The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 194: Can Can Fan 1 ([-])
On Zhao Chen's birthday, his family must be lively and bustling. Brother An and Brother Rong urged his elder brothers and sisters to buy gifts for his father, but in fact he wanted to go out to play more. Buying gifts is just a cover.

Brother Ping had already prepared the presents, and while reading a book, he said: "You go and ask your mother, if you let me go, I will accompany you."

Brother Ang curled his lips at his third brother, and was about to speak, when he saw his grandfather leading Zhao Ze over there, he quickly sat up and got ready for class.

There are four uncles and nephews of Zhao Ze. Literary lessons are taught by Zhao Yunting, and kung fu is taught by Zhao Chen.Brother Ping likes both Zhao Zewen and Wu, and he learns very seriously, while Brother An and Rong only like to dance knives and play sticks.

After class, Brother Rong was ordered by his second brother to go to his sister to beg.

Zhao Cancan is learning housekeeping from her mother, seeing the third brother winking at her from behind the curtain, she laughed at him: "If you have anything to say, come in and say, mother is not father."

Only then did Aju realize that her youngest son was coming, and she turned her head to look: "Brother Rong came in, what do you want to ask your sister for?"

Brother Rong scratched his head and walked in, leaning against his mother's arms and acting like a baby: "Mom, it's Daddy's birthday, brother wants to take us out to buy gifts for Daddy, okay?"

To put it nicely, how can Ah Ju not know the children's little thoughts, and instead of answering directly, she turned to her daughter and asked, "What did Cancan say?"

Zhao Cancan looked at the account book in his hand, without raising his head, he pointed to his younger brother: "Daddy has a lot of good things. Instead of spending money to buy things that Daddy doesn't need, why don't you make them yourself. Your elder brother and I made them ourselves." The third younger brother will only cause trouble when he goes out, so he should stay at home honestly. If he is as sensible as the eldest brother and uncle, she and the mother will not care.

"But I'm still young, so I don't know how to do it myself." Brother Rong rolled his eyes wide, and immediately thought of an excuse.

Aju smiled, and pinched his son's little nose, "Your second brother is not young, let him teach you, he can cut wood, didn't your second brother make you a small wooden sword when you were young? It's a pity that you didn't play for two God broke you."

Brother Rong had long forgotten about this. Hearing that his second brother could make wooden swords, he ran out.

"So stupid." Zhao Cancan couldn't help laughing.

Ah Ju was curious about what gift her daughter had prepared.

Zhao Cancan smiled mysteriously and winked at her mother: "I won't tell you."

The little girl was cunning and playful, Ah Ju reached out and tapped her forehead.

On the day of Zhao Chen's birthday, he still had to enter the palace early, so he had to wait until evening to have a lively meal with his family.However, after discussing a big gift with his wife before getting up, he didn't expect that the second person who gave him a gift was not the younger ones at home, but the Prince of the East Palace.

"Teacher, I heard Ming Jin say that today is the birthday of the Taifu. The student specially prepared a small gift, and please accept it." After practicing bow and arrow, Tang Rui winked at Chang Lu who had been with him since he was a child. He retreated, and quickly brought up a wooden box.At this time, the master and apprentice just finished changing their clothes. Tang Rui took the wooden box and handed it to Zhao Chen with a smile.

Surprise flashed across Zhao Chen's face, and he thanked generously: "Prince Lao is taking care of you."

Opening the wooden box, there was an exquisite dagger lying quietly on the black velvet inside. The handle of the scabbard was inlaid with blood-red rubies, and matched with the simple black of other places, it was enchanting and bloodthirsty.Zhao Chen handed the wooden box to Chang Lu, he picked up the dagger and took two steps back, drew it out, the blade was no more than one palm long, the blade was sharp, and shone sharply and coldly in the sun.

It is a divine dagger.

It is the scabbard handle decoration, why does he think it is more suitable for women's self-defense?

The daughter likes rubies the most, and the prince knows this.

There was a turmoil in his heart, but he talked and laughed freely on his face. Zhao Chen was full of praise for the dagger and thanked him again and again.

Tang Rui had been observing Zhao Chen calmly, seeing that he hadn't noticed his little thoughts, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt secretly happy.As long as Zhao Chen brings this gift home, as long as Cancan sees it, he will definitely keep it for himself.

In the afternoon, the queen sent someone to invite him.

Tang Rui changed clothes and went.

"Why did the queen mother call me?" Tang Rui asked calmly when he arrived at Fengyi Palace.

The queen looked at her son who had grown into a green bamboo with a smile. Unlike his father, his son was in good health, both civil and military. At only 13 years old, he was half a head taller than her.

