The third day of March is also the Shangsi Festival.
The weather was very sunny that day. Yu Shuyue put on new clothes early and set out with her father and brother to a mountain villa in the southern suburbs of Shangjing City.
The name of this mountain is Yanqiu Mountain. There are many hot springs on the mountain. The last emperor of the previous dynasty was a foolish emperor who was greedy for pleasure and indulged in singing and sex every day.
After accidentally learning that there were many hot springs on Yanqiu Mountain, he built a palace on the mountain. After the construction of the palace was completed, he couldn't miss Shu anymore. He stayed in the palace all day enjoying himself and ignoring government affairs.
In the last years of the previous dynasty, there were constant natural and man-made disasters, but the emperor only cared about enjoying himself in the palace. The people in the world were in dire straits, and the people complained, and the previous dynasty eventually came to ruin.
When the previous dynasty was destroyed, the founding emperor of Da Qi planned to completely burn down this palace as a warning to himself and future generations.
However, the court officials at the time persuaded it that as long as this palace existed, its warning significance would be more important.
The emperor later did not burn down the palace. In his later years, he even built several villas ten miles away from the palace for officials from the capital and their families to stay for a few days.
In this way, the hot springs on Yanqiu Mountain will not be wasted.
Daqi has always had the custom of exorcising evil spirits during the Shangsi Festival. The so-called exorcism is a ritual to eliminate disease-causing factors through self-cleansing, which means to remove disasters and pray for blessings.
Among the people, people would take a bath by the river, wash their bodies with orchids, and dip willow branches into flower petals and nod their bodies. However, among the royal families and dignitaries, they would soak in hot springs to get rid of all bad luck and causes of disease.
It was more than fifty kilometers from the capital city to Yanqiu Mountain. Yu Shuyue and the others started setting off before dawn in the morning. They were tired of traveling by boat and car along the way. After traveling for more than two hours, they finally arrived at the foot of Yanqiu Mountain.
It was still about an hour away from the villa on the mountain, so they went to the inn at the foot of the mountain to rest for a while before setting off.
"Your Highness, are you thirsty? Drink some tea."
"Your Highness, are you hungry? This is a tea cake made by Yun Niang herself. It has a light tea aroma, is sweet and soft, and the Queen and the Queen praise it very well."
"Your Highness, are you tired? I will help you squeeze your shoulders."
Yu Shuyue had just entered the inn when she heard the cooing voice of His Royal Highness coming from the second floor.
Hearing the sounds of these warblers and swallows, she remembered what her brother had said to her a few days ago.
Brother, didn't you mean that he only accepted the beauties given to the prince by the emperor as a last resort, and placed them in the backyard without asking any questions.
However, taking this rare trip with his beauties was not like he had to do it. She seemed to be enjoying it.
The father and son of the Yu family also heard it, and their first reaction was to look at Yu Shuyue, looking at her face with no emotion at all.
"Ayue, how about we go upstairs and take a rest?"
Their original intention was to get a small private room on the first floor to stay for a while before getting ready to leave. Now that the prince was on the second floor, Father Yu planned to ask his daughter if she wanted to say hello.
After all, the relationship between the daughter and the prince was okay before, and the incident involving Yuanyuan last time was thanks to the help of the prince.
It's just that the current situation is a bit subtle.
"No, Daddy."
Yu Shuyue looked at her father and brother. With a smile on her face and a slight hint of fatigue, she continued: "We will continue our journey to the village later. I want to rest more."
"good."
"Father and Ah Yue will sit down and rest first. I will go and pay my respects to the prince."
After Yu Hengyue said that, he already walked to the second floor.
"Leave him alone, what would Ah Yue want to eat?"
"I can do anything, daddy makes the decision."
Yu Shuyue didn't think much about it, because every time the Crown Prince came to visit Yuanyuan during this period, his brother was the one entertaining her. It was understandable that they were now familiar with each other.
Private room on the second floor of the inn.
Qi Xiuyao's entire face was cold, and he sat silently in his wheelchair.
He was fully looking forward to having the opportunity to meet Ah Yue this time, but he didn't expect that the emperor actually decreed that these four women must 'take care' of him in every detail.
On the surface, I'm taking care of him, but in reality, I don't trust him and want to supervise him all the time.
"His Royal Highness, you——"
"Shut up."
Qi Xiuyao's patience was being worn away bit by bit. After hearing the movement downstairs, his patience was completely exhausted. When Yun Niang spoke sweetly again, he looked over with a cold look.
Yun Niang and the other three people were shocked by his eyes, and they immediately did not dare to say anything more.
"Your Highness, General Yu is here."
As soon as the guard outside the door finished speaking, Yu Hengyue didn't care about anything else and opened the door directly.
He just wanted to go in without Qi Xiuyao's preparation and see what he was doing.
"Does His Highness the Crown Prince also want to go to Yanqiu Mountain to soak in the hot springs?"
He asked loudly as he opened the door. Although the words were questions, there was no doubt in his tone.
When Yu Hengyue opened the door, the scene he saw was Qi Xiuyao sitting in a wheelchair with a stern face like a jade-faced cold god, with Hua An standing behind him.
The four beautiful women in the room stood blankly one meter away from him, holding various pastries and tea in their hands.
"Hey, your highness, what's wrong with this? Are you so incompetent?"
There was obviously a table next to it, but these delicate girls had to hold it all the time. Yu Heng raised his eyebrows more and more.
"If you like it, General Yu, I will reward you."
"No, no, no, no, this is a beautiful girl given to you by the emperor. The general will not be able to bear it."
Yu Heng was more and more afraid that he was not joking, so he quickly refused.
"Since my father has given a reward to Gu, then he is Gu's person. You can do whatever you want with Gu."
When Qi Xiuyao mentioned the word "disposal", his voice became significantly louder.
The four Yun Niangs were so frightened by his words that their bodies shook involuntarily, with panic on their faces.
The queen's order to them was to monitor Qi Xiuyao and find out whether his legs were really unable to walk, but they were sent to the Prince's Mansion under the emperor's order.
From now on, they are the people in the prince's house, and their power of life and death has fallen into the hands of the prince.
Even if they were really sent away or disposed of by the prince, they would only be blamed by the emperor at most, but it is more likely that the emperor would never even think of them.
And the queen is even less likely to make the decision for them. At most, it is a pity that there are not a few chess pieces, but new chess pieces will be sent to replace them soon, and they will soon be forgotten by people.
Yun Niang lowered her head and thought a lot, her mind gradually clearing up. She involuntarily stepped back, trying to reduce her sense of presence.
Qi Xiuyao saw that some of them had calmed down, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
It seems that there is no one to choose from the Queen's side, and the people this time don't seem to be so loyal to them.
Qi Xiuyao knew that although it was sent by the emperor, it was mostly the queen's idea. Of course, these people also listened to the queen's words.
She had sent a woman over before, but he sent her back.
Therefore, this time she sent it through the emperor's hand, making him unable to resist the decree.
He won't touch them for now, but if they violate his bottom line, don't blame him for being rude. This chapter has been completed!