She was born with a lot of curiosity. The more she was not allowed to see it, the more curious she became. There was nothing she couldn't do in Mingdehou's Mansion. She easily put aside the maid and saw the contents in the brocade box.
thing.
There is nothing valuable in the brocade box, just some relics left by the aunt to the princess, and...a mask.
It looked like a mask worn by a man, which made her take a second look, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
Later, she went shopping with Princess Nankang and saw an identical mask at a small stall, so she picked it up casually.
Princess Nankang saw that the mask was exquisite. King Zhao happened to come over, so Princess Nankang asked King Zhao to put on the mask and show it to her.
King Zhao thought the mask was good, so Princess Nankang bought it and gave it to him.
The princess came out of the shop. It happened that King Zhao was busy and got on his horse. King Zhao didn't take off his mask. He told Princess Nankang not to forget about the time to return to the palace, so he turned the horse's head and left.
After returning to Mingdehou Mansion, the princess asked her who the man in the mask was today.
The third wife thought of the mask collected by the princess and teased the princess with a smile, "You are not attracted to him, are you?"
At that time, the princess blushed and said, "No, it's nothing..."
This is a daughter's family, how could the third wife not know that a shy and shy denial is the same as an admission.
She had never seen the princess like a man wearing a mask so much. She didn't think much about it at the time and told the truth, "That is the elder brother of Princess Nankang and the eldest son of Prince Zhao."
Later, she learned that the princess had admitted the wrong person.
Because at the lantern festival, the third wife saw the prince who was also wearing a mask.
At that time, the prince was holding the lantern he had just grabbed.
The most beautiful lantern at the lantern festival.
Princess Nankang also wanted it, and Prince Zhao and the prince fought fiercely over the lantern.
The third wife admired the prince and prepared to have a chance encounter. When the prince went to the White Jade Bridge, he put on the mask on his waist.
The prince happily went up to the White Jade Bridge, and then he saw under the tree beside the bridge, the princess was giving the belt she had embroidered by herself to King Zhao. At that time, the corners of the prince's mouth curled into a straight line.
There were many people at the lantern party. Someone bumped into the prince, and the lantern she wanted fell into the water. The rising water splashed out countless lanterns that made wishes.
The prince stood on the bridge for a long time.
When he turned around, the prince took off his mask and threw it on the ground. He was kicked by passers-by, and by the time the third wife saw the mask, it had been trampled to a pulp.
At that time, the third wife knew that the person the princess was actually looking for was the prince.
She didn't know why the princess didn't know that the man was the prince.
Because of jealousy, she said nothing.
Precisely because she was the only one who knew that the prince was in love with the princess, and no one knew that she knew about it, she was able to plot against the prince to save Princess Nankang.
After telling these past events, the third wife felt a sense of revenge. She grabbed Princess Nankang's hair and said viciously, "Twenty years ago, the prince and the princess fell in love with each other. Because I wanted to help you, they misunderstood each other until now."
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"There are so many princesses and princesses in Kyoto, who can live as well as you, Princess Nankang? Those who respect and fear the prince all respect you."
"I helped you get what you wanted, how did you repay me?!"