Hard to be a good wife

"The nine hundred and ninety-nine steps are also known as the heavenly steps, and only the royal family can step on the heavenly steps."

Panting for breath, Tang Yue turned his head and looked down. They had already walked more than halfway, and there were only him and Prince Zhao on the whole step that reached to the sky. The cold wind seemed to bring them into the heavens.

He thought that the emperors of all dynasties liked to do this kind of gimmick, probably for the pleasure of overlooking the common people, and to show their superior status.

Prince Zhao held his hand tightly and led him up. It was getting colder as he went up, but Tang Yue couldn't feel it at this time, and he was still sweating under his layers of clothes.

"Only members of the royal family can climb the steps. Are there no servants in the ancestral temple? There must be someone to clean it?"

"In the ancestral temple, there are clansmen who serve their ancestors. They are usually clansmen who made a mistake and were demoted here or voluntarily fulfilled their filial piety. They are always accompanied by green lanterns and never go down the mountain all year round."

Tang Yue felt that this was no different from being in prison. This place seemed magnificent, but there were cold attics and even colder memorial tablets everywhere. What is the difference between living in such a place and becoming a monk?

The nine hundred and ninety-nine steps are not too many, but it is really difficult to climb them all in one go. Tang Yue looked at the young man with the same face beside him, and laughed: "Did you ever fall down when you walked halfway before?" bride?"

Prince Zhao turned his head to look at him and smiled lightly, "Of course there are, but a woman who fails this test is not qualified to become a princess or queen."

Tang Yue touched the sweat on the tip of his nose, took a deep breath, "That's it, what if I fall down?" Could it be that this marriage doesn't count?

"If there is loneliness, how can Qing fall down?" Prince Zhao raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat off Tang Yue's forehead, kissed his cheek again, and then knelt down in front of him.

"Come up, carry you up alone!"

Tang Yue laughed, and patted him on the back, "Don't make trouble, it's not that far!"

As a man, if he really wants to be carried up the mountain, he will not lose face alone.

He pushed Prince Zhao away, walked up the steps first, and continued to complete this long test.

Prince Zhao didn't insist either, the two stopped and went, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain within an hour, Tang Yue was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

When he stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up, he only felt that the temple was magnificent. Standing in front of it, he actually had the feeling of being in a fairyland, and he became a tiny dust that couldn't be smaller.

He exclaimed: "How is this done? Could it be that every stone and tree here is transported up from the foot of the mountain?" How much manpower and material resources will it take, and how much time will it take to complete this feat?

"What are you thinking about?" Prince Zhao pinched his palm, "There are many trees and boulders on this mountain, but it really took a lot of manpower, and it took two generations of kings to build this ancestral temple."

"Please Your Highness and the Crown Princess enter the palace!" Tang Yue's emotions were interrupted by an old voice. He followed the sound and saw two rows of men and women of different ages standing outside the gate.

They wore plain gowns with wide sleeves and wide waists, their hair was tied up high like Taoist priests, and their faces were calm and unwavering. They were simply Sudans to the extreme.

These are probably the members of the royal family who have served in the ancestral temple all year round.

It's just that from them, Tang Yue can't feel any fireworks, and they don't look like the children of the royal family. The people of the royal family in Tang Yue's impression should be like Prince Zhao, with a big heart and great intelligence, or like Prince Xianna Generally speaking, it's fine to be ambitious but love calculations, or be arrogant and domineering, and it shouldn't be this kind of indifference that can't eat fireworks.

Prince Zhao led Tang Yue to kowtow outside the door, and then led him into the main hall. Compared with the magnificent appearance, the inner hall of the ancestral temple was filled with smoke, and the two rows of gold tablets directly in front reflected light, making people People cannot look directly.

It was another set of tedious procedures, chanting sacrificial words, prostrating three times and kowtowing nine times, listening to the old uncle Wang recite lengthy blessings and admonitions, and when they walked out of this temple-like temple, it was already getting dark.

"It's going to snow." Prince Zhao wrapped Tang Yue in a thick fox fur, touched his cold cheeks, "Go down the mountain, after a long day, go back and have a good rest."

Tang Yue looked back at the re-closed door, "It's cold all year round on this mountain, can their bodies survive?"

After all, Tang Yue was a doctor, and his first reaction was whether he should bring some decoction to keep out the cold, otherwise they would definitely suffer from rheumatism in a few years, and they would suffer when they were old.

Prince Zhao smiled lowly, "You don't have to worry about these things, you can worry about this after Gu becomes king and you become the country."

Tang Yue blushed, coughed twice in embarrassment, and instantly understood what Prince Zhao meant.

