The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

The second day was the first day of February.

Lu Lingxi got up quite early. These days, Lu Lingxi gradually adapted to the life in the Prince's Mansion. His daily schedule became regular, he went to bed early at night, and didn't stay in bed too long in the morning.

But the time for court is still too early. In the past, he would get up after the Mao hour to attend Master Yan's class, but now Nan Wangyu has to go to the Qinzheng Hall before the Mao hour. The Prince's Mansion is close to the palace, so it's okay to get up half an hour earlier to wash and pack. If it's far away, he has to get up at the Yin hour, which is around three in the morning.

When Lu Lingxi learned that he had to get up so early every day to attend court, he couldn't help but sigh that it was not easy to be an official. Without self-control, he really couldn't get up.

Maybe it was because he had eaten too much breakfast or got up too early in the morning, but the carriage was shaking, making Lu Lingxi drowsy again.

In a daze, Lu Lingxi pulled Nan Wangyu's sleeve and said to him, "I won't go to the palace with you next time. It's too early. You have to wait until I have enough rest so that I can have the strength to deal with Queen Gu."

Nan Wangyu looked at Lu Lingxi nodding his head sleepily, and said in agreement, "Well, that makes sense. Besides, you have to deal with more than just Queen Gu."

Lu Lingxi didn’t hear it clearly, and muttered, “What?” Then he leaned on Nan Wangyu’s shoulder and fell asleep.

Nan Wangyu felt that all the weight of Lu Lingxi's body was on him, and he knew that she had fallen asleep. He stretched out his hands and held her in his arms, letting her sleep more peacefully. He whispered helplessly: "You fell asleep at 12:00 last night, a full five hours? It's not enough?"

Lu Lingxi didn't sleep for long, at most a quarter of an hour, and then she heard Nan Wangyu calling her, it was time to get off the carriage. She felt it was even shorter, as if she had just closed her eyes one second and was woken up the next, which was not much different from not sleeping at all.

After getting off the carriage, Nan Wangyu went to Qinzheng Palace and Lu Lingxi went to Yanchun Palace. They were not going in the same direction, so they walked away separately.

Lu Lingxi had never been to Yanchun Palace. Fortunately, Queen Gu had already arranged for someone to wait for her where they got off the carriage. As soon as she got off the carriage, she was led to Yanchun Palace.

As soon as Lu Lingxi entered Yanchun Palace, he was shocked by the scene inside.

Queen Gu sat at the top, with two rows of concubines on each side, and each concubine had her own maid standing behind her. There was an aisle of about two meters in the middle.

As soon as she saw Lu Lingxi coming in, Queen Gu greeted her warmly, "Crown Princess, you are finally here. Come up and have a chat with this old lady."

Her tone was so intimate as if they were real mother and daughter, and she completely forgot that not long ago Lu Lingxi had gone against her and embarrassed her.

As Lu Lingxi walked forward, he took a quick glance and found that the harem of Emperor Nan Zheng was not as good as that of Nan Wangyu. Not all of them were beautiful women with outstanding looks. Some were even fat, with spots and acne on their faces. It was Queen Gu who had the most outstanding appearance.

Lu Lingxi stopped when she was only three or four steps away from Queen Gu, bowed and said, "Your daughter-in-law greets the Queen. May the Queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Queen Gu smiled and said, "Oh, you are such a polite child. Why do you have to be so polite to your mother? Come and sit down!"

Lu Lingxi sat down on the left side of Queen Gu, the first seat to be taken. The person sitting opposite her was holding a child in her arms.

Seeing that Lu Lingxi had been looking at her, she said shyly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Princess Consort. The Eighth Princess has been restless recently and needs me to hold her in her arms before she can sleep peacefully."

Lu Lingxi realized that he was being rude by staring at others. He quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else, I just thought the princess was cute. This is my eighth sister, she looks so young, how many months old is she? I came here in a hurry today and forgot to bring a gift for my sister. I will make it up to her next time."

Talking about her daughter, the person opposite seemed particularly gentle. She looked at the Eighth Princess and said gently, "Little Eighth is almost half a year old. She is very clingy now. Even the nurse can't coax her. She wants me to hold her and coax her. It makes her very tired."

