Di Jingling wasn't asking for her opinion at all.

He curled the corners of his lips into a smile. "That's right, that's exactly right. She never intended to give it to me."

Xiao Tang changed her posture and looked at him with a leisurely air.

【You know the answer already, why are you asking me? Hmm, are you testing whether my IQ is lower than yours?】

Half of her face was gently stroked by the man's large hand.

The touch between her delicate little face and his calloused fingertips seemed to possess a strange magic.

The thin callus felt distinctly prickly and tingly against my skin.

She didn't cry out in pain.

But I didn't feel particularly uncomfortable.

He said slowly, "These are all minor matters. Why did you run away? Didn't I tell you not to run around?"

Oh dear, can't we be reasonable?

"Those are minor issues, but my running away is the major issue? That logic doesn't make sense!"

Xiao Tang cursed inwardly, looked up and met his displeased gaze, and immediately changed her expression.

She was on the verge of tears.

delicate and charming.

Tears were already welling up around her eyes.

She said pitifully, "My lord, you have misunderstood me. I think you will not be able to sleep well if you live in Zhongshuge. It would be better if you moved out."

"This inn is wonderful. There are no noisy concubines of the Western Qin Emperor, the air is fresh, and I am here to keep you company."

Actually, I just don't want to sleep there.

You have no idea how ridiculous those Yu sisters are. I can already guess they'll be having a huge argument at Zhongshuge tonight.

He pursed his lips. "That's true. In the quiet of the night, an inn is a better place."

Xiao Tang suddenly came to her senses.

She felt something was off about what this man was saying; it just had a certain vibe to it.

Could it be...?

Xiao Tang stared at him in astonishment, her eyes meeting his smiling gaze, which gleamed with a burning light.

It was as if it wanted to burn her to ashes.

Xiao Tang shuddered, staring at him nervously and strangely, and asked cautiously, "What I mean is, husband, it's not completely dark yet, can we think of something we can do during the day?"

"Hmm? Tangtang means that we can sleep during the day too, is that bullying Tangtang?"

"..."

I choose to shut up!!!

So, as the saying goes, never let a man like this get his hands on meat; once he does, it's completely out of control.

"It's fine if you don't stay at Zhongshuge. If you like it here, I'll have Yanjiu go to Zhongshuge and let them know."

Looking at Xiao Tang's expression, Di Jingling knew what it meant to know when to stop.

His fingers were pulled away from her fair face.

He asked in a low voice, "Are you hungry?"

Xiao Tang hummed softly.

[Hungry my foot! I'm full from drinking tea. By the time you get back, even daylilies will be starving.]

The man called out Yan Shi's name.

The waiter served the dishes extremely quickly, arranged them on the table, and then respectfully withdrew, not forgetting to say to the two of them, "Please enjoy your meal."

That night.

Xiao Tang leaned against the headboard, clutching a corner of the blanket, and stared longingly at the letter that had been sent by Da Sheng Feige, which was sitting beside her.

She looked at him and blinked gently.

Even with such adorable behavior, she didn't get a single glance from the man.

It seemed that the message from Dasheng was more important.

She puffed out her cheeks.

Why am I a little angry?

Immediately afterwards, she heard the man shake the letter, and she became interested and stared at the letter without blinking.

"Want to see?" The man handed her the letter.

Xiao Tang immediately took it and looked through it.

Suddenly, she discovered...

This is actually the young emperor's handwriting! The characters are crooked and messy, and it's been a while since I've seen him. He hasn't improved at all, but he's still quite cute.

What's most outrageous is that there's absolutely no substantial content on it; it's all just a list of what he did in a day.

Even the number of cups of water I drank was recorded on it.

That's absolutely amazing.

She crumpled the ball into a ball and threw it away, then rushed towards him, crying, "Husband, don't you miss me?"

Such a beautiful scene, you won't find another chance like it!

A cold wind blew into the room and extinguished the candlelight.

In the darkness, their gazes locked.

He gazed into her eyes and slowly said in a hoarse voice, "Of course I want to."

I think about it every single moment.

He had no experience with consummating the marriage the first time, and he thought... she was resistant.

Xiao Tang smirked and gave him a few pecks on the face in the dark. "That's more like it. Now, you know what we should do, right?"

The world spun around in the next instant.

...

The next day.

Di Jingling left a long time ago.

Yan Shi said that something was being secretly arranged.

At this moment, Xiao Tang was sitting at the round table, eating her breakfast very slowly.

The person involved expressed deep regret.

She swore that Di Jingling was absolutely a person who didn't know his own limitations.

Fortunately, she took the contraceptive soup in time this morning.

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have flirted with him...

[Beep beep, host, please complete the task of making the big villain jealous as soon as possible, otherwise... once the time limit expires, you will have to start all over again.]

Xiao Tang really wanted to say, "Let's start from the beginning."

But in the end, he chickened out.

Starting from scratch is fine, but asking her to do a cheesy, mushy confession is just too much for me!

She quickly put down her chopsticks and changed into men's clothing.

The Imperial Palace.

Qin Chuxing, who was sitting at the imperial desk reviewing memorials, gradually lost patience and could no longer concentrate on reading them.

In particular, two women flanked him, one on each side, showering him with concern and care.

The woman on the right, carrying pastries, was charming and alluring. "Your Majesty, would you like some fruit?"

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