Imperial Capital 55. Female members of the Dingguo Palace

"Princess, the Queen Mother is here." In the study, Ye Li was sorting out the account books brought from the Ye Mansion, and the maid came in and reported. Ye Li looked up and saw the maid standing at the door. She was stunned for a moment, and Qingshuang had already said, "Jingwen, why are you here?" This girl was Jingwen, the maid originally named Hanqing, who was sent to the sewing room by Ye Li when she was in the Ye Mansion. The maids in Dingguo Palace all wore moon-white clothes with plain belts. Such simple and elegant clothes also made her look quite charming.

Jingwen looked at Ye Li in a panic and whispered, "The housekeeper said that the princess would not wear the clothes made by Jingwen's embroidery. There are four first-class embroiderers in the sewing room, so Jingwen was asked to serve outside." Although she was still happy to leave the sewing room, she felt a little ashamed that her embroidery skills were criticized as worthless. Ye Li felt sorry for the little girl in her heart. This girl stayed in the embroidery room for a month or two and still didn't learn anything smarter. Could it be that she thought that she would never have to worry about anything just because she had a good appearance?

"Okay, you go down first. Please let the concubine come in." Ye Li waved her hand.

"Yes, Princess." Jingwen bowed and retreated respectfully.

Qingshuang complained unhappily, "Why did Nanny Lin and Nanny Wei bring her to the young lady? It's obvious that she is not a quiet person." Qingluan and Qingyu came later and were not familiar with Jingwen, who had always stayed in the embroidery room. They just thought she looked too coquettish. When they heard Qingshuang say this, they immediately looked over. Qingshuang stamped her feet in annoyance and said, "It's all because I forgot to tell Nanny Lin." Qingxia smiled and said, "Okay Qingshuang, Nanny Lin was the old nanny who followed the lady back then. Do you think she can't see what kind of person Jingwen is? What's more, she is just a second-class maid serving outside now. Even Yun'er and Cui'er can't compare to her. She is unfamiliar with the Dingguo Palace and can't do anything."

Ye Li put down the book and said with a smile: "Qingshuang, you still need to learn more from Qingxia. Don't be so impatient about everything."

Qing Shuang stuck out her tongue and said, "Yes, I will follow the princess's orders."

Ye Li was stunned when she stepped into the flower hall specially used for entertaining female relatives. Sitting in the main seat was a middle-aged woman in her fifties. She was wearing a gorgeous cloud brocade dress and a headpiece inlaid with flowing gold and jadeite and gemstones. She looked very noble. If she hadn't known her identity in advance, Ye Li would have thought that this woman was not the concubine of the old Prince Ding but the principal concubine. At this time, the concubine was leaning on the chair with her eyes closed, resting her mind. Behind her stood two maids, one of whom was bowing her shoulders for her, and the other was holding a palace fan and fanning gently. Ye Li couldn't help but want to laugh. It was not even June yet, and the weather in Chujing was not really hot. Wasn't she afraid of catching a cold from being fanned?

"Princess." When everyone saw Ye Li coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Go away. Sorry for keeping Concubine Yang waiting." Ye Li waved her hand to let them go, frowned and walked to the other side to sit down. Concubine Yang slowly opened her eyes and looked at Ye Li with a critical look. Ye Li smiled and let her look at her. She turned her eyes to a girl in white sitting at the bottom. The girl seemed very timid. When she met Ye Li's eyes, she immediately shrank back and avoided her in a panic.

"Come over here, Concubine Yang. What's the matter?" Ye Li retracted her gaze and turned to Concubine Yang.

Concubine Yang Ce narrowed her eyes in displeasure, and her face sank even more as she was obviously no longer young. She snorted and said, "The princess is too arrogant. She doesn't even know how to greet the elders after getting married. I have no choice but to come and greet the princess myself." Ye Li understood that she was looking for trouble. She frowned in annoyance, smiled at Concubine Ce and said, "This is rude of me. But I asked the prince yesterday, and he only said that I need to greet my eldest sister-in-law after returning home. He didn't mention who else in the palace I need to greet in person."

The expression on Concubine Yang's face froze for a moment. After a while, she came back to her senses and looked at Ye Li and said, "The prince has been in a bad mood these years, so it is inevitable that there are omissions. As the princess, you should have reminded me, but you dare to be so rude!"

Remind? Mo Xiuyao didn't even mention you. It's obvious that he doesn't like you. I reminded him because I ate too much.

