This was the first time Jiang Bai had seen Zhao Yi lose his mind.
The last time he drank spoiled milk tea left overnight, he had to go to the toilet twice every fifteen minutes on average, and his steps were steady. He had never been so agitated and quick as he was now, dragging Jiang Bai away.
Jiang Bai couldn't help but chuckle: "Why are you arguing with him? He's just a kid!"
Zhao Yi stared at her incredulously, as if he were looking at a woman who had cheated on him. He pointed in the direction where Xiao An had just stood, his finger trembling slightly.
He said, "He's still young? He already knows how to seduce married women."
Jiang Bai shrugged: "Everyone likes rich women, you have to respect their desire to climb the social ladder."
Zhao Yi narrowed his eyes: "Judging from the tone of your voice, you seem quite experienced. Is this not the first time?"
Jiang Bai chuckled, pulled Zhao Yi's hand, made him sit down, and poured him a cup of tea to calm him down.
Zhao Yi gulped down the entire cup of cold tea, but still couldn't help asking again, "Do you usually have these kinds of unwanted suitors?"
Jiang Bai lifted his eyelids to look at him: "If you say no, then I must be lying."
Zhao Yi slammed his hand on the table: "Nonsense! Don't they all know you're already married?"
"So what?" Jiang Bai looked at him strangely. "Just because you're married, doesn't mean no women will try to seduce you?"
Jiang Bai took it all in stride. At Zhao Yi's level, women would flock to him. At this point, it was useless to fight off mistresses; it all depended on Zhao Yi's attitude.
If Zhao Yi can stand firm, then the temptations of others are just paper tigers. If he cannot stand firm, even without the right conditions, he will probably create them to go out and play with women.
Zhao Yi suddenly felt guilty when he remembered that the emperor wanted to marry the princess to him. He stubbornly said, "How can they be the same? I am a man and you are a woman."
"Once you reach a certain high position, what difference does it make between men and women?" Jiang Bai replied casually.
She saw a plate of melon seeds on the table, picked them up, peeled the kernels, and placed them one by one into Zhao Yi's palm.
Zhao Yi gripped it tightly and awkwardly stuffed it into his mouth.
He asked, "How did those men behave before?"
Jiang Bai looked up at him and smiled: "Still thinking about it?"
Before Zhao Yi could get angry, she explained, "Some people just chat briefly and then behave themselves when they see that you don't mean it. Others are persistent and you might use some sarcastic or sarcastic remarks, but they'll eventually stop. You've probably encountered this kind of thing often, so there's no need to make things awkward."
Zhao Yi often encountered these things, but he wouldn't tell Jiang Bai about them. However, he didn't expect that Jiang Bai also frequently encountered them and didn't tell him either.
If Xiao An hadn't gone too far this time and alerted the secret guards, he probably would still be in the dark!
Thinking about this, Zhao Yi felt a mix of emotions.
Jiang Bai started putting melon seeds in Zhao Yi's hand again. After putting in a few, seeing that Zhao Yi didn't eat them, he started cracking them open himself.
Zhao Yi was jolted back to his senses by the "crackling" sound from the person next to him. He quickly stuffed all the sunflower seeds in his hand into his mouth, then stretched out his palm in front of Jiang Bai and said confidently, "Keep peeling."
Jiang Bai patiently peeled it for him.
Seeing this, Zhao Yi began to suspect that Jiang Bai was guilty and asked, "Is there really no one else?"
Jiang Bai looked up at him, her gaze as if she were looking at a spoiled little child: "Do you want me to say yes or no?"
Zhao Yi became conflicted.
Jiang Bai said, "Don't ask about these things anymore. Asking will only make you feel worse. Look at me, I never ask about your romantic encounters."
Zhao Yi thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, but he didn't feel relieved. Another possibility popped into his mind.
His tone was full of indignation, as if he had encountered a heartless scoundrel: "Why don't you ask me if I don't love you anymore?"
Jiang Bai rolled his eyes.
Man, your name is "looking for trouble."
Jiang Bai took a deep breath, took his hand, and ate the melon seeds in his palm. After chewing for a while, he replied, "I didn't ask because I have confidence in you."
Zhao Yi couldn't ask any more questions.
If he asked again, Jiang Bai would start to doubt his own confidence in her.
In reality, he really lacked a sense of security. He had confessed his love to Jiang Bai countless times, but Jiang Bai had never responded.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yi said, "You can ask, you can tell me what to do, I won't get angry."
Jiang Bai said, "Then let's stop this topic for now, help me pack my things, and we'll go down the mountain."
Upon hearing that they were leaving, Zhao Yi immediately shifted his attention, helped Jiang Bai pack his things, and the two of them drove the carriage down the mountain.
They traveled at a slow pace, and accompanied by the clatter of hooves, the two began to admire the scenery along the way.
I had only walked a few hundred meters when someone behind me cried out in a heart-wrenching voice, "Sister Jiang, don't leave me behind!"
Xiao An actually caught up with them.
Jiang Bai stopped the carriage, lifted the curtain to look at Xiao An, who was panting heavily, and sighed, asking, "Is there anything else?"
"Sister, I want to follow you." Xiao An held her chest and smoothed herself down before saying this.
"What are you doing following me? Go back now," Jiang Bai said earnestly.
“I’m not going back,” Xiao An shook her head. “I want to stay with my sister until the day she decides to accept me.”
Zhao Yi scoffed from the side, "That day will never come."
"That's not necessarily true," Xiao An said, his anger rising like a fighting rooster at the sight of Zhao Yi's cold face. "You're so much older than me. When you get old and lose your looks, I'll have a place next to you, sister."
"How much younger do you think you are than me? I'm old, and so are you," Zhao Yi retorted angrily.
He looked Xiao An up and down, his thin frame scornfully saying, "Besides, with such a weak constitution, you'll definitely die before me."
“You…” Xiao An’s chest heaved with anger.
Jiang Bai quickly stopped the two old children from arguing and said to Xiao An, "Xiao An, what you're doing is a bit too much. Go back now, or you'll regret what you did today when you meet someone you truly like."
Xiao An looked sad: "Sister, you are the one I truly love."
Zhao Yi scoffed and muttered under his breath, "I wonder how many women he's said that to."
Xiao An, with her sharp ears, heard it clearly and immediately clarified loudly, "I only did these things to Sister Jiang Bai."
Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but still shook her head: "Xiao An, I am already married and love my husband very much. I'm sorry, I cannot accept your feelings."
Before Zhao Yi could even feel smug, Jiang Bai confessed his love for him to others. Zhao Yi saw the little man's eyes harden, and he reached into his pocket, pulled out a knife, and held it to his own neck.
With tears in her eyes, Xiao An said, "Sister, if you don't let me follow you, I'll die right here in front of you."
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