Chapter 71 She's starting to dislike Li Shangxuan too...
Yang Qing had never been a Crown Princess in her previous life. In terms of the intricacies of marriage ceremonies, the Crown Princess and the Empress were not much different.
After drinking the wedding wine, peanuts and longans were scattered all over the bed, which was a bit unpleasant.
My wedding day in my past life felt like a dream, and today is no different from that dream.
She was like a puppet, being pushed forward by the crowd.
After the laughing crowd receded like a tide, only Li Shangxuan, with a cold face, remained before him.
Yang Qing removed her heavy clothes and hairpins, but Li Shangxuan showed no reaction, remaining as indifferent as ever.
Yang Qing was somewhat embarrassed and angry. Unlike in her previous life, this little dog was becoming more and more hateful.
Who was he trying to impress with that face on their wedding night? He didn't want to touch her, and coincidentally, neither did she.
According to palace rules, he should sleep on the inside and she on the outside so that she could serve tea at night, but Yang Qing didn't care about such things. In her previous life, she always slept on the inside.
She used to be a restless sleeper, but she got better later. However, when she was younger, she would often fall out of bed after turning over.
Li Shangxuan also got used to always holding her while sleeping.
Because it was their wedding day, even their nightgowns were bright red.
In today's open-minded society, women wear kimonos at night that expose large areas of skin, revealing their shoulders, necks, and arms, and even their chests are often not fully covered.
Li Shangxuan had already consciously lay down on the outside. Yang Qing hesitated for a moment, then decided to just walk over carelessly and let him blame her if he wanted.
As she took that step, she clearly felt Li Shangxuan's gaze linger on her chest for a long while.
Yang Qing cursed inwardly, "You lecher!" She quickly lay down, wrapped herself up, and turned her back to him.
Fortunately, this scoundrel still had some sense of shame and didn't do anything afterward, and the night passed peacefully.
The next morning, when Yang Qing woke up, Li Shangxuan was no longer by her bedside.
The whole country is celebrating the Crown Prince's wedding, so he shouldn't be attending the morning court session today.
She wanted to ask Li Shangxuan where he had gone, but she couldn't bring herself to ask, so she simply ignored him and ate her breakfast.
The food at the East Palace was naturally excellent, and Yang Qing had a good appetite, eating a bowl of porridge.
After she had finished her breakfast at a leisurely pace, she began to meet with the ladies-in-waiting of the Eastern Palace.
Many of them were old acquaintances from her previous life in the imperial palace, so she wasn't too nervous.
The head steward, Zhuo Sigui, is an old servant of Consort Xue. She is around fifty years old and looks very healthy.
Yang Qing had interacted with her frequently in her previous life, so she naturally knew what kind of personality she had.
He wasn't a bad person, nor did he like to make things difficult for others. It was just that, perhaps because he was an old man in front of Consort Xue, he regarded Li Shangxuan as his own precious treasure.
Everything had to be done with him first, and there was no other way. Even Yang Qing's own mother followed Li Shangxuan's lead.
Who told him to be the emperor?
After recognizing the person, Yang Qing followed Zhuo Sigui around and returned to her bedroom at noon, just in time for lunch. Coincidentally, she ran into Li Shangxuan again.
Looking at the other person's expressionless face, she felt very unhappy.
Yang Qing thought he would be gone all day, but she didn't expect him to come back at noon.
If he weren't there, she could eat two more bowls of rice.
Neither of them spoke, and they sat down in an orderly fashion.
Zhuo Sigui didn't think much of it. She was an old member of Consort Xue's family and had grown up with Consort Xue since childhood. Their relationship was extraordinary.
Later, she accompanied Consort Xue into the palace and served in the palace ever since. She watched Li Shangxuan grow up and naturally knew about his relationship with the Crown Princess.
They're probably newlyweds now, both shy and embarrassed to admit it.
She winked at Yangqing, signaling her to take the initiative.
Yang Qing received the message and initially wanted to pretend she hadn't seen it, but she was afraid that Zhuo Sigui's signal would be too forceful and cause her to twitch, so she forced herself to put food on his plate.
