Natural Idol Who Traveled Through Time × Bickering Poison Ivy from Another Time 22

Jiang Yuchao held an umbrella in one hand and a lantern in the other, watching her beloved idol push and drag that big dog to the nest of puppies nearby. Hongli was reluctant and tried to escape several times, but was restrained by Xi Zhuoyu, making for a very funny scene.

The night was hazy in the drizzle, and the reedy ground beneath their feet was damp. Jiang Yuchao's shoes sank into the mud. Xi Zhuoyu noticed that she was having a hard time walking, with mud on her shoes and skirt. He was about to tell her not to move and just stand there, but who knew this fan would directly take off her shoes and walk forward with a thud, thud, thud, in a very unrestrained manner.

He closed his mouth and, by the light of Jiang Yuchao's lantern, went to look at the puppies. The puppies had not yet opened their eyes and were huddled together pitifully, making small whimpering sounds. Two of them had broken away from the main group and were crawling to one side, their fur all wet. Where they were, there was already some standing water, and one puppy was half submerged, shivering with cold.

Xi Zhuoyu let go of the big dog and reached out to pick up the puppies. He looked left and right but couldn't find anything to carry all the puppies at once. He was about to take off his clothes when Jiang Yuchao directly handed him the umbrella.

The rain was not heavy, and as they walked in the mud, the umbrella couldn't cover both of them anyway. Since it was useless, they might as well use it to carry the dogs.

Xi Zhuoyu used the umbrella to carry all nine puppies back. The big dog Hongli followed behind, occasionally howling. Back at the manor, Xi Zhuoyu said to Hongli, "You go back to sleep, you don't need to take care of them, I'll watch them for you."

After the big dog left, the servants in charge of the dogs hurried over to take the puppies from Xi Zhuoyu. They were experienced. If the mother dog didn't raise the puppies, they would do it. This time, it was because Hongli was too fierce that Xi Zhuoyu had to step in.

Xi Zhuoyu's clothes were stained with mud from the round trip, and he and Jiang Yuchao stood together like a pair of mud-covered spouses. The two looked at each other, said good night, and then turned to go wash up and sleep.

The old head servant was slapping his thigh on the side! Alas, such a good opportunity, why didn't the two take a bath together and then sleep together!

Early the next morning, Jiang Yuchao got up and found her idol petting the puppies next to a wooden box. The puppies had a layer of soft fur on their bodies, and because they couldn't see, they liked to root around everywhere. Their tails and ears were small and chubby. Jiang Yuchao leaned over to look and saw that some of the mud and water on their bodies had dried but not yet fallen off.

"They didn't take a bath yesterday?"

Xi Zhuoyu picked up a puppy, "They're still young and can't take a bath. Originally, when they get dirty, the big dog will lick them clean, but Hongli is irresponsible and doesn't care, so we have to use other methods."

He took a soft little brush and brushed the puppy's belly, removing the clumps of mud to keep their bodies clean. Such a small puppy could fit just right in his slender hands, like a ball. It must have been quite comfortable for the puppy, as it didn't move much in his hands.

Jiang Yuchao: Damn, at this moment I really want to turn into a puppy in my brother's hands and let him brush my fur! I'm so envious it's killing me!

Xi Zhuoyu glanced at her and laughed, "You want to pet them too? Here, hold this one." He handed her the puppy he had just brushed clean.

Jiang Yuchao: "..." No, I don't want to pet them, I want to pet you, brother! A brother who's like a dog mom is too cute!

Cute, want to... no, I don't want to. Jiang Yuchao told herself.

...

Greening System: --"Ding--Emotional deviation five percent."

Greening System: --"Ding--Emotional deviation reset to zero."

Prince Yu: "Shut up."

Greening System: --"Then I won't remind you :)"

Prince Yu: "Heh, suit yourself. Whether she's deviated or not, I'll break those two apart."

Greening System: It seems he has unknowingly become quite accustomed to being a villain.

...

