Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chu Yanluo looked at Xiao Qingyuan in disbelief: "I was bullied when I went to Wutong Garden, but you didn't speak up for me and told me not to go there again? You don't care about me at all!"

"I care about you, how could I not care about you?"

Xiao Qingyuan has been saying this for a few days and is almost numb: "You are my favorite person. I can't like anyone else except you. I don't let you go because it's for your own good. You will suffer if you go."

Chu Yanluo cried and said, "I don't care about being at a disadvantage or not, I only care about whether you love me or not! Since you care about me, then go to Wutong Garden and get back the pair of jade bracelets you gave to Shen Wantang. They should have been mine!"

Xiao Qingyuan was startled: "You want that pair of jade bracelets?"

"Yes, I have dreamt about them before. The jade bracelets are mine, and they have been with me in my dreams for a long, long time!"

Chu Yanluo cried while holding onto Xiao Qingyuan's arm. She softened her tone, "Qingyuan, please go get it back, okay? I've never asked you for anything before, but this is the first time I've asked you for something. It's not that I love money, but those bracelets are really mine, and I can't let them get lost!"

Although Xiao Qingyuan was skeptical about what she said, she took the initiative to hug his arm, which made him feel for the first time that Chu Yanluo was dependent on him. This feeling made him feel a little dizzy, and he almost couldn't help but agree to anything she asked.

But after a while, he calmed down a little and finally shook his head: "Yanluo, if you like jade bracelets, I will buy you another one. That pair has already been given to Shen Wantang by my mother, and I really can't ask for it."

Chu Yanluo immediately let go of his arm and sat on the bed angrily: "If you buy another pair, it won't be the pair I saw in my dream. It has a different meaning!"

"You don't love me at all. You're not even willing to do such a small thing for me. What's the point of me staying in this mansion?"

"Your Highness, please let me go. I will go back to Jixin Temple to become a nun and spend the rest of my life there. Your Highness, please don't come to see me again."

Xiao Qingyuan sighed slightly: "Yanluo, please don't say angry words. Life in Jixin Temple is so hard, how can I bear to let you go back. Put the bracelet aside for now. I will buy a maid and you can choose one first. See if you like it and keep it by my side to serve you."

However, Chu Yanluo just lay down on the bed and sobbed softly: "I don't need a maid. They all look down on me. Even you look down on me. You would rather give the jade bracelet to Shen Wantang than to me. I am nothing. How can I be qualified to be served by others?"

Xiao Qingyuan felt very sad when he heard this. He sat down beside the bed and coaxed her in a low voice for a long time: "What are you talking about? Although the jade bracelet is in my storehouse, it was not given by me as a gift. It was given by my mother. I did not give Shen Wantang any treasure. It was my mother's idea."

But Chu Yanluo refused to give in and insisted on having the pair of jade bracelets.

Xiao Qingyuan gritted his teeth, got up and left the bedroom.

Outside, Mo Ji was already standing in the yard with a row of maids. Seeing that his master had finally come out, he hurried forward and asked, "Master, which ones should we keep?"

Xiao Qingyuan glanced at all the maids and said with a headache: "Let them all move into the side rooms first. When Yan Luo is in a better mood, let her decide which ones to keep."

In fact, Xiao Qingyuan asked Mo Ji to buy a few maids to serve him a few days ago, but Chu Yanluo was not satisfied with any of them.

She was well-proportioned and pretty, but she disliked the man because he had bad intentions. She was full of seductiveness and wanted to seduce him, so she kept looking at him.

She thinks those who look mediocre and honest are too dull. They dare not raise their heads or look at her. She thinks such people are too stupid and cannot serve her.

The newly selected group may not necessarily suit Chu Yanluo's taste, but Xiao Qingyuan decided that no matter how picky she was, she had to keep a few people this time, otherwise it would be very difficult to have no one to serve them on a daily basis.

Mo Ji settled the maids, then turned back and reported in a low voice: "Master, there is no silver left, please see..."

Xiao Qingyuan felt a splitting headache when he heard the word "silver": "How come you have no silver again? Didn't I give you all the 500 taels I borrowed from Shen Wantang? You spent it all so quickly?"

"Master, it's all spent. Five hundred taels of silver is too much to spend. You spent two hundred and thirty taels just on the inner garments, outer garments, shoes and stockings for Miss Chu. And the bird's nest soup that Miss Chu eats every day. It's all top-grade bird's nests, and one meal costs twenty-five taels of silver! And we also need to hire a doctor, buy medicine, and buy maids. All these..."

Before Mo Ji finished speaking, Xiao Qingyuan interrupted him impatiently: "Alright, alright, don't talk to me like a commoner. It's annoying to listen to. It's as if I'm poor and destitute. Don't let Yan Luo hear this. She hates to hear people talking about gold and silver. I will naturally find a way to deal with the silver issue. Just shut up!"

But Mo Ji did not shut up: "Master, why don't you continue to borrow money from the Crown Prince's Consort? She is the only one who will give you money now."

Xiao Qingyuan glared at him: "I haven't even paid back the money I borrowed last time. If I borrow again, what kind of person would I be?"

"Who else can you be? You are her legitimate husband. The Crown Prince's wife is now the housekeeper. All the income of the mansion is in her hands. Isn't it natural for you to ask her for money?"

Xiao Qingyuan was startled by his words and hurriedly covered the mouth of the damn servant.

He was afraid that Chu Yanluo would hear what he said, so he looked back and was relieved when he saw that there was no movement inside.

Fortunately, Mo Ji’s voice was very quiet and no one in the room could hear them talking, otherwise he would have to coax Yan Luo all night long!

He angrily scolded the servant: "Nonsense! I have nothing to do with Shen Wantang. If you dare to say such things again, I will kick you out of the house!"

Mo Ji lowered his head and muttered softly: "It doesn't matter. Why did you go to the Crown Prince's Consort to borrow money when you were short of money? Don't you think that the Crown Prince's Consort is not an outsider..."

Xiao Qingyuan heard his mumbling and hit him on the head: "I think you are itching for a fight!"

Mo Ji covered his head and begged for mercy: "I know I was wrong."

"Okay, go send a letter to Gu Qianhan and Yuan Zheng, asking them to come over. Tell them that I'm inviting them to the palace for a drink tonight."

"Master, we don't have money to buy wine!"

"Wouldn't you let them take care of it themselves? One of them is the second son of a Duke's mansion, and the other is the grandson of the richest man in Jiangnan. They both have plenty of money!"

Mo Ji lowered his head.

Okay, this is the first time I've heard of inviting people to your house for a drink and asking the guests to bring their own drinks.

His eldest son is indeed unconventional. The woman he chooses is different from others, and the way he entertains guests is also different from others.