In Prince Su's Mansion, the biting coldness in his body disappeared. Xiao Yu put on his robe and came out of the bathhouse. He saw Yan Qing sitting on the steps outside the bathhouse, staring at the starry sky in a daze.

"Yan Qing."

Hearing the voice, Yan Qing turned around and saw Xiao Yu coming out of the bathhouse. He stood up and said, "My Lord, the princess has not returned from the palace yet. Don't you want to go and see her?"

Xiao Yu said calmly: "Don't worry about her. If she can't even solve this little problem, she is not worthy of the position of princess." Then he walked straight towards Mu Yunxuan.

At this moment, the butler came running over and said, "Your Highness, the Prince's Mansion has brought a lot of boxes over. Your Highness must go and take a look."

Xiao Yu followed the butler to the courtyard of the palace and saw Su Lingyue, dressed in purple, standing at the door directing people to move all the boxes into the palace.

Xiao Yu walked to the door, looked at Su Lingyue and asked coldly: "What is this?"

Hearing the cold voice, Su Lingyue turned around and saw that the person coming was Xiao Yu, who was looking at her coldly. Xiao Yu's long hair was slightly wet and spread on his black fur cloak, as if he had just come out of the bath.

Su Lingyue quickly looked away, not looking at Xiao Yu any more, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, this is my dowry. It was carried into the Prince's Mansion. I met the Prince in the palace and asked for it back."

After hearing what Su Lingyue said, there was no need to ask any other questions, and the emperor and empress agreed.

Xiao Yu didn't want to care about Su Lingyue's affairs and was about to turn around and go back to Muyunxuan when Su Lingyue called him again.

"Your Majesty, my dowry is quite large, and I'm afraid Furong Pavilion can't put it all. I wonder if there is an empty house in your mansion to put it all."

Xiao Yu stopped and turned to the housekeeper and said, "Free up Jinxiu Pavilion for her."

The butler bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Jinxiu Pavilion is next to Furong Pavilion. It was already late at night when all the dowry left by Su Lingyue's mother was counted and packed up.

Looking at the dowry in the house, it was all left to me by my mother who gave birth to me with great difficulty and whom I had never met. In my previous life, I gave all these to the prince, who used them to raise soldiers, and some jewelry to coax Su Nanxing. In the end, I and my uncle's family were killed by the prince. In this life, I can't even think of getting any of them.

When they returned to Furong Garden, it was already late at night, and Caiyi fell asleep alone on the table. Su Lingyue smiled softly, woke Caiyi up, and the two of them slept peacefully together on the bed in the new house.

In a daze, a hurried knock on the door woke up Su Lingyue and Caiyi who were sleeping. When Su Lingyue opened her eyes, it was already daybreak, and the sunlight shone obliquely on the door and windows.

"Who?" Su Lingyue asked.

"Princess, are you up? The prince is looking for you." It was Yan Qing's voice.

"Tell the prince that I'll be there soon."

At this moment, Su Lingyue vaguely remembered what day it was today.

"Oh no, according to the rules, I have to go to the palace to thank the emperor today. Caiyi, help me change my clothes."

Caiyi helped Su Lingyue wash and dress up as quickly as possible and hurried towards the hall of the palace.

Xiao Yu, who had already dressed neatly, was sitting in the living room drinking tea, waiting for Su Lingyue with an impatient look on his face.

Xiao Yu looked at the sky. The sun was about to rise. "What time is it?"

Yan Qing said: "Three quarters past noon."

"Go and ask again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu saw Su Lingyue standing at the door of the hall, her cheeks slightly red, breathing heavily. Today she was wearing a white skirt, a white belt, a goose yellow brocade shirt with large sleeves, a bun, a white jade hairpin, and a flower made of white ribbon tied around her neck, covering the skin that Xiao Yu had stabbed yesterday. She looked dignified and generous, yet delicate and cute.

"Now that you are here, let's go."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Yu's voice was cold, and Su Lingyue could hear the impatience in his voice that was about to run out of patience.

Su Lingyue didn't say much and followed Xiao Yu into the carriage. Xiao Yu sat in the main seat and Su Lingyue sat upright beside him.

The carriage was moving slowly and the atmosphere inside was eerily quiet. Su Lingyue glanced at Xiao Yu. Today he wore a white jade crown on his head, a lake blue robe, and a belt of the same color. On the belt was a mutton-fat white jade ring with a green silk ribbon hanging from it.

Compared to wearing dark robes, the lake blue color today makes him look less cold and scary.

