Chapter 26 Entering the Palace to Express Gratitude
In the morning, Zhao Xiaofei stayed in bed and refused to get up. Li Sihong wanted to get up, but he held her back. Li Sihong said, "I have to go to the palace to express my gratitude today. I have already written the memorial of gratitude. Don't let anyone from the palace come to urge me!"
"Oh! How can you push your husband away in such a hurry? If I go to the palace to express my gratitude, I will be your consort. Why are you rushing me?" After saying this, Zhao Xiaofei turned over and went to sleep again.
"This is a big deal and cannot be delayed! There is no point in letting the emperor wait for you! The princess will be unhappy then!" said Li Sihong.
"Let them wait for a while! This marriage was not arranged by me, and I didn't cry and shout to be a prince consort!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Husband! Don't be so petty at this time. I'll help you put on your clothes!" Li Sihong said as she helped him up.
Zhao Xiaofei was like a clingy child at this moment. He just stood up and threw himself into her arms, holding her waist with both hands, and stopped her from continuing to dress herself. Li Sihong said anxiously: "Husband! Be obedient! Get up quickly!"
"I won't listen! I want to kiss you again!" Zhao Xiaofei said and started to flirt with Li Sihong again. Li Sihong, who had just experienced sex, was a little panicked and quickly pushed him away and said, "Husband! I just experienced sex, don't do it!" But Li Sihong was no match for him in strength and was about to lose her position.
At this moment, Xiao Si's voice appeared: "Master! Are you up?"
"I'm not awake yet! Let me sleep a little longer!" Zhao Xiaofei shouted angrily.
"Master! I don't want to disturb you, but someone has come from the palace. They told you to get ready now and follow the sedan chair into the palace." Xiao Si said in embarrassment. He also knew that the Master and the Mistress must have been very busy last night.
"Alright! Alright! Tell them I drank too much yesterday! I'll get up right away!" Zhao Xiaofei reluctantly got up from Li Sihong. Li Sihong also hurriedly followed to change his clothes.
Zhao Xiaofei changed his clothes and kissed Li Sihong passionately before leaving. Li Sihong looked at Zhao Xiaofei's back, feeling both happy and melancholy. She put on her clothes and folded the white scroll on the bed. As she combed her hair, she looked at the bright red wedding dress on the hanger. After a while, she parted her long, smooth black hair in the middle and gathered it at the back of her head, forming an exquisite, three-dimensional bun. The bun lingered at the back of her head, revealing the delicate and gorgeous bun from the top of her head, which was elegant and noble. This was the hair ornament worn by married women in the Ming Dynasty.
But after thinking about it, she decided not to let other servants in the house know about her relationship with her husband, so she parted her hair in the middle and put it into a high bun at the crown of her head. The bun was decorated with exquisite hair accessories and a headband of the same color as her clothes hung down the back, making her look capable yet gentle and ladylike.
After combing her hair, she picked up the makeup Zhao Xiaofei had used on her yesterday. Cosmetics have a natural appeal to women, whether in the Ming Dynasty or modern times. She tried to recall every detail of Zhao Xiaofei's makeup from yesterday, remembering which bottle he used first, which one last, and how to apply it. She began to paint herself in the mirror. She was a master of all arts, and after just one take, her painting was far better than Zhao Xiaofei's. It was softer, more charming.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaofei knelt in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, thanking the heaven for his grace! After all the polite words were said, Chongzhen held up the memorial and asked, "Who wrote this for you? The handwriting is very beautiful. It must have been written by a woman, right?"
"Your Majesty is so famous! This was written by the maid at home. My handwriting is too bad and I dare not offend your majesty." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Zhao Xiaofei! There can be other women serving in the house, but I tell you, the child you and the princess have must be the eldest son, do you understand?" Chongzhen said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" Zhao Xiaofei felt a cramp in his calf. He thought, Hey! Father-in-law, didn't you find out something last night? In fact, he didn't know that Chongzhen could tell from this memorial of thanks that the person who wrote it was not just a woman. He could also see that the woman was very sad, and there were traces of tears when she wrote the memorial. Although the hand gestures were deliberately thickened at the end to cover it up, Chongzhen could still see it. But he had already said that Kunxing would marry this person, so how could he take back the imperial edict? He had no choice but to warn Zhao Xiaofei.
"I heard that you prepared an engagement gift for Kunxing, but is it our dynasty's betrothal gift?" Chongzhen asked, pointing to a box.
"No! In our country, a betrothal gift is a betrothal gift, and an engagement gift is an engagement gift. They are different!" Zhao Xiaofei said. In fact, what he gave was not an engagement gift, but a bunch of stuffed toys. Kangaroos, koalas, platypuses. There were nine stuffed bears alone, of different sizes. The little girl had absolutely no resistance to seeing these. There were also the twelve Chinese zodiac animals made of glass, and a wooden digital speaker. Just press a button to play music, and the music stored in it was all ancient songs and selections from famous Peking Opera artists. Moreover, Zhao Xiaofei also made an instruction manual written in traditional Chinese characters. In order to prevent the princess from being able to see him for a long time in the future, he also put the traditional Chinese versions of the Calabash Brothers comic book, the Journey to the West comic book, and the Legend of the White Snake comic book into the box. He was not afraid that the princess would not be able to understand them. Anyway, he gave everything he could to coax the child.
"Then what's in this box?" Chongzhen asked.
Zhao Xiaofei was a little embarrassed, thinking: "They're all little girls' underwear, socks, sanitary napkins, skin care products, toilet water, etc. How am I going to tell my father-in-law?" After thinking about it, he said, "Your Majesty! That box is all women's stuff!"
"Oh! Then I won't ask! What about the last box?" Chongzhen asked.
"Your Majesty! That box contains food unique to our country! I made it specially for the princess." Zhao Xiaofei lied. He only washed dishes at home.
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