Bedmates
"Put me down!" Jiang Yan grabbed Shangguan Zeyu's shoulders, stood up, and was about to leave.
Shangguan Zeyu did not stop her, but looked at her angry and disgusted face with great confusion.
Jiang Yan nimbly got off his legs, stood in front of him, still angry, and didn't look at him.
Shangguan Zeyu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He glanced around haphazardly, his eyes darting about, and stammered, "..."
"Um, Ruyi, you dislike... me?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan seemed to suddenly realize what she was doing. She was so shocked that her face changed drastically. She stared at him blankly for a long while before she smiled apologetically.
"Your Highness, you have misunderstood me! I... I love Your Highness so much, how could I... find fault with you?"
"Then why don't you dare look at me? Why do your eyes dart around?"
Jiang Yan's dry smile froze on her face. She didn't know how to explain his question, so she lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Shangguan Zeyu kept his eyes fixed on her, watching her turn from pouting in annoyance to sighing with regret, and said...
"Is Ruyi blaming me?"
Jiang Yan was so startled that she widened her eyes and replied, "No, no, no, Your Highness has misunderstood! How could I possibly blame Your Highness?" She then chuckled awkwardly twice.
Shangguan Zeyu remained calm and peaceful, without showing any anger.
"I wanted to inform Ruyi in advance that one day, when I choose an auspicious time, Ruyi will move to the 'Hundred Flowers Garden'."
"'Hundred Flowers Garden'?" Why does that name sound so familiar? Where have she heard it before?
“That place has a nice environment, Ruyi will definitely be happy to live there.” Shangguan Zeyu said to Jiang Yan, a gentle smile appearing in his eyes.
Jiang Yan stared at him blankly, and as she looked into his smiling eyes, she suddenly couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
Isn't that "Hundred Flowers Garden" the courtyard that everyone in the manor knows he built for the newlyweds? It was built under the supervision of Princess Xiao Yiqing. Even if it wasn't for the newlyweds, it should have been for Xiao Yiqing!
If he tells her to move in now, isn't that openly making enemies for her?
Xiao Yiqing, Wang Qianqian, and Wu Lanyu—aren't they going to eat her alive?!
"Your Highness, I think Pear Blossom Residence is very nice and I don't want to leave here," Jiang Yan said irritably, still feeling annoyed.
Shangguan Zeyu was even more puzzled.
He had bestowed such a great favor upon her, so why was she still ungrateful? She stared blankly at him, feeling deeply distressed.
Jiang Yan sighed softly, looked at him, and seeing his expression, sighed again in her heart before patiently explaining.
"Your Highness, isn't there a saying, 'There's no place like home'? Hundred Flowers Garden is indeed beautiful and spacious, far surpassing Pear Blossom Residence! But I've grown accustomed to Pear Blossom Residence and love life there. Pear Blossom Residence is my second home, and I don't want to leave it. Please, Your Highness, take back what you just said." She gave Shangguan Zeyu a somewhat awkward bow.
But Shangguan Zeyu sensed jealousy in Jiang Yan's words.
He smiled indulgently at her, then slowly stood up. Before Jiang Yan could react, he reached out and gently took her hands, pulling her to sit down on his right.
"I understand Ruyi's thoughts."
Jiang Yan heard the smile in his voice and wondered what had gotten into him, so he made a sarcastic remark.
"What does Your Highness know? Your Highness knows nothing!"
But Shangguan Zeyu wasn't angry. Instead, he was slightly taken aback, as if it was the first time he had heard someone speak to him like that, and he even laughed.
"Then Ruyi, tell me, what is it that I don't know?"
His gaze was so gentle, like a dewdrop glistening in the morning light, sparkling brightly.
Jiang Yan was once again captivated by his mesmerizing, abyss-like gaze, and couldn't help but blurt out everything on her mind.
"Does Your Highness like all the women around you?"
Shangguan Zeyu was clearly not expected to hear her ask that. He paused for a moment before laughing and saying, "Ruyi, are you really jealous? Do you think I'm too fickle?"
Jiang Yan's muddled mind, which had been captivated by him, was instantly cleared.
How dare he say that with a smile?
Is being a womanizer something to talk about? Is it something to be proud of?
Playing with women's feelings and trampling on their sincerity—for this alone, no matter how good-looking they are, they are bastards!
Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel disgusted with him, forcefully pulling her hands back from his grasp, then turned away angrily.
Shangguan Zeyu was amused by her emotional outburst.
As if trying to please her, he gently tugged at the back of her dress with his right hand, brought his head close to the back of her neck, and gazed at her round, puffed-out cheeks while smiling broadly.
"If I said that I only love you, would you believe me?"
Jiang Yan's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
She knew without even thinking that he was just putting on an act, that not a single word of his was true, but she foolishly fell for it.
She didn't want her to be so pathetic; she wanted her to be as calm as still water. But her heart was completely out of her control, pounding wildly as if it were about to burst out of her chest and leap out of her body.
