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How do I see it? You two can sleep whenever you want. I dare not have any objection. Du Yaoyao was secretly complaining madly in her heart.

She raised her head slowly and saw Chen Jie staring at her meaningfully. Du Yaoyao's mind quickly turned:

If she said that she would not fight in dancing and would just let Chen Jie stay with Hong E for the night, Chen Jie would probably make her pay for it.

Dance battle? Not very good. Firstly, the original owner was a fool who only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, and was not good at singing and dancing. Secondly, the customs of the Chu State were conservative. If a married woman danced in front of everyone, it would be considered as entertaining and would be a disgrace to her husband. Unlike the small tribes of Nanzhao, their singing and dancing are ordinary.

Du Yaoyao covered her mouth and coughed softly, using the old trick of pretending to be sick, "Ahem... I am not feeling well, I just recovered from a cold... Ahem... I am afraid that I cannot fulfill your kindness..."

She was naturally thin, with a waist so thin that it seemed like it would break if bent. His face was pale, and his big eyes were misty from coughing, which condensed into tears and filled his eyelashes, making him look very pitiful.

Chen Jie knew that Du Yaoyao was pretending, and he couldn't help but feel distressed. He didn't look kindly at Hong E, "I have to take care of my wife, Princess, please do as you please."

Hong'e was so embarrassed and angry that she said angrily, "Is she just a sickly girl worth your love?!"

"Your wife is naturally my treasure. Nanzhao does not have a coastal area, so the princess is meddling too much." Chen Jie spoke in a straight tone, neither humble nor arrogant.

“Chen Jie, you!” Hong’e’s pretty face flushed red, and she wanted to point at Chen Jie and curse him, but she clenched her hands in her sleeves. “Chen Jie, just wait, there will be a day when you will beg me for mercy!”

Crown Prince Chu Zheng revealed to the envoy from Nanzhao that he wanted to establish a marriage alliance with Nanzhao, and that the talented people under the crown prince, including the crown prince himself, would be left to Princess Hong'e to select.

A princess can be the principal wife of a minister, but can only be a concubine of a prince. A minister’s wife can be divorced, but a crown princess’ wife cannot be deposed.

Hong'e fell in love with Chen Jie, a well-known cruel official in the outside world. The more difficult the man is, the more the proud princess wants to conquer him.

The princess left angrily.

"Chen Jie," Du Yaoyao called him seriously and sighed, "You don't have to offend Princess Hong'e for me. There is no need."

Always leave a way out for everything so that you can meet again in the future. Even though these two are quarreling happily now, if they get together in the future, she, the ex-wife, will be caught in the middle - unable to please both sides, and will have no way out.

"Yaoyao, don't be afraid," Shen Jie helped Du Yaoyao sit down and comforted her, "I will take care of everything, don't worry."

Chen Jie brought Du Yaoyao to the palace banquet because he liked her, but he also wanted to use her to block Hong E, a bad peach blossom - he was satisfied with the current Du Yaoyao and didn't want to change to a troublesome wife.

Du Yaoyao didn't want to get involved between the two of them, but she couldn't directly ask Chen Jie to contact Hong'e.

She ordered Yin Ye to pick up the mink fur coat and said to Chen Jieqing, "I'm going to the bathroom and will be back soon."

"Do you want me to accompany you?" Shen Jie pulled her hand.

"No need," Du Yaoyao shook her head and smiled, lowering her voice, "I'm going to the toilet, why are you following me? If people find out, they'll laugh at us."

"Well," Chen Jie also smiled and scratched her palm, "Go ahead, there are many people in the palace, be careful."

"Okay." Du Yaoyao withdrew her hand and left.

As she stepped out of the palace, she breathed a sigh of relief. There was no wife more virtuous and caring than her. She tried every means to create opportunities for her husband to have a romantic encounter.

She was not present, so if Chen Jie had any secret feelings for Hong E, he could express them without having to worry about anything else.

How can a man turn around and treat another woman kindly and gently in front of a woman he just fucked? Du Yaoyao understands this, and a man’s affectionate personality must be established, which in turn stimulates the competitive spirit of the pursuer.

I wish them to fall in love soon.

Let her retire after achieving her goal!

It was their first time entering the palace. Yin Ye was not familiar with the road and Du Yaoyao didn't understand either. They wandered around aimlessly for a few laps, shivering with cold. They were accidentally bumped into by a palace maid who was serving soup, and their sable fur cloaks got wet.

"Madam, what should we do?" Yin Ye hurriedly wiped the stains on Du Yaoyao's body with a handkerchief, "Why don't we go back to the banquet."

Du Yaoyao was in deep thought, wondering how things had developed between Chen Jie and Hong E at this point, whether Chen Jie had apologized, whether Hong E had forgiven him, and whether the two had reconciled.

She didn't want to go to the palace banquet and offend the domineering princess.

"Madam, it's all my fault. I deserve to die..." The palace maid in red clothes who had just brought the soup knelt on the ground and apologized tremblingly.

"It's okay," Du Yaoyao said indifferently, "get up and get busy."

"You blind bitch, you've offended the Censor's wife. Lord Shen will kill you!" A palace maid dressed as a nanny came over and taught the maid a lesson.

There were few lights here, and Du Yaoyao was startled.

The nanny narrowed her eyes and smiled flatteringly, "Madam, are you okay?"

Du Yaoyao shook her head. The maid glared at her, "You're lucky. Madam is so kind. Get out of here!"

The maid ran away in panic.

"Aunt, do you recognize me?" Du Yaoyao asked curiously. She changes her dressing style, and few people can recognize it so accurately.

The nanny said seriously, "This old slave is from the East Palace."

Oh, the man of Shen Ji's superior. However, the book records that the King of Chu was well-behaved in minor matters but had great moral integrity, and was considered a wise ruler. How could the servants in the Eastern Palace be so powerful?

The nanny glanced at the mink cloak on Du Yaoyao and took the initiative to say, "Madam, I will take you to a side hall to clean your clothes."

Du Yaoyao hesitated and didn't dare to follow anyone. Upon seeing this, the nanny promptly showed her a token from the Eastern Palace.

Du Yaoyao reluctantly felt relieved and followed her to a side hall.

As soon as they entered the hall, before Yin Ye came in, the door was locked from the outside with a "click".

A man's deep and hoarse voice was heard from behind the heavy curtains.

"Sister Yaoyao, nice to see you again."