Jiang Yuchao thought that when she arrived at her idol's territory, life would definitely be better than before, but she didn't expect it to be so much better! This is what heaven is like.
She no longer had to sit in silence with Madam Xiao every two days, as she did in the Prime Minister's residence, and occasionally have a father-daughter show of filial piety with Prime Minister Xiao. There were no elders in the Yuling Palace, nor were there maids and servants who watched the mistress practice etiquette every day. Life was very carefree.
The palace was very big, so she didn't have to stay in a small courtyard like she did in Mingyue Temple. This palace was big enough for horses to run. Aidou took her around for three days before she roughly figured out the place. That is to say, if she got lost in a corner, Aidou would go to find her on horseback. It was absolutely no exaggeration.
According to the custom of the palace at that time, the master and mistress each had their own courtyard, so except for the newlyweds, the two did not live together, but lived in the front and back yards, with a small courtyard with a landscape in the middle. It was not far away, and it only took two or three minutes to walk to it. There were halls and corridors in the middle. There were only two masters in the palace, so the two did not sleep together, but they ate together, and occasionally walked the dog and talked together.
This relationship was something that puzzled everyone in the Yuling Palace. They were so happy when they saw their master marry the princess, and they thought that a little master would be born in the palace in the next year. Who knew that these two people would be so good? The prince didn't sleep with the princess at all, and he still lay in his own room as before. But the two of them didn't look like they had a broken relationship, and they were talking and laughing, which was very beautiful.
The old steward thought that the couple was too shy to be embarrassed, so he asked his master tactfully if he had any unspeakable secrets.
Xi Zhuoyu calmly hugged her dog and said, "No, I don't."
This didn't work, so he asked the maid who was in charge of the household affairs to ask the princess quietly. The princess was also calm and said, "It's okay, I'm fine."
As a princess, she would prepare some gifts to send back home, but she would not go back. Jiang Yuchao certainly did not want to go back. She had been in the Yuling Palace for a few days and even forgot which way the door to the Prime Minister's Mansion opened. However, there were still people in Prime Minister Xiao's Mansion who missed her.
Xiao Jinyue's brother Xiao Yunqi came to Yuling Palace half a month after the wedding. He was originally one of Xi Zhuoyu's friends, and now he was his brother-in-law, so the reception he received was naturally extraordinary. Xi Zhuoyu and Jiang Yuchao even had dinner with him.
Xiao Yunqi was worried that his sister would have troubles when she remarried. This time, he came back to see with his own eyes and saw that her face was rosy, so he felt a little relieved. However, when he looked at the two of them, it seemed that they did not have the tender and sweet intimacy of a newlywed couple. To say that their relationship seemed good, they would occasionally joke with each other. This was the key point. The two of them were too frank and natural. Was this the way lovers get along
Just as I was secretly worried, Jiang Yuchao mentioned a new dish on the table at the table, "I have never eaten this dish before. It tastes very refreshing and can be grown in winter. There is a shed built in a corner of the mansion to grow winter vegetables. My brother took me to see it."
Xiao Yunqi: "…?" What, when did I take my sister to see it? I don't even know it myself.
He was completely confused, and Xi Zhuoyu nodded naturally and said, "In fact, there is a place in the mansion where they have built a shed and planted some other things. The people who take care of it are all transferred from the imperial farm. I'll take you to see it next time."
Jiang Yuchao asked curiously, "What? Didn't my brother already take me around all the places in the mansion? How come there are still places I don't know about?"
Xi Zhuoyu smiled and said, "I've only shown you the general idea. There are still many little surprises to be discovered slowly."
Listening to the two's conversation, Xiao Yunqi finally understood that the "brother" in his sister's words was referring to His Royal Highness Prince Yuling. No, why would her sister call someone else brother? Did she think that her biological brother didn't exist
"Jinyue, why do you call King Yuling 'brother'?" Xiao Yunqi couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Yuchao and Xi Zhuoyu paused at the same time, and immediately realized, Oops! I forgot that her brother was listening here! One of them was too easy to call her brother, and the other was too impressed by Jiang Laotie that he always forgot that she was now Xiao Jinyue. The two looked at each other in silence.
