Chapter 368 Newlyweds
The next day, as the sky gradually brightened, Cui Yu curled up in her husband’s arms like a docile little cat and slept soundly.

Both of them were very excited last night. They were naked and slept in each other’s arms with their skin pressed tightly against each other, just like a couple in love, wishing they could merge into one.

Xiao Xia was already awake, and he gently felt the smooth and delicate touch of her back, which was as delicate as a freshly peeled boiled egg.

Cui Yu hummed and slowly opened her beautiful eyes. Their eyes met and Cui Yu smiled sweetly, “Husband, what time is it?”

“It’s just dawn, you should sleep a little longer!”

“I can’t sleep anymore. Other brides have to serve their parents-in-law, but I’m different. I just need to serve my husband well.”

Cui Yu sat up, but found her husband staring at her chest. Her pretty face turned red and she quickly put on her clothes.

“You are not allowed to watch it during the day, you can only watch it at night.”

“Why can’t we watch it during the day?” Xiao Xia asked with a smile.

“This is the rule set by our ancestors. We have to work and do things during the day, and rest at night.”

At this point, Cui Yu suddenly exclaimed “Ah!”

“What’s wrong?” Xiao Xia asked.

“My clothes, the suitcase I packed them in, I don’t know if I have them with me?”

“Achu should have brought it to you.”

Xiao Xia pulled the rope behind him, and soon Xiao Qing and A Chu both ran up. They got up earlier.

Cui Yu asked anxiously, “Ah Chu, did you take the box that I put my clothes in?”

“Mrs. Cui said that the boxes would be sent to Taipingfang today, so I took a bag of clothes.”

“Then give me the package first!”

Xiao Xia got up to go to the bathroom. When he came back and saw his wife’s worried face, he smiled and said, “It will be sent to Taipingfang today. It won’t delay anything. Anyway, you have a bag of clothes.”

“Hey! You don’t know, Xiaomei will definitely take a peek at that album. I know her too well.”

“What album?”

Cui Yu was just about to speak when Achu came up with clothes and Xiaoqing went to get some hot water.

Cui Yu said no more, stood up, dressed and started busying himself.

Xiao Xia packed up a bit and went out for a walk, leaving the space for his wife. Women always have more things to do.

Xiao Xia took a long breath. Today was August 26th, late September in the Gregorian calendar, which was the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival. There was already a hint of coolness in the mornings and evenings, and the air was very cool, making his mind suddenly very clear.

Although this is the imperial palace, it is very quiet and there is no one to be seen. This is a functional area, not a living area, let alone a government area. There is nothing going on and there are almost no people here.

At this time, dozens of palace maids came running over from afar. They were here to serve the newlyweds. Seeing that the groom had already gotten up, they were all very frightened. The leading palace official knelt down and apologized to Xiao Xia, “We are late. Please punish us, Your Highness!”

“It’s okay, I just got up too, go ask the princess what’s going on!”

“Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness!”

The palace official hurriedly took a group of palace maids into the building.

Cui Yu and Xiao Xia bathed, changed clothes, and had breakfast before taking Achu and Xiaoqing on a carriage back to Taipingfang.

It is very inconvenient to live in the palace. It is more comfortable to return to the mansion.

Moreover, this house has been returned to Xiao Xia. The furniture has been replaced with furniture shipped from Qinrenfang, and it has been cleaned up thoroughly. There is no trace of the eldest brother at all. The sign has also been changed to “The Prince of Chu’s Villa.”

In the carriage, Xiao Xia hugged his wife and said with a smile: “What picture album you were talking about this morning? You only told me half of it.” “It’s a picture album of couples’ sexual intercourse!”

Xiao Xia’s eyes lit up, “There is such a good thing?”

Cui Yu pinched his leg and said, “It’s not what you think. It’s the homework for a young lady before she gets married. It’s not just about sex, but also about pregnancy, pregnancy care, childbirth, and childcare. It’s a thick book with a lot of content!”

“Xiaomei wants to see this?”

“She was corrupted by the maids in the mansion. She is just like you. She only wants to see the first part. I didn’t allow her to see it, but she must have secretly read it last night. The album is in my suitcase.”

Xiao Xia shook her head. “Xiao Mei is really unbearable. Who taught her that? The maid must be fired!”

“All maids have a share!”

