Because of the consummation of their marriage last time, Lady Meng disappeared without a trace the next morning.
It left some psychological shadows on Wu Linxuan.
Wu Linxuan thought history was repeating itself, and she had run back to the General's Mansion early in the morning!
She had mentioned several times last night that she wanted to return to the General's Mansion. Wu Linxuan got out of bed barefoot and searched the room, but he didn't find a single trace of her. His face darkened completely, and he was certain that she had left.
He was so angry early in the morning that he felt like he had married not a woman but an eel.
She was simply impossible to catch!
Wu Linxuan walked directly to the outer room barefoot and shouted outside the door, "Chen Yuan!"
Chen Yuan was waiting outside the door. Usually, he would have entered at this time every day, but since Lady Meng had stayed the night with the prince last night, Chen Yuan had almost worn a hole in the outer steps but still didn't go in.
Prince Jian'an didn't use personal maids to serve him; it had always been Chen Yuan. But with the prince and Lady Meng in the same room, it was extremely inconvenient for him to enter.
Seeing that the small kitchen had prepared breakfast, Chen Yuan was afraid that his prince would oversleep and miss breakfast before going to court. Just as he was thinking about making some noise, Prince Jian'an called him from inside the room.
Chen Yuan quickly opened the door and entered. Then he saw his prince standing on the ground with disheveled hair and an open front of his robe, furious.
The room was still dark at this time, and the candles in the outer room hadn't burned out yet. In the candlelight, under the open front of the prince's robe, from his shoulder to his chest, there was a slightly swollen red mark like a ripe fruit, and a row of tooth marks like a guard of honor on patrol, resembling some kind of indecent totem.
Chen Yuan took a glance, and it was as if his eyeballs had been stabbed by a knife. He quickly shifted his gaze. He had never seen such a "fragile woman" with such good teeth in his life. He asked nervously, "Your Highness, are you getting up?"
"What?" Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment and then replied, "When did the lady go out?"
"The night - watching maid didn't report that Lady Meng had gone out," Chen Yuan said. "And Lady Meng's guards have been standing outside the door all the time."
"I've been standing at the door for almost half an hour," Chen Yuan said. "I didn't see Lady Meng go out."
"She's run away!" Wu Linxuan glared at Chen Yuan. "I've raised so many useless people like you. You can't even guard the door. You can't even watch over a woman!"
"She must have gone back to the General's Mansion," Wu Linxuan said. "Tell Xin Ya to take a few people to the General's Mansion and bring her back to me. Lock her up in Lishu Courtyard!"
"She's really gone too far!"
After Wu Linxuan said angrily, Chen Yuan quickly went out to give the order.
As a result, not long after, Chen Yuan ran back and said to Wu Linxuan, "Your Highness, Lady Meng really didn't go out. The guards at the main gate said they didn't see Lady Meng's carriage leave through the gate."
Wu Linxuan was drinking water. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Then where is she? Could she have gone back to Lishu Courtyard?"
It wasn't even dawn yet. Where on earth did she develop this habit of sneaking away in the middle of the night?
Wu Linxuan pressed his temples with both hands. After Chen Yuan glanced at him, he continued, "Xin Ya has been in Lishu Courtyard all the time. She told me that Lady Meng didn't go back to Lishu Courtyard either."
"Could it be that a delicate woman can just vanish into thin air?!"
Chen Yuan glanced at Wu Linxuan's chest. Although his robe was tied up, half of the tooth mark was still visible at the collar.
Delicate woman?
More like a woman with iron teeth and steel jaws.
Wu Linxuan was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he thought of the secret of the person behind Lady Meng that she had always been afraid to reveal. Could it be that she had gone out in the middle of the night to meet that person!
Wu Linxuan's face turned even worse. He slapped the table and roared, "Send people to search for me. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find the person for me!"
Chen Yuan took the order and quickly went out to tell the dead - soldiers to search everywhere. Then he came back quickly to serve Wu Linxuan wash up.
After Wu Linxuan finished washing his face, he planned to put back the letters in the secret compartment that he had secretly taken last night.
As a result, just as he knelt on the bed and opened the secret compartment with the letters in his hand, suddenly, he caught a glimpse of something moving out of the corner of his eye.
Wu Linxuan was skilled in martial arts and had a very quick reaction. Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, he bounced directly from the bed to the ground.
He stared at the moving quilt on the bed in horror.
