Chapter 79 Getting Along

Shu Yuwans finally understood why the Crown Prince had been reluctant to marry.

The Crown Prince wanted to keep the promise made to the Empress Xiaoxian before her passing, to only marry one wife. Not marrying a woman of his choice meant a lifetime of being with someone he didn’t truly love.

After all, even if he met someone he liked in the future, he couldn’t take another wife.

From this, it could be seen that although the Empress Xiaoxian had passed away early, her position in the Crown Prince’s heart was as high as a mountain.

Although the Empress Xiaoxian was no longer there, being her daughter-in-law was truly a great honor that required daily respect and reverence!

In the evening.

The Crown Prince started to approach Shu Yuwans again.

Shu Yuwans suddenly remembered last night, the Crown Prince was indeed… not very skilled~

Awkward yet passionate~

After suppressing himself for so many years, finally getting married, he couldn’t control himself.

Shu Yuwans couldn’t help but smile. She felt like she was taking advantage of the Crown Prince.

Although a bit nervous, Shu Yuwans tried to cooperate with the Crown Prince as much as possible. It wasn’t easy for the Crown Prince to restrain himself after so many years…

The Crown Prince whispered softly in Shu Yuwans’ ear, “Yuwan, don’t be afraid. Tonight, I’ll be more restrained than last night.”

Shu Yuwans blushed, even though she had children, she hadn’t experienced this kind of thing for almost years~

Although the Crown Prince said he would be more restrained, that night, he still called for water three times.

Qing Dai stood guard outside, happy to see the affection between the young lady and the Crown Prince, but also worried that the Crown Prince’s actions might exhaust her lady.

Towards the end, Shu Yuwans was truly tired.

Drowsy, she let the Crown Prince do as he pleased, not even aware of when she fell asleep.

The next day, Shu Yuwans woke up at dawn, and the Crown Prince was no longer in the room.

Qing Dai saw Shu Yuwans awake and quickly called a maid to bring water.

“Why didn’t you call me?” Shu Yuwans complained.

Qing Dai teased, “Don’t blame me, it was the Crown Prince who didn’t allow me to wake you up, saying you were tired~”

Shu Yuwans blushed.

She wanted to say something to Qing Dai, but seeing Qing Dai so lively, she decided not to tease her and instead joked, “I’ll find you a husband who treats you as well as mine does.”

Unexpectedly, Qing Dai immediately dropped the playful expression, “I don’t want that! I want to accompany the young lady for life.”

“Look at Qing He now, living in harmony.” Shu Yuwans advised.

After getting married and returning to the mansion a few times, Qing He seemed to be doing well.

Qing Dai said, “That’s because she just got married, and with the support of Crown Princess, and a large dowry, her in-laws dare not mistreat her.”

Shu Yuwans smiled, “Am I not supporting you?”

“Marriage is like gambling in a gambling house. If you win, you can barely get by, but if you lose, you can’t rest a day. Following a master like Crown Princess is a blessing from heaven. With this blessing, I don’t want to gamble. Accompanying Crown Princess for life is already very satisfying.”

Shu Yuwans wanted to persuade further, but Qing Dai’s words made a lot of sense.

If she hadn’t been lucky, with her parents willing to support her as a retreat, and not knowing where she caught the Crown Prince’s eye, even if she were to be reborn, she wouldn’t know how it would end.

“Whatever you want, if you don’t want to marry, then don’t.”

Qing Dai nodded happily, “If Crown Princess leaves, I’ll go with her.”

Tears almost welled up in Shu Yuwans’ eyes.

“Nonsense, if I go first, you still have to look after Wenyue for me.”

Thinking of Wenyue, Qing Dai’s expression softened. Since Wenyue was born, she had been responsible for taking care of her, and she didn’t know how she was doing now.

Not wanting to upset Shu Yuwans, Qing Dai didn’t mention it, “I’ll listen to Crown Princess.”

As Shu Yuwans finished getting ready, the Crown Prince also arrived.

The Crown Prince smiled gently, “I heard you woke up, so I came over.”

Seeing Shu Yuwans’ slightly red eyes, the Crown Prince’s expression tightened, asking, “What’s wrong? Have you been crying?”

Shu Yuwans smiled, “Your Highness is truly observant. I’ve already finished getting ready, and you could still tell.”

“What happened exactly?” the Crown Prince asked.

“I accidentally poked my eye just now.”

Knowing that Shu Yuwans didn’t want to elaborate, the Crown Prince didn’t press further.

Seeing Yimei helping Shu Yuwans with her makeup, the Crown Prince said, “Let me help you with your eyebrows.”

“Um… Your Highness, can you do it?”

“It should be similar to painting, right?” the Crown Prince asked.

Shu Yuwans, feeling helpless, said, “Then you can give it a try.”

“Yuwan, call me Jin Er..” After the Crown Prince said this, even he felt a bit uncomfortable, yet very hopeful.

Shu Yuwans complied, “Jin Er~”

The Crown Prince suddenly felt at ease, feeling happy to be called that way by Shu Yuwans.

Satisfied, he started drawing her eyebrows, but after a while, Shu Yuwans looked in the mirror and saw that her eyebrows were thick and long – clearly not done well. She had to redo them a few times.

It didn’t match Shu Yuwans’ usual makeup.

Shu Yuwans felt resigned.

“Jin Er, let Yimei do it instead.”

The Crown Prince sheepishly put down the brush, “I’ll practice more.”

Shu Yuwans smiled, “Alright.”

After Shu Yuwans finished her makeup, the couple went to have breakfast together.

On this day, the Crown Prince still didn’t attend to official duties.

He stayed with Shu Yuwans, and asked Ah Qing to hand over the internal affairs of the Palace to Shu Yuwans.

Shu Yuwans felt a bit overwhelmed, “Ah Qing has been managing things well, these few days won’t make a big difference. How about I slowly take over after the morning court?”

“I have some free time now, accompanying you and showing you some authority. Today, I’ll just explain things to you. If there’s anything you’re unsure about later, feel free to ask Ah Qing.”

“Alright.”

So, the two of them spent the day sorting out the Palace’s accounts.

Shu Yuwans realized that the Palace was quite wealthy.

The Crown Prince explained, “Part of the Palace’s wealth is from the dowry of the Empress Dowager back then, and it has been managed well over the years, with the assets continuously increasing. The other part comes from the Emperor’s frequent rewards.”

They also prepared gifts for their family members for the next day’s return home.

Thinking about seeing Wenyue the next day, Shu Yuwans couldn’t help but feel excited.