The door was pushed open, and Yuan Dong came in carrying a lunch box. Meng Qi raised an eyebrow, "Why is it you?"
"It was brought here by Haitang. I told her to leave it to me. The princess has instructed that the sisters have worked hard today and they won't have to work tonight. At first she refused and insisted on bringing it in. I said it was the princess's order and that the prince had just told Matron Hai the same thing in the room."
Meng Qi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Go find a set of pajamas for the prince and put them at the door of the bathroom."
Yuan Dong walked around the screen and found a compartment in the inner room. There were two rows of shelves on the left and right. The right one was empty, and the left one had only a pile of clothes. Yuan Dong looked through them and found that they were all men's pajamas, with no outer clothes or court robes.
The princess's trousseau hadn't been sorted out yet, so there hadn't been a chance to put her clothes in. But what was the point of the prince's only having a few sets of pajamas?
Yuan Dong didn't have time to think about it. He took out a set of dark red pajamas and walked out. Just as he was about to go to the bathroom, Meng Qi said, "Give it to me. You go out first. I'll call you when the prince finishes eating."
Yuandong closed the door gently, and Yuanyue stood up from the stool in the middle hall. "Didn't you see how ugly Haitang's face was when she saw you carrying the lunch box in?"
Yuan Dong looked around and asked, "Has Mama Liu fallen asleep?"
"Well, I told her to go and rest first. I'll just tell them the princess's request. I don't know how many eyes are watching us in this courtyard, so we have to be extremely alert."
Yuan Dong sat down and said, "It's only the first day, and they've already started so hastily. I don't know who ordered this."
Yuan Yue sat down and whispered, "It's a pity that the Third Young Master has been asking people for so long but hasn't found much useful information. What we know is also known to everyone. I wonder if Mr. Zhou Er has provided any useful information for the Fourth Young Lady, ah, no, the Princess."
Yuan Dong sighed, "What good is it, even if it helps? The princess has to adapt herself. Judging from the situation tonight, let's just hope that the prince is summoned from his bridal chamber by those concubines in the middle of the night."
Yuan Yue exclaimed, "Oh, no way? That's only in the storybook."
Yuan Dong laughed and said, "I'm just teasing you. The prince won't let them do that."
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Meng Qi picked up her pajamas and walked to the bathroom door. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the door open from the inside. Song Chengze was wiping his waist with a large towel in one hand and stretching out his hand with the other, as if he wanted to say something. When he saw Meng Qi standing at the door, he was stunned for a moment.
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze, who was shirtless, with the towel just covering the area between his legs. Her face suddenly turned red, and she didn't know how to move her hand holding the pajamas forward.
Meng Qi seemed to feel Song Chengze smile, then take the pajamas from her hands. Only when her hands were empty did she react. She turned and walked quickly to the table. She first drank a sip of water, calmed herself, and thought, "Why are you so nervous? It's not like I haven't seen this before in my past life." She slowly took out the midnight snack from the food box.
Compared to the vegetarian noodles he had just eaten, Song Chengze's meal was much richer. In addition to a bowl of thin noodles, there were also several small plates, each containing a small amount of side dishes, just enough for one bite.
The noodles are also made very finely, and the red and green colors make them very appetizing.
The rustling sound of someone getting dressed behind her made Meng Qi's back tense even more. On their wedding night in their previous life, when they returned from Song Chengze's wedding, they hadn't spoken a word or eaten anything.
Not long after she lay down on the kang, Song Chengze also got on. She remembered that the only sentence she said that night was, "Blow out the candle and light it up."
Song Chengze seemed stunned for a moment, and replied to her that the wedding candles cannot be blown out, and then he pulled down the bed curtains.
Although it was not as dazzling and bright as at the beginning, the red bed curtains made her feel as if she could see more clearly.
Song Chengze first lay down beside her, then suddenly turned over and looked at her. She was so scared that she closed her eyes tightly. She heard Song Chengze sigh first, then said, "I don't ask much of you, just one thing, forget the past and be your Princess Rui."
There was no movement for a long time. Just when she wanted to open her eyes to see what was going on, her panties were pulled off. She screamed and opened her eyes, but only saw the top of Song Chengze's head, and then she felt a tearing pain.
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"Do you want some more?" Song Chengze asked.
Meng Qi shook her head gently. "I just had a delicious meal. Your Highness, please eat it while it's hot. Your Highness, you won't blame me for not waiting for you, will you?"
Song Chengze sat down and said, "No, the food on the table is not something you can eat at night. Since you are married, you can make your own arrangements. It will be the same in the future. If I return to the inner house, I will send someone to tell you that you don't have to wait for me for meals or bedtime."
Meng Qi looked at the table filled with fish and meat, which was decorated with dragon and phoenix candles and was now covered with white oil.
Song Chengze picked up the noodles with chopsticks and took a bite. Seeing Meng Qi still standing there, he pointed across and said, "Sit down and talk. It's late. You might catch a cold."
Meng Qi felt a warm feeling in her heart. In fact, she had always known that Song Chengze was a very gentle person. His gentleness was reflected in all aspects. In her previous life, she had made him look bad and embarrassed so many people, but he was only disappointed in her and never said anything malicious, let alone hit her.
Meng Qi sat on the kang by the window, watching Song Chengze pick up some noodles and eat them from the table in the middle. He ate elegantly but not slowly, and there was no loud noise. The room was quiet, with only the occasional clink of his chopsticks hitting the plate.
Seeing him finish the whole bowl of noodles, even eating the toppings, I guess he must have been hungry all day.
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