Meng Qingrou blinked her big eyes and stared blankly at Xing'er.
My snacks are gone? What are you carrying?
"Xing'er, what did you take out of my room?"
Xing'er said without changing her expression, "Oh, these are clothes you don't wear anymore. Xing'er will help you throw them away in a bit."
Meng Qingrou thought about it carefully and said, "I don't have any clothes I don't wear."
Xing'er remained unmoved and said coldly, "You have."
Meng Qingrou asked suspiciously, "I don't think I have..."
Xing'er: "You have one."
Meng Qingrou: "Do I?"
Xing'er: "Think about it carefully, there is."
Seeing Xing'er's determination, Meng Qingrou felt a little insecure herself.
"Then, Xing'er, please help me throw it away."
Xing'er smiled and said, "Alright. Young Master He hasn't had dinner yet, has he? And you need to eat even more to take your medicine. Please wait a moment, Young Master He, and I will instruct the other maids to prepare some for you."
He Yunxiao held the medicine, unsure of what to say.
I can only silently give Xing'er a thumbs up in my heart.
Meng Qingrou finally realized something was wrong and immediately said, "Xing'er, do you have anything to eat? If so, give some to Young Master He so he can drink his medicine, and then..."
Xing'er transformed into a ruthless rejection machine: "There's no food. Let's cook instead."
Meng Qingrou looked at Xing'er, then at He Yunxiao, and sensed something was wrong, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
They had clearly intended for He Yunxiao to leave, but strangely, he'd been brought inside. They'd wanted him to eat something, take his medicine, and then leave, but now the snacks were gone, and they had to start cooking for him from scratch. And who knew how long it would take to prepare that meal?
Everything that happened tonight was so coincidental, as if some force had forcibly kept He Yunxiao by my side...
Meng Qingrou couldn't understand it, but now she was in a difficult situation.
He had no choice but to compromise and say, "Let's cook."
Xing'er agreed and prepared to leave. Meng Qingrou then said, "Xing'er, could you entertain... that... him?"
Xing'er continued to refuse without hesitation, "Your Highness, Xing'er is very busy."
Meng Qingrou said, "What about the others..."
"They have to cook and don't have time. Only Your Highness has the time. By the way, Young Master He, let me keep your medicine warm for you."
Xing'er went to He Yunxiao, took the medicine bowl he had been holding, and then took the opportunity to wink at He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao smiled, meaning he was extremely grateful.
After Xing'er left, only He Yunxiao and Meng Qingrou remained.
Looking at the girl in front of him, his beloved wife from the South Pearl, He Yunxiao felt happy and his heart melted.
"South Pearl..."
Meng Qingrou's heart pounded wildly under He Yunxiao's gaze.
Knowing she couldn't do that, she adopted a questioning tone and asked, "Has Xing'er been bribed by you?"
He Yunxiao truthfully replied, "I did buy a lot of jewelry and rouge, hoping to please Xing'er and get her to tell me about your hobbies. I wanted to find a way to win your favor and get your forgiveness."
Although He Yunxiao's words were the stark truth, devoid of any sentimentality, Meng Qingrou blushed. She knew that everything He Yunxiao said was true, without a trace of falsehood. Because when Xing'er returned with the medicine earlier, she had already asked Xing'er, and Xing'er had said the same thing.
He Yunxiao continued, "I didn't expect that Xing'er would smash her jewelry to protect her relationship with you and refuse my bribe. After seeing her intentions, I gave up my plan to please her."
Meng Qingrou said, "Xing'er led you in, didn't she?"
"Um."
She then asked, "What if she doesn't lead you in?"
“If Xing’er doesn’t bring me in, then I will wait at the entrance of Linxuan Palace until midnight, and then go home. I will come here every day after that.”
Hearing him say that, Meng Qingrou subconsciously believed him, then shook her head repeatedly, telling herself that He Yunxiao was a liar and a bad guy, and that she should be careful.
She said, "You don't have to wait there."
When He Yunxiao heard Nan Zhu's wife say this, he assumed that she was going to kick him out again, not even leaving him the right to stay at the door.
He hurriedly explained, "Nam-joo! I will wait! Don't send me away, I just won't come in. No matter how many days it takes, I will wait! I will definitely marry you!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Qingrou blushed instantly and almost lost her composure again.
Bad guy! Bastard! Scoundrel! Cheating!
He keeps talking about getting married, or marrying someone else...
How could you say such a thing so easily!
"I... I didn't say you could leave. I meant that it's cold at night, so you can go into the courtyard. But you can't go into the hall without permission, and you're not allowed to come looking for me suddenly!"
He Yunxiao looked at his wife Nanzhu, who had suddenly given in, and felt both touched and amused.
He suddenly imagined teasing Nan Zhu's wife like he used to, watching her be both proud and coquettish, fierce and timid, sometimes quiet and cute, sometimes making mistakes and getting anxious.
Looking at his current favorability rating of only 30, He Yunxiao used his iron will to forcefully suppress the urge to flirt with Nan Zhu's wife.
“But,” He Yunxiao said truthfully, “it’s almost cold outside and inside the courtyard at night.”
This was indeed the truth, although anyone could tell that He Yunxiao meant for Nan Zhu's wife to let him into the palace directly.
Meng Qingrou naturally refused.
"Since it's about the same temperature, you can stand outside. Don't come in."
He Yunxiao didn't believe that his kind-hearted wife, Nanzhu, wouldn't soften her heart.
Actually, it's not just her heart; anyone who has fished by the lake knows that Nan Zhu's wife is soft all over.
He Yunxiao said, "Normally it's fine. Although it's cold, I'm a martial artist and I can handle it. But sometimes when it rains, could Your Highness Nanzhu make an exception and let me take shelter in the palace for a while?"
Meng Qingrou thought for a moment, and since it only rains a few days a year anyway, she agreed, "You're allowed to come in and stand when it rains."
He Yunxiao continued, "When the wind blows strong, may I come in...?"
"A strong wind... is also acceptable..."
"If the temperature suddenly drops, may we enter the palace temporarily...?"
"Lowering the temperature...that would be fine too..."
"If I suddenly wish to see Your Highness, may I...?"
"You want to see me...? You can... but you can't!"
Meng Qingrou shook her head and waved her hands repeatedly.
"No, no, this won't do!"
She thought to herself, "That was close! I almost fell for his trick and agreed to his request."
He Yunxiao thought to himself that it was a pity.
Using a straightforward and honest approach is really quite difficult.
It's easier to coax and deceive.
He Yunxiao couldn't help but sigh. It's easy to coax and deceive, but sometimes if you don't handle it well, it can explode and blow your wife away.
Meng Qingrou realized what had happened and felt both ashamed and angry, thinking about how she had almost agreed to his request.
"You're lying to me again!"
He Yunxiao had already thought this through clearly. At this moment, his heart was as calm as an abyss, his gaze as still as water, and his tone unhurried.
He stared intently into Nanzhu's wife's bright eyes. If he could, he would also like to take his heart out and let her see it.
"Nam-joo, I told you, from now on I will never lie to you."
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