Cui Yu said worriedly, “The current atmosphere is not very good. Everyone is well fed and well clothed, but they discuss these obscene things all day long. The maids gather together to talk about these things when they have nothing to do. They even buy those embroidered erotic handkerchiefs from outside. Xiaomei said that all the maids in the mansion have seen them, except her.”

At this point, Cui Yu whispered, “My husband, I want to take Xiaomei with me to Hexi. I’m afraid that she will be influenced by what she sees and hears in Chang’an and end up becoming someone like Yuan Lin.”

“Of course you can bring him if you want. I have no objection. The key is whether your parents agree.”

“My parents are not in big trouble. My two elder brothers have been transferred back to Chang’an. My eldest brother has a son and a daughter. They don’t have a house in Chang’an, so they must live with my parents. The house has become lively all of a sudden. They are relieved to leave their younger sister to me!”

Xiao Xia nodded and asked, “What is your elder brother doing now?”

“He is now the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, and my second brother is the Chief Clerk of the Guanglu Temple. They are both minor officials, and only those above the fifth rank can have official residences. Now my eldest brother is only the sixth rank.”

“Can you accommodate me in your house?”

“If my sister and I are not here, it won’t be a big problem. My second brother is still single and can live in the west courtyard, and my eldest brother and his family can live in the inner house.”

“Okay! As long as your parents agree, you can take Xiaomei away.”

Cui Yu felt relieved at once, the thing she was most worried about was solved.

Two carriages stopped in front of the mansion. Butler Liu came forward to open the door and Cui Mei also ran out.

“Xiaomei, when did you come?”

Cui Mei smiled and said, “I just arrived. Didn’t I bring you something? I followed along.”

At this time, Achu and Xiaoqing also got off the car. Xiaomei immediately ran up and started chattering.

Xiao Xia jumped off the carriage and helped his wife out.

Cui Yu glanced at his sister and whispered, “I would rather she play with Ah Chu and Xiao Qing. At least she won’t be led astray.”

Xiao Xia also likes Xiao Mei very much. She is not pretentious at all and does not look down on Xiao Qing and A Chu just because they are a concubine and a maid. This is actually because they have a good family education. The aristocratic family is not like the Guanlong nobles. The Guanlong nobles attach great importance to rank, while the aristocratic family values ​​a humanistic spirit, tolerance, self-discipline, and keeping promises. If you are poor, you should take care of yourself, and if you are rich, you should help the world. These good qualities can be seen in the children of the aristocratic family.

There were many boxes piled up in the lobby. These were not Cui Yu’s personal boxes, but wedding gifts given by the emperor to Xiao Xia. There were a lot of treasures. Yang Guang was indeed ambitious and extravagant. In terms of frugality, he was far worse than his father Yang Jian. However, it was nonsense to say that Yang Guang’s excessive squandering led to the country’s downfall. The wealth accumulated by the Sui Dynasty took the Tang Dynasty another 50 years to use up.

The real squanderers were Wang Shichong and Li Mi. After Wang Shichong occupied Luoyang, he disliked the large amount of cloth in the warehouse and used it directly as firewood in the military camp. Li Mi occupied Luokou Warehouse and opened it to release grain, which was even more wasteful. The common people did not cherish food either. From the warehouse city to the city gate, the rice was several inches thick and was trampled by carriages and horses. The ten-mile area on both sides of the Luo River was covered with thick white rice, which looked like white sand.

Yang Guang had only three sons. His youngest son had started his own family and career, so he certainly would not be stingy and would definitely reward him generously.

When Cui Yu arrived at the back house, she quickly selected her own living spaces including her bedroom, study and living room, and asked her maid to carry more than a dozen boxes from her parents’ home into the bedroom. Her dowry had been delivered before and was stored in the underground warehouse. It was her personal belongings.

Cui Yu opened a marked box, which was a box specifically for her heart. She found the embroidered bag at the bottom of the box. Cui Yu carefully opened the bag, reached out and touched it, and her heart suddenly sank.

She specially clipped a thread from the embroidery bag into the album as a mark. Now the thread is gone, which means the album has been taken out by someone. Who else could it be except Xiaomei?
This damn girl, she actually watched it. Cui Yu was annoyed. She made up her mind that no matter whether her parents agreed or not, she would take her sister away. She was only thirteen years old and in her rebellious period. It was too dangerous for her to come into contact with such things.

(End of this chapter)