"Fuge, come here," the queen beckoned and called him by his nickname affectionately. After Tang Rui sat beside him, the queen patted his hand with a smile and said softly: "Fuge has grown up, and he will be ready in two years." To choose a crown princess, your father and I selected a few palace maids for you yesterday, now you choose the one you are satisfied with?"

The princes and grandchildren of the royal family are all 13 years old and arrange to serve the palace maids, and teach them about men and women, so as to prevent the prince from secretly looking for someone because of curiosity, and being taken advantage of by others.

Tang Rui lowered his eyes, "It's all up to the father, the queen and the queen."

The queen smiled gratifiedly. Although his son didn't like being served by court ladies, he was sensible since he was a child and knew how to follow the rules.

She asked for a few court ladies to be brought over.

They don't look outstanding, but their figure is good enough. They look like they are sixteen or seventeen years old.

Tang Rui glanced at it and pointed to one at random.

The queen nodded, and ordered the maid to be led to the East Palace.

Tang Rui got up to leave. The queen knew that her son was probably a little shy, so she didn't persuade him much.

That evening, when Zhao Chen returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he asked Chen Ping to send Tang Rui's gift to the storeroom, and he was not allowed to take it out again. When the Zhao family was sharing the family relationship, Tang Rui scolded the clothes in a cold voice in the Prince's bedroom in the East Palace. The half-dressed maid stepped back, her face pale.

The next morning, as soon as the news about the East Palace reached the ears of the emperor and queen, Tang Rui came to see the emperor.

Emperor Ding'an valued this son the most, and immediately asked Tang Rui to come in.

The idlers left, and only father and son were left in the hall.

Emperor Ding'an looked at his son's pale face, and called him to his side: "Is it because of what happened last night?"

Tang Rui's face turned paler, moved his lips, and suddenly knelt down, leaning on Emperor Ding'an's knee and said in a muffled voice: "Father, you know, I usually don't like court ladies serving, I feel annoyed when I see them, but I didn't think it was a big problem. But last night, when I saw that woman undressing in front of me, I suddenly felt like throwing up, Father, is it wrong for my son to do this?"

Emperor Ding'an's heart skipped a beat.

He has been in poor health since he was a child, and finally got an eldest son. While ecstatic, he was worried about his son's health problems. After all, the medicine was three-point poisonous, and he had to take a lot of medicine every year.After getting Fu Geer, he cared about his son's health every day, and his son grew up healthily day by day. He may have recovered from his heart disease and his health has improved, but he has obviously collapsed after working hard on political affairs for the past two years.

Now that his son is about to grow up, he wants to hug his grandson as soon as possible, so that he doesn't have to worry at all.

But the son actually said that he can't see women?Is there still a problem with my son's health?
"Don't think too much, it might be that the court lady doesn't suit your eyes. The emperor asked your mother to pick some good-looking ones for you." Emperor Ding'an patted the eldest son on the shoulder lovingly.

It took Tang Rui a long time to raise his head.

For the next month, every night, beautiful court ladies who were fat, swallows, and thin were sent to the prince's bedroom, and then they were kicked out without exception.The emperor and the empress were completely anxious, and the imperial physician declared that the prince was unwell to check the prince carefully to see if there were any hidden dangers. The imperial hospital was going out in person, but no problem was found.

Emperor Ding'an became ill.

Tang Rui apologized with self-blame: "The son is guilty, and made the father worry and become sick." He had no choice but to say that he only wanted a girl in this life. When he ascends the throne in the future, he doesn't have to care about other people's opinions.

Emperor Ding'an coughed, sighed and said, "Don't worry, it may be because you are young, let's see at this time next year."

Tang Rui was so guilty that he stayed by the emperor's side day and night.

The matter finally came to an end.

However, Tang Rui understood that this move was just a tactic to delay the attack, and he couldn't keep pretending to be sick, especially when it came to matters related to his heirs.

He began to send people to pay attention to the movement of Marquis Wuying's mansion, and finally found an opportunity when Zhao Cancan and his mother went to Long'en Temple to offer incense in April of the following year.

Zhao Cancan was leading the maids to admire the flowers in the back mountain. When she saw Tang Rui flashing out suddenly, she was stunned, and she signaled the maids next to her with her eyes not to panic, and asked Tang Rui curiously, "What are you doing here?" The closed door only entertains their family, but as the prince, Tang Rui is not worth making a fuss about being able to come in.

Tang Rui stared at the girl who was becoming more and more difficult to meet, with burning eyes, "I have something to tell you."

Zhao Cancan smiled, told the maid to stay away, and casually said while admiring the flowers: "Tell me, but I advise you to make a long story short, my mother will come and look for me after a long time."

