Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiao Qingyuan has always been a gentleman in matters between men and women, otherwise it would be impossible for him not to have touched Chu Yanluo until now. He said, "This is not appropriate. I'll ask the maid to come in and help you."

"Those maids are clumsy and useless. I don't want them to help me. If the prince is unwilling to help me, I will relax for a while by myself. When my feet don't hurt anymore, I will leave naturally."

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Yanluo still hadn't come out.

Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but ask: "Yanluo, how are you? Are you seriously injured?"

Chu Yanluo's voice was filled with tears: "I don't know how serious it is, but I can't stand up. Prince, are you really so cruel that you don't even want to come in and help me? I'm so cold and my feet hurt!"

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a while, but finally had no choice but to walk into the purification room.

As soon as he entered, he saw Chu Yanluo lying on the ground wearing only a pair of underwear. She crossed her arms over her chest, covering her private parts. But the more she covered herself, the more exciting the scene became.

Xiao Qingyuan closed his eyes instantly.

He was taught since childhood not to look at anything indecent.

In a place like Wanhua Tower, women can be looked at casually, but Chu Yanluo is not a prostitute, so he shouldn't look at her.

He fumbled for Chu Yanluo's clothes, estimated the position and threw them next to her: "Put on your clothes first, I'll carry you out."

Chu Yanluo gritted his teeth in anger. It was already this late, and he was still keeping a strict rule of separation between men and women!

She had intended to let him see it, to give him a taste of sweetness, but she didn't expect him to close his eyes! He was such a stone-head, much worse than Yuan Zheng!

But she had no choice but to put on clothes to cover her beauty.

After she put on her clothes, Xiao Qingyuan opened his eyes, bent down, picked her up, and walked out of the purification room.

But until he carried the person back to the bed, he did not even lower his head to look at Chu Yanluo. He was such a gentleman that no matter how many tricks Chu Yanluo had, he could not use them.

It's not impossible to force him to go to bed, but Chu Yanluo knows Xiao Qingyuan. He hates women seducing him the most, and he hates women throwing themselves into his arms even more. He likes the kind of women who are aloof and ignore him.

This is also a common problem for many men. They will not take women who come after them seriously, let alone cherish them. The more they cannot get, the more they will keep thinking about them.

After Xiao Qingyuan carried Chu Yanluo to the bed, he walked out. He called the maid in to accompany her, and asked Mo Ji to call the imperial physician.

When the imperial physician came, he just said "it's nothing serious" and left without even prescribing any medicine for the injury.

Mo Ji felt sorry for the money and couldn't help but said, "Master, we have another debt. I think Miss Chu is fine, otherwise the imperial physician would not have refused to prescribe medicine for her."

The doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau usually would tell the patient about some illness even if there was no illness at all, and then prescribe a few harmless medicines. This way they could earn both money and fame. It was very rare that they did not prescribe medicine.

Xiao Qingyuan naturally knew the habits of the imperial physician, but he still reprimanded his personal servant: "Shut up! How can we know if Yan Luo is okay if we don't ask the imperial physician to come and see her? I brought her into the palace. No matter what happens to her, I am responsible!"

Mo Ji lowered his head. He felt that it was because the princess had been too strict with the prince and had taught him to be too upright and kind. If the prince had learned even a little bit of bad habits, he would not have ended up in this situation today.

That night, Xiao Qingyuan slept in the study.

He himself couldn't explain what was wrong, but for some reason he didn't want to get close to Chu Yanluo.

The next morning, he was awakened by Mo Ji.

"Master, please wake up!"

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Yanluo again?"

"It's not Miss Chu's business, it's someone from the palace!"

Xiao Qingyuan sat up immediately: "What is the purpose of the visitor from the palace?"

"It's someone from the Queen's palace, who came here with the imperial decree to invite the Princess and the Crown Prince's Consort into the palace! The eunuchs who came had cold faces, and they refused to accept the silver. If the Princess and the Crown Prince's Consort enter the palace, they will probably be scolded!"

Xiao Qingyuan immediately got out of bed and started to get dressed: "Has Gu Qianhan returned to the Duke's Mansion?"

"No, Master. I heard that the Second Master Gu is still kneeling outside the Qianqing Palace!"

"what?!"

Xiao Qingyuan lost his voice and asked, "He knelt for a whole night?"

"Yes, Master, that's why the Queen is angry and wants to call the Princess and the Crown Prince's Consort to the palace for a lecture!"

Xiao Qingyuan walked out in a hurry. When he arrived at the princess's courtyard, the princess and the prince's wife had already packed up and were ready to go out with the eunuch.

He hurriedly called out, "Mother!"

Princess Ning looked at him unhappily and said, "You still remember that I am your mother? Why didn't you remember me when you got into trouble? Go back to your Xinghe Courtyard. You are not allowed to go anywhere until the Crown Prince's Consort and I come back!"

"Mother, I will go to the palace with you!"

"What are you going to do? Don't you think you are embarrassed enough? Stay in the mansion honestly!"

After Princess Ning finished speaking, she took Shen Wantang out.

Xiao Qingyuan looked dejected in the back, but Shen Wantang knew that Princess Ning actually had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She refused to let Xiao Qingyuan enter the palace because she was actually protecting him. If he entered the palace, he would definitely be punished to kneel, and he would have to kneel as long as Gu Qianhan knelt.

After leaving the palace gate, Shen Wantang followed the princess into the carriage.

After she sat down, Princess Ning took her hand and told her the palace rules and the Queen's taboos. Finally, she comforted her, "The Queen is coming for me this time. She thinks I didn't discipline her son well and caused her nephew to kneel. Don't be afraid. When the time comes, just answer properly like at home. You don't need to take the lead in dealing with other things. I will take care of everything."

"Yes, mother, your daughter-in-law will remember it."

Shen Wantang responded respectfully, but in fact, this was not her first time entering the palace, nor was it her first time meeting the queen.

In her previous life, she had been to the palace and had met Queen Gu and other concubines.

At that time, the seventh princess under Concubine Duan fell in love with Liao Youhe, but they couldn't ask Liao Youhe to divorce his wife directly, so they summoned her into the palace and deliberately made things difficult for her.

The only one who didn't make things difficult for her was Queen Gu. Perhaps she couldn't stand the Seventh Princess's insistence on snatching someone else's husband away!

In her previous life, she fought alone. It was impossible for her to say that she was not afraid at all. After all, they were all high-ranking nobles. It would be as easy to crush her to death as to crush an ant.

Now, she no longer has to face the strict hierarchy of the imperial palace alone, as she has her mother-in-law to protect her.

It doesn’t matter whether your husband is a capable person or not, and it doesn’t matter where his heart is. All men in this world are like that anyway.

As long as her mother-in-law treats her sincerely and is willing to help and protect her, no one can shake her position as the Crown Prince's Consort, and she will be able to live a happy life.