The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 380 - 376: Where is the Look of Newlyweds?

In the palace, other than at the imperial banquet, Xuanyuan Que never shared a meal at the same table with anyone, nor did he interact with his brothers and sisters.

He always dined alone at the banquet.

Therefore, it was the first time for the few newlywed couples to have the fortune of dining with Xuanyuan Que.

Then the illustrious princes and grandsons discovered they had never truly understood their royal brother!

They had assumed he was a loner, self-centered, arrogant, and selfish.

However, he personally served dishes to the ninth Princess, peeled shrimp for her, without the aid of any palace maid or eunuch.

Seeing the other grandsons staring dumbfounded, the Empress Dowager said, "You would do well to learn from Xiaojiu; those who cherish their wives have a promising future!"

Hearing this, the princes and grandsons each picked up a piece of food with the public chopsticks and placed it into their wives’ bowls.

Gao Yan looked at the fish meat in her bowl, exactly the part of the fish she least liked to eat—the belly.

She found it too fatty; she preferred eating the meat from the fish’s back and the small piece of meat on its cheek.

Still, Gao Yan ate it in one bite, swallowed it directly without chewing, and then quickly took a mouthful of rice.

Ruo Xuan had dined countless times with Gao Yan and knew full well that Gao Yan couldn’t stand the slightest bit of fat in her meat.

Gao Yan was seated next to her, so she also used the public chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat from the fish’s back for Gao Yan: "This fish is very tasty, give it a try."

Gao Yan smiled, "Thank you, Xuanbao."

In an instant, Xuanyuan Jie understood that Gao Yan did not like the belly meat, and he had been truly careless.

Then Ruo Xuan occasionally picked Gao Yan’s favorite dishes for her from time to time.

Xuanyuan Jie took note.

Gao Yan was deeply touched.

Xuanbao was always so considerate yet never made others feel embarrassed.

The Empress Dowager looked at Ruo Xuan with affection.

Xuanbao was truly a caring little cotton-padded jacket—understanding without pointing it out, subtly guiding others.

Gao Yan was happy, the Empress Dowager was pleased, and Xuanyuan Jie had learned something new. However, Xuanyuan Que was not happy.

He had cared for this flower all day, and yet she was taking care of someone else?

Did she consider him, her husband, just a decoration?

Xuanyuan Que quietly, pretending it was accidental, nudged his bowl a bit toward Ruo Xuan.

Ruo Xuan noticed, but did not understand, and pushed his bowl back to him.

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

Annoyed, he again pretended it was accidental and nudged it over subtly.

Ruo Xuan pushed it back again.

Xuanyuan Que was full of frustration!

Forget it, this flower was considerate to everyone but blind to him!

Xuanyuan Que held his bowl and ate by himself, ignoring her altogether.

Ruo Xuan’s bowl was filled with dishes served by the Divine Lord Xuanyuan, just enough to make her full, and she didn’t even notice he was angry.

The Empress Dowager watched the interaction between the two and couldn’t help but laugh.

After lunch, the Empress Dowager wanted to rest, and everyone else bid their farewells and left.

The Empress Dowager paid attention to the walking posture of the granddaughters-in-law as they left.

She furrowed her brows.

Yuhua, seeing this, expressed her concern: "What’s bothering you, my lady?"

The Empress Dowager spoke in a low voice: "Look at the way Xuanbao and the eighth Prince’s wife walk, and the way Xuanyuan Jie’s wife walks... Do you see any difference from the others?"

Yuhua, upon hearing this, looked over, but since they had walked quite a distance away, she stepped out to have a better look.

Then she noticed that Xuanbao, the eighth Princess, and Gao Yan’s walking postures were no different from usual, which meant they did not have the gait of women who had just experienced their first intimate encounter.

She returned.

The Empress Dowager asked, "Did I see incorrectly?"

Yuhua Auntie is a disciplinarian, so she tends to be more accurate.

Yuhua hesitated. It would be understandable for the eighth Prince’s Princess and Gao Yan since the eighth Prince wouldn’t even make a move, clearly not consummating the marriage. As for Gao Yan and Xuanyuan Jie, a mix-up might temporarily prevent them from consummating their marriage as well. But Princess Xuanbao and the young master should not be included in this!

