The survival rule of a concubine 103 Taming a husband, second move, strike while the iron is hot.

  As if she hadn't slept well the night before, today she got up early to pay her respects and attend to her parents-in-law, and at noon she had to take care of the etiquette, her spirit was highly concentrated all along. This time after putting down the needlework, she felt that her whole body was like a scattered bead curtain, as soon as she got on the carriage, she leaned against the thick headrest, closed her eyes, and seemed to really fall asleep.

  Li Xiu feared that the golden tassels hanging from her hair bun would touch her skin, so she leaned over his shoulder and rested against him. She found a comfortable position on his body, lying on his leg, and muttered: "Dealing with people from Tianjia is really exhausting, my face is almost stiff from smiling."

  Li Xiu's thick-skinned hand gently stroked her delicate face, and he chuckled: "You're really good at pretending." He had been worried that she would be nervous and make a mistake in front of the emperor because she had never seen the world before. It turned out that he was overthinking, this little girl pretended to be shy and timid, but actually gained the favor of the elders. When greeting other princesses, she was also elegant and composed, and Li Xiu's heart finally felt at ease.

  After lying down for a while, she still didn't feel very comfortable. Helpless, she sat up straight, her face pale with fatigue, and rubbed her neck which was almost broken by the heavy headdress. She complained to Li Xun: "Being your queen is really tiring. I didn't sleep well last night, and today I have to set rules for those concubines of yours. Just thinking about those restless concubines of yours makes me exhausted, and now you're making me suffer this torture. When did I ever wear such a heavy headdress?"

  Li Xiang saw the crimson gold hairpin with a large pendant and the pearls and jade on her head, and felt somewhat reluctant. He gently wrapped Ruoxi in his arms and massaged her stiff neck, saying softly: "When we get back, I'll take them all off for you, let you relax for a few days."

  She hummed softly, didn't say a word, just closed her eyes slightly and leaned on Li Xiao's shoulder, "Mm, you're really good."

  Li Xue's lips curved slightly, this little girl really didn't hold back on flattering him. However, he still felt pleased, seeing her close her eyes again, but he himself couldn't calm down, and stretched out his hand to probe at her chest, making a soft humming noise, dodging his magical claws, he was relentless, and through her clothes, touched that soft and enticing spot again.

  Having no choice, she could only half push and half yield, her face red as she said: "Tonight, can you bear it for just one more night?"

  Li Xudun paused for a moment before understanding, increasing his grip strength, lowering his head and letting out an evil laugh, "Why should I hold back?"

  She fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice: "As newlyweds, how can you leave your wife to go to the concubine's room? If this gets out, I'll be so humiliated!" What's more important is that she believed someone already knew she had come to the bridal chamber on her wedding day. If Li Xiong went to the concubine's room, she wouldn't be ridiculed. But if Li Xiong still stayed in her room, it would be a different story altogether.

  Li Xiao hummed, lightly patted her buttocks, "Your abacus is indeed precise. But it's a pity for me, your husband. No way, you have to give me some compensation." When had he ever suffered a loss since childhood?

  As soon as she got up, she smiled and said: "Wait until I'm clean, then I'll serve you well?"

  The girl smiled brightly, with a flattering expression, which made Li Xiao's lower abdomen tighten again. He asked in a rough voice, "When do we have to wait until?"

  "Three days at most, it'll be clean by the day after tomorrow." Actually, if she's lucky, it should be clean by tonight.

  Li Xiao inhaled sharply, "The day after tomorrow, aren't you afraid of suffocating me?"

  Coquettishly, she grasped his lapels and gently shook him, "Alright, alright, Your Highness can endure for two more days."

  It wasn't as if Wu's soft words were particularly gentle, but they carried a subtle fragrance of glutinous rice that made Li Xiang feel like half his bones had turned to mush. He secretly felt a shock, this little girl's skills at playing coy were getting more and more formidable, and even his usually reliable self-control couldn't withstand it.

  "Alas," Li Xiao let out a long sigh, suddenly hating himself. If he hadn't been so impatient and had delayed it for three to five more days or waited until after the Spring Festival next year to hold the grand wedding, wouldn't that have been wonderful?

  He lowered his head and savagely kissed Ruo Xin's lips, as if he wanted to swallow her whole. Ruo Xin didn't struggle, not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't move, almost being crushed by him.

