The sky was getting brighter, and the sound of rustling brooms and stone slabs awoke Liu Mingzhi from his deep sleep.
Yawning, Liu Mingzhi opened the bed curtain and looked outside Yunjin Palace. Although the maid's whispers and laughter were subtle, they still lingered in Liu Mingzhi's ears.
Liu Mingzhi thought for a moment and realized that the maids should have started to clear the snow in the palace garden.
Hold his arms high and stretched, Young Master Liu turned his head and glanced at Hu Yanjunyao, who was leaning on the soft pillow and had woken up early due to his own actions, but was still pretending to be sleeping soundly.
With a smile, he held his chin and leaned towards her. Hearing the beauty's somewhat disordered breathing, Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and flicked Hu Yanjunyao's trembling eyelashes.
“The sun is almost beating down on my butt, and the beauty hasn’t woken up yet. This must be too lazy. It looks like she was very tired last night!”
After speaking, Liu Mingzhi put his hand into the quilt and gently pinched the top of the mountain.
Huyan Yunyao gave a sweet sound, hurriedly opened her blurred red eyes, and gave Liu Mingzhi a charming and angry look.
"You have long seen that Yunyao is awake and you will bully me!"
Liu Mingzhi propped himself up and looked down at the beauty with a faint smile.
“So, do you like it when your husband bullies you? Or don’t you like it?”
Looking at Liu Mingzhi’s wolfish gaze, Hu Yanjunyao’s cheeks gradually turned rosy, she hummed slightly, and slowly closed her eyes, as if she was letting him take what he wanted.
“Yeah! I like it.”
“Silly lady, you have just become a wife. You cannot wrong yourself for the sake of your husband. You must first take good care of yourself. As our lives grow longer, your husband will slowly compensate you.
It’s getting late. I’ll heal your wounds, and then it’s time to get up and greet your sister Yun and the others.
Then let’s go back to Liu Mansion to celebrate the New Year, just in time to say hello to our parents!
Otherwise, you have just become a young daughter-in-law and you are not observing etiquette. Be careful that your mother will wear small shoes for you in the future."
Huyan Yunyao opened her eyes and nodded emotionally and tenderly: "Okay, I listen to you."
In about one stick of incense, with the help of Liu Mingzhi’s inner strength, Huyan Yunyao’s discomfort as a married woman during the wedding night was reduced to a minimum.
After the couple served each other and dressed neatly, Liu Mingzhi walked out of the palace.
“Here comes someone!”
A delicate palace maid who was cleaning up the snow hurriedly threw her broom to her sister and ran towards Liu Mingzhi: "My servant, Yunjin Palace's constant attendant Xiaodie, is here to see your majesty."
“Xiaodie, please prepare some toiletries.”
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will be back later. Your servant will come as soon as you go."
After a while of tea, Xiaodie walked into the Yunjin Palace with two maids of similar age carrying toiletries.
“Your Majesty, my queen, the hot water and soapwood for washing and the fine salt for gargling are all ready.”
“Put it down and continue to clear the snow!”
Xiaodie was startled: "Your Majesty, doesn't your Majesty need Xiaodie to serve you?"
"No, my wife and I can just wash ourselves. We don't need your service."
Xiaodie and the other three's delicate little faces paled, and they hurriedly knelt down in front of Liu Mingzhi.
"I know my sin! I know my sin!"
Liu Mingzhi frowned, shook his head helplessly, and helped Xiaodie and the others up.
"I'm guilty, I'm guilty, what's your crime? I'm just used to washing myself. It has nothing to do with you. You didn't make any mistakes. Don't kneel down to confess your sins every now and then. I don't like this, it's going to break my spine."
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Just remember that this is my habit, don’t think too much in the future, just take your two little sisters to clear the snow, and when it piles up, let Little Chengzi find the Forbidden Army to clean it out."
“Your Majesty, do you really not blame this slave?”
“You didn’t make a mistake, I don’t blame you for anything, just go and do your work!”
“Yes, I will leave this slave.”
The three Xiaodie sisters exited Yunjin Palace with pale faces. Liu Mingzhi rolled up his sleeves and smiled bitterly. He supported Huyan Yunyao and walked towards the changing rack with a sigh.
“It seems that Yun’er will have to make an announcement in the future and change the old rules in the palace.
Because he is so frightened that he loses consciousness and turns pale with just one sentence. Such a life is worse than that of ordinary people. What’s the point of living like this?”
