C102 Enter the Palace and Serve Tea

Yu Longchen walked out just like that. The door was not closed. Mu Ruqing stood in front of the table and smiled bitterly. It was unexpected and expected.

Lingyue and the other two saw Yu Longchen walk out and were worried as they entered the wedding room. Xiangyi went up to support Mu Ruqing, "Princess, what is the Royal Highness doing?"

"Come and help me change my clothes. It is late at night and it is time to sleep." Mu Ruqing walked to the screen and spread her arms but she did not feel sad. Lingyue and Xiangyi looked at each other before walking up together with Mei.

Yu Longchen walked for an hour in a daze and then walked around the courtyard. The cold wind was biting and it hit his slightly red cheek and it was a bit spicy and painful.

Yu Longchen shook his head in discomfort and became even more dizzy. It was as if the wind had made the drunkenness stronger. He touched his head and said, "Bang." He did not know what he had bumped into. A woman was panting in front of him. Her brows were tightly knitted, as if she was in great pain.

"Who is it?" Yu Longchen stood still and did not help her up. He used the moonlight to see her face clearly.

Shuang went up to support Yu Longchen and shyly said, "It is this servant's fault. Is Your Highness hurt? Let this servant massage you..."

Shuang's hand had just touched Yu Longchen's clothing when it was heavily knocked down by him.

Shuang felt pain as she hugged her hands and rubbed them together.

"What are you doing?!" Yu Longchen glared at her angrily. He looked disgusted. "Get lost!"

"Your... Your Highness... Shuang only wants to take care of you." Shuang did not give up and went up to pull him, "The weather outside is cold and the earth is freezing. How can it be as hot as this servant's blanket?"

"Scram!" Yu Longchen pushed her again and Shuang became unstable. She fell heavily onto the ground. The weather was cold and hard and her butt felt pain. When Shuang rubbed her butt and got up, Yu Longchen had already left. She had been humiliated twice and her butt hurt. She did not follow him anymore. She limped back.

Yu Longchen took a few more steps and still entered the courtyard. However, he went to Mu Ruqing's original room in the Imperial Residence. After she left, it was changed to the study room.

Mu Ruqing slept soundly. The next day, she woke up early and tidied up. According to the etiquette, she had to serve tea to her father-in-law the next day. However, Yu Longchen was a prince and her father was the emperor. His mother had also passed away, but there was one person he had to meet.

He wore a blue pleated skirt and a long light-green cloak. He drew a faint but delicate makeup. After setting up the last hairpin, Yu Longchen entered the room.

Mei looked at Yu Longchen. She did not know if the prince and the princess had made an appointment. The clothes were all of the same type. However, this Royal Highness is really handsome...

"Mei..." Lingyue saw that she was in a daze and used her hand to turn her.

"An?" Mei came back to her senses and thought that she should do something and looked at Mu Ruqing. Face washing water. She went to pick up the basin and walked to the door. She secretly glanced at Yu Longchen a few times. He forgot to break the threshold. "Bang!" He fell on the threshold, and there was a hole in the bottom of the basin. The water flowed to Yu Longchen's feet.

Mei was shocked and endured the pain in her waist as she kowtowed and apologized, "Your Royal Highness, please spare my life. Your Royal Highness, this servant did not do it on purpose!"

Yu Longchen gave way to the water and looked at Mei as he asked Mu Ruqing, "Princess, do you think you should punish me?"

"Yes, offending Your Highness, of course you should punish her. Why don't we demote her to a third-grade servant girl and do some rough work to pass on the vegetables?" Mu Ruqing was supported by Xiangyi and stood up.

"Okay." Yu Longchen smiled innocently.

"Little... Princess, please spare this servant!" Mei finally came to Mu Ruqing's side and did not need to do rough work. Why did it not take long for her to become coarse servant servant girl again? But was the punishment for a little mistake so severe?

"This King is very satisfied." Yu Longchen nodded and waved his hand. "Princess, it's time to enter the Palace."

"Alright." Mu Ruqing lifted the corner of her dress and wiped away the water stains. After walking a few steps, she turned her head back and looked at Mei who was kneeling on the ground.

Mei thought that she had changed her mind and just as she was about to climb up with a smile, she heard Mu Ruqing's emotionless tone, "Clean up these. If you do not meet my requirements, you will still be punished."

