After finishing his meal, Dugu Yu went to the palace and told the emperor, "Unfortunately, there was a fire in my house. All my clothes were burned, and even my court robes are gone."
Privately destroying court robes is considered contempt of the court, but the emperor obviously will not hold it against King Wuling for this matter.
By the way, he also asked, "Is everyone in the palace okay?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. There were no casualties, only the clothes were burned."
…
After Dugu Yu left and entered the palace, Qin Qingyao asked Bai Zhi with a depressed look on her face, "Does the prince look angry?"
Bai Zhi: "You look rather angry."
Qin Qingyao: "..."
"Tsk, you mean-spirited bastard, you're so rude to me for ruining a shabby cloak!"
Bai Zhi: "Princess, I swear to God, you burned all of the prince's clothes, and he wasn't angry with you!"
You used the prince's bottle worth millions of taels to grow flowers. Did the prince say anything? Did he say he was stingy?
In fact, when Dugu Yu saw the destroyed white cloak, the image of Lin Xiafeng walking towards him in the snow and ice flashed through his mind.
At that time, he was indeed angry, for no reason, extremely angry, as if the most precious thing in his life had been destroyed.
But when he saw Qin Qingyao's sad expression, he immediately forgot about the cloak.
It was as if the anger just now was an illusion.
What is the most precious thing in life? Lin Xiafeng just took it casually back then, and there was no extra meaning at all.
Therefore, there was no need for him to be obsessed with the cloak and hide it in the box, as if he had some ulterior motives towards Lin Xiafeng, which made everyone embarrassed.
He no longer had to rely on that little bit of unattainable warmth to survive. He had his own home, a very warm home, and he was not afraid of any storm or snow.
Just tear it down.
This was his idea, but he didn't say it, so Qin Qingyao misunderstood it.
All the bad fate between Dugu Yu and Lin Xiafeng was caused by that tattered cloak.
You can imagine how angry she would be.
"Princess, have you noticed that you and the prince are now completely opposite? In the past, the prince was silent and you talked nonstop, but today, the prince has been talking the whole time, and you just hummed a few times without responding."
Qin Qingyao: "Is that so?"
A large group of maids nearby nodded vigorously.
In the evening, Dugu Yu came back. The embroiderer in the mansion was making autumn clothes for the two masters, and she happened to send over two sets of clothes that could be worn, thus avoiding the embarrassment of Dugu Yu having no clothes to change into.
Qin Qingyao had been secretly observing whether Dugu Yu was angry or not, and found that he really did what he was supposed to do, and didn't seem to be affected at all.
Lying on the bed at night, Qin Qingyao rode on Dugu Yu's waist and banged him fiercely on the bed.
"Tell me, what else did Lin Xiafeng give you?"
She really knew that it was Lin Xiafeng's thing...
"there is none left."
"Do you and Lin Xiafeng still meet often?"
"It's been a long time."
"When was the last time we met?"
Dugu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Three days ago."
It was just that Prince Duan asked him to go to Wangjiang Tower to discuss something, and they met on the way out and said hello.
Qin Qingyao was furious. "Three days is a long time? Why do you feel like you've missed her so much even after just one day apart?"
Dugu Yu: “…”
He really hadn't seen Lin Xiafeng for a long time. It seemed that he hadn't seen him since he came back from Prince Duan's manor. They just passed each other once in the middle, and failed to see each other at the last moment.
Dugu Yu didn't know why he used the word "fall short at the last moment" to describe his mood.
It seemed that if they hadn't met that time, he would have been able to take credit for it in front of Qin Qingyao.
Qin Qingyao looked at Dugu Yu's silent face and was really about to be angry to death.
She rolled over from Dugu Yu and said, "I don't want to sleep with you today. Go sleep in the study!"
"What did you say?"
Qin Qingyao said loudly and firmly, "I told you to go to the study and sleep. I won't sleep with you!"
In the past, whenever he wanted to leave, she would shamelessly act like a spoiled child and roll around on the ground, refusing to let him go.
Now, she burned all his clothes and he didn't say anything, but she still chased him away?
Just go!
Dugu Yu put on his clothes casually and went out to the study.
The study is so damn cold, why didn’t I notice it before?
Dugu Yu lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He had been lying there for a long time, but the whole bed was still cold.
He and Qin Qingyao have been married for almost two months, and this is the first time he has slept in the study in these two months.
I struggled until late at night and had no desire to sleep.
He suddenly realized that all the family rules set by Qin Qingyao were unequal treaties. Why couldn't he leave, but she could drive others away?
Why should he leave when she chases him away?
Dugu Yu got up, put on his clothes and went back.
On the bed, Qin Qingyao was sleeping like a dead pig.
Dugu Yu quietly slipped onto the bed, got under the quilt, hugged Qin Qingyao, couldn't help yawning, and went to sleep.
In fact, Qin Qingyao regretted driving Dugu Yu away. She was afraid that he would feel bad about her and was thinking about Lin Xiafeng.
But the more she thought about it, the more angry she became and refused to admit her mistake.