Long before getting married, Ye Li had almost memorized the identities of the members of the Dingguo Palace. For example, the Concubine Yang in front of her, her identity is really special. She is not only the only concubine of the old Dingwang Mo Liufang, but also the aunt of Mo Xiuyao and Mo Xiuwen, and the younger sister of the former Dingwang Concubine. However, such an identity did not make her more respected in the Dingguo Palace. In fact, whether it was when Mo Liufang was alive, or later Mo Xiuwen and now Mo Xiuyao, they basically ignored her as if she were air. Concubine Yang is less than fifty years old this year, and is about the same age as Princess Zhaoyang. But these two women who are widowed at the same time, just looking at their appearance, you would think they are at least ten years apart.

But Ye Li would not sympathize with her because of this, she could only say that it was all her own fault. Concubine Yang Ce married into the Dingguo Palace when the former Princess Ding gave birth to Mo Xiuwen. After giving birth to Mo Xiuwen, Princess Ding's health became very poor, and the originally loving relationship with Prince Ding became a little cold. Then she died not long after giving birth to Mo Xiuyao seven years later. And compared to Mo Xiuyao's disregard for Concubine Yang Ce, Mo Xiuwen, who was always known for his gentleness and elegance, simply hated her. Therefore, Ye Li had enough reason to believe that Concubine Yang Ce used some unconventional methods to marry into the Dingguo Palace, and directly led to the breakdown of the relationship between Mo Liufang and Wang Fei. Even if all this is put aside, even if Mo Xiuyao will take a concubine in the future, she will never accept anyone from Ye Shan or Ye Lin. If sharing a husband with someone else was difficult for her to accept, then sharing a husband with her own sister was simply challenging her tolerance limit.

"This concubine...really doesn't know whether it is necessary for me to go and pay a visit to a concubine in person." Ye Li said calmly with her eyes half lowered.

"You! How dare you!" Concubine Yang's face flushed with anger. She pointed at Ye Li and could not speak for a long time. The identity of concubine can be said to be the pain of her life. When she married into the palace, she was a concubine. She was not disappointed because she was born out of wedlock. After her sister died, she thought she had a chance to become the principal wife, because the prince only had her as a concubine, but the prince never looked at her until he died. Since Mo Liufang passed away, she knew that she would never have a chance. She could only be a concubine until her death, and she could not even be buried with Mo Liufang after her death.

"The concubine must know the rules of the palace. Who is so presumptuous?" Ye Li raised her head and stared at her calmly. In the Dingguo Palace, the prince is respected outside and the princess is respected inside. Not to mention a mere concubine, even a proper concubine cannot embarrass the princess. So after Mo Xiuwen passed away, the servants of the palace no longer called Princess Wen the princess, but called her the eldest lady. This means that her identity is the eldest sister-in-law of the prince and princess, not the princess of Dingguo Palace.

After suppressing the arrogance of Concubine Yang Ce, Ye Li's expression also eased, and she smiled lightly and said, "Concubine Yang Ce, you came here so early, but do you have anything to say?"

The Concubine who was stunned by her sudden change of expression came back to her senses. Her face changed and she wanted to get angry. The woman in white sitting next to her said uneasily in a low voice: "Aunt..."

The concubine looked at the girl in white and actually suppressed the anger in her heart. She turned her head and said to Ye Li, "This is my niece from my mother's family, Qianru."

The girl in white stood up, bowed to Ye Li, and said softly, "Qianru greets her cousin's wife. I have met her."

Ye Li frowned. The Yang family's daughter was the niece of the concubine, so she was Mo Xiuyao's cousin. Ye Li was very unfamiliar with this cousin, mainly because the Yang family was not a famous family. In fact, except for the first generation of Prince Ding, Mo Suyun, who married a princess of the previous dynasty, the family backgrounds of the Mo family's princesses for several generations were not prominent. This was of course because the men of the Mo family did not need nepotism to maintain their relationship, and on the other hand, it was probably to avoid being envied by the royal family. As far as she knew, Princess Yang's family had no legitimate brothers, and the only half brother had died several years ago. So Yang Qianru was the orphan of the Yang family's illegitimate son. "Cousin, no need to be polite. Please sit down. I think the prince must have forgotten that I have never heard him mention you before, and I didn't have time to prepare a meeting gift. Please don't blame me." While speaking, Ye Li took off the ice-type floating flower jade bracelet on her wrist and put it in Yang Qianru's hand. She tilted her head and asked the Concubine Dowager sitting next to her with a smile, "Cousin, do you live with the Concubine Dowager Dowager?"

