Author: Feng Chuxiao

The joys and sorrows in the world are not the same.

Chen Yuan's disappointment condensed into a huge shadow, weighing heavily on her heart.

She remembered what her mother and concubine had said, asking her to be well-behaved, obedient, and sensible in the palace, to get closer to the emperor and the prince, and to make the emperor and the prince like her.

Chen Yuan was still young and did not understand what the mother-in-law meant, nor did she understand that the mother-in-law was ready to leave her when she said these words.

Chen Yuan raised her head slightly and carefully looked at the imperial brother opposite her with her peripheral vision.

The imperial brother had just put down his chopsticks, and there were clean and neat fish bones piled on the white porcelain plate in front of him.

The bones of the big fish were large and hard. The emperor placed them on one side of the porcelain plate. The bones of the small fish were soft and numerous. I don’t know how the emperor ate them. The bones of each small fish were neatly arranged.

Chen Yuan tried to pick up a small fish that was not as long as her palm. Just as she was about to put it into the bowl, the small table on the side came over and said, "Princess, this fish has many bones, I will help you pick one."

Looking at the small table, I clumsily used chopsticks to separate the fish meat, and then opened the fish meat bit by bit to find the fish bones inside.

Looking at the messy fish meat, Chen Yuan suddenly didn't want to eat it.

She seemed to see the emperor taking a small fish into his mouth, and when he took a sip, the fish bones and head were completely taken out.

It's not like a small table with a pair of chopsticks rummaging around in the fish.

Seeing Chen Yuan frowning, Lu Shege pointed to the shrimp in the fish bowl: "Little table, give the shrimp to the princess. Don't let her eat the fish, it has spines."

Hearing what Lu Shege said, Chen Yuan and Xiao Zhuo were relieved.

Chen Yuan was happy because she finally didn't have to eat the fish meat, but the small table was because such a small fish had never appeared in the palace. Even if he was good at picking fish bones, he had never picked out such small and soft fish bones.

The little table hurriedly took out a big shrimp from the bowl, peeled it carefully and put it into the small bowl in front of Chen Yuan: "Princess, eat the shrimp. This shrimp is very delicious at first sight."

Chen Yuan frowned, looking at the shrimps in the small bowl that were peeled by the small table. She wanted to refuse but didn't dare.

"Peel it yourself." Lu Xiuge took a pair of chopsticks, picked up a fairly large river shrimp and put it in the small bowl in front of Chen Yuan, "It tastes better if you peel it yourself."

Chen Yuan looked at her brother who was holding shrimps for her across the way and felt a little strange.

Did her brother give her shrimp because he liked her?

Chen Yuan didn't know it herself, and she didn't dare to ask. She just lowered her head and silently peeled and ate the shrimps that the emperor brought, while the shrimps peeled on the small table were not touched.

After Lu Sheige picked up the shrimps, the little table hurriedly exited and washed its hands.

He knew that the emperor meant that Princess Anle did not need him to wait on her for dinner.

This is a common thing in the palace, and it is also true for the young prince when he eats. Except for some things that are not suitable for the young prince to eat, the emperor will ask people to take them away, and the other things are eaten by the young prince himself.

The emperor said, this is called independent eating.

Chen Yuan ate one river shrimp and drank half a bowl of fish soup, which stimulated her appetite.

Although the food in the country was not as rich as in the palace, there were not so many rules, which made her feel a lot more relaxed.

Chen Yuan ate a small bowl of rice, drank half a bowl of soup, and ate two chopsticks of vegetables and tofu. Then she put down her chopsticks and whispered: "Brother, I'm full."

"Hmm."

Lu Sheige nodded, "When you're full, go pack up. We'll leave for Dongyang County in the afternoon."

Dongyang County?

Chen Yuan raised her head in confusion, was it the place she knew? The imperial mausoleum built by her father was in Dongyang County, as her mother-in-law once said.

