Chapter 119 - The Seventh Prince's Birth
Chapter 119 – The Seventh Prince’s Birth
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The seventh prince’s reputation had spread throughout the entire capital. He had killed his mother at birth, and later on, the maidservants by his side had all died mysteriously. Everyone who got close to him did not have a good ending.
It was rumored that he was the widowmaker.
Nalan Cui’s head drooped even lower, waiting for Su Yan’s anger.
He suddenly felt a weight on his head.
Su Yan’s eyes reddened as she said, “You Child, why didn’t you say so earlier?”
She had always felt pity for the seventh prince since she was young. Her mother, who had died early, could be considered her aunt. She had met her mother a few times before, and she was a very gentle woman. Unfortunately, she had not seen her again after she married into the imperial palace.
Nalan Cui raised his head and looked at Su Yan. Su Yan burst out laughing.
She pointed at the soil on his head that had just been rubbed by her hand and laughed loudly.
Chu Tao walked over and said snappily, “Princess Consort, you are not much better.”
As she spoke, she handed the handkerchief in her hand to Su Yan and Nalan Cui.
Nalan Cui used the handkerchief to cover his face and smiled.
His face had grown a little fat these few days. When he smiled, he looked like a new year doll.
An Yi saw that Su Yan had no intention of sending him back, so he said helplessly, “It doesn’t make sense for the seventh prince to stay here.”
Su Yan did not want to cause trouble for the Guang Residence, so she frowned in distress.
Nalan Cui clenched his small fists tightly and said, “Send me back.”
Compared to Su Yan abandoning him first, it was better for him to go back by himself.
Su Yan gently slapped him and said, “What are you talking about?”
Nalan Cui looked at Su Yan in confusion, but he also understood that she had no intention of sending him back. He could not help but smile.
Su Yan had caught him red-handed. She pinched his face with both hands and felt a sense of accomplishment. She had raised all this meat.
Nalan Cui did not resist and allowed her to do whatever she wanted.
The two of them played around for a while before Su Yan pulled Nalan Cui to stand in front of An Yi. Both of them and An Yi looked at each other with eager eyes.
An Yi’s expression stiffened slightly as he said, “I’ll find someone to pretend to be the seventh prince and hide in the palace, but it won’t last long.”
This method was already very good, so Nalan Cui continued to stay in the Guang Residence.
They didn’t expect the change to happen faster than they thought. The day of the hunt in the palace was coming, and on such days, all the princes had to participate.
Nalan Cui could only be sent back to the palace.
Su Yan could only let him go back reluctantly. She ordered the inner guards to send him food every day before reluctantly sending him out of the Guang Residence.
Nalan Cui had just left when someone came from the palace.
A eunuch with a pale face twisted his body and entered the Guang Residence. He spoke a bunch of nonsense in a high-pitched voice.
Su Yan got the main point was that the Emperor was grateful for Guang Pingwang’s great achievements and specially invited him to participate in the hunt. However, since he was on the battlefield, the target of the invitation had become her.
Su Yan was originally worried about Nalan Cui’s situation and immediately agreed.
It was the day of the hunt.
Su Yan boarded the carriage early in the morning and arrived at the imperial hunting grounds at noon.
After getting out of the carriage, her first reaction was to stretch her limbs. Only after relaxing did she let out a sigh of relief.
In front of her was a large patch of grass, and their carriage was parked at the edge. Su Yan knew how to ride a horse, so she wore a jujube-colored equestrian uniform on that day. Her hair was combed up high, and she looked valiant and heroic.
After jumping onto the horse, she stood out from the crowd of elegantly dressed young ladies.
The eyes of the surrounding officials all looked over.
The young ladies who had their limelight stolen were obviously not happy. Zhaoyang was the first to step forward and say, “As a princess consort, you are still so ostentatious. You have really embarrassed the Royal Highness..”