Yue Ru followed Mei Qingxue nervously. Every move of her young lady made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't even imagine what her young lady would do to the prince's study. Could she set it on fire? Burn the study down?
Yue Ru quickly shook her head. This must not be the case. Did the princess want to read books in the prince's study?
When they were in the prime minister's mansion, her young lady didn't have such a hobby. Was she looking for something? But there shouldn't be anything the princess wanted in the prince's study, right?
"Here we are. Yue Ru, go and light the lamp," the study was completely dark. When that man wasn't there, the study would be in darkness. Yue Ru went in and lit the lamp, and only then did Mei Qingxue saunter in.
There were several famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall. Mei Qingxue checked the inscriptions one by one and knew they weren't that man's early works. She and Yue Ru rummaged through all the scrolls they could find in the study and threw them on the ground. Then they unrolled them one by one. "This one, no!" After looking at it and finding it wasn't what she wanted, she casually tossed it behind her.
"This one isn't either," after checking, she just flicked it away. Then she picked up another scroll: "Not this one—"
"Not this one!"
"Princess, what are you looking for? Let Yue Ru help you," Yue Ru was afraid of damaging these treasures and quickly said.
"No. Don't make a noise. This one, this one, surely not," in a short while, there was a big pile of calligraphy and paintings behind Mei Qingxue, but she still didn't find what she was looking for.
Mei Qingxue didn't care about that. She stepped on those scrolls back and forth. Since they weren't her favorites, how could she feel any pity?
"These are all very valuable," Yue Ru felt heart - ache. If the prince got angry, it would be her and her young lady who would suffer.
If the prince found out, it would be a big deal. It was said that the prince loved collecting works by famous masters. But now seeing the mess on the ground, Yue Ru's sweat trickled down behind her ears.
Her young lady was so bold. She had been with her young lady for the longest time, but she didn't know this side of her at all. Now quite a few scrolls had been damaged. What should they do?
"It's not mine anyway." They were valuable, but she didn't get any money from them. Collecting these things, could you eat them or drink them? It was just for showing off one's refinement.
Mei Qingxue casually kicked aside the things that were in her way under her feet. Her actions made Yue Ru's heart clench.
Not finding what she was looking for, she felt a bit discouraged. Looking for things was the most tiring.
"Nothing. Let's go back. I'm tired, princess. I want to rest."
After rummaging for a long time, she didn't find anything. Could it be that that guy had another place to store things? She would find out later. Now she really had no mood.
She would ask the old servants in the mansion tomorrow. Now she wanted to go to sleep. Otherwise, her skin would look bad. She couldn't let her beautiful appearance in these ten lifetimes go to waste.
"Yue Ru, go and ask if the dinner has been sent to the prince," Mei Qingxue suddenly remembered this. Yue Ru just wanted to stamp her feet. It was so unpalatable. How could the princess serve it?
"It's the stuff from his mansion. So what? It wasn't done by this princess," Mei Qingxue rolled her eyes secretly. In these ten lifetimes, she was finally going to turn things around, but then she met that guy. Now that she had a chance to teach him a lesson, she wouldn't miss any opportunity. Otherwise, he would think that the princess was just someone he could push onto the bed for that kind of thing?
The princess was the mistress of the household. The prince took care of matters outside, and she, as the mistress, took care of things inside. It was only natural. If he dared not to obey her leadership, humph! Mei Qingxue scratched her head. She really had no idea what to do.
"What did Uncle Fu rush to deliver just now? He didn't even pay his respects,"
"Nothing. Uncle Fu just came to take a look." Seeing that there seemed to be something behind Han Chao, Du Guqing craned his neck to look behind Han Chao. Originally, he was about to go to bed when he heard Uncle Fu's voice. It seemed that he was delivering something. Han Chao slightly shifted his body to block what was behind him.
Noticing Han Chao's action, Du Guqing became even more curious and insisted on having a look. "Get out of the way!" It was so mysterious. There must be something strange.
"Your Highness!" Han Chao looked embarrassed. How dared he really block the prince from seeing? Seeing the authoritative tone in the prince's voice, Han Chao gave in. He slowly moved aside, and Du Guqing could clearly see that there were three plates and a bowl of soup behind Han Chao. But were these really food?
The colors were strange, and the smell was even stranger!
"What's that?"
Du Guqing's eyelids twitched wildly. He was afraid that it was another masterpiece of the princess. Could it be his dinner? He saw Han Chao stammering, "It's the dinner made by the new cook in the mansion. The princess said - if you don't run a household, you don't know how expensive daily necessities are. She just wanted the prince to know that running a household isn't that easy."
Du Guqing nodded, and then nodded again. The new cook, wasn't that the dung - collector - Jiang Benfen!
"The words are reasonable, but this, I'm not hungry. Han Chao, you can take it and eat it,"
Just looking at it made his hair stand on end. He didn't have the courage to eat it.
Han Chao's calves started to twitch. The other half of what Uncle Fu said was that if the prince didn't eat it, the guards would have to.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Han Chao's eyes twitched. Resignedly, he picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the black lump that was supposed to be an egg into his mouth.
