Chapter 195 After the Marriage
After lunch, Mo Yi took her afternoon nap as usual.
I was sleeping soundly and warmly when Li Jing came back.
He dismounted, gave a few instructions, and went straight back to the main courtyard. When the maid saw him and wanted to go back, he stopped her.
After entering the warm bedroom, he realized that he was cold. His young wife was wrapped in a quilt, taking a nap... She really knew how to enjoy herself!
On a whim, he quietly walked over and put his cold hand into her neck.
Mo Yi screamed and almost jumped up. "My Lord, why are you back?!"
"Why, did I come back and disturb your sleep?"
"No, no..." Mo Yi quickly got up. "Your hands are so cold!"
"snort!"
Mo Yi hurriedly got off the ground, put on his long coat, and went out to ask Hongyan to make some hot tea. Then he followed behind Li Jing and helped him take off his clothes. "Are you frozen on the road?"
"Fortunately, the snow wasn't heavy, so the road dried up after it melted. At least I didn't get covered in mud..."
"Is everything going well?"
"It's going pretty well. It's New Year's Day, so I've calmed down a bit."
It was easy to say, but Mo Yi knew that this consolation would require money...
"Oh, they slaughtered a few donkeys over there and brought some back. I just had someone send some to the Mohist school."
"Eat donkey?" Mo Yi's face wrinkled.
Seeing her like that, Li Jing, who was only wearing his underwear, smiled, hugged her and kissed her. His stubble was very hard, which made Mo Yi frown and dodge...
"My dad definitely won't eat it."
"Where are Mo Fan and Mo Xiaobao..." Li Jing laughed even more.
She followed him to the bathroom and saw him start to undress. Mo Yi ran out with a red face.
"Why are you running?" Li Jing laughed again.
Hot water was always available, so he washed himself in no time and returned to the house.
Mo Yi hadn't combed her hair yet, her dark hair was hanging down behind her, and she was putting on her clothes.
Li Jing, with a hot and wet body, grabbed her...
Mo Yi was shocked: "Don't..."
"What do you mean by nothing? What do you think I'm going to do?"
"No, I..."
"Haha, you guessed right..." After saying that, he hugged Mo Yi and walked towards the bed.
Mo Yi struggled and begged in a low voice: "My Lord, this is really not possible..."
But with her small stature and little strength, she was no match for Li Jing and was pinned down by him in just a few moves.
"Okay." Li Jing looked at her and said.
What does it mean that a short separation is better than a new marriage? This is it.
"What have you been doing at home these days?"
After it was over, the two of them lay on the bed, and Li Jing asked with a heavy nasal voice.
"I got familiar with the house and went to the shop. Oh, I prepared some medicine for Zhao Ma's daughter and asked Hongyan to deliver it. These days, Zhao Ma has been busy with her daughter's affairs and I haven't seen her."
"Well, you've thought it through very well." Li Jing kissed her again. "Wan Daoping's place will be hard for the first two years, but it's not difficult to do things there, and there are many opportunities to move up. He entered the government ten years later than others, so he has to catch up."
"Madame Zhao's daughter is not in good health. She should stay in the capital."
"From what Zhao Zuo said, Yongle is not good-looking and weak. She is able to marry Wan Daoping... She values him very much and doesn't want to be separated."
"Your Highness..." Mo Yi seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"It's like this. Concubine Feng gave me a set of family rules for daily expenses... There are some parts that I don't understand."
As soon as Mo Yi said that, Li Jing understood the reason. "There was a certain background when this rule was set. It did play a certain role. But now... if we want to change it, it will be better to wait until you take over the household affairs. Oh, I didn't let you be the housekeeper now. One reason is that Feng Li Niang has been the housekeeper for many years, so there is no big problem. You have never done these things, and it is not very convenient to take away her power as soon as you enter the house and give it to you."
Mo Yi nodded, she acknowledged this.
"Another thing is that you still have a lot to deal with. For example, the social events in the palace. There are also small businesses you want to do outside. And... you still have to give birth to a child for me..."
After that, he squeezed Mo Yi hard again.
"The burden of the mansion will be handed over to you sooner or later. Before that, you should follow the rules of the mansion. I will give you a sum of money, you can use it as you like."
"Your Highness, I don't want to ask you for money..." Mo Yi felt embarrassed.
"I understand. However, as a husband, it is your duty to support your wife. Don't think too much about it."
Mo Yi felt warm at heart when he heard these words.
"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who spends money recklessly!"
"Yeah, I'm not afraid..." Li Jing rubbed his head against Mo Yi again. I'm afraid he himself didn't realize what these little actions meant.
"The silver and items that the old lady of the Zhao family gave me last time are all in the warehouse. The silver alone is 100,000. How do we enter this into the account?"
"The old lady handed it to you in front of both of us. This... should be considered as something we share as husband and wife!"
Mo Yi blushed, "It's really complicated!"
"Please make a separate account. Collect all the items first and give me a copy after you have counted them. I don't usually use them, but if I need to, the amount may be very large..."
"Then wouldn't it be a false joy for me?" Mo Yi also laughed.
"No, you can use it when you want. Just tell me."
"I and Concubine Tian get along pretty well. We even said that we'd like to do something together if we get the chance..."
Li Jing looked at her with amusement, "Open your shop first."
"Also... it's about Xiangxiang... She said the other day that she wanted to go back to Zhou's house."
Li Jing frowned.
"Your Highness, Xiangxiang is used to living in the Zhou family. Now that her stepmother has come into the family, she is a little girl and she is inevitably uneasy. These days, I often ask her to feed the ducks, eat together, and play with Qianqian.
Sometimes I feel like she can fit in, but sometimes she becomes distant. I don’t know what she is thinking yet, but I feel like being too far away or too close is not good. If she doesn’t want to, I don’t want to force her…”
"It's good that you have such thoughts."
"Qianqian has a lively personality, I hope she can be influenced. Also, Zhou family, when is convenient for you, please take me there. We must have a formal meeting. In addition, during the New Year, the Zhao sisters and my sisters want to come to the mansion to play, then please invite Miss Zhou Jiu to come as well."
"You can handle these matters as you wish..."
The prince came back and everyone gathered in the dining room again in the evening.
Everyone felt that the prince had changed a lot after getting married: before, it was rare for everyone to eat at the same table with him.
Concubine Feng suddenly understood everything and changed, becoming more low-key and humble...
After dinner, Li Jing took the initiative to send Li Xiangling back to the yard.
"Xiangxiang, what do you think of mother?"
"very good."
"Today, your mother asked father to take her to your maternal family when he is free. She will be able to pick you up when you miss your grandmother. During the Chinese New Year, your mother's sisters, as well as your aunts Yunqing and Yunkai, will come to visit. When the time comes, please invite your ninth aunt to come as well."
This was probably the only time in Li Xiangling's life that she was alone with her father, and her father talked to her so much.
The little girl was a little excited, her voice choked with sobs, "Okay."
"Father was too busy before, so there was nothing I could do. Now that he's back, although he's still busy, it's better than before. During the New Year, Father will take you to set off fireworks..."
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