In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. The palace was preparing for the New Year. They received a lot of New Year gifts from other families and gave a lot away. The exchanges between the palaces became more frequent.

Before the New Year, Prince An held a banquet in the palace and invited his peers. Because he was the oldest in this generation, everyone gave him face. Su Yi also went with Prince Rui.

Before leaving, Qinglian put on the fox fur coat that Prince Rui had given her a while ago.

"Are you used to living there?" Su Yi asked her.

Before that, Qinglian had been living in the back house of Su Yi's courtyard. Since her husband was transferred back from the farm, the couple lived in the small courtyard in the south of the palace, which was specially used for the housekeepers. Su Yi really did as he said before and assigned a little maid and a boy to run errands for her.

Qinglian smiled and said, "The yard has everything and is spacious, but it's a little uncomfortable to be so far away from you all of a sudden."

Su Yi teased her deliberately, "Is it because there's suddenly someone on the bed that you feel uncomfortable?"

Qinglian blushed slightly, probably a little embarrassed, and said nothing. She turned behind Su Yi and helped her to tidy up the hem of her clothes.

The more she did this, the more interesting and malicious Su Yi found her.

Logically speaking, Qinglian and her husband have been married for four or five years. Most people would have become an old couple long ago. The two of them, probably because they only see each other a few times a year, now stand together like a newlywed couple. A joke from others would make such a calm person blush.

Su Yi had summoned her husband, Li Guanshi, to meet him when he first arrived at the palace. He was tall and strong, dark-skinned, and taciturn. To be honest, judging from his appearance, he was indeed not worthy of the beautiful and capable Qinglian.

It was said that Miss Su had arranged their marriage. After Su Yi knew this, she had been worried about whether Qinglian had been wronged. Recently, after half-joking and half-testing her several times, she found that Qinglian had feelings for him, and she felt relieved.

As for Li Guanshi, Su Yi was even more relieved. When they first met, he was so taciturn that he was almost dull. Only when he saw Qinglian did his eyes suddenly light up.

Su Yi felt a little guilty. After all, it was Miss Su who separated them. But now that she had this status, the blame would naturally fall on her.

"Okay, everything is ready. Don't keep us waiting. Let's go." Su Yi stopped joking.

Qinglian then stood up, took the heater from the maid, and asked Su Yi to hold it. She also asked someone to pack the things for going out. Several people surrounded Su Yi and walked out of the room.

King Rui went to the camp early in the morning and just returned to the mansion. He strode along the corridor, his black cloak fluttering behind him.

Halfway through the journey, he met Su Yi and her group. One of them was dressed in black, the other in white. One was heroic and cold, the other was beautiful and charming. They seemed like a perfect match, indescribably well-matched.

Qinglian and others were not the only ones who were so impressed. When the two of them arrived at Prince An's mansion and walked side by side, Princess An also said to the people around her: "Look, Prince Rui and Princess Rui are walking in the snow like this, don't

they look like a painting?" Someone smiled and sighed: "There are no more outstanding people in the capital than Prince Rui and Princess Rui, and these two outstanding people are paired together. I think it's all God's will, and God called them together."

The one who spoke was the second prince's wife. When she said this, others naturally responded. It seemed that she had completely forgotten that not long ago, someone disdained to be with her because of Su Yihe's divorce.

At today's banquet, in order to show closeness, men and women were not separated, but couples sat at the same table.

In addition to several princes, princes of the palace, and their wives, there were also several young talents in the court and their wives.

Su Yi didn't pay attention to other people at first, until she noticed that some people looked at her with strange expressions, and saw Lady Huang, the cousin of Princess An, and then she realized that the person sitting at the same table with Lady Huang was Miss Su's former lover, Sun Shuli.

She looked at that table openly, and the other person happened to lower his head, so she could only see his profile. He looked like a scholar. It is said that he has been very successful in his career in recent years, and it may be that he has been able to take advantage of the big tree to enjoy the coolness. His current official position is one level higher than Shen Er. He is a real young talent and promising young man.

Su Yi withdrew her gaze without interest, and found that many people were paying attention to her actions, secretly watching her, Prince Rui, and Sun Shuli.

Except for the King of Rui, everyone present should know about the past between Miss Su and the man surnamed Sun. But today, for such an occasion, they were both invited. Su Yi couldn't help but wonder what the host was thinking.

She looked at the main seat. Princess An was talking to someone else. Her face was gentle and there seemed to be nothing unusual.

The corners of the King's mouth were casually curled, and he poured himself a glass of wine. I heard that he had been weak since childhood, which should be true. After all, that pale face and bloodless lips did not look like those of a healthy person.

