My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 174 Foolish Man
At dusk, the yang goes away and the yin comes.

The wedding ceremony is recorded as "hunli" in the Book of Rites.

Although Li's daughter was not married to the prince, the palace still deliberately chose the auspicious time of dusk to welcome her as a sign of respect for Li.

but……

"Please wait a moment, Li Liangdi. Your Highness has gone to Shanglin Garden and will be back in the evening." The palace maid whispered in the bedroom.

Li Yin, who wore a hairpin and lightly made up, felt relaxed at first, then a little uneasy. She sat upright beside the bed, hesitated for a while, and asked softly:

"Do you know why Your Highness went to Shanglin Garden?"

The maid replied, "I don't know."

She really didn't know that Liu Ju didn't mean to intimidate Li's daughter. He went to Shanglin Garden today because something unexpected happened.

The power to mint coins had just been taken back to the Water Level Commander, and Liu Ju had just arranged people to keep an eye on it, when someone charged forward with a gun at his fingertips.

Whether it was to make an example of someone or to let the outside world know Liu Ju's determination and ability, he had to go there in person.

As dusk fell and the lights came on, the sound of greetings could be faintly heard outside the palace.

"Your Highness."

"I have met His Highness."

The girl's mind, which had been anxious for a long time, tensed up again. After just a moment, she tried to adjust her breathing and forced herself to calm down.

"Your Highness."

"Well, you all can go out." A calm voice sounded, and the prince's figure came into view as he walked around the screen.

Liu Ju was a little too calm at the moment, because he had just ordered the punishment of a group of people outside the city, and his anger and bloodiness suppressed his cheerful mood.

He walked to the bed, lifted the young girl's chin, and their eyes met.

this moment.

The girl did not feel anything charming or ambiguous, but instead saw an indescribable tyranny in the prince's eyes. Coincidentally, Liu Ju also saw a hint of stubbornness in the other's eyes.

He stared at her for a moment, "Serve me, and go to bed."

"……Yes."

There are also etiquettes for sleeping with a concubine.

For the emperor, concubines would be selected at a fixed time every day. The selected concubines would take off their hairpins and earrings, be covered with quilts, enter the palace, and stay overnight for a fixed period of time.

Then the concubines were brought out by female officials.

After serving the emperor, the concubine would be given silver rings to record the number of times the emperor had visited her. If the number of silver rings was too many and the concubine had not become pregnant, she would not be allowed to serve the emperor again.

The monarch should be polite, and the crown prince should also be polite. But for Liu Ju, what's the point of talking about procedures or etiquette? Just do it directly!

cough cough.

The poem says: The body of a beautiful girl in her twenties is as soft as butter. She carries a sword at her waist to kill foolish men. Although you don't see their heads fall off, their bones will dry up in secret!

Liu Ju had to admit that he was a fool in front of a beautiful woman...

In March of the spring, another Shi Liangdi rushed to Chang'an from Lu State, without Liu Ju's blessing. This one was two years younger than the "Twenty-eight Beauty".

Ugh.

Well, Liu Ju didn't ask for any special treatment, so he just followed the local customs.

The back garden of the Prince's Palace.

The palace maids were waiting far away outside the corridor, leaving the prince and his concubines alone under the pavilion. At this moment, it should be a time for the couple to express their affection and say sweet words.

Liu Ju did not follow the usual path. He did not rub shoulders with the ladies, nor did he hold one of them in each hand. Instead, he performed his specialty cooking in front of the two beauties.

炙！
It's barbecue...

"In this Prince's Palace, I value three types of people the most, and I reward them constantly on a daily basis. Do you know which three types they are?" Liu Ju asked while staring at the charcoal fire.

Hearing the voice, the two girls sitting next to each other looked at each other.

The girl in a short jacket and a light blue long skirt had a cute face. She glanced at the prince with a hint of shyness, lowered her eyelids, and did not answer. Instead, the girl kneeling on Liu Ju's left looked curious and asked crisply, "Guest, official, what else is there?"

"I guessed half of it right." Liu Ju chuckled.

He didn't care about his wife Li Liangdi's outspokenness.

Firstly, the other person was at a lively age and it was her nature; secondly, Liu Ju did not want and would not deliberately beat the person beside him into a palace maid who had to stand with her head bowed.

Being submissive, cautious, and always looking at other people's opinions will only lead to sadness...

Liu Ju then said with a relaxed tone and a smile: "The retainers and officials are all considered as subordinates. This is one of them. I value them because they are my assistants."

"They are like my right-hand man and left-hand man."

"Secondly, below the subordinates are the Crown Prince's palace guards. They wear helmets and armor and obey my orders. They are like my sword and shield."

"Third..."

At this point, Liu Ju glanced at the shy girl beside him and jokingly said, "Guess what it is?"

Seeing the prince's gaze, Shi Ling's shy face instantly turned red from her neck to her earlobes. She clenched her hands and said softly, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Hahahaha!" Liu Ju laughed out loud when he saw this.

Li Liangdi was also very embarrassed and angry during the first few days after entering the palace. Shi Liangdi was new to the palace and obviously had not yet recovered from the prince's rude behavior in the middle of the night.

It's the ritual of Duke Zhou.

Liu Ju had nothing to be embarrassed about, but the two girls who had just experienced sex for the first time couldn't help themselves. Li Yin took Shi Ling's hand and gave the prince a sidelong glance.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not ashamed of this, but proud of it. He teased the two girls for a while and only stopped when they were so embarrassed.

"The third one..."

Liu Ju slightly suppressed his smile and returned to the original topic, "After the ministers and guards, the person I value most is the chef in the prince's palace!"

"The meals in the palace pass through their hands every day and enter my mouth. They prepare meals for the crown prince, and they are naturally delicious and fragrant."

"but……"

Liu Ju pondered for a moment and said softly, "The chefs dare not slack off in preparing meals under the pressure of power. On the surface, the soups and dishes are all perfect."

"But I don't know what seasonings were added during the preparation process, and what the result is after eating. Only the chef himself knows."

That’s all.

The two girls beside him felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, as the prince's words clearly had more to say.

Whether it was Li Yin, who came from a general's family, or Shi Ling, who came from a scholarly family, their elders had given them instructions before they entered the palace.

Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea, and this is not an exaggeration!

Intrigues, struggles for power, and even silent "deaths" are common. Entering the palace as a concubine is a career with equally high risks and rewards.

At this moment.

The prince's two concubines felt their first thrill after entering the palace. Li Liangdi had a stern look on her face, while Shi Liangdi raised her head slightly.

The two men sat upright, carefully considering the prince's intentions.

Liu Ju did not let them worry for too long. He had said before that he did not like those roundabout and indirect attacks, so he looked at them and said calmly:
"You have entered the Crown Prince's Palace and become my women. From now on, you will be the people I trust the most in this palace."

"When we sleep in the same bed in the future, we should be of one mind and one strength."

As soon as the words fell, blush crept up the cheeks of the two girls again, but this time, the slight shyness was mixed with strong excitement and surge!

Their pupils dilated, caught off guard by the prince's blunt words, and they were speechless and at a loss for what to do.

Under the pavilion, the two girls were stunned for a moment, then bowed solemnly at the same time.

"You know me, I will follow you!"

On this day, the Prince's Palace was filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and the garden was full of spring colors...

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