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  Liu Xue Lan did not see how Xia Li Xuan disappeared, but Bai Yu Hao saw the scene clearly.

  Looking at her silently crying, the tears that wet his shoulders were like sharp knives cutting into his heart. He had a lot to say to her, but when he got to the point of speaking, he suppressed it again. His hands, wrapped around her shoulders, patted her lightly with some trembling.

  He knew they could never be husband and wife again, if this was their last meeting, then let him be selfish for once. He wanted to be with her properly, even if only for a moment, he also wanted to hold onto that moment.

  “Yu Hao... do you know? No one has ever been as good to me, as considerate, as gentle as you. Even though others despise me and look down on me, you've never been influenced by them... I know I'm not worthy of you because of my lowly birth, and I've also brought shame to you, causing everyone to mock you. You know, I really don't want that... Sorry... it's all because of me, getting hurt time and time again...”

  Bai Yu Hao looked into the distance, and his eyes unknowingly welled up with tears. He patted her back, trying to suppress his emotions, and whispered in her ear: "Lan Er, I'm not blaming you, really, I've never blamed you."

  His forced smile and laughter, how could Liu Xue Lan not hear it? Ashamed of herself, she suddenly became a bit angry: "Why don't you blame me? Why? Do you know how much I wish you would scold me like Old Man Liu, or hit me, do you know that compared to you, I think I'm just a scoundrel?"

  Emotions surged, and Liu Xuelan instantly forgot about his injuries. Her small fists pounded against Bai Yuhao's shoulders again and again. If it weren't for Bai Yuhao gritting his teeth and enduring, he would have been knocked unconscious by her long ago.

  When she heard his rapid breathing, Liu Xuelan only then discovered his abnormality and immediately panicked.

  "Yu Hao! Yu Hao! How are you?" Looking at his pale face, she was in so much pain that she was gasping for air. She hated herself so much that she wanted to knock her own head against something and die. She wrapped her arms around Yu Hao's waist, put his arm over her shoulder, and propped up his body, not letting him fall. All her worries were written all over her face, and in her heart, she regretted it so much that she wanted to kill herself. Knowing full well that he was injured, she still went ahead with such a move - what an idiot!

  "Yu Hao! Yu Hao! Hold on, I'll take you home!" With more than half of his body's strength pressing down on her shoulder, Liu Xue Lan didn't dare to stop and quickly headed towards the residential house that had just lost power.

  She knew they must be there waiting for her.

  They had just taken two steps when someone quickly approached them.

  "Miss Liu, it's better to hand over the White Young Master to them." Blood Shadow suddenly appeared, followed by several black-clad men. The 'them' she referred to were also the black-clad men behind her.

  She glanced at the person behind Blood Shadow, then looked at Bai Yu Hao who was enduring the pain beside her. Liu Xue Lan fell silent for a moment before finally agreeing to hand him over to them. She knew that Yu Hao's injury was severe and what mattered most now was sending him back to the White Manor. As for the White Manor, she knew she had no face to go there.

  "Yu Hao, bear with it a bit, they'll send you back now. I...". She shifted her gaze away, not daring to look at Bai Yu Hao's longing eyes. "There are still some things that need my attention here, tomorrow...I'll come to the White Manor to see you tomorrow."

  When he heard her say she would come tomorrow, Bai Yu Hao finally gathered up the disappointment on his face and his eyes were filled with hope.

  With great effort, he lifted his other hand that was hanging by his waist and grasped Liu Xue Lan's hand in his palm, "Xue Lan... I'll wait for you tomorrow..."

  Xue Ying glanced back at the few people behind him, and two men in black quickly stepped forward to take over from Liu Xue Lan's hands. They then swiftly disappeared into the night with Bai Yu Hao's arms slung over their shoulders, one on each side.

  "Miss Liu, the Prince and Princess are waiting for you over there, please go quickly." Blood Shadow spoke expressionlessly.

  "Good." Liu Xuelan didn't delay either and hurriedly ran towards the place where the fire had just gone out.

  ……

  It was almost midnight when they returned to Cheng Wang Fu.

  Fortunately, before Nang sent Mei Jiao and Mei Yu two maidservants to come over, otherwise with just these few people they would not be able to keep up.

  The mansion not only had an additional Liu Xue Lan, but also an additional Feng De Wang who was severely injured and almost crippled. This made the servants of the main courtyard busy all night.

