Chapter 45

I heard that the emperor wanted to wash the dust for General Jing, so he would hold a flower-viewing banquet in the imperial garden. [No pop-up novel network]

Xuan'er, a fourteen-year-old maid in the East Palace, said to the prince who was writing at the desk.

She was a maidservant who only entered the East Palace last winter to serve, and her appearance was not good, and she initially attracted the attention of the prince because she was born in the same year and month as the prince.

Later, her humble and non-arrogant style, as well as her cheerful personality, were deeply liked by Aiqing, so the Internal Affairs Office promoted her to be the maid of the East Palace.

Xuan'er is also very happy to stay with the prince on an errand, she often works with Xiao Dezi to talk about some interesting things in the palace and sing together, relieving the boredom of the prince who always can't finish the official documents.

At this time, what she wants to talk about is the wine banquet, the autumn is high and cool, the osmanthus and hibiscus in the imperial garden are in full bloom, it is a good day to drink wine and enjoy the flowers.

Speaking of which...... Aiqing put down the wolf pen of celadon phoenix carving in her hand, and said thoughtfully, I don't remember when the last time I enjoyed the flowers.

Three years ago, you and His Highness Yan admired the red maple in the East Palace, and since then, you have rarely visited the garden. Xiao Dezi arched his hand and said that he always remembered the prince's affairs clearly.

Well...... That's right. Aiqing nodded, at that time, because Jing Tingrui had a strange fragrance on his body, which made him unhappy, he found his second brother Yan to go to the garden to wander.

However, now that I think about it, the scenery in the garden at that time is vivid, as if it was born yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, it has been three years, and Aiqing suddenly feels that the days have passed so quickly that he can't sit still.

Because, it's been so long, why hasn't Jing Tingrui returned to the palace yet?!

Aiqing felt that time had flown by, and at the same time, she felt that the days had passed very slowly, like a snail crawling, and every moment of waiting for Rarity to come back was so long.

Especially when you know that Rarity is coming back soon, but she hasn't seen anyone for a long time, it's even harder!

However, if he can't show it yet, he will be laughed at, so it will be even more uncomfortable to endure it!

Your Highness, there has been no banquet in the palace for a long time, you must go this time. Seeing that the prince suddenly became quiet, Xuan'er smiled and tried to get him interested.

Well, of course. There have been no major celebrations in the palace for three years, first, the war expenses for Jialan are huge, and they need to be frugal. The second is that Daddy's body is sick from time to time, and the sound of drums will disturb his rest, which is very inappropriate.

Therefore, even if the news of Jing Tingrui's successive victories came back to the palace, his father only ordered someone to reward Prince Jing's mansion, and the celebratory banquet was also set up there.

Aiqing remembered Jing Tingrui in her heart, and at the same time worried about her father's body, so she didn't go to the banquet in Prince Jing's mansion for three consecutive days, but stayed in the palace and tried her best to help her father share his worries.

In this way, he has indeed lived a life of staying at home in the past three years, and the recital books sent by the recital office are as high as a mountain every day, and the entire East Palace has become a study, and even Tianyu and Tianchen rarely come, saying that this place is very boring and boring!

Although Aiqing knew, he had no power or intention to change the status quo, at least when he devoted himself to the playbook, he could temporarily forget that Jing Tingrui was not around.

At first, when he sees an interesting notebook, he looks up and laughs, "Rarity, look at this......

But what caught her eye was Xiao Dezi's blank face, Aiqing could only scratch her head in embarrassment, pretending to be fine, but she was so uncomfortable in her heart. Over time, he rarely laughed with others, and it became a habit to quietly review the recitals.

This one is good, replace it with the next one. Aiqing stretched out her left hand to Xiao Dezi, and her right hand neatly closed the book that had just been annotated.

Xiao Dezi was helping the prince open the book with yellow silk, and a palace maid outside the palace said excitedly, here, he is back!

Who's back? Aiqing asked casually, because the palace maid spoke too loudly, and the hall was so quiet that she could even hear a needle dropping.

Ah, Your Highness, damn the slave! The palace maid outside the door noticed the gaffe and hurriedly entered the hall to ask for guilt.

It's okay, get up. Ai Qing said with a slight smile, thinking, why can't this palace people get rid of the problem of begging for death.

Back to the prince's words, it was General Jing who had returned, and I heard that he was passing through the Yingwu Gate at this time. The palace maid was very excited, and her voice echoed in the hall, sounding so unreal.

Aiqing was stunned for a while before he stood up, startling Xiao Dezi a lot, and the notebook he was holding in his hand was knocked out.

Who? Say it again! Who's back?! Aiqing's big eyes shone brightly, and the expression was so intense

moving, glowing with a strange brilliance, the appearance of peacetime is like two people. This really made the palace maid stunned and stammered.

Just, it's Jingjiang......

However, before the palace maid's words were finished, Aiqing rushed out like an arrow! Xiao Dezi hurriedly called the guards and chased them out of the palace together, but the prince ran away without a trace