I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

"Why did Your Majesty come so late today?" Pei Zhixuan pouted and said in a coquettish voice.

"I was a little busy with official duties today, so I handled it a little late." Xuanyuan Ping replied apologetically, looking at Pei Zhixuan, his eyes full of tenderness and apology.

"No matter how busy your Highness is, you must take care of your health." Pei Zhixuan said with concern, with worry and heartache on her face, which touched Xuanyuan Ping's heart again.

The two of them were very affectionate in the courtyard.

At dinner time, Mother Xu came over and said that the food was ready. After she finished speaking, she gave Pei Zhixuan a wink, and Pei Zhixuan, with a coquettish look on her face, pulled Xuanyuan Ping towards the dining table.

Arriving at the dining table, Xuanyuan Ping looked at the dishes on the table. They were very simple, with two meat dishes and two vegetables, plus two bowls of white rice. This was not the treatment a concubine in a royal palace should have. Some of the dishes tasted a little yellow, and looked stale. He frowned.

Pei Zhixuan noticed his expression, chuckled, and explained, "Your Majesty, although these meals are simple, they taste very good. You can try them."

Xuanyuan Ping picked up a piece of food with some suspicion, put it in his mouth and chewed it, but found it tasteless. He frowned and put down his chopsticks, and his doubts became even greater. These dishes were obviously not fresh and tasted bad. Why did Pei Zhixuan say that?

"What's going on with the food today?" Xuanyuan Ping raised his head and looked at Pei Zhixuan in confusion.

"As long as I can be with the prince, Xuan'er does not pursue a luxurious life. I feel very satisfied with this kind of simple life." Pei Zhixuan lowered her eyes and said softly.

Pei Zhixuan said this as she stretched out her chopsticks, picked up a piece of food, put it in her mouth, and pretended to eat it with relish.

This really makes it difficult for Pei Zhixuan. This dish is really hard to swallow. I don’t know how Mother Xu made it.

"Stop eating! Has my great Prince Jing's Mansion fallen to this state?" Xuanyuan Ping said with a frown.

Pei Zhixuan put down her chopsticks and explained, "Your Highness knows that the expenses in the mansion are limited. We can't be as extravagant as before. I am already very satisfied with this kind of life now."

"That doesn't mean we have to be so frugal, right?!" Xuanyuan Ping said coldly.

Pei Zhixuan picked up the handkerchief, covered her mouth, glanced at Xiao Cui, and coughed lightly.

At this time, Xiao Cui stepped forward tremblingly and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, you don't know that the princess has reduced the expenses of Yuxiangxie today."

"Yuxiangxie has to save some money, but it will be hard for the concubine and the prince..."

Before Xiao Cui could finish her words, Pei Zhixuan interrupted her, "How dare you! You have no right to speak here!"

"Let her speak!" Xuanyuan Ping said majestically.

Xiao Cui knelt on the ground and exaggerated the matter of Yuxiangxie's cost cuts. Not only had the food been reduced, but the fabrics for the clothes sent were just some ordinary silks. Today, she wanted to get some donkey-hide gelatin or bird's nest for Concubine Xuan to nourish her body, but was told by the accountant that they were not available at the moment.

Such a big palace doesn't even have bird's nest. No one would believe it if I told others.

"This Pei Zhiyan!" Xuanyuan Ping clenched the teacup in his hand and said angrily, "She is so domineering!"

Pei Zhixuan was secretly delighted when she saw Xuanyuan Ping was really angry, knowing that she had achieved her goal. So she gently stroked the back of Xuanyuan Ping's hand and said, "You can't blame my sister for this. She has always been the one handling the affairs of the palace. She had to do this because of the expenses of the palace."

"You are just too kind. Even at this time, you are still speaking for her." Xuanyuan Ping said with heartache.

At this time, Pei Zhixuan hesitated and said, "Your Highness, there are some things I don't know if I should say. These days, Your Highness, haven't you been staying in Yuxiangxie all night? I guess my sister must be unhappy, so she picked Yuxiangxie as a target."

"These are all trivial matters. Xuan'er shouldn't bother the prince. If she angers her sister, I'm afraid she will suffer the consequences."

Oh, she was a little dissatisfied. Why should she be dissatisfied? She was the one who forced the marriage first, and then she was ill and couldn't have sex. Now, she is dissatisfied? Xuanyuan Ping thought angrily, and couldn't understand Pei Zhiyan's behavior.

She really has the most poisonous heart!

"Hmph! This Pei is such a boring person! Doesn't she just have some money? She reeks of money all over and is simply an extremely vulgar person! It's right for the palace to save money, but it shouldn't be so excessive! Can't my Prince Jing's Palace even afford to support a concubine? If this matter gets out, people will laugh at the palace!" Xuanyuan Ping said angrily.

"Your Highness, after all these years, can't you see what kind of person my sister is? Since my sister has made a decision, we just have to abide by it." Pei Zhixuan picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, revealing a kind of helplessness in her eyes, "My sister has the support of the general's mansion. When she was in the Pei Mansion, her eyes were on top of her head. Everything must be determined by her."

Seeing Pei Zhixuan mention the General's Mansion behind Pei Zhiyan, Xuanyuan Ping couldn't help but get angry. He frowned and snorted coldly, "Even so, she shouldn't act so recklessly! The affairs of the palace are not decided by her alone!"

"If she can behave herself, do her job well, and manage the backyard for me, I won't bother with her!"

"But she actually did such a little trick!"

Seeing Xuanyuan Ping so angry, Pei Zhixuan secretly felt a little happy. Oh, what if she is the principal wife? Don't you still have to rely on the prince to live in the mansion?

"Your Highness, it's all Xuan'er's fault. She is useless and cannot share your worries." Pei Zhixuan squeezed out a few more tears at this moment, looking like a tearful pear blossom, which made me feel pity for her.

Xuanyuan Ping grasped Pei Zhixuan's hand with some emotion, and said lovingly, "Xuan'er, this is none of your business. You should not look down on yourself like this. In my heart, even a hundred Peis are not as good as one you!"

At this time, Xuanyuan Ping shouted to the outside of the door again, "Someone come!"

His personal guard immediately entered the room, and Xuanyuan Ping ordered him, "Go to my storehouse and get five hundred taels of silver for the concubine first."

When Pei Zhixuan heard this, she felt warm in her heart. The prince really did not let her down, nor would he make her suffer.

Pei Zhixuan shook her head at Xuanyuan Ping and said softly, "Your Majesty, there is no need to do this."

Xuanyuan Ping was a little confused, "Xuan'er, why are you doing this? Do you think it's too little?"

"How could that be, Your Majesty? Xuan'er is not someone who is short of this little money, but Xuan'er thinks that if we can save some expenses and do our part for the palace, it will always be good."

After Xuanyuan Ping heard this, his eyes lit up instantly as he looked at Pei Zhixuan.

"Xuan'er, you are indeed different from other women. Take this money first. I will go find that Pei and ask her to restore the expenses of Yuxiangxie. From now on, I will never let her wrong you again!"

Pei Zhixuan was ecstatic in her heart, but her face was calm and composed. "Glory and wealth are just passing clouds. What Xuan'er wants is to be with the prince forever."

Xuanyuan Ping's eyes were filled with heartache, and he couldn't help but walk forward to hug Pei Zhixuan, "Xuan'er, don't worry, I will never let you down in this life!"

After saying that, the two hugged each other again, immersed in their own world.