Chapter 418 - 397: First Update
"Nian Ru, Crown Prince has responsibilities over thousands of matters every day, and there are still so many things waiting for him in the court, you should not bother him all the time," Prince Duan couldn’t help but say, looking at the pomegranates and coconut fruits personally delivered by Qi Zhu from Nanyu which had just been offered as tribute.
The Crown Prince was softhearted, even though he was the Eldest Princess, and there was the Fourth Prince in the palace, all of whom were closer to him than Zheng Nianru, as his own siblings. The Crown Prince was just too honest and didn’t know how to refuse. Just that one sentence, and he took it as truth.
While Zheng Boding said this aloud, he felt relieved in his heart; he understood Fu Xun’s thoughts, and it was because of his face that Fu Xun had gone to this trouble.
Zheng Nianru glanced at Prince Duan, leaning over to try to clearly discern the expression on Prince Duan’s face, but she only saw emotion on Zheng Boding’s face. Feeling good herself, Zheng Nianru was also happy to please Prince Duan.
"Father, I just mentioned it casually, and I said it to you. How could I have known that Brother Crown Prince would really send them? After all, it is not about saving my face," said Zheng Nianru, uninhibited by guilt as the fresh aroma of the pomegranate filled her fingertips.
"That’s true, that’s true, it was wrong of me to blame you," Zheng Boding admitted, examining a pomegranate in his hand, its vivid red inviting, unlike the varieties from Zhongyu with bleak husks that looked unappetizing even when ripe.
"Father, it’s not your fault, it’s just the Crown Prince taking care of you. So, in the future, if the Crown Prince ever makes a mistake, you should remember these favors," Zheng Nianru said as she peeled the pomegranate, its deep red seeds glistening and packed tightly like jewels.
Nanny Yun, seeing the Commandery Princess peeling the pomegranate herself and knowing her mistress was genuinely delighted, didn’t know what to say at the moment. Was this really good?
Nanny Yun did not know the answer, sometimes waking up suddenly in the middle of the night, very alert, as if she had never slept, and the only thing on her mind was this issue.