The news that Princess Hong and Miss Pan were kidnapped spread throughout the streets of Huicheng within a day. The Pan family immediately sent guards to search everywhere. Princess Taining even mobilized the royal guards. A group of people drove to the villa in the suburbs. They met Miss Pan who was sent back by Yiqi and took her home for treatment. I will not say a word of thanks to the Hong Palace for now.
But the carriage returned to the palace and went straight to Jingxi Courtyard. The courtyard was full of people, including women from various rooms and courtyards and their maids. Some were happy and some were sad. The two concubines hoped that the princess would die outside and never come back. Even if she came back, they hoped that she would be defiled and the prince would hate her from then on. The concubines and maids prayed that the princess would be well. They had endured so many years and just had a little hope. If someone else became the princess, they didn't know what would happen to them.
Shuangyu jumped off the carriage and looked at everyone strangely. She didn't intend to care about their opinions and went straight to the stable hut. All her things were there. That was her territory. She wanted to take a shower and change clothes quickly, but before she could take a step, she was grabbed by Prince Hong.
"Go back to Jingxi Courtyard," Shuangyu was startled by Prince Hong's unconditional tone. She glanced at everyone's eyes. Well, she still had to hold on to this golden thigh and couldn't offend him for the time being. But she was very reluctant in her heart. How could you take this contract marriage seriously in front of your own people?
Seeing her conflicted expression, he added: "Don't forget our agreement."
Although the stable hut was nice, it was not the main house. It was too small and had no facilities at all. The only good thing was the "bathroom". It was not proper to live there. Although Jingxi Courtyard was a little uncomfortable after being disturbed by Concubine Zhou once, it was still the best courtyard in the palace and it was the new house he had prepared for himself for many years.
After taking her back to the room, how far is it from taking her to bed? He showed a smile of success, and in a good mood, he pretended not to notice and took her hand and walked towards Jingxi Courtyard.
In Jingxi Courtyard, the maids and nannies were waiting anxiously. Qingxing was recuperating in her room, and Kucha was taking care of her diet and daily life. Ziteng and Lancao were so excited to see the young lady return safely that they cried. They were afraid of separation from their master. What should the maids be called without their master?
A group of people served me in bathing. The bathing pool in Jingxi Courtyard was like a small swimming pool. Damn those evil capitalists, no, it was the evil feudal society. How much firewood would it take to boil this pool of hot water? After bathing, I realized that there were no underwear for me here, so I ordered Zi Teng to go to the stable to get them.
Zi Teng came out in a hurry and saw Liu Jingcheng sitting in the room reading a book. He went up to him, bowed and was about to leave. "You helped the princess take a bath, where are you going?"
"The princess asked me to get her underwear." Zi Teng stopped and stood aside respectfully to answer.
"Go ahead," he waved his hand and let Zi Teng go.
"Come back" suddenly seemed to think of something, "Where are you going to get it?"
"The princess said it was the stable hut," Qing Ziteng replied obediently.
"You go to the kitchen to rush for dinner, and I will go get her clothes."
Zi Teng obediently went to the kitchen. She felt that it was inappropriate for the prince to get the young lady's underwear, but since they were husband and wife, she felt that it was no big deal.
There was no light in the stable. He lit the tinderbox, but couldn't find any candles or oil lamps. He had never noticed this before. Didn't she light a light at night? Or was it that no one prepared these for her? She just endured it. Thinking of this, she felt a little distressed.
He walked around the room holding a tinderbox. It was too small to hide anything. There was no wardrobe or dressing table in the room. It lacked all the facilities a woman should have, not even a mirror. He suddenly regretted his decision to hide her in the stable. He let her suffer so much and felt sore in his heart that he wanted to compensate her.
The tinder was about to burn out, he lifted the bathroom curtain, something rolled to the ground, with a bang, a beam of strong light came on, suddenly illuminating the room as bright as day. Liu Jingcheng was startled, and was uncomfortable for a second. He had seen this light on the night when they camped outside the city, and he was still shocked to see it again. Where was she from? Why were her lights so strange, smokeless, odorless, and fireless, yet so bright? He really wanted to visit her world.