After a moment, Wu Linxuan judged from the shape of the quilt roll that there might be a person inside...
He stared in disbelief as the quilt roll moved again, as if a little curve had protruded at the position of the buttocks, and then it stopped moving.
Only then did Wu Linxuan realize that this might be the person he had been looking for all morning.
The Lady Meng that his dead - soldiers were still frantically searching for outside.
She had completely transformed into a quilt roll, only occupying the innermost and thinnest part of the bed.
The whole person, from head to toe, not even a single hair was exposed, and was completely buried in the quilt.
Moreover, she was sleeping in a long and thin strip. At first glance, it didn't look like there was a person at all, but rather a stack of quilts.
Wu Linxuan's bed was very big. There was originally a stack of quilts inside the bed, and sometimes he would...
When he sat up from the bed in the morning, he specifically looked at the bed and didn't notice that there was an extra person in that stack of quilts.
This misunderstanding was a bit too big.
Wu Linxuan held a stack of letters with a complicated expression, put these letters back into his study, and locked the study.
Then he walked to the door, called Chen Yuan, cleared his throat, and said to Chen Yuan, "Tell everyone not to search anymore." Chen Yuan was putting the food on the table. Hearing this, he looked up at Wu Linxuan.
Wu Linxuan sat at the table, propped his hand on his forehead, and said, "She's on my bed. I didn't see her when I got up this morning."
"Ah?" Chen Yuan let out a soft cry and then quickly lowered his head.
He had been walking around the room for several times. Lady Meng was on the bed?
There was no sign of her.
Wu Linxuan couldn't explain to Chen Yuan that his Lady Meng was sleeping like a quilt roll.
So he sat there calmly drinking porridge. There had been a silent commotion in the prince's mansion early in the morning, and he had almost made a big fool of himself.
And Lu Meng knew nothing about all this. She had slept soundly after going to bed last night.
In her heart, she knew that she shouldn't have slept in the same bed as "Big Dog Wu", but she was really too tired and too lazy to get up and go back to Lishu Courtyard.
So she tried to keep as far away from Prince Jian'an as possible.
The farther she got, the farther she rolled, and finally she rolled to the innermost part.
Lu Meng didn't deliberately roll herself up in the quilt. She just ended up in this position after rolling over, and later, the quilt was pressed under her body.
Those who understand will understand. If the quilt is pressed under you at night and you want to get up and untangle it, you might wake up completely. Once you're awake, you might have to go to the toilet. Lu Meng was simply too lazy to go through all that.
So she just maintained this position and slept, not knowing that she had slept into a completely unnoticeable quilt roll.
It was also because, despite eating quite a lot during this period, she was still in her developmental stage and had a slender figure, which allowed her to blend perfectly with the quilt.
This made Wu Linxuan think she had run away, and he almost ordered his men to storm the General's Mansion.
After having his meal, Wu Linxuan still had a little time before he had to go to court.
He got up and went back to the inner room. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he looked at the person wrapped up in the quilt.
He had never seen anyone sleep like this... Moreover, Wu Linxuan was in a very complicated mood. How could there be an extra person in his bed?
This was his bedroom, and as the saying goes, no one else should be allowed to sleep soundly beside one's own couch...
As Wu Linxuan watched, he reached out.
He climbed onto the bed, grabbed the quilt, and rolled it towards his side. Without much effort, he freed Lady Meng from the quilt roll.
Lu Meng was sleeping soundly, her head and face all sweaty, and even her long hair was wet and stuck to her neck. She looked extremely... like the way a woman would look after being intimate with a man the previous night.
Flushed and ripe.
People are easily excited early in the morning, especially at Wu Linxuan's age. After looking at her for a couple of seconds, he couldn't take it anymore and quickly pulled the quilt back over Lu Meng.
He still had to go to court.
Even with all his commotion, his Lady Meng didn't show any reaction. Wu Linxuan reached out again, using his fingertips to push aside the wet hair on her neck.
His Lady Meng still didn't show any reaction. Her breathing was even, and she was sleeping soundly on his couch.
Wu Linxuan couldn't describe this feeling. He had never planned to let anyone invade his territory.
Anyone who deliberately approached him and showed him active affection would arouse his strong sense of rebellion and vigilance.
He grew up in the imperial prince's courtyard in the deep palace. His brothers were never his playmates but rather opponents. One wrong step might lead to him and his mother concubine being doomed.
