Lu Xingjian finally let go.
Su Wanwan quickly sat down in the seat next to her.
The air was dark and quiet.
The only sounds were the rustling of clothes and the rising and falling breaths of the two people.
In this small, enclosed space.
Even the faintest sounds can be amplified, stimulating the sensitive nerves of both parties.
It seems... they're doing something shady.
Su Wanwan quickly straightened her clothes, wanting to leave the carriage as soon as possible.
But someone grabbed her sleeve.
She suppressed her racing heart and tried to keep her voice calm: "Can I go now?"
Lu Xingjian remained silent.
They did not let go.
After a long pause, he asked, "Are you hiding from me?"
He sounded like he was questioning someone.
His voice was hoarse and deep, carrying a hint of masculine maturity and sexiness.
Unlike the bright and clear-eyed boy he was before, he possessed a strong masculine charm.
Su Wanwan didn't know why he said that; his tone was perfunctory.
"Your Majesty is joking. I did not avoid you."
silence.
A suffocating silence.
"If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me."
His voice carried a hint of compromise.
Su Wanwan raised an eyebrow, a hint of mockery playing on her lips.
When I begged you, you refused to see me. Don't you find it ironic that you're saying this now?
Do you just enjoy playing games with me?
Or was it because I caught them visiting a brothel that they came to bribe me to shut up?
Why would it come to that?
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am doing well and have no difficulties that require your help for the time being."
Begging you is just asking for trouble, only to be humiliated by you.
She knew her own limitations.
The man lifted the side curtain of the car with his long, slender fingers and looked at her by the moonlight.
It was as if they were trying to discern the truth or falsehood in her words.
"You are a woman, why go to brothels and ruin your reputation?"
His voice carried a faint hint of reproach.
Su Wanwan was slightly taken aback, a surge of inexplicable embarrassment and annoyance rushing to her head.
So you're trying to shift the blame, aren't you?
So he thought he couldn't stand the loneliness and went to Cuiyun Tower to seek pleasure?
Too.
He thought she was frivolous back then.
It's just ridiculous.
When he pushed her down, how could he not have thought that it would ruin her reputation?
Those resentments and grievances that I had deliberately forgotten resurfaced from the depths of my heart.
My eyes are a little sore.
Who is he to her?
What right do they have to interfere with her?
Because it involved her cousin's reputation, she didn't want to explain anything.
Her voice was slightly cold, keeping people at a distance.
"Your Majesty need not trouble yourself with my affairs."
"If you are truly worried about my reputation, then don't kidnap me."
"Pulling and tugging like that, what kind of behavior is that?"
If you are not upright yourself, why do you criticize others?
ill!
Do you think everyone else is like you and enjoys visiting brothels?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but want to say something sarcastic to him.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will not spread the news of your visit to the brothel."
Lu Xingjian pursed his thin lips slightly, and narrowed his long eyes a little.
She's like a hedgehog, with all her barbs sticking up.
After a long silence, he simply said, "Shall I take you back?"
Su Wanwan refused directly: "No need, I'll go back by myself."
Lu Xingjian finally let go.
Su Wanwan quickly pulled back the sleeve that he had squeezed so tightly and stretched it out.
That gesture carried a hint of disdain.
Lu Xingjian saw everything she did, his eyes turning slightly cold.
She's really being ungrateful.
Su Wanwan went downstairs and changed into her own carriage.
The two maids, Yanrong and Heying, looked bewildered and wary.
They kept glancing at the carriage Su Wanwan had alighted from, and at the group of people who had gathered around her.
We don't know who is so audacious as to kidnap their young master's wife.
Judging from their well-trained appearance, they must be someone of high status.
As the two carriages passed each other, Lu Xingjian's indifferent voice came through the carriage curtain.
"If you need anything, contact Li Rong."
Standing beside the carriage, Li Rong smiled and told Yan Rong and He Ying the address of his private residence.
"If Madam Su has any difficulties, please do not hesitate to come and find this old servant."
Su Wanwan pretended not to hear and ignored it.
I arrived home quickly.
My mother-in-law, Han Xiufen, was still awake; her face was dark and sullen.
"I thought you were going to stay out all night. Don't you even consider yourself a daughter-in-law of the Xu family?!"
Su Wanwan didn't have the energy to deal with her.
The quick-witted Yan Rong replied, "In response to Madam's question, His Majesty's visit to the Marquis of Qingyun's residence delayed his return, which is why he is late."
This statement is entirely true; it simply omits some unnecessary details.
Han Xiufen's pupils contracted slightly, and her arrogance immediately subsided.
"Then you should go and rest."
She had a fight with her husband all night a while ago, and only then did she realize that the former Empress Dowager Zhou was the real mastermind behind the government.
The late emperor had been sidelined by her for many years, and only regained power after Zhou died, but he died just one year later.
Within just two years of his ascension to the throne, the new emperor wielded considerable power through a series of decisive actions.
As the Zhou family declined, Empress Zhang's family rose in status and supported the rise of Empress Xia, who was deeply bound to the family, thus firmly controlling the harem.
However, if the Zhou family regains the new emperor's favor, Su Wanwan's backing will still be very strong, and she cannot easily offend them.
That evening, Su Wanwan developed a fever.
She is not in good health.
She had been working hard for the past two days, and the shock caused her to fall ill. She had a high fever, her face was flushed, and she was having nightmares.
The Duke of Wei's mansion was, after all, a first-class duke's mansion, so it was quite convenient for them to bring their visiting cards to invite the imperial physician.
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