Tuoba Yu was originally looking at Mu Huai and Rong Xi, but when Mu Rao interrupted him suddenly, he was inexplicably agitated.
Tuoba Yu gave Mu Rao a cold look, and replied in a bad tone: "It has nothing to do with you."
Mu Rao blinked heavily, but didn't care much about Tuoba Yu's bad attitude.
She only felt that the son of the Hu Kingdom had a really weird personality, and she kept in mind what Rong Xi asked her to do today, so she never said a word to Tuoba Yu.
The other side of the banquet.
Rong Xi's palms were already dripping with cold sweat, and she forced herself to act calmly, not wanting the people at the banquet to notice her strangeness.
This man Mu Huai is really domineering.
Rong Xi remembered what she had said to Mu Huai before she escaped from the palace. At that time, she regarded Mu Huai as her master and sincerely hoped that Mu Huai's future life would be smooth and happy.
So at that time, regardless of her own status, she had to warn Mu Huai very much, telling him to be gentle with his future wife and never act domineering.
Up to now, she has become Mu Huai's wife.
But Mu Huai obviously didn't listen to what she said that day.
Sure enough, her previous worries were not unreasonable.
In front of his wife, this man is also bad, and when his temper comes up, he is extremely strong, domineering, and unreasonable.
Of course Rong Xi knew that Mu Huai doted on her very much, but no matter how much he doted on her, if he came here occasionally, people would forget his kindness.
She knows Mu Huai's temperament, and she also wants to tolerate Mu Huai, but if things go on like this, sooner or later, problems will arise in such a relationship.
At the end of the difficult dinner party, Mu Huai finally let go of her and ended his torture.
Before everyone left the banquet one after another, Mu Rao glanced at Rong Xi with her beautiful eyes while no one was checking.
Rong Xi noticed Mu Rao's gaze, and she nodded towards Mu Rao.
Mu Rao understood and nodded to her.
Everyone present did not notice the subtle interaction between the crown princess and the princess, but Mu Huai saw the actions of the two, but remained silent.
After Rong Xi and Mu Huai left Zirui Hall, Mu Huai ordered Rong Xi in a low voice: "You go back to the East Palace to rest first, there are some things to deal with."
Rong Xi obediently replied yes, and after Dan Xiang carefully helped Rong Xi walk away, Mu Huai stared at her back for a long time.
It wasn't until Rong Xi's back disappeared that he shifted his gaze to Mu Rao not far away.
After the banquet, Murao was supposed to go to Changning Gate, but Emperor Zhuang arranged a palace for them to live in Yongxi Palace for the relatives of the Hu Kingdom. Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Jing lived together, and Tuoba Yue lived alone. live in a palace.
Mu Huai had arranged attendants and secret agents in the residences of these three people in advance to monitor the every move of these relatives of the Falcon Kingdom.
If Mu Rao wanted to go out of the Changning Gate to go back to the palace, then he shouldn't go along with Tuoba Yu.
Mu Huai felt that Mu Rao was acting strangely, so he secretly observed her actions, and followed behind Mu Rao.
Tuoba Yue was a little tired today, so he didn't pester Tuoba Yu any more on the way back.
Seeing that Tuoba Yu was walking fast, Mu Rao called Tuoba Yu and said, "My lord, you left your things in the palace."
Hearing the sound, Tuoba Yu looked back, looked at the girl who was the same age as his sister, and asked displeasedly, "What did I lose?"
Mu Rao quickly walked towards Tuoba Yu with the maid envoy.
Seeing this, Tuoba Jing said to Tuoba Yu: "I won't wait for you, I'll go back first."
Tuoba Yu frowned and nodded at him, then looked at Mu Rao in puzzlement.
At this time, Mu Rao handed the letter box carved with animal bones in Hua's sleeve to Tuoba Yu. Tuoba Yu looked down and saw that the letter box really looked like something from the Ugh kingdom, but it wasn't his. thing.
Tuoba Yu just wanted to go back to Mu Rao, saying that she made a mistake, but Mu Rao lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "The Crown Princess asked me to give it to you."
After hearing this, the color of Tuoba Yu's eyes changed, and there was a little light in his eyes.
He took the letter box from Mu Rao's hand, and replied lightly, "Thank you."
After finishing speaking, Tuoba Yu didn't say another word to Mu Rao, then turned around and strode away.
After finishing what Rong Xi entrusted her with, Mu Rao was about to take the envoy out of the palace, but as soon as she turned around, she happened to meet the Crown Prince Mu Huai who was standing with his hands behind his back, only a few feet away from her.