Wu Linxuan had to carefully ponder every word, every look, and every action, always making the worst - case speculations and countless assumptions to ensure his own safety.
At first, Wu Linxuan also misunderstood that this woman was approaching him with some ulterior motive.
But as he got to know her more, he seemed to understand her less.
She could stay quietly in her own yard for a month or two, and she could also cause huge trouble once she went out.
She was completely unlike a married woman. Wu Linxuan always felt that she had endless secrets, and as a result, he had given more and more, and now he simply couldn't bear to do anything to her.
Wu Linxuan was good at self - reflection and self - analysis. Early in the morning, he sat by the bed and analyzed his own feelings.
He came to the conclusion that he was happy.
He was happy because this woman was sleeping in his bed.
This was not a favorable result for Wu Linxuan, but at least for now, he didn't want to change it.
So he reached out and touched Lady Meng's face. It was damp, warm, and soft, like the soft belly of a small animal, harmless and gentle.
Wu Linxuan got up and walked out of the inner room. Outside, he said to Chen Yuan, "Call Xin Ya to serve later. If Lady Meng wants to go back to the General's Mansion, let Xin Ya go with her. She must bring the person back tonight."
"Yes, Your Highness," Chen Yuan replied, tidying up Wu Linxuan's clothes and putting on his cloak for him.
Wu Linxuan thought for a moment and then said, "Order someone to find a craftsman in the city to make a small seal."
Chen Yuan's eyebrows twitched.
Prince Jian'an didn't need to make a seal in the city, and his seal would never be made there.
It could only be...
Wu Linxuan said, "A small seal for the princess. Find a piece of high - quality white jade and have it made into a pendant. Then let Xin Ya customize a few sets of clothes that match her status. Give her the coral and those vases in my room. Also, pick out some other nice things from the warehouse and prepare them."
After putting on his cloak, Wu Linxuan glanced back at the inner room and then walked out the door with Chen Yuan.
The night had not completely faded. Xin Ya was holding a lantern to light the way for Wu Linxuan.
Wu Linxuan paused for a moment, and then a smile actually appeared on his face.
Under the solitary lamp, his extremely handsome face showed a thick sweetness in the dim light.
He remembered when he had just married Lady Meng. She had once secretly dressed up as a maid to light the way for him in order to please him.
After he caught her and told her not to do it again, she had even cried.
Wu Linxuan went to court in a very good mood, but he didn't know that the moment he and Chen Yuan walked out of the room, Lu Meng opened her eyes on the bed.
Although Lu Meng loved sleeping, she wasn't the kind of person who could sleep like the dead. When Wu Linxuan pulled her out of the quilt and the cold air rushed in, how could she not wake up!
Not to mention that Wu Linxuan had also touched her and sat by the bed staring at her. It was quite creepy.
Lu Meng had been pretending to be asleep all the time. She didn't dare to open her eyes!
She was afraid that if she opened her eyes, Wu Linxuan would pull her up too, and then ask her to light the way for him or help him dress.
Lu Meng would never be the "virtuous and gentle wife" that fit this era.
She just wanted to live a wonderful life where clothes were brought to her and food was served to her.
It seemed that she still couldn't sleep with Wu the Big Dog. Today would be an exception. Once her yard was ready, she would leave right after finishing things and never stay!
Now that Wu Linxuan had gone to court, Lu Meng wasn't afraid anymore. She rolled over on the huge bed and fell asleep again.
After seeing Wu Linxuan off to court, Xin Ya waited outside the main courtyard, waiting to serve Lady Meng to get up.
She and Chen Yuan understood without having to communicate. This Lady Meng would be another master in the prince's mansion from now on.
Xin Ya thought that since Lady Meng had spent the night in the prince's room, she would be more restrained and wouldn't sleep until late in the morning like she did in Lishu Courtyard.
However, she underestimated the degree to which Lady Meng was spoiled.
Lu Meng took a nap and slept straight until Wu Linxuan came back from court.
When Wu Linxuan came back, he was accompanied by two of his subordinates who had rushed over from Jiangbei last night. He was about to enter the study in the prince's mansion to discuss matters, but Xin Ya looked embarrassed at the door, hesitating to speak.
She stopped Chen Yuan and whispered something in his ear.
Chen Yuan had to summon up his courage and go up to Wu Linxuan to say a few words.
