The Adventures of the Crying Princess

New Year's Eve

Prince Yi's Mansion

"Get out! All of you get out!" Yuwen Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed at a group of disheveled women with his eyes wide open, and cursed loudly.

He had long lost count of how many times his good brothers had stuffed women into his pillow. Most of these women were palace maids or prostitutes.

"Master, please forgive me. It's all my fault. I didn't stop King Qi yesterday. When he sent you back, the people he brought with him forced you to stay, saying they were taking care of you." Yi Tong knelt down as soon as he entered the bedroom.

"Get up and tell me what you did." After listening to Yi Tong's report, Yuwen Ji's expression relaxed a lot.

"Nothing can be hidden from Master. Master has ordered that any female who enters our house must..." Yi Tong's face turned slightly red unconsciously. He was also a little embarrassed and didn't dare to continue.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? I just asked you to treat them to some deaf-mute medicine. Look how proud you are. Why is your face blushing? Could it be that you have a crush on someone but are too embarrassed to say it?" Yuwen Ji really liked teasing this subordinate. Yi Tong was older than him, but he was as thin-skinned as a young girl.

The butler Fu Bo knocked on the door gently. Seeing that Yuwen Ji noticed him, he bowed and said, "This old servant greets the prince. What you arranged yesterday has been completed. Wang Wu and Zhao Liu are stationed on Dongsi Street to monitor it. Liulin on the outskirts of the city has also sent people to secretly monitor it as you ordered. Today is New Year's Eve. I have to go to the palace later to pay my respects to His Majesty..."

Fu Bo's words were so detailed and dense that Yuwen Ji had reason to suspect that he was a spy sent by the enemy, with only one purpose, which was to annoy him to death.

"Master, are you listening?" Uncle Fu's eyes were bright, as if he could see through everything.

Seeing that the prince was in a dilemma, Yi Tong stepped forward to help him, "Master, don't worry, I have prepared something for you. When you come out of the palace, we will go to Liulin together."

After the memorial ceremony a year ago, Yuwen Ji kept thinking about that young and rough face. He was not sure if that person was the one he thought she was. He could not even believe that she would stand in front of him. Whenever he thought of her, Yuwen Ji's mind was in a mess.

It was the same in her previous life. He poisoned her and made her blind. Fortunately, her master was a skilled doctor and saved her, but she lost all her martial arts skills and became a disabled person.

The young man Liu Lin saw was clearly an internal martial arts master, and his Qinggong was naturally better than his. From his aura, he didn't look like someone who had been injured or poisoned.

A few barking sounds outside the door brought Yuwen Ji back to reality. He coughed awkwardly and responded with a grumble. Perhaps because he was pulled by too many emotions, Yuwen Ji looked very unnatural.

He patted Yi Tong on the shoulder and stuffed the red envelopes he had prepared long ago into the two of them, "Uncle Fu, you should take a rest today. When I come back from Liulin, we will have a good New Year together.

Uncle Fu knelt down immediately to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

Yi Tong took the red envelope and knelt down to thank him. Yuwen Ji helped the two of them up, patted Yi Tong on the shoulder, and winked, signaling him to go out and wait.

After telling Uncle Fu some things, he left the palace. In the carriage, Yuwen Ji handed half a bag of scented powder to Yi Tong, "Find a secret guard with a keen nose to keep an eye on this smell."

"Yes!" Yi Tong was indignant. "I have never treated him badly over the years. When his elder passed away, his son got married, and his daughter got married, I gave him enough face. I didn't expect that he would be a traitor. If Wang Wu hadn't seen it that day, we probably wouldn't know that he has a 'good' place to go."

"Okay, some things should be known in your heart, there is no need to speak them out." Yuwen Ji dusted off his fox fur cloak, "I will go to the palace myself today, you just need to get things done."

"Yes." After leaving the West Street intersection, Yi Tong handed the reins to the groom, got off the horse, and turned to go in the opposite direction.

Yuwen Ji entered the palace as usual. A big hand was placed on his shoulder. "Why did you come just now, third brother? Did you have too much fun last night?" The King of Qi laughed with a hint of sarcasm.

"Brother Prince Qi, please forgive me for making fun of you. I was very grateful to you for seeing me off yesterday. Otherwise, I would have had to sleep on the street overnight."

As the two brothers chatted, they arrived at Huanchun Garden. This palace was built by Emperor Mingde at the beginning of the year, and was originally intended for Princess Xiling who came from afar.

Unexpectedly, the princess's carriage was intercepted by bandits along the way, and Xiling cancelled the marriage. To express his apology, Xiling sent more than a dozen carts of gold and silver as a return of the betrothal gifts.

