Li Seung-kyung had the idea of taking care of Cheng Yujin, and very gentlemanly waited for Cheng Yujin to finish tidying up her wet hair. Besides, he had never seen a woman tidy up her appearance in private. No matter what the noblewomen looked like, after dressing up, they were all beautiful and exquisite. As a man, Li Seung-kyung was still very much in awe of the art of dressing up.
Li Seung-kyung wanted to know how they did it. Now that he had the opportunity to see it up close, and the object of his observation was his wife, he was of course very happy.
Li Seung-kyung looked for a while, and from the bottom of his heart, he felt that women really didn't have it easy. No wonder Cheng Yujin took so long to bathe. This kind of meticulous patience made him gasp in amazement. Of course, it was also possible that Cheng Yujin was the only one who was so meticulous. Although other women liked to be beautiful, they wouldn't be like this.
Over the years, besides Cheng Yujin, Li Seung-kyung had never seen a second person who cared about her appearance as much as she did. She wanted to be perfect to the point of being abnormal. He still remembered that when he first met Cheng Yujin, she was so particular that it seemed like every step was measured. Li Seung-kyung once suspected that Cheng Yujin didn't know how to run at all.
Because running would affect her beauty, Miss Cheng wouldn't allow herself to do such a thing.
Cheng Yujin was drying her hair for the first time in front of a man, and even for the first time in front of someone other than the Dugeaux and Lian Qiao. On the surface, she didn't seem to care, but on the inside, she was very nervous. She knew that Li Seung-kyung was looking at her calmly, patiently, seriously, and attentively. It would be fine if he was impatient and walked away, but he sat there and watched her. Cheng Yujin was even more nervous.
For Cheng Yujin, this kind of distance was too close. Li Seung-kyung was sitting right next to her. If Cheng Yujin moved slightly, she would touch his sleeve.
Cheng Yujin tried her best to restrain her movements. She was already tense. The person beside her seemed to have thought of something and suddenly laughed. Cheng Yujin paused and glared at him. "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing." Li Seung-kyung's eyes were smiling. He reached out and pushed a strand of hair that was stuck to the back of Cheng Yujin's neck to the front. As if he was recalling something, he said, "I just remembered that when I first met you, even a strand of your hair was exquisite. She was beautiful, but she wasn't angry. At that time, I thought that if there really were painted skin demons in the human world, they would be like you. She is as beautiful as the mortal world can imagine, yet she is otherworldly and untainted by the mortal world. "
Li Seung-kyung's fingers touched her neck, and sparks seemed to fly all the way. Cheng Yujin couldn't tell if it was an itch or numbness. She subconsciously wanted to dodge, but she still resisted. At this time, the benefits of diligently training one's bearing were revealed. No matter how flustered she was, from the outside, Cheng Yujin's performance was just like the painted skin demon that Li Seung-kyung had described. She was always proper, dignified, and full of the aura of an immortal.
Cheng Yujin nodded calmly and replied, "Your Highness' words should be mostly praise, right? Thank you, Your Highness. "
She said this because she really hoped that Li Seung-kyung would take his hand away. However, Li Seung-kyung seemed to be able to hear her thoughts. His fingers lingered on Cheng Yujin's neck.
Cheng Yujin had just been pulled to sit beside Li Seung-kyung. The distance between them was less than a fist, and they could almost feel each other's breathing. This distance was too close. Cheng Yujin's heart was tense. She wanted to move further away, but her years of competitiveness had become a habit. Cheng Yujin thought that she was the Crown Princess. How could she show weakness?
If the enemy didn't move, she wouldn't move. Cheng Yujin could only stiffly maintain this distance. However, this benefited Li Seung-kyung. At such a close distance, he could clearly see Cheng Yujin's slender and white neck, her smooth and beautiful shoulders, and her faintly discernible collarbone. Her hair wasn't dry yet. Her wet hair had soaked the fabric of her collar, and there were still some strands of hair sticking to her neck. She clearly wasn't exposed at all, but she was more seductive than anything else.
Li Seung-kyung lowered his head to look at her. The tip of his nose seemed to smell a mist of moisture, and the warm body fragrance that was naturally emitted from her body. This fragrance was hard to describe, and it couldn't be compared to any other fragrance. Even the most expensive ambergris agarwood, in front of her body fragrance, was like a sculpture. It was too deliberate, too artificial.