Although Su Yi didn't care much about being gossiped about, she couldn't help but ask the King of Rui in a low voice: "How is your relationship with the King of An?"

The King of Rui also looked at the main seat, his expression was calm, even a little bored, "Average."

Su Yi felt that she had asked the wrong question. Perhaps in the eyes of the King of Rui, people were only divided into those who could take a beating and those who couldn't, and there was no difference between good and bad relationships.

So she changed the way she asked, "You also grew up in the palace when you were a child, did you two often fight?"

This time the King of Rui looked more serious, at least thought about it, and said: "We fought twice, he was too weak and couldn't take a beating."

Well, Su Yi understood the King of An's mentality a little bit.

If you have a person, you are about the same age as you. Your dad hurts him more than you hurt you. He will probably be more uneven than his biological son. Besides, you will still be a prince. When he

looked back at you, he was disdainful . When they were in the palace, they were used to being close. Now Su Yi not only slept on him at night, but also leaned on him when reading during the day. Sometimes when she didn't get close, he would sit on her and have some physical contact with her intentionally or unintentionally. So now it's really nothing. Su Yi joked, "I'm afraid that after drinking this wine, I will have an upset stomach when I go back." "Is it cold?" King Rui didn't understand and thought her wine was cold. He took it, held it in his palm, warmed it up, and passed it to her mouth, "Try it." After the last time she ate sweet potatoes, Su Yi had learned her lesson. She didn't open her mouth directly, but stretched out her hand to take it.

Although there was no expression on the face of Prince Rui, there was a flash of disappointment in his eyes, and he was still staring at Su Yi.

They themselves did not notice anything wrong with the interaction between the two, but it was a bit noticeable in the eyes of others.

After all, no matter how good the relationship between husband and wife is, they can only treat each other with respect. Such affectionate behavior is probably only done in private with concubines.

The men present glanced at Princess Rui intentionally or unintentionally, thinking that it was no wonder that Prince Rui doted on her with such a stunning beauty. If they got her, they would probably hold her in their hands even more.

The female relatives also had complicated feelings. If their husbands could ask them one more question when they were not feeling well, it would be considered considerate, not to mention warming the wine personally and bringing it to their lips.

Who could have thought that a cold-faced man like Prince Rui would be so considerate after marriage?

If before, some people were jealous of Su Yi for being able to remarry and become a distinguished princess, now, they were probably more envious that she could be treated so cherished.

Madam Huang also watched this scene from a distance. After a long time, she retracted her gaze and looked at the person beside her. Not surprisingly, she saw that he was still looking at Prince Rui and Princess Rui in despair.

She lowered her head and wet her lips with the wine glass, sneering in her heart.

If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

Not long after, the guests left, and Su Yi walked out with Prince Rui. Passing by a small garden, a servant hurriedly caught up with them and said that Prince An had something urgent to discuss with Prince Rui.

King Rui glanced at Su Yi and was about to refuse, but Su Yi pointed a few steps away and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you in that pavilion."

King Rui frowned as he looked at the pavilion, which was not warm, and took off his cloak, put it on her, and said, "I'll be back soon."

Su Yi already had a fox fur coat, and with another cloak, she was wrapped up like a fur ball. She sat in the pavilion, thought for a while, and said to Qinglian, "Go find someone to pour a cup of hot tea."

Qinglian also had this idea, but she was worried about leaving her alone here. Just as she was hesitating, Su Yi said again, "Don't worry, this is Prince An's mansion, what can happen?"

Qinglian then hurried away.

Seeing her figure disappear behind the bamboo forest, Su Yi began to count in his heart. When he counted to eleven, he heard footsteps behind him.

She shook her head in boredom.

These people have no new ideas. The script has been guessed. What's the point?

You can guess without looking. It must be Sun Shuli. No one spoke for a long time. Su Yi was impatient. She looked back and saw that the other party was looking at her infatuatedly.

To be honest, she really sympathized with Miss Su. What kind of bad peach blossoms did she meet?

Sun Shuli, who pretended to be obsessed with her and was still deeply in love with her for more than ten years, turned around and married someone else for his future; Shen Er, who said that she was the only one in his life and was as infatuated as a love saint, in the blink of an eye, he took in three or four concubines to carry on his family line.

Don't these people feel guilty and disgusted?

Sun Shuli looked at the person in the pavilion absentmindedly. He couldn't stop looking at her since she stepped into Prince An's Mansion.

More than ten years ago, the two of them were inseparable, but when they met again now, they were like strangers.

But she hadn't changed at all. She was still as confident and high-spirited as she was back then, even more stunning than then.

