Secrets of Yuqing Palace

After Wanyu and Yinreng came out of Fengxian Hall, they went straight back to Yuqing Palace.

Because Yinreng was the crown prince, he was considered a half-king, so he did not need to pay his respects to the concubines in the palace.

If there are imperial concubines and queens in the palace, they also need to pay their respects.

But now the highest position in the palace is only that of a concubine.

Their positions were not as noble as Yinreng's.

However, Wanyu is now only the prince's wife, and is considered the wife of an ordinary prince.

When Wanyu met her high-ranking stepmothers, she still had to bow and greet them, otherwise it would be unfilial.

But after Wanyu was officially canonized as the Crown Princess, they became the most honorable couple in the palace except for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

At this time, Wanyu was leaning lazily on the soft pillow on the kang, motionless, with a look of exhaustion on her face.

"so tired."

"I'm tired, sleepy, hungry, and sore all over."

Yinreng sat next to Wanyu with a look of heartache on his face.

With a very bad look on his face, he asked, "What's going on? Wasn't dinner arranged in advance?"

Nanny Sun walked up to the two of them respectfully and said, "My Lord, Nanny Li Jia is already asking the kitchen staff to prepare dinner."

"And hot water was prepared in advance."

"Why don't we have the palace maids help the two masters wash and change their clothes first?"

"Soak in hot water and you'll feel better and relaxed."

Yinreng nodded in approval and then pulled Wanyu up from the couch.

"Okay, go take a bath first, and then let your maid massage your shoulders and neck."

"Wash away your fatigue and change into comfortable pajamas."

"Okay." Seeing Wanyu obediently follow Nanny Sun to the bathroom.

He himself ordered the eunuch: "Wang Shun, come in and help me bathe and change clothes."

A respectful and loud voice outside the door immediately responded: "Yes, I obey your command."

Afterwards, Wang Shun and Nanny Sun each took Yinreng and Wanyu to different bathrooms to take a bath.

When Nanny Sun came out with Wanyu, whose face was rosy, she saw that Yinreng had already finished bathing.

At this moment, he was wearing an apricot-yellow inner garment, and was leaning leisurely on the pillow on the couch.

He held the book in one hand and read it carefully, while tapping the table with the other hand.

Seeing her coming out, he looked up and smiled: "You're done washing up. Are you tired?"

Wanyu shook her head. "I took a hot bath and now I feel much better."

"The food is ready. Do you want to eat now?"

Nanny Sun whispered, "Master, your hair hasn't been tied up yet."

Wanyu touched her slightly damp long hair on her chest, thinking that it would be inconvenient to eat with her hair down.

"Wait a minute, let me fix my hair."

"quickly!"

"Don't worry, take your time."

She quickly walked to the dressing table in the inner room and sat down, "Xia Lian, put my hair up."

Xia Lian asked, "Master, what kind of bun do you want?"

Wanyu picked up a hairpin from the dressing table without thinking and handed it to Xia Lian behind her.

"Just use this emerald hollow flower pot fish pattern double-pronged hairpin to tie my hair into a bun."

"It's getting late. It won't be long after dinner before we have to rest."

"Then the bun will be too complicated and it will be too troublesome to take it down, so just do a simple one."

Xia Lian responded, "Yes."

With just a simple hair bun, Xia Lian used the emerald jade hairpin to tie her hair into a beautiful and firm bun in just a few breaths.

Yinreng raised his eyebrows when he saw her come out so quickly.

He always thought that it would take a lot of time for a woman to tie her hair and put on makeup.

I didn’t expect that what she just said about fast was not an excuse, it turned out to be really fast.

When the two walked to the dining table and saw the table full of hot food, their appetites were immediately whetted.

They had breakfast in the Qianqing Palace at the hour of Mao, and it was almost dark outside now, so it had been four or five hours.

Converted into hours, it’s almost ten hours.

Not to mention Wanyu, who was used to eating three meals a day, even Yinreng, who only ate two meals a day, was very hungry.

Wanyu's hand holding the chopsticks was shaking slightly.

I'm so hungry that I have low blood sugar!

Wanyu felt as if her eyes were glowing green when she looked at the food on the table.