The Concubine looked at Ye Li and nodded, saying, "Qianru is old and has no other relatives, so I took her here so that I can take care of her. After all, she is not a girl from the palace, so it's okay for her to live in the same courtyard with me."

Ye Li did not plan to make other arrangements for the courtyard. She nodded and smiled, "It's OK as long as my cousin and Concubine Side don't feel wronged. If there is anything missing, just send someone to tell me. Don't be embarrassed." Concubine Side's eyes moved, and said, "It just so happens that I brought her to see you for this reason. Qianru is almost seventeen years old this year, and it's time for her to consider marriage. Unfortunately, the prince is usually not seen, and I, an old woman, don't have much experience. Since you are Qianru's intention, you should take a closer look at her. Besides, it's not appropriate for a girl like her to be so plain all day long. She should also dress better."

The side concubine was talking to herself, and Yang Qianru, who was sitting next to her, had already blushed and lowered her head, refusing to look up. Ye Li leaned comfortably in the chair and listened to the side concubine's request. If there was a hint of negotiation at the beginning, it became a commanding tone later. Ye Li couldn't help but frowned when she saw Yang Qianru in a white dress as white as snow, "Does the mansion usually deduct the expenses of my cousin?" Even if Mo Xiuyao didn't like the side concubine, he wouldn't deduct the expenses of a girl, right? Looking at Yang Qianru's plain white dress, even her hair was decorated with white ribbons. People who didn't know would think she was in mourning for someone. The maids with a little status in the mansion were dressed much more decently than her.

Yang Qianru suddenly raised her head, with tears and confusion in her eyes, and said quickly: "No... The palace has never treated Qianru harshly, please don't misunderstand my cousin... It's Qianru, Qianru herself is not good..." Ye Li couldn't help but stroke his forehead, what is going on? Rubbing his eyebrows, he said to Qingluan beside him: "Go and see if Sun Mama is free, and ask her to come over."

Nanny Sun came very quickly. Qingluan had obviously told her the general situation, so she also brought a manager who was in charge of the inner court accounts and the palace expenses.

"Meet the Princess. Meet the Concubine Dowager." The three of them saluted in unison.

Ye Li nodded and said, "Madam, please don't be polite."

Nanny Sun stood up and said, "Thank you, Princess. I heard that the Princess summoned me because of the expenses of the Concubine's courtyard. I took the initiative to call Wang Guanshi of the accounting office and Nanny Zhang who is in charge of expenses. Please forgive me, Princess." Ye Li smiled and said, "Nanny, there is no need to do this. I just arrived, Princess, and I am not familiar with these things. The Concubine mentioned the expenses of the cousin, so I asked you to come and ask. In this case, Nanny Zhang, how about the expenses of the cousin? If the cousin suffers any grievances and outsiders know about it, it will be the fault of our palace." Nanny Zhang hurried forward, her face a little unhappy, and said, "Please inform the Princess that the expenses of the cousin have always been given according to the expenses of the concubines of the palace. Although there has been no young lady in our palace for several generations, the old rules have been kept. I dare not deduct the expenses of the cousin."

"So, what is your monthly expenses, Miss? If the previous rules are not appropriate enough, you can adjust them a little. Or you can just take some out of my and your share." Ye Li said.

Nanny Zhang glanced at Yang Qianru who was sitting next to her and said, "My cousin has thirty taels of silver for daily expenses. The cosmetics and other things she uses are all bought separately by the palace. She has four sets of clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter, and two sets of head ornaments for early winter and early summer. She also dares not reduce the silver allowance for festivals. I, an old servant, have served in the palace for generations, and I dare not treat my cousin harshly."

The accountant standing at the side also spoke up: "Princess, the whole mansion has received rewards for the wedding of the prince and princess. The first lady received an extra 500 taels, the concubine received 200 taels, and the cousin received 100 taels. The servants in the mansion also received rewards. I dare not delay and can send the account book as proof." As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Yang Qianru. Looking at her white clothes and her frail appearance as if she would fall down if the wind blew, she really didn't look like she was not treated unfairly. A flash of displeasure flashed across Nanny Sun's upright and serious face. Don't say that the palace didn't treat her unfairly. Even if it really treated her unfairly for so many years, it was the palace that supported you, right? The prince and princess just got married, and you are wearing all white. What does it mean?