  Bai Xintie originally arranged for Mei Jiao and Mei Yu to attend to a certain severely injured old master, but unexpectedly, in less than a moment, the two 14 or 15-year-old little maidservants came crying and running to this side of the main bedroom, pitifully kneeling on the ground and begging Bai Xintie for help.

  The reason is that a certain old man suddenly lost his temper and saw them, inexplicably got angry, smashed things and asked the two to roll away.

  Looking at the two innocent little girls on the ground, Bai Xinzhi could only comfort them: "Since he doesn't want to accept your kindness, then don't bother with him. Let him do as he pleases, and if he dies from it, that's his own fault. It just so happens I need to help Wang Ye with his bath, you two go to the kitchen to boil some hot water and prepare some midnight snacks to bring over."

  She's guessing that Mo Yu won't be able to sleep tonight, and in another hour he'll have to get up for the morning court session. Moreover, with Prince Gongde injured, he has to go even if he doesn't want to; otherwise both sons would skip the court session at the same time, and it's unlikely the Emperor wouldn't be furious. And the fewer people who know about tonight's events, the better - especially the Emperor mustn't find out, or else when questioned, everyone will have a hard time. After all, Mo Yu was the first to strike and hit someone.

  Mei Jiao and Mei Yu immediately burst into tears of joy when they heard Bai Xin Zhi say that they didn't have to attend to the people next door anymore, and hastily kowtowed before retreating.

  Before long, Xue Ying brought in two maidservants with hot water and food.

  Bai Xin let them mix the water well and then drove people away to sleep. She closed the door and waited for Yan Mo to take a bath and change clothes.

  Soaking in the bathtub, I am fully satisfied with my woman's personal service, and at the same time, I am also a little overwhelmed.

  He doesn't seem to be weak to this extent yet, does he?

  But this seems to be her first time being so...

  Enduring and enduring, Yan Mo gave in to the urge to grab him into the bathtub. Although those soft and boneless little hands were rubbing his back, making his whole body hot, he finally decided not to ruin this wonderful atmosphere.

  Bai Xin was also worried that he would get into trouble. Internal injury loss is different from external injuries, but compared to external injuries, it's more unbearable. She remembered the day she first crossed over, she went up the mountain to chop firewood, and when she discovered her martial arts skills, she got excited and lost control, seeing a tree, she used her internal energy to split it, but didn't control it well, resulting in excessive loss, and finally, she almost crawled back home.

  That kind of discomfort was really beyond her description, and the loss of true energy in her body was like being sucked out of her soul.

  I saw that his complexion was not good before, but he scared her to death. However, she also admired his perseverance, from returning from Lake Mountain to now, he hasn't made a sound.

  But it was precisely because he said nothing that she couldn't help but feel uneasy in her heart.

  "Moh Yu, why don't you use the night to rest for a while, and then you won't have to attend the morning court?" Despite knowing he wouldn't agree, she couldn't help but want to advise him not to work so hard.

  In ancient times, women were supposed to have a very painful life. From childhood to adulthood, they had to be bound by rules and couldn't have their own careers or freedom. They couldn't even have their husbands all to themselves. However, she felt differently about it. Sometimes she thought she was too lucky, with food and clothes provided for her every day, being raised like a delicate flower in a greenhouse.

  He treated state affairs as men's business, sometimes telling her about them and sometimes adopting her opinions. But this did not mean that he agreed to let her interfere. Often, he just wanted to hear another person's views in order to adopt good advice.

  These, Bai Xin's heart is clear. She didn't think of interfering with his work either, after all, that was his dignity as a man. In this era, especially for people like them who held high positions and great power, dignity was paramount in their hearts. If a woman wanted to surpass them in work, it would be a blow to the men's dignity.

  In their minds, men should take on the responsibility of supporting the family, while women only need to be good wives and mothers. As for this social phenomenon, she never thought about changing anything, an era has its own rules and laws, and she is not strong enough to think that being a housewife is shameful.

  However, in her heart, she would feel tired for him and worry that the pressure was too great to bear. Fortunately, this man had a strong inner self, handling both court politics and household chores with ease. His composure showed that he had long been accustomed to such a lifestyle.

  For her concern, Yan Mo Yu saw it in his eyes and felt warmth in his heart. Who wouldn't want to sleep with their lovely wife every day until they wake up naturally? But he had an unbearable burden on his shoulders.

