allonlinenovel Chapter 140 Visiting the Palace
Chapter 140 Visiting the Palace
After they had chosen their courtyards, Li Chu arranged for his servants to move their corresponding luggage to their own courtyards.
Then Dugu Xin suggested: "Chu'er, after all, this palace is where my Yao'er will live in the future. Do you mind if we take a look around your house?"
Li Chu couldn't refuse his future father-in-law's proposal, so he said, "Of course you can, then everyone come with me!"
Li Chu first took them on a tour of the remaining front yard. The first thing that caught their eye was the spacious courtyard. The ground was paved with bluestone, smooth and flat. In the center of the courtyard stood an exquisite flower bed, where flowers bloomed year-round, emitting bursts of fragrance. On either side of the courtyard were neatly arranged rows of side rooms, housing the palace's servants and guards.
Crossing the front courtyard, one arrives at the palace's main hall. Tall and spacious, it exudes a majestic aura. Its double-eaved hip roof, with its soaring eaves and angled corners, resembles a phoenix spreading its wings, ready to take flight. The beams and pillars are intricately carved, and the walls are decorated with paintings and calligraphy by renowned figures. In the center of the hall stands a massive mahogany table, surrounded by carved chairs. This was where the palace held important meetings and received distinguished guests.
Li Chu also understood that his future father-in-law probably wanted to take a stroll in the backyard!
So he asked Dugu Xin tentatively, "Uncle, shall we go for a walk in the backyard?"
Dugu Xin thought to himself: You are quite perceptive, boy. But he remained calm on the surface and just nodded slightly to show his agreement.
Chu Xiaoyi felt that the backyard was where the women lived, so it might not be appropriate for the men to go there.
Li Chu said: "It's okay, uncle. After all, no one lives in my backyard yet, so if you want to see it, why not come and take a look together?"
Wei Jiayan thought: Normally, a prince of this age would have arranged for a maid or concubine to teach them about sex, right? How could there be no one living there?
Wei Jiayan teased, "Chu'er, your mother and the others didn't arrange any concubines or maids for you?"
Wei Jiayan thought this might be a normal question, but it was like a bombshell to Li Chu's ears. After all, his future princess was right in front of him.
Li Chu coughed lightly and quickly explained, "Ahem, aunt, although mother and concubine have arranged something for me, in fact, apart from teaching me some things in that area, there is no other intersection!"
Then he looked at Dugu Jingyao cautiously, fearing that Dugu Jingyao would be angry and might lose the princess again.
Dugu Jingyao is also very open-minded in this life. After all, in her previous life, she was so obsessed with competing with Shen Zhenzhu for Li Chu that she even forced Shen Zhenzhu to leave at the cost of Li Chu's health.
She doesn't want to be such a person in this life anymore. First of all, Li Chu and she knew each other first in this life, and she already has a certain position in Li Chu's heart. She believes it will be difficult for others to interfere.
Besides, as long as other women do not threaten her position in Li Chu's heart and do not threaten the lives of herself and her family, then let them be. Not to mention concubines, even if it is a noble lady from a big family like Cui Caiping, she will not take it seriously. After all, Li Chu does not have her in his heart.
Li Chu didn't know what Dugu Jingyao was thinking. Seeing that Dugu Jingyao didn't respond, he thought Dugu Jingyao was angry, so he deliberately explained: "Don't worry, Jingyao, if you enter the palace and you don't like them, I will send them away!"
At this time, Dugu Jingyao also came back to her senses. Seeing Li Chu's solemn promise, she couldn't help but want to laugh, but she held it back. She just said to Li Chu with a smile: "Okay, Your Highness Prince Guangping, you don't have to explain to me. As a prince, it's normal for you to have concubines and maids, isn't it?"
Li Chu was about to say something, but Dugu Jingyao interrupted him and said, "As for sending them away, I don't think that's necessary. As long as they behave themselves and don't make trouble, this palace won't need them to eat. Don't you think so?"
As he spoke, he looked at Li Chu, who felt relieved. He watched Dugu Jingyao's expression change from panic to gentleness, and then nodded slightly and said, "You have a point."
Dugu Jingyao continued, "Besides, if I send your concubines and maids away as soon as I enter the mansion, won't others think I'm jealous? Will my reputation be ruined? Besides, even without these people, don't we still have Cui Caiping? They're easy to deal with, but Cui Caiping is someone who can't be sent away, so forget it!"
Li Chu felt more and more that he had made the right choice, his Jingyao was really considerate.
Everyone watched the two of them interacting with each other as if no one was around. Dugu Xin was the first to lose patience and said sternly, "Aren't we still going to visit the backyard? Are you still going to visit? If not, you'll have to go to the palace!"
Li Chu quickly agreed to Dugu Xin: "Come in, uncle, aunt, please come in!" He also made a "please" gesture.
Chu Xiaoyi couldn't help but secretly say: Tsk tsk tsk, this Chu'er is really flexible. In order to please his future father-in-law, he has lost all his princely airs...
The group entered the backyard, where an exquisite garden lay. Rockeries and craggy rocks formed the backdrop, while a clear pond teemed with fish. Surrounding the garden were exquisitely decorated pavilions, housing study rooms, bedrooms, and living rooms. These pavilions were unique in style and exquisitely decorated.
Passing by a courtyard called "Wangyuexuan", Dugu Jingyao's memories of her previous life came flooding back to her mind, because this was her residence in the palace in her previous life.
Li Chu and Dugu Xin were walking in front and didn't notice Dugu Jingyao stopped, but Liu Jingyue was holding Dugu Jingyao, so she asked, "Sister, what's wrong?"
Dugu Jingyao found tears in the corners of her eyes, but in order not to be noticed by others, she just wiped her eyes with her sleeves and said to Liu Jingyue: "I'm fine, Yue'er, let's go."
After saying that, he pulled Liu Jingyue with the group to visit other places in the backyard.
Finally, after two incense sticks of time, they finished touring the backyard. Liu Jingyue couldn't help but sigh, "This is also a royal palace. Our Yunnan palace is also a royal palace. This is too big. The key point is that there is only one master here. Wow, wow, wow, too luxurious!" And it took me nearly an hour to tour the entire palace. I'm really tired. I have to walk to the palace later! I've exceeded my exercise limit today!
Finally, after touring the palace, they returned to the main hall to rest for a while. Apart from anything else, Dugu Xin, the old father, was quite satisfied with Li Chu's promise and the grandeur of Prince Guangping's Palace. He thought that even if his Yao'er married into the palace, she would not be bullied.
However, there are still concerns from the old father, such as Cui Caiping. Although Yao'er is a princess, there are many people behind Cui Caiping. If he is not in Chang'an at that time, he is afraid that Li Chu will not be able to protect Jingyao. What should he do? His face is suddenly filled with worry.