The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading-Chapter 29 - Fortune Telling
Chapter 29: Chapter 29 Fortune Telling
Chapter 29 -29 Fortune Telling
Xiao Jinyan came forward to pay respect as he entered, “Your Highness, this son pays his respects to the Empress.”
Lady Chang stood up from her chair and returned a bow to Xiao Jinyan.
After they sat down, the Empress began to interrogate him, “At the welcome banquet today, no matter how fond you are of Shen Fengyi, you shouldn’t have allowed her to disrupt the etiquette and act wildly in public.”
Xiao Jinyan pursed his lips, “Empress Mother, as the Crown Prince, I am aware of what is important and what is not.
Shen Fengyi did not act wildly.”
If it wasn’t for her help today, he wouldn’t have been able to tame the wolf so easily.
Although he could have used Martial Power to tame it, it would have left everyone unconvinced.
Lady Chang, with her eyes downcast, listened to Your Highness defend Shen Fengyi and wondered if he would have praised her too if she had been there with him at that time.
The Empress was taken aback by his words.
This was the first time that the Crown Prince had contradicted her for a woman.
“Look at how dignified and graceful Lady Chang was at the banquet.
She is the example that women in the palace should follow.”
Xiao Jinyan glanced at Lady Chang with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, “Lady Chang was personally selected by the Empress Mother, naturally she is dignified and virtuous.”
Empress: “Of course, when has my selection ever been poor?
The women I have chosen for you, which one of them isn’t exceptionally beautiful?
Shen Fengyi looks fine, but being pampered should not lead to arrogance.”
Xiao Jinyan: “Empress Mother, it is because of Shen Fengyi that I am here.”
Thinking that her son had taken her words to heart, the Empress felt much relieved, “And how do you plan to handle this matter?”
Xiao Jinyan: “Shen Fengyi serves diligently with virtuous and gentle character.
I plan to promote Shen Fengyi to Lady.”
Lady Chang gripped the handkerchief in her hand tightly, looking at Xiao Jinyan in disbelief.
To be promoted to Lady?
Wouldn’t that mean she was on equal footing with her?
The Empress almost thought she had heard wrong and asked uncertainly again, “What did you just say?
You want to promote Shen Fengyi’s rank?”
Xiao Jinyan nodded, “Yes, Your Highness.”
The Empress directly vetoed the Crown Prince’s decision: “No, Fengyi has already become arrogant due to favoritism.
If she were to be promoted to Lady, she would become even more unmanageable in the East Palace.”
Xiao Jinyan’s tone was firm, “Empress Mother, I have already decided.”
Hearing his tone, the Empress knew the Crown Prince was determined, and her expression grew stern, “Indeed, matters of the East Palace should be decided by the Crown Prince.
But since you have only just become the Crown Prince, there are many things you cannot manage.
As for Shen Fengyi’s promotion, with so many eyes in the East Palace watching, the Empress thinks it would be better to wait until she is with child before promoting her.
By then, with double happiness, there will be no gossip.”
Xiao Jinyan looked down, having expected his mother to obstruct his decision with various pretexts because she wanted Xiao Jinyu to be the Crown Prince, a position which he had taken.
How could she not be furious?
At that moment, Xiao Jinyu strode in from the outside.
Seeing Xiao Jinyan there, he approached with a smiling face to pay his respects, “Your Highness, this son pays his respects to the Empress.”
The Empress watched her younger son burst in, sweating profusely.
She took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, “What’s the rush?
Your forehead is all sweaty.”
Xiao Jinyu, holding the handkerchief and wiping casually, “I came to see Big Brother.”
The Empress’s expression paused, disappointed that her son was not there to see her, “There’s no need to rush like that.
What if you fall and get hurt?”
Xiao Jinyu replied, “Your Highness, I am already sixteen, not a three-year-old child.”
Xiao Jinyan impassively observed the warm scene before him, an affection he had never experienced, and his hand hidden in his sleeve involuntarily tightened.
He suddenly stood up to take his leave with a bow, “Your Highness, this son will take his leave now.”
The Empress did not try to keep him, “Then go attend to your affairs.”
Xiao Jinyan slowly exited Fengyi Palace.
