If not abolished

Chapter 125 Someone from the Palace

Yikun Palace

"Meet Grandmother Wang."

"Agui, come and sit down. I have something to talk to you about."

"What a coincidence. My grandson came here today to talk to Grandma Wang about something." Zhu Zhanji said as he sat down.

"Really? Then tell me what's the matter first." Concubine Wang was about to send someone to invite him over.

"Let Grandmother Wang speak first."

"Well, a few days ago, your mother and I prepared the dowry prepared by the palace. I was thinking that you and Shanxiang haven't seen each other for a long time. If you are free, you can send it over so that you can meet Shanxiang. What do you think?" asked Concubine Wang.

"My grandson is free. In addition to the dowry, I would like Grandmother Wang to arrange for a few people to go over." Zhu Zhanji took the opportunity to state the purpose of his visit.

"Oh, arranging people is preparation?" Concubine Wang didn't think of it for a while.

"My grandson wants Grandmother Wang to arrange for a few palace maids to go over. I heard from Shanxiang that she will only bring one maid as a dowry this time. So my grandson thinks that the servants in the palace should first understand Shanxiang's preferences so that it will be easier to serve her in the future." Zhu Zhanji explained.

"You reminded me. According to the rules, the palace should arrange people to go to the Hu family. It's also because there hasn't been a wedding in the palace for a long time. How could I have forgotten about this? I will arrange someone to go there right away, and we can go together." Concubine Wang remembered it instantly.

"Thank you grandma."

The next morning, Hu Shanxiang was walking in the yard when she heard someone coming from the palace, and it was Zhu Zhanji himself.

"Miss, Miss, the master and the two young masters are receiving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the front hall. Madam told you to go back to your room quickly to wash and dress, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come to see you later." The maid hurried to inform.

"Why is His Royal Highness here?" Hu Shanxiang was puzzled. Isn't it normal for unmarried men and women not to meet before marriage? Before she could think about it, she was pulled by a group of people to change her clothes and dress up.

"Do you need to wear so many clothes?" Hu Shanxiang watched them put on themselves one by one.

"This is the basics. Fortunately, it won't be too hot during the wedding, so there will be more clothes for the wedding."

"Wait, loosen up a little, I feel like I can't breathe." Hu Shanxiang felt that her waist was being tightened and her breathing was a little difficult.

"Is it too tight? Loosen it up for the girl."

After she finally changed her clothes, several people started to put makeup on her.

It took a long time before Hu Shanxiang was released.

"Your Highness, this way please."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Everyone in the room knelt down and saluted.

"No courtesy, stay on your own."

"Why did you come here suddenly?" Hu Shanxiang asked after she stood up.

Zhu Zhanji helped her up and they held hands.

"Your Highness, please take a seat."

"You sit down too."

After sitting down, Hu Shanxiang asked her question: "Why did His Highness come to visit so suddenly?"

"Didn't you write about you pouring ginger soup last time? It just so happens that I brought a few people here for you today, so that you don't always try to be clever." Zhu Zhanji said and tapped her head.

Lingzhi, who was standing by, almost couldn't help but speak when she heard this. Fortunately, she reacted and remembered the rules in time. She thought, how could the girl be so obedient? She even finished the ginger soup. It turned out that she had poured it out. It seems that I have to watch the girl while she drinks the medicine next time.

Hu Shanxiang almost covered his mouth. There were so many people there. Where would she save face from now on? After being hit on the head, Hu Shanxiang gritted her teeth and said, "Just for this matter, you, the great prince, specially sent someone to keep an eye on me?"

"Not really. According to the rules, the palace should have sent a senior maid over, but what you did just reminded me."

"I shouldn't have told you earlier." Hu Shanxiang muttered softly.

"Okay, I just told Master Hu that I'll take you out to play today."

"Really." Hu Shanxiang was immediately happy when she heard that she could go out.

"I'm tired of sitting, let's go now." With that, the two of them prepared to go out.

"Your Highness, we servants have not yet met the Crown Prince's Consort."

"Oh, yes, Shanxiang, let me introduce you to Wu Cheng first."

"Your Highness, I am here. I will introduce you to the Empress. This time I have brought you two first-class palace maids, Yan Nan and Fei Ran, and four second-class palace maids."

"Your servant Yannan."

"This servant is Fei Ran."

The two men stepped forward and saluted Hu Shanxiang.

"Hello."

"From now on, you will serve the queen wholeheartedly."

"The slaves obey."

"By the way, I actually came here specially today to give you your dowry."

"Dowry? Isn't this prepared by the bride's family?" It was the first time that Hu Shanxiang heard that the palace also required a dowry.

"According to the ancestral system, the imperial concubines of our Ming Dynasty are selected from the common people. Most families don't have the ability to prepare dowries for their daughters, so the palace will prepare some."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Hu Shanxiang then understood that this was done to avoid being disrespectful to the girl's family.

After meeting everyone, Zhu Zhanji brought Hu Shanxiang out.

Hu Shanxiang breathed in the air outside, "You don't even know how long I haven't been out."

"I know you're bored staying at home, so I brought you out specially."

"Your Highness, Grandson." Just as the two were about to get off the carriage, they heard someone calling from behind.

