Rong Xi nodded obediently, she hadn't been out of the East Palace for a month, but she was almost overwhelmed.
She was just about to say thank you husband, when her stomach growled.
Rong Xi put her hands on Weilong's belly with a little embarrassment. The closest she is, she is always hungry, and her originally sharp chin looks rounder.
However, Dan Xiang and the other court ladies said that she was a little too thin before, but now she looks more beautiful than before, slender and fit.
Rong Xi believed these words, but she still didn't want to make herself fat. Recently, she deliberately controlled her food intake, eating as little as possible and eating more often.
Seeing her appearance, Mu Huai couldn't help laughing, and raised his voice to call the servants to prepare the dishes.
When he was having lunch with Rong Xi, the palace servants standing beside him saw that the prince's temperament was not at all as lonely and gloomy as usual, and his attitude towards Rong Liangdi was very gentle.
The way the two get along is like an ordinary couple.
If there really was a crown princess, it would be difficult to shake Rong Liangdi's position in the crown prince's heart.
If there is a dispute between wives and concubines in the East Palace in the future, and they need to stand in line, they still want to bet on Rong Xi.
After lunch, Rong Xi took a nap as ordered by the imperial physician.
After waking up, he went to the study to grind ink for Mu Huai.
In the dark today, Mu Huai sent someone to drop the account book that the Ministry of Rites presided over the funeral of Empress Yu Zhen. He felt that the woman was standing beside the book case, grinding ink for him with the attitude of adding fragrance to her red sleeves.
Although he didn't raise his eyes, he ordered in a low voice: "It's better to let the servants do these things in the future. Since you are Liang Di, you don't have to do these things yourself."
Rong Xi replied to him in a soft voice: "My husband is used to being served by my concubine, and I also like to do these things for my husband. Don't worry, my husband, I will leave after grinding the ink for you, so I won't hinder your eyes."
Mu Huai was helpless, raised his eyes to look at her, and then looked at the account book again.
The documents recorded above are very detailed, including the stone-winged beasts to be carved in the Queen's Mausoleum, the wood used for the coffin, and all the valuable funerary objects of Queen Yuzhen.
Most of these funerary objects are extremely valuable, because the former empress was the most favored during her lifetime, and almost all the imperial gifts bestowed on her by Emperor Cheng were buried underground.
Looking at the dazzling list of funeral objects, Mu Huai couldn't help saying to himself, "Why was the coffin of the late queen eaten by termites?"
Just as Rong Xi was about to leave the study, when he heard Mu Huai's words, he stopped in his tracks.
She was slightly surprised, turned around and walked to Mu Huai's side, and asked in a low voice: "My husband...is he investigating the case of my concubine's father back then?"
Mu Huai nodded, but his eyebrows became more serious. He put the account book on the case, and his voice became a little colder, and said: "This matter is really strange. Recently, Gu also sent someone to ask your father's former colleagues. He knew that your father It is definitely not such an imprudent person."
Rong Xi's heart warmed up.
How could she not realize that Rong Bing's dereliction of duty was too strange back then, but at that time she was only a girl under ten years old, her hometown was in Hongdu, and she didn't have any relatives in Bianjing, so she couldn't do anything about it.
She lowered her eyes and said to Mu Huai: "Father not only supervised the construction of the tomb of Empress Yuzhen, but also supervised the construction of the tombs of the late emperor's other concubines. The land of the tomb is damp, so it is easy to be eaten by termites. But I remember, My father usually ordered people to paint a special layer of paint on the coffin in advance, and also arranged a poison belt with mercury in the soil where the coffin was buried, these methods can prevent termites."
The coffin of the former empress was different from that of ordinary people, it was inlaid with various treasures, and the reason why my father was exiled was because the coffin was gnawed to pieces by termites, which almost hurt the body of the former empress.
Mu Huai was surprised that Rong Xi knew how to prevent termites.
He couldn't help asking: "You were still young at that time, and you were a girl. After the queen's coffin was destroyed, your father was exiled. Before that, he actually talked about business with a girl like you?"
Rong Xi nodded, and replied: "Father doesn't hold these things against the concubine's body. The concubine's mother passed away early, and my father only took in a concubine's room and did not continue. The aunt can't stand up. The grandmother is old. Since I was a child, I have been in charge of all the affairs of the family. So my father didn't just let my concubine become a female worker just because I was a girl. He sometimes drank alone, so he often talked with my concubine about the trivial matters of his appointment as Minister of the Taichang Temple."
The corners of Mu Huai's lips curled up slightly, still unbelievable, and asked again: "You little girl, you start managing the affairs of the mansion?"
Seeing that Mu Huai didn't believe it, Rong Xi didn't want to explain further, so he nodded emphatically as a response.
Mu Huai's smile deepened. From the very beginning of his fate with this woman, it was Shunfu who took a fancy to her ability and dropped her from the recorder to his side to serve.
After all, it was me who underestimated her because of her soft temper.
Outside the sill window, the curtain and rain are sparse.
Looking at the rainy scene outside the window, Mu Huai feels that the rainy season in Bianjing is still not over.
He also remembered what Rong Xi had said to him just now.
He wanted to open the coffin and move the mausoleum to see if there were any omissions in the objects buried with Empress Yuzhen.
It is disrespectful to move the tomb of the ancestors, and it must not be done without authorization.
Looking at the continuous spring rain, Mu Huai already had an idea in his mind.
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After nightfall, it was rare for Mu Huai not to spend too much time in the study.
Instead, she decided to sleep peacefully with the clingy spirit, so she extinguished the candle early after bathing, and planned to sleep early tonight.
But who would have thought that just as he was about to hug that woman into his arms, Rong Xi dodged for a while, trying to avoid his touch.
Mu Huai was slightly displeased, and asked with a frown: "What's the matter, don't you close your eyes because you usually hug you alone?"
Rong Xi pointed the back of her head at the man, and said in a low voice like a mosquito: "...I am tonight...I don't want my husband to hug me to sleep, I want to sleep alone..."
Mu Huai certainly wouldn't go along with her request, he stretched out his long arms, and hugged the tender woman who was huddled into a ball rather forcefully.
The woman wanted to struggle, but she cared about the child in her belly, twisted her body, and finally dared not act rashly.
Mu Huai bit her soft earlobe lightly as if venting his anger, and asked in a low tone: "Talk to Tong Gu, what kind of petty thoughts have arisen, huh?"
After Rong Xi's earlobe was bitten, the strange feeling on her body became even worse, and she shrunk her neck slightly.
His cheeks were also blushing as if they had been burned.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Mu Huai wanted to bite her earlobe again.
Rong Xi finally couldn't bear it anymore, she slightly pushed the man's body with her hands, and replied blushingly: "If the husband is holding the concubine's body, the concubine's body is pregnant, and her physique is different from before, I also want to..."
It was too embarrassing for her to say it.
Before he finished speaking, Rong Xi remained silent.
Mu Huai naturally didn't understand what she meant by what she said, but felt that there were so many twists and turns in the woman's heart that he couldn't explain it clearly.
Rong Xi continued at this time: "So the husband understands... Let's let go of the concubine and sleep alone..."
Seeing that the woman was about to get out of his arms, Mu Huai held her with his strong and strong arms. After thinking for a while, he finally understood what she meant.
In the past few months, he has not been able to eat well.
So is this grinder.
It had been a long time since he had fed her properly.