Xiao Zian saw that Lin Chujiu didn’t care, so he didn’t think much about it. He concentrated on making tea. Soon the fragrance of the tea spread… …

Prince Wen called out: “Zian, you’re here? Why I didn’t see you just now? Prince Wen’s words seemed to be saying that he only saw Xiao Zian just now, but actually, he was accusing him of not knowing the etiquette. He didn’t know when to get up and pay respect.

“Imperial Brother Wen…” Xiao Zian put down the cup in his hand and got up to speak. However, he heard Lin Chujiu said: “This Princess asked his highness, Prince Zian to make tea for me, what about it? Does Prince Wen have an opinion?”

“This is…” Prince Wen looked at Lin Chujiu in confusion, as if he didn’t know her.

Prince Wen had been in the military field before, he just returned to the capital not long ago. It would be normal for him to pretend not to know Lin Chujiu.

“This is your Imperial Uncle Tianyao’s newly married wangfei this year.” Princess Fushou introduced aloud, but with a trace of taunting.

Newly married?

These words can be quite meaningful.

“It turned out to be the Imperial Aunt. This prince was rude. I apologize to Imperial Aunt.”  Prince Wen respectfully said and looked a bit scared.

“Prince Wen doesn’t have to. You have deep brotherly love for the crown prince. It’s only normal that you didn’t see this wangfei. This wangfei won’t take it to heart.” You want me to forgive you, just because you said ‘I apologize’?

If I stabbed you and said, “I did it by mistake, please forgive me” Will you forgive me?

“Imperial Aunt, I didn’t see you just now. This is… …” Prince Wen’s face flushed and looked very embarrassed.

Lin Chujiu didn’t look at him and just picked up the lukewarm tea on the table. “Prince Wen, you don’t need to be like this. I said I’m used to it. You and his highness, the Crown Prince can continue ignoring me and talk slowly. Prince Zian is here.”

Lin Chujiu gave Xiao Zian a way out in one sentence.

Prince Wen and the Crown Prince didn’t put her, their imperial aunt in their eyes, nor Xiao Zian put them, his imperial brothers in his eyes. It can be said that it was the same. However, Lin Chujiu’s words were different.

Xiao Zian was not being rude, he was taking care of her, his imperial aunt.

“Imperial Aunt, you can blame me, I’m not good. I was so happy when I saw the crown prince and got carried away. I will turn back and punished myself with three cups to compensate imperial aunt.” This was his heroic way. Just like when it comes to money, because he loves money, as long as someone gave him money, he will do it, regardless of whether it’s good or bad.

Such a person seems silly. He doesn’t have a lot of entanglement in his body. However, if such a kind of person controls the soldiers, the emperor can feel at ease.

No wonder that among the many princes, only Prince Wen can hold military power, and it was not without reason… …

Lin Chujiu put down her teacup and looked at Prince Wen with a gentle expression: “Prince Wen doesn’t have to be like this. If your Uncle learns that you punished yourself for such trivial matter, he might think that I am bullying you.”

“Imperial Uncle Xiao?” Prince Wen was scared and begged for mercy: “Please forgive me, Imperial Aunt. Don’t tell Imperial Uncle Xiao about it. If Imperial Uncle Xiao learns about this, he will punish me.”

“I’m afraid I can’t. I wrote to him yesterday, saying that today Princess Fushou Zhang had a banquet. I must write to him about what will happen at the banquet later so that he won’t worry about me.” Lin Chujiu said to Prince Wen, but it was actually for Princess Fushou Zhang.

Sure enough, when Princess Fushou Zhang heard Lin Chujiu’s words, she felt uncomfortable: “Why do you have to write to Tianyao when you go out?”

Why does she feel like Lin Chujiu’s words seemed like a warning?

Could it be Lin Chujiu had guessed it?

At the thought of this possibility, Princess Fushou Zhang had a bad hunch… …

 

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