Leng Yue chuckled: "It was my subordinate who suggested that she make His Highness's snowman look better."
"It looks pretty good," Yun Zishu said, "but it has nothing to do with the snowman we built."
Leng Shuang stood aside and said nothing.
"But it's not bad." Yun Zishu put away the painting and raised her eyes to look at Sicang, "What do you think?"
Sicang was quite satisfied.
When he was building the snowman, he forgot to make it more majestic. The whole snowman was fat and lacked majesty, but Leng Shuang helped him correct the shortcomings.
Yun Zishu looked out the window. The weather has been too cold recently. She has stayed in the house for almost a month without going out. It is approaching the end of the year, the royal family is very busy, and the ministers are also very busy.
Before the New Year holiday, all matters need to be dealt with in advance, and according to previous years' practice, several Dayong vassal princes should also return to Beijing to report their duties. However, this year's situation is special. The royal family is busy with marriage matters and has no energy to deal with several more
vassal king.
Without the emperor's will, the vassal king would not dare to act rashly.
Yun Zishu looked out the window silently, holding her chin in her hands and saying nothing for a long time. The sun came out at noon and Yun Zishu had just finished her lunch when the Queen Mother sent a decree to let her enter the palace.
"The wedding robe for His Highness is ready, and I want you to try it on."
Yun Zishu responded, tidied up a little and then entered the palace.
In addition to a set of complicated and noble red robes, the Queen Mother also asked the Chief of Ceremonies to prepare six sets of extremely luxurious pearls and jade jewelry for her, gold inlaid with precious stones, and a seven-tailed phoenix gold hairpin, which was dazzling, luxurious and noble.
Putting aside the issue of marriage and marriage, this set of robes and jewelry alone can make the eighth princess Yunzirou and all the concubines in the harem extremely jealous. What the Queen Mother means is that the princess is marrying in another country. The journey is far away, and the more luxurious and grand the dowry is.
Youyue wanted to weigh the strength of the Yong Dynasty, but did not dare to think that the Yong Dynasty could be bullied.
The only princess was dressed too shabbily, so how could the members of the Dongyou royal family take Dayong seriously?
The Queen Mother's statement is certainly reasonable, but who doesn't know how much she prefers Yun Zishu? If other princesses were to get married this time, she would never be so attentive to clothes and jewelry.
The grand red robe fit perfectly. The Queen Mother looked at the girl in front of her. Her head was full of pearls and dazzling gems. Her forehead inlaid with red gems fell between her eyebrows, which made the girl's face even more gorgeous and noble.
The Queen Mother seemed to be in a trance as if she had seen the Queen's appearance when she entered the palace, and her heart felt sour and astringent. When she thought about Yun Zishu's departure from Dayong and who knew when she would see him next, she felt even more uncomfortable.
"Come and sit over here at Ai's house."
Yun Zishu walked over and sat down beside the Queen Mother in an upright manner.
The Queen Mother caressed her hand and sighed softly: "The time is getting closer and closer. I heard that the envoy from Dongyou will come over with the betrothal gift after the end of the year. Zishu, are you really ready?"
Yun Zishu lowered her eyes: "My granddaughter has been prepared for a long time. The Queen Mother does not need to worry."
After finishing speaking, she didn't know if it was for the sake of the Queen Mother's peace, but she said: "Dongyou is not as dangerous as imagined. My granddaughter can handle it and can guarantee that Feng Ci will return to Dayong safely."
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment and nodded slowly: "No matter what, the Ai family here in Dayong can give you the maximum dowry and protection, but when you get to Dongyou, you can only rely on yourself for everything."
Yun Zishu hummed, "I'll be careful."
"Don't confront them head-on." The Queen Mother confessed, "During this period, the Ai family asked Concubine De to make some insinuations. They can probably understand the situation in Dongyou. The Dongyou royal family may not be kind to you. You should keep a low profile.
Just keep a low profile and try not to conflict with them."
"Um."
"Prince Dongyou is your husband. No matter what you do in the future, he will be your only support in Dongyou. You must win him over." The Queen Mother continued to warn, "A powerful man has three wives.
It is common to have four concubines. If there is someone else in his backyard, you must use the right method. Show weakness when you need to. It is not shameful for a woman to show weakness. Men usually don't like women who are too strong."
Yun Zishu's expression was subtle, but she still nodded.
"But you must have a certain degree of weakness when showing weakness. You don't want to make them think you are easy to bully." After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she sighed softly, "You have to control this degree yourself."
Yun Zishu continued to nod.
Dongyou is not that dangerous, and the prince of Dongyou doesn't have a backyard. However, the Queen Mother's worries are humane and she can understand them. There are many things that are inconvenient to explain to her, so she can only nod in agreement.
The Queen Mother was indeed concerned, so she explained a lot in all aspects. She had stayed in the palace for so many years, experienced the intrigues during the late emperor's period, and witnessed the various methods used by the concubines in the harem today. Fighting in the inner courtyards of powerful families was even more common.
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When Zishu went to Dongyou, she had to face nothing but difficulties from the prince's inner court and the royal family - the queen mother had prepared for the worst and had considered everything carefully.
If her worries are not true and Dongyouhui treats Yun Zishu kindly, then everyone will be happy.
But she would consider it for Yun Zishu in advance. After all, how could a teenage girl have so much experience and guard against others?
Speaking of guarding against others, the Queen Mother couldn't help but explain: "No matter where you go, you must have a reliable person with you, preferably someone who knows martial arts and is good at identifying poisons, so as to reduce the chance of being plotted against."
Yun Zishu nodded: "Well, my granddaughter will protect herself, so the Queen Mother can rest assured."
The Queen Mother was reluctant to let her go, and stayed in Ci'an Palace for dinner. After thinking about it, she felt that there was nothing missing, so she had Yun Zishu sent out of the palace.
However, not far after walking out of Ci'an Palace, Yun Zishu saw Yun Chen coming angrily, and her footsteps stopped in her tracks.
"Yunzi——" He originally sounded like he was calling for an apology, but when he came in front of Yun Zishu, Yun Chen suddenly changed his tone, "Jiu Mei."
Yun Zishu raised her eyebrows: "Is there something wrong, Your Highness?"
Yun Chen said: "It's been very cold these two days. Didn't my father ask you to stay in the princess's mansion to keep warm and not to go out too often? What if you get cold?"
"I provoked the cold, and it seems to have nothing to do with the prince." Yun Zishu smiled faintly, "Are you worried that if I delay the marriage due to my illness, it will affect the eighth sister's replacement marriage?"
"That's not what I meant." Yun Chen frowned, "I just want to ask you, why do you have to let King Jing accompany you?"
Why?
Yun Zishu smiled lightly, because King Jing was her biggest opponent.
Yun Zishu walked slowly toward the palace gate: "I can let whoever I want to escort me. The prince has no power to restrain the chicken. All his energy is spent on women. I don't dare to risk my life."
Leave it to His Royal Highness for protection."
When Yun Chen heard this, his face suddenly turned red and he became angry: "You are so presumptuous!"