Chapter 139
It's tomorrow, the breeze is gentle, and even though it's only February, the sun is particularly warm today.
In the imperial palace in the capital, big red lanterns were hung in front of each palace, and wedding characters were written on the windows. Even the palace maids were in high spirits.
Yesterday was the wedding of the Emperor and Empress and the ceremony of crowning them was held in the palace. Everyone in the world celebrated. Emperor Shengwu not only reopened the imperial examination, but also released all the palace maids who were 25 years old or above.
In the past, palace maids had to stay in the palace and serve for their entire lives unless their masters allowed them to leave. When they were older, some of them could become nannies in other palaces. Some of them were too old and abandoned by their masters, so they had to go to other farms outside the palace to wait for death. But now, they can leave the palace at the age of 25, unless they don't want to and want to stay in the palace. If they are willing to leave the palace, the palace will pay them a salary of about 30 taels of silver, so they can go out and get married, or use the 30 taels of silver to start a small business.
This naturally made the palace ladies very happy.
Some palace maids have already left the palace today with this money.
There are only two masters in the harem now, the emperor and the empress, and they really don't need too many people to serve them. This is not Xu Qinyu's intention, but Pei Weixuan knew that Yu Niang would do this, so he took advantage of the emperor and empress's wedding to give gifts to the palace maids.
The palace was filled with joy.
In Wu'an Palace, Xu Qinyu was sleeping soundly. When she heard some strange noises coming from the window outside, she slowly opened her eyes.
When she opened her eyes, Xu Qinyu was a little dazed for a moment. Her upper body was sore that she sat up slowly. She felt uncomfortable as if she had been run over by a carriage. Every part of her body was sore. She sat on the bed covered with a bright red quilt with her black hair. She was wearing a big red silk gown, which now fell on her shoulders. Her slender white shoulders and even her neck were covered with red marks that could not be covered.
There was another strange noise coming from the window. Xu Qinyu wanted to get off the bed and check out what was going on, but her expression changed as soon as she jumped. She could only continue to lean back on the big pillow.
After the ceremony of crowning the queen was held yesterday, she knelt down and kowtowed before returning to her bedroom with her fourth brother. She then took off her crown and changed into an ordinary one to attend the palace banquet.
It was almost midnight when the palace banquet ended before I returned to Wu'an Palace with my fourth brother to rest.
Today is their wedding day. Before that, they were sent to Prince Shu's palace in a small sedan chair, and they had not yet had a cousin ceremony, so today they are truly relatives.
The wedding day was naturally the time for two people to sleep together. Xu Qinyu felt that she was already 22 years old, so it was normal to have a real intimacy. Before, she had always talked to her fourth brother, and on weekdays, they just kissed and hugged normally. Even though her fourth brother went to Dechang Marquis's mansion every day to sleep on the same bed with her a few days ago, her fourth brother was always well-behaved, just hugging her to sleep, and at most kissing her goodnight before going to bed.
I thought that Fourth Brother was a cold and aloof person. In addition, he was poisoned by Concubine Fu when he was young, and he has been sickly since childhood, with weak bones. Even though the poison was later cured, I still felt that Fourth Brother's bones should still be somewhat weak. In addition, I was usually very proper with Fourth Brother, and there was nothing excessive. I also thought that Fourth Brother did not like these things. But it was not until last night that I realized how wrong I was.
Last night, Fourth Brother’s breathing was burning and he almost lost control.
Last night, Fourth Brother and I were like the dragon wrapped around the crown and bridal veil.
In the end, I was left with no strength left. I didn't know when I fell into a deep sleep. The next time I opened my eyes, it was now, and even the wrinkles on my face had been replaced by the current ones.
Only then did I realize that Fourth Brother was not aloof or anything like that. It was just that the two of us had never been really intimate, so Fourth Brother was so polite.
Just as Xu Qinyu was thinking, she heard strange banging noises outside the window again. She didn't know what was going on outside the window, so she could only get out of bed to take a look.
After putting on her clothes, she slowly got off the bed. Fortunately, after walking a few steps, her body felt much better. Except for the pain in her knees, other symptoms had subsided. She walked to the window, opened it, and immediately saw the white jade coiled outside, and the black jade lying on the window railing, knocking on the window with a leopard claw that was bigger than her palm.
Xu Qinyu was a little amused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She wondered why there was a knocking sound outside the window. She thought that the palace maids would not have the courage to come and knock on the window, but Mo Yu and Bai Yu came over.
The white jade was brought to the capital a few days ago by the black-armored guards and sent directly to the palace. It was not until today that the white jade and the black jade were seen.
Xu Qinyu smiled and stroked Moyu's head, saying, "Moyu Baiyu, good morning."
I haven't seen Mo Yu for a while. I was carrying it around the palace a few days ago.
Just as Xu Qinyu finished speaking, she saw a huge, white, furry head suddenly pop up from the corner.
Xu Qinyu was startled when the head suddenly popped out. When she looked closely, she found that it was actually a white tiger.
Xu Qinyu couldn't help but sigh. In her two lifetimes, except for having seen tigers in the zoo in her previous lifetime, this was the first time she saw a tiger so close. It was a white tiger at that, with black stripes on a white background. It looked bigger than Mo Yu, almost as big as a foal, with strong bones, well-developed limbs, and oily skin, showing that it was well-fed.