  He took the hand that had been rubbing his back and gently pulled her to stand in front of him, leaning down to claim a kiss from her lips before smiling softly and saying, "I've already said it's nothing, you don't have to worry too much. I'm just going to attend court, not lead an army into battle. If you're still worried, tomorrow I'll bring Yin Duo along with me into the palace and have him follow by my side, will that do?"

  "Alright. Come back early after the court session, got it? You didn't sleep all night, don't try to tough it out."

  Leaning against her forehead, Yan Mo suddenly hooked his lips, a sly and charming smile hanging on the edge of his mouth, "As for husband, isn't it often that he doesn't sleep all night, but still looks energetic?"

  “……？！” His sentence "Sheng Long Huo Hu" made Bai Xincheng's forehead drop a row of black lines instantly. What he said "one night without sleep" meant, they both understood very clearly. Especially looking at his proud and complacent face, Bai Xincheng was truly defeated by him.

  Shameless, can this be used to show off? Isn't it just saying that his ability in that aspect is very strong? How virtuous!

  She helped him wipe his body clean, her face flushing as she turned away to get him a fresh undershirt. No need to look, she knew exactly what he looked like - a mess of bruises and scrapes.

  Unexpectedly, Yan Mo didn't catch her back, but instead looked at her with a smile in his eyes, watching her somewhat awkward appearance.

  The two of them had taken a bath one after another and were now sitting at the table having a midnight snack.

  Just then, a man's loud voice came from outside the door. Immediately after that, Ketsueki's voice rang out -

  "Your Highnesses, Prince Gong and Princess, Prince De has arrived."

  The couple had no choice but to put down their chopsticks, and Bai Xinzhen looked at Yan Moyu, seeing him nod slightly with pursed lips, and could only say towards the outside: "Let him in."

  Fortunately, she didn't plan on sleeping and had just finished bathing and dressing neatly, so as not to be rude in front of outsiders.

  As soon as she finished speaking, the door was pushed open and a man stumbled in, limping towards them.

  "What about her? Where did she go?" The voice of interrogation came before everyone had even stood up.

  Bai Xincheng's eyebrows furrowed, and it was clear who he was talking about. The couple exchanged a glance, Bai Xincheng ignored him, picked up a small bowl filled with nourishing ginseng soup, and fed the man beside her one spoonful at a time.

  For this uninvited and extremely impolite person, Yan Mo only took a glance before withdrawing her gaze, as if another look would be superfluous.

  It's rare for his wife to be willing to serve him tonight, so he didn't have time to bother with this blind person. At worst, wait until after using the midnight snack and then beat this guy up, let him not get out of bed afterwards and won't come to disturb them again.

  Xia Lixun was so ignored by the couple that his head was about to smoke. He had just gone to the woman's room to find someone, but hadn't found her. Nor did he know where the woman had run off to. Had she followed that little white face to the White Mansion?!

  But watching the couple's feeding action, he originally wanted to turn around and leave, but his feet somehow didn't want to move, so he just stood there stupidly, watching the couple show their affection as if no one was around.

  After finishing a bowl of noodles, Bai Xin had just put down the bowl when suddenly a slender large hand picked up the delicate bowl in front of her. She raised an eyebrow, watching as the man carefully added more food to her bowl.

  As he watched this scene, Xia Lixun's eyes suddenly became deep and solemn, his eyelids twitching slightly, as if he couldn't believe it. He stared at the man sitting across from him, who not only served the woman food but also mimicked her feeding mannerisms, personally spoon-feeding the food into her mouth.

  ...He gradually widened his eyes, seemingly disbelieving what he saw, and took a few steps towards the table with his feet, staring intently at the warm and beautiful interaction between the couple.

  Facing such a big living person, the couple is not really ignoring them, but looking at each other with a very strange gaze, making Bai Xintong feel a bit hairy. It's just eating, do they have to stare at them like that?

  Is this person sick?

  So she had to ask: "Is King Pongde hungry? If you don't mind, I'll have someone prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks. Would you like to eat with us?"

  It wasn't that she was being polite and wanted him to stay for dinner, but this guy was staring at them with a weird gaze, making it impossible for them to swallow their food.

  Xia Li Xun slowly walked over and sat down on a stool at the edge of the table with a plop.

  He suddenly pointed at Bai Xinzhen and asked Mo Yu: "Is this how you spoil her?"

