Chapter 32: I Like You
The next day, Situ Jing entered the palace early in the morning and brought back two small treasure chests, one containing jewelry and the other containing rouge gouache.
Because a while ago, when he used Shui Ling'er's body, he used to fix his hair by himself, and now he is familiar with helping Shui Ling'er comb her hair, and he chooses his favorite hair accessories to wear on her head, and the rouge gouache also neatly helps her put on a light layer, and then says with satisfaction: "It looks good."
Shui Ling'er looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but be fascinated by her beauty, it turned out that she was also a beauty when she was dressed up.
Situ Jing hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "In the future, the jewelry and rouge gouache you will wear can only be used by me, and other laws cannot be used." When you see your woman dressed up as you like, you will feel a sense of possessiveness in your heart, and you want to treasure her and not let others see it.
Shui Ling'er nodded understandingly, although she didn't understand his intentions, the jewelry and gouache he brought back were indeed better and easier to use than the ones she bought yesterday.
"You are in the house first, and I will take you to the market in the afternoon."
"Okay."
After Situ Jing dropped a kiss on Shui Ling'er's lips, he walked in the direction of the study.
Shui Ling'er walked in the mansion without any trouble, the Jingwang Mansion here is much larger than the Jingwang Mansion in the frontier, with courtyards, small bridges and flowing water, and the servants are several times as many.
Steward Chen walked towards her quickly, and said with a sad face: "Miss Shui Ling'er, although you had to sleep in people's rooms yesterday, the little one has no objection, but you can't let the prince sleep there."
This matter has spread, saying that it sounds good because the prince is affectionate, and it is said that it is difficult to hear because the girl Shui Linger is willful and breaks the rules.
Shui Ling'er said aggrievedly, "It's him who wants to come over and squeeze it." It made her sleep very uncomfortable yesterday.
"So you can go back to King Jing's room to sleep today, or look at the courtyard of the mansion, and help you arrange it."
Shui Ling'er wondered, "Why are there so many courtyards, and who are they for?" The courtyard is not only large, but also the houses inside are elegant, luxurious, and each has its own characteristics.
"Although King Jing has not yet married, those will be given to King Jing's wives and concubines in the future."
Although Shui Ling'er knew that it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, she couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of serving her husband with other women in the future, and she said, "I want all those courtyards." So that no other woman will move in.
"Miss Shui Ling'er, if you become a princess, these will naturally be yours, but in the future, when King Jing marries a side concubine, he will move the courtyard out for them to use."
Shui Ling'er said willfully, "I don't want it." After speaking, she ran back to the room and took the brush and ink, walked to the courtyard, and wrote the words Shui Ling'er in a conspicuous place on the wall.
Steward Chen could barely tell that she was writing her name, but he didn't understand why she was doing this, and he said, "Miss Shui Ling'er, what are you doing here?" It is difficult to erase the words written with a brush stained with ink.
"I write my name, and this courtyard is mine, and no one can live in it."
Steward Chen hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't do this."
But Shui Ling'er ignored him completely, and continued to walk towards the courtyard below, writing her name on the wall.
Steward Chen knew that he couldn't stop her, so he quickly went to the study to find King Jing.
In the study, Steward Chen explained the cause and effect, and said anxiously, "King Jing, what should I do?"
Situ Jing understood the reason for the matter, felt a warm feeling in his heart, showed a faint smile, and said, "Let her go, let her be busy with this, and she won't make trouble."
Since King Jing said so, Steward Chen couldn't say anything more, so he could only say, "Yes."
Shui Ling'er wrote her name on all the courtyards, and then sat down in the gazebo to rest satisfied.
At this time, two women walked over, and Shui Ling'er saw that she was the beautiful woman who was with Situ Jing yesterday.
Rong Ye heard that King Jing entered the palace to ask the queen for jewelry and gouache, and it was rumored in the imperial city that King Jing, who had never been in love with any famous woman, would ask for the things of these girls' families, and they all guessed which little girl from a powerful family had entered King Jing's heart.
Rong Ye thought that King Jing was asking the queen for herself, so she came to King Jing's Mansion today, but she saw a woman sitting in the pavilion, with a delicate floral hair ornament inserted in her hair, and a delicate and unique necklace on her body, which is only available in the palace, so King Jing is for her, not for herself.
The two of them looked at each other for a long time, and Xiao Rou beside Rong Ye scolded, "You are so bold, when you see Princess Rong Ye, you dare to sit, get up and salute quickly."
Shui Ling'er stood up, but she didn't know the rules in the palace, and she wouldn't salute.
Seeing that she was indifferent, Xiao Rou walked towards her and shouted, "You are such rude." She reached out and slapped Shui Ling'er.
Shui Ling'er quickly took two steps back and dodged, and said, "Why did you start beating people, and I didn't do anything wrong?"
Not to be outdone, Xiao Rou said, "I don't know what's wrong yet? It would be a mistake not to salute the princess." After speaking, he approached Shui Ling'er again.
Shui Ling'er ran away smartly this time, but Xiaorou was the princess's personal maidservant, she knew some martial arts, and grabbed Shui Ling'er with a quick step, and slapped her in the face.
