Zhao Jian followed his father, Prince Zhao, to the border, while Zhang Guifen returned home to learn the marriage skills that women should acquire.
Although Zhang Guifen could occasionally be summoned to the palace for a visit, his days were indeed filled with leisure.
After all, the Crown Prince now has a dedicated tutor, and the Emperor is getting older, so he often keeps the Crown Prince by his side to learn about politics.
The siblings finally stopped being so attached to each other.
Tang Yu's days became so boring they drove him crazy.
This homebody is really tired of her life.
Under normal circumstances, leaving the palace requires permission.
But as Tang Yu grew older, the emperor felt that women should be more demure, so he didn't give her many opportunities to leave the palace.
But the strong never complain about their circumstances; if they don't have a pass to leave the palace, they can simply fly away quietly.
Based on the trials of the past few years, it has been found that martial arts exist in this world, so Tang Yu's skills are not currently restricted by the Heavenly Dao.
So in the following years...
Tang Yu prepared some ordinary people's clothes, and would fly out from time to time to wander through the streets and alleys, having fun freely.
At the age of fifteen, Tang Yu had reached the age of coming of age.
However, since the birthday hasn't arrived yet, the ceremony will naturally have to wait a while.
Regarding the marriage, it is said that the emperor has been privately inquiring about the young men in the capital.
So Tang Yu directly suggested to Consort Rong that the emperor should start selecting a crown princess right now.
Although it's not appropriate to get married now, since men tend to marry later, you can choose one now.
Why focus your attention on her!
This tactic of shifting the blame eastward successfully left Zhao Kun speechless.
"Sister, do you really think my life isn't tiring enough?"
Tang Yu patted her younger brother's shoulder with a smile.
"We were born on the same day, so naturally we should share both good times and bad!"
"But sister, you can run away from the first day of the month, but you can't hide from the fifteenth."
You should choose for yourself. I'll help you find a husband that you'll be satisfied with through your father."
Sigh, when she was an orphan, no one cared about her, and she lived a carefree life.
As a princess, one enjoys the privileges of being born into royalty, but naturally also has to bear some constraints.
"Then let's go and choose, sister, and see if there's anyone in Bianjing who catches my eye."
"What about Wang Kuan and Cao Ping? After all, they've known each other since childhood."
The Crown Prince offered his suggestion, and Tang Yu pondered for a few seconds, thinking of the blurry figure in her mind.
"It's been four or five years since I last saw you. What if you've grown into a deformed monster? Let me see you sometime."
These words instantly amused the Crown Prince, who hadn't seen his two companions for quite some time.
Since becoming the crown prince, his two companions have returned home to receive their family education.
After being persuaded by the Crown Prince, Tang Yu also felt that this matter deserved to be considered carefully.
To avoid her father choosing an ugly and unattractive person as her future husband.
So Tang Yu started to act coquettishly towards the emperor, asking for a palace pass and to go out and play.
The emperor rarely acted coquettishly, but when his daughter did, he simply couldn't resist.
So Tang Yu started going out of the palace to visit his aunt and Zhang Guifen.
Tang Yu's aunt was Rong Guifei's biological younger sister, named Rong Feiyan.
In the past, when Tang Yu left the palace, she often went to visit her maternal grandparents, so she had a good relationship with this aunt.
Since the two are close in age, their relationship is more like that of sisters.
Upon leaving the palace, Rong Feiyan enthusiastically took her and Zhang Guifen to a polo match hosted by the famous Lady Wu in Bianjing.
"That's Qi Heng, the son of Princess Pingning, whom you like?"
Upon arriving at the polo field, Tang Yu curiously pointed to a young man in the distance, and Rong Feiyan instantly revealed a shy smile.
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“Princess, he is Qi Heng.”
Tang Yu laughed at her shy expression; it was truly the shyness of a young girl.
"Auntie, since you like them, have you tried to find out what they think? You should arrange the marriage soon."
If I don't settle down by this age, I'll probably be engaged to someone else later.
These teasing words made Rong Feiyan blush even more.
"Father is sounding out the situation; it should be soon."
If that's the case, then it shouldn't be a big problem, at least that's what Tang Yu thought at the moment.