  Watching his finger movements, Yan Mo squinted and suddenly used her chopsticks to tap on that paw.

  "What's wrong with that? She is the king's wife, if the king doesn't favor her, why should he favor you?"

  "Pffft!" Bai Xincheng almost spat out a mouthful of food.

  Seeing her almost choking, Yan Mo gave her a cup of clear water and sent it to her mouth, and patted her back to help her breathe.

  Xia Lixun's face suddenly twisted, his eyes wide with a frightened expression, as if he had seen something terrifying.

  After a moment, he came to himself and pointed at Bai Xinzhu again, saying with disdain: "You old men are so used to indulging her, aren't you ashamed?"

  Is this still a man?!

  Perhaps he felt that he had affected their meal, this time, Yan Mo Yu didn't show him any courtesy, but instead spoke coldly with a stern face: "Is King Feng De finished speaking? If you're done, then please leave. What I want to do with my own woman, do I need you to teach me? Moreover, you don't even have the qualifications to teach me how to do things!"

  How could Xia Lixun not understand the implication of these words? Firstly, the other party is his elder brother, even if he doesn't want to admit it, that's still a fact. Secondly, he himself can't even handle one woman, what qualifications does he have to point fingers at others? Moreover, the couple's deep love for each other makes outsiders jealous...

  At least, he was really envious for a moment!

  Is it because he treated her like this that she would change her mind?

  No wonder that woman took a liking to that pretty boy, he only remembered certain scenes now, didn't that pretty boy do the same thing when he was with her?

  Thinking of a certain woman, Xia Lixun suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit and couldn't help but ask again: "Where's Liu Xuelan? Where did she go?" For some reason, his voice lowered, no longer as arrogant as when he first arrived.

  Bai Xin couldn't help but give him a white eye: "We didn't go out all night, how do we know where she went. Moreover, where Xue Lian wants to go is her freedom, it's none of our business."

  "Damn it!" The man suddenly burst out with profanity, staring at Bai Xintian with a fierce gaze, "She is the king's woman, and the king has not given her freedom, where did she get her freedom?!"

  For the first time, Bai Xinzhi truly saw a tyrannical and shameless man of this era.

  For the first time, she understood the status of women's dignity and human rights in his eyes.

  At the same time as being complicated and slightly angry, she couldn't help but turn cold and sneer at Xia Lihuan: "As a man, King Fengde has a domineering and arrogant attitude that is indeed admirable. However, no matter how domineering and arrogant he is, it doesn't mean he can control all women. It's not that I, the queen, like to interfere in other people's business, but as Snowy's friend, I have to speak up for her today. In King Fengde's eyes, do all the women he has slept with have to obey him and serve him like lowly slaves? I really don't know where King Fengde gets his confidence from, being confident to the point of thinking that just because he has slept with someone, they should be devoted to him wholeheartedly. In my eyes, this is just a manifestation of his arrogance. Moreover, Snowy is a person with flesh and blood, she can tell who treats her well and who doesn't, and with such a good man by her side who is gentle and considerate, she would be foolish to choose a domineering and heartless man like you."

  "YOU!" Xia Lixun suddenly stood up, pointing at Bai Xindian, angrily saying. "You're just a woman, where did you get such absurd theories?"

  "Hmph!" Bai Xincheng sneered with a smile. "Since Prince Gongde is so confident that he can win over Xue Lian, then I, the princess, will wait and see if she will ultimately choose such an overbearing and unreasonable person like you."

  Xiali's face turned iron-green, his teeth clenched, and he was speechless.

  "Hmph!" He suddenly flung his sleeve and strode away with a furious gait.

  Looking at that angry back view, Bai Xincheng couldn't help but let out a sigh of sympathy for Liu Xuelan.

  I pressed my thin lips together and watched as that figure walked away, my eyes deep and complex, lost in thought.

  "Blood Shadow, come in." Bai Xincheng called out from outside the door.

  Xue Ying walked in from outside the door. "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

  "Where did Miss Liu go? Did anyone follow her?" It's almost dawn, where did she run to without sleeping? She knew that Wang Fengde must have gone to Xuelan's room, so he came to ask them because he didn't see anyone.

  Xue Ying lowered his head and replied, "Replying to Your Highness, Miss Liu has not left the mansion. She just moved to another wing of the house."

  Pfft!

  White heart stained with a corner of the mouth, fiercely sucked. Really have this chick!