Li Seung-kyung's fingers moved. He pretended to help Cheng Yujin tie her hair, and reached out to touch her snow-white neck. He loved it so much that he didn't want to let it go. Of course, he wouldn't easily take it back. Li Seung-kyung gradually felt that he had wasted too much time. He glanced at the bright red candles from the corner of his eyes. Cheng Yujin sensed his movements and also turned her head. In fact, she was using her movements as a cover to avoid Li Seung-kyung's hand. "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Li Seung-kyung's hand missed. How could he not understand her little scheme? Seeing Cheng Yujin like this, Li Seung-kyung smiled happily. Cheng Yujin didn't understand, and her whole body subconsciously tensed up.
"What are you smiling about?"
"Didn't you always want to know what I was looking at? It's those two candles. " Seeing Cheng Yujin avoid him, Li Seung-kyung simply stopped beating around the bush and took the initiative to break the fragile balance. "The wedding candles are already half burned. Shouldn't we get down to business?"
Li Seung-kyung said it too straightforwardly. Cheng Yujin didn't know how to respond. Her snow-white neck was dyed red, and she was still trying to maintain a dignified manner. "Your Highness, according to the rules … Ah!"
Before Cheng Yujin could finish speaking, Li Seung-kyung had already picked her up. Even as he walked, there was a muffled laughter coming from his chest. "Has anyone ever told you that the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yichun is as dignified and beautiful as a wooden figure? She's too disciplined and boring. She's not as lively as other women? "
Cheng Yujin was suddenly lifted into the air. She had no choice but to grab onto Li Seung-kyung's clothes. She had never rehearsed this action before, and she couldn't practice it. As a result, she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. Cheng Yujin, who was a perfectionist, was already very annoyed. When she heard Li Seung-kyung's words, she became even angrier.
Of course, she had heard it before. Over the years, she had even verified this point with wave after wave of people. Cheng Yujin was the face of the Cheng Family. The madams and young masters who came to visit would be stunned by her at first sight. But after interacting with her, things developed in two opposite directions. The madams were more satisfied with her, and the young men were attracted to her at first sight. Later on, they liked Cheng Yumo more.
This was because Cheng Yumo would play with them and joke around with them. But Cheng Yujin wouldn't. She would always sit upright on the high platform, and the corners of her skirt wouldn't be out of place.
This statement had troubled Cheng Yujin for many years. Later on, she thought it through. There was no need to compete with other people's strengths. She wasn't lively and interesting enough, so she would just focus on the dignified and virtuous market. Anyway, the young masters didn't have the final say when it came to marriage. Their mothers had to agree.
The label 'beautiful but boring' had followed her throughout her teenage years. Naturally, the Nguyễn Clan and Cheng Yumo played a part in it. But Cheng Yujin's own personality couldn't escape the blame either.
She was really too standard.
This statement was actually very unfriendly. It basically denied all of Cheng Yujin's charm as a woman. Even though Cheng Yujin had thought it through, it didn't mean that she was happy to hear it from others. Especially when this person was her husband.
Cheng Yujin was angry. She didn't even notice that her eyes were sparkling. Her eyes were originally moist after bathing. After being burned by anger, they were simply breathtaking.
"Of course I'm not interesting. What does Your Highness want?"
Cheng Yujin thought that if he dared to say that he was going to marry an interesting beauty, she would drive him out of the door right now.
Li Seung-kyung put her on the red wedding bed with a smile. The bed was covered with layers of brocade. After Cheng Yujin landed on it, it was as if she was lying on clouds. Her whole body felt like it was hard to control. However, it wasn't just that. Before she could get up and regain control of her body, a chest pressed down in front of her. Cheng Yujin was forced to lean back. Her half wet and half dry hair fell on the red brocade quilt. The strong black and red colors collided. It was indescribably gorgeous and charming.
Cheng Yujin remembered that she couldn't get up. She could only half lean back with difficulty. At this time, a hand propped up by Cheng Yujin's ear. Li Seung-kyung also pressed down. He buried his head in Cheng Yujin's neck. His straight nose pressed against her collarbone. His breath was full of the fragrance of her hair and mixed with it, a faintly discernible fragrance of her body.
