When the carriage driving from the palace to Prince Jin's Mansion arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion, it was already dark. There were only lights along the road but no pedestrians.
Even in front of the door of Prince Jin's Mansion, there were only two lanterns hanging high.
One of the grooms who drove the carriage quickly jumped out of the carriage and knocked on the door of Prince Jin's Mansion. The other man informed the two people in the car in advance, "Your Highness, we have arrived at the mansion now."
After hearing the man's report, it took a long time before a quiet male voice in the inner room said, "I understand."
The boy who went to call the door on the other side had already opened the door of Prince Jin's Mansion.
However, even so, they waited for a while before the two masters came out. Although they were not in the carriage at the time, they still heard some noises inside because they were so close to each other.
After all, it was a reunion after a long absence, and the relationship between the two was already strong. Now that they suddenly meet, there is no reason not to stick together.
The few people only waited for a while, and then waited until King Jin came out.
At this time, Jiang Nianjiao seemed to have fallen asleep. Zhao Yanzhen only held her with both hands and wrapped her tightly with his cloak.
Lianying on the side saw this and was about to wake up her master. However, Zhao Yanzhen hissed at her, and then after telling her to be silent, Zhao Yanzhen carried Jiang Nianjiao into Prince Jin's Mansion.
Everyone in the palace knew that King Jin was coming back, so naturally they didn't stop at this time. Everyone was waiting for them to come back.
The leader, a pretty woman in brocade clothes, must be the housekeeper arranged by her father in this house.
Therefore, Zhao Yanzhen only said to Ling Xiu, "Has mother gone to bed?"
Lingxiu shook his head, "To tell you what to say to Your Highness, Madam has not yet fallen asleep. She is probably worshiping Buddha in the small Buddhist hall now."
Zhao Yanzhen nodded slightly, and then asked, "How should I go to the inner chamber of the palace?"
Hearing Zhao Yanzhen's next question, Lingxiu couldn't help but said in surprise, "Why don't Your Highness and the Princess go to see the old lady first?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen only glanced at Ling Xiu lightly, "No, Gillian is too tired today. I'll let her rest for a while. I don't think my mother will be surprised."
"What's more, I smell of alcohol, and my mother can't smell it. Now I always have to change my clothes before I can see my mother."
After listening to Zhao Yanzhen's explanation, she also thought that Queen Min usually had to pay homage to the Buddha until very late before she could go to bed. The sleeves did not say much anymore. She only asked the people below to prepare hot water quickly, and then she led the way. Zhao Yanzhen went into the inner room.
After Zhao Yanzhen entered the inner room, he wanted to let Ying Xiu, who was following him, go back, but Ying Xiu hesitated at the door, as if he still had something to say.
Zhao Yanzhen couldn't help but ask, "Do you have anything else?"
Xingxiu hesitated for a moment, and then took out a red gilded invitation from his sleeve.
The invitation was clearly the same one that Jiang Nianjiao said she had not received, but that Concubine Qi said she had sent out.
Thinking of what happened at the banquet today, Zhao Yanzhen couldn't help but frown and asked, "Since there was an invitation, why didn't you give it to the princess at that time? Do you know how much trouble there was today because of this invitation."
Zhao Yanzhen's scolding was not loud, but Lingxiu still knelt on the ground in shock. "Your Highness, you made all the mistakes. It's all your fault. It's your slave who didn't strictly control these slaves."
Yingxiu wanted to say more, but Zhao Yanzhen thought her voice was too loud and was afraid that she would wake Jiang Nianjiao up. He just said with a cold face, "Okay, you can go down."
However, Yingxiu still knelt on the ground and refused to leave, so Zhao Yanzhen said again, "I'll come back later to ask you what's going on."
After hearing this promise, Jixiu retreated.
After sending Jixiu away, Zhao Yanzhen only carefully sent Jiang Nianjiao back to the bed.
Then, he only took off Jiang Nianjiao's shirt, and then pulled the quilt over her.
When all this was done, the hot water that had been prepared already came in from outside.
The attendant next to Zhao Yanzhen went over to open the door for them.
After the wooden bucket behind the screen in the house was filled with hot water and clothes were prepared, Zhao Yanzhen was ready to take a bath in the inner room.
He didn't want Jiang Nianjiao to see him when he was taking off his clothes.
But she woke up in a daze. At this time, the indoor lights were dim, but there was no one in the room. However, there seemed to be a figure behind the partition screen where she usually bathed, and she felt in a trance. I just subconsciously walked behind the screen.
Unexpectedly, she just walked behind the screen and Zhao Yanzhen was taking off his clothes, revealing only his slim figure with wide shoulders and narrow waist.
However, because his back was turned to Jiang Nianjiao, Jiang Nianjiao could only recognize that the person in front of her was a man.
Not knowing when a man came into his room, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but scream in surprise.
Hearing the cry, Zhao Yanzhen, who had already taken off his clothes to his arms, couldn't help but quickly pulled his clothes over his shoulders. Then he turned his head and saw that the person coming was Jiang Nianjiao. He just smiled and said, "Why are you so frightened, madam?" @
Jiang Nianjiao only realized that the other person was Zhao Yanzhen after he turned around.
