Chen Anzhi was in You Yuji's boudoir before she got married, looking at the layout here. He saw purple everywhere. He walked to You Yuji's closet, opened it, and saw that most of the clothes inside were also purple. That year, she danced in purple clothes.
Suddenly I remembered the night banquet held by Siguo that year.
That night banquet was the last grand banquet before Siguo surrendered. It was at that night banquet that Si Que's "Yunling Fu" became known to the world, and it was also at that night banquet that You Yuji's "Xun'e Yin" dance amazed the audience, and since then, Si and Jing's two unique works have become famous all over the world.
Chen Anzhi was in a trance, as if he had returned to that night.
That night, Princess Que, dressed in a snow-white dress and playing the musical instrument, was like a goddess descending into his heart, becoming the one he thought about day and night.
As a bystander, Chen Anzhi was also amazed by You Yuji's dancing. But dancing in public, allowing so many men's eyes to wander around her and carefully examine her, was really frivolous and unruly. She can be a beauty, but not a wife.
The matter is done, You Yuji is indeed his wife. Chen Anzhi sighed. He knew that his behavior in the past few days was indeed excessive, and he was not unwilling to coax her. But You Yuji's attitude seemed to not care about what he did at all. Since she didn't care, why should he coax her? Who doesn't have some backbone? Besides, it is difficult for him, a prince who grew up in luxury, to be submissive and humble.
The servant came to invite him to the front yard for dinner. Chen Anzhi came back to his senses from his thoughts and went to the front yard. Before he reached the front yard, he met You Jiamu and went with him. Not long after they sat down at the table, You Yuji arrived late.
"Sorry for the long wait." You Yuji smiled apologetically. She stayed by A Niang's side for the whole afternoon, changing her clothes and combing her hair.
During the meal, Chen Anzhi remained silent. Instead, You Yuzhi and his brother would occasionally talk, talking about their mother's illness and You Jiamu's homework.
Chen Anzhi turned his head and looked at You Yuji who was sitting next to him. She looked at her brother with a smile on her face, and her every frown and smile was full of tenderness. Chen Anzhi took another look at You Yuji's fingers tucking her hair. Her hands were extremely beautiful. Chen Anzhi recalled the scene when she washed her hands and the petals gently stroked her slender fingers. He didn't know what it felt like to hold these hands in his palms and put them in his arms.
Forget it. The rest of her life is so long. As long as she behaves herself in the future, it will be fine. After all, she is already his wife. The marriage is granted by the emperor, and it is difficult to disobey the imperial decree. It will be for life.
Chen Anzhi thought to himself that when they were alone tonight, he should be nicer to her, to make up for what he had done to her in the past few days. Chen Anzhi pinched his sleeves, inside which was a thin gold bracelet that he was going to give to You Yuji. When he saw the bracelet, You Yuji's hand immediately appeared in front of him, and he thought that the bracelet would look good on her wrist, so he brought it today.
Just after dinner, the servant came with a smile to report that General Zhao was coming.
"Please come in." You Yuji said hurriedly. Zhao Sheng was his father's subordinate when he was alive. After his father passed away, he helped a lot. Now You Jiamu is also learning martial arts from him.
You Yuzhi didn't notice that Chen Anzhi's expression changed instantly.
Zhao Sheng came to deliver medicine to Madam You.
"I'm sending these new boxes of medicine to Madam." Zhao Sheng was a tall and strong man, but he looked honest when he smiled.
"General Zhao, thank you for your concern." You Yuji patted You Jiamu's shoulder and asked his brother to take it personally. His mother was seriously ill and relied on precious medicinal herbs to survive. Many of the herbs were not only expensive but also rare. Zhao Sheng helped a lot in finding the herbs.
You Yuji looked at Zhao Sheng with genuine gratitude.
Chen Anzhi sneered and said, "Zhao Sheng, you come here after dark and you don't know how to be shy."
Zhao Sheng was stunned, and quickly bowed and saluted, saying, "Zhao Sheng greets the prince. I am busy on duty during the day, so I came here."
