This is the first time Qin Yi has encountered such a situation. He is a prince, and no one dares to touch him when he grows up, let alone sensitive parts such as the waist and abdomen. After Chu Jinyao, Qin Yi gradually opened up this restricted area to Chu Jinyao, but Chu Jinyao only held hands and arms when he was acting like a spoiled child or begging him. It was rare to be so intimate when he was wearing clothes. . Qin Yi tried to break free, but the more he moved Chu Jinyao, the harder he tried, Qin Yi didn't dare to pull her, for fear that he would pinch her with a heavy hand. In the end, Qin Yi had to sigh and said, "If I don't leave, you let go first."
"I don't. You must have wanted to find someone else, that's why you're talking about me on purpose."
What is this and what, Qin Yi was beaten down, it was inexplicable. Qin Yi is a little stiff. He is not used to such intimate physical contact. Usually, he takes the initiative on the bed or couch, and the nature is naturally different. However, this time he was hugged, and because of his posture, Chu Jinyao squeezed his upper body against his waist and abdomen, and it became more obvious once he exerted force. Qin Yi really had no choice, so he had to try to relax his body and put his arms around Chu Jinyao's shoulders: "I didn't lie to you, I really won't leave. You let go first..."
Qin Yi paused as he spoke, then quickly bent over to lift Chu Jinyao's chin: "Are you crying?"
Chu Jinyao avoided Qin Yi's hand and turned her face to the other side: "I didn't cry!"
There are few things in this world that can make Qin Yi afraid, but women's tears are among them. Qin Yi sighed: "I've never seen anyone who beats you more than you. It's obviously you who lied. Before I said anything, you cried."
Chu Jinyao still buried his head and refused to come out. Qin Yi's heart softened a long time ago, and he slowly sat down with his arms around Chu Jinyao's shoulder. How could he still remember that he should be angry. After sitting down, Qin Yi wiped Chu Jinyao's tears: "Okay, I didn't plan to kill you, stop crying."
"You're not leaving?" Chu Jinyao gradually stopped her tears and looked up at him with watery eyes.
No one can get angry when he sees such eyes. Qin Yi originally thought that only a person like his own father would be moved by a woman's tears, but anyone with a firm mind and a big deal won't be shaken, but wait for a change. When it came to himself, Qin Yi realized that he was equally unprincipled. Qin Yi felt distressed and funny when he heard Chu Jinyao's words: "This is my palace, where can I go?"
Unexpectedly, Chu Jinyao was not happy when she heard this, and she was still the same in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you know what day it is today?"
Qin Yi raised his eyebrows slightly. What Chu Jinyao wanted to ask was definitely not the answer of "the eighth day of the first lunar month". He silently recalled what other things could affect Chu Jinyao's mood recently. Fortunately, His Royal Highness was praised by the Taifu for his alertness, intelligence and excellent memory since he was a child. He quickly thought of it: "Today is the day we get married for a month."
After hearing this answer, Chu Jinyao became more and more sad: "His Royal Highness, for you, this is the first month of the wedding, but for me, this is the end of the ancestral rules, and I should prepare the day for you to serve as a concubine. "
Only then did Qin Yi remember that there was indeed a rule in the palace that the first month of marriage was not allowed to stay out. But to be honest, this ancestral rule is put there to look good most of the time, and few men in the Qin family take it seriously.
Chu Jinyao's words, combined with the fact that she said she went to the Queen's Kunning Palace, Qin Yi can easily figure out where the abnormality came from today. Qin Yi raised Chu Jinyao's chin. Although it was a question, his tone was very determined: "Did she force you to take me a concubine?"
"Where's the need for persecution, it's the etiquette." Chu Jinyao wanted to withdraw her chin, but she just moved, and Qin Yi held her tightly. In the end, Chu Jinyao gave up. She lowered her eyes and did not look at Qin Yi: "His Royal Highness, this is a matter of time. You are the crown prince, not to mention the three palaces and six courtyards, at least three wives and four concubines should be, wait. In a few days, you will choose from the minister's family a daughter of a famous family with both talent and virtue, a good family background, gentleness and virtuousness to be a talented person and a servant. I am not a good wife, and I can't accompany you to talk about literature, history, chess, and chess. It's a major event in the court, but luckily there are other women, they are familiar with poetry and books, and they must be more liked by His Highness."
Qin Yi thought thoughtfully: "So that's why you pretended to be sick today."
"His Royal Highness!" Chu Jinyao was instantly furious, "Did you listen to what I was saying!"
Qin Yi originally wanted to maintain the majesty of the prince and husband, but when he heard Chu Jinyao's words, he couldn't help laughing. His eyes were shining with stars, and he looked at Chu Jinyao with a smile: "You dare to yell at me, why are you afraid of this?"
Chu Jinyao looked at Qin Yi's eyes and was secretly shocked by the beauty of these eyes. However, like the iron law of nature, the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is. These eyes will laugh at her, but they will also look down on the world, deciding the fate of a family in a few words, taking life and death, and unrestrained publicity.
