With her back pressed tightly against the table, Xia Tong stared and unconsciously shrank her neck, she opened her mouth slightly and stammered, "I...I..."
"Where did you get the courage to drug me?" Gu Qin's eyes turned cold, and he slowly grasped the back of her neck with his big hands. He leaned over and looked into her almond-shaped eyes. "I have been patient with you time and time again, but you have repeatedly challenged my bottom line. Do you think I am easy to talk to?"
Their eyes met, the big hands tightly pinched the back of her neck. Xia Tong blinked and didn't dare to speak for a moment. It seemed that... this villain really hadn't done any substantial harm to her...
The room was silent. The woman in his arms had a slender and soft figure. A faint fragrance surrounded his nose. Gu Qin's eyes dimmed and his five fingers gradually tightened. He felt that her neck was so thin that he wanted to strangle it.
"I was ignorant in the past. From now on, I will behave myself and always put the interests of the palace first!" Xia Tong swore with three fingers, her face full of seriousness.
At this point, the most important thing is to save your life!
Seeing her trying to bluff a fool, Gu Qin sneered and pulled her away from his arms without even giving her a glance.
Seeing that the other party had started to review official documents again, Xia Tong immediately started to grind ink for him and dared not say another word.
When silence returned to the study, she couldn't help but secretly glance at the document. Although it was just a glance, she saw the most crucial words. She was so scared that she immediately looked away and pretended nothing had happened.
The ink splashed onto the back of her fair hand, which was particularly abrupt. Gu Qin suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at her hand steadily. He said in a low voice, "Anyone who has entered this study is usually dead."
Xia Tong: “…”
Her hands began to tremble unconsciously, and another drop of ink splashed on the back of her hand, but she didn't dare to wipe it off with her handkerchief.
Glancing at her pale face, Gu Qin curled his lips slightly and whispered, "Keep grinding."
He lowered his head and put a document aside, then took a piece of letter paper and wrote something on it, while using a wolf hair brush to lightly dip ink in the inkstone.
Xia Tong felt like she had a heart attack, and continued to grind in silence, secretly wiping the ink off the back of her hand with a handkerchief.
In the dim study, the man looked serious and rigorous, and his three-dimensional profile revealed a chilling coldness. Xia Tong secretly glanced at him and suddenly felt that it was indeed a Mary Sue story with a strong female lead. Even the villain looked so good, but his personality was too changeable, and her little heart really couldn't bear it.
I don't know how long I spent, the autumn wind outside was getting stronger and stronger. Xia Tong hadn't eaten for a whole day, and not only did her hands feel sore, but her head was also dizzy, and she felt top-heavy.
She changed her hand to grind the ink again. Perhaps she couldn't help it anymore. She suddenly looked at the man tentatively and said, "Can I... leave now?"
Her voice was soft and gentle. Gu Qin did not raise his head. He reviewed the documents and said after a while, "Let Xifeng in."
"Okay!" Xia Tong responded immediately, turned around happily and prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment." Gu Qin suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at her indifferently, "Take this away."
There was a plate of very exquisite pastries on the table. Xia Tong had been coveting it for a long time, but she didn't expect the other party to be willing to give it to her. Was he afraid that she would starve to death?
Without saying anything polite, she took the plate of cakes into her arms, glancing at the other person secretly, "I'm sorry."
After saying that, she immediately walked away with a red face. However, the man in front of the desk shook his head slightly. He didn't think that such a cowardly woman would dare to do such a thing.
As soon as she opened the door, a cool breeze from outside blew in her face. In order to maintain her image, she decided to go back and eat.
Glancing at the tightly closed study, Xia Tong felt a little complicated for a moment. Although this villain killed people without blinking an eye, he had never done any substantial harm to her and had even saved her. What she had done before was indeed a bit ungrateful.
Holding the cake, she saw Xifeng standing there when she walked out of the yard. She immediately walked towards him and said, "The prince wants you to come in."
Seeing that she not only walked out intact, but even stayed inside for the whole morning, the guards around her suddenly changed their eyes, and looked at the princess with more and more strange eyes. No wonder Lord Xifeng dared to let the princess in, it seems that this princess is not an ordinary person.
"It's already noon, Princess, you should go back and have your meal." Seeing that the other party was holding a plate of pastries, Xifeng naturally knew that the prince was no longer angry.
Hearing this, Xia Tong was immediately delighted, but she maintained a calm look on her face. She looked at Xifeng with even kinder eyes. It is true that good people will have a peaceful life.
Feeling a little guilty about the other person's gaze, Xifeng didn't dare to stay and hurried towards the study, thinking that it would be better for him to stay away from the princess in the future.
Holding the cakes, Xia Tong returned to her yard in broad daylight, which shocked many people. The princess had stayed in the prince's study for the whole morning, and the news had already spread everywhere. Now the prince was not angry at all, which was really unbelievable.
As Xifeng said, lunch was delivered immediately from the kitchen. It was the first time that Xia Tong wanted to eat so much, and she stopped only when she couldn't eat any more. However, she decided to be obedient in the future. Facts told her that she was not the heroine, and fighting with the villain would not have a good result.
