Chapter 57 Fashion Show Yinreng rested in the main courtyard for over ten days, only…
Yinreng stayed in the main courtyard for over ten days, but even while he was resting, he insisted on calling her and the Third Prince over. Cheng Qianyue thought he must have lost his mind from being out in the wind for so long.
Honestly, he was having a great time, happily playing with the children, leaving her and the Crown Princess staring at each other in awkward silence. It was an incredibly embarrassing scene, so she eventually stopped wanting to go to the main courtyard.
Of course, Cheng Qianyue wasn't stupid. Directly refusing to go would be disobeying orders, so she devised a trick. She sent someone to the kitchen early to fetch her meal, giving her an excuse when Yinreng summoned her again. After all, they were eating, so she needed to change her clothes before going. She then estimated the time when the main courtyard would call for their meal and went. Since they didn't need her to serve them, she could simply pay her respects and return with her son.
She used this excuse a few times, and Yinreng seemed to realize something and stopped asking her to go to the main courtyard, but he still insisted on taking his son there.
Cheng Qianyue readily sold her son, wrapping the Third Prince in a small cloak like a little bear and sending him to the main courtyard.
Hey son, you're too young to understand anyway, so just be a good boy and be your dad's toy!
December arrived, and Yinreng finally stopped staying overnight in the main courtyard. He came to her side, but unfortunately, Cheng Qianyue was having dinner at that time.
After Yinreng came in, he waved his hand and said, "Don't get up, eat your food." Although he said that, Cheng Qianyue still put down her chopsticks and asked someone to bring water and a handkerchief. She saw that there were still eunuchs carrying food behind her and knew that Yinreng had not eaten yet, so she simply asked someone to carry away the table where she had eaten half of her meal and bring out another table to put the food he had brought.
After washing his hands, Yinreng first asked someone to serve him a bowl of soup, and then said, "The weather is getting colder and colder."
"That's right, the New Year is less than a month away." Cheng Qianyue replied, "Yes."
Yinreng finished his soup and started eating, but suddenly he burst out laughing while eating, and not only that, he also glanced at her sideways. Cheng Qianyue was completely baffled, put down her chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong with you?" What's so funny about eating a meal?
Yinreng said in a deep voice, "Before I came, I was wondering if you had eaten."
Oh, he's teasing her about bringing her meals earlier than usual. Cheng Qianyue stammered, "I got hungry quickly the other day."
That's such an easy excuse to fall apart. Yinreng raised an eyebrow and teased her, "Have you been hungry slowly these past few days?"
Cheng Qianyue: ......
"Ancestor, can you please stop asking?" She quickly picked up a slice of roast duck with her chopsticks and put it in his bowl, then smiled at him, trying her best to send out her inner prayer.
Yinreng ate the food she had picked for him and then kindly let her go. However, he knew in his heart that Cheng Qianyue was just using this excuse because she didn't want to go to the main courtyard and offend the Crown Princess. Nevertheless, he greatly admired Cheng Qianyue's willingness to yield, especially in comparison to another Crown Princess.
After finishing their meal and rinsing their mouths, the two sat on the kang (heated brick bed) and began to talk. Yinreng finally had a chance to talk about the Mulan Hunting Grounds. He said, "There are boundless grasslands, clear rivers, and dense forests there. There are sheep and wild horses on the grasslands, and rabbits and pheasants in the forests. The hunting guards surround the area layer by layer, and with a hail of arrows, they can kill hundreds of pounds of prey in just a short time."
Cheng Qianyue asked him, "What do wild game taste like?"
Yinreng smiled and said, "The meat is not as plentiful as that of domesticated livestock, but it is very chewy. On the night of the hunt, the Emperor ordered people to light bonfires in the camp and roast the hunted deer, roe deer and other animals. The whole camp was filled with the aroma of roasted meat."
"Mmm." Cheng Qianyue nodded, imagining a grand royal bonfire party, which made her crave barbecue. After a while, she asked again, "So besides hunting, what else did you do?"
Yinreng said, "Besides official business, I haven't done much, just shooting arrows and riding horses." He smiled and asked, "Can you ride a horse?"
"Then you've come to the right person! I've never learned this in my two lifetimes!" Cheng Qianyue shook her head like a rattle drum.
Yinreng said that he would teach her when he had the chance, "There will always be a chance to go to the grassland to ride horses together. When that time comes, you can ride a horse and run towards the sun, with the autumn wind rustling in your ears."
Cheng Qianyue thought that such a scene must be very beautiful.
Yinreng changed the subject and asked her, "How were you doing in Xiefang Palace while I was away? Did anyone mistreat you or bully you?"
Cheng Qianyue said, "Who would dare?" To be blunt, as the Crown Princess, she held considerable influence in the Xiefang Palace. She was always fawned over, and no one dared to trip her up. However, she quickly sighed and said, "There are indeed people who have been bullied, but it wasn't me." She paused and continued, "Never mind, you should find out for yourself."
She cut the conversation off decisively, because if she continued, she would have to mention Lady Fan, Liu Shi, and Li Jia Shi, making it seem like she was talking badly about them behind their backs.
Yinreng said in a deep voice, "I know everything."
"You already know?" Cheng Qianyue thought for a moment, then realized that the Crown Princess had probably already reported it, and breathed a sigh of relief, "You already know." Okay, then she wouldn't need to offer any opinion.
Yinreng smiled and patted her hair, then changed the subject, "Didn't you say in your letter that you made new clothes? You even said you wanted to wear them out for me to see."
Cheng Qianyue remembered after he reminded her, and immediately said, "Want to see now? Sure, I've made several boxes of clothes. Wait for me a moment, I'll wear them out for you to see."