Tang Rui's palms were all sweaty, and he suddenly felt powerless when he looked at the girl admiring the flowers as if no one was around.Ever since he was a child, he has never been so nervous in front of others. Even his father would not let him feel pressured. Only Zhao Cancan, every time he sees her, he feels uneasy. From worrying that she doesn't like playing with him, he gradually becomes Worried that she didn't understand his intentions and promised to marry someone else.

"Cancan, last year I heard Brother Rong say that you were going to buy gifts for the Tai Tuo. In the next few days, I would go shopping in the street whenever I had the chance. Xin, I gave the Taifu a dagger inlaid with rubies, I hope you will like it after reading it."

Zhao Cancan raised her eyebrows and picked off a crape myrtle flower.

Since Tang Rui opened his mouth, he decided to make it clear. He strode up to her and looked down at her demure side face: "Last year, my mother arranged for me to serve as maids in bed. I pretended to be ill and didn't want any of them, which made my father feel sick." The emperor fell ill, Cancan, do you know why I did this?"

His chest seemed to be on fire. He plucked up the courage to hold her hand, and appealed eagerly: "Because I like you, I have liked you since I was a child, and I only like you. Cancan, I know you definitely want to marry a prince Such a husband-in-law treats you wholeheartedly, Cancan, as long as you agree to marry me, I will not touch anyone except you."

Zhao Cancan didn't care about his hand, just looked up at him: "Then if I don't promise you, you just touch everyone?"

Taohua's eyes were shining brightly, as if she was asking casually, but also seemed to be probing faintly.

Tang Rui was startled, and immediately said: "I said, I won't touch anyone except you."

Zhao Cancan pursed her lips and smiled, "Wouldn't it mean that I will be a loner all my life?"

These words had some meaning, Tang Rui frowned, and when he realized that the girl was about to withdraw her hand, he held on tightly: "No, if you don't agree, I will try my best to marry you. Cancan, I like you, so I want you You also like me, marry me happily, if you don't marry me, then I will...do whatever it takes."

"Say it again." Zhao Cancan raised his head suddenly and stared at him.

Tang Rui's face turned red, but he still faltered and said to her, "I, I'm betrothed to you, and you can only marry me."

"Say it again." Zhao Cancan couldn't free his hand, stepped on the boy's boots hard, and crushed it hard.

Tang Rui gasped in pain, but refused to change his words: "I just like you, I have liked you since I was a child, and you can't marry anyone but me."

Zhao Cancan snorted, moved his foot and asked him, "Tell me, how you pretended to be sick, and what kind of sickness you pretended to be."

She changed the subject quickly, and Tang Rui was first stunned and then embarrassed, but she was staring at her, so he couldn't help but talk.

Zhao Cancan listened quietly, then interrupted him suddenly: "Have they all taken off their clothes?"

Tang Rui was still looking embarrassed, and when she heard her question, he casually said, "I don't know, I'm sitting behind the screen, and it was Chang Lu who asked them to take off their clothes." He defended himself with a straight face, "I really didn't even glance at it, Cancan, don't think about it."

"I didn't think about anything." Zhao Cancan withdrew his hand abruptly, took a few steps back and asked him, "The emperor's heir is a big deal, are you not afraid that the emperor will abolish your crown prince because of your poor health?"

Speaking of this, Tang Rui regained his composure, and said in a reassuring way: "You don't worry too much, there are two princes in the palace, the second brother is tired and playful, the father has always looked down on him, and I have been in the past two years Then I want to choose a concubine and get married, wait for me, I will marry you, and the disease will be cured without any medicine." After speaking, her face turned red again, she lowered her head and dared not look at anyone, after all, these words were a bit nasty.

Zhao Cancan was not shy at all, but sarcastically said with some disappointment: "So that's the case, I thought you didn't even want the throne just to marry me."

Tang Rui's complexion changed, and finally he chose to tell the truth: "I want both you and the throne. When I can have both, I naturally want to have the best of both worlds."

"If you can only choose one?" Zhao Cancan asked him with a smile.

Tang Rui also smiled, walked up to her, and looked down into her eyes: "No if, I said if I can have everything, I will definitely have it all. Cancan, marry me, I will definitely treat you well."

Zhao Cancan raised his head slightly, looked at the young man calmly, saw that his face was reddened again, getting redder and redder, exactly the same as when he was a child, and then walked away with a smile: "I don't have anyone I like now, it's okay to marry you, It's just that if you want to marry me, you have to agree with both your father and my father, you can find a way, as long as my father agrees, I will marry you at his will."

Tang Rui stared blankly at her walking away, wanted to laugh but couldn't.

She is willing to marry him, but the reason is that she has no one she likes yet.

Is it the truth, or lied to him?
Full of doubts, Tang Rui quietly returned to the palace.

Over there, after Zhao Cancan returned to the Hou Mansion, he coaxed the key to the warehouse from his mother to search for things.

(End of this chapter)