Chapter 147 The Years Are Not Peaceful

Wei Qingye stroked her little face, kissed the remaining tears in the corners of her eyes, and explained softly, "My dear, I have absolutely no intention of belittling you. I didn't want others to see your underwear falling in front of the dressing table this morning, so I secretly hid it."

Nan Zhiyu was so angry that she puffed up her cheeks and refused to talk to him.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince carried her into the Chongming Hall, and sat in front of the imperial desk, reviewing a mountain of memorials.

Nan Zhiyu was sitting not far away flipping through a book. She could sense the prince's gaze turning over here from time to time.

The warm sunlight shines through the window onto the ground. The auspicious beast incense burner in the corner spews out wisps of white mist, and the peaceful days are evident everywhere.

The other concubines in the Eastern Palace were getting restless because His Highness had not been in the harem for a long time.

Hua Liangyuan studied poetry, books, etiquette and the Book of Changes and knew the principles of the world, but all she wanted from beginning to end was the favor of His Highness.

During this period of time, the Prime Minister's Mansion has been defeated, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet taken action. It is just like cutting meat with a blunt knife, trying to torture the prey.

Prime Minister Nan is still stubborn and refuses to give up, trying to make a last-ditch effort.

The sharp sword of the Ming family against the aristocratic families will soon be sealed in the scabbard and lose its original sharpness.

The Hua family was not affected at all in this bloody storm, so she was of course very happy.

She ordered someone to take her treasured set of warm jade chess and go to Chongming Hall.

Even her grandfather praised her natural talent in chess. It would be great if she could play a game of chess with His Highness, and then naturally invite His Highness to Yi Qiu Palace.

Hua Liangyuan asked Chai Hui to pass a message to His Highness, but unexpectedly, Chai Hui came out to reply within half a cup of tea.

"Hua Liangyuan, His Highness is busy reviewing memorials inside and has no time to play chess with you. Why don't you go back first?"

Hua Liangyuan's eyes were filled with disappointment. "In that case, I won't bother you any more."

Chai Hui smiled wryly and said, "It would be great if all the concubines in the harem could be as considerate of Your Highness as Hua Liangyuan!"

Hua Liangyuan was amused by his words, "Eunuch Xiao Chai, if His Highness is free, remember to ask him to come to Yi Qiu Palace and tell him that I have prepared the chessboard and am waiting for you."

"I will definitely pass it on."

After Chai Hui dealt with the people outside, he just entered the hall and found Yue Liangyuan staring at him with a smile.

"Master Yue, what do you want me to do for you?" Chai Hui smiled flatteringly and moved forward.

Nan Zhiyu shook her head and said, "I can't bear the title of master of Eunuch Xiao Chai. Your master is busy reviewing memorials over there!
Unlike me, I don’t know the art of chess and the art of strategy, nor do I know how to be considerate of others…”

Chai Hui's head was almost dripping with cold sweat. He quickly bowed his hands and begged for mercy, "Yue Liangyuan, spare my life. I was just talking nonsense outside just now. You are the apple of His Highness's eye. Why do you need to condescend to learn from them~"

Chai Hui said as he slapped himself twice on the face, "It's all my fault that I'm dumb and can't speak. I'll do it myself."

Nan Zhiyu quickly reached out to stop him and said, "Okay, okay, I was just teasing you, there's no need to be like this~"

When the Crown Prince had finished dealing with most of the memorials, he heard Nan Zhiyu teasing Chai Hui and said to him, "That's enough, get out of here and wait. You are so dumb and you can't even tease anyone."

Chai Hui received the order and quickly went outside the hall to wait.

"Zhizhi..." Wei Qingye called her softly.

Nan Zhiyu put down the book in her hand and looked up at him, with a hint of innocence in her glazed eyes, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Wei Qingye hooked his finger at her and said, "There's something on your face. Come over here and I'll wipe it off for you."

Nan Zhiyu raised her hand and wiped it twice, but Wei Qingye shook his head to indicate that she had not wiped it clean.

Nan Zhiyu reluctantly stood up and walked in front of him, "Then I'll have to trouble your highness to help me!"

Wei Qingye said nothing but curled his thin lips, bent his fingers and rubbed her face lightly twice, nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's great." His clear voice carried a subtle hint of teasing.

Nan Zhiyu looked at him blankly, "Is it gone?"

Wei Qingye nodded, and hooked his index finger at the tip of her nose, "Go ahead."

Nan Zhiyu did not suspect anything and sat back in her seat, flipping through the book obediently.

Chai Hui came in personally to serve tea and snacks. When he saw Yue Liangyuan's painted face, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

He quickly placed the snacks on the table, knelt down and apologized, "I have been disrespectful, Your Highness, please punish me."

Wei Qingye rolled his eyes at him and said, "You can't even serve tea and snacks properly. I might as well send you back to your hometown to farm."

Nan Zhiyu had seen her own ridiculous appearance through the reflection of the water in the teacup, and said angrily: "Your Highness is only seven years old, no, three years old. Why don't you go to the academy and study for a few years first?!"

Chai Hui always remembers: when gods fight, the ghosts suffer.

"I remember that the water in the small clay stove in the tea room is boiled. I will take my leave first." Chai Hui greased his feet and slipped away faster than a mouse.

When Nan Zhiyu saw that everyone had left, she ran to the prince's desk unscrupulously, dipped her hand in ink, and wanted to smear it on the prince a few times.

How could Wei Qingye let her succeed? The two of them quarreled so much that they knocked over the inkstone and spilled it all over her.

Nan Zhiyu looked at her new dress distressedly and complained quietly, "I only wore it for one day and it was ruined by Your Highness."

Wei Qingye raised his hand and rubbed her head. "I'll order someone to prepare some water. Go take a shower and change your clothes first."

Nan Zhiyu raised her hand to lift his chin, leaned closer and said, "I am beginning to doubt whether Your Highness did this on purpose."

Wei Qingye coughed lightly, "I didn't, Zhizhi, please don't wrongly accuse me~"

Three quarters of an hour later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came out after bathing and changing his clothes, only to find no one in the inner room.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and Nan Zhiyu was soaking in the bathtub with her eyes squinted comfortably.

Three thousand strands of black hair were tied up with a golden hairpin, revealing a white and slender neck with water droplets on it, which rolled down silently with the movement.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood at the door and took in this vivid scene.

Nan Zhiyu heard footsteps outside and before she could turn around, she was blindfolded.

Wei Qingye carefully wrapped the black and gold hairband twice before gently tying it behind her head.

"Who dares to trespass into Chongming Palace?"

As the plump and moist red lips open and close, you can vaguely see the pink tongue hidden behind the pearly teeth.

Nan Zhiyu couldn't hear the other person's voice and became a little angry. She raised her hand and wanted to tear off the cloth strip.

The slender wrist was grasped easily, and the slightly calloused fingertips caressed the purple veins.

Nan Zhiyu couldn't stand the itch anymore and begged for mercy, "Your Highness, I am itchy. I won't make trouble anymore."

"I am not a prince, but a small guard guarding Chongming Palace. I got the chance to sneak into the palace and see the beauty bathing. I will die without regrets!"

Before Nan Zhiyu could react to what the Crown Prince was talking about, she was pulled out of the water.

The prince quickly grabbed the satin scarf draped over the screen and wrapped the person in it, then walked towards the bed step by step.

 The list will be compiled tomorrow, please forgive me, my dears.

  (End of this chapter)

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