Chapter 25 Like a Woman
Su Wenyan stepped into the room, looking at Cui'er with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong with you, girl? Am I that scary?"
Ye Wanning chuckled, and seeing that Cui'er's expression was somewhat awkward, she explained, "Cui'er was just having a private conversation with me when you suddenly came over. This little girl was probably startled."
Cui'er was a little timid, unsure if the Fourth Prince had heard what she had just said. She lowered her head in annoyance, realizing she had been too idle to say the Second Prince was like a woman! It seemed she really needed to watch her mouth from now on.
"It's alright, it's alright! Maybe she's just not familiar with me yet!" Su Wenyan smiled, grinning to reveal a set of bright white teeth. It seemed that his second sister-in-law was in a good mood today, so there was definitely no problem with the matter that his second brother had asked him to handle!
Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenyan standing not far away with amusement. This fourth prince seemed to be trying to curry favor with her, but she didn't know why. She pursed her lips and said, "What are you doing here at this hour?" After saying that, she thought of something and looked behind him, her brows furrowing unconsciously. "Where did Wenzhen go?"
"I came here to talk to my second sister-in-law about this!" Su Wenyan walked to the table, found a chair and sat down. "My second brother is sleeping at my place tonight."
"Huh?" Ye Wanning was taken aback, looking at Su Wenyan with some confusion. "Wenzhen is sleeping at your place, why?"
"Do you think I want this?" Su Wenyan muttered to himself. He didn't know what had gotten into his second brother, insisting on sleeping in the same room as him. The problem was, once they actually slept together, his brother definitely wouldn't share a bed with him. The end result would definitely be that he, the dignified fourth prince of Chu, would have to sleep on the floor! Su Wenyan couldn't help but tear up. What kind of brother was this! Su Wenyan sighed helplessly, "My brother was playing at my place just now, and he fell asleep while playing... so... he had no choice but to sleep at my place."
"..." Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenyan, clearly doubting what he had said. After a long silence, Ye Wanning tapped the table. "It's alright, I'll have a few servants carry Wenzhen over later."
"Ah?" Su Wenyan was startled, looking at Ye Wanning with eyes full of terror. He carried his second brother over! Su Wenyan remembered what his "dear" second brother had told him before he came: "Wenyan, I'll sleep here with you for a while. Go and tell your sister-in-law that if you can't even handle this small matter, you'll be in big trouble!" In big trouble… in big trouble… Thinking of this, Su Wenyan cried out in panic, "No!"
Startled by Su Wenyan's intense reaction, Ye Wanning was taken aback and it took her a while to recover. She rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Why are you so agitated?"
"Hehe..." Su Wenyan chuckled foolishly, and said somewhat obsequiously, "Let's not. If we wake up the Emperor, the Empress will be in trouble."
Seeing Su Wenyan's reaction, Ye Wanning couldn't help but wonder why he wouldn't let Wenzhen sleep here. She looked at Su Wenyan, puzzled, and after thinking for a moment, a sly glint flashed in her eyes. "It's okay. I've been taking care of him for so long. I don't mind at all."
I don't mind! But my brother minds! Su Wenyan's face fell, thinking, "Brother! You've given me a lot of trouble." He looked at Ye Wanning and for some reason felt that his second sister-in-law looked a little unfriendly, so he carefully said, "Second sister-in-law has been taking care of my second brother for so long... she must be tired... she should rest today..."
Ye Wanning squinted. The more Su Wenyan acted this way, the more curious she became. "It's nothing." She raised an eyebrow. "I'm not afraid of being tired. Besides, Wenzhen is my husband. It's worth it for me to be tired."
"But..." Su Wenyan felt like vomiting blood. His second sister-in-law had probably already figured something out. But what could he do? If he said it was a task given to him by his elder brother, not to mention whether his second sister-in-law would believe him, if he exposed himself, his second brother would probably tear him apart... But failing to complete the task would probably also result in him being torn apart...
He glanced at Ye Wanning, swallowed hard, and thought, "Girls are probably kinder... I guess she's not as terrifying as my second brother." With that thought, Su Wenyan felt a little better. "Second sister-in-law, I'm sorry!"
"Second sister-in-law, could it be..." Su Wenyan pretended to be a curious child, looking at Ye Wanning, "Could it be that you can't sleep at night without your second brother?"
"Pfft!" Upon hearing this, Ye Wanning spat out all the tea she had just swallowed.
Su Wenyan wiped the water droplets from his face, not angry, but instead asked with a grin, "Second Sister-in-law, did I hit the nail on the head?"
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Seeing Su Wenyan's teasing expression, Ye Wanning blushed and felt embarrassed. She glared at Su Wenyan angrily, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut your tongue out!"
Cut...cut...cut your tongue... Upon hearing this, Cui'er and Su Wenyan both widened their eyes in surprise. Second sister-in-law...so fierce... Su Wenyan pouted aggrievedly, tears welling up in his eyes, "I know..." Brother, I have suffered so much injustice, Su Wenyan covered his face, you must repay me well in the future!
Seeing Su Wenyan's hesitant manner, Ye Wanning was furious. Knowing he meant no harm, she sighed after a moment of annoyance and said softly, "Sleep at your place then! Wenzhen doesn't sleep well at night, so just keep an eye on him and make sure neither of them catches a cold."
"I understand..." Su Wenyan said softly, glancing up at Cui'er standing to the side. Cui'er noticed Su Wenyan looking at her and, remembering what she had said earlier, felt a little guilty and quickly lowered her head.
Seeing that Cui'er was deliberately avoiding him, Su Wenyan couldn't help but feel a little strange. She was fine just this morning, so why was she avoiding him now? He looked at Cui'er and then at Ye Wanning with some suspicion, and asked, "Speaking of which, when I came into the room just now, I heard Cui'er talking to my second sister-in-law about something about 'looking like a woman'." Su Wenyan frowned in confusion, "Who looks like a woman?"
Upon hearing Su Wenyan's question, Cui'er was terrified. She stammered, "Fourth Prince...this servant...this servant...this servant was with the Princess..."
Looking at Cui'er's slurred speech, Su Wenyan was even more puzzled. "Cui'er, what's wrong with you?" He looked at Cui'er innocently. "Don't rush, speak slowly."
Cui'er blushed and hurriedly explained, "I wasn't in a hurry..."
"Cui'er and I were discussing the new clothes the fabric shop was making at that time." Ye Wanning took a sip of tea, much more composed than Cui'er. She raised her eyes slightly, appearing unusually languid. "Cui'er said that wearing them would make her look more like a woman!"
"Really!" Upon hearing this, Su Wenyan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Ye Wanning curiously. "Second sister-in-law, what kind of clothes are they? Can I take a look?"
"No..." Before she could finish speaking, Ye Wanning suddenly thought of something. Seeing Su Wenyan's unusually interested expression, Ye Wanning's lips curved into a smile. "Of course, if my brother is interested..." A strange light flashed in her eyes, "you can also give it a try!"
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