Because it was a summer night, the eunuch behind Mu Huai held two umbrella fans with winged wings, and someone also carried a delicate palace lantern with a crested head to guide him along the way.
The prince travels at night, and the battle is not small.
But she didn't realize it at all.
Mu Huai's voice was cold, and he ordered: "Mu Rao, come here."
Mu Rao followed Mu Huai's words and walked in front of Mu Huai. After paying respects and bowing to him, she said softly, "Sister Chen, I have seen Brother Huang."
Mu Huai stretched out his arms to let Mu Rao stand up, and asked again: "Why did you sneak around with the prince of the Ugh kingdom just now?"
Mu Rao's expression was quite calm, and he replied: "My sister saw that the son's belongings were left in the palace, and after picking them up, she saw that he hadn't gone far... so she planned to return them to the son herself."
Mu Huai was silent, and he looked at Mu Rao's expression with those slightly sharp eyes.
Mu Rao was so terrified by Mu Huai's gaze that she had to lower her head.
Mu Huai's voice became a little colder, and he said, "I'll give you another chance to tell the truth to Tong Gu."
Mu Rao's heart skipped a beat. The noble and domineering brother in front of her made her terrified, but since she promised Rong Xi to do this for her, Mu Rao didn't want to let this matter be exposed.
Seeing that Mu Rao was at a loss and didn't know how to answer his words, Mu Huai's eyes turned cold, and he said again: "Your position as princess was only conferred last year. At that time, Gu was still King Jin, and the emperor said that your father passed away. It's so early, you and your mother are very pitiful, so not only did you become the princess, but even the title was not drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. The word "Shenhe" was a title drawn up for you by the emperor himself, and even the princess did not have this kind of treatment .”
Seeing Mu Rao's slender body trembling, Mu Huaifu asked her again: "Are you clear about all this?"
Mu Rao hurriedly said respectfully: "...Sister Chen understands that, sister Chen is very grateful for His Majesty's love, and also thank His Highness for taking care of the Wang family."
Mu Huai's tone was a little heavy, he scolded his cousin mercilessly, and asked coldly: "Since you are grateful, why do you keep it from Gu?"
Mu Rao was terrified by the reprimand, and immediately knelt down on the bluestone slab with the envoy. Mu Rao pressed his forehead to the ground, not knowing what Mu Huai was going to do to her.
There were tears in her eyes, but she forced them not to flow from their sockets.
She was really afraid of him.
Mu Rao didn't know how the emperor's sister-in-law got along with his emperor's brother day and night, although everyone in the palace knew it and said that the prince gave her great honor and favor.
But Mu Rao could also see that Rong Xi was still afraid of Mu Huai in his bones.
After all, Mu Huai is such a surly and unpredictable man.
The so-called accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, this should be the daily life of the emperor's wife.
Mu Huai squinted at Mu Rao who was kneeling on the ground, he coldly called her to get up, Mu Rao almost fell down after being lifted up from the ground by the female envoy.
After she stood still, Mu Huai's tone softened a bit, and said, "Forget it, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it."
Mu Rao was slightly surprised, how could Mu Huai let her go so easily
When her eyelashes trembled slightly, the corners of Mu Huai's lips curled slightly, and she said again: "Gu can forgive you this time, but the imperial sister also has to do something for Gu."
*****
After Mu Huai returned to the East Palace, the usually clingy woman was not as usual, no matter how sleepy she was, she had to wait for him to come back before going to sleep.
He was not in the mood to go to the study room to manage politics tonight. After he walked straight into the bedroom, he saw the petite pregnant woman curled up on the four-poster bed, huddled in the quilt, and seemed to be asleep.
Mu Huai sat on the side of the bed, silently looking at the woman on the bed.
Rong Xi slept on his side, his thick black hair was loose like seaweed, and his side face was delicate and peaceful.
She breathed lightly, slept defenselessly, and looked obedient and gentle, with a certain purity that made people unable to help but feel evil thoughts in their hearts.
Seeing her like this, Mu Huai's cold heart softened a little.
This woman was originally his only tent in the tent.
He can only show her sleeping posture, and he can only hold Wen Xiang's body.
When he was in bliss, only he could hear the sweet crying she clung to his shoulders.
He has everything about this woman completely.
Now that he has given her the identity of a princess, and she has his child, this woman can no longer escape from the palace like before.
