"Are you angry?" Fu Baiheng smiled happily.
Xu Ziling shook his head, looking at him seriously, and said, "Not really. I understand a man's mind, but public and private matters must be clearly separated. With your highness's conditions, you can have any woman you want, so it's best not to eat grass near your home."
"Are you talking about Hua Lian?" Fu Baiheng suddenly understood what she meant.
Xu Ziling had an expression that said, "You finally understand," and said helplessly, "There's nothing going on between Your Highness and me, but Hua Lian has always thought we might have something. If Your Highness was interested, I believe you would have noticed the hatred Hua Lian gives me every time. I don't mind it, but Your Highness is going to marry Miss Huo after the New Year. Don't underestimate a woman's jealousy. Otherwise, it will cause a fire in the backyard, not only causing you to feel upset, but also causing you to miss important things, which would be fatal."
Her words made Fu Baiheng fall into deep thought. Hua Lian was his most proud secret guard, and she was also beautiful, so he had already had feelings for her. Now thinking about it, it was indeed inappropriate to do so.
"Your Highness, it's okay to keep singing girls and dancing girls in your mansion, because they are just vases for your enjoyment, empty inside and dispensable. Your Highness can throw them away and replace them if he doesn't like them, but Hua Lian is a secret guard you've spent a lot of time and effort to train. You can treat her as a subordinate and a friend, but not as a lover. Women are easily emotionally involved, as the Book of Songs says, 'A man's love can still be detached, but a woman's love cannot be detached.' Your Highness, think it over as soon as possible. This is just my little advice."
Fu Baiheng looked at her and said with emotion for a long time: "Xu Ziling, I found you. It's like finding a treasure. Thank you."
Finally, at nightfall, bonfires were lit outside the tents, and people were roasting meat. Meanwhile, palace servants brought in roasted lamb, spiced with chili powder and cumin powder, allowing people to choose their own flavors.
The emperor also rewarded Shi Mingyue with a special gift of fine grape wine from the Western Regions, and Shi Mingyue joined Fu Yueli and her cousins in drinking and eating. Feeling unsatisfied, Gao Siqi suggested, "How about we play a game? Let's spin a silver spoon around the table. Whoever it points to must answer a question, and they must tell the truth. If they don't, they have to drink a full glass of wine. How about that?"
The game she said was very interesting, and the other three agreed. Gao Siqi was the first to spin the silver spoon. The spoon spun and spun, and then stopped and pointed at Gao Siyuan. Gao Siyuan shouted, "Did you do that on purpose?"
"No way, hahaha, brother, you're so lucky," Gao Siqi laughed, then looked at Shi Mingyue and said, "Yue'er, what question do you want to ask?"
Was this giving her the chance to ask questions? Shi Mingyue thought for a while and asked, "Cousin, when we went to the mist forest to pick mushrooms that year, was the biggest king matsutake that I picked stolen by you?" She remembered that she had just picked the king matsutake, put it in the basket, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye. Then Gao Siyuan said happily that he had picked the king matsutake.
Unexpectedly, Shi Mingyue still remembered what happened back then. Gao Siyuan felt a little embarrassed and laughed it off, saying, "Sorry, it's me."
"Do you think you have the nerve to do that?" Gao Siqi poked his forehead and scolded him.
Shi Mingyue finally resolved the mystery in her heart and said with a smile, "It's okay, continue."
The atmosphere became cheerful. Gao Siyuan, as the "lucky one" in the first round, turned the silver spoon and this time he actually pointed at Shi Mingyue.
Gao Siqi spoke first: "Let me ask myself!"
Fu Yueli and Gao Siyuan both looked at her, wondering what question she would ask. Gao Siqi coughed twice, cleared her throat, and asked solemnly, "What did you do the night before your wedding?"
Shi Mingyue froze. What had she done? She had rejected Qin Zheng, refused to elope with him, yet she spent the entire night unable to forget the events of her rebirth. Unable to answer this question, Shi Mingyue silently raised her glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
The other three had different expressions. Gao Siqi had thought Shi Mingyue would say she was getting married and was very excited, but she didn't say anything and just decisively drank a glass of wine. Fu Yueli knew why she didn't answer. It was because of Qin Zheng. Qin Zheng went to the Shi Mansion that night, and no one knew what happened. Shi Mingyue chose not to leave with him.
Shi Mingyue finished her drink, looked up and smiled, "It's my turn to turn the spoon this time." She turned the spoon, and this time it was pointing at her again.
No one dared to ask her any more questions. The atmosphere remained frozen for a long time. Shi Mingyue smiled helplessly and said, "Since none of you ask, I can only drink."
Gao Siqi bravely asked another question, this time deliberately asking something easy to answer: "What is the happiest thing in your life?"
The happiest thing was that God gave her a chance to be reborn. Shi Mingyue still couldn't answer. She didn't want to lie, so she filled the glass with wine and drank it all again.
This time all three of them were shocked. Why was Shi Mingyue unwilling to answer the question about what was the happiest thing?
Shi Mingyue turned the silver spoon for the second time, and who would have thought that this time it pointed at her again.
Gao Siqi said he didn't want to ask Shi Mingyue anymore, and he just kept his mouth shut and waited for the other two to ask. Gao Siyuan also remained silent, looking at Fu Yueli. Fu Yueli wanted to ask why she refused to elope with Qin Zheng and marry me, but he knew he couldn't ask, so he smiled casually and said, "Tell me what my strengths are."
She could answer this question. Shi Mingyue looked at him and smiled faintly, "You are the most perfect person I have ever seen. You possess all the advantages in the world."
After saying these two sentences, Fu Yueli was stunned. He had not expected that he would be seen like this in Shi Mingyue's eyes. Gao Siqi and Gao Siyuan felt that the atmosphere was lively at this time, and quickly turned the silver spoon again. This time it was finally not Shi Mingyue anymore, but Gao Siqi. Gao Siyuan asked him mercilessly what was the most embarrassing thing. Gao Siqi glared at him and said that he imitated a hen to hatch eggs, and put all the eggs on the bed, and ended up crushing them all. After making others laugh, Gao Siqi said: "It's boring, it's boring, let's not play this anymore, eat meat! The meat is almost cold."
The palace servants brought in freshly roasted meat. The four of them drank wine and ate meat, and it was time to rest.
Shi Mingyue, already a little tipsy, collapsed onto the bed, sinking completely into the soft duvet. Fu Yueli had sent the drunken Gao siblings away, and upon returning to see Shi Mingyue asleep, he sighed, first removing her shoes, straightening her body, and tucking her into the quilt. A palace maid brought a hot water towel, which he wrung dry and carefully wiped Shi Mingyue's face. Her face, from all the drinking, was now as red as an apple. Fu Yueli observed her, a smile spreading across his face.
After washing up, Fu Yueli left an oil lamp on and went to bed. He lay sideways with his head supported by his hands, looking at his wife quietly.
Thinking of her praise for him today, his heart felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey. Since he was such a perfect person in her heart, did she already like him?
At this moment, Shi Mingyue frowned unconsciously, as if she was caught in a nightmare. She opened her lips and uttered a mumbling word. It was a person's name, "Qin Zheng."
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