Chapter 196: Obsessed with the Prince
After this incident passed, the crown prince was peaceful for a while, at least for Chi Wan, in the past few days, she had not encountered any assassins or poisoning or other things, and her life was stable and peaceful.
On the prince's side, the failure caused by the last hasty action made him regret that he had made such a good opportunity to do something wrong, and now that he had attracted the attention of King Chu and Xie Yutang, he naturally had to act more carefully, so as not to let the other party take precautions before he acted.
And the prince has the best resource that can be used by his side - Chi Xia. This naΓ―ve girl was fascinated by the prince's fascination, no, she was blinded by the prince's family background and power, as well as the arrogance in her heart that did not admit defeat.
There was such a big accident during the last palace banquet, which caused there to be no ideal contact between the two, and Chi Xia has always been unwilling in his heart, and it is a pity that this good date was ruined like this.
After returning to the house, she sulked all night, and her heart was full of dissatisfaction with Chi Wan. always feels that it is because of someone like her that the two of them are involved that they encounter ties everywhere.
The next day, Chi Xia was still worried that the prince would not stop looking for him, or that he would need to rest for a few days and not contact him.
But Chi Xia couldn't stand this feeling, she didn't know why, she only felt that her heart was full of the figure of the prince. His smile, every gesture he made, every word he said to himself was deeply imprinted and lingered in his heart.
He is like a kind of poison, if you don't hear from him for a long time, you will feel uncomfortable, feel uneasy and uncomfortable. She is not someone who will only wait for the other party to take the initiative, but the prince is the prince after all, and it is almost difficult to send the letter to the palace.
But for the sake of her beloved, she is willing to give it a try no matter what method she uses.
Just as she was thinking, a maid came running to her and saluted her and said, "Miss, there is your letter." β
"Letter?" Chi Xia was puzzled, how could someone send her a letter?
The maid said, "In addition to the letter, the person who sent it said that this was also given to you." She handed a black square lacquer box to Chi Xia and stepped back.
The lacquer box is only the size of a palm, heavy, I don't know what is in it, but from the production process of this lacquer box is very exquisite, and the material used is also rosewood, the things inside must be very high-end.
Chi Xia returned to his boudoir and opened the letter, only to find that it had been sent to him by the crown prince. She was really surprised and delighted, she didn't expect her sweetheart to take the initiative to give her confidence? Does that mean that he also likes himself in his heart?
Chi Xia sat on the chair and looked at these few lines of graceful Xiaosu: "Miss Chi Xia, yesterday's palace banquet must have frightened you, some gifts to show sincerity, hoping to appease Xia Er's nervous mood." β
Seeing this, Chi Xia couldn't wait to open the lacquer box, which contained a pair of jade bracelets, but in ancient times there was a special name - jumping off.
The color of this pair of jade bracelets is extremely beautiful, the crystal clear milky white mutton fat jade gives people a gentle touch, there is no flaw and no cracks, and it has been carefully polished to fit the woman to wear, not too big nor too small, but it seems that the wearer's wrist is delicate and the skin is white and tender.
If you look closely, you will find that the bracelet has a carved orchid shading, densely packed, and every detail is clearly visible when you look closely. The meaning of carving orchids is also taken from the fact that there is a summer character in the name of Chi Xia, which is full of orchids in summer, which is also to describe Chi Xia's wisdom as an orchid.
But the most valuable thing is not the value of the gift, but its meaning. Chi Xia took this pair of jade bracelets stupidly, and muttered to himself: "Why is it so wide that you jump off around your wrist." β
This poem is taken from "Love Poems", what is used to maintain our love of life and death? Just use the pair of jade bracelets in my hand. Could this be that the prince is showing his heart to her in disguise and courting her?
Chi Xia's little face turned red instantly, and she was busy reading the second half of the letter, and the prince also explained that if she wanted to reply to the letter, she could write the letter before noon tomorrow, and the prince would send someone around him to pick up the letter.
Now it's okay, there is no need to worry about the worries in Chi Xia's original heart now. Since the prince has thrown out such an olive branch, how can he not take the initiative to accept it?
She immediately took out the four treasures of her study, and then found a piece of rice paper and began to write: "To His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no need to remember the matter of yesterday's banquet, this matter has nothing to do with His Highness, so there is no need to blame yourself." β
After writing this sentence, Chi Xia frowned and thought about it, always feeling that something was wrong, and then crumpled the piece of rice paper he had just written and threw it aside, and started to write another piece of paper again.
