Chapter 36 Why is the prince like this?
They looked at each other in silence.
After a long while, Xiao Linyuan finally gave up, sighed, and said, "Stay and have dinner with us. Chunsheng has gone to the kitchen to heat up the porridge. You'll have to wait a while."
Song Zijin bit the inner lip and it was true.
The prince is indeed a good man, taking her feelings so seriously.
A strange emotion gathered in my chest, sour and bloated. Maybe drinking a bowl of sweet bird's nest when I go back will make it feel better.
"Your Highness, I have already had breakfast. What I said last night was just drunken talk. Your Highness, don't take it to heart."
Xiao Linyuan didn't believe it. The little guy clearly spoke the truth after drinking last night.
Your voice is so cold now, are you still drunk?
In the past, he was unwilling to talk to others after drinking, so he didn't think too much about it.
"The food in the kitchen is prepared according to the number of people in each courtyard. Your share is here with me, so whose food are you eating?"
Song Zijin thought about it and realized that it was no wonder that the breakfast this morning was not exquisite enough. She thought that she drank too much and Xiao Linyuan disliked her so he reduced the portion. It turned out that it was from Fu Yue?
Poor Fu Yue, he had to watch his beloved food being eaten.
"I ate Fu Yue's..."
"It only takes you half a cup of tea to walk back from behind the willow tree. How are you going to finish your breakfast?"
So he saw himself just now?
Song Zijin suddenly became rebellious and muttered, "If you hadn't told me I was eating cat food, it wouldn't be surprising if I was full after just a few bites."
"..." Xiao Linyuan was rarely choked.
"Since you've eaten cat food, you're not full. It's a good time to eat some more."
Song Zijin had no choice but to come back and sit down, sulking alone.
I kept despising myself in my heart. I wanted to be tough but I didn't have the qualifications. I wanted to be soft but I wasn't willing to be soft.
Being neither up nor down makes you feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Linyuan sat on the other side of the small couch, quietly watching her playing with the sachet strap on her body.
It should be filled with cloves, the smell is stronger than the smell on her body, covering up a lot of the original smell.
He remembered that Wang Ge also wore a similar purse yesterday, but it was much more exquisite than this one.
"Is there anything you want to ask about what happened just now?" Xiao Linyuan broke the silence.
Song Zijin shook her head without even looking up. What did his concubine and brother have to do with her?
Xiao Linyuan was very dissatisfied with this reaction and explained, "Zeng Yuanshuang is the daughter of the Imperial Hospital Director and has some medical knowledge. The Emperor can't send the Imperial Physician too often, so he wanted Zeng Yuanshuang to test me."
Song Zijin smiled bitterly. It’s really good to be a man. As long as you have power, countless people will give you women.
Unfortunately, she was the one who was sent away, and the gap between them was simply a chasm.
"In fact, Concubine Zeng must have fallen in love with the prince at first sight. The prince should pretend to be nice to her so that she can pass on the news of the Xiao Mansion. It will be more effective for the prince."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Linyuan's face turned dark, and his heart felt like it was stabbed twice.
"In your eyes, am I such a sinister and cunning person? Would I sell my skin just to win?"
Some word touched Song Zijin's tense nerves. She could no longer hold back the smile on her face, and the corners of her mouth turned downward. "Selling one's body may be against one's will, but it's not a heinous crime!"
Only then did Xiao Linyuan realize that he had just said the wrong thing. He wanted to apologize but was unwilling to do so.
It was clearly she who pushed him to the other woman first!
The air outside condensed.
The scent of cloves wafted over, and Xiao Linyuan felt very annoyed.
Looking at her indifferent and distant little face, I felt depressed.
What a fickle woman. She was praising him as a good man just two days ago, but in just a few days she has already accused him of a false crime.
I am innocent, I have only been touched by her, I am not a filthy man!
But after calming down, he didn't want her to be sad, so he finally lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry."
Song Zijin was obviously stunned for a moment, looking at him in disbelief, "What did you just say?"
"Sorry!" This time the voice was obviously much louder.
He just looked away, not daring to look into Song Zijin's eyes.
This was the second time he said sorry, and Song Zijin's anger subsided immediately.
"Your Highness, there's no need to apologize. What I said just now was wrong. Your Highness is a man of integrity. He would never resort to such shameful tactics as using his appearance to seduce a woman."
Xiao Linyuan rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Have you always been so considerate?"