However, Xiao Yunqi suddenly smiled with relief in silence, "Well, it seems I don't have to worry anymore." This name was probably a kind of intimacy between them as husband and wife. He had been worried that there were problems in their relationship, but now it seems that he was worrying too much.
Jiang Yuchao: “…” No matter what this brother is thinking, it is definitely not what he thinks, but who cares.
Xi Zhuoyu: “…” When you don’t know what to say, just smile.
After seeing off the satisfied Brother Xiao from the friendly camp, the next day we welcomed several princes from the neutral chaotic and chaotic evil camps, including Prince Yu.
Several princes came to the Yuling Palace openly, saying that they wanted to get together as brothers, and they also brought gifts - several beauties.
"I heard that the princess didn't bring many concubines with her when she married into the palace. So, the brothers are here to give you, Zhuoyu, some beautiful concubines." Prince Hao looked like a good old man and was very friendly.
Prince Yin had a sharp look, and his words seemed to be full of sarcasm. "Princess Zhuoyu is really jealous. I have never heard of a princess marrying into the mansion without a concubine, or arranging a few beautiful concubines for the master to accompany her. What kind of talk is this?"
Prince Yuling said, "It's just that I don't want it."
The youngest Seventh Prince said mischievously, "Is it really Brother Yu who doesn't want it? Or is Brother Yu afraid that the new Princess will be unhappy, so he said that on purpose?"
The Sixth Prince was eager to see the fun and took the initiative to stir up trouble, "If this princess is powerful or not, you can ask Third Brother and find out. After all, she was your princess before. Third Brother, did she stop you from marrying a concubine before?"
Prince Yu snorted and laughed, waved his hand, and called up a few concubines, "I have also prepared a few concubines. Every beauty here is better than... at serving people."
In this era, it was legal for men of high status to have many concubines. Unlike wives, concubines were private property, no different from a vase or a painting. It was just that Xi Zhuoyu didn't want one before, and the emperor didn't force him. But now that he had married the princess, everyone tacitly accepted that he was willing to have concubines. Whether they were like Prince Hao who wanted to get closer to him or like Prince Yu who wanted to stir up trouble, they all sent beauties to him.
There were six beauties in that row, and there was a gust of fragrance when they stood there, especially the four sent by Prince Yu, each of them had seductive eyes.
Xi Zhuoyu was not good at dealing with these things. He sighed and had no choice but to call the waiter and ordered, "Go and invite the princess." She was called the princess, but in fact she was an assistant, and her job was to help the boss deal with these problems. Thinking of the fighting power of ginger and old wine, Xi Zhuoyu was not at all inferior.
The other princes were stunned when they heard him say that. The Sixth Prince touched his head awkwardly, "Brother Yu, we are just brothers talking. Why did you call the princess over? Will she be happy to see these beauties?"
"Yes, Zhuoyu, these beauties are our gifts. Why don't you enjoy them while the princess doesn't know? Once she finds out, will you still be able to keep them?" Prince Hao instructed with the look of an experienced person.
Xi Zhuoyu was about to speak, but when he heard footsteps behind him, he closed his mouth again. Well, the person is here, so he doesn't have to do it himself.
The reason why Jiang Yuchao came so quickly was because she had been waiting outside. Not to mention those princes, she felt that Prince Yu must have come here for no good reason, and might want to harm her idol. How could she leave her idol alone in such a dangerous environment? It was impossible.
At this moment, she walked in gracefully and quickly, and exchanged glances with her idol.
Xi Zhuoyu: “…” Thank you for your hard work.
Jiang Yuchao: “…” Don’t be afraid, boy, I’m here, no one can bully you or force you.
She smiled at the princes and said, "Whoever brought the beauties here can take them back. If there is no beauty prettier than my prince next time, don't bring any."
