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Chapter 80 Pills of Various Flavors

Chu Anlan smiled brightly: "We are not stupid. We are just afraid that you, my father-in-law, will be unhappy if you know that I am here, right?"

"You know I'm unhappy, but you still come?" Ye Hongwei sneered.

Chu Anlan chuckled twice: "But now that I'm here, I'm happy by myself."

Ye Hongwei said seriously, "Everyone, get in here."

Chu Anlan stayed at the Princess's Mansion to celebrate the New Year. After midnight, he reluctantly returned to Prince Dun's Mansion in the heavy snow.

On the first day of the New Year, it snowed for half a day.

On the first day of the new year in previous years, the Princess's mansion was always crowded with people. Relatives would bring their families to pay New Year's greetings, and the whole day would be lively.

This year, because it is the mourning period for the Crown Princess, each family has been keeping a low profile, fearing that they might be caught by the ritual officials if they are not careful.

Jindu is even more deserted.

This desolate atmosphere continued until the seventh day of the first lunar month, the day of the Crown Princess's funeral.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated the time. It was still dark, and the palace gates and the city gates were opened. The Crown Princess's coffin was sent to the Imperial Concubine's Mausoleum.

The funeral took place in the morning, and in the evening, all the streets in Jindu tore down the white lanterns and peeled off the white cloth, revealing the red lanterns and colorful silks that had been hung before New Year's Eve.

In just a few days, the capital city became bustling again, with lanterns hung for the Lantern Festival.

Teahouses and taverns are crowded with customers.

The death of the Crown Princess was like a drop of water falling into the lake, causing only a shallow ripple before quickly disappearing without a trace.

Before the Lantern Festival, Jindu was bustling with traffic and crowds of people.

The Princess's Mansion had been quiet for nearly half a month, but every day, members of the royal family and the Ye family came to pay New Year's greetings, and the streets were filled with carriages and horses.

Jinghong Garden.

The snow has melted these days and the wind is biting cold.

Inside, it was warm as spring.

In a half-person-high narrow-mouthed white porcelain vase, the branches are full of wintersweet buds, most of the flowers have bloomed, and the rich fragrance fills the room.

Ye Chenxi curled up in the recliner, holding the little fox in his arms and holding a storybook in his hands, reading with great interest.

Ye Wanqing sat under the window, guiding Liao Fuyu step by step in embroidering.

After changing several pieces of embroidery cloth, Liao Fuyu held up the latest piece and said, "Qing'er, how about this cloud?"

Ye Wanqing took a look and chuckled, "It's very well embroidered. It's a great improvement."

Liao Fuyu, however, was not very encouraged.

She put the needle down and said with a worried look on her face: "Qing'er, tell me, does Prince Duan not want to marry me?"

As soon as the words fell, Ye Chenxi sat up immediately: "What's the matter?"

The sleepy little fox was frightened and started screaming.

Ye Wanqing also looked over curiously: "What happened to Prince Duan?"

Liao Fuyu sighed, "A few days ago, Prince Duan's wife sent me a New Year gift. According to etiquette, I went to Prince Duan's mansion to return the gift. At Prince Duan's mansion, I saw the prince from afar. I was very happy and wanted to go up to him to say hello. In the end, guess what happened?"

"What's the matter?" Ye Wanqing asked following her words.

Liao Fuyu pouted: "He was standing in the corridor, and when he saw me walking towards him, he immediately turned around and walked away, not even bothering to look at me. For this, the maids in his house laughed at me."

"So you're just going to endure it like this?" Ye Chenxi asked.

"Of course not!" Liao Fuyu said, "Even if Prince Duan doesn't like me, our marriage was granted by the Emperor. How can those servants have the right to say anything? I told Fu Jin right away."

"That's right!" Ye Chenxi supported, "You haven't even married yet, and the servants dare to laugh at you. If you don't teach them a lesson, what will happen after you marry? By then, they will climb over your head and bully you!"

"Yeah!" Liao Fuyu nodded: "I think so too! Although I like Prince Duan very much, I can't let myself be angry."

