Li Zhiyin became busy and could not get together as often as before.
During her rest, Guo Liyan rested her arm on the table, her hand lazily supporting her cheek. "Sister Li is so busy now. When she becomes the Crown Princess in the future, she will be in the East Palace all day long, and it will be even harder for us to see her."
"Since Sister Li is not convenient to come out, let's go to the East Palace to see her." Zhang Qihui said.
"How can it be the same? Before, we would post a message, make an appointment, and get together whenever we wanted. But from now on, we have to go to the East Palace to see each other." Guo Liyan said depressedly.
If this is the case now, it will be even more troublesome when the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future.
At least it is easy to go to the Eastern Palace, but the Harem is not something you can go to by just posting a message.
"Let's ask Zhiyin out for a good gathering before her wedding. It won't be so convenient in the future," said Madam Shang.
"Who said I can't come out in the future?" Li Zhiyin pushed the door open and sat down with a smile, "I just arrived a little late. You guys are talking as if you won't be able to see me in the future."
"After you get married, it will indeed not be so easy to see you." Li Mumu said.
"Don't worry, the prince has made an agreement with me. At least while I'm staying in the East Palace, I'll be the same as usual." Li Zhiyin said, "If I have nothing to do, I can make an appointment with you guys. He doesn't restrict me."
When Li Mumu heard Li Zhiyin mention the prince, her tone was different from before.
They were closer than before, so I knew that Li Zhiyin and the prince were making good progress.
The prince even promised that he would not change Li Zhiyin's previous life after their marriage.
This is already very difficult.
"Before the Crown Prince's wedding, it will be the Saint's birthday. There is less than two months left, so we will be very busy." Madam Shang said.
Now there is an atmosphere of celebrating the saint's birthday on the streets.
Those who sell roast chicken all say that saints love to eat roast chicken the most.
The noodle seller said that the saint's favorite food was a bowl of vegetarian noodles.
The person selling cakes said that all of their cakes are his favorite.
This was the first saint's birthday celebration that the Gu family had experienced since arriving in the capital. Looking at the bustling streets, they were dumbfounded.
It was Li Mumu, who was on the third floor of Wangyou's resting place at the moment. Seeing the hawking sounds downstairs through the window, he couldn't help but ask, "Is the Saint's birthday celebration so lively every year?"
"Not really. This year is the Saint's birthday, so it's extra lively." The maids who were taking a nap here had lived in the capital for a long time. When they heard Li Mumu's question, they said, "The people in the capital have long been accustomed to the liveliness of the Saint's birthday. The Saint is generous and doesn't mind merchants using his name to recommend their products."
"Because this is the saint's sixtieth birthday, all countries have sent delegations to congratulate him." Li Zhiyin said, "The Turks just negotiated with us, and I'm afraid they will also send people this time."
"Speaking of which, how is the third princess of the Turkic people doing now?" Li Mumu remembered that when the Turkic people left, they left a princess behind.
Speaking of this, the person who knows the most is Li Zhiyin.
The prince talked to her a lot these days.
"The Third Princess is being watched closely by Concubine De." Li Zhiyin said, "At first, she wanted to find a chance to bring in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the First Prince. But every time, she didn't even see the door to the East Palace, and was captured by Concubine De's people."
"The eldest prince doesn't live in the palace. He can only be seen when he comes to the palace to pay respects to Concubine Shu." Li Zhiyin said, "So the third princess has been in the palace for a long time, and gradually figured out the time when the eldest prince comes to the palace to pay respects, so she thought of betting on him on the side road."
"The Third Princess didn't know that she was asking about the time when the First Prince would enter the palace. Concubine De had people watching the Third Princess' every move. Naturally, she also knew that the Third Princess was watching the First Prince."
"So Concubine De had the path where the Third Princess and the First Prince were walking on sprinkled with soapnut water, and then covered with a layer of fallen leaves," said Li Zhiyin.
"The fallen leaves are slippery and cover the soapnut water underneath, so it is not easy to be discovered. If you step on them, the fallen leaves will knock you over with them."
"That day, the Third Princess fell flat on her face just as she stepped onto the path. She hadn't even met the First Prince yet. Her clothes and skirt were all dirty, and her hair was messy. How could she attract the Third Prince with her beauty?" Li Zhiyin laughed. "So, the Third Princess hurried back with her people to change her clothes and do her makeup again. But because of this, she missed the First Prince."
"Later, whenever the third princess wanted to create an encounter with the eldest prince, she would always encounter this or that kind of bad luck.
"Things." Li Zhiyin said, "After a long time and many times, the third princess naturally realized that something was wrong."
"Later we found out that it was all done by Concubine De." Li Zhiyin said.
"Given that the Third Princess has no power in the palace and can't use any means, how could she find out that it was Concubine De who had someone do it?" Li Mumu couldn't help but wonder.
Li Zhiyin thought about how she had asked the prince similar questions that day.
The prince smiled warmly and cheerfully, and said, "Of course, it is what Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine wanted her to know."
Li Zhiyin's mind was withdrawn from the prince's voice and appearance, and she said, "Madam Defei, you must let the third princess know that her every move in the palace is no secret, and she should not use her previous clever tricks in the palace."
"None of the three princesses are what she can dream of." Li Zhiyin said, "The Empress Defei also asked the third princess to attend classes with other princesses to learn the language and writing of our Daxi, as well as etiquette, morality, and honor."
"Empress Defei is so amazing." Guo Liyan said admiringly.
Li Mumu thought to herself that she was worthy of being the woman who firmly sat on the position of Consort De in
This is really not something the Third Princess can handle.
"If the Turkish delegation comes to celebrate the Saint's birthday, who knows what trouble they will cause." Madam Shang shook her head. She felt a headache just thinking about those Turks.
At this time, Zhang Qihui saw that the teahouse opposite was crowded with people.
There was not enough room for the people inside, so they all squeezed out of the teahouse.
"Why is the teahouse across the street so lively?" Zhang Qihui asked.
"Yeah." Guo Liyan was also attracted by the attention, "I haven't seen it so lively across the street before."
So Zhang Qihui called some more people to inquire about the situation in the teahouse opposite.
After a while, the maid came back and said, "It's the storyteller from the teahouse across the street, telling a strange story."
"Oh? What story?" Guo Liyan asked curiously.
"It's about a man whose wife should have died long ago according to the Book of Life and Death, but she was possessed by a female ghost earlier, which changed her fate, and also changed the fate of his true wife who was supposed to stay with him for the rest of his life." The maid said, "The storyteller hadn't finished yet. When I came back, he was just talking about how the original wife who was possessed by the female ghost was pleasing her in-laws."