  ……

  The next day

  Bai Xinzhen didn't get out of bed until almost noon because she had slept in late.

  The first thing I heard after waking up was the news of Xueying's report, saying that Liu Xuelan personally cooked a sumptuous meal for the couple.

  After hearing Blood Shadow finish, Bai Xintie was somewhat surprised and vaguely guessed the meaning of Liu Xuelan's actions. Looking at Blood Shadow's expressionless face, she didn't dare to ask either.

  If something really happened, she thought Xue Lan should have explained it to her in person.

  Lunch was set up in the dining hall of the main courtyard. Normally, because most of the time I would be in the palace at noon, this dining hall was not used much. When it was time to eat, Xue Ying would send food to my room, after all, there were also tables and chairs in the room.

  Bai Xinzhi learned that Yan Mo had returned early and was busy in the study, so he went to the study to pick him up and they headed to the dining hall together.

  When they arrived, the wine and dishes were already arranged on the table. Although it was not much different from what the chef had made, even Bai Xintong felt that it didn't look as good as her own cooking, but that table of wine and dishes warmed her heart to no end.

  "I made this myself, I know it's not good, but I hope you can just try some. I don't have money to repay you, so I can only make these...". Looking at the couple in front of her, Liu Xue Lan suddenly became awkward, perhaps because she was dissatisfied with her own craftsmanship, and spoke softer and softer as she went on.

  Yan Mo said nothing and sat down as usual with elegance and composure.

  Bai Xingye pulled her hand, and the two sat down together, looking at the table of not-so-appetizing but sumptuous dishes, laughing: "Xue Shan, I didn't expect your culinary skills to be so good, you can actually whip up a whole table of food by yourself. If it were me, I wouldn't have the patience for that!" She paused and pointed at the man across from Xue Shan, "You don't know, when I first met him, I didn't even cook or boil water, I just ate raw food."

  "Ah?" Liu Xuelan was somewhat surprised and disbelieving.

  At these words, Yan Mo's mouth twitched violently. "......?!!" This woman, how dare she say such a thing?!

  At first in Maoshan Village, when she was lazy and didn't want to cook, she would give him two carrots to eat, and with a straight face say that she didn't want to waste water or firewood.

  She actually has the nerve to show off in front of others about these embarrassing things... without feeling ashamed at all.

  Moreover, from getting married till now, she has always been lazy and can count on one hand the number of times she cooked for him...

  Bai Xin's face turned red as she saw that she didn't believe her, pointing at the person opposite: "Don't believe me? Ask him."

  Liu Xue Lan couldn't help but laugh 'heh heh'. What a joke, she wouldn't dare ask Cheng Wang. Otherwise, Cheng Wang would take her side and say that she looked down on his woman.

  Bai Xin's words suddenly warmed up the atmosphere, and Liu Xue's awkwardness in her heart also decreased a lot.

  Just as the three were about to pick up their chopsticks, a tall figure suddenly appeared in the doorway of the dining hall and entered their line of sight.

  Looking at the uninvited man, all three of them were stunned to varying degrees.

  He gazed deeply at him, seeing that the other party not only came uninvited but also shamelessly sat down next to a certain woman. Suddenly unable to bear it, his mouth twitched violently and his deep eyes flashed with disdain.

  "What's this guy doing here? Is he trying to crash the party?"

  Liu Xue Lan clenched her fists on her knees, using all her strength to hold herself back from leaving the scene. Today was supposed to be a day for her to express gratitude towards Xin Ran and Cheng Wang for their care, but if she were to leave like this, not only would she fail to convey her thanks, but she might also offend the couple, as such behavior would be considered impolite.

  The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

  No one spoke up or gave any indication that they were about to make a move, but then the uninvited man suddenly picked up the wine jug and poured himself a cup of wine before drinking it all by himself.

  "Feng De Wang, your injury is not fully recovered, and you're drinking like this. Are you not planning to take care of your body and rely on us as a couple for the rest of your life?" Bai Xintian asked with furrowed brows. Who knows what kind of good medicine this man used, but the bruise on his face healed so quickly that it was almost invisible overnight. However, even if he heals quickly, there's no need to get drunk when his injury is not fully recovered, right?

  Suddenly, Liu Xue Lan stood up and snatched the wine jug from him, her face cold as she said: "This isn't for you to drink, it's for Cheng Wang and Xin Ran to drink!"

