The New Year is approaching, and at the door of the Zongren Mansion, the Crown Princess holds an umbrella, and heavy snow falls. The snow in the north is not as gentle as that in the south of the Yangtze River. It covers the sky and covers the earth, carrying a biting cold wind.
The Crown Princess tightened her clothes to keep out the cold.
The door of the sect's mansion opened, and the young man behind the door walked out. The white snow was pressed on his hair and shoulders, but it made him look even better.
The Crown Princess hurriedly stepped forward and dusted off the snow from Zhu Zhanzhen's body: "Are you serious that you didn't even give me an umbrella?"
"I'm sorry, Crown Princess, but I didn't think carefully." The guard guarding the door apologized hurriedly.
"Mother, it's a happy day."
As soon as Hu Shanggong reminded them, the Crown Princess calmed down her anger and asked Hu Shanggong to come forward and reward each of them fifty taels of silver. The two of them hurriedly thanked them.
"Hu Shanggong told me that thanks to the two of you taking care of me before, I have recorded it here."
"Thank you very much, Crown Princess."
He brought Zhu Zhanxun back to his courtyard first, where the Crown Princess sat down while Chu Er hurriedly served tea.
"Zhan Zhan, if you are imprisoned for two months this time, it is considered a mercy from His Majesty. You must remember that you will not act so recklessly in the future. None of these officials dare to say that. If you say it, you can go back. If you say you can't go back, you can go back."
Never hit anyone."
"I know, mother."
The Crown Princess looked at Zhu Zhanzong distressedly: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not necessarily thin anymore. Shan Shan is always coming to give you some meat dishes, which are more nutritious. He's just a tall young man. Every day
How about just eating some vegetarian dishes?"
Hu Shanggong's face is flushed, he eats meat and vegetables, and he has exercised. Is he in good health?
The Crown Princess then said: "It will be more stable this time when you come out. The matter of choosing your concubine has been decided. You will get married in the future, and you must hurry up before the New Year." The Crown Princess said with a smile, obviously she was very interested in this person.
My daughter-in-law is also quite satisfied.
"Mother, who is it?"
"You are not allowed to see each other before the marriage. It has been arranged in the palace. You will know it on the wedding day. Zara and Xiaozhu will be your concubines and marry you together, just like your eldest brother did at that time."
The two women blushed in embarrassment.
"Mom, please tell me which family the girl is from so that I can be mentally prepared."
The Crown Princess refused to say anything, so Zhu Zhanzhen looked at Hu Shanggong. Hu Shanggong smiled and shook his head without saying anything, and the two of them left.
"Shanwei, your complexion is getting better and better recently. What did you eat?" The Crown Princess was in a good mood today and started joking with Hu Shanwei.
"Just eat some soy milk and fried dough sticks."
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Zhu Zhanzhen waited until the princess left and asked Li Xiaozhu: "Who is the princess my mother chose for me?"
Li Xiaozhu shook his head: "We and I don't know, but it is said that the Crown Princess likes her very much, but only His Majesty, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, Hu Shang Palace and some people from the Ministry of Rites know who she is."
She is doing this again, but her mother is a beauty-controller and always chooses good-looking daughters-in-law, so since she likes it, there is no problem with her looks, even if she is getting married to a stranger, Zhu Zhanyi still doesn't care about this.
It's really a bit jarring.
"Xiaosheng, do you know where I plan to live the concubine?"
The young student hesitated and said: "I heard, I heard it's in the west."
"Where to the west?"
"Just... just to the west."
"Someone, tell Xiaosheng to hang himself upside down."
The student busily wrote down the address on paper.
I didn't say anything, and I didn't say anything when I was threatened. Your Highness picked up this note by chance.
Zhu Zhanzhen took a look at the note, sneered, and was about to go out.
Xiao Sheng hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you can't go there. The rules of the Crown Princess cannot be broken. You have just left the clan's mansion. If you make another mistake, you will be in trouble."
"It's nothing wrong for me to meet my future daughter-in-law. None of you should come with me. I can just go by myself."
