Becoming a widow for the sake of good fortune? The short-lived prince lived a hundred years

Seeing several pairs of eyes looking at her, Yan Xueqi felt embarrassed and angry, and was so angry that she didn't want to speak.

But that expression said it all.

Zou Zhifei immediately smiled and said, "Since the princess says it's good, it must be great. I'll go take a look tomorrow!"

Qi Mingyu also smiled and said, "Fei Fei, let's go together."

Xue Rongrong gritted her teeth.

She really didn't understand why Mingyu was still so polite to that country bumpkin.

It's hilarious! Aren't those country bumpkins' friends country bumpkins too? They don't really believe that a country bumpkin can make a better facial cream than those rouge masters in the capital?

Humph, Huarongju, since it belongs to a country bumpkin, don’t even think about her patronizing it in the future!

Zou Zhifei praised her several more times, saying that she was very well-versed in human relations and had no lack of courtesy.

After chatting for a while, she said, "The flowers in the garden behind are in full bloom. If you're feeling up to it, why don't I accompany you there? Yu Cui Tang has tea and snacks ready. If you'd like to rest there, you can."

Yan Xining smiled and shook his head, then turned to face the carriage: "Your Highness!"

Hearing these two words, Zou Zhifei was startled, immediately stepped back, and saluted again: "I didn't know Your Highness was here too, I'm sorry for being so rude!"

A white and slender hand lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing Chu Jinxun's face, which was sickly but as handsome as a banished immortal.

He covered his lips and coughed twice, without looking at the others, only looking at Yan Xining: "Why didn't you wake me up? You didn't forget me, did you?"

His voice was clean, his expression was simple, his eyes were clear, and there was a hint of grievance in his tone.

Several people were stunned.

No one knows who the fifth prince is.

Although he was crowned king early, it was because he almost died from an illness. The emperor loved his son so much that he had tormented him with illness since birth and had never had a good day. Therefore, the character he was crowned with was "An"!

But few people know what kind of personality, temper, or even what he looks like.

How can someone with such a fairy-like appearance speak and act like a child, so childish and naive?

But soon they thought it was normal.

If someone rarely goes out and doesn't have much contact with people outside, wouldn't he be simply naive about the world, right?

People looked at Yan Xining with strange eyes. This girl from the country was lucky. Although Prince An would not live long, at least he would not look down on her.

Yan Xining reached out to help calmly, "We just arrived, Your Majesty, please be careful when you get off the car!"

Chu Jinxun let her help him get off the carriage and coughed a few times. He looked so weak and sickly.

But when he turned around and saw Yan Xueqi, he was extremely surprised: "Second Miss Yan, why are you dressed like a blue peacock today? Does this dress look so ugly on you?"

Yan Xueqi's face changed, but she couldn't get angry. She was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes.

These words also shocked Zou Zhifei and the other two. This is not just naive, right?

Xue Rongrong had her carriage smashed before, and seeing Yan Xining being so dependent on Chu Jinxun, and not knowing what happened at Yunshangju that day, she immediately said, "Prince An, this was made by Madam Feng from Yunshangju herself. It's very beautiful!"

"You are blind!" Chu Jinxun uttered two words lightly.

Xue Rongrong was furious. He abandoned his childhood sweetheart and married someone else, and then he said he was blind?

"Prince An, you can't just take advantage of your status as a prince and do whatever you want, right? You've already wronged Mingyu, and now you're hurting Xueqi with your words and scolding me. What's your intention?"

Zou Zhifei opened her eyes wide again. There is a kind of stupidity, which is being stupid without knowing it, like a fighting maniac rushing forward with his head down!

She admires it!

Chu Jinxun narrowed his eyes, coughed several times, and after catching his breath, he took a step towards the other side: "You mean, Miss Qi is my childhood sweetheart?"

"Isn't it? Didn't you grow up together as children?"

Chu Jinxun smiled: "That's fine. I will inform my father tomorrow and have Miss Qi marry into the Prince An's mansion as a concubine!" He turned around and said, "Princess, do you have any objections?"

Qi Mingyu's face changed drastically.

Zou Zhifei was stunned.

Xue Rongrong was speechless.

Yan Xueqi was completely frightened.

Compared to the lethality of this sentence, saying she is ugly can be ignored.

Qi Mingyu raised her eyes and looked at Xue Rongrong, anger stained her eyes, and her bright face was covered with a layer of frost: "Rongrong, I treat you as a sister, why do you want to ruin my reputation?"

Xue Rongrong was also stunned. How could she have ruined Ming Yu's reputation? She was seeking justice for her!

Yan Xining smiled and said, "We're childhood sweethearts. If you want to bring me into the mansion as a concubine, how can I not agree? My reputation is bad enough, and I don't want to add another jealous person!"