Emperor Chengde was in a good mood and renovated Huanchun Garden, turning it into the palace banquet venue it is today.

Yuwen Ji was pushed by the King of Qi into Huanchun Garden. Looking at the decoration with carved beams and painted pillars, Yuwen Ji could still see some shadows of the past.

A long time ago, two extraordinary women died here. One was a former imperial concubine, and the other was his beloved.

This was the first time he came here since his rebirth.

"Third brother, why did you come just now? Father just said that he would send someone to call you. I said that the third brother drank a lot last night and must have been too sleepy to get out of bed." Crown Princess Song was dressed in apricot-yellow clothes and had a graceful figure.

The legitimate daughter of the Song family's Mu Wangfu, a king of a different surname is not common in Daxing. Apart from the Yunjiang Su Wangfu, there is only this Mu Wangye left. Yuwen Ji pulled the corner of his mouth and revealed an ugly smile.

"Third brother, how can you be so rude when the Crown Princess is talking to you?" The King of Qi bowed respectfully to Song, "Please don't blame me, Crown Princess. This is just my temper. Please bear with me."

As soon as the word "sister-in-law" came out, the Crown Princess's face turned red instantly. Less than half a month after the marriage, Song seemed to be uncomfortable with this title.

After being pulled by the King of Qi to drink three cups of wine, Yuwen Ji's old friend appeared in front of him again.

"Brother Ji, I want to ride a big horse!"

"Brother Ji, I want that lantern."

A clear female voice surrounded his ears, and a petite figure approached him little by little.

"It's your turn to wish you a happy new year, third brother." The voice of King Qi pulled Yuwen Ji out of his trance. He swayed forward with his slightly drunken body, then knelt down.

Everyone laughed secretly. Emperor Chengde's face was darker than coal, and every muscle in his body was trembling.

Suddenly, Yuwen Ji stood up and took out a bouquet of flowers from his arms. He shook off his previous drunken state, walked forward with full energy, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your son wishes your father and mother a happy new year."

This scene came unexpectedly. Emperor Chengde had a dark face. Perhaps in order to avoid being too embarrassed, Emperor Chengde stretched out his hand to cooperate with his son.

The moment his fingers touched the flowers, they instantly turned into a pair of emerald ruyi.

"Third brother, what is this trick of yours?" The queen's heart was going up and down like a roller coaster, and she finally felt relieved when she saw the pair of jade ruyi.

Emperor Chengde's expression finally softened. "You kid, you're just messing around with these things. Tomorrow, don't forget to pay New Year's greetings to your grandmother and make her happy, too."

The empress dowager was originally scheduled to return to the palace to celebrate the New Year, but after a snowfall, the old lady fell ill. The imperial physician said that she should not travel long distances and that she might not be able to move around until after the first month of the lunar year.

Yuwen Ji knelt down and kowtowed, "Father is right, I will go to pay New Year's greetings to grandmother tomorrow morning."

"Well. Forget about these little tricks. You scared your grandmother. Watch out for your skin." Emperor Chengde cursed, but his eyes were all on the pair of jade ruyi.

Needless to say, the material of Ruyi is top-grade Hetian jade. The most amazing thing is the carving, the double dragon playing with the pearl is so lifelike.

Seeing that Yuwen Ji did not stand up, Emperor Chengde laughed and scolded him, pushing him, "Go back, how could you be left out of the reward?"

Yuwen Ji thanked him and passed by the King of Qi on his way back to his seat. The King of Qi had a dark face, like a burnt sweet potato. "Brother Qi, you look very bad. There is a miracle doctor living in my house. After the first month of the year, let him go and see my second brother."

Yuwen Ji had practiced martial arts since he was young, so he could naturally hear the creaking sound of the King of Qi's back teeth.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yi has reached the age of marriage. I see that Hui'er is about the same age as Prince Qi. These two are talented and pretty, and will definitely be a perfect couple in the future. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Concubine Song picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and stuffed it into the hands of Emperor Chengde, and then put her mouth close to Emperor Chengde's ear.

Although Concubine Shu's voice was not loud, the Queen heard it clearly. She looked at the Crown Prince and quickly interrupted, "The young lady of Prince Mu's Mansion is both virtuous and talented. She is a beautiful lady. It's a pity that Ji'er has been spoiled by me. I'm afraid that the young lady of Prince Mu's Mansion will be wronged."

"What the Queen said is absolutely right." Emperor Chengde quickly took up the topic, "My beloved concubine, you just saw it. The third prince is a rogue prince. How can a good girl like Hui'er be promised to such a poor man?"

"His Majesty……"

"Okay, today is New Year's Day, and we can discuss our children's marriages later." After saying this, Emperor Chengde left the table after saying "I'm tired".