Chapter 128 Minglan and Yu Yanran
"Oh?" Zhao Xing suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "Why don't you four form teams and play a game this afternoon so I can watch you?"
"If Your Highness has such a noble intention, of course it is possible," said Zhang Guifen.
Since Zhang Guifen had agreed, Yu Yanran and the others naturally had no right to object.
"It's settled then!" said Zhao Xing.
Because of Zhao Xing's arrival, the atmosphere that had just relaxed became tense again.
It's mainly Rulan and Minglan. Zhang Guifen is very natural facing Zhao Xing now, and Yu Yanran has been sleeping in the same bed with her for a few days, so it's almost the same.
Only Rulan and Minglan were meeting Zhao Xing for the second time, and they spoke carefully, fearing that they might upset him.
This situation cannot be alleviated with a few words, we will just have to get along with each other slowly over time.
At the beginning, everyone was respectful to him, and Zhao Xing really enjoyed the feeling of being the only one in the world.
But after a long time, he felt very lonely.
With his status, there is actually no need for him to waste so much time on several people, including Zhang Guifen.
But he is a human being after all. No one wants to find a wooden man without emotions, and no man is willing to be a simple pile driver.
Zhao Xing actually wanted to treat people like Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai as friends, but no matter how comfortable they were in front of him, they always abided by the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.
He doesn't want the women around him to be like this, because if he does that, he won't be happy even if he owns the world.
Come to think of it, it is a bit hypocritical.
While we were chatting, the food was served, along with a pot of fruit wine.
The alcohol content of the liquor produced in the Song Dynasty was only about 10 degrees at most. This kind of fruit wine has almost no alcohol content and is almost the same as the fruit juice drinks of later generations, and is not harmful to the body.
"I asked someone to make some food at random. See if it suits your taste. If not, ask someone to make some new food." Zhao Xing started to pick up his chopsticks after he said that.
"Eat, your highness is very easy-going, don't be restrained." Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
These words were mainly said to Rulan and Minglan.
Seeing that everyone had picked up their chopsticks, Rulan and Minglan also picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
However, they were very elegant when eating, and even covered their mouths with their sleeves.
"Ding~"
Needless to say, the dishes prepared by the imperial chef tasted delicious. The two were savoring them carefully when they suddenly heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding.
When I looked for the source of the voice, I saw that it was actually coming from Zhao Xing.
Seeing Zhao Xing eating, they were both stunned.
When they were seven or eight years old, they started learning etiquette from Old Madam Sheng.
According to Mrs. Sheng’s request, not only should there be no chewing noise when eating, but even less noise like the colliding of bowls and chopsticks should be made.
You also have to chew slowly and there are a lot of rules.
Over the years, the two of them must have received countless slaps on the face, which is why they have such elegant postures when eating.
Logically speaking, as Zhao Xing is the crown prince, his posture and manners should be very standard.
However, although Zhao Xing was not eating like a wolf, he did not have any good manners either.
Zhang Guifen and Yu Yanran, one served him the food, while the other wiped his mouth with a handkerchief from time to time.
Zhao Xing was enjoying the service of Zhang Guifen and Yu Yanran. When he looked up, he saw Rulan and Minglan standing there in a daze. He said, "Why don't you eat? Is it not to your liking?"
"No...no."
The two of them quickly shook their heads and said, "The food is delicious."
"If it tastes good, eat more." Zhao Xing smiled and lowered his head to eat again.
Rulan and Minglan looked at Zhao Xing's eating habits, and their originally nervous hearts instantly relaxed.
In their hearts, Zhao Xing is superior.
At this time, they discovered that Zhao Xing was not so arrogant.
Zhao Xing saw Zhang Guifen and Yu Yanran were always busy serving him, so he said, "You guys eat too, don't worry about me."
After the meal, after a short rest, Zhao Xing asked someone to take Zhang Guifen and the others to take a nap.
As a royal villa, Jinmingchi naturally has a place to live.
Because Zhang Guifen was there, Zhao Xing didn't want Yu Yanran to sleep with him. However, he went to the room and lay on the bed for a while, but tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
So he sent someone to call Yu Yanran over.
While holding Yu Yanran's soft body and smelling her fragrance, Zhao Xing quickly fell asleep.