She turned to Yan Xueqi and smiled gently, "Sister, you've been telling me that Miss Qi has been secretly following the Fifth Prince and is deeply in love with him. I didn't believe it, but since there's talk of childhood sweethearts, it must be true! Alas, the Fifth Prince is so beautiful, it's normal for him to be coveted!"

Qi Mingyu turned to look at Yan Xueqi in disbelief: "You told her that I pay attention to him? I admire him?"

Yan Xueqi was anxious and said hurriedly: "I, when did I say that? Mingyu, believe me, she's talking nonsense! She's deliberately trying to instigate!"

"Oh, yes, yes," Yan Xining said to Qi Mingyu with a smile, "Miss Qi, I was just joking! My sister didn't say that!"

The more she said this, the more Qi Mingyu believed it was true, and his eyes turned cold when he looked at Yan Xueqi.

Yan Xining added fuel to the fire: "Sister, you and Miss Qi are friends. You must tell me what Miss Qi likes so that I can have someone arrange the courtyard! Let the prince take the beauty in as soon as possible!"

Xue Rongrong felt aggrieved. She didn't dare yell at Chu Jinxun, so she raged at Yan Xining: "Country bumpkin, you're dreaming. What is Mingyu's status? How can she be a concubine? If she has to be, she should be the principal wife!"

"Shut up!" Qi Mingyu knew that if Xue Rongrong continued talking, her reputation would be ruined. Who knows, she might end up being carried into Prince An's mansion in a sedan chair.

She worked so hard to become one of the three most talented women in the capital, and to have a reputation for being gentle and virtuous, all for the sake of marrying into a better family, bringing the Qi family to a higher level, and also for herself to enjoy wealth and honor in the future!

She wanted to get closer to Prince An and even become a special person in his heart, but that didn't mean she had to sacrifice herself.

If she was forced to marry a sick man as a concubine, her life would be ruined!

She stared coldly at Xue Rongrong, "Prince An and I only met a few times when we were kids at Zhaoyue Mansion. I told you it was just a conversation between friends, but you're saying we're childhood sweethearts and that Prince An has wronged me. What's your intention? We don't even need to be friends anymore!"

After saying that, she turned around and walked away angrily.

Xue Rongrong didn't understand at this time, and felt even more aggrieved.

Zou Zhifei hurriedly said with a smile, "Rongrong, some jokes shouldn't be made carelessly. Look, Mingyu is already angry. Don't say such things again. Your Highness, please be magnanimous and apologize!"

Xue Rongrong didn't move. "I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize? I did it all for Mingyu, but she scolded me and said such harsh words. Woohoo, what does she mean?"

Zou Zhifei sighed in her heart. She really couldn't lead this person.

She called the maid beside her and asked her to invite the young master over.

He glanced at Yan Xueqi again, and Yan Xueqi understood: "Rongrong, don't be angry. Let's go over there!"

Zou Zhifei turned to Chu Jinxun again, apologetically saying, "Your Highness, you and the Princess must not let these trivial matters affect your mood. Today's banquet is still very lively. Why don't you and the Princess take a walk?"

"Hmm!" Chu Jinxun coughed lightly and returned to his simple, innocent and harmless appearance.

After a while, Zou Yuhao, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, came quickly.

Chu Jinxun spoke to him for a few words. When Zou Yuhao wanted to take him to the East Garden where the nobles were, Chu Jinxun tightened his hand on Yan Xining's sleeve and said, "No need. The prince and the princess will go together!"

Zou Yuhao naturally would not refuse and personally sent them to Xiyuan.

Just watching Chu Jinxun and Yan Xining enter the West Garden, he immediately waved and called people, asking them to quickly invite the court doctor over and be on standby at any time!

Zou Zhifei also breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to her brother what had happened before.

The brother and sister looked at each other. It seemed that His Royal Highness Prince An was not someone to be provoked easily. His mouth was a bit harsh!

Langqing Garden is truly one of the finest gardens in Jincheng, with its pavilions, terraces, verandas, and waterside terraces, each with its own unique character. The flowers in each garden are in full bloom, yet arranged in an orderly fashion.

Chu Jinxun's few words just now affected the group of four over there, but he was unaware of it and walked inside with Yan Xining.

The two entered the stone warm room in the West Garden.

The Stone Warm Pavilion is the guest hall for distinguished guests, and at this time there are only a few well-trained servants and maids serving here.

When Chu Jinxun sat down, he covered his lips, his face flushed slightly, as if he was trying to hold back a cough.

Yan Xining stroked his back: "If your Highness feels uncomfortable, just cough it out or drink some hot tea to moisten your stomach!"

Chu Jinxun coughed several times before saying, "You don't have to stay by my side. I heard this garden is so beautiful, don't you want to go and see it?"

"Fifth brother! Sister-in-law!"

A gentle voice sounded.

