Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

Prince Yun's heart skipped a beat. He never expected that the prince would be willing to let him offer flowers to Buddha.

Thinking of the two outrageous gifts before, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the box.

[This makes me curious about what the gift is, although it may not be very serious. ]

The prince saw what Mr. Yun was thinking and scratched his head: "Mr. Yun will definitely like this item. This is considered as my promise to you."

Prince Yun's ominous premonition became stronger. If he had not still had some reason, he would have really wanted to throw the box away.

Shen Xingxi chuckled, "It's hard to refuse such a kind offer, so I will open the box."

There was a jade carving in the box, with three people sitting in a circle in the middle and two people watching them from the back.

The prince introduced: "Mr. Shen, look, this is you, behind you is Nanny Yan, this is Mr. Yun, this is me, and this is Lord Zhou."

【It’s crazy! 】

Shen Xingxi accepted Wuliang and thanked him with a fake smile: "Thank you for the gift, Prince."

"As long as Mr. Shen likes it." The prince smiled with two dimples.

Prince Yun was disgusted by the gift at first, but after hearing the princess's inner voice, he began to understand why the princess liked to watch the fun and not mind making trouble.

But he didn't expect the prince to look at him and say, "I think Mr. Yun must be the happiest. Everything is perfect." He naturally interpreted his inner voice as being crazy with joy.

Prince Yun also joined the group of people who were smiling on the outside but not on the inside. He made eye contact with the princess and had to let out this anger!

Shen Xingxi sat down and tapped the teacup.

Prince Yun understood what he meant, poured a cup of tea for the princess, and began to show off: "Mr. Shen, try this tea. It is the newly picked Longjing tea before the rain this year. The tea leaves are emerald green in color, fragrant, beautiful in appearance, excellent in quality, and very durable..."

"Mr. Yun is indeed very knowledgeable." Shen Xingxi praised him and took a sip of the tea. "It has a mellow taste and a sweet aftertaste... It is indeed a good tea. It is said that this tea was once a royal tea..."

"Mr. Shen has an extraordinary ability to taste tea." Yun Jingce joined in the complimenting and continued the princess's words: "I also heard that this tea was brought to Jiangnan by the emperor of the previous dynasty..."

The prince sat opposite the two of them and opened his lips several times but didn't know how to join in, and his mood became more and more irritated.

He really didn't understand how people could chat for so long over a cup of tea!

Just as I was about to interrupt, I saw Mr. Shen pick up the memorial.

I could only swallow the words in my mouth.

But before half a cup of tea had passed, Mr. Shen and Mr. Yun began discussing the memorial.

Seeing the two of them cooperating well with each other and occasionally smiling at each other, he stood up angrily and left the study.

He wants to ask Lord Zhou what to do in this situation!

When Shen Xingxi and Prince Yun saw the prince leaving, they both raised their teacups and took a sip, then their eyes met with smiles.

Of course, you have to strike someone at their weak point!

After letting go of the anger in their hearts, Shen Xingxi and King Yun also devoted themselves to the day's tasks.

Half an hour later, the door opened again.

The prince regrouped and led Lord Zhou into the study.

After greeting each other, the prince spoke first: "Mr. Shen and Mr. Yun, I can't bear to see you work so hard, so I specially asked Mr. Zhou to help."

Mr. Zhou nodded and said, "I have heard of your names for a long time. It will be my honor to have the opportunity to work with you in the future."

The system started the gossip mode: [Host, this Mr. Zhou studied hard for more than ten years and won the top prize with a crushing momentum.

Although he was full of ambitions to serve the country and the people, the emperor suspected that he was Chen Shangshu's man and made unreasonable demands. The upright Lord Zhou refused verbally and got a job that was easy to be bullied.

Minister Chen found him and extended an olive branch. When the emperor saw that Lord Zhou was close to Minister Chen, he tied him up and humiliated him.

Later, someone in Lord Zhou's family fell into trouble and needed Minister Chen's help. Lord Zhou agreed to Minister Chen's request to get close to the prince.

But I didn’t expect to be sent to the prince’s bed…】

Lord Zhou's face turned pale in an instant, and a strong sense of humiliation surged into his heart, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it, pretending that he had not seen the subtitles.

There was a flash of apology in the prince's eyes. He couldn't control himself when the poison took effect. He thought he was just like everyone else, and that they were approaching him because of his status as the prince. It turned out that he was being plotted against.

[I suspect that the people in his family who fell into trouble were set up by Minister Chen. The emperor has been strict with the imperial examinations in recent years, and Minister Chen cannot guarantee that the people who rely on him will pass the examination. As a special case, Lord Zhou has become a thorn in the eyes of Minister Chen. If Lord Zhou does not have any handle in the hands of Minister Chen, he is not a trustworthy person...]

[Alas, this world.] The system sighed.

