Marrying Gold and Jade

The eunuch in front of him pretended to be very surprised and said to the others, "The Seventh Prince has also returned to the palace not long ago. The Queen is kind and often calls people to the palace to talk. Miss, please wait for a while."

After saying this, he disappeared without a trace and went somewhere unknown.

Lin Yu stood in front of the palace gate which was more luxurious than Chonghua Palace, wearing thin clothes and with cold wind in her sleeves, thinking that these people were really boring.

I went around in circles and dug so many traps, but it was just to chill her and give her a warning.

Perhaps, Xu Jinxuan also thought so. He refused to ride in the sedan chair and would walk back even if he was carried in. He also deliberately did not give people face.

But he is the emperor's son after all, Lin Yu thought, he can be flamboyant and willful, but others have to take it back from him.

The days ahead will definitely not be easy.

Her fingertips were numb from the cold and she rubbed them secretly, but she did not dare to let the palace maids in front of the palace notice that her manners were not right.

She had already seen how strict the rules were in the palace.

The coldness penetrated from the toes to the calves. The wind seemed to be stronger in the north. Sometimes the thin clothes were filled with wind. Lin Yu even wondered if it would be warmer if he didn't wear any clothes.

I didn't know how long I was in a daze, but finally I heard the sounds of people talking and walking in the hall.

She just heard that there was another prince from the palace inside, and her identity was awkward. She knew she shouldn't offend these people, so she lowered her head like the palace maids and just wanted to move aside.

But her legs seemed to be frozen in place and had already gone numb. She struggled to get up and staggered, and she was about to crash into the palace door.

Shame on you.

I couldn't control my legs anyway, Lin Yu thought in despair, it would be better if the Queen got her wish, since I suffered such a disgrace on my first day in the palace.

The pain that could be imagined did not come.

Lin Yu saw a pair of hands resting on both sides of his arms. They were very big and obviously men's hands.

Although he didn't fall, he was helped up by a strange man.

This thought was more deadly than embarrassment. She remembered the rules and dared not raise her head. She took two steps back and said, "I'm sorry..."

The man did not say anything, but quietly withdrew his hand, turned around and left in a moment.

Although the Seventh Prince could not speak and had just returned to the palace, he was very handsome and kind to his servants. The young palace maids in Kunning Palace were looking forward to his arrival.

Although he sighed that he was kind enough to help others today, he also secretly looked at Lin Yu's appearance, secretly wondering if she did it on purpose.

Also coming out with the group was Du Wan, the second daughter of the Minister of War. When the man beside her was helping someone, she looked at Lin Yu carefully.

At this moment, he asked his aunt who was seeing someone off behind him, "That girl is so pretty, how come I have never seen her before?"

The noble ladies in Kyoto also have their own cliques, and she had never seen them, so she guessed that they were from small families. It was also quite strange, wearing a spring coat in such a cold weather, and her face was almost blue from the cold.

Du Wan would most likely be the future consort of His Majesty the Seventh Prince. The aunt in Kunning Palace was happy to be familiar with people, so she told her: "His Majesty the Fifth Prince returned to the palace today. That was the girl she brought back from the southeast."

"They said they were going to marry her as their principal wife, but their behavior was strange. They didn't ask her to stay temporarily in the West Third Residence, but instead insisted on bringing her to live with them in the palace."

Du Wan was also surprised: "You haven't even married yet, but you're already living in the same place?"

"Yes."

The aunt didn't say much, but just this sigh showed how dissatisfied she was with Xu Jinxuan's behavior and how much she looked down on women like Lin Yu.

The two were talking to themselves and didn't notice that the man beside them had walked a long way away, leaving them behind.

Du Wan immediately noticed something was wrong, and left her aunt behind and hurried forward: "Your Highness, why are you walking so fast?"

She had only known the Seventh Prince for a short time. He was not good at speaking, and there was not much opportunity for her to chat. But he was a considerate person, tall and long-legged, but he would never leave her alone like this.

Du Wan knew it after a quick thought. He didn't like people talking about others behind their backs.

The marriage between the two had been planned for a long time, which was why they frequently visited the Queen's palace. Du Wan was quite satisfied with him. After all, a prince who couldn't speak well would become a rich and idle person after being granted the title of Prince. It was destined that she would live a peaceful life after getting married.

"I've heard that you and the Fifth Prince had a bad relationship when you were young, so it's okay for me to say a few words."

The man naturally did not answer. He just sent her to his family according to the rules and left.

After returning to the palace, he only kept one eunuch to serve him personally.

After walking several dozen feet in front and behind, the surrounding palace roads became deserted, and the man took out a small object from his chest.

A golden bell hangs under the intertwined red ropes.

She finally came.

……

Lin Yu was left outside the door in the cold. When he finally got in, the palace people were lighting lamps everywhere.

My whole body was filled with a sensation of cold and heat, and it felt like insects and ants were crawling on my back.

Just as Xu Jinxuan had said, people in the palace loved gold. The empress looked to be in her early forties, and she did not look old because she had taken good care of herself. She looked dignified and gorgeous, with many gold ornaments on her body.

When he saw someone, he asked, "Why do you look so bad?"

Before coming, Tanfang taught her how to perform the ceremony. Lin Yu reluctantly went through the process and did not dare to see whether the Queen was sincere or not.

She only heard the person beside her explain: "Your Majesty, you said you wanted to take a set of clothes for the eldest princess, but the princess only has spring clothes. His Highness the Seventh Prince was inside just now, and for fear of disturbing His Highness, Eunuch Liang asked someone to wait outside."

Lin Yu felt dizzy from the cold, but he knew that these words were not spoken to the Queen, but to himself.

"It's really hard for you," said the Queen, but she sounded proud. She immediately asked, "We found a place for you to live in the West Third House. Why don't you want to go?"

It was clearly Xu Jinxuan who told her to stay in Chonghua Palace, but in the words of the queen, it became that Lin Yu herself was unwilling to go.

"To answer your Majesty's question," Lin Yu followed suit, trying not to make any mistakes in her words and actions, "Your Highness returned to the palace in a hurry and has not yet had time to decide on a place for me to live."

She did not defend herself, but only told the queen: Xu Jinxuan can make the decision.

The Queen summoned her here to test her abilities. When she saw that she had been freezing outside the palace for half an hour, with a delicate and timid look and sharp words, she became more alert.

"In that case, I am the one meddling in other people's business."

Lin Yu added: "Your Majesty, please be rude to me. I am new here and don't know the rules."

Every time she hit the cotton, the queen sighed secretly and said, "As long as you have the intention to change for the better, I will send a maid to teach you the rules of the palace later."

Lin Yu felt that she had tried very hard, but it was inevitable that the Queen would send someone to Chonghua Palace.

The palace is too big, and it’s a very long way to walk back.

Xu Jinxuan postponed dinner, and when he returned, he saw her curled up on the couch with an unusually red cheek.