The corner of Mei's mouth stiffen and she lowered her head to reply, "Yes..."

When they came out of the Imperial Residence, the horse carriage was already prepared. Mu Ruqing got on the horse carriage first and Yu Longchen was at the back. Lingyue and Xiangyi walked on both sides of the horse carriage.

Inside the carriage, they were speechless the entire way. When they arrived at the Imperial Palace, the two of them went straight to Consort Long's chambers. Mu Ruqing could not help but sigh. Offending the gods, the Emperor only lowered her rank. Cold treatment. In a few days, she did not move out such a bustling palace.

And she had used such a short period of time to return to the position of a concubine. One must know that in the Imperial Palace, some people might not even be able to reach the position of a concubine in their entire lifetime.

It seemed that this Consort Long had a deep mind and was a formidable character. As he thought about it, he went to the main hall of Consort Long's chambers.

Consort Long wore a purple silk garment with gold, silver, and ruyi cloud patterns embroidered on it. Her hair was tied up in a high bun and her golden steps were at the back. In front of her, there was a Golden Hairpin with Dream Cloud Feed on it and she sat upright on the main seat.

"Your son (I) greets Consort Long." Yu Longchen and Mu Ruqing bowed together.

Consort Long smiled happily and raised her right hand to signal for them to stand up. "Quickly sit down. I was waiting for you guys to come."

Yu Longchen and Mu Ruqing sat on the seats connected to each other on the right. Consort Long saw that the more she looked at the two, the more she liked them. She smiled and looked at the two of them. "What a good match. They are a couple."

Mu Ruqing shyly used a handkerchief to cover her face. Yu Longchen looked at her and smiled dotingly. It was as if Consort Long had said, the two of them were very lovey-dovey.

"Someone come and serve tea." Consort Long saw that the two of them were embarrassed and did not tease them anymore.

Yu Longchen picked up the tea and stood up to greet Consort Long, "Consort Long's love for this son is just like mother's. This son will never forget this kindness."

"Alright, I have two good sons of yours, that is enough." Consort Long looked at Yu Longchen lovingly, picked up the cup of tea and drank with him.

Yu Longchen sat down and Mu Ruqing stood up again, "My daughter-in-law toasts Consort Long a cup. The Royal Highness's mother is my mother."

"Good, good, good. Princess, I really like you. In the future, you must enter the Palace more often to chat with me." Consort Long smiled even more happily.

"Of course." Mu Ruqing blessed herself and sat down.

The three of them chatted about their daily life...

It was not until evening when the two of them had dinner that they were allowed to return to the residence.

It was no different from the time they came. Apart from being in the Imperial Palace, the two of them were in the same carriage, but they actually didn't say a single word.

When they returned to the Prime Minister's manor, Shuang welcomed them. Yu Longchen did not resist her and hugged her. He teased, "But you miss this king?"

"Your Highness..." Shuang lightly pounded Yu Longchen's chest and said in a strange voice, "This servant has prepared tea. How many cups does Your Highness want to drink?"

"Alright, after sitting in the car for a day, my mouth is also thirsty." Yu Longchen did not say anything to Mu Ruqing and carried Shuang to her courtyard.

Shuang turned her head from Yu Longchen's shoulder and looked at Mu Ruqing mockingly as if she was saying, "You are not qualified to be a princess. His Royal Highness's heart is with me..."

"Princess!" Xiangyi got angry and took a step towards Shuang but was stopped by Mu Ruqing, "What are you angry about? His Royal Highness can be with whoever he wants to be with. It has nothing to do with us." Xiangyi pouted and followed behind Mu Ruqing.

Just as they passed the corner of the corridor, they met Changxu. They did not see each other for a long time and he still looked the same. Changxu lowered his head and walked but did not see Mu Ruqing.

Seeing that they were about to bump into each other, Mu Ruqing called out, "Changxu!"

"Qing..." Changxu happily raised his head and looked back at her. Suddenly, he knelt down again, "This subordinate greets the Princess."

"Why is it getting more and more distant?" Mu Ruqing helped him up and said discontentedly, "This time I will not let you off. You have to talk to me before you are allowed to leave!"

Changxu also wanted to reminisce about old times with her. He bowed his head and replied, "Then I will gladly accept it!"

"Let's go!" Mu Ruqing smiled happily. This was the first time she smiled happily when she came to the Imperial Residence.