"You mean they've prepared a room for this prince?" Zhongli Mingye's face darkened. Couldn't the attitude at the banquet be any clearer?
The Li family was really courting death. Originally, he had planned to let Yu Nianbai marry the second miss of the Li family. Now, she had actually walked right into the trap herself.
Seeing his gloomy expression, Song Jinyu asked, "Is something wrong?"
"I'll have someone send you back first later."
"Okay..."
She rubbed her belly. Sitting for so long was really uncomfortable. It would be more reassuring to go back earlier. However, Song Jinyu's beautiful eyes flitted around, and she took a second look at Concubine Qing.
Since the start of the banquet, Concubine Qing had been stealing glances at her from time to time. Her gaze was neither friendly nor malicious.
She rarely interacted with the concubines in the palace. Apart from Noble Consort Shu and Noble Consort Jia, she had no contact with the other concubines.
Recalling the words just now, Song Jinyu calmed herself down. It seemed that someone had some ulterior motives. It seemed that Ling Yufei's impression on them was not deep enough.
Thinking of this, she gently leaned over and whispered in Zhongli Mingye's ear, "Come home early..."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well."
His phoenix eyes were filled with a smile. "It won't be too late."
He wanted to watch a good show, so he would surely stir things up a bit. After the emperor and the noble consorts left, the Princess of Yu also returned to the mansion.
Only the Prince of Yu remained, drinking alone. From time to time, officials came to toast him, and many young masters from noble families also took the opportunity to chat with him.
The Prince of Yu accepted them all. Before long, he was heavily drunk, his eyes slightly unfocused. Feeling a bit uncomfortable, he left his seat.
Concubine Qing saw this and followed him.
Everyone was still drinking and having fun, but no one noticed that Li Zixuan, the second miss of the Li family, had disappeared.
The Prince of Yu was sobering up in the imperial garden. He dismissed his attendants. His phoenix eyes were no longer muddled as before. "I hope this isn't the same old trick."
Li Zixuan walked over gracefully. She saw the handsome figure at a glance, and her heart almost skipped a beat.
Such a handsome man should be her husband. Her elder sister had married into the palace as a concubine, and she wanted to become a princess consort.
However, before she could get closer, Zhongli Mingye turned around and left. Li Zixuan didn't want to miss this opportunity, so she quickly took small steps to catch up.
She greeted him softly, but strangely, Zhongli Mingye didn't tell her to rise. Instead, he strode forward quickly.
Li Zixuan became even more anxious. She thought that if she missed this opportunity, she would never have a chance to enter the Prince of Yu's mansion.
Just as she was about to reach out and grab Zhongli Mingye's clothes, she suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance and immediately lost her strength.
When Li Zixuan woke up again, she found herself lying naked on a very luxurious big bed.
On the top of the bed curtain, there were dense dragon patterns. Even if she was inexperienced, she knew where this was.
In the darkness, someone came!
Goosebumps appeared all over her body, perhaps because of the cold and also because of fear.
Concubine Qing had calculated the time well. She had personally watched Zhongli Mingye and Li Zixuan meet in the imperial garden. Originally, she had given up her fantasies because of what Noble Consort Shu had said at the banquet.
But she was constantly bullied by Concubine Qin, so her anger flared up again. So she thought she had arranged a play without anyone knowing.
"Your Majesty, slow down..."
Concubine Qing supported the emperor and walked towards the imperial garden.
"You said the snow scene is the most beautiful under the moonlight, but now it seems that you've exaggerated." The emperor had drunk a lot of wine. The war at the end of last year had rejuvenated the prestige of the Great Xia Kingdom, and the whole world was at peace. He was in a good mood today and had drunk a few more cups.
Concubine Qing smiled sweetly. "It's been so long since you've been with me, Your Majesty."
"Besides, I really want to be alone with Your Majesty..."
Flattered by these sweet words, the emperor became even more happy.
"Your Majesty, you go and rest in the Longyun Palace first... I'll be back soon!" The emperor thought Concubine Qing had arranged some kind of show.
So he walked into the Longyun Palace.
As soon as he entered, he felt a bit dizzy. There was incense burning in the palace, with the fragrance of osmanthus, which made people feel refreshed. Suddenly, he heard a soft moan from the bedroom.
The emperor sniffed carefully. There was actually the fragrance of a young girl mixed in with the incense. He was too familiar with it! He was a bit puzzled. Was this the "good show" Concubine Qing had arranged?
However, since Concubine Qing was so thoughtful, he might as well accept it. So the emperor walked into the bedroom...
Concubine Qing's mind was racing, and her steps became even lighter. But when she returned to the banquet and saw Zhongli Mingye,
she looked as if she had seen a ghost.
Zhongli Mingye didn't even bother to give her a look. Concubine Qing suddenly remembered that her arrangement was supposed to be foolproof.
Wasn't he just in the imperial garden?
Why? Why?
Thinking of Li Zixuan, Concubine Qing was about to leave her seat in a hurry, but unfortunately... "Concubine Qing, Noble Consort Jia wants you to go over... She has something to discuss with you."
Concubine Qing quickly gave a wink to the maid beside her.
Zhongli Mingye picked up a cup of wine and toasted Ming Ruyi from afar. The other person gave him a mysterious smile in return.
It was getting late, and he still had to accompany the little pregnant woman. So the banquet gradually came to an end.
When he returned to the mansion, Song Jinyu, the little pregnant woman, had already gone to bed.
Looking at her picturesque eyebrows and the tiny body that contained great energy and was also carrying their child, Zhongli Mingye sat quietly.
The night was as cool as water, but the room was as warm as spring.
The people in the palace gradually went to sleep, but only Concubine Qing sat there stupidly on the ground. In the Longyun Palace, there was only her younger sister.
And the emperor was the one she had personally led there.
The emperor had drunk a lot of wine, and the incense in the palace was also spiked by Concubine Qing's people.
She couldn't sleep that night.
I'm afraid that early tomorrow morning, she would become the laughingstock of the entire palace.
Thinking of this, she slowly closed her eyes and let the cold tears flow down.
When Song Jinyu woke up, Zhongli Mingye had already gone out. Looking at the position beside her, it still retained his warmth. It seemed that he had just gotten up not long ago.
Suddenly, she saw a notebook on the small tea table.
She picked it up casually and opened it. As soon as she opened it, she almost doubled over with laughter.
Song Jinyu was both surprised and delighted, her eyes bending with laughter. Had he been busy doing this these days?
Every page was written by Zhongli Mingye himself, and every line was marked. At one year old, the child should be breastfed by a wet nurse;
At two years old, the child could start to eat soft food on their own;
At three years old, the child should start to learn the "Book of Songs" and the "Hundred Family Surnames";
...
Everything was detailed. It was simply a "Handbook for Raising a Child".
He, a big man, was really as meticulous as a hair. After Song Jinyu finished laughing, she carefully treasured the handbook. Holding the book was like holding his heart.
Thinking of what he had said before, "From now on, all the complicated things will be taken care of by this prince. You just need to eat well and be this prince's princess."
Now, he had really done it. Since they got married, they had experienced everything together. Zhongli Mingye had shielded her from the wind and rain and solved all her problems.
He had also once transformed into another identity and lurked by her side. Thinking of the past, Song Jinyu suddenly felt that this man was really scheming.
He had gradually captured her heart.
She couldn't leave Zhongli Mingye. Greedily, she thought that she wanted to hold onto him tightly for the rest of her life.