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Chapter 358 Be a Companion

In the flowerbed under the rockery, more than a dozen pots of flowers are blooming, especially the one in the middle with a huge purple-red flower standing proudly among the others.

Zhou Chang's attention was immediately drawn.

As a rule of thumb, once you visit the palace, you must never return empty-handed.

She didn't hesitate and stepped into the flower bed, bending down and picking up the pots.

Yuan Qi likes flowers, but it’s not worth it for him to spend a lot of money to buy them. He could just take two pots of flowers from the palace back home.

"Liu Xia, this pot of flowers is on your head." Zhou Chang rushed forward and shouted, not caring whether Liu Dexia could hear him or not.

Liu Dexia followed him out and spoke with difficulty: "This is His Majesty..."

Zhou Chang didn't care at all. He seemed to remember something and smiled: "By the way, Liu Xia, don't think you can escape. Since you have more than one house in Jindu City, it is impossible to move all of them within three days. If that happens, it will be a bargain for me, haha..."

Liu Dexia's body, which had finally come back to life, was nailed to the spot again.

Zhou Chang ignored him and directly held the big purple flower in his arms and took the skinny monkey out of the palace.

We returned to the palace and got off the carriage.

"What a pity, why is this flower placed alone in a pot, and the others are just for decoration," Zhou Chang took the pot and was very happy to have accomplished something big. "I don't even know what this flower is called?"

The skinny monkey curled his lips secretly. He came with nothing. It was a big loss for him to enter the palace this time. His prince didn't even bother to go to other places, such as the imperial kitchen.

Zhou Chang ignored him and walked towards Prince Yi's palace holding the big purple flower.

As soon as he entered the gate, Uncle Qiu came to greet him: "Your Majesty, someone sent a birthday invitation, it's for you."

"Which one?" Zhou Chang glanced at the invitation and showed no interest.

Uncle Qiu thought hard and said, "Oh, yes, it was Lord Jiang from Wu'an Marquis's Mansion. I think it was the old princess' 70th birthday."

"Give it to me." Zhou Chang took it and held it together with the flowerpot.

No one had ever invited Prince Yi Fengming to such events in the past. This year it was probably because Yuan Qi recognized Princess Pingning as her stepmother, but she still didn't plan to attend.

Zhou Chang carried the flowers and invitations all the way back to the study, put everything on the table, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as we sat down, Aunt Jing brought in snacks and tea.

Zhou Chang was also impatient. He drank a sip of tea to quench his thirst and told Aunt Jing about the matter: "Li Zhi's matter has been resolved. Within three days, he will be released and reinstated."

"Really? How did the prince do it?" Aunt Jing was so excited that she didn't know what to do.

Zhou Chang walked around the table and sat down: "Aunt Jing, don't worry about how I did it, just listen carefully for the good news."

"Yeah." Aunt Jing nodded happily.

Zhou Chang had been running around all afternoon and was hungry. He took a bite of the snack and asked, "When will dinner be served?"

"Look, I'm so happy that I almost forgot," Aunt Jing was still grinning from ear to ear, "But, isn't Your Majesty going to the Princess's for dinner today?"

"The princess has returned home?" Zhou Chang remembered that today should be the opening day of "Yuzhen Pavilion". Although Yuan Qi said he would not show up, he would still go over to take a look.

"Yes, the princess returned to the palace before the prince." Aunt Jing obviously wanted to ask about Li Zhi's details. "The prince refused to say how he did it, but is Li Zhi okay..., is he..."

"Aunt Jing, Li Zhi is a really good person, and you care about him so much. If you are interested, why not take this opportunity to let Li Zhi leave the palace so that you can keep each other company..." Zhou Chang thought of another level. This matter could indeed be an opportunity, and it was still not too late.

Now Liu Dexia has to do whatever he is told to do.

"No, no, this won't work." Aunt Jing waved her hands again and again, "This old servant and he are just from the same hometown, and we are just looking after each other. Your Majesty, please don't think too much."

"What's wrong with that?" Zhou Chang thought of a TV series he had watched in his previous life. He felt that the only truly happy couple in the series was the palace maid and the eunuch.

"No means no..." Aunt Jing couldn't come up with a reason, "Your Highness, please don't say such things again. This kind of thing is the most taboo in the palace. How can this be allowed?"

