"Xue, submit to your husband!" begged Du Guqing. There couldn't be a more miserable husband than him. Just for some intimate time with his wife, he had to touch on historical issues. What issues could he possibly have?
"I don't care. Who told you to be so flamboyant." Mei Qingxue rolled her eyes. "You are so handsome and suave. Don't tell me that none of your subordinates ever sent you any beauties? Also, your mother, cough cough, Concubine Qin, didn't arrange anything for you?"
He was just flamboyant.
Mei Qingxue scoffed. That lecherous guy. It was said that men were the most honest when asked during this time, so she would try it out as well. It wasn't like she was the impatient one anyway.
"No, I have neither power nor influence. Who would send me any beauties?" After saying that, Du Guqing continued to beg for intimacy, completely ignoring the matter of his mother.
Mei Qingxue immediately knew that there was a problem.
Mei Qingxue pushed the lustful guy away. If he didn't explain clearly, there was no way she would let him off. Men were unreliable.
Du Guqing was full of black lines. Her Highness the Princess had slept with her treasures for several days. Only after the treasures were shipped out did she return to her room. He originally thought that he could get intimate with her to relieve his longing, but he didn't expect her to hold onto this matter.
"Didn't your mother ever force any women on you?"
When he knew that he couldn't escape, Du Guqing dejectedly sat up. Her Highness the Princess thought of something and did it. If he didn't settle this matter, he probably wouldn't even be allowed near the bed today, much less get intimate with her. Thus, he forcefully said two words, "I confess!"
Sure enough, there was something... Mei Qingxue was amused by his tone of voice, but her face looked even more serious, "Hurry up and confess!"
"After we got married, Mother chose two suitable ladies from her palace. Didn't you send them back after tanning them until they were black as coal?" Those two beautiful ladies... When the little black beauties cried in front of Mother, Du Guqing didn't even have the face to tell Mei Qingxue. They cried so hard that it was like black peach blossoms in the rain. Mother and the people beside her were almost dying of laughter.
Even he had to hold back from laughing. His little princess was really too creative.
"I didn't mean to do that to those two black coals. I know about that. Tell me something I don't know." The two ladies last time were the most beautiful in the palace. They would be presentable if they dressed up a bit. It was easy to guess their purpose, but she couldn't admit it now, lest that guy become smug and think that she had always cared about him.
At that time... She was still thinking about the Handsome Young Master.
"Before that, there wasn't any!" As soon as Du Guqing said that, he knew that he had made a mistake. If there wasn't any, then there wasn't any. Why did he have to add an 'it seems'?
He secretly glanced at Mei Qingxue's face. As expected, Mei Qingxue had a smile that wasn't a smile on her face.
"Oh, hehe!" Mei Qingxue dry laughed a few times. Her laughter made Du Guqing's back feel cold.
"Princess, if you have something to say, then please say it straight!" This expression was too scary.
Du Guqing was truly afraid of Mei Qingxue's new antics now. It was because he cared too much, so... He couldn't say it! In the past, he watched her mess around, but now he was a bit afraid!
"Tell me everything about your past. Let me see if you are worthy of forgiveness."
It was all in the past. Mei Qingxue knew that there was no meaning in bringing it up, but there was still a bit of curiosity. Then...
"When I was sixteen, Mother forced a maid on me." Du Guqing knew that he couldn't escape, so he obediently confessed.
"And then?"
"At that time, I didn't like women. My body was weak anyway, so I pushed it off."
"And then?"
"I sent them all back to Mother. Where would there be an 'and then'?"
"Just tell me how many women you had apart from me?" As soon as Mei Qingxue asked this question, Du Guqing immediately understood. So, his princess had been going around and around because she wanted to ask this question. He couldn't help but feel a bit happy.
"I was married twice, and you are the only woman." Du Guqing said with certainty.
"Then, on our wedding night, why were you so experienced?"
"How do you know if I was inexperienced or experienced? The heavens can testify. It was my first time, and this kind of thing can be self-taught, right?"
Hearing the first half of Du Guqing's words, Mei Qingxue was sweating hard. Should she tell him that she hadn't had a boyfriend in her previous nine lives and had watched many porn movies by herself?
Absolutely not!
"How do I feel that you... Hmm?" Mei Qingxue was about to question him when Du Guqing flipped the pillow. "I'll tell you everything. Look at this."
"What is this?"
There were erotic pictures embroidered on the two pillows. Why hadn't she discovered it before?
"This is called the Jade Pillow Teaching Intimacy. It is only given by the palace when one marries a wife." Du Guqing said the truth. Mei Qingxue also believed him. She had seen a lot in the books, but she remembered that some books said that it was the Fifth Lady Teaching Intimacy.
"Alright, I'll let you off this time."
"There's still more?" Du Guqing couldn't sit still. He originally thought that after a few words, Her Highness the Princess would let him get intimate with her, but he didn't expect...
The Sixth Prince was dumbfounded.