"Still not up?" Wu Linxuan whispered, his expression changing unpredictably.
To enter the study, he had to pass by his room, at least the outer room. Thinking of Lady Meng's "unrestrained" and bold behavior, he didn't dare to take these two people to the study for fear of bumping into her getting up with disheveled hair and a disheveled appearance.
Wu Linxuan had to order Chen Yuan, "Lead the two gentlemen to the side courtyard and ask the small kitchen to prepare some dishes with a stronger flavor." People from Jiangbei generally had a preference for stronger - flavored food.
Chen Yuan quickly responded and led the two gentlemen to the side courtyard.
These two were not talkative people. They were both people that Wu Linxuan had placed in Jiangbei. They had come to the imperial city in person this time because there were some things that couldn't be conveyed in letters, lest they be intercepted and cause great trouble.
Wu Linxuan pushed open the door and walked directly into the inner room in a menacing manner. He intended to teach this "spoiled and arrogant" Lady Meng a good lesson.
As a result, when he rushed into the inner room, he found that there was no one in the room at all.
This time, Wu Linxuan even took a special look inside the bed and even patted the quilt with his own hands to make sure there was really no one inside.
Then he searched the washroom and even the toilet, but there was still no one.
However, the window of the washroom was open, and it led directly to the back courtyard.
Standing by the window, Wu Linxuan looked out and saw his Lady Meng with disheveled hair, hugging a red coral as heavy as an eight - or nine - year - old child, staggering towards the corner gate of the back courtyard.
"Stop!" Wu Linxuan shouted. His voice was filled with anger, but also with deep helplessness.
Lu Meng's back visibly stiffened. She was holding the "stolen goods" in her arms and was caught red - handed.
But she was almost out of the small gate. It would be a longer way back! She had come this far and couldn't let it all go to waste. This thing was too heavy!
Actually, she had woken up quite early that morning, but just lay in bed being lazy.
When she heard that Wu the Big Dog (a pet - name for Wu Linxuan) had returned from court and brought someone back, and a group of people were talking at the door, Lu Meng decisively got out of bed and ran away.
Of course, she also knew that she had gone too far. She was sleeping in Wu the Big Dog's bed and shouldn't have stayed in it so late.
It's just that Lu Meng really didn't want to get up. Wu the Big Dog's bed was softer than the one she slept in at the General's Mansion. It wasn't that she didn't want to get up; it was that the bed seemed to be sucking her in.
Lu Meng thought to herself that she would get up in a while, and then she dozed off again and again.
It's like going to work. You know you're going to be late, thinking "I'll sleep for just a minute more..." and then you close your eyes and open them, and minutes have passed.
Then, seeing that you're already late for work and the money has been deducted anyway, you might as well take a day - off, just for the morning.
And then you close your eyes and open them, and it's night...
However, when she heard the voice of an unfamiliar man saying that they were going to have a meeting in the study, Lu Meng thought about the location of the study and quickly struggled to get up.
She casually tied her clothes and put on her cloak. Mainly, she didn't want to cause trouble for herself. Wu Linxuan was going to be the emperor in the future. There could be women in his room, but not at this time.
The lord must not be bewitched by the "seductive concubine"!
So Lu Meng remembered that last night, after the first round, they went to take a bath, and during the second round in the bathtub, she saw a window in the washroom facing the back courtyard.
Lu Meng quickly determined her escape route. She nimbly climbed onto the grille, hugged the red coral, and jumped out of the window.
She would come back for the vase later!
Although Lu Meng was not familiar with the paths in the back courtyard of the prince's mansion, they must be criss - cross and there were dead soldiers, servants, and maids everywhere. She could just ask someone and get back to Lishu Courtyard.
But before she could escape through the corner gate, she was caught by Wu Linxuan!
However, Lu Meng didn't care at all. This red coral was promised to her by Wu Linxuan anyway. She planned to go back to Lishu Courtyard first after getting out of the corner gate.
Seeing that she ignored his order, Wu Linxuan immediately became furious and shouted into the void: "Someone, bring Lady Meng back to me!"
Then, in a blur, a familiar figure appeared in front of Lu Meng.
Tall, with long legs, broad shoulders, and a broad back, he cast a shadow over Lu Meng's head, blocking the early - morning sun.
He bowed to Lu Meng and said, "Lady Meng, this thing is heavy. Let me carry it for you."