"Crunch -"
The sound of biting the egg made both the master and the servant's hands tremble. Han Chao frowned and swallowed the egg that was hardly softer than charcoal. An indescribable bitter and astringent taste immediately filled his mouth. No matter how good Han Chao's appetite was, he couldn't stand that taste.
He immediately covered his mouth and rushed out. He bumped into the door with a bang and didn't seem to feel the pain.
"Damn it!"
The great guard Han Chao bent over and vomited violently.
Du Guqing's eyes twitched. He quickly hid in his bedroom in the other courtyard. He secretly let out a sigh of relief. His little princess's destructive power was no ordinary thing.
He'd better be more cautious.
Tomorrow during the morning court, he would ask his father - in - law if there were any other quirks of his princess that he didn't know about.
Han Chao ran out several times that night. Hearing his swear words, the prince's heart also twitched.
He would just patiently wait until he saw his father - in - law later - and then talk about it.
"Your Highness, it's time to get up. You need to go to the palace,"
Han Chao called the prince to get up outside the door. Hearing his slightly hoarse voice, Du Guqing thought about how to make it up to him. After all, he had taken the punishment for him.
"Han Chao, didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there were a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains,"
There were dark circles under Han Chao's eyes. If it were someone else, they might really believe it. Du Guqing felt a bit guilty. "After the court, I'll give you three days off,"
"No need. Your subordinate is fine." If he wasn't by the prince's side, what if something happened to the prince?
Han Chao was holding the prince's court clothes in his hand. "Your Highness, please change your clothes,"
If he didn't change his clothes quickly, they would be late. The eldest prince and the third prince might make fun of the prince. "Bring them in,"
"Later, quickly stop the prime minister's carriage. I have something to talk to the prime minister,"
"Yes, Your Highness," Han Chao didn't dare to say much. His stomach was still feeling a bit uncomfortable. He was afraid that if he said more, he would remember that taste from last night.
"I saw it. Over there -" He pointed out of the window of the carriage. The place he pointed to was the prime minister's carriage.
"Prime Minister, please wait a moment," when they stopped Mei Zhenguo, they were already at the palace gate.
"So it's Prince Six," Mei Zhenguo didn't forget his courtesy.
"What does Your Highness want to talk to this old man about?"
Mei Zhenguo looked puzzled.
"This humble prince would like to ask, Prime Minister, does your precious daughter have any strange quirks before she got married?"
Du Guqing tried to find the most appropriate words. The third prince's carriage stopped aside. Du Guqing caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye but pretended not to see. Mei Zhenguo's face first showed a strange expression and then a bit of anger.
"What do Your Highness's words mean?"
"Old sir, please don't misunderstand. It's just that, yesterday, the princess was reorganizing the affairs of the mansion and asked the dung - collector to be the cook,"
"Pfft!"
There was a water stain on the curtain of the third prince's carriage. Then there came a series of suppressed coughs. The third prince's changed voice said, "Go into the palace,"
One could hear his violent coughing even behind the carriage. He was coughing so hard that he could hardly catch his breath.
A hint of amusement flashed in Du Guqing's eyes, but his face still looked extremely embarrassed.
Mei Zhenguo opened his mouth in surprise.
"No, it can't be. My daughter is well - educated and always knows her manners. And..." Mei Zhenguo couldn't go on. A dung - collector as a cook. If it weren't for Prince Six's own words, how could he believe it?
"This humble prince believes what the prime minister said. But, that..." Du Guqing flicked his sleeve. He coughed a few times. "Old sir, let's go to the court first. We'll talk later," Then he let Han Chao help him into the carriage.
Mei Zhenguo then got into his own carriage, looking extremely puzzled. He had to call Yue Ru back and interrogate her carefully to find out how his Xue'er could do such a strange thing.
The third prince took a breath to calm himself down and then sat upright in his carriage. That sixth brother was not only a useless person, but the girl he married from the prime minister's mansion was also a real oddity.
A sneer appeared on his lips. The position of the crown prince must belong to him, Du Gujue. The eldest brother was brave but not resourceful, and the sixth brother was a sickly and useless person. They weren't threats.
Only he, Du Gujue, was the most suitable candidate. He just didn't know what his father was still hesitating about. Did he have to wait until he got rid of the other two?
When Du Guming saw the carriage of his third brother flash by, a look of cruelty flashed in his eyes. It seemed that he had to make a decision soon. Being indecisive or soft - hearted was not the way of an emperor.
"Eldest Prince, what are you looking at?"
"Minister of the Ministry of Rites, this prince is looking at who is in front of this prince." What he meant was that anyone who blocked his way, even his own siblings, would be removed.
The minister was stunned for a moment. "This old man will go into the palace first. I'll talk to the prince later," After saying that, he quickly left.
"Useless," Du Guming snorted. A blood - thirsty red light flashed in his eyes. If necessary, he wouldn't mind killing his father to ascend the throne. Getting that position and ruling the world was the most important thing.
Since ancient times, the winner takes all, and even siblings would fight each other.
Only that position, where one could look down on the world, was the position for a real man.
Only his, Du Guming's, aura could suppress the imperial aura!