When the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, Xia Muyu jumped out first, and then hurriedly and attentively helped Li Shushu.
Now that he's here, Li Shushu naturally has to pretend.
She suppressed the disgust that was churning in her stomach, stretched out her slender, white hand, placed it on Xia Muyu's wrist, and got off the carriage lightly.
Then, under everyone's envious gaze, Xia Muyu naturally stretched out an arm, put it around her waist, and walked towards the banquet hall together.
Xia Muyan had been away from the palace for too long and didn't have many people he could trust in the palace. Only Leng Qi was the one he kept with him. Later, he asked Leng Qi to send a pigeon to call Ali over.
As for the other brothers on the mountain, he has not yet decided where they should go. He knows that they are not suitable for the court.
Before his foundation is stable, letting them continue to stay in Qinglong Village is the most appropriate arrangement.
Therefore, he asked Ali to convey his order, secretly entrusted all the affairs of the village to reliable brothers to handle, and then temporarily left there.
No one in the village knew that he was the crown prince.
Leng Qi and A Li were arranged to go to the palace gate to meet the third prince's carriage.
When they saw Li Shushu getting off the carriage, dressed in women's clothing, they looked at each other in astonishment: "So Li Shu is actually a woman? And so beautiful!"
No wonder His Highness didn't let her live in the same room with them at that time.
I'm afraid Your Highness has already known the truth?
Thinking of this, Ali even had the urge to go up and talk to her. He stretched out one foot, but Leng Qi immediately pulled it back.
"Third Prince, Princess, please!" They pointed in the direction of the banquet hall. There were eunuchs and palace maids leading the way in front. After Li Shushu walked in front of them with a smile and holding the hand of the Third Prince, they followed carefully from behind.
The two of them then understood why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had insisted on assigning them to welcome the Third Prince.
This isn't about welcoming the Third Prince, this is clearly about welcoming the Third Prince's wife!
During the meal, everyone in the group had their own thoughts and chatted and laughed happily.
Xia Muyan sat upright in the upper seat, his mind naturally not on the banquet at all, but his eyes were always looking towards Xia Muyu and Li Shushu with burning intent.
This was the first time he saw her wearing women's clothing. Before, she was either wearing men's clothing or pajamas.
It turns out that she is so stunning when she dresses as a woman
Every frown and smile attracted his attention.
He had secretly imagined her wearing women's clothes in his mind before, but it was not even half as good as she is now.
It's a pity... Looking at her hair bun that made her look like a woman, and the person sitting beside her, he couldn't help but feel his eyes getting colder and colder.
Li Shushu naturally felt his gaze, but she pretended not to notice and just shyly and respectfully enjoyed Xia Muyu's attentive service.
Xia Muyu naturally felt his brother's gaze, but he thought his brother was jealous of him for marrying such a beautiful woman. He was secretly complacent and behaved more unrestrainedly.
He picked up food and poured wine for her, and whispered something in her ear from time to time, making her laugh shyly while pinching her handkerchief.
One hand was still resting on her slender waist, never leaving for a moment.
Sometimes, when they were having a good chat, the big hand would even gently stroke her waist up and down.
Li Shushu felt sick in his heart, but he dealt with it calmly on the surface.
Xia Muyan watched all this coldly, his heart seemed to be on fire, and the bony fists in his sleeves had already been clenched tightly.
When the banquet was over and Xia Muyu was about to leave with his arms around Li Shushu, a maid from the Imperial Concubine's palace suddenly blocked their way.
"The Imperial Concubine likes the Third Prince's wife very much and invites her to a gathering at Zhongcui Palace. Please come with her." The palace maid said respectfully.
Xia Muyu still had doubts: "Mother? How could she do that?"
Xia Muyu knew that his mother had never liked Li Shushu. In her eyes, Bai Bingjing, who had a more advantageous family background and was more eloquent, was very much to her liking. How could this be?
"The Queen is in a hurry. I'm sorry, I don't know the specific reason. Please follow me, Princess Third Prince..." The maid led the way in a calm and composed manner.
Even if it was his mother's order, Xia Muyu had no choice. He wanted to go with them, but was stopped by others: "There are differences between men and women, and the harem is very strict. Your Highness, please stay."
Li Shushu: "Don't worry, Your Highness. I've already gone to see Mother. If it's nothing important, I'll be back soon."
Xia Muyu could only watch Li Shushu disappear in front of him along with the palace maid.
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The palace maid led Li Shushu and walked hurriedly on the palace road, seeming to be very anxious.
Li Shushu followed behind, and the further he walked, the stranger he felt.
She had been to the palace in her previous life, although not many times, but she vaguely remembered that the road to Zhongcui Palace was not in this direction.
When she realized something was wrong, she stopped and said, "Stop!"
Her voice was soft, yet it also carried a hint of authority. "This isn't the way to Zhongcui Palace. Where are you taking me?"
As expected, the palace maid stopped, but did not answer, only looking forward.
At this time, a person walked out from the dark path beside him.
When the palace maid saw this, she quickly bowed and said, "This servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xia Muyan waved his hand and said, "You have done a good job today. You will be rewarded. Please leave."
"Thank you, Your Highness." The palace maid quickly obeyed and left.
"It's you?" Although Li Shushu had guessed it long ago, he was still a little surprised when he saw Xia Muyan again, "It's not the Imperial Noble Consort..."
"It's me." Xia Muyan came out from the darkness with a majestic figure, as if he was walking under the stars and the eyes he looked at her seemed to contain thousands of stars.
"Why, are you surprised to see me?" He took a few steps forward.
Li Shushu took a half step back and bowed respectfully: "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"No need to be so polite." Xia Muyan hurriedly reached out to help her up, but she deliberately dodged him, so he only helped the air.
Li Shushu stood up and took a half step back, putting some distance between them and said, "I wonder what is the important matter that Your Highness called me over so late at night?"
Xia Muyan raised his hand and looked at his empty palm with a look of bewilderment. "What's the matter? Third Prince's Consort, it's only been a few days since we last met? And you're already so distant to me?"
Li Shushu's eyes were evasive, as if she was a little scared. "Your Highness, please calm down. I have returned to the Third Prince's residence and am his legitimate consort. There are differences between men and women, but... it's not very convenient..."
Seeing her dodging and fearful look, Xia Muyan suddenly felt a surge of anxiety in his heart. He simply took two steps forward and stood directly in front of Li Shushu, "Why are you panicking? I won't eat you! Huh?"
He looked down at her and whispered in her ear, "When we were in the village, I didn't know that Shu'er had such a shy side."
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