Marrying the Crown Prince

"These are for repelling mosquitoes."

Of course, I also prepared ointment to apply after being bitten by mosquitoes.

Zhou Zhou had prepared more than a dozen kinds of medicine bottles of various sizes, all of which were packed in a wooden box.

Besides these, Zhou Zhou took out two more letters, "This one is for Princess Shun'an, and the other one I would like Your Highness to give to my younger sister."

Li Ziyan took it, "Don't worry."

After explaining the situation, neither of them knew what to say for a moment.

Then, the bedroom fell silent, so quiet that it seemed as if the frogs outside were croaking even louder—croak, croak!

"you……"

Both men spoke at the same time.

Their eyes met, and they both smiled.

"Speak," Li Ziyan said.

"We'll be traveling tomorrow, so we'll probably have to get up early. Would Your Highness like to retire for the night?"

“No need,” Li Ziyan shook his head. “It’s too early now. I’m afraid I won’t be able to fall asleep.”

After saying that, Li Ziyan also said what he had just wanted to say, "The return date of this trip is uncertain. Although no one in the palace dares to cause any more trouble, I still feel uneasy."

Zhou Zhou frowned, about to retort, when Li Ziyan continued—

"It just so happens that it is not advisable to bring palace servants when traveling, so I might as well leave Changyi behind."

"This way, you'll have one more servant by your side, and one more person to command."

"No, Your Highness." Zhou Zhou shook his head. "You only had one palace servant, Changyi, who you could take with you. If you leave him with me, what will Your Highness do then?"

It wasn't that Zhou Zhou loved him too much, but rather that Li Ziyan was someone who had grown up with a silver spoon in his mouth—when he woke up and reached out, palace servants would help him get dressed; before going to sleep, palace servants would help him make the bed.

It's hard to say whether Li Ziyan, who has deviated from conventional thinking, can live independently.

Zhou Zhou spoke cryptically, but Li Ziyan still understood.

He remained silent for a while, then finally spoke up, somewhat annoyed: "I'm not an idiot, how could I not even know these things?"

This……

That's hard to say, because I've never seen you do it yourself.

Seeing Zhou Zhou's doubtful look, Li Ziyan reached out and gently tapped her head. "I may not have done it before, but that doesn't mean I can't."

“How about…,” Zhou Zhou suggested, “Your Highness, you make the bed today?”

"Why not!" Li Ziyan snorted arrogantly and walked to the bedside.

As it turns out, this prince, who never lifts a finger and is used to being waited on hand and foot, is actually quite capable of doing chores.

Although the sheets weren't laid out quickly enough, the wrinkles weren't smoothed out.

"So Your Highness is so capable!" Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up as she looked at Li Ziyan with admiration.

Li Ziyan: "..."

Could you have made it any more fake?

Seeing that his Crown Prince looked somewhat speechless, Zhou Zhou immediately reverted to his previous demeanor.

"This trip is not just for me, a person of wealth and status; it is mostly for powerful and influential people in Kyoto."

"They didn't bring a single servant with them."

"In that case, it would be too conspicuous for me to bring my usual intentions."

"So, this time, Changyi will stay by your side, how about that?"

Li Ziyan's words made a lot of sense, and Zhou Zhou didn't know where to refute them, so he could only say, "Okay."

He looked reluctant.

Upon seeing this, Li Ziyan immediately broke into a smile, "Looking at you like this, anyone who didn't know better would think we were sending you through hell and high water!"

Zhou Zhou touched her nose and nudged him, "Alright, it's almost time, Your Highness, you should go wash up."

Li Ziyan was pushed by her and forced to walk towards the bathroom.

Soon, both of them had finished washing up.

They let their hair down, lay on the bed, and chatted idly.

As they talked, for who knows how long, Li Ziyan was the first to give in, closing her eyes and tightly shut her mouth, only able to respond to Zhou Zhou's words with "uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh".

Seeing this, Zhou Zhou also shut his mouth.

The moonlight, like water, shone through the window into the bedroom, sprinkling the floor like pure white frost and snow.

The moonlight was soft and beautiful. Zhou Zhou also sat up and saw the pure white moonlight.

Such scenery is rare in this world.

"It's a pity, Your Highness, you missed it."

As she spoke, Zhou Zhou reached out and pinched his earlobe. Seeing that he didn't move and was still sleeping soundly, she closed her eyes contentedly.

The next morning, Li Ziyan was the first to wake up.

He opened his sleepy eyes, stood up groggily, and then pulled, the pain making his heart skip a beat.

Zhou Zhou, after being pulled, also regained her senses.

"What's going on?" Zhou Zhou asked, yawning as he sat up.

Li Ziyan followed the direction of her hair and found the reason—the two people's hair had gotten tangled together.

Zhou Zhou reached out and squeezed it, then tried to untie it.

Unfortunately, sometimes, the more you try to unravel something, the less you can unravel it.

Therefore, the more this knot is untied, the tighter it becomes, and the more intractable it becomes.

Zhou Zhou fell silent, her tone unfriendly, filled with the resentment and frustration of waking up early, "What are we going to do? We can't just cut it off, can we?"

“That’s certainly a good idea.” Li Ziyan’s eyes lit up; he thought Zhou Zhou’s suggestion was brilliant.

He took some scissors, cut off the stuck hair, and then excitedly showed it to Zhou Zhou.

"look."

The knot is a husband and wife, and there is no doubt about love.

Zhou Zhou asked, "How about we put it in a purse?"

"good idea."

In the end, Li Ziyan and Zhou Zhou's bundle of hair was not only placed in an exquisite purse, but Li Ziyan also hung it on his waist and took it to the frontier.

At this moment, Chang Yi pushed open the door and saw his two masters washing up.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking up to remind her, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, it's almost time."

Hearing this, Li Ziyan picked up a handkerchief and wiped the moisture off his face. "Well, then tell them to prepare the meal."

"Yes." Chang Yi bowed and withdrew.

Outside the door, Donghe was waiting.

Chang Yi hurried over and said, "Miss Donghe, His Highness and Her Majesty have already woken up and are washing up. They will probably have their meal after they finish washing up."

After finishing our meal, it was almost time.

Zhou Zhou and Li Ziyan accompanied her to Fengyi Palace, where they paid their respects to Empress Chu and Emperor Chenze.

Emperor Chenze looked at his son with a smile, asked a couple more questions, and then let him leave.

Zhou Zhou escorted him to the palace gate. He mounted his horse, took the reins, looked at her with her head tilted back, and said, "Alright, hurry back."

"it is good."