The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

When Gu Fanyue first woke up, she thought she had gotten up too early. Since the light was dim, she was about to change her position and continue sleeping. Just as she was about to turn over, she heard a delicate voice from outside the curtain, "Miss, are you awake?"

When she heard it was Cuitao, Fanyue said "hmm" in response. Then Cuitao opened the bed curtain, looked at Fanyue with a smile, and then said in a serious tone, "The Crown Princess is awake." Fanyue half-opened her eyes and looked at the little girls behind Cuitao, who were waiting there with their heads down, holding basins and towels.

A few more little girls came over with their heads down and stepped in small steps to hang the bed curtains on the hooks. Their movements were quick and efficient, and no one dared to look up or look around.

Their caution made Fanyue feel as if he was an old monster that ate children. He would grab any tender and skinny girl for breakfast. As a result, they wanted to dive into the ground. Gu Fanyue tried hard for a long time but couldn't even see the appearance of the little girl.

Without the cover of the bed curtain, Fan Yue realized that it was already dawn. "Why didn't you wake me up?" Fan Yue asked as she looked down at Cui Tao who was putting on her shoes.

"The prince said that no one can disturb your sleep. You can get up whenever you want." After saying this, Cui Tao helped Fan Yue get up and wash up.

When Fan Yue heard that it was Yuan Yirang who asked, she secretly curled the corners of her mouth, and thought to herself that it was a good thing that she was not in the palace, otherwise she would definitely be busy with a lot of things, and she would either go to someone else's palace to talk nonsense, or listen to others talking nonsense in her own palace.

But even if this was in their own yard, wasn't it a bit too much to start at this time? Fan Yue reflected on herself.

"Miss, no, what dress is the Crown Princess wearing?" Cuitao winked at the side.

Fan Yue looked helpless. She really didn't like this name. "It's all right. Just find a simpler one."

Fan Yue thought for a moment and said, "Pick a red one." Cui Tao first tilted her head to react. If her Miss Fan Yue had not been suppressed by the princess, she would probably have changed all the brighter clothes in the closet. She didn't know what happened today.

"Okay, this is good." Fan Yue stretched out her hand to stop Cui Tao who was about to stick something into her head. She had to take care of her own neck.

"I'm a little hungry."

"Where is your Highness planning to have dinner?"

"Hey~ let's go to the pavilion outside."

Every time Cuitao said the five words "Crown Princess", she would speak in a pretentious tone to deliberately annoy Fanyue. Gu Fanyue couldn't pat Cuitao's head in front of all those little girls, so she could only endure it.

Gu Fanyue drank her porridge while looking around, but didn't see Yuan Yi. Fanyue took a bite of the biscuit in dissatisfaction.

"The prince is here." Cuitao beside him reminded in a low voice. Fanyue looked at Cuitao with the cake in his mouth. Cuitao had an expression that said "I understand you" on his face.

When he looked up, he saw that Yuan Yi had really come, followed by Yu Xiao. Seeing Yuan Yi's plain white outfit, Gu Fanyue sighed in his heart.

"Hello, Crown Princess." Yuxiao bowed respectfully and greeted her. Fanyue frowned slightly and raised her hand.

"Yue'er is awake." Yuan Yi sat opposite Fan Yue and asked with a smile.

Fan Yue nodded, but couldn't help blushing and her heart beating as she looked at Yuan Yi who was sitting opposite her.

"You go down first." Yuan Yi ordered.

Cui Tao glanced at Gu Fanyue. Gu Fanyue didn't quite understand why Yuan Yi chased people away as soon as he came up, but she nodded anyway.

Cuitao followed Yuxiao obediently and retreated.

"Yue'er, are you unhappy about something? Or are you not used to living here? Or, did someone provoke you?" Yuan Yi asked as he added a spoonful of sweet porridge to Fan Yue's bowl.

Ah? Unhappy? No, Gu Fanyue recalled carefully. "You are asking about when Yuxiao bowed to me just now."

"Yeah." Yuan Yi responded softly.

