Seeing Song Jinyu go to bed early, Mitui exchanged a wry smile with Xingjian. "Niaoniao, could you go and ask the princess to come?"
"The prince is drunk in Liuyun Pavilion..."
Niaoniao looked at her with a troubled expression and then went inside. Unexpectedly, Song Jinyu said, "Drunk? Where are all the maids, old women and servants?"
She turned over coldly.
She tried not to think about him, but no matter how hard she closed her eyes, all she could see was Zhongli Mingye's face.
She covered her head with the quilt and then turned back.
Suddenly, she sat up, sighed, and finally decided to go out! Mitui snickered. She was really tough - mouthed but soft - hearted.
She rushed all the way to Liuyun Pavilion, only to find a maid serving the drunk Zhongli Mingye.
Instantly, she flew into a rage!
"..."
The beautiful maid looked stunned with fear when she saw Song Jinyu. "Your Highness, Princess!"
"Since the prince already has someone to serve him here, I won't get in the way!" She glared at Zhongli Mingye fiercely.
Then she walked away without looking back...
Mitui noticed that the maid looked unfamiliar and asked her.
"I'm Biyue. I entered the mansion last month." Although Biyue seemed trembling with fear, a hint of joy on her face didn't escape Mitui's eyes.
"Come here..."
"Help the prince back!"
Xingjian gave a look, and Biyue was taken away silently. She thought she had finally got the chance to get close to Zhongli Mingye today. According to the plan, she should have won the prince's favor at this moment. But unfortunately... no one gave her such a chance.
Song Jinyu felt extremely stuffy in her heart, yet she was still worried about Zhongli Mingye.
Just then, Xingjian sent him back.
She gave him some sobering soup, but he was in a deep sleep all the time. Song Jinyu had to use acupuncture to relieve his drunkenness. She felt both heart - ache and angry.
She gently wiped the wine stains from the corner of his lips. She felt heart - ache for his drunkenness and angry about what he had said.
She was also helpless about the hatred she carried. When dawn was about to break, she left. When Zhongli Mingye woke up, he had a slight headache, but there was nothing else uncomfortable about his body.
Xingjian came in to serve him.
"Is the princess up?"
"I heard from Niaoniao that she went to bed late last night and hasn't woken up yet."
She hadn't woken up yet? Did she go to bed late because of the concubine? He wanted to ask about her situation, but he just couldn't bring himself to do so.
Obviously, he was angry with her, but he still cared about her.
Xingjian noticed his uneasiness and simply told him, "The princess went to Liuyun Pavilion last night..."
"However... you were drunk at that time... a beautiful maid helped you change your clothes."
Zhongli Mingye's phoenix eyes widened. What was going on? Who was the beautiful maid? He had no impression at all. He looked at Xingjian suspiciously. "Then... the princess left angrily!" Seeing his expression, Xingjian added fuel to the fire.
Angry? Didn't she not care? How dare she just leave without caring about him!
Zhongli Mingye couldn't tell how he felt. Xingjian's next words left him a bit at a loss. "Later... the princess still took care of you all night."
So, she did care about him? Just thinking about this made Zhongli Mingye feel much better. "Let her sleep!"
"Don't let anyone disturb her."
"By the way! If there are any restless people in the mansion,..." His phoenix eyes turned cold, "Get rid of them... Don't let them bother her."
Putting aside yesterday's unhappiness, Zhongli Mingye was in a good mood today.
It was already late in the morning when Song Jinyu finally got up.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she went out, she was blocked at the door. "Your Highness, Princess. According to the rules in the palace, it's always the princess who serves the prince to get up. Getting up so late, is this the rule of the Song Prefect's Mansion?"
An elegantly - dressed old nanny suddenly stood in front of her.
Mitui rushed over and reported with a frowned brow, "The queen said yesterday that your etiquette needs to be polished, so she sent Nanny Zhu here."
The old nanny was stout. Her face looked unpleasant. She was an old hand in the palace and had served many masters.
"Does the prince know about this?"
Song Jinyu ignored the nanny and asked Mitui directly. "The prince has gone out..."
She looked at the old nanny. "Nanny, since you've received the queen's order, I wonder what you're going to teach me?"
Song Jinyu took the words just now to heart. How dare this woman mock the upbringing of the Song Prefect's Mansion? Ridiculous!
Was the queen really living too comfortably?
She ignored Nanny Zhu's endless chatter. Instead, she let Niaoniao help her wash up and have breakfast. Then she went to the yard to exercise. This was her habit during her years on Tianmen Mountain. She would always go out to stretch her muscles after breakfast.
Nanny Zhu saw that Song Jinyu didn't respect her as much as other masters did. So... she started to play on her status.
Unfortunately, Song Jinyu waited until she had enough exercise.
Then she looked at the nanny. "What do you want to teach me?"
"Was there anything inappropriate about me yesterday?"
Nanny Zhu said with a cold face, "Surely it was your disrespect to the queen!"
"Presumptuous! How dare you slander the princess!" Mitui shouted.
Song Jinyu smiled. "Do you have any evidence?" Her gentle tone carried no hint of threat. But Mitui knew that the gentler she was, the angrier she was.
Nanny Zhu kept chattering, trying to overpower Song Jinyu with her momentum. But no matter what she said, the other party simply didn't care.
"First, I've been married for less than a month. Although I haven't been to the palace many times, I dare not forget the etiquette."
"Second, do you know what the crime is for slandering the princess of a first - rank prince by using the queen's name?"
"Third..."
She smiled brightly like a flower. Nanny Zhu was dazzled. "I don't believe... that the queen would say I'm disrespectful."
If she had the guts to spread this out, everyone would think that the queen was making things difficult for the princess of the Yu Prince. Even if a newly - married princess was not well - versed in etiquette, others would usually tolerate it.
The queen's hasty decision to send a nanny here to teach her was probably a miscalculation.
Niaoniao looked at Nanny Zhu mockingly. Why couldn't she come up with a better reason?
She was really asking for trouble!
Nanny Zhu stammered. The wrinkles on her face twitched slightly. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Song Jinyu ignored this stupid nanny. Did she really think that just because she had some status in the palace, she could act recklessly?
If she were smart, she would stay in the mansion obediently and not cause any trouble in front of the queen. Otherwise...
Although Song Jinyu's family background was not as high as some other princesses, she was still the princess of a first - rank prince.
She was not someone who could be bullied at will.
Mitui was almost laughing out loud because of her three reasons. She went into the room to pour tea for Song Jinyu. "Your Highness... drink some..."
Song Jinyu looked up at her. "People in the palace are really too idle every day."