“Your Highness, I will also take my leave now, and visit you another day,” Xiao Jinyu said as he took big strides to catch up.
“Brother, wait for me!”
The Empress was about to call out to her son when she saw him running faster than a rabbit.
She sighed, “Running so fast, if you fall, won’t it still be me who feels the pain?” free𝑤ebnovel.com
Lady Chang had hoped to take advantage of the Empress’s presence to serve the Crown Prince in bed as soon as possible, but unfortunately, the Empress hadn’t mentioned it before Your Highness left.
Not only does Your Highness continuously favor Shen Fengyi, but he also wishes to put her on equal status with her.
Does that not mean he wants Shen Fengyi to compete with her for the position of Crown Princess?
However, the Imperial Astronomer had stated that it was not suitable for Your Highness to take a Crown Princess at this time.
If she were to mention it now, it might upset her aunt.
*
Standing on the steps outside Fengyi Palace, Xiao Jinyan watched Xiao Jinyu approaching, wishing he could take two steps in one just to come before him, his youthful face full of vigor.
“What do you need me for?”
Xiao Jinyu moved closer, “Big Brother, about copying the Art of War you mentioned, is it the first volume or the second volume?”
Xiao Jinyan replied, “Since you’ve asked, then copy both the first and second volumes.”
Xiao Jinyu regretted coming over to ask, realising he had no choice but to agree with a nod, “Alright, I’ll copy them.”
*
On her way back to the East Palace, Shen Chuwei encountered Lu Zhaoyan, the man who made her wish come true.
Lu Zhaoyan also saw Shen Chuwei and approached to bow, “Shen Fengyi.”
Shen Chuwei smiled and nodded in acknowledgment, “Where is Sir Lu heading to?”
Lu Zhaoyan replied, “This humble official is on his way to see Your Highness.”
Shen Chuwei kindly reminded him, “Your Highness has gone to Fengyi Palace, now is definitely not the time to meet him.”
“Thank you for the reminder, Shen Fengyi.
This humble official will come back later.”
Seeing Lu Zhaoyan about to leave, Shen Chuwei quickly called out to him, “Wait a moment, Sir Lu.”
Lu Zhaoyan stopped and inquired earnestly, “Does Shen Fengyi have any other instructions?”
Shen Chuwei moved closer, curious, “Sir Lu, I heard you can divine fortunes.
Could you cast a divination for me?”
“This…” Lu Zhaoyan was somewhat amused.
He replied, “Shen Fengyi, indeed I can cast divinations, but they are not necessarily accurate.
Do you want to know about your love life or your future?”
Shen Chuwei thought for a moment and said, “The future, I suppose.
There is no need to calculate my love life.”
She saw it this way: if she left the palace at twenty-five, she would be considered an old maid.
With the feudal mindset of ancient people, having multiple wives and concubines was nothing unusual.
She thought it impossible to meet someone truly compatible with her.
Besides, after leaving the palace, if she had to serve one husband with others, bickering and jealousy would abound.
She would rather stay in the palace where, at least, Xiao Jinyan was handsome and wealthy!
Calculating her future seemed better; she would earn some money after leaving the palace, then buy a quiet residence to enjoy her life.
How nice would that be?
Lu Zhaoyan also felt there was no need to calculate her love life, as Shen Fengyi was already His Highness’s woman, which could not be changed.
“Then, this humble official will look at your palmistry, how’s that?”
“Fine.” Shen Chuwei agreed readily and stretched out her hand, palm up, for Lu Zhaoyan to examine.
Lu Zhaoyan looked carefully for a few moments, stroked his chin, glanced up at Shen Fengyi, then looked down again at the lines in the palm.
Seeing Lu Zhaoyan’s actions, Shen Chuwei suddenly had a bad premonition, “Sir Lu, what do you see?”
Lu Zhaoyan hesitated a moment before saying, “From Shen Fengyi’s palm lines, one can tell that her destiny is somewhat rough…”
Shen Chuwei felt like praising him, thinking to herself that Lu Zhaoyan was spot on.
Having experienced such a sudden heart attack and soul transmigration at a young age, being alone in this world, wasn’t that a troubled destiny?
“Sir Lu, is there more?”
