Chapter 96 Past Events: Schemes Among Newlyweds [6]
Qian Yueshu did not dress in a glamorous or seductive manner.
It's just ordinary clothes.
Her long, black hair was loosely tied up, and she wore no makeup, as if she had truly come just to "accompany" her.
She was indeed very honest at first.
He handles official business.
She simply stayed quietly to the side.
Xiao Qingxuan, with a cold expression, turned his gaze back to the official document in his hand, trying to regain his focus after being interrupted.
He built an invisible wall with indifference.
Qian Yueshu tiptoed to the chaise lounge with soft cushions on one side of the study and carefully sat down.
There was no looking around.
No sound was made.
He could feel that gaze, which was always following him.
As midnight approaches.
Qian Yueshu was probably sleepy, so she went to sit down next to him and fell asleep leaning against his legs.
Xiao Qingxuan's heart softened immediately...
He looked at Qian Yueshu, who was curled up in a ball at his feet.
So petite, so soft, she nestled against him with such complete trust.
What else could he do?
Should I really be so heartless as to push her away and wake her from her sweet dream?
Or should we just let her sleep on this cold ground for the night?
Xiao Qingxuan gazed at her silently for a long time, his expression complex, before finally letting out a barely audible sigh.
In that sigh.
There was helplessness, resignation, and perhaps even a trace of pampering and indulgence that he himself was unaware of.
Xiao Qingxuan picked up Qian Yueshu and walked directly to her courtyard!
I just went into the dormitory.
The woman, who was initially extremely sleepy, suddenly became energetic and started bothering him again...
That night.
He ultimately suffered a crushing defeat!
The days to come.
So Xiao Qingxuan simply stopped deliberately avoiding the issue.
After all, he always ends up being seduced by Qian Yueshu!
The Eastern Palace.
After seven nights in a row, Liu Yu could no longer sit still.
She has spies planted in the Eastern Palace.
Upon learning that Qian Yueshu had married into the family, the Crown Prince was kept in the palace for seven consecutive days.
Liu Yu was filled with jealousy.
What happened to the agreement that it was just about using Qian Yueshu?
What happened to your promise that you didn't love Qian Yueshu?
They agreed that she would always be a concubine, and he would always be the wife!
no.
She's going to make her presence felt tomorrow.
study.
Xiao Qingxuan was reading a book.
The eunuch Wang Xi bowed as he entered: "Your Highness, the lychees His Majesty just sent from Lingnan by express courier have arrived, three full plates of them. They are chilled with ice, and each one is plump and bright red."
Xiao Qingxuan raised his eyes, his gaze shifting slightly.
The lychee from Lingnan is famous throughout the world and was also a prized item among the tributes.
Without much thought, he said, "Take the biggest and reddest plate and send it to Consort Qian. Put the rest in the storeroom and freeze them... If she likes them, save them all for her."
"Yes," Eunuch Wang replied and withdrew.
immediately.
It was the gatekeeper eunuch who announced in a slightly hurried tone: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess requests an audience—"
Xiao Qingxuan's brows twitched almost imperceptibly.
Is Liu Yu here?
He felt inexplicably guilty.
It's probably because I've been spending so much time being affectionate with Qian Yueshu these past few days.
"Let her in!"
"Your Highness." As soon as Liu Yu entered the study, she curtsied slightly, her voice gentle.
"Yu'er, no need for such formalities." Xiao Qingxuan offered a slight helping hand and led her to sit down on a rosewood chair by the window. "How did you manage to come here in this sweltering heat?"
"Having nothing to do at home, I thought I'd come to the palace to see Your Highness," Liu Yu said shyly.
Of the three dishes of lychees, one was given to Qian Yueshu.
The rest was used to entertain Liu Yu: "Yu'er, try some. It's a tribute from Lingnan. Father only gave three dishes."
There were only three dishes, but His Highness served two of them to me.
Liu Yu was very pleased with herself.
His Highness cares about her!
However, Liu Yu did not forget the purpose of her trip.
As she peeled lychees, she chatted casually with the Crown Prince: "I heard that Your Highness has been staying at Sister Qian's Jinping Pavilion these past few days. It seems that Sister Qian is quite extraordinary, so innocent and charming, that Your Highness likes her so much!"
The gentle expression on Xiao Qingxuan's face vanished instantly, replaced by a sharp scrutiny.
How could she know?
Things that happen inside the palace are rarely known to those outside...
Especially since it's such a private matter as serving someone in bed.
The Crown Prince's first instinct was that Liu Yu had planted spies in the Eastern Palace.
Someone reported his whereabouts in great detail to the future crown princess every day.
A feeling of being spied on arose spontaneously.
My impression of Liu Yu should be that of a dignified and virtuous woman.
Instead of the person in front of me, who uses seemingly casual tones to actually be jealous, pry, and spy... such petty behavior.
Xiao Qingxuan frowned deeply.
Liu Yu seemed to sense the change in his emotions as well.
She paused slightly as she picked up the second lychee.
But she quickly regained her composure, simply lowering her head to focus on peeling the red fruit shells, no longer looking at the prince.
Silence spread between the two.
a long time.
Xiao Qingxuan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, trying to dispel the pent-up emotions in his chest.
His voice regained its composure, but carried a deliberate distance: "From now on, I will visit her courtyard less often. After all, she is newly married, and to take that position, she still needs the Qian family's help. I don't want to cause any more trouble."
Liu Yu's fingers, which were peeling lychees, came to a complete stop.
She understood.
I understood his assurance.
I also understood the subtle warning and displeasure beneath his words!
After about half a cup of tea, Liu Yu got up to take her leave.
Anyway, she achieved her goal!
Jinping Pavilion.
When Wang Xi, the prince's personal eunuch, delivered the lychees.
Qian Yueshu felt a sweet warmth in her heart, "Your Highness truly cares for me!"
Moreover, Eunuch Wang specifically emphasized: "His Majesty sent three dishes. One of them was given to the Consort, and His Highness intends to send the other two to the icehouse... If the Consort finds them delicious, she can give them all to the Empress."
But then I heard that Liu Yu had arrived.
Aunt Sun also learned that the Crown Prince had used the two plates of lychees that originally belonged to her to entertain Liu Yu.
Qian Yueshu's temper flared up immediately...
What a noble lady she is! What a refined and virtuous young lady!
She simply went to the study and easily took away all the lychees that should have belonged to her!
That half-eaten plate of lychees.
At this moment, what she saw was no longer a sweet reward, but a naked humiliation.
"Take all these things away!...Take them away!...Give them all as rewards to the lowest-ranking palace maids!" she almost roared as she commanded.
The matter of the Eastern Palace could not be kept from His Highness the Crown Prince.
Moreover, Qian Yueshu made such a big fuss.
Such precious items were not only given as rewards to servants, but also to the lowest-ranking palace maids and old women...
Xiao Qingxuan quickly came over to coax her, and also asked the eunuch Wang Xi to ask the Empress for some lychees.
He didn't want to lie to himself.
These past few days of contact.
It would be a lie to say I don't like it.
So as soon as he heard she was throwing a tantrum, he came over.
Xiao Qingxuan peeled a few lychees with his own hands, placed them in a small white jade dish, and handed it to Qian Yueshu: "I asked my mother for some more. I was wrong to do what I promised you before... to entertain her."
Okay!
He's willing to coax her.
So she went down the steps.
Qian Yueshu extended her slender fingers, picked up the lychee, and gracefully put it into her mouth, a faint smile playing on her lips: "Your Highness peeled it; it's indeed sweet and juicy." [The sequel to the previous life will be in the extra chapter.]
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