Is She Unhappy With Our Arrangements?

The princess entered the courtyard and found it to be like a maze, filled with trees everywhere.

This garden is even more astonishing; the flowers, plants, and trees inside are even more beautiful than those in the Imperial Garden.

The eldest princess looked at the flowers and trees and said, "These are all orchids, and they are all top-quality ones, priceless!"

The eldest princess was obsessed with orchids, and she collected only six kinds of the finest orchids in her residence.

But Zhou Wanwan's yard has apricot-yellow slipper orchids, white-flowered slipper orchids, Wenshan slipper orchids, large-flowered slipper orchids, elephant trunk orchids, Yunnan flame orchids, Nanling tooth-lipped orchids, white-crowned lotus orchids, ghost orchids, single-clove orchids, crane-crowned orchids, and double-leaved orchids...

How could the eldest princess bear to leave?

Liu Su'e said softly, "Your yard isn't bad either, you have quite a few orchids there. Why don't you go and take a look?"

The princess's steps were unsteady as she murmured, "It feels like a dream..."

She only discovered upon entering her courtyard that it contained not only twenty or thirty rare orchids, but also many other uncommon flowers and trees.

The eldest princess sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, remaining silent for a long time; this completely overturned her understanding.

Zhou Fusheng smiled and said, "Then please settle in first. If you need anything, you can ask the maids in the courtyard. They are all our own people and absolutely reliable."

The princess nodded, and Zhou Fusheng and Liu Su'e returned to their room.

Liu Su'e breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh! Princess, is she dissatisfied with our arrangements? I see her in a daze, I wonder what she's thinking."

Zhou Fusheng sighed and said, "It's because we're incompetent that others have laughed at us. I must work hard and strive to make something of myself as soon as possible."

Liu Su'e nodded and said, "I can't do anything else, but I'll take good care of the household so you won't have any worries."

The eldest princess looked at the female officials under her command and said, "These things must be priceless on the market, right? Just who is my Wanwan?"

How could those female officials possibly say such a thing?

The old woman advised, "Princess, have you noticed that Zhou Fusheng and Liu Su'e genuinely feel that their family is quite ordinary?"

The eldest princess paused for a moment and said, "Do you think my son and daughter-in-law are a bit foolish?"

The old woman quickly said, "I think being silly is a blessing!"

The princess entered the room, and the furnishings there left her speechless.

Upon entering the room, everyone was stunned.

The entire house is made of top-quality Phoebe zhennan wood, and the tables, chairs, and ornaments inside are made of rosewood and huanghuali wood.

The ground was paved with white jade, making it even more magnificent and luxurious than the palaces in the imperial palace.

Inside, a huge washroom was specially built, completely different from the simple outhouse outside.

Inside was an exquisite jade toilet seat with a brass handle. With a gentle pull, clean water flowed out automatically, cleaning everything instantly without a trace of odor.

The maidservant beside her introduced, "This is a toilet we manufacture ourselves. You can sit on it; it's thoroughly cleaned."

The eldest princess never expected that such a thing existed.

She sent all the maids out, closed the door, and sure enough, she came out after a while, her face beaming with joy. This thing was just too convenient.

There is also a large white jade bathtub on the side, with an exquisite silver showerhead installed above it. Turning the switch next to it will cause clear water to spray down from the showerhead, which is very comfortable for washing and bathing.

These novel objects, unlike anything they had ever seen before, left the well-traveled princess and her entourage speechless with astonishment.

The maid beside her said:

If you need to take a shower, please let us know; the water over there needs to be heated.

Of course, this faucet can also control the water temperature, which is very convenient.

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess nodded and said, "Then I'll take a bath!"

She noticed that there were also soap, shampoo, and shower gel nearby, with instructions on how to use them.

She used it for a while and felt it was quite good.

After her bath, the princess felt incredibly refreshed. "That cold palace was no place for a human being. It's so much more comfortable here!"

The female officials beside them nodded; it was indeed very comfortable here.

A maidservant came over and said, "Your Highness, the food in the front hall is ready. Please have your meal."

The eldest princess nodded and said, "I'm coming right now."

The lobby isn't far from here, just a few steps away.

As soon as she sat down in the front hall, she saw a table full of dishes, both meat and vegetables.

Zhou Fusheng looked at the princess cautiously and said, "Your Highness, the food is indeed a bit poor, please bear with it."

The eldest princess twitched her lips and said, "It's alright."

Shark fin soup, braised abalone, steamed lobster, spicy king crab, braised sea cucumber, stewed fish lips, crystal fish maw, drunken fresh oysters, stir-fried scallops, garlic clams, braised river perch, steamed grouper, honey-glazed bear paw, braised deer tendon, stewed bird's nest, white fungus and lotus seed soup, and more than a dozen vegetarian dishes.

Even the food in the royal palace couldn't be this good, could it?

She took a bite and found that the seafood was very fresh, as if it had just been transported there.

She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Do you eat seafood every day?"

Zhou Fusheng sighed and said:

"Wanwan said seafood is the cheapest, it's free."

So we eat it every day. If you don't like seafood, you can choose something else.

Seafood is free?

The transportation of seafood alone was a major problem. The palace also needed a lot of seafood, but even so, only a few kinds of seafood could be served on the table every day.

Where is it like this?

A dozen or twenty kinds of seafood every day?

She was quite dumbfounded. After dinner, she sat in the Imperial Garden to digest her food before returning to her room.

Upon entering the room, I discovered that the shelves were filled with books of all kinds.

There are probably several hundred books.

She casually picked up a book, flipped through it, and said, "Most of the books in this room are storybooks; they're only good for passing the time."

The eldest princess also felt bored; it's natural to feel uncomfortable when you first arrive in a new place.

But why does this storybook get better and better the more you read it?

A charming maid seduces her lover, a noble concubine's ode, a beautiful soul's debt of longing, whispered words by the pillow, a charming concubine tempting the emperor's heart, a tale of illicit love in the mortal world, a neighbor's secret tryst, a seductive beauty bewitches a prince, private pleasures in the marketplace, hidden tenderness in the deep palace, a beautiful woman's drunken night, the secret stories of a dashing young master...

It's impossible to finish watching it all.

This room was originally for Zhou Wanwan, so these books naturally belong to Zhou Wanwan too?

Zhou Wanwan has a particular fondness for collecting storybooks; she has copies of every storybook sold in her bookstore.

She didn't really like looking at them; these were all samples, and not just here.

She also has a dedicated study, which is filled with even more books.

The lady-in-waiting urged her several times, "Your Highness, it's almost dawn. If you don't go to sleep soon, you'll have to get up immediately."

The princess rubbed her head, yawned, and said, "These books are so good! Okay, I'll go to sleep now and continue reading tomorrow."