  "Let me go..." Zuo's face turned red with anxiety, "I'm almost out of breath."

  Li Xiao slightly relaxed his grip, but was unwilling to let her go, and continued to move back and forth between her lips, as if struggling for a while, finally giving in to him.

  The general, Li Xiu had enough, and the Wang Fu was almost there, finally let her go, seeing the hairpins scattered all over, clothes also wrinkled, stretched out his hand to help her tidy up the hairpins on her head, but the more he tidied, the more messy it became, the neatly combed bun also fell apart, under Ruyi's urgent and flustered rescue, simply took down the flowing green jade hairpin from her head, a head of black silk suddenly flowed down like a waterfall, Ruyi's eyebrows stood on end, "you you you" for half a day, finally could only make futile efforts to salvage the situation, "your hair is all messed up, how can I go out and see people?"

  Li Xiao couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, we'll enter from the back door, no one will see you in this state."

  "But the slaves in the backyard will see."

  "So what? If anyone dares to make fun of you, I'll be the first one to not forgive him."

  After being depressed for a while, he suddenly cursed: "Big scoundrel."

  "I'm only bad for you alone." He smiled mischievously, holding her tender face and planting a kiss on her discontented lips.

  As if pinching a handful of powder, she pounded his chest, but unfortunately, he had thick skin and didn't feel any pain, while her own hand was sore. She couldn't help but lose energy. After a while, she asked again: "Has the wound on your shoulder healed?"

  Li Xiu's eyes lit up, "Are you concerned about me?"

  Her face turned away, she said in a low voice: "You are the one I rely on for the rest of my life, how can I not care about the injuries on your body?"

  Li Xiao was both angry and amused, this girl really knew how to flatter people. She lightly scratched her nose, "So virtuous? Who was it that just scolded me saying I deserved it?"

  Her adorable nose scrunched up, she gave him a sideways glance, "Back then you were the big bad wolf of in-laws." Who would have thought that this big bad wolf would actually become her husband? Thinking about it, Ruo Xue punched his shoulder again, "Why did you always pick on me before?"

  Li Xue is innocent, "Is it?"

  "Still won't admit it. Every time we meet, you bully me, especially when we're in Datong."

  "Who told you to always pretend to be a lady." He just wanted to see her true face behind the lady. "Actually, your wild monkey look is more attractive."

  With a cold glance, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Today in the Taihe Hall, did Your Highness want me to play the role of a virtuous woman or a wild monkey?"

  Li Xue rubbed her nose and said with a smile, "Different occasions call for different roles, of course. But in front of me, don't pretend anymore, I like to see your original self."

  "Who would have thought that one's whole life would be spent wearing a mask? But the worldly etiquette is so strict. Even someone as noble as you, Your Highness, probably can't reveal your true nature to people at will, right?"

  Li Xue was slightly moved and hugged her tightly. "You're right, everyone has things they can't control. I was just being naive before."

  As moved by the good feelings, "Knowing one's mistakes and being able to change is also a virtue that can be taught to children."

  Li Xiu made a gesture of annoyance, but his expression quickly changed to one of hurried concern, and he smiled foolishly.

  "A turncoat who changes sides as easily as a weather vane in the wind." Li Xiao finally made his judgment.

  If you can't get what you want, "that's called being flexible."

  After laughing and making noise, another wave of silence came. Being disturbed and unable to sleep well, I could only sit up straight, staring blankly at a certain place in the car.

  Li Xiu saw her looking unhappy and gently lifted up her chin, asking: "Are you unhappy?"

  "No," Ru Qing shook her head.

  "No, you're unhappy." Li Xiangding concluded, "But just now, the Empress Dowager mentioned taking a secondary wife?"

  As she bit her lip, suppressing the suffocating feeling in her heart, she said softly: "Is there any man under the sky who can resist beauty? But Wang Ye refused the concubine for me. Just now you helped me block it, and I didn't have to be at a loss. With you as my backing, it's great." Avoiding the suffocating feeling in her heart, this was her true words.

  Li Xiao pinched her cheek, "Just love giving me a high hat. If I didn't help you out, what would you do?"