"It's something that can be delivered by just sending a servant, but you have to make the trip yourself. That's really thoughtful of you." Chen Anzhi said indifferently.
Zhao Sheng was a little confused and didn't know how to respond for a moment. When he was young, he worked for General You. The general was very kind to him, and he always respected General You. Because he had no parents, he would come to the You family to ask for good luck during the New Year's Day. In his heart, he regarded the You family as his second home. Later, General You passed away, and the You family was sick and young, so he had to pay more attention to them.
He just came here to deliver medicine as usual today, so why did he seem to have made some mistake
Zhao Sheng glanced at You Yuji, and then he suddenly understood what had happened. He smiled and said, "I just came to see Jiamu on my way."
"Jiamu is at home every day. If you come here today, I'm afraid it's not the child you want to see."
"Prince." You Yuzhi looked over.
"What's the matter?" Chen Anzhi crossed his legs and looked up to meet You Yuzhi's gaze. He had a smile on his face and spoke in a normal tone, as if he was just chatting about ordinary family matters.
Zhao Sheng's eyes flickered, and to avoid his presence causing conflict between the couple, he quickly smiled and said, "It's getting late, I'll go back now."
You Yuji turned to look at Zhao Sheng, with an open and aboveboard look. She asked softly, "General Zhao, have you come here after your mission? Can you have dinner?"
"I came here after using it." Zhao Sheng said hurriedly.
"It doesn't make sense to leave immediately after delivering the gift. At least have some hot tea." You Yuji said in a gentle voice.
Chen Anzhi's face darkened. He thought You Yuji would be angry and explain, but she ignored him again! He was most angry at her for doing this!
Zhao Sheng shook his head and said with a smile: "No, Chunniang just got pregnant, I have to go back early to accompany her."
"There is good news! Why didn't you tell me? I must visit her some other day." You Yuzhi smiled instantly, bright and charming.
"She's still young, just two months, and she didn't even tell anyone." Zhao Sheng smiled innocently.
Generally, the good news would not be announced until the pregnancy was three months old. Zhao Sheng vaguely sensed the prince's attitude, so he mentioned his wife.
"I see. Then I won't keep you here any longer. Please tell Chunniang that I will go to see her at home later." You Yuzhi patted You Jiamu's shoulder again and asked her brother to send Zhao Sheng off in person.
She stood there, smiling as she watched her brother and Zhao Sheng leave. After they left, she withdrew her gaze and turned back inside.
"Stop." Chen Anzhi said.
You Yuji didn't stop and continued walking inside.
Chen Anzhi's face became increasingly ugly.
Madam Liu looked at Madam Jing, who shook her head and sighed silently.
You Yuji went to her father's study room, where several stewards were waiting for her. The You family had some farms and shops, which she usually managed. After she married into the palace, the stewards made decisions on their own. If they were unsure, they would ask Madam Liu. When You Yuji came back today, several stewards immediately brought the piled-up matters to her for advice.
You Yuji was flipping through the accounts while discussing matters with the steward, feeling a little depressed. Her mother was ill and her brother was young, and the family was now without a head of household, which made her feel very worried.
She wanted to go home.
Chen Anzhi stood at the door, looking at You Yuji who was surrounded by several managers. He stood there for half a quarter of an hour, but You Yuji didn't notice him, so he couldn't help but say, "I have something to tell you."
You Yuji looked up at him, looking embarrassed. She retracted her gaze and flipped through the account book in her hand. She looked up again and said, "There are still some things that have not been dealt with. Please wait a little longer, my lord. Well, another half an hour is enough."
Chen Anzhi stared at You Yuzhi's face and gritted his teeth. Seeing that she was determined, he took a deep breath and turned around angrily.
Several managers exchanged glances secretly, all of them expressing regret.
You Yuji lowered his eyes, turned another page of the account book, and continued to deal with things.
Half an hour later, Chen Anzhi came over again. He stepped over the threshold and said coldly, "You Yuji, don't go too far!"
