The emperor had never been unaware of what happened in Prince An's mansion. After he heard the report in the harem palace, his brows were furrowed. "The eldest brother is too noisy."

The queen brought a cup of tea and gently advised, "It's just a child playing. Your Majesty, why bother?"

"Child?" The emperor snorted and took the teacup. "A man in his thirties is still a child?" The

queen smiled and said, "In the eyes of parents, even if the beard is white, the child is still a child. I think Prince An has no bad intentions, he just likes to play a little. Isn't it normal for brothers to joke with each other?"

"That should be done in moderation." The emperor took a sip of tea. The warm tea warmed his stomach all the way. He slowly breathed a sigh of relief. "I have annoyed Prince Rui. I don't know what that brat will do."

"In my opinion, since Prince Rui got married, his temper has been much calmer than before, and he may not really bother with Prince An. At worst, I will summon Princess Rui to the palace another day to apologize on behalf of Prince An."

The emperor waved his hand, "You are the elder, and they are not afraid of losing their lives if you apologize. Well, as the queen said, don't worry about it. The eldest brother has caused trouble himself, so let him deal with it himself."

The queen smiled and pushed a pile of tea and snacks in front of him. She knew in her heart that the emperor said don't worry, but he didn't really want her to do nothing. Otherwise, if Prince Rui really got angry and beat Prince An, how would it end?

None of these princes and princes were her own children, but in the position of the queen, she had to put on a motherly face and maintain her peace. After

so many years, the queen has gotten used to it and doesn't feel tired.

Which woman has an easy life in the harem? At least, she doesn't have to fight for favor, doesn't have to fight for the throne, and doesn't have to worry about being doomed if she fails. At least she still has the title of queen, and no matter who sits on the throne in the future, she will be the queen mother.

She gently swirls the clear tea in the cup, and sees a branch of red plum blossoms growing diagonally outside the window from the corner of her eye. Snow is falling on the plum blossoms, the whiter the whiter, the redder the red, and it has been like this for many years.

At this time, dinner has just been served in the Rui Wang Mansion.

This time is a little later than usual. Who asked the Rui Wang and the princess to stay in the martial arts field until dark before coming out?

After Su Yi washed up, she wrapped herself in a blanket and leaned on the couch, flipping through the account books in the mansion. Qinglian brought the candlestick closer, and the candlelight shone on Su Yi's face. The dim light made her profile even more perfect.

"Reading at night hurts your eyes, so why not leave it until tomorrow?" Qinglian said softly.

Su Yi hummed, "Just finish reading these few pages."

As the year was coming to an end, the account books for settlements from all over the place were sent to the mansion, but Su Yi had been lazy these days, either admiring the snow or looking at the plum blossoms, and had not spent much time on this, so she had to study hard in the middle of the night.

As he was talking, King Rui stepped into the room. He had just finished bathing elsewhere and only put on a coat over his underwear, and walked around in the cold night. When he sat down, Su Yi saw that the front of his shirt was wet, thinking that he had not wiped it dry after coming out of the water.

Su Yi was not afraid of the cold, but she felt a little cold when she looked at him, "It's very cold, be careful not to catch a cold."

"It's not cold." King Rui said.

As soon as he came, he occupied the position at Su Yi's feet. The soft couch, which was originally of suitable width and narrowness, suddenly became crowded with one more person.

Su Yi raised her head from the account book and glanced at him. King Rui was staring at her intently, with a little more warmth in his eyes than usual.

Qinglian had already quietly left.

After Su Yi went to the martial arts field in the afternoon,

she didn't come out for a long time. Qinglian was already worried, and she was even more anxious, fearing that the prince would be angry and make things difficult for the princess. Just when she couldn't wait any longer and was about to rush in, the prince and the princess came out together. The two of them looked normal, except that the prince looked at the princess more intently than usual, and his burning eyes could almost melt people. Not to mention

that the girls blushed when they saw them, even Qinglian was embarrassed to stay in front of them for a long time.

There were only the two of them left in the room. Su Yi moved and stretched her feet out from under the blanket. She was not wearing socks, and her slender feet were white and translucent, and her toes were small and delicate, as if they were carved from jade.

King Rui subconsciously stretched out his hand, wanting to hold it, but Su Yi twisted flexibly, dodged it lightly, and put her feet on his legs.

A snow-white foot fell on the black robe, as if it was a very common scene, but King Rui couldn't help but roll his Adam's apple.

Su Yi had thrown away the account book, half lying on the couch, supporting her forehead with one hand, and shaking the dazzlingly white feet with interest.

She now understood the fun of those fairies and charming ghosts in the storybooks seducing scholars.

She felt that she was a little possessed by a fox spirit at the moment, and just looking at his fiery eyes, tense body, but not knowing what to do, she found it very interesting.

But she did not tease for too long, and she withdrew her feet. In the sight of King Rui who was unconsciously chasing her, she sat astride him and hugged his neck, intending to do something a real vixen should do.