  Her face scrunched up, her cute nose wrinkled, she rolled her eyes and said, "What else can I do? At worst, I'll just quit being a Taoist nun. Or maybe I'll grab a kitchen knife and stand at the door, and as soon as Concubine Xiao walks in, I'll chop her to death. Then I'll hang myself too... Of course, all of these are impossible."

  Li Xian's face was initially dark, but now his eyes were mocking. He was about to ridicule this superficial and empty phrase, but instead said seriously: "If it really comes to that point, either pretend to be virtuous or rise up in revolt."

  Li Xiao playfully curled his lips, "Rise up with a flourish? May I ask how the princess plans to rise up with a flourish?"

  With a murderous aura, "If she behaves herself, I'll tolerate it. But if she dares to show off in front of me, I...I..."

  "How are you?"

  Suddenly a burst of air escaped, and she said weakly: "If that's really the case, then you're not worthy of being my good man either." She would find her own way to survive.

  The girl's disheartened and wronged appearance inexplicably pained Li Xiao. He gently wrapped his arms around her, kissing the corner of her forehead. "Don't worry, I won't marry a concubine. I promise you."

  As if in his arms, she nodded lightly and said in a low voice: "Mm, I believe you." The old lady was right, this man is now infatuated with her, she must take advantage of the situation to solve the problem of future escape.

  Zhi Yi had also said that her greatest skill in life was turning tempered steel into silk, and Li Xiao was not quite as good as tempered steel, but it suited him just the same. This man always thought of himself as a real man and cared about her evaluation of him, so she had to make good use of it.

  ……

  Returning to the Wang Fu, the sky had already darkened, and Li Jing once again supported his tired body, moving to the residence of his parents-in-law to serve them dinner, finally seeing Consort Pure Yang, Princess Li Ying.

  Li Ying looked like Jing Tai's queen, born with a clear and lovely appearance, but also added a bit of cuteness and loveliness, jumping up to Ruxin's side, smiling and saying: "Ruxin, the world is really wonderful, I never thought that you would marry my brother and become my sister-in-law."

  "Ah, yes, I didn't think of it either."

  Li Ying looked at Li Xiao again, laughing: "I didn't expect it even more, brother actually shocked the world and surprised everyone by robbing a marriage in public, almost making my eyes pop out."

  Li Xiao lightly tapped her forehead and scolded, "Aren't your eyes perfectly fine on your face? Little girl, you don't even think before speaking. Who was it that said, if the Fang family didn't agree, they would just go and take it by force?"

  Li Ying stamped her foot, "Oh dear, they were just joking around, who told you to take it seriously?" And she even put it into action.

  Li Ying pulled Ru Qing's hand and said, "Ru Qing, I'm all for you becoming my sister-in-law. Hehe, it's really great! Before, when we played together, it wasn't convenient. Now it's finally okay. Come on, later accompany me to paint. I've recently become obsessed with painting."

  With a sorrowful cry, she looked at Li Xiu with an air of seeking help.

  Li Xiao shook his head and tapped Li Ying's forehead, scolding: "Have dinner first. After dinner, your sister-in-law needs to rest, she didn't sleep well last night. Today was also a tiring day for her. Can you bear to let her serve you with her tired body?"

  Li Ying discontentedly rushed to Queen Jing and cried out: "Mother, look! Now that brother has a sister-in-law, he no longer cares about his little sister."

  The King's wife pinched her cheek, scolding: "You're so big now, but still so childish. Your brother is right, your sister-in-law has been tired all day and should take a good rest. After dinner, go back and rest."

  Ming said that she was heartbroken and exhausted from a day of emotional turmoil, but at dinner time, Ruo Yin still had to serve the whole family. Li Ying, on the other hand, felt content and enjoyed being served by Ruo Yin, even smugly saying: "Hehe, I can finally indulge in being treated like a young lady."

  As if choked with emotion, Li Xiu looked at her with a pained expression, but didn't say anything. He just tapped Li Ying's head and said, "Don't be too smug, when you get married, you'll end up like your sister-in-law, serving your in-laws."

  Li Ying was stunned and looked at Jing Tai Wangfei, "Mother, really? Do I have to serve my in-laws like Ruxue does?"

  The queen of Jing Tai was stunned, but didn't know what to say. Instead, she looked at Ruoxi with a complex expression and forced herself to say: "You must be tired after a long day too, come sit down and let's eat together."