After all, she's her aunt; who would dare to look down on her now?
Although Princess Pingning has always been proud, how could she look down on the future emperor's aunt?
Even a normal person wouldn't act like that, at least Tang Yu felt that her aunt was fine.
After chatting and laughing about Qi Heng, Tang Yu turned to Zhang Guifen and spoke again.
"Don't you have a childhood sweetheart? Aren't you engaged yet?"
These words instantly made Zhang Guifen smile shyly.
“My father and mother want me to stay a little longer. Once the engagement is finalized, I will be getting married soon. I also want to stay at home and take good care of my father and mother.”
That's true. What's so good about getting married so early?
In the Song Dynasty, people generally didn't get married very early; those with some money were willing to wait a few more years.
The three people walked and talked, accompanied by a group of servants.
Madam Wu, who was far away, had already received the news, and she quickly led a group of people over to greet them with smiles.
"Your Majesty, I have never expected you to grace us with your presence today. Please, have a seat here."
"Madam Wu, you're too kind. I'm just traveling incognito today to see the polo match you're hosting."
There's no need to have anyone else come to worship later; let everyone have fun.
Although not many people knew Tang Yu, this group of noble ladies frequently visited the palace to pay their respects to the Empress and Consort Rong.
Therefore, Tang Yu is somewhat familiar to the social circles of wealthy women.
Therefore, Tang Yu's arrival naturally caused a stir among the surrounding people.
After all, those familiar with Tang Yu's face would quickly and respectfully pay homage.
Those who were not familiar with her discussed who this extremely beautiful young woman was, and why they had never seen her before.
"Who is that noble lady?"
Gu Tingye was originally inquiring about Yu Yanran's situation from Wei Xingshou, but Tang Yu's appearance was so distinguished that it aroused his curiosity.
"That's someone you, young master, are far too good for. She is none other than the famous Princess Changyang!"
How do you know the princess?
Wei, the head of the business, smiled but did not answer.
Because there are some things that cannot be said, the fact that the princess secretly left the palace and often wandered the streets and alleys was something she could not tell anyone.
The county magistrate of Jiacheng, who was not far away, snorted.
What a disappointment! Why is this noble lady from the palace out today?
On Tang Yu's side, under the arrangement of Madam Wu, they sat in a place with a great view to watch the stadium in front of them.
"Princess, look! That's Qi Heng! He's on stage too!"
After a new round of polo began, Rong Feiyan excitedly grabbed Tang Yu's hand, her eyes filled with infatuation as she gazed at the spirited young polo player on the field.
It's really interesting. Playing polo not only tests your skills, but you can also see young men and women, which is a real treat for the eyes!
After watching for a while, Tang Yu leaned close to Zhang Guifen's ear and whispered something.
"Is that Qi Heng the one who likes the girl he plays ball with? I'm not mistaken, am I?"
At this moment, Rong Feiyan was watching excitedly from the side, while Tang Yu whispered something in Zhang Guifen's ear.
"You think so too? I think so too, but it's not necessarily true. We have to be careful about these things and not make decisions lightly."
That's true, but Tang Yu felt her intuition was right; her aunt was going to disappoint the young girl.
It's a pity. Qi Heng seems like a good young man, but it seems we're not meant to be.
In the days that followed, Tang Yu began to occasionally visit banquets and entertainment venues in Kyoto to observe the lives of the young men there.
On this day, almost all the noble families in the capital attended a banquet to celebrate the birthday of Consort Rong's mother.
After all, the crown prince's status has been established, so the Rong family's status has naturally risen accordingly. No matter what people think in private, they have to flatter them on the surface.
Tang Yu and the Crown Prince naturally went to their maternal grandfather's house to attend the birthday banquet.
"Sister, these ladies are staring at me so intently, it's like they're trying to bore a hole through me."
After paying their respects to their maternal grandmother, the siblings went to rest in the backyard, whereupon the prince sighed with emotion.
"Since the Crown Princess hasn't been decided yet, everyone naturally sees you as a gold nugget!"
Zhao Kun felt somewhat indignant about this.
"Why don't they focus their attention on you? Don't they want their son to become the emperor's son-in-law?"
"Perhaps so, after all, a prince consort cannot make much progress in his official career."
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