The food brought by the palace ladies was enough to fill two large tables. In addition to the dishes such as sesame-cured chicken skin, sliced sheep heads, spicy feet, pan-fried lamb sausage, pan-roasted pork rinds, fine-grained ravioli, and ginger black beans, there are also sugar-coated mung beans, licorice ice-snow cool, and intercourse sugar lychees. , lychee paste, plum ginger, perilla paste and other teas.
Of course, various snacks such as sweetmeats, sugar cakes, milk cakes, and chestnut cakes are also indispensable, as well as fresh and preserved fruits such as Jiaqingzi, Lin Xuanxuan, Li Zixuan, cherry fried, Gantang pear, Fengqi pear, and lion candy.
The weather has been hot recently, and Lu Bingzhen has long been accustomed to eating some ice every day. In addition, she was tired and hot today, so she almost subconsciously raised her finger to point to the sugar, mung bean, licorice, ice and snow cold water.
Just as Cai Bing was about to persuade her not to use ice at night, he suddenly heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say, "Isn't there enough ice in Yan Zhai's car today?" "Of course there is enough in the car, and there is also rice ice in the hall. But it was really tiring and hot when I walked through the long road."
After saying this, Lu Bingzhen suddenly reacted, "Your Highness, it was you who asked people to put ice in the car. I thought it was an official from the Ministry of Rites." After all, she was not used to calling herself a concubine, so she always felt awkward, so she spoke vaguely. Call yourself "I".
"Give it to your Royal Highness the Crown Princess." His Royal Highness did not seem to notice that Lu Bingzhen claimed that he did not answer the question about the ice in the car. He just turned to Lu Bingzhen as if he were a palace maid and persuaded her gently, "It's too late now, I really want to eat ice." I’ll ask someone to prepare iced plum soup for you tomorrow.”
Lu Bingzhen nodded silently, and the two of them had dinner quietly facing each other. The atmosphere was very warm for a while. Lu Bingzhen relaxed and asked curiously, "Your Highness, you are still wearing this formal dress, don't you feel uncomfortable?"
"Qing Yan."? ? Facing Lu Bingzhen's puzzled gaze, His Highness the Crown Prince explained, "My name is Xiao Min, and my nickname is Qingyan. Ah Rui, you can call me Qingyan in private from now on."
It is indeed more comfortable to address Biao by name than His Highness. Lu Bingzhen nodded, and then heard His Highness the Crown Prince say, "I am used to all kinds of dresses. It is always like this in the palace, and I always wear them on various occasions."
Hearing this, Lu Bingzhen felt a secret sympathy in his heart. He thought of the simple clothes he wore at home, and then thought about the complicated formal attire that His Royal Highness had to wear since he was a child.
By the time both of them had finished eating, it was already Haishi. His Highness the Crown Prince got up and went to the side hall to wash up and change clothes. When Lu Bingzhen was still hesitating whether to serve His Highness in accordance with the palace rules, His Highness held him down and motioned her to go back to her room to rest first.
The newly appointed Crown Princess didn't think there was any problem at all, and went back to rest happily.
By the time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finished dressing up, Lu Bingzhen had already fallen asleep on the bed. Through the curtain, His Royal Highness saw Lu Bingzhen's half-asleep and frowning eyes, and his heart felt warm and appropriate. He didn't notice the panic on Nanny Feng's face when she handed over the bowl of sobering soup.
Opening the curtain, His Highness the Crown Prince saw Lu Bingzhen, whose eyes were half-closed. He saw her huddled together like a sleepy raccoon slave, and felt funny and pitiful in his heart. His Highness the Crown Prince opened the quilt and lay down, reaching out to take Lu Bingzhen into his arms.
Lying in the same bed with his beloved girl for the first time, His Highness the Crown Prince's mood was ups and downs, and he couldn't sleep at all for a while. He lay on his side facing Lu Bingzhen, using the faint light to look at the girl in front of him. The love in his heart became deeper and deeper, and the slender fingers that stroked the girl's temples slowly extended to the girl's neck.
Lu Bingzhen was awakened from her sleep by a pain. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw His Highness the Crown Prince covering her body. At this moment, His Highness the Crown Prince's face was no longer elegant, but carried a lust that pulled her deeper into the whirlpool.
After an unknown amount of time, His Highness the Crown Prince barely restrained himself from getting up, casually put on some obscene clothes and walked out of the curtain. Cai Bing Rongxue and Cai Bing Rongxue were sent off to rest early, and now it was Eunuch Fu Shuang and Nanny Feng who were leading the crowd to serve them.
When passing by the two of them, His Highness the Crown Prince only said coldly, "All the people serving in Jinghe Hall tonight, except for the maids who came with His Highness the Crown Princess, please go to the west hall." His Highness the Crown Prince turned around again and looked. Xiang Zhu Shi and Xue Cha said in a slightly restrained tone, "You go and prepare the hot water for the princess to wash up first."
Upon hearing this tone, Eunuch Fushuang felt his scalp numb. In the days before the marriage, His Highness the Crown Prince purged the maids and eunuchs in the East Palace over and over again, uncovering how many people with evil intentions. Every time His Royal Highness wants to deal with someone in the palace, he speaks in this cold tone.
Those who were identified by His Highness the Crown Prince could barely survive until now because they were not allowed to see blood before their wedding. It’s just that they are still locked up in the side room of the East Palace, and I don’t know if there is a chance to see the light of day again.
