Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 22

That night, the two of them walked on the palace road silently, neither of them spoke until the crown prince sent her outside Yuanxi Hall.

Although they kept silent all the time, neither of them felt embarrassed, as if such a silent night was suitable for silently appreciating the moonlight.

Tonight, the moonlight should be like water—a poem like this popped up in Chu Yan's mind inexplicably.

She turned her head to look at the people around her. At this moment, the prince, who was always aloof, lost his usual coldness and aloofness, and his face was shrouded in a layer of soft moonlight. He looked pure and elegant, just like the elegant and elegant prince from the south of the Yangtze River. .

From this point of view, it seems that it is only close at hand.

Seeing that he had arrived at the Yuanxi Hall, Chu Yan stopped first, turned to him and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince today."

"Thank me for what?" He stared at her fixedly, as if he knew this person again today.

"Thank you... for saving me from the tragic death by the sword, and thank you for sending me back to the palace." Chu Yan curled the corners of her lips, smiled softly, lowered her head to look at her own shadow, and after a while Thinking of something, I looked up at him again, "Can I ask another question?"

Gu Qi looked at her bright eyes, raised the corners of his lips, and said flatly, "I said no, so why don't you ask?"

Chu Yan's eyes instantly turned into crescent moons in the sky, and she asked him with a smile, "His Royal Highness knows that if you stand up in such an occasion, it will cause others to speculate about us. If my grandfather finds out, There will definitely be an uproar in the direction, but today... why did you stand up and help me?"

If he ignored her, wouldn't it be better for him if she died tragically under the sword?Duke Ding will no longer have the opportunity to force him to become a concubine, but he will strongly oppose this matter, because if the daughter of the Zhao family cannot enter the palace as a concubine, Duke Ding will not let the daughters of other courtiers take the lead anyway. machine.

Her eyes were watery, and she looked at him with a smile, as if his behavior today had changed her.

Gu Qi looked away, looked at the dark night at the end of the capital, and said lightly, "Rather than being misunderstood, I don't want to hide behind a woman and seek shelter. Of course I don't want to be coerced to marry you and give my relatives exclusive power over you." But I will never watch you die innocently. The court dispute is inevitable, but if I have to rely on your sacrifice to solve such a matter, what responsibility will I have to become the future emperor of the Xuan Dynasty?"

Chu Yan was slightly startled, just looking at him with burning eyes, and the next moment, the prince lowered his head and looked into her eyes, "Maybe I am still a fledgling prince today, but tomorrow, I will become the prince of the court in a dignified way." Absolute authority over God. And in this process, I will rely on myself, not on the sacrifice of any innocent person."

His tone was soft and clear, like a bow from a spring, but the firmness and assurance in it made Chu Yan couldn't help but look sideways.

Such eyes, such tone, such a straight posture, and such an arrogance that despises the world... Chu Yan curled her lips into a smile, and said to him sincerely, "Your Highness is as proud as a green bamboo, and his wish will be fulfilled in the future. Then Chu Yan is here to wish His Royal Highness the grand plan and the fulfillment of his wish."

Gu Qi stared at such a peaceful and happy face, he was stunned for a moment.

It seemed like he couldn't hate this face anymore.

What happened that day was rotten in the stomachs of the two of them, and no one said anything about it.

A few days later, when Chu Yan was accompanying Zhao Ronghua in drawing the model of a handkerchief in Yuanxi Hall, someone from the Prince's side came.

It was a maid named Chen Xiang who had served the prince for several years, taking care of the prince's daily life, and her status was second only to Wanxi.

Sitting beside Zhao Ronghua, Chu Yan was stunned for a moment when Chen Xiang said that the prince wanted her to embroider a square handkerchief, and seemed to have a clue.

Zhao Ronghua didn't know it, but he was very happy at the change in his son. Does this prove that he has a little heart for Chu Yan?Embroidered handkerchief, do you want to keep it as a token of love?

Chu Yan couldn't bear to cut off her little aunt's thoughts, so she turned her head and said to Chen Xiang with a smile, "Are you waiting here, or come to pick it up later?"

Chen Xiang glanced at the handkerchief in her hand, "His Royal Highness just wants to see the girl's embroidery work, if it's convenient, you can give the ready-made handkerchief to your servant."

Zhao Ronghua hurriedly said, "Don't, don't, since the crown prince wants it, Chu Yan, you can embroider it again. These are old, and there is no point in sending them away."

It didn't mean what she thought...

Chu Yan replied helplessly, then turned her head and said to Chen Xiang, "Otherwise you can come and get it after three days, I'll figure out how to do it."

Chen Xiang nodded in agreement, and Chu Yan signaled Hanzhi to hand over some silver, so Hanzhi walked over with a purse and smiled, "Sister, please accept it."

Chen Xiang reluctantly rejected it a few times, then took it embarrassingly.

She didn't know why the prince suddenly asked Miss Zhao's family to embroider a handkerchief for him, but judging from the situation, she probably had some thoughts in her heart.Coupled with the fact that Zhao Ronghua is his biological mother, Chen Xiang calculated that no matter what, the probability of this young lady from the Zhao family becoming a princess is much higher than that of other girls.