Looking at Chu Jinyao's expression, Qin Yi gradually became less frivolous. He held her face gently and earnestly, and approached slowly until the two breathed each other, and their eyelashes almost touched.
Chu Jinyao held his breath unknowingly, Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao's nervous appearance, and smiled involuntarily: "Don't worry, there will be no one else."
"You lied to me."
"Really." Qin Yi said, "The location of the East Palace is delicate, and it is not suitable for forging a deeper relationship with courtiers. Not to mention the fact that there is no shortage of widowhood but unevenness, and the powers of the DPRK and China are intertwined, so I can't possibly choose all the daughters of the ministers. Come in. So, I'm not going to want any of them."
"What about the palace maids? The women in the palace are also innocent and good girls selected from the folks, and many of them are beautiful and talented. What about them?"
Qin Yi was extremely arrogant, but he showed a disdainful look as he should have said: "I don't like this prince."
Chu Jinyao finally couldn't help it, and burst into laughter with a puff.
The distance between the two was originally close, and the beauty showed a smile, and the whole lotus noodle became lively and fragrant because of this. Qin Yi obeyed his own thoughts and leaned over to the bright red lips. Chu Jinyao thought that the kiss would be as shallow as before, but he didn't expect Qin Yi to let it go this time, and the kiss gradually deepened. , and finally fell deeply into the red brocade quilt.
Chu Jinyao felt Qin Yi's hand reaching out to her dress, Chu Jinyao was startled, and immediately woke up: "Your Highness, no!"
It's definitely not a happy thing to be called to stop at such a time. Qin Yi looked at her with dark eyes, Chu Jinyao's cheeks blushed, and she said softly, "Your Highness, you forgot, my childhood is here!"
As a newlyweds with a very harmonious married life, Qin Yi of course knew how many days Chu Jinyao came and how many days it lasted. His Royal Highness with a good memory frowned: "Why is it today?"
"I don't know, it's too early this time."
Qin Yi sighed deeply, he was completely provoked, but it didn't work. Chu Jinyao was embarrassed and funny: "You can't blame me for this. Your Highness..."
Chu Jinyao reached out and shook Qin Yi's sleeve, Qin Yi had nothing to do with his big baby who couldn't be beaten or scolded, so he could only suppress himself, stretched out his hand to cover Chu Jinyao with a quilt, and put both her arms on top of her. Go under the quilt: "I'll remember it for you first, and I'll get it back together next time."
Chu Jinyao was tucked back into the quilt, with almost only a pair of eyes showing: "Then you're not angry anymore? I didn't mean to lie to you today... I can't help it, and I can't tell you straight."
Qin Yi smiled abnormally. Instead of responding to Chu Jinyao's needs as usual, he said, "One code is one code. It doesn't matter if you and I are clever, but some boundaries cannot be crossed. This time I dare to pretend to be sick. Come to scare me, what do you want to do next time?"
"I… "
"Um?"
"Well, I was wrong."
"It's good to know what's wrong. Linglong is indispensable for today's affairs. According to the palace rules, she will be punished with a monthly salary of three months. If you think she will be a messenger by your side, keep the stick for the first time. If you dare to do it again in the future, we will take it together."
Linglong had been standing outside, and when she vaguely heard her name, she immediately entered the door and knelt in the distance to receive the punishment. Chu Jinyao was very anxious when she heard that, she wanted to get out of the quilt, but was pushed back by Qin Yi with one hand.
"His Royal Highness, it's what I did, what did you punish her for?"
Qin Yi calmly looked at Chu Jinyao jokingly: "Aren't you ill, the master is cold, shouldn't the servants be punished?"
"It's not like this… "
Without waiting for Chu Jinyao to finish speaking, Linglong immediately kowtowed and accepted the punishment: "What Your Highness taught is that slaves are punished."
Chu Jinyao wanted to say more, but Linglong quietly shook her head at Chu Jinyao, she lip-synced to Chu Jinyao, and then closed the door and left.
After Linglong left, Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao lightly. Although he didn't say a word, Chu Jinyao already understood what he meant.
Pretending to be sick is a one-time thing, never again. Qin Yi was reluctant to punish Chu Jinyao, but none of the servants below could escape.
Chu Jinyao was lying under the quilt, she looked at Qin Yi, and she really felt that she would never be able to toss his palm in her whole life. Qin Yi tucked the quilt on Chu Jinyao again and said, "Don't think about it, just sleep well."
Chu Jinyao responded unconsciously, and then she reacted suddenly, Qin Yi just got angry with her, he let himself sleep, then where is he going
Without waiting for Chu Jinyao to react, her body had already made a move. Chu Jinyao's hand grabbed Qin Yi's arm, and the agility of her movements was astonishing: "Where are you going?"
"I'm not going out." Qin Yi reluctantly took off Chu Jinyao's hand and stuffed it back into the quilt, "You can sleep in peace, I'm here to watch you."
Chu Jinyao looked at Qin Yi's movements and found that he really had no intention of going out, so she lay back in the quilt in peace. "Your Highness, you... go to bed early."
