Li Ruoshui looked embarrassed and annoyed, and kept struggling, but the little strength she had was like a chick under the claws of a falcon, and she was completely vulnerable. Not only did she fail to break free, but King Cheng held her tighter.
"My Lord, my Lord, please let me go. If anyone sees me, I will just hit my head against the wall and die. Please let me go." Li Ruoshui cried weakly. But it always makes people feel that if no one sees, can you just hug me
Prince Cheng didn't think too much about it. He just felt his bones go soft. He stood up and pulled Li Ruoshui out. They took many turns to a secluded corner and stared at Li Ruoshui, as if he wanted to eat her alive.
Li Ruoshui shrank back when she was looked at by him. What others didn't know was that she was actually extremely excited at that moment. She designed all this just for this effect. No, it was not enough, not enough, Prince Cheng was not crazy enough.
"According to the time, the prince should be getting married soon. Why is he here?" Li Ruoshui lowered his head and asked in a low voice, but one could hear the sadness in his voice.
"Since Ruoshui doesn't want me to get married, why don't you just say it directly? As long as you say it, I won't get married."
"Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about? It's not happening." Li Ruoshui stepped back in panic.
Prince Cheng pressed on step by step, causing Li Ruoshui's back to hit the wall. With nowhere to retreat, he looked at Prince Cheng, feeling helpless.
In the past, Prince Cheng had always been very cautious in his treatment of Li Ruoshui, fearing that he might offend her. However, today, knowing her feelings, coupled with the various things that had made him unhappy in the palace, he could hardly control his emotions at this moment, revealing his aggressiveness as a man. It was as if he had become a different person, with a strong, overbearing possessiveness.
This change is exactly what Li Ruoshui wants. If she had known it would be like this, she might have taken action earlier.
As for King Cheng, perhaps because of his long-term patience, once he crossed the bottom line, things became out of control.
He grabbed Li Ruoshui's wrist and kissed her straight away...
Not far away, at the corner of the corridor outside the bell tower, Jin Wenjie swore softly, "Mom, I just accompanied Master Wei out to relax and burn some incense today, but how come I encountered such... such an interesting thing?"
Wei Tingyu was sitting in a wooden wheelchair. He was fine at first. He didn't know what had gone wrong with Jin Wenjie. He stopped and even stepped back stealthily. Because he was sitting, his line of sight was not that high. However, he could still see the scene clearly under the opposite wall through the gap between the pillars. Because the wild mandarin ducks were facing sideways towards them, he was naturally recognized as the two people.
Don't ask why Wei Tingyu recognized Li Ruoshui. After all, when the spies were investigating the information related to the officials of the Qi Dynasty, Li Ruoshui, a person who didn't fit in, happened to appear and occupied a large amount of space. Wei Tingyu had a lot of things under his control, and it was too easy for him to just ask for Li Ruoshui's portrait.
What is Wei Tingyu's state now? He wants to kiss and hug his daughter Xuan'er, but he can't. So, this kind of scene is probably what he hates to see the most. In addition, because of Xiaocao's loyalty and single-mindedness in love, he has long been assimilated. In his eyes and heart, he really can't let go of anyone except his little Xuan'er. What about the two people in front of him...
One was a lady from a prominent family who wrote many excellent poems and was highly respected. People praised her highly and said that she was a person of noble character. In the end, she let down all those who praised her.
One is a prince who is about to get married. No matter what he thinks of his future wife, since he has agreed to such a marriage, he should at least have the minimum respect for his wife. As a result, he abandoned his bride and humiliated her, and had a passionate affair with another woman in this temple, not afraid of defiling this land.
Wei Tingyu lowered his eyelids slightly, hiding all the emotions in his eyes. "Let's go, go back."
"Eh? Your Highness, do you mean to just leave it alone?"
Wei Tingyu turned his head and gave him a rather strange look, "How do you want to manage it? What does this have to do with you?"
Jin Wenjie touched his chin, it seemed that this was indeed the case. Firstly, it had nothing to do with him. Secondly, if the matter was exposed, he would not benefit at all and might get himself into trouble. So it was better for him to just ignore it and pretend that he knew nothing.
