Su Yi thought that since King Rui suffered a setback, he would behave himself for a few days, but the facts proved that she was wrong again.
The other party still persisted in throwing the quilt off the bed. Even though he had to sit quietly for a long time every morning before he could calm down, he did not give up this practice.
After a few times, Su Yi finally relented and stopped teasing him. After all, she didn't feel uncomfortable sleeping in his arms.
However, even without her active teasing, someone would still feel uncomfortable every time they woke up in each other's arms.
At some point, King Rui began to stare at Su Yi in a daze, or approach her unconsciously without him realizing it.
Now when he came to see her, he seldom fought with her. What he usually did was just sit aside and watch her.
He himself did not seem to think there was anything wrong with doing so. Instead, it caused the maids in the mansion to blush every time they saw the way he looked at Su Yi.
As someone with experience in love, Su Yi knew that this guy was confused, but would soon open the door to a new world. Perhaps all he needed was a little hint or excitement.
She had no intention of helping him. Instead, she thought maliciously that he looked like a big wolf scratching its head and face at a delicious shell, not knowing how to eat it. It was quite cute.
If someone knew her evaluation, and then looked at Prince Rui's tall stature and terrifying aura, they would definitely shiver and say in their heart: She is worthy of being a princess, with peculiar hobbies, I admire her.
Life in the palace was more leisurely and comfortable than before. Prince Rui didn't care about anything, and Su Yi had almost all the final say in the palace. She listened to operas, told stories, sang songs, and visited gardens. She did everything she couldn't do before.
Apart from occasionally going out for social events and going to the palace every now and then to pay respects to the Queen Mother and the Empress and listen to their chatter, Su Yi felt that after struggling in this world for so long, she was finally living the life she had wanted in the first place, a life of eating and waiting to die.
It snowed after the beginning of winter, and the grass and trees in the garden and the buildings near and far seemed to be covered with a soft, white blanket, which created a different scene compared to other seasons.
Su Yi asked someone to light a small charcoal stove in the warm pavilion. She leaned on the soft couch, admiring the scenery outside the pavilion while warming herself around the stove. At her signal, Qinglian went to the kitchen to get a few sweet potatoes, which she slowly roasted on the stove. The sweet and burnt aroma added a touch of warmth to the snowy day.
Someone reported that Liu was coming to visit, so Su Yirang invited her in directly.
When Liu entered the pavilion, she smiled and said, "You know how to enjoy life."
"It's rare for my sister-in-law to come to see me." Su Yi asked her to sit down and asked someone to bring a hand warmer.
Liu waved her hand and said no, and just then the maid brought hot tea, so she held the teacup in her hands, slowly took a breath, and joked, "I often want to come, but when I see your palace has tall gates and many rules, I get scared back."
Sue pretended to be angry, "You just keep making fun of me."
Liu was still smiling. She lowered her head and took a sip of tea. It was different from the tea she had drunk in her own house before. It seemed like the tribute tea she had once been fortunate enough to taste.
She couldn't help but take another sip. When she lowered her eyes, she saw the charcoal basin at her feet. The charcoal inside was white frost in color and burned without smoke. It was the silver frost charcoal used by the emperor in the legend.
She raised her eyes to look at Sue, who was leaning comfortably on a pile of soft pillows. Her clothes were made of some unknown material, bright and soft. The circle of white fluff around her neck was without a trace of other colors, as white as the newly fallen snow outside the window, fluffy and lightly surrounding her stunning face.
No matter how many times she had seen him, every time she saw him again, Liu couldn't help but admire his beauty.
Previously at the mansion, Master Su had been talking to her, saying that he didn't know how Prince Rui treated Su Yi, and whether she would be another Shen Er. Liu had been a little worried at first, but it was not until she saw with her own eyes how much she ate, dressed and spent, and saw the lazy and leisurely aura around her, that she was sure that she had not encountered any unpleasant things in the palace.
"How's the house going lately? Is my brother okay?"
"What's wrong with him?" Liu complained half-seriously, "He still plays with his birds and insects all day long, looking so leisurely."
Having said that, she was not very angry. Although she had complained about Mr. Su's lack of ambition in the past, after learning the real reason why the two children were sent away, Liu broke out in a cold sweat and began to be grateful that Mr. Su never got involved in these things.
Moreover, ever since Su Yi married Prince Rui, even though the Su Mansion had no intention of taking advantage of her, they could not help but try to curry favor with others since the Duke of Anguo's Mansion had a princess. Now the situation in the mansion is much better than before.
Now when she goes to social events elsewhere, those who used to hold their chins high when they see her now take the initiative to talk to her, and Liu is very satisfied with this.
"The prince is not at home?" asked Liu.
Su Yi said, "He has official business, so he probably won't be back until dark."
Liu nodded. She had just been led all the way here. The palace was big and majestic enough, but there were too few people. If King Rui was not here normally, wouldn't Su Yi be very bored
Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps on the snow outside the warm pavilion, and Qinglian reminded him, "The prince is back."
Liu had never taken a close look at Prince Rui, but now that she heard that he was back, she couldn't help but turn around to take a look.
I saw a man walking up the corridor beside the garden. He had a tall and heroic figure, a majestic and dignified bearing, but no expression on his stern face. His eyes were so dark and heavy that people dared not look directly at him.
