Chapter 145 The prince establishes his authority for her, painting his eyebrows
Dinner consisted of six dishes and one soup, including a dish of Jiangzhou roasted fish sashimi. The sea bass was fresh and fragrant.
Xie Yao saw the dish that almost poisoned her and her mother, but ultimately poisoned Xie Ming'an, smiled, picked up her chopsticks and tasted it.
She was indeed a little hungry. After taking a bite, she couldn't help but praise: "It tastes better than the one at the Bo Mansion."
Then he thought of Xiao Yizi next to him: "By the way, would you like to try it, Your Majesty?"
The prince saw her brows relax and thought, is the princess inviting him?
He stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish.
Before the prince could comment, Xie Yao took another big mouthful of the steamed pork with rice flour. Her eyes were bright and she looked at him like a clear spring. "It's soft and sticky. Would you like to try it, Your Highness?"
Xiao Yizi doesn't like greasy food and wanted to refuse.
However, thinking that this was the first time he had properly accompanied his princess for a meal, he did not want to offend her in front of the servants, nor did he want her to eat with him in fear.
The prince finally gave in and silently picked up the steamed pork with rice flour.
Afraid that the princess would think he was forcing himself, he nodded again after finishing his meal: "Not bad."
These words made the three chefs who had just served the dishes and had not yet left look at each other with tears in their eyes and were extremely excited.
They went back to tell the chefs at Liuxiayuan that the prince liked the food they cooked, and those others would be envious to death.
Xie Yao picked up some food again.
The prince couldn't help but follow her rhythm.
Before she knew it, Xie Yao finished a bowl of rice and asked for another. The rice in the prince's bowl was also empty, so she also filled half a bowl of rice and drank half a bowl of tofu and duck soup.
The old butler's eyes lit up.
Last time, before the princess got married, she brought food from Yunhe Tower to the prince. The prince ate it all, which surprised him.
Afterwards, he asked the chef in the kitchen to cook the same dishes for the prince, but the prince had no appetite and he thought it was the chef's problem.
This time he finally understood. The prince usually couldn't even finish one bowl of rice, but now he used two bowls. It was because of the princess!
If it were someone else, how could they let the prince eat more? If he didn't eat more, how could his health be good?
Only Bai Su touched his chin and thought to himself, the chef that the old lady specially invited for Miss Xie Er cooks very well. Seeing that the prince eats with relish, he is also hungry.
The two of them had almost finished their work when Tang Xin came to pass: "Your Majesty, Princess, Qi'er from Madam Zhou's side is here."
Tang Xin is the daughter of the housekeeper of the palace. She is good at dressing up and is very considerate. With her around, even if Xie Yao doesn't know anyone in the palace, there will never be a incident like Madam Zhou's maid pretending to be Madam Zhou's maid.
However, when he saw Qi'er coming in, Tang Xin's expression darkened.
Xie Yao noticed her expression. These two maids are not getting along?
Qi'er presented a palm-sized gilded brocade box and bowed respectfully, "Princess, my wife said that this box of bluebird-head ink is something she recently acquired. She's not old enough to wear it, but she doesn't want to waste it, so she specifically asked me to bring it to you."
She looked at the prince again and mustered her courage to speak, "Madam also said that she had heard a poem that goes, 'After putting on makeup, I whispered to my husband, 'How deep or shallow is the brow painting?' Tomorrow, when the princess returns home for the ceremony, if the prince paints her eyebrows, it will surely make people sigh at the deep love you two share."
"Thank Third Aunt for me."
Xie Yao asked Tang Xin to take the brocade box, just smiled and didn't say anything.
The two maids looked at each other and turned their heads away at the same time, as if they were displeased with each other.
Xiao Yizi's eyes swept across the brocade box, and his hand holding the spoon paused. Something came to his mind, and his ears suddenly felt hot.
After Qi'er left, Tang Xin went to see her off again, which made Xie Yao raise an eyebrow.
Aunt Qi watched from the side and wanted to say something, but looked hesitant.
Then, Xie Yao thought about returning home.
It is obvious that the prince does not want to go out.
If she sits in a wheelchair every day, she won't want to go out.
Even if others fear him, their looks would not be good.
Xie Yao simply took the initiative to speak to Xiao Yizi: "I will return to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow. If it is inconvenient for Your Majesty, you don't have to accompany me."
Xiao Yizi remembered Bai Zhu's report before dinner, saying that Xie Yao sent her maid who was in charge of accounts, along with two personal guards, out of the palace.
It seems that Xie Yao's return to the Bo's Mansion is definitely not just a formality, but she is going to do something.
