Chapter 38: Your Highness the Crown Prince
Two pairs of eyes were fixed on her, and Yu Qinghuan's heart trembled violently. She smiled awkwardly and said, "There's no need to alarm the doctor."
As she spoke, she picked up the wine jug beside her, poured a glass of plum wine, and waved it in front of the two of them. "I'll just have two sips of the iced plum wine."
The moment Xie Zhili saw Yu Qinghuan's red lips touching the cup, his Adam's apple rolled and her appearance last night flashed before his eyes.
He pressed his palms harder and his eyes became more intense.
This is my woman.
Xiao Jinghe stared at the plum stains on her lips, "Madam, do you like to drink plum wine?"
Yu Qinghuan lightly brushed the wine stains on her lips with the tip of her tongue and nodded slightly, "It's sweet and delicious."
Xiao Jinghe stroked the small toes in his palm with his fingertips, his eyes swept across Yu Qinghuan's slightly open clothes, recalling the stunning glimpse in the mist of the hot spring pool and the two red plum blossoms in the snow.
He immediately picked up the cup beside him and took a sip. It was the same taste he had just tasted in the hot spring. "It is indeed sweet and delicious."
Seeing that he liked it, Xie Zhili immediately said, "If Your Highness likes it, bring two pots back to the palace tomorrow."
Xiao Jinghe shook his head, "This plum wine should be drunk here at the farm. If we bring it back to the palace, I'm afraid it won't taste the same."
Yu Qinghuan could tell that when he said "plum wine", he was actually hinting at something else.
Xie Zhili thought that Xiao Jinghe really liked this wine, especially in this farm far away from the capital.
He smiled and raised his cup to toast Xiao Jinghe, "Your Highness is in a good mood. I offer you a toast."
The cups clinked lightly, making a crisp sound. Xiao Jinghe raised his thin lips and looked at Yu Qinghuan with a meaningful tone.
"A hundred feet deep in the clouds and snow, two red plum blossoms bloom on one branch."
Yu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, and when he understood the meaning of the poem Xiao Jinghe had just recited, the tips of his ears turned red quickly.
She quickly lowered her head and glanced at Xie Zhili out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that he didn't notice anything unusual and was still praising Xiao Jinghe's literary talent, she immediately felt relieved.
Yu Qinghuan finished the meal with great difficulty, and the two people at the same table finally let go of each other.
But Xiao Jinghe obviously had no intention of returning the stockings. In front of everyone, he put the stockings into his lapel as if it were a handkerchief.
Xie Zhili, who was standing by, vaguely felt that the pattern on the handkerchief looked familiar, but he didn't think much about it.
Yu Qinghuan swallowed nervously, feeling guilty as if she was caught having an affair.
As they were leaving the table, Xiao Jinghe smiled and said, "The moonlight tonight is beautiful, but it's a pity that we don't have the best wine from the palace here. If the moonlight is as beautiful as tonight's, I'll bring some over. It may not be as sweet as plum wine, but it has a unique flavor. If my lady is interested, you can have a drink."
Yu Qinghuan understood what Xiao Jinghe meant and knew that her efforts tonight had been wasted. "Your Highness, I thank you."
Her eyes moved as she glanced at Xiao Jinghe, secretly complaining: This prince is really not that easy to tease. He is obviously hungry, but he still refuses to take the bait.
Xie Zhili frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that the prince was too concerned about Yu Qinghuan today. During the dinner, five or six out of ten sentences were related to Yu Qinghuan.
His eyes swept over the two of them, and finally landed on Yu Qinghuan's face, which was unmade up but still ostentatious. A strong sour taste spread in his heart.
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After returning to the house, Sang Ru finally caught her breath.
"Madam, if the Second Master comes tonight and runs into His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what should we do?"
Judging from the prince's reaction tonight, he was obviously interested in her wife, otherwise he would not have kept talking to her wife, although she didn't understand much of what he said.
Moreover, the second master kept holding the lady's hand while eating, and I'm afraid he will come to the lady's room tonight.
She was afraid that the two would collide with each other, and then no matter how many tricks the lady had, it would be useless.
Yu Qinghuan shook her head, "The prince will not come tonight."
Sang Ru was puzzled, "?"
I didn't miss a word they said just now. How did Madam know that the prince would not come?
Seeing her puzzled face, Yu Qinghuan sighed softly and explained, "While I was in the hot spring, I invited him to my room tonight for a drink."
"He said there was no wine that suited his taste at the manor, so he declined our invitation tonight."
Sang Ru was confused. "Then why did he say something about the moonlight and not the moonlight? He also said he would bring some wine for the lady..."
She thought that bringing wine to the lady was a gesture from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Yu Qinghuan scoffed, "Men are cunning. They clearly want to bite the hook, but they still feel the bait is not enough. They don't want to satisfy you so easily."
Xiao Jinghe's last words seemed to be talking about the moonlight, but in fact they were referring to Yu Qinghuan's performance. On the surface, he was using the moonlight to taste the wine, but in fact he was implying that his performance was not satisfactory enough to him.
If you want him to be your backer, you need to show greater sincerity and satisfy him.
At this moment, Sang Ru finally understood.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is even greedier than the Second Master. At least the Second Master works hard to eat, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just sits there enjoying himself, and even complains that there isn't enough food and he's not full!
"Madam, why don't you take a look at other people? It doesn't necessarily have to be the Crown Prince... People in the royal family are extremely powerful and are not so easy to provoke."
She was afraid that the truth would be revealed in the future, and the prince would just walk away, but her wife would not be able to bear the consequences.
The rumors in the capital are so rampant that one person's spit can drown another person.
And everything her wife is doing now is indeed shameful.
Yu Qinghuan knew she was worried about him, "I know that too, but there really isn't anyone else suitable right now."
Sang Ru couldn't help but say, "Actually, there's another person..."
Looking at Sang Ru, Yu Qinghuan looked puzzled, "Who?"
Sang Ru hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "Young Master."
When mentioning Mu Huaian, Yu Qinghuan fell silent. She would never ask him for help no matter what.
How could I defile such a handsome man?
Sang Ru, however, expressed her own thoughts: "Madam has been getting along well with the young master these days, and the young master used to be good friends with the Marquis, so I think he's willing to help."
She could actually see from the way the young master looked at his wife that they were having a pleasant conversation while playing the zither and drinking tea, and it was obvious that they appreciated each other.
Yu Qinghuan was silent for a while. "Let's not talk about whether he is willing to help or not. If he is willing to help, how will he help?"
Sang Ru was stunned...
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