Chapter 132 Princess Funing
The next day, Zhao Xing failed to take Yu Yanran out for rafting on the Bian River as promised.
It wasn't that he was delayed by something, but it was raining.
The next day, Zhao Xing woke up according to his usual biological clock. Hearing the sound of rain outside, he was too lazy to get up, so he stayed in bed for a rare time.
The sound insulation of the house in the East Palace is very good. Even with the doors and windows closed, you can still hear the sound of rain, which shows that it is raining quite heavily.
Although boating on a rainy day has a special atmosphere, it was still drizzling.
What kind of mood can there be in the pouring rain?
So he turned sideways, hugged Yu Yanran tighter, buried his head in her neck, closed his eyes and prepared to take a nap.
When Zhao Xing moved, Yu Yanran woke up in a daze.
The ancients worked from sunrise to sunset and rested from sunset to sunrise. Firstly, this was to save money on lamp oil, and secondly, there was a lack of entertainment activities and they had nothing to do when they were idle.
Although he would take advantage of others and do some embarrassing things when sleeping at night, Zhao Xing was afraid that he would lose control and did not want to make himself uncomfortable, so he was relatively restrained.
Therefore, they both go to bed early every night.
She is now somewhat accustomed to Zhao Xing's biological clock. When Zhao Xing wakes up every day, she has almost slept enough.
At this moment, when Zhao Xing moved, she woke up and felt the hot air from his breath on her neck, which made her feel a little itchy.
Especially since there was something pressing against her, her body stiffened and she felt very uncomfortable.
They had been sleeping in the same bed for a while, and she had even helped Zhao Xing take a bath. Although she was still a virgin, she was no longer a little girl who knew nothing.
So she moved gently, trying to get away from the thing pressing against her.
She moved very quietly, for fear of waking up Zhao Xing. When she finally moved a little further away, she was relieved to see that Zhao Xing did not wake up.
At this moment, Zhao Xing put one leg on her legs, kissed her neck, and said, "Don't move, sleep a little longer."
Yu Yanran blushed and said, "Your Highness, you are awake."
"Well, but it's raining a little heavily outside today, so we can't go out to play. Let's sleep for a while." Zhao Xing said.
"Oh." Yu Yanran closed her eyes after hearing that.
Not long after, the two of them really fell asleep again.
When the two woke up, it was already daybreak.
After washing up, we sat down together and had breakfast.
Zhao Xing took a sip of rice porridge and said with some disappointment: "It's still raining outside. It looks like we can't go out to play today."
"Your Highness, it's okay. There will always be opportunities in the future." Yu Yanran comforted softly.
Yu Yanran's gentle voice is indeed soothing.
Zhao Xing's originally somewhat irritable heart also dissipated a lot. He nodded and said, "I will go to review the notes after dinner. If the rain stops early, we can go out again."
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After breakfast, Zhao Xing went to the study to review the papers, while Yu Yanran returned to her yard to continue making clothes.
Compared to going out to play, she prefers to do needlework quietly.
"Your Highness!"
When Zhao Xing had processed more than a dozen pieces of paper, Sanshui walked up to him and whispered, "Princess Funing is here."
"The Imperial Sister is here?" Zhao Xing was startled when he heard this. He put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Where is the Imperial Sister?"
"I have already asked someone to take Princess Funing to the main hall of Chaoyang Palace." Sanshui said.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing stood up and walked out, still thinking about the purpose of Princess Funing's visit on the way.
His father had more than twenty children, but most of them died shortly after birth.
Including him, there are only two daughters and one son left.
It’s no wonder that my father is in poor health. Anyone who has endured the pain of losing a son twenty times would be a person of strong will if he doesn’t go crazy.
Although they were princesses, the emperor doted on his two daughters because he had few children.
However, Zhao Xing's relationship with the two was not very close.
When he was born, Princess Funing had already married, and Princess Fulin married when he was two years old. They had no time to spend together, and although they would occasionally enter the palace, they did not dare to get close to him.
Because the probability of young death among officials' offspring was too high, all kinds of rumors even arose.
Among them, there was a rumor that the existence of the two of them would bring bad luck to the prince, but fortunately the emperor did not believe these rumors.
But their biological mother was terrified, so whenever a prince was born, she would ask them to stay away and not allow them to visit.
After Zhao Xing was born, both of them got married. They deliberately kept their distance, and due to the age gap, their relationship was naturally not peaceful.
Even when he moved to the East Palace, his two sisters only sent someone to deliver a gift, but they didn't come in person.
Now that he suddenly comes to my house, he must have come with a purpose.
Zhao Xing came to the main hall, but he still couldn't figure out the purpose of Princess Funing's visit. However, he was not in a hurry. When they met, Princess Funing would naturally tell him.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Princess Funing saw Zhao Xing coming in, she stood up and saluted.
If Zhao Xing had not appointed a crown prince, she, as the elder sister, would naturally not have to perform the ceremony.
Whether it is a princess or a prince, there is an essential difference between them and the crown prince.
The crown prince is also the king, and the princes and princesses are just subjects.
"Please stand up quickly, Imperial sister. You are my eldest sister, so there is no need to do this." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Although Princess Funing was not the eldest, all the princes and princesses before her died young, so she was naturally the eldest.
"Although I am your eldest sister, you are the crown prince, and etiquette cannot be violated." Princess Funing said with a smile.
"We are all family, and there is no one else here, so it's okay. Please take a seat, sister."
Zhao Xing invited Princess Funing to sit down, and without asking her why she came, he started chatting with her.
After chatting for a while, Princess Funing said, "Brother, I came here this time because I want to ask you something."
"If your sister has anything to say, just tell me." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"I heard that your brother went to the Ministry of Rites yesterday, but has the ranking for the imperial examination been decided?" asked Princess Funing.
Zhao Xing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said calmly, "It has been decided. I wonder why my sister is asking this?"
"My husband's nephew took part in this imperial examination. I would like to ask him whether he passed or not," said Princess Funing.
Zhao Xing frowned slightly. Princess Funing was talking about asking whether it was correct or not, but he was not naive enough to think that it was just asking.
Anyway, tomorrow is the day when the notice will be posted. What difference does it make whether to ask or not?
Princess Funing married the sixth son of her father's uncle, who was also her father's cousin, named Li Jie.
It’s a bit complicated to talk about this relationship, but my father is not a legitimate son, and his relationship with the Li family is just like his relationship with the Zhu family.
In name, his father had been adopted by the late empress dowager.
However, my father's uncle passed away ten years ago.
"Imperial sister, although I am the chief examiner, it is just a title. The actual work is done by Master Hai. There are more than 200 students who have passed the exam, and I can remember them all. The list will be posted tomorrow. If you are really anxious, shall I send someone to ask?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"No need, I came here mainly to see you, and I asked about this matter as well. No need to trouble you, the notice will be posted tomorrow anyway." Princess Funing shook her head.
She didn't know whether Zhao Xing really didn't understand her hint or was unwilling to agree.
But no matter which one it was, she didn't intend to continue talking.
After sitting and chatting for a while, Princess Funing said goodbye and left.
Zhao Xing tried to persuade her to stay, but seeing that she insisted on leaving, he personally escorted her out of the Eastern Palace.
"Please go back, my royal brother. I will come to talk to you next time when I have time." Princess Funing said.
"Okay, remember to bring my nephew to play next time." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"it is good."
After a few pleasantries, Princess Funing got on the carriage and left.
Zhao Xing smiled as he turned around. His adopted sister was quite tactful and pretty good.
(End of this chapter)