Lu Meng stared at the little rabbit teeth that showed up from time to time when he spoke, with a complicated expression.
Soon, dead soldiers stood behind Yuehui, but they didn't dare to step forward.
Yuehui's expression was even more complicated. He didn't dare to look at Lu Meng at all, just hanging his head and slightly bending his body.
Lu Meng soon laughed. This whole thing made her look like a thief.
Lu Meng handed the red coral in her hand to him and also told him, "Be careful... don't drop it."
It was very expensive.
Then she was surrounded by the burly dead soldiers and brought back to the window.
Yuehui put the red coral on the window, and he and a group of dead soldiers quickly disappeared from the spot, leaving only Lu Meng and Wu Linxuan looking at each other across the window.
Wu Linxuan was in his court clothes, standing by the window with his hands behind his back. He looked so imposing and handsome that one didn't dare to look directly at him.
He squinted his eyes and stared at Lu Meng sharply, asking, "What are you doing?"
"Do you want to make me look even more of a fool?"
Wu Linxuan said, "What kind of image is this? With disheveled hair and acting furtively. Have you eaten all the books on women's virtues you read in the boudoir?"
Hearing his tone, Lu Meng knew that he wasn't really angry.
She said playfully, "My lord, have you forgotten? I've never read any books. I can't even read."
Wu Linxuan scoffed and immediately exposed her: "If you can't read, how did you correspond with your sister Zhangsun Xianyun?"
Lu Meng was stunned by the question.
She really couldn't read! And the original body had been locked in the deep boudoir and never had a teacher for enlightenment. How could she read?
Lu Meng always thought that her inability to read most of the characters in this world was in line with the original body, but now she realized that she had overlooked such an important thing!
Yes, yes, yes. The original body had been corresponding with Zhangsun Xianyun all the time!
Lu Meng had heard from the maidservants, but since she herself had never corresponded with Zhangsun Xianyun, she had always listened as an outsider and never thought it would apply to herself.
Damn it!
Lu Meng couldn't help swearing in her heart.
However, it was obvious that Wu Linxuan didn't want to dwell on this. Seeing that Lady Meng was scared by him, looking like a little beast with its tail between its legs, he continued, "How did you get out of this room?"
"I jumped out..." Lu Meng replied slowly.
Her mind was spinning wildly. How could she get out of this mess?
Oh no, it seemed impossible to cover it up...
She carefully observed Wu Linxuan's expression, and her heart gradually calmed down.
It seemed that Wu Linxuan already knew and didn't intend to pursue it?
Alas, what was going on? Wasn't the male lead supposed to have a persecution complex and be suspicious?
Wu Linxuan pointed at her forehead and said, "Get back in the way you got out!"
Lu Meng quickly put her hands on the window, then exerted force with both hands, jumped up, and stepped on the window. She was very agile.
The cloak behind her was just caught by the wind, making her look like a canary about to take off.
Wu Linxuan subconsciously reached out and grabbed Lu Meng's arm.
Then Lu Meng took advantage of the situation and threw herself into Wu Linxuan's arms.
She knocked Wu Linxuan back two steps, and he only stopped after leaning against the screen.
"Get off me!" "I won't." Lu Meng wrapped her legs tightly around his waist.
Face to face, nose to nose, she said, "My lord, last night when you were holding me like this, I said I wanted to get off, but you didn't let me go and were even more fierce..."
Wu Linxuan's ears instantly turned red. He really had never seen such a bold and unrestrained woman!
Casually talking about such intimate matters! Even a libertine isn't as bold as she is!
However, Wu Linxuan himself didn't even know that he actually fell for this.
All his anger had dissipated long ago. Thinking about how his wife, Lu Meng, had grabbed the red coral and run away just now... How disgraceful!
How could someone so small and thin be so strong?
It seemed that she also had quite a bit of strength every time she threw him onto the bed...
What a humiliation!
But somehow, it made him want to laugh.
Wu Linxuan endured it so hard that his face turned red. Gritting his teeth, instead of hugging Lu Meng, he pushed her legs and removed her from his waist.
If he didn't discipline this woman, she'd already be getting out of control. If he indulged her, wouldn't she ride right over his head!
However, after Lu Meng stood on the ground, her hands around Wu Linxuan's neck still didn't let go.
Men are easy to coax.
