C125 (1/2)
The second prince looked like a mother, and he was very fair and elegant. He had a pretty face, and the chrysanthemums that filled the yard made him look even more like a gentleman than a chrysanthemum.
On the other hand, Xie Jingxi had a good impression of him. She just felt that it was a pity that she had placed such a young man, who was clean of worldly affairs, in the camp of the Imperial Inner Academy. On the other hand, Third Prince was extremely adorable. It was just that his expression changed along with his birth mother's, bringing about a bit of weakness. His eyes were rolling around the room cleverly, but his movements were a bit timid.
”I didn't expect Xiao Ruochuan to be so good-looking after growing up. You don't know how he looked like when he was young, like a little girl.” Gu Wan pulled Xie Jingxi and muttered to him softly, ”Back then when we disguised him as a servant girl, we couldn't even tell him apart from the people we knew in the palace. But come to think of it, why wasn't he afraid of the chrysanthemums?”
Gu Wan was still brooding over the fact that she was afraid of the chrysanthemum. There were a few young ladies who were playing around back then, and even the Second Prince she usually bullied was fine, but she had already lost a lot of face.
Xie Jingxi suddenly asked. ”Are you saying that at that time, you were the only one who had a rash?”
”I don't think so, I heard that some of the young mistresses were also sick, but it's just that they had a headache and did not have a rash. I can't remember exactly what happened, and it was Second Brother who comforted me, saying that I was not the only one sick, so I didn't feel that bad, but after I recovered I forgot about it.”
”Then you're really unlucky, but sometimes it's not exactly an allergy to flowers. Maybe you ate something you shouldn't have.”
”Who knows. Anyway, I won't touch the chrysanthemum.”
The chrysanthemum wine had to be drunk during the chrysanthemum appreciation ceremony, and the light aroma of the wine mixed with the fragrance of the flowers filled the air. It was both comfortable and refreshing, everyone exclaimed and surrounded the courtyard full of chrysanthemums, except of course Gu Wan who was shivering in cold sweat.
Xie Jingxi saw that she could not take it anymore, and said: ”Otherwise, you will go back to the house first. Mother will probably be tired after coming out for a while, you should accompany her back.
Gu Wan hurriedly nodded, ”That's right, I will accompany mother back, so be careful by yourself.”
Thus, Gu Wan accompanied the Lady Zeng out of the palace. When the Empress asked, Xie Jingxi only said that the Lady Zeng was not feeling well, and left first with Gu Wan. The Empress asked a few questions, but did not suspect anything.
His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood as he carried the alcohol and chatted and laughed with the people around his. The Second Prince didn't speak much, but occasionally spoke a few words with His Majesty, and indeed, the Second Prince was as learned and refined as the rumors had it.
Xie Jingxi could not drink too much, so she took a few sips, while watching the movements over there. On the other hand, Third Prince was more cheerful and lively, he occasionally spoke a few childish words, which caused the His Majesty to be happy, and His Majesty walked over, holding a cup of chrysanthemum flower wine to his mouth, ”Ol 'Three, do you want to drink?”
The was overjoyed as well. He fed the wine to a little kid who was a few years old, and the servants all broke out in a cold sweat for Third Prince. The Queen also looked over occasionally, and Third Prince looked at His Majesty timidly with his bright and clear eyes.
His Majesty immediately laughed out loud. ”Old Third is indeed Xiao Zhen.”
This action was memorized by many people, His Majesty seemed to prefer Third Prince a little more, and they did not know if His Majesty was sincere or not, but with these ambiguous words, the atmosphere started to change, but before His Majesty was finished, he turned to Second Prince and said, ”Second brother does not need to study in the academy anymore, we need to go to the study room and study in the cabinet, and follow the pavilion masters to learn about internal affairs.”
Second Prince wanted to go to the cabinet to take charge, this was entirely the treatment given to him by the Crown Prince. Although he was focused on learning before, and it was meant to avoid the limelight, in the end, he was still a little late, at this age he didn't need to take the examinations for his name, and he still had to stay in the school every day. This really didn't look like it, the His Majesty's arrangement was undoubtedly paving the way for the future.
Those ministers who leaned towards Second Prince all let out a sigh of relief. Imperial Noble Consort Shen also had a faint smile on her face, and she joked with her as if he didn't hear anything.
”Mrs. Gu doesn't seem to drink that much?” It was unknown when Zheng Peiru had arrived by Xie Jingxi's side, but Xie Jingxi, who was perked up listening to the commotion, was given a huge fright.