Chapter 21: This bastard Tu Yao, wouldn’t he want to do this to her…
"What are you angry about?" Jiang Yueying frowned in confusion.
Xie Yuting argued confidently: "You touched my sword casually, shouldn't you explain it clearly?"
"What's yours is mine." She argued.
"So, what belongs to the princess is also mine?" He drew inferences from one example, "If I want something, shouldn't you also hand it over without complaint?"
Jiang Yueying looked puzzled.
As the most extravagant playboy in Kyoto, he has seen all kinds of rare treasures. Is there anything on me that he would like?
"What do you want?"
Xie Yuting didn't say anything. He took her hand and stroked her cool palm with his slender fingers. A tingling sensation came, and Jiang Yueying shuddered all over. A look of shame and anger spread to her cheeks.
Looking closely, he met Xie Yuting's upturned peach blossom eyes. He blinked unceremoniously, like a flood of spring water.
A blatant tease.
This bastard, wouldn't he want to...
"Even if I don't allow you to take a concubine, you can't covet me...!"
Xie Yuting pinched her chin and looked at her with interest: "I have taken a closer look. Princess, you are truly a beauty. Why don't you come with me--"
"Wishful thinking!" Jiang Yueying interrupted him and turned away.
Xie Yuting's loud laughter came from behind, and Jiang Yueying immediately realized that she had been fooled again. Her face turned red, and she quickened her pace to flee from the spot, leaving Xie Yuting with a "fierce" back.
Xie Yuting staggered after her, took her slender hand, handed her two packets of medicine powder, and told her to soak them in warm water and apply them to the wound morning and night for three months.
Jiang Yueying blinked blankly, and it took her a long time to realize that this was medicine for treating frostbite. She didn't expect that Xie Yuting was a man of his word and actually got the medicine.
After a moment of hesitation, she slowly clenched the powder and tightened her jaw: "You're smart."
Xie Yuting was not annoyed. After delivering the medicine, he waved his hand and walked away, fanning himself with his folding fan.
The moon is like a hook, hanging alone in the sky.
After dinner, Jiang Yueying returned to her room. Qingge brought her warm water and soaked the medicine for frostbite in it. The salt-like powder began to bubble up in the water and then melted. The water gradually thickened, changing from pure white to light yellow.
She bent down and took a little to apply on the back of her hand. It was a little painful, and she couldn't help but blow on it.
The light yellow plaster falls on the back of the hand and gradually turns transparent.
"I've never seen such a strange plaster." Qing Ge exclaimed.
Jiang Yueying nodded in agreement, holding her chin and talking about what happened during the day: "If something like this happens again in the future, it's better to play dumb. Why are you throwing a tantrum? You don't know how heavy Xie Yuting's sword is. I had to use both hands to support it to lift it."
"I accidentally twisted my wrist, it hurts so much..."
She applied the medicine on herself with a wronged look on her face, complaining softly, her long eyelashes fluttering like the wings of a flying butterfly.
Only at this moment did she dare to reveal her inner vulnerability.
Apart from Qingge, she really didn't know who to confide in.
"I have been with Princess Anyi for many years and I understand her personality best. If it were her who was in today's situation, the two women would have suffered disfigurement as the least of their injuries." Qing Ge said in a serious and cold tone.
"Don't be so serious, Qingge..."
Qing Ge, still sternly emphasizing, "Crown Princess, you shouldn't have accompanied the Crown Prince to the gambling den today. You agreed to his request so casually, aren't you being too obedient?"
Faced with the cold and hard tone, a sour feeling rushed into her nose. Jiang Yueying wanted to argue, she had never been obedient, but Xie Yuting was shameless and insisted on dragging her away, and she could not resist.
But what the other party said was not wrong. She did have a little selfish motive of her own, because she wanted to see the rumored gambling house, so after Xie Yuting begged her several times, she nodded and agreed.
Is there anything wrong with a little bit of selfishness?
She applied the medicine with some force, and her eyes turned red from the pain.
"I understand. Please step back."
"I'll take my leave."
The door closed and the footsteps faded away.
A ray of moonlight fell on the edge of the table. Jiang Yueying moved her hand to the moonlight and continued to apply medicine under the silver light, her heart in a mess.
This was the scene Xie Yuting saw when he entered the room.
A pretty girl sat alone in front of the desk, bathed in the bright moonlight, her fair hands spread out before her eyes, stained with a wet plaster. She lowered her head slightly, her eyelashes curled and soft, with an indescribable blush at the corners of her eyes.
It's rare to be so obedient.
And he looked a bit lonely.
Xie Yuting felt strange about this. Why did a certain little princess suddenly become so depressed? She couldn't possibly care about those two little beauties, right?
He came to her as if possessed by a ghost. Jiang Yueying suddenly looked up, and after seeing Xie Yuting's face clearly, she immediately restrained her emotions. Her fragility was disguised, and replaced by a proud look and a cold tone.
"What are you looking at?"
Xie Yuting smiled secretly, his expression changed so quickly.
"You look pitiful as you apply the medicine by yourself. Why don't you ask a maid to serve you?" Xie Yuting sat beside her and smiled teasingly.
"Those girls are clumsy, and I find them annoying."
"Why don't I personally apply the medicine to the Crown Princess?"
Jiang Yueying immediately looked at him warily.
Seeing the other party's cautious look, Xie Yuting smiled even more happily. He snatched the medicine from her hand, twisted it with his fingertips, and gently applied it to the chilblains on the back of her hand.
Jiang Yueying wanted to pull her hand back, but Xie Yuting's big hand grabbed her slender wrist, making her unable to move.