Chu Jinyao coughed in embarrassment, omitting the middle part of the sentence. Qin Yi looked at her angrily, but fortunately, Chu Jinyao was tired after a night of trouble. Acting sick is not an easy task. Her poor acting skills were revealed on the spot. After that, she talked to Qin Yi for a long time. Once she calmed down, she fell asleep quickly.
Qin Yi just watched Chu Jinyao calm down slowly, and finally fell asleep.
In fact, half of what Qin Yi said just now was nonsense. If you are afraid that picking a daughter from the minister's family will lead to an imbalance in the previous dynasty, where did so many concubines in the palace come from? No matter how powerful ministers are, they are also ministers. Choosing concubines from ministers' families will only make them grateful and work harder and harder for their own interests. The way of kings lies in balance, and balancing the harem is an essential survival skill.
But when Qin Yi promised Chu Jinyao that "there will be no one else", he knew that he was sincere.
Chu Jinyao was coaxed, and now she can sleep peacefully. But Qin Yi couldn't deceive himself, Qin Yi asked over and over again in his heart, why
Qin Yi has actually been thinking about this issue, from when he asked for the marriage decree, to accompany Chu Jinyao to have a heart-to-heart chat on the wedding night, and then to condone Chu Jinyao's pretending to be sick to deceive him today. He grew up in the most sophisticated and rigorous education model in the empire. He was ruthless towards his subjects and became even more ruthless towards himself. Over the past 20 years, he has never hesitated to question himself, picking out his inner laziness, hesitation and luck. , to remove these dark and lingering rotten flesh from his bones and blood, and then strode forward with a steel body.
Many years ago, Taifu said that the Crown Prince Qin Yi was naturally alert. Not only did he know a little bit of reading, but he also learned sports like horseback archery faster than others. Even people's hearts can be quickly sensed in the light and flint. He can count the minds of those people in the court, how could he have been unable to understand his own heart for so long.
Did he really not understand the answer? He just didn't want to admit it. He let Chu Jinyao approach him step by step, but every time when Chu Jinyao asked why, he deceived himself and avoided it. In this way, the days passed, and the swamp became deeper and deeper. The spark of fire finally grew into a prairie prairie under his connivance. Until today, Qin Yi suddenly realized that he seemed to be unable to even deceive himself.
Now, Qin Yi is looking at Chu Jinyao's sleeping face in the warm yellow candlelight. Her skin is as white as jade, her eyebrows and eyes are thick, and her lips are bright red.
How can there be so many exceptions, all exceptions are just because this person is special. The first time he made an exception for a person, he should have been vigilant, but Qin Yi couldn't bear it. When he finally realized all this, he was already defeated like a mountain, and the army was crushed.
But when feelings are noticed, it is already too late.
When Chu Jinyao woke up the next day, Qin Yi was no longer there.
With his remaining warmth still beside him, Chu Jinyao touched the slight warmth with his fingertips, feeling more at ease in his heart than ever before.
When Xiao Qi later forced her to take a concubine, she could be condescending to the snake; the palace servants in the East Palace secretly refused to accept her, and she could slowly subdue her, but if her husband did not stand by her side, then she would have nothing to do.
Taking a concubine, being in charge of the palace, and serving as a servant, these are indeed tests of the mistress's thunderous means, but the most important thing is the attitude of the male master.
Thinking of this, Chu Jinyao suddenly felt a surge of heat in her heart. In her half-life, which has not been so long so far, no one has treated her better than Qin Yi, taught her, given her status, and now put the most rare trust in her hands. There are several men in the world who can say "only you", not to mention that he is the prince.
People of that time were very particular about a promise, and since he could say such a thing, he must have thought about it carefully in his heart. Qin Yi stretched out a hand first, and Chu Jinyao was willing to use all his strength to believe him, instead of thinking about what would happen if he changed his mind in the future. The human heart is full of flesh, and the relationship needs you to come and go, and take care of each other, especially husband and wife.
Chu Jinyao thought about it, and suddenly a vigorous drive came into her heart. Xiao Qi is staring at her, Concubine Shu is instigating discord, and there will be another concubine Zhao Lanhui who has an ambiguous attitude in the future.
Chu Jinyao maintained her vigor and vigor all morning, and the waitresses muttered secretly. It was rumored in the palace that the two sparrows, Erhua Erxue, were going to fly up the branches to become phoenixes. Woolen cloth
Linglong, who knew the inside story, smiled without saying a word. When she saw Chu Jinyao today, she knew that the princess and the prince had broken up. As for the salary that was punished, she didn't take it to heart. It was an honor to receive this punishment.
As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the New Year's flavor dissipates, and offices resume everywhere. In February, the palace is busy again, and the day of the eldest princess' descent has come. Due to the princess' wedding, personnel changes were frequent, and some new faces flowed silently. The person staring at Mammy Hong came in quietly and reported, "Prince Concubine, there is another person over there."
Chu Jinyao's expression remained unchanged, and her eyes were calm. Presumably this time, the queen has put aside her contempt, and sincerely tried Chu Jinyao as an opponent. Next, you can't handle it by pretending to be stupid.
The author has something to say: The most important watershed in the emotional line has come, and the next is the plot line.