Mu Huai wanted to see if Rong Xi was injured, so he took off her soft clothes while she was asleep.
After seeing the bruises on the nephrite jade, Mu Huai's eyes changed slightly.
He didn't want to hurt her the last thing, but what he did to her was indeed a cruel act of a beast.
Mu Huai leaned over, and gently stroked every inch of vermilion and azure with his lips, which had a bitter medicinal smell.
He made these dark colors, it takes several days to completely fade.
Rong Xi is already awake, she knows what Mu Huai is doing.
Her cheeks were flushed, but she didn't dare to make a sound.
After Mu Huai put on her clothes, he surrounded her from behind with his strong and strong arms.
Rather than saying that he is holding her, it is better to say that he is holding her.
Rong Xi felt restless in the man's absolutely possessive embrace, the man's aura was so strong that it wanted to swallow her up.
Even the child in her stomach felt that something was wrong and kicked her several times.
The fetus in the belly was very strong, Rong Xi was kicked uncomfortably, and finally stopped pretending to sleep, and begged Mu Huai in a low voice: "... Husband, please relax, I will not be able to breathe."
Seeing that the woman finally called him her husband again, Mu Huai calmed down a bit, so he relaxed a little bit as he said.
Seeing Rong Xi frowning and putting her hands on her round belly, Mu Huai asked her in a low voice: "Did the child trouble you?"
Rong Xi replied softly, "It kicked my concubine several times."
Mu Huai frowned, and said coldly to the fetus in his stomach: "Be honest, don't bully your mother all the time."
Rong Xi pursed her lips helplessly.
Who is bullying whom? Obviously, you are the father who bullies people more.
Seeing that Mu Huai wanted to reprimand the unborn child, Rong Xi hurriedly stopped him and said softly: "Husband, although it is young and unborn, it has begun to remember things. You have to be gentle with it, don't be so fierce..."
Mu Huai didn't take it seriously, and replied: "Let it be afraid of me from your stomach, that's the best."
Rong Xi didn't say much anymore, she and Mu Huai couldn't talk to each other, so she said in a sticky voice: "Husband, I'm sleepy, let's go to bed first."
"Okay, go to sleep."
Rong Xi gradually closed her eyes, but felt that the man's tall nose had already touched her neck.
I just heard the man say in a low and inaudible voice: "Xi'er, I will promise you everything I can promise you. Be good, don't think about it, and stay by Gu's side. Gu has everything Everything that belongs to you is also yours."
The lonely person is also yours.
Mu Huai said the last sentence in his heart.
Rong Xi heard the man say these words in a low and magnetic voice, and she knew that these words were not an apology.
But for an arrogant man like Yu Muhuai, if he was willing to say these words, it would be regarded as a low profile to her.
But she vaguely felt that these words carried a hint of threat.
Recalling when she was a slave before, she was also greedy for the few traces of tenderness that Mu Huai occasionally showed towards her after he finished his violent, brutal behavior.
Rong Xi knew that she shouldn't be like this, but she couldn't control her greed.
This is not a good phenomenon, and she shouldn't have such thoughts.
When she was a slave before, she hated herself the most.
Only idiots and idiots would be greedy for the illusory tenderness in a man with a violent temperament.
After thinking about it for a thousand times, Rong Xi finally replied softly: "...Well, I have written it down."
*****
The next day, the courtiers took a rest.
Mu Huai has secretly placed some people outside the palace this month. Different from the attendants who guard him, these people often have to do some things for him in the folk, and they are collectively called the Sting Snake Messenger.
On this day, he called one of the envoys of the stinging snake named Huang Jian to the study of the East Palace, and planned to personally explain some things to him.
Mu Huai knew that Tuoba Jing was a trash who was obsessed with women. Although he intended to let Mu Rao marry Tuoba Jing, he also knew that Tuoba Jing didn't like such a cold and gentle beauty like Mu Rao.
Men's preferences are not the same, but one thing is the same.
All men can't help being seduced by beauty and misfortune.
As proud as he is, he also fell into the hands of the disaster of Donggong.
Thinking of this, Mu Huai ordered Huang Jian: "Go to the folks and find two beauties for Gu."
Standing outside the study, Rong Xi saw someone inside and was about to turn around and leave when she heard Mu Huai's words.
She paused, her heart beating faster.
beauty? Mu Huai wants to find a beauty
Huang Jian asked respectfully: "...What kind of beauty does Your Highness want to find?"
Mu Huai thought about it.
This beauty must look prettier, just like his little troublemaker.