Sun Shuli didn't want to think about who made her keep her original intention, nor did he want to recall whose wife she was now. He just couldn't control himself, like a moth flying into a flame. It would be fine if he didn't see the flame, but once he met her, he couldn't stop wanting to get closer. Seeing

the person in the pavilion turning around, his lips moved, "Xiao, Xiaoyi..."

Su Yi looked over coldly, "Lord Sun? Please call me Princess Rui."

Seeing her indifferent look, Sun Shuli's heart shuddered.

In his memory, he had seen her in many ways: happy, angry, sad, crying, laughing, and furious. She was never good at hiding her emotions. He thought about what expression she would have when they met again, but even hatred and anger were better than such an indifferent attitude. Hate

and resentment are because there is still love and expectation in the heart. If there is no expression, does it mean that all emotions have disappeared?

Sun Shuli didn't believe it. They were childhood sweethearts when they were young, and they had been childhood sweethearts for more than ten years. He still couldn't forget the friendship at that time. How could she forget it?

"Xiao Yi, I, I... I'm sorry..." He took two steps forward eagerly, but he was still outside the pavilion and didn't step in.

Su Yi looked at the distance and shook her head sarcastically, "What are you saying sorry about? If I give you another chance, will you choose to betray me? Or, do you dare to give up everything you have and run away with me?"

She knew with her eyes closed that this man would not do that. How could a man who didn't dare to take a step forward even at this time be willing to give up his bright future, glory and wealth? Maybe Shen Er has more courage than him. Sun

Shuli was choked up and could only mutter sorry.

Su Yi was originally curious about what Prince An, or the one with the surname Sun, was up to, but now that she had seen it, she just thought that these two people were too boring, and it was a pity that she cooperated so well and sent Qinglian away. In the end

, the stage was set up, and she was shown this?

She began to look forward to Qinglian's return.

Just as she was thinking about it, she heard a voice from the bamboo forest: "Prince, why are you standing here?"

Su Yi raised her eyebrows slightly and saw King Rui coming out from there, with Qinglian following behind him. Her slightly puzzled expression immediately turned into surprise and panic after she saw Su Yi and Sun Shuli.

King Rui strode over, ignored Sun Shuli who hurriedly saluted, and said to Su Yi: "Go back."

Su Yi looked at his expression, but didn't see anything, and nodded slightly, "Let's go."

The group returned to the palace, King Rui went to the martial arts training ground, and Su Yi went back to her room to change clothes.

She asked Mao Tuan in her heart: "Do you think your father heard it just now?"

Mao Tuan was too lazy to refute the question of whether he was a father or not, and said: "With his personality, if he heard it, he would be so calm?"

"It's hard to say," Su Yi touched his chin, "Look, he usually sticks to me, but today he didn't go back to the room with me, but ran to the martial arts field. He won't be angry with me, right?"

"I just think he is a little normal today." Mao Tuan complained unceremoniously, as revenge for being blinded by the two of them for so many days.

Su Yi ignored him and took off her jewelry in front of the mirror. Qinglian helped her. It was obvious that she had something to say, but she was hesitant.

In order to prevent her from getting upset, Su Yi said, "Don't worry, I didn't do anything bad."

Qinglian smiled bitterly, "At this time, you still have the mind to make jokes."

To be honest, Qinglian was scared to death when she saw Su Yi and Sun Shuli just now.

No one knew better than her how deeply their girl loved Sun Shuli. Her first thought at that time was that their old love had rekindled, but she quickly denied it because she saw with her own eyes these days that the girl had already let go of everything in the past, and she and King Rui were getting closer and closer.

But even if there was nothing, the two of them were alone and were seen by King Rui, and the prince would definitely misunderstand.

King Rui was so good to their girl during this period that Qinglian almost forgot his former reputation as a murderer. When she returned to the mansion just now, she thought about it all the way as she walked. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She almost couldn't help but want to run back to the Su Mansion to ask for help. Fortunately,

the prince didn't say anything and went to the martial arts field as soon as he came back. I don't know what he was thinking in his heart.

Su Yi was quite open-minded. If the other party misunderstood her, she would explain it clearly. If she couldn't explain it clearly, or if she didn't believe it, and she insisted that she had done something to let him down, then...

then she would just misunderstand him. If he insisted on vying to be cuckolded, who could stop him?

She changed into comfortable clothes, took a nap, and had some snacks after waking up. She thought that even if Gou Zi was angry, he should have vented it, so she went to the martial arts arena.

Before she got close, she saw a group of subordinates of King Rui standing in a row outside the martial arts arena, all with sad faces. When they saw her coming, they greeted her sporadically.

"What are you doing here?" Su Yi was curious.