Liu only took a glance, then quickly lowered her head, stood up and bowed.
Before King Rui spoke, Su Yi said, "Sister-in-law, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down."
Liu subconsciously looked at Prince Rui, and only when she saw him nod slightly at her did she sit down with peace of mind.
Only then did she realize that Su Yi was still leaning on the couch. Even in an ordinary family, when the husband returns home, the wife has to greet him, let alone in a royal palace
She couldn't help but worry about Sui Yi. After all, there were rumors that King Rui had a bad temper. What if he felt neglected
Surprisingly, King Rui seemed not to notice Sui's lazy look, and did not ask anyone to serve him, but took off his black cloak by himself.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Su Yi asked.
The servant who had been following behind the King of Rui, holding something in his hands, answered quickly, "Some time ago, the King found several white foxes near the camp, and he ambushed them for two days before hunting them all down. He wanted to make a fox fur coat for the Princess. It snowed today, and the fur coat happened to be made. Worried that the Princess would catch a cold, the King personally took it and brought it back."
Upon hearing this, Su Yi propped himself up curiously. Qinglian took the fox fur from the servant's hand and shook it gently.
The whole fox fur is as white as snow, light and warm. Even in the dark, the fur still glows with a moist luster.
Liu felt that she had seen some of the world, but when she came to the palace today, she could not stop marveling at it. Such a snow-white fox fur without a single stray hair could not be bought with a fortune, not to mention that it was hunted by Prince Rui himself.
Su Yi touched it with her hand and found it very smooth. Although she had slept with a magic wolf as her pillow and had seen its fur more exquisite than this, there was really nothing better than this at the moment.
"Thank you." She let Qinglian put it away, turned to look at King Rui and said, "But I'm often in the house, so I can't be blown by the wind or frozen. You should keep yourself warm."
"Yeah." Prince Rui nodded and took a sip of the tea beside him.
That was Su Yi's tea. Liu saw it and felt a little uncomfortable, as the two parties acted as if nothing had happened.
Su Yi also asked: "This is the tea that the Queen gave me a few days ago. Isn't it good? I suddenly wanted to eat roasted sweet potatoes today. Qinglian just roasted a few. It's quite suitable to eat with tea. Here, I'll give you one."
Liu was shocked when she heard this. Many people were reluctant to brew the tribute tea given by the Empress, and even wanted to offer it as a sacrifice. However, her sister-in-law paired it with sweet potatoes. There was no more bizarre and ridiculous way of drinking tea in the world.
Besides, no matter how delicious the sweet potatoes are, they are still not presentable. Only children from poor families would roast them and eat them as snacks. However, Su Yi treated them as treasures and was only willing to share one with King Rui. King Rui actually listened to her and really took one.
Su Yi talked to Liu about the previous topic, "The New Year is in a month, are you ready to bring your nephews back?"
Liu said, "I wrote to ask a few days ago."
Su Yi nodded and changed her position on the couch. Because of her movement, one of the pillows fell to the ground. King Rui happened to be sitting next to her. He picked it up, put it on his legs, flicked the dust off the surface, and handed it to her.
Su Yi came closer and looked at the half-peeled sweet potato in his other hand, and said enviously: "Yours core is so red, it looks delicious." She had just broken off two, and neither of them looked as good as his.
As she watched, King Rui slowly raised his hand and bit off the peeled part of the sweet potato in one bite. After chewing it for a few bites, he agreed, "Not bad."
Su Yi leaned back quite disappointedly, pouted, and continued talking to Liu.
Seeing her being so childish, Liu felt amused. She turned around and saw that Prince Rui was also staring at her intently. There were obviously several other people in the warm pavilion, but in his eyes, it seemed that he could not see anyone else except Su Yi.
It was said outside that Prince Rui had a bad temper and a cold personality, but no one knew that his pair of deep black eyes could also be scorching hot when he looked at someone intently.
Since he came back, Liu was not as at ease as before. Now that she found him looking at Su Yi with such eyes, she felt as if there was a needle hidden in the chair under her. If Su Yi had not been talking to her, she would have stood up and left immediately.
"When my nephews return to Beijing, my sister-in-law will have someone pass me a message. I haven't been back for a while and I'm getting old. When the time comes, our family will be together and have a good time."
Speaking of children, Liu relaxed a little and said with a smile, "This year will be very lively. Your two nieces will also return to Beijing with their husbands, and their children will also make too much noise."
Su Yi had never seen Liu's daughter before, and was about to ask about the situation when suddenly a piece of sweet potato was handed to her mouth.
Prince Rui had just deliberately taken a big bite in front of her, and now he peeled the remaining half and put it to her mouth to feed her.
When eating the delicious food, Su Yi opened his mouth subconsciously, and then saw that Liu could no longer hide her surprise and looked stunned.
Su Yi wanted to explain that they didn't usually do this and that this guy was doing this for the first time, but Liu couldn't sit still any longer. She was afraid of blushing if she stayed any longer, so she left in a hurry.
Judging from her appearance, I'm afraid she won't come back in the short term.
The author has something to say: Sister-in-law: I feel like I’m glowing.
ps: I saved you money again today... Tomorrow, Sunday...