The princes: “???” So direct
The Seventh Prince stuttered a little, "My dear Princess, there is no beauty prettier than Brother Yu."
Jiang Yuchao: "You can't even compare to my prince in appearance. Sending him here is taking advantage of my prince, isn't it? This is absurd."
"That's not the point. Which man doesn't love a beautiful concubine?" Prince Yin snorted, "You say such things as soon as you arrive. It seems you are a jealous woman. The Xiao family has good family education, no wonder... Haha." He glanced at Prince Yu, and the unfinished words were self-evident.
Jiang Yuchao clapped his hands gently, "Excellent, scolding a bald donkey in a Buddhist temple, Your Highness Prince Yin is well-educated, I am ashamed of myself. But this beautiful concubine, it's ok for ordinary men to love her, but is our prince an ordinary man? Of course he is not, so naturally he doesn't like ordinary beauties."
Prince Yin: "Oh, according to what you said, you are no ordinary beauty if he likes you?"
Jiang Yuchao: "Of course, can an ordinary beauty be a princess for two terms?"
King Yin was blocked by her and said angrily: "A woman is so tough, do you have the right to speak here?"
Jiang Yuchao turned to the Seventh Prince with a smile and asked him kindly, "Seventh Prince, what did you call me just now?"
The Seventh Prince shrank back, thinking that this sister-in-law was a little scary, and replied awkwardly: "Princess sister-in-law..."
Jiang Yuchao: "Then where is this place?"
The Seventh Prince: "Yuling Palace."
Jiang Yuchao: "Okay, this is Yuling Palace, I am the princess, the matter is clear, of course I can speak. But I will remember not to talk too much next time I go to Yin Palace, and I will not regard myself as the master of Yin Palace, Your Highness Yin, please rest assured."
Prince Yin was bullied by her. He put down his cup, stood up and left with a gloomy face.
Seeing him leave angrily, Xi Zhuoyu still stared at the cup in his hand to observe the pattern, and had no intention of stopping him. In his position, he didn't need to curry favor with other princes, so it was better to stay away from them. Sometimes he was also annoyed by the princes and kings other than the seventh prince, but due to his personality, he couldn't do anything to drive them away, nor could he say anything unpleasant.
You know what, it’s quite satisfying to listen to my buddies arguing with people.
As soon as Prince Yin left, Prince Hao sighed. The honest man looked harmless. He said to Jiang Yuchao, "We are all family. Old Five's words are not nice to hear. Why bother with him?"
Jiang Yuchao: "Hahaha, Your Highness Prince Hao is joking. How could I have a problem with him? After all, he didn't send any beauties to my prince. I just chatted with him casually. I am a straightforward person and I easily offend people. I took the initiative to reject the two beauties sent by Prince Hao, and I didn't see you get angry. Prince Yin is too angry. It must be difficult for Prince Hao to get along with him, right?"
Prince Hao somehow brought up the topic of how brothers get along. "Well, fortunately, Lao Wu is just a little mean."
Jiang Yuchao: "If someone as good-tempered as Prince Hao says that Prince Yin is mean, then it must be his fault. Even someone as good-tempered as Prince Hao can't stand him. Next time we meet, I must tell him what Prince Hao said, so that he can control his temper."
Prince Hao said hurriedly: "I didn't say he was bad, he's just still young."
Jiang Yuchao turned around and took a piece of cake for the Seventh Prince, praising him: "The Seventh Prince is really sensible. How many years younger is the Seventh Prince than His Royal Highness Prince Yin?"
The Seventh Prince ate the cake heartlessly: "Seven years younger."
Jiang Yuchao: "Wow, he's still a child. Even children know it's not good to throw a tantrum in someone else's home."
Prince Hao: "..." If he continues, it will probably be rumored that he and Prince Yin are at odds. He hurriedly said goodbye and left with his two concubines.
Only Prince Yu and the sixth and seventh princes were left.
The author has something to say: This is probably the cruel struggle in the workplace - "The idol's assistant position is mine!"