The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

Early autumn morning.

Slightly cool.

The palace gates were wide open, and civil and military officials attending court entered in groups of two or three.

A carriage quietly drove out from the side door of the palace not far away.

Today, Li Guo finally took off the dragon robe that symbolized supreme power and majesty, and put on a graceful brocade robe, just like an ordinary nobleman.

At this moment, he was lying sideways in the carriage, feeling relaxed.

Xiao Dengzi was also dressed as an ordinary servant. He sat in the front of the carriage and drove. After leaving the palace gate, he turned around and asked:

"Your Majesty, where are we going?"

Li Guo said angrily with a stern face:

"Little Dengzi, remember, from now on don't call me the Emperor, call me the Seventh Young Master."

Little Dengzi smiled with his lips pursed.

It has been many years since I have seen the emperor so relaxed and happy as today.

"Okay, Seventh Young Master. Where are we going?"

Li Guo waved his fan, listened to the sounds of people coming and going and vendors hawking in the street outside the carriage, and said with a smile:

"Let's go to the wonton shop at Nanmenkou. I haven't had those little shrimp wontons in ages."

When I lived in the Bamboo Grove Cottage, I went there every day for breakfast. The shrimp wontons were Zhonghuai's favorite.

"Okay! What next?"

Listening to the sound of little Dengzi driving the carriage, Li Guo squinted his eyes and stretched lazily:

"After we finish eating, let's go find Lin'an. Zhong Huai's memorial says he's been in Lin'an recently, inspecting the riverbanks and seawalls. If we run quickly, we'll be able to see the legendary wonder of the waves."

"Alright! Mr. Seven, please take a seat."

Xiao Dengzi shouted, and the carriage drove towards the South Gate Wonton Shop.

The highest point of the palace.

The first rays of morning sun shone on the Queen Mother's face.

She looked out at the palace walls and saw the people bustling about, getting up early and busying about for their lives. The prosperity had already overshadowed the emperor's carriage.

"He finally got what he wanted."

The Queen Mother sighed softly.

Mammy held the almond cake in her hand and said with some regret:

"It's a pity that I didn't have time to let the emperor take it with him."

The Queen Mother took a look at the cakes she had made overnight, which were still steaming from the pan.

"Forget it. Let's wait for the day."

Not far away, Li Ji was also standing on a tall building, watching Li Guo go away.

As the crisp cracks of whips came from the Golden Throne Hall, the elderly Shun Dajian smiled and reminded:

"Your Highness, it's time to go to the morning court."

"it is good!"

The young crown prince turned around in the early morning sun.

The sunlight shone on his young and handsome face, and Shun Dajian admired him from the bottom of his heart.

The kings of Daqi are better than the previous generation!

Shitou is dressed in golden armor and has a sword on his waist, looking very majestic.

Now he is the first guard beside the prince.

Looking at the prince, he couldn't help but think of how he was chained up by a pawnbroker and sent to Qingshan Garden many years ago. The young master had taken a liking to him at first sight, and from then on he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

Shitou and Heshun, the eunuch, protected the prince on his left and right as they walked into the Jinluan Palace.

A brand new day has begun.

……

"Dad! I want to ride a horse."

In the carriage, Pei Xi pulled Pei Heng and acted coquettishly.

Pei Heng secretly glanced outside.

"Be good, we just left the city, and there are still a lot of people outside! After we walk another ten miles, Dad will take you on horseback!"

Everyone in Shengjing knew that Duke Dingguo Pei Heng had been ill for many years and had to be pushed in a wheelchair whenever he traveled.

How could he possibly appear in public on horseback?

To be honest, he has been holding it in for a long time.

Now it’s good, we are about to leave Shengjing.

From now on, the sky will be high for birds to fly and the sea will be wide for fish to jump.

My daughter doesn't like makeup, but she likes weapons. That's a good thing. At least she won't be bullied in the future.

However, no one dared to bully Pei Heng's daughter.

"Later, Lele will ride along too. Let your uncle Liancheng take you."

Pei Heng grabbed Pei Le from Su Li's arms.

Pei Le has been unhappy since yesterday, and now she is pouting with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"No, I won't ride! Mom, I don't want to leave Shengjing, I don't want to leave Niannian! I want to stay in Shengjing to be with Niannian."

Niannian is the eldest princess's daughter and the little princess's nickname.

"Father, mother, and your elder sister are gone. Are you staying in Beijing alone?"

Su Li hugged her son and coaxed him.

Pei Le's eyes were blurred with tears, and his nose was full of tears.

