Chapter 180: Getting Along

The next day, Li Jing woke up at daybreak.

For many years, he had the habit of getting up early and exercising in the yard.

Today, I felt the warm and fragrant body next to me. I turned around a little and was close to her. Then, I found that I had another idea, and it was very strong.

But he did not act. Instead, he slowed down his breathing and suppressed this emotion.

Since there was no movement from the people around him, he closed his eyes again and took a nap.

But Mo Yi woke up the moment he approached her...

She almost cried out, opened her eyes, saw the red candle flickering, and in the red gauze tent, she remembered that she was married!

Behind her is her husband.

Thinking of the suffocating scene last night...she couldn't sleep, and didn't dare to move, just lying there stiffly.

Until someone outside called softly, "Prince, Princess, it's time to get up."

"Mo Yi? Get up." Li Jing called her, then got out of bed and started putting on his underwear.

Is that it?

Mo Yi felt a little disappointed, but it was gone in an instant. He quickly got up and put on the padded robe thrown at his feet.

Neither of them liked to talk. After they put on clothes suitable for seeing a maid, Li Jing called out, "Come in!"

The maids filed in, and after washing up, Li Jing was helped by the maids to put on his outer clothes. Mo Yi sat in front of the dressing table and began to comb her hair. Before she put on her clothes and jewelry, breakfast was served.

"Let's get some food first. It will take most of the day to get to the palace." Li Jing said.

"Yes." Mo Yi answered and followed Li Jing out of the bedroom.

She came in yesterday with her veil on, so she didn't know what the room looked like.

After leaving the bedroom, there is another large room. There are two rows of large mahogany carved cabinets against the wall, and a chaise longue under the window. There is a table and chairs in the middle, and the maid is taking breakfast out of the food box.

It seems that this is where she eats and drinks tea every day.

Li Jing pointed in another direction and said, "Outside here is the reception room. You usually meet friends there, and the concubines and wives pay their respects there. Further ahead is the study room. It used to be my things, but they have all been moved away. If you still like to do something, you can do it in the study room."

"yes."

"From now on, on the first day of every month, unless the palace has instructed you to do so, you must go and pay your respects to the Queen and the Queen Mother. It may be a little troublesome at first, but you'll get used to it."

"yes."

Seeing Li Jing pick up the chopsticks, Mo Yi also started eating silently.

Li Jing was already thinking about his affairs. "I'll go to the front study after I finish eating. You can pack up and have someone call me. Have you prepared everything for entering the palace?"

"It's already prepared. Aunt Zhao has checked it."

"Okay, then enjoy your meal." Li Jing put down his chopsticks, stood up and walked out.

Mo Yi quickly stood up to see him off.

After he left, she sat down again. Then she looked at the breakfast carefully. It was really rich...but she didn't have much appetite.

From now on, is this how we will get along as a couple?

It seems to be different from what I imagined...

Putting aside all distracting thoughts, he thought about entering the palace from the beginning while eating.

…

A lot of people came to the palace today.

The emperor, the empress, concubines, princes, princesses, clan members... a whole house of people.

Everyone was adorned with jewels and perfume. Although there were many people, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was solemn.

The emperor did not look very happy. Empress Jiang sat beside him and comforted him softly, "Qi Lang chose his wife himself, so he must be happy. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and they should live comfortably."

The emperor snorted, "The Queen Mother is kind, and you are also tolerant and never make things difficult for others. There are no elders in the Qi Wang Mansion, and you are the most powerful when you enter. How can a maid who is nothing have such a good life?"

The emperor has become nagging now, and the queen smiled and said: "Our Qilang is capable. If he likes her, he will surely be able to arrange everything for her. She is not capable, so we can find a few capable people to help with the housework. You don't have to worry too much."

She felt that these words had their own meaning.

The emperor really didn't say anything after hearing this.

There was a child's laughter coming from the other side. Turning around, I saw that it was coming from the child next to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince was smiling and whispering to the child.

He now has two sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter was born to the Crown Princess. The eldest son and the second daughter were born to Concubine Zhang. The second son was born to a concubine, who was also given the title of Madam because of her son.

Concubine Zhang is very beautiful and has a good family background. When she was still in the boudoir, she had a secret crush on the prince. Now she has a son by her side and is able to call the shots in the prince's mansion. Today, she also followed him!

After seeing her, the Emperor said to the Empress, "The Crown Princess is dignified and generous, good in every way. But she must have a legitimate son!"

"Yes. I'll ask the imperial physician to adjust it for her later." The queen answered gently, thinking to herself: Since the emperor mentioned this... I have to urge him again.

In fact, the queen was quite satisfied with her daughter-in-law.

Be it family background, character or closeness to me, there is nothing to fault.