Seeing that the two masters, even though they had very good etiquette and rules, still seemed to be eager to eat, the servants serving them felt very distressed.

The two of them ate for more than half an hour before putting down their chopsticks.

Wanyu touched her bloated belly and realized that she was suddenly very hungry and had overeaten.

She stood up and extended her hand to Yinreng.

"I seem to be full."

"Let's go for a walk and help digest the food."

Yinreng smiled and nodded, then ordered the palace servants to bring two cloaks.

"It's a bit chilly outside. We might catch a cold if we go out like this."

He first helped Wanyu put on the cloak, and then let Wang Shun put on his own cloak.

Looking at his considerate actions, Wanyu felt very sweet in her heart.

She put her arm around him, smiled and said, "Let's go."

Yinreng touched the hand that was hugging his arm, and his heart felt hot.

"Come on, I'll take you to the Jide Hall in the back hall and the Houzhao Hall behind it."

Then Yinreng walked with her while explaining the layout of Yuqing Palace.

And his arrangements for their family, especially for her and future children.

"The Dunben Hall in the front yard is where I work and handle government affairs, and the main hall of the Yuqing Palace over here is where we live."

"I'm thinking of the Jide Hall in the back hall and the Houzhao Hall behind it for our future children to live in."

"I also had the vacant space in the backyard planted with a lot of flowers and fruit trees, turning it into a small garden."

"Go check and see if there are any flowers or plants you'd like. You can ask the greenhouse to transplant them here."

"And see if there's anything else you'd like to add?"

"This is our future home. You can decorate it however you like."

"You don't have to go to the Imperial Garden anymore. It's too far."

Wanyu's eyes sparkled as she listened, especially when she heard about the place where the children would live in the future and the small garden that he had planted and arranged in advance.

"it is good!"

I'm looking forward to it.

As Yinreng said, since he had his own garden, he would no longer have to go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the scenery.

The scenery is beautiful, but it is too dangerous!

She has always avoided the Imperial Garden as much as possible.

The two walked and admired the scenery passing by.

There are indeed many precious flowers and plants in the rear hall, as well as a place to rest in the courtyard.

Although the place is small, it has everything.

Wanyu smiled and said, "We can plant a few more grape trees in front of the main house and then make a grape trellis."

"And put a swing under the grape arbor."

"When the grapes are harvested, we can sit on the swing under the grape vines and enjoy the cool breeze while eating fresh grapes."

What Wanyu didn't say was that she also wanted to turn the back hall into an amusement park for children to play.

Anyway, the Jide Hall in front is quite spacious and has many rooms, which is more than enough for the children to live in.

When the boy grows up, he will probably move to the front yard to live with his father Yinreng, or study with a teacher.

There isn't much room left in the rear hall to use.

So it can be made into an amusement park with childlike innocence.

She hopes her children can also have a happy childhood.

Moreover, as the prince's children, they have all the conditions to do so, so they should not be wronged.

But we still have to wait until she gets pregnant, or when they are trying to get pregnant, before we start making arrangements.

Yinreng replied, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

"Originally, I thought that after I came back from paying my respects today, I would let the servants meet you, the mistress."

"Then have Nanny Lin Jia and Zheng Cheng hand over all the account books of Yuqing Palace to you."

"But it's already late today. Let them come and pay their respects to you tomorrow."

Wanyu: "Auntie Lin Jia and Zheng Cheng?"

Yinreng briefly explained the division of labor between the two.

"Yes, Nanny Lin Jia is in charge of the front yard, arranging matters related to the front yard, and the Yuqing Palace warehouse."

"Zheng Cheng is Zhang Xi's apprentice and manages my private vault."

"You'll see the details tomorrow."

"From now on, you will be the mistress of Yuqing Palace, and they will all have to listen to you."

"If you have any arrangements, just give them the order."

"If they make any mistakes, don't think they are my elders and turn a blind eye to them."

"You are the wife I finally married. You are much more important than them."

"With me behind you, whatever you have in mind, just go for it!"

Wanyu didn't expect that the division of labor in Yuqing Palace was so detailed.

But she was very happy to hear that Yinreng trusted her.

So she smiled sweetly and said, "Okay! I'll listen to you!"