Huayang is a little tired.
This morning, she took two carriage rides just to go in and out of the city, and in order to disguise herself as a commoner woman at Taohua Mountain, she even climbed a section of the mountain road.
Because she was tired, she did not invite Yu Xiu and his wife to have lunch in Ningyuan. Logically speaking, she should not be in the mood to entertain guests now.
"Princess, you should eat something to fill your stomach first. You can't let yourself down even if you're angry, right?"
Looking at the princess lying lazily on the bed, Chao Yun and Chao Yue coaxed her in a low voice.
Huayang was not angry, everything was going according to her plan. Why was she angry? She was just disgusted. Although she had known what kind of person the King of Xiang was, when she saw that obscene and ugly face in person today, Huayang still wanted to send him to the frontier on the spot and never look at him again in her life.
Oftentimes, Chen Jingzong's eyes revealed a hint of desire when he looked at her. One could tell at a glance that he was thinking about something, but Chen Jingzong was handsome, and his gaze was not so explicit, giving people a completely different feeling.
Thinking of Chen Jingzong who was still angry with her, Huayang lost her appetite even more.
Chen Jingzong's anger was understandable, and she was not wrong either. If she had really told him in advance, with his temper, he would have said something sarcastic even if she admired Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong a little more. Could he tolerate her using him as bait to catch a big pervert? Instead of wasting her breath and talking a lot, it's better to act first and report later.
Moreover, she had already coaxed Chen Jingzong, but he was still angry. Let him be angry. If he had the ability, he should sleep in Liuyun Palace from now on and never get close to her again.
"The Prince Consort is back."
Suddenly, the sounds of Zhen'er and Zhu'er greeting each other were heard in the yard.
Huayang's heart was slightly moved, and he whispered to the two maids beside him: "Just say I'm tired and have already fallen asleep."
After saying this, she adjusted her posture slightly, closed her eyes and dozed off.
Chaoyun and Chaoyue looked at each other, smiled, lowered the curtains of the bed, and walked out in cooperation.
At the door of the side room, they ran into the prince consort who was walking in.
Chao Yue pretended to stop him and lowered her voice to say, "My dear Prince Consort, the princess is tired and has just gone to bed. Do you want to serve her some food?"
Chen Jingzong: "No need, I'll go in and take a look."
After saying this, he had already walked around the two maids.
The inner room was silent and quiet. The warm spring breeze blew in, ruffling the thin curtain embroidered with pink peonies in front of the bed.
Chen Jingzong stared at the veil with a gloomy look, as if he could see the scene of her being abducted by Prince of Xiang and being brutally ravaged.
He knew that this incident did not happen, but she had indeed put herself in danger today. What if she met the King of Xiang in a remote place? What if the King of Xiang brought more guards with him? The King of Xiang was a vicious and stupid man. It was very likely that he would take her life first on impulse and then take the life of her and Zhou Ji and other guards, and finally find a random place to dump the body and get rid of himself completely.
A smart person would not take such a risk, but the King of Xiang is a fool. There are such lawless, stupid and vicious people in the world, the kind of stupid and vicious people that normal people would wonder "how could this be?" but the fact is that it happened.
She was spoiled, not to mention in the palace. Everyone in the Chen family also respected her. She thought that everyone would be afraid of her status as a princess and would not dare to abuse her.
Chen Jingzong walked towards the bed.
His footsteps were heavy and it was obvious that he was here to cause trouble. He didn't care whether she was asleep or not.
Huayang pretended not to know.
Soon, Chen Jingzong came to the bedside, looked at her profile which was more delicate and beautiful than a peony, and listened to her slightly rapid breathing. Chen Jingzong suddenly smiled, and then slapped her on the buttocks facing him.
Huayang: …
Whether it was this extremely offensive action or the pain in her body, Hua Yang was furious. She didn't care whether she was pretending to be asleep or not. She turned over and stood up on the bed, pointing her scallion-white fingertips at Chen Jingzong's dark face angrily: "You are so bold!"
How dare you hit her! Even her father, the emperor, and her mother had never hit her!