As if noticing that Su Lingyue was looking at him, Xiao Yu moved his gaze over and met Su Lingyue's gaze. The moment their eyes met, Su Lingyue quickly looked away.

Xiao Yu's eyes were as cold as yesterday, with a dangerous and oppressive feeling.

"Gululu."

Just then, a discordant sound came from the quiet carriage. It was Su Lingyue's stomach growling.

Only then did Su Lingyue remember that she had not eaten a single grain of rice since yesterday morning.

Su Lingyue felt so embarrassed that she pressed her belly gently and pretended nothing had happened.

"Gurgle." My stomach is protesting again.

Su Lingyue wanted to hide herself. She had been trained in strict etiquette since she was a child. She was not allowed to make any noise when eating, and she had to sit upright and walk with proper manners. Noises like this were strictly prohibited.

Su Lingyue's body was stiff and tense. She felt her ears and cheeks were so hot that blood was about to drip out.

"Stop the car!" It was Xiao Yu's voice: "Go buy a box of cakes."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon the servant came back with a box of cakes, opened the curtain and handed it in.

"Take it!"

This sentence was said to Su Lingyue.

Su Lingyue took the pastry and placed it on her lap, a little hesitant.

"You'll be entering the palace soon, so just bear with it if you don't want to eat." His words were still cold.

Su Lingyue calmed down and stopped thinking about it. She opened the food box and found the lotus cake inside. Su Lingyue took the food box and brought it to Xiao Yu and asked, "Would your Majesty like to eat some?"

Xiao Yu said calmly: "No need."

Su Lingyue withdrew her hand, placed the food box on her knees, picked up a piece of hibiscus cake and started eating it in small bites.

When they arrived at the Xihua Gate of the Imperial Palace, Su Lingyue had just finished eating the third piece. Seeing the carriage stop, Su Lingyue quickly covered the food box and followed Xiao Yu out of the carriage.

Just like last time, Xiao Yu only brought a servant with him, without Yun Ting and Yan Qing. The servant supported Xiao Yu, and Su Lingyue followed on Xiao Yu's left side.

They had to go to the Cining Palace first to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager.

The empress dowager is the biological mother of the current emperor. She is already in her sixties, but her eyes are sharp and her words are shrewd. While talking, she always asks about Xiao Yu's health. After looking at him for a long time, she seemed to think that this seriously ill state was not threatening. Finally, she changed her face to a kind one and sent Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue away.

The next people to meet are the Emperor and the Empress.

Although Xiao Yu's mother was older, he was only the concubine of the previous emperor, so her status was naturally not as high as that of the emperor and empress of the younger generation.

In the Baohe Hall, the emperor had already left court and sat on the main throne with the empress, accepting the kneeling homage of Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue.

After kneeling and offering him a seat, the emperor looked at Xiao Yu and said with an ambiguous smile, "Everyone said that my brother was not in good health. I never thought that he would be able to consummate his marriage on his wedding night. This is really a cause for celebration."

Xiao Yu chuckled, looking cynical: "With a beauty by my side, how can I remain calm?"

The emperor looked at Xiao Yu, chuckled, and asked with sharp eyes, "I wonder how your brother is doing these days?"

Xiao Yu said calmly, "It's still the same as before."

"Really? It seems the imperial physician's medicine has to be delivered on time."

The emperor had a smile on his face at this time, but Su Lingyue always felt that there was a cold light in the emperor's eyes, which made people shudder, probably because of the thing in Xiao Yu's hand.

Xiao Yu still looked indifferent.

Seeing that they had almost finished their conversation, Queen Su Yunqing smiled at Xiao Yu and said, "I raised Yue'er myself. Prince Su must not let her suffer any grievances. If I knew that Yue'er had been wronged, I would take her back and she would not be your princess anymore."

Although the queen was smiling, Xiao Yu understood the warning in her words. He chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. She is the princess, and no one can let her suffer any injustice."

The queen nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yue'er, although you are married, you must come to the palace often to accompany me."

Su Lingyue said respectfully: "Don't worry, Auntie, Yue'er will come to accompany you when she is free."

According to the current seniority, Su Lingyue should call the Queen "Sister-in-law", but she has called her "Aunt" for so many years that she really can't change her name now.

The queen didn't say anything but nodded with satisfaction.

Afterwards, the four of them exchanged a few brief words, and Su Lingyue and Xiao Yu left Baohe Hall.

Today, when I saw the emperor and Xiao Yu talking together, with their smiling faces hiding daggers, I was sure that what I knew before I died in my previous life was true.

I wonder what exactly Xiao Yu has in his hand that has made the emperor spend so much time and effort on it.

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