Having grown up together since childhood and been husband and wife for many years, she naturally knew what he liked and disliked to eat.
This is the Eastern Palace, so there's nothing he dislikes on the table. Yang Qing deliberately piled several mouthfuls of food he didn't like onto his plate.
Even so, Li Shangxuan did not say a word, but simply glanced at her and finished eating without making a sound.
Yang Qing chuckled inwardly and wanted to serve him more, but Li Shangxuan immediately said he was full and left without paying any attention to Yang Qing.
Zhuo Sigui stared wide-eyed, wondering what was going on.
It's not that he's angry, but it's really strange that he married her so eagerly, and instead of treating her like a precious gem, he treats her so coldly.
Yang Qing has a habit of taking a nap, but since Li Shangxuan is just staying in the room, she doesn't feel comfortable taking off her clothes.
Despite his repeated attempts to restrain himself, he showed no sign of leaving, instead sitting by the bed with a book in his hand.
Yang Qing was so sleepy that tears were about to stream down her face. Unable to bear it any longer, she said rudely, "Get out of here."
Li Shangxuan didn't even frown, maintaining his usual indifferent, dead-like expression. "Why should I?"
Yang Qing said, "I want to take a nap."
Li Shangxuan gave a faint "hmm".
Yang Qing glanced around. The palace servants had already tactfully left, so she became bolder and tried to push him away. "You're occupying my bed. How am I supposed to sleep?"
As if he had expected this, Li Shangxuan grabbed her wrist and sneered, "What do you mean 'your bed'? This is clearly my bed."
Yang Qing said, "This is my bed, since I've already slept here."
It is said that a beautiful woman has a pair of captivating eyes, but at this moment, Li Shangxuan's eyes were like an unfathomable sea. Yang Qing's wrist was firmly gripped, and she struggled, but could not break free.
Her earlier aggressive demeanor vanished, and she began to feel a little intimidated, but she still put on a brave face.
After a moment, Li Shangxuan finally released her wrist, coldly moved to another spot, but still refused to leave the room.
Yang Qing lowered the curtains, lay down on her own, and pretended that there was no one outside.
I drifted off to sleep, and in my hazy state, I felt as if someone had kissed me on the cheek.
Half-asleep, she tried to open her eyes, but couldn't. In the end, she was dragged down by drowsiness and fell deeper into the darkness.
For the next two days, it was the same. When Li Shangxuan was with her, he always had a stern face and looked extremely fierce.
Yang Qing had seen it before; those people chasing gambling debts were like that.
But she doesn't gamble, and she doesn't owe him gambling debts, so why does he always have this face?
The days in the palace were long, and Xiaoman was anxious for several days. She was only relieved after confirming that Yangqing did not really intend to beat her with a rod every day.
Li Shangxuan still let her follow Yang Qing, but what danger could there be in the palace? Even though she knew Yang Qing was just bluffing, she didn't go near her much anymore.
Lili is skillful and has already started preparing to sew Yangqing's winter clothes.
With nothing to do, Yang Qing simply sat to the side and watched the needle and thread in her hands dance like a bird, finding it quite interesting.
She lived in the East Palace, which benefited Ming Luoqi. Empress Ming didn't really restrict her, so Ming Luoqi came to the East Palace as if by a detour, excitedly looking for Yang Qing. Today, she even brought Xin Wanyou and her inseparable little white dog with her.
Yangqing patted the puppy's head, and its tail wagged rapidly.
Xin Wanyou glanced around furtively a few times, then lowered her voice, "Li Shangxuan didn't bully you, did he?"
Yang Qing paused for a moment, then said, "No."
Xin Wanyou's face lit up with joy: "That's good. Her Majesty the Empress's headache has almost healed. My mother has sent several letters urging me to return. I will be leaving before the New Year."
Yang Qing knew in her heart that Xin Wanyou would leave sooner or later. She was not from the capital, but when she heard the news, she still felt a little sad and reluctant.
Xin Wanyou sighed, "What if Li Shangxuan bullies you if I'm not around? He's really fierce."
Yang Qing thought to herself that even if she were there, Xin Wanyou wouldn't be able to help Li Shangxuan if he wanted to bully her.
