That evening, having received word of the incident, Ye Wuxia rushed over in a great hurry.

Fang Ruotang smiled at her as usual, but a closer look revealed the indifference in her eyes. Ye Wuxia, a farm boy with no background, was able to rise to prominence so quickly. He needed both intelligence and emotional intelligence, and his ability to read people's expressions was as natural as eating and drinking.

"What's wrong?" Ye Wuxia paused slightly, then put on his usual deceptively friendly smile. In the past, his rivals in the officialdom had looked down on him because of his face and suffered a crushing defeat at his hands.

"You rushed over because you knew Huo Zhige was back, right?" Fang Ruotang tilted her head and looked Ye Wuxia up and down.

Ye Wuxia dared not let the slightest change in the curve of his smile. He was not as resourceful as the Crown Prince, and although he had sources of information, they were not as timely.

When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer as well.

He could tell at a glance that there was a problem between Fang Ruotang and Huo Zhige.

And he might become one of the fish caught in the crossfire.

"General Huo is back?" Ye Wuxia feigned surprise, then said with a hint of grievance, "Have you forgotten? I'm your husband now. My parents have already drunk the tea I served them. Can't I come back to stay after my shift?"

After saying that, Ye Wuxia looked aggrieved, as if she was afraid of being kicked out, and muttered, "You used to not let me live here, saying you were afraid people would find out, but now it's all out in the open. My brother-in-law is also a son-in-law, how can he live in the mansion? What makes me inferior to him?"

Fang Ruotang glanced at Ye Wuxia, confirming that he hadn't come out of jealousy, and her smile became much more genuine.

"Okay! I misunderstood you. I thought you were here to cause trouble too."

"Did General Huo cause you any trouble?"

Ye Wuxia asked nervously, after all, this concerned whether he would act recklessly in the future.

It seems I need to be careful not to cross the line with this young girl. She may seem delicate, but she has a hard heart, and there are reasons for that.

Tens of thousands of years of relentless pursuit couldn't even elicit a glance from her. Only by taking advantage of her injured soul and amnesia, and resorting to some underhanded methods, could he finally get her to look at him even once.

It is evident that he is a very determined person, not easily swayed.

"Yes! Because I consummated my marriage with the Crown Prince, he said he wanted to rebel." Fang Ruotang looked directly at Ye Wuxia and asked a startling question: "And you? Do you want to rebel?"

"Me? No, no, no! I don't want to!" Ye Wuxia answered quickly, afraid that if he was too late, he would suffer the same fate as Huo Zhige. He almost swore an oath to the heavens.

“I won’t do that. I know you don’t like men who disregard the well-being of the world. I won’t do things you hate. At most, I’ll have some minor squabbles and bicker with the Crown Prince. You can accept that, right? After all, he became your first man, and I can’t help but feel jealous. But if you don’t like me like this, I can change. I don’t mind suffering a little grievance, as long as you’re happy.”

Fang Ruotang tilted her head and thought for a moment.

“Okay, I don’t object to healthy competition, but I don’t want our personal issues to drag innocent civilians into it. They’ve already had it hard enough. Do you understand?”

“I understand, I understand! I entered the government to do something practical for the people. Don’t worry! I will definitely follow in your footsteps.”

Ye Wuxia was extremely good at sweet-talking people.

There's no one he can't coax if he wants to; after all, that's his way of survival.

Without a powerful background, it's difficult to cultivate good relationships without being seen as opportunistic. But until Fang Ruotang appeared, he did a good job and steadily rose towards his goal.

Fang Ruotang was a little surprised to see Ye Wuxia being so obsequious for the first time. Her feigned indifference quickly disappeared, and she finally said only one sentence with utmost seriousness.

"You can regret it before we consummate our marriage, that's okay."

"No! It's related, very related!"

Ye Wuxia stepped forward and grasped Fang Ruotang's small hand tightly.

“We’ll consummate our marriage right now. Don’t even think about finding an excuse to leave me. I won’t fall for it.”

As Ye Wuxia spoke, she bent down, picked the person up, and carried them to the bed.

Before the two of them could roll onto the bed, there was a sound from the door and window, as if someone had thrown a snowball at them.

Fang Ruotang wrapped her arms around Ye Wuxia's neck and looked out the window.

Who is it?

"Don't worry about it!"

Ye Wuxia gritted her teeth, as if she wanted to eat someone!

Who could possibly be here to ruin his plans at this time? Counting them up, it can only be those five beasts. It's unlikely to be the Crown Prince. After all, the two of them didn't say anything, but there was a kind of unspoken understanding between men.

The Crown Prince has granted him permission to be Fang Ruotang's second husband.

This is truly... infuriating!

He should be Ye Wuxia's only husband, these shameless bastards.

It's another day of plotting to usurp the throne.

never mind!

I don't want to think about it anymore. I can't let Fang Ruotang know, otherwise his fate won't be any better than Huo Zhige's. But speaking of which, I don't know what happened to Huo Zhige.

Thinking of this, Ye Wuxia heard Huo Zhige's voice.

"May I come inside?"

Huo Zhige's voice rang out from the window, very soft and faint, carrying an insecurity that didn't belong to him.

Ye Wuxia silently stopped, holding Fang Ruotang in her arms. She was already curious about what Huo Zhige and Fang Ruotang had talked about, and now she was even more curious.

How could such a proud boy become so humble?

"Can't!"

Fang Ruotang's voice was so cold that Ye Wuxia looked down at her in surprise.

What surprised him even more was what Fang Ruotang said next.

"Minister Ye is on my bed, and we are both disheveled. It would be inappropriate for you to enter at this time. General Huo, please leave!"

Ye Wuxia swallowed nervously.

I was a little scared.

The Crown Prince was right to ask them to cooperate with Fang Ruotang in their act. Look, look!

In the past, Fang Ruotang would never have been so heartless. If it were her old personality, she would have coaxed and tricked him into the closet and told him later not to misunderstand.

Huo Zhige was just her good brother.

General Huo didn't leave; he stood by the window.

Why did you have to be so talkative?

It's not like she's hard of hearing; with her full concentration, how could she not hear the footsteps outside?

Fang Ruotang jumped off Ye Wuxia's arms, extinguished the oil lamp without a word, then climbed onto the bed, wrapped the quilt around herself, and huddled in the corner.

Ye Wuxia looked at the large bulge on the bed, both amused and exasperated.

I've been dragged down again.

"Shall we... consummate our marriage?" Ye Wuxia mustered her courage and fearlessly crawled into the quilt, pressing her entire body tightly against him.

Fang Ruotang turned her face away and glanced at Ye Wuxia.

What do you think?

"If you're going to make him angry, why not go all the way?"

Fang Ruotang quickly turned around and kicked Ye Wuxia's thigh.

The pressure wasn't strong, more like flirting.

Ye Wuxia grabbed her little foot and said with a seductive smile, "Anyway, we'll be family sooner or later. Some things are better experienced and you'll get used to them sooner."