  As if secretly laughing in her heart, it turned out that the daughter-in-law and daughter were not as different as night and day, but she said with a smile: "Serving one's parents-in-law is a matter of course. How can a daughter-in-law take advantage of my motherly love for you to break the rules?" Then she personally peeled a fat lobster, dipped it in sauce and put it in Li Ying's bowl, smiling brightly: "A lovely and clever younger sister like you, which family would be willing to let you serve? Don't bother yourself with such trivial matters."

  Li Ying put down half of her heart and asked Ruqing, "Why do all daughters-in-law have to serve their mothers-in-law?"

  It's no wonder that Li Ying has a reputation for being cunning and crafty, as the words she came up with were indeed extremely cunning.

  Fortunately, the flattering husband's skill was not covered up, and he quickly smiled and replied: "Without parents-in-law, how can there be a husband? Without a husband, who will a woman rely on for her second half of life?" So, serving parents-in-law is just what a daughter-in-law should do. Then, pretending not to see the three pairs of thoughtful eyes, he lightly took the public chopsticks, picked up the fish from the arched ceramic plate, deboned it himself, and then separately served it into his parents' bowls, with a smile in his voice: "After doing what I should do, if my parents are satisfied, my husband is satisfied, and our family lives harmoniously, isn't that better?"

  The queen's eyes sparkled, and Li Xiong's eyes also showed a smile. Even the old king couldn't help but take another look at the loving couple. He said to Li Xiong: "Xiong'er, your wife is indeed kind-hearted, you must treat her well."

  ……

  After returning to the bedroom, Li Xiu personally helped Li Ruo take off his clothes and hung them on a black wooden frame. Then, under the service of the maid, he also removed his makeup and washed up. After that, the couple sat together on the couch, and the maid brought in a pair of golden washbasins filled with hot water and knelt down to wash their feet.

  Li Xiu saw that Ruo Qing had already been yawning uncontrollably, and after removing her makeup, the dark circles under her eyes became even more pronounced. Thinking that this girl was lazy and loved to sleep in, she had stayed up late last night and then pretended to be a lady all day today, which made Li Xiu feel a bit heartbroken. After washing her feet, she let the servants withdraw and carried Ruo Qing onto the bed herself. Ruo Qing hadn't fallen asleep yet, but she really didn't want to move anymore, so she let Li Xiu carry her onto the bed. As soon as her body touched the soft bed, she curled up into a shrimp-like shape, hugging the pillow and fell fast asleep, completely unaware of what was happening around her.

  Staring at her sleeping face for a long time, Li Xiao couldn't help but smile wryly. Winter nights were already long, and he had to endure another sleepless night.

  ……

  Fortunately, Li Xiang still knew that eating hot tofu in a hurry would not work, and without being disturbed, she slept until dawn. This time, she slept soundly and comfortably all over, and the fatigue of the past two days was gone. As soon as it was light, she got up, but accidentally woke up Li Xiang when she crawled out of bed. Li Xiang held her waist and put her back in bed, "Where are you going?"

  The man's heavy breathing sprayed on her neck, and she couldn't bear the itchiness, pushing him away, "Let me go quickly, I need to use the restroom."

  Li Xiu kissed her again and finally let go of her, went back to the toilet, looked at the sky, and then looked at the hourglass on the table. Alas, it was already three quarters past midnight, time to get up. After washing up, she had to attend to her husband, and also had to go and attend to her parents-in-law.

  Li Xiu waited in bed for half a day, but didn't see Ru Qing get into bed. He turned around and found that the maid had already come in to help Ru Qing change clothes. He couldn't help but feel puzzled, "It's still early, why not sleep a bit more?"

  Ruqin's face lit up with a wise and virtuous expression as she said: "Your Highness can sleep for a while longer, I'll go pay my respects to the elders first."

  Li Xue let out a chuckle: "It's not the time to pretend to be virtuous. Father should be practicing his boxing skills at this hour, and you going would only make things worse. As for Mother, she's probably still sleeping, so it'd be pointless for you to go."

  "Then, when should I go?"

  "Sleep a bit more, your mother is the same as you, she loves to sleep in and can't get up until the sun is high. You left early for nothing."

  As Ruqing hesitated, Li Xiu couldn't wait any longer and got onto the bed, embracing her. Ruqing's face turned red as she whispered, "There are still outsiders here." When she lifted her head, she only saw Xiangxiang's back as she left, and then she punched the person beside her pillow - this big scoundrel. Her good image of many years was ruined in an instant.

