Zhou Tingchen stood here without moving, looking at the desk in trance.

"They are both seven years old. Look at Zi Jin. He can tell you a complete plan for governing the country in front of your father! What about you? You are really a piece of embroidered pillow!"

"Chen'er, you are the only queen mother. This is all for your own good. Come on, drink the medicine. Tomorrow you will be able to beat Zhou Zi in the riding and shooting!"

"Zhou Tingchen, I actually raised a monster like you! You are selfish and cold-blooded. How can you be the king of a country?"

This desk was immersed in greed, anger, ignorance, resentment, and even after years of baptism, it looked a bit strange, but Zhou Tingchen could still feel a breathless depression when he saw it.

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, you have made so many calculations, why are you still unwilling to tell me where the second imperial edict is hidden, even if you die?"

……

The next day.

Lin Zhiyu looked at the three groups of people in the yard and felt his eyes darken.

Standing on the left was Jian Ying. He took the lead and took a step forward, making a not too standard salute: "I am begging for luck today. King Jin specially ordered me to come over and give the eldest girl a gift."

The followers behind him opened the boxes they were holding.

"A pair of cloisonné blue and red coral earrings, a magpie hairpin, a pair of silver double-buckle bracelets..."

Lin Xiaolian complained in a low voice: "Why does it feel so like naming a dish?"

As expected of Zhou Zijin, these things are what Lin Zhiyu likes.

In two lifetimes, this was the first time Lin Zhiyu received a Qiqiao Festival gift. It could be seen that Zhou Zijin had prepared carefully for a long time.

Jian Ying saw a smile on Lin Zhiyu's face and felt very proud in his heart: "The prince asked Princess Shangyang to make these carefully for the girl in her workshop. Even the drawings were drawn by the prince himself. In the world, The only one."

Lin Zhiyu felt warm in her heart. When she saw these things, she remembered what Zhou Zijin told her last night about being a pair for life, and her eyes were full of smiles.

"Xiao Lian, please send these things to my room."

Seeing that Zhou Zijin had Lin Zhiyu in her heart, Lin Xiaolian's previous opinions about Princess Yunyue disappeared in her heart, so she agreed with a smile and took the things one by one.

In the middle stood Eunuch Zhang. Seeing that Lin Zhiyu seemed to be in a good mood, he waved to the person behind him to bring the things up.

"The emperor said that he misunderstood the eldest lady last night, and this is an apology to the eldest lady."

The person behind him uncovered the red cloth, revealing an exquisitely crafted plum blossom lantern. It looked like it was made by a skilled craftsman.

After lighting the candle inside, the petals will open layer by layer, exuding the fragrant plum blossom aroma.

Lin Zhiyu was not very interested: "Tell the emperor that I will accept your wishes. Even this lantern, you should take it back."

"Don't you like plum blossoms the most, young lady? They are made by craftsmen, and even the queen and the queen don't have them." Eunuch Zhang felt a thump in his heart. If he took the lantern back intact, how would he explain it to Zhou Tingchen?

An emperor apologized to a woman, but was actually rejected.

It’s so embarrassing!

"I'm afraid Eunuch Zhang heard it wrong, but what I like is osmanthus." Lin Zhiyu said lightly, "Ever since the incident with the court clothes, I can't smell such a fragrance, so accept it and take the things away."

Seeing Lin Zhiyu's resolute attitude, Eunuch Zhang couldn't say anything more. He turned around and looked at the person on the right, thinking that it was good that the emperor had made preparations, otherwise the rest of the matter would have been in vain. .

The clothes on the person on the right were not in the style of the palace. Lin Zhiyu felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

The man performed a standard Xirong etiquette and said: "I am a person close to the eldest prince. Princess Yunyue lives in Weiyang Palace and has caused trouble to the eldest girl. The eldest prince wants to invite the eldest girl to watch a show tonight. A performance.”

"What performance?" Lin Zhiyu frowned. It was impossible for Zhou Tingchen not to participate in such an event.

"It's the traditional folk fireworks display skills of Xirong, and today is the Qiao Qiao Festival. The eldest prince also hopes that the Qin State and Xirong can work together so that the people will no longer suffer from the war." This level suddenly went up. If Lin Zhiyu If you don’t go, you will inevitably fall into the trap of the crowd.

"Okay, I see."

Lin Zhiyu nodded.

"Brother, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Princess Yunyue's injury on the back of her head had almost healed. When she heard the familiar Xirong accent, she was surprised and happy. She stood up and rushed out.

Before Eunuch Zhang had gone far, and he was thinking about what words he should use if Zhou Tingchen asked about the lantern later, he was staggered by Princess Yunyue.

"Hey, what is this? What a beautiful lantern!"

Yunyue's sharp eyes caught sight of the exquisitely made lantern covered with red cloth.

She stretched out her hand to uncover it: "Xiao Wu, is this a gift given to me by the emperor?"

"The princess misunderstood. This is the emperor's apology to the eldest girl."

Eunuch Zhang looked a little embarrassed.

Xiao Wu on the other side took out a golden bracelet from his arms: "Princess, this is the Chinese Valentine's Day gift that the eldest prince asked me to send."

Zheng Guanyue would give Yunyue a pure gold bracelet every Chinese Valentine's Day. Although it was ordinary among the many gifts, it was made by Zheng Guanyue himself.

Yunyue happily put the bracelet on her wrist and looked at it carefully through the sunlight, feeling very satisfied.

Her eyes caught a glimpse of the dazzling array of jewelry on Jian Ying's side, and knowing that this was a gift from Zhou Zijin to Lin Zhiyu, she still felt a sense of disparity in her heart.

"Brother, don't you have anything else to give me?" She was a little unwilling.

She was satisfied before, but now, Yunyue wants more.

Xiao Wu said strangely: "That's it. Wasn't it always a gold bracelet before?"

Yunyue was a little disappointed, and her eyes stayed on the lamp for a moment.

Eunuch Zhang came up with a plan: "Although the eldest girl doesn't like this lamp, I can give it to Princess Yunyue."

"After all, it's my sincerity. If you accept it, I feel at ease."

Seeing Yunyue's lonely expression, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but feel soft in her heart.

In the previous life, before Lin Minghua officially entered the palace, Zhou Tingchen always asked Lin Zhiyu to hand over the gifts to Lin Minghua due to his status.

Lin Zhiyu had also been so envious and proposed that she wanted it too, but Zhou Tingchen refused.

"Lin Minghua is my sister-in-law. On such a day, I should give you some gifts, but you are the queen, and this thing is not worthy of you."

Later, she figured out that it was not that the gift was not worthy of her, but that her status in Zhou Tingchen's heart was not as good as the gift he gave to Lin Minghua.

"Yunyue, since you like it, I will give you this palace lantern." Lin Zhiyu finally compromised.

"During the Qiqiao Festival, young ladies who have not yet left the palace like to write some wishes on the lanterns. I am about to get married and I don't have any wishes. Instead of gathering ashes, I might as well give it to you. Just think of it as the King of Qin's best wishes to you."

Only then did a smile appear on Yunyue's face: "Thank you, Sister Zhiyu."

But she didn't know that this palace lantern would trap her within the square courtyard wall and become the starting point of her regrets.


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