The final facts proved that Chu Xingchen's prediction was correct. The second prince's words were powerful, but in the end he had no choice but to admit defeat. Beidi did not attack aggressively at all.
During this trip to the Central Plains, the second prince really stole the chicken but lost the rice. He got nothing but a mutilated body and lost the ability to compete for the throne.
But because Da Chu had the magic potion, he became more and more courageous with every setback, and even had fewer small-scale attacks.
On the day of the winter solstice, a message from the King of Zhenbei came, saying that alcohol had played a huge role. The queen was very happy. It happened that three days after the winter solstice was Chu Xingchen's birthday. After praising her, she asked what birthday gift she wanted, and what kind of birthday gift did she want?
He said that he would give her a good birthday party.
"No, no need to make it big, we can just have fun together when the time comes."
It's a coincidence that the princess's birthday is the same as Chu Xingchen's in modern times. This is the second time she celebrates her eighteenth or nineteenth birthday.
When she came back from the Queen, she saw Ling Zhou waiting for her with a lively look on his face, "I'll give it to you whatever birthday gift you want."
Lingzhou's eyebrows were beaming, "My father wrote to me. He praised you again and again, and even asked me..."
Lingzhou suddenly paused when he said this, and Chu Xingchen tilted his head, "What do you want me to do?"
"Let me... buy you any birthday gifts you need." Lingzhou lied. In fact, his father said that he should be the wife's husband, saying that he would be the same as in Northern Xinjiang when he was by the queen's side.
it works.
Because of him, the concubine thought of the magic potion, and maybe she would think of something else in the future. Her father asked him to blow the pillow well.
For this reason, he was also taught the methods he used to make his mother happy, but he felt that it was not very good. When the princess was angry, she had to coax her. If she couldn't coax her, she would just use her mouth to block her, and suck hard to make sure the princess calmed down.
Lingzhou grimaced when he read the letter, feeling that his father was too dishonorable.
But he couldn't help but continue to watch, and then he saw his father saying that for the fight at the end of the bed and the end of the bed, he asked him to practice more waist strength and so on.
King Zhenbei's letter made Lingzhou blush when he saw it. His elder brother didn't write anything weird, he just said that he should study the book he sent.
Lingzhou thought it was some kind of military book, so he opened it without thinking twice, and then... it almost exploded.
Lingzhou belatedly felt the feeling of Xiao Wang and Shen Cangzhu before, and the heavy love of his parents.
The books his eldest brother sent were similar to the ones Xiao Wang and the others received before.
Lingzhou was almost angry to death because his elder brother actually sent him that kind of book. He could only curse inwardly that he was a bad person and had been bad since he was young.
Thinking of the letter from home he saw last night and the two books he had thrown under the bed, and later in the middle of the night he couldn't help but crawl under the bed out of curiosity to read a few times, Lingzhou's face stiffened, and he tried his best to forget what he had read.
Pictures and words.
But the more he wanted to forget, the more he couldn't forget it, he thought uncontrollably while looking at Chu Xingchen's mouth.
Is a girl's mouth really as sweet as honey?
His father asked him to train his waist more because... stop it, stop it, don't think about it anymore.
Lingzhou stopped, but it was too late. Two nosebleeds slowly flowed out of him.
"Lingzhou, you have a nosebleed." Chu Xingchen originally said that King Zhenbei was too polite, but Lingzhou had a nosebleed and quickly took out a handkerchief and gave it to him, "What's going on? Are you too angry?
Did you eat roasted sparrow again?"
"No, I ate dumplings today." Lingzhou was confused.
"Then why are you still bleeding from the nose? In late winter, go call the imperial doctor."
Before the imperial doctor arrived, Lingzhou's nosebleed stopped. Chu Xingchen got some water on his neck, "You still need to eat more vegetables and don't eat roasted sparrows all the time."
"I know." Ling Zhou's voice was muffled.
After the imperial doctor arrived, he checked Lingzhou's pulse. His expression was strange and he seemed to be in trouble. Chu Xingchen became nervous when he saw it.
"What's wrong? Doctor, is there something wrong?"
"No, no." The imperial doctor said he just didn't know what to say.
It can't be said that Ling Shaoqing's energy and blood are surging. The nosebleeds are caused by physical disturbance. The concubine is still there. He pondered for a while and only said that he was a little angry and didn't prescribe any medicine.
Chu Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief, "The expression on the doctor's face just now scared me. Fortunately, it's just a fever. Remember to eat more vegetables and drink more hot water."
Ling Zhou always felt that this was not the reason, but seeing Chu Xingchen caring about him so much, he forgot this suspicion in the blink of an eye.
"I understand, you haven't said what birthday gift you want."
"The Zhenbei King's discount is the best gift. You don't have to buy it specially."
"No, we can't let it go like this. You must say it."
"But I can't remember."
"I can't take you out to play. Where do you want to go?"
"Where to go?" Chu Xingchen and Lingzhou have visited many places before, where else can they go? Chu Xingchen was thinking about it, and suddenly thought of a place.
"Yes." Chu Xingchen waved Lingzhou over and said something. Lingzhou immediately became furious when he heard it, "No, I can't go!"
He reacted fiercely, "You must not go, it would be too shameful for you to go."
"Is there anything out of place? Don't you want to go?"
Ling Zhou fell silent, and Chu Xingchen hummed, "I knew you wanted to go too, let's go together."
Lingzhou: "..."
He hesitated and struggled for a moment, because he actually wanted to go, but in the end he couldn't say anything about not going.
"Remember to come early tomorrow night and we will go together."
After Lingzhou agreed, he still felt a little uncomfortable, "You asked me what you wanted for your birthday, but..."
Complaints are all complaints, but Lingzhou came to see Chu Xingchen the next day in a very honest manner.
Chu Xingchen was still wearing men's clothes, "Let's go."
Her voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement, because the purpose of their trip was - the Red Mansion.
No matter who travels through time or space, everyone is curious about this place. It is also a place that must be visited by those who travel through time and space. Chu Xingchen also wants to go.
She has been carrying the reputation of being obsessed with the man in the red building for a long time, but she has never gone shopping. This is so unfair. She must go.
Lingzhou tried his best to act calm and knowledgeable, but his curiosity kept him from calming down. The closer he got to his destination, the more nervous he became. He always felt that if his father and elder brother knew about it, they would definitely have to deal with him.
"Where is Zhou Buyan?" Lingzhou finally thought about Zhou Buyan, fearing that Zhou Buyan would suddenly show up in the Red Mansion.
"He's not on duty today." She deliberately didn't ask Zhou Buyan to follow her because Zhou Buyan was born in a brothel, so it didn't seem right for her to go like this, and it didn't seem appropriate to take him with her.
There is a street in Feng'an City, which is almost full of similar businesses. The brothel is at one end of the street and the red house is at the other end of the street.
On the brothel side, Chu Xingchen and Zhou Buyan only looked outside without going in, because the brothel was quite special and they were afraid that what they saw would be too heavy or exciting.
After they passed by, they went straight to the Red House. There were more elegant places in the Red House, mainly for people to play the piano and drink.
"Feixue Red Mansion, the name sounds nice, and the layout looks elegant. Let's go in here today."
Chu Xingchen finally stopped in front of Feixue Red House, which looked antique and bookish, and then walked in first.