She has never received much reward money, because she knows the prince's temperament, so she doesn't want to go around to collect money and owe favors, lest someone will catch her in the future and drag herself into the water.

Today is an exception, because if it is the silver reward from the future crown princess... of course it will be a different matter.

After Chen Xiang left, Chu Yan began to think about what to embroider. She has been in the ancient times for more than nine years, but she has done a lot of embroidery work, and she has been trained to be a modern woman. Virtue has reached a certain level.

Zhao Ronghua enthusiastically gave her suggestions, what kind of mandarin ducks, Bingdilian, or lovebirds, Chu Yan felt black.

Is this asking for trouble?The crown prince doesn't care about her at all, what are you doing to embroider colorful things to be annoying?
She had no choice but to answer vaguely, saying that she would figure it out, then went to the window to take a look, and told Zhao Ronghua that the weather was fine today and she wanted to go outside for a walk to find out how she felt.

Zhao Ronghua was always at ease with her embroidery work, so she nodded and let her go.

In the end, Chu Yan embroidered a green bamboo handkerchief.Only a tall and vigorous green bamboo is embroidered on the lower right corner of the elegant and clean veil. The figure is straight, with neither vines nor branches, and every leaf is pointing high-spiritedly to the sky.

Such a handkerchief does not have the slightest hint of charm, but she is sure that the prince will be more satisfied.

In the afternoon three days later, she took Hanzhi and sent the handkerchief to Yong'an Palace in person, but she didn't go in, but handed it to Chen Xiang at the door, and left with Hanzhi.

Yong'an Palace, Gu Qi was holding the handkerchief and looked at it in a daze, and the words she said that night seemed to ring in his ears again.

"His Royal Highness is as proud as a green bamboo, and his wish will surely come true in the future. Then Chu Yan will first wish His Highness the crown prince to make great plans and achieve his wish."

Her smiling eyes and sincere smile appeared in front of his eyes very clearly, and Gu Qi stared at the vigorous and straight green bamboo, as if he could understand her intentions, the corners of his lips finally raised slightly.

Whether it was a compliment or sincerity, he had walked alone for so long, but he really found such encouragement very pleasing.

"Where is she?" He didn't look back, just asked Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang was taken aback for a moment, and then realized, "When Ms. Zhao came just now, she just gave the handkerchief to the maidservant, and then left. Does Your Highness want to see her?"

Gu Qi shook his head, "It's fine to leave, you let Wanxi in, I have something to tell him, by the way, tell him to bring the imperial edict."

edict?

As Chen Xiang walked out, he guessed wildly, could it be that His Royal Highness wants to be a concubine?

This thought shocked her greatly, her complexion changed, bah bah bah, how could His Highness appoint the crown princess so easily?

If this is the concubine, then they are all the court ladies who have admired the prince for a long time... Well, anyway, this heart will be broken sooner or later, isn't it the same if it is broken sooner or later.

But having said that, didn't the concubine Rong Huang and the noble concubine next to the emperor also walk up from the palace maid?Chen Xiang thought like this, and then cut off this unrealistic sign suddenly.

Is she really crazy?

And it turns out that she really thought too much.

Wanxi hurried into the main hall, and when she came out, she did have an edict in her hand, and led her to Yuanxi Hall.

Half an hour later, the entire palace knew that Zhao Chuyan, the granddaughter of Duke Dingguo and Zhao Ronghua's niece, was highly appreciated by His Highness for her excellent embroidery skills. From now on, she was appointed as the female official of the embroidery room, in charge of the daily affairs of the embroidery room. Shang Gong agrees.

After the imperial edict, there were too many people who fell through their glasses, even Zhao Ronghua was taken aback.

How could the well-behaved and popular candidate for the crown princess be suddenly named the female official of the embroidery house?

But only Chu Yan received the order leisurely, with a relaxed expression and a good mood, and he really listened to what he said to the prince that night.

Xu Xutuzhi's reasoning is to plan a way out for himself, even if he can't ascend to the position of princess overnight, he must also arrange a way to attack.

She is rushing towards a bright future. If she is a female official today, she might be a princess tomorrow. Who knows?
Besides, even if she can't become the crown princess tomorrow, she will at least have a place in the palace. A woman can rely on herself instead of a man.

After all, she not only worked hard for the real Zhao Chuyan, but also for herself.Her life is not tied to the crown prince alone. It is good to become a crown princess, but if she fails, she can't blame her, because this body belongs to her now, and she has the final say on how to live.

Thinking of that persistent and lonely person, the prince who stated his goals firmly and clearly under the moonlit night, Chu Yan couldn't help but smile again.

Such a future Mingjun is actually quite good. If she marries him, the position of Crown Princess is not like in the previous time-traveling novels, sharing a cucumber with others and becoming a man's accessory.

At least he respects her too.

Alas, the future is bright, what should I do?
(End of this chapter)