wedding dress

Chapter 54 Accident
In the days since then, everything seems to be business as usual.

It seems that nothing has changed in the palace, everything remains the same.The palace guards, princesses and princes... are all the same as usual.

No one mentioned Empress Dowager Shotoku.

Some old faces were lost in Jiyutang, and some new faces were added.

For example, Shangguan Mei, who was once a companion to Zhao Qin, had her father relegated to Leizhou, so of course she would not appear in Jiyutang again.

Xiaodong remembered that Master Ou praised her in the piano class, saying that she was talented.

Also, the queen has moved into Fengyi Palace.

Shen Fang left, and the fourth princess changed to a companion, Li Qiong, the niece of the queen's family, a very stable and dignified girl, one year younger than the fourth princess.

Xiaodong, as usual, went to Changchun Palace at noon to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager Shengci and grab a meal by the way.

The Changchun Palace has increased a lot of manpower, although the buildings and pavilions are still the same, but they are more orderly and dignified than before.

The palace people reported, and Caigu who was beside the Empress Dowager Shengci came out with a smile: "The Princess is here? How are you?"

Xiaodong replied, "It's all good."

The reason why she didn't come to the school these days was that she was sick and went to Zhuangzi to recuperate.

As long as you are not a fool, you will know how watery the word "rest" is.However, even if everyone knew it well, everyone would ask her when they saw her: "Is the Princess healthy?" Xiaodong would have to reply over and over again: "It's alright," or add another sentence: "It's just I was lazy, so I rested for a few days."

Yao Jinfeng suppressed a smile at the side, not to mention his weird expression.

She knew that Xiaodong was obviously not sick, and her life in Zhuangzi was not to mention very nourishing.

Shen Qiang tugged at her sleeve, she could only pinch her arm to hold back her laughter.

It's really difficult to get her to fake it.

Fortunately, of course others would not care about whether Yao Jinfeng was laughing or not.

"The empress dowager has always been thinking about the princess."

Xiaodong could only smirk.

The Empress Dowager Shengci waved to Xiaodong, Xiaodong took two quick steps, saluted in a hurry, and plunged into the arms of the Empress Dowager Shengci.

When she was in the country, she really missed this grandmother and worried about her safety.

The Empress Dowager Shengci showed a rare smile, let her sit beside her, looked at her carefully from head to toe, and said, "Well, you look good. Are you bored in the countryside?"

Fortunately, she didn't ask if she was well.

Xiaodong shook his head and said, "It's not boring. Cousin Shen and Cousin Jinfeng are with me. Going to Zhuangzi is fun. I ride a horse when there is no wind. By the way, I also go to the chicken coop with Song Mama to touch eggs. The chickens are warm to the touch after they have just laid. Zhuangzi finished harvesting the beans, and the field was empty. The children of the tenant farmers were picking up the fallen beans in the field. We stood by the window and watched them. They only wore single It’s sweaty in the jacket and trousers.”

"Naughty, be careful to let the chicken peck your hand." The Empress Dowager Shengci touched her face: "It will be colder every day in the future, remember to wear more, it will be even colder if you sit motionless in the school."

Caigu brings tea to Xiaodong, Xiaodong reaches out to take it, and suddenly realizes: "Huh? Sister Caigu changed her clothes?"

Caigu pursed her lips and smiled, and the palace man next to her said, "Sister Caigu is now a fifth-rank female official."

No wonder the colors are different.

Xiaodong smiled and said, "Congratulations."

Caigu bent her knees with a smile and said, "I dare not be that."

The Empress Dowager Shengci also looked the same. It seemed that the mountain that was pressing on her head had been removed, which had no effect on her.There were two jade hairpins on her head, she was wearing homely clothes, she was indifferent and calm, and she was calm and relaxed.

Well, let me say, there is a little change.

It seems... not so depressed?
Of course, Xiaodong also felt that his feelings might not be accurate. The Empress Dowager Shengci was indifferent to others, but she was always kind to her.

The palace man outside raised his voice and said: "The emperor is here."

Xiaodong was startled, then stood up immediately.

