On our wedding night, my wife acted strangely.

Chapter 376 The dance was learned 3 days ago.

Tingsong Courtyard is indeed very close to the study. Just go through a moon gate and walk about twenty steps to get there.

The courtyard is not very large overall, with three main rooms, two side rooms, several small rooms, and a small garden.

There are two tall pine trees in the garden, which are said to be several hundred years old.

This is also the origin of the name "Tingsong".

In winter, the pine trees are still green and look alright during the day, but at night they are just two dark shadows.

Four new lanterns, made of red gauze paper, hung under the eaves, emitting a warm yellow light.

Two young girls who had just been assigned there were standing at the door. Lin Yi had never seen them before; they were probably newly trained.

That's right. In ancient times, many maids couldn't be bought and put to use immediately. They had to learn the rules, attend classes, and understand how to do many things before they could take up their posts.

The reason for sending newcomers is probably to give Yang Mi the opportunity to cultivate her own people.

When the two young girls saw Lin Yi coming over, they both squatted down and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

"Um."

To be honest, he's quite handsome, but he's a bit too young, so I can't bring myself to do it.

Although it is said that girls in the Great Zhou Dynasty can get married at the age of fifteen, these two are far too young, looking only twelve or thirteen.

Lin Yi pushed open the door and went in. The room was clean and tidy. There was a pot of hot tea and two plates of snacks on the table. On the dressing table were the bronze mirror that Mi Mi usually used and several small boxes.

The bed was covered with new bedding, made of peach-colored silk embroidered with white cloud patterns.

Mimi stood in the middle of the room, wearing a light pink casual dress, her hair simply tied up in a bun, with a gold hairpin given to her by Fatty.

When she saw Lin Yi come in, her expression was somewhat complicated.

I felt happy, nervous, and a little lost.

This is unlike her.

"Your Highness!"

"Hmm, are you satisfied with the yard?"

"Satisfied! Extremely satisfied!" Mi Mi nodded repeatedly. "Princess Consort even changed the curtains and had the kitchen send over my favorite osmanthus lotus root."

"I asked her to deliver it."

Mimi was taken aback for a moment, then grinned, her eyes curving into two crescent moons.

"Your Highness remembers that I love sweets!"

"Nonsense, you're my woman, how could I not know your habits?"

Mimi chuckled, ran over and closed the door, then shut the window tightly as well. When she turned around, her face was already bright red.

"Your Highness, I told you I would dance for you tonight."

Lin Yi sat down in the chair, crossed his legs, and said, "Okay, go ahead and jump."

Mimi stood in the middle of the room, took a deep breath, clasped her hands together in front of her, and then looked up at him.

Actually, she can't dance.

Lin Yi already knew that Mi Mi came from a maid's background and had been serving tea and water and making beds since she was a child. How could she have had the opportunity to learn to dance? But he didn't know who she had secretly learned a few moves from, probably for tonight's special practice.

At that moment, she first raised her left hand, then her right hand, crossed her hands above her head to form a hand gesture, and then turned half a circle to the right.

His steps were stiff, his knees didn't bend, and he stumbled halfway through the turn, almost falling.

"oops!"

She quickly regained her balance, her face flushed red to the roots of her neck, but she didn't say anything and continued dancing.

The body then turned half a circle to the left, the arm drawing an arc.

This movement is okay, but my waist is too stiff, and I can't bend down.

Lin Yi looked at her with his teacup, neither smiling nor speaking.

Mimi jumped around while secretly watching his reaction.

Seeing his expressionless face, she immediately became even more nervous, and her movements became increasingly chaotic.

She tried to do a spin, but she spun too fast, slipped, and tilted to one side.

His arm swung out and hit the candlestick next to him, knocking over the candle.

She quickly picked up the candles to prevent a fire, and finally stood there tiptoeing, her face flushed.

"Your Highness... I didn't dance well..."

"It's okay, you can continue."

Mimi bit her lower lip and continued jumping.

This time she didn't dare to make any big movements, just small steps and raising her hands, as if she were mimicking a certain image from her memory.

Although her gestures weren't very accurate, you could tell that she put a lot of effort into every movement, and her eyes were always fixed on her beloved.

It wasn't that seductive look in her eyes; she was just looking at him simply, as if afraid he would leave.

At the end, she untied the ties of her outer garment, letting it slip off her shoulders to reveal her inner garment, and then untied the ties of her inner garment.

My fingertips are trembling.

It wasn't a deliberately flirtatious act; she was genuinely nervous, and it took her a long time to untie the strap.

The inner garment was open, but not taken off; it was simply hanging on the shoulder.

Mimi stood there, motionless for a long time, then turned her head to look at the pot of wine on the table.

This is rice wine that Nangong Min had the kitchen send over. It's not very strong and it's sweet.

She picked up the wine jug, tilted her head back, and took a big gulp, choking slightly.

"Ugh, cough cough cough..."

"Hahahaha." Lin Yi finally laughed. "What exactly are you trying to do, you little rascal?"

Mimi was not convinced, so she walked up to Lin Yi, straddled his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and lowered her head to bring her lips close to his.

"you……"

"Well……"

Oh, so it was about drinking.

Lin Yi smiled knowingly, opened his mouth, and let the wine flow from her mouth into his own.

It's sweet and has a hint of osmanthus fragrance.

Lin Yi couldn't resist such teasing and immediately put his arm around her waist.

After feeding him the wine, Mimi buried her face in his shoulder and said in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, I am truly a member of the Lin family now."

Lin Yi didn't reply, but patted her on the back.

"Your Highness," I said, "when I was a maid, every time I saw those distinguished ladies and young women enter through the main gate, I wondered when I could walk through that gate myself."

"But today... when I came out of the main hall, I used the main entrance."

"They came out through the main entrance!"

Lin Yi looked down at her.

Yang Mi's eyes were slightly red and glistening with tears, but she didn't cry.

"I know all of this is thanks to Your Highness. I have no special skills, I'm not as good at managing a household as my elder sister, the Princess Consort, nor as clever as Miss Su. All I can do is serve Your Highness well. Whatever Your Highness wants to eat, I'll cook it for you; whatever Your Highness wants to wear, I'll prepare it for you."

Lin Yi laughed and said, "But I didn't mean for you to do these things."

"But I want to do it! This is all I'm capable of."

Lin Yi reached out and brushed the stray hairs behind her ear.

"How did you think of your dance?"

Mimi suddenly felt embarrassed and buried her face back.

"...You didn't dance well. I only learned for three days..."

"To dare to go on stage after only three days, that's quite bold."

"Well, I wanted to show it to Your Highness."

"I saw it."

"What does Your Highness think?"

"It's terrible."

Mimi pouted and punched him in the chest.