Chapter 19 The sketch is like a cold and venomous snake that has been pretending for too long...
The moment the red cloth was lifted, Yan Shu's eyes were instantly attracted to it.
The jade bed was larger than the chaise longue in her room, more than enough for two people to lie down on. It was also exquisitely crafted, with intricate carvings, and the peonies carved on it were even more lifelike.
The most surprising thing is that even though the sun is shining brightly outside and the heat is very intense, this jade bed actually emits a faint cool air. Even if you just stand around it, you will feel exceptionally refreshed and pleasant.
Yan Shu walked in and couldn't help but reach out and touch the jade bedside. Sure enough, it felt cool and moist. If she could sleep on this jade bed in the dog days of summer, she would no longer feel hot and restless.
This cold jade is truly a good thing that everyone wants.
Yan Shu couldn't help but show admiration in her eyes.
Zhou Tong, who was standing by, saw that Yan Shu liked it, and immediately stepped forward eagerly and said with a smile, "Where do you want to put this beautiful lady on the jade bed? I will have someone carry it over right away."
"Thank you, Lord Zhou. Please carry it to the bedroom and place it by the window." Yan Shu smiled.
Zhou Tong nodded upon hearing this and immediately ordered the servants to carry the jade bed to Yan Shu's bedroom.
The eunuchs were carrying heavy objects in this hot weather and were all sweating profusely. When Yan Shu saw this, she immediately asked Jiang Ai to give each of the eunuchs a bowl of iced sour plum soup from the kitchen, and also gave each of them some reward silver.
Those temple servants were just following orders, and they never thought they would receive such an unexpected reward today. Now, they were drinking cold sour plum soup and holding the reward money, feeling really happy.
Everyone thought that Lady Yan was truly kind and generous, and that those who worked under her were lucky.
Yan Shu naturally would not miss out on Zhou Tong's reward, and secretly asked Qingtao to secretly give him a piece of gold.
Zhou Tong was flattered when he saw the gold. He didn't dare to accept it at first. It was only when Qingtao stuffed it into his arms that he reluctantly accepted it.
Yan Shu felt relieved only when she saw that he accepted it.
After all, Zhou Tong is Xiao Yu's personal eunuch. Although he doesn't try to please him deliberately, it's good not to offend him or make mistakes.
However, if it were in the previous life, Yan Shu would definitely not give rewards one by one today.
At the time, she relied on her favor and thought that these were what palace maids were supposed to do. But now, after living a new life, Yan Shu understood that in this huge palace, survival was not easy for everyone. If she was arrogant and didn't treat others as human beings, then if she fell into the mud in the future, others would naturally treat her as a human being too.
Therefore, if she wants to establish herself firmly in the Xiao Palace in this life, she must carefully consider how to conduct herself in society.
After the palace maid wiped the jade couch clean, she laid out soft cushions and a thin blanket on it.
Yan Shu couldn't wait to lie down, and immediately felt a chill all over her body.
Moreover, this coolness is different from the coldness of ice. It is warmer and more comfortable than the air conditioning. When it touches the skin, it only feels cool but not cold.
Anyway, after Yan Shu lay down, she didn't want to get up again.
Looking at Qingtao's envious look, Yan Shu quickly reached out and asked Qingtao to come over and lie down.
Qingtao naturally didn't dare to touch the thing that the king had personally given to her princess, and it was such a precious cold jade couch, so she shook her head repeatedly.
But Yan Shu just said it was okay, reached out and pulled the person over to sit down together.
"Is it cool?" the girl asked with a smile.
Qingtao was afraid to sit down at first, but once she did, her eyes widened: "Princess, this is too strange! How can it be so cool?"
This cold jade is produced in the far north and is extremely rare.
In the past, in the Kingdom of Yan, only Prince Yanwen had an exquisite jade pillow made of ice jade. Moreover, Prince Yanwen treasured the jade pillow very much. Even the most favored Yan Ruxue coveted it many times, but her father was reluctant to give it away.
Although Yan Shu did not see the jade pillow with her own eyes at that time, she felt a yearning for it after hearing that cold jade would make people feel cool all over.
She never thought that she would be lucky enough to own a bed made of cold jade today.
If she were still in Yan State at this time, I'm afraid Yan Ruxue would be jealous of her.
