Chapter 176 Jade Shattered, Heart Broken
Compared to their previous intimacy, this kiss was not long, but forceful, more like a punishment.
Chunyu Han released Yu Nian, raised his satiated yet devilish face, and defiantly met Li Mingjin's shocked gaze.
Li Mingjin was struck dumb, his expression freezing uncontrollably.
It was bad enough that he discovered the gold bars had homosexual tendencies, but what's worse, the person he was attracted to was his mortal enemy!
Yu Nian felt an undeniable gaze behind her, and when she turned around, her breath caught in her throat.
Why is the prince on the second floor?!
Li Mingjin angrily stepped forward and, without saying a word, blocked the gold bars behind him.
"Chunyu Han, is this how you retaliate against me? You're even willing to sell your body to undermine my business?"
If this gets back to Yu Nian, I wonder if Prime Minister Yu will still be as loyal to you as he is now.
Li Mingjin felt furious when he thought that what should have been his help had now become Chunyu Han's.
Chunyu Han seemed not to hear Li Mingjin speak, his gaze sweeping over him and lingering on Yu Nian.
His thin lips opened and closed slowly, his deep voice carrying an ambiguous meaning.
"Madam, did you hear that? Hmm?"
This was the first time Chunyu Han had called Yu Nian that way; the last syllable of his voice was like a hook, instantly seizing Yu Nian's soul.
Li Mingjin was completely stunned. He turned to look at the gold bars, speechless with astonishment.
Yu Nian's lips twitched. In front of Chunyu Han, she had no choice but to surrender. It seemed that her plan to embezzle the Crown Prince's money was ultimately doomed to fail.
"I'm sorry, but if you want to withdraw your investment now, I won't charge you a penalty for breach of contract."
Li Mingjin recognized Yu Nian's voice as soon as she spoke.
He couldn't accept it; he had actually been tricked by Yu Nian, and he had gone to so much trouble to win her over!
If he had a sword right now, he really would have cleaved her in two!
"Your Highness, please enjoy your time. I'm going to take my wife home now."
Chunyu Han casually took Yu Nian's hand and walked downstairs shoulder to shoulder, completely ignoring Li Mingjin.
Li Mingjin punched the railing, his chest surging with anger.
"Brother Mingjin, you're here."
After a while, Meng Qing'er arrived, her words filled with worry.
"Let's go back."
Li Mingjin had no interest in dealing with her and replied coldly.
Meng Qing'er also sensed that Li Mingjin's tone was off, but Jin Tiao said that she had to keep her love interest in check today, otherwise she didn't know when she would see Li Mingjin again.
"Brother Mingjin, you've always known I like you, haven't you?"
Li Mingjin pushed away Meng Qing'er's arms that were wrapped around him. He suddenly remembered that Yu Sheng liked Meng Qing'er very much. Since he couldn't kill Yu Nian, he would let her brother bleed for her first.
"Don't worry, I will go to see the Empress Dowager tomorrow to discuss the matter of marrying you as a concubine."
Li Mingjin finally made a promise, and Meng Qing'er was overjoyed.
Their conversation reached Yu Sheng's ears word for word.
At the entrance to the side room, a jade bracelet that was about to be given away shattered with a crack, just like Yu Sheng's heart.
Chunyu Han took Yu Nian back to the Regent's Mansion, and then went to the Honeysuckle Pavilion to handle the official business he had postponed.
Yu Nian was restless in Yu Garden, changing her clothes and pacing back and forth on the ground.
"Miss, are you trying to pull a millstone like a donkey? You'll really get dizzy if you keep spinning like that."
Chun Tao poured Yu Nian a cup of calming tea, as Yu Nian had been restless ever since she returned.
"You don't know what's going on. Chunyu Han is angry, and I'm trying to coax him."
This calming tea reminded Yu Nian that Yu Jing had left her some medicinal food for Chunyu Han before he left.
It's a good opportunity to cook this for Chunyu Han so he can calm down and avoid triggering his old illness.
"But the son-in-law seems perfectly normal."
Chun Tao followed Yu Nian to the kitchen to help. She didn't sense that Chunyu Han was angry. If Chunyu Han got angry, he would be terrifying.
"That was the calm before the storm."
Yu Nian knew perfectly well that from the moment Chunyu Han left Huancai Pavilion until he returned home, she had been nagging the whole way, but Chunyu Han hadn't even glanced at her once.
Moreover, the pleasure value dropped by forty points, which clearly told Yu Nian.
Chunyu Han was not only angry, but also very difficult to appease.
After simmering the medicinal chicken soup for over an hour, Yu Nian personally delivered it to the Honeysuckle Pavilion.
Yu Nian looked up at the Honeysuckle Pavilion, which resembled a sleeping giant in the night, and vaguely remembered the first time she came here, carrying a food box in the same way.
"I'm sorry, Madam, the master is busy. You should go back."
Canghai had the intention to release water, but dared not openly displease his master.
"It's alright, can you keep the soup warm on the small stove for me?"
Before Yu Nian came, she was mentally prepared that Chunyu Han wouldn't see her so easily.
When Yu Nian pretended to be a gold bar to fleece the prince, she thought she would have to run away in the future, which is why she took the risk to save up a secret stash of money.
If it weren't for wanting Yu Sheng to see Meng Qing'er's true colors, Yu Nian would never have seen Li Mingjin again, and she would have handed over her business to someone else to handle.
But even on this last occasion, Chunyu Han caught him red-handed.
Sigh, if you make a mistake, you have to admit it.
Yu Nian silently took out a washboard about a meter long and knelt down in front of the Honeysuckle Pavilion, hoping to get the forgiveness of her little wife... no, her husband.
Another hour passed, and Chunyu Han finally finished processing the memorial.
He had already smelled the aroma of chicken soup on the small stove in the side hall, and knew that Yu Nian must have been there.
He was very angry that Yu Nian was so audacious, but it wasn't that he didn't want to see her.
Where is she?
Chunyu Han asked a question, and Canghai quickly came over to report.
"Madam has been kneeling at the door for an hour, and on a washboard no less... I'm afraid..."
Before Canghai could finish speaking, Chunyu Han, who was sitting in his seat, stood up like a gust of wind and walked out.
Honestly, who made her kneel like that! The washboard is so hard, and she had to kneel for so long. How could someone as delicate as her endure it?
Yu Nian's legs went numb from kneeling, but finally Chunyu Han appeared.
"My husband, I was wrong..."
Before anyone could react, Yu Nian had only just begun to admit her mistake when Chunyu Han suddenly scooped her into his arms.
"Acting on his own initiative, making a fool of himself."
Chunyu Han snorted and told Canghai to fetch the medicine.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Nian snuggled into Chunyu Han's arms, acting coquettishly and mischievously.
"I know I was wrong, please don't be angry with me anymore, okay?"
Lifting Yu Nian's skirt to apply medicine, Chunyu Han saw her slightly swollen knees and remained silent with a cold face.
Canghai quietly brought over the heated chicken soup, then silently bowed his head and left.
"My handsome, dashing, tall and mighty husband, have a sip of soup and you'll be alright, okay?"
Yu Nian grabbed Chunyu Han's hand, scratched his palm with her fingertips, and tilted her head to look at him expectantly.
Stared intently into those crystal-clear eyes, her sweet, delicate voice touched his heartstrings, and most of his anger vanished instantly.
Chunyu Han turned his head slightly to avoid Yu Nian's intense gaze, his voice sounding somewhat strained.
"Feed me."
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