Chapter 40: The Wedding Night
The food brought by the palace maids filled the two large tables. In addition to the rice dishes such as hemp curd chicken skin, batch cut sheep's head, spicy feet, fried mutton white sausage, swirling pork skin, fine steamed buns, and ginger soy sauce, there are also sand sugar mung bean licorice ice and snow cool, intermittent sugar lychee, lychee paste, plum ginger, perilla paste and other teas.
Of course, there are also all kinds of snacks such as crispy honey food, sugar cakes, milk cakes, chestnut cakes, as well as fresh fruits such as Jiaqingzi, Lin Yixuan, plum Xuan, cherry fried, Gantang pear, Fengqi pear, lion candy and other fresh fruits.
Recently, the weather has been hot, Lu Bingzhen has long been accustomed to eating some ice every day, and today is tired and hot, she almost subconsciously raised her finger and pointed to the cold ice and snow water of sand sugar, mung beans, licorice, ice and snow.
As soon as she wanted to persuade her not to use ice at night, she heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say, "Isn't there enough ice in Zhai's car today?" "Naturally, there is enough in the car, and there is also rice and ice in the main hall, but when I walked through the long Dan Majesty, it was really tired and hot."
After saying this, Lu Bingzhen suddenly reacted, "Your Highness, you asked people to put ice in the car, I thought it was an official of the Ministry of Rites." After all, she was a little unaccustomed to calling herself a concubine, and she always felt awkward, so she vaguely called herself "me".
"Give Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess a little more", Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't seem to notice that Lu Bingzhen claimed to have not answered about the ice cubes in the car, but turned to Lu Bingzhen and persuaded him warmly, "It's late now, I really want to eat ice tomorrow and ask someone to prepare chilled plum soup for you." ”
Lu Bingzhen nodded silently, the two of them faced each other and had dinner quietly, the atmosphere was very warm for a while, Lu Bingzhen relaxed, and asked with some curiosity, "Your Highness, don't you feel uncomfortable wearing this regulated dress?" ”
"Qingyan."?? Facing Lu Bingzhen's puzzled gaze, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince explained, "The lonely name is Xiao Min, and the words are clear. Ah Rui, in the future, you can call Gu Qingyan in private. ”
It is indeed more comfortable to address the table than to address His Royal Highness, Lu Bingzhen nodded, and heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say, "Lone is used to all kinds of dresses. This is always the case in the palace, and it is always worn for all occasions. ”
Hearing this, a trace of sympathy appeared in Lu Bing's heart, thinking of his simple outfit when he was at home, and then thinking about the complicated dresses that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to wear since he was a child.
By the time the two of them finished their miscellaneous meals, it was already early days. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got up and went to the side hall to wash and change clothes, and when Lu Bingzhen was still hesitating whether to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in accordance with the palace rules, he was held down by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and motioned for her to go back to the room to rest first.
Her Royal Highness the newly appointed Crown Princess didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this at all, and happily went back to rest first.
By the time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finished freshening up, Lu Bingzhen had already fallen asleep on the bed. Through the curtain, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw Lu Bingzhen's half-asleep and half-awake frowns, and his heart was warm and proper, so he didn't notice Mama Feng's panicked look when she handed over the bowl of sobering soup.
Lifting the curtain, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw Lu Bingzhen, who had half-closed his eyes, and he saw her curled up like a sleepy raccoon slave, and he was amused and pitiful in his heart. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lifted the quilt and lay down, reaching out to take Lu Bingzhen into his arms.
Sleeping in the same bed with his beloved girl for the first time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's mood fluctuated, and he couldn't sleep at all for a while. He lay on his side facing Lu Bingzhen, looking at the girl in front of him through the faint light, the pity in his heart became deeper and deeper, and the slender fingers that stroked the girl's sideburns slowly extended to the girl's neck.
Lu Bingzhen was awakened from her sleep by a sense of pain, and she suddenly opened her eyes and saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince covering her. At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince's face was no longer elegant, but with a lust that pulled her into a deeper whirlpool.
I don't know how long it took, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reluctantly restrained himself from getting up, and walked out of the tent with a profane robe casually. The two of them were sent down to rest early, and now it is Father-in-law and Mama Feng who are leading everyone to serve.
When passing by the two of them, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only threw down a sentence coldly, "All the people who are serving in the Jinghe Hall tonight, except for the maids who are married to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, will go to the west side hall." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned to look at Zhu Persimmon and Xue Cha again, and his tone was slightly restrained, "You go and prepare the hot water for the Crown Princess to wash first." ”
Hearing this tone, Father-in-law Fushuang only felt that his scalp was numb. In the days before the marriage, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cleaned the palace maids and eunuchs in the East Palace over and over again, and I don't know how many ill-intentioned people were found. Every time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to deal with the palace people, he speaks in this cold tone.
