The days spent escaping the summer heat at Jiucheng Palace were quite interesting.
Every day you can explore the mountains, forage for wild delicacies, or go hunting, hunting deer, rabbits, goats, and the like.
During this time, Li Yao encountered the eldest son of the General Who Protects the Nation, who was already 18 years old and was part of the guard team. When Li Yao went hunting, the Emperor also assigned him to lead the team to protect Li Yao.
The eldest son of the Grand General was very handsome and manly, with sharp eyes. He was at least 185 cm tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist; when not wearing armor, his shoulder muscles were visible through his long robe.
The Empress also privately asked Li Yao for her opinion on the eldest son of the Grand General of the State. Li Yao was quite fond of him; after all, she was a mature woman at heart, and even without emotions, she could still have desires.
But the problem is that she is only 13 years old. Li Yao thinks that if she looks down on an 18 or 19-year-old, she is a beast. If an 18 or 19-year-old looks down on her, the other person is a beast.
So she said she was too young and would think about it later. She also told people to look for someone if they could, and not to delay things.
The Empress didn't force her, so Li Yao stopped paying attention to him. However, to be honest, he really did fit Li Yao's aesthetic preferences.
For the next month or so, Li Yao had a great time, occasionally playing mahjong with several of the princes' wives. She stayed at Jiucheng Palace until the end of July before the group began their return journey.
Li Yao also brought back the deer she had hunted for her elder brother, the Crown Prince, as well as the wild ginseng she had found, all stored in her spatial storage.
Back in the capital, Li Yao continued to find amusement for herself every day, indulging in a luxurious life, until she started menstruating. After she came of age, the Empress seriously asked her about her thoughts on marriage.
Li Yao also spoke earnestly with the Empress, saying that she currently has no one she likes or anyone she fancys, and that she might never get married in her lifetime.
The Empress didn't say much, but remained silent for a long time.
Li Yao knew that the persona she had cultivated was auspicious, and for her own sake and for the sake of the Li family's empire, it was better not to get married. She also didn't want to have children.
Later, the Emperor and Empress did not force her. They simply collected many portraits of handsome men of various styles for her to choose from, and kept them as male concubines in the princess's residence.
What could Li Yao say? She accepted this heavy love with tears in her eyes.
She'd chosen all sorts of guys—puppy, wolf, older brother, younger brother—and was just waiting for the Empress to send someone to train them and bring them to her residence.
Who wouldn't want to live the life of a rich woman who keeps male models and has a fortune? Now that she has the chance to experience an ancient version, she'll definitely seize it. Love may be absent, but desire is still necessary. She's just single, not a Taoist nun.
Li Yao rubbed her hands together happily, thinking that next year, when she would be 16, an age that she could accept both physically and mentally.
After coming of age, Li Yao moved out of the palace and into her own princess residence.
The princess's residence covers a vast area, with seven courtyards, pavilions, towers, artificial hills and lakes, and carved beams and painted rafters, all exuding luxury and elegance.
She has 2,000 guards, who are considered Li Yao's private army. Her maids, nannies, and stewards are all people who served her in the palace, and the emperor directly bestowed them upon her. Her physician is also from the Imperial Hospital, an old imperial physician who often takes her pulse and is very experienced.
The interior of the mansion was luxurious in accordance with her preferences and habits in the palace, openly displaying the emperor and empress's tastes.
The Crown Prince, the other princes, and the ministers also sent many housewarming gifts. Li Yao accepted them all, no matter how expensive they were, and would later share the proceeds with his father and the Crown Prince.
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