“I haven’t agreed yet!” Hongzhou glared stubbornly at his wife, Wukuzha.
“This lady agrees on behalf of the master,” Wu Kuzha said, glaring back at Hongzhou without backing down.
Seeing this, Hongli suddenly wanted to laugh, and his face involuntarily turned up. That fellow Hongzhou finally had a formidable wife who could keep him in check.
“You, Wu Kuzha, don’t interrupt when I’m speaking. It’s incredibly rude of you,” Hong Zhou said, his face flushed.
"As Your Highness's wife, I naturally have reason to consider Your Highness's feelings. The Fourth Prince came to invite Your Highness, but instead of being grateful, Your Highness put on such a show. I simply cannot stand it. Let's go and talk to Father Emperor and Mother Emperor to see if I have done anything wrong," Wu Kuza said emphatically.
Upon hearing this, Hongzhou immediately admitted defeat. He understood that Hongli's visit at this time meant he must have already spoken to his father, the Emperor, and the Emperor must have agreed. Therefore, if he were to go to the Emperor with Wukuzha at this moment, he would be courting death.
“We men are having a discussion, why are you, a woman, meddling here? Go back now.” Hongzhou had no choice but to resort to shamelessness.
“If that’s what you mean, Your Highness, then I won’t stand here.” Wu Kuzha was truly angry that Hongzhou was showing her no respect in front of Hongli.
After Wu Kuzha curtsied to Hongli, she threw down her handkerchief and left.
"Your wife is quite good; I'm afraid you'll have to go and flatter her," Hongli teased, suppressing a laugh.
"Isn't Fourth Brother's wife even better? He got two at once. I don't have Fourth Brother's good fortune." Hongzhou still looked indignant. He had just been deliberately putting on airs to make Hongli lower himself and speak to him, but Wukuzha had ruined it.
“Hongzhou, you are my younger brother. It’s not appropriate for a younger brother to be so concerned about his sister-in-law,” Hongli said.
Hongzhou was speechless after Hongli's words. Indeed, Xueying was already his sister-in-law, and it was inappropriate for him to keep arguing with Hongli because of her.
"Hongzhou, I've come to tell you that Father has agreed to let my brother and I have a showdown at the Ministry of Revenue. If you don't go, I'll have to find someone else," Hongli said, then turned to leave.
“Hey, wait a minute, when did I say I wasn’t going?” Hongzhou quickly said.
A smile appeared on Hongli's face as he turned away, but he regained his composure when he turned back and said to Hongzhou, "Then let's go there starting tomorrow. No being late or leaving early. Go and comfort your younger brother and sister-in-law."
After saying that, Hongli lifted his leg and walked out.
After watching Hongli's figure disappear through the door, Hongzhou said, "What's this attitude of his when he comes to ask me to do something together?"
"You really think Fourth Brother came to beg you?" Wu Kuzha walked in from outside again and said to Hongzhou.
"You, you didn't leave?" Hongzhou was so shocked he almost took a step back.
"So, Prince Beile has always been too concerned about Fourth Brother's concubine?" Wu Kuzha said, her face now completely frosty.
"What did you hear? It's not what you think," Hongzhou suddenly said anxiously to Wukuzha.
“Not like that?” Wu Kuzha asked, tears welling in his eyes.
"Qin'er, it's not what you think. I've known them for a long time. I just couldn't stand how Fourth Brother treated Xueying. I didn't mean anything by it," Hongzhou hurriedly explained.
"Fine, as long as the Prince knows she's your sister-in-law," Wu Kuzha said, then turned and walked out.
Hongzhou wanted to chase after them, but he didn't follow them out.
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