Because she is favored by the prince, Princess Qin Qingyao has a very high status in the palace and is absolutely the mistress of the palace.
The official came early in the morning to hand over the power of the household to her.
"Uncle housekeeper, I've only been here for a day, how can I know how to manage the palace? Thank you for your hard work. Please help me manage it and take your time!"
The emperor felt terrified when the princess called him "uncle," but when he saw the princess speaking to him pleadingly, how could he refuse? This was something she could do with just one order.
The princess is so approachable and really likable!
"Where do you usually eat breakfast? What time will the prince be back?"
"Princess, you can have breakfast wherever you want. In the garden, in the living room, in your room. The prince usually doesn't come back for dinner."
"That won't do!"
"Well……"
"He was alone before, but now he has me. Of course, a family should eat together!"
The emperor nodded, what the princess said made sense!
"Is there a small living room at home? That's where the prince usually eats. It will be fixed in the future. If there are no guests, three meals a day will be eaten in that place. Go and ask someone to prepare it. I'll wait for the prince to come back and eat together!"
"yes!"
Dugu Yu hadn't come back yet, and Qin Qingyao was bored alone, so she went to the small living room for dining with a frown on her face. It looked so cold and desolate!
Dugu Yu has a very cold and aloof personality. Apart from Lin Xiafeng, he doesn't really care about anyone in the world.
This is a disease and needs to be treated!
So Qin Qingyao went to the garden and took Baizhi and Baiji to pick some flowers. At this time of the year, the gardenia was in full bloom, pure white and fragrant. She picked a basket of them.
There were also golden osmanthus flowers, but she didn't want them because she was afraid of the conflict in their smell. Instead, she cut some roses that had no smell. She also sent people to fish out the last few lotus flowers that were dotted in the lotus pond.
There are no vases for growing flowers in Prince Wuling's mansion, but there are bottles that can be displayed as works of art, of all shapes and sizes, tall, short, fat, thin, round, and flat.
So she took a round, short and fat one to plant gardenias, found two thin and tall ones, one to plant roses, and one to plant lotus flowers.
He also ordered the gardener to put some clean, beautiful, insect-proof, and small plants into pots and move them to the small living room.
Finally, she went to the Buddhist temple and kowtowed to the Goddess of Mercy, then took down the jade bottle in her hand and placed it in the middle of the dining table in the small living room. Inside the bottle were three half-opened, bright red, rose flowers that looked most like roses.
The entire small living room, from being lifeless at the beginning, is now full of vitality, with bright colors and intoxicating gardenia fragrance everywhere.
She herself was intoxicated.
"Sir, what time is it? Why hasn't the prince returned yet?"
The emperor looked embarrassed. He had just seen the princess busy and happy, so he didn't dare to mention it. Judging from the time, the prince might not come back during the day. As for whether he would come back at night, no one could say for sure.
Seeing him hesitant, Qin Qingyao thought he didn't understand what time it was, so she asked, "What time?"
"It's past the hour of Si."
In ancient times, noon was from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., so after the noon hour, it was around 10:00 a.m.
They held court at the hour of Mao, which was from five to seven. If there was no major event, it would not take more than three hours at most. Dugu Yu would just walk back from the palace to the prince's mansion, and he would definitely be home before nine at the latest.
It's past ten o'clock now, so he won't be back.
Qin Qingyao felt that she was stupid. How could she forget that today was their first day of marriage. After Dugu Yu left the court, he went to Wangjiang Tower for dinner and then met Lin Xiafeng by chance.
Lin Xiafeng's eyes were red, and he looked like he wanted to die to atone for his sins. He blamed himself while comforting Dugu Yu, and of course ended with a sentence: You still have us, your good friends.
It’s amazing that she was so active in decorating the restaurant!
But it doesn’t matter. As one of the three most important components of a family, along with the bedroom and kitchen, the dining room must be well decorated!
"Princess, you've been busy all morning. Come eat! I've asked the kitchen to keep it warm for you."
"Don't heat it up yet. You guys eat your food. I'll wait for the prince. When the prince comes back, he can heat up the food for me. If he doesn't come back, there's nothing to eat today."
"Princess, what are you doing..." Why are you doing this? Aren't you just being difficult for me?
"Don't misunderstand me, sir. I'm not angry, nor am I fighting with anyone. This is my first meal since I arrived at this house, and I just wanted to eat with my husband. I know he's busy with official duties, so I'll wait for him!"
The emperor was touched by Qin Qingyao's words, because to everyone, this building was the Wuling Palace, and even the prince had never called this place home.
The princess treats this place as her home, which is also a recognition of the prince!
The official withdrew respectfully, soaked the prince's antiques, confiscated the Bodhisattva's jade bottle and other things, as long as the princess was happy.