"Xiaohe, you are here too?" It turned out to be Zhu Zhanhe, who ran over to greet them when he saw them.

"Well, I just came back from doing errands for my father. Shu Ning likes the cakes here, so I might as well go back and bring some for her. Just as I was about to go back, I saw my eldest brother. This is..." Zhu Zhanhe walked in and saw that there was another person behind Zhu Zhanji. Was it with the girl?

"This is your future sister-in-law. Come and meet her." Zhu Zhanji turned to introduce her to Hu Shanxiang: "This is the daughter of my second uncle, the King of Han. Her Highness Zhanhe."

"Hello, Your Highness." Hu Shanxiang nodded to him.

"Hello, sister-in-law. Speaking of which, I haven't congratulated His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yet."

"You're welcome. Have a couple more drinks at the wedding." Zhu Zhanji patted his shoulder.

"well."

"Brother, what are you dawdling about here?" As the two were talking, Zhu Zhanqi came out of a restaurant carrying something. Zhu Zhanqi hadn't seen his brother for a long time and ran out to look for him. Then he saw Zhu Zhanji and a few others.

"Xiaoqi is here too." Zhu Zhanji also saw him.

"What a coincidence, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here too. I'm in a hurry to go back, so I'll leave first." Zhu Zhanqi hasn't had a good conversation with Zhu Zhanji in the past few years. When they met, they just said hello simply, without any of the enthusiasm they had before.

"Your Highness, don't bother with him. My sister-in-law is pregnant and has been out for a few days. He just bought some food and was afraid it would get cold, so he was in a hurry to go back and give it to her." Zhu Zhanhe tried to smooth things over for his brother.

"It's okay, you can go back then." Zhu Zhanji said.

"What are you still talking about? Are you going back or not? Brother, if you don't leave now, I'll leave and you can walk back." Zhu Zhanqi urged after a while.

Zhu Zhanhe had no choice but to say goodbye to Zhu Zhanji.

After everyone left, Zhu Zhanji took Hu Shanxiang to a private room in the restaurant for dinner.

"It seems that Zhanhe and his wife have a good relationship?" Hu Shanxiang said.

"I don't know, it looks like it should be OK." Zhu Zhanji poured her tea. "It's all other people's business."

Seeing her hesitate to speak, Zhu Zhanji sighed and said, "What else do you want to ask? Say it all at once. I see you are feeling uncomfortable."

"Really? You won't be angry if I ask you this?" Hu Shanxiang really wanted to ask, but she was afraid that he would be angry.

"But you just want to ask about Sun Ruoji. I have nothing to do with her in this life." Every time Zhu Zhanji thought of this woman, he thought about how Sun would die after his idiot second uncle's rebellion failed and the whole family was implicated.

"Forget it, I won't ask." Hu Shanxiang suddenly didn't want to gossip anymore.

"You're really afraid that I'll be angry. Don't worry, I won't be angry with you no matter who I am."

"Why is Your Highness so good to me?" Hu Shanxiang always felt that Zhu Zhanji was too good to her, so good that she found it unbelievable. She often thought that this was a fake Zhu Zhanji, not the scumbag Zhu Zhanji in history.

"Shanxiang, thank you for not blaming me and forgiving me." Zhu Zhanji guessed from the time Hu Shanxiang got drunk that Hu Shanxiang should have lived her life again like him.

"Why should I blame you? Why should I blame you?" Hu Shanxiang suddenly didn't understand what he said, and continued, "Did His Royal Highness do something to let me know?"

"Shanxiang, you don't have to hide it. I know everything."

"No, I know something. I really don't understand what Your Highness is saying." Hu Shanxiang was really confused.

“Last time when you were drunk, you inadvertently asked me to stop wasting your time. It was then that I realized that you and I were just like each other. We had a new beginning by chance. I…” Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to speak frankly.

The more Hu Shanxiang listened, the bigger her pupils became. She was so shocked that she couldn't help but interrupt him, "Wait, what did you say? Reincarnation, you were reborn."

"It seems that this can be understood. Don't you think so? Otherwise, how would you know that I was deposed in the previous life?" Zhu Zhanji nodded. Rebirth was indeed correct.

"I am... yes, I am one too." Hu Shanxiang almost said that she was a time traveler, but luckily she stopped herself.

"So Shanxiang, it was all my fault before, now I..."

"So everything Your Highness did was out of guilt?" Hu Shanxiang suddenly asked.

"I did start out of guilt for you, but after spending more time with you, I already..."

"Your Highness, please stop talking. I need some time to accept this. I want to go back." Hu Shanxiang really needed some time to digest this matter.

"Okay, I'll take you back right away." Zhu Zhanji knew that this matter was a little hard to accept.

The two of them didn't speak on the way back. Hu Shanxiang sat in the carriage in a daze, completely devoid of the joy and excitement she had before she came.

Zhu Zhanji looked at her nervously, and just as he was about to reach out to hold her hand, Hu Shanxiang pulled her hand back.

When they arrived at Hu's house, Hu Shanxiang did not let Zhu Zhanji take her in.

Wu Cheng looked at the atmosphere between the two and felt a sense of déjà vu. Yes, that year in the capital inn, His Highness and His Majesty were like this, and then... No way, they were arguing again.