This statement won the favor of the princess and the two maids. Kunxing felt that the prince consort only had her in her heart. The two maids, upon hearing this, thought the prince consort was a kind man and secretly vowed to serve him well. If she were to receive the prince consort's favor and marry, it would be considered a blessing. Palace maids were generally unloved, often ending up alone or in relationships with eunuchs. Therefore, ordinary people did not marry palace maids.
"Prince Consort! What should we do if Liu Gongzheng asks about it later?" Kunxing said.
Zhao Xiaofei said to the two palace maids, "You can go out! If Liu Gongzheng asks about it later, just say it was my and the princess's idea."
"Yes! Prince Consort!" The two maids bowed and retreated, closing the door. Liu Gong was guarding outside and saw the two maids coming out and went forward to ask.
The two maids told the Prince Consort what he meant, and Liu Gongzheng simply smiled and let them go. This Liu Gongzheng was no longer Gongzheng. She had followed the princess to the Prince Consort's residence to retire and enjoy her old age, and the position of Gongzheng had been taken over by someone else. It was just that everyone was used to calling her that, and no one changed their way of calling her that.
She stood at the door of the bridal chamber, worried that the princess might not be able to handle her first marriage. If the princess showed any signs of abnormality, she would simply send the two palace maids in to serve her. Unfortunately, nothing happened throughout the night.
What did Zhao Xiaofei do with the princess? In fact, they did everything they should do, but Zhao Xiaofei had been taught by Jiang Xiaomei and Li Sihong, and he was already an experienced driver. He didn't dare to make the princess too painful, and of course he didn't enjoy it too much.
You might say Zhao Xiaofei is a beast, not even sparing a 14-year-old girl. But think about it: this was the Ming Dynasty. He could have proposed not to do it, waiting until the princess turned 18. Tomorrow morning, Zhao Xiaofei would have seen the princess's body. This was a sheer insult to Ming Dynasty women. Every era had its own moral and legal standards; we cannot judge the ancients by today's standards.
That night, besides Liu Gongzheng, who was awake outside, Li Sihong also stayed awake in her own room. She wore the wedding dress Zhao Xiaofei had bought her and dressed up in the room. She also took out a 999-carat gold bat bracelet and a phoenix bracelet and put them on. That's right, these were Zhao Xiaofei's betrothal gifts to the princess. Li Sihong didn't steal them. After Zhao Xiaofei brought them back, he asked Li Sihong to pick one of each, because in ancient times, nine was the largest number. Nine represents perfection and longevity. Zhao Xiaofei bought them in groups of ten, with the intention of letting Li Sihong keep one of each.
Li Sihong knew that Zhao Xiaofei felt guilty about her. That's why he always showed her any good things and let her choose first. In the Ming Dynasty, no man would treat a woman like this. She was already the happiest, but seeing her lover marry another woman today still broke her heart. She wanted to cry out loud. Perhaps because she was so happy, she was even more afraid of losing.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she was dressed exquisitely and beautifully. She was more beautiful than countless beauties in the capital, yet she shed tears. No matter how beautiful she was, she couldn't stand up to the emperor's imperial edict! No matter how beautiful she was, she couldn't stand up to the tricks of fate!
Finally, she donned the 999-carat gold, burnt-blue phoenix hairpin, her wedding gown, and the jewelry Zhao Xiaofei had bought her. She walked around the room, drinking and circling. She numbed herself in self-admiration and self-absorption. She didn't know when, but she slowly fell asleep. She fell asleep in her wedding gown.
The next morning, Princess Kunxing, Zhu Mianzhu, rose to help her husband dress. Zhao Xiaofei didn't refuse. He thought it would be so cool to have the princess help him dress. This was what it meant to be a winner in life, much more fulfilling than achieving small goals. Unfortunately, after she finished dressing him, Kunxing found it difficult to walk.
Zhao Xiaofei picked her up and placed her on the bed, then bent down to put her shoes on. Li Sihong caught this very moment, as she couldn't reveal her identity in the Prince Consort's residence, so she had to dress as a maid. The copper basin she was holding fell to the ground with a clang, startling both Zhao Xiaofei and Kunxing.
At this time, Liu Gongzheng walked in and stretched out his hand to hit Li Sihong. As soon as he raised his hand, he was stopped by Zhao Xiaofei. Zhao Xiaofei said, "Liu Gongzheng! There is a rule in my house. As long as they don't betray me and don't break the law, I will not beat or scold them. I will always leave them a way out so that we can meet again in the future. Isn't it just that you knocked over the copper basin? What's the problem? Just bring another basin!"
Zhao Xiaofei let go of his hand after he finished speaking. Liu Gongzheng said, "Your Highness is kind, but servants must follow the rules. Those who need to be taught a lesson must be taught a lesson."
"There are many kinds of lessons, but I hate hitting or scolding people the most. Let's forget about it today!" Zhao Xiaofei finished talking to Liu Gongzheng and asked Li Sihong, "It seems that washing up this morning isn't your responsibility?"
"I asked her to come! Since I am the nanny who came with the bride, of course I am responsible for managing all the maids in the prince consort's mansion. So I arranged for her to wash and dress the princess and the prince consort today!" Liu Gongzheng said.
"No one told me this!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"In reply to the Prince Consort's words, this has been the rule of all Prince Consort's mansions throughout history," said Liu Gongzheng.
Zhao Xiaofei sneered when he heard the word "rules" and said, "Rules? If we follow the rules, the princess wouldn't marry me in my mansion. I asked the emperor for permission, and the princess lives in my mansion, so don't enforce the previous rules in my mansion. Liu Gongzheng, you just need to take care of those two palace maids and the three eunuchs I brought with me. Everyone in my mansion, except me and the princess, is under the command of Xiao Si. Do you understand? That's right! Also, the princess doesn't need to ask you for permission to live with me every day. The emperor said that as long as I don't beat or scold the princess, you don't have to worry about anything else."
"Yes! I understand!" said Liu Gongzheng.
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