Cheng Yujin did not expect it to be Li Seung-kyung. She jumped in fright and immediately wanted to get up to salute, "Your Highness, you're back? This concubine has been rude. "
Cheng Yujin wanted to get off the bed as she spoke, but Li Seung-kyung pressed her shoulder and forced her to sit back down on the bed, "I didn't let them wake you up. You can just sit there peacefully."
Li Seung-kyung finished speaking and paused. He unhappily glanced at Cheng Yujin, "I already said not to call me Your Highness. Do I look that old? "
Cheng Yujin was surprised and doubted her ears. If she didn't hear wrong, Li Seung-kyung's words were full of complaints and even a bit of grievance?
Cheng Yujin's lips moved and finally said very tactfully, "Your Highness, you're in your prime, young and promising. No matter where you go, you can be called a young hero. Who would call you old?"
"You still haven't changed." Li Seung-kyung's finger tapped on his knee and looked at Cheng Yujin with clear eyes, "If you won't say it, then you'll think it like this?"
Simply unreasonable. Cheng Yujin suddenly understood why those men disliked their wives for being troublesome. Cheng Yujin also felt very speechless now. She didn't want to pay attention to him, but she had to reason with him.
"Your Highness, it's not like this." Cheng Yujin tried to reason with the angry crown prince, "This has nothing to do with age. This is related to etiquette and is a matter of principle. Your Highness, in public, you're the monarch and I'm the subject. In private, you're the husband and I'm the wife. Husband and wife treat each other with respect. Addressing is the beginning of all etiquette. One small clue reveals the general situation. The most important thing is that you can't slack off … "
As Cheng Yujin spoke, Li Seung-kyung silently looked at her. His eyes were dark and heavy. Although no emotion could be seen on his face, his gaze was not very happy. Cheng Yujin gradually couldn't continue speaking. She felt very helpless in her heart.
He wouldn't listen to reason, and he would get angrier and angrier when they argued about right and wrong. Cheng Yujin was at her wit's end. She asked, "Your Highness, what exactly do you want?"
Cheng Yuanjing picked up the teacup and slowly lifted the lid. "Repeat what you said just now."
"Your Highness, you …"
"Hmm?"
Cheng Yujin couldn't take it anymore and said, "What are you pestering me for?"
"That's right." Li Seung-kyung was finally satisfied. He lifted the teacup and brought it to Cheng Yujin's mouth. "Remember, I'm marrying a wife, not a niece. I don't want to hear you call me Ninth Uncle. Be good and open your mouth. "
He was the one who asked about Ling Tianyi. After Cheng Yujin told him the truth, he took it to heart. Cheng Yujin was very speechless, but it was not easy to coax him. Cheng Yujin didn't want to make more trouble for herself, so she agreed with him. Cheng Yujin reached out to take the teacup, but Li Seung-kyung stepped back and didn't give it to her. Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows and looked up at him. Li Seung-kyung was very calm. "Didn't you just say that you were thirsty? Your maids are busy with other things. I'll take their place."
Busy with other things? This was pure nonsense. The only task of Dugeaux and Lian Qiao was to serve Cheng Yujin. At this moment, Cheng Yujin just woke up. What could they be busy with?
However, Li Seung-kyung didn't even blink and said it in a dignified manner. Cheng Yujin didn't know what to say. She had to drink water according to his wishes. However, Li Seung-kyung was also very unfamiliar with serving people. After a while, Cheng Yujin couldn't bear it anymore. She pushed his hand away and said, "Let go. I'll do it. You just spilled water on my collar. "
When Cheng Yujin changed her clothes and came out, the culprit was sitting on the arhat bed outside. When he saw her, he waved his hand without guilt and said, "Are you done changing? I heard from the palace servants that you didn't eat anything at noon. There will be a banquet later and it will be very late. I'm afraid you will be hungry if you don't eat. Come and eat something first. "
Before Li Seung-kyung's voice fell, a group of palace servants came forward with food boxes. They placed exquisite porcelain plates on the table one by one and retreated in an orderly manner. The scene in front of them was too familiar. It was as if they were still in the Cheng Family. As usual, Cheng Yujin went to Li Seung-kyung's courtyard to meet the young talent by chance. When Li Seung-kyung saw her, he was too lazy to greet her and only asked the servants to add a set of bowl, chopsticks, and snacks.
Cheng Yujin couldn't help but relax in this atmosphere. She naturally sat across from him. Li Seung-kyung picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and placed it on the plate in front of Cheng Yujin. Cheng Yujin took a bite and said, "It's a bit sweet. When I'm free in a few days, I'll make some pastries. It just so happens that the lotus flowers have bloomed in these few days. After this period of time, it won't be fresh anymore. "
Li Seung-kyung nodded. Cheng Yujin was talking about his taste. He didn't like to eat things that were too sweet and dry. In the past, when Cheng Yujin needed help from others, she often came to Li Seung-kyung's place to buy people's hearts with pastries. After a long time, the pastries in front of Li Seung-kyung's table were all provided by Cheng Yujin. Slowly, his appetite became more and more picky. Now, he was really tired of eating pastries from the Catering Department.
