Chapter 58 Trivia

The door was closed. Xie Zhili didn't know how long he stood in the yard until Qing Zhui came running over, bent down, picked up the cloak on the ground, and put it on him.

"Master, it's windy outside, let's go back to the house."

Seeing the Second Master like this, he felt really distressed. The First Madam was so cruel. Even if the Second Master was wrong, she couldn't just leave him in the yard to blow in the cold wind!

Xie Zhili looked at the door that was emitting warm light. His knuckles turned white and a fishy-sweet taste rose in his throat. He lowered his head and sneered, with dark currents surging in his eyes.

Xie Zhili has never been a gentle, kind, and frugal person. In this shabby house, he will risk his life to get what he wants.

...

After returning to the house, Yu Qinghuan felt a little annoyed. When she thought of Xie Zhili's eyes and the aggrieved look on his face, she felt like a heartless person.

But it was obvious that he was taking medicine to avoid having an heir and came to her bed with evil intentions.

He also said that he wanted to take me as his concubine. Haha, who cares?

At this point, she also figured it out. It was just a matter of mutual benefit. If she could accept it, she could be a bed warmer. If she couldn't accept it, she could just treat it as a wet dream.

Inside the room, Xiao Jinghe, dressed neatly, sat aside, flipping through the book that Yu Qinghuan had just read. Hearing the noise, he looked up at her and asked, "What did you talk about after being gone for so long?"

Yu Qinghuan: "Trivia in the Marquis' Mansion."

Xiao Jinghe looked at her for a long time. "Xie Zhili cares about you. If you want to gain a foothold in the Marquis' Mansion, why don't you look for him?"

Yu Qinghuan laughed dryly, "Your Highness, you're joking. I treat him like his own brother, and he also respects me as his sister-in-law..."

Before she could finish her words, Xiao Jinghe pulled her over and made her sit on his lap.

He stared at Yu Qinghuan for a long time, and after a while, he sneered, "If he respects you as his sister-in-law, where does the blood on your mouth come from?"

Yu Qinghuan's heart skipped a beat. Blood?

Oh no! It must be the blood from when I bit Xie Zhili's mouth just now. I was so angry that I forgot to wipe my mouth.

"What blood?"

She laughed dryly twice and raised her hand to wipe it, but her raised hand was held tightly by Xiao Jinghe.

Thinking of Xie Zhili, Xiao Jinghe's eyes became dark and unclear. At this moment, he was a little confused about what he was thinking. He wanted the Yu family, but he didn't want to create a rift between him and Xie Zhili as the monarch and his subject.

After a while, he decided to give Yu Qinghuan a chance to choose.

"If you follow Xie Zhili, he might be able to give you a legitimate status, but if you follow me, you won't even have a concubine. Have you thought about this?"

Yu Qinghuan lowered her eyes for a moment, then suddenly raised them and chuckled, "Your Highness, you're joking again. What I want is not a position in the harem, but your Highness's protection."

This sentence completely pleased Xiao Jinghe. He grabbed the back of Yu Qinghuan's neck and kissed her, licking the bloody taste of Xie Zhili that remained on her lips into his throat.

He didn't let go until he had bitten Yu Qinghuan's lip. His eyes were cold and his tone was fierce. "If Xie Zhili gets to know about us and becomes estranged from me, I won't be able to guarantee your wealth and status. Do you understand?"

Yu Qinghuan felt a pain on her lips and cursed inwardly, but she responded obediently, "I understand."

Xiao Jinghe thought that even if Yu Qinghuan wanted to choose Xie Zhili just now, he would not let him go.

Now that I have obtained such a beauty, how can I give her up so easily?

He suddenly thought of something else, "Do you know Mu Huaian from the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion?"

Yu Qinghuan's heart skipped a beat again. Should he...know her?

...

The next day, before dawn, Xiao Jinghe left Yu Qinghuan's room. Yu Qinghuan slept for a long time before getting up.

While Sang Ru was dressing her, she stared at the wound on her mouth, her brows furrowed. "Madam, you can't hide the wound on your mouth. If the Second Master saw it, he would probably get suspicious."

Yu Qinghuan stared at the mirror. The wound on her mouth was so obvious that anyone with a discerning eye could tell what had happened.

She cursed Xiao Jinghe dozens of times in her heart, calling him a real idiot.

"It's okay. I bit him last night too. He can't suspect anything."

If Xie Zhili saw the wound, he would just think that he had bitten himself.

Sang Ru was confused, "?"

Wasn't Madam in the room with the Crown Prince last night? How come the Second Master is involved in this?

Before she could figure it out, she heard Yu Qinghuan order, "Tell the kitchen to prepare some chicken soup. I promised the young master yesterday that I would go see him today. Come with me."

Sang Ru was even more confused. "Madam, you were discovered by the Second Master yesterday, and you're gone again today?"

If the second master knew about this, he would probably have to demolish the neighboring farm.

Yu Qinghuan said slowly, "He's not my husband. No matter what he does, from today on, I will go wherever I want."

Xie Zhili, don't even think about interfering with her anymore.

Sang Ru's dissuasion was useless, so she could only go and instruct the kitchen to prepare some chicken soup. She then walked out of the manor gate with Yu Qinghuan and turned into the Mu family manor next door.

As the two entered, the servant who led the way said with a smile, "There are guests coming to the mansion today. My young master is meeting them, but he instructed yesterday that if the lady comes today, she can just go straight over."

Along the way, Sang Ru was still feeling strange, "Madam, we have been here so many times, and the young master has always been alone. This is the first time I see him with guests."

Yu Qinghuan nodded slightly. She also found it strange and didn't know what kind of guest Mu Huaian was meeting.

When the master and servant arrived outside the courtyard, the servant said he needed to go in and report to the young master first, and asked them to wait for a moment.

The servant entered the courtyard and saw three people sitting around the table. He quickly walked to Mu Huaian and whispered, "Sir, Madam Yu is here."

Mu Huaian's hand holding the chess piece paused slightly, and he subconsciously glanced at the two people in front of him. He didn't know when this game would end, so he frowned slightly. "I have a guest here and can't leave. Please ask her to wait in the side room for a while. I'll prepare some food and a brazier."

The servant responded and went to do it.

Xiao Jinghe on the side smiled and said, "Does Huai'an have other guests today?"

Mu Huaian responded respectfully, "Your Highness, we have guests today."

Xie Zhili's fingertips turned white as he gripped the chess piece, and his teeth were almost broken. Since moving to the manor, Yu Qinghuan never got up before noon on weekdays, but she got up so early today. Was she so impatient to meet the wild man outside?

He opened his thin lips slightly, his eyes filled with coldness, "Since Brother Mu has guests, why not invite them in? We must not delay Brother Mu's reception because of the two of us."

Mu Huaian smiled and declined politely, "The guest is timid and I'm afraid he might offend Your Highness."

Xiao Jinghe said indifferently: "It's okay, Huai'an, please come in as well, otherwise I would feel really bad if you kept me waiting for a long time."

At the moment, he was having a very pleasant conversation with Mu Huaian. Even if he couldn't find out what his teacher Cheng Gongjin, Duke Dingguo, meant, he could always find out something.

Mu Huaian was immediately caught in a dilemma. Naturally, he was the one who least wanted to keep Yu Qinghuan waiting for a long time.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Xie Zhili in front of him and thought: It should be fine.

He immediately ordered the servant beside him, "Go and invite the person over."

The moment Mu Huaian said this, Xie Zhili pursed his lips tightly and sneered in his heart.

Today, he cut off all contact between these two people.