"Since I promised you, I will not break my promise," Xiao Yizi's eyes were deep, "You and I are husband and wife, and since I have nothing else to do, of course I will accompany you back home."
Xie Yao looked at the prince and replied, "Okay."
She thought back to her past life. The night before her return home, Lu Shenyan's eyes were vague and his tone was embarrassed. He said, "Yao'er, I'm seriously injured and still busy with schoolwork. I really can't spare any time. You can go back alone tomorrow, okay?"
Xie Yao looked at him and said the same thing: "Okay."
The same words, spoken out loud, convey different feelings.
After dinner, Xiao Yizi asked Bai Zhu to push the wheelchair.
Xie Yao thought he was going back to Liuxia Courtyard, but the prince's wheelchair was parked in the center of Fuguang Courtyard.
The maids and other servants in the courtyard were cleaning up. The old housekeeper was also there. When they saw the prince, they bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Xiao Yizi glanced at everyone, his peach blossom eyes reflecting the lights in the courtyard, as cold as stars.
"Why haven't you met the princess?"
The prince tapped the wheelchair twice with his fingertips and asked in a low voice.
These words were so light and careless, but they made the servants in the courtyard panic. They knelt down and bowed to Xie Yao: "Greetings, Princess!"
Xiao Yizi's voice was cold and quiet. "The princess is easy to talk to, and I am kind-hearted. If you continue to disrespect the princess, I wouldn't mind being kind to the wolves in the back mountains and giving them something fresh to eat."
The servants turned pale instantly, and they kowtowed one after another, saying in unison: "This humble servant dare not. We will respect the princess as we respect the prince!"
"Go back."
Xiao Yizi was reluctantly satisfied and let Bai Mi push him.
He was well aware of his princess's methods and knew that she would not be bullied. Even if she was bullied, she would retaliate fiercely. However, saying this for her was what he should do as a husband.
Seeing that the guard was about to push him to the next room, the prince's breath was choked, and he had to say again: "I will stay in Fuguangyuan tonight."
Bai Mi then pushed him into the inner room of the main house, and finally retreated with the others without asking whether he needed help to get on the bed.
There were only two people left in the room. Xie Yao expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for establishing your authority for me just now."
"This is a trivial matter. I didn't marry you to let you suffer any injustice."
As Xiao Yizi spoke, his eyes fell on the princess's dressing table, on which lay the box of Qingque Toudai that Madam Zhou had just sent. He casually said, "It's just that I've never drawn eyebrows for a woman before, and I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well tomorrow."
Xie Yao complimented him, "Your Highness has embroidered so many intricate and detailed designs on the sachet, so drawing eyebrows is naturally a piece of cake for him."
Xiao Yizi shook his head: "Sit down, I'll give you a try now."
Xie Yao opened her mouth, but could hear the prince's stubborn tone. She could only push him to the dressing table and sit on a low stool herself. She said calmly, "Draw."
Seeing that she was so calm, Xiao Yizi opened his Qingquetoudai and then gently lifted her chin.
Xie Yao suddenly lost her composure.
The prince's fingertips felt slightly cold. She raised her eyes and met his unfathomable gaze. The soft lighting made those peach blossom eyes finally reveal a bewitching look.
Xie Yao's breath missed a beat and she smelled the faint fragrance of osmanthus, which was her favorite smell and it tasted delicious.
She couldn't help but take a deep breath and blurted out: "Your Highness smells so good."
"Don't move," Xiao Yizi's voice was low, and for some reason, there was a hint of hoarseness. His fingertips gently and slowly brushed across her cheek, like willow catkins teasing her heart. "It's the smell of the medicinal oil on my body."
Xie Yao said "Oh" and stood still. At such a close distance, she looked at the prince's beauty more closely.
She didn't move, but her eyes were like a burning candle, igniting the fire in Xiao Yizi's heart.
The prince’s Adam’s apple rolled.
Is the princess looking at me like this on purpose?
Xiao Yizi's hand trembled accidentally, and the eyebrow pencil was drawn off track.
The prince withdrew his hand and said: "I haven't finished the painting yet, so I won't waste the eyebrow ink."
Xie Yao looked in the bronze mirror and didn't see anything wrong: "I think it's okay."
"It's just that the princess is naturally beautiful." The prince's tone was a little unnatural, as if he was hiding something.
"Then I will help the prince to bed and rest."
Xie Yao naturally pushed the prince's wheelchair to the side of the bed.
Prince: "Go and take off your makeup first. Just now, Aunt Qi seemed to have something to tell you."
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