The Gilded Cage

He actually noticed.

Chu Ningjing watched him quietly, only this thought was left in his heart.

For some reason, she felt a very fine sourness on the tip of her nose, bursting all the time, stabbing her heart from time to time.

She likes to ride horses. When she was in her boudoir, her father himself taught her. Later, she married Xiao Yu, and every year when she came to the racecourse, she always practiced hard, and finally developed a skill that can be called the best among women.

It's just that Xiao Yu is quite harsh. He doesn't like the heroic spirit in a woman, and she doesn't like her being too dazzling and eye-catching.

She can only suppress the other side of herself and try her best to maintain the dignity and self-sufficiency he likes. In the past two years, no one else knows, and she can gallop in the wild without fear.

Even she herself, as if being depressed, became numb and almost forgot how comfortable she was in the past.

But he noticed.

She smiled and blinked: "I am the princess, I should be dignified and steady in front of others, and should not be popular."

After hearing this, Xiao Kezhi's frowned eyebrows, instead of loosening them, tightened.

He understood. I'm afraid this is what his nephew meant again.

He suddenly remembered the first time she was in the Temple of Ganlu, when she subconsciously supported her tired body to clean up for him.

She had implicitly revealed that her husband did not treat her as well as outsiders thought. At first, he would be skeptical, and he always felt that this woman had a deep heart. Since she had nothing to ask for, it was very likely that she hadn't told the truth about this matter.

But now, as he learned more about his nephew day by day, and found more and more clues in her, he finally truly believed her.

Xiao Yu did give her enough status and dignity, but she might not love and respect this wife as much as he showed in front of others.

She shouldn't be like this, neither the girl he sees now nor the vague little girl in his past memory should be like this.

"Who said that the princess should be prudent and dignified? And who said that prudent princess should not show up in the limelight? I think that shouldn't be the case." He raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his tone completely disapproving and dignified. .

Chu Ning was stunned for a while, and did not make a sound for a long time.

She did not expect Xiao Kezhi to say such words. She has been following Xiao Yu for a long time, always thinking that everything should be like this, but now recalling how happy she was when she was chasing outside, she seemed to have returned to the happy and comfortable time of the past.

She suddenly felt embarrassed, as if a secret part of her heart had been dug up by him.

"The crown prince has the final say what to do with the princess, and the words of your majesty should be addressed to the queen in the future."

She looked away indifferently, put her face on his chest again, and a hand on his waist was drawn on his tail vertebra as if there was no ground.

His body stiffened, and even the weird atmosphere with his talents disappeared, but most of the ambiguous atmosphere that had disappeared came back: "Isn't it tired enough?"

"Tired, exhausted, I don't want to move anymore." She nodded, but the mist in her eyes swelled up again, softly approaching him and entwining him, which was completely opposite to what she said.

Xiao Kezhi closed his eyes and seemed to want to restrain himself, but his hands had already consciously pinched her waist.

When it was difficult, she suddenly leaned in his ear and whispered innocently: "Your Majesty, it's not early, Aning will not leave. It's time to delay your majesty's political affairs."

This really reminded him.

After he had planned to hunt, he returned to Tangquan Palace to continue his government affairs. As the new year is approaching, the affairs are cumbersome, especially when he plans to make some changes, and he really can't be left unused due to temporary greed.

The future is long.

He comforted himself, withdrew from the gentle village with difficulty, picked her up on the couch, picked up the clothes on the floor one by one, put it next to her, and poured the warm water that he intended to drink on the stove.

"Pack up, it's time to go." He dampened both towels and wringed them dry, handed one of them to her, and then hurriedly cleaned up and put on them.

After a while, both of them returned to their neatly dressed appearances.

Chu Ning thought of his current situation, and couldn't help complaining a bit aggrieved: "Your Majesty has brought Aning into the Imperial Tent without hesitation, how can Aning go now?"

Xiao Kezhi didn't say a word, he unfolded the cloak that had been thrown aside, and put it on her.

Chu Ning was guessing how he was going to send himself away, but suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the account, followed by Liu Kang's trembling voice: "Da, everyone, Your Royal Highness-come back, waiting outside, to see you Everyone..."

"His Majesty…"

The resistance and fear of Xiao Yu going deep into her bones made her nervous, and she subconsciously pulled his sleeves and called out.

The thick cloak wrapped her up, only showing a small face as big as a slap, which made her look a little more pure as a girl.

"Don't be afraid." He thought of his nephew outside with a deep heart.

He had known about Xiao Yu's return early, but he didn't expect it to be this time. Looking at the nephew in front of him, besides the heavy dissatisfaction, there is also a trace of sorrow that cannot be ignored in his heart.

"Don't say anything, I will personally send you away." He said, covering her all airtightly with the cloak, as if he came in, holding her directly out of the tent.

"Big, everybody! Prince—" Liu Kang stood outside the tent, and suddenly saw him carrying the person out like this. His legs trembled in fright, and he couldn't say anything. He just subconsciously looked at the prince who was waiting not far away. .

