"What? You don't want to?" Cheng Ying stirred the sweet porridge with a spoon and looked at Yu Jiao with her narrow and long almond-shaped eyes.
Of course Yu Jiao didn't want to, but she had dealt with Cheng Ying a lot, and tonight she accepted Cheng Ying's favor, so she spoke more tactfully: "The Imperial Household Department is in the palace, how can I marry out of the palace? In order to avoid the governor's gossip, it's better for me to marry from the Liu Mansion. Besides, the dowry and wedding dress are all at home."
Cheng Ying snorted and laughed, "You actually think about me."
Yu Jiao pretended not to understand and continued, "If something happens to Concubine Xue, the palace will probably have to deal with it. It would be inappropriate for me to leave the palace and marry off."
Cheng Ying nodded, lowered her head and drank a mouthful of porridge, saying: "What you said makes some sense, then I will marry from the house in Chiyuan Hutong."
Yu Jiao: ...
She couldn't tell whether Cheng Ying was teasing her or really intended to do so, so she simply said, "I am the third daughter of the Liu family. If I marry you, how will outsiders view my father?"
"Then how do you want outsiders to view me as your godfather?" Cheng Ying raised an eyebrow.
Yu Jiao said nothing, lost her appetite for a moment, and put down her chopsticks.
Cheng Ying glanced at her, feeling rather helpless, and said in a compromising tone: "If you don't want to marry from Chiyuan Hutong, forget it, but don't forget to prepare a chair for me in the hall tomorrow. I will accept the gift."
Yu Jiao was speechless for a while. She had never thought of kowtowing to Cheng Ying when paying respects to her parents. When she recognized Cheng Ying as her godfather, she just offered him a cup of tea.
Compared to getting married in the house in Chiyuan Hutong, it seemed that she could only choose the latter. Yu Jiao nodded with difficulty.
Seeing that she reluctantly agreed, Cheng Ying smiled and added more porridge to Yu Jiao's bowl. "Have some more. After you finish, I will personally send you out of the palace."
Yu Jiao bit the spoon, somewhat suspecting that Cheng Ying deliberately asked her to marry out of the palace, a request she could never agree to, and then asked for gifts so that she would agree.
In order to prevent any unexpected events, Yu Jiao quickened the pace at which she drank her porridge. After all, Cheng Ying was a man who acted on his impulse.
Cheng Ying glanced at her and said slowly, "Drink slowly. No one is going to snatch the drink from you." It had been many years since anyone had sat quietly with him to have a meal like this. A trace of nostalgia flashed in Cheng Ying's eyes.
"I'm a little sleepy and want to go back to bed early." Yu Jiao finished the porridge in the bowl and yawned at the right time.
A eunuch brought in hot water and helped Cheng Ying and Yu Jiao wash their hands. Cheng Ying said, "Let's go."
Yu Jiao followed Cheng Ying out of the Imperial Household Department. The sky was pitch black. There were lights on the palace roads, so it was not too dark. But outside the palace gate it was pitch black. However, there was a carriage parked outside the palace gate, and the driver was holding a lantern.
She came in a hurry, and took the carriage driven by Yu Shu from the palace. Seeing Cheng Ying thoughtfully prepared a carriage for her, Yu Jiao rarely showed concern for Cheng Ying: "I see that the palace is busy tonight, you should rest early, I will go home first."
Cheng Ying chuckled, "It's different now that you're getting married. You're more sensible than before." After saying that, she got on the carriage first, and asked, "You're getting married tomorrow, what am I doing staying in the palace?"
Xue Rong might have a miscarriage. Yu Jiao thought Cheng Ying would stay in the palace tonight to keep an eye on what was happening in Changle Palace.
Seeing Yu Jiao still standing there, Cheng Ying pulled open the car curtain and urged her, "Aren't you sleepy? Why are you still standing there?"
Yu Jiao came to her senses, bent down and got into the carriage. Cheng Ying reached out and helped her.
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