Those who were investigated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can barely save their lives until now because it is not suitable to see blood before the wedding. It's just that they are still locked 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 whom?
It is difficult for the frosty father-in-law to understand that the joy of fish and water on the wedding night is 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 does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have just withdrawn from His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and he has to deal with whom he is in a hurry?
What Grandpa Fushuang didn't notice was that Mama Feng couldn't help but shudder after hearing His Royal Highness the Prince's speech.
In the hall on the west side, His Royal Highness the Prince's dark hair is scattered, his expression is lazy, and with his handsome and unrestrained face, I don't know how many women's hearts are sprouting. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was only wearing a profane robe at random at this time, the placket was half open, and a little skin was faintly exposed, but none of the palace maids kneeling on the ground dared to be moved.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like eunuchs to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Princess closely, because except for the Father-in-law of the East Palace, all the palace maids who are kneeling in the west hall are all palace maids.
At present, the young and beautiful palace maids don't say that they are moved by His Royal Highness the Prince, they don't dare to come out, and they can't wait to disappear directly in the same place, so as not to be noticed by His Royal Highness the Prince.
"Who is in charge of the incense tonight? Anyone who touches the entrance takes a step forward. ”
Dozens of palace maids trembled and stepped forward, and a timid palace maid began to cry on the spot and begged His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to spare her life. Father-in-law Fushuang covered her mouth to prevent her from crying. Dare to touch this kind of mold on the wedding night of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this is really deadly.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince raised his hand, and five capable and neat female secret guards began to search the dozens of palace maids. "Your Highness, nothing out of the ordinary was found." "Your Highness, the slave maid didn't find anything here." "Slaves too." "Slaves and maids don't have them here." "The slave didn't find anything."
When the five female secret guards returned one by one, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help frowning, there must be something to ask about tonight's diet. Ah Rui hadn't reached yet, he didn't plan to have a round room tonight, but at that time, he could only say that his heart was moved, and he was pushed by an unknown medicine.
After carefully looking at these palace maids, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly remembered the bowl of decanting soup that Mama Feng handed him. "Mama Feng, what did you put in the decanting soup?"
With a plop, Mama Feng knelt down and said tremblingly, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, that soup is just a little bit of fun, and it will never harm your body." Slaves and maids are all for your sake. If there is no round room tonight, the news will not cause jokes from the government and the opposition, or Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will be ridiculed by the harem maids. ”
"You think that by taking out Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess as a shield, Lone can let go of you, a person who does things without permission in Lone's diet. It's just that the queen mother is too lazy to install people in the Shang Palace Bureau, so she asked you to take care of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, are you really qualified to make a decision about Lonely?
Lone might as well tell you directly, now this East Palace has long been an iron bucket, as long as Lone doesn't want to, no news that is unfavorable to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will be spread. ”
After speaking, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gestured to Grandpa Frost with his eyes, and dragged Mama Feng down. Mama Feng's heart is like ashes, most of the contacts between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess have been through her these days, which also makes her fluttering, thinking that she is also half of His Royal Highness the Prince's confidant.
Coupled with the queen's entrustment before marriage, Mama Feng thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would spare her in the face of the queen mother and the crown princess, but no, she suspected that the queen mother and the crown princess would not even know that His Royal Highness the crown prince had disposed of her.
Mama Feng's dream of being a confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess in the East Palace had just begun, and it was ruthlessly broken by His Royal Highness the Prince, and it was difficult to say whether she could save her life if she was dragged down this time.
Seeing Mama Feng's fate, the rest of the palace maids were even more silent.
At this time, persimmon and snow tea came to report that the toiletries were ready. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glanced around coldly, got up and returned to Jinghe Palace.
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 already extremely tired today, and she was tossed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, and she was already very tired. There are traces of the aftermath of the affair on her body, like plum blossoms blooming in the snow, and she is unaware of the service of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the futon.
After packing up and dressing up for Lu Bingzhen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wiped his body casually, and then lay down beside her again.
Early the next morning.
His Royal Highness the Prince, who felt sorry for her and cried for a long time last night, waited until he had cleaned up before letting the palace maids call His Royal Highness the Crown Princess. Lu Bingzhen was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes at the moment, and even the palace maids closed their eyes the whole time when they dressed her.
When breakfast was served, Lu Bingzhen barely opened his eyes and found that the ice and snow were not in the Jinghe Palace, so he asked, "What about the people who came to marry?" “
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince casually sandwiched a chopstick dish for her, which happened to be what Lu Bingzhen liked to eat, "Today, I want to go to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth first, and I also want to meet my father, the queen mother, and the ladies in the harem." They are not familiar with the palace rules after all, so you can take Zhu Persimmon and Xuecha with you. ”