

Zhao Feiran was furious, "I think you just want to find a husband so that you can continue to bully others!"

The girl was so frightened that she staggered and almost fell off the stool.

Immediately, Song Dajian and others who were guarding outside the door came in in a mighty manner, fearing that something bad would happen if they were late.

"Someone, take her out!"

Song Dajian: My ancestor, you have been looking forward to this for a long time! Why are you going crazy now?

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In the afternoon, the seventh prince Zhao Ningran was once again used as a pawn and excitedly came to Tianguang Palace to report the news to Zhao Feiran.

It turned out that today was a series of wonderful performances. In the morning, before the palace gate was opened, Wang Kang's invitation was delivered to Xuande Gate, hoping to be delivered to His Highness. Then, the young lady entered the East Palace, talked a few words, and provoked Zhao Feiran's anger.

Elsewhere, Zhao Kun also got the news that the young lady had entered the palace, and he also got the news that Eunuch Song had been waiting for her early and had specially prepared a lot of fruits and snacks.

Yu Zhengyang Palace was chatting with the Empress, saying that Xiaoliu suddenly became wise overnight!

This was a cause for celebration, and he immediately ordered someone to bring writing brush and ink, and personally wrote the imperial edict to confer the title.

Just then, Zhao Ningran ran to the Tianguang Palace with his little arms and legs, "Sixth brother, father has issued an edict to confer the title of Liangyuan on your young wife. Sixth brother, it's going to be exciting again!"

Zhao Feiran overturned the low table, and all kinds of snacks and fruits scattered all over the floor.

"What do you mean my little wife? Xiao Qi, are you blind? I don't have a little wife!"

She's getting married, and she told me not to bother her!

(End of this chapter)