Jiang Yuchao watched her brother carefully finish brushing the puppies and have someone take them down to feed. Then she followed him to wash their hands and have breakfast. Breakfast had long been prepared, but because the two masters of the house were looking at the puppies with their heads together, no one dared to disturb them, so it was delayed a bit compared to usual.

As the two ate, the head servant beside them thought of the harmonious scene of the lord and lady feeding the dogs together just now and felt very envious. He said, "In the future, if there are young masters born in the manor, Your Highnesses will surely be able to take good care of them, seeing how well you cared for the puppies just now!"

Jiang Yuchao, who was eating a meatball, choked on it, while Xi Zhuoyu, who was drinking porridge, choked and covered his mouth, coughing for a long time without stopping. Jiang Yuchao swallowed that damn meatball and patted Xi Zhuoyu on the back, "Are you okay? Drink some soup first, drink some soup and you'll be fine."

The matter passed just like that, with both Xi Zhuoyu and Jiang Yuchao ignoring it as if they had never heard those words.

In the season of spring warmth and blooming flowers, it was time to change into spring clothes. New fabrics for this quarter would be sent from various places in advance for selection and tailoring. The palace would send two batches, the silk shop under the name of Prince Yuling Manor would send a batch, the silk shops opened in Jianghuai would send new products from there by water, and the big fabric shops in Luodu that were not under Prince Yuling Manor but had a big reputation would also send new fabrics. In short, the fabric the Prince Yuling Manor received each year was piled up unused.

This year, Xi Zhuoyu specifically instructed them to also send some other styles of fabric for the princess to choose from, not like in previous years when it was all flowery fabrics. To be honest, he had been wearing flowery clothes for many years and was getting a bit tired of them.

Because he had once said that he liked fabrics with many patterns, all the fabrics sent later were in bright colors and never changed. Later, he said again that he wanted a change from always wearing bright clothes, so the palace sent fabrics that were too plain and had no patterns at all, which he wanted to wear even less.

It's like this - in high positions, even a casual remark gets magnified, as do one's interests and hobbies. Over the years, countless people have randomly sent him fabrics, even though he doesn't like all the patterns.

People also keep sending him dogs. The dogs he originally kept were all strays that he took in, not bearing to see them beaten to death by dog catchers on the streets. But when people heard he liked dogs, they kept sending them non-stop. If he hadn't repeatedly expressed that he didn't need more, the manor would have even more dogs than it does now.

The head servant, upon hearing his instructions, gave him a very complex look. "These minor matters have long been taken care of." So it seems in recent years, the master doesn't pay much attention to what he himself wears, but will specifically consider the princess consort. Since he likes the princess consort so much, then why doesn't he sleep with her? Huh?

Stacks of fabrics were sent over. Jiang Yuchao carefully selected for a whole day, picking out over a hundred bolts of fabric.

Lan Qiao looked on, tongue-tied. "Master, can you wear this much?" Back when they were in the Prime Minister's manor, they weren't treated very well, getting at most three or four bolts of fabric.

Jiang Yuchao directly told the head servant: "These are all chosen for the prince. Take them and have clothes made for the prince."

The head servant paused in surprise. "You selected all of these for the prince? But the prince only likes brocade patterned floral fabrics."

Jiang Yuchao: "It's fine, just do as I say. Also, the patterns on these few bolts are quite good, very suitable for wearing now. Have them made into clothes for the prince to change into soon."

The head servant looked doubtfully at the few fabrics Jiang Yuchao had specifically pointed out. They didn't have many patterns, just some embellishments, with subtle designs. The colors were also fresh and bright. Would the prince really like them?

Suspecting but following orders, he had the fabrics taken to be made into clothes. When the new clothes were brought up, they immediately received the prince's praise. The first outfit he chose was made from one of the fabrics the princess consort had specially picked out. Wearing his new clothes, Prince Yuling happily went out the next day to gather with friends, a rare occurrence.

Hey, the princess consort is amazing.

The head servant delivered the new clothes to Jiang Yuchao with a face full of smiles, asking about this. "How did the princess consort know the prince would like them?"

