Chapter 107 Your Highness, Don’t Love Me Too Much
"It's snowing so heavily, and the roads are difficult to walk on. Princess, why don't you stay for lunch and have lunch with us? We can go back when the snow stops."
Shang Xi nodded, a smile spreading across his brows: "Okay."
Shang Xi sat down at the table, and at Xiao Ning's signal, the maid moved the charcoal basin towards Shang Xi.
Just as Shang Xi was warming himself by the fire with a cup of hot tea, Xiao Ning patted Furong on the shoulder and motioned her to come out.
Furong glanced at Shang Xi, turned around, lifted the curtain, and followed Xiao Ning out of the house.
The cold wind wrapped in goose feather-like snowflakes fell on her face.
Furong shivered from the cold.
"My Lord, did you call me out to ask me something?"
Xiao Ning nodded and asked directly, "What happened to the princess recently?"
Furong: “…”
What else can happen?
I love you, but you don’t know it.
It's just that the master has a secret concerning life and death, and he has never revealed a word to the prince consort. Naturally, she will not tell the prince consort about this matter without the master's permission.
Furong smiled and said, "If the Prince Consort has any doubts, he should ask His Highness. I am just a small maid. What can I know..."
Xiao Ning: “…”
As the princess’s most trusted confidant, you know everything about the princess.
But seeing her like this, I won't say anything to her.
Xiao Ning said, "I'm also worried about the princess. I don't mean to spy on her. She's been acting really strangely lately."
It was so abnormal that it made her feel uneasy.
Furong smiled and said, "Does your Highness think that His Highness treats you too well?"
Xiao Ning thought about it and nodded.
I've been treating her too well recently.
"Your Highness is a very good person. He used to be very wary of the Prince Consort, but now that he treats the Prince Consort as one of his own, he will naturally treat you very well."
"If your Highness feels that this makes you feel uneasy, then repay him a hundredfold."
Xiao Ning: “…”
So, now in the princess's heart, she is considered one of her own?
It turns out that the princess treats her own people so well...
Xiao Ning nodded, "I will."
Furong smiled with satisfaction.
Your Highness, this is the best I can do for you.
The rest is up to you.
Two people came in one after the other. Shang Xi was still there, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking down at the sparks in the charcoal basin, not knowing what he was thinking.
Xiao Ning walked over and sat down beside him, and her unique scent hit him.
"What is your Highness thinking about?"
Shang Xi raised his eyes and smiled at her, "Nothing, I'm just thinking about what to eat for lunch."
"Then Princess, have you thought about what you want to eat for lunch?"
Shang Xi shook his head and said, "Not yet..."
Xiao Ning: “…”
So what have you been thinking about all this time?
Just as I was about to complain, I heard the princess say, "Just make something you like. I'm not picky."
Furong: “…”
Your Highness, please don't love me too much.
Are you still not picky? It was so unfair for the chef who was replaced from the Princess's Mansion...
Xiao Ning thought about it and felt that Her Royal Highness the Princess really wasn't picky about food. After all, when she was in trouble before, she had eaten chestnut porridge and wild vegetables, and she didn't show any difficulty in swallowing them.
When the meal was served, she didn't specify what dish to order. She wasn't picky about food and could eat anything.
However, since it is still the mourning period, the kitchen only prepares vegetarian dishes.
After lunch, the wind and snow became stronger.
Xiao Ning smiled and said, "It's snowing, so please stay a little longer, Princess."
Shang Xi smiled and nodded.
So in the afternoon, when Xiao Ning was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book, Shang Xi also took a book and sat at the table to read.
The most common items in Xiao Ning's room were military books, mixed with some state governance strategies and history books. The story books she had read before were nowhere to be seen. I wonder if she had put them away or thrown them away.
Shang Xi picked up a military book casually. After flipping through two pages, he couldn't help but look up at Xiao Ning.
She read the book seriously.
He kept the same posture for a long time without changing it.
She read a book, and he looked at her, revealing a rare sense of ease...
How Shang Xi wished that time could stop at this moment.
However, things did not go as planned.
The heavy snow fell for half an hour and then gradually subsided.
When Xiao Ning heard the maid report that the snow had subsided, he put away the book and said to Shang Xi, "Princess, while the snow has subsided, hurry back to the mansion. Otherwise, it will snow heavily again and you will have to stay at the Marquis' Mansion tonight."
Furong: “…”
Is this what you meant by repaying His Highness?
Without even asking His Highness if he wanted to go back, he sent people back...
Shang Xi nodded, stood up, and said in a calm voice, unable to tell whether he was sad or happy: "It's time to go back."
Xiao Ning signaled the maid to bring Shang Xi's snow-white fox fur and put it on him.
When I went out, the snow was indeed much lighter.
Xiao Ning saw him out and reminded him, "It's snowing these past two days, so don't worry about burning incense for your grandfather. If he knew, he wouldn't blame you. His Highness's health is more important."
Shang Xi smiled, but there was no joy in his eyes, "I know."
Watching Shang Xi and his servant get on the carriage.
After watching the carriage go away, Xiao Ning turned around and returned home.
…
There was a heater burning in the car, and incense was lit, making it warm and comfortable, keeping out the wind and snow.
Shang Xi asked Furong, "Why did he call you out this morning?"
Naturally, Furong would not hide it from Shang Xi and told him the entire content of their conversation, even describing Xiao Ning's actions and expressions at the time.
Shang Xi's expression froze after hearing this, but he quickly let out a breath and returned to normal: "Have you noticed..."
Furong was very smart and understood Shang Xi's meaning immediately. She sighed softly and replied, "Your Highness, you can't hide your love for someone. It will show in your eyes and in your actions..."
Shang Xi closed her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "If I fall in love with a man, would you find it disgusting..."
Furong smiled gently: "Your Highness, love knows no distinction between high and low, and the Prince Consort is a very good man. You have shared life and death together, so it is normal for you to develop feelings for each other..."
Shang Xi opened his eyes, and the fragility hidden in his eyes was heartbreaking.
Furong couldn't help but advise, "If Your Highness really likes her, why not be honest with the Prince Consort? I feel that with the Prince Consort's character, he wouldn't..."
Shang Xi looked up at her, and Furong stopped talking.
He naturally believed in her character, he was just afraid... afraid that she would refuse, afraid that if she said something, even the current situation would be untenable.
And... he didn't want to express his love to her in this state.
He himself finds it disgusting that he is neither male nor female.
What's more, his identity... is like walking on the edge of a knife. If something happens, he will be implicated.
If that time comes and they draw a clear line between them, she will just be a poor person who has been deceived by him.
You may be laughed at, but at least you can save your life.
Furong looked at Shang Xi like this and sighed silently in her heart.
The prince consort is fond of men, and since the master does not reveal his identity, there will be no progress between them... unless the prince consort falls in love with a woman.
But if the prince consort falls in love with a woman, and the master is a man...
The master's identity is sensitive, and if you make a mistake, there will be no recovery.
She understood him. He didn't want to embarrass his husband and implicate him when the truth came to light.
But if that's the case, he will be the only one who suffers.
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