Chapter 40 Your Highness! Is this the "handsome man trap"?
Shen Ruoli froze slightly—good heavens! Xie Xuanyin had actually found out about her conversation with Song Xuerou!
That bastard really is spying on her in every little detail!
In Xie Xuanyin's eyes, her past with Xie Xuansong was indeed a "criminal record".
As long as Xie Xuansong is alive, he will never believe her!
Therefore, Shen Ruoli tried to feign weakness to get away with it, "Ouch... Your Highness, you're hurting me!"
"pain?"
Xie Xuanyin sneered, "A short pain is worse than a long one. Chopping it off will stop the pain."
Her affair with Xie Xuansong was a thorn stuck in his throat.
I can't swallow it, and I can't pull it out!
Every time he saw Shen Ruoli, he would think of how she had served Xie Xuansong so devotedly, even causing the death of his mother, their child, and him!
How could Xie Xuanyin forgive him?!
"If I'm chopped off, I won't be able to serve Your Highness anymore."
Shen Ruoli pouted, tears streaming down her face, feeling wronged.
With Xie Xuanyin holding her hand, she leaned into his arms and shamelessly clung to his shoulder, refusing to get up. "Your Highness still hasn't taught me what a honey trap is!"
She turned her head slightly and saw Xie Xuanyin's slightly reddened ears.
A bold and "mischievous" idea suddenly popped into my head!
Shen Ruoli suddenly leaned closer, her soft lips almost touching Xie Xuanyin's ear!
"Your Highness... please teach me, what exactly is a honey trap? There are honey traps in this world, but are there also handsome man traps? Your Highness is the most handsome man in the world..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Xuanyin threw her to the ground!
That's right!
Xie Xuanyin threw her to the ground!
Shen Ruoli sat on the ground, staring at Xie Xuanyin in disbelief. "Your Highness! Is this the 'handsome man trap'?!"
It was perfectly fine just a moment ago!
When she leaned closer to speak, she could clearly feel Xie Xuanyin's body stiffen slightly.
The next second, he suddenly stood up and threw her directly to the ground!
If she had known this man was so rude, she should have clung to him like a monkey, using both her hands and feet!
"Shen Ruoli, I think you've really mastered the art of using your beauty to your advantage."
Xie Xuanyin looked at her coldly, "Actually, you should study what a 'bitter trick' is. Otherwise, your acting is too exaggerated, and no one will believe it."
Since his rebirth, this woman has been using either "self-inflicted injury" or "honey trap" tactics. Xie Xuanyin is always on guard against her, and he always feels that she is driving him to the brink of a nervous breakdown!
He often couldn't tell whether she was faking it or genuinely injured and uncomfortable!
"Sometimes, when you're acting, you might accidentally make it real."
"I don't understand what Your Highness is saying."
Shen Ruoli remained seated on the ground, refusing to get up. "Granny Chun came by earlier and said that the Empress Dowager summoned me to have dinner with her! If Your Highness doesn't make things clear, I won't get up!"
"Are you threatening me with the Empress Dowager?"
Xie Xuanyin's narrow eyes narrowed slightly.
Would the Empress Dowager have her dine with her?
The Empress Dowager clearly loathed her!
It seems that Shen Ruoli is indeed quite capable.
"I dare not."
Shen Ruoli reached out her hand, "Your Highness just dropped me and hurt me. I can't get up. Please help me up!"
She looked up at him, her eyes filled with admiration. "From this angle, Your Highness is perfect, like a celestial being! And Your Highness's figure is just too good!"
Her eyes sparkled as she stared intently at a certain part of his body.
Xie Xuanyin's face flushed.
"Shen Ruoli! What are you looking at!"
He knew that Shen Ruoli had become increasingly sarcastic and shameless, truly unlike her previous life...
Therefore, Xie Xuanyin didn't waste any words with her and pulled her up!
He was quite strong, and Shen Ruoli took the opportunity to fall into his arms, patting his chest with both hands, a sly smile appearing on her face.
yeah!