Li Seung-kyung whispered in her ear, "This saying is not false. However, the more perfect something is, the more people have the impulse to destroy it. It's because your every move is in accordance with the rules that people especially want to see what it's like when you don't follow the rules. "
The colder and more beautiful a beauty was, the more people wanted to pull her down to the mortal world, to destroy her dignified bearing, to mess up her exquisite makeup, to make her hair spread out, to make her collar messy, to make her voice that was praised by everyone become sobbing, to make her unable to say a complete sentence.
This was the innate desire of all men to destroy and conquer. Cheng Yujin had both of these in her, but she didn't know it.
Li Seung-kyung had already tolerated her for a long time.
When Cheng Yujin heard this, her cheeks flushed red. Her face was dyed red, and her eyes were black and bright. It was hard to tell whether it was from anger or embarrassment. Li Seung-kyung would actually say something like this? He was clearly much more dignified than her on normal days. His every movement was dignified and dignified like a crown prince. But in the end, he was like this in bed?
However, Cheng Yujin didn't have the chance to question Li Seung-kyung. She was carried to the bath afterwards. Her entire body was wet.
The crown prince's wedding was such a special occasion, so naturally there would be people guarding outside. But from the moment Li Seung-kyung wrapped her up in a brocade quilt to the moment he carried her to the bath, no one came to disturb her. She could only vaguely hear some rustling outside. Presumably, it was the palace servants cleaning up the mess.
That's right. Although Li Seung-kyung had lived outside the palace for many years, the people around him were all eunuchs. After so many years, many rules had already been ingrained into his bones. He returned to the palace, and everyone naturally returned to their positions.
Cheng Yujin thought for a while in a daze, and her thoughts began to scatter again. In a daze, Cheng Yujin thought that if her hair was wet again, then wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?
Li Seung-kyung first finished washing her, then carried her back to the bed before he went to take a bath himself. When Li Seung-kyung came out, he saw Cheng Yujin leaning against the red bedpost with a loose inner garment, casually drying her hair. She looked very sleepy. Her head was nodding and her hands didn't have much strength, but she still used her unique method to protect her hair.
Again? She was really persistent. Li Seung-kyung was helpless, but he also felt it was funny. He sat on the bed and naturally took the handkerchief from Cheng Yujin's hands. "Let me do it."
Cheng Yujin's wrists were soft. She really didn't have any strength, so she could only let Li Seung-kyung take the handkerchief and wipe her hair. Cheng Yujin couldn't help but yawn again. She seemed to be unable to support her head. She softly leaned against Li Seung-kyung's shoulder, her voice drifting. "Don't use force to wipe, and don't twist. Wake me up when it's half dry. I want to apply flower oil. "
Li Seung-kyung responded. He had just seen the complete steps, so he understood how complicated they were. Cheng Yujin's mind was particularly slow. It wasn't clear whether she was talking to herself or asking Li Seung-kyung. "You're getting up early tomorrow?"
"That's right." Li Seung-kyung responded. He lowered his head and saw that she couldn't open her eyes. His heart ached that she was exhausted today. His voice softened. "You're going to see the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress. Don't worry, I'll be with you. "
"How long will the court meeting take?"
"You'll have to go to both Palace of Compassionate and Palace of Earthly Tranquility. But the Empress and the Emperor will have to bow together. With the Emperor present, she won't dare to make things difficult for you."
After Li Seung-kyung finished speaking, he didn't see any movement from Cheng Yujin for a long time. He lowered his head and found that she had already fallen asleep.
Li Seung-kyung couldn't help laughing. He carefully moved his position to make Cheng Yujin more comfortable. He reached out to stroke the top of Cheng Yujin's head. Her many years of meticulous care for her hair was indeed effective. Her long hair was jet black and beautiful. Li Seung-kyung easily smoothed it from the top to the ends.
In the dead of night, there was only the flickering of the red candles in the palace, making crackling sounds. In the silence of the room, Li Seung-kyung's voice couldn't be heard. "Sleep peacefully. I'll take care of everything."
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