Shui Ling'er was beaten and fell to the ground, even the hair ornament on her head fell off, she burst into tears of pain, and shouted, "You are too much." Not to be outdone, she rushed to Xiao Rou to fight back.
But her three-legged cat kung fu couldn't deal with Xiao Rou at all, and it didn't take long for her to be knocked to the ground, and blood flowed from the corners of her mouth.
Seeing this, Rong Ye said lightly, "Xiaorou, stop, just teach her a lesson."
Xiao Rou said disdainfully: "People like her just have to wake her up so that she can learn a lesson." After speaking, she walked quickly to Shui Ling'er, and hit Shui Ling'er with a fierce palm.
Before she could hit Shui Ling'er, the sudden blow to her abdomen sent her flying backwards, hitting the stone pillars of the pavilion and falling to the ground.
Situ Jing picked up Shui Ling'er and looked at her with a frown, her fair cheeks had five obvious bright red marks, and there was blood flowing from the corners of her mouth.
After he was busy with things, he came to Shui Ling'er to get up and go out, so that he could see that Xiaorou was beating her.
He protected Shui Ling'er behind him, and looked coldly at Xiao Rou who was kneeling on the ground and vomiting blood, before he could speak, Rong Ye scolded Xiao Rou first, and said, "Just tell you not to do it, you still beat her like this, is it that I am usually too used to you, and you don't take me in your eyes anymore?"
Xiao Rou kowtowed knowingly and said, "The slave doesn't dare."
Situ Jing felt disgusted when he saw it, just now he saw Xiaorou beating Shui Ling'er, and he didn't see Rong Ye stop him, and even she looked at her proudly and beat her.
Rong Ye knelt in front of Situ Jing and said respectfully, "King Jing, Xiao Rou doesn't have a heart, it's all my fault for letting her do this."
Situ Jing gave an order, "Get out!" He took Shui Ling'er and walked towards the direction of the room with his fingers intertwined.
Rong Ye felt dazzling when she saw it, and she shouted, "Ask King Jing to forgive Rong Ye, Rong Ye knows that she is wrong."
Situ Jing said coldly, "From now on, you are not allowed to enter King Jing's Mansion for half a step." After saying that, he left without looking back.
Xiao Rou endured the pain in her body and crawled to Rong Ye's side, crying, "Princess, I'm sorry, it's Xiao Rou who has affected you."
Rong Ye helped Xiaorou get up without saying a word, and said flatly, "Let's go back to the palace."
In the past, she had seen a lot of such competition for favor in the Beiyan harem, so she believed that Situ Jing was just a temporary infatuation with Shui Ling'er, and she would get tired of it one day, and that would be her chance.
Situ Jing led Shui Ling'er back to his room, and when he saw the three words Shui Ling'er on the wall, which seemed to be a ghost drawing, he couldn't help laughing, did he even want to occupy his room?
Shui Ling'er walked behind him and didn't notice that he stopped, and hit him directly on the back, her originally painful cheeks were even more painful, and she wailed, "Brother Jing, why did you stop?"
Situ Jing chuckled and picked up Shui Ling'er and walked to the room, whispering in her ear, "Shui Ling'er, I like you."
Shui Ling'er's cheeks suddenly turned red, this was the first time he confessed to her, she turned her head shyly, and said, "My face hurts so much, quickly take the ointment and wipe it for me."
After Situ Jing put Shui Ling'er on the bed, he walked to the cabinet and picked up the ointment to help Shui Ling'er wipe it.
Shui Ling'er shouted in pain, "Light, light, it hurts."
Situ Jing didn't contribute at all, seeing Shui Ling'er's pain, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart, he said, "Shui Ling'er, I want to find someone to protect you." Although Ah Jiu is good, he is a man after all, and there are still many inconveniences.
Shui Ling'er shouted without much thought, "I want Fang Yu." Fang Yu was very gentle, and he felt very comfortable with him.
Situ Jing suddenly rubbed Shui Ling'er's hand and said with heavy weight, Shui Ling'er screamed in pain, and couldn't help crying, looking pitiful.
He said unhappily, "Why do you want Fang Yu to protect you, can't I do it?"
"Of course not." Although she likes to be with Situ Jing, every time she does something that makes people blush, it always makes her heart beat so fast and she is ashamed.
"Why?"
Shui Ling'er was embarrassed to say it, and said, "There is no why."
Situ Jing took her into his arms unhappily, lifted her chin, and said, "You can only be mine, you are not allowed to think about other men." After saying that, he leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
Shui Ling'er did not resist him, and took the initiative to wrap her hands around his neck.
Just as Situ Jing was enjoying the kiss, there was a gurgling sound from Shui Ling'er's stomach, and she said with a sneer, "Brother Jing, I'm hungry."
Situ Jing chuckled and said, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant for dinner."
In Yanhou Mansion, Ming Sheng put some of the stewed soup she made into the food box, and the grandmother next to her chuckled and said, "County Lord, the food box can't fit it, I'll go get a few more."
"Hmm." Ming Sheng looked at the snacks on the table, these are for Shui Ling'er, the last time I saw her thin body, she must not have nourished her body well, and she lives in the frontier, how can she have the opportunity to eat high-quality food.
Just as Ming Sheng was indulging in the joy of being Shui Ling'er's mother, Yan Hou quietly walked up to her and watched her movements coldly.