After rebirth, the abstinent prince wants to marry me every day
Chapter 146 Gifts
"Oh my goodness, the gifts we received for this full moon party are piling up like a mountain!"
Two days have passed since the full moon celebration of little Princess Yi Yi. Although the celebration was not a grand one, Yi Yi is the only heir in the royal family after all. Even if she is a little princess, she will be the eldest princess in the future, and also a legitimate daughter. Naturally, her status is extremely noble.
All the civil and military officials in the court presented their best gifts, not to mention Zhu Qing'an's family and friends, who wanted to empty their house.
Zhong Yi and the Fifth Princess entered the palace today to help Zhu Qing'an prepare these gifts.
When Zhong Yi saw the gifts that filled the room, he couldn't help but express the same emotion as before.
"You are of noble status, so these are nothing! I'm afraid the next anniversary celebration will be even more luxurious!" The fifth princess said, and began to count the gifts.
Zhong Yi curled her lips, then looked at Zhu Qing'an, who was sitting beside her, holding her daughter and checking the accounts, and sighed, "Now it seems that my gift is too shabby! When Yi Yi grows up, I wonder if she will scold me for being stingy!"
As Zhong Yi spoke, he carefully sorted the gifts into categories, checking which family they came from so that the Fifth Princess could keep track.
"The set of hidden weapons you gave Yi Yi is priceless. Your kindness is truly precious!" Zhu Qing'an looked at her daughter in her arms. At this moment, her daughter was trying hard to take the account in her hand, but unfortunately she was too small to lift it or hold it tightly.
But Yi Yi didn't make a fuss. Even if he didn't succeed, he still continued to work hard like a little adult. The way he grunted and struggled was so adorable.
"Yes, compared to your gift, mine seems ordinary!" The fifth princess comforted with a smile.
The fifth princess racked her brains for a gift for the little princess's full moon banquet, and later she personally had a set of very elaborate safety locks made.
"I didn't know what to give her at first. It was Song Nian who suggested it. He said that the little princess could use this hidden weapon when she grows up, and it can also be used for self-defense!" Zhong Yi said, putting aside a heavy box filled with colorful gems.
"Prime Minister Song is indeed thoughtful. But you, I was planning to ask Chaoyan to come over to help today. You are getting married too, so how come you still have time to enter the palace?" Zhu Qing'an saw that Yi Yi was getting anxious, so he stood up and walked around with Yi Yi in his arms.
Zhu Qing'an is in charge of the affairs of the harem. It seems that she is the only one in the harem, but there are so many palace servants under her and the affairs are very busy. Now it happens that her daughter's full moon banquet has just passed, and many things have not been put into the warehouse. She wants the Fifth Princess and Yang Chaoyan to come into the palace to help her.
It was just that I heard that there was a female patient with a serious condition in the clinic today and Yang Chaoyan was really unable to get away. Zhong Yi happened to be visiting Yang Chaoyan at that time, so he went straight into the palace to help.
Now it is not long before Zhong Yi and Song Nian get married. Generally, women have a lot of things to do before getting married, such as embroidering wedding dresses and preparing wedding items, although Zhu Qing'an did not do these at the time.
When Zhong Yi heard this, she quickly waved her hands. She stood up with a smile and opened her arms towards Yi Yi. She had been staring at him for a long time and wanted to hug him.
Zhu Qing'an directly handed the daughter in his arms to Zhong Yi, and the two were already very familiar with the friends around their mother and were not shy at all.
Zhong Yi walked around with Yi Yi in her arms, making Yi Yi giggle with joy, while Zhu Qing'an sat next to the fifth princess and continued to pack the gifts.
"You know, I'm a rough person. I spent a whole day embroidering the wedding dress and my hands had dozens of holes in them! Song Nian asked me not to embroider the wedding dress anymore, because he found the best embroiderer anyway!" Zhong Yi said with happiness in her tone.
Although Song Nian seems a little distant and cold on weekdays, he is kind to Zhong Yi from the bottom of his heart. Zhong Yi is not particular about details, but Song Nian is very considerate. The two have complementary personalities.
"That's right. If we wait for you to embroider the wedding dress, who knows when the wedding will be! But since you don't have to embroider the wedding dress, aren't you busy with other things? I heard that Prime Minister Song is busy all day long because of his marriage!" The fifth princess teased. After all, she saw that Zhong Yi was very leisurely. Apart from official business, she seemed to have nothing to do. She didn't look like a woman who was about to get married at all.
"That's true! I heard from Jingsheng that Prime Minister Song leaves faster than anyone else after court every day!" Zhu Qing'an also teased.