He pulled out the stopper from the bamboo tube, and a trickle of water came out. He washed his hands and gave the water back to her. He knew the source of the water. He had seen Ah Tu fetching water from the roof every day. If the water was directly connected to the mountain spring, Ah Tu wouldn't have to work so hard to fetch water.
Back in the house, he knocked on the wall with something, and sure enough, the lights in the house came on. Although he didn't understand that this was a sound and light controlled light, he followed suit.
Searching for things in the light as bright as day is not comparable to that of candles or oil lamps. He pulled out the suitcase, unzipped it, and all the clothes inside were revealed to him. He didn't know what to take, and he turned them out one by one. There was no underwear as he thought, briefs, bras, undershirts, leggings, and he didn't recognize any of them. He couldn't imagine where such a small piece of fabric would be worn. Even a baby couldn't wear it, especially a bra. Is it a piece of clothing? Where on earth should this be worn? Forget it, he will figure it out one day. He didn't hesitate anymore, and finally stuffed everything into the suitcase again, and took the whole suitcase to Jingxiyuan for her.
Yiqi was waiting in the yard. When he saw the prince coming, he seemed to want to say something but in the end he said nothing.
Liu Jingcheng handed the suitcase in his hand to Zi Teng who was guarding outside the door, glanced at Yiqi, turned around and followed him into the study. Caiping brought tea in time, put it down and tactfully left.
"Go ahead," Liu Jingcheng said after Caiping walked away.
"Your Highness, there are many bad rumors about the princess in the city and the palace." Yiqi thought about it and decided to tell the truth.
It's easy to guess what rumors are circulating outside. The key point is that if there is no one behind the scenes fanning the flames, it would be impossible for them to spread throughout Huicheng in such a short time.
"Okay, got it." Liu Jingcheng looked thoughtful and didn't seem to care about it.
Yiqi waited for a long time but received no instructions, so he bravely asked: "Should we press it down?"
"Don't worry about those outside for now, someone will take care of them. Anyone who talks too much in the palace will be cleared out."
Yiqi was delighted. There were too many spies in the palace, and they should have been cleared out long ago. Now was a perfect opportunity. He looked at his master uncertainly, and seeing a determined look, he understood what he meant and went out.
When Hua Xiyu came out of the shower, she saw that the yard was full of people. She didn't care about these things. Apart from the money in the palace, other things had nothing to do with her. Although she was now the princess, the real master was there, so she had nothing to do. Zi Teng helped her put on clothes. Even after so long, she still couldn't finish putting on the ancient women's clothes by herself without help. Lan Cao took a dry towel to wipe her hair, and then put on her makeup.
Jingxi Courtyard is just great. The facilities are much better than those in Liushuang Courtyard in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The difference between it and the stable hut is like the difference between sunlight and candlelight. There is a huge wardrobe. She opened it and saw that it was full of her clothes. Her dowry had been sorted and put in. There were also many things that should have been prepared for her by Liu Jingcheng, but she was not interested in them for the time being. The large dressing table was filled with rouge and powder, and a row of jewelry boxes. Although she didn't need them, she couldn't resist her curiosity. She opened it and was dumbfounded. She estimated that if she wore all these on her head, her head might break off automatically. There was a bronze mirror, although it was blurry, it was enough for dressing.
When Lancao and Ziteng came in, they saw their young lady staring at the dressing table in a daze.
"The prince is so good to the young lady. All these are prepared by the prince for the young lady." Lan Cao was holding a comb and looking through the jewelry box, while Zi Teng was looking for clothes in the closet.
Shuang Yu didn't know what to say, but she was touched. Which woman doesn't love beauty? Which woman can resist the temptation of bags and jewelry? Although money doesn't represent everything, poor couples have many worries. Without money, there is nothing. Love in poverty will eventually be exhausted by the daily necessities. A man is willing to spend money on a woman, which is at least a plus. He is protecting her dignity and face. The feeling of being valued and cared for is quite useful. There was a moment of softness in my heart, full of joy. I kept silent and let the girls sigh there.
The yard was noisy with cries and shouts. She came out dressed neatly and met Miao Xinyi's scrutinizing and disdainful gaze. Shuangyu glanced at her and ignored her, going straight into the yard.
"Miss Hua, why are you still here?" Miao Xinyi had no intention of letting her go.