The emperor had already walked into the hall, except for the Empress Dowager Shengci, Xiaodong saluted with everyone else.

How could the emperor come?

Just now everyone was quite casual, but when the emperor came, everyone bowed their heads in awe.

"Xiaodong, come here."

After Xiaodong originally saluted, he stood obediently beside the Empress Dowager Shengci.When the emperor called her that, Xiaodong glanced at the Empress Dowager Shengci, and walked slowly towards the emperor.

The outlines of the faces of the emperor and King An are actually similar, after all, they are brothers.But King An is more handsome.

It's not Xiaodong's subjective likes and dislikes, Wang An's appearance and demeanor are more refined and elegant than the emperor.

The emperor probably always had a cold face on his face, so he looked even more majestic.

Standing in front of him, Xiaodong felt uncomfortable.

The emperor seemed to be unable to find a topic for a while, coughed, cleared his throat, and asked softly, "What did you learn this morning?"

"The master told a piece of history and also learned poetry."

"Which part of history?"

"Biography of Lin Tang."

The emperor nodded and hesitated for a while: "A few days ago... how were you doing?"

Xiaodong felt strange, but still answered honestly: "Okay."

The emperor raised his hand and slowly fell on her head.

Xiaodong felt that his palm was very hot, and his fingers trembled slightly.

She wanted to avoid it, so she held back and didn't move.

really weird.

Why did the emperor care too much about a niece?

Although his face seemed to be calm, Xiaodong felt sensitively that the emperor seemed to be a little cautious.

What is so different about her that makes the emperor value her so much?
She had felt it the last time she saw the emperor.

But Wang An was there at that time, and Xiaodong was not close to him, so the feeling was not as clear as this time.

The Empress Dowager Shengci waved to Xiaodong, and Xiaodong felt relieved, and took three steps in parallel, leaning back to the Empress Dowager Shengci.

"Why is the emperor here now?"

"Come to accompany mother to eat."

Xiaodong ate this meal awkwardly, although the dishes were rich - from the empress, from the noble concubine Ming, and from other concubines filial piety, it was so full that he couldn't fit it.

This kind of scene of people vying for flattery and flattery could only be seen at the Empress Dowager Shengde before.

Xiaodong concentrates on the rice in the bowl, and the palace servants serve her dishes without even raising her head.

The Empress Dowager Shengci ordered the palace servants: "Give the Princess some more soup, it's cold, I'm afraid it will snow in the next half an hour."

Xiaodong sips the soup while holding the bowl.

Although she didn't look up, she could feel the emperor's gaze, as if he had been staring at her.

Xiaodong was distracted and almost choked.

After finishing the meal, Xiaodong thinks it's better to run away as soon as possible.

Empress Dowager Shengci asked her, "What class is this afternoon?"

Xiaodong put down the soup bowl: "Painting class."

The Empress Dowager Shengci smiled slightly: "I heard that your paintings were also awarded the first grade? I think the paintings are not bad."

Xiaodong's face was hot: "That's what Master He gave me because he was afraid that I would cry..."

Mr. He is easy to talk, always stroking his beard and smiling, he is no more ruthless than Mr. Ou when he criticizes people.Xiaodong doesn't have much talent in playing the piano, and Master Ou said that her hands are like eagles catching chickens in the first class, which made Xiaodong feel so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head.

"Where is the origin?"

As soon as the emperor spoke, Xiaodong couldn't help restraining himself: "Yes, Master He is very kind."

The emperor had a slight smile on his face: "I remember that he also taught Zhen and King An back then, and he was a well-known good gentleman."

The emperor laughed, the lines on his face were not so rigid, but much softer, as if he was more similar to King An.

"Study hard, Master He has real talents and real learning."

Xiaodong was obedient, and breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she went out, Caigu knelt down and put on her cloak, before it was fastened, she had already bowed, slipped under Caigu's arms, trotted outwards, and left Changchun Gong Cai stopped panting.

The north wind was blowing harder and harder, and when it was almost evening, it really started snowing.

(End of this chapter)