The Princess's Notebook

The next morning, Shiqi Niang was sleepy and forced herself to wake up. On her first day in the palace, she had to follow the rules. Jingui helped her wash and dress, and then she went to Zhengyang Palace to pay her respects to the Empress.

In the dim autumn morning light, the money plants on both sides of the trail are covered with crystal morning dew.

In three or five steps, they arrived at Zhengyang Palace. The palace maids who were cleaning the palace had not yet left and were busy everywhere. Shiqi Niang walked through the palace, feeling a sense of unreality, as if it were all a dream.

She used to be an inconspicuous young lady. When Qiu Shuangju was busy, she would sweep the courtyard, clean up the inside and outside, and do everything. Now, she has nothing to do, surrounded by three or five palace maids, strolling in the courtyard, watching others busy themselves.

She had just reached the corridor, still some distance from the main gate of Zhengyang Palace, when Nanny Wan came out to greet her with a smile, as if she had received a report from someone.

"My lady, you came very early. How did you rest last night? My lady thought that my lady might not feel comfortable after changing places, so she told me to wait here... I didn't arrange any palace rules for you to learn in the past two days, so I hope you can rest more."

"Mammy, the queen treats me so well, I..." Thinking of what the queen said last night, the polite words on the tip of her tongue disappeared, "I'm a little uncomfortable. When I was at home before, there weren't so many people serving me, not so many...Mammy..."

Although he lacked politeness, he seemed to have completely analyzed himself to others, which made Shiqi Niang speechless.

Nanny Wan saw this and felt a little distressed. She said with a loving look in her eyes, "The queen hasn't woken up yet. If you don't mind, please talk to her. When she was still in the palace in her early years, the queen was not used to these things. The queen used to be restless, either doing this today or that tomorrow. When she arrived at the palace, she always had a serious face and was served by people in a proper manner. She made a lot of jokes at that time. It's good that the queen is like this now.

Whether you are used to it or not, just do it according to your heart.

Within these palace walls, the thoughts of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are the most important."

Nanny Wan's words were also the Empress' words, and they were specifically spoken for Seventeenth Lady to hear.

The young lady's heart was trembling. Although His Majesty had granted the marriage, she only had to face the three people from the royal family. If they thought it was feasible, even if there was a big uproar in the outer court, it would still be feasible.

Shiqi Niang took a quick look at Nanny Wan. She was said to be in her forties, but judging from her appearance, she looked to be around thirty, young and energetic. The only thing that stood out was a strand of gray hair at her temples.

As if in silent words, some things will always pass, and you will get used to them if you are not used to them.

As they were talking, a little maid came and told them that the queen had woken up. Seventeenth Lady and Nanny Wan walked towards the main room together.

In this way, the whole morning light passed by with idle chatter. In the afternoon, Princess Jing'an and Feifei went to Zhengyang Palace to pay respects, and the day became lively again.

This was the third time that Shiqi Niang had seen Princess Jing'an. She walked slowly with Feifei, probably coming here to visit Shiqi Niang. As soon as she entered, she asked Queen Zhou, then smiled and kept Shiqi Niang company, asking her softly if she slept well and if Xiaoliu was angry again...

Shiqi Niang pondered and answered them one by one.

As for the awkwardness between her and Zhao Feiran last night, whether it could be considered as temper, she thought it would be better not to tell anyone.

Halfway through the conversation, Feifei seemed to find Shiqi Niang curious. She half leaned out of Princess Jing'an's arms and stared at her with her watery eyes.

"Why, when you see a pretty girl, do you stare at her?" Princess Jing'an teased her own girl.

Feifei said nothing and stared for a while, "Mother, is she my aunt?"

After hearing this, the empress and the princess who were chatting looked at Shiqi Niang in unison.

When Feifei's eyes fell on her aunt, her face flushed with shame, she was at a loss and kept her head down without saying a word. When everyone in the room saw this, Shiqi Niang felt even more uncomfortable.

Jing'an: "Fei Fei is so good. This girl is your aunt. Go quickly and let your aunt see her." He put Fei Fei down and sent her to Shiqi Niang.

In this way, Seventeenth Lady, who was still lowering her head and pretending to be shy, suddenly saw a pink ball in front of her.

Feifei approached slowly and pulled Shiqi Niang's sleeve, "Aunt, is uncle coming today?"

Her eyes were sincere, not a joke, as if she was really asking about Zhao Feiran's whereabouts.

"I don't know either. Princess, why don't you ask others?"

"No. My father said that my mother knew best where he went. Didn't my uncle tell my aunt where he went?"

Shiqi Niang: The princess and her husband are deeply in love, but she and Zhao Feiran are not like that!
However, seeing Feifei constantly pulling her sleeves and swinging her back and forth, Shiqi Niang couldn't bear it and could only coax her patiently.

