Red silk rolled over the capital, and the sound of drum music spread throughout Jiuqu. Shen Xihe's wedding to Prince Xiao Huayong became the most prosperous scene in the entire capital in recent days.The people lined the streets to congratulate each other, and colored paper and wedding candies fell all over the street. Only Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changying, who were deep in the palace wall, stood in the shadow of the Zhulou and watched the procession of honor passing by. Their fingertips were clenched and turned white. They watched helplessly as the person in their hearts, dressed in a phoenix crown and harem, married as the crown prince.After the marriage ceremony, Xiao Huayong saw that she had been socializing all day long, and he was afraid that she was already hungry. He had already ordered someone to prepare soft lotus seed soup and a few of her favorite snacks, and secretly handed them to her.

After nightfall, he deliberately frowned, pretending to be drunk and tired, and retreated to the bridal chamber early.The two of them had already made an agreement, and he didn't go too far this night.When the footsteps of the palace guards outside the palace were far away, Xiao Huayong led Shen tide and pushed open the secret door in the wall, followed the unknown secret passage, and went straight to the depths of the mountains and forests on the outskirts of Beijing.

There was a secluded courtyard hidden deep in the forest, with lights flickering under the eaves. Shen Yueshan and her brother were standing in front of the steps, waiting for her.On their wedding day, they were able to see their close relatives. The tips of Shen tide's noses sore and tears rolled down their faces.Xiao Huayong tidied his robes and bowed respectfully to Shen Yueshan. He expressed his sincere thanks to him for entrusting him with the jewel in his palm, and would treat him sincerely in the future.

The meeting was short-lived, and Shen Xihe did not dare to stay outside for a long time. The family hurriedly exchanged a few words of farewell, and then had to return to the East Palace through a secret passage overnight.That night, the two of them were lying on the same bed and fully clothed. Xiao Huayong lay beside her, turning over and over, unable to hide the affection in his eyes, but always remembered the agreement and refused to be rude in the slightest. Later, tiredness came over him, and they fell asleep in each other's arms.The morning light filtered through the window lattice the next day, and when they woke up they found that they had hugged each other tightly at some point.

During breakfast, Shen tide and he only focused on picking up fish meat for the pet cat at their feet, without paying any attention to the prince beside him. Xiao Huayong was filled with inexplicable jealousy and deliberately stretched out his hand to tease the cat, but was scratched by the cat's claws on the side of his neck, causing a few light red blood marks.He originally wanted to attract Shen Xihe's attention, but now he got his wish. Shen Xihe was angry and laughing, so she had to take ointment and wipe it carefully for him.Xiao Huayong glanced at Mo Yu, the maid next to him, and Mo Yu led the palace attendants to retreat, leaving the two of them alone in the palace.

By the morning of the court meeting, the scratches on Xiao Huayong's neck were half-covered and half-exposed outside the collar. The civil and military officials in the court saw this and secretly speculated that the newlywed prince had been having sex frequently. Even Tao Zhuanxian, who had always been a rigid man, grabbed him privately after the court and told him earnestly not to indulge in pleasure and to take care of his body.At the same time, Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changying went into the palace to have dinner with their mother and concubine. The mother and concubine were originally worried that the two of them would be depressed because of Shen tide and their marriage to the East Palace. Seeing that the two looked calm and calm, she was secretly relieved.But after leaving the dormitory, Xiao Changying could see the lingering obsession in his brother's eyes. He advised his brother that the matter was over, Shen Xihe was already the princess, and if it was difficult to turn back, it would be better to let it go.

Xiao Changqing, however, just looked in the direction of the East Palace and tapped the pillars with his fingertips. He had already made a plan in his heart - what he wanted to wait for was the day when Xiao Huayong's death was approaching.A few days later, Xiao Huayong and Shen Xihe entered the palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. During the gossip, the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned with a smile that she wanted to choose some concubines for the prince.Shen Xihe had no choice but to suppress his emotions, pretend to be generous and meek, and bowed in agreement.

After leaving Cining Palace, she finally had some resentment in her heart that she couldn't even explain, so she took the car back to Shen Mansion alone.Xiao Huayong was walking alone on the palace road. As soon as he turned around the rockery, he saw the daughter of the Minister of War deliberately slipped and fell straight in front of him. Her desire to cling to the prince and beg to be his concubine was almost clearly written on her face.In order to put an end to this trouble, Xiao Huayong suddenly turned his body and fainted in front of her.

The news that the prince fainted in the imperial garden quickly reached the imperial court, and the emperor immediately summoned the Minister of War and reprimanded him severely. The family's wishful thinking of relying on their daughter to seize the East Palace was completely in vain.Gu Qingshu had always admired Xiao Changying's heroic appearance on the battlefield, so she wanted to talk to him for some reason, but Xiao Changying declined politely.She was unwilling to give in, and found out that King Ning intended to remarry Hu Kailao, so she went to please Hu Kailao every day, hoping to use her to speak nicely in front of King Ning and find more opportunities to get in touch with the prince.

The next day, the Empress Dowager held a banquet in the palace, and all the ladies from all the palaces attended the banquet. However, there was a smell of verbena secretly spreading in the corner of the palace. After smelling it for a moment, a red rash appeared on her wrists and neck. Gu Qingshu quickly supported her and they went out of the palace to find a quiet place to apply medicine.