In the past, Song Nian was most obsessed with official duties. After court every day, he would stay in the imperial study with Bian Jingsheng for a long time. He came from an ordinary family and knew the plight of the people best. It was also because of this that Bian Jingsheng was more confident in handing over many things to Song Nian.
But now, Song Nian specifically informed His Majesty that he would have to take time to prepare for the marriage in the near future. Bian Jingsheng also knew that Song Nian really loved Zhong Yi, so he handed over many tasks to others.
"Oh, stop teasing me! I really know nothing about those things, and I don't like etiquette, so those things are left to Song Nian to deal with, and Aunt Xu will help with the preparations for the wedding! Yi Yi, auntie will borrow your grandmother for a while!" Zhong Yi said with a smile as she looked at the little princess in her arms.
Zhu Qing'an naturally knew about this. In the past, her mother-in-law wished to stay in the palace every day, even though she didn't like the square high walls of the palace. But with her granddaughter here, these square high walls became less restrictive.
But after the full moon banquet, Old Lady Bian returned to Prince Zhongyi's mansion and did not enter the palace for several days.
Of course, Old Madam Bian had told Zhu Qing'an about this matter in advance. After all, Zhongyi had no father or mother, and Old Madam Bian had watched Zhongyi grow up. She regarded Zhongyi as her own daughter. Now that Zhongyi was going to get married, Old Madam Bian naturally had to do it herself and not let Zhongyi feel lonely and shabby.
Zhu Qing'an fully agreed with her mother-in-law's behavior. Not to mention that she and Zhong Yi were friends, Zhong Yi had been with Bian Jingsheng through thick and thin for many years, and was like Bian Jingsheng's biological sister. It was both emotional and rational for her to hope that Zhong Yi could marry off in a grand manner.
If she wasn't so overwhelmed, she would also like to help, but unfortunately her mind is now on her daughter.
"My mother-in-law treats you as her own daughter. She was reluctant to let you go a few days ago!" Zhu Qing'an suddenly saw a box in front of him, which turned out to be a gift from the Shen family, the Minister of Works.
Now Shen Shixin's father has resigned from his official position due to old age, and Shen Shixin has always supported Bian Jingsheng during the palace coup, so he took over the position of Minister of Works.
Although Shen Shixin seems a bit indecisive, he is very clear about his confirmation. He always has a heart for the people and acts very appropriately and strictly.
Therefore, Bian Jingsheng valued Shen Shixin very much, and Zhu Qingan rarely met Shen Shixin since she broke off the engagement with Shen Shixin, and they only met a few times from a distance.
Every time, Shen Shixin saluted very politely, as if the past had been blown away by the wind.
Zhu Qing'an hadn't thought of Shen Shixin for a long time, and when he suddenly saw the gift from the Shen family, he was a little stunned.
Shen Shixin was once Zhu Qing'an's true love, but after going through so much, she realized that some love would change due to the changes in things.
She had no doubt that Shen Shixin was sincere in her previous life, and they were just not destined to be together in this life. She had been in pain and had doubts, but fortunately she was relieved later.
Especially after she met Bian Jingsheng again, she thought less and less about Shen Shixin.
In love, some people come and some people leave. Fortunately, Zhu Qingan has always been sober and has not lost herself because of love.
"It turns out to be a gift from Lord Shen!" The Fifth Princess saw Zhu Qing'an in a daze, and couldn't help but think of the past between Zhu Qing'an and Shen Shixin.
In fact, everyone in the court knew about the past between the current empress and the Minister of Works.
Originally, the court officials thought that His Majesty would target Shen Shixin, but they did not expect that His Majesty would let bygones be bygones, distinguish between public and private matters, and value Shen Shixin very much.
But this is just official business. In private, His Majesty is not close to Shen Shixin, and Shen Shixin does not get close to His Majesty, but only focuses on his own affairs.
I heard that someone once mentioned his past with Zhu Qing'an in front of Shen Shixin after getting drunk. Shen Shixin, who was always good-tempered, beat the person up and warned everyone not to talk nonsense.
After that, everyone saw how much respect Shen Shixin had for the current queen and no longer dared to joke about it.
Zhu Qingan opened the box and saw that the gift inside was a pair of jade bracelets with extremely fine color. Just by looking at the color, one could tell that they must be of great value.
Zhu Qing'an calmly placed the box aside to record. To her, Shen Shixin was now just an old acquaintance, nothing more. Even when she saw the gift, her mood did not change at all.
Seeing Zhu Qing'an's calm expression, the Fifth Princess said calmly, "I heard that Lord Shen married the daughter of a local official. They are living in harmony and Lord Shen respects his wife very much!"