Before he lost consciousness, Zhao Xing was still sighing that it was so difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
... "Zhong Huai, Yuan Ruo, don't give in to me again today!"
Zhao Xing was riding Zhuifeng, and beside him was Zhang Guifen who was riding Ruhuo.
It took him three years of nurturing and cultivating feelings for Zhuifeng before he was able to truly conquer him.
Zhao Xing hadn't ridden it for a while. At this moment, it was excitedly stepping on the spot, and couldn't wait to run wildly.
"Your Highness, how dare I?" Gu Tingye said with a bitter face.
The last time he let the water go, he was scolded by Zhao Xing.
"Okay, let's begin. If you win, I and Miss Zhang will reward you handsomely. If you lose, go to the East Palace and help me clean the stable." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Your Highness, can you reward me with a jar of wine?" Gu Tingye said with his eyes lighting up.
Although Zhao Xing did not sell distilled liquor in the Song Dynasty, he would send a batch to his father every once in a while.
Whenever my father held a banquet to entertain his ministers during festivals, he would take out some of it.
Therefore, the Palace Jade Liquid is very famous among the powerful and wealthy.
However, most people think that this wine is the royal wine of the palace and its production is very low.
Few people know that this wine is related to Zhao Xing.
And Gu Tingye is one of them.
"Haha, if you can beat me, I'll reward you with two jars!" Zhao Xing said indifferently.
"Your Highness, you said it." Gu Tingye was full of fighting spirit.
Sheng Changwu temporarily served as the server. He came to the center of the court and threw the ball hard into the sky.
"drive!"
The four of them shouted in unison and gently squeezed the horses' bellies with their legs.
The horse's flattery under his crotch rushed away like an arrow from a bow.
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"Sister Yanran, has His Highness always been like this?" Minglan said with a smile on his face as she watched Zhao Xing galloping on his horse in the field.
"Well, Your Highness likes to play very much, but he is not the kind of person who would lose his ambition due to playing. In Your Highness's words, it is a way to relax in his spare time." Yu Yanran said with a smile.
"Oh." Minglan nodded.
"Oh, right." Yu Yanran pulled Minglan and whispered, "Why didn't you tell me that you were going to marry into the Eastern Palace with the Fifth Lady?"
Yu Yanran was very surprised when she saw Minglan following her to Jinming Lake.
The two of them had been good friends for many years and were very close, but Minglan had never told her about this.
She only found out when she asked Zhao Xing on the way.
"At that time, my grandmother and the others just had this idea but were not sure about it," Minglan said.
"I see." Yu Yanran nodded and said with a smile, "This way we will never be separated from each other."
"Sister Yanran, are you living well in the Eastern Palace?" Minglan asked in a low voice after a moment's hesitation.
"It's pretty good. I was very nervous when I first went there, worried about this and that. His Highness treated me very well and made me completely relaxed." Yu Yanran said with a smile.
"But this is my concubine after all."
Minglan could naturally see that the smile on Yu Yanran's face was genuine, but no matter whether she was the prince's concubine or the emperor's concubine, she was still a concubine.
It's just that she is much more noble than an ordinary concubine.
Although Minglan was very grateful to Zhao Xing in her heart, because of Zhao Xing, her younger brother and she had a much better life in the Sheng family.
But because of her mother, she was very reluctant to become someone's concubine.
Although she had known for a long time that she would have to marry into the palace, Old Madam Sheng told her that it was not certain, and she still held out hope in her heart.
But since the last time Zhao Xing went to the Sheng family, this matter has been completely settled.
She felt very uncomfortable and absent-minded during the first few days.
If she hadn't been reluctant to leave her grandmother, mother and younger brother, she would have thought of committing suicide.
Yu Yanran looked at Minglan and said sternly, "Minglan, I'm not as smart as you, but I think it doesn't matter whether she's my wife or my concubine. As long as she treats me well and lives a comfortable life, that's enough. Even if you're my legal wife, you still have to spend your life with her even if you're not the right person."
Yu Yanran is weak in character and lacks independent thinking. She is not so obsessed with whether she should be a wife or a concubine.
Of course, this is also related to Zhao Xing’s identity.
(End of this chapter)