The prince also gave her respect, the only thing missing was a son. She glanced at Concubine Zhang who was sitting on the side. Her style was even more flamboyant than that of the crown princess. If she hadn't given birth to the eldest son... she would have to take advantage of the opportunity.

On the other side of the emperor sat Concubine Dong, looking impatient. If she hadn't been able to see Prince Yong'an, she wouldn't have come.

At this moment, I found that Prince Yong'an was also looking at me. I smiled and picked up the teacup on the table next to me. I saw Prince Yong'an also picked up the teacup... I felt numb all over, and I didn't know when I could have another tryst.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Prince of Qi and his wife are here to see you."

Mo Yi's decree was issued along with the marriage decree. It would take effect officially after the handkerchief was checked and recorded in the family tree.

The emperor nodded displeasedly.

The Crown Prince and Princess Yu'an looked at each other and turned to look outside the palace.

Li Jing and Mo Yi entered the main hall and walked slowly inside.

Except for Princess Yu'an who had seen Mo Yi, no one else had seen him and were a little surprised.

Because no matter what they thought in their hearts, they could not apply it to Mo Yi.

She didn't look like a beautiful and charming woman, nor was she timid and cowardly from a humble family... Of course, she was not a lady from a rich family either. However, it was not easy to walk in safely in such an occasion!

The fabrics she wore were not new, and the jewelry was not luxurious. But they fit her very well, giving her a unique and refreshing feeling.

Li Jing, however, remained the same: he was dressed in the uniform of a prince, arrogant and expressionless. He walked up to the emperor and said, "I, your son Li Jing, and my new wife, Mo, are here to see you, father, and your Majesty, the Empress."

The two knelt down, "Daughter-in-law Mo, greets father, emperor, and mother, empress."

"Get up!" the emperor said in a deep voice.

The two men stood up. It was the first time that the emperor saw Mo Yi. He looked... more pleasing to the eye than he had imagined.

He looked for a little too long, so the queen coughed lightly to remind him.

So the emperor said a few polite words, and Mo Yi responded gently.

The queen said gently, "Mo Yi... you have changed a lot since the last time I saw you..." She smiled meaningfully, "I hope you and Qi Lang can live in harmony and have many children for the royal family."

Mo Yi responded gently again and took out the tribute to the emperor and the queen from the tray of the palace servant behind him.

Generally, the gifts that a daughter-in-law gives to her parents-in-law are her own handmade items.

This time, Mo Yi gave me a pair of cowhide boots.

There is a slit at the back of the boot shaft and a strap nailed on it, which can be wrapped around the back and tied according to the thickness of the leg.

The emperor's was a black ribbon, while the empress's was a purple ribbon, longer and tied with a bow...

At this time, there were also cowhide boots, but because the foot had to be inserted into them, the shafts were made thicker. When put on, they didn’t fit the foot well and would slump down, making it look sloppy. Therefore, most women didn’t like to wear them.

But this pair of boots has solved this problem to a large extent.

Even the emperor was interested and picked it up to have a look.

This is the first version made by the sisters of the Ji family. The shoes they made were for people to walk and work. After seeing this, Mo Yi added his own ideas to it, and discussed with Yun Niang for a long time, made several kinds, and asked Zhao Zhanggui and Mo Fan and others around to try them on and improve them, and finally decided on the template.

When preparing the tribute to the emperor and the queen, Mo Yi chose this.

It's made of top-quality cowhide and is perfect for wearing right now.

The queen also picked it up and looked at it: "Did you make this?"

"Your Majesty, the design was decided by me. But the cowhide is too hard. The boots look fine on the outside, but they are sewn with hemp thread inside and cannot be pulled. I asked a craftsman to make them. The embroidery and edging on the outside were made by me."

"This idea is very novel." The queen praised sincerely.

"It's quite practical, but a little fancy..." The emperor looked at the bow in the queen's hand and remembered the strange-looking bag Li Jing held that day... Could it be that this is why Li Jing likes her?

Little Concubine Dong was watching from the side and liked it very much. She was very afraid of the cold, but she didn't want to wear thick clothes. When she went out in winter, her feet would get cold and her whole body would be cold. If she had a pair of boots like this, it would be much better, right?

It can be made more beautifully and dyed in various colors to match clothes... Hey, it seems like they didn’t come to ask for my size... Don’t they have mine?

The emperor gave the newlyweds a jade ruyi. Compared with the emperor, the complete set of head ornaments given by the empress was obviously much more solemn.

Li Jing took a look and said nothing, then thanked Mo Yi together.

Are you unhappy?

You've taken all my mines, and you still think it's not enough?

"It can be made more beautiful, right? Dye it in different colors... Hey, it seems like they didn't come to ask for their own sizes... Don't they have mine?"

——Another potential customer was born.

The God of Wealth arrives on the fifth day of the New Year!

I hope you guys will have good fortune and lots of good things happen to you this year!

Uh... well, I hope to start the double-update mode tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)