"I can live in the palace and let the Queen Mother take care of me!"

"Hey! You're so shameless!"

Pei Heng is ashamed of his son.

"That won't work. I still have my elder brother. I will follow my brother the Crown Prince to court."

This time even Su Li burst out laughing.

"Realistic?"

"If that doesn't work, I can go live in the Princess's residence. That way I can see Zhe Nianni every day. Mother, please take me back."

Pei Heng was happy and pinched his son's chubby face.

"That's a good idea. The Prince Consort just told Dad a few days ago that he just bought a fine horse whip and is waiting to whip you!"

When Pei Le heard this, his small body couldn't help but tremble from head to toe. He wiped his tears and said:

"Dad, Mom, I've thought about it. Going to Lin'an is also a good idea. Lele misses Nanny Li. I heard that Aunt Pei Yao has two younger brothers and a younger sister, and Aunt Pei Xin just gave birth to a little cousin. I wonder if she's as cute as Nianni, hehe!"

Su Li was speechless.

My son has this habit of always thinking about the bigger picture while having the food in his bowl. I wonder who he inherited it from?

There was a lot of noise in the carriage, and then we heard the sound of hurried horse hooves coming from the direction of the city gate behind us.

Several horses passed through the city gate and galloped towards the convoy of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

The one leading the group was Xie An.

He was dressed in a neat and tidy military uniform. In the morning sunlight, his sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his tall figure, and his elegant and majestic posture as he rode his horse, looked like a young general full of vigor and vitality.

Today was finally his one day off a month, so he dressed up nicely and went to Duke Dingguo's mansion early in the morning. Unexpectedly, a circle of young men were already gathered at the gate, each one shamelessly saying they wanted to give the young lady something.

Xie An picked up the doorman's broom and chased them all away.

As a result, when he entered the house with great enthusiasm, he was told that Xi Jie'er had gone to Lin'an with the Duke and the Lady, and her return date was uncertain.

That’s okay!

Xijie'er was the wife he had chosen a long time ago!

He is so popular in Shengjing, and now when he goes to Lin'an, there are so many pretty boys there, Xijie'er must be dazzled!

No!

Xie An jumped on his horse and chased after them.

"Brother Xie, why are you here?" Xi Jie'er stuck her head out of the carriage and asked in surprise.

"Xijie'er, how long will you be gone? When will you be back? Can you come back during the Chinese New Year?"

Xie An was so anxious that he wanted to rush into the carriage and pull Xi Jie'er down.

But he could feel the cold gaze of his master in the carriage and shuddered again.

"more or less."

Xijie'er leaned on the window and said with her head tilted.

"What do you mean by almost? You better give me a definite answer!"

Xie An scratched his head anxiously.

If it weren't for the military order, he would have wanted to follow his master's family right now.

I feel uneasy when my wife is not watching over me.

"Cough cough!"

Pei Heng coughed heavily several times in the carriage.

Xijieer blinked her eyes mischievously.

"What do you want to do?"

Xie An curled his lips and smiled what he thought was the most charming smile he had practiced countless times:

"I can rest for half a month during the New Year holiday. I'll take you boating and climbing Mount Mang to see the snowy scenery. Don't you want a fox tail? I'll hunt one for you and make it into a warm scarf."

"Okay!"

Xijie'er's eyebrows and eyes are curved.

"Really? That's a deal. Remember to write to me when you get to Lin'an. Also, when you come back, I'll ask General Song and General Lin for leave and pick you up at the city gate."

Xie An was so happy that he almost jumped up and reached out from his horse to shake Xi Jie'er's hand.

"Ahem, it's almost time, let's go."

Pei Heng's cold voice came.

The carriage moved away unexpectedly, and Xi Jie'er shrank back into the carriage with a smile.

In mid-air, Xie An's hands had nowhere to land.

"Why did you leave? Why didn't you stop him?!"

Li Shou rode his horse breathlessly to catch up. After several years of training in the army, his fat body had not shrunk at all, and from a distance he still looked like a ball.

Xie An rode his horse to block him and said unhappily:

"What are you doing here? General Lin has important matters for us to attend to. Let's go! If you delay military intelligence, I, the Master, will not forgive you!"

Love affairs between young people are so simple and innocent.

……

Su Li looked at her son who was smiling with anticipation, her daughter who was peeking over from behind after lifting the curtain, and her husband who was riding a horse at full speed in front of her.

A new life has begun.

No matter what difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, their family will face them together.

future,

It will definitely be better.

—————The end of the book.