Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 338: Going to the In-laws' House

The two of them tacitly decided not to mention anything about He Lingyi, as if that name had been buried deep in their hearts. Li Chu was the first to lightly get off the carriage, then turned around and extended his broad and warm palm to Dugu Jingyao in the carriage with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Dugu Jingyao's face blossomed with a sweet smile as delicate as a spring flower. She raised her jade-white hand slightly and gently placed it on Li Chu's. Then, she slowly stepped down from the carriage with an elegant gesture.

Dugu Jingyao originally wanted to let go of Li Chu's hand after her feet touched the ground, but what she didn't expect was that Li Chu held her hand tightly and refused to let go, as if he wanted to announce the happiness and sweetness between them to the whole world in this way.

After struggling for a while, Dugu Jingyao found that Li Chu had no intention of letting go, so she finally had to obey his wishes and let him hold her hand and move forward together.

So, the newlyweds walked hand in hand along the broad avenue of the palace, looking like a couple from heaven, attracting the attention of many palace people.

When the palace servants saw Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao walking side by side, they stood respectfully on both sides of the road and saluted them. After the two of them passed, the palace servants immediately gathered together and began to whisper to each other.

Some palace servants couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "Look at our Prince Guangping and Princess Guangping, they are truly a match made in heaven!"

Other palace servants echoed, "Yes, yes. When they stand together, they look like a perfect match! They're truly enviable!"

Many palace servants expressed their admiration, saying, "If I could live as lovingly as Prince Guangping and Princess Guangping, I would have no regrets in my life!"

However, amidst the chorus of praise, a few slightly sour words lingered. A few jealous palace servants curled their lips and said bitterly, "Hmph, even if they're all affectionate now, what good will it do? It won't be long before Consort Cui and Consort Li move into Prince Guangping's mansion. By then, the situation in the mansion will be unpredictable! Who knows what will become of it..."

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao were not affected by this at all. They soon arrived at the gate of Zhaoyang Palace. The eunuch at the gate saw Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao coming and saluted with a smile, saying, "Your servants pay their respects to His Royal Highness Prince Guangping and Princess Guangping."

Li Chu called out and asked, "Are father and mother in Zhaoyang Palace?"

The eunuch nodded and said, "Your Highness, I am here. I will report it right away." Li Chu nodded slightly, and the eunuch turned and went into the hall.

At the door, Dugu Jingyao thought for a moment and said, "Donglang, please let go of my hand, otherwise my father and mother will think I am being disrespectful."

Li Chu patted Dugu Jingyao's hand and said, "It's okay. Father and Mother are so eager for us to be more affectionate! Besides, we've been holding hands all the way here, so many people have seen it. Can we just let go now and pretend we never held hands?"

Dugu Jingyao scolded, "Isn't it because you won't let go? If people see me not letting you hold my hand and even fighting with you, they'll think we're having a fight."

Soon, the eunuch came out, and so did Nanny Xu. Nanny Xu's smile deepened when she saw the two holding hands and looking so affectionate.

Dugu Jingyao felt a little embarrassed when Aunt Xu looked at her and laughed at her, so she pulled her hand away.

Aunt Xu bowed and said with a smile, "Your Highness, Princess, please come in."

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao nodded slightly, then followed Nanny Xu into the Zhaoyang Palace.

The two walked to Zhaoyang Palace and bowed to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess from below, saying, "Your son greets father and mother."

This was the first time that Dugu Jingyao called them father and mother. In addition, this was their first son's marriage, and it was the first time she felt like a father-in-law and a mother-in-law, so her faces were filled with smiles.

Then Nanny Xu brought up the tea that had been prepared long ago, and Dugu Jingyao personally brought the tea to the prince and said, "Father, please have some tea."

The prince took the tea and took a sip, then motioned to Li Fuguo beside him to take out something. Li Fuguo then took out a red envelope and handed it to Dugu Jingyao. Dugu Jingyao took the red envelope with both hands and thanked him respectfully: "Thank you, father, for the reward."

Then she picked up another cup of tea and walked towards the Crown Princess, "Mother, please have some tea."

The Crown Princess took it and took a sip, her eyes full of love. She took Dugu Jingyao's hand and said, "From now on, this is your home. If Chu'er bullies you, just tell us."

Li Chu hurriedly said, "Mother, how could I bully Jingyao?" Everyone laughed.

The Crown Princess also asked Nanny Xu to take out something she had prepared long ago, a jade bracelet. The Crown Princess said, "This was given to me by His Highness's mother when I married him. Now that you are marrying Chu'er, I will give it to you."