Xiao Yu on the other end had already approached and saw the invisible person in his arms. He couldn't help but frowned. Then he recovered calmly and bowed his hand to salute him: "Your Majesty, my nephew is back from Huazhou. I heard Your Majesty is in the racecourse, and he specifically greets you first. It's just—seems to disturb your interest."

Chu Ning, who was wrapped in the cloak, heard his voice, suddenly stiffened, and subconsciously grasped the material of Xiao Kezhi's chest through the thick cloak, and did not dare to move.

Xiao Kezhi didn't seem to mind, he held one of her hands and patted it to soothe him, and then glanced at him lightly: "Nephew, wait a moment."

After that, he walked straight to the horse, turned on the horse with the person in his arms, and galloped away.

Xiao Yu, who stayed in the distance, looked at the back of the two of them going away, with complicated eyes.

When he asked about the emperor's guard on the racecourse, he realized that the guard's expression was a bit wrong, but he didn't ask much. When he approached, he realized that the emperor had carried an unidentified woman into the imperial tent in public for more than an hour. !

He was a little unbelievable, after all, he had recently inquired about his uncle, and knew that it seemed to be a girl. But now, he saw it with his own eyes, and indeed he brought a woman.

He couldn't tell for a moment what he was feeling in his heart.

During his years as a prince, he was always cautious, and he always restrained himself on the issue of female sex, for fear that he would have a reputation for coveting pleasure.

Seeing this uncle so unscrupulous now, I naturally feel a bit contemptuous in my heart. But at the same time, there was some inexplicable unhappiness-he had been desperately restrained over the years to keep his status as a prince, and this uncle did this without worrying about the eyes of others!

The world is so unfair.

He calmly watched the two disappearing from sight, then turned to ask Liu Kang, "The chief supervisor knows which lady it is that the saint is so guarded, and he doesn't teach people to know their identity?"

Liu Kang's hand shook and he almost knelt on the spot.

Which lady? Isn't she the lady of Donggong?

He smiled awkwardly, acting like he didn't know what to do, and said: "His Royal Highness, don't embarrass the old slave. Let's not talk about the saint in private."

Xiao Yu glanced at him and didn't feel embarrassed. He just nodded and said: "The supervisor said it well, it was me who passed it."

He just asked casually, and didn't expect Liu Kang to tell him. No matter who the woman is, he can be sure that it is definitely not Qi Liuniang.

Thinking of this, he felt more comfortable.

At least, the Queen Mother Qi's calculations have not yet succeeded.

…

At the no-man's land on the edge of the racecourse, Xiao Kezhi saw the trace of the bay red horse before, and gradually slowed down, patted the person who was still in the cloak in his arms.

"Well, there is no one here."

Chu Ning didn't move right away. After waiting for a moment, he stretched out his hand to open the gap and looked around with a pair of eyes. Seeing that there was no one, he completely pulled down the cloak, holding his breath for a long time, gasping for breath.

Although she was covered along the way, she always had an illusion, as if she had been seen through, there was nowhere to hide. Now that she calmed down, her beating heart gradually calmed down.

"What are you afraid of? If he really knows about it, I will take you back to the palace directly."

He looked at her so nervous that he couldn't help but laughed. But when he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little strange-he actually said so naturally that he wanted to take her back to the palace!

Chu Ning glanced at him, did not speak, what he thought was completely opposite to him.

She didn't believe that he would really be like this, not to mention, even if he really wanted to take her into the palace, it was probably just a whim. After all, for him, it was just an extra woman who needed to be settled. Over time, it will always change, and he still doesn't know how to regret it.

Besides, when she met Xiao Yu in the past, she thought that he treated her sincerely, but now she knows that everything is nothing more than cheating and exploiting. And Xiao Kezhi, from the beginning, it was clear that each one took what she needed. How could she easily think of other things?

"Your Majesty, Aning has something to ask for."

She was silent for a moment, and spoke out like a reminder.

Xiao Kezhi glanced down at her, and slowly closed his smile, but he didn't feel as angry as he did the previous few times.

This time, he was somewhat convinced that what she wanted in her heart might not be as unbearable as he had previously thought. If so, he doesn't mind helping her.

The horse stopped, and he reached out and hugged her.

The Zao Hong Ma, who was looking down for the little green grass, saw someone he was familiar with, and trot over on his own initiative. Chu Ning was pulling the rein and was about to leave, but he held his hand again.

He pulled her back into his arms, looked at her face carefully in the bright sunshine, and then lowered his head to kiss her hard.

The cool breeze flicked gently from my ears, bringing the withered grass and broken branches on the ground to rustle.

He let her go and stroked her bright and moving eyes.

"In a few days, come to Feishuang Palace, I will listen to you."

Chu Ning smiled, nodded gently, pushed his hand away and stood a step back, motioning him to leave first.

He turned on his horse, but didn't return directly along the road, but continued to fly away in the other direction.