She hurriedly got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and went into the bedroom, asking someone to bring over the trunk containing her clothes. She had made several qipaos for autumn and winter, all complete sets, including fur-lined robes, padded jackets, vests, and wool-lined cloaks. However, since there was a charcoal brazier in the room, it wasn't cold, so she planned to only wear the robes and vests for him to see.
She took off her clothes and put on the silver-red cheongsam she had mentioned in the letter. Before going out, she even changed her shoes and then gently lifted the curtain to go outside.
Yinreng was sitting on the kang (heated brick bed) when he saw a figure moving behind the gauze curtain, and then a person slowly walked out. He straightened his back slightly and looked over, then burst into laughter.
He remembered the contents of the letter and knew this was the fabric Cheng Qianyue had mentioned. He had to admit, the color was truly flattering, making Cheng Qianyue's face look like freshly boiled milk skin—fair and radiant. Her figure was light and graceful, like a butterfly, fluttering twice before his eyes. Yinreng sensed something was amiss. Upon closer inspection, he realized Cheng Qianyue had changed into a pair of platform shoes. No wonder he felt she seemed a few inches taller, and her gait more swaying.
Cheng Qianyue, being particularly vain, twirled around in front of him twice and asked, "Master, do you think this outfit looks good?"
Yinreng nodded and said, "It looks good."
Hearing him say that, Cheng Qianyue smiled with great satisfaction. Then, as if walking on a catwalk, she walked back and forth with light steps, and when she stopped, she didn't forget to flick her handkerchief and strike a charming pose.
She became interested in playing a dress-up and catwalk game, and continued walking towards the bedroom. When she reached the curtain, she didn't forget to say to Yinreng, "There's more, you wait and see."
Cheng Qianyue entered the bedroom. Ruoyun and Ruoxia had already prepared another outfit for her, and they immediately started unbuttoning her clothes and fetching them for her. Cheng Qianyue said, "Quickly, get me a fan." She needed to get something else!
Ruoxia, who was standing nearby, brought over the new clothes and hurriedly opened the closet to rummage through it. She took out a round fan with flowers and butterflies from the top and presented it to Cheng Qianyue. Cheng Qianyue changed her clothes and then took the fan and went out.
Her outer robe was a light blue-green, and she wore a fur vest over it, with a layer of rabbit fur sewn on the outside, making it exceptionally warm. The only odd thing was the round fan she was carrying; it was a summer fan and seemed somewhat out of place. But overall, she possessed a certain charm, like a demure young lady from a modest family.
Cheng Qianyue walked over and asked again, "Master, what do you think of this outfit?"
Yinreng pulled her over and looked her up and down, saying, "Hmm, it makes you look like a little girl who hasn't even had her face turned yet."
That means she's very inexperienced, so Cheng Qianyue simply held the fan in front of her, pretending to be hesitant. Then Yinreng laughed and said she was quite good at putting on an act.
After he finished giving his opinion, Cheng Qianyue went back to change her clothes. The next outfit was a pale yellow one with cloud patterns. To match this outfit, she simply changed her head jewelry, replacing all the kingfisher feather ornaments with pure gold, making her look radiant and dazzling.
After getting dressed, Cheng Qianyue happily went out, but in order to show her dignified status, she deliberately walked very slowly after leaving the tent, unhurried and unhurried.
When Yinreng saw her outfit, he clapped his hands and said with a smile, "You've got quite the presence."
Cheng Qianyue raised her head, adopting an arrogant and disdainful demeanor, and said in a deep voice, mimicking a character from an ancient costume drama, "With me here, who dares to be presumptuous?"
Yinreng burst into laughter, then said emphatically, "Good!"
Cheng Qianyue swaggered around for a while, then went into the bedroom. She changed her outfit four or five times and went through several rounds of this before finally stopping.
Oh my god, being a model is so tiring.
She leaned back on the kang (a heated brick bed), kicked off her flowerpot-soled shoes, and said in a low voice, "My feet are sore from walking." Wearing high heels is just not as convenient as flat shoes; after walking for a short while, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Yinreng said, "Then you rest for a while, and I'll help you change your clothes."
Cheng Qianyue was taken aback. "Ah, so you haven't seen enough yet?"
As soon as Yinreng got off the bed, he picked her up and carried her directly to the bed in the inner room. As soon as the two of them entered, everyone else hurriedly left, not even having time to put the trunks on the floor back in their place. He reached out to unbutton her clothes, saying as he did so, "Let me see what you're wearing underneath."
Hey, she knew what he was up to the moment he started taking off her clothes. Cheng Qianyue covered her neckline and moved closer to the bed.
He pressed closer, asking, "It's not like you haven't seen it before, what's there to be ashamed of?"
"What's there to be ashamed of? I'm just not used to it." Cheng Qianyue thought to herself as she dodged. It had been over a year since she became pregnant and hadn't served him in bed. It was bound to be awkward and embarrassing to suddenly engage in lovemaking. But the bed was only so big, and she didn't have much room to hide. In the end, he stripped her clothes off from the outside in.
For some reason, he seemed unusually excited today. He pressed her head down and kissed her fiercely, giving Cheng Qianyue a chill that ran through her soul, as if he were about to devour her.
And then, she was truly devoured. She sat on his lap, feeling their body heat intertwining, his burning tongue sliding down and then sucking hard, and she couldn't help but arch her back and let out a soft cry.
He was still breathing heavily in my ear when he said, "Don't you like saying 'I am the Empress'? Say it again."
Cheng Qianyue wrapped her arms around his neck and bit his shoulder angrily.
Hmph, what "I am"? In front of him, I'm nothing but being suppressed!
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