Chapter 136 The princess leaves the bridal chamber first?
The next morning, at daybreak, the old steward of the palace and Baizhu and Baimi were waiting outside the bridal chamber.
The courtyard where the bridal chamber is located is called Fuguang Courtyard. It is the most spacious and luxurious courtyard in the entire palace.
There are sycamore trees planted in the courtyard, which was originally prepared for the prince and the future princess when it was built.
After the prince was crowned king, he lived in Fuguangyuan for a period of time, but after he injured his leg, he lived in the nearby Liuxiayuan.
"You usually say I'm tactless and can't speak. Haha, this is the second day of the prince and Miss Xie's wedding. It's winter, why do you two have to stay here? Aren't you cold?"
Baishen looked helpless and shrank her neck due to the cold.
The old housekeeper reminded him, "Guard Xiaobai, from now on you must call Miss Xie the Princess."
Bai Mi was slightly startled and looked at the wedding character posted on the door: "Oh, right."
Bai Zhu rolled his eyes at him and said, "You're here too, but you're not wearing enough clothes, who can you blame?"
The white smilax was only wearing thin clothes, standing upright and shivering in the cold wind.
"Ah? Who is it that knocks on my door before daybreak and tells me—Bai Shi, Bai Shi, you must be awake by now. Come with me to see the prince."
Bai Zhu's face was expressionless: "...I have something important to report to the prince."
"I think you just don't dare to knock on the door alone," Bai Xi said with a sigh, "Butler, don't you have any tact?"
The old butler smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't want to come so early today, but doesn't the prince usually wake up at this time? Besides, the prince drank alcohol yesterday, so he needs to take a dose of medicine before breakfast today."
Bai Shen: "If the prince wakes up and you go in to serve him, then the princess will have to get up as well, and that will disturb them."
He shook his head. "How about we make a bet? I'll bet two taels of silver that the prince will sleep with the princess until noon today. Don't you agree, Miss Honeysuckle? Wait, Miss Honeysuckle?!"
Bai Mi suddenly opened her eyes wide and saw Jin Dong, neatly dressed and holding a hand warmer, walking out of the ear room.
"Miss Honeysuckle is up? Then—"
Before he could finish his words, he saw the princess, dressed in a moon-white gown with a golden lotus pattern, walk out of the bridal chamber with a long sword in her hand, her eyelashes half-closed, looking as cold and pure as a beautiful woman.
White mulberry: “…”
When Bai Zhu saw the knife, he rushed into the house.
The prince was safe and sound, sitting on the edge of the bed in his outer robe, silently looking at the back of his princess, with a helpless smile on the corner of his lips.
Who could understand how a disabled prince with an injured body, who hardly ever did any exercise and suffered from insomnia and dreaminess, and who was prone to sleeping less and waking up early, would feel when he opened his eyes and saw that Xie Yao was already awake and getting dressed.
Xiao Yizi was a little worried at first. He usually woke up earlier than the chickens, but the courtyard was full of male servants, and he slept on the inside. Did he have to wake up the princess and ask her to make way for him, let her put on her clothes first, and then ask the old housekeeper to help him get up?
If he had known, he would not have slept with the princess... If he had known, he would have slept on the outside.
The next moment, the princess saw him wake up and smiled slightly: "My Lord, do you want me to help you get dressed?"
Xiao Yizi's arm was still numb from being pressed by Xie Yao all night, but he immediately shook his head: "No need."
The princess put on her clothes and went to the outer room. Her maid had already prepared toiletries for her and even brought her a knife.
So, the princess took the knife, pushed open the door, and became the first person to walk out of the bridal chamber on the second day of the wedding.
Xiao Yizi came back to his senses and looked at Bai Zhu: "What's the matter?"
At this time, Bai Zhu would not be here unless it was something important.
Bai Zhu took a deep breath, his face solemn: "Your Highness, those two Xirong people are gone."
Half a month ago, their people captured a group of Xirong spies, the two leaders of which were under the command of the third prince of Xirong.
As everyone knows, two years ago, in the Battle of Qijiang, the third prince of Xirong pretended to negotiate peace with Dayan, but sent people to abduct the emperor's little princess Shengyue. The prince led his troops in pursuit and finally retrieved the princess, but was seriously injured and his legs were disabled.
But few people know that the Western Rong people also abducted the prince’s mother, Lady Jingning!
The prince led 800 cavalrymen to wipe out the 5,000 ambushed Xirong troops, but in the end, he was unable to find Lady Jingning.
General Qin, the former commander of the Jingji Camp who came to support the prince and his cousin, was also killed by the Western Rong people.
The palace and the Western Rong people have a deep blood feud. In the past two years, no Western Rong spy who dared to sneak into the capital could escape the pursuit of the palace.
The life or death of Madam Jingning is unknown, and the prince can only keep capturing Western Rong spies to find the only clue.
