After Xiao Jing finished speaking, she strode up to Xie Wanyu and raised her hand.
Xie Wanyu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and used this move again. She immediately stepped forward and raised her chin, "Hit me. Let everyone see how you beat your wife in public!"
Unexpectedly, King Jin, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, "There is nothing wrong with him hitting you. After all, you speak too harshly. Even if you are the mistress of the house, you must pay attention to etiquette."
With the support of King Jin, Xiao Jing became more confident.
Since Xie Wanyu dared to fall out and reprimand Xue Xuening in public, she was not afraid of Xiao Jing being angry, but she never expected that Prince Jin would also support her.
Seeing Xiao Jing's slap, Xie Wanyu raised the corners of her mouth. Just when she opened her mouth to speak, she heard a cold voice, "I heard voices from far away. I didn't expect that the Hou Mansion was so lively."
Everyone turned around and saw Tai Shuqi walking in with his hands behind his back.
He was accompanied by two maids from the Hou Mansion, both of whom looked embarrassed. It was probably because Tai Shuqi didn't let them pass the message.
After reacting, everyone in the room greeted him.
King Jin just sat there for a long time before he stood up leisurely and looked at Taishu Ai with burning eyes, "Isn't the fourth brother going to go on an expedition? Why do you still have time to visit?"
"Third brother." Tai Shuqi cupped his hands, "I heard that third brother returned to the court, so I wanted to go and have a look. Who knew you were not at home, and I only found out you were here after asking around a lot."
King Jin's face was not good-looking. What did he mean by repeated inquiries?
Tai Shuyi has the secret guards left by the late emperor. He does not need to do everything himself, and someone will naturally tell him all the information obediently.
"Since we are here, let's come together." King Jin said.
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders, Lord Marquis, I'm sorry for bothering you." Tai Shuzhen sat down next to King Jin and said to Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing nodded, "It's an honor for my little prince's house to have King Qin come."
Tai Shuqi glanced at Xie Wanyu's face, "Why is Mrs. Hou still looking angry, but she was bullied?"
As soon as he said these words, Xiao Jing immediately became serious and looked at Xie Wanyu.
Xie Wanyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. After all, I am the mistress of the Hou Mansion and I manage the family in an orderly manner. How can anyone bully me?"
"That's it." Tai Shuyi nodded, "That's right. When Mrs. Hou married into the Hou Mansion, she was willing to commit herself to being a stepmother. She had already been praised by the entire Kyoto city. I heard that the dowry was rich, and the red makeup for ten miles... was said to be hundreds of dollars. It’s no exaggeration to say that it was so loud that it shocked the entire Kyoto.”
Everyone was a little surprised that Tai Shuqi, a man who cherished words like gold, said so many words in one breath.
Prince Jin even narrowed his eyes.
He, the fourth brother, was the most thoughtful, and it was really hard for him to guess what he was going to do when he said such words.
At this moment, Tai Shuqi seemed to realize, "Please sit down, it's a family banquet, no need to be polite."
After he finished speaking, a servant helped him add dishes and chopsticks.
Xue Xuening sat down quickly, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and sobbed a few times.
Tai Shuqi ignored her, but looked at Xiao Jing, "You have such a good wife, everyone will envy you. Come, I will give you a drink." He raised his hand, and there was a hint of coldness on his handsome face. .
Xiao Jing didn't understand what it meant at all, so she could only say yes repeatedly.
Tai Shuqi's powerful aura suppressed the atmosphere in the entire room, and Xie Wanyu and Xiao Jing's stubbornness was completely interrupted by his arrival.
"Third brother, I only found out about the renovation of your palace today. Why don't you come and stay at my place for a few days?" Tai Shuxuan asked.
King Jin smiled, "Where are you?"
He shook his head helplessly, "Who doesn't know that even the girls in your place don't have a smile? It's really boring." Besides, he was still thinking about those dancing girls from good families.
Tai Shuyi nodded, "That's fine."
He always has to do what he wants to do. The two of them are not the same person, they just maintain a brotherly relationship on the surface.
After eating for a while, the dancer came up to dance again.
After Xie Wanyu drank a few glasses of wine with them, she felt dizzy and asked Zhufang to accompany her out to drink.
When they reached the depths of the garden, Xie Wanyu couldn't help but shiver. The late autumn night was extremely cold, and even hot wine couldn't resist it.
"Madam, I'll be here later. I'll go get you a cloak." Zhu Fang said.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you here." Xie Wanyu said.
After Zhu Fang left, Xie Wanyu leaned against the tree trunk to make herself more comfortable.
Just then, she heard sporadic footsteps. She was dizzy and didn't bother to open her eyes to see. She just thought she was looking for a servant in the mansion.
Suddenly, the footsteps stopped and a voice came.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?" It was Xue Xuening's voice.
Then King Jin's deep voice sounded, "Of course I came to see you. You are my good brother's widow. I should always take care of you."
"I was living in dire straits in the Marquis' Mansion. The prince said he would vent his anger on me, but I was humiliated by that vicious woman, but she didn't get any punishment." She began to feel aggrieved again, "You don't know how hard my life has been. It was unbearable, she bullied me over and over again, I couldn’t eat enough, I didn’t have enough clothes to wear, that woman was too vicious.”
After hearing this, King Jin sighed, "I have spoken for you, but I don't want to be too obvious. Although I want to take care of you, I also don't want to be too close to you, lest I gossip and suffer undue disaster for you. .”
Xie Wanyu opened her eyes. It seemed that the two of them had no affair yet.
The two people stood on the green brick path and did not notice a person leaning against the big tree next to them.
"I'm not afraid of gossip. Your Majesty, you have a distinguished status, so there's nothing to be afraid of." Xue Xuening came closer to him, "Are you afraid of henpecks?"
Her voice was so gentle that King Jin couldn't help but blush. He looked at her with a half-smile, "But in my opinion, you have a close relationship with your uncle."
Without the restraint of Mrs. Xiao, these two people were too upright, and even the mediocre King Jin could see it.
Xue Xuening stopped her smile and said, "What can I do? I am living as a widow in the Marquis Mansion and living an ignoble existence. The Marquis has been coveting me for a long time. I don't dare to refuse directly. I can only apologize and flatter him. Otherwise, why would that bitch treat me like this? Isn't it? Hold a grudge.”
"So that's it." King Jin said, "This couple is actually the same person."
"Fortunately, I still resisted with all my strength, so Xiao Jing didn't take advantage of me. Now that the prince is taking care of me, the two of them must be more restrained." After Xue Xuening finished speaking, she leaned her head against Prince Jin. on the shoulders.
Prince Jin was always a lecherous person, so he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Sister-in-law smells so good..."
Xie Wanyu had drunk some wine, but when she saw the two of them like this, she almost vomited it out, but she stepped on a dead branch on the ground and made a "click" sound.
In this silent night, it was particularly unexpected.
"Who?" King Jin pushed Xue Xuening away and asked coldly.
Xie Wanyu knew that if their affair was discovered, they would never be left alive.
