The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 205 It’s Snowing

Snowing.

Jiangzhou, which hadn't seen snow for several years, was suddenly blanketed in a light snowfall.

Fine snowflakes, as fine as salt, land on people's eyebrows, eyes, and shoulders, gradually melting away.

Zheng Xun lowered her eyes, a smile gradually spreading across her face: "Second sister, Shangwen."

Zheng Jin walked to her side and gently hugged her.

Zheng Xun returned the hug: "Why did you come, Second Sister?"

“I missed you,” Zheng Jin released her and complained affectionately, “You traveled too fast. It took us a lot of effort to catch up with you.”

Zheng Xun smiled and said, "Didn't Father Emperor tell you when you came out?"

“No, he wanted to come along,” Zheng Jin said, his smile deepening as if he were thinking of something helpless. “But the Empress Dowager and the ministers wouldn’t allow it. He was unwilling to give up, so he secretly hid in my carriage. In the end, he was discovered by the guards and escorted back to the palace.”

Zheng Xun: ?

Is this her father, the emperor?

Is Zheng Jin sure she hasn't mistaken the person?

Zheng Jin knew that Zheng Xun didn't believe it; if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it either.

“However, your father and the others have prepared birthday gifts for you, which will be given to you when you return,” she said, then emphasized, “I know you are good at predicting the future, but please restrain yourself. It is a surprise after all, so please give them some face.”

Zheng Xun nodded without hesitation.

However, she did not tell Zheng Jin that since she learned that the system was not omniscient and omnipotent, she had opened the system much less often.

She began to rely more on her superpowers.

First, use your special abilities to make a judgment, then use the system to verify it, just like doing a test yourself and then checking the answer.

I must say, the process was quite interesting.

Shang Wen said after they finished speaking, "Fei Yu and I have also prepared a birthday gift for the princess."

"Feiyu? Who?"

The seventh brother, Wu Xiu, and the eighth brother, Qi Wuyu, asked in unison.

"Wang Ergou, that's the name his master gave him."

"Master?"

"It is Lord Jiang Weiguo."

"Fine, fine, we're working ourselves to the bone outside, while he's enjoying the good food in the capital," Wei Yanxing complained, clutching his chest, and asked Zheng Xun accusingly, "Princess, you're so biased towards me. I'm so dashing, charming, and considerate. Shouldn't I be your favorite?"

Zheng Xun pulled Zheng Jin and turned to leave.

The two sisters walked hand in hand into the inner room.

Tao Heng thoughtfully said, "I've prepared a table of dishes. The princess has been eating and sleeping in the open along the way, so she probably hasn't had many opportunities to eat her fill. Why don't we eat and talk at the same time?"

“Lord Tao has prepared some of the most famous dishes in Jiangzhou,” Yu Rong said, pulling Lü Mengying aside to take credit. “We put a lot of effort into it and invited the most famous chef in Jiangzhou.”

"Then I have to taste it."

The group settled down at the table, and one delicious dish after another was served.

"How is the matter on Lord Tao's side progressing?"

"Smoothly, it should take about another six months to complete the Emperor's request."

Tao Heng downplayed the seriousness of the situation, making no mention of the countless life-or-death crises he had experienced.

However, both Zheng Xun and Zheng Jin knew that he must have put in a lot of effort.

Zheng Xun had just picked up the serving chopsticks when he silently placed the first bite of food into Qianzhi's bowl, saying, "Qianzhi, you've worked hard."

Wei Yanxing hurriedly said, "Princess, where are we? Where are we!"

Zheng Xun, showing courtesy, picked up the cup of white fungus soup and called out everyone's names in order of seating: "Qianzhi, Yanxing, Mengying... Zheng Shi, since we met, you have all stood by me through thick and thin. You have handled everything with utmost care and diligence. I have always been at ease with you in entrusting matters large and small to me. You have treated me with sincerity, and I will treat you with sincerity in return. From now on, I will share both glory and disgrace with you!"

Zheng Xun solemnly downed the white fungus soup in his cup, as if he had downed a glass of strong liquor.

Her tone wasn't particularly impassioned, but it was absolutely sincere and genuine.

When her gaze swept across the crowd, it always inexplicably gave rise to various thoughts: "She cares about me," "She values ​​me and trusts me."

People tend to be more forgiving of those they trust.

Especially since Zheng Xun was a princess.

She was high above everyone else and didn't need to bow her head.

How could they possibly disappoint such a princess?

Knowing that Zheng Xun was completely absorbed in his meal, Tao Hengyin and the others, who were saying "we're talking while we eat," remained silent.

We quietly finished the meal, and because we were so full, everyone felt a little lazy.

Zheng Jin rested for a moment, then suddenly took out a box.

“Yuanjia, open it and take a look,” Zheng Jin said with a smile. “I’ve been thinking for a long time about what to give you, and after looking around, this is the one that I like the most.”

Zheng Jin didn't say that she had looked at many things and felt that they were too light and not worthy of her.

Zheng Xun opened the box, and the contents looked very familiar; they were exactly the same as the one the Third Prince had given her last time.

She closed the box.

She asked excitedly, "Second sister! Where did you get this jade from?"

Zheng Jinyuan didn't think the jade was of high quality, but she had a gut feeling that Zheng Xun would like it.

But after actually sending it out, she felt a little uneasy, afraid that the recipient wouldn't like it.

Seeing her reaction, Zheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief: "It was found in the warehouse, and there are no specific records of its entry and exit. I don't know where it came from."

Her warehouse management was strict, so the appearance of this jade was quite bizarre.

Zheng Xun put all other thoughts aside: "I can't help it, I like it too much."

Besides, didn't the system say there wasn't a second one?

Didn't you say it wasn't available elsewhere?

Why is Zheng Jin still able to bring it out?

In Zheng Jin's opinion, liking her gift meant liking her.

She curled the corners of her lips and took two more boxes from the servants, placing them in front of her.

"And what is this? Jade?"

"No, it's something else."

"There are others? So many?"

"of course."

Actually, it was her alternative plan.

Since she's giving a gift, she definitely wants the recipient to be happy.

If Zheng Xun didn't like the jade, she would bring out an alternative and then jokingly say that this was the real gift.

If she likes jade, she will give her other things as well, because these are gifts for her in the first place.

Zheng Xun opened the other two boxes.

One of them contained deeds to a manor and some fields, located next to Zheng Xun's two manors.

If Zhou Pengtao really wants to breed good horses, their current size is definitely not enough. This thing can solve Zheng Xun's urgent problem.

Inside the larger box was a magnificent crown, upon which was a golden phoenix poised to take flight, its wings spread in graceful arcs, so lifelike that it seemed ready to soar into the sky at any moment.

This thing is obviously expensive and ostentatious.

Zheng Xun reached out and gently touched the golden phoenix's crest feathers: "Second sister, although, this thing is a bit against the rules."

"Do you mind?"

"not at all."

She was determined to be empress; she was the highest authority.

Zheng Jin smiled gently: "That settles it then."

Zheng Xun burst into laughter.

After laughing, she squeezed Zheng Jin's fingers: "Second sister, thank you."

Thank you for coming all the way here, and thank you for being so thoughtful.