  After sleeping for a while, the sky was already bright. She got dressed and went to pay her respects to her parents-in-law. As Li Xiao had said, Princess Jingtao got up very late and only just got out of bed at this time. She helped her wash and rinse, served tea and water, and attended to her mother-in-law's face washing. After making a show of it, Princess Jingtao saw that she was extremely respectful from start to finish, did things quickly and efficiently, and couldn't find any fault with her. So she let her go back in a gentle manner.

  As if reluctant to part with this sentence, he lingered for a moment before leaving.

  Returning to Longxianju, she gazed affectionately at the group of maids in the courtyard and felt pleased with herself, for this time it was her turn to be asked after by others.

  After a good scolding yesterday and seeing the outcome of Xiang Niang's case as an example, these niangs were very obedient today. They respectfully greeted Ruqing and asked for her well-being. Ruqing, as usual, warned them a few words: "Be obedient, guard yourself, and be careful to follow the rules." Then she let them go back.

  Next was dinner, as in the first episode at Longxian Residence with Li Xiang privately having dinner, today serving at Longxian Residence were two other senior maidservants, named Xiangming and Liu Yue. It's unknown whether these two were well-trained or feared the fate of Miao Yin and Yue Lan, but they served Ruoxi very attentively, not to mention the junior maidservants, wherever Ruoxi went, everyone was extremely respectful and obedient, Ruoxi was very satisfied, suddenly feeling that being a princess wasn't so bad after all.

  ……

  ……

  The next day, as expected, the aunts who came to pay their respects were all dressed up and made-up, with rosy cheeks and powdered faces. They were particularly lively when facing Li Xiao, speaking in soft voices that almost gave her goosebumps.

  It's like a dream, unclear what's going on, can't understand how they changed overnight from being calm and gentle yesterday.

  "Oh, what a wonderful day today is! You all look so spirited in your attire." Yu Yin suppressed her yawn and made an effort to maintain a demure expression as she smiled and asked the nervous bridesmaids.

  Especially when Yu Niang brought a bowl of porridge, asking for repayment with affection, Zhang Er's monk was even more confused. Yu Niang bowed and replied: "I heard that the princess is not feeling well, and looking at the princess's complexion over the past two days, it doesn't seem very good either. I specially cooked a bowl of Schisandra porridge for the princess, which has just been cooked. Princess, please drink it while it's hot."

  Getting up in the morning, no need to go and pay respects to her mother-in-law, today she slept well, but her brain was still on strike. Hearing what Yuniang said, she stared blankly at Li Xiao, smiled twice, "Yuniang is really considerate." Then she ordered Linglong to take over the black porridge that had been cooked for a long time, and said to Yuniang: "I didn't expect your eyesight to be so good, you actually noticed that my body was not feeling well. You're really meticulous." Suddenly thinking of something, she paused, if Yuniang's guess was correct, this Hei Wu Juezi seemed to be a blood tonic?

  Suddenly, as if he had finally figured out what this group of women was up to, his expression turned slightly cold, and he no longer had the mood to enjoy their flattery, so he began to dismiss them one by one.

  Although the group of women were reluctant to leave, before they departed, Yu Ce Fei held Meng Ge's small hand and with a motherly expression on her face said to Li Xun, "Your Highness, Meng Ge has recently learned how to write and can recognize many characters. Your Highness should take some time to look at them, Meng Ge will definitely be even happier." Then she pinched Meng Ge's hand, and Meng Ge indeed looked up at his father with a childlike gaze.

  Li Xiwang looked at Meng Ge's pitiful expression, softened in his heart, nodded, "Good boy, stay for a meal. Father will take the opportunity to test you."

  Meng Ge'er nodded with a smile, and then looked at Ru Qing with a hint of shyness. Ru Qing turned to Yu Qin and said, "Don't you order someone to prepare another pair of chopsticks?"

  The Empress Consort Yu heard this and looked at Li Xiu with a pitiful expression.

  Li Xiao smiled and glanced at Ru Qing, saying lightly: "You go back first, after dinner, I will send someone to bring Meng Ge back."

  Yuexi's heart was furious, but she could only reluctantly accept it. She took three steps and turned her head to look at Mengge, leaving with resentment.

