On the other side, the Cold King’s manor.
The summer temperature was high. The Cold King and his consort woke up early and finished their training, their bodies drenched in sweat.
Then, the couple returned to their space to wash their hair and bathe. After a simple breakfast, they changed into refreshing clothes. These clothes were custom-made for her by a friend who designed ancient Chinese attire during her previous life.
Leng Ruoli had a very good relationship with this fashion designer. Therefore, every time her friend designed a new ancient Chinese outfit, she would make a set of traditional Chinese dresses for Leng Ruoli.
The styles of these traditional Chinese dresses were novel, with no two alike. The fabrics used were also the best. There were summer styles and winter styles. The summer styles felt particularly cool when worn, and the winter styles were very warm without being bulky. In total, more than forty sets of both styles were made.
In her previous life, she had never worn any of these traditional Chinese dresses. This was because she had lived a life of bloodshed daily. Wearing a traditional Chinese dress while fighting against extremists would not have allowed her to move freely. Thus, all these traditional Chinese garments had been put away as her hidden treasures.
If she hadn’t personally gone to the dressing room in her space to look for something today, opened the large wardrobe, and seen these traditional Chinese dresses, she would have forgotten that she even owned such beautiful clothes.
Coincidentally, today she and Jun Mohan were attending Prince Ning’s wedding banquet. Thus, Leng Ruoli chose a pale purple, cool, and refreshing, waist-cinching, wide-sleeved long dress from the collection of beautiful clothes.
As for Jun Mohan, seeing his consort wearing a purple dress, he also chose to wear a purple python robe with four claws. When the couple walked out of the room dressed entirely in purple, they immediately stunned the servants and guards in the manor.
“Li’er, the fabric of this dress you’re wearing today is thin and cool, yet not transparent. You must feel very comfortable wearing it, right?”
“Of course. This dress was designed for me by a friend in my previous life. It’s very suitable for summer wear. However, it had been stored in the wardrobe of the dressing room, and I had forgotten about it. I just happened to find it today, so I chose a summer style to wear. It’s very comfortable and fits perfectly,” Leng Ruoli said with a proud expression.
“Hmm, your dress looks really good. It’s a shame your wardrobe doesn’t have men’s clothing, otherwise, I would have chosen a set too,” Jun Mohan replied, smiling faintly.
“Hehe, what a shame. I only have women’s styles, and I can’t replicate men’s styles from women’s styles. You probably won’t have the chance to wear the clothes I brought from modern times, unless you…”
Leng Ruoli stopped talking at the end of her sentence because the chance of her returning to modern times seemed almost impossible from the current situation. It was better not to say anything.
However, how could someone as astute as Jun Mohan not guess what Leng Ruoli had left unsaid?
If such a day ever came, he, Jun Mohan, would give up everything here and return to her era with his consort.
“Alright, let’s head to Prince Ning’s manor earlier. The closer it gets to noon, the hotter the sun will be. We won’t even want to step out of our doors then,” Leng Ruoli reminded Jun Mohan.
Jun Mohan quickly regained his senses and nodded.
“Alright!”
Subsequently, the Cold King and his consort got into their specially designed carriage, which was unassuming on the outside but possessed hidden wonders within, and headed towards Prince Ning’s manor.
On the way, Leng Ruoli suddenly remembered something.
“Jun Mohan, what about the congratulatory gifts you prepared for Prince Ning?” Leng Ruoli looked around the carriage but did not see any gifts inside.
“I have already instructed the butler to deliver the congratulatory gifts to Prince Ning’s manor in advance,” Jun Mohan said faintly.
“Oh, no wonder.”
Leng Ruoli nodded in realization.
“Li’er, are you planning to cause trouble at Prince Ning and Miss Qin’s wedding today?” Jun Mohan asked curiously.
“Hmm… it’s not really me causing trouble. This can only be considered them lifting a rock and dropping it on their own feet, hehe…” As Leng Ruoli spoke, she started laughing.
Hearing this, Jun Mohan shook his head helplessly, letting her play as she wished, as long as she didn’t get hurt.
Before long, the Cold King’s manor’s carriage arrived at the entrance of Prince Ning’s manor.
Prince Ning’s manor was already filled with guests, with people coming and going, making it very lively. However, Prince Ning had not yet returned from the Qin residence after picking up the bride.
As soon as Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan alighted from the carriage, they were surrounded by people from the Xia family. They were Leng Ruoli’s maternal grandfather and grandmother, her two maternal uncles and their wives, and her cousin Xia Annan. In short, except for two cousins who were away studying, all the Xia family members were present. This was because it was Prince Ning’s wedding, and even if they didn’t want to come, they had to.
Upon seeing the Cold King and his consort, the Xia family members, despite Leng Ruoli telling them not to bow, still politely performed a ceremony of respect as if they were subjects to their sovereign. This was because with so many people around, if they were seen interacting too casually with members of the royal family, people might seize upon it to stir up trouble, as there was a distinction between sovereign and subject. If they were indoors and no outsiders were present, they would not perform the ceremony if the Cold King and his consort told them not to.
“Li’er, we’ve finally been waiting for you two to arrive. You’ve made your maternal grandfather and grandmother so bored.” Grand Tutor Xia said with a chuckle.
“What’s wrong, Grandfather? With so many people at Prince Ning’s manor today, how can you be bored?” Leng Ruoli asked, somewhat perplexed.
“Alas, perhaps it’s because your grandfather is getting old, and he’s not quite suited to this atmosphere,” Grand Tutor Xia said with a helpless expression.
At this moment, Madam Xia, standing nearby, exposed him.
“Li’er, don’t pay attention to your grandfather. He’s probably yearning for those fun things you have in your hands again.”
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
“Grandfather, Li’er actually brought something fun.” Leng Ruoli said. She immediately turned around, climbed onto the carriage, pretended to retrieve something, and quickly took two sets of Chinese Checkers from her space. Then, she returned to everyone.
“Li’er, what are these colorful little beads for?” Leng Ruoli’s eldest maternal aunt, Madam Jiang, asked curiously, seeing what Leng Ruoli was holding.
“This is a game toy called Chinese Checkers,” Leng Ruoli explained briefly.
“Li’er, your grandmother was just joking, but I didn’t expect you to actually bring something fun!” Madam Jiang was stunned and somewhat surprised upon seeing the two sets of colorful Chinese Checkers Leng Ruoli was holding.
Hearing this, Leng Ruoli giggled foolishly.
“Li’er, you’ve thought of everything. These Chinese Checkers look like a lot of fun.” Leng Ruoli’s second maternal uncle, Xia Lingxuan, said with shining eyes, chiming in. His personality was more lively and fond of playing. Upon seeing new and interesting things, he immediately became interested. Immediately, he took a set of Chinese Checkers from Leng Ruoli and began to examine it.