King Liang arrived at the palace around 11 p.m.
He asked to meet Murong Jie alone, not to see Zi'an, and made a request to Murong Jie.
"What?" Murong Jie pulled a long face, "I'm not going!"
"go!"
"If you don't want to go, why don't you look for Su Qing? Or Xiao Tuo."
"They don't know the king's situation."
"Then you have concubines in your house, why don't you try it there?"
"What if it doesn't work? Isn't this embarrassing?" King Liang approached him, "You stole my wife, and I didn't say anything. Now I ask you to accompany me to visit a brothel, and you won't agree to such a simple request?"
"Is this request simple?" Murong Jie lowered his voice, "If Zi'an knows this, he will tear me to pieces."
"If you don't tell her and I don't tell her, how would she know?" said King Liang.
Murong Jie hesitated for a moment, "I think you should just send a concubine to sleep with you."
"No," King Liang said angrily, "I will not touch them until I have proven that I am well. Even if I have proven that I am well, I will not touch them."
"Why?" Murong Jie asked in confusion.
King Liang pulled him up and said, "Come on, if you go with me, I will tell you a secret of Zi'an, a secret you definitely don't know."
Murong Jie sneered, "What is there about her that I don't know? What part of her body do I not know?"
"You must not know it anyway, so I won't make dirty jokes with you." King Liang said calmly.
Murong Jie looked at his face and felt that he was not trying to fool anyone. "Okay, you must keep it a secret, otherwise, I will chop off your legs."
"Of course. Do you think it's cool to visit brothels? And you even tell everyone about it." King Liang quickly assured.
"Wait here for a moment. I'll go talk to Zi'an."
He opened the door and went out, and Zi'an was in the yard.
"I'm going out with Axin to do something and will be back later." Murong Jie said.
"Where are you going?" Zi'an asked in surprise, "It's so late, are you still going out?"
"Yes, he has something urgent to do."
Zi'an asked suspiciously, "What's the important matter? Why do you have to go with him?"
Murong Jie said solemnly: "I can't tell you about the affairs of the court for the time being."
After saying that, he kissed her and turned away.
When Prince Liang came out, he did not make any eye contact with Zi'an the whole time. He just took Ni Rong and left.
Zi'an looked at their backs and sneered. There must be something strange about them.
Lao Qi would never take the initiative to kiss her outside the room. He was a reserved and coquettish person. But when Ni Rong and Qingmo Qingchen were there, he kissed her directly.
Experience tells Zi'an that when a person suddenly goes against his usual routine and his nature, there must be a problem.
"Qingchen Qingmo, follow me!" Zi'an ordered.
"Yes!" they both replied.
Nanny Yang came out with a smile, "What? Do you suspect that the prince went to a brothel?"
"Hmm?" Zi'an looked at Nanny Yang. She came out from the inner room
"I'm right inside, but I'm tidying up my clothes behind the screen. They don't know I'm here." Nanny Yang smiled happily.
"You mean, they went to the brothel?" Zi'an was furious.
"Don't worry, the prince won't do anything rash. He didn't want to go, but His Royal Highness Prince Liang forced him to go." Nanny Yang looked at Zi'an, tears welling up in her eyes. "Princess, please accept my humble servant's greetings!"
After saying that, she knelt down straight.
Zi'an quickly reached out to pull her, "Why are you kneeling for no reason?"
Nanny Yang wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Happy, happy."
She looked up at Zi'an, a little excited, "I watched His Royal Highness Prince Liang grow up, and I also watched him get hurt and become disabled. I know he can't... But now he is well, and I am happy."
Zi'an knew that Nanny Yang was also a sentimental person, and she really did love Prince Liang. Moreover, now that Prince Liang's hidden illness had healed, she didn't have to go back to the palace and could officially stay by her side.
Zi'an smiled and said, "Okay, I won't be angry with him for now."
She believed Murong Jie and thought he would not betray her for the time being. It was not because he loved her so much, but because he could not accept being touched by other women.
I remember that day at the gate of the mansion, Concubine Sun reached out to pull him, but he pushed her aside in disgust and scolded her harshly.
After coming back, he kept washing his hands and cursing.
Murong Jie came back after midnight. He tiptoed in, took his clothes and left.
Not long after, he came back, looking fresh after taking a bath.
He moved very quietly for fear of waking Zi'an, and lay down on the bed quietly. When he picked up the quilt, he saw Zi'an looking at him with wide eyes.
He was startled and asked awkwardly, "Did I wake you up?"
"I'm waiting for you." Zi'an put his hands under his head and looked at him.
"I'm sorry, it's a little late. Next time I go out at night, please don't wait for me." He reached out and hugged her.
"Take it away!" Zi'an said coldly.
Murong Jie was stunned for a moment, "What's wrong?"
"You've touched other women's claws, don't touch me." Zi'an snorted.
Murong Jie seemed very angry, "Why do you think so?"
"I know everything. You went to a brothel!" Zi'an stared at him.
Murong Jie felt a little guilty, but that was not right. How could she know that he had already sternly warned Qingmo and Qingchen not to go back and tell Zi'an.
Moreover, they came back together, Qingmo and Qingchen were outside, and they didn't have time to tell her.
This little girl is very cunning, she must be testing him.
So, he frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I go to a brothel? Isn't this an insult to me?"
"You still don't admit it?" Zi'an sat up, "Then tell me, where did you go?"
Murong Jie lost his temper and said, "I told you to go and do your business. If you don't believe me, just ask Ah Xin tomorrow."
After saying that, he rolled up the quilt and turned his back to Zian, looking very angry.
Zi'an said coldly, "You guys were talking in the room, and Madam Yang heard it all. She's in the room."
Murong Jie turned around, his anger had disappeared, "You know everything? You're so smart. Actually, I just wanted to test you, and you passed. You are very smart."
Zian snorted, "Very smart, and then what?"
Murong Jie turned over and pressed her down, "Of course there are rewards for being smart."
Zian kicked him down, "On the couch!"
Murong Jie said aggrievedly: "I sat here all night, afraid that you knew I didn't even dare to drink. I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I sleep on the couch?"
"Lying!" Zi'an helped him tidy up the bedding. "Lying is the biggest mistake."
Murong Jie stood barefoot on the ground, hugging his quilt and angrily said, "I said I won't go, I'll deal with him tomorrow."
"Prince Liang... is it really okay?" Zi'an asked.
"Who knows? He hugged the girl and kissed her for a long time, then walked away triumphantly." He didn't even tell the secret.
"You hugged and kissed for a while and then left? Did you leave happily?" Zi'an asked.
"I'm very happy, but I'm not happy." Murong Jie said depressedly.
Zian looked at him and said, "Go to sleep."
"This king is not used to sleeping on the couch."
Zi'an pulled the quilt over himself and said, "Just get used to it. Slowly you'll get used to it. You'll have more opportunities to sleep on the couch in the future."
(End of this chapter)