  Yu Niang saw that Jia Meng's concubine had also fallen out of favor, so she didn't dare to be presumptuous. She only curtsied to Li Xiu and said in a sweet voice, "I know the king loves orchids, especially the pot he gave me earlier which is doing very well. When you have time, King, please go to my quarters to take a look."

  Li Xiao faintly murmured "en", and then stopped talking. Yu Niang's heart felt a pang, but she also forced a smile and bowed to take her leave.

  Only Mei Niang and He Niang were left, He Niang being the oldest among them, about thirty years old. She gazed foolishly at Li Xiao, her voice soft, "Your Highness, it's cold and dewy outside, I haven't been able to attend to you personally, please take care of yourself."

  As soon as she heard this, she almost fainted, her tone implying that without him, the man would freeze to death.

  Next were Hua Yiniang and Shun Yiniang, both of whom were slightly older than Mei Yiniang but a few years younger. They looked at Li Xiao as if they wanted to say something, but hesitated due to the presence of Ruqing beside them, and finally hung their heads in disappointment and retreated with a bow.

  After everyone left, Ruo Qing finally let out a sigh of relief and had a simple breakfast with Li Xiong and Meng Ge. Then Li Xiong took Meng Ge to his study room to teach him how to read. Ruo Qing suddenly turned cold towards Shen Xiang Yu Qin, "Has anyone leaked the fact that I changed clothes?"

  Chen Xiang was shocked and hastily shook his head, "Every time the princess changes her clothes, I carefully collect them and personally wrap them in coarse cloth to throw away outside. It's impossible for a third person to know."

  Yuqin also stated that she absolutely did not leak a single bit.

  As the affectionate gaze again gazed at Xiang Mei and Liu Yue, the two were stunned for a moment, then suddenly knelt down, "I was wronged, about the matter of washing clothes on the princess's body, I didn't leak out even half a word."

  "Isn't this strange? Only you two and my personal maid can enter the house, Linglong and the others won't. If it wasn't one of you who leaked the information, then who else could it be?"

  Xiang Mao Liu Yue shook her head, a look of fear already on her face. "Your Highness, I have been deeply taught by Hua Niang since childhood, and my heart is dedicated to serving the master. The matter of Your Highness changing clothes, it's really not something that I leaked out."

  At this time, Mother Zhou came in from outside. Because Mother Zhou had been following Ruyi for many years, she was naturally incomparable to other accompanying maids. This time entering the Wang Mansion, all of Ruyi's dowry was handled and arranged by her alone. Ruyi's dowry was too vast, and it wasn't until today that everything was finally settled.

  Looking at the two maidservants kneeling on the ground, Old Mother Zhou asked what had happened.

  As Ru Qing faintly explained what had just happened, Zhou Mama looked at the two maids for a while before turning to smile at Ru Qing: "Does the princess still remember that on her wedding day, no one was there to lay out the white silk for the nuptial bed?"

  As if suddenly enlightened, "Ah, that's why!" In ancient wedding celebrations, a white cloth was usually spread on the happy bed to test the girl's chastity. But that day, like emotions were overwhelmed by too many annoying things and forgot about this matter.

  "Empress Dowager said, 'The Grand Empress had already known beforehand that the Queen's body would be inconvenient, so she had instructed the servants not to spread out the white silk. If even the Grand Empress knew about it, surely those below her would also know a thing or two.'"

  As soon as the news got out, only her personal maid knew that she was unwell, and she had only told Li Xiao about it. Unexpectedly, even Princess Jing Tai knew about it. That Li Xiao, really can't keep a secret.

  Ashamedly letting the fragrance of tea fill the air, "I'm sorry, I was wrong to suspect you. Hope you two don't take it to heart."

  Liu Yue looked at him with a strange gaze, but her mouth was filled with fear as she said: "The princess has wronged me. As long as the princess doesn't blame me, I will be at peace."

  Although she was still somewhat depressed, it's likely that everyone in the household already knew about her physical discomfort. No wonder those concubines were so brazenly flirting with Li Xiao. Alas, although this time Li Xiao spared her dignity and didn't make a move, there's no guarantee he won't sneak into the concubine's bed next time.

  Shake off the melancholy in your heart, remind yourself to be virtuous, to be virtuous...