The only regret was probably missing a good show. He sighed and pushed Wei Tingyu back.
"Remember it, it may come in handy in the future." Wei Tingyu said in a calm voice.
Jin Wenjie paused for a moment, "So I said, our Prince Wei has the darkest heart."
Wei Tingyu didn't even move his eyelids, he was so calm.
The two people below obviously didn't know what was going on. King Cheng thought he had thought it through and arranged people to keep watch, so nothing would go wrong. In his opinion, no one would go up to the bell tower except those who went to ring the bell on time.
Reluctant to part, Li Ruoshui began to sob and fell limply into Prince Cheng's arms, unable to control herself. However, if you look closely, you can clearly see regret in her eyes. The atmosphere was good, but the time and place were not right, and they could not continue.
Prince Cheng wiped away Li Ruoshui's tears, feeling extremely distressed. "Ruoshui, my dear Ruoshui, please don't cry, don't cry. Your crying breaks my heart. It's my fault. I was wrong. If I had known..."
—I didn't know it earlier. "Your Highness, please stop talking." Li Ruoshui pushed him away firmly and wiped away her tears. "Your Highness, please go back earlier and don't let Miss Ming wait too long. If there is anything wrong, it is my fault. I shouldn't write a poem for you at this critical moment, and I shouldn't do it because of, because..." She looked up and looked around, and finally her eyes stopped at the sky, as if she was full of nostalgia for every little thing. "I shouldn't have come here."
"Why shouldn't I come? This is where we first met, Ruoshui, do you know how fast my heart beat when I saw you reciting poetry for the first time? At that moment, I decided on you. I don't want to marry a woman from the Ming family, and I don't want to marry any other woman. Do you know how upset I was in my heart? Then, I came here without a second thought, and you are here too, which shows that we are connected in mind."
Li Ruoshui laughed unconsciously, but the smile was only halfway through when it turned sad. "Don't say anything, Prince. Go back earlier. It's fine for me to make mistakes alone, but I can't let you make mistakes with me. Your Majesty is weak now. If you offend the Ming family, you will suffer a great loss. Besides, Your Majesty should also think about Concubine Chun."
Seeing that she was holding back her feelings but still caring about him, Prince Cheng was very moved and embraced her again. "Ruoshui, I'll go back and deal with Ming Zhixin. Can I marry you?"
—Of course not. Not to mention that Prince Cheng did not meet her requirements, even if he did, at this critical moment, if she got involved, it would be no different from jumping into a sewage ditch. However, Prince Cheng was also the man she liked, and even if they had to get married, he had to remain chaste for her.
"Ming Zhixin? Who is Ming Zhixin? Isn't it Ming Zeyue?" Li Ruoshui asked in confusion.
Prince Cheng told Li Ruoshui everything about the Ming family's replacement and the dowry, without hiding anything.
Li Ruoshui was strangely angry. "How can the Ming family do this? This is too much. This is too much. You are a prince, the most noble person in the world. Apart from the emperor, who dares to stand above you? Who are the Ming family? How dare they humiliate you like this?"
Prince Cheng looked at the usually proud and elegant beauty and felt sorry for her. His face turned a thin layer of red due to his anger, which made him look particularly beautiful. This satisfied his self-esteem and vanity and pleased him greatly. At the same time, it also made him agree with Li Ruoshui's words and his hatred for the Ming family deepened.
In a flash, Li Ruoshui put away her anger and gently comforted Prince Cheng, "The Ming family is so arrogant because of Prince Heng. Your current situation is only temporary. I believe that you will be able to do it in the future... So please be patient for now and don't do anything stupid. I only hate that I am a weak woman and can't help you."
Because of Li Ruoshui's words, King Cheng's heart was sometimes cold and sometimes hot. "I don't need Ruoshui to do anything, just be my wife."
Li Ruoshui shook her head vigorously, "No, no, it's my fault that I met the prince too late. The prince was already engaged at that time. If, if... No, there is no if, no if, my family will not let me marry into the royal family. That day, I also swore in Pingjin Marquis Mansion that I would never marry you, the prince. The prince should go back earlier, go back. No matter what, since you have married her, you should at least treat her well. After all, Miss Zhixin is innocent. She came back to the imperial city with beautiful aspirations, but the result is like this. She must be very sad and upset."
