As Ning Xihua walked out of the hall, she rubbed her face with her hands.

She has been pretending to be a green tea girl for too long, and her face is almost stiff from being so artificial.

Before she could leave, she ran into Su Xu who was about to enter the hall.

Ning Xihua said nothing, pretended not to see him, and left without even saying hello.

"You..." Su Xu spoke hesitantly.

But the words "Are you willing to marry me, and let everything that happened before be written off" were never uttered, and the only answer he got was Ning Xi Hua's elegant back.

Su Xu felt a little lost.

He obviously didn't care about what she had done before, so why did she not show any mercy at all?

In the past, she followed him closely and showed her courtesy to him, and he couldn't catch her no matter how hard he tried. But after she returned to Beijing from Yizhou, she seemed like a different person, and he couldn't figure her out anymore.

Su Xu entered the palace feeling somewhat depressed, but was met with angry scolding from Concubine Sun Gui.

"I've already told you that, no matter how much you like the little girl from the Lin family, you can just marry her after you get married. How can you just not hold back for a moment and have to make it known to everyone outside?"

Concubine Sun Gui was so angry that she threw the beads in her hand at Su Xu's feet.

"Don't you know who Ning Xihua is? Don't you know how much help marrying her will bring to you? You clearly agreed to it before, but what about now? There are rumors that you have secretly decided to spend your life together. Which good family would dare to marry their daughter to you!"

Su Xu lowered his head and remained silent.

He had always insisted on marrying Mengli, but...

The prince is increasingly valued by his father, and he is suspected by his father of the previous assassination. Although the Dali Temple and the Historic Bureau have not solved the case yet, he is still worried that the murderer may have left some clues. He is now having a hard time in the court.

Marrying Ning Xihua and gaining the support of the Ning Palace would help him overcome difficulties, reach success overnight, and would be a win-win situation with no disadvantages.

And Ning Xihua... doesn't seem as annoying as before, so it's not impossible for him to marry her.

But he didn't expect that in the end Ning Xihua was unwilling to marry him again.

Concubine Sun Gui was still furious, pointing at his nose and scolding, "Look at you brothers and sisters, none of you listen! I have made such a good plan for you! Yue'er married Qin Songfeng, and you married Ning Xihua, so that sooner or later the Yulin Army and the Ning Family Army can be used by you, but what about you?"

Concubine Sun Guifei's anger that had been accumulating all night finally came out. She slammed the table in anger and said, "One of you refused the marriage in public, and the other decided to spend the rest of your life together in private. Are you guys trying to rebel against the heavens?"

Seeing that Su Xu didn't say a word, she became even more furious, "I tell you, that Lin Mengli will never be your principal wife in this lifetime, you should have given up on this idea long ago!"

Su Xu still lowered his head and replied in a hoarse voice, "I understand."

When Su Xu returned to his bedroom, it was already late at night, but he found someone waiting for him at the door.

"Your Highness, the Queen is forcing you again, isn't she?"

Lin Mengli just looked up at him, with worry and heartache in her eyes.

Su Xu felt a little guilty, "Li'er, I..."

Lin Mengli seemed to know what he was going to say, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears.

"Your Highness, are you still going to marry Princess Yuexi?"

Su Xu felt sorry for her, he reached out and wiped away her tears, "I'm sorry, Li'er, no matter who I marry, you are always my favorite. It's just that the situation forces me to put you in an unfair way..."

Lin Mengli shook her head and held Su Xu's hands with both hands, "I know everything. I don't blame Your Highness. As long as I can be with Your Highness, Li'er will not feel wronged."

Su Xu looked at Lin Mengli's tearful eyes, which were still filled with love for him, and his melancholy heart was immediately comforted. He couldn't help but reach out and hug Lin Mengli, just like hugging the love he had believed in until now.

Lin Mengli also leaned into his arms like a little bird.

Behind her affectionate look, no one saw her dark expression and eyes filled with jealousy and resentment.

…

A few days later, Yuquan Palace.

Ning Xihua was enjoying herself in the private hot spring.

There are hundreds of hot spring pools of various sizes in Yunquan Palace. The large pools with good water quality are often separated and reserved for the use of nobles.

Thanks to her father, she, the princess, was assigned to the nice Yuquan Palace. Although it was not as good as the Yuyong Hot Spring Pool, it was definitely one of the best in the Yunquan Palace.

Ning Xihua took a date from the tray on the edge of the pool and put it into her mouth. Her legs floating under the water kicked the water leisurely, creating a few splashes in the pool.

What could be more refreshing than soaking in a hot spring and eating fruit in the middle of winter? It would be even better if you add some iced green plum wine.

Ning Xihua shook her head. It was true that feudal society led to corruption.

While she was still immersed in corruption and feeling comfortable, a voice asked her from behind.

“Is this date sweet?”

They are sweet, big and sweet, with lots of juice, and the seeds have been removed. It's so delicious to eat one in one bite.

By the time she realized there was someone there and the voice was familiar, the dates in her mouth no longer tasted delicious.

Ning Xihua turned her head with a stiff neck, only to see someone standing by the pool, with his hands behind his back, looking at her leisurely.

!!!

She swore that the reason she didn't scream was that she hadn't swallowed the dates in her mouth yet and was afraid of choking them, but the dates she had just put to her lips and were about to eat fell into the water with a "plop".

How did this person get in? Song Yi and the others are still guarding the door!

At this moment, Ning Xihua's heart broke, and she wanted to ask the person in front of her with trembling hands whether he was sick again.

As soon as she raised her hands, she found that she was still naked, and she immediately sank into the water.

But she discovered to her despair that the hot spring pool was almost crystal clear except for a little steam. She could see the bottom even deeper.

She now regretted terribly and complained to Song Yi that scattering flower petals into the hot spring was useless except for being pretentious.

Who said it's useless! She really needs it now!

Seeing that the man still had a gentle and gentlemanly smile on his face, as if they had just met by chance in the garden and there was nothing unusual, Ning Xihua could not help herself.

Just as she was about to roar, she heard a quarrel outside the palace.

"What are you doing? This is Princess Yuexi's private bath. The princess is in there. Do you want to force your way in?"

Song Yi's voice sounded a little excited, but her words were actually reminding Ning Xihua of the situation outside.

"An assassin has appeared at the Third Prince's place, and someone saw the assassin coming this way. We are only following orders to search."

Ning Xihua looked at Su Bi in surprise. Assassin?

Su Bi simply squatted down, picked up the winter date that Ning Xihua had just dropped from in front of her, and took a bite.

Seeing her confused expression, he smiled and said, "It's quite sweet."

Ning Xihua felt like her facial muscles were about to twitch.

Boss, are you mistaken? Someone is out there trying to catch you, and you are here snatching dates from me and saying they are sweet?

You seem to be in a hurry!