"Third brother, did you make your wife angry?"
Early in the morning, Marquis Zhongyi caught Jiang Chengli and questioned him urgently.
Jiang Chengli shook his head: "These past few days I've been frequently summoned to the palace for questioning, leaving early and returning late, staying in the study all day, so I haven't even had a chance to see her or anger her."
"That's strange. She just claimed to be sick and didn't come out. Your mother went to visit her but couldn't find out the reason. Take some time today to go and see her." Marquis Zhongyi was worried and repeatedly urged her.
Jiang Chengli nodded, and the father and son quickly parted ways. When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, he rubbed his temples.
Lately, he has been dealing with the Emperor's inquiries, and compared to previous lives, the Emperor's reaction to his disappearance is much stronger.
He didn't know which link had gone wrong, but the fact that the Jiang family men were able to break free from Xing Xiaoya's control gave him hope, even if other difficulties arose.
After Jiang Chengli entered the palace, he was not able to see the emperor immediately. He was left waiting in a side hall until evening when he was finally summoned. After asking a few questions, the emperor asked him to write down his amnesia experience in detail.
Upon hearing this instruction, he dared not be negligent or dissatisfied, and immediately picked up his brush and began to write carefully.
Since he entered the palace, he has been required to write a report every day. After the report is submitted, the emperor will ask questions based on the content.
He knew that this was the emperor's distrust of him, trying to find flaws in his words, so he had to concentrate fully.
He was finally allowed to pass, and it was already evening when he returned to his residence.
When he went to find Xu Wanying, he was unsurprisingly turned away.
For several days, he did not see anyone. It was not until the Marquis of Zhongyi gave him an ultimatum that he was unable to ask for leave to stay at home and finally managed to find time to wait for him to come to him.
He waited from morning until almost noon before being told that Xu Wanying had gotten up.
"I heard that my husband has been looking for me these past few days. Is there something important?" Xu Wanying sat at the table, with a lunch spread out in front of her.
It was obvious that she had eaten brunch together and was planning to talk to him during the meal.
Jiang Chengli frowned slightly. He had been taught from a young age not to talk while eating or sleeping, so he was not used to her overly indulgent behavior.
[Hey, host, Jiang Laosan can't stand your lack of manners.] The system immediately reminded him.
However, Xu Wanying did not reply with a single word, remaining unchanged, and even invited him to sit down and eat together.
Jiang Chengli sat opposite her. He paused for a moment, then spoke in his gentlest tone, "I left the manor on the day of our wedding, and many things happened afterward. I neglected you a lot. You've been sick these past few days, so I wanted to come and see you, but I haven't been able to find a suitable time."
"Thank you for your concern, husband. I'm fine." Xu Wanying nodded, engrossed in the delicious food.
The two fell into a quiet atmosphere again. Jiang Chengli hesitated for a moment, then picked up the serving chopsticks and put a piece of fish-flavored eggplant on her plate.
Xu Wanying paused slightly at his sudden action, but quickly regained her composure.
[Ahhh, how could he put food on your plate? He didn't put any on Xing Xiaoya's plate the other day! Could he really be falling for you? Host, you're not allowed to eat! You'll die even faster if you do!]
She didn't want to eat it at first, but upon hearing the system's wailing accusations, she suddenly felt rebellious and put the eggplant directly into her mouth.
"It tastes good." Xu Wanying looked up and gave him a gentle smile.
From the system's perspective, this means seduction, which is even more outrageous now.
[Aaaaaah, host, are you really courting death?]
Unfortunately, no matter how much the system threw a tantrum, Xu Wanying simply ignored it.
[Host, I understand. You're just throwing caution to the wind, aren't you? You know that if you make way for Xing Xiaoya, you'll die sooner or later, so you're deliberately going against the plot, right?]
Thanks to the system's incessant chatter, Jiang Chengli finally understood what was going on.
He narrowed his eyes. It turned out that this cunning system had revealed Xu Wanying's fate to her.
However, her fate had already been changed. In all his lifetimes, Xu Wanying died young in every one of them, and had no chance to see him and Xing Xiaoya.
After listening to the system's nagging for a while, he could understand that perhaps this plot arrangement was to keep him pure in mind and body, and to remain consistent in his feelings for Xing Xiaoya.
Ha, that's ridiculous.
"Eat as much as you like, so you can stay healthy and live a long and loving life, just like the matchmaker said when we got married," Jiang Chengli said gently, putting more food on her plate.
The man, who always had a cold expression, now had a slight smile on his lips, and his whole demeanor was as gentle as a spring breeze.
Even Xu Wanying, who is used to seeing beautiful women and handsome men in the entertainment industry, was slightly stunned at this moment.
A handsome and gentle man like him is truly irresistible.
【Ahhh, I can't take it anymore, Jiang Laosan, what are you doing? You're Xing Xiaoya's lapdog, not Xu Wanying's dog! Have you mistaken your master for someone else?】
Xu Wanying suddenly spoke up: [System, I wouldn't dare use him as a dog. He's a treacherous dog; if you don't raise him properly, he'll kill his master. He's already killed Xing Xiaoya twice, and you're still treating him like a lapdog.]
[Host, you've finally paid attention to me. Wait, why did your first words sound like you were defending Jiang Laosan? Have you fallen for him too?] The system breathed a sigh of relief, but then immediately sensed something was wrong and became even more nervous.
"You're a system, how can you be so emotional? Is all you think about is love and romance? The moment you open your eyes, you're already in love with someone else. You're a complete lunatic," Xu Wanying said irritably.
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