It must be because she has been too nice to this man recently that he has become more and more lawless and no longer treats her like a princess!
Chen Jingzong sneered: "In terms of size, I am inferior to you in only two aspects, one is chest, the other is courage."
Huayang: …
It's already this time, and he's still acting like a jerk
Noticing that Chen Jingzong's eyes fell on her chest and abdomen, Huayang didn't know whether he wanted to see her breasts or her courage. Her cheeks flushed. She couldn't argue with him, so she simply chased him away: "Didn't you say you were going to sleep in Liuyun Palace tonight? Why did you come to my place?"
Chen Jingzong: "Tonight is tonight, it's only noon now."
Huayang: "I don't want to see you at noon either, get out."
She has always had the aura of a princess. Now standing on the bed, she is a head taller than Chen Jingzong, and becomes even more domineering when she gets angry.
Chen Jingzong just smiled faintly: "If you don't want to see me, who do you want to see? The King of Xiang or the guards around him?"
Each word he said was more infuriating than the last. Huayang looked into his gloomy eyes and suddenly he was no longer angry.
She walked to the bed, put one hand on his shoulder, touched his tense face with the other, and said helplessly: "It has already happened, I am safe and sound, and I have told you everything I should have told you afterwards. What else do you want? Or do you think that I am your wife and should not show up in public for serious matters, so that others will take advantage of you and your reputation as a man will be damaged if the news spreads?"
Chen Jingzong still had a tense face, but he closed his eyes to avoid being distracted by the white skin exposed from her collar.
Hua Yang: "If it's the former, you've already beaten me, and I won't bother with you for a crime worthy of beheading, so we should be even. If it's the latter, then I really have no choice but to ask my father for a letter of peace, to set you free, and to allow you to remarry with a clean name..."
Before she could finish her words, Chen Jingzong suddenly pulled her into his arms and his slightly cold lips pressed directly against her collarbone.
Huayang smiled and hugged his head.
Chen Jingzong kissed it for a while, then remembered something and turned to look at the table next to the dressing table. That was the place specially reserved for the lotus bowl.
He had stayed in the garrison for the previous two nights, and today Huayang had to deal with Prince Xiang again, so naturally he was not prepared.
Chen Jingzong: …
He put Huayang on the bed and sat beside it with a sullen face.
Hua Yang still hated the slap he had given her, so he gently laid on his broad back and said softly, "Okay, lie down, I'll give you a shoulder rub. This should calm you down, right?"
Chen Jingzong was still angry, but it was a rare opportunity to enjoy himself, so he naturally didn't want to miss it. He looked at her coldly and reluctantly lay down on the bed.
Huayang moved to his side and pretended to punch him twice, then picked up a pair of soft-soled slippers that she had placed beside the bed with her other hand. She looked at Chen Jingzong again, gritted her teeth, and used all her strength to hit Chen Jingzong's butt!
The slippers she wore had a thin leather sole, which was perfect for hitting people. It didn't require much effort to swing, and the hit was painful enough.
"Snap!" The sound was much louder than the one Chen Jingzong had just used!
Chen Jingzong who was suddenly beaten:…
Huayang was relieved. Seeing Chen Jingzong looking at her in disbelief, she raised her chin and said, "Since this is your first time hitting me, I will punish you personally and let the matter be over. If it happens again, I will ask the guards to take you out and beat you with a stick."
Chen Jingzong suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulled and flipped her, and pressed on her: "It's impressive to have two or three hundred guards, right? If you have the guts, call them in now and ask them to whip me too."
Huayang: "Try to hit me again. If you dare to hit me, I will scream!"
Chen Jingzong: "That's called beating? I didn't even use 10% of my strength, but you, the soles of your shoes are about to break, are you trying to murder your own husband?"
Huayang: "I don't care how much strength you use, if you hurt me, that's called a fight."
Chen Jingzong paused, as if to compromise: "Okay, I hit you, it was my fault. Does it still hurt? I'll rub it for you."
Huayang: …
Afraid that he would really do something stupid, Huayang quickly grabbed his arm.