Shangguan Zeyu turned his body to the side and began to look at Jiang Yan from his right.
Jiang Yan's expression was indifferent and expressionless, but Shangguan Zeyu, who had experienced the world and met countless people, was certain that she was just pretending and hiding her already lighthearted and excited heart.
"Ruyi, I'm asking you a question. Have you figured it out yet?" He pressed his red lips almost against Jiang Yan's right ear and spoke softly and ambiguously.
Jiang Yan felt that she must have been bewitched by him, otherwise, he had just said such a casual sentence, and she would have been unable to stop her body from trembling, her heart would have started to panic, and her mind would have gradually fallen into chaos.
What he said is 100% false!
She can't let him influence her!
He's just good-looking on the outside! He's a cold-blooded, selfish bastard at heart!
Even though Jiang Yan kept telling herself this, she still gradually succumbed to her desires against her will. By the time she realized it, her lips were already intertwined with Shangguan Zeyu's.
It's that gentle, humid, and clingy feeling again!
It's a feeling that allows her to forget all her troubles and willingly succumb to it!
If life in the future continues to be so sweet and wonderful, then it wouldn't be impossible for her to stay in this "Zhou Kingdom," would it?
...
That night, Shangguan Zeyu stayed at Pear Blossom Residence.
The next morning, Jiang Yan didn't know what time Shangguan Zeyu left, because when Jiang Yan woke up it was already past noon, she had never gotten up so late before.
"...How could His Highness possibly neglect His Consort? You see, am I right? His Consort is so beautiful and has such a cold temperament, which suits His Highness's eccentric nature perfectly. What do you say now? No more complaints, right?"
"Yes, yes, we don't have your sharp eyes, Granny. But how should I put it, the prince dotes on his master, which makes us servants proud. It also prevents us from being persuaded to do bad things when we walk around the prince's mansion in the future, right?" another uncle said.
"If you ask me, the best way is to have the Prince come to Pear Blossom Residence for several days in a row, so that the mistress can conceive the Prince's child as soon as possible. This way, the mistress's position in the Prince's Mansion will be secure, and no one will dare to look down on the mistress or laugh at us."
...
Others began to chime in.
Jiang Yan's eyebrows twitched as she listened. What kind of nonsense was this? Just because she slept in the same bed with Shangguan Zeyu, did something have to happen? Couldn't it just be because they were too tired and simply lying together?
Jiang Yan felt a surge of anger with nowhere to vent when she thought of Shangguan Zeyu snoring like a pig, half-hanging on her and making it hard for her to breathe.
The oriole warned the others, and they shut their mouths and went about their own business.
Jiang Yan scratched her messy long hair and got out of bed in a huff.
Huang Ying knocked on the door a few times and came in. When she saw Huang Ying fiddling with her clothes, she quickly said, "Master, you're awake. Are you feeling unwell?"
Upon hearing her tense tone, Jiang Yan guessed that she, like everyone else, must have thought that she had slept with Shangguan Zeyu, and angrily retorted without any politeness.
"Why are you thinking such nonsense like them? What could possibly be wrong with me? I'm perfectly healthy!!" As she spoke, she even imitated a gorilla, angrily patting her chest.
Huang Ying was stunned for a moment, her face flushing red and then turning pale: "My lady, you and the prince..."
"We all slept separately, and nothing happened!"
"......real?"
"What else did you think? Why would I lie to you about something like this? If it happened, it happened; if it didn't happen, it didn't happen!" Jiang Yan said, helping her put on her clothes.
Huang Ying hurriedly placed the tray she was carrying on the round table and ran over to help.
"Why is Master dressed like this today?"
A long, narrow-sleeved dress, neither white nor pink, but with a beautiful design featuring trendy subtle embroidery. The skirt is adorned with colorful little butterflies. A very playful outfit.
"I need to go out. The colors of those clothes are too bright and the skirts are too long. This one is a little more normal."
Huang Ying paused involuntarily as she tied the belt around Huang Ying's waist, and looked up at her in confusion: "Where are you going today, Master?"
"Of course it won't be the Liu residence, you can rest assured about that."
"So you're going to...?"
"Furong Tower is the largest, most prosperous, and most popular restaurant in the capital."
As Huang Ying lowered her head and tied the last belt for her, she asked in confusion, "What are you going there for, Master? There are many people and it's a chaotic place. Given your special condition, it will be inconvenient for you to go there."
Jiang Yan, lost in her own world, excitedly said, "That's precisely why I'm going—because there are so many people and it's such a mixed bag." She glanced down at her and added, "Do you know why? Because that way I can find out lots and lots of useful information. Do you want to go?"
Huang Ying gave her a dry laugh: "Can this servant not go?"
“Of course not.” Jiang Yan chuckled and added, “Let’s not eat dinner. Let’s go to the market and get something else to change things up.”
Huang Ying accompanied her out of the palace.
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