Chapter 93 Past Events: Schemes Among Newlyweds [3]
But he didn't dare to gamble.
I was afraid he might scold me.
Qian Yueshu is completely unruly.
What will he say that will make him even more embarrassed?
Xiao Qingxuan took a deep breath, slammed the silver chopsticks on the table with a loud "thud," and said, "You may all leave now!"
"Yes!" Led by Wang Xi, all the palace maids and eunuchs felt as if they had been granted a pardon, but they dared not appear too eager. They could only lower their heads and file out in one after another with the lightest and most orderly steps possible.
Soon, only the two of them remained in the large living room.
Xiao Qingxuan finally stopped hiding his anger.
He abruptly stood up, walked a few steps to Qian Yueshu, and looked down at her: "Qian Yueshu!"
Xiao Qingxuan called her by her full name, his voice filled with barely suppressed anger, "Do you know your crime? You are simply... simply utterly rude!"
"Rules?" Qian Yueshu sneered inwardly.
What are you pretending for?
Didn't I already know I had no manners?
He was willing to marry her.
Whose fault is it?
We'll see.
She was pampered and spoiled in the Qian family; she had never suffered such humiliation before.
First, they were warned that they could not eat together anymore.
Now I'm being scolded for being unruly.
Qian Yueshu turned around abruptly.
That scoundrel just wants to distance himself from her.
Then she simply won't eat with him.
She walked so fast that the red-gold hair ornament in her hair swayed violently, making a series of soft, disordered sounds.
Xiao Qingxuan clearly hadn't expected her to react this way.
He originally thought...
He reprimanded me like that.
She would definitely lower her head and admit her mistake, or offer a few words of explanation with a hint of grievance.
I didn't expect her to have such a bad temper; she turned around and left.
He quickly ran a few steps and grabbed her.
The movement was so fast it almost lost its grace, carrying a sense of haste without thinking.
His words also lacked his usual composure and calmness: "What's wrong? Aren't you going to eat?"
Qian Yueshu's wrist was held by him. She didn't break free immediately, but she also didn't turn around.
Xiao Qingxuan used a little force, with an unquestionable yet cautious manner, to lead Qian Yueshu to the dining table.
now.
The delicate side dishes on the table were still steaming slightly.
A bowl of green rice porridge is cooked to perfection, exuding a refreshing aroma of rice.
A plate of crystal shrimp, translucent and glistening, is served alongside tender green kale.
There's also sweet and sour pork ribs, with a rich sauce and an enticing color...
Xiao Qingxuan helped Qian Yueshu sit down on the embroidered stool, while he stood beside her for a moment.
He looked down at her slightly furrowed brows and tightly pursed lips.
He cleared his throat.
When the man spoke again, the coldness and harshness of his reprimand had vanished, replaced by a hint of coaxing that he himself was unaware of: "Eat quickly, it'll get cold soon..."
This abrupt change in tone was like a ray of light, suddenly cleaving away the grievances and resentment that had been lingering in Qian Yueshu's heart.
turn out to be.
He really cares about her!
She suddenly realized that occasionally throwing a little tantrum like this seemed to have a pretty good effect.
but.
Qian Yueshu still wanted His Highness the Crown Prince to feed her.
After all, we won't be able to eat together anymore...
A kind of reckless courage, mixed with deep disappointment and a touch of vengeful arrogance, seized her.
She didn't want this meal, which might be her "last," to end so quietly.
Qian Yueshu pouted slightly, her voice deliberately drawn out in a soft, sweet tone: "Your Highness, my hand is sore!"
Here we go again!
Why are her hands sore?
He even subconsciously recalled whether she had made any special movements requiring her hands last night...
His thoughts had barely drifted away when he forcibly pulled them back.
A barely perceptible warmth rose from the base of her ears.
What business is it of yours to have a wedding night?
He frowned slightly, his tone as cold as ever, trying to maintain the dignity of a crown prince: "It's just a meal, how could your arms be sore?" This was less of an inquiry and more of a reminder, a reminder for her to be mindful of her status and follow the rules.
Qian Yueshu, however, seemed not to have caught the refusal in his words.
Or rather, she pretended not to understand!
She leaned forward slightly, her bright, clear eyes gazing at him expectantly, and said in a sweet, coquettish voice, "Your Highness, I want to eat shrimp dumplings."
Xiao Qingxuan looked at her.
He suddenly realized that he found it hard to resist her coquettishness.
Silence spread through the hall, making each breath seem exceptionally long.
Qian Yueshu's heart pounded with the silence. Just when she thought the Crown Prince was about to refuse her coldly, she saw him sigh almost inaudibly, reach out his chopsticks, and steadily pick up a shrimp dumpling.
His movements still carried the elegance and composure befitting a prince, but subtle hints of stiffness were present.
The man held the shrimp dumpling to her lips.
A look of surprise flashed in Qian Yueshu's eyes. She immediately leaned forward, carefully opened her mouth, and took a bite of the shrimp dumpling.
The sweet taste spread in her mouth, but what made her even happier was the indulgence represented by the act of feeding her.
"Thank you, Your Highness," she mumbled, a triumphant smile playing on her lips, like a sly fox who had just stolen a bite.
This is just the beginning.
"Your Highness, I want to eat more ribs." Qian Yueshu gave the order with great satisfaction.
She seemed to have found some kind of fun and began to enthusiastically "order food," sometimes wanting porridge, sometimes wanting to eat the jade bean cake, and directing the noble Crown Prince to serve her food.
He silently picked up the food she specified and fed it to her mouth again and again.
He only ate a couple of bites himself after feeding her until she was full.
When Qian Yueshu finally put down the handkerchief, indicating that she was full, she was satisfied.
Xiao Qingxuan looked at the almost untouched food in front of him and suddenly realized what he had just done.
An inopportune feeling seized him!
He probably felt that feeding her was too intimate.
Intimacy means he has betrayed Liu Yu!
So when Qian Yueshu finished eating and left...
His voice regained its usual calmness, even carrying a hint of deliberate coldness: "Consort Qian."
She paused, turned around, and looked at him.
Xiao Qingxuan didn't look at her, his gaze fixed on a point in the void, his tone calm but unquestionable: "The previous two times were accidents."
“From now on, I will never go to your courtyard…” He paused, as if choosing his words carefully, but finally said the most hurtful reason, “Even if I were to go, I would have to wait until Liu Yu, the Crown Prince’s principal wife, marries into the family and becomes pregnant.”
Liu Yu, child.
These two words, like two sharp daggers, precisely pierced the softest part of Qian Yueshu's heart.
All the tiny hopes that arose within her because of his momentary indulgence.
At this moment.
It was smashed to pieces by Xiao Qingxuan himself!
The color drained from her face, and the rosy glow she had just enjoyed her meal turned into an awkward pallor.
Qian Yueshu concealed the tears and hurt welling up in her eyes, straightened her back as much as possible, and replied in the calmest voice possible, "Your Majesty... understands. Your Majesty takes your leave."
She didn't look at Xiao Qingxuan again.
She turned around and walked steadily out of the living room, step by step...
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