"Ah, no, I just don't like them coming here and there. It's awkward." Fan Yue explained hurriedly. Fan Yue thought to himself, there really are ghosts who died unjustly on every mountain. Yuxiao is a good guy after all.

"Haha, so that's how it is. Then let me think about what they should call you?" Yuan Yi rested his elbows on the wooden table, supporting his enchanting face with his hands, staring at Fan Yue with a look of infatuation.

Gu Fanyue was annoyed by being stared at, so he picked up the cup beside him and drank tea.

"Then~ I'll call you fairy baby."

"Cough~cough" Gu Fanyue looked at Yuan Yi in shock, who was laughing so hard that her body was shaking. She choked so hard that tears came out.

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, I just wanted to tease you." Yuan Yi stood up and patted Fan Yue's back gently. He said sorry, but the smile on his face did not diminish at all.

"Let them call you Crown Princess from now on. Just drop the word 'Madam'. It sounds a bit old-fashioned and doesn't suit you."

Fan Yue nodded with a red face, still thinking about Yuan Yi's shameful little baby or something, and angrily lamented that she had shameless double standards. If someone else said this, they would definitely feel nauseous and have their hair stand on end. But now, she didn't even know why she was being shy.

"Your Highness, what will you be busy with later?" Fan Yue changed the subject.

Yuan Yi had already sat back down at this time. After thinking for a while, he replied lazily, "For me, studying and writing are actually useless things."

Originally, Yuan Yi never thought that there was anything wrong with this kind of life. At that time, he sat alone in the deep palace, thinking that even if he was sick and weak, even if he would die quickly or slowly, it didn't matter. This country still had hope and would not decline because of him. Thinking this way, he didn't blame himself so much.

But now, for some reason, when Fan Yue asked the question, I felt so guilty answering it.

Fan Yue looked at Yuan Yi, who was still leaning on the chair as if he had no strength left, with a faint smile on his lips. Perhaps he was mocking himself, but there seemed to be a fog in his eyes that could not be dispersed and could not be seen through.

"As for me, I have to pack the big box my sister brought for me. It has so many things in it." Fan Yue acted coquettishly on purpose, with a sweet tone.

I didn’t expect that this trick would also work on Yuan Yi.

Yuan Yi immediately stopped feeling sad and became more energetic. "Yes, then check and see if you are missing anything and ask Yuxiao to buy it."

Hmm? Yuan Yi, are you questioning Gu Fanqiu's ability? Fan Yue thought.

Cui Tao frowned as she watched Gu Fanyue rolling around on the big bed. When Gu Fanyue sent the other little girls away, Cui Tao knew that Gu Fanyue was going to cheat.

"Crown Princess~"

Gu Fanyue pretended not to hear and continued to move away.

"Ah~Miss!" Cuitao stomped her feet. Fanyue didn't roll away this time, but still didn't answer.

"Didn't you say you wanted to pack your boxes?" Cuitao dragged out the ending of each word, as if conveying the message thousands of miles away.

"Hey~ there are so many, just take your time~" Fan Yue sat up and hugged the pillow and whined. Her mind was full of fairy babies and so on. Then she thought about what Yuan Yi was doing, so she tiptoed to Yuan Yi's door and pried through the crack.

Yuan Yi was indeed reading a book, and Yuxiao stood behind him like a valuable big vase.

After taking a look, Gu Fanyue felt satisfied and began to deal with the things that he had taken from the Third Prince's Palace in a legitimate way with Cuitao.

Before finishing the first box, Gu Fanyue slipped out again, and found that the door of the room was open. It was wide open, but Gu Fanyue looked even more furtive at this glance.

Back and forth, Yuan Yi just stared at the door and waited, deliberately tidying up her hair and clothes while waiting. Sometimes she would see the tip of the embroidered shoes, sometimes the flash of skirt, and sometimes the white fingers clinging to the door frame.

Cuitao and Yuxiao both thought that the couple was sick.

