Cailu actually shed tears: "I don't want anyone else. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him smiling with a wine cup at the banquet in the main hall. He stands out even in a crowd. I always hoped to meet someone like him. Now that I have, how can I let go?"
I turned to the side; I should have been smiling at Li Ruo and drinking with her, not holding a wine glass and laughing happily.
Xie Yuancheng turned around and whispered in my ear, "Ying'er, it's all because you're laughing for no reason." What, is it wrong for me to laugh?
"Brother Xie, I can persuade Father to help you. All I want is for you to give me the prince consort. You already have so many female confidantes. It wouldn't be good for you if word got out that he, a man, would give himself to you."
I had many female confidantes, so I pushed Xie Yuancheng and went inside. If I listened any longer, I would break up with him.
"Ying'er".
Xie Yuancheng said something to Cailu, and she left shortly afterward.
The door slammed shut, and I immediately pulled the blanket over my head.
"Ying'er, you've brought trouble upon your husband."
I don't care what he says, I just won't talk to him.
"Okay, covering your head will prevent you from breathing, which is bad for your health."
I kept quiet, and Xie Yuancheng was doing something, so he didn't make a sound.
I lifted a corner of the blanket, but there was no one by the bed. I quickly sat up. Where did that guy go?
"Finally out! Don't hide under the covers next time." I didn't even feel him lying in there.
"Let go of me and go find your soulmate."
"I don't have any female confidantes, I only like you, there is no one else."
"I want to hear it."
I covered my ears, and he leaned closer. "Ying'er, you have so many female confidantes. Even after all that, Cailu still hasn't given up. There are also the two girls from Heqing Palace, some you saw on the street when you left the palace, and some from Linyang Street."
I covered him with the blanket. "No way, you're just making that up."
Xie Yuancheng pulled me into the blanket: "If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have come to the Ji residence earlier and taken you away directly. Let no one see you, and see how they will miss you then."
"That's all what you said, it's not like that at all."
"When Anxiang sent me the message, she said that the new prince consort was the most handsome person she had ever seen, but he was all show and no substance and posed no threat. Now, where is there no threat? There are crises everywhere."
I recalled the blush on Anxiang's cheeks at that moment: "That's true. I told you Ji Ying is bisexual. Anyway, you're leaving, I'll find someone else, and then..."
He couldn't say anything more, so he just acted recklessly because he knew some kung fu.
As soon as it was light, Madam Ji opened the door and came in, her voice panicked: "Ying'er, I saw the servants fall to the ground, are you all alright?"
I was completely naked, though there was a thin veil covering me, it was still see-through. I quickly hid under the covers: "Mother, we're all fine, you can go out now, I'll tell you after I get dressed."
It's so early in the morning, thankfully we're at the Ji residence.
Xie Yuancheng, on the other hand, was quite relaxed, leaning against the pillow and smiling at me.
I had just put on my undergarments, thinking that if I wore men's clothes today, I could go horseback riding with him in the backyard.
"Ying'er, you're wearing men's clothes again. Don't you think you're attracting enough girls?" Xie Yuancheng looked unwilling, but the women's clothes had too many inward buttons and too many hairpins and jewelry, and they didn't fit as well as the men's clothes.
"Yuancheng~ Let's go horseback riding in the backyard."
"Then you don't need to change into men's clothing."
"Women's clothing is inconvenient."
"Won't."
It's not like you're wearing it, so of course you don't notice.
A maid knocked on the door. When I opened it, she hurriedly said that Consort Ji had suddenly come to the mansion and that Mother Ji wanted me to come quickly.
After sending her away, I proudly boasted to Xie Yuancheng, "I told you I had foresight."
"Oh well, whatever."
"It's today, I'll wear whatever you choose tomorrow, whatever you say."
"Okay, go ahead."
As I walked along the road, it suddenly occurred to me that Consort Ji's sudden visit to the Ji residence might have been because she heard the news that Xie Yuancheng had taken his wife to a brothel and came specifically to tell me about it.
"Ying'er is here." Consort Ji seemed like a completely different person at the Ji residence, becoming incredibly kind.
Madam Ji laughed beside her, "Your Majesty, Ying'er is so grateful for your help in the palace."
“We’re all family, this is only right. If Xuan’er hadn’t died young, he would be the same age as Ying’er now.”
Consort Ji actually had a child; it's hard to believe. She looks like she's in her early twenties.
"Auntie, why are you here? Won't you be discovered?"
I asked her casually, but she had a lot of ideas, so she must have had a plan before leaving the palace.
"The whole country is busy with the matter of the princess of Chequ Kingdom, so I took a break from my busy schedule to come out of the palace."
"Ying'er, Her Majesty has come here specifically to see you. I'll go out first; it's safe to talk here."
They really came for me; I'll see how they handle things later.
Only Consort Ji and I remained in the room.
“Ying’er, the wife of Marquis Anle has come to the capital. She must have heard that he is going to war and has come to see him off.”
"They are truly a loving couple."
"Yes, so it was the right thing to tell you to leave him. This time he actually took his wife to a brothel, and the whole capital is talking about it."
"I never would have guessed that the Marquis was this kind of person."
“It’s normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines. I’ve already comforted your mother, so don’t overthink it. Anyway, she’s just an adopted daughter of the family, so it won’t have any impact on the Ji family.”
I nodded. Even if there was an impact, he could cover it up.
“Ying’er, I know you must be feeling bored recuperating in the manor, so I specially asked Wan’er to come to my palace to help out, and then I brought her here.”
I'm so annoyed. Consort Ji really thinks too much about Ji Ying.
"Aunt, the princess..."
"Hmph, she's in the Empress's palace every day now, she can't afford to bother with a palace maid. Wan'er, come out here."
Wan'er appeared dressed in gorgeous clothes; the pink outfit made her look especially beautiful.
"Young master."
All I can do now is force a smile; for now, Consort Ji is the most powerful.
"I can't stay any longer, I have to go back to the palace now. You and Wan'er should have a good talk." Consort Ji patted my hand, her face practically screaming, "You two should get together soon!"
After she left, I took Wan'er out. When Ji's mother saw her, she was surprisingly calm.
"lady."
"Wan'er, you've come back just in time. Ying'er is recuperating every day, and I need someone to talk to."
What a wonderful mother she is, she can just come up with a cover-up so easily.
I was about to speak when I felt nauseous and leaned against a pillar, vomiting violently.
"Young master, what's wrong? Let me see." Just as Wan'er was about to take my pulse, Madam Ji helped her up.
"Wan'er, that's how he is. The doctor has already prescribed medicine, so don't worry. You used to be the best at making lotus seed soup. Ying'er's mouth tastes bitter when she takes medicine lately, could you help her make some?"
Wan'er nodded, tears welling in her eyes. Madam Ji had a maidservant nearby take her to the kitchen.
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