This night seemed to be no different from any other. The next morning, when King Rui woke up, he saw the person in his arms, and he did not tighten his body, but hugged him even tighter, as if he could not restrain himself. He lowered his head and kissed Su Yi

on the forehead. Su Yi moved a few times in his arms, opened her eyes in a daze, and before she could say anything, she was kissed on the lips.

She woke up and stared at the person who kissed her, and then the person approached her again and kissed her on the cheek again.

"..." Su Yi was a little suspicious. Did her dog become a kissing monster in just one night?

Things went far beyond this. The maids came in with washing utensils to serve. In the past, the two of them got up from the bed and washed themselves. This time, after King Rui got up, he only wore underwear, not even an outer robe, and picked up Su Yi, put her on the soft couch beside him, wrapped her up with a blanket, and then motioned the maid who brought water to come closer. He twisted a hot cloth and wanted to wipe Su Yi's face.

One or two maids were young and not calm enough. When they saw the prince holding the princess, they couldn't help but let out a low cry, lowered their heads with red faces, and even almost lost their balance on the tray in their hands.

The older ones, seeing the messy bed, the faint smell in the air, and the prince's attentiveness and consideration for the princess, all felt hot in their ears and dared not look at them any more.

Only Su Yi was calm. She stopped King Rui with her hand and said, "I'll do it myself."

But the other party didn't play by the rules. He directly held her hand that she used to stop him, and wiped it one finger at a time. After wiping, he kissed the back of her hand. When he looked up at her, his eyes were like a dog looking at its bones, wishing to hold them in his mouth all the time.

Su Yi refused in his heart, but seeing her expressionless face and doing such a pleasing and cherishing thing, he didn't say anything to resist.

So King Rui leaned over, kissed her at the corner of her mouth, and then began to wipe her face.

Su Yi felt that if she were a Thumbelina, she might really be held in the other person's mouth.

In the end, someone wanted to change her clothes, but Su Yi ruthlessly refused and rushed out of the room.

She really didn't expect that after several worlds, this time the demon wolf looked the coldest, but once it got its way, its clinging skills were also the strongest. Could it be that everything will turn into the opposite

when it reaches the extreme? At breakfast, she once again rejected the other person's idea of ​​holding her on his lap and feeding her. She really had hands and feet, and she would not starve to death because no one fed her.

King Rui looked at her with a little regret and loss in his eyes. When his eyelids drooped, he even looked a little pitiful.

Su Yi was determined not to be soft-hearted. Hugging and kissing was fine, but she was also fed like a baby. Didn't she have any dignity?

After breakfast, she went to the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother and the Empress.

The Queen asked her to sit for a while longer, and as if chatting, she talked about the banquet at Prince An's mansion yesterday. "Although Prince Rui is not your Majesty's biological son, your Majesty loves him as much as any other prince. You don't know that when Prince An was a child, he had a lot of trouble because of this. Fortunately, they have grown up and become sensible now. Seeing these brothers living in harmony, your Majesty and I are very happy."

Su Yi listened with a smile, and knew the meaning of the Queen's words. It was nothing more than asking her to persuade Prince Rui not to really have a conflict with Prince An.

She also had no intention of letting Prince Rui beat Prince An. After all, the other party looked really weak. What if he was accidentally injured? Although the emperor loved Prince Rui as his own son, he was not his biological son after all. Even if he did not care about it on the surface, he would still feel resentful in his heart when his nephew beat up his own son. What's more,

what happened yesterday did not cause any rift between her and Prince Rui. On the contrary, their relationship had improved because of it. In addition, she learned from Mao Tuan Tuan that Prince An would not live long. Su Yi felt that she was magnanimous and should not bother with a short-lived ghost.

She responded seriously to a few words. The queen was naturally happy to see that she understood, and gave her a lot of things as compensation. For a while, both sides were happy.

After saying goodbye from the Queen's Palace, Su Yi walked towards the outer court. She saw a man standing there from a distance. He was tall and handsome, with a black cape fluttering in the wind behind him.

She walked closer and asked, "Why did you

come to the palace? Did His Majesty summon you?" "I'm here to pick you up," said King Rui, stretching out his hand.

Seeing his posture, Su Yi immediately moved aside and said, "I can walk by myself. You don't need to hold me."

King Rui's hand was hanging in the air, unwilling to take it back. The two people were in a stalemate for a while, and finally one of them took a step back and went back hand in hand.

On the other side, the emperor was sitting in the hall reviewing memorials. He asked casually, "Didn't they say that Prince Rui had entered the palace? It's only a few steps away, he should have reached there even if he had to crawl. Why hasn't he come yet?"

Several adult princes and Prince Rui all had badges that allowed them to enter and exit the palace walls freely, but Prince Rui rarely entered the palace except when summoned. So the emperor got the news as soon as he arrived. He was planning to talk to him about what happened yesterday, but he waited for a long time and still didn't see him.

Eunuch Dehai already knew what had happened, but in order to prevent the emperor from getting angry, or to make him less angry, he had to carefully say, "The prince... has left the palace."

The emperor paused, "Left the palace? Then why did he enter the palace? Coming for a walk?"

"He... is probably here to pick up the princess."

"..." The emperor wanted to throw the memorial again.