The next day, Gu Jiangli was woken up by Hehua.
"Miss... no, Your Highness, are you alright?"
Gu Jiangli rubbed his aching shoulders.
She's not good, she's really bad!
Who exactly said that Prince Yu was impotent?
She wanted to arrest the person who spread the rumors and tear them to pieces!
Prince Yu wasn't impotent; he was "excessively sexually capable"!
Seeing her expression, Lotus Flower's sorrow vanished.
"Your Highness, so the rumors circulating outside are all false? That's wonderful!"
Gu Jiangli held her forehead.
That's really "great".
If she had known earlier that Prince Yu was alright, she wouldn't have said such provocative things.
Last night, Prince Yu exerted every ounce of his strength, as if to prove himself.
She only fell asleep when she was almost falling apart.
Gu Jiangli sighed, but it was a good thing nonetheless.
At least the pregnancy should be fine now.
Just then, a string of maids came into the room.
"We, your servants, have come to greet Your Highness. Your Highness has sent us to help Your Highness with washing and dressing, and to serve tea to the mistress in the front hall."
The mistress?
Gu Jiangli looked at the lotus flower with a questioning gaze.
Lotus bent down and explained in her ear:
"She is the prince's mother. Prince Yu was granted the title of prince of a different surname because he gave gifts to the royal family, but his family members were not included in the title. Therefore, in the prince's mansion, the prince's mother is called the mistress."
"According to etiquette, on the second day after the wedding, you need to serve the mistress a cup of tea."
"Oh, I understand."
Gu Jiangli beckoned the maids in and saw that they were carrying all sorts of jewelry, each piece almost blinding her.
As expected of a child from a wealthy family, their attire is quite extraordinary.
After some makeup, her already naturally beautiful face became even more stunning.
They walked a long way through the palace before finally arriving at the front hall.
This time, without the red veil covering her face, she was able to see the entire palace.
I was both shocked and amazed.
Even the imperial palace of the previous world wouldn't dare to be this extravagant!
Indeed, their wealth is comparable to that of a nation; their financial resources should not be underestimated.
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The mistress sat at the table.
She was a graceful and elegant woman.
Even though she is nearly fifty years old, she takes good care of herself and has very few gray hairs.
Her expression was cold and aloof; Gu Jiangli could sense her dislike for him even before he got close.
Now that we're here, we have no choice but to follow the rules.
She picked up the teacup, lowered her head, and then offered it with both hands.
Her voice was soft and gentle, befitting a lady from a respectable family.
"Please have some tea, Madam."
The old man at the head table stared at her face for a long while before speaking:
"You do indeed have a beautiful face. No wonder my son came to tell me before he left today not to wake you up too early and not to make things difficult for you at home. You do have a lovely appearance."
Gu Jiangli's hand holding the teacup was a little stiff.
Is this why the mistress doesn't like her?
Is it because of Prince Yu's actions that this mother felt that Prince Yu had forgotten his mother after getting a wife?
Or does she feel that she overslept and is being impolite?
Gu Jiangli felt somewhat helpless; she had no idea that the rules in the Prince's Mansion were even more numerous than those in the Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty, it was I who missed the time to serve tea. I know I was wrong."
Seeing that she was an elder, she didn't want to cause a conflict.
The mistress snorted coldly when she heard her admit her mistake: "It's good that you know you're wrong. You used to be just a concubine's daughter in the family of a fourth-rank official. Now you've become a princess. It's a blessing from heaven."
"Don't think that just because you've become a princess, you can be arrogant. Even the prince has to listen to his old mother, let alone you."
"The prince has no children now, so there are many concubines in the prince's mansion. As the princess, you should take good care of them instead of competing with them. After all, each of them has the opportunity to continue the prince's lineage."
"Everything is prioritized for the prince's offspring."
"If you're thinking of monopolizing this favor, I advise you to abandon that idea as soon as possible, understand?"
Gu Jiangli's arm was already sore from holding it up.
These words of intimidation made Gu Jiangli resist the urge to roll her eyes.
She never expected to receive such a scolding on her very first day in this family.
She believed she had shown the mistress enough respect.
Although she didn't serve tea in time, her attitude in admitting her mistake was already very sincere.
But the mistress has been lecturing her for so long, and she's been delaying accepting this cup of tea. It's clear she's deliberately making things difficult for her.
If you don't want to drink, then don't drink.
Gu Jiangli turned around and placed the teacup on the table.
The mistress's expression changed. "What are you doing? I haven't even had a drink yet! Is this how the Gu family teaches you manners?!"
Gu Jiangli bowed slightly: "I see that Mistress is not very thirsty right now, and the tea is a bit hot. Please let it cool down a bit before drinking it."
The mistress glared at her. "You have absolutely no manners! I'm explaining the rules to you, so you should listen carefully! You can only be excused from your formalities after I've finished explaining and you've drunk your tea! Don't you understand?"
Gu Jiangli smiled and replied, "I heard the rules that Mistress spoke of, I heard them with both ears. I will certainly keep Mistress's teachings in mind, keep the issue of offspring in mind, and take good care of the many concubines in the Prince's Mansion."
Gu Jiangli verbally apologized, but his attitude remained firm.
This left the mistress of the Prince's mansion feeling utterly powerless, as if she were punching cotton.
"you..."
“Madam, the tea is on your left. If you feel it’s getting cold, you can drink it.”
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