Soon, the day came again this month when Sheng Nuan went home to visit relatives.
Unexpectedly, this time, Xiao Dingcheng actually offered to accompany her back.
Xiao Dingcheng was the eldest son of the royal family. It was extremely honorable for people at this time to accompany a concubine to his parents' home to visit relatives. When the two of them went out, word spread throughout the palace.
Liu Rumian heard about this incident when she took Wen'er for a walk in the garden, and also heard the comments from the servants in the mansion.
"Who said before that the prince loves Aunt Liu more... Now isn't this a slap in the face?"
"Isn't that right? Just look at where you live and how much money you have."
"It is said that the prince favors Aunt Liu more... but how can he give Aunt Sheng such dignity?"
"Yes, I heard that Aunt Sheng went back to her parents' house to visit her relatives today, and both the old lady and the princess gave her something as a reward..."
"Oh, it would be great if I could be transferred to Tangnuanyuan as an errand. I heard that Aunt Sheng is very kind to her servants and never beats or scolds them..."
Several maids were talking in low voices as they walked away. Behind the rockery, Liu Rumian's face was ashen and she almost smashed the handkerchief in her hand.
Just when Liu Rumian smashed several more vases, Sheng Nuan, accompanied by Xiao Dingcheng, had returned to the old alley in the south of the city.
Sheng Jingting and his wife were stunned when they saw the luxurious carriage and the richly dressed man beside their daughter.
Sheng Jingting had met the prince of Zhenbei, and when he saw that the prince actually accompanied his daughter back to her parents' home, he was filled with disbelief and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Xiao Dingcheng's purpose was to give Sheng Nuan dignity, so he naturally had no airs and was very polite to Sheng Jingting and his wife.
During the meal, there was no sign of disdain, which made Sheng Jingting and his wife feel flattered and overjoyed.
With the prince like this, he naturally valued their daughter very much, so they didn't have to worry about their daughter being treated harshly in the palace.
When leaving, Xiao Dingcheng asked someone to give Sheng Jingting one hundred taels of silver.
Sheng Jingting refused firmly, but Xiao Dingcheng repeatedly stated that he was filial to his elders, so he reluctantly accepted.
On the way back, sitting in the carriage, Sheng Nuan hugged Xiao Dingcheng's arm and smiled: "My husband is so kind to me."
Seeing Sheng Nuan's eyes shining brightly, and thinking of pushing her out several times to protect Liu Rumian from disaster, Xiao Dingcheng felt a little uncomfortable.
He raised his hand and gently took her into his arms and said softly: "It's all right to be nice to Nuannuan."
Sheng Nuan: Tsk tsk...
Not long after, they found that there were many people on the street, and after asking, they found out that there was a lantern festival in the city today, and everyone came out to guess lantern riddles and watch the lanterns.
Seeing Sheng Nuan's expectant look, Xiao Dingcheng smiled and pinched her face, then stopped the carriage and took Sheng Nuan out of the car to stroll around the lanterns.
The street is bustling with people, and there are lanterns of different styles everywhere, which is very lively and dazzling...
Sheng Nuan pulled Xiao Dingcheng through the crowd, looking here and there, very happy, Xiao Dingcheng let her drag him away, his eyes full of tenderness.
Sheng Nuan dragged him to a candy stall, and the boss immediately made a series of rainbow farts, praising them as a perfect match for each other.
Sheng Nuan persuaded Xiao Dingcheng to pay and let the boss make a candy figure just like the two of them. The boss also agreed and he was confident.
But not long after, when the boss raised the two candy figures in front of his eyes and could barely tell they were two humanoid figures, Sheng Nuan's mouth twitched slightly: "Boss, didn't you say your craftsmanship is very good?"
The boss opened his eyes wide in confusion: "Yes, everyone says that!"
Sheng Nuan was silent for a moment, and then said: "You haven't changed the money yet."
The boss was shocked: "Didn't you just say you don't need to look for it anymore..."
Sheng Nuan looked at him quietly: "I regret it!"
Xiao Dingcheng was amused by her. He held her hand and walked away while coaxing her: "I think this candy man is pretty good."
Sheng Nuan's eyes were full of disgust: "It's so ugly."
Xiao Dingcheng pretended to throw it away: "Then don't do it."
"Hey..." Sheng Nuan snatched it back from his hand: "You paid for it, why don't you want it? What a waste."
Xiao Dingcheng finally couldn't help but smile: "You..."
Not long after, the two of them followed the crowd to the Luoyuan River where lanterns were placed and people prayed for blessings. A large number of lanterns floated on the river, swaying slightly with the water waves.
Several small boats go between the shore and the small island in the center of the river, carrying people to the island to pick dogwood.
First, they put out lanterns to pray for blessings, and then go to the middle of the river to pick dogwood trees, which is the complete blessing process.
Although taking a boat back and forth costs one penny, which is very expensive, many people still take the boat to the island one after another.
Sheng Nuan dragged Xiao Dingcheng: "Husband, I want to go too."
"good."
Xiao Dingcheng smiled and handed the lit lantern to her: "You pray first, and then go to the middle of the river. I will wait for you here."
All the people who go to pray are women.
Sheng Nuan hummed, took the lantern and closed her eyes.
A girl wearing a crimson dress shyly glanced at her lover next to her, then whispered to the lantern and prayed: "May I and Mr. Zhao grow old together."
Xiao Dingcheng looked at Sheng Nuan with his lips slightly raised, and then heard Sheng Nuan say: "I hope my husband will be safe every year."
Xiao Dingcheng was stunned for a moment, and then a deep warmth suddenly surged from his heart...
She did not beg for a harmonious marriage between them, but hoped that he would be safe every year. Therefore, to her... his safety was more important than anything else.
Xiao Dingcheng watched Sheng Nuan carefully putting the lantern into the river, his eyes filled with heat and tenderness that he didn't realize he had.
Soon, Sheng Nuan boarded the boat and headed to Luoyuan Island... But just as Xiao Dingcheng watched her and other women board Luoyuan Island, the servants of the palace suddenly rushed to him, panting.
"Your Majesty, Aunt Liu fainted and was diagnosed to be pregnant..."
Xiao Dingcheng was stunned: "What did you say? Mianmian is pregnant?"
The servant nodded with joy on his face, but then said hurriedly: "I'm just a little blushing. Aunt Liu refused to take the medicine and asked to see the prince."
Xiao Dingcheng subconsciously turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of Sheng Nuan who was still on the island, and hurriedly told him: "I will leave my bodyguard for you. You wait here and take Mrs. Sheng back with us."
The servants responded quickly.
The next moment, Xiao Dingcheng turned around and left without looking back...
On the island in the center of the river, Sheng Nuan already knew what happened from the customer service, but she didn't care at all, and continued to pick dogwood with others with great interest.
The customer service snorted: "It's so heartless to leave you here. It's in vain that you just prayed for him to be safe..."
Sheng Nuan raised her eyebrows: "I'm talking about my husband, what does it have to do with him, Xiao Dingcheng?"
He is just the target of the mission, and she still has no idea who her husband will be in the future... Anyway, no matter who it is, no matter how many times it is changed, she will just pray for her husband.
Save yourself the trouble!
The customer service staff felt that they were speechless...
After picking the dogwood, Sheng Nuan turned back and looked towards the shore... She couldn't see clearly from a distance, but she knew that Zhenghou, a servant of Zhenbei Palace, was there.
At this moment, customer service suddenly reminded: "Host, be careful."
The next moment, two figures emerged from the water, with cold light from the long swords in their hands, and they all attacked Sheng Nuan...
