Every time I wear it quickly, there are always big guys giving it away.

The Kongming lantern carrying the two people's wishes gradually blended into the shining stars.

Chen Jia took out the purse that had been hidden in her sleeve pocket for a long time and handed it to the prince, "Happy New Year~" She smiled and stared at the prince intently.

The prince took it, and ran his fingers over the pine and crane patterns on the surface of the purse. He opened it and found a safety locket with a lace fastening.

He looked at it for a few seconds and put it in his arms.

"Happy New Year, Jiayue." He stroked Chen Jia's long hair and tied her hair up with a hairpin made entirely of white jade.

A gorgeous camellia flower blooms at the end of the hairpin, with a few tassels hanging from it.

Ambilight.

Gorgeous and stunning.

Chen Jia asked him curiously, "Brother Crown Prince, can you perform magic tricks?"

The prince had a smile on his face as he came out from behind holding a wooden box, which was already opened, revealing a set of matching camellia jewellery.

Camellia jade crown, three more camellia jade hairpins of the same style, a pair of camellia earrings, a jade lock pendant with exquisite and intricate carving, and two jade bracelets.

Chen Jia has become accustomed to the prince's style of gift-giving, and a full set is his standard.

When the night watchman from the palace passed by, the prince paused and turned his head away as if nothing had happened. "It's getting late. Go back and rest."

After experiencing two rounds of high-speed bungee jumping, Chen Jia stroked her pounding heart and forced herself to fall asleep.

But the prince did not go back. After seeing the person off, he returned to the place where he had just been.

Standing on the eaves, looking down from above.

"His Royal Highness"

The secret guard suddenly appeared and handed the thing in his hand to the prince.

It was the Kongming lantern that was released, and the flame inside had completely gone out.

In other words, it didn't burn for long at all.

The secret guard guarded the lamp the whole time and never looked at it from beginning to end.

After the lamp was delivered to the prince, he disappeared on his own.

"The country is safe and the family is healthy.

Prince brother, got what you wanted

Jia, freedom and distance"

The prince looked at the familiar handwriting, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and a smile slowly spread across the corners of his mouth, but it was a very shallow smile.

"You know, if I get what I want, freedom will be just an illusion..." The rest of the words were blown away by the wind.

The prince stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance with an inexplicable expression.

After the New Year, the prince was ordered to supervise the water control work in Yi County.

And he actually took Princess Jiayue away from the palace.

On the day they were leaving the capital, news spread from the palace that the Ninth Princess Jiayue was seriously ill.

The Queen sent someone to escort Princess Jiayue to the Huguo Temple to recuperate.

Chen Jia was stunned when she heard this in the neighboring town. She poked the prince who was drinking tea peacefully and said, "You are really good!"

This deception made her afraid of being beheaded, but he seemed to be indifferent.

"Call me Huaiyue, okay?" He looked at her with clear eyes.

Chen Jia shouted with difficulty, "——Huai Yue"

Everything is kept simple outside the palace, so it is naturally inconvenient to call him Prince Brother, and he cannot even call him Liang Zhan!

The prince suggested that he change his name to Xiao Huaiyue, Xiao being the queen's surname.

Princess Jiayue's biological mother's surname was Chen, so the prince called her Chen Jia.

Chen Jia: "I can also call you Xiao Jiayue..."

The prince disagreed: "Brother and sister traveling together will make them too conspicuous."

No, then in what capacity are they traveling together now?

Chen Jia was so angry that she almost laughed.

She asked again: "Didn't you say to keep things simple when you go out? Why are there so many carriages?"

The prince propped up his head and said calmly: "It has been simplified. I am not going there to beg..."

It made sense, but she was speechless.

The carriage had been traveling for three or four days, and they were still at the foot of the capital.

The prince did not seem to be in any hurry, but rather seemed to be out sightseeing.

They have already explored all the interesting places in this town, and Chen Jia estimates that they can leave the town tonight.

Several carriages were driving in an orderly manner on the official road. The drivers were well-trained guards with sharp weapons hanging around their waists, alert to any disturbance around them.

Occasionally, there would be a group of bandits hiding in the bushes, but they would often be wiped out by the secret guards who had noticed them in advance before they could even start to act.

There were also some ordinary bandits who were timid and, seeing that they were either rich or noble, they dared not show up to cause trouble.

Chen Jia finally understood the prince's intention.

The convoy moved slowly for a month and arrived at the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

At this point, they changed the water route.

The green mountains on both sides face each other, and the green river in the middle is surging with waves. The water is rushing, hitting the stone cliffs on both sides without stopping, and rolling up thousands of piles of broken snow.

A large, luxurious cruise ship was sailing steadily on the river. Chen Jia opened the window from the inner room and looked at the turbulent river. The steaming water vapor hit her face, a fresh breath different from that of the capital.

She stretched lazily. Prince Zhan, who was sitting opposite her, raised his eyebrows and slowly made a move.

Chen Jia immediately became anxious, and threw herself on the chessboard, looking anxiously, "Ah, why did you make a move all of a sudden? Where did you make a move? Tell me quickly!"

"Tsk." He laughed and pointed at a place with his jade-like finger. "This."

Chen Jia looked over and racked her brains to think about how to reverse the situation and not let him get too proud.

"Do you need me to give you three more moves?" The person opposite added fuel to the fire. Chen Jia was furious. "Prince..." He changed the rest of the words at his half-smile, "Brother Huaiyue won unfairly. How long have I been learning..."

There is no sense of accomplishment at all, and I am the one who gets hit every day!

She suddenly ruffled the chessboard and said, "Let's try a different way of playing!"

She took a pink chess piece and placed it in her palm, then clenched it and fiddled with it with her hands behind her back.

Two tightly clenched fists were stretched out in front of him, "Guess where the chess piece is?"

Prince Zhan took a look and said, "Left."

Chen Jia smiled widely and shook her head like a rattle, "No, it's on the right!"

She opened her right fist, and a crystal clear pink crystal chess piece lay quietly in her palm.

After this happened again and again, the prince lost his patience and dragged her out. In the last game, she didn't even put the chess piece in her hand, but hid it under her buttocks. She was really cheating.

As dusk fell, Chen Jia took the octagonal glass lamp from the guard and followed behind the prince. The green river under the night sky was secretly turbulent, and it was impossible to tell where the night was and where the river was.

Boundless darkness enveloped the entire ship, with only four lanterns hanging under the eaves emitting a faint and hazy light in the diffuse emptiness.

If you are not careful, it will be blown to pieces by the cold wind from the river.

"Brother Huaiyue..." Chen Jia took a step forward, grabbed his wide sleeves that were dancing in the wind, and leaned over, "The wind was really strong at night, the boat was shaking a little!"

She didn't say she was afraid, but he could tell.

He turned around and escorted her into the cabin. "Rest early, ok?"

She nodded, let go of her sleeves and lay down obediently.

The prince lit the incense in the incense burner, and the tranquility of the soothing incense soon filled the cabin.

She closed her eyes and slept soundly, and her frown gradually relaxed.