Mei Qingxue's face was red. "Actually, it's nothing." She took the initiative to kiss Du Guqing's flamboyant face. No one didn't like handsome guys. She liked them very much. Beautiful things were good for the eyes.
Moreover, that guy wanted a child very much. She would give it to him. That was wrong. Why would she have such a thought?
Mei Qingxue was sweating hard. Du Guqing was smiling happily. It was rare for his wife to relax. He had to work hard to achieve his goal.
Du Guqing was glad that she didn't ask him about his two older brothers. It wasn't a lie. Her Highness the Princess didn't ask him.
When Mei Qingxue remembered the existence of Du Gujue and Du Guming, it was already the next morning. She was sore all over and cursed someone through gritted teeth. That person was in high spirits and smiling.
"Du Guqing, did I forget to ask you something yesterday?"
As soon as Mei Qingxue said that, Du Guqing's body couldn't help but tremble. As expected... He should have confessed everything yesterday.
Du Guqing dry laughed. "Princess, This King still has to go to court today."
"Pfft, His Majesty is still in the Summer Palace and hasn't returned. What court are you going to?" After saying that, Mei Qingxue gently patted the seat beside her. "Come and sit. This Princess has something to ask you."
Du Guqing knew very well what Mei Qingxue wanted to ask. He was extremely regretful now. If he had confessed everything yesterday, wouldn't he be fine today? He was really asking for trouble.
He carefully sat on the seat not far from Mei Qingxue to prevent her from reaching out and pinching him.
"Princess, please ask."
"Come on. Sit here so that we can talk." Mei Qingxue's face was full of smiles. There was no sign of anything wrong.
Du Guqing shook his head. "This is just right. I won't crowd the Princess!"
He refused to get close. Mei Qingxue secretly hated him. She suddenly remembered in the morning the chaos between the second and third generations of officials, merchants, and the rich. So, she remembered to ask about it. She didn't expect that guy to be so far away from her.
There was definitely a problem.
"It seems that you already know what I want to ask. You better confess yourself, lest... Hehe..." Mei Qingxue deliberately threatened him.
"Princess, I really have to go to court today. Can I explain it to you when I return?"
"No!"
"Husband is going to court. See you later." He ran away first. It didn't matter if she said no. After a while, the Princess would recover. He was afraid that he would be the one to suffer. Although his older brothers had forced women on him before, he had given them to Mother. He wanted Mother to help him train them. Some of them had been trained for several years. If he told Mei Qingxue, she shouldn't be angry.
It was just the quantity...
He didn't dare to say it. It was better to run away first!
"Du Guqing, you bastard. You are not allowed to enter This Princess' room today!"
Since there was a new palace, the Prince didn't have his own bedroom. The Princess' bedroom was the Prince's. Everyone in the palace knew that. Even the newly arrived Concubine Rong knew it clearly.
Seeing that guy running away and leaving her only a back view, Mei Qingxue angrily threw a pillow at him.
"I'll deal with you tonight."
When Du Guqing sat in the carriage, he suddenly shivered. "What's going on?" It was suddenly so cold.
Anyway, he would be in big trouble when he returned home tonight. This was Mei Qingxue's plan. Not long after Du Guqing arrived at the palace, an imperial order was issued. There would be a banquet in the palace tonight. The First Prince, Third Prince, and Sixth Prince would all attend with their families.
As soon as Mei Qingxue heard it, she knew that this was a banquet for the First Prince's return to power, but she had an inexplicable sense of uneasiness in her heart. She didn't know where that sense of uneasiness came from.
It didn't matter. She would deal with Du Guqing first tonight and then enter the palace. There was still time.
Du Guyou had returned to the palace at some point, so as soon as the officials went to court, they saw that middle-aged man with a majestic appearance sitting on the dragon throne and coldly looking at them.
"If you have something to report, then report. If not, then retreat!"
"This subject has something to report!" A minister stepped forward and explained the importance of the Crown Prince. He didn't care that the Emperor's face was getting increasingly pale.
"Retreat. This Emperor knows what to do. There's no need for all of you to come in front of This Emperor and tell me what to do. It seems that you guys aren't living well enough, or you guys have worn your hats for too long?"
Du Guyou's words shocked everyone. They didn't know why the Emperor was so angry today. In the past, he could listen to the same thing from several ministers, but today, he couldn't even listen to one? Everyone secretly guessed the Emperor's intentions.
Du Guyou coldly said, "It seems that you guys are just moaning without any illness. Retreat!" He was wasting his time. He knew very well which of his children was most suitable to be the Crown Prince. Everyone had come to him, but only him and her. Their mother and son had the same personality.
They didn't fight, but they were definitely not people who could be bullied. The First Prince had been imprisoned for some time, so it was considered revenge for him. He didn't know if he was satisfied? If he wasn't satisfied, he would be imprisoned for a few more months. He could think about it properly.
Du Guyou left with a wave of his sleeves. Sitting in that position every day, all he heard were lies, nonsense, empty words, and bullshit. It was better to look at the reports from all over the place. He remembered that there was one that mentioned the Miss Mei.
He would study it properly when he returned.