Zhu Qing'an also knew about Shen Shixin's marriage, but she and Shen Shixin had a past together, so she did not attend the wedding, but only sent a gift in the name of Wen'an Hou Mansion.
"Lord Shen is a good man!" Zhu Qing'an sighed. Even though she and Shen Shixin had no fate, she had to admit that Shen Shixin was an upright person.
A man like him should treat any girl well no matter which family he marries, because he has a sense of responsibility.
But as to whether that girl was the one Shen Shixin really loved, it was unknown. Zhu Qingan always felt that Shen Shixin still had Yang Chaoyan in his mind. If he hadn't really loved Yang Chaoyan, Shen Shixin wouldn't have wanted to cancel the engagement without caring about the consequences.
"I just heard that his newly married wife learned about the past of Lord Shen and Chao Yan, and even went to Chao Yan's clinic!" Zhong Yi said while teasing the little princess in his arms.
"There is such a thing? Why didn't any of you tell me?" Zhu Qing'an was a little surprised. In the past, everyone would share any gossip with him.
"Well, isn't this because of what happened between you and Lord Shen in the past? How could we tell anyone about it? We only started talking about it today because of what was mentioned!" Zhong Yi smiled helplessly. She also wanted to tell Zhu Qingan, but she was afraid that Zhu Qingan would feel uncomfortable.
"That day, the new lady was taken back by Lord Shen who came in a hurry before she even saw Chaoyan! I don't know what happened afterwards, but Mrs. Shen didn't cause any trouble for Chaoyan anyway!" The fifth princess continued.
After hearing this, Zhu Qing'an just smiled. As long as Mrs. Shen didn't make things difficult for Chao Yan, it would be fine.
"By the way, did you know that a helper came to Chaoyan's clinic these two days?" Zhong Yi said, and suddenly burst into laughter.
Even the fifth princess was so happy that she couldn't even hold the pen steadily, and she glanced at him with displeasure.
"What happened again?" Zhu Qing'an sighed. She was now in the palace and knew nothing about the trivial matters outside the palace, which made her lose a lot of fun.
"I thought you knew! It's your eldest cousin, Mr. Shui. For some reason, he suddenly went to help out at the clinic in Chaoyan. When I went to the clinic today, I saw Mr. Shui running around. He really looked like a real guy!"
"Why else? He must be attracted to Chao Yan!" The Fifth Princess understood clearly. "In the past, there were many young men who were attracted to Chao Yan, but that young man Shui was the only one who was willing to lower himself. Besides, I think I'm also a little moved by Chao Yan!"
"Is it true? But I saw that Chaoyan was not in a good mood towards that Mr. Shui, and I felt that she didn't like him!" Zhong Yi looked puzzled.
"Given Chaoyan's personality, if he really doesn't have any good feelings towards her, I'm afraid my cousin won't even be able to enter the clinic!" Zhu Qing'an breathed a sigh of relief, with joy in his eyes.
"No wonder, I always feel that Chaoyan is a little awkward with that Mr. Shui! But if Chaoyan really gets together with that Mr. Shui, this clinic...isn't Chaoyan's ambition to practice medicine for life?" Zhong Yi said, feeling a little regretful.
After all, it would be a real pity if Yang Chaoyan's medical skills were buried.
"Chao Yan is a clear-headed person. Even if she and her eldest cousin really love each other, she will not be content to stay in the backyard to take care of her husband and children. What's more, who says that she can't continue to practice medicine and save lives after getting married! Shui Fu is not a foolish person. Just like he likes you, even if you get married, does that mean I can't continue to be your female general?" Zhu Qing'an thought it through.
She thought that Yang Chaoyan was actually more insightful than her and would definitely be able to figure this out.
If the eldest cousin is also a vulgar person and thinks that women should stay in the backyard and does not want Chaoyan to show up in public, then even if Yang Chao is really moved, he will take his heart back.
"You see, I was confused!" Zhong Yi slapped his forehead.
"It's not that you are confused, it's that many of us are often imprisoned by worldly thoughts!" The fifth princess explained with a smile.
Although all the friends around her seemed to have their own marriages, the fifth princess was not in the least bit anxious. She had cut her hair many times and had thought things through clearly.
It would be great if she could find a true lover, but if not, she is a princess and will have no worries about food and clothing in her life, so it doesn't matter whether she can get married or not.
What's more, she has her own things to do now. Seeing those poor girls can now read and write, the Fifth Princess feels proud.
What she wants most now is not marriage, but to enable more women to study and have the ability to make a living on their own.
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