Cheng Yujin's words were just a casual remark. The two of them were often like this in the Cheng Family. They did their own things and didn't greet each other. When it came to the details of clothing and food, they were as familiar as an old married couple. They simply talked about their daily lives with each other.
Perhaps even Cheng Yujin didn't realize how natural her tone was when she spoke to Li Seung-kyung. Even her taste in food was unknowingly similar to Li Seung-kyung's.
The feeling of being favored was too good. When Li Seung-kyung heard that Cheng Yujin would specially make food for him, he didn't even touch the food on the table. He scooped a bowl of pine nuts and water chestnut porridge for Cheng Yujin and said, "I'm afraid I won't be back early tonight. It's not convenient to eat outside. Eat something now to fill your stomach so you won't be hungry when the time comes."
Cheng Yujin nodded. Tonight, the Emperor would host a banquet to celebrate the Crown Prince's marriage. The scale of this banquet was very large. All of the officials of the previous dynasty who were fourth rank and above were invited. Empress Yang was also the head of the harem to entertain the women of the imperial family. The two banquets of the previous dynasty and the harem were held at the same time to announce to the world that the Crown Prince had successfully completed his marriage. It was also Cheng Yujin's first public appearance as the Crown Princess. The scene was quite grand. Although it was called a banquet, the people who attended the banquet didn't have the intention to eat. It was enough to take a few bites with chopsticks. No one would eat it seriously. As the Crown Princess, Cheng Yujin was the main character of this banquet. It was probably even more so.
This could be considered a joke. Nobles spent half of their time hosting banquets, but when it came to the banquet, no one would eat with sincerity. Before the womenfolk went out, they would all fill their stomachs at home to avoid embarrassing themselves when they went out.
Cheng Yujin slowly stirred the porridge with a spoon and asked, "Your Highness, I don't know the imperial concubines in the palace. How much does Your Highness know? Can you tell me? "
Li Seung-kyung had been away for a long time. In fact, he hadn't been in the palace for as long as Cheng Yujin had been. However, he was born in the palace. When it came to the depths of the palace, he knew more than Cheng Yujin.
He simply said that in the future, the imperial concubines in the palace, those lower than the four imperial concubines, wouldn't have the opportunity to talk to Cheng Yujin. It didn't matter if she knew them or not.
Cheng Yujin nodded as she listened. She memorized the names of a few people. Among them, there was one familiar person. It was Xu Shufei.
Xu Shufei was the eldest daughter of the Duke House of Chang. She was Xu Zhixian and Xu Nianchun's eldest cousin sister. Previously, because the Xu family produced an imperial concubine, Cheng Min married into the Duke House of Chang. When the people of the Duke House of Chang talked about Her Highness Shu, they all felt honored. Because of this, the Cheng Family expressed goodwill to the Xu family in every possible way. They hoped to be able to bask in the glory of the imperial concubines.
Cheng Yujin grew up listening to the deeds of Her Highness Shu of the Xu family. She didn't expect that the first time she met her would be at her wedding banquet.
The fate of the world was truly indescribable.
It was indeed so. When the palace banquet arrived, Xu Shufei looked around as soon as she entered. When she saw Cheng Yujin enter, she raised her cup to Cheng Yujin from afar. When Cheng Yujin saw this, she also raised her cup and smiled slightly.
When the imperial concubines on both sides saw this, they felt complicated. With Empress Yang around, none of the imperial concubines could expect to be favored. It was wishful thinking to give birth to a prince or princess. Because of this, the imperial concubines didn't fight seriously. If they didn't have anything to strive for, what could they fight for?
The other imperial concubines relied on their seniority or family background. Only Xu Shufei was neither favored nor had a capable father or brother. However, because of the Duke House of Chang, she was more or less given the title of imperial concubine. Her position in the imperial harem was very awkward. In the past, Xu Shufei was ranked last among the four imperial concubines.
But today, the new Crown Princess made her first appearance. She gave Xu Shufei face among all the imperial concubines. Xu Shufei was extremely proud the entire night. She even drank a few more cups of wine. When the other three imperial concubines saw this, they looked down on her, but there was nothing they could do.
