Chapter 22 The Principles of Being a Human Being
Su Yunyao lay on the edge of the Hibiscus Pond with her fair arms, and white mist surrounded her.
Because she had been afraid of cold since she was a child, the late emperor reserved the hottest pool for her when he built the Tangquan Palace.
Because she had been in the pool for so long, her cheeks were tinged with red, and a hint of smile overflowed from her eyes. "General Huo, what are you doing standing there? Aren't you going to leave?"
Huo Xiao's eyes darkened, as if he was surprised that she would ask such a question, "Lord Shen is outside."
"So what?"
Su Yunyao touched the water surface with her fingertips, and the water in the pool overflowed with her movement, forming an arc-shaped wave that reached Huo Xiao's feet.
"I've heard that General Huo is a brave warrior who can defeat thousands of troops alone. How come he's afraid of a mere cabinet minister? It seems the rumor is wrong and needs to be dispelled!"
Huo Xiao: ...
He turned his head with eyes full of shock, and there was an indescribable disbelief in his eyes.
"Princess, aren't you worried that this will get out and damage your reputation?"
not to mention……
"Is that Lord Shen standing outside?"
"What's wrong with him?" Su Yunyao asked disapprovingly, "Does he have an extra arm or an extra eye?"
Huo Xiao: ...
"Princess, that's not what I meant."
Su Yunyao nodded in approval and casually fiddled with the rose petals in the pool.
"General Huo, are you so afraid that Lord Shen will know that you are also in the pool?"
After Su Yunyao finished speaking, she turned over without waiting for his answer, resting her head on the edge of the pool. She scooped up a handful of water and gently sprinkled it on her fair and flawless face. Drops of water slid into the pool one by one.
"Pearl, come and dress this princess."
Huo Xiao: ...
Pearl, who was guarding outside the door, heard the sound and pushed open the door.
She seemed to have not expected Huo Xiao to be standing at the door at this time, and was startled.
"General Huo... General Huo."
Zhenzhu bowed and saluted.
Huo Xiao responded with an unnatural expression, and Shen Qiu Nian followed.
"long……"
He moved his lips but before he could speak, his eyes swept over the inner garment that Huo Xiao was wearing, and his expression froze.
Isn’t this the inner garment that Zhenzhu just took from Longquan Pool?
How did it end up on him?
Huo Xiao blocked the door frame with one hand, and his whole body blocked Shen Qiu Nian's sight.
"Master Shen, it's not convenient for you to enter here."
Shen Qiunian was speechless. After a while, he asked, "Why is General Huo here?"
Huo Xiao did not answer him, but just took a step outside, forcing Shen Qiu Nian to take a step back.
"The princess is afraid of the cold. Lord Shen, please step aside so that I can close the door to the Hibiscus Pond to prevent the princess from freezing."
Chen Qiu Nian's eyes were dark and unclear, and he subconsciously took a step behind him.
He asked again, as he hadn't received an answer, "Why is General Huo here?"
Huo Xiao still did not answer his question and gently closed the door of Hibiscus Pond.
A lamp outside the Hibiscus Pond reflected on Huo Xiao's stern face. Facing the moonlight, when Shen Qiu Nian lowered his eyes, he accidentally saw the place where the corner of his lip was bitten.
A trace of bright red blood, not yet dried, meant that the wound had just...
Huo Xiao's martial arts skills are so good that few people can get close to him, not to mention in Daxia, even if the six countries surrounding Daxia are included.
Not to mention hurting a place like the corner of his lips.
The only possibility...
Chen Qiu Nian asked again without giving up.
"General Huo, why are you here today? And why did you come out of the Princess Hibiscus Pond? Where are your clothes?"
Huo Xiao leaned against the door frame with his hands clasped together, a playful smile on his lips.
"If I remember correctly, didn't Lord Shen ask the Emperor to grant you and Lin Miaomiao a marriage? Then what does the eldest princess's affairs have to do with you?"
Chen Qiu Nian was choked up, "I just feel that the eldest princess is a precious girl, how can General Huo, a foreigner, desecrate the eldest princess?"
"Profane, blasphemy?" Huo Xiao's smile deepened. "Then what is Lord Shen trying to do here? If I hadn't stopped him just now, Lord Shen would have forced his way in even though he knew the princess was inside. What was his intention?"
Shen Qiunian's face turned pale. "Of course not. I just want to see the princess for something."
Hibiscus Pond is the exclusive pond of the eldest princess. It not only has spare clean clothes, but also a complete set of rouge and powder, as well as some hairpins and pearl hairpins, which are the same as those in the princess's mansion.
Pearl helped her change into clean clothes, and Coral and Agate came in from the back door.
In their hands were Su Yunyao's favorite pastries, a plate of freshly cut fruits, and a pot of tea.
Su Yunyao stared at herself in the bronze mirror. "This princess is truly a beauty who can make fishes sink to the bottom of their chests, geese drop to the ground, the moon hide in shame, and flowers blush. She is so beautiful that she is loved by everyone and makes flowers bloom wherever she sees her. No wonder Huo Xiao kissed me so hard that my lips are swollen."
Coral, pearl, agate: ...
In an instant, the entire Hibiscus Pond seemed to be paused, and the silence was deafening.
"What's wrong?" Su Yunyao glanced at the three of them in confusion, "Isn't this princess beautiful?"
Zhenzhu couldn't help but cough lightly, "Princess, you are naturally the most beautiful. It's hard to find a woman in the whole of Daxia who is more beautiful than you."
"Then what happened to you just now? Why do you all have such expressions after listening to what I said?"
Coral, pearl, agate: ...
Do they have that expression because the eldest princess is beautiful?
It was clearly the last sentence the eldest princess said, "No wonder Huo Xiao kissed me so hard that my lips were swollen."
"Princess."
The expression on Pearl's face flashed through her mind like a kaleidoscope.
"Princess, your last words are fine to say in front of us maids, but please don't mention them to outsiders."
"Why?" Su Yunyao was very confused.
"because……"
Pearl's head was buzzing and she just wanted to scream for help.
Manju, who was combing Su Yunyao's hair, responded, "Princess, didn't General Huo say in front of the Emperor that your engagement is invalid? If outsiders knew that you and General Huo had physical contact, I'm afraid it would be bad for your reputation if your husband found out."
"Prince consort?"
Su Yunyao seemed to have heard a funny joke and couldn't help laughing out loud.
“Hahahahahahaha…”
Coral, pearl, agate:???
There was nothing wrong with what Manju said. It made the princess laugh so hard that she even cried.
"What about you? Do you think so too?" Su Yunyao wiped her tears and glanced at Shanhu and Zhenzhu.
The three of them looked at each other and nodded silently.
"This princess must teach you a lesson today." Su Yunyao took great effort to stop her laughter. "A prince consort? This princess will never marry a prince consort in her lifetime."
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