However, Chen Yuan did not dare to say what the mother-in-law said at that time. The mother-in-law said that her father was a fool and that the imperial mausoleum was not built in the capital but in the barren countryside of Dongyang County.

Chen Yuan felt a little timid when she thought that she was going to the imperial mausoleum with her royal brother, where even a bird didn't poop.

Otherwise, she should go back.

She went back to play with the little prince's nephew, as well as the queen mother and the emperor's sister-in-law. Although she was not close to the queen mother and the emperor's sister-in-law on weekdays, because there were few children in the palace, the queen mother and the emperor's sister-in-law were quite good to her.

Comparing her uncle's ugly face, Chen Yuan felt like she was returning home at this moment.

It was cold outside, the food was not good, and the sleep was uncomfortable. She wanted to go back to the palace and never come out again.

"Brother Emperor, can I go back?"

Chen Yuan didn't dare to say that she didn't want to go to the imperial mausoleum, and she was afraid that her brother would ask. She hurriedly explained, "I think the queen mother-in-law has a prince, and also a niece."

The little girl's face turned red. She was afraid that the royal brother in front of her would not agree, and her back straightened out of nervousness.

"If you want to go back, just go back."

Lu Sheige glanced at the guard at the door and said, "Let Pingjiu see you off."

Even if Chen Yuan didn't ask to go back, Lu Xiange didn't intend to take her with him forever. She brought Chen Yuan out just to let her meet the Song family and give up.

Lu Qingluan was in the Lu family, and Lu Xiangge had naturally been looking for someone to keep an eye on the Song family in Jiangjiaba. Lu Xiangge knew exactly what kind of person the son of the Song family was, but she knew that Chen Yuan would definitely keep it in her heart if she didn't let Chen Yuan see it.

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It's better to let her take a look, or go back to the palace and be her princess with peace of mind, and stay with Xing'er Ming'er.

There were still too few children in the palace, and Lu Xiangge did not want Chen Yuan to become any accident to Chen Luxing's brother and sister.

Chen Yuan followed Pingjiu back to the capital, and Lu Sheige was going to Dongyang County. They took a car when they came, but when they went back, Lu Shege decided to take a boat.

Lu Xiangge sent someone to see the water in Honghu Lake. The area from Jiangjiaba to Nanyang is warmer than the capital. I don't know if it is because of the climate. The ice on the lake is not thick and the water is rippling. You can see a lot of broken ice.

Flowing in water.

The boat from Xiaoxinzhuang had been to Nanyang two days ago. It is said that all the way from Jiangjiaba to Nanyang is smooth, but further south, the ice on the Huaihe River seems to be thicker. Unless there is a big ship to break the ice, otherwise it will be

No one sails on the river.

Boats can be sailed on Hong Lake, so Lu Shengge naturally didn't want to take a long, rickety walk in a carriage.

The brother and sister first arrived in Nanyang together, then Lu Shege got off the boat and went to Dongyang County, and Chen Yuan took the boat directly back to the capital.

Perhaps because she was going back to the capital, Chen Yuan's temper became much livelier.

She wanted to see the running water after the boat sailed, but she was afraid of the cold, so she put a brocade quilt on her body and asked Pingjiu to pull it behind.

In this way, she could look out and see the waves behind the boat, and she was not afraid of the cold, nor was she afraid of accidentally tipping over the side of the boat and falling into the cold lake.

After arriving in Nanyang, Chen Yuan continued to take a boat to the south. If she was lucky and the ice along the way was like Honghu Lake, she could comfortably take a boat to the capital.

If the ice to the south is thick, Chen Yuan can only find a place to change cars and go to the capital.

At Nanyang Pier, Lu Sheige disembarked with a few eunuchs and watched Chen Yuan's ship go away, then slowly stepped onto the stone steps of the carriage towards the city.

When Lu Xiangge walked away, a man slowly stood up in the lee of the pier.

This man was wearing a thick cotton coat, with one sleeve hanging loosely, looking empty.
Chapter completed!