The maids who followed Ye Li from the Ye family also had opinions about this delicate cousin. The fourth daughter was already charming enough, and this one was even more fragile than her. Moreover, the treatment of this cousin in the palace was not much different from that of the legitimate daughter of the Ye family. When their own daughter was in the Ye family, she only received thirty taels of silver a month, and this Miss Yang had no reputation in the capital. It was obvious that this Miss Yang never went out for social activities, so naturally she had nothing to spend. It was too much for the young lady to come here and cry about her poverty just after her wedding.

Ye Li frowned and looked at Concubine Side. It wasn't that she was stingy. She had just arrived at the palace and it was impossible for her to go against the rules set by her predecessors to improve Yang Qianru's treatment. Even if the Dingguo Palace was a wealthy family, it was impossible for them to withdraw money at will without scruples. There is no order without rules, and the palace treated Yang Qianru very well. Unfortunately, Concubine Side obviously didn't think so. Seeing Ye Li's embarrassment, she couldn't help but said angrily: "What do you mean, Princess? Qianru is your cousin after all. Isn't it okay to spend a few taels of silver? If outsiders knew that our Dingguo Palace treated an orphan whose parents had died harshly, it would be embarrassing for the prince." In short, Concubine Side wanted to pin the reputation of harsh treatment on Mo Xiuyao.

"So, what does Toffee think is a reasonable amount?"

The side concubine frowned and said unwillingly: "It's at least eighty taels a month, and there are also head ornaments. How can only two sets be enough? Qianru has not been able to go out to see people these years, and now even the marriage has been delayed. She will definitely go out with you a lot in the future, so let Fenghualou send four more sets." Seeing the side concubine's matter-of-fact look, Ye Li couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart. When did she agree to let Yang Qianru follow her? Even the fact that she didn't go out much in these years can be linked to the palace. If she wasn't in Dingwang Mansion, I'm afraid that with the family background of the Yang family, they might not remember the concubine of Dingwang Mansion.

"Please be careful with your words, Concubine Dowager. The princess is the head of the Dingguo Palace. It is impossible for her to go out with an unmarried girl. Even if there is a girl, she should be a girl from the palace or the princess's family's legitimate sister." Nanny Sun said seriously. Ye Li couldn't help but praise her in her heart. She didn't want to take a weak girl who was heartbroken to blind dates. After hearing Nanny Sun's words, Yang Qianru blushed, cried softly, held her heart, and tears rolled in her eyes, and were about to fall. Without waiting for the Concubine to get angry, Ye Li frowned and said to the three people, "Now that we have made it clear, Steward Wang and Nanny Zhang can go back first. In addition, I will transfer another ten taels of silver from my monthly allowance to Miss Cousin. A guest is a guest, and we cannot treat Miss Cousin unfairly."

"Yes, I will follow the princess's orders." Steward Wang and Nanny Zhang responded and withdrew.

Ye Li continued, "The Concubine and Miss Biao should go back first. As for Miss Biao's marriage, I will discuss it with the prince and then give the Concubine a reply."

The Concubine was unwilling to do so, but seeing Ye Li's expression of sending her away, she did not dare to really go against Ye Li's wishes. She could only leave angrily with Yang Qianru, who was feeling wronged.

After seeing the two off, Ye Li looked at Madam Sun and said, "Madam Sun, I will add another ten taels to the salary of Steward Wang and Madam Zhang this month, and just pay it directly from me."

Nanny Sun agreed, looked at Ye Li and said, "In fact, the princess does not need to care about the concubine and cousin. Our palace has never treated cousin badly, and we have not touched a penny of the inheritance left to cousin by the Yang family." Ye Li said helplessly, "Look at what she is wearing today. What would they think if outsiders saw you?" Nanny Sun pouted and said, "Princess, you don't know, this cousin is very strange. It is said that she prefers white. , the seasonal clothes we sent were originally girls’ favorite colors, but my cousin said they were tacky. She only wanted to wear white clothes. If there was no white in the clothes we sent, she would rather wear her old clothes. A lot of clothes were wasted. The housekeeper in the mansion had no choice but to choose white clothes as much as possible. This time when the prince and princess got married, Nanny Zhang specially ordered someone to make a pink set and a lavender set to send. Who knew..."

Tacky? I'm afraid not. Ye Li thought of another person who liked to wear plain clothes.