  Looking at her fierce appearance, everyone did not speak up. As for what this fierce look really meant, everyone had their own understanding in their hearts.

  Xia Li Xun's face was dark, and he didn't say a word. His thin lips were pursed tightly, and he didn't even glance at the woman, as if he couldn't bear to look at her.

  The atmosphere became awkward again, and Bai Xinzhen hurriedly spoke up: "Alright, since we're all here, let's eat."

  After finishing speaking, she shifted her buttocks and moved to the side of Yan Mo until she sat down properly. It wasn't that she was being rude, but having witnessed the violence of these two people, she was truly afraid of getting hurt innocently.

  In order to prevent someone from overturning the table and not being able to eat, she quickly picked up a chopstick of vegetables and put it into Mo Yu's bowl. "Mo Yu, hurry up and eat some more, you didn't sleep all night yesterday, after dinner I'll accompany you back to your room to take a nap."

  He Yanmo gave her a gentle glance and also picked some dishes for her.

  The couple started eating again as if nothing had happened.

  Liu Xuelan also sat down, but because the man next to her had changed, she felt a bit uneasy and didn't even know where to put her hands.

  At this moment, a piece of tofu suddenly appeared in the bowl in front of her, and this tender white tofu was ground by herself early in the morning.

  But as for the origin of the tofu in the bowl, she couldn't help but be a little skeptical, and suddenly turned her head to look at a certain man beside her.

  "What's so good to look at? Hurry up and eat!" It was just that a certain man had a somewhat unpleasant tone, even turning away his gaze, as if he didn't want to see her in general. However, the ear exposed to Liu Xue Lan's eyes began to mysteriously turn red.

  Liu Xuelan didn't say a word, and suddenly picked up the tofu from her bowl and flung it under the table.

  "……?!". The corner of his eye caught the woman's movement, and Xia Lixun's face immediately turned black. He immediately turned his head, gritting his teeth in hatred: "Liu Xuelan!"

  This is actually his first time serving dishes for others!

  Across from them, the couple secretly sped up their eating. After all, this table of food was personally made for them by others, and leaving like this seemed very impolite.

  "Xian'er, eat some more." Suddenly, Yan Mo Yu picked up another piece of meat from the bowl and put it into Bai Xiner's bowl.

  The black-faced man was stunned at first, and then silently picked up another piece of tofu and put it in Liu Xue's bowl.

  Liu Xuelan reacted in the same way as before and threw it directly to the ground without thinking.

  This happened three times, and Xia Lixun's face was not only blackened, but his head almost smoked.

  The fourth time he served the dish, his hand paused in mid-air for a moment. Just as everyone thought he would continue to put food into Liu Xue Lan's bowl, suddenly, the man's chopsticks changed direction and entered his own mouth.

  Although I didn't understand what they were saying, I was also observing their movements with a sidelong glance.

  Liu Xue Lan's tightly clenched hands relaxed slightly, just as she was about to lower her head to serve herself. Suddenly, a pair of hands stretched out unexpectedly towards her, and before she could react, they swiftly patted her face. Immediately after, a handsome face enlarged in front of her eyes, and her slightly parted red lips were suddenly blocked by a warm and soft object.

  "Pffft!" Bai Xincheng spat it out instantly.

  "Cough...cough..." Yan Mo covered her mouth with her fist and suddenly started coughing lightly.

  The couple simultaneously shifted their gaze elsewhere without saying a word.

  Across from him, Liu Xue Lan was shocked to the point of being stunned, her mind a complete blank, until something extra came out of her mouth and she snapped back to reality. Suddenly, a red flush spread across her face, embarrassment, shock, awkwardness, shame...

  Suddenly she raised her hand violently.

  Perhaps it was the last time she slapped him, this time, as soon as she made a move, Xia Lixun grabbed her two wrists, and his thin lips pressed even tighter.

  Isn't it loving? He will too!

  Until he forced her to swallow the tofu block that had been passed from his mouth, Xia Lixun finally let go of her.

  The two faces were very close together.

  The man's face was still a bit unsightly, but those narrow and long eyes were full of depth.

  Liu Xuelan's eyes were wide with anger, her round face flushing a deep red like cooked shrimp.

  "Let me go!" She suddenly growled, coming back to her senses. How shameless is this man?!

  Occupied her body, not to mention, also in front of others did such a thing...