Bai Zhu said stiffly, "They were fine when I was on patrol last night. I woke up at 3:00 AM today and wanted to check on them, but I found that they were both dead."
Xiao Yizi didn't say anything, and the smile on his face disappeared bit by bit.
"Push me to the secret prison." he said.
Xie Yao came to the courtyard and nodded to the housekeeper, indicating that he could go in and serve.
Then, she began practicing sword skills every morning.
Only then did Honeysuckle say, "Guard Xiaobai, my lady, the princess, has always had the habit of getting up early to practice swordplay, so she won't sleep until noon."
Bai Mi: "I see."
Just as he was about to slip away, Bai Zhu came out, strode up to him, grabbed his collar, and opened his hand: "Two taels of silver."
Bai Shen: "Brother, you didn't agree to bet with me!"
Bai Zhu: "I agreed in my heart."
"You're so cruel."
Bai Zhu took out two taels of silver, wishing he could throw it at Bai Zhu's face. Then, he squatted down at the doorstep in anger, watching Xie Yao practice with a sword.
Bai Zhu secretly glanced at Ren Dong who was watching the fun, and slowly approached, then got closer and closer, quickly stuffed one or two taels of silver into her hand, and spat out four words: "Anyone who sees it gets a share."
Before Rendong had the time to refuse, an extra tael of silver appeared in her hand. She wanted to return it to the other party, but the other party pushed the prince with a cold face, so she had to give up and leave.
Passing by Xie Yao who was practicing sword, the prince stopped and watched quietly.
When she finished practicing, he said, "I have some things to attend to. Later, I will return to Fuguangyuan and accompany the princess to offer tea to the grandmother."
Xie Yao nodded. She heard that Xiao Yizi usually did not live in the spacious and comfortable Fuguang Courtyard, but in Liuxia Courtyard.
Perhaps, he would still live in Liuxiayuan after marriage.
Seeing Bai Zhu skillfully collect the wooden boards at the threshold of the inner room of the bridal chamber and the threshold of the outer room, and then spread the wooden boards at the gate of the courtyard, while Bai Zhu pushed the prince away, she understood something.
After she finished practicing with the sword, Rendong came back with Qiliang and a woman dressed as a maid.
"Princess, the seven taels are here. Also, this girl is the head of the six maids that Uncle Xu sent along with the dowry yesterday."
The maid was beautiful, dressed in a plain blue dress, and she bowed:
"My maidservant's surname is Xu, and my name is Changsi. I will respectfully obey the orders of the Young Master. From now on, I will regard the princess as my master and follow her instructions."
"Your last name is Xu? Are you from the Xu family's branch?" Xie Yao asked.
Chang Si said, "In the seventh year of Yuan Rui, there was a severe drought, and bones covered the fields. My biological father wanted to trade his son for food. It was the Young Master and the East Master who saved me. I changed my name and surname and followed the Young Master to learn business and financial management."
Xie Yao helped her up: "Since it was sent by your uncle, I am naturally relieved. There are some things in the future that you will have to work hard to do for me."
Honeysuckle suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
Does Xu Changsi know how to manage business and finance? She's not very good at it!
Or, next time when the major general is injured and takes medicine, she can put a few more candied fruits in it.
Bah, bah, bah, the Major General can’t be injured!
Changsi stood aside, silently looking at the princess and her maid, thinking about what he would do next.
When Qiliang heard the name "Changsi", he felt it sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
He thought about it for a long time, but couldn't remember it, so he put it aside and smiled with his white teeth: "I just came to the palace from the Earl's Mansion, and I have a good news to tell the princess."
Qiliang was supposed to go to the palace with the dowry yesterday, but because of the fire in the ancestral hall and Xie Yao's instructions, he stayed in the bo's mansion for one more day.
In fact, he could also stay for another day and go back to the palace with the princess after she returned home tomorrow, but he couldn't wait any longer.
Seeing Qiliang's bright smile, Xie Yao also asked happily, "Did the fire spread and burn Wenchang Bo to death? Fortunately, I got married quickly, otherwise I would have to observe mourning."
Honeysuckle: “…”
Chang Si: "..."
When we first met, I realized that the princess had this kind of personality.
Qi Liang was silent for a while, then uttered four words: "Not really."
Xie Yao lowered her head in disappointment.
Qi Liang: "But it's almost the same. Last night, a fire burned into the side yard of the second master of the Xie family. The second master's second son, Xie Chengbai, was beaten with twenty sticks and was lying in bed with no one to take care of him. He choked on a few puffs of cigarette smoke and suddenly went crazy."
"Crazy?"
"That's crazy! When I left, Xie Chengbai was running around naked, and Second Master Xie was chasing him."
Chang Si suddenly said, "It's not that no one cares."
Xie Yao: “Oh?”
Chang Si: "It's not sudden."
She said, "Yesterday, the eldest son of the Wenchang Earl thanked the banquet and asked the young master for some special medicine."
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