It also has a big furry head, and its blue eyes are full of curiosity. It is standing in the corner, with only its entire furry head and most of its body showing, and the other half hidden behind the corner of the house, just like a cat hiding in the corner of the wall and looking at its owner.
Xu Qinyu's heart was melted by this cuteness.
Who can resist such a hairy head! Such a big hairy head at that!
Anyway, Xu Qinyu couldn't help it, so she found an embroidered cushion, climbed up to the window on it, and jumped out of the window.
Even though it was the first time that Xu Qinyu saw such a huge white tiger, she had nothing to be afraid of, because she knew that the white tiger was a pet of her fourth brother. Her fourth brother had four pets in the palace, one of which was a white tiger, as smart as Baiyu, Moyu and Qilin. She was not afraid at all when facing Baiyu, which was more than three meters long and taller than her waist, and a white tiger as fierce as hers. Moreover, the Baiyu she raised was smooth, and although Moyu also had those, its hands were different from those of a big cat.
At this moment, Xu Qinyu's eyes were almost fixed on the white tiger still squatting in the corner.
Seeing him jump out of the window, Mo Yu immediately rushed over. Xu Qinyu first grabbed Mo Yu's head, then walked step by step to Bai Hu.
Seeing this, Mo Yu immediately followed Xu Qinyu step by step, and rubbed her arm with his big dark head.
Xu Qinyu came in front of Baihu and couldn't help laughing and asked, "What's your name?"
Fourth brother hasn't told me the names of these birds of prey in the palace.
I remember that in addition to the white tiger, there was also a golden eagle. It was the golden eagle that helped my fourth brother carry the edict that appointed the crown prince out of the palace. There also seemed to be a lynx and a rhinoceros. Xu Qinyu was a little shocked to hear that my fourth brother actually raised a rhinoceros in the palace.
But at this moment, only this white tiger can be seen.
The white tiger naturally couldn't speak, but it just leaned forward with its furry head and sniffed Xu Qinyu's hand with some curiosity.
Upon seeing this, Mo Yu immediately let out a vigilant howl and half-bent his body, as if he was afraid that the white tiger would hurt Xu Qinyu.
Xu Qinyu turned around and said to Moyu with a smile, "Don't worry, Moyu, the big tiger will definitely not hurt anyone."
Look at Bai Yu, still coiled under the tree over there, not hurt at all, which shows that the white tiger will not hurt people. If this white tiger was ferocious, Bai Yu would have come over long ago.
What's more, this is the white tiger raised by Fourth Brother. I believe that the birds of prey raised by Fourth Brother will not hurt people intentionally.
After Xu Qinyu finished speaking, she had already tentatively touched the white and furry head.
Baihu didn't respond and let Xu Qinyu hold his head.
It's fluffy, soft, and nice. The hands are so nice!
Xu Qinyu was already a little confused, and couldn't help but hold up Baihu's big head with both hands. It was better to do it with both hands.
Such a big head is indeed thicker and more satisfied than the kitten’s small head!
Mo Yu was very happy to see this and kept humming beside him. It was unknown whether it was because he was dissatisfied with Xu Qinyu Baihu or for some other reason.
Xu Qinyu was having a great time when she heard footsteps coming from behind. She turned around and saw that it was her fourth brother. He was wearing a dragon robe and a jade crown. He had a handsome face and a faint smile on his face. When he saw Xu Qinyu turning around, he smiled and said, "How is Dunzi's hand?"
Xu Qinyu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "Fourth brother, are you talking about the white tiger's name Dunzi?"
To be honest, it does look like a white tiger, but its eyes are not big enough and its head is particularly large and furry, making it look a bit silly.
Pei Weixuan nodded, "It has Dunzi, a golden eagle, a golden lynx, and only one rhinoceros left."
The names of the other tigers are all normal, except for this white tiger, Dunzi.
Xu Qinyu still wanted to laugh.
She couldn't help but raised her head and stumbled when she stood up. She was still supported by her fourth brother. Xu Qinyu blushed a little. Her feet were too heavy and she didn't have much strength in her legs.
Xu Qinyu glanced at her fourth brother. If it weren’t for her fourth brother, her feet wouldn’t be in this state.
Pei Weixuan supported Yu Niang, his ears were a little red, he said: "Is Yu Niang okay?"
Xu Qinyu shook her head. Seeing that Mo Yu was still staring at Dun Zi, she asked curiously, "By the way, Fourth Brother, why does Mo Yu seem to be hostile to Dun Zi? Hasn't Mo Yu been in the palace for almost a month?"
Pei Weixuan smiled and said, "Yu Niang will know in a while."
Xu Qinyu then became curious. Could it be that Mo Yu had become enemies with Dunzi during the month he had been in the palace?
Dunzi also noticed Baiyu in the distance at this moment. He glanced at the two of them, then immediately spread his limbs and ran towards Baiyu.
Seeing this, Mo Yu said something and immediately followed.
Dunzi rushed to Baiyu, pounced on her and started to play with her. He didn't use his claws or open his mouth, he was just playing with Baiyu.
Xu Qinyu finally found out what was going on. It turned out that Dunzi was playing a prank on Baiyu, and Moyu was a little unhappy.
Mo Yu and Bai Yu grew up together. Apart from Xu Qinyu and the Pei family, Mo Yu is closest to Bai Yu. Now that Bai Hu suddenly becomes close to Bai Yu, Mo Yu naturally feels a little jealous.