Dugu Jingyao knew the importance of this jade bracelet, so she carefully accepted it and said, "Your Highness and I will live in love and harmony in the future. I will give birth to children for Your Highness and live up to your mother's trust in me."

Hearing this, the Crown Princess nodded repeatedly and said, "Good boy, get up quickly!"

Then the prince said, "Jingyao, today is your first day married, so I asked the other children to come and meet their sister-in-law."

I saw that the youngest one was about four or five years old. There were five boys and four girls in total.

Upon hearing this, several people, led by Li Xi, bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets your elder sister-in-law."

Dugu Jingyao tried hard to maintain a smile on her face and said, "Hello, brothers and sisters. I don't know what you like, so I prepared a red envelope for each of you. I hope you don't mind."

After that, he asked Shi Jian and Si Jian to take out the red envelopes that had been prepared in advance and distribute them to them. The older ones remained calm and reserved, while the younger ones opened the red envelopes on the spot and were very happy to see the silver notes worth 100 taels inside.

Li Ruo said with a smile, "I don't mind, I don't mind. Who would mind money?"

Li Neng also agreed: "Yes, Ruo'er is right, thank you very much, sister-in-law."

Everyone else also said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Seeing that the time was almost up and everyone had been seen, the prince said, "Well, since you have all met your sister-in-law, you can go back first. I still have something to say to your brother and sister-in-law."

Everyone stood up and bowed, saying, "Your son shall take his leave." The Crown Prince nodded, and the rest of the people left Zhaoyang Palace, leaving only the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao.

They chatted for a while, and when they saw that the time was almost up, Li Chu said, "Father, Mother, I am going to take A Yao to see Grandpa Huang again."

The prince nodded and said, "Well, go ahead."

Just before they left, the prince said, "You two have just been married and should have rested well today. However, there are many matters at court. Chu'er has to go to the palace tomorrow to discuss important matters with the ministers."

Li Chu bowed and replied, "Yes, father, I understand. But tomorrow is the day when A Yao returns home, and I want to accompany A Yao home first, and then go to the palace to handle the official business."

The prince nodded upon hearing this and said, "It's also your business to accompany Jingyao back home. It's okay to enter the palace later."

Li Chu bowed and said, "Thank you, father."

Then Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao stood up together, bowed and said, "Then I will take my leave." The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess nodded, and the two of them left Zhaoyang Palace together.

After leaving Zhaoyang Palace, Li Chu held Dugu Jingyao's hand tightly and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will accompany you back home tomorrow. I will go to the palace after lunch. After I finish my business, I will go back home early to accompany you."

Dugu Jingyao looked up at him and smiled sweetly, and the two of them walked together towards the Zhengyang Palace.

When they arrived at Zhengyang Palace, the emperor had just finished dealing with government affairs in the Shangshufang. When he heard that Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao had arrived, he went straight to Zhengyang Palace.

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao waited outside the hall for about a quarter of an hour before Gao Lishi emerged from the hall and respectfully saluted, saying, "This old servant pays his respects to the Prince of Guangping and his wife."

Li Chu helped Gao Lishi up and said, "Eunuch Gao, there's no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly."

Gao Lishi stood up and said, "The Emperor has just come from the Shangshufang and is now in the palace. Please follow me!"

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao nodded slightly, then followed Gao Lishi into the Zhengyang Palace.

The emperor at the top was looking lovingly at the couple below. Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao saluted together and said, "Grandson and granddaughter-in-law pay their respects to the emperor!"

The emperor said with a smile: "Everyone, get up and sit down!"

Upon hearing this, the two stood up, and Li Chu pulled Dugu Jingyao towards their seats and sat down.

The emperor looked at the affectionate look on the two and smiled even more happily. He asked, "Jingyao, are you getting used to the Prince of Guangping's mansion now that you've just arrived?"

Dugu Jingyao nodded slightly and said, "Grandpa Emperor, don't worry, everything is fine with your granddaughter-in-law."

The emperor nodded and said, "Well, if Chu'er bullies you in the future, tell me and I will punish him for you!"

Li Chu was speechless, thinking: How could the Emperor's grandfather be the same as my mother? So he said aggrievedly: "Emperor's grandfather, you can't forget me just because you have a grandson's wife! Besides, I finally married Jingyao, how could I bear to bully her?"

The emperor snorted softly and said, "You better do what you say, kid!"

Dugu Jingyao watched the interaction between the grandfather and grandson, and smiled softly. After chatting for a while, the two were invited to stay for lunch by the emperor. After the emperor went to take a nap, the two left the palace.