In this way, it was revised back and forth, and a beautiful handwriting was finally completed. Chi Xia read it several times to make sure there was no problem, and then stuffed it into the envelope.
In the evening, she also put the letter written by the prince under her pillow, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. It's as if after doing this, you will meet your sweetheart in your dreams.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......" Before going to bed, she also called the name of her beloved, and then she fell asleep with peace of mind.
The next day, in the East Palace, as the prince expected, he received a reply from Chi Xia. Looking at the words in her heart that she was too shy to say, the prince felt funny, he sneered, and felt that these women were really easy to deceive.
"You, go ahead and write to her." The prince himself naturally didn't have time to play with this girl's family, so he randomly assigned a well-read escort by his side to write a reply to Chi Xia.
"Your Highness, do you have to do this?" The attendant apparently didn't understand the meaning of his master's doing, and he didn't want to do it either. However, the prince insisted, and he had no choice but to comply.
Another day passed, Chi Xia Ri was looking forward to the gate of Chi Mansion, and finally looked forward to her gospel, she couldn't wait to open the letter at the door, and the hazy sweet words in it overwhelmed her mind.
Since then, the two have maintained the rule of exchanging letters once every two days, and their relationship has gradually warmed up, at least Chi Xia has been sure that the prince definitely has love for him, it must be like this.
I thought that this would be a little secret between the two, but by coincidence, at the gate of Chi Mansion that day, just as Chi Xia was about to hand over the letter to the person who delivered the letter, he was bumped into by Chi Fangrui.
For a moment, the air was filled with an awkward atmosphere, and the person in charge of delivering the message saluted Chi Fangrui and quickly left, leaving Chi Xia and Chi Fangrui staring at each other with a bewildered expression.
At this time on weekdays, his father should be working, why did he suddenly come back today. This was also unexpected by Chi Xia, and she didn't know how to explain it to her father.
Chi Fangrui recognized it at a glance, the person who delivered the letter just now was one of the attendants beside the prince, how could he appear here? Chi Fangrui looked at Chi Xia who was at a loss, a little suspicious in his heart, and said to Chi Xia with a straight face: "Come in." β
Chi Xia lowered her head, as if she was a child who had done something wrong, Chi Fangrui looked at her and asked in a gentle tone: "Xia'er, you tell me truthfully, what is the matter between you and the one outside?" β
"It's not the one outside, it's the prince!" Chi Xia just thought that sooner or later the affairs of himself and the prince would be exposed, and it would not hurt to let his father know about it at this point.
So, Chi Xia told Chi Fangrui the facts without reservation: "Xia Er admires His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in her heart, and His Royal Highness is probably ...... in his heart."
Chi Xia smiled shyly, but Chi Fangrui was surprised, things were really as he thought, it turned out to be his daughter and the prince secretly in love! Chi Xia said: "His Royal Highness corresponds with his daughter almost every day, and we will talk a lot, whether it is poetry or poetry, games or paintings. β
Chi Xia's face was full of pride, and Chi Fangrui also looked cheerful when he listened, he never expected that his daughter would have this kind of relationship with the crown prince, which was completely unexpected by him.
"When...... Seriously? He cautiously asked, and Chi Xia replied as a matter of course: "That's natural, why should my daughter lie to her father." β
Chi Fangrui never expected that his daughter was really so lucky to get the prince's pity, which was really a great honor. In the end, if he really marries His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it will be a matter of glory to the ancestors!
What's more, now Chi Fangrui is a subordinate of the prince, and his daughter plays well with him, which is more conducive to enhancing the trust between the prince and himself.
After thinking about it carefully, sure enough, this matter is only good and not bad, in the final analysis, if you successfully marry the prince in the end and become the queen in the future, it will be a matter of glory to the ancestors.
So, Chi Fangrui encouraged Chi Xia and said, "Xia'er, father supports you." β
Chi Fangrui's dramatization made Chi Xia clear: "Really? β
"Yes, Xia'er, my father is very supportive of you and the prince's affairs, don't worry, if there is any inconvenience in the future, you can tell your father directly, and your father will definitely help you," Chi Fangrui said, "When you have the opportunity, your father will take you into the palace to see more, how about it?" β
Chi Fangrui's words moved Chi Xia very much, she nodded frequently in agreement while throwing herself into her father's arms, and said coquettishly: "Thank you, father." β
Subsequently, Chi Xia no longer concealed the relationship with the prince, but directly showed him a fierce pursuit, and for a while, a lot of gossip about them also spread to a lot of famous families, everyone talked about it, could Chi Xia really become the crown princess?