When everyone had taken the food away, she started to eat the pastries she had taken out of the study. It must be said that villains know how to enjoy life and even the food they eat is better than others.
"I told you that the prince will forgive you, and you don't need to be so afraid of him. Maybe he is not as scary as you think." Fang Yu whispered.
Xia Tong half leaned on the couch, took a sip of tea, frowned slightly and stopped talking.
"But today I got some news." Fang Yu suddenly said, "The palace has issued an imperial decree that the Crown Princess has decided on the man from the Duke's Mansion, and the concubine is the daughter of Lord Dong, who will be officially named a concubine in the middle of next month."
Xia Tong almost choked on her tea and looked at Fang Yu in surprise, but the other party didn't seem to be joking. She just couldn't believe that the plot had deviated to this extent. It was obvious in the original text that the male protagonist went against everyone's opinion and made the female protagonist the principal wife, and the supporting female character was indeed a concubine, and she kept framing the female protagonist in the harem.
Moreover, she had just seen something incredible in that official document. It turned out that the old Grand Tutor had been holding up the trade taxes between the Jin Dynasty and its neighboring countries. This time, he had held up a full 40% of the tax revenue, but there had been no news from the court so far.
The foundation of these aristocratic families is deeply rooted and has thoroughly penetrated every corner of the Jin Dynasty. In the end, the male protagonist is the one who reaps the benefits when both the villains and the aristocratic families are defeated. However, the plot has deviated to this extent now, and no one knows what will happen later. The foundation of their Xiahou Mansion is not clean either. After the male protagonist sits on the throne, he will definitely clean up the Xiahou Mansion. No matter what the final outcome is, her father must split up the family.
"Actually, I know that you have always been reluctant to marry the prince, but now that things have come to this, you might as well think about it carefully. Being the Regent Princess is not a bad thing. At least to the outside world, this identity can bring you many conveniences." Fang Yu said seriously.
Xia Tong remained silent. She naturally knew what the other party meant, but she didn't know what the villain meant yet. If she could save her life, there would be nothing wrong in being an idle princess. She was afraid that the other party had some conspiracy. However, at this point, she would wait until she returned home in three days to persuade her father to divide the family first.
"Try this pastry. Doesn't it taste much better than the ones in Xiahou Mansion?" She suddenly smiled and handed over a piece, but her eyes fell on the maids outside.
She has remembered those lax maids today, and she will take action against them in a few days to establish her authority!
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The villain was not in the bridal chamber last night, which showed that he was really not interested in her. Xia Tong also breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, the rumors were correct and the other party was indeed not interested in women.
At night, after dinner, Xia Tong asked someone to fetch water for a bath in the room. She heard that there was a hot spring pool in the mansion, but she didn't dare to go there, because that was the exclusive territory of the villains.
The room was misty, and the large bathtub was filled with gorgeous flower petals, revealing a woman's collarbone dripping with water. Her skin was flawless and her black hair was slightly moist. She was holding a small storybook in her hand. Perhaps because the weather was getting cooler, she felt the water was a little cold, so she shouted to the person outside the door, "Qing'er, get some hot water in."
The night outside the house gradually darkened, revealing a half-glowing silver moon. As a tall figure walked towards the end of the corridor, everyone outside was startled.
Gu Qin didn't know why he came here. He just thought that this was originally his room, why should he let this woman occupy it?
"Your servant greets His Majesty!" Everyone at the door knelt down and saluted. They didn't expect that the prince would come tonight!
After glancing at the people outside, Gu Qin pushed the door open and walked in. Qing'er, on the other hand, seemed to want to say something but was stopped by Fang Yu, and shook her head slightly.
As soon as he entered the door, there was a layer of hazy mist inside. A little head was popping out from behind the purple wooden screen. Gu Qin paused and saw something he shouldn't have seen at a glance.
"Qing'er, help me get a thick shirt."
It was really cold, so Xia Tong decided not to soak anymore. She thought it was Qing'er who came in, but when she stood up, she saw a tall figure standing at the door. She was so scared that she shrank back into the water. Her face suddenly turned red, and she felt a little unwell. "You... why didn't you knock when you came in!"
That touch of spring was still echoing in his mind. Gu Qin's eyes darkened and he suddenly walked over there. When he got closer, he saw that the woman's whole body was buried in the water, leaving only a red head.
"You seem to be using my room at your ease." He looked down at her with a cold expression.
Xia Tong felt ashamed to face anyone. Her face turned red and she stammered, "I... I don't know."
He had excellent eyesight and could vaguely see some of the scenery in the water. For a moment, he felt a little agitated, but his stern face was filled with sarcasm. "With your small body, what is there to hide?"
Xia Tong thought she had covered herself up very well, and was embarrassed at first, but when she heard the other person's ridicule, she immediately became unhappy. She had such a good figure, at least she had a C cup! It was obvious that this person must have seen nothing just now!
"It's true that I haven't developed well. If Your Majesty likes, you can take in a few more concubines. I have absolutely no objection." She said with a pout.
Gu Qin stared at the water, then suddenly leaned over and held her neck, his eyes cold, "Say it again."
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