Zhu Zhanyi ignored these red tapes and strode towards the west of the palace.
Then he got lost.
It was also his first time to visit the huge Shuntian Palace. Although it was similar to the Yingtian Palace before the capital was moved, there were some differences after all. This side was also bigger. After walking for a while, he lost his direction.
Zhu Zhanzhen mistakenly entered the Imperial Garden. The Imperial Garden of Shuntian Mansion is not as good as that of Yingtian Mansion. The weather in the north is bitter and cold, and the more delicate plants cannot survive. Those that can withstand the northern weather are not necessarily beautiful, so they are not as beautiful as those of Yingtian Mansion.
Compared with the red flowers and green willows, there is less color here.
And there is no big tree for Zhu Zhanzhen to climb up and sleep on.
When Zhu Zhancheng thought of that tree, he couldn't help but think about it. He had been here for so many years.
Suddenly a bird came with the sound of the piano. Zhu Zhanzhen didn't like the music very much, but the sound of the piano was really nice, so he followed the sound of the piano to find it.
In the courtyard where it had snowed, the lake was frozen, and the sound of the piano came from the pavilion in the center of the lake.
From a distance, I saw a girl in green sitting in the middle of the pavilion, playing the piano.
The people in the palace who dared to play the piano wantonly were either princesses or nobles, but across the lake I saw a young girl. Could it be one of my sisters?
"Jiaxing?"
Zhu Zhanzhen immediately shook his head. Apart from being cute, Jiaxing has a playful nature. If he doesn’t know the music, who could he be?
Zhu Zhanzhen walked over full of curiosity, listening to the music of birds along the way, like a young girl telling her lovesickness.
The cold wind blew by, and the girl stopped playing the piano. She stood up slowly and saw Zhu Zhanyi standing on the bridge.
It was difficult to see the whole picture from a distance, and Zhu Zhanyi could only see the outline. The girl was taller and more delicate, so Zhu Zhanyi quickened his pace and walked there.
Standing by the small pavilion, the girl bowed slightly and saluted, and Zhu Zhanchen laughed: "I didn't expect to see you here."
Although she became more beautiful and elegant, Zhu Zhanzhen still recognized her as Cao Xinyue at a glance.
It has been nearly five years since we separated from her. The separation was inexplicable at that time, and Zhu Zhanchen still doesn’t know why.
"Your Highness, are you here to enjoy the scenery in the Royal Garden?"
"Um, well, I happened to hear the sound of the piano and came over to take a look. I never thought you were here."
This is the palace, why is Cao Xinyue here?
"If Your Highness likes to hear it, I will continue to play it to Your Highness." As he said this, he made hot tea for Zhu Zhanzhen. The maid next to him saw the interest and backed out of the pavilion for a few dozen meters.
The sound of the piano sounded again, and after the song, Zhu Zhanzhen applauded gently: "Miss Cao's piano skills are outstanding."
"Your Highness, now my surname has been changed to Chen, and it is recorded in my uncle's name."
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about this. I also heard in Guangzhou that Uncle Pingjiang's daughter is extremely talented and beautiful."
Cao Xinyue covered her mouth and smiled: "Your Highness, at first he said that I was a treasure, but later he spread the rumors." With Cao Xinyue's worth, he is truly an expert in both finance and trade.
"Just by the sound of the piano just now, you are worthy of being called both talented and beautiful. By the way, why are you in the Imperial Garden?"
Cao Xinyue's eyes were filled with affection, and she looked at Zhu Zhanyi with a gentle smile. She did not answer Zhu Zhanyi's question, but asked: "Your Highness, do you still remember the questions that Your Highness asked me when we first met."
Zhu Zhanzhen recalled that when they first met, he took the initiative to tease Cao Xinyue: "Where is my little sister? Is she married?"
I feel quite embarrassed, as I still remember the time I molested the little girl.
Cao Xinyue stood up and saluted as a palace woman: "Back to Your Highness, the young lady Chen Xinyue of Pingjiang County has been betrothed to His Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County as his wife."