My Fair Princess: The Queen's Rebirth

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Xiao Jian helped Qing'er onto the horse, and then walked side by side with Ertai and Xiaoyanzi.

"Brother, are you used to the days in the infantry camp?" Xiaoyanzi said to Xiao Jian while gently stroking the horse's mane. "Brother, it must be very tiring to be in the infantry camp. I see you have dark circles under your eyes."

Xiao Jian smiled and replied, "I'm definitely not used to it. And you all know I'm used to using a sword. It would definitely be difficult for me to switch to other weapons now."

"No wonder I saw your usual sword lying next to you just now." Ertai couldn't help but joked, "It seems you want to satisfy your urge to use your hands."

Xiao Jian's thoughts were seen through by Ertai, so he nodded helplessly, "Ertai, I really can't hide my little thoughts from you."

Ertai smiled and continued, "That's right."

After saying that.

Ertai pulled the reins in his hand and the horse quickened its pace.

Seeing this, Xiao Jian quickly flicked the reins of his horse. After catching up with Ertai, Xiao Jian said, "Ertai, slow down."

"Well, Xiao Jian, don't worry." Ertai replied, "I will protect Xiaoyanzi."

In Jingyang Palace.

Zhihua currently doesn’t know that Ertai and the others have suspected her, and she doesn’t even know that the Empress Dowager has sent people to monitor her.

Zhihua held Aunt Gui's wrist and said, "Aunt Gui, I've used up all the silk thread I asked you to bring last time. Can you help me get some more from the Imperial Household Department?"

Aunt Gui looked a little surprised. "Fujin, what do you need so much silk thread for? I saw you embroidering sachets in your room these days."

"I'm planning to make more sachets to give to everyone." Zhihua slowly walked into the room and took out the pattern sketch she had drawn in the study. "Didn't you notice how much the Empress Dowager loved the sachets I gave her today?"

Aunt Gui responded, "That's right, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager love you the most."

After hearing what Aunt Gui said, Zhihua quickly raised her hand and tugged at her sleeve, reminding her, "The Empress's favorite is Xiaoyanzi. Haven't you noticed that the way she smiles at me is different from the way she smiles at Xiaoyanzi?"

"Hmm? Different? Really?" Nanny Gui looked at her own wife in surprise. "Wife, I don't think so. On the contrary, I feel that I like you even more. After all, you are well-educated and well-mannered, but that Princess Huanzhu is always irritable. In this deep palace, irritability is a big taboo."

After Aunt Gui finished speaking.

A sinister smile suddenly flashed across Zhihua's face.

"Yeah, it's not good to be impatient."

Zhihua looked at the sketch she had drawn and suddenly continued calmly, "Madam Gui, please go get some silk thread. I need it now."

Nanny Gui immediately turned around and walked out. When she left, she just saw the Fifth Prince coming out of the study.

Yongqi waved at Nanny Gui and told her to go down quickly.

"Little Swallow, Little Swallow, what a nice name!"

"Zhihua."

Zhihua was startled by the sudden sound.

The sketches in his hand also fell to the ground.

Zhihua looked at the sketch on the ground and then looked at Yongqi who was standing at the door. "How did you get in?"

Yongqi looked confused when Zhihua asked him this.

Zhihua reacted immediately when she saw Yongqi didn't say anything.

"Oh, I was just looking at the sketches I drew earlier." Zhihua bent down and picked up the scattered sketches, then neatly stacked them one by one. "How come you walk without making any sound? I was startled by you."

Yongqi smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry I scared you." Then he continued, "I saw you were really focused on what you were doing, so I didn't want to bother you. I didn't expect it would backfire."

Zhihua came up to Yongqi and handed him a few sketches. "Please help me see which ones look good. I'm going to make a few more sachets."

Yongqi took the sketches from Zhihua's hand and looked at them one by one. After reading the last one, Yongqi put the sketches back on the table.

"Zhihua, I think these patterns are very beautiful. You can use them as you like." Yongqi held Zhihua's hands, and then his eyes stayed on her palms. "You have worked hard these past few days."

Zhihua quickly pulled her hand out of his, "Why is this so hard? I'm just doing what I want to do."

Yongqi then pulled Zhihua again and slowly walked to their seats and sat down together.

Yongqi looked at Zhihua seriously and said, "Let me help you make sachets."

"Really?" Zhihua looked at Yongqi in surprise and then continued, "Making sachets is a very boring job. I'm afraid you'll get bored. How about I stay in the room alone and you go do your thing?"

Yongqi shook his head and answered firmly: "No, I am willing to accompany you. Besides, if you say that, do you mean you don't want me to accompany you?"

"Oh, Yongqi, what are you talking about? Why wouldn't I want you to accompany me? I just think... I'm just worried that you'll be bored."

"will not."

Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When Nanny Gui arrived, she happened to meet the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department.

The chief eunuch saw that it was Aunt Gui from Jingyang Palace who had arrived. "Aunt Gui, what's going on these days? Why do you keep coming to our Imperial Household Department? Could it be that you've found someone you like?"

The chief eunuch had not yet finished speaking.

Nanny Gui had already raised her hand and hit him.

Aunt Gui shouted at him angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, or you'll lose your head." Aunt Gui paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm here to get the silk thread."

"What color does Aunt Gui want this time?"

"Just get me another one in the same color as last time." Nanny Gui said as she took out a silver ingot from her sleeve. After the chief eunuch brought the silk thread, she stuffed the silver into his hand without saying a word.

"Thank you, Madam Gui, for the reward." The chief eunuch took the silver and put it to his lips, blowing on it before wiping it vigorously back and forth with his sleeve. "Your Jingyang Palace has been getting more and more generous recently."

Nanny Gui looked around to make sure no one was around, then took the thread from him. "Stop talking nonsense. Besides, this silver was given to you by our wife. Why are you thanking me? If you want to thank me, just go to our wife in person when you have time to express your gratitude."

The chief eunuch bit the silver with his mouth.

Just as he was about to speak, Nanny Gui suddenly went up and pinched his hand.

The chief eunuch screamed in pain and then immediately shut his mouth.

"Madam Gui, you're being too harsh." The chief eunuch frowned and looked at Madam Gui. "I'm so delicate and tender... If you weren't one of the Empress Dowager's followers, I would..."

"Why not?" Aunt Gui angrily looked at the chief eunuch. "You're becoming even more ignorant of the rules now that you're on duty. Could the silver I gave you be fake? Your cunning behavior is a disgrace to your Ministry of Internal Affairs."

The chief eunuch smiled and continued, "Madam Gui, calm down, Madam Gui, calm down. I'm used to this. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I recently got a pot of good tea. Would you like me to make you a cup?"

"Alright, alright, I don't like tea. You can keep the good stuff for yourself. I'm afraid it'll keep me awake at night." Nanny Gui said this before quickly leaving the Imperial Household Department. "The people in this Imperial Household Department are becoming more and more unreasonable."

When she returns to Jingyang Palace.

She didn't know what medicine she had taken wrongly. She just walked into the room with her head lowered, holding the silk thread and smiling.

"Fujin, the people in the Imperial Household Department are really shabby."

Aunt Gui raised her head as she spoke.

Then the scene in front of her frightened her so much that she immediately raised her hands to cover her eyes.

Nanny Gui left the room and kept saying, "Fifth Prince, Madam, this is my fault. I'm going to go out and slap myself a few times right now."

Zhihua was terrified at this moment, her heart was beating like a frantic deer.

"Yongqi, I'm going to go out and take a look."