After I dismounted, Xie Yuancheng took me to the tent for a check-up. Actually, I hadn't ridden a horse in a long time and had some abrasions on my thighs, but he insisted that I wasn't feeling well and told me to lie down and not move around.
Xie Yuancheng applied medicine to my wound, thankfully it didn't hurt: "Yuancheng, it's just a small scratch, why are you so worried?"
"Ying'er's legs are so fair and tender. If we don't wipe them clean in time, she won't be able to stand it when we're traveling."
"You've looked at mine, so I'm going to look at yours too." I wanted to check if Xie Yuancheng was injured, but he just stripped naked in front of me and spun around twice to show me.
"Alright, hurry up and put it on. If your subordinates see you like this, they'll be wondering where you'll put your face."
"It's alright. Ying'er has watched it countless times anyway, so it's good for her to watch it a few more times."
Xie Yuancheng put on only his undergarments and lay down next to me to rest. I leaned into his arms and said, "I miss the three little ones so much. I wonder if they cried!"
"The situation is special now, but my mother-in-law and father-in-law will keep an eye on them."
"Mmm~" I lay down in Xie Yuancheng's arms and intertwined my fingers with his: "Such beautiful and slender hands, how come they are always tired?"
"Ying'er, if someone offered you a life of peace and immense power, would you..."
"Pah! What do you take me for!" She pushed Xie Yuancheng out directly. This bastard, does he want to kick me out and marry his mistress?
"Ying'er, I was just saying if, please don't be angry."
"It's too late. I'm going back to the manor now. Tell them to lock the gates and kick everyone out as soon as you come."
I waved his hand away, grabbed my coat and put it on. Xie Yuancheng chased after me and hugged me tightly, saying, "I'm just worried that you don't like this kind of wandering life and that you can't be with the children."
"Let go. If you want to find a mistress, go ahead and do it. Stop with all this nonsense."
I stepped on his foot, and the bastard didn't even feel pain. I imitated Yu'er, leaning against him and starting to struggle. But I underestimated Xie Yuancheng's strength, and I was subdued in no time.
Xie Yuancheng leaned closer, trying to ingratiate himself: "Ying'er~"
I turned my face away and refused to speak to him. I tried to pull my hand back, but he held it down, so I could only turn my face away.
"How could I marry a mistress? I'm doing all this for your sake."
I closed my eyes and ignored him, treating him like he wasn't there. Xie Yuancheng leaned in to kiss me, and I bit his lower lip until it bled, but he still wouldn't let go.
I took advantage of his moment of relaxation and kicked him, then quickly scrambled to my feet and ran outside. Before I even left the tent, Xie Yuancheng had already subdued me.
"How come I didn't know before that Madam was so fierce?" His lower lip was bleeding, but I turned my face away and ignored him.
Damn it, how dare he say I'm the kind of vain woman! That's outrageous!
"Ying'er~ I'll be sad if you ignore me." Xie Yuancheng brought his blood-stained lips close to hers, his mouth full of the taste of blood.
"Get lost! Don't bother me!" I had just breathed a sigh of relief when I pushed him aside.
Xie Yuancheng is like an unkillable cockroach, he came closer again: "Ying'er~ you have no idea how much I like you."
I'm closing my eyes and refusing to listen to his lies. He just wants to cuckold me for no reason, and I'm not going to forgive him.
"Ying'er~ I was wrong just now, please talk to me."
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng pinched my cheek. I decided not to pay any more attention to him and just let him speculate wildly.
I waited for a while before Xie Yuancheng finally let go. I quickly hid under his clothes and curled myself up into a ball.
"Ying'er, don't be childish. If you hurt your wound, it won't heal by tomorrow."
I shrank back inside, leaning against the edge of the tent, and turned to face it. Humph! It's not that I can't live this kind of wandering life; I'll just slip away in the middle of the night and see where you find me.
"Ying'er~ This is Yu'er's little toy. I carry it with me and look at it from time to time so I feel like I can see him."
Don't try to fool me with my son. That annoying kid always acts crazy for no reason.
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng leaned against me, and I struggled to pull him off, but he leaned closer again: "My wife is so petty, she ignores me over the smallest thing."
Xie Yuancheng came over to look, but I shrank back and hung my head, so he was at a loss.
"Ying'er~ listen to me." Xie Yuancheng waved Yu'er's little toy in front of me: "The idiot you mentioned came to block me because of you."
He's the one who caused trouble everywhere, yet he dares to blame it on me.
“It’s true. Last time he searched the Ji residence, he just wanted to use it as an excuse to see you. I don’t even know when you met the Second Prince. He said he wanted to be the Crown Prince, and you would be the Empress in the future.”
"Pah!" I got up and pushed him to the ground: "So that's what you were thinking. It just so happens that I've never been with anyone else either. Why is it that men can have multiple wives and concubines while women have to obey the three obediences and four virtues?"
Since that silly prince thinks so highly of me, and I'm just thinking of changing men anyway, I might as well give it a try. Say it, hmm.
I hit Xie Yuancheng's shoulder, but he would always cover my mouth without saying a word. I couldn't hold his hands and feet down, and no matter how much I struggled, it was no use.
Once he let go, I gathered my emotions, pinched my thigh, and started crying.
"Ying'er, it's my fault, don't cry." Xie Yuancheng frantically wiped my tears, but I pushed him away and hid to the side, wrapping all the blankets and clothes on the bed around myself and hiding under the covers.
I pinched my thigh again, mimicking Yu'er's gasping sound. Luckily, I've been taking care of my son for a long time and know what it means for him to whine without actually crying.
Xie Yuancheng was anxious and tried to pull my blanket away, but I wouldn't let go no matter what, and he couldn't do anything about it.
"Ying'er." Xie Yuancheng's tone changed: "I was petty this time. I know it wasn't your fault. Don't be sad."
I've decided to ignore him completely. He's already suspicious of me as soon as I left; how could I dare to go on a long trip with him?
No matter how much Xie Yuancheng acted pitiful outside and said a bunch of sweet words, I just wouldn't lift the covers. When he asked me how I could forgive him, I told him to get lost and never bother me again.
Xie Yuancheng actually went out. I gasped for breath, carefully examined the tent, changed my clothes and shoes, and picked up the Phantom Sword. I didn't know if I could escape.
I peeked out and saw that the tent was far from the main group; no wonder I couldn't hear anyone. I tiptoed out and ran off in a random direction.
It must be midnight now. I haven't ridden a horse in a long time, so my legs are weak and I can't run very fast.
Luckily, no one knew I had run away. I would turn around to look, and when I saw that no one was following me, I would lean against a tree.
"I'm exhausted! Which way should I go?!"
"Go left for one hour, then go south for two hours, and when you reach the main road, it will be three hours to reach the Ji residence."
I was terrified. It was Xie Yuancheng's voice! I looked around but couldn't see anyone. I was startled. Didn't he just leave? Where did that voice come from?!
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