Chu Jinxun raised his eyes and saw a man walking in from the door. He was about twenty-one or twenty-two years old. He was wearing a crimson brocade robe, had a handsome face, slightly raised sword-like eyebrows, eyes like ink, a high nose bridge, and his hair was neatly tied on top of his head and fixed with a jade hairpin. He was calm and dignified, with an extraordinary demeanor.

"Second brother!" Chu Jinxun called out.

Yan Xining bowed and saluted: "Second brother!"

Chu Qianan smiled and said, "From a distance, I thought it looked like you. Now that I've come closer, it really is you. You guys really know how to find a place. Here, you can have tea and enjoy the scenery while also getting some peace and quiet!"

Chu Jinxun coughed weakly, "I'm almost dead, I don't dare to get close to the crowd."

"Fifth brother, what are you talking about? You just got married not long ago. How uncomfortable would it be for your wife to hear these words?" Chu Qian'an walked over naturally and sat down not far away. A maid came over to serve him tea.

He sat with a steady and composed posture, exuding a powerful aura, and the smile on his lips was just right: "I found a top-grade Ganoderma lucidum the day before yesterday, and I'll have it delivered to your house later. Take good care of yourself, your illness will heal sooner or later!"

"Thank you, Second Royal Brother. Over the years, you have always found good nourishing foods and sent them to my house. However, my health is so poor that I really cannot bear your concern!"

Chu Jinxun was coughing so hard that he was breathless. His speech was intermittent and his voice was very soft, as if he was afraid that if he spoke any harder, it would trigger another round of coughing.

"You and I are brothers, there's no need to be so formal. If I can cure your illness, I'll be happy to spend all my wealth!"

Chu Jinxun was filled with gratitude: "Second brother has always been the best to me. Even if I die, I will remember you!"

Chu Qianan was stunned and laughed out loud: "Fifth brother's gratitude is really special!"

Chu Jinxun was very serious: "Second brother, if I died, would you be happy?"

"Fifth brother, what kind of joke are you making?" Chu Lin'an smiled warmly. He even joked, "Fifth brother has his sister-in-law by his side. He's no longer alone. You shouldn't act arbitrarily and you should take care of your body!"

His doting tone and gentle eyes showed his love as an older brother.

Chu Jinxun said to Yan Xining, "I have my second brother to accompany me, so you don't have to waste time here. Let's go out for a walk!"

Yan Xining said readily: "Okay!"

Having said that, she actually left without looking back.

Chu Qianan looked at her back, seeming a little surprised: "Fifth brother, my sister-in-law is so honest!"

Chu Jinxun turned around and looked at Chu Linan again, his eyes suddenly watery, as if he had two bags of tears: "Second brother, you don't know that the current situation of Prince An's Mansion has wronged her, so let her do whatever she wants, as long as she is happy!"

Chu Qinan frowned immediately: "You are a prince, a prince. From what you said, it seems that she still has resentment in her heart for marrying you?"

"No, it's not resentment. She's also thinking about me." Chu Jinxun showed a sad smile. "Almost all the income of the palace went into my medicine jar. She sent away all the servants with high monthly salaries and hired a batch of new ones to fill the gap. This saved a lot of money every month just on monthly salaries. I was happy to see it!"

Chu Qi'an took a while to find his voice again: "Is the Anwang Mansion... so poor? Didn't the emperor...award you a thousand gold coins a while ago? I heard that your princess's dowry, the dowry left by your late mother, was also very generous, and now it's all given to her!"

"The palace only has salaries and rewards from my father, and we're in debt!" Chu Jinxun coughed several times before continuing, "As for the princess's dowry, can I use it? Won't others laugh at my father, who has the whole world, and his son has to be a gigolo and live off his wife?"

Chu Qianan: “…”

Chu Jinxun looked very secretive and sighed, "Second brother, let's go out for a walk! I'm dying soon, you won't refuse, right?"

"of course not!"

The gardens of Langqing Villa were grand and magnificent. Yan Xining took a walk through the garden. The winding cobblestone paths shimmered warmly in the sunlight, and on both sides of the paths were neatly trimmed low shrubs.

Of course, flower viewing is a must at a spring banquet. Every pot of flowers here is carefully maintained and is in full bloom.

There are some exquisite stone benches and stone tables scattered in the quiet area inside, and there is a pavilion in the distance for people to rest and enjoy the view.

Yan Xining saw that there was no one in the pavilion, so he walked over.

Climbing up the stairs, the pavilion is located slightly higher, and you can have a panoramic view of most of the flowers in the garden.

Sitting on the stone bench, feeling the breeze that carried the fragrance of flowers, Yan Xining smiled contentedly.

I'll build a pavilion like this in the garden to the right of Qingwuyuan tomorrow, and add a swing so that I can cool off under the flowers during the hot summer.

Yes, do it when you get home!

Suddenly, light footsteps were heard.

Yan Xining narrowed her eyes slightly and did not look back.

Probably no one in this place would be brave enough to hurt others. Of course, if that person dared to do so, she would not be polite!