The seventh brother was pushed out by the crowd. His eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together, and the corners of his mouth were bruised. He said bitterly: "The prince invited us to practice. We can't leave after one round. There is another round. Although we have benefited a lot from the prince's guidance, we brothers can't stand the beating. Princess, please save us."

Su Yi looked at them carefully and found that everyone had some bruises and looked miserable.

To be honest, they were beaten because of her. Su Yi coughed a little guilty and said: "Let's go. Everyone go to the cashier to get some wine money. I will treat you to a drink on behalf of the prince." Everyone was overjoyed

. Just now, they were as miserable as cabbages in the field. When they heard that there was wine to drink, they ran away in high spirits.

They said they couldn't stand being beaten, but that was all acting, they are a bunch of drama queens! Su Yi thought as she watched their figures disappear in an instant.

She stepped into the martial arts arena and saw King Rui practicing a set of spear techniques. The long spear was dancing vigorously and loudly, and the water could not penetrate it. His body was like a dragon and a snake, swift and agile.

Su Yi was excited and picked up a spear and walked forward. In the blink of an eye, she fought more than ten rounds.

King Rui suddenly separated from her and shouted a name outside the martial arts arena.

Su Yi said, "Don't shout, I'm going to ask them to drink."

King Rui frowned, looking like his mood was ruined.

"Why, can't I fight with you?"

She knew he was in a bad mood, but he didn't say it. He had to suffocate himself. She had to provoke him and vent his anger. Don't let him be suffocated. After all, he is her dog, and she can't bear it.

She threw away her red lance and rushed forward with bare hands.

King Rui retreated quickly, but Su Yi kept pressing forward. In order to avoid hurting her, she had to throw away her gun and fight with her bare hands.

Perhaps because he was holding back his strength, he was more explosive than usual. It took Su Yi more time to successfully subdue him.

She sat astride King Rui, with her knees against his chest to prevent him from getting up. She raised her chin, sweat running down her cheeks, "I still win."

King Rui said nothing, his brows were twisted so tightly that they could pinch flies.

Seeing this, Su Yi reached out and poked him between the eyebrows and said, "A real man, no matter how hot-tempered he is, he should calm down after fighting for an entire afternoon, right? Besides, what's there to be angry about? I just said a few words to someone, and one of us is still standing inside the pavilion and the other is standing outside. If you mind that he and I had a relationship when we were young, that was many years ago. Didn't you know about it before you married me? It's a little too late for you to be angry now?"

King Rui knew everything she said. He knew that Su Yi had a childhood sweetheart, and that she had been married before, and it was even he who caused the divorce. But he didn't think there was anything to mind before. He was only clear about it, and there was no emotional fluctuation.

It was not until today, when he saw the two men standing in the garden from afar, that a surge of tyranny suddenly arose in his heart. He wanted to destroy everything and make those annoying people disappear forever.

No one knew how much effort he had put in to maintain his superficial calm in front of Su Yi.

He couldn't see her for the time being, and he didn't want to expose his bad side to her, so he came to the martial arts field to vent.

Now, the fight is over, and the anger should have subsided, but he still felt something in his heart.

He frowned, and finally said, "He is not as good as me."

Su Yi almost laughed. Hearing the unwilling tone, it seemed that he was a little aggrieved?

She soothed him, "Yes, yes, he is definitely not as good as you. Just think of me as a young man with poor vision. Besides, I was not me ten years ago, and you were not you now. From today on, we will only look back. Things in the past should only happen in the past. There is no need to continue to the present. What do you think?"

The King of Rui pursed his lips, but his expression seemed to have eased a lot.

Su Yi said again, "Today, we were both fooled. They deliberately led you away, let the man surnamed Sun come to see me, and let you see this scene, so that you would be angry. Maybe the King of An is laughing now."

Of course, Su Yi was fooled on purpose.

Firstly, she wanted to see what those people were going to do. Secondly, she felt that Prince Rui had been circling around her for long enough, but he still hadn't figured it out. She really admired him, so much so that she couldn't bear to watch him. After all, seeing him wake up like that every morning, she was really worried

that he would get sick. Her own dog should be hurt by himself, so she should lend a hand.

Upon hearing this, Prince Rui's expression changed, and his dark eyes looked dark. Su Yi felt that he might go and beat Prince An.

But Prince An was not resistant to beatings. Would the emperor feel bad if he beat him up?

Forget it, she would think about these things another day. At the moment, Su Yi kneaded Prince Rui's face, which could make outsiders turn pale, like kneading dough, and then suddenly lowered her head and kissed him on the lips.

...

"...Hello? Hello? You're back to life."