Cang Hei paused, a look of embarrassment flashing across his face, "Prince, the prince just ordered you to..."
Before he could finish his words, Qi Ran interrupted him with a hint of impatience in his tone, "You keep calling me Prince, but who do you belong to?"
Canghei was silent.
Yunyan Pavilion.
"Where is Meng Youning?" Qi Ran raised his eyebrows slightly and stood there like a door god.
He stretched his neck and looked into the inner room.
The maids lowered their eyebrows and answered respectfully, "The Crown Prince's Consort has gone to bed now."
Several maids stood side by side in front of Qi Ran.
Qi Ran: "Get out of the way."
Several people looked at each other.
Qi Ran snorted coldly and stretched out his hand to push the person in front of him away. "Think clearly about who is your master."
"Young Master." Cang Hei looked at Qi Ran's imposing appearance, with a hint of worry between his brows. He paused slightly, "The Crown Prince's Consort has gone to bed now, why don't we..."
Qi Ran glared, one hand on his waist, and raised his hand to hit Cang Hei on the head, "Better than what? Better than?"
He waved his hand and glanced at Cang Hei with disdain, "Wait outside."
"Meng Youning, come out here and explain to me what I did to you!" Qi Ran rushed in, shouting, "Just a few words from you have caused my father to order a family discipline. I'm telling you, I'm not done with you!"
A pleasant fragrance suddenly rushed into the nostrils, followed by a hint of sandalwood. The two mixed to form a rich fragrance, which was very pleasant.
Qi Ran took a deep breath and couldn't help but rub his nose with his hand.
Suddenly, his body paused.
Without warning, his sight fell on a certain spot in front of him.
The woman on the couch had her eyes tightly closed. Her small face, the size of a palm, seemed to be hiding thousands of thoughts, and her brows were furrowed from time to time.
He looked like he had slept very uncomfortably.
She was only half covered with the quilt, and her hair cascaded down in front of her and on both sides.
Her hands were placed quietly on her abdomen.
At this moment, she no longer had the sharp tongue she had in the sedan chair during the day, nor did she have the tearful look she had just now in the front hall. All she had was the gentleness of a woman.
Looking from his angle, for some reason, he could actually see a hint of obedience on that face.
She is so quiet that she gives people an inexplicable feeling.
The closer you get, the more you can smell a faint scent of medicine.
Qi Ran suddenly came back to his senses, with a look of suspicion on his face. How could he not wake up yet?
"Don't pretend you can't hear me." He walked forward slowly, grabbed Meng Youning's arm and pulled her up, "I'm going to let you get up!"
Meng Youning murmured softly, her murmur in a half-asleep and half-awake state still with a hint of laziness, which made people reluctant to disturb her.
Qi Ran blinked and suddenly let go, and Meng Youning's arm fell back to its original place in an instant.
Only then did he notice that Meng Youning's cheeks were faintly flushed for some reason.
He muttered softly, "Is he really going to cough himself to death?"
Qi Ran held his breath, took a step forward, and stretched out his hand tentatively to touch the tip of Meng Youning's nose.
While thinking, Meng Youning coughed heavily a few times with an uncomfortable expression, suddenly opened her eyes, and happened to meet Qi Ran's gaze.
Qi Ran's hand paused in the air, and then he retracted it the next moment.
"Young Master?" Meng Youning was still a little dazed, her eyes filled with confusion. "Why are you here?"
After he finished speaking, before Qi Ran could answer, Meng Youning frowned again, covered her mouth and coughed heavily a few times.
In an instant, her cheeks became even redder.
It took a while for Meng Youning to finally calm down.
Seeing her like this, he didn't want to continue making noise. Then, Qi Ran shook his head. No, what does her poor health have to do with him?
He came here to cause trouble for Meng Youning. Thinking of this, Qi Ran's face took on a fierce expression again.
"Tell me, why did you wrongly accuse me in front of my parents just now?" Qi Ran said coldly, "If you don't explain yourself clearly today, you won't be able to sleep. If someone doesn't know me, they might think I'm always bullying you."
Meng Youning was confused, "What?"
Qi Ran snorted coldly, moved closer to Meng Youning, sat directly beside her, grabbed her arm, and said viciously, "There's no one else here, why are you still pretending?"
Meng Youning raised her eyes, and blinked her deer-like eyes, clear and ignorant.
Then she curled her lips and her eyes were quickly filled with crystal tears.
The next moment, the tear fell on the back of Qi Ran's hand without warning, and it was extremely hot.
"Your Highness has wronged Youning." Meng Youning half-clenched her left hand into a fist, holding it in front of her, her shoulders trembling. "Youning wasn't talking about the Highness, but..."
Qi Ran subconsciously asked, "But what?"
"But since Youning's family has been looking for a doctor for Youning to no avail," Meng Youning glanced at him with difficulty, then quickly looked away. "They've just left me to fend for myself. With no one to take care of me, it's inevitable that I'll have some bumps and bruises."
"So that's how it is." Qi Ran slowly released Meng Youning's arm and imitated Meng Youning's previous behavior, "Then what did you mean by covering your mouth and running away just now?"
Meng Youning looked even sadder. "That's because I suddenly thought of my family and couldn't help myself, so..."
Her voice was choked with sobs, and she couldn't help sobbing softly a few more times.
"Alright, you... stop crying." Qi Ran quickly stood up and grabbed the blanket to wipe Meng Youning's tears. "Are you made of water? Why do you cry so easily?"
His gaze fell elsewhere. Meng Youning lowered her eyes slightly. If Qi Ran turned his head at this moment, he would be able to see the cunning flash in Meng Youning's eyes.
Qi Ran looked suspicious, "That's not what you said in the sedan chair."
"Master, don't you understand?" Meng Youning sighed, acting like a little girl. "Youning just married into the mansion, so she's unfamiliar with most of the place. Women are like floating duckweed, and once we land in this mansion, we can only rely on you, Master."
"But the prince has already made his stance clear." She paused, a look of sadness on her face. "As a weak woman, Youning can only go along with what the prince says..."
After she finished speaking, she turned her head to the side, covered her mouth and tried her best not to cry out.
Qi Ran understood that Meng Youning was alone and helpless, and wanted to rely on him as her only support, but he didn't expect that he would say such words to her.
As a woman, she had no ability to resist and could only express her dissatisfaction with herself through a few words.
If you think about it this way, there is nothing wrong with it.
As a man, he was just going to get punished by the family, so why would he bother with a weak woman like Meng Youning?
"Don't worry." Although there was still a hint of doubt on Qi Ran's face, his tone was much better after all. "Although I won't like you, but since you have married into the Prince's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion will be your support in the future."
Meng Youning's lips curled slightly, waiting for these words.
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