Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 148: Moving into the East Palace

After watching Li Xi leave, the few of them continued to move towards Zhaoyang Palace.

"Why does Second Prince seem like a different person today?" Li Ruo frowned and muttered softly.

Although her voice was low, she was holding Chu Xinyu's hand, so Chu Xinyu could hear it. The others present might not know, but Chu Xinyu had witnessed the verbal battle between the two and whispered in agreement, "The Prince of Nanyang didn't argue with you today, and was even polite. It's different from the other day."

"Maybe it's because there are too many people, and he feels embarrassed to argue with us. After all, it's never good to quarrel in front of everyone." Li Ruo guessed.

Chu Xinyu thought that this might be the case, so she nodded in agreement.

The others didn't pay much attention to their little movements. They only focused on Aunt Xu introducing them to the scenery along the way and some information related to the bedroom. The two of them naturally stopped talking and moved forward with the others.

After about another stick of incense, they returned to Zhaoyang Palace.

Several people in Zhaoyang Palace were chatting animatedly, with bursts of laughter from time to time.

Wei Jiayan and her group entered Zhaoyang Palace. Seeing how happy they were, Wei Jiayan first led a few of the children to pay their respects to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess at the top of the table. Then, she returned to her seat and asked, "What were you talking about? You look so happy?"

The Crown Princess smiled sweetly and said, "We are discussing where Jingyao will marry."

When Dugu Jingyao heard this, her face immediately flushed.

Wei Jiayan also smiled and asked, "Oh? So how did the discussion go?"

The Crown Princess smiled and continued, "According to the Crown Prince and this palace, since the Prince of Yunnan currently has no fixed residence in Chang'an, why not treat the Eastern Palace as his own? Wouldn't it be more respectable for him to marry out of the palace and into the Prince of Guangping's mansion?"

At first Dugu Jingyao thought it seemed like a good idea, and if the Eastern Palace was her mother's home, her status would naturally be raised, and she would have someone behind her in Chang'an in the future. But then she thought it was not appropriate. After all, although she was marrying into the Prince of Guangping's Mansion, the Eastern Palace was still her in-laws' home, so she decided to forget it.

So Dugu Jingyao politely declined, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Crown Princess, for your kindness, but this seems to be against the rules!"

The prince laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, "Hahaha, Jingyao and the King of Yunnan are indeed family. Even their reasons for rejection are exactly the same."

Dugu Jingyao asked doubtfully, "Hmm? Did Father say the same thing?"

The prince nodded and said, "Yes, I once suggested to him that he use the palace where Chu'er originally lived as the residence of the Prince of Yunnan in Chang'an, but he declined for the same reason."

Dugu Jingyao secretly admired her father's persistence and caution, and was also glad about her decision.

Seeing this, the Crown Princess smiled and explained, "Actually, your Highness the Crown Prince and I simply wanted to express our respect and concern for the King of Yunnan and Miss Jingyao. We have no other intentions."

Dugu Jingyao nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you, Crown Princess. Jingyao understands your kindness."

The Crown Princess smiled and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. If you need anything, please inform the Crown Prince and me at any time."

Dugu Xin and Dugu Jingyao both stood up and said yes, thanking the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Dugu Jingyue, who was a family, or at least a family to outsiders, saw the two of them stand up and naturally stood up as well to thank the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

The prince smiled and asked them to sit down: "You are too polite. We will soon become a family. It must be tiring to keep thanking each other."

Dugu Xin's family smiled but said nothing after hearing what the prince said. Dugu Xin sighed in his heart: The prince and the princess may be polite, but how can I be so impolite? What's more, we are not real relatives now, so I'd better be more polite!

So he nodded slightly and sat down.

Since it was put aside for the time being, the Crown Princess turned her attention to the few people who had just chosen the bedroom.

The Crown Princess smiled at the others and asked, "How did your bedroom selection go?"

Li Ruo looked at the Crown Princess excitedly, as if to say, "I know the answer to this question," and answered first, "Mother, in the end, it's pretty much as you guessed. My aunt and cousin chose the Xingqing Palace, which is closer to you, while Sister Jingyao and Sister Jingyue chose the Mingxiang Pavilion, which is closer to me."

The Crown Princess nodded in satisfaction, thinking it was just as she'd expected. While this was largely consistent with her earlier speculation, it was only a guess, and as her family and future family, she was willing to give them the proper respect. So, upon learning of their decision, the Crown Princess wasn't surprised, but rather felt it was a fitting arrangement.

"Hmm..." The prince nodded, then looked at everyone and said, "I see it's getting late today. Why don't you all pack your luggage first? We can discuss anything tomorrow! After all, you will be staying in Chang'an for a while, so there's no need to rush."

After hearing this, others also thought it made sense and responded with "yes".

So Li Chu took Dugu Xin and the three members of the Chu family back to Prince Guangping's Mansion.

Li Ruo took Wei Jiayan and her daughter, as well as the two sisters of the Dugu family, back to her own bedroom to prepare to pack their luggage.

Of course, this also includes Li Neng. After all, he has not yet established a residence and still lives in the Eastern Palace. If he goes back alone, he will definitely feel bored, so he chooses to go with Li Ruo and the others.

When they reached the garden, Li Neng had to part ways with the others, because he lived closer to the south, while the women lived in the north.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the Xingqing Hall chosen by Wei Jiayan and her daughter. Wei Jiayan said to the remaining girls, "Now that we are here, we will go in and pack our luggage first."

Chu Xinyu looked at Li Ruo and the others, her eyes filled with reluctance to leave. She felt that everything here was so new and interesting, and she hadn't had enough fun yet. However, Wei Jiayan saw through her daughter's thoughts and said gently, "Yu'er, why don't you come back with me to see how to arrange your things, and then go play with your cousins and the others?"

Chu Xinyu's eyes flashed with surprise when she heard this, and she quickly nodded in agreement. She couldn't wait to pack her luggage with her mother and then go play with her cousins. So, she hurriedly said goodbye to Li Ruo and the others and followed her mother into Xingqing Hall.

Dugu Jingyao and the others couldn't help but laugh when they saw the changes in Chu Xinyu, but it only lasted for a moment, and then they continued to head towards Mingxiang Pavilion.

They arrived in less than an incense stick's time. The Dugu sisters were about to say goodbye to Li Ruo, but Li Ruo was about to follow them in.

Li Ruo saw the looks they were giving her and looked at them pitifully, saying, "I don't have anything to do when I get back anyway, so why don't you just take me in?"

Before the two of them agreed, Li Ruo assumed that they would agree, and took one in each hand and pulled them into Mingxiang Pavilion.