Qing Tao naturally thought the same thing as Yan Shu and couldn't help but sigh, "The king really dotes on the princess. He even gave such a precious cold jade to her first."
"Perhaps the king is not afraid of the heat, so he naturally doesn't regard this cold jade as a treasure."
Although Yan Shu looked nonchalant, she was thinking that Xiao Yu was really willing to spend a lot of money on her. He would do anything to flatter her.
But thinking back to her past life, Yan Shu hadn't received this jade couch. Somehow, after this rebirth, things had changed. Could it be that she was too afraid of the heat in this life, which was why she had received this jade couch?
Or was it because she kept Xiao Yu warm that night when he was sick, that's why she received such a reward?
Yan Shu was puzzled and didn't want to think about it anymore.
The jade couch was cool and pleasant. Even though it was still hot outside, Yan Shu didn't feel the heat at all. So no matter whether Xiao Yu was sincere or not, at least the coolness at this moment was real.
Cicadas chirped as Yan Shu began to feel drowsy. Qingtao saw that the princess had closed her eyes as if she was asleep, so she carefully left the inner room.
The girl, who hadn't slept well for several nights due to the heat, now had a good sleep on this cool jade couch.
So I slept for nearly two hours in a row and didn't even know when Xiao Yu came.
Yan Shu opened her sleepy eyes at this moment. When she saw Xiao Yu sitting at the small table sipping tea, her round almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened. She immediately lowered her head in a panic to adjust her hair and dress. After confirming that they were not too messy, she raised her head to look at Xiao Yu and asked:
"When did the king come?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu glanced at her and said lazily, "I've only been here for a moment."
Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, then put on her shoes, got off the bed, walked up to Xiao Yu, bowed politely, raised her head and said softly:
"Next time your Majesty comes, just ask Qingtao to wake me up. There's no need to wait alone."
This wasn't the first time Yan Shu had seen Xiao Yu the moment she opened her eyes, and it was becoming increasingly frightening. After all, a person's sleep is when they are most vulnerable. If she dreamed about her past life again, it would be disastrous.
Fortunately, Xiao Yu had only been here for a short while today, and she didn't have any inappropriate dreams.
"Seeing Yanyan sleeping soundly, I naturally couldn't bear to wake you up." Xiao Yu chuckled, and then hugged the girl to sit in his arms again, lowered his head and rested his chin on the girl's shoulder, motioning her to look at the things on the small table.
"Yanyan, take a look at this palace. Do you like it?"
Sitting in Xiao Yu's arms, Yan Shu noticed that there was a silk map in front of him, which looked like a rough sketch of the palace construction.
Yan Shu reached out and picked up the picture. The more she looked at it, the more her brows furrowed. She was a little confused about what Xiao Yu meant. So after looking at it for a few seconds, she looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Xiao Yu curled his lips, "Sketch of Luo Palace."
"Luo Palace?" Yan Shu's beautiful eyes flashed with doubt when she heard this. "When did the Luo Palace appear in the palace?"
In her previous life, she had been in Xiao Palace for three years, but had never heard of Luo Palace.
Xiao Yu lowered his eyes, grasped the girl's hand with his slender palm, and then pinched her delicate fingertips and pointed at a lake on the picture.
"This is Luochi, and the one built next to it is naturally Luo Palace."
Yan Shu was stunned when she heard this, her face full of surprise: "Is the king going to build a palace in Luochi?"
Xiao Yu nodded, his narrow eyes half closed, and his fingertips lifted a strand of the girl's black hair and twisted it around, with a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"Why not?"
Yan Shu shook her head: "I just don't understand why the king suddenly wants to build the Luo Palace."
"Didn't Yanyan say before that she wanted to live in Luochi? Once Luo Palace is built, Yanyan can move in."
Xiao Yu's voice was light, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter, but just this one sentence made Yan Shu's eyes full of shock.
She had only mentioned it casually on the boat that day, but Xiao Yu not only listened to it, but actually wanted to build Luo Palace for her?
Yan Shu looked down at the detailed sketch again, and for a moment she couldn't guess what Xiao Yu was thinking.
If all this is just to flatter her, then isn't this method of flattery a bit too much?
It takes at least half a year to build a palace, not to mention how much gold and silver it costs. The manpower and material resources required are not trivial matters.
What's more, there was no construction of Luo Palace in the three years of her previous life. Why is it that she has to build Luo Palace now, just over a month after her rebirth?
