Chapter 001: Picking Flowers and Smiling, Leisure Days Amidst Right and Wrong (Part One).
Hibiscus asked softly, "Li Gonggong, why hasn't Father Emperor woken up yet? Could it be that he didn't sleep well again at night?"
The festival of "Qiyue Liuhuo" is only a place where ice is placed in a remote corner, providing a little coolness. Emperor Wu Jiawen of the Great Wu Dynasty is lying on a bamboo couch, still covered with a thin blanket.
The most frustrating thing is that she doesn't look as stunning as her mother. When she married into the Wu Kingdom, she was only fourteen years old and hadn't even grown into her face. On the day of the wedding, the 19-year-old Crown Prince Xu Siyan saw his young wife sitting in the bridal chamber wearing the heavy phoenix crown, looking dazed and lost. Already disinterested due to his love for another, he threw down the wedding veil and said, "Why did I marry a block of wood?" before leaving the room in a huff.
Oh, isn't the Crown Princess already an adult? She and the Crown Prince... have been married for three years, right?
Her chess skills are not good, her calligraphy and painting are average, her poetry is very ordinary, and she is completely clueless about needlework.
From the perspective of the palace ladies, the most ridiculous thing about her is that she doesn't even realize she's a joke. Regardless of how people gossip behind her back, she still leisurely travels between the Eastern Palace and the Imperial Palace every day, pays respects to Emperor Jiawen Xu Zhuyan, accompanies him for a brief conversation, plays chess for half a day, admires a few paintings, and tastes some snacks.
Looking at her silly and foolish appearance, like she's missing a string in her head, how could someone with our high moral character as the crown prince and heir to the throne be interested in her?
The crown princess who has been married for three years but has not yet consummated the marriage, is the first in the history of our Great Wu, which can be considered as setting a precedent!
Mugun has entered the Wuying Hall. With a glance at the chief eunuch Li Sui, he quietly muffled his footsteps, took the silk handkerchief handed by the palace maid, and wiped off the sweat beads on his forehead.
The Crown Princess Xiao Mujin is a joke in the Great Wu Palace.
Respectfully, she was escorted to the Wuying Hall to meet the Emperor. The leading palace maid naturally could not enter. When she turned around to leave, seeing that there was no one around, she covered her mouth and laughed.
What does three years mean? Apart from celebrating festivals, there is no escaping the formalities. When has the Crown Prince ever looked at her directly? She is always thinking about Murong Liangdi and Su Baolin. I'm afraid... they still haven't consummated their marriage, right?
She brought with her a large number of loyal and reliable attendants and servants as part of her dowry. Even the Emperor Wu Zetian treated her differently. Despite the ridicule behind her back in the palace, no one dared to slight her in person.
Li sighed and said, "This palpitation and insomnia have been going on for more than just a few days. It's fortunate that the Crown Princess often comes over to keep me company and talk, which makes it slightly better."
Yes, no matter how prestigious the title of Crown Princess is, even if she becomes the Empress in the future, she is nothing more than a beautifully adorned clay sculpture...
Fortunately, she is the princess of the Shu Kingdom and the only beloved daughter of the Shu Kingdom's ruler, Xiao Xunwei. Even if the crown prince does not favor her, there will still be people taking good care of her.
Indeed a fool, actually bringing a pair of grasshoppers to the emperor, not afraid of being laughed at!
Indeed not! Who is our emperor? He has been well-educated since childhood, noble and outstanding. Yet, she treats a grasshopper as if it were a child of her own age and even brings it into the palace!
Hush.
Well, she is not even as good as the queen mother of Shu!