Tears streamed down the beautiful woman's face, yet she still looked charming and endearing.
Night fell silently and then quietly faded, and the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.
As the morning light slowly streamed in, Yu Zhi's mind went blank for a moment. After recovering, she looked out the window with extreme embarrassment—the night had already passed?
Did they really fool around all night?
Her face flushed red, she lowered her head, and finally gave up in despair: No wonder her back felt like it was broken.
She glared at him, her tear-reddened, swollen eyes holding a hint of allure. Ji Pingxi adored her for both her obedience and her naughtiness, and kissed her cheek: "Are you tired?"
Hearing her gentle words, Yu Zhi smiled from the bottom of her heart and shook her head slightly.
How could I be tired from enjoying the most wonderful pleasures with my beloved? Even if I were tired, I'd gladly exhaust her to death.
She was completely bewitched by the princess.
Knowing she was being stubborn, Ji Pingxi smiled and carried her to the bathroom.
...
At dawn, in the backyard wing room.
Ji Rong rested his chin on his hand, admiring the woman's sleeping face, never tiring of the sight.
Liu Boyan's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she slowly woke up. Upon seeing that familiar face, she was overjoyed: "Sister Rong?"
The eldest princess concealed her triumphant smirk, her brow furrowing as she followed her gaze to Liu Boyan, whose face was blank with surprise. Liu Boyan stammered in shock, "This...this..."
What's going on here?!
Ji Rong had expected Ji Rong to be stunned upon waking up. She feigned sadness and asked, "Yan'er, have you thought about how you're going to take responsibility for me?"
Responsible?!
The two serious and weighty words entered her ears, and her chaotic memories gradually came together. Liu Boyan stared blankly, opened her mouth, and soon her face turned as red as a shrimp fried in oil.
She, she, she, she did something improper to Sister Rong?
Oh my god.
The quilt was lifted, and Liu Boyan stared blankly at the blood-stained white cloth, as memories of the previous night flooded back.
It turns out she lacked self-control and couldn't resist.
She slowly bit her lip.
Ji Rong was afraid that she would show a guilty expression, and her palms were sweaty. She was even more afraid that something unexpected would scare away her timid sweetheart.
A full quarter of an hour passed before Liu Boyan finally composed herself and looked up. The first thing she saw was Sister Rong's face, which looked like it was about to cry.
This is terrible!
When had she ever seen her look so aggrieved?
"Don't cry." The eldest daughter, who is usually the most prone to crying, comforted the princess instead, showing no signs of being a crybaby.
Ji Ren smiled, but her eyes were downcast, as if she were lost in her own sorrow.
Without a second thought, Liu Boyan pulled her into her arms and said in the most serious tone she had ever used, "Sister Rong, let's be together."
...
As dawn broke, His Highness the Crown Prince, who had been drunk the night before, also woke up.
However, both were drunk. Princess Changyang had women with her, and the eldest princess had women with her, but this handsome young man's forehead seemed to have the words 'lonely' written all over it.
Ji Qingyou yawned and began to wash and groom herself with the help of her attendants.
...
Yuzhi was delayed in the bath room for another 45 minutes before the princess carried her out.
She was gentle by nature, but somehow overnight she became strong-willed, saying "I can walk." Ji Pingxi dared not let her have her way.
"Take another rest."
Unable to wait for breakfast at the princess's residence, Ji Qingyou was busy returning to the palace. It was understandable that he had stayed at his elder sister's place last night, but now that he was awake, he had to attend court on time and fulfill the duties of the crown prince.
Ji Pingxi didn't stop him from being so diligent.
Ji Qingyou was handsome and had a sweet tongue. Before leaving, he deliberately walked up to Yu Zhi and called out "Royal Sister-in-law" in a clear voice, which made Yu Zhi's heart flutter with joy.
No sooner had he left than Princess Changyang, having already eaten some snacks, carried her concubine onto the carriage.
The carriage drove into the palace, and when it reached the place where swords needed to be removed and horses dismounted, Ji Pingxi openly carried the 'unable to walk' beauty towards Gan Ning Palace.
People were coming and going in the palace, which made Yu Zhi too embarrassed to look up. She buried her face in the crook of her neck and said some reproachful words.
The palace servants of Ganning Palace welcomed His Highness into the palace.
Yan Xiu got up early especially for this cup of tea this morning—if her newlywed daughter-in-law could get out of bed, there was no reason why she, as the mother-in-law, couldn't.
However, although she did get up, the Empress only got up half an hour earlier than her daughter and daughter-in-law.
Upon closer inspection, both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had hints of spring in their eyes, with Yu Zhi's being more obvious. However, the Empress's superior temperament and inherent aloofness suppressed any hint of flirtatiousness.
"Your son greets Mother."
"Daughter-in-law greets Mother."
After drinking the tea offered by her daughter and daughter-in-law, the Empress said, "Get up quickly."
