As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

On the way back to the East Palace, the prince went to the animal hospital and chose a pure white cat. It looked very similar to Xiao Liu, but was less shy. It dared to act coquettishly in front of him and swept its tail against his calf, "Meow~"

Ning Rushong personally held the cat in his arms and sat on the sedan chair, his slender and well-proportioned fingers entangled in the snow-white fur. Against the backdrop of the gradually darkening sky, the cold and gloomy Crown Prince was also softened.

Xiao Guanzi, who was following behind him, smiled and said, "Your Highness, did you choose this for the Crown Princess? This kind of pet is the most popular among women. The Crown Princess will definitely like it!"

"It's for the Crown Princess." Ning Rushong replied to Xiao Guanzi condescendingly. He thought that even Bai Huixian three years later would not be as good as Xiao Guanzi in reading people's expressions.

Xiao Guanzi smiled even more deeply, the stone in his heart finally let go. There was such a big commotion in Kunning Palace, he thought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be in a very bad mood, luckily there was the Crown Princess!

Today he finally got to meet the Crown Princess He in person. She was a very gentle and kind woman. More importantly, the Crown Prince treated her very differently. He truly held her in his heart. All rules and etiquette were invalid in front of the Crown Princess.

Normally, a maid should be prepared to teach etiquette, but His Royal Highness did not allow it. He said, "There is no need to restrict the Crown Princess with etiquette."

It is said that the imperial family is the most cold-hearted, but now Xiao Guanzi feels that it is totally wrong. Emperor Jingmu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are both first-class romantic men, and love has imprisoned them.

Xiao Guanzi stroked the handle of the whisk with his fingers and quietly looked up at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He still felt something was strange!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a person of power who is above millions of people. When he meets someone he likes, the first thing he should do is to have a predatory heart instead of instantly and completely discarding the arrogance that he has developed over a long period of time.

He frowned and thought for a long time but could not come up with a reasonable reason. In the end, he could only attribute it to the horror of love. Perhaps Empress He and Emperor Jingmu, two infatuated people, gave birth to an even more infatuated Crown Prince.

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In the west chamber of Changxin Palace, He Yue half leaned on the soft couch, with pastries on the small table beside her. The cooking skills of the chef in the East Palace were really excellent. She ate happily and felt that her belly was getting rounder.

There was an ice jar at the door, and it was very cool inside the pavilion. He Yue was feeling a little lazy, and was turning the round fan in her hand from time to time. The fan was painted with flower and bird patterns and had beads hanging on the edge.

Xiao Nuan and Xiao Hong were sitting on an embroidery cushion nearby. Xiao Nuan was tracing a pattern on a piece of embroidery cloth. It was the mandarin duck pattern that the Crown Princess wanted, while Xiao Hong was describing in vivid detail the funny things that had happened in the palace. "… Concubine Su really wanted to be Guan Gonggong's wife, and she even asked the Crown Prince for Guan Gonggong…"

As long as he can make the Crown Princess happy, Eunuch Guan doesn't mind if his embarrassing moments are treated as fun.

He Yue listened attentively, her eyebrows slightly curved, and she didn't feel that the East Palace was very solemn.

Suddenly, Xiao Nuan and Xiao Hong stopped what they were doing, knelt down and saluted, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The double curtain was lifted, and the sound of the beaded curtain swaying made He Yue look up. Ning Rushong was standing not far from her holding a cat.

The tall and elegant young man and the soft and cute cat are together, and the picture is very warm and beautiful.

"This cat looks so adorable!" He Yue got down from the bed and came to Ning Rushong. She flicked the cat's little paws with her hand, and it rubbed its face against her hand.

Ning Rushong let go and let the cat fall into He Yue's arms, "I thought you would like it."

"I like it, I like it." He Yue nodded repeatedly, and then moved closer to Ning Rusong's ear, almost leaning against him, "The cat is lovable, and the man is lovable too."

She watched Ning Rushong's ears slowly turn red. Yes, he was two years younger than her, so it was time for him to be more innocent.

There were palace maids present in the pavilion. He Yue spoke in a very low voice, but everyone could see the joy on her face.

Xiao Guanzi laughed and said, "Minions, withdraw now!"

After saying this, he led the palace servants away.

He Yue looked at Xiao Guanzi a few more times because of what Xiao Hong said. Xiao Guanzi was indeed handsome, no wonder Concubine Su was attracted to him.

Ning Rusong caught her gaze, put his hand down and gently held her waist, and took her to sit down, "Is there anything wrong with Xiao Guanzi, or did he neglect you in the East Palace today?"

He Yue shook her head, petting the cat, and repeated what Xiao Hong had said to her. Finally, she asked him, "Is this true?"

"Really." Ning Rusong turned over the memories in his mind, "Concubine Su did take a fancy to him, but Xiao Guanzi didn't want to do that. He begged me with tears and snot not to agree."

He glanced at the mandarin duck sachet on the table, picked it up, and stroked the familiar stitches with his fingers. Yueyue's embroidery was still so festive. He asked knowingly, "Yueyue, is this mandarin duck sachet for me?"

Yueyue had never embroidered mandarin ducks for him, but she had embroidered cranes, which were exactly the same and had the same aura of good fortune.

He Yue was embarrassed, and hurriedly snatched it and stuffed it into her sleeve. It was hard for him to tell at a glance whether it was a mandarin duck or a fat duck. "Your craftsmanship is not yet perfect. I asked Xiao Nuan to draw a new pattern for me. I will practice a few more times and give it to you when I have embroidered it better!"

At least it should be like the lotus handkerchief given to Suling, with the shape embroidered on it. Otherwise, it would seem too perfunctory and embarrassing to give it as a gift.

In fact, Ning Rushong really wanted the mandarin duck sachet that He Yue had hidden.

He Yue hurriedly changed the subject and pulled his hand off her waist, "What did the Queen say?"

There was no tension on her pretty face, and her voice was clear and calm. She had expected that the Queen would disagree or even get angry. It was too absurd for the Crown Prince to marry a commoner, just like what was written in the storybooks.

"My mother was a little angry, but she couldn't force me, so she finally let it go." Ning Rushong said in a light tone, her eyelids drooping, "After all, there isn't much mother-son affection between her and me."

The long and curled eyelashes trembled, casting shadows under his eyes. Poor He Yue was dazzled by the beauty. She put the cat in her arms into his arms, and then leaned over to comfort him, "It's okay, it's okay, don't think about these hurtful things."

She mentioned the cat, "This cat doesn't have a name yet, let's give it a name."

Ning Rushong shook the cat's round belly and brought up what He Yue said in her previous life, "The belly is round, so you can call it Xiaoliu."

He Yue shook her head and said softly, "The word 'liu' is not good. The name implies that if the cat runs away one day, we won't be able to find it."

Ning Rusong's hand paused for a moment, and there was a bitterness in his lowered eyes that He Yue could not see, "How about leaving a message? Let's keep it together."

"Xiao Liu." He Yue nodded this time, "This is a good name, let's call it Xiao Liu."