Chen Jingzong looked over.
Because they had been arguing for a long time, Huayang's face was red, and his eyes were as bright as waves as he looked at him moistly: "I'm hungry."
Could Chen Jingzong still let her starve
He pulled the man up.
Huayang was going to comb her hair, so she stretched out her two clean white legs and placed them on his knees.
Chen Jingzong then helped the little ancestor put on his pajamas.
This is what Huayang was most satisfied with him. No matter how much he said, when it came to taking care of her, Chen Jingzong always did it naturally, as if he was born to be so considerate to her, instead of having to bow his head because of the princess's status.
When she sat in front of the dressing table, Chen Jingzong sat beside the bed, looking at her quietly.
Hua Yang warned: "Don't mention that again. I'm not a fool. I won't really take risks with myself."
Chen Jingzong: "You can not mention it, but it will not happen again."
Huayang agreed. If it weren't for the special status of the King of Xiang, there would be no way to overthrow him without harming other people except that she suffered a little injustice, and Huayang would not have insisted on disgusting herself.
For example, in the previous life, because Lingyuan County Lady, who was also a relative, was forced to death by the King of Xiang, it gave my father-in-law a perfect opportunity to sue the prince.
Huayang couldn't wait for this opportunity that would carry a life, knowing that Lingyuan County Lady would die.
The couple reconciled and went to the main room to eat together.
"What was the situation like when you went to the Prince of Xiang's Mansion?" It was only at this time that Huayang had the opportunity to inquire.
Chen Jingzong mentioned it briefly.
Huayang said disdainfully: "How could there be someone like the King of Xiang in the royal family?"
He was vicious to the people and not very nice to his own son.
Chen Jingzong: "What are you going to do with the guards you brought back?"
Hua Yang: "No need to deal with it. I will write a letter to my father this afternoon and ask Wu Run to send the letter to the capital."
Chen Jingzong looked at her and said, "With more than 20 guards, you will definitely attract a lot of attention on the way back to the capital. By then, I'm afraid that the people of the world will know that you were molested by the King of Xiang. People like to exaggerate things like this. The King of Xiang didn't even touch the corner of your clothes. If people can spread the rumor that you were dragged into the woods by the King of Xiang, aren't you afraid of damaging your reputation?"
Hua Yang smiled and said, "Rumors stop at the wise. Smart people should know that there is nothing wrong between me and the King of Xiang without my explanation. As for those who want to make fun of me, I will do nothing. They can also make up stories about me and the eunuchs and guards around me. Why should I care?"
The more you care about your reputation, the easier it is for others to manipulate you. Things like filial piety and virtue as women wrap around you in circles.
An ordinary woman is weak and helpless, and can only be bound by secular rules, but she is a princess.
Now she is the emperor's beloved daughter, and in the future she will be the emperor's biological sister. Not to mention that she did not learn from her aunt to indulge in male beauty, even if she has a male lover, even if the world scolds her like a sieve, as long as she doesn't care, can those people affect her eating or drinking
"What about you, do you mind?"
Huayang put down the tea bowl and looked at Chen Jingzong who was sitting opposite him.
Chen Jingzong smiled and said, "If it's fake, I won't take it to heart, but if it's real, I can't say for sure."
Huayang: …
Why does this guy always suspect that she will cheat on him
Could it be that in his previous life, when he was a ghost, he saw her watching the guards' martial arts performance at her aunt's place? .
Prince of Xiang's Palace.
The King of Xiang finally finished applying the medicine and carefully avoided the wound, lying on his side on the bed in an extremely awkward position.
Princess Xiang asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, if something like this happens, will the princess complain to the emperor?"
King Xiang frowned, then relaxed again: "If you were teased by someone, would you dare to make it known to the world?"
If Huayang really filed a complaint and Emperor Jingshun punished him for it, it would ruin Huayang's reputation. If he didn't punish him, what would be the point of filing a complaint and would it only make Emperor Jingshun angry
Princess Xiang lowered her head.
It was not a pity that her husband died, she was just afraid that she and her son would be implicated.
(End of this chapter)