Having been through similar experiences, she guessed that Zhizhi had difficulty moving around, so she very considerately helped her daughter-in-law up, while glancing at her daughter in the process.
That glance held a mixture of helplessness and reproach, and Ji Pingxi smiled and said nice things to her.
The royal heirloom was handed to Yu Zhi, but since the couple had no children of their own and were unwilling to adopt another family's child, this heirloom was too hot for Yu Zhi to handle.
After all, the crown prince is not married yet.
It would be perfectly legitimate for the family heirloom to be passed down to the Crown Princess.
"Just take it when I tell you to," Yan Xiu said with a gentle smile.
Having said that, Yu Zhi no longer refused, and Ji Pingxi gently patted the back of her hand: "I'll listen to my mother."
Yu Zhi's eyes lit up with joy: "Thank you, Mother."
Her voice was slightly hoarse, but Yan Xiu was as clear-headed as a mirror. She raised her eyes slightly, and immediately a palace maid brought over a bowl of freshly cooked soup.
"Moisten your throat."
Oh wow!
Ji Pingxi, looking like a child who had just learned something, pretended not to see the red mark on her mother's neck that wasn't covered by her collar: "Mother is so thoughtful. Mother treats Zhizhi so well. I'm so touched."
"..."
Now that Yanxiu has a daughter-in-law, her precious daughter has to take a backseat. Unable to resist her pestering, Yanxiu teased her a few times before allowing the palace servants to bring her her share.
This is a wonderful product that soothes the throat and nourishes the body. It warms the stomach when you drink it. As the first daughter-in-law of the royal family, Yu Zhichu felt a deep sense of care during her visit to Gan Ning Palace.
After Ji Ying finished the morning court session and arrived at the Empress's palace with the Crown Prince, the family happily gathered together for a meal.
After the meal, Ji Pingxi led her princess consort to pay respects to their ancestors, as if to inform them that she now had a wife.
As for whether her ancestors would be so angry upon learning of this that they would want to crawl up from the ground and beat her to death for being such an unfilial granddaughter, that was none of her concern.
Anyway, it was her father who ordered her to take Zhizhi to the ancestral worship ceremony.
The royal atmosphere was better than Yuzhi had imagined.
It was probably because the princes had one mishap after another during the reign of the late emperor, either being murdered, dying of illness, falling to their deaths, or working themselves to death, that the number of imperial relatives was small. At least Yuzhi only needed to meet three princesses.
The princes who were able to live a comfortable life during His Majesty's reign were all like little kids during the struggle for the throne among the princes back then.
When the relatives met this princess consort, who was said to be from Jinghe Liu, they gave her a lot of face and didn't say a single word that the princess would not like to hear.
Ji Pingxi was the kind of person who would repay kindness with courtesy, and after a round of pleasantries, everyone wore a genuine smile.
Yu Zhi's face was almost frozen from smiling. Fortunately, she knew that after this, she wouldn't have many more opportunities to meet with her relatives.
Given the sibling relationship between Xi Xi and the Crown Prince, she will only need to maintain friendly relations with the future Crown Princess.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Are you tired?
After leaving Ganning Palace, Princess Changyang whispered to the beautiful woman who was pleasing to the eye no matter how you looked at her.
Yuzhi vehemently denied it: "No."
Her walking posture was strange. Ji Ping and Xi Ruifeng raised their phoenix eyes slightly and said, "Zhizhi, why are you so stubborn now that you're married?"
The newly crowned princess slightly raised her chin, hooking her little finger around her beloved's hand: "I don't want to be looked down upon by you."
"Where did you get that idea?" she laughed. "How could I look down on you? I like you so much that I want to cherish you more. Don't wrong me."
Yu Zhi had been stubborn and defiant for two hours straight, just wanting to hear her say something. When she finally heard what she wanted to hear, the tension eased, and her expression turned bitter, her little face scrunched up.
Ji Pingxi was startled: "I already told you to hold me."
She quickly scooped the person up in her arms.
With his arms around her neck, Yu Zhi felt a warmth in her heart as she experienced the feeling of being loved and cared for. She whispered in her ear, "Am I amazing? Am I good? Am I so charming that you can't live without me?"
"Yes, yes, you're great, good girl."
Ji Pingxi looked at her with doting eyes and lowered his head to ask, "What about me? Am I amazing?"
I won't tell you.
"Speak up, speak quickly."
The two whispered sweet nothings as they walked along the long palace corridor in broad daylight.
Unable to resist her relentless shower of sweet words, the beautiful woman's voice, soft as a mosquito's buzz, brushed against the princess's earlobe: "It's going to break..."
Chapter 95 Delicate and Spoiled
Even the elegant Princess Changyang blushed upon hearing these words, her face turning red with embarrassment. The blush spread up her neck and even extended downwards.
Yu Zhi was delighted. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. Her willow-leaf eyes held a smile, and she seemed to have the ambition to turn the tables on Ji Pingxi.