Ye Wantang finally couldn't hold back and her face darkened. "Tange, don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Just follow orders and you'll have your good days ahead of you."
That person was her support and her way out; how could she easily let outsiders know?
At night, when she went to a secret room to meet with a man again, Ye Wantang appeared sullen.
"What's wrong?"
The man lifted her chin and asked with a smile, "Who made our Crown Princess angry?"
Ye Wantang's eyes reddened, tears welling up in her eyes, "Even you are bullying me. I've already been jilted, and you're still deliberately making fun of me with these words."
After saying this, she burst into tears, sobbing softly.
Although she was not exceptionally beautiful, Madam Wang had arranged for a governess to teach her the art of feminine gentleness and grace.
The man's heart melted at her tears. "Alright, stop crying. If you've rejected that one, there's always the next one."
Ye Wantang opened her wet eyes, looking extremely shocked. Her red lips were parted just right, arousing the man's desire to take her.
"You mean there will be a new crown prince?"
She was secretly pleased, having long seen through the restless heart of the person before her.
If he really gets that position, then she must hold on tight to him.
She was destined to be a phoenix in this life.
The man playfully captured her lips with his own. "Prince Ning is twenty years old this year and has never been a virgin. What do you think of him?"
His hand slipped under her skirt and lifted her up slightly, making sure she was perfectly in place. He chuckled, “The Crown Prince has been away for many years; the position of heir apparent cannot remain vacant forever.”
Ye Wantang was surprised, "You mean, you want Prince Ning to become the next crown prince, and you want to give me to Prince Ning?"
Didn't he want that position himself?
But her face showed a wronged expression. "From the day I came of age, I became yours. Since then, my heart and eyes have been filled with you. How could you give me to another man? Waaah..."
The man leaned back on the couch with his hands behind his back, his clothes wide open. A fox mask covered most of his face, leaving only his phoenix eyes and thin lips visible.
Her thin lips, stained with Ye Wantang's lip rouge, were slightly upturned, giving her an alluring yet aloof appearance.
"Little Wan Tang, don't you want your confinement lifted?"
Ye Wantang certainly wanted to, and the man agreed to help her.
But she didn't expect that the man's method was for her to seduce Prince Ning.
The man moved maliciously, "If Prince Ning takes your chastity, he will have no choice but to marry you."
The royal family has already wronged you by making you wait for the crown prince for so many years, so how could they possibly confine you to your quarters?
"The Emperor only has two princes left by his side. Now that you've gained your freedom and become the Princess Consort of Ning, aren't you one step closer to becoming the Crown Princess?"
Ye Wantang swayed up and down with the man's movements, and the sensations in her body made her consciousness somewhat scattered.
But since it concerned her future, she had to stay alert, so she leaned down and hugged the man's neck.
She bit her inner lip to bring herself back to reality. "But I don't like Prince Ning. I only want to spend my life with you."
Prince Ning is not very bright, and she doesn't think highly of him.
The man saw through her insincerity, stopped what he was doing, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
"Who said that just because you became Princess Ning, you can't continue to be my woman?"
"Little Wantang, you'll find it's even more exciting than it is now."
Ye Wantang wanted power and to be the empress, not a romantic relationship with a man.
Once she reaches the supreme position, these will be nothing more than readily available pastimes.
"You really don't love me anymore. You weren't like this before."
After her engagement to the Crown Prince was broken off, she clearly felt that he didn't care about her as much as before.
Although he talked more than before and was more willing to coax her, Ye Wantang believed that her feelings were not wrong.
She stood up, picked up her clothes, and put them on one by one with her back straight. "Although the General's Mansion is in a sorry state right now, I am not the kind of person who clings on relentlessly."
"You want to get rid of me, and that will hurt me, but considering our years of relationship, I'm willing to grant your wish. Go now, and I will have this secret room sealed off."
Over the years, they had a secret relationship. Although she had lost her innocence, she also learned many of his secrets.
She didn't believe he would dare to break up with her.
Sure enough, the man sat up from the couch and embraced her from behind. "What are you thinking about, Xiao Wantang? I can't bear to let you go. In this lifetime, no matter who you marry, you can only be mine."
But I can't just watch you be confined to your home for a year, especially since you have Yin Jiu Niang in your household.
What if she were to harm you one day? I would be heartbroken. You are the legitimate daughter of a first-rank general's family, born into nobility, and will only ever be noble.
Prince Ning isn't very clever, but he's favored by the Emperor and Empress, making him a good choice for you.
Ye Wantang asked, puzzled, "Why not the Prince of Yun?"
The man rested his head on her chin and said lazily, "Because Prince Yun is a little smarter than Prince Ning, he is not suitable to be a puppet emperor."
He paused, his eyes revealing an unreadable meaning, thinking to himself that even the Prince of Yun wouldn't think much of him.
Ye Wantang was unaware of the man's inner thoughts. She turned to look at him and said, "You want to make Prince Ning and Prince Yun fight each other, profit from it, and then manipulate Prince Ning."
Considering his male identity and the historical stories he had heard, he felt that this method was indeed safer than directly seizing the throne.
All she ever wanted was the position of Empress; who her husband was didn't matter much to her.
"clever."
The man kissed the top of her head and whispered intimately in her ear, "So, I need your cooperation, little Wantang. Don't forget the tricks I'll teach you."
Ye Wantang felt a slight tingling in her heart as she thought about her intimate relationships with men over the years.
However, the most important thing right now is the big picture. Suppressing the pounding in her heart, she asked, "But I am currently confined to the manor and cannot go out. How can I contact Prince Ning?"
Ye Wantang was confident that as long as she made contact with Prince Ning, she would be able to win him over and make him obey her.
The man chuckled slyly, “I have a brilliant plan. Now, let me test your learning progress.”
...
Achoo!
The Marquis of Zhongyong's Residence.
Prince Ning sneezed several times, and Xie Tingzhou covered his face with the dossier in disgust.
After Prince Ning calmed down, he said to Xing Ze, "Prince Ning has caught a cold. Prepare a carriage to take him back to the palace for treatment."
Ever since he returned from shopping that day, Prince Ning and Prince Yun have been clinging to him, wishing they could sleep on either side of him every night.
Xie Tingzhou knew perfectly well why the two of them were acting this way.
At the same time, I was speechless. I've never seen anyone stalk people like this before. I don't know if these two are really brainless or if they did it on purpose.
But Xie Tingzhou was annoyed; with those two around, he didn't have a chance to see Ye Zhen.
"I am fine."
Prince Ning hurriedly stopped him, patting his chest, "I am perfectly healthy. I think someone is insulting me."
He leaned closer to Xie Tingzhou, "Young Master Xie, it's not that you find my second brother and I an eyesore and are cursing us in your heart, is it?"
Xie Tingzhou, expressionless, pulled the person onto the carriage heading to the palace. "Your Highness's health is of utmost importance. I will personally accompany Your Highness to see him."
Since we can't get rid of them, let's give them some work to do.
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