"Ah, miss, girls have to be reserved. It's not good for you to always do that." Cuitao couldn't help it.

"I just want to take a breath." Fan Yue protested in a low voice.

"Hmph, I know you like the prince, why don't you move a small stool and sit at the door of the next room to get some fresh air." Cuitao pouted.

"A little. Is it frequent?" Fan Yue asked puzzledly.

"Oh my god! I can hardly count!" said Cuitao, stretching out her chubby little hand.

Fan Yue looked at the stinky fox buried in the pillows with only a tuft of fur showing. The fox moved again and half of its eye was exposed, but it didn't say anything. Its expression seemed to be saying, "Oh, I don't even like you."

Gu Fanyue felt that he should be more restrained, as it was not good to disturb others who were reading too much. Fortunately, the things in the box were all jewelry and so on. Cuitao pulled Fanyue to look at this small box and that small box, temporarily suppressing Gu Fanyue's unruly little feet.

Yuan Yi stared at the door. He hadn't seen Fan Yue for a while, and he couldn't sit still any longer. "Sir, the Crown Princess is probably busy sorting things out. How about you take a break?" Yu Xiao advised Yuan Yi, seeing how hard he was working.

"I've been resting and reading a book. How else do you want me to rest?" Yuan Yi threw the book on the table and slumped into the chair, then took out a small black jade medicine bottle from his sleeve.

Yuan Yi just took out the jade flute and was about to speak to stop him, but Yuan Yi only gave him a look and the jade flute stayed where it was.

"As for me, I can only sit here like a decoration and count the beats of my breathing so that I don't wheeze or cough. I don't have much time left, and I have to see her." After Yuan Yi finished speaking, he held the poured medicine under his tongue.

"I will definitely find medicine to replace the vine beads." Yuxiao's tone sounded aggrieved. Yuan Yi smiled after hearing this. He only said that he would find medicine to replace the vine beads, and no longer said that he would cure himself. Now he doesn't even dare to make big promises?

Yuan Yi stretched out his legs and took a step out of the room, and saw Xiao Fanyue.

Seeing Yuan Yi, Fan Yue and Cui Tao were a little surprised. Yuan Yi said calmly, "I've always been alone. It's not easy to have someone popular at home. I want to spend more time with Yue'er. Is that okay?"

Yuxiao was helpless, thinking that her two brothers were not human beings.

At this time, Yuan Yi was eagerly looking forward to it, blinking inadvertently, and the trembling eyelashes were all coquettish, and the tone was soft and pitiful, OK! Gu Fanyue nodded quickly, looking at Yuan Yi in front of him, Gu Fanyue felt that no one in the world could say no.

Yuxiao took the book that had not been turned a few pages from next door and let it continue to be used as a prop in this room.

Yuan Yi was reading a book at the desk while Fan Yue was tidying up over there. The two of them glanced at each other from time to time, and Yu Xiao squinted her eyes and pretended not to see.

There was no need to run around, so the efficiency was high. A few empty boxes were carried out, but Yuan Yi felt that there was nothing rare after they were sorted out. Fan Yue's room was still empty, especially the treasure chest.

Yuan Yi stood up and walked slowly to his room, picked up a rose stone incense burner and took it to Fan Yue's room and placed it on the empty grid.

Still feeling that it was not enough, he went back to his room and brought over a jade plum bonsai and placed it on the small round table.

Yuan Yi walked slowly. His plain robe was translucent and dragged a little on the ground. Yuan Yi floated back and forth between the two rooms like a cloud or a wisp of smoke.

Finally, I was satisfied because there was no more space left.

"Master, aren't these all the treasures you like?" Yuxiao reminded.

"Yes, treasures should be kept together." Yuan Yi looked at Gu Fanyue and said with a smile.

When Yuan Yi returned to his room late at night, he found that it was almost empty. This morning, he had someone move all his things from his previous room to Fan Yue's room. Now, he moved them one by one to Fan Yue's room.

But when I think of Fan Yue’s surprised little look, I feel satisfied.