Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 112 Entering the Palace

The Seventh Prince was handling some matters in the study. Ye Youlan came in and said she wanted to find a book.

"what book?"

"It's the map of the Great Chu State."

The Seventh Prince asked seriously, "What do you want this for?"

Ye Youlan didn't know why he suddenly became serious, so she smiled and said, "I want my embroiderer to embroider a picture of the Chu River and Mountains for the emperor as a gift. What do you think?"

The Seventh Prince shook his head: "Not good."

"why?"

"Because the Great Chu State is surrounded by powerful nations and its territory is less than half of its neighbors, you will only hurt the Emperor."

Ye Youlan realized it later: "It's a good thing I asked you, otherwise my attempt to surprise the Emperor would have ended up frightening him."

"So if you have any ideas in the future, you must discuss them with me."

"The Emperor's birthday is in eight days, and I still haven't figured out how to plan it. How about we stay in the palace for a few days?"

"Why do you want to live in the palace?"

"In the past, the Emperor's birthday would have been planned months in advance. But now, with eight days left, no one has contacted me. Aren't they just waiting to see me make a fool of myself? Even when I enter the palace, I need to understand the situation. I need to assign tasks to those who need them, and I can't leave them idle. We need to share the hardship together."

The Seventh Prince smiled: "Okay."

Ye Youlan took his arm and said, "I feel a little embarrassed that you pamper me so much."

"Then you must repay me well."

"I've already pledged my life to you. What else can I ask for in return? I can't think of anything."

"Take me to your world in my dream."

"Tonight, we're working together."

"it is good."

The two of them joked seriously and couldn't help laughing.

The Queen Mother did not expect that the Seventh Prince would bring Ye Youlan into the palace, so she let them live in her own palace.

"I like the hustle and bustle, so I'd better live somewhere else so as not to disturb my mother's rest."

"I like the hustle and bustle."

"Well then, the prince and I will bother the queen mother for a few days."

The two went to the room arranged by the Queen Mother, and the Seventh Prince asked Ye Youlan what to do next?

Ye Youlan took out a list and gave it to the Seventh Prince: "Tell the kitchen to prepare these foods and drinks, and then place them all on the open table in the garden. Give each guest tableware and let them choose what they like."

Ye Youlan took out a second list and said, "Have the kitchen manager train the relevant staff according to this process so that there won't be any panic."

"how about you?"

"Call the emperor's ten princes and eight princesses over. I want to arrange a program for them and then perform it for the emperor."

“They may not listen to you.”

"Don't worry, I have my own way of dealing with children."

The Queen Mother was awakened from her nap by the noise outside. She was angry. The palace maid said that the princess was teaching the prince and princess to dance.

The Queen Mother stood up to go and see, and the maid said, "The Princess said that she wants to keep it secret and give everyone a surprise. No one is allowed to get close."

"Forget it, I want to see what tricks she can come up with."

In the garden, Ye Youlan divided the emperor's eighteen children into groups of two, four, four, four, four according to their height. She was teaching them some variations in the formation.

The eldest prince was thirteen years old and quite tall. He was a little impatient and asked Aunt Wang when it would end. It was too childish for a prince like him to dance like this.

Ye Youlan asked him if he loved the emperor, why he was not willing to dance for the emperor? If your words got to the emperor's ears, what would he think?

The eldest prince was silent, and the other princes didn't dare to say anything either. After all, they were more afraid of the Seventh Prince. When they arrived, the Seventh Prince had already warned them that whoever displeased the princess would be spanked, and whoever pleased the princess would receive a gift.

When Ye Youlan and the others were tired of dancing, Xiaomei and the palace maids brought them tea and snacks so that they could rest.

After the rehearsal, Ye Youlan asked them to go back and practice more. Whoever performed best tomorrow would receive a reward. Ye Youlan also asked them to write a wish list and submit it, hoping that she would fulfill their wish.

At night, Ye Youlan lay in the Seventh Prince's arms and shared with him the wish lists of the princes and princesses: "Look, this is the eldest prince. He wants a bow and arrow. It's not clearly written, I think he wants a bow and arrow that is easy to use. The third princess loves beauty and wants a hairpin. I guess her mother is not too favored. This is the third prince, twelve years old, taller than the eldest prince, and stronger. He wants to eat big meat buns, and he wants to eat ten of them. This is the youngest princess, only six years old, pink and tender. Guess what she wants, she wants a little bird to talk to her..."

"Give these to me, I'll prepare them."

"You said these princes and princesses may look extremely noble, but they are actually quite pitiful. From birth to death, they probably can't live freely. Some of them can't even grow up safely."

Ye Youlan touched the Seventh Prince's face and said, "You were so weak and sickly when you were little, but you still grew up so well. It's really hard for you!"

The Seventh Prince was amused by her words: "It would have been great if I had met you when I was a child!"

"How did you meet me? You are eight years older than me. You were not yet born when I was born, and you were old when I was born. No, you were already grown up." But before he could finish his explanation, his mouth was sealed.

Afterwards, the Seventh Prince lowered his voice and whispered in her ear: "Do you still dare to call me old?"

Ye Youlan begged for mercy and never dared to do it again.

Tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday. Ye Youlan and the Seventh Prince discussed some details and finally decided to go with a self-service model to prevent anyone from doing something bad. It would be hard to prevent them, so it was better to be safe. The biggest highlight of the birthday banquet would be the performances by the princes and princesses.

"Are you confident?"

"You said their performance was great. I don't have confidence, but I can guarantee that the emperor will be very happy to see it."

After dinner, the two went their separate ways. Ye Youlan went to the garden to check on the teaching results, while the Seventh Prince went to do other things.

In the evening, Ye Youlan was very satisfied with the children's performance, so she asked them to stop and rest. Xiaomei and the palace maids brought them many delicious foods and drinks, some of which were not available in the palace, such as candied haws.

Ye Youlan asked them to go back after eating and to amaze everyone tomorrow night, but the princes were unwilling to do so. They wanted to stay and play for a while, and Aunt Wang would accompany them.

Ye Youlan took them to play "Eagle Catches Chicken." Ye Youlan was the mother hen, and Xiaomei was the eagle. Screams and laughter filled the garden.

The Emperor, the Seventh Prince, and the Queen Mother stood in the corridor, looking at them happily in the open space, with mixed feelings.

The Queen Mother envied Ye Youlan for being able to mingle with those children; the Emperor had not expected that the child who usually behaved well and was steady would be so lively and smiling brightly at this moment. This was what a child really was like; the Seventh Prince kept his eyes on Ye Youlan. She stretched out her arms, ran around, smiled brightly and freely, and a strand of her hair scattered around made her look even more comfortable and charming.