Qin Qingyao was no longer hungry since she was too hungry. She took Baizhi and Baiji with her and toured the entire palace, not leaving out any corner.
While touring, he asked the two maids to write something in a small notebook.
By the afternoon, Qin Qingyao was extremely hungry, but she was holding back her strength and refused to eat anything. She had already defeated the plot, so how could she lose to herself!
By around three o'clock in the afternoon, she was so hungry that her legs felt weak, so she stopped wandering around the palace and asked Baizhi and Baiji to go back and rest. She ran to sit on the steps at the foot of the pavilion closest to the gate.
He held his chin with both hands, pouted unhappily, and stared at the gate with his eyes wide open. The servants in the gatehouse felt cold sweats on their backs and dared not move.
On the first day after entering the house, Qin Qingyao became a husband-waiting stone.
More than an hour later, around five o'clock, Dugu Yu finally came back from outside. As he approached the palace gate, Dugu Yu felt a strange light in the eyes of the gatekeepers.
They usually treated him with awe and did things in a very methodical and orderly manner, not even daring to look at him.
Everyone saw him today as if they had seen a savior. When they opened the door, they all ran over and bent down to say to him, "Your Highness, please come in."
If the doorman hadn't looked familiar, he would have thought he had gone to the wrong house.
As soon as he entered the gate and walked down the stairs, he felt two strong gazes in front of him.
Qin Qingyao, who was sitting on the steps of the pavilion, stood up excitedly when she saw Dugu Yu walking in through the door. However, her legs were a little numb, so she waited until he came down the steps before running towards him with open arms.
Dugu Yu looked at Qin Qingyao running towards him and stood there at a loss for what to do, because the last person who dared to rush towards him like this was an enemy general, who had been killed by him with a single blow.
Qin Qingyao's eyes lit up, with a bold smile on her face, and she threw herself directly into Dugu Yu's arms.
My nose hit his chest and turned red.
Dugu Yu raised his hand reflexively, and almost smashed the head on his chest to pieces with a slap.
Qin Qingyao wrinkled her nose and raised her head, looking at Dugu Yu pitifully, not knowing whether her nose hurt or what.
"Husband, why are you back so late? Did you attend court all day? You didn't even tell me in the morning. I've been waiting for you to eat all day, and I'm starving!"
Dugu Yu heard the girl's stomach rumbling like a drum, and calmly withdrew his palm, frowning, "You don't have to wait for me to eat, just eat your own."
"How can that be? We even eat separately, how can we still be called a family? I married you to live with you, not to be a vase!"
Dugu Yu pushed her twice, and the dead woman hugged his waist tightly. He reached out and grabbed her collar from behind, ready to throw her out, but she jumped, hugged his neck with both hands, and climbed her legs around his waist.
"I'm so hungry I can't walk anymore, carry me to eat!"
Dugu Yu: “…”
"Eat it yourself."
"I don't!"
Dugu Yu actually didn't know how to deal with this kind of situation, because usually, his words were the highest orders, and no one could say "I won't" with a stare and a pout like this dead woman.
So what should he do? Court-martial her?
The woman was so limp that she seemed boneless. She died as soon as she was hit by two military sticks.
Qin Qingyao, "Hurry up! If you don't take me to eat, I'm going to faint from hunger. How will you look good if the news gets out that Princess Wu Ling fainted from hunger on her first day after marrying into the palace?"
"Why do you insist on having dinner with me?"
"Family members must eat together, that's the rule!"
"Who decided that?"
"I decided it!"
In fact, it is a customary convention. Under normal circumstances, every family would eat separately. Wouldn’t this family be broken up?
But this guy Dugu Yu has never had a family. He always feeds the whole family when he is full. She doesn't blame him for not knowing the rules. She will teach him slowly!
Dugu Yu really didn't know how to deal with this shameless woman who was stuck to him like a plaster and couldn't be pulled off.
The servants are all watching her, but she doesn't feel ashamed!
In fact, Dugu Yu didn't dare to pull too hard, because once he made a move, the opponent would either die or be crippled.
Qin Qingyao's body was so small that he had no idea how much force he needed to use to throw her without hurting her.
Forget it, he didn't bother with a little girl. She was so hungry that her limbs were weak. Let's see how long she can hang on. She will fall down sooner or later!
"Where are you eating?"
"In our little living room, where you usually eat."
He usually eats in the study...
But he also roughly knew where the small dining room Qin Qingyao was talking about was.
Hanging this person in front of him was no pressure at all for King Wu Ling, and he walked steadily, but Qin Qingyao's limbs were really weak and he had no strength.
"Husband, hold me tight, I'm going to fall!"
Dugu Yu: “…”
I wanted you to fall...
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