"Will Ruoshui not be sad or upset if you give me back to another woman?"
Li Ruoshui bit her lip, stubbornly trying not to let the tears fall.
Prince Cheng's thumb brushed across the corner of her eye, "Ruoshui, how could there be such a fool like you? Such a kind girl, you are so sad yourself, yet you still think about others. Why don't you think about yourself and me?"
Li Ruoshui still shook his head and said nothing.
"Ruoshui, wait for me, I will definitely marry you."
"No, no, Your Majesty, you must not do anything stupid. If, if I implicate Your Majesty in the future, I am afraid of death and can only wait for Your Majesty in the underworld. Your Majesty, please, don't be impulsive. Even if you do it for me, I want it, I want it too... But fate plays tricks on me. As long as Your Majesty has me in his heart, it is enough. Really, I will be very satisfied if I can get your heart. I am not greedy. I cannot be greedy..."
The tears, as if they could no longer bear it, kept falling like beads from a broken string.
“Silly girl, silly girl, Ruoshui, how can you be so stupid…” Prince Cheng hugged her tightly.
However, he would probably never have thought that when Li Ruoshui buried her face in him, she was actually rolling her eyes.
After a long and lingering confession of their feelings, it was getting late and they had to part. However, since King Cheng had made a promise, it was impossible to take it back easily. No one knew when the next time would be, so they had to ask for some interest before parting.
What made him even more unbearable was Li Ruoshui's response.
Prince Cheng Hei came out with a smile on his face, but went back in a happy mood. The servants beside him kept their heads down, not daring to even look at him, let alone say or do anything.
Li Ruoshui leaned lazily against the wall, pulling at her handkerchief intermittently, looking up at the sky. After traveling for so long, she finally had some meat soup today. She wanted to kill all the men, but she didn't know when she would be able to do so. However, it didn't matter. She was still young and her body had not fully developed. Besides, it was almost time to taste the few fish she caught.
The maid waited for a long time before slowly approaching, "Miss, it's time to go back."
Li Ruoshui looked at her maid and smiled suddenly, "Did you see everything just now?"
"No, young lady, I didn't see anything." The maid shook her head hurriedly.
"You've seen it, so what? You'll see more of all kinds of men in the future."
The maidservant wanted to curl herself up into a ball. No matter how Li Ruoshui tried to cover up outside, it was impossible for her to completely conceal the truth with people following her all the time. After all, although Li Ruoshui's external image was not entirely disguised, she also needed to release her nature occasionally. Since she could not hide it from the people around her, the best way was of course to use her for her own benefit. After all, the feudal ethics were too strict on women, and it was difficult for her to accomplish things without anyone noticing.
She has almost captured all the people under her command, this is the last one, but now is the time.
Li Ruoshui pinched her chin and forced her face up. "You are a pretty little beauty, but you are just guarding that small place in the backyard. It's a waste. I eat meat, and naturally you guys can't drink soup."
After saying that, she let go of her hand and left gracefully.
The maid was obviously frightened by Li Ruoshui, but if you look closely, it seems that she is not completely afraid. She seems to be vaguely expectant and excited. Perhaps it is because Li Ruoshui has often guided them in a subtle way in the past.
When Prince Cheng returned, the wedding banquet had been going on for quite some time. Prince Cheng changed back into the groom's wedding clothes, smiled, and sincerely apologized and toasted to others, which made it look like they were getting married.
However, someone with sharp eyes found a red mark on his neck, near the collar.
To be honest, there were not many people present who were not married, so they immediately understood. So, the mood improved. Did he go out for a big meal? Was he just venting his anger, or was he trying to annoy the Ming family
No matter which point it was, most of the people present were actually very happy in their hearts. After all, those who were close to the Ming family were not here. They either had nothing to do with the Ming family or were hostile to the Ming family. If the Ming family was in trouble, they would naturally be happy.
Therefore, with an ambiguous smile, he toasted King Cheng with the intention of getting him drunk.