After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

The princess waved her hand in front of Helan Xuenuo, who was lost in thought, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Helan Xuenuo came back to her senses, put on a smile, and replied, "No... nothing." Then she remembered something and asked curiously, "Do the princess and the Qingzhou prefect know each other?"

The princess shook her head, a hopeful look in her eyes and a gentle smile on her face. "Although I don't know him now, I have read his articles. He is an ambitious official who loves the people. I hope to have the opportunity to meet him in the future. Reading his articles makes me want to realize my own ambitions and contribute my strength to the country and the people. It's a pity that I am a woman, and there are too many things that don't go as I wish..."

Helan Xuenuo admired her. The princess had such a big heart. No one could really understand her in her previous life. Even her death might be related to Qi Didi. She only hoped that in this life the princess could realize her ambitions as she wished.

In his previous life, Chen Shian died tragically at the post station. He never had the chance to meet the princess. I wonder if in this life, they can have a conversation about the same things they think and feel?

Yuan Xu's words echoed in his mind. Yuan Xu's original intention in choosing the future emperor was that the emperor should be able to distinguish between loyalty and treachery and treat loyal ministers well.

Chen Shi'an, such a loyal minister and good official, must not die in such a tragic way.

At this time——

A palace maid approached from a distance and said to the princess, "Princess, Concubine Xiao Shufei asked you to ride in the same carriage with her. Concubine Shufei is waiting for you inside the carriage."

The princess's face fell a little, "I know." She turned and looked at Helan Xuenuo with grievance, "It must be that mother saw me talking to you and was afraid that I would say something shocking."

Helan Xuenuo smiled and replied, "Princess, I have benefited greatly from what you said. It is indeed amazing, but it is amazing in a different way. It makes me realize that women can also accomplish great things."

The princess' eyes lit up, "You... can understand?"

Helan Xuenuo nodded, "I understand." A question arose in her heart. She looked at the princess with a sincere expression and asked, "But... Princess, why do you dare to tell me all your secrets? Aren't you afraid that I will betray you?"

The princess's lips curled up into a smile, her eyes filled with infinite beauty. She sighed, "What you asked me that day in the women's courtyard is still deeply impressed on me. The questions you asked my cousin also reflected your views on the doctrine of the mean. From that moment on, I knew you were different from others and would definitely understand what I was thinking. And your eyes are very pure. I have seen all kinds of people in the palace since I was a child, and I know how to judge some people. So I can be sure, Xue Nuo, you are a good girl."

Helan Xuenuo was a little lost in the princess's praise. She felt that the princess' words were a bit exaggerated. However, people like the princess were indeed special. They always brought some impact to her thoughts, letting her know that she was not a caged bird in the boudoir, but an eagle, and she would always spread her wings and fly high.

The two of them smiled at each other. At this moment, there was no class boundary, they were just friends.

After the princess followed the servants back, Helan Xuenuo got on the carriage. She lifted the curtain and looked out the window. She was surrounded by mountains, with all kinds of things growing in abundance, and everything was thriving.

At this moment——two people broke into her field of vision.

The black gauze veil fluttered in the wind, and Princess Ning'an walked out of the big tent in a hurry.

Not long after she left, Qi Didi also walked out of the big tent with a smile on her face that was difficult to understand.

The two of them got on their respective carriages one after another.

Helan Xuenuo suddenly felt that there was something strange about Princess Ning'an, but she didn't know what was wrong.

After he couldn't figure it out anyway, he lowered the carriage curtain and took a nap against the carriage.

The carriage in front moved forward slowly, and their carriage followed suit.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Zhu was counting the days on her fingers. "Miss, the day after tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the August Festival. I thought we would celebrate it at the Autumn Festival. Fortunately, His Majesty returned to the capital early. Thank goodness."

August Festival?

Helan Xuenuo opened her eyes and became alert.

I can hardly remember the last time I celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival. It was in my previous life.

Every August Festival, the Helan Mansion is filled with joy and happiness from top to bottom.

The maids in the Helan Mansion were good at making beautiful lanterns and hanging them everywhere. At night, the entire Helan Mansion looked like a big lantern shop, with all kinds of lanterns for people to see.

Everyone will also light up Kongming lanterns together in the largest yard and make wishes for the next year.

Every year she would sit under the moon with her parents, eat some moon cakes, admire the moon and fly Kongming lanterns.

Every year her wish on the Kongming lantern is for the health of her family.

Since meeting Gu Shicheng, she has had one more wish: she hopes Gu Shicheng will like her too.

But... none of the wishes came true.

Later, after she married into the palace, she and Xiaozhu spent every August Festival together. They often sat on the stone steps and looked out of the courtyard, occasionally catching a glimpse of a few lights faintly visible in the distance.

There is a special rule in the palace, which is that people are not allowed to celebrate the August Festival, so they can't even eat the moon cakes.

At that time, she hoped that Gu Shicheng could bring back a beautiful lantern, or a Kongming lantern, or a moon cake.

She doesn't ask for much, just one of these...

Once she mustered up the courage to ask Gu Shicheng to buy her a rabbit lantern.

Because every year her parents would prepare a rabbit lantern for her. At that moment, she really wanted the rabbit lantern and missed her parents too.

Gu Shicheng nodded unexpectedly.

That night, she and Xiaozhu waited at the gate of the courtyard in the dark night until dawn the next day, but he still didn't come.

She laughed at herself. She really shouldn't have trusted Gu Shicheng. Gu Shicheng hated her so much, how could he take such a small matter to heart?

It was just her wishful thinking from beginning to end.

The reason why the palace could not celebrate the August Festival was because the old princess would go to the Guanyin Temple to chant scriptures for a day on the 15th of every year to express her gratitude to Gu Shicheng for escaping from the enemy country by chance.

The eighth month festival is the fifteenth day.

In the eyes of the old princess, Gu Shicheng was able to survive thanks to the help of Guanyin.

This day was also very sad and solemn for her, so she did not like to see the hustle and bustle in the mansion and forbade the celebration of the August Festival.

Because of the old princess's special rules, no one in the palace could celebrate the August Festival and no one was allowed to light Kongming lanterns.

One year, a maid boldly lit a Kongming lantern. The next day, the Kongming lantern fell into the mansion. After being caught, the maid was beaten with more than ten boards and one of her hands was broken.

Since then, no one in the palace dared to overstep the boundaries.

The old princess chanted sutras praising the virtues and expressing gratitude to Guanyin, but none of the things she did were virtuous.

Now that she had a new life, she almost forgot such an important day.

Fifteen, Guanyin Temple, the old princess.

It seems that she must do something on the day when the old princess goes to the Guanyin Temple. She must not waste such an opportunity.

Xiao Zhu's voice woke her from her thoughts. She smiled and looked at Xiao Zhu. Xiao Zhu sat down beside her and said pleadingly, "Miss, I heard that the capital will hold an August Festival. There will be lantern riddles, lanterns for blessing, and... there will also be many exquisite lanterns made by folk crafts. You can enjoy the lanterns. I heard they are all very beautiful." She smiled with her eyes wide open and asked, "Miss, do you want to go?"

Helan Xuenuo patted her head lovingly, "Okay, I'll take you there that day. I also have some things to do during the day. I'll take you there after I'm done, and then we'll go back home."

"whats the matter?"

"You'll know the day after tomorrow. But after the assassination attempt on the Lantern Festival, Daddy won't let me go to these lively gatherings anymore. We have to go early and come back early."

"Okay, girl."