"That's right!" Ye Chenxi nodded.

Liao Fuyu added: "However, Prince Duan's mansion is really huge, and it houses many immortal sorcerers! They even have a special courtyard with an alchemy furnace. Fu Jin gave me several boxes of elixirs, which are fragrant and sweet, and taste better than many maltose."

"What's the big deal?" Ye Chenxi said, "Prince Duan takes a lot of elixirs every day, and the sorcerers in his mansion make a lot every year. I've tried all kinds of flavors. Peach flavor, grape flavor, plum flavor... there are so many flavors." "Yes, yes, yes!" Liao Fuyu got excited when she talked about this: "Each flavor has a different color! The peach flavor is pink, the grape flavor is purple, and the plum flavor is green."

Ye Chenxi said happily: "I like plum flavor the most, it's sour and sweet, what about you?"

"I like peach flavor, it's very fragrant..."

The two danced with joy, as if they had found a confidant.

On the side, Ye Wanqing was deep in thought.

In the past, she had always heard that Prince Duan did not like food but preferred elixirs.

He took dozens of kinds of elixirs every day, and the elixir furnace in Prince Duan's mansion rotated day and night and the fire never went out.

The older Prince Duan got, the crazier he became.

People in Jindu privately spread the rumor that the reason why Prince Duan was like this was because he took too many elixirs and the poison disturbed his mind.

In addition to the sorcerers employed in the palace, the palace's villas, manors, and the concubine's maternal home also employed a large number of sorcerers.

Fu Jin's maternal family had been engaged in business for generations and was wealthy enough to rival a country. She was the only daughter of her parents, so all the wealth fell into her hands.

He spends his own money and supports his own warlock, and no one else will say anything.

At most, sometimes Prince Duan became extremely crazy and the ritual officials could not bear it anymore, so they would write a letter to the emperor to report it.

The Emperor of Fengyang, at most, gave Prince Duan a few verbal lectures.

Prince Duan's biological mother was once the late emperor's tea-serving maid. She died when Prince Duan was a few years old. Most of the time, he was looked after by the current empress dowager, the queen at that time.

Prince Duan escaped the palace coup during the previous emperor's reign. After Emperor Fengyang ascended the throne, Prince Duan requested to be crowned a king and moved out of the palace early on.

He was smart and sensible, and Emperor Fengyang was always tolerant of him.

Presumably, it was Emperor Fengyang's tolerance that encouraged him to harbor the intention of rebellion?
……

Ye Wanqing took a deep breath.

Because of Chu Anlan's matter, she no longer dared to interfere in the cause and effect of others, but she developed an idea from Prince Duan.

She should get some personal bodyguards.

And there is Chu Anlan.

When members of the royal family reach a certain age, they will be assigned a position in the court.

Chu Anlan didn't like studying, so he had no chance of getting a civil service job. He could only be assigned a military job, such as going to the Beijing Guard Bureau to catch thieves and deal with fights.

Chu Anlan, who is not good at riding and shooting and has no martial arts skills, would easily encounter danger if he were to do this kind of job.

Ye Wanqing felt that after the Spring Examination was over, she needed to have a good talk with Chu Anlan.

At the very least, he needs to have enough ability to protect himself.

After the Lantern Festival, the weather in Jindu suddenly became better.

Students from all over the Western Wei Dynasty gathered in Beijing from all directions to take part in the spring examination held every three years.

There is no curfew in Jindu, and restaurants are often brightly lit.

Walking on the street, you can see young talents everywhere, always carrying books and walking in a hurry.

The closer we get to the examination, the more tense the atmosphere becomes.

Even Ye Chenting suffered from insomnia and asked Ye Wanqing for calming incense twice.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of February.

It is still dark, but Chengxian Street is brightly lit.

Ye Wanqing got up early and called Ye Chenxi to send Ye Chenting to the Imperial College, and to cheer for Chu Anlan on the way.

Outside the Imperial College, there were crowds of cars.

The carriage was stopped before it entered Chengxian Street.

(End of this chapter)