After some thought, Yuhua finally said, "Princess Xuanbao has always been in good health since she was young, so she probably recovers quickly."

The Empress Dowager thought for a while and then said, "You go to Xuanyang Palace and ask Little Shizi if they asked for water last night."

Yuhua: "Xuanyang Palace has a bathhouse, so there is no need to ask for water. Besides, the young master has been self-reliant since he could walk at one year old, disliking others attending to him closely."

Empress Dowager: "..."

"If the master wants to know, why not directly ask Princess Xuanbao when the time comes? Princess Xuanbao has never lied."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded, "That’s true. At dinner time, have Xuanbao accompany me for the meal and don’t call Xiaojiu. I’ll have to ask her thoroughly! If he dares to be two-faced and wrongs Xuanbao, I won’t spare him!"

Upon hearing this, Yuhua simply said, "Yes."

"Don’t force Xuanbao, either. Ask her if she wants to come over. If she prefers to have dinner with Xiaojiu, then leave it be, and I’ll ask her another day."

"Yes."

Ruo Xuan and Xuanyuan Que paid no attention to the Empress Dowager’s concerns; they returned to Xuanyang Palace, where Xuanyuan Que began to cultivate.

Restoring the past consumes a great deal of Spiritual Power, and he had restored time twice this morning and also transferred Spiritual Power to a certain flower several times. His Spiritual Power was nearly depleted, necessitating cultivation to recover.

Ruo Xuan did not disturb him; she slept and cultivated beside him.

One of the greatest benefits of marriage was probably being able to sponge Spiritual Power next to Divine Lord Xuanyuan without being chased away!

After she turned seven, Divine Lord Xuanyuan no longer permitted her to sleep next to him and sponge Spiritual Power; she had to sit up properly to cultivate.

The two of them did nothing that afternoon, both earnestly cultivating.

Or rather, cultivating was indeed the most important thing for them, something that could not be neglected for a single day.

At least Xuanyuan Que was always very self-disciplined.

In the evening, when Xuanyuan Que opened his eyes, he saw the flower sleeping sweetly on his thigh and pinched her nose.

Ruo Xuan opened her eyes and rubbed her nose: "Why did you pinch me?"

"Aunt Yuhua came looking for you."

Ruo Xuan immediately sat up and with an Immortal Technique, she made both herself and Divine Lord Xuanyuan clean and tidy.

Why was it important to be diligent in cultivation?

Ruo Xuan thought that it was simply far too convenient in terms of grooming and dressing.

She saw her mother take over a quarter of an hour just to get up in the morning and get ready, which really was too troublesome!

When the two of them stepped out of the house, Xuanyuan Que, as usual, picked up a book to read.

Seeing this, Ruo Xuan also prepared to pick up a book to read, but Divine Lord Xuanyuan’s books were too dull.

Ruo Xuan thought of the comic book her mother had given her the night before.

She hadn’t had the chance to study it properly yet!

Ruo Xuan went back into the room and took the book out of the cabinet.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xuanyuan saw her reading a book and thought she had taken one from his bookshelf, so he did not bother her.

Of course, he knew that a certain flower did not like his collection of books and was probably just pretending for the disciplinarians at the Empress Dowager’s side.

So when Aunt Yuhua came in, she saw the young couple both reading books.

Yuhua: "..."

Yuhua was worried. Princess Xuanbao disliked reading the most, yet now she was doing so with such focus, it must have been forced by the young master—how far from the image of newlyweds they were!

Xuanyuan Que looked towards Yuhua: "What’s the matter?"

Yuhua first bowed to the couple before saying, "The Empress Dowager wants to have mutton hot pot and sent me to ask if the ninth Prince’s Princess wants to join."

The young master detested hot pots; he would absolutely not go.

Ruo Xuan, who loved hot pots, immediately said, "I’ll go!"

She quickly stuffed the book into her clothes: "Let’s go!"

Xuanyuan Que looked indifferently at the flower.

So on the first day of their marriage, she had left him to sleep alone in their room?