The two were wondering when they saw Xiao Heng carrying the girl over and sitting her on his lap. He patiently raised his hand to pick up a few cold dishes and put them on a small plate without feeding them to her.

He poured her a bowl of fish soup, picked out the fish bones, and fed her the fish carefully bit by bit.

Xuanshuang looked at Xuanyu in confusion again. Although the prince had taken care of the princess's meals in the past, he had never been so attentive.

Now the princess isn't even given the chance to pick up her chopsticks?

Xuan Yu shrugged, indicating that he didn't understand or know.

Qingshan came in to report, "My Lady, Princess Cailuan's companions have replied that she is very busy these days and will not be free. We will meet up with you another day."

Su Yuejian raised an eyebrow and replied softly, "I see."

"That's strange." Xuan Yu was puzzled. "Didn't Princess Cailuan always pester the princess before?"

Qingshan said, "What's so strange about that? Princess Cailuan is trying to avoid suspicion."

"Everyone knows that the prince needs the Tianxin Lotus to detoxify. The Tianxin Lotus is Xihe's most precious treasure and was Princess Cailuan's dowry. If she continues to be with the princess every day, the rumors will spread like wildfire. What will Patriarch Xie think then?"

"No matter what, Princess Cailuan came here for Xie Jiusi."

"Is there no other way to get the Tianxin Lotus from the princess except to marry her?"

Xuan Yu sighed, "It's not very reliable to expect Patriarch Xie to use the Heavenly Heart Lotus to save the prince. After all..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt a chill down his spine. Seeing Xiao Heng's gloomy face, he immediately fell silent.

Su Yuejian thought, "There should be other ways, because Xie Jiusi is not going to marry Princess Cailuan."

Xiao Heng looked at her, and Su Yue snorted and laughed, "What are you looking at? I want to eat cold dishes."

She pursed her lips, signaling him to pick up the food quickly.

Xiao Heng curled her lips helplessly. It was like this before they even consummated their marriage. What would she do if they consummated their marriage in the future?

With a light chuckle, he patiently picked up the cold dishes farthest away one by one and placed them on the already full plate.

Instead, he picked up a piece of cherry meat and fed it into her mouth.

Qingshan raised his eyebrows and looked at Xuanshuang. Is the princess still throwing tantrums like a child?

Xuanshuang shook her head and nodded.

Xuan Yu asked curiously, "Princess, what are the other options?"

"Xie Jiusi and Cailuan made an agreement." Su Yuejian said, "Given Xie Jiusi's style of doing things, he must have exchanged something for Cailuan's Tianxin Lotus."

She was quite curious. Based on her understanding of Cai Luan's personality some time ago, anything that would allow her to exchange the Tian Xin Lian must be something extraordinary.

As the richest family in Tianjin, the Xie family naturally has many treasures.

But if the Tianxin Lotus could be exchanged for treasures alone, she would have obtained it long ago when she was serving as a guide for Cailuan.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but become more curious.

Xiao Heng said nothing, and it was rare that he didn't feel sour when she mentioned Xie Jiusi. He concentrated on feeding her. After the meal, he didn't eat many mouthfuls, but he managed to fill the belly of the person in his arms.

Su Yuejian originally wanted to pick some poisonous herbs after dinner to make some new poison, but her wrists were so sore and weak. She looked at her red and swollen palms and glared at the person next to her.

But the person being stared at was calm and composed, with cold and indifferent eyes and brows, completely different from the lustful and seductive look he had just had in the hot spring.

Su Yuejian withdrew her gaze and saw Qingshan was about to go out, so she called out to him.

"Go back to the Taifu Mansion and tell my grandmother, father, and brother that I've been a little tired these past two days and want to spend some time at the manor outside the city before returning."

Su Yuejian thought for a moment and looked at Xiao Heng, "I also want Yinxin to come and accompany me."

Xiao Heng nodded.

Xuanshuang was a secret guard after all, and her personal care was no more attentive than that of her two maids.

"Just one?"

Su Yuejian nodded and said, "Qingshan, bring Yinxin here. Doctor Li has been out looking for a teacher in the past few days, so let Yuzhu go to Ji Medical Hall to help take care of her."

"Yes." Qingshan took the order and left.

"Looking for a teacher?" Xiao Heng asked.

"Yes." Su Yuejian told him that the Ji Medical Hall needed to teach illiterate medical apprentices, "In fact, it's not just the children, there are also many older people who can't read."

"Especially the medicine ladies and the medicine boys, they make a living by identifying herbs. In the past, they didn't need to be literate, they just needed to identify herbs."

"Princess, not to mention that charging a female doctor and 80 kilograms of wheat for tuition is already rare, but now they have to teach you how to read and write. Isn't that too much of a loss?"

"maybe."

"But I think there are always some things in this world that cannot be compared with gains and losses."

Xiao Heng looked at her, "What do you mean?"

Su Yuejian thought for a moment and said, "Princess Langning of the Marquis of Jingyang's mansion comes from a prominent family and possesses exceptional martial arts skills, yet she can only be relegated to the rank of city defense lieutenant. Sister Wan is intelligent and adept at business, and her business strategies are comparable to those of men. Even with the support of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, she still struggles and cannot stop the rumors from the outside world."

"If even the daughters of officials are like this, what about the common people?"

Xiao Heng pursed his lips and listened to Su Yuejian say, "The late emperor once issued an order that women could engage in business and join the military, but the road for women has always been blocked. Everyone still believes that women should take care of their husbands and children and stay at home."

"Girls are not allowed to attend school. What's worse, some people think that reading the "Nu Ze Nu Jie" (Instructions for Women) makes a woman a good woman, and being able to compose poetry and couplets makes her a talented woman. This is truly pathetic."

"If there are always differences between men and women in everything, then at least there should be equal opportunities. If men can do it, we can do it too. If men can learn it, we can learn it too."

"Treat people fairly, regardless of gender, based on strength."

The atmosphere was quiet and Xuan Yu fell silent. He didn't expect that the princess had such thoughts in her heart.

He lowered his head silently, suddenly feeling that his question was very narrow.

Su Yuejian lowered her eyes and smiled softly, not noticing that Xiao Heng was looking at her with bright eyes.

"There are tens of thousands of women in this world. My power alone may be a little weak, but if there's no one who stands up, how can we expect to achieve anything in the future?"

She raised her head. "But this is just the beginning. If only one person stood up, they might become the force that will support women around the world in their pursuit of freedom."

Xuan Shuang's heart trembled, and she looked at Su Yuejian steadily.

"If Your Majesty knows where there is a suitable teacher, would you please help my school?"

Xiao Heng's eyes were deep and he nodded slightly.

He knew that she wanted freedom in her heart, but he never thought that what she wanted was not just her own freedom.

After soaking in the hot spring, Su Yuejian felt very refreshed and went to bed early. When she woke up the next morning, she found that Xiao Heng was no longer in Yue Garden.

"This year's Longevity Festival was held together with the Autumn Hunt. The prince had to go on official business early in the morning and didn't have time to have breakfast with the princess."

Su Yuejian was eating when Xuanshuang said, "The prince said that the princess was tired yesterday, so she should rest more today."

Su Yue's face turned slightly red and she snorted.

It's more than just tiring. How could someone have such good endurance? From this point of view, she suddenly became worried about her life after getting married.

Xuanshuang was puzzled. Su Yuejian didn't do anything else yesterday except seeing Xie Qingrun, so why was he so tired?

Yin Xin came in to report, "Princess, the prince sent some things over as an apology."

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