Lu Lingxi had never given birth, so she didn't know how to respond. She looked at the faces of others quietly, and they seemed dissatisfied. They probably thought she was showing off. Everyone knew that the harem was a place where mothers were honored by their children. Even if she was a princess, as long as the Emperor of Nanzheng valued her, she would be a support. It would be a lie to say that she was tired. But no one said these words in their hearts.

No one responded to this, so Queen Gu stepped out to smooth things over, "Crown Princess, this is Concubine Guo. She is a blessed woman. She gave birth to the Seventh Prince, who is only three years old. Now the Eighth Princess in her arms is already half a year old. She is truly having two children in three years. She is also the only one in our harem who has both a son and a daughter. Hahahaha..."

In order to show that she was really happy that Concubine Guo could add two heirs to the royal family, Queen Gu smiled a little exaggeratedly.

Hearing Queen Gu introducing Concubine Guo, Lu Lingxi stepped forward and saluted, "Your daughter-in-law greets Concubine Guo. I was careless just now and forgot to greet you!"

Actually, Lu Lingxi didn't really forget that she should pay respects to these concubines, but she couldn't tell who was who. When the maid in the palace came to teach, she introduced the basic situation of the concubines in the palace. But she thought Chunhong and Liulu would always be with her, and as long as Chunhong remembered, she would remember it too, so she didn't pay much attention. But she didn't expect that Chunhong and Liulu were not allowed to accompany her when she went to the palace to pay respects. Alas! What a mistake.

Since entering the Crown Prince's Mansion, Chunhong and Liulu have had a more leisurely life than before. They are given a day off when they go to the study, and they are given another day off when they cannot be brought to the palace. I am not as comfortable as the two maids as the Crown Princess.

After Lu Lingxi knelt down to greet Concubine Guo, Concubine Guo immediately asked Lu Lingxi to stand up and gave him a greeting gift.

Lu Lingxi put away the gift, and Queen Gu said, "Today is the first time that the Crown Princess meets your stepmothers, so you should greet them one by one. Of course, you stepmothers should not be stingy, and you must give the gifts you deserve."

The concubine sitting next to Lu Lingxi smiled and said, "The Queen is right. We have already prepared the gift. Normally, the Crown Princess should have come to the palace to chat with us old ladies. It is also the Queen's kindness that she let the Crown Princess come to the palace to pay respects after half a month. If it were in the folk, the daughter-in-law would have to pay respects to her mother-in-law every morning and evening from the second day of marriage."

Queen Gu pretended to speak for Lu Lingxi and said, "Alas! Defei, you also said that it was among the common people. Our Crown Prince has a large family and the Crown Princess is busy managing the internal affairs. There is no need for her to come and pay respects to an old lady like me every day. As long as she and the Crown Prince are harmonious, it is no big deal even if she only pays respects once every ten days or half a month."

Concubine De said to Queen Gu with a look of regret: "Queen, you are too kind. You only come to pay respects once every ten days or half a month, which is too neglectful. Even if you are more lenient, you can't pay respects more than every five days. If you really come to pay respects once every ten days or half a month, others will not think you are kind. Instead, they will think that the Crown Princess is unfilial and neglects her mother-in-law, which will be a further drag on the Crown Princess's reputation. Your Majesty, you must not harm the Crown Princess because of your kindness."

Queen Gu laughed and said, "Okay, okay! All as you say, all as you say. Just pay your respects every five days."

Lu Lingxi was full of questions. What? They just agreed on the time for her to come to the palace to pay her respects. Did they ask her opinion? What if I don't want to come?

In the end, Lu Lingxi did not say whether he agreed or not to go to the palace to pay respects every five days. He thought about going back to discuss with Nan Wangyu how to deal with the situation.

Fortunately, Queen Gu and the others did not do anything weird. They just introduced each concubine to Lu Lingxi one by one. Lu Lingxi greeted each concubine honestly. They also gave her more or less gifts.

In the end, I felt like I had done a set of squats, and my thighs were a little sore when I went back.