Xu Shufei's family and the Crown Princess's family were relatives. She was popular and envied by others. What did it matter how the Second Prince and the Crown Prince fought? The fate of the imperial concubines was already set. They couldn't give birth to princesses or princes. They had no one to rely on for the rest of their lives. When the Emperor passed away, they would all be converted to Buddhism and go to the Imperial Mausoleum to guard the Emperor for the rest of their lives. Therefore, whether the final winner was the Yang Family or the Crown Prince, it made no difference to them.
Perhaps, they hoped that the Crown Prince would win more. Because Empress Zhong was no longer here. When the Crown Prince ascended the throne in the future, the Empress Dowager position would be empty. They, the old imperial concubines, might not have to move out of the palace and could still enjoy the rest of their lives in the palace. Otherwise, haha, the fate of the concubines and concubines of the Ren Zong Dynasty, who were Empress Dowager Yang's old rivals, was their example.
In any case, they would have no one to rely on in the future, so they weren't afraid of taking risks. Pleasing the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess was definitely a profitable business. If they lost, it wouldn't be worse than the original. If they won, they would lose half their lives. No wonder Xu Shufei was so happy tonight.
The other imperial concubines were jealous and sour. The way they looked at Xu Shufei changed.
Xu Shufei also didn't expect this day. She entered the palace early and didn't really see Cheng Yujin. She only heard from her family that the second aunt's family had a niece who was extremely outstanding. In order to please Xu Shufei, the servants would even use the words "resembling the Empress" to describe this girl. Although Xu Shufei was curious, she didn't take it to heart. To her, this was just a promising junior. In the future, if it was convenient, she might ask her younger sister to bring Cheng Yujin over for her to see. However, she didn't need to specially send someone to tell her.
Who would have thought that when the two met for the first time, Xu Shufei would have to carefully fawn over Cheng Yujin? One was the newly promoted Crown Princess. Although her family wasn't promising, she had the Crown Prince behind her. What other backing did she need? As for Xu Shufei, she was just an ordinary imperial concubine with no backing. The status and future of the two couldn't be mentioned in the same breath.
Xu Shufei sighed faintly in her heart. Originally, it was the Cheng Family who fawned over the Xu Family. In the blink of an eye, the positions of the two families were reversed. The Cheng Family would soon prosper. Right now, Xu Shufei only hoped that her family would do their best to establish a good relationship with the Cheng Family. She didn't want to waste such a good relationship with the second branch, Cheng Min.
Today's palace banquet was very grand. Perhaps it was because there wasn't much new blood in the palace. During the banquet, there were many people who came to toast Cheng Yujin. Later, Cheng Yujin hurriedly had the Dugeaux and Lian Qiao add water to the wine. Only then was she able to endure the rounds of toasts.
The banquet in the imperial harem was held at the same time as the imperial court. The womenfolk couldn't cause a ruckus and soon quieted down. However, the Empress didn't announce the end of the banquet until the eunuch said that the Emperor had withdrawn. The banquet in the imperial harem wasn't in the same place. Moreover, after the Emperor left, Li Seung-kyung might not be able to immediately leave. Cheng Yujin didn't wait for her and returned to the palace on her own.
When she entered the palace gates, Cheng Yujin couldn't support herself anymore. She couldn't even stand properly. Lian Qiao and the Dugeaux hurriedly supported her. They ordered the small kitchen to prepare a hangover soup.
Cheng Yujin was so drunk that she lost consciousness. She only vaguely remembered the servant girls advising her to drink the hangover soup. The back of the palace hall suddenly quieted down. Then, a gust of cold air hit her and a warm hand covered her forehead. The memory after that was blurry. It seemed like someone was feeding her soup, but it also seemed like she was dreaming.
In the dream, someone seemed to sigh helplessly, "How can you be so drunk? Your alcohol tolerance is too low."
After a while, his voice was calm and calm as he said, "Don't be crazy. Put your hands down. Don't touch. "
Cheng Yujin wondered who this person was. He was so noisy in her dream. She wanted to push this person away, but her hands and feet didn't listen to her. For a long time, they were soft and she couldn't exert any strength. Li Seung-kyung was tempted by Cheng Yujin's hands. Her hands didn't have any strength, but she still wanted to rub against him. Li Seung-kyung couldn't do anything, but he couldn't do anything. In the end, he could only bind those two restless wrists and press one hand on the bed. His calf slightly pressed down on her two legs.
"Sleep well. Don't move."
Cheng Yujin's hands and feet couldn't move. She didn't know if it was because she was wronged or uncomfortable. She softly moaned. The corners of her eyes were red and she sounded like she was about to cry. Li Seung-kyung's body immediately tensed up. But this wasn't the end. Her hands and feet were restrained, but she still didn't behave. She twisted her waist in an attempt to break free.
Li Seung-kyung was silent for a long time. In the end, he fiercely sucked in a breath of alcohol from her mouth and said, "I'll let you remember it for now. When you wake up, I'll calculate it."
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