The banquet ended almost late at night, and Shen Muchi didn't say anything, and left with Biluo. In the crowd scattered, Cai Ling was separated from them, and when they found the carriage of the Qin Palace, the donkey had already moved the reins, and the horses began to move forward slowly.

Cai Ling watched the carriage of the prince gradually move away in the crowd, and Tao Tao didn't know when he was standing behind him, "It seems that Ben Shao can only send you back." ”

In the carriage on the way back, Tao Tao was extremely noisy, and recounted the events of the night in detail without telling each other. Speaking of the eyebrows flying, foaming at the mouth, "Jiang Shao, you are really a fierce woman, where do ordinary people dare to kowtow like that, knock their foreheads to bleed, the third lady of Shangshufu has always been arrogant, and she doesn't dare to look at it today with her eyes closed." ”

Cai Ling was so worried that she didn't want to speak, but seeing his gloating appearance, she couldn't help but stare at him fiercely.

The ill-intentioned hand was on his forehead, very gently, but the smile on his face was a little ridiculous, "Ben Shao thought you were acting at first, but I didn't expect it to be really oozing blood." ”

"It hurts!" Cai Ling has no good airway.

"Do you want to go to Lang Zhong to have a look?" Tao Tao has three points of seriousness.

Cai Ling shouted, "Late at night on Chinese New Year's Eve, you go find a Lang Zhong to come out and show Ben Shao!" ”

"Then it's a pity that you're hurt." Tao Tao pretended to be anxious.

Cai Ling closed her eyes, physically and mentally exhausted, and couldn't say a word for a long time. Tao Tao was bored with himself, so he just sat aside and stopped making her angry.

Tao Tao was about to leave before sending it to the gate of the palace, Cai Ling didn't have a good air, "It's like this, you can't bear to let me go in alone." ”

"The house is naturally safe. Now that His Royal Highness is in an unstable mood, it is important for Ben Shao to protect the head of Xiang Shang. You and I will be able to meet again in a few days. After today, Ben Shao respects you a little more, and at that time, the abalone cucumber in the East China Sea and the delicacies in the mountains are all counted on Ben Shao's head. Tao Tao arched his hand to Cai Ling, and urged the donkey to ride his horse quickly.

After all, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, although the royal mansion is large, the courtyard is full of lights, red lanterns are hung high, and the night is reflected as if it were day, laughter is still there, and everywhere is full of anger. Cai Ling had mixed feelings in her heart, thinking that Yuan'er was still waiting for her, she was in a hurry.

Pushing open the small door of the courtyard and seeing the dim candlelight in the house, my heart instantly settled. Inside the house, Manyun embroidered a handkerchief on the couch, and Yuan'er slept peacefully on her lap. Cai Ling approached gently, looking at his red and smiling face, she couldn't help but smile like a mother.

"Oops." Manyun let out a low cry. Cai Ling turned her eyes and saw Manyun prick the embroidery needle on her index finger, but her eyes were firmly fixed on her forehead.

Cai Ling pulled out the needle on her fingertips for her, and after making a silent gesture, she said, "It's okay." ”

Manyun carefully laid Yuan'er flat, and then went behind the curtain to get the silk cloth and ointment, "Fortunately, I left a bottle at the beginning, otherwise I wouldn't know where to go to ask for medicine on this Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Cai Ling sat quietly, letting Manyun apply the cold ointment to her forehead, a little stinging, the smell of medicine was strong, she only endured it. It wasn't until she finished wiping the medicine and Manyun was about to wrap a long white silk cloth around her forehead that she smiled, "That's not necessary, right?" It doesn't seem to be very lucky. ”

Manyun nodded again and again, and wanted to go behind the curtain to find other colors of silk cloth, the person on the small couch turned over and slowly opened his eyes, sleepy-eyed and vaguely spoke, "Auntie......"

Since Yuan'er forcibly woke up, he couldn't help but do what he promised. Cai Ling asked Manyun to put a pack of firecrackers sent by He Yue a few days ago in the courtyard, and then took the fire fold to set off the cannons.

This firecracker is a rarity, and Cai Ling and Manyun never played with it when they were children. Yuan'er is young, so naturally he can only watch from a distance and cannot be played. Cai Ling mustered up the courage to stand in the courtyard, holding a firecracker in one hand and a fire fold in the other, and blew a few breaths on the fire fold, and there were flames dancing in the fire fold.

"Auntie, go and get some filaments on the firecrackers." Yuan'er jumped excitedly.