That's right, even if these people are trapped here, they are still the children of the royal family. Apart from their freedom, they must have lived a good life. Compared with the poor people, these days are already very leisurely.

The speed of going down the mountain was much faster. Tang Yue and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain before dark. The wind and snow were getting stronger, and the people waiting for them turned into snowmen one by one.

"I've kept you waiting for a long time. Go home and have a drink." Prince Zhao stopped riding a horse when he went back, got into Tang Yue's carriage, and walked this distance with him cuddling.

Tang Yue was already exhausted and had no energy left. He leaned on Prince Zhao and closed his eyes to rest his mind. He was still a little entangled in his heart. The most important step in getting married was the wedding night in the bridal chamber. How should he spend it?

When Tang Yue promised Prince Zhao to marry him, there were three chapters in the agreement. This bridal chamber must not be allowed, but time has passed, and now and then, he now accepts Prince Zhao both physically and mentally.

The only thing that bothers me a bit is Prince Zhao's age. In Tang Yue's eyes, this boy who is only 15 years old is undoubtedly still a child, even though he has matured in all aspects and cannot be matured anymore.

"Here we are, what are you thinking?" Tang Yue was awakened by Prince Zhao's special voice. He opened his eyes, met Prince Zhao's piercing eyes, and subconsciously drew the corners of his mouth.

"I'm thinking about how to spend tonight." Tang Yue said bluntly.

Prince Zhao's eyes changed, he stared straight at Tang Yue's eyes and then looked down from top to bottom, gradually reaching Tang Yue's lower abdomen.

Tang Yue's lower abdomen tightened, and he subconsciously tightened his legs, then moved away from Prince Zhao, tidied his messy hair, and put on the crown again.

The corners of Prince Zhao's mouth twitched and turned up slightly, his eyes exuded a look of joy and teasing, "If you don't want to, you can wait."

This is really a great tolerance towards Tang Yue. It is hard for Tang Yue not to be moved, "Your Highness is also tired today, how about...hehe, let's rest earlier? And His Highness will definitely drink at night, and sleep more when drunk good!"

Prince Zhao stretched out his legs, put one hand on his forehead, and rarely showed a ruffian-like smile, "Who dares to get drunk in this lonely place?"

The carriage had already stopped, Tang Yue didn't want to continue discussing this topic with him, so he jumped out of the carriage first, scaring the crowd waiting outside the carriage.

Xu Taifu reminded him disapprovingly: "His Royal Highness, the king is in the front and the minister is behind, how can you go first?"

Tang Yue knew these rules. When walking with people of higher rank than him, he had to be at least half a step behind to show respect. If he was in front of the monarch, he must never point his butt at him.

Tang Yue usually does as the Romans do, and he is also very polite in front of outsiders, only in front of his own people will he ignore these rules and regulations.

He secretly squeezed his sweat, and was about to say a few good words to fool him, when he heard Prince Zhao's voice from behind, "It's so lonely, the Taifu doesn't need to worry about it."

It means: Even he, the righteous master, doesn't mind anymore, why are you talking so much?

Xu Taifu retorted: "Your Highness, etiquette cannot be abandoned!"

"Does the Tai Tuo have to discuss etiquette issues on the lonely day?" Prince Zhao's face darkened, with a look of displeasure.

This Taifu Xu was his husband when he was young, and he taught him to read and write, but it was a little pedantic and old-fashioned. The king sent him to officiate the wedding probably because he did not make mistakes.

Prince Zhao originally preferred Princess Heng to preside over the wedding. Firstly, Duke Heng appreciated Tang Yue more, and secondly, it would give Tang Yue more face.

Mrs. Xu is a good official, but she has no personal relationship with Tang Yue, so naturally she is strict about everything.

Taifu Xu looked around in embarrassment, then bent down and bowed, and changed the subject, "It's getting late, Your Highness and the Crown Princess should enter the residence quickly, the guests have been waiting for a long time."

Seeing that he couldn't let him go first, Tang Yue felt embarrassed, and saluted him back, "I'm getting more and more tired and confused, thank you Taifu Xu for reminding me."

Xu Taifu didn't expect Tang Yue to admit his mistake on his own initiative, Lao Huai comforted him, and secretly said: "No wonder this young gentleman of the Tang family is able to fall into the eyes of His Royal Highness, just this open-mindedness is invaluable."

Tang Yue himself is not an arrogant person, no matter how much capital is given to him, he is the same. This is the inner essence of a person, and it can also be said to be a person's upbringing.

It's no wonder that some people say that the young man of the Liyang Hou family really doesn't want to be born in the countryside. How can he bring up his temperament and style of conversation if he is not a wealthy family?