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After dozens of days of carriage travel, the team finally arrived in the capital.
Recalling the scene when she left Beijing, Du Yaoyao felt that everything had changed and people had changed.
At that time, she was knocked unconscious by Chen Jie and taken to Nanzhao. She met so many people and things along the way. After going around in circles, she finally returned to the starting point.
The furnishings and layout of the mansion had not changed at all. To welcome her back, the housekeeper specially hung red curtains and tied colorful ribbons in the courtyard outside the door, making it seem like he was bringing in a new bride.
Yin Ye hugged Du Yaoyao and cried.
I whispered to her that the servants in the mansion were so excited to learn that their mistress had escaped death and returned that they couldn't sleep for several days. They had suffered enough fear from their husband's cold face and unpredictable temper in the past year.
With my wife, the sky above my head has turned from cloudy to clear!
Du Yaoyao returned to her dormitory and everything went on as usual. The tables, chairs and dressing tables were clean and bright. Fashionable jewelry was placed in front of the dressing table, and a row of light Linxia clothes were hung in the wardrobe, as if she had never left.
Even the quilt and pillow had the peach scent of being washed and fumigated.
Chen Jieruo added casually, "The room is cleaned every day, so you can live in it at any time. I select jewelry and clothes every season according to your previous preferences. If you don't like them, I'll ask someone to come and you can choose again."
He put his arms around her waist from behind and whispered, "Let's see if there's anything else we can add to our room. I've had the bathroom renovated so it'll be big enough for both of us." The bathtub was twice as big as before.
"Are you going to live with me forever?" Du Yaoyao asked. In the past, they occasionally lived in separate rooms.
Shen Jie kissed the side of her neck, "I don't want to leave my wife for even a moment."
"Thank you." Du Yaoyao held his hand. It would be a lie if she didn't feel happy and touched that someone cared about her like this.
"I've told you before, between husband and wife, you're not allowed to say thank you." Chen Jieban straightened Du Yaoyao's body and bit her lips pretending to be angry.
"Hmm..." Du Yaoyao murmured, and took the initiative to offer her lips, "I like my husband, I like everything you do for me..."
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In the afternoon, Chen Jie went to the palace to meet the emperor. Du Yaoyao listened to Yin Ye talking about many old things in the capital.
"Madam, you don't know. At the beginning, everyone thought you were dead. Many people wanted to marry into your family." Yin Ye chattered, "Not only did I not keep a close eye on you, but Jinzhi secretly seduced you, and there was also the seductress in Prince Fu's mansion who drugged you and forced you to drink. Even Madam Jiang came to our house in person to try to bring Miss Lin and you together."
In the original text, Jinzhi became a concubine and Lin Shuwan died early. Du Yaoyao asked curiously, "What about Jinzhi now? Is Lin Shuwan married?"
"Jinzhi went to the farm and married a steward. I heard that she gave birth to a son a few days ago. Her husband prepared some small gifts for her because she was from Qingzhou." Yin Ye said, "Miss Lin is engaged to this year's top scholar from a poor family. The top scholar is handsome and talented, and the two are a perfect match."
Du Yaoyao nodded.
Yin Ye whispered, "I'm keeping an eye on you, Madam. No woman has come near you when you're not around."
"Well, you are still clean." Du Yaoyao said with a smile.
"That's not the case." Yin Ye smiled, "People in the capital say that this is a rare infatuated husband. It is this sincere heart that has blessed the lady to return safely."
Speak of the devil, and here he appears. A little maid came over and said that the husband had brought Prince Fu back home.
"Hello, sister-in-law." Chu De still had his round face, round belly, and squinted eyes as he bowed to Du Yaoyao.
"You're welcome, Your Highness." Du Yaoyao quickly returned the greeting.
Chu Dedao made his intention clear, "I came here today to invite Brother Shen and sister-in-law to a banquet in the next two days. My nineteenth concubine gave birth to a daughter. This is the first happy event this year, so we have to celebrate it in a big way." Then he sighed, "It's a pity for Brother Lin. He just left the capital at the end of last month..."
Chu Defengliu, Du Yaoyao knows the truth. As the eldest son of the Lin family and a doctor of the Imperial College, Lin Shuyan has a bright future. Why would he leave Beijing for no reason? She looked at Shen Jie curiously.
Chen Jie said calmly: "Shuyan is a maid, and she had a falling out with her family, so she asked the emperor to send her away."
"So that's it." Du Yaoyao understood and felt ashamed of the previous somewhat explicit letter. It turned out that the other person already had someone in his heart.
When this matter was mentioned, Chu De opened up and said, "Brother Lin is too disloyal. He wanted to see which stunning beauty had bewitched him, but he kept her hidden and was reluctant to bring her out for us brothers to see."
"Are those girls in your backyard not enough?" Chen Jie changed the subject, "If you don't treat others with sincerity, how can you meet their sincerity? You should settle down as soon as possible and live your life with your wives, concubines and children."
"I want it too." Chu De shouted, "You have a beloved wife, Lin Shuyan has a favorite maid, and my royal brother is infatuated with that dark-skinned little princess of Wuhuan. Only I, ah..."
As this involves men's privacy, Du Yaoyao left at her own convenience, "Husband, I'll go see if the sweet soup in the kitchen is ready?"
Looking at Du Yaoyao's graceful back, Chu De said enviously: "Brother Chen, I envy you so much..."
Shen Jie remained silent.
Chu De murmured, "I wish to win the heart of one person, and stay with him till we are old... I have never forgotten my Xiaojiu..." His tone was full of melancholy.
"I'm also glad that I found Yaoyao..." Chen Jie smiled with emotion, otherwise he didn't know what kind of person he would become, and his life would be even worse than Chu De's.
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"Honey, the sweet soup is ready—"
After Chu De left, Chen Jie stood alone in the courtyard for a long time, when he suddenly heard a clear female voice from the opposite side.
Du Yaoyao, wearing a black dress, with black hair, fair skin and rosy cheeks, walked towards him against the sunlight.
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