The expression on Tai Shuqi's face was much calmer than Xie Wanyu's.
Xie Wanyu looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, won't you go home?"
"The Xiao family's courtyard has a nice view. It's a rare opportunity for me to come in, so I can't leave easily." He said seriously.
Hearing what he said, Xie Wanyu, who was still feeling comfortable at first, immediately tensed up and asked, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Seeing Xie Wanyu looking at him defensively, Tai Shuqi couldn't help but said, "I won't go as far as to add insult to injury to you." He couldn't help but feel depressed.
Who does Xie Wanyu think of him?
Hearing what he said, Xie Wanyu felt relieved, "Since the prince wants to live here, then I will leave, otherwise I may not be able to explain it at that time."
After saying that, Xie Wanyu turned around and walked out.
"Wait..." Tai Shuqi wanted to stop her, but she didn't seem to hear him and didn't stop at all.
After walking out of the room and feeling the biting cold wind outside, Xie Wanyu felt much more relaxed.
Whenever she sees Tai Shuqi now, she remembers the way he let Ruo Qing read their correspondence, and she can never forget the way he held Ruo Qing.
The more she saw Tai Shuqi, the more depressed she became.
Xie Wanyu strode towards the door.
The sky was gloomy at this time, and it was estimated that there was going to be a heavy snowfall.
"Zhu Fang, Zhu Fang?" Xie Wanyu shouted as she walked away.
As a result, Zhufang was not found, but Ruoqing was coming to look for Taishu Ai.
She was different from the last time they met. Now she was wearing a silk satin floor-length robe and a white fox fur, the same style as Tai Shuqi's, which was enough to show the love between the two.
Ruoqing held the phoenix tail on her head and shook her head. She was not as careful as she was when they first met. Instead, she had a condescending attitude and said, "Mrs. Hou."
She bent her knees slightly.
Xie Wanyu nodded, then walked around her and walked forward.
This is the kind of woman she dislikes the most.
Pretending to be weak and innocent in order to gain protection from a man is what Xie Wanyu disdains the most.
Ruo Qing didn't seem to care about Xie Wanyu's indifference, but said, "Madam, wait a minute." She took a few steps forward, "Madam, can you take a step to speak?"
"I'm still saying that I'm not familiar with Miss Ruoqing, and we're not close enough to talk together." Xie Wanyu said calmly.
"I also know that you look down on my status." Ruo Qing said loudly, "But, I think what I tell you is what you want to hear."
Xie Wanyu paused.
A girl with two faces, Xie Wanyu really didn't believe she could say anything good.
Seeing Xie Wanyu's hesitation, Ruoqing seemed to see hope and said eagerly, "I know Madam cares about face. Ruoqing is willing to give you the letter."
"Letter?" Xie Wanyu looked at her.
Ruo Qing gently opened her sleeves and said, "I brought all the letters written by Madam to the Prince."
Without waiting for Xie Wanyu to speak, she added, "If these letters fall into the wrong hands, both the madam and the prince will cause unnecessary trouble."
With that said, she turned around and left.
Xie Wanyu didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, but she didn't have the energy to resolve the misunderstanding. Moreover, the letters between her and Tai Shuyi were indeed somewhat ambiguous.
After thinking about it, she also wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in Ruoqing's gourd, so she followed her.
Ruoqing only stopped when she reached the ice of the lotus pond.
But he had no intention of taking out the letter.
"Tell me what the conditions are." Xie Wanyu said calmly. He said he wanted to return the letter to her, but he didn't mean it. There must be conditions.
Ruo Qing narrowed her eyes. What she hated most was that Xie Wanyu seemed to be able to see through the world and was indifferent to everything, because these were precisely the things she couldn't compare to Xie Wanyu.
"Mrs. Hou is said to be smart. Why don't you guess what Ruo Qing wants?" She raised her handkerchief, covered her mouth, and chuckled.
Xie Wanyu looked at her and said, "The prince has never been lewd with women. You want to repay your kindness and want to be Tai Shuqi's only woman, so you have to get rid of the women around him. Only in this way can you, who is of low status, have the ability." The opportunity to climb up is now as a concubine, and in the future, maybe as a side concubine or a princess."
Every word was like a thorn, causing Ruo Qing's well-managed expression to crumble.
Because what Xie Wanyu said was absolutely right.
She didn't hide herself very well, but she never showed her ambition. At most, she was somewhat hostile to Xie Wanyu.
Xie Wanyu couldn't help but chuckle, "You know my identity. It's absolutely impossible for the prince and I to be together, so you can rest assured."
"The prince covers the sky with his hands. There is nothing he wants that he can't get," Ruo Qing said.
"Then what do you want?" Xie Wanyu said.
Ruo Qing approached Xie Wanyu and said, "What can I do? I just don't want the prince to have other thoughts about you." After saying that, she pushed Xie Wanyu hard with her hands.
Xie Wanyu didn't expect that she would take action.
He took a few steps back and was about to stand firm, but felt that his feet were empty and he fell into the ice cave.
After the ponds of wealthy families froze, there would always be servants who dug holes into the frozen lakes to make it easier for the masters to fish.
Because Xie Wanyu didn't expect Ruo Qing to take action, she fell into the ice cave unprepared.
Ruoqing turned her head and saw Tai Shuqi walking over. She hurriedly jumped into the ice cave.
But as soon as half of her body was covered with water, she was pulled up by Tai Shuqi.
"Your Majesty." She immediately hugged Tai Shuqi tightly, looking frightened.
But Tai Shuqi didn't even give her a comforting look. He pushed her away with such force that she fell onto the ice and her palms were cut.
Then she saw Tai Shuqi take off his cloak and jump directly into the ice cave.
There is a pool of water in there, which can freeze someone to death.
Ruoqing panicked, "Someone is coming, someone is coming, someone is coming quickly!"
Xie Wanyu felt a bone-chilling chill that made her limbs lose control. The cotton clothes on her body immediately became extremely heavy after coming into contact with the ice water, and she sank to the bottom of the lake.
She felt that even if she didn't drown, she would definitely freeze to death.
I never expected that she was so thoughtful that she actually understood the way of a little peasant girl. Sometimes people really can't underestimate the enemy.
Xie Wanyu couldn't help but close her eyes as she thought this way.
Now that she has changed most of her life, Jieshu probably won't go against the Xie family for the sake of her own face.
Under Xue Xuening's "careful guidance", Xiao Jinmin could hardly become a great person.
In this way, the Xie family should be safe.
She had nothing to worry about anymore.
Suddenly, a pair of strong hands grabbed her arm.
Xie Wanyu opened her eyes and saw Tai Shuqi grabbing her and unbuttoning her clothes.
Her first reaction was to struggle.
Unexpectedly, Taishu Ai used more force. He was a martial arts practitioner, and Xie Wanyu was no match for him. In just a few strokes, he took off her cotton-padded clothes.
Without the burden of cotton-padded clothes, Xie Wanyu felt her body became lighter.