According to Rong Xi's appearance and characteristics, Mu Huai described to Huang Jian in detail what Huoshui should look like: "The skin should be whiter, the voice should be softer, the figure should be slender, and the eyes should be affectionate. Mesmerizing... All in all, if any kind of woman is like a source of disaster, let Gu find her."
After hearing Mu Huai's description, Huang Jian swallowed uncontrollably.
Mu Huai glanced at him, and Huang Jian immediately realized his gaffe.
It's too hard to find someone as stunning as Rong Xi, and finding someone who is half as beautiful as her is enough to confuse the idiot Tuoba Jing.
Mu Huai said to Huang Jian again: "You can get Gu Xun within three days, if you can't, go directly to Tianshui Lane and buy the top card for money."
The heads of the Tianshui Lane Art Museum are all well-trained, beautiful and versatile, and in order to ensure the preciousness of the heads, most of them are innocent. The nobles like to be the first concubine in the Nayi Pavilion.
Mu Huai thought, apart from being expensive, there is nothing wrong with it, it would be safer to buy the top brand.
Then he said to Huang Jian: "Forget it, go directly to Tianshui Lane to buy the top brand."
Huang Jin should be respectful.
Standing outside the study room, Rong Xi heard all the conversation between the two, she clenched her fists secretly, and when she saw that Huang Jin was about to leave the room after getting the order, she turned around and left here with a heavy heart.
It turned out that what Mu Huai said last night meant this.
She promised her what should be promised, so he was about to start Nameji.
Okay, Mu Zhiyan.
It's really you who want to admit two women in at once.
Rong Xi knew that a man of Mu Huai's status would definitely not be the only woman.
It is only natural for him to take a concubine or find a beautiful girl.
Up to now, it's all because of her being lucky.
She always felt that Mu Huai would think about taking a concubine after she gave birth.
Unexpectedly, this man Mu Huai could bear it so soon.
Although it was a holiday, Mu Huai did not stay in the study for long. After Huang Jian left, he also went out of the East Palace to visit the Political Affairs Hall.
After Mu Huai left, Rong Xi gradually calmed down.
Sooner or later there will be such a day, it's just that it comes early or late.
She looked around Mu Huai's gorgeous bedroom with her beautiful eyes.
According to the etiquette system, although she is a princess, she should have her own bedroom and should not live in the same hall as the prince.
It's just that Mu Huai is currently only a woman, so he let her sleep in his bed, and he didn't mention giving her a palace.
Let's settle it together today.
Thinking this way, Rong Xi ordered Dan Xiang to tidy up the bedroom that was originally used for the Concubine of the East Palace, and ordered the other maids to tidy up the two bedrooms opposite Bitan.
These two bedrooms are to be vacated for Mu Huai's new beauty.
She and those two lived separately on both sides of Bitan, without disturbing each other, which is very good.
The palace people got busy under her orders, Rong Xi stood calmly outside the bedroom she had chosen, thinking that Mu Huai's new woman would only enter the East Palace two days later, so she should go to her bedroom first tidy.
So he concentrated his manpower and ordered all the palace people to tidy up her bedroom.
Rong Xi ordered Dan Xiang again: "Move all my things from the prince's bedroom to this place."
Although Dan Xiang was puzzled, she didn't dare to ask further questions, and followed the master's instructions to move out everything without missing a single thing.
Originally, the bedroom she chose had all the furniture and decorations, but in less than three quarters, her new bedroom was tidied up by the palace servants.
The bedroom she chose was elegantly designed by craftsmen, and it was extremely concealed. Several clusters of wisteria were folded on the corridor wall. Through the grille window in the main hall, you can also see a few hydrangea trees planted in the backyard, which can be described as a unique view.
I can't complain that Mu Huai likes to be alone so much. It turns out that there is a place that belongs to him alone, and the taste is so good.
After everything was tidied up, Rong Xi was lazily lying on the bed in her new courtyard, twirling the silk handkerchief with her slender fingers, closing her eyes and concentrating, taking a nap.
Dan Xiang brought her green tea and put it on the sandalwood beside her, and felt that Rong Xi at this moment had a kind of lazy and beautiful state of leaning on the pillow and covering the mandarin quilt.
After Rong Xi smelled the fragrance of tea, he opened his eyes.
Dan Xiang looked at the master who was more handsome than the snow, and asked puzzledly: "...Why did the master suddenly move the palace? Did your highness signal it?"
