Chapter 588 Miss Shen must be invited over! (3 more)
The Shen family had a very simple New Year's Eve, but Prince Rui's Mansion couldn't keep everything simple.
Even in a fiefdom, many royal rules cannot be easily broken.
By the time all the rituals were completed and the whole family had New Year's Eve dinner together, it was almost midnight.
Princess Fengrong insisted on waiting until the clock struck midnight and immediately went back to rest.
Princess Rui and her brothers Li Zi'an and Li Zihan stayed together in the palace.
Prince Rui was still lying on the bed, unconscious.
But the room was decorated in a Chinese New Year atmosphere, and the table was filled with fruits and snacks.
Princess Rui held Li Zihan and sat beside the bed, peeling chestnuts for her on the table beside her.
Li Zian sat on the embroidered pier nearby, looked at Prince Rui's face and said, "Father looks much better recently."
"Isn't that right? Since you invited Miss Shen over, the prince's health has really gotten better day by day." Princess Rui said, looking back at Prince Rui on the bed with a rather emotional tone.
"When you first invited her here, I actually didn't quite trust her.
"Even if I saved the concubine's life, it might be a mistake. Who would have thought that at such a young age, she could actually be really capable!
"Thanks to you for persisting, otherwise I would have really missed it."
Sitting in the arms of Princess Rui, Li Zihan also looked at Prince Rui and asked in a low voice: "Mom, since Sister Shen is so powerful, can daddy wake up?"
Although Li Zihan was young and had no impression of Prince Rui at all, Prince Rui had been in this comatose state for as long as she could remember.
But Li Zi'an would often tell her about Prince Rui's past and tell her what a good father Prince Rui was, so Li Zihan had been looking forward to Prince Rui waking up so that he could enjoy the happiness of being pampered by his father like his brother when he was a child. .
The three of them ate and talked, so the vigil was not too difficult.
Although Li Zihan was young, he was coaxed to sleep by his wet nurse all afternoon and was very energetic now.
Li Zian took out toys and played with her, while Princess Rui sat aside and looked at them with a smile.
Seeing the two brothers and sisters laughing together, she couldn't help but turned to Prince Rui and said: "Your Majesty, you see, among all the princes and princes in Daqi, our family has the most human touch, and there is no such thing in our family." So much intrigue.
"If you could wake up, our family would be so happy. You wouldn't be able to change it for a god!"
After Princess Rui finished speaking, she habitually stretched out her hand to straighten Prince Rui's quilt. Just as she was about to take her hand back, she felt someone holding it.
She was startled, and subconsciously turned her head to look at the two children. Seeing that they were sitting some distance away from her, it was impossible for them to hold her hand, and then she suspiciously lowered her gaze and landed on her hand. superior.
She saw a broad palm holding her entire hand. The familiar feeling instantly made her eyes heat up, and tears soon rushed out.
She didn't dare to wipe her tears or move her hands, for fear that everything in front of her was just an illusion caused by her excessive expectations.
Li Zian noticed something was wrong first. He turned around and saw that his mother was crying. He hurriedly put down the toys in his hands and walked over and asked, "Mom, what's the matter? If you're celebrating the New Year, you can't shed tears casually."
Li Zihan also came over and was about to step forward to hug Princess Rui's arm to comfort her, but she stopped her by stretching out her other hand.
Princess Rui asked with a trembling voice: "You, look at my hands, my hands..."
"Mom, you are holding daddy's hand, what's wrong?" Li Zihan asked quickly.
Li Zian is older and naturally thinks more, knowing that his mother would not ask such a question for no reason.
He looked seriously at his parents' clasped hands. He didn't understand at first, but soon his eyes widened in surprise.
"this……"
Li Zian's voice also trembled.
"Is this your father holding your hand?"
"It's really your father who holds your hand!"
Li Zian's tone was filled with doubt at first, and then became affirmative, with uncontrollable excitement in his voice.
Upon hearing this, Princess Rui shed even more tears.
Li Zihan rushed to Prince Rui's pillow and called him dad several times. Prince Rui's hand held the princess's hand and slowly tightened as she called.
"Your Majesty can really hear it!" Princess Rui covered her chest with her other hand, almost out of breath with excitement.
The sound in the room attracted the attention of the servants outside. Someone came up and knocked on the door and asked: "Master, do you have any orders?"
"It's okay, we are just joking!" Li Zi'an was the first of the three to calm down. He winked at the princess and Li Zihan, dismissed the servants and said in a low voice, "Don't tell anyone about this yet, grandma.
Don't tell them there yet, I'll ask Miss Shen to come over and take a look later.
"I came here to avoid having such joy in vain. Grandma is old and cannot bear the excitement of such ups and downs.
"Secondly, our family is not monolithic. If the matter spreads prematurely, it may stimulate some people to attack us."
"That's right, you've thought it over carefully." Princess Rui wiped away her tears, hugged Li Zihan and said, "Did Zihan hear that? You are not allowed to tell anyone about this matter. The Queen Mother cannot say it.
The nuns and maids here are not allowed to tell, not even the wet nurse, remember?"
Li Zihan covered his mouth tightly with both small hands, nodded his head, and acted as if he would never say a word.
Princess Rui was amused by her little appearance, stretched out her hand to rub her little head, then raised her head and asked Li Zian: "When will Miss Shen come over to pay New Year's greetings?"
When Li Zian heard this, he couldn't help but feel a headache and said: "She has a filial piety, so she can't come to the palace to pay New Year's greetings. She has to pass the Lantern Festival at the earliest."
"Miss Shen's identity is not suitable, so it will be the same if she comes here as Lady Tong!" Princess Rui had been waiting for four years, and finally hoped that Prince Rui would get better. She could not wait for half a month.
"The identity of Lady Tong is fine, but Miss Shen must be able to go out before she can come here pretending to be Lady Tong!" Li Zian said helplessly.
As a boudoir girl, Shen Tianshu also had a filial piety. Without a suitable reason, she would not be able to leave the Shen family during the entire first month of her life.
Even the prince's palace cannot interfere in the affairs of other people's back houses.
"That's not possible!" Princess Rui said anxiously, "Your Majesty finally got better, but we don't dare to delay.
"You hurry up and think of a solution. You must invite Miss Shen over! The sooner the better!"