Cai Ling trembled and wanted to give up, but it can be seen that Yuan'er was full of expectation, so he had to move his trembling hand to the end of the firecracker, and the flame was quickly transmitted to the thin line, the spark crackled, Cai Ling screamed in fright, and threw the firecracker far away, stumbling and running back quickly.

I only heard a sharp "bang", but there were no sparks, only two women's screams. Cai Ling asked, "What about the firecrackers?" ”

Yuan'er and Manyun looked at her helplessly, pointing to the outside of the courtyard, who would have thought that she would be so frightened that she threw the firecracker out of the wall. How could she believe that she had such a ability, so she had to go outside the wall to find the wreckage of the half of the firecracker. Manyun persuaded: "How can such a small firecracker be easy to find?" ”

"How can such a small firecracker be thrown out of the courtyard?" She smiled, and as soon as she turned out of the yard, she raised her eyes and saw two glass lamps falling to the ground, and the two maids were trembling with fright. Cai Ling felt ashamed, and was busy apologizing, and saw clearly in the light and shadow of the glass lamp that the person standing behind the maid was the crown prince Shen Muchi.

They looked at each other for a moment, and in silence it seemed that a long time had passed. Cai Ling saw that Shen Muchi was holding something in her hand, but it was difficult to see it at night, so she unconsciously took two steps closer, but Shen Muchi retracted her hand and turned around to leave.

Manyun took Yuan'er all the way out to check the situation with a smile, and when he saw the prince, he knew that the firecracker had collided with His Highness just now, and his heart was not good, so he hurriedly pulled Yuan'er to kneel.

Yuan'er held up his head and shouted, "Uncle! Uncle! ”

Cai Ling couldn't wait to quickly cover this kid's mouth, but saw that Shen Muchi stopped walking. Yuan'er begged and said, "Auntie, she doesn't know how to set off firecrackers, it's really useless, my uncle is the best among people, so she will definitely set off firecrackers, right?" ”

Shen Muchi's body stiffened, and Cai Ling muttered, "A three-year-old child, incoherent, Your Highness should not be like him." ”

"Auntie! I'm four years old! "Yuan'er is unrelenting.

Of course, she knew that he was four years old, but she just said that she was a little younger to answer that childish saying, but why didn't this kid go on the road like this!

"Good! Uncle will let you go. Shen Muchi turned around again, and he was already kind and kind.

On that night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the whole city was beaming with joy and peace, and the sound of firecrackers in the Qin King's Mansion was continuous, and children were constantly laughing. After putting away a whole bag of firecrackers, Yuan'er was reluctant to take Manyun's hand to sleep.

"Today's matter is my recklessness, and I should have consulted with you a long time ago." Cai Ling invited the prince into the house, and her face was ashamed.

"The matter of appointing the crown princess is indeed a thoughtless consideration of this king." He suddenly apologized. Cai Ling's biggest worry is to have a bad relationship with Shen Muchi because of this matter, if she can talk about their difficulties from the bottom of her heart, she really can't ask for it.

When he spoke again, he was already smiling, "I'm very moved." It's just ......," she wanted to say, "there is no place for me in the imperial court and the harem."

"It's just that this king is casual, you don't have to take it to heart." He took a sip of water and spoke lightly.

It was like a thorn stuck in her throat, she couldn't say a word for a long time, and after a long time, she asked with a smile: "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

"For you." He casually threw over a porcelain box, and the bottle body carried his warm temperature, which was Bao Helin's white jade paste. Cai Ling opened the lid of the box, and immediately saw the difference, the usual white jade paste has a herbal flavor and yellowish color, and this bottle is as colorful as mutton fat and fragrant as hibiscus, which can be described as a treasure in the white jade paste.

"Thank you." She was about to close the porcelain box, Shen Muchi's fingers reached in, and smeared the paste on her forehead, she wanted to dodge, but she could see his serious expression, and he didn't dare to hide, only said timidly, "I rubbed the medicine just now." ”

"Three times a day, don't be lazy." He said coldly. She nodded busily, knowing that the movement in his hand did not stop, and the white ointment was applied to her hair at the straight end, and she hurriedly sorted out the messy hair, and when he saw her like this, he gradually smiled.

"Tomorrow you will go out of the house." His eyes looked out of the window, and the moonlight was like water.

"Hmm." She lowered her eyes.

"Be more careful in the future, consult with others in everything, and don't hurt yourself again." He taught as pure as an elder, which made her feel a lot of reluctance, but she tried her best to hide it.

"The king is gone." He stood up, his eyes dark, and looked at her more closely.

"Greetings to Your Highness." She bent her knees, not daring him to see the wetness in her eyes.