"You really didn't tell me where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is."

Feifei looked at Princess Jing'an disappointedly, and then looked at the Empress.

"Mother, grandmother, uncle said before that he would make a big kite for me. Apparently he was anxious to see my aunt and forgot about Feifei. If he comes later, mother, grandmother, and aunt, you have to speak up for Feifei and get the big kite back."

The little kid, who was about five years old, spoke in a clear and logical manner, finding reasons, seeking help, and formulating strategies.

"Why wait any longer? Your uncle will definitely be here this afternoon. Why don't you take your aunt out for a walk and wait for him to come?"

When the queen saw Feifei's appearance, she knew that she was looking for a capable helper. It just so happened that Shiqi Niang had just entered the palace, so it would be good for her to walk around.

"Okay!" Without even saying goodbye, Feifei took Shiqi Niang and walked out.

Shiqi Niang didn't dare to do anything but obey. When she stood up, she bowed and left without a care.

When they reached the corridor of Zhengyang Palace, Feifei asked anxiously, "Aunt, please hurry up. If we can't wait for anyone, we can send a sedan chair to the East Palace to look for someone."

"Princess, even if you take me with you, this may not be possible."

Feifei was a smart kid. "Aunt, what are you talking about? My father said that we should listen to my mother no matter we are at home or outside. We are in the palace now, at my uncle's house, why don't we listen to my aunt about such a small matter? Let's go to Fengyu Bridge. The view from that place is far, and my uncle will definitely be able to see it when he comes."

As he spoke, he walked forward vigorously without waiting for Shiqi Niang to argue.

The Fengyu Bridge mentioned by the princess is a long corridor from Zhengyang Palace to Liuli Palace. It looks like string music or curved eyebrows, spanning the two palaces and providing a wide view.

Sure enough, not many hours later, a group of people surrounded Zhao Feiran and came towards Zhengyang Palace in a mighty manner.

He walked in the front, wearing a white suit, standing out from the crowd. The white suit was elegant in itself, but on him it looked even more luxurious.

Feifei was sharp-eyed and called out from a distance, "Uncle, I'm here. Come quickly."

Zhao Feiran, who was under the bridge, heard the sound and looked over.

Perhaps it was because she saw Shiqi Niang standing on the bridge with Feifei. She was really unusual today, no longer wearing the plain clothes she used to wear. It must be the clothes prepared by Chenguang Palace.

The goose yellow skirt is delicate and pretty, with starry dots on it, which makes people intoxicated.

Suddenly, it seems that it is not autumn now, but spring when everything comes to life and the sun is shining brightly.

When Zhao Feiran saw this situation, he waved to everyone else to leave, and only took Supervisor Song with him, and strode onto the bridge.

Move quickly, as if rushing to a spring invitation.

When his figure slowly emerged from the bridge, the unique brilliance of a young man was like the rising sun.

He didn't even look at Feifei, but walked straight up to Shiqi Niang and asked happily, "Are you waiting for me?"

The tender words attacked Shiqi Niang like a sharp sword.

At this moment, she felt that His Majesty's arrangement of marriage was not entirely bad. If she could get him to treat her like this, life in the palace would be just a little more difficult than that of ordinary people.

The young lady whispered, "Wait for you."

The smile on Zhao Feiran's face became even more unconcealable. It was as if spring had suddenly come and the flowers were in full bloom.

Suddenly, Feifei tiptoed and stretched out her hands to Zhao Feiran, motioning him to hug her.

"Uncle, uncle, Feifei is here." The boy was a little unhappy, but he smiled in an instant, lowered his head and picked up Feifei, "What are you doing here?"

Feifei looked at Shiqi Niang, then at Zhao Feiran, "I came here because my aunt wanted to come. She has never been here before, so I am here to see her off."

As soon as he uttered the word "aunt", Zhao Feiran became deaf and blind, and could no longer see anything else.

Stunned, "Aunt? Who told you?"

He likes this title very much!

The Prince of Jin and the Prince of Qin had been married for a long time, but Feifei often told me that the Princess of Jin and the Princess of Qin were just princesses, not worthy of being called aunts.

Feifei: "Do I need to be taught this? I heard it all. My uncle beat me with a stick..."

"What board? Don't talk nonsense, little kid." Zhao Feiran stopped talking and asked, "Are you here because of the big kite?"

Feifei's eyes sparkled with surprise, "Uncle finally remembered? Where is it?"

"Go, follow Supervisor Song. He has the big kite in his hands." He ordered Supervisor Song to come forward and take Feifei away.

As Feifei walked out with Song Dajian, she still kept muttering, "Hey, I'm smart! Uncle really listens to my aunt..."

In this way, without the troublemaking Feifei, the two people standing side by side on the Fengyu Bridge felt a little awkward, especially Zhao Feiran.