Xie Yuting was quite skilled in applying the medicine, and he applied it cleanly in a few strokes. The strangest thing was that it didn't hurt at all.
It is really impressive.
"Are you good at serving people?" Jiang Yueying blurted out without thinking.
“Puff.”
Xie Yuting laughed out loud, his handsome face full of energy.
He laughed to himself for a long while before slowly explaining, "I'm just good at applying medicine. I was often beaten by my mother when I was little, so I have a secret way of applying medicine."
"Will the Queen hit you again?" Jiang Yueying asked.
"There are very few children who haven't been beaten by their parents," Xie Yuting said in a relaxed tone, and suddenly added, "Little Princess, someone who has been pampered since childhood naturally doesn't understand. I guess your father has never beaten you, and maybe he has never been mean to you."
"Oh, I'm so envious."
Jiang Yueying's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, thinking silently, not only was he never beaten, I hadn't even spoken to him before the imperial decree of marriage...
What is it like to have relatives? Maybe she will never know in her lifetime.
She muttered in a very low voice: There's nothing good about it.
The moonlight is reflected on the candlestick, the candlelight burns, melting the cold moonlight.
Xie Yuting covered her slightly cold wrist with his warm palm and gently pinched it a few times. Suddenly, the pain in her wrist, which had been twisted while lifting the sword today, was gone.
So awesome.
Jiang Yueying sighed from the bottom of her heart, if Xie Yuting went out to be a doctor treating injuries, he might receive countless praises.
However, this man is the prince, and governing a country is not healing an injury. If he is not careful, the people will suffer.
She wanted to save her own life, so she couldn't just watch Xie Yuting being deposed. But could a person who had been naughty since childhood really govern the country and benefit the people?
Is this step right or wrong?
"Father's fiftieth birthday is coming soon. There will be a banquet in the palace, and we must attend together."
"Another party?"
Xie Yuting said nonchalantly, "It's just eating and drinking. There's a delicious crystal pork elbow in the palace. I'll grab some from the emperor's table and we'll each have one. Does your husband love you enough?"
“…”
Judging from Xie Yuting's tone, he had snatched food from other people's tables many times in the past. In the eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the palace rules were just decorations.
"You better be quiet for a minute. Instead of wasting time, you should spend some time preparing a gift to please the Emperor and keep your position as Crown Prince." Jiang Yueying said, "What did you give the Emperor in previous years?"
Xie Yuting puffed out his chest proudly: "Every year I write a longevity character for my father by hand!"
Jiang Yueying was speechless.
"What good can you give me with your chicken claw-scratched calligraphy?"
The Crown Prince was dissatisfied and shouted: "It's fine if the Grand Tutor calls me chicken feet, but Princess, you are also imitating him. Are you deliberately trying to piss me off to death?"
"If I die of anger, you will become a widow." He threatened harshly.
Jiang Yueying remained calm and said, "Your Highness, please give me a chance to remain a widow. I will be grateful to you."
This was the first time she called herself a concubine, which was a typical example of sarcasm.
It made a certain prince very angry.
"You want to be a widow?" Xie Yuting smiled maliciously and patted her face. "Don't dream. I want to live forever."
"cheeky."
"The princess is no less impressive."
The two of them quarreled for a long time, and the empty bedroom became much warmer.
Unconsciously, Jiang Yueying's depressed mood disappeared, and she began to think carefully about the palace banquet.
Drinking is inevitable at court banquets, especially in Northern Liang. Nobles can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and drink wine as if it were tea. Anyone who gets drunk after three cups will be ridiculed.
She had never drunk alcohol before, and the only time she drank was on her wedding night. She only remembered feeling dizzy and being teased by Xie Yuting. She was so drunk that she was afraid she would not be able to handle the finest wines at the palace banquet.
If you become unconscious after drinking, making a fool of yourself is a small matter, but exposing your secrets is the most serious problem.
Before falling asleep, she closed her eyes and made a silent decision: she would secretly find a restaurant to drink a few pounds to practice her alcohol tolerance.
Can't be discovered by Xie Yuting.
…
In Kyoto's Huanbo Tower, the aroma of wine fills the air.
In the elegant room on the second floor, a tea-white silk curtain blocked the view. Jiang Yueying sat in the room, with her personal maid Qing Ge standing beside her. In front of her was a round waisted table, on which was placed the best Spring Flower Wine from Huanbo Tower.
The wine of Huanbolou is well-known in Kyoto. No matter whether it is the nobles or the wanderers, they all love to come here to drink. There are people of different identities and a large number of people. This is also the reason why Jiang Yueying chose this restaurant, as it is not easy to be discovered.
It was a rare opportunity to relax, so Jiang Yueying held her chin with her hand, rested her elbows on the table, and listened quietly to the storyteller outside.
The storyteller knew all the news. After sitting here for a while, Jiang Yueying had heard a lot of interesting things that she couldn't hear in the East Palace.
For example, Prince Xuan's new concubine is the daughter of the Minister of Rites. The Third Prince has been quite irritable lately, constantly berating surrounding officials for no reason. And then there's the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who teamed up to make a killing at a gambling den and brought down the capital's leading casino. And then there's the Crown Princess, who had a huge argument with the Crown Prince over taking a concubine...
The story was told vividly and even Jiang Yueying, the protagonist, was drawn into it.
Qing Ge filled Jiang Yueying's glass with wine and brought it to her.
Jiang Yueying lowered her head and sniffed, frowning slightly and said, "If I get drunk, you can knock me out and take me back to the East Palace. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll go crazy and kill Xie Yuting..."
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