You Yuji squeezed the pen with her slender fingers for a moment, then released them. She closed the account book and said to the managers in a gentle voice, "That's all for today. I'd like to trouble Uncle Li to come back tomorrow morning. We'll talk about Li Zhuang tomorrow morning."
Uncle Li quickly responded and left with several other managers.
Not long after they walked out, they heard the sound of something being thrown in the study behind them. Several people shook their heads, but they could only speed up their pace and not look at anything inappropriate.
You Yuji looked at the flower pot on the high stand by the door that Chen Anzhi had smashed. She lowered her eyes and said slowly, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it back at the palace, okay?"
"You just said I'd wait for you for half an hour, and now you want to go back to the palace? You Yuji, why are you making excuses? Why are you feeling guilty?"
"I have nothing to feel guilty about." You Yuji felt a little tired.
"I know everything about the two of you! And you're still pretending here!"
You Yuji frowned. She didn't understand why Chen Anzhi hated her so much. She thought he didn't like her behavior and that he had a lover. But now it seemed that Chen Anzhi had some misunderstanding about her. He actually misunderstood her and Zhao Sheng
Is it a misunderstanding, or is someone deliberately trying to stir up trouble
But You Yuzhi doesn’t have the energy to think about these things now.
"Why are you silent? Have you admitted it?" Chen Anzhi was still standing at the door looking at her, "You Yuji, I don't care about the bad things you did on the grassland before. Now that you are my Crown Prince's Consort, can you act like a decent woman?"
You Yuzhi put down the pen in her hand and looked up at Chen Anzhi.
"Sir, do you have to quarrel with me here today?"
Today is the day she returns home. This is the You family, the study room where her father used to come every day when he was alive.
Chen An was startled, and glanced at the broken flowerpot at his feet. Magnolia was buried under the soil and broken pottery. He thought that the stewards must have heard him break something, and the servants of the You family would probably spread the news. He immediately regretted it. He had thought about being nice to her today on the way here, and even if he pretended to be nice, it would be to make up for it.
Chen Anzhi took a step back and said in a low voice: "I'll wait for you in the room."
Zhenxu turned her head and wiped her tears, swallowed her sobs, and then spoke: "Madam, you can't keep going like this. Can you have a good talk with the prince? Explain all the misunderstandings..."
You Yuzhi looked at the broken flower pots on the ground. This was the second flower pot that Chen Anzhi had broken.
She is a proud person. She won't explain if she has done nothing wrong.
Chen Anzhi tossed and turned on the bed, recalling what happened today while waiting for You Yuji. He was an impulsive person, often saying the wrong thing impulsively, and then immediately regretting it. He kept waiting for You Yuji to come back, wanting to find a chance for the two of them to be alone and say a few more words, but You Yuji did not come back, she went to accompany her mother.
Madam Liu advised her against it, but You Yuji still stayed beside A Niang after washing up. She held A Niang's hand in her arms, smiling, but tears fell. She didn't know what was going on. She kept leaning against A Niang and smelling the familiar scent of A Niang, and couldn't help wanting to cry.
"Mother, I know you must miss your father very much. But please don't abandon your daughter, okay?"
My daughter needs you very much. I miss the tenderness in your eyes when you smile, and I miss your nagging.
The fermented glutinous rice and perilla seed cake has cooled down completely.
In the middle of the night, Si Que came to You's house. He first went to You Yuji's boudoir and found that only Chen Anzhi was sleeping there. He pressed down his bamboo hat and went to Mrs. You's room, and sure enough, he saw You Yuji snuggling next to her mother.
She curled up like a child, holding her mother's hand tightly in her arms. She was wearing a loose purple nightgown, with sleeves reaching her elbows, revealing her white arms.
Si Que stood beside the bed and looked at You Yuji, slowly saying what he had wanted to say when they met again in the palace that day -
"Purple looks better."
He leaned over to hug You Yuji, and tears touched the back of his hand.