Chapter 1406 Famine and Natural Disaster 564
The son has been sensible and calm since he was young. You can say he is close to his mother, but it is not right to say they are not close either. There is little laughter, quarrels or scolding between them as is common among families.

She had just seen another side of him, and she was happy no matter who he changed for.

The mother and son were talking and laughing, Mingyi was listening and occasionally agreeing with them. Princess Zhou seemed to see the days when she would be accompanied by her son and daughter-in-law in the future, and she couldn't stop laughing.

When Aunt Xu saw this, she became happy as well.

When Mingyi and Zhou Ting left, Nanny Xu personally saw them off and said to them, "My Lord, Miss Cheng, the princess is very happy. I haven't seen her so happy for a long time. My Lord, the princess was never so happy when you were in power."

Walking out of the backyard, Mingyi looked back at the entrance to the inner courtyard, feeling a mixture of emotions.

Princess Zhou seems to have everything, but she also has so much to do nothing about.

Once she married into the palace, she initially maintained the relationship and reputation between the Northwestern Zhou Palace and the Liang family, and later it was for her son; from the moment she got married, she must have made too many compromises, even so, her temperament remained gentle.

As for the strict treatment of concubines and illegitimate children in the Zhou Palace, that was due to natural stance and interests.

She is a very gentle person when there is no conflict of interest with her.

Zhou Ting stopped and looked down at her, "What's wrong?"

".I was thinking that the princess really wants to be closer to you." Most mothers don't want their sons to be distant from them.

Zhou Ting's deep eyes moved slightly, and he shook his head, "Don't think too much."

Mingyi looked up and smiled, but didn't say anything else; if you said something too much, it would be annoying.

There were probably too many things going on between Zhou Ting and Princess Zhou when they were young, which led to some mistakes made by Princess Zhou in dealing with her son. Zhou Ting was used to being the eldest son of the Zhou Palace and the future heir, so he could not do things as he pleased and had to keep a certain distance from everyone.

Although they seem close, they are actually distant in his heart.

"Let's go back. I haven't lived in the palace for a long time. I wonder if Tao Yiyuan has changed."

“Okay.” Zhou Ting suppressed his mixed feelings and followed her back to Tao Yiyuan. Standing at the gate of the courtyard, he said to her, “Go in and have a good rest, Chunmei, take good care of your master.”

"Yes, I will."

Chunmei bowed and sent Zhou Ting away, then walked a few steps to Mingyi's side and held her hand. Mingyi raised her hand and smoothed it away, "It's easy to walk here, you don't need to hold me. Ask someone to bring some hot water. Then you can go and take a shower, then go to bed early. Go home after paying respects to the princess tomorrow morning."

"My slave understands."

Having said that, Chunmei still helped her wash up before going to the next room to clean up.

I haven't taken a shower for several days, so I'm dirty and a bit smelly, which is really unpleasant.

Vertical sun.

The sky was bright.

After a good sleep, Mingyi got up early to practice martial arts. She had developed muscle memory for the moves, so she didn't need to pay special attention to them and would not hurt herself.

After the exercise, Chunmei was sweating all over. When she came out, she asked someone to bring hot water so that she could take another bath.

It was icy and snowy outside, and it was also a bit cold in the bathroom with the doors and windows closed. She quickly washed and put on her clothes; she used her inner strength to dry her wet hair, put on a thick coat, and walked out of the bathroom.

Chunmei went into the bathroom and took out the dirty clothes to wash. Together with yesterday's clothes, the number was quite large.

Winter clothes are thick and difficult to wash, and they are not easy to dry after washing; Chunmei is very lucky that she does not have to wash them by herself. She only needs to wash the master's underwear, otherwise her hands will be frostbitten. She has never done heavy work, and serving in the palace is like serving a young lady from a small family. There are some calluses on her hands, but they are not obvious. For those who have not experienced repeated frostbite, it would be very tormenting to suddenly suffer such a great pain.

"Master, please have breakfast first. I will take the clothes to the washing yard."

"Then go quickly and come back soon." Mingyi stood in the corridor. When she turned around and walked towards the bedroom, she saw Zhou Ting walking towards her in a black cloak. "Chaosheng, you are up so early too."

Chunmei bowed and took her leave, then walked away quickly with a basin of clothes in her hand.

Zhou Ting smiled slightly, nodded slightly, walked over to her, and asked her with disheveled hair, "Did you wash your hair again?"

"Yes, I felt uncomfortable after practicing martial arts, so I washed myself. What about you? Did you practice martial arts this morning?"

"Yes, martial arts is the foundation of my life, so I can't afford to neglect it for even a day." There was no one else in the courtyard, so Zhou Ting boldly took her hand and looked back at Bu Wei and An San who were standing at the gate of the courtyard. "Send breakfast to Tao Yiyuan."

"Yes, Master."

An San bowed and agreed.

Buwei glared at him secretly. This guy just liked to compete for performance, and he would always fall behind. Sure enough, after not serving his master for several years, he had lost the tacit understanding he had with his master.

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An San remained calm and walked away.

I gritted my teeth and swore that I would be faster than An San next time.

Zhou Ting ignored their wit and took Ming Yi into the house, "It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."

"It's okay. I just took a shower and I'm not cold." She looked at him with a smile and smelled the faint sandalwood scent on him. "When did you start using sandalwood? It's a bit like the sandalwood used in temples, with the smell of agarwood and safflower."

It smells strong but not suffocating, very sweet and pleasant.

It reminded her of a time long ago when she had smelled this scent in a temple in some unknown world; it was an incense made from real sandalwood and various precious herbs. According to the abbot of the temple, this incense was very suitable for offering to Buddhas, immortals and gods, and it was not available for sale outside.

"It's made by Buweiren." He didn't have a favorite incense. He thought the incense made by Buweiren was pretty good, so he just pretended not to know. "Do you like this incense?"

"It smells nice, rich but not greasy, and has a sweet taste with an indescribable formality."

Zhou Ting chuckled and said loudly: "Buwei, come in for a moment."

Mingyi raised her eyebrows and waited for Buwei to come in. Sure enough, Zhou Ting asked, "Buwei, where did you get the sandalwood you used?"

Buwei immediately thought of the sandalwood he used for his master, and he felt relieved. Just now he thought his master was calling him for something important, but who would have thought that he was asking about incense.

"My Lord, Miss Cheng, this kind of sandalwood is called Yumingxiang. It is said that it is used for worshipping Buddhas in the Great Buddha Temple in the Northwest. I think it smells good. There happened to be someone in the mansion who knows how to make incense, so I took him to the Great Buddha Temple and made some after I came back."

Mingyi nodded suddenly, this world also has the same formula.

"If your master Cheng likes it, send some over later." Zhou Ting said calmly.

He didn't have any special feelings about these things, as long as they smelled good. If Mingyi liked them, he would just ask someone to prepare a larger portion in the future.

"I need this kind of sandalwood for incense burning, and then make some incense sticks and send them to the temple for offering for a while. I usually use them for reading and practicing calligraphy."

"Okay, I understand. I'll have someone make it and send it to the temple later." Buwei bowed with a smile.


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