At first, when Feifei was around, Zhao Feiran felt that this girl was an eyesore and that she couldn't speak. Now that she was gone, he felt lost and mumbling to himself.

Should I speak or wait for the young lady to speak.

Seventeenth Lady on the side was not much better. She almost heard what Feifei was saying to her aunt.

The palaces are majestic, stretching into the distance, and the mountains are green.

After a long while, Zhao Feiran could no longer hold back, and clenched his fists under his sleeves, and asked softly again: "Are you waiting for me?"

Shiqi Niang had written many stories for men and women in the past, but she had never made any achievements in this area.

The words fell into her ears, like a feather passing through her heart, and she felt something was wrong. She looked at Zhao Feiran sideways. But she saw this person in the spring breeze and the March sky.

She wanted to say that it was Princess Feifei who was making a fuss about coming. But when the words were on her lips, she felt it was inappropriate and just said,
"Wait for you."

Suddenly, the night-blooming cereus bloomed, and Zhao Feiran asked, "What are you waiting for me to do?"

He thought that if she said something nice to cheer him up, he would be merciful and tell her about asking for the imperial decree.

Unexpectedly, Shiqi Niang said, "Don't do anything."

The man's fist hidden in his sleeve suddenly tightened.

As if he was angry, "If you're not doing anything, then what are you waiting for here?"

This question made Shiqi Niang not know how to answer. She couldn't just tell the truth, Princess Feifei asked her to come here! ? Even though she was a person who only knew how to talk about war on paper, she knew that she couldn't say this now.

After thinking for a while and searching the notebook in her mind again and again, Shiqi Niang said, "I came here just to see you."

"Look at me! I'm fine, just look at me," he said, turning sideways to face Shiqi Niang, raised his hand and turned half a circle, "I'm fine. Just look at me."

After standing still, the man said happily, "I see, you look good today too. Did you get this dress from the wardrobe in Chenguang Palace?"

Zhao Feiran asked even though he knew the answer.

When the queen was preparing these clothes, she not only asked Princess Jing'an what styles the young ladies outside liked, but also asked Zhao Feiran what Seventeenth Lady liked.

Shiqi Niang was surprised, "You...you, why are you saying this?"

The man said cheerfully, "Nothing to do, just looking happy."

"Is your Highness really happy?"

Zhao Feiran smiled and turned back, smiling at her without disguising his smile, "Happy, happier than ever before."

Shiqi Niang didn't know why, but her heart seemed to tremble slightly as the corners of his eyes turned up. She calmed herself down and tried to speak for a long time.

"Since Your Highness is so happy, can you tell me some news?"

"what news?"

"Why did your majesty grant me marriage?"

Zhao Feiran's happiness was suddenly mixed with a bit of weirdness, "Why do you always ask about this?"

Shiqi Niang repeated what Nanny Wan had said in the morning, "Your Highness, this is very important to me."

He felt distressed. For a moment he wondered if he had gone too far and let her see something. For a moment he thought this man was really an idiot. He had already done this and yet he still came to ask him why.

Thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind.

Suddenly, her previous words came to mind, "Find an ordinary boy... not too handsome..."

Out of breath, Zhao Feiran took a deep breath, "Are you still thinking about... thinking about your ordinary little man?!"

Of course not!

How should she say this? To be honest, if she had to rely on him for her life in the future, she would naturally have to understand a lot of things, or she could just grab a passage from the storybook and coax him well, as she did just now.

Shiqi Niang was so anxious that she couldn't do anything.

Perhaps unable to wait for her to think, Zhao Feiran looked at her suddenly, his sharp eyes able to see into the depths of people's hearts.

"I'm telling you, don't even think about it! The imperial decree has been issued, and you are my Crown Princess! Study the palace rules carefully and don't cause any trouble."

The man was just bluffing and lacked confidence. In his eyes, he relied on an imperial decree to trick people into coming here, and he hadn't figured out what to do next.

However, for the already anxious Shiqi Niang, she could not figure out the meaning in his eyes and just thought that he was warning her.

In an instant, the fire in my heart spread, "You are talking nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense! Who reminded me time and again to find an ordinary young man? It's best if you forget about it."

"I...I..." From last night's cautiousness to this morning's discomfort, it kept coming back to her mind. Shiqi Niang didn't care about much else. "You're talking about me?! Humph, the imperial decree trapped me here, and you still blame me. If you have the guts, go find His Majesty and leave!"

retreat?

Can the imperial edict be withdrawn?!
Zhao Feiran: "You are stubborn and stubborn, like a piece of rotten wood!"

"How can you be so good? You gave me a pearl without a hole, what do you think of me?"

"Don't like it?! If you don't know the value of something, just give it back to me! Who would want to give it to you?"

(End of this chapter)