The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

Chu Jian and Li Ruyi and Liu Yiyi really got along well and they could talk very well. I wonder if Chu Jian still remembers that Li Ruyi admired her man.

"Ruyi, your grandfather came to my house again yesterday and asked me to write a piece of calligraphy for him. Can you persuade him? I have already written many pieces for him."

When she first met him, she was complaining that ever since she showed off her calligraphy skills, the old man Li, the tutor, would come to her house every now and then to ask for her calligraphy, which was really annoying.

Li Ruyi smiled and said, "Princess Zhan, my grandfather really likes your calligraphy. You don't know that he framed the pieces you wrote as soon as he got them home, and he admired and studied them every day."

"Are those words in the Taifu's study?" Liu Yiyi asked.

"Yes, Yiyi, you have seen it too. You know that my grandfather is addicted to it every day and can't extricate himself!"

"That's really well written. Princess Zhan has such talent yet is so low-key. Yiyi really admires her."

"Stop, stop! Don't flatter me too much, I will get cocky." Chu Jian frowned and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, if I get cocky, it will easily cause an accident. Last time, it was because of me that Mu Yang got beaten up. It's better to keep a low profile. Besides, there are always people better than you. Don't be self-righteous, Ruyi, you see, your grandfather got slapped in the face by me that day."

"My grandfather came back and said that you called him old man and made the emperor's beard crooked with anger. But is that true?" Ruyi said with round eyes.

"I just spoke hastily, don't take it to heart."

"Nothing, my grandfather doesn't care, he's actually happy."

"Ah?" Chu Jian couldn't believe what he heard. This highly respected ancient tutor was actually an old naughty boy. Who would dare to believe it?

The three girls were grilling meat and chatting, and the two brothers were drinking in the back, occasionally eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Haha, Xiaojiu, where on earth did you come from as this princess? Some people say you ran into a ghost, but I think you picked up a treasure!"

“Fourth brother is wrong. Chu Jian was not picked up. She was given to me by God.” Jing Muyang looked over there with warm eyes. Chu Jian’s every frown and smile attracted his attention and touched his heart.

"That's great." The fourth prince picked up the wine glass and drank it all. He felt very lonely because his princess was gone.

Sensing the Fourth Prince's emotions, Jing Muyang turned around and said, "Fourth brother, while Xu'er is still young, hurry up and find him a mother. I heard that the Emperor wanted to find one for you, but you refused. However, the Emperor's sister-in-law has passed away, and you can't always dwell on the past."

"It's not easy to let go, and every noble lady has a powerful person behind her. How many noble ladies from aristocratic families would be sincere to Xu'er? Even if she is sincere, it doesn't mean that the family behind her is sincere."

"If she is not a girl from the Dingli Mansion? I think Ruyi is very good. Xu'er will stick to her, and you can rest assured to leave Xu'er to her."

“Xiaojiu, you have no conscience to say that. You knew Ruyi was in love with you, yet you pushed her away again and again. You two used to be quite close.” The Fourth Prince spoke a little loudly, causing the three girls to turn their heads.

"What's wrong? What are you talking about?" Chu Jian stood up and came over with some grilled meat.

"Nothing. I'm just saying that you two sisters have a good relationship. You even grill meat so close to each other." Jing Muyang kicked the Fourth Prince at an angle where she couldn't see him, and then touched her hand. "Look how smoked your hand is. Come over and eat. Let Qingshan and the others grill it."

"Okay." Chu Jian actually wanted to bake more, but Ruyi and Liu Yiyi seemed to be ignoring her, which made it too difficult for them. So she walked over, put the other baked goods on plates, and brought the two of them back.

The Fourth Prince didn't say anything else, and the following conversation was very pleasant, especially when they first met. She felt that Li Ruyi and Liu Yiyi really met the criteria of being her friends.

Although Jing Muyang has told you not to be sincere to anyone, if you can't be sincere to others, how can you expect sincerity in return?

She decided to make friends with both of them.

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I entered the palace early the next morning. I had to worship my ancestors on New Year's Eve, and I couldn't miss the auspicious time.

This year's auspicious time is Chenshi, but Chujian was woken up at Yinshi, and he had to burn incense and take a bath. Why is it so troublesome!

She was depressed, wondering who was the charlatan who calculated the auspicious time? !

Of course, one does not have to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship one's ancestors. In addition to the Buddhist temple, there are also ancestral tablets in the Baohua Hall. The emperor leads the princes and grandchildren into the hall and kowtows to them one by one according to the rules and rituals. This whole process takes more than an hour.

I was really impressed when I first saw her. No wonder Jing Muyang didn’t nag her last night. It turned out that he was saving his energy for her.

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, everyone went all the way to the Linde Hall. The emperor and empress supported the eldest princess, the imperial concubine was on the emperor's side, and she led the harem in front, chatting all the way.

"The plum blossoms in the imperial garden are in full bloom." The queen smiled and pointed over there.

"Well, it seems to be even more brilliant this year. Sister, shall we go over and take a look?" the emperor took over.

"Okay, I planted one here. I haven't been to the palace for a long time. Let's go and see what it looks like?" said the eldest princess with a smile.

Most of the plum blossoms in this imperial garden were planted by the late empress and have always been well taken care of, especially after she entered the Eastern Palace in early summer, when she would often come to take care of them.

Everyone was amazed as they watched along the way. This year's plum blossoms were indeed more luxuriant than in previous years.

Everyone is happy during the Chinese New Year. Although many things happened this year, each one of them had a turnaround, and overall everything went smoothly.

Until a childish voice interrupted their mood.

"Mother, mother!"

Jingxu was picking flowers from the low branches of a plum tree under the watch of his nanny when he suddenly saw Liu Yiyi. Even though Jingxu was still staggering when he walked, it did not stop him from running over. He hugged Liu Yiyi's legs and raised his red little face, looking coquettish.

"Mom, hug me!"

Liu Yiyi is the eighth prince's future princess consort. She will come of age on the ninth day of the lunar year, and the wedding date has been set for May 16. The emperor has granted her special permission to enter the palace to attend the reunion banquet, but she is not listed in the royal jade book and is not eligible to go to the Baohua Palace to worship her ancestors, so she can just stroll around the imperial garden.

She saw the emperor and his entourage coming from afar, so of course she had to come forward to greet them, but at this moment she was petrified.

The emperor's face fell in an instant. What did he hear? The fourth prince's son called the eighth prince's future princess "mother"?

He had heard that Jingxu had been very noisy since his mother's death, and few people could get close to him. Apart from his wet nurse, he only recognized his aunt Li Ruyi. He didn't expect that he was so close to the girl from the Liu family. It seemed that they had quite a lot of contact.

The queen was also unhappy. This was the daughter-in-law she had personally chosen. She had summoned her to the palace every now and then and had sent many maids to teach her. She had just met her the day before and everything was fine. How could this happen? How could this be possible!

The nanny immediately went forward to pick up Jingxu, but the little guy held Liu Yiyi's legs tightly and refused to let go. He also cried loudly and tried to climb onto Liu Yiyi's legs.

"Mom, hug me, hug me..."

"This, this... Your Majesty, what is going on?" The Queen's face turned dark.

The emperor was so angry at this moment, this little guy was less than two years old!

"Xiao Si! Get out here!"

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