Sure enough, she had been a widow for a long time. The two of them were obviously entangled in the car just now. Now that they were back at the house, she didn't remember that since the other party was back and he was her husband, they would have to live together in the future. .
Thinking of this, Jiang Nianjiao immediately changed the subject and said, "I'll prepare some clothes for you. Mother will definitely be waiting for you."
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao turned around and wanted to leave.
It's a pity that she just wanted to leave, but Zhao Yanzhen, who was wearing thin clothes, grabbed her wrist and said, "Madam, why don't you go and say hello together?"
After hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao immediately retorted, "Of course not."
When Zhao Yanzhen saw that she really answered as he meant, he just raised his lips and smiled slightly and said, "It's getting late now. We still shouldn't keep mother waiting. Madam, do you think I'm right?"
Jiang Nianjiao nodded, after all, she thought so too.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanzhen then said, "But mother doesn't like the smell of alcohol, and you and I both smell of alcohol. In that case, why don't you take a bath with me? This way we can save a lot." time."
I didn't expect that the other party had a hook buried here waiting for me. What can Jiang Nianjiao say? She just glared at Zhao Yanzhen slightly and said, "We still have to go see our mother, so don't make trouble."
Not wanting to hear what Jiang Nianjiao said, Zhao Yanzhen took Jiang Nianjiao into his arms, and then he suddenly lay on Jiang Nianjiao's shoulder and laughed muffledly.
When he was laughing muffledly, Jiang Nianjiao could even feel the rising and falling lines of his chest.
Jiang Nianjiao was laughing inexplicably at his sudden laughter. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanzhen just said in her ear, "Jiaojiao is so cute. What does Jiaojiao think this king wants to do?"
After hearing his words, Jiang Nianjiao realized that she might have thought wrongly.
But the fact that the two of them were bathing together was enough to make people think crookedly.
"Don't worry Jiaojiao, this king is not so imprudent."
But when he was talking about such a guarantee, Zhao Yanzhen's hands were already untying the belt of Jiang Nianjiao's clothes.
But by the time Jiang Nianjiao realized it, it was already too late.
Although Zhao Yanzhen had repeatedly promised that he would never do anything while the two of them were bathing together, and he even boasted that he was doing it to save time at first, in the end, the two of them took a bath together for half an hour.
When Jiang Nianjiao came out, she only had one profound realization, that is: men's mouths are deceiving.
Fortunately, Queen Min didn't say anything to them.
And because of the loss and recovery, although Queen Min was very strict and rarely showed emotions, the moment she saw Zhao Yanzhen, Queen Min's eyes still flashed with emotion.
Even Queen Min, who rarely communicated with others because she was reunited after a long separation, seemed to have endless things to say to Zhao Yanzhen tonight.
During this period, Queen Min also asked about Zhao Yanzhen's situation in Yunzhou. Naturally, Zhao Yanzhen only picked up some interesting things and some insignificant things in Guanyuan Town and told them to his mother.
Then he just asked himself if his mother was okay now.
There is an unspoken understanding between mother and son on this point. Zhao Yanzhen always reports good news rather than bad news when answering such questions. As for Queen Min's attitude towards this issue, she just said it was okay.
Then she just looked at Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Gillian is a competent princess. She handles all the affairs in the palace in an orderly manner."
, with her running the house, my mother felt very relieved. "
Jiang Nianjiao was a little surprised after hearing what Empress Min said.
After all, the relationship between her and Queen Min had always been indifferent during this period of time. Even if they occasionally crossed paths, it was just a greeting in the morning.
That is to say, because of Zhao Yanzhen recently, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law just had a few more words.
Moreover, she had always known that Queen Min was prejudiced against Zhao Yanzhen marrying her, so she did not expect Queen Min to agree with her.
But I didn't expect that Queen Min would actually praise herself one day.
However, Jiang Nianjiao naturally couldn't accept this compliment with peace of mind. She just said softly, "It's all the daughter-in-law's responsibility. Mother deserves the praise."
It was at this time that Queen Min looked at Jiang Nianjiao and said, "You have done a good job, so there is no need to be so humble."
Then she looked at Zhao Yanzhen and said, "Really speaking of hard work, you, the daughter-in-law, are the hardest. I just chant sutras in the Buddhist hall every day, and I don't care about the affairs of the house. She is needed for human relations inside and outside the house." Take care of it, even so, she still comes to my house every morning to say hello. Now that you are back, you should pay more attention to your wife."
Hearing that Queen Min was speaking for Jiang Nianjiao, Zhao Yanzhen only smiled and said, "What mother said is that the son will be more considerate of his wife."
Seeing that the snow outside had stopped, she thought that it was getting late, and during this period, Zhao Yanzhen had just come back, so he would inevitably have to go to various places, and there were many things to attend to, so Queen Min didn't have much to do. To persuade her to stay, she only said, "It's getting late, so you two should rest early."
Now that Queen Min has spoken, there is no reason for the two of them to stay here anymore.