"I'm afraid there will be many guests in the palace in the future, so we can't let her go out to meet people like this." After all, the Dingguo Palace basically didn't interact with outsiders in the past. Now that Mo Xiuyao is married and has come out to meet people, it is definitely not okay to close the door and refuse guests. "I'll ask the prince later to see if he wants to change all his plain clothes." After thinking about it, Ye Li smiled. Sun Ma was stunned, and immediately reacted, "What does the princess mean?"

"I didn't say anything, I just don't like white clothes." Ye Li said with a smile.

"Princess, the prince invites you."

Mo Xiuyao did not have a maid to serve him, so it was his guard who came to deliver the message. Ye Li nodded and stood up and asked, "Where is the prince now?" The guard said, "The prince is waiting for the princess in the water pavilion."

"I know. Go ahead."

Dingguo Palace can be said to be the largest palace in the capital, which is of course related to its status in Dachu. Although the palace has not expanded in size after more than a hundred years of renovation by successive princes, the scenery inside the palace can be said to be the best in the capital. In the southwest corner of the palace, there is a natural lake that occupies one-sixth of the entire palace. A wooden corridor is built on the lake and winds all the way to a three-room water pavilion in the center of the lake. The lake is full of green lotus leaves, reflecting the clear blue water. As soon as you walk in, you can feel a slight coolness. It must be a good place to cool off in the summer.

Waving her hand to stop the maids, Ye Li walked alone onto the corridor on the lake and headed for the water pavilion in the middle of the lake. As expected, she saw Mo Xiuyao sitting in front of the open window in a trance. Hearing her footsteps, Mo Xiuyao came back to his senses and smiled, "A Li." Ye Li walked in, "What are you thinking about?" Mo Xiuyao shook his head and smiled, "I was busy with some trivial matters these two days, and I didn't have time to ask you if you are still used to it?"

Ye Li shrugged, found a seat opposite him and sat down, smiling: "I have always been very adaptable. The people in the palace are also very nice, I am used to it." Seeing that Mo Xiuyao looked at her with a strange expression, Ye Li blinked and smiled: "Could it be that you are still not used to it?" Unexpectedly, Mo Xiuyao actually nodded, and laughed softly: "I am indeed a little uncomfortable. It seems... I have been the only one in this palace for many years."

"Um...do you need me to stay away?" Ye Li was a little apologetic. She didn't expect that her presence would cause trouble to Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao laughed dumbly and shook his head, "How could that be? Ah Li, I thought we were husband and wife."

"so?"

"I think we need to spend more time with each other." Mo Xiuyao said.

Ye Li understood that some people would habitually avoid things they were not used to, but some people would choose to face the challenges head on. And Mo Xiuyao was obviously the latter. Couples like them who obviously had no feelings before marriage really needed to cultivate their feelings after marriage. "Do you have any good suggestions?" Mo Xiuyao said, "If you have time, you can talk to me or read a book, or if you don't feel embarrassed, I can also accompany you for a walk."

Go out? Ye Li was a little tempted. She seemed to have forgotten that there was another benefit after getting married: going out was more convenient than before.

"No problem." Ye Li nodded, agreeing with Mo Xiuyao's opinion.

Seeing her unhesitating look, Mo Xiuyao was stunned for a moment, and a faint arc appeared on his lips, "Yesterday I said I would paint a portrait for Ah Li, Ah Li, come and take a look at this one?" Ye Li walked over in surprise, "It's finished so quickly?"

On the table in front of Mo Xiuyao was an open scroll. In the scroll, a woman in red stood with a sword in her hand. Ye Li recognized at a glance that the dress and the ornaments on her head were exactly the ones she wore on her wedding day. However, the red dress she wore was not the complicated and heavy phoenix embroidered peony wedding dress she wore on the wedding day, but a soft and simple red dress with golden cloud patterns and a golden belt around her waist. The peony on her forehead was replaced by a bright red flame. The woman danced with her hands clasped together, her expression bright and dignified, but also with a hint of arrogance and sternness.

"Is this me?" Ye Li stared at the woman in the painting and said softly. The woman in the painting had a familiar face, but it was also a little strange. But that strange feeling seemed to be what she was really familiar with. For some reason, Ye Li felt that the woman in the painting was very beautiful, a hundred times more beautiful than the self she saw in the mirror.

Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "In the past, it was said that a beautiful woman danced, and a sword moved all directions. Ah Li has the style of the young Princess Yun."

"I didn't..." Ye Li shook her head. She had never danced with a sword in front of anyone. To be more precise, she didn't know how to dance with a sword at all. Ye Li stared at the woman in the portrait holding the shining Cloud Sword in her hand.

Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly and said, "I think this is Ah Li."

Ye Li remained silent, but she couldn't take her eyes off the face of the woman in the portrait. Indeed, she had seen such an expression on another familiar face before. She moved freely in the hail of bullets, and killed the enemy with bare hands in the bloody storm. That was a completely different life from the present. Since she accepted the reality, she has been trying to make herself meet the standards of women of this era, and she thought she had gradually forgotten the wanton woman who laughed in the mud and sweat. But...if she really forgot, if she really accepted it, how could she have such hidden skills now?

"That day when Ah Li held the Cloud-Snatching Sword... I felt that Ah Li was more beautiful than I had ever seen her before." Mo Xiuyao seemed to sigh, and the moment when Ye Li drew out the Cloud-Snatching Sword appeared in front of him. Although it was only a short moment, it was completely different from the cold aura of any other woman, and the heroic spirit of swinging her hands and sword. At that moment, Mo Xiuyao thought he saw a famous general who had dominated the battlefield.

"Can you... give me this painting?" Ye Li asked hesitantly.

Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "This is for you." Since Ah Li mentioned the topic of painting by chance yesterday, Mo Xiuyao knew that Ah Li was just joking. But he kept thinking of Ye Li's bright and charming appearance on the wedding night and the scene of her drawing the sword in the hall of Ye's mansion that day. So even though there were a lot of trivial things in the palace in the past two days, he still finished the painting overnight last night. "But, there is no title yet? Ah Li, what do you think is more appropriate?"

Ye Li shook her head, hesitated for a moment and said: "No need. There is no need to show it to others for them to admire." She liked this painting very much. What if she ruined it by writing a word on it?

Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows, then nodded and said, "Okay, since you want to write an inscription, you still need to sign it." He picked up a pen from the pen holder on the table and ordered, "Grind the ink for me."

Ye Li was also somewhat curious about Mo Xiuyao's calligraphy. Judging from the painting skills, Mo Xiuyao's previous statement that his painting was no worse than Han Mingyue's was indeed not an exaggeration. I just don't know how the calligraphy is? Mo Xiuyao looked at her and smiled, "Ali's calligraphy is unique. I may disappoint you." Ye Li smiled as he dipped the ink and picked up the brush, leaving a line of words on the side of the portrait: "Prince Ding Xiuyao gave his wife to Ali." Mo Xiuyao's calligraphy was upright and majestic, and it looked powerful but not too aggressive. Ye Li was very satisfied and carefully took the portrait aside to dry it in the wind so that she could put it away. When she saw the four words "gifted my wife to Ali" on the portrait, she suddenly felt a strange feeling. She raised her head to look at Mo Xiuyao and saw that he was looking at her. If she just glanced at him like this, wouldn't it make her look guilty? Ye Li had no choice but to look back with wide eyes. Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly and looked away first.

The strange atmosphere made Ye Li want to withdraw, but the portrait on the table made her miss it. And if she left like this, wouldn't it mean that she gave up? She just promised to spend more time with him. Thinking quickly, Ye Li quickly changed the subject, "By the way, I wanted to discuss something with you just now. Can you change all your white clothes?" Seeing Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows in confusion, Ye Li asked, "Or do you just like white clothes?"

Mo Xiuyao shook his head. "I have no preference for colors, I'm just used to it. But why did you think of this?" Based on his understanding of Ye Li, she would definitely not be interested in interfering with the color of clothes he wore.

Ye Li smiled and told him what happened in the yard. Mo Xiuyao looked at her speechlessly, "So you think she insisted on wearing white clothes because I wore white clothes?"

Ye Li nodded, "I think so."

"But I don't wear white clothes every day." Although his clothes are mostly plain, they are also in other colors.

"But it's obvious that you happen to be wearing white every time you appear in front of her." Ye Li shrugged lazily.

"Hehe...Ali, are you jealous?" Mo Xiuyao stared at her for a long time and laughed softly.

Jealous?!

Ye Li couldn't help but blush, and stood up and said woodenly: "Sorry, my house is short of vinegar!" After saying that, he turned around and walked out without even bothering to pay attention to the portrait.

"Prince?"

After a while, Ah Jin appeared at the door and looked at Mo Xiuyao. Nanny Sun was right, the prince was not very good at getting along with the princess. It only took a short while for the princess to get angry and run away.

Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly, "Send this painting to the princess later."