【It will be alright.】

Shen Xingxi smiled and said, "I am fortunate to have seen Mr. Zhou's articles in those days. They are like mountain streams, fresh and natural, intoxicating. The words written by Mr. Zhou are like bright pearls, emitting dazzling light, which is unforgettable.

Although people say that pearls can be covered with dust, it is only external dust. "

Prince Yun rarely felt depressed because the princess praised another man, and added: "Nine out of ten things in this world are beyond one's control, but Lord Zhou's article is so broad-minded that it made Yun realize that "having a clear conscience" is the true character."

Lord Zhou raised his head slightly to force away the heat in his eyes.

His voice was hoarse with the vicissitudes of life. "Thank you both for your praise of my article. I am very grateful."

The prince tugged at Lord Zhou's sleeve and asked, "Didn't you agree to pass on a message to him?"

Lord Zhou lowered his eyes to glance at the corner of his clothes, a trace of disdain flashed across the corner of his lips, and he said softly: "Of course, I am most grateful to the Crown Prince. If it weren't for the Crown Prince giving me the opportunity, I wouldn't have met the two gentlemen."

The prince waved his hand, "It's a small matter!"

Because the prince wanted to sit opposite Mr. Shen, Lord Zhou's seat was arranged on the other side of Shen Xingxi.

The three of them opened the memorial and began to review it.

The scene of discussing the memorial became: After the three people had a heated discussion, Lord Zhou asked: "Does the prince agree with what Mr. Shen said?"

The prince nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Shen's words make sense, let's do as Mr. Shen says."

Therefore, the three of them tacitly let Shen Xingxi speak out the final results of the discussion, regardless of whether it would offend Minister Chen, since the final decision was made by the prince anyway.

The days passed by uneventfully, and soon it was the day of the imperial concubine's birthday banquet.

Shen Xingxi entered the palace as Princess Yun.

Prince Yun was worried about his princess, so he begged the prince to take him to a palace banquet to broaden his horizons.

It is worth mentioning that when Prince Yun saw the Crown Prince, he heard the system say: [Host, there is a problem with the display function. Yun Jingce is now the lucky one.]

Prince Yun took out the palm beads from his sleeve and began to play with them, silently shouting in his heart: When will he be unlucky!

The prince looked at the inner voice on Mr. Yun's head. He didn't quite understand what the display function meant, but he understood that Mr. Yun thought he was lucky to attend the banquet with him. A smile broke out on his face, "I didn't expect Mr. Yun to like me so much."

Prince Yun felt that he only liked to beat the prince.

He followed the prince as his bodyguard, and when he arrived at Baohe Hall, his eyes first fell on the princess.

Shen Xingxi still sat with the Crown Prince's wife. After paying her respects to the Crown Prince, the two continued to chat.

These days, Xinghuo opened several shops with the Crown Prince's wife in the capacity of Princess Yun. The Crown Prince's wife talked about the excitement of making the first pot of gold and where she wanted to open the next shop.

The wife of the Minister of War next to her couldn't help but ask for advice.

This was the first time that there was less confrontation and the atmosphere was good.

Of course, there were also women who wanted to show off the jewelry their husbands gave them as usual, but they were all rejected by the response, “I earn enough money to buy a box.”

In fact, not everyone can make a profit in business, but others don’t know whether they are making a profit or not!

They do not realize that when they say such things, it means that they believe that the value they demonstrate is higher than the value given by their husbands.

At this time, a duck voice sounded: "The Emperor, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine have arrived!"

Everyone stood up and greeted.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and then slowly spoke: "No need to be polite."

He first said some polite words, then raised his glass to give the imperial concubine enough face and toasted her with a glass of wine.

Of course, the imperial concubine had to show her joy and challenge the queen.

The queen was so angry that her face was gloomy. She drank the wine in the glass herself, making it clear that she was not giving face to the imperial concubine.

The emperor hid satisfaction in his eyes, but said a few words of persuasion, and then asked people to come forward one by one to present birthday gifts to the imperial concubine.

In previous years, the emperor would have left immediately at this time, as long as his intention was conveyed. However, this year, he did the opposite and chatted with the empress who had done the deed for a few words. He then ordered, "Princess Yun, please come forward. I accidentally found the jade pendant of the Queen Mother of the Yun Prince. You can take it back to the Prince of Yun."

Shen Xingxi stood up and was the first to bow and express his gratitude.

When he saw that it was Minister Chen's turn to present a gift, his nerves suddenly tensed up.

The emperor seemed to casually place the jade pendant on the table without saying anything.

Shen Xingxi first glanced at Eunuch Xu, and seeing that he had no intention of handing the jade pendant to her, she gradually approached the emperor with a serious mood.

As soon as he put his hand on the jade pendant, the banquet suddenly became chaotic.

One of the guards brought by Minister Chen actually hid a sword and wanted to assassinate the emperor!

Shen Xingxi keenly noticed that Eunuch Xu took half a step towards her, and immediately understood that he wanted to silence her to prevent her from revealing the matter of the human skin mask.