Huyan Yunyao handed the wrung-out hot towel to Liu Mingzhi: "Husband, not long after you ascended the throne, you went on a military expedition yourself. It is understandable that the maids in the palace do not know your habits.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once the maids and eunuchs get to know you, it won't be like this anymore.
Don’t take it too seriously.”
“You’re right, everything is difficult at the beginning!
Wash up!"
In the Guangming Palace, Liu Mingzhi and all the ladies gathered together. Huyan Yunyao shyly picked up the tea on the tray in Ying'er's hand and walked towards Qi Yun.
“Sister Yun, drink tea!”
Qi Yun smiled lightly and took the tea from Huyan Yunyao: "Hey, today's day is different from the past. I can accept this cup of tea. I won't have to do this in the future. Our family has always been about sisters working together and getting along as equals.
There is no need to use this etiquette or that etiquette every day.”
“Well, Yunyao understands!”
After Huyan Yunyao finished speaking, she turned around and handed the second cup of tea to the third princess Li Yan.
“Sister Yan drinks tea.”
“Hey, good sister, thank you for your hard work.
You are one year older than me, so from now on you can just call me sister Yaner in private."
“This is not good”
Liu Mingzhi directly interrupted Huyan Yunyao: "Junyao, Yan'er is right, our family doesn't have so many rules in private.
Even though my husband has become emperor, our family has also moved into the palace.
But as my husband, I hope you can be of the same mind as sisters, regardless of each other.
Those things that seem to be different from each other and that seem to be different from each other, I don’t want to see happen to you sisters.
To my husband, the palms of your hands and the backs of your hands are all flesh. If you, sisters, are not of the same mind, your husband will be the one caught in the middle and in a dilemma.
Home! It has to look like a home.”
Huyan Yunyao looked around at the sisters' expressions of deep understanding, and then nodded silently.
“Yes, I know.”
Looking at Qi Yun, after the three princesses and sisters drank the tea, Liu Mingzhi helped Huyan Yunyao sit down.
“Everyone, sit down and let’s talk about going home to celebrate the New Year. Although this palace is big, it is too deserted and has no New Year flavor at all.
My husband asked Liu Song to ask his mother to prepare some more wine and food, and planned to take you back to Liu Mansion to celebrate the New Year.
You all should be well prepared later and prepare some gifts for your parents.
The old man’s family has a big business, and there is no shortage of anything at home. There is no need to deliberately prepare any expensive gifts, as long as they come up with what you want.
Inform all the children that we will return to Liu Mansion around noon. We have stayed at home for the past few days before and after New Year's Eve and will not return to the palace for the time being.
Yan'er!"
“Hey! Husband, tell me!”
“You are the only one I see with the Queen Mother. Ask the Queen Mother if she is willing to go out of the palace to celebrate the New Year together. If you are willing, that would be great. If you are not willing, don’t force it.”
The third princess looked sad for a moment and nodded silently: "I understand."
“Go and get ready, and then wait for me at the Wind Viewing Pavilion. I’ll go to the Imperial Study Room to handle some matters, and then I’ll find you.”
“Yes, I retire!”
“To put it mildly, don’t forget to help Dian Yunyao!”
The Queen nodded with a half-smile, looked at Huyan Yunyao and went straight to Young Master Liu's ear: "The little fairy doesn't even frown when she walks.
What? You can’t cheer even after eating carrots?
Alas! Looks like the sisters will have to suffer a lot in the future!”
Young Master Liu’s face froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he glared at the Queen.
“Wanyan Wanyan, don’t you know that people who don’t abuse people like you can be killed but not humiliated?”
The Queen snorted and looked at Young Master Liu's expression of disdain.
“The scholar can be killed but not humiliated, how about you?
Isn’t it clear to me that you are a bit of a humble person?
Don’t you know how much you weigh?
With your little ability, do you think I can use it to insult you?"
“You...can do it, you can do it!
Wanyan politely told you not to be crazy. I will challenge you to a duel with you when I get back to Liufu. Just don’t cry!"
Liu Mingzhi, who felt insulted, left a harsh word and walked towards the imperial study room angrily.
The Queen raised her eyebrows lightly, covered her lips and smiled.
“Okay, I’m waiting for you!”
A group of beauties didn't know what riddle the two enemies were whispering about, so they smiled, shook their heads, and walked out of the hall.
“Mom, aunts, look who’s coming.”
A group of beauties who were about to go back to prepare stopped because of the little cutie’s joyful voice, and turned their heads to look in the direction of the corridor.
The queen looked at the handsome young man standing next to the little cutie and was stunned for a moment, then she went up to meet him with a joyful expression.