As the water splashed out of the bath, she knew that if she let him follow her, he would never behave.
"Okay...okay." She grabbed the person behind her and said after he finished, "We can't do it anymore. It's almost time."
Yu Shuo gently kissed the fair skin on the back of her neck, restraining himself, "I'll listen to the Princess."
Seeing that he had agreed, Qin Su breathed a sigh of relief. At least, at least he wouldn't continue down this ridiculous path.
Yu Shuo pulled her out of the bath and quickly returned to the room to pick out clothes for her himself.
He knew where the clothes were, even though he didn't actually remember them, but he always felt that something should be there somewhere.
Yu Shuo and Qin Su both disliked entrusting their private affairs to others, so he knew where things were placed.
"Which one?" He picked out a few sets, and seeing Qin Su wrapped in the quilt, revealing her smooth and rounded shoulders, he reluctantly looked away.
If he didn't need to go to the banquet, he would very much like to drag her along and continue their absurd behavior.
Perhaps this is one of the advantages of not having any other masters in the household.
"This one will do." Qin Su pointed casually. She was a little sleepy and didn't quite understand the differences between the clothes.
Aside from everyday clothes, the palace attire is mostly the same, but it seems that Yu Shuo was wearing everyday clothes.
"Don't we need to wear palace attire?" Qin Su asked him.
Yu Shuo leaned down and said, "Palace attire is too cumbersome. You can wear it if you wish."
He thought Qin Su would be more comfortable wearing casual clothes.
Qin Su leaned against his arm, her eyes lowered. "I'll wear palace attire. After all, it's a welcoming banquet prepared by my royal brother, and there are other princes and nobles present."
Being too casual is actually not a good thing.
Yu Shuo didn't care about these things; he just wanted Qin Su to feel comfortable.
He went to choose a new palace dress, selecting one that fit the style, and then had the maids in the manor do Qin Su's makeup. Lian Tao was simply incapable of doing any makeup.
Qin Su didn't see Yu Shuo when she came out, and thought he was busy with something. She thought she would go to the palace first and Yu Shuo would definitely come back then. But she heard Yu Shuo's voice behind her as soon as she stepped down the steps.
Should we take Yuanyuan with us?
Qin Su turned her head and saw a man in a black cloak holding a small baby in his arms, his movements already quite practiced. Even though his face didn't show much expression, Qin Su could tell he was in a good mood.
Wasn't he expressionless just now?
However, it was clear before that he liked children, but it was still better than it is now.
"It's cold, aren't you afraid she'll get cold?" Qin Su said reproachfully, reaching out to hug her, but Yu Shuo dodged her.
"Hmm? You're protecting her already?"
Yu Shuo said, "You're wearing palace attire, so it's inconvenient for you to hug her."
"Take it with you, you won't get cold." The Prince Chen's residence is next to the palace, so it will be warm in the carriage. You'll be fine.
Seeing his insistence, Qin Su didn't know what else to say and could only let him carry the child and follow.
In the carriage, Yu Shuo stared at Yuan Yuan, who was blowing bubbles. She looked at him, then at Qin Su, and as if she saw her mother, she immediately stretched out her chubby little arms to her mother.
It seems she prefers her mother to her father.
Qin Su shrugged. "See, Yuanyuan still prefers her mother."
She picked up Yuanyuan and gently teased her.
Yuanyuan giggled and grabbed Qin Su's fingers tightly with her little hands.
Yu Shuo kept watching the mother and daughter; he had never imagined such a scene.
He used to only hope to marry her, and he had almost never thought about having children.
He felt it was too far away, so far away that he didn't dare to think about it in detail.
At that moment, all he could see was the heartwarming scene of the mother and daughter, and he suddenly gained a profound understanding of the word "happiness."
After Qin Su put the child to sleep, she still held her to prevent Yuan Yuan from being hurt in case of any unexpected situation in the carriage.
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They arrived relatively early, but the Marquis of Zhongyi and his wife were already there, and they were very excited to see Qin Su.
Their daughter only glanced at them when she came back and didn't have a proper chat. They were really worried about how their daughter was doing outside for the past month or so.
Yu Shuo took the child from Qin Su and used one hand to straighten her clothes.
Everyone was truly astonished to see the deep affection between Prince Chen and Princess Chen.
Although it was previously known that the imperial decree of marriage was personally requested by Prince Chen, such doting affection was truly rare. Men always care about their image in public; if they show too much affection for their wives, they will inevitably be ridiculed and accused of lacking patriarchal authority.
It's quite rare to see Prince Chen being so open about it.
How many women would envy her? That goes without saying. If Qin Su had married someone else, even one of the other two princes, they might have been jealous and wanted to compete for her.
But this person happened to be Yu Shuo.
It's not that they don't want to fight or compete.
Rather, it was because Yu Shuo was such a strange person. Before he even married Qin Su, several noble ladies offered themselves to him. But none of them succeeded; they were all sent back by the guards around Prince Chen, who then reprimanded their families. This combination of polite persuasion followed by force left no room for criticism.
This is why Yu Shuo's personal charm could be fully amplified, making so many women in the capital admire him and regard him as the person they most wanted to marry.
It seems that quite a few people have given up hope.
Qin Su took her seat with her parents, and Yu Shuo followed them, acting as a dutiful stay-at-home dad, even though his demeanor was completely different from that of a loving father holding a child.
He was imitating Qin Su in teasing the child when suddenly the person next to him stopped.
"What's wrong?" He followed Qin Su's gaze and saw that more people had taken their seats behind them; they were all familiar faces.
Yu Shuo pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and didn't ask Qin Su anything more.
"It's nothing. Let's go."
Xue Huai'an, who was seated with the people from the Duke of Cheng's mansion, seemed to sense something and noticed Qin Su's gaze. He looked over, but only glanced at Qin Su, paying more attention to Yu Shuo.
He suddenly realized that the person wearing the veil in Shacheng was Yu Shuo, as the two looked very similar.
Yu Shuo went to Shacheng? Then he was the one who orchestrated the events in Shacheng.
Xue Huai'an fell into deep thought, but even if he had some guesses, he wouldn't reveal them at this moment.
Kyoto is not the best time to take action against Yu Shuo.
If he had known that the man was Yu Shuo when he was in Shacheng, he would have definitely tried every means to kill him.
Qin Su and Yu Shuo sat down, but Granny Qin quickly came over and said that the Empress Dowager missed the little princess and wanted to hold her.
Qin Su trusted Granny Qin, knowing that she didn't like her, but she valued Yu Shuo's offspring highly and was also a confidante of the Empress Dowager, so she figured there wouldn't be any problems. Therefore, she entrusted Yuanyuan to her.
The wide sleeves concealed Yu Shuo's subtle movements. Qin Su looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
In front of everyone, this man slowly grabbed her fingers, gradually and forcefully squeezing them between her fingers, holding her hand very tightly, leaving almost no gap.
What triggered this?
As long as it didn't hurt, Qin Su would give in to her.
Soon Tuoba Yan arrived, accompanied by Luo Zhi.
That's right, Qin Su arranged accommodations for Luo Zhi at the Prince's Mansion, but due to Tuoba Yan's health condition, she will also be staying at the post station for the next two days.
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