Rong Xi took a sip of tea, and replied lightly: "Your Highness will admit two beauties into the East Palace in a few days. If I still live with His Highness by then, it will be inappropriate. Besides, if there are newcomers to enter the palace, Your Highness will let me Moving the palace is a matter of time."
Dan Xiang saw that Rong Xi's expression was calm and calm, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions, but said respectfully: "...Slave...Slave knows."
After finishing speaking, Dan Xiang picked up the round fan and fanned the heat and wind for Rong Xi.
Rong Xi rested on Hu's bed for a while, and after waking up, the restless mood that was still in the morning gradually calmed down.
She thought, the most important thing now is to give birth to the child safely and do her part well.
Although she has the means to secure favor, it depends on her mood whether to compete for favor or not.
Not everyone can stand that man's bad temper, just hope that after the two newcomers are wronged by Mu Huai, they don't always cry and talk to her.
Without time, Bianjing fell into the night.
Mu Huai sent someone to the palace to tell her that he would not come back for dinner tonight.
Dan Xiang was quite surprised to see that Rong Xi was in a very happy mood.
If the prince does not come back to accompany her to have dinner in normal times, the master will definitely be disappointed.
Dan Xiang asked: "Then the master waits for the prince to come back and eat together, or should he eat some first?"
Rong Xi didn't have the heart to serve Mu Huai today, and his not coming back tonight was in line with her wishes.
In order to maintain her beauty, she controlled her diet and maintained her skin day and night during pregnancy.
But the man said to ravage, ravage, ravage, ruined her fair skin into that miserable look, and ruined her painstaking efforts for several days.
Rong Xi then ordered Dan Xiang to keep the food and wine for Mu Huai, while he wanted to have a side stove to eat.
The palace people in the small kitchen of the East Palace learned that the princess was going to cook a side stove, so they prepared fresh and tender lamb, lively prawns, and fresh summer vegetables.
They also prepared bamboo fungus and fresh bamboo shoots, fried beef balls, and sliced fresh fish.
After all the ingredients for the side stove were prepared, Rong Xi sat down in her new hall. She held a long serving chopsticks and picked up a few pieces of meat for Dan Xiang who was sitting panicked across the Eight Immortals table.
After eating the side stove, Rong Xi felt that her jealousy was not as strong as in the daytime.
After being full, he and Dan Xiang went to Bitan in the East Palace to feed the swimming fish.
At this time, it is midsummer, and the lotus in Bitan has already bloomed, and the breeze blows makes people feel very comfortable.
Rong Xi thought, this kind of life is not too bad, it is better than her being a court lady.
In the days to come, she only needs to fulfill her duties as a princess and have a way to survive in the palace.
As for who Mu Huai wants to spoil, let him do it.
After returning to the palace, Rong Xi took a comfortable bath and left Mu Huai behind.
She felt a little tired, so she lay lazily on the bed, and casually picked up a storybook to read, planning to take a rest early.
The moon is shining brightly outside the window, and there is a scene of tranquility.
But Rong Xi knew that her heart was not as calm as her appearance.
*****
After Mu Huai returned to the East Palace in Haishi, he went straight to the study in his bedroom. He silently read the words in the armchair, but felt that something was wrong.
That woman didn't come to cling to him today.
Mu Huai's heart was at a loss, and he slowly put down the Langhao brush in his hand.
He knew that Rong Xi had some discord with him recently.
It is reasonable for this woman to be cold and alienated to him.
Mu Huai planned to go back to the bedroom early to find Rong Xi, and also wanted to ease the relationship between his husband and wife.
Thinking of this, Mu Huai's brows gradually froze.
Now he has long been used to that woman's softness and demeanor, and he definitely can't stand that woman's intentional alienation from him.
It is quite strange to say that when he usually enters the palace, the woman would stand at the gate of the palace to greet him, and would look at him with those watery eyes.
But today, her petite figure was nowhere to be seen.
Could it be that there is something wrong with the woman's body
Mu Huai was slightly worried.
After a while, Mu Huai finally got up from the armchair, striding towards the bedroom with a little urgency in his heart, eager to see the little disaster that tormented his heart.
Mu Huai hated his actions quite a bit, but he had no choice but to accept his fate.
Who made him really inseparable from this woman named Rong Xi.
After arriving at the bedroom, Mu Huai looked around and searched around, but there was no sign of the woman around.
Mu Huai lowered his eyes and asked the maid standing in the palace: "Where did the princess go? It's already this hour, why is she still not in the bedroom?"