Jiang Yuchao smiled. "It's very simple. If you had carefully observed his clothing habits these past few months, you would discover that although he has many outfits, within a month, he wore the pale-colored, orchid-patterned one four times; the light blue-purple, wisteria-patterned one three times; and the plain apricot-yellow and lilac ones twice. These few outfits don't have large patterns, with the main designs just as embellishments.

"If you look even more closely, you'll find his mood was the best when wearing the orchid patterned one. One time he even joked with you twice and rewarded the dog caretaker servant.

"In the middle of last month when he had to go to the palace, he wore an even more muted colored outfit, indicating his mood wasn't great and he couldn't muster much interest. Afterwards, there were several continuous rainy days. He wore some brightly colored outfits, but not the most vivid red floral patterned ones... Tallying it up, one can know his recent preferences for colors and patterns. It's very simple."

The head servant listened, dumbstruck. No, Princess Consort, you care so much about the master and like him so much, so why do you refuse to sleep with him at night no matter what? Huh?

The servants in Prince Yuling's manor were worried sick that the two masters were not sharing a marital life.

At this time, a major event occurred that was very likely to affect the two masters.

An envoy from the Bie tribe came to present tributes and requested a marriage alliance. The Bie tribe had been restless the past two years, even stirring up some trouble at the border last year. The court had factions advocating for peace and for war, arguing since the beginning of the year. Now with the arrival of the Bie tribe envoy, the peace faction gained the upper hand.

For the sake of this marriage alliance, the Bie tribe's Princess Nasha came along. The emperor was considering his two unmarried sons, thinking to just have one of them marry her. But Princess Nasha had her own ideas. After attending a spring banquet, she directly stated that she wanted to marry Prince Yuling, Xi Zhuoyu.

"I am the Bie tribe's most noble princess. If I am to marry, I must marry the best man. He is the most handsome man in your land. I saw him at the spring banquet and think he is very good. His father was also a great hero, so with such a father, the son definitely can't be bad. I want him."

The emperor had never seen such a direct woman before. Even the worst-tempered Princess Chunxi wouldn't dare handle her own marriage matters. How unlike this Princess Nasha, so proud and haughty.

Receiving the emperor's hint, the empress took over and said, "Princess, why not choose someone else? Our Prince Yuling is already married."

Princess Nasha raised her head, her words full of disdain. "I've heard about it. She's a woman who was once abandoned by others. I heard she has no talent or beauty. How can such a woman be worthy of such an outstanding man?"

Having said that, she smiled confidently. "Prince Yuling just hasn't met me yet. If he sees me, he will definitely fall for me and abandon that ugly woman."

This princess claimed to be the Bie tribe's number one beauty, with fiery red lips and long legs with ample curves.

The Empress thought, "..." There's no reasoning with her.

This matter quickly spread to Prince Yuling's manor. Everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Lan Qiao especially nagged in Jiang Yuchao's ear for several days, saying things like, "This is too outrageous," "What a shameless vixen," and "The prince only likes our master and definitely won't fancy her."

Jiang Yuchao got so annoyed by her that she forbade her from speaking further, making Lan Qiao feel wronged as she demanded of her, "The prince is about to be snatched away, so how can you not be the slightest bit anxious!"

Jiang Yuchao thought, back when big brother was still in the modern world, did she ever get anxious over those countless rivals all over the mountains? What a joke.

Lan Qiao: "Oh no, master, someone is bullying you to your face!"

Jiang Yuchao: "It hasn't reached my face yet."

A couple days later, the palace held a banquet. Jiang Yuchao went to the palace to attend the banquet together with Xi Zhuoyu. Originally, she didn't need to participate in this banquet, but Xi Zhuoyu came back and told her that at the previous banquet, he encountered that Princess Nasha and was harassed by her.

Upon hearing that this wild chicken dared to harass her big brother, Jiang Yuchao instantly transformed from the calm and composed person in front of Lan Qiao to a victorious fighting Buddha. As the self-proclaimed guardian 'Jiang Old Wine,' she righteously accompanied her brother into the palace, ready to face a new battle.