Yan Shu was truly baffled, and naturally didn't dare to agree casually. She simply looked up at Xiao Yu and said, "I only mentioned it casually that day. How could the king take it so seriously?"
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to pinch the girl's earlobe.
"Since Yanyan wants it, I will take it seriously. Luochi is cool, and after the Luo Palace is built, Yanyan won't have to be so afraid of the heat."
Looking at his gentle face with smiling eyes, Yan Shu was slightly dazed.
I have to say that Xiao Yu is really good at disguising himself. If Yan Shu had not been reborn, who would have thought that the person who treated her so gently and considerately at this moment actually had deep hatred for her in his heart.
In her previous life, Yan Shu would have been eager to accept this honor. After all, Luochi was a great place, warm in winter and cool in summer. If she could really live in Luo Palace, why would she feel so hot in this scorching summer?
But after all, she was not a true favorite concubine. Even if the Luo Palace was really built, she would not be able to enjoy it for long.
By then Xiao Yu will have a new favorite, and the Luo Palace will probably be handed over to someone else.
Instead, she took the blame for others in advance, which was really a thankless task.
The more Yan Shu thought about it, the more she felt it wasn't worth it, so she replied:
"Building the Luo Palace is a waste of money and labor. If I were to undertake such a massive undertaking just because I wanted to cool off, it would be inappropriate. Besides, didn't the king just give me the cold jade couch today? With it, I can sleep peacefully at night."
Seeing that the girl was not as happy as expected, Xiao Yu frowned in confusion.
"Yan Yan doesn't like it?"
Looking at those dark eyes, Yan Shu shook her head gently and pretended to be considerate, "Your Majesty is doing this for my own good. Of course I like it. But building the Luo Palace is no small matter. Your Majesty can't just think about me."
"Is Yanyan afraid that those court officials will talk too much?" Xiao Yu raised his eyelids slightly, and a hint of gloom seemed to flash across his eyes.
Then he bent his fingers and slightly lifted the girl's chin, looked at her with his narrow eyes half closed, and there was a hint of smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Yanyan, don't be afraid. No one dares to say a word."
Although Xiao Yu still smiled gently, Yan Shu always felt a chill.
It's like a cold and poisonous snake. After pretending to be docile for too long, there will always be a time when it accidentally reveals its sharp fangs covered with venom.
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Marry first, love later/sweet smell warning/daily sweet stories
A beautiful princess of a foreign race × an arrogant and domineering prince
As the little princess of the Tiele tribe, Yu Luo has been the apple of the Tiele king's eye since childhood.
In the year when she came of age, her father and brother were defeated by the Central Plains. In order to seek peace, King Tiele could only wipe away his tears and send his youngest daughter Yu Luo to the Central Plains for marriage.
The person to be married off was said to be the brave and warlike seventh prince of the Wei Dynasty.
Yu Luo was of a gentle nature. Since she was young, she had long hoped to go to the Central Plains because of her mother. After hearing that the seventh prince was handsome and heroic, she did not feel wronged and happily married him.
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When Wei Lin was fifteen years old, he followed his uncle to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
At the age of eighteen, he defeated the Tiele tribe that was disturbing the border of the Wei Dynasty and returned to the capital in triumph with the army.
But just as he returned from the battlefield, the imperial decree granting the marriage came down.
He killed countless enemy soldiers of the Tiele tribe on the battlefield, but when he returned he was forced to marry the little princess of the enemy Tiele tribe.
Wei Lin was naturally not happy about marrying the daughter of the enemy army.
His brothers even deliberately laughed at him for being so lucky to have married the most beautiful woman on the grassland.
But everyone knew that the Tiele tribe was a grassland tribe, and both men and women were born with strong builds and rough looks, which could not compare with the noble ladies from the Central Plains that their brothers married.
Besides, King Tiele is a brutal man, so how could his daughter be any better?
Wei Lin held his breath, thinking that when he married the girl, he would definitely teach the princess a lesson.
But on the wedding night a few months later, when the red veil was lifted, I looked at the bride with her rosy cheeks and watery almond eyes.
The eighteen-year-old boy's ears immediately blushed.
Forget it, she's just a woman, why bother with her?
Note: Double C/Noisy young couple grows up together/Long-lasting daily life/Marriage first, love later
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