I don't know what Li Shangxuan did on the way back, but every time Xin Wanyou mentions him, she says he's fierce.
Ming Luoqi was very unhappy to hear her beloved cousin, the Crown Prince, being slandered in this way.
She pouted and said, "Stop talking nonsense. My cousin the Crown Prince isn't fierce at all. You must have done something really bad. Besides, my cousin the Crown Prince likes Yang Qing very much, so he would never bully her."
Xin Wanyou ignored the first half of Ming Luoqi's sentence and retorted, "You're really disloyal. You only care about your cousin, the Crown Prince. You're not on our side at all. Go find your cousin, the Crown Prince, and don't play with us. See if he'll even talk to you."
Ming Luoqi retorted angrily, "I'm not on your side anyway, Yang Qing and I are. Don't be so smug. Just because you're going home doesn't mean I can't do anything to you. Your home is my territory!"
Although Ming Luoqi was talkative, she was really bad at arguing. In just a few words, Xin Wanyou seized on her mistakes and sneered, "Miss Ming, you're so arrogant, always talking about your family's territory. I only know that all land under heaven belongs to the king. I've known for a long time that your Ming family is a prestigious family, but I didn't expect that you would actually harbor such rebellious intentions. I'm just a country bumpkin, with no experience, and I don't know the intricacies of your powerful families."
With the accusation of treason pinned on her, Ming Luoqi immediately panicked. Her usually eloquent tongue now stammered, "You...you...do you know that this is a powerful clan that is to be exterminated? How could you say such a thing so casually!"
Xin Wanyou said, "You said it yourself. I was just explaining the meaning behind your words."
Ming Luoqi's face flushed with anger, and she said furiously, "I didn't say such nonsense! You've gone too far! I'm never talking to you again!"
After saying that, she angrily lifted the beaded curtain and rushed out of the palace.
Xin Wanyou won the argument and was quite pleased with herself.
Yang Qing couldn't help but say, "You'll get into trouble if you keep talking like that. Be careful, you'll regret it later."
She hadn't said anything earlier, which also meant she found Ming Luoqi's constant chatter annoying.
Although she knew that Ming Luoqi was simply being ridiculous and that she didn't have romantic feelings for Li Shangxuan, she was still extremely annoyed to hear her speaking up for Li Shangxuan here.
That jerk, I'll just ignore her then. What can I do if anyone wants to be with her?
Although Xin Wanyou is also lively, she is not as thoughtless as Ming Luoqi, and she doesn't keep talking about Li Shangxuan in front of Yang Qing.
Especially her little white dog, that little guy is very intelligent, even more so than Li Shangxuan, who understands human nature.
She happily played with the puppy for an afternoon. As dusk fell, Xin Wanyou didn't want to leave, but she had to take the puppy back home.
Yang Qing became bored again. The cat that Li Shangxuan gave her had followed her to the East Palace, but it was probably like whoever gave it to it. The kitten had grown up and was no longer as clingy and cute as it was when it was a kitten. She could hardly see it once a day.
Yang Qing clearly has a cat, but she acts as if she doesn't, spending all her time going out to play.
When this first appeared, Yang Qing worriedly led the maids to search for it. In the end, the cute little thing was always lying on the eaves or hiding in a tree. So many people were anxiously looking for it, but it wouldn't even meow. It would only show up briefly when it was time to feed the animals, and then disappear again.
Yang Qing had gotten used to this heartless cat, and now she was increasingly envious of Xin Wanyou's dog.
This dog has such a great personality; it can always play with its owner.
Even if she catches her cat, she's only allowed to pet it twice; if she touches it again, it will run away.
Yang Qing especially hates the night now.
Li Shangxuan ignored her, but he insisted on coming back to have dinner with her every night. After eating, the two of them would lie in the same bed, which felt awkward no matter how you looked at it.
Fortunately, the two weren't sharing a blanket, otherwise Yangqing really wouldn't have been able to sleep.
Today was no exception. Before it was even mealtime, Li Shangxuan was already sitting there, with the same stern face as always.
Yang Qing suddenly understood the Second Madam. She also disliked Li Shangxuan, just like the Second Madam disliked Master Chi.
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