Shuang Yu paused, turned to look at Miao Xinyi, and asked calmly: "This is my home. If I'm not here, then where should I be?"
"After something like this happened, how can you still have the nerve to say this is your home?"
"Such a thing? What happened?" She turned her head to look at Lancao and Ziteng. The two girls lowered their heads, their eyes on their toes, not daring to say a word.
Is there something I don't know?
"What? Your girl knows everything, and you still want to pretend you don't know?" Miao Xinyi had a smug look on her face, and there was an indescribable joy in her tone.
"You were abducted and defiled by thieves, and you still had the good intention to live in the main courtyard of the palace?" When Concubine Zhou heard that her maid was called to the front yard to be reprimanded, she hurried over and just in time heard what Miao Xinyi said, and she added impatiently.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you understand the rules of the palace?" Nanny Zhang had been waiting outside. She rushed forward and wanted to slap Concubine Zhou in the face.
"What nonsense! It's spread all over the streets of Huicheng now. Just go out and ask, everyone is talking about it." Miao Xinyi's maid said loudly behind her, as if afraid that others couldn't hear her.
Shuang Yu didn't know how serious this kind of thing was for a woman in ancient times, but she also heard another explanation. She didn't respond to their words. It was meaningless to argue with a group of ignorant women who only knew how to be jealous. But these women would jump out from time to time to annoy her, which was also very annoying, especially Miao Xinyi, who was nothing. She acted like a hostess all day long and gave orders in the palace. It was really annoying. How could I allow others to shout in my territory? I wanted to deal with her when I was still a horseman, but I couldn't find a good opportunity. If you want to run into my gun today, don't blame me for being ruthless.
"Madam Zhang, who is this woman?" She looked at Madam Zhang.
When Aunt Zhang heard the tone, she knew that the princess was going to cause trouble. She had been immersed in the palace for decades, and it was not a waste of her youth. She understood the fights between women in a second from the tone and the look. She cooperated very well and said, "It's the young lady of the Miao family."
"What is the relationship between Miss Lan and the palace?" Shuang Yu walked towards Miao Xinyi with a bad look.
Miao Xinyi's heart skipped a beat and a bad feeling came over her. She wanted to turn around and leave, but Nanny Zhang stood behind her.
"Madam Mei of the Miao Mansion is our queen's biological sister and the prince's biological aunt, but Miss Lan was born to a maid," said Nanny Zhang, glancing at Miao Xinyi and not saying anything else.
What Miao Xinyi hated most in her life was that she was born to a concubine, and the most heartbreaking thing was that she had no blood relationship with Liu Jingcheng at all. Although she always called herself his cousin, Liu Jingcheng never refused, and outsiders also approved of it, but that was just a courtesy. If you really want to investigate it, there is no relationship at all.
Miao Xinyi was so angry that she wanted to punch Aunt Zhang until she became silent.
Concubine Zhou was watching the joke from the side. She was happy to watch any joke that was about Hua Xiyu.
"Then it doesn't matter." Shuangyu chuckled lightly, with the corners of her mouth raised, her smile had an ambiguous meaning.
"Yes, all the servants in the palace are gathered in the yard, but Miss Lan's maid is not from the palace, so she is not among them." Nanny Zhang already understood what her master was going to do and cooperated very well.
You'll Also Like
-
Douluo: Imprisoned for Ten Years, Begins to Revenge on Bibi Dong
Chapter 79 6 minute ago -
Douluo: Start with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and bind Qian Renxue
Chapter 162 6 minute ago -
Douluo: Bibi Dong imprisoned, Gu Yuena nurtured
Chapter 160 6 minute ago -
Douluo: When they all become version T0
Chapter 87 6 minute ago -
Douluo: Reincarnation of Kuiba, Wuhun Chongtian Lance
Chapter 89 6 minute ago -
Versatile Mage: The son of double pupils, the appearance of a saint!
Chapter 120 7 minute ago -
In Zhu Xian, people start to rise from plundering entries
Chapter 350 7 minute ago -
Snow Wolf King: My younger sister is actually the reincarnation of the empress!
Chapter 180 7 minute ago -
Identity V, do you know what a double-bounce flywheel is?
Chapter 438 7 minute ago -
After going to the countryside, the educated youth who were bad at playing hard to get were intercep
Chapter 74 7 minute ago