The intruder's expression was not friendly.

It is Ning Cang.

He was dressed in white, enveloped in the darkness of the night, his robes slightly wrinkled.

Xiao Tang hadn't seen him for a while, after all, she had gone to Forget-Worry City.

She blinked: "Is there something you need, Lord Marquis?"

Di Jingling frowned, her face full of disdain: "Who allowed you to come in?"

He frowned and glared at Yan Jiu and Yan Shi in the distance.

His eyes were extremely sharp.

Yan Jiu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Young Master Ning said he had something urgent, so..."

Urgent?

No matter how urgent the matter, is having dinner with his wife more important?

Ning Cang didn't have time to look at Di Jingling; he simply looked at Xiao Tang and said, "I want to go back to the Northern Frontier."

"What will you say to me, the Queen, when you return to the Northern Frontier? Since you have legs, go back by yourself."

Perhaps because the man kept staring at Xiao Tang, Di Jingling practically wore her displeasure on her face.

Why didn't he find Ning Cang annoying before?

Now, however, he doesn't seem appealing at all.

Ning Cang rolled his eyes at him, too lazy to argue, and solemnly explained to Xiao Tang, "Lend me some men and horses, I need to go back to the Northern Frontier."

"You were the one who said you would help me if I went back to northern Xinjiang."

"Pfft—" Xiao Tang spat out a mouthful of soup.

It wasn't that the man said anything shocking, but rather the implication behind his words!

She had promised to help him.

but!

She agreed to it in her capacity as the Imperial Advisor.

When did this man see through her identity as the Imperial Advisor "Hao Fang"?

Xiao Tang sprayed the soup far away.

And it was sprayed straight at Ning Cang.

The man's eyes were sharp; he immediately dodged away.

"After all, the Princess is the Regent's woman; shouldn't she be able to keep her word?"

"Cough cough cough... No, you, lending people and horses is no problem, cough cough cough!" Xiao Tang choked on his cough and almost lost his voice.

She was genuinely terrified by this man.

He kept glancing at Di Jingling out of the corner of his eye.

After his earlier stern expression, he now appeared calm and composed, as if nothing had happened.

She no longer seemed about to get jealous.

To borrow horses and people, one must at least obtain Emperor Jingling's permission.

Of course she had to look at him.

[Hey villain, look at me! Look at me!]

[Those sparkling eyes of yours, why don't you say something!]

Helping Ning Cang is also helping him!

Finally, the previously silent man suddenly turned his head and met her gaze.

The intense light in her eyes was so palpable that even a man could see it.

But he still turned back without any expression.

[Hey, what's with turning your head back? Don't you love me anymore, you big villain?]

So... will love disappear?

Xiao Tang was internally frantic.

"If Tangtang wants to borrow it, then borrow it. I will not stop you."

The man slowly and deliberately sipped a cup of fragrant tea.

They had already finished their meal, and a cup of tea was placed beside them.

He hadn't planned to try it, but... now, faced with Xiao Tang's probing gaze, he slowly began to drink it.

I don't know if it was to suppress the jealousy in his heart or to cover up his emotions.

Xiao Tang wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

“Well… Marquis Dingbei, we agreed that if I lend you men and horses, it means that you and our Regent will be partners in the future.”

"If there is anything I need you to do in the future, you must do it and not refuse."

In a sense, Ning Cang owed Di Jingling something.

After all, his sister isn't dead.

In the end, how can you blame it on her precious child?

Ning Cang had no questions and nodded slightly. "Don't worry, does the Princess not trust my character enough?"

Xiao Tang: "..."

Di Jingling immediately glanced at her.

【Hey, why are you acting like I should know you so well?】

[Big brother, we're not familiar with each other.]

She met Jingling's gaze and chuckled foolishly, "Husband, do you trust his character?"

"……Um."

"That's right then. Since you trust me, Marquis Dingbei, let's settle this matter here."

Ning Cang noticed the couple's state, glanced at the plates in front of them, smiled jokingly, nodded, and left.

...

The candlelight flickered.

Every now and then, moths would fly into the flames.

Xiao Tang immediately stepped forward to help Di Jingling undress.

Just as her fingers touched his belt, he grabbed her wrist.

"Husband?"

[What's wrong? Your reaction is a bit off after dinner. Could it be... you're really jealous?]

"I'm not tired yet, you should rest first."

Xiao Tang nodded.

Watching him head towards the study, she gently scratched her cheek with her index finger. "If you go there, don't come back to sleep tonight."

The tone wasn't harsh.

But the threat was quite obvious.

Di Jingling's steps indeed stopped.

He tilted his head slightly, looking at her calmly, "What, have you gotten bolder lately?"

Not only am I incredibly bold, I've practically eaten the gall of a bear and the gall of a leopard!

[Big brother, how could you do this? It's just Ning Cang, and you dare to give me attitude!]

Waaaaah, my life is so miserable!

She cursed him in her heart, but a fierce expression gradually appeared on her face.

"Di Jingling, let me tell you, you get jealous so easily, you'll turn into a jealous vat."

"You've become a jealous person! Your sister doesn't like you anymore. You should know that I'll find someone else..."

He suddenly turned back and approached her step by step.

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