Chapter 75 Feeding the Prince Oranges

Li Ruanruan covered her mouth with his, and she looked up at him, her almond-shaped eyes full of pity.

She seemed so easy to bully. When Ye Yunchu saw her, he nodded obediently and when he withdrew his hand, he deliberately brushed his thumb across her soft lips.

He then gently twisted his fingertips with his drooping hands and looked at Shaoyao. "I didn't hold it against you last time, thinking you'd tone it down a bit, but I didn't expect you to go this far. Look at her excellent embroidery skills, spending so much effort on such ordinary cotton. You have such a vicious mind."

Ye Yunchu suddenly raised his voice and scolded, "She knows nothing. She has never seen anything good, and you haven't seen anything good either? You also know nothing? If that's the case, why should I keep you here? Come on, sell the peony."

Immediately a maid came forward to tie up the peonies.

Shaoyao kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Please forgive me this time, my lord. I won't dare to do it again, never again. Please, my lord, for the sake of my serving you for so many years, please show some mercy. Shaoyao won't dare to do it again, my lord!"

Shaoyao's mouth was gagged, and the nanny scolded her as she took her away: "Stop shouting! If the prince hadn't shown you mercy, he would have had your eyes gouged out and beaten to death!"

Shaoyao was dragged away in despair, her face filled with tears. She thought it would be better for her to die than to be sold out like this.

Shaoyao suddenly struggled hard, wanting to hit her head against the wall to death, but was held down again.

The nanny slapped her twice and said, "If you want to die, don't dirty the eyes of the prince. Die far away."

Another maid said, "I think Shaoyao has had ulterior motives for a long time. Even as a maid, she's thinking about climbing into bed. She's really clueless. She deserves what she's getting. She'll be punished for bossing us around."

The nanny slapped Shaoyao a few more times, spat at her, and then said, "Go to the pawnshop, and someone will take care of you, this arrogant girl. You dare to fool the prince, you must be tired of living."

"What a shame about Tongfang's craftsmanship. I think the clothes are really well made."

"Who said it wasn't? This Shaoyao is really abominable. No wonder the prince is angry. If it were me, I would be furious too."

In the East Courtyard, Ye Yunchu sat in the study, watching the servants kneel for an hour before he said to Li Ruanruan, "Go wake them up."

Li Ruanruan blinked: "Is the prince giving me a chance to be a good person?"

Ye Yunchu chuckled: "Now you are smart again."

Li Runrun smiled and turned around and ran out.

She took the lead in helping Haitang up: "Get up. It's cold in winter. Your knees can't bear it if you kneel for too long. Everyone, get up. Do your job well. I've talked to the prince and there will be no additional punishment."

Some of the servants hadn't reacted yet, but the smart ones had already bowed: "Thank you for being my concubine."

A group of servants followed suit and saluted: "Thank you for your help."

Li Runrun smiled and told them to go back to work. Li Bai came over and secretly gave her a thumbs up.

Li Ruanruan grabbed her hand and glanced at her.

Li Bai smiled again and handed the fruit plate to Li Ruanruan, raised her chin, and told her to go and serve the prince.

Li Ruanruan lowered her head and saw Orange, her eyes lit up.

She really wanted to eat oranges.

But he still took it and carried it in, placing it on Ye Yunchu's desk.

Ye Yunchu was leaning on a rocking chair reading a book. Next to him was a burning charcoal brazier, so the study was not cold at all.

Li Ruanruan put down the fruit plate and said, "Sir, would you like some oranges? I'll peel them for you."

Ye Yunchu didn't take his eyes off the book, and nodded lightly when he heard this.

Li Runrun happily picked an orange that looked sweeter, peeled it, and handed it to him.

Ye Yunchu didn't move, just glanced at her and continued to look at the book.

Li Ruanruan lowered her head and said embarrassedly, "I'll taste it for the prince to see if it's sour, okay?"

Seeing that Ye Yunchu did not agree, but did not refuse either.

She took it as his consent.

So Liruanruan broke off a slice of orange and put it in her mouth.

Almost as soon as she put it in, her facial features wrinkled up because of the sourness, but she quickly recovered and swallowed the orange whole without chewing.

Then Li Ruanruan came to Ye Yunchu's side and squatted on his rocking chair: "My Lord, I tasted it. It's a very sweet orange. Come and eat it."

Li Ruanruan broke off a slice of orange and handed it over.

When Ye Yunchu saw her feeding him, he opened his mouth.

Li Runrun's heart was pounding because she had done something bad, and she watched the prince eat oranges with great concentration.

She lay on the rocking chair and watched Ye Yunchu bite the orange. She didn't see any sourness on his face. She watched him chew and swallow it.

Li Ruanruan's eyes widened slightly: "Not sour..."

Ye Yunchu tilted his head: "No what?"

Li Ruanruan immediately swallowed her words back, looking guilty: "Very, very sweet, right?"

"Well, it's still quite sweet. You can eat it."

Li Ruanruan's eyes widened even more, and then she said, "I... don't like oranges, so let the prince eat it."

Ye Yunchu broke off a slice of the orange in Li Ruanruan's hand and handed it to her mouth: "Open your mouth."

Li Ruanruan looked at him, then opened her mouth obediently, but the taste was sour when she put it in, and her expression was bitter.

Ye Yunchu was in such a good mood: "Is it sweet?"

Li Runrun put down the orange, stood up and leaned against the bookshelf, as if she was autistic. The prince was not easy to fool.

Ye Yunchu grabbed her hand and pulled her back: "You lied to me about eating sour oranges and you think you can just let it go?"

Liruanruan blushed, so how did he manage to eat such a sour orange without changing his expression?

"Oranges, oranges really aren't sour. It's just that the way you eat them, Your Highness, is wrong."

"Oh? How should I eat it?"

"that is......."

Liruanruan broke off a slice of orange, put it in her mouth, then bent down to kiss his lips.

Ye Yunchu was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and opened his mouth.

Li Ruanruan fed him the orange before saying, "This way, it won't be sour anymore, right?"

It really didn't taste sour.

Ye Yunchu smiled, put his arm around her waist, and came back even harder.

Haitang knocked on the door: "Master, the mistress is looking for you."

Li Runrun patted Ye Yunchu's shoulders twice.

But I only heard him say: "Why are you shaking? I'm not looking for you."

He still has the nerve to say that.

The Marquis's wife waited for half an hour before Ye Yunchu finally arrived.

The Marquis's wife was not annoyed, she just said, "Have you got some free time these days?"

"oh."

Ye Yunchu took the tea that the maid had just brought him and lowered his head to moisten his throat. He was indeed thirsty.

"Are you running the Suzhou embroidery shop?"

"Well, my second sister is just doing things for me in exchange for money."

"I don't think it's appropriate for her, an unmarried girl, to show her face in public..."

Seeing Ye Yunchu didn't respond.

The Marquis's wife smiled again and said, "Since you are in charge, I think you know your limits, so I will not interfere. Yesterday, your father mentioned your marriage, saying that you are not young anymore."

The Marquis's wife held out her hand, and the maid behind her handed over the scroll. The Marquis's wife opened it and showed it to Ye Yunchu: "Old Xu has only this precious jewel in his palm. Take a look, her family background and appearance are all worthy of you. If you agree, I will arrange it for you."

Ye Yunchu still raised his eyelids and took a look at Xu Wan's portrait.