"I only occasionally consider things from the other person's perspective."
“Good people are often bullied.”
"But I have nothing. If I have a kind heart, maybe I can buy myself a chance to survive."
Xiao Linyuan was silent.
This world is so harsh on women that he couldn't even imagine how self-destructive this little thing would be if it weren't for Song Ze and the others.
It was obvious that he used to dislike delicate women the most, but now he was tightly attracted by her emotions.
My heart, which has always been as cold and hard as iron, is now filled with a trace of sadness.
"From now on, with me here, you don't have to be so cautious. Jian Shuang and the others will protect you at all times. If you encounter someone who bullies you, you can fight back directly. Even if it's Xiao Jin, we can beat him."
Song Zijin's eyes were hot. Fate was unfair, making her marry Xiao Jin; but fate was also fair, making her meet Xiao Linyuan.
Seeing that she was about to drop the little pearl, Xiao Linyuan chuckled, "Don't cry, if others see it, they will think that I am bullying you."
So Song Zijin forced herself to hold back her tears.
Really, I had boasted before that I wasn't a delicate woman, but in front of him, I always lose my composure for some reason.
Chunsheng came in with the hot meal.
As he walked, Xiao Linyuan saw the sachet around his waist, which was the same as Wang Ge's.
At this time, Fu Yue came over to serve the dishes. Fu Yue also wore a similar one around his waist.
So, except for him, everyone else owns this yard?
Xiao Linyuan lowered his eyes and drank his porridge. No one knew what he was thinking.
Thinking of the kitten wolfing down its food, Song Zijin was afraid of being told that it was worse than eating cat food, so he forced himself to eat several more pieces of meat.
As expected, there was no trouble.
But when she was about to leave, she was stopped again.
"A mosquito flew into the room last night, and Chunsheng couldn't kill it. I see this sachet on you is for mosquito repellent, right?"
Song Zijin suspected that this person wanted her purse, but as a prince, he had everything. She was afraid that she might have misunderstood...
"Your Highness, cloves can repel mosquitoes. You can ask the embroiderer in the palace to make a few, either to hang around your waist or by the bed. There are many medicinal herbs in the east wing, enough for you."
Xiao Linyuan coughed lightly and said, "You already have it on you. Why should I go looking for an embroiderer?"
"...I embroidered this myself, and the pattern isn't delicate enough. I'll ask Fu Yue to make two more for His Majesty. Is that okay?"
What a joke, her needlework skills are really not that good.
Xiao Linyuan extended his large hand, palm facing upward. "This prince doesn't care about those details. The green bamboo suits me very well. Besides, Zeng Yuanshuang had a strong scent of powder on her body just now, which I don't like. This clove sachet is just the right way to suppress it."
He looked serious. If Song Zijin refused again, it would seem unsatisfactory.
Xiao Linyuan happily put the green sachet on his waist, and looked at Chunsheng with a much more proud look.
Chunsheng:?
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Even when he returned to the west room, Song Zijin's heart was still beating wildly.
Why did Xiao Linyuan insist on having the sachet on her waist?
He clearly disliked her the past two days and didn't even eat with her, but today he suddenly became warm to her again.
And... it seems to be even more lively than before.
Fu Yue didn't think too much about it and focused on the important task of giving the kitten a bath.
"Girl, what are you going to name this little thing?"
Song Zijin didn't listen carefully, but muttered, "Why is the prince like this?"
No one knew how chaotic her heart was.
Fu Yue brought the kitten over with her. It was a small and skinny kitten, but after washing it, the kitten became fluffy all over, like a snowball.
"Meow——" the kitten called out to Song Zijin.
She touched the kitten's head lovingly. She had seen it in the trap when she was going down the mountain.
The pitiful appearance reminded Song Zijin of himself today, so he took great pains to rescue it.
"Girl, give the kitten a name."
"Let's call him Snowball."
"It sounds nice!" Fu Yue was quite supportive.
Xuetuanzi seemed very happy too, and began to chant scriptures under Song Zijin's caress.
"Young lady, stop teasing Xuetuanzi. You have to go to the Women's Clinic again this afternoon. Before that, don't you need to prepare the medicine needed to detoxify the prince tomorrow?"
Song Zijin woke up instantly——
Yes, the final detoxification treatment will be carried out tomorrow. Is it because of this that Xiao Linyuan becomes warmer to her again?
His shoulders collapsed instantly, and his restless heart calmed down again.
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