Lu Meng hung her arms around his neck and swayed like a swing, saying, "My lord, I only hid when I heard you were going to bring someone back to the room. Please don't be angry..."
"I thought that my lord definitely wouldn't like others to see a woman in your room."
"So you know to hide? What time is it and you still haven't gotten up? Even if there are no elders in the mansion for you to pay morning and evening respects to, you still have to follow the rules..."
Wu Linxuan, with his great strength and martial arts skills, actually couldn't break free from Lu Meng's arms around his neck.
Lu Meng swayed and said again, "Where do all these rules come from... My lord is my rule. I just like to get up late. I'm not going to court, so why should I get up so early?"
After Lu Meng said this, she realized she'd made a slip of the tongue. It was like saying in front of a wage - slave, "I don't have to go to work."
So she quickly bit her lip. Under Wu Linxuan's gloomy gaze, she shamelessly said, "My lord promised to ensure my lifelong wealth and comfort."
Lu Meng deliberately emphasized the four words "wealth and comfort" separately.
Then she said, "For me, sleeping until I wake up naturally is comfort."
Full of fallacies.
Wu Linxuan looked down at her up close. His Adam's apple rolled, and he moved his lips, as if about to say some feudal remarks that were hard to accept.
So Lu Meng directly stood on tiptoe and blocked his lips.
She kissed him several times like a pecking chick, successfully silencing the words he was about to say.
"What are you doing... In broad daylight!" Wu Linxuan dodged backward. His willpower wasn't very strong.
In his impression, having intimate relations during the day was a very shameful thing.
Moreover, even loving couples were supposed to be dignified and respectful to each other during the day. What was this hugging and lingering all about?
"What's wrong with broad daylight?" Lu Meng said. "Am I breaking any law by kissing my own husband?"
Lu Meng said, "My lord looks so handsome in his court robes. Just seeing you makes my legs weak. I can't stand anymore... I'm going to faint..."
Lu Meng pretended to be fainted. Wu Linxuan's face turned redder and redder. In a fit of anger, he pushed her away and said, "Shameless!"
Wu Linxuan pulled her arms apart and turned to leave. He didn't have the mood to argue with her anymore. As he walked out, he ordered, "Stay here in the room obediently!"
After Lu Meng achieved her goal, she quickly went back to pick up the red coral and leisurely walked back into the room.
Through the open door of the inner room, she saw Wu Linxuan's back as he opened the door and went out.
He really looked good in his court robes. This back view... In modern times, it could really make thousands of people fall in love at first sight.
And when he turned around, it would be love at second sight.
This "casual lover" was worth it.
The corners of Lu Meng's eyes were tinged with red. Her unbound hair didn't look messy but rather added to her charm. She didn't often look at herself in the mirror and always let the maids do her dressing. She actually couldn't quite get used to the fact that every time she looked in the mirror, the face she saw was beautiful but different from her modern - day self.
She didn't know that her current appearance was exactly the kind that would make a man lose his composure.
Lu Meng hugged the red coral and got back into bed. She lay down and yawned.
It was even better that she didn't have to move. Lu Meng stroked her stomach. After all that commotion, she was a bit hungry and started to think about what to eat today.
Soon, Xin Ya knocked on the door and softly asked, "Has Madam Meng gotten up? Does Madam need this maid to come in and serve you with washing up?"
Lu Meng had indeed not washed up. Hearing this, she got up from the bed and answered. Xin Ya quickly entered the room, followed by Xiuyun and Xiuli.
Lu Meng was served to wash up and get dressed. Her long hair, which had been loose for many days, was coiled up again.
In this novel world, married women had to coil their hair.
Lu Meng preferred to let her hair down as it was comfortable. But looking at the bejeweled hairpins and pendants in the mirror, looking extremely luxurious and like a rich woman, she felt extremely happy. Anyway, she didn't have to do the complicated hair - coiling herself.
Wu Linxuan discussed matters with his subordinates from the north of the Yangtze River until the afternoon.
When it came to handling official business, he was extremely career - oriented.
This was something Lu Meng particularly liked. After all, if Wu Linxuan didn't make money, what would she spend?
Lu Meng would never be a seductive concubine who kept the king from going to court. She would only constantly urge and spur Wu Linxuan on to make more money.
So that she could live a better life.
After Chen Yuan sent the two people out of the mansion through the back door, Wu Linxuan finally remembered his wife, Lu Meng.