Now, is your Highness going to deal with someone else?
It was difficult for Eunuch Fu Shuang to understand that the joy of fish and water on the wedding night was one of the four great joys in the world. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's love for His Royal Highness the Crown Princess is simply undisguised. Why is His Highness the Crown Prince so anxious to deal with someone just after he left Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess?
What Eunuch Fu Shuang didn't notice was that Nanny Feng couldn't help but tremble after hearing His Highness the Crown Prince's words.
In the west hall, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has disheveled black hair and a lazy expression. Coupled with his handsome and graceful face, it is unknown how many women have been moved to love. His Highness the Crown Prince was only wearing a piece of obscene clothing casually, with the skirt half open, and a bit of skin was vaguely exposed, but none of the maids kneeling on the ground dared to be tempted.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not like eunuchs serving His Highness the Crown Princess closely. Therefore, except for Eunuch Fu Shuang, the manager of the East Palace, all the people kneeling in the west hall are the maids.
Not to mention that all the young and beautiful palace maids are in love with His Highness the Crown Prince, they simply dare not express their anger and wish they could disappear directly without being noticed by His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Who is responsible for the food and incense tonight? Anyone who touches anything at the entrance will take a step forward."
Dozens of palace maids walked forward tremblingly. One timid palace maid began to cry and beg His Highness the Crown Prince for his life on the spot. Eunuch Fu Shuang covered her mouth to prevent her from crying anymore. If you dare to get into trouble like this on His Royal Highness's wedding night, you are really risking your life.
His Highness the Crown Prince raised his hand, and five capable female secret guards began to search the dozens of palace maids. "Your Highness, I didn't find anything unusual." "Your Highness, I didn't find anything here." "Same here." "I didn't find anything here either." "I didn't find anything."
When the five female secret guards reported back one by one, His Royal Highness couldn't help but frown. There must be something wrong with tonight's diet. Ah Rui had not yet reached the age of hairpin, and he had not originally planned to consummate the marriage tonight, but at that time he could only say that he was interested, and was given a push by an unknown medicine.
After carefully looking at the maids, His Royal Highness suddenly remembered the bowl of sobering soup that Aunt Feng handed him. "Mother Feng, what did you put in the sobering soup?"
With a plop, Nanny Feng knelt down and said tremblingly, "Your Highness, the soup is just a little bit of fun, and it will never harm your body. I'm all thinking about you. If the marriage is not consummated tonight, the news If word spreads about it, it will make everyone in the government and the public laugh at it, and even Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will be ridiculed by the women in the harem."
"You think that by using Her Highness the Crown Princess as a shield, Gu can let you go, who is tampering with Gu's food without authorization. But it's just that the Queen Mother is too lazy to add more people to the Shang Palace Bureau, so she asked you to take care of Her Highness the Crown Princess. Second, do you really think you are qualified to influence Gu’s decision?
Gu might as well tell you directly that the East Palace is now a piece of iron. As long as Gu doesn't think about it, no news that is detrimental to Her Highness the Crown Princess will be spread. "
After saying that, His Highness the Crown Prince signaled Eunuch Fushuang with a glance and dragged Nanny Feng down. Nanny Feng was heartbroken. Most of the communication between His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Crown Princess these days was through her. This also made her feel happy, thinking that she was half of His Highness the Crown Prince's confidants.
In addition to the Queen Mother's instructions before the marriage, Nanny Feng thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would spare her for the sake of the Queen Mother and Crown Princess, but no, she suspected that the Queen Mother and Crown Princess would not even know that the Crown Prince had dealt with her.
Nanny Feng's sweet dream of being the confidant of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Crown Princess in the East Palace had just begun, but it was ruthlessly broken by His Highness the Crown Prince. Even if she was dragged down this time, it was hard to say whether she could save her life.
Seeing what happened to Aunt Feng, the other maids became even more silent.
At this time, Zhu Shi and Xue Cha came to report that the toiletries were ready. His Royal Highness the Prince glanced around coldly, stood up and returned to Jinghe Hall.
Lu Bingzhen, who had been crying for half a quarter of an hour, had already curled up in the quilt and fell asleep. She was extremely tired today, and she was already very tired after being tortured by His Highness the Crown Prince just now. There were traces of love affairs on her naked body, like plum blossoms suddenly blooming in the snow, and she was huddled in the quilt, unaware of His Highness the Crown Prince's service.
After cleaning up Lu Bingzhen and putting on her pajamas, His Royal Highness wiped his body casually and lay down next to her again.
The next morning.
His Highness the Crown Prince, who felt sorry for her and cried for a long time last night, waited until he had finished cleaning up before letting the maids call His Highness the Crown Princess. Lu Bingzhen was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes. Even the maids kept their eyes closed the whole time when they were dressing her.
After breakfast was served, Lu Bingzhen reluctantly opened his eyes and found that Cai Bing and Rong Xue were not in Jinghe Hall, so he asked, "Where are the dowry people?"
His Highness the Prince picked up a chopstick of food for her, which happened to be what Lu Bingzhen liked to eat. "Today, I have to go to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth. I also have to meet the father, the emperor, the queen, and all the female relatives in the harem. After all, they are not familiar with the palace rules. , you can take the red persimmon and snow tea with you."