Dugu Yu didn't sleep most of the night. He finally fell asleep holding his wife in his arms. He happened to have taken a leave and didn't have to attend the morning court, so he didn't even wake up in the morning. He held Qin Qingyao in his arms and slept until the servants came to wake them up for dinner.
Qin Qingyao opened her eyes and found herself in Dugu Yu's arms.
She turned over and hugged Dugu Yu's neck, "Husband~"
Dugu Yu thought she was going to get mad at him for finding out he had sneaked back, but she didn't.
Qin Qingyao buried her head in the crook of Dugu Yu's neck and didn't move. In fact, she was too embarrassed to see anyone.
She was so angry yesterday that she did something terrible.
"It's time to get up and eat."
"Oh~"
Qin Qingyao agreed but was still unwilling to show his face.
After Dugu Yu put on his clothes and helped her put on her clothes, she hugged Dugu Yu's waist and snuggled into his arms.
"Husband, are you angry with me?"
"Why are you angry?"
"I had such a bad attitude yesterday."
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept other women's things."
Qin Qingyao suddenly cocked her head and stared, "What did you say?"
Since when did Lin Xiafeng become the other woman in her husband's mouth?
Dugu Yu was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had said something wrong again and made her unhappy.
"Husband, what did you just say?"
"I said, I shouldn't have kept other women's things."
Qin Qingyao was so excited that she almost jumped up. He really didn't feel sorry for the torn cloak, nor did he get angry with her. He even apologized to her and conducted deep reflection!
Listen, this reflection is quite thorough!
"Hubby, you're so kind. I'm sorry. I'll never burn your clothes again, but you can't wear clothes given to you by others."
"Are you going to do it for me?"
Qin Qingyao: "..."
She lowered her head and tapped her fingers awkwardly, "I can't."
Dugu Yu was just asking, not really asking her to make clothes for him. "It's okay, there are embroiderers in the mansion."
"So they made your underwear too?"
Dugu Yu: “…”
There were no factories in this era, and even in the garment shops outside, most of the embroiderers were women, not men. Moreover, underwear was not sold in the garment shops!
She felt uncomfortable when she thought her husband was wearing clothes made by other women. How could the embroiderer know her husband's size? She didn't even know!
"Hubby, from now on you can only wear the underwear I prepare for you! You are not allowed to wear underwear made by other women! I will find an embroiderer to teach me today!"
Dugu Yu: “…”
The two finally reached an agreement on Dugu Yu's clothing. Since there would be no court today, Dugu Yu took the initiative to propose to go out with Qin Qingyao for a romantic evening.
Then I started looking through the posts.
"What are you looking for, husband?"
"October 10th is the Harvest Festival, and the palace will hold a grand banquet. The emperor asked me to select the three most insightful people here and invite them to the palace to attend the banquet."
"Why do you have to choose?"
"Because I happen to be off court, I have time."
Qin Qingyao: "..."
“Haha, the three most insightful ones, this is easy to deal with, one is a big son, one I have good food, and one is a reading companion!”
"These three are currently the most famous and representative!"
Dugu Yu was very disapproving. What kind of style is that, the eldest son? He's always arguing with people everywhere, and he even writes his own private storybook and spreads it widely...
"Hey, stop looking down on people, okay? Being able to be rude to people and not make them hate you is an art, okay?"
"The Emperor didn't ask you to find three of the most virtuous or talented people. If that were the case, you could have gone to the Imperial College. Why are you coming to me?"
In fact, the three people selected by Qin Qingyao are not only famous, but also very representative.
The eldest son is the most popular person in the romantic world, he is simply the pillar of the stage!
He is the type of person who is idle and entertains people all day long. Although they don't do any serious work, they are definitely knowledgeable.
'I have good vegetables' is an old vegetable farmer. He was also a scholar when he was young and has beautiful handwriting. Now he is in his fifties and is often active in posts about people's livelihood issues.
He is a leader among the group of people who complain about the powerless "lower class".
One of my companions was from a family of officials. He was capable and his family was of high status. He also had his own unique perspectives on the issues he cared about and the perspectives he had on things.
"Are you sure you want your second brother to go? If he shows up, it will make Prince Duan unhappy."
One of the companion readers became very popular because his posts were summarized and refined by Prince Duan and then presented to the emperor.
If he were to appear at the palace banquet, he would have to tell this matter, and then Prince Duan would be so embarrassed!
"Then don't let my second brother go. He's already qualified to attend the palace banquet anyway!"
"Um."
"Then find another one for yourself."
Dugu Yu read it for a while, and then he saw the collection of excerpts that someone had compiled for Ruo Wo Wei Feng.
Ruo Weifeng never posted anything himself, he just replied to other people's posts, so if you are not a regular reader of posts, it would be difficult to find him.
This little fan who helped him organize the collection really greatly promoted his popularity.
Moreover, I, Ruoweifeng, just happen to be a little celebrity among the group of frustrated scholars.
If she was chosen to enter the palace, those scholars would see the dawn of hope again. They would be as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and would post more actively and diligently, and talk about everything!
"Just choose him."
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