Or rather, his princess.
When Wu Linxuan returned to his main courtyard from the side - courtyard meeting room, as soon as he entered the room, he smelled the aroma of food filling the room.
Wu Linxuan was never a person who was extravagant and indulged in pleasure.
He usually only had three or four dishes for a meal, as he had instructed. There was no need for extravagance.
The habits he had developed since childhood made him feel nervous whenever he enjoyed something. He would always first wonder if this thing belonged to him and if it would bring him any serious consequences.
Although he hadn't become the emperor yet, he strictly adhered to the rules of an emperor, not letting anyone guess his preferences. Even now, Chen Yuan didn't know what he liked to eat. He lived like an ascetic.
At this moment, the large table in the outer room, which had never been filled during meals, was now full of all kinds of delicious delicacies, stacked layer upon layer.
Lu Meng, who was about to become his princess, was sitting at the table, picking and choosing with her chopsticks, chewing slowly, and enjoying herself very contentedly.
Wu Linxuan stared at the table full of dishes and was silent for a moment. Then he turned to look at the sky outside.
This time was neither noon nor dinner time.
He couldn't help asking, "What meal is this you're having?"
When Lu Meng saw him coming over, she observed his expression, symbolically stood up, and bowed her knees carelessly as a salute.
Then she greeted Wu Linxuan and said, "It's breakfast and lunch. My lord, come and have some with me."
"Breakfast and lunch?" It was too late for lunch at this hour, and it had nothing to do with breakfast at all.
"My lady didn't get up this morning," Lu Meng pulled Wu Linxuan to sit at the table and said to Xin Ya, "Hurry up and prepare a set of chopsticks and bowls for the prince."
Then she sat down beside Wu Linxuan and said, "My lord, have you forgotten? I'm a whole year younger than you. I'm still growing, so I can't miss those two meals..."
Lu Meng even sneered, "The food in the small kitchen in the prince's courtyard is really delicious. After I ate it, I realized that what I ate in Lishu Courtyard before was simply pig food."
Hearing this, Wu Linxuan didn't even care about the latter sarcastic remark. Instead, he looked at his Lady Meng with a shocked expression.
He scanned her up and down and said, "Do you know that at your age, some women already have two or three children?"
Those weren't human beings.
Women who gave birth to several children in their teens were hardly treated as human beings...
However, Lu Meng couldn't express such ideas to the people in this world, nor could she complain about anything.
She also "shocked" and looked at Wu Linxuan, biting back, "Does the prince like those little girls who haven't even fully developed?"
Lu Meng put her hands on her chest and showed her figure, which, though not extremely voluptuous, was at least well - developed, similar to what she had in the modern world, with a somewhat undulating silhouette.
Looking at Wu Linxuan like he was a pervert, she said, "You didn't say so last night when you were buried in here!"
Wu Linxuan was very intelligent, but it took him a moment to understand what Lady Meng meant.
Then his face turned red in an instant.
He quickly stood up from the table.
He pointed at Lu Meng's face and stammered, "You, you, you..." but couldn't say a complete sentence.
How could there be such a wanton woman in the world?
Wu Linxuan didn't even eat. He didn't even have the time to tell the woman who was about to become his princess to be more thrifty!
Furious, he turned around and went into the room. After unlocking the study, he went in and didn't come out for a long time.
Of course, he wasn't really angry. It was just that kind of shame that made him want to scratch something.
This was exactly the effect Lu Meng wanted. She rolled her eyes and continued to eat.
After Lu Meng finished eating and all the dishes were cleared away, Chen Yuan came in from outside and whispered something in Xin Ya's ear.
Xin Ya glanced at Lady Meng reclining on the imperial concubine's couch and nodded to Chen Yuan.
Then a maid came in with a bowl of medicinal soup.
Xin Ya brought the medicinal soup to Lu Meng's hand and was about to explain when Prince Jian'an, Wu Linxuan, finally came out of the study.
He walked straight to Lu Meng's side and sat down on the imperial concubine's couch next to her.
He put his hand on the small table of the couch and tapped beside the bowl of medicinal soup, thinking about how to start.
Lu Meng picked up the medicinal soup, pinched her nose and gulped it down in one go.
Wu Linxuan was stunned and raised his hand, saying, "You..."
Lu Meng had already put the medicinal soup bowl down with a thud.
