The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

Little Flower Spirit stood confidently in front of the tree. Everyone in Youran Mansion sat around the tree, looking at it expectantly. Little Flower Spirit closed her eyes, as if silently reciting a spell, but there was no sound. Little Flower Spirit had not spoken a word yet.

Green light was seen slowly emanating from the little flower spirit's body, from weak to strong. "The little girl is growing up very fast." The fox exclaimed in admiration, glancing at Yu Liao, who was folding his arms and staring at Little Star.

I saw the little flower spirit, which was very small just now, suddenly grew bigger. Although it was only a human-shaped phantom, it could be seen that it was a graceful girl. Surrounded by the green light, she looked pretty and charming.

Everyone was amazed. Yu Liao was stunned and put down his arm. He couldn't help but move closer, but was stopped by Yu Xiao.

At this moment, she was waving her arms slowly and gracefully as if dancing, circling around the withered tree. The branches of the tree began to grow green as the stars danced, and then the pale pink furry flowers bloomed again. They were so full of vitality and so beautiful that they were somewhat out of tune with the bleak and withered surroundings.

After the performance, the little flower spirit turned into its small form again and flew towards Fanyue.

She flew towards Fanyue holding the newly opened flower in her hand just like she flew towards Fanyue holding the baby's breath.

In a village household on the outskirts of the capital, a family is busy. A thin figure is squatting on a freshly swept open space, carefully drying books and a pile of papers, which he spreads out one by one and spreads on the ground to dry as if they were treasures. The man is wearing coarse cloth clothes, which is somewhat inconsistent with what he is doing, but his face is filled with smiles.

"Second brother, you finally decided to use these cloud-patterned papers." A little girl in a pink dress asked while sitting on a small stool in the yard.

"Well, you need to write something important," the man smiled and touched the little girl's head. The little girl had two little buns on her head, which made her look playful and cute.

He held a melon in his hand and took a big bite.

"Just use it with confidence. If it runs out, I'll buy you another one." The little girl said with her head tilted.

"A Cai, it's not easy to earn some money from your small shop. Save it and buy some things for your home. This cloud pattern paper is good, but it's a bit expensive. I can't use it normally." The man stroked the paper in his hand with his fingers, very gently as if he was stroking his lover's cheek. This man was Shen Hui.

At night, Shen Hui replaced a new candle for himself and took out a cloth bag from the cupboard, which contained a top-quality brush. This set of four treasures of the study was a birthday gift from Ah Cai to him, and he had always been reluctant to use them, but today he wanted to use them and write down his ideas and give them to the Third Prince Yuan Mo who was coming to inspect.

It had been raining for the past few days, and Yuan Mo had gone to the Literature Museum twice. Looking at the few people left in the Literature Museum, Yuan Mo felt a little sad. In the dim light, several people were wrapped in heavy clothes and sitting at the desk, writing seriously. Several people were sitting around a pot of charcoal fire, and the others were divided into small stoves and placed near the bookcase to prevent the newly written manuscripts from being ruined by moisture.

This charcoal was sent from the Prince’s Palace.

Yuan Mo brought a lot of things with his own money.

Shen Hui returned home wearing his newly issued thick clothes, and stood in the middle with pride in his eyes, surrounded by his family and looked at him.

"The material is really good." Mother Shen touched the new robe and smiled with her eyes narrowed into slits.

"Yeah, I have to be more careful next time when washing." Shen Hui's sister-in-law Ayun said.

"Thank you sister-in-law for your hard work. By the way, I gave you two pieces of clothing and the other one can be given to my brother." Shen Hui scratched his head and looked at Shen Yao who was sitting there.

"I don't want it. I can't wear such good clothes when I help out at home every day. You can keep it for going out. Besides, I can't get used to wearing this robe."

"You know what, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince are both pretty good," little Acai said from the side.

"Yes, that's right. Not only does she care about us, but she also comes up with many new ideas. I heard that not only the Crown Prince but also the Crown Princess is a capable person. Many layout designs in our book are the Crown Princess's ideas." Shen Hui carefully took off the new clothes and folded them.

Acai's eyes lit up and she put down the cake in her hand, thinking about something. Shen Hui brought back a few newly compiled enlightenment booklets from the Literature Museum and gave them to his little nephew, asking Acai to study with them as well, saying that he could ask questions in time if he had any questions.

The familiar layout also surprised Ah Cai at the time.

"I heard from the maids who worked as noble ladies in the shop the other day that the Crown Princess was going to marry the Seventh Prince," said Ayun as she helped Shen Hui put his clothes away.

"I do know a little about this matter. It has spread throughout the army. The Third Prince's Mansion first contacted the Seventh Prince, but the Crown Prince fell in love with her at first sight at the welcoming banquet and married her. Many people said it was not worth it at the time, and that the Seventh Prince had talent and a future." Shen Yao said and glanced at Shen Hui.

His younger brother obviously worships the prince wholeheartedly.

"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really loves the Crown Princess and respects her very much. I think the Crown Princess will never regret her decision." Shen Hui smiled gently, always wondering in his heart what a woman with such insight would be like.

"That's right. They say the Crown Princess is happy about it. They say she used to be a weak little girl, but she's much better after coming to the capital, and she's also got a good marriage." Shen Yao quickly echoed his brother's words.

A Cai turned and looked at Shen Yao.

"Second brother, you have been so happy every day recently. Since you think he is a good person, shouldn't we show our appreciation? How about we give him some gifts?" Little Acai said from the side.

"Give a gift?" Shen Hui frowned, "But he doesn't need anything, what can we give him?"

"You have to give something. The opportunity given to you is worth more than the thought." Father Shen also echoed.

"We can give something that others don't have, such as the snacks in our shop, which are very popular. Although we are poor, I must show my courtesy." A Cai continued.

Shen Hui recalled the amiable manner of the two superiors at the Seventh Prince's Mansion that day and nodded.

The weather in Chenliang is indeed getting cold quickly. Except for noon when you can sit in the pavilion, people in the You'an courtyard usually spend the day in the big house. This afternoon, several people were playing mahjong, and Fox joined in. Yuxiao and Yuanyi were busy on the side. At this time, Xiao Zhusun came to report that there were guests visiting. Yuxiao smiled slightly and walked out.

"Shen Hui from the Literature Museum came to give a gift." Did Yuxiao report this to Yuan Yi after she came back?

"Shen Hui?" Yuan Yi put down the book in his hand. "Where is that person?"

"He didn't seem like giving me a gift but like a thief. He handed the gift box to me and then ran away. I seemed like an accomplice of the contact." Yuxiao laughed. Yuxiao didn't feel disgusted by Shen Hui's shy yet straightforward behavior.

"What is the gift?" Fan Yue asked, turning around.

"Replying to the Crown Princess, it is a food box, and it seems to contain snacks and cakes from his own shop."

"Snacks?" Fan Yue wondered. Are there snacks in this world?

"Oh, I heard that this is the name he came up with for his shop. Snacks, small snacks, things that can be eaten in spare time. I heard that the shop is not big, but the business is pretty good." Yuxiao explained.

Fan Yue got down from the mahjong table and walked to Yu Xiao, sitting down next to Yuan Yi. Yuan Yi reached out and massaged Fan Yue's shoulders, then glanced at Yu Xiao and motioned for him to continue.