"If Auntie is willing, I will definitely find a way to make it happen. As for others..." Zhou Chang thought of Liu Dexia again, "Some people are unscrupulous, what are you afraid of?"

Things went smoothly today, so why not take advantage of this momentum to get this thing done as well? It would be a good thing, of course, provided that Aunt Jing likes it.

Aunt Jing shook her head seriously: "No, no, Your Majesty, please don't say anything more."

"I misunderstood Aunt Jing. You have no interest in Li Zhi?" Zhou Chang wondered. Her intuition couldn't be wrong.

"Your Highness, please stop talking." Aunt Jing spoke very loudly, which was unusual for her.

Zhou Chang quickly shut up.

"Ah..., I lost my temper, Your Highness, please forgive me." Aunt Jing also felt that her attitude was inappropriate. She looked around and talked about something else. When she saw the flowers Zhou Chang brought back, she said, "This flower has a very unique color. Where did Your Highness get it?"

Zhou Chang also knew that he couldn't continue the topic, so he pretended it had never happened: "Of course it was taken from the palace. Aunt Jing would also think it's beautiful."

"Well, it's beautiful, but the palace is full of flowers now. What's the point of His Majesty bringing a pot of flowers from the palace? It will only cause those servants to gossip for nothing." Aunt Jing returned to normal and began to shake her head and sigh again.

"The princess likes flowers, so we don't have to spend money to buy them." Zhou Chang was about to have a heart attack when he thought about how much money it would cost to buy flowers in the mansion.

Aunt Jing said the same old thing again: "Your Highness, saving money is secondary. What's the point of just sending flowers? Isn't it time to consider consummating the marriage? How long has it been? Even if others don't say anything, don't they have doubts in their hearts?"

"No matter what others say, if you have the guts, come and say it in front of me. If you mutter to yourself, I can't hear you." Zhou Chang was also willing to be a coward.

Aunt Jing had already talked her mouth off about the matter of "marriage consummation", and with Li Zhi's matter in mind, she had no extra energy to persuade Prince Yi any more, so she had nothing more to say.

Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi became friends who got along well with each other, and this situation made her very satisfied.

The two were staring at each other, neither of them could convince the other, when Yuan Qi came over again.

"Aunt Jing looks much better today, have you resolved the problem that was bothering you a while ago?" Yuan Qi had a keen eye.

Aunt Jing didn't want to say much, and bowed: "Thank you for your concern, Princess. The matter has been resolved. I will not disturb the conversation between the prince and the princess, and will take my leave first."

"Aunt Jing, take care." Zhou Chang was afraid that Aunt Jing would continue to advise them in front of the two of them, making everyone embarrassed.

Yuan Qi watched Aunt Jing leave.

Zhou Chang told Yuan Qi about what happened in the palace with Liu Dexia and what happened between Aunt Jing and Li Zhi.

After hearing this, Yuan Qi thought about it and smiled: "I also agree with Aunt Jing's choice."

"Why?" Zhou Chang was surprised. "Because Li Zhi is a eunuch?"

"It's not just that. The most important thing is that two people being together may not necessarily have a good result. Aunt Jing is living a happy life in the palace every day. She has someone to rely on when she's old. She already has a good home. There's no need for her to find another man." While Yuan Qi was speaking, his eyes were fixed on the flowers on the corner of the table.

Zhou Chang disagreed: "I didn't say that I would ignore Li Zhi and Aunt Jing after they got together. It's natural to let them both live in the palace and enjoy their old age. Isn't that better?"

Yuan Qi only looked at the flowers, not Zhou Chang, and was absent-minded: "For a general steward of the inner court, it is not easy to step up to the position he is in today. It is rare for him to have the power in his hands and still remember the old people. But if one day he loses this power and faces the ordinary daily necessities, that will be another matter."

"As long as there is affection between the two of them, nothing else will be a problem." Although Zhou Chang said this, he also felt that what Yuan Qi said made some sense. After all, who knows what it would be like for two people who have never lived an ordinary life to be together. But thinking of Aunt Jing, she was as kind as an elder. "If you have a suitable candidate, why don't you let Aunt Jing keep an eye out for him."

"Your Highness really doesn't understand women's hearts." Yuan Qi smiled bitterly and stood up.