Successfully groped again!
"I wasn't wrong, Your Highness does indeed have a wonderful figure!"
She winked at Xie Xuanyin.
Xie Xuanyin's face tightened, and he pushed her away.
Seeing her back hit the edge of the table and she gasp in pain, he couldn't help but feel regretful. He realized he had hit her too hard and hurt her.
It was impossible to make Xie Xuanyin bow his head.
He sneered, "Your hands are still useful. I'll chop them off after I'm done with this busy period!"
"Your Highness is going to chop off my hands? Then let's just do it now, so that things don't get complicated and Your Highness feels uncomfortable. I'm also always afraid that my hands will be chopped off every day."
Shen Ruoli stretched out her hand, displeased, and said, "Since I've lost my hand, Your Highness has to take responsibility for me."
"Your Highness not only has to undress me, but also dress me, feed me water and food, take care of my bath, and even help me use the toilet..."
"Shut up!"
Xie Xuanyin was going to be driven crazy by her teasing!
"If you lose your hands, I can divorce you! A cripple can't be the future Empress of Dongling!"
His sharp gaze swept over, and Shen Ruoli immediately shut her mouth.
This was the first time she had been rendered speechless by Xie Xuanyin!
"If you learn your lesson, I will continue to trade with you. If you don't, I won't hesitate to cripple you! And not just your hands!"
Xie Xuanyin leaned closer, his gloomy gaze slowly landing on her hands.
His serious and obsessive look made Shen Ruoli's face turn pale!
These days, she seems to have forgotten Xie Xuanyin's true nature!
He is sensitive and suspicious, he is gloomy and sickly, he is cruel and terrifying!
She was terrified, her eyes flashing with fear.
Seeing this, Xie Xuanyin was in an unusually good mood!
He seemed to enjoy it, and Shen Ruoli looked quite startled by him.
Only at times like these did he realize that Shen Ruoli was truly just an ordinary young girl.
After all, which woman wouldn't be so terrified of him that she wouldn't dare to breathe?
But she was the only one who wasn't afraid of him at all, and dared to provoke and tease him time and time again!
"I heard that you met with the Princess Consort of Chu today."
Xie Xuanyin sat down with satisfaction, picked up the teacup beside him, and said, "What are your plans now? Shouldn't you have a good talk with me, your 'collaborator'?"
Shen Ruoli hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.
"What? Are you hiding something from me?"
"No, Your Highness, what you drank from... was the teacup I just drank from."
Shen Ruoli pointed to the teacup in his hand.
Xie Xuanyin paused, his expression stiffening slightly.
He had just taken a sip...
To avoid letting Shen Ruoli see his embarrassment, Xie Xuanyin slowly put down his teacup, saying, "This tea does not suit my taste."
"Feng Qing! Go and fetch my treasured pre-rain Longjing tea. Otherwise, if you serve such ordinary tea to guests when they come to the Crown Prince's residence in the future, people will mistakenly think that I am mistreating you."
The first half of his sentence was addressed to Feng Qing, but the second half was directed at Shen Ruoli.
Feng Qing accepted the order and left, while Shen Ruoli suppressed a smile.
Now that we've gotten down to business, she dropped her playful demeanor and sat down opposite Xie Xuanyin.
"Does Your Highness wish to see Xie Xuansong find himself in a situation where 'the front door is guarded against a tiger, but the backyard is on fire'?"
Shen Ruoli said seriously, "Xie Xuansong is currently in a precarious situation in the court, but he is still the eldest son of the Emperor! I'm sure the Emperor won't let him fall into such a predicament."
Xie Yuanhe was an emperor, high above and looking down on the world.
But he is also a father!
He loved Xie Xuanyin dearly, and he also showed fatherly love to his other children!
"But if Xie Xuansong's own affairs fall into disarray, even Father Emperor cannot help him!"
The front court and the inner court are inextricably linked!
Shen Ruoli's decision to start with Song Xuerou is not without significance...
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