Liu Guang and the others had obviously guessed that the handsome young man who carried Yun Chuwei to her seat and sat down next to her was His Highness Prince Xuan.
But after bowing to Yun Chuwei, he still asked her a question.
"Young Miss, who is this gentleman?"
“He is His Highness Prince Xuan!” Yun Chuwei said.
Upon hearing this, Liu Guang and the others immediately knelt down and bowed to Xie Xuan, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Xuan!"
His Majesty was seriously ill, and he urgently summoned Prince Xuan back to the capital. They all understood the implications of this.
The Prince Xuan before them would likely become their new emperor soon, so they naturally dared not be negligent.
Xie Xuan raised his eyes and glanced at the group.
"No need for formalities. Go about your business and don't worry about me."
After they got up, they indeed stopped caring about Xie Xuan and went straight to report to Yun Chuwei.
Since they were all capable of handling things independently, they reported important matters to Yun Chuwei.
The decisions that Yun Chuwei needs to make are some of the more significant ones.
Therefore, it wasn't long before Yun Chuwei finished handling her own affairs.
Soon, she and Xie Xuan left the palace.
Yun Chuwei thought Xie Xuan would take her back to the Xuan Prince's residence, but unexpectedly Xie Xuan instructed the coachman to go to the Marquis's residence instead.
Xie Xuan noticed Yun Chuwei's surprise and said, "As your fiancé, shouldn't I naturally visit the Marquis's residence after I return?"
Yun Chu raised an eyebrow: "Are you just going to come here like this?"
"How could that be?" Xie Xuan laughed. "I sent an invitation to my grandmother yesterday, and the gifts I had prepared should be on their way to the Marquis's residence by now!"
Yun Chuwei was slightly surprised.
She assumed that none of them had had much time to think about these issues yesterday.
She was surprised to find that this person had arranged so many things.
But she didn't say much, only jokingly asking, "Who are you calling 'grandmother'? Is it your grandmother? You just call her that?"
Xie Xuan raised an eyebrow but remained silent.
Yun Chuwei hadn't expected that this person would directly complain when they met Old Madam Yun.
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When they arrived at the Marquis's residence, the gifts Xie Xuan had prepared had just been moved into the Yun family's house and were scattered all over the courtyard.
Yun Chuwei stared wide-eyed.
When did you prepare these gifts? And why are there so many?
Xie Xuan said casually, "On the way back, I passed through many places and bought back their famous products. I prepared one for you, and one for my grandmother and mother-in-law as well. You can see for yourself then whether they live up to their reputation."
Yun Chuwei was at a loss for words.
At this moment, the old lady who was checking the gifts and He Ning noticed them.
The two walked over.
Xie Xuan and Yun Chuwei bowed to the two of them.
The old lady and He Ning returned Xie Xuan's greeting and said, "You've come all this way, why did you bring so many gifts?"
Xie Xuan said, "These gifts are naturally to please the old lady and the madam, so that they can make decisions for me!"
The old lady was somewhat surprised: "What happened? Tell me, and I'll stand up for you!"
Xie Xuan immediately complained, "I was just talking to Weiwei about the old lady, saying that you are also my grandmother, and she glared at me and wouldn't let me call the old lady 'grandmother'."
Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately laughed and said, "Don't mind her, just keep calling out. If she glares at you again, I'll teach her a lesson for you!"
Xie Xuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandmother!"
After saying that, he didn't forget to give Yun Chuwei a provocative look: "I knew it, the old lady is also my grandmother!"
Yun Chuwei: ...
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The group chatted for a while and then ate together before Yun Chuwei led Xie Xuan to her courtyard.
Yun Chuwei's gift has already been delivered to Yun Chuwei's courtyard.
The items almost filled Yun Chuwei's small courtyard.
Guiyan was registering things with her maid when she saw Yun Chuwei and Xie Xuan. She and her maid came over to greet them.
Yun Chu waved her hand slightly: "Get back to work!"
Upon hearing this, Guiyan indeed continued registering the items.
Yun Chuwei casually picked up a whole piece of jade next to her.
Xie Xuan explained from the side, "I bought it when I passed by Lantian."
"Looks good!" Yun Chuwei complimented, then went to look at the fabrics beside her.
"That's Northern embroidery."
"That's great too!" Yun Chuwei praised again.
Xie Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "That's a really perfunctory compliment."
Yun Chuwei's eyes also lit up with a smile: "Is it just a perfunctory response?"
Xie Xuan moved a few steps closer to Yun Chuwei and whispered, "Miss Yun, when you praise someone, your words are always surprising. But now you only say 'good,' isn't that just perfunctory?"
Yun Chuwei continued looking down at other things, and slowly asked, "When did I say anything surprising?"
Xie Xuan reached out and hooked his arm around Yun Chuwei's waist, then leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"When he's working hard, his bulging muscles and slightly reddened eyes are especially alluring..." He paused slightly before asking, "Who said that?"
Yun Chuwei tightened her grip on the luminous pearl, and the absurd scene from last night involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
That taut neck, that alluring Adam's apple, that strong waist and abdomen, those long, straight legs.
She swallowed hard, her breathing becoming erratic.
She turned her head, wanting to look at Xie Xuan.
However, as soon as he turned around, his lips met Xie Xuan's, who leaned down and whispered in his ear.
It felt like a soft kiss, landing unexpectedly on his lips.
Xie Xuan subconsciously tightened his grip on her waist, then suddenly picked her up.
The two spoke softly, so softly that it did not attract the attention of Guiyan and the others.
However, Xie Xuan suddenly picked her up, the movement was a bit too big, startling Guiyan and the little maid who both looked over.
"Young Miss!" Guiyan called out almost instinctively.
Xie Xuan remained calm and said in a low voice, "Your young lady is sleepy. I'll take her to rest."
After saying that, he picked up Yun Chuwei and strode towards her bedroom.
Guiyan didn't suspect anything.
Her eldest daughter has been too busy lately, often leaving early and returning late; she really should get more rest.
After watching the two leave, she looked away and continued registering the gifts with the maid beside her.
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Xie Xuan placed Yun Chuwei on the bed and leaned over her.
Yun Chuwei reached out and pressed her hand against his chest.
She pursed her lips and whispered, "Xie Xuan, what are you trying to do in broad daylight?"
Xie Xuan simply tore open his clothes and grabbed her wrist.
He leaned closer to her and whispered in her ear, "I want to show you the muscles and the corners of your eyes you mentioned. Don't you want to?"
Yun Chuwei's hand was still covering his heart.
His heartbeat seemed to pound against her palm, burning her heart and making her breath catch in her throat.
She pursed her lips and said honestly, "Yes."
"Then... watch carefully..." Xie Xuan said, grasping her wrist tightly and guiding her delicate and gentle hand slowly downwards.
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