"Is this what she asked you to say?" Xiao Yuan listened to Ming Shu's retelling, looking completely bewildered.
"That's right..."
Xiao Yuan stared at Ming Shu, and Ming Shu felt a chill run down his spine.
It's none of his business, he's just passing on a message.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Madam Cui..."
"What should I ask her?" Xiao Yuan said irritably. "What can she do besides cause trouble?"
If she hadn't been so greedy that day and insisted on going with me and Arong to eat crabs, how could my aunt have been so angry that she fainted?
Ming Shu scratched his head: "Master, are you going to help with this?"
Su Xuerong is really something. Relying on her relationship with the prince, she actually wants to help Zeng Ling and Ge Huai'an get a divorce!
Xiao Yuan frowned: "Go and send a message to Ge Laosan, telling him that there's trouble in his household and that he should handle it as soon as possible..."
Ming Shu responded.
"Send people to keep an eye on the Ge family these next few days and see what's going on," Xiao Yuan said, looking displeased.
But he really couldn't refuse the task entrusted to him by Su Xuerong.
He couldn't make the decision about the divorce; he had to let Ge Laosan handle it himself when he returned. But in the meantime, he did his best to protect Zeng Shi from being bullied to death by the Ge family.
In the evening, Su Xuerong played with Yuanjie'er for a while as usual, coaxed her to sleep, and then had the wet nurse take her to the next room.
Xiuchun yawned as she helped her make the bed and went to the back room.
"Take Xiaobai to the front yard later. Sometimes it barks in the middle of the night, waking me up several times," Su Xuerong added before she left.
Xiuchun was a little confused. She hadn't heard Xiaobai call out in the middle of the night, but she still went there anyway.
As night deepened, the entire house fell into silence.
Su Xuerong did not turn off the lights or take off her clothes, but sat on the tatami mat by the window.
When Xiao Yuan arrived silently, he immediately saw the open window. In the dim candlelight, the beauty's profile was as captivating as the bright moon.
He felt a surge of warmth in his chest and walked towards her room.
Su Xuerong looked up at him, a blush involuntarily appearing on her face.
She guessed he would come tonight and waited for him.
But this action seems somewhat like a lonely woman in her boudoir waiting for her lover...
Her expression immediately became unnatural.
I'm waiting for him tonight because of Zeng Ling.
Xiao Yuan gently pushed the half-closed door open.
He slowly walked into the house, closed the door behind him, and sat down next to her: "Why did you help the Zeng family?"
The bed by the window was originally quite spacious; Yuan Jie'er and Su Jian could climb around here all day without feeling cramped.
But as soon as Xiao Yuan sat down, she clearly felt uncomfortable, as if the entire space had become crowded because of his arrival.
She couldn't help but step back, and whispered, "Does Your Highness know about her current situation?"
Xiao Yuan watched her retreat silently, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Hmm?"
Su Xuerong suddenly realized something, and her face flushed even more: "Brother...brother..."
Xiao Yuan reached out and pulled her onto his lap, whispering in her ear, "Actually, I'd prefer you to call me something else..."
What sworn brother!
Su Xuerong froze, about to speak.
"Answer my question from a few days ago first, and then we can discuss the Zeng family's affairs," Xiao Yuan interrupted her directly.
Su Xuerong felt his heat again, and sweat began to bead on her forehead. She couldn't help but reach out and push him away, saying, "Don't do this..."
She deliberately left the window open, but he wasn't afraid at all.
Xiao Yuan grabbed her soft, boneless hand and chuckled, "What are you afraid of? If someone sees us, I'll marry you."
Su Xuerong said with some annoyance, "How can you be like this? Do you mean that we can't have any other relationship besides marriage?"
Xiao Yuan laughed, his dark eyes flashing with a wicked glint in them: "What? You don't actually want to play some kind of 'pretty widow meeting her lover' game, do you?"
Su Xuerong's face was ashen, her eyes glaring fiercely at him: "Xiao Yuan, can't you speak properly?"
With your lustful and delusional state, how will you achieve great things in the future?
No, we have to let him ascend the throne first!
If it were truly for her sake, and Xiao Yuan were condemned by thousands and unable to ascend to the throne, she herself would regret it to death.
Wouldn't that mean the property worth nearly ten thousand taels of silver would be wasted?
Seeing that she was angry again, Xiao Yuan became interested and reached out to pat her head, as if to soothe a kitten: "Don't be angry, I'm listening carefully."
Su Xuerong bit her lip, looked at the man so close to her, and couldn't help but say, "I never expected you to be like this, Prince of Fenyang!"
Xiao Yuan smiled and couldn't help but pinch her cheek; it was delicate, smooth, and so soft it seemed like it could be broken with a touch.
What kind of person do you want me to be?
Su Xuerong waved him away and said solemnly, "Strive for good governance and love the people!"
"Aren't I like that now?"
Su Xuerong looked at him speechlessly: "You're acting a bit like a scoundrel right now!"
Regardless of whether she can get married in the future, just because he came to see her in the middle of the night, she can no longer marry someone else with dignity.
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but chuckle, then reached out and gently flicked her earlobe: "Rogue? Does that count?"
Su Xuerong was stunned!
Her earlobes were extremely sensitive. She had just removed her earrings, and when he flicked them like that, it felt like being struck by lightning, sending a shiver down her spine.
But she tried her best to control this feeling and looked away, saying, "Ling Qingxue told me to wait for him before he left..."
That being said, however, there was a lack of confidence.
Regardless of whether Ling Qingxue will marry her in the future, she felt a strange sense of guilt about having an affair as she sat in Xiao Yuan's arms late at night.
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com