  Is he dissatisfied with their jokes being too few?

  Xia Lixun suddenly gritted his teeth and finally couldn't help but say, "Lan'er... I want to have a good talk with you?"

  This sentence was somewhat difficult for him to say, but after saying it out loud, he found that these words weren't as hard to say as he thought, and even her name rolled off his tongue with ease, as if he had practiced it a thousand times.

  Unfortunately, his rare gentle words did not reach the ears of a certain woman, but instead she used force to shake off his hand and pushed him away, then got up and left in anger.

  Seeing this, Xia Lihuan started to sulk again. For the first time, he was so nice to a woman, using all his patience to please her, not asking for anything from her, just wanting to get some opportunities to talk to her.

  But ——

  He glared at a certain man who was secretly laughing across from him: "This king has done everything just like you, so why didn't it work?"

  Pfft! Bai Xin couldn't hold it in anymore and suddenly burst out laughing on the table.

  Yan Mo quickly regained his composure and looked at him with a hint of indifference: "Is King Fengde seeking an audience with me?"

  "...?!" Xia Li Xun suddenly remembered that a man had said something similar not long ago, saying he would wait for him to come and ask. Jun's face darkened even further, he suddenly stood up, flung his sleeve and limped away.

  He didn't believe it, thinking he could still handle a woman on his own!

  Watching the man storm off again, this time the couple exchanged a glance and burst out laughing together.

  "Mò yú, or else let's make a bet on whether this guy can win Xuě Lán's heart?"

  He rarely had a thick smile on his cold and handsome face, looking at his own woman, shaking his head with a smile: "With that kind of moral character, he is doomed to fail, what's the point of betting?"

  ……

  Liu Xuelan had just sat down on the stool after closing the door when it was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang.

  "Get out!" She immediately turned cold as she looked at the man with a black face entering the door.

  She hobbled over, and Xia Lixun ignored her anger, directly grabbing her wrist and pulling her up. However, when he met her furious and disgusted gaze, he suddenly didn't know what to say.

  The two of them remained in an awkward standoff for a moment.

  Just as Liu Xue Lan was thinking about whether to take the opportunity to beat him up, suddenly, the man's hand that was holding her wrist pulled her in with force. As she pounced on his chest, a pair of arms behind her back tightened, trapping her firmly.

  "Shall we make up?" The man's low voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

  The sudden hug made Liu Xue Lan stiffen up, the strong peppermint scent on his body quickly brought her back to her senses. On his chest, she said with a hint of mockery: "We've never been good before, where did this 'making up' come from?"

  "Are you determined to make trouble with me? What do I have to do for you to turn back?" He held her tightly, as if afraid she would hit him, and his tone suddenly became somewhat irritated.

  Liu Xuelan closed her eyes and chose silence in the end. She had already agreed to the engagement, what else was there to say?

  Today she originally wanted to bid farewell to Xin Ran, but unexpectedly this man suddenly ran out and disrupted her plan. Now her mind is all messy...

  Looking at her silence, Xia Lixuan was unwilling again. He let out a low growl against her ear: "Don't tell me about monogamy, are these things really that important? Even if I marry someone else, what's the big deal? I won't touch any of them! Isn't this enough?"

  Upon hearing this, Liu Xue Lan suddenly became angry and, without caring about the severity of his injuries, pushed him away with all her might.

  "You, with the surname Xia, do you know that you've already ruined me?! Now you still want to ruin others, don't you think you're too shameless?! Her eyes reddening, she couldn't help but burst out in anger, as if wanting to vent out the pain and suffering that had been suppressed in her heart all these days. "Look at me now, what have I become? I have a home I can't return to, there's someone who truly cares for me but I'm not allowed to marry him... just how far do you want to push me before you're willing to let go?! I, Liu Xue Lan, have sworn an oath this lifetime: even if I were to become a nun, I would absolutely never be someone's concubine or share a husband with another woman! If you truly want to watch me die in front of you, then just keep pushing me!"

  She pushed him violently, and Xia Lixun almost lost his balance. His foot had been injured once before by Lu Yunshan, and yesterday's beating had hurt the old wound again. However, those pains were far from being as painful as the woman's ruthless and heartless words at this moment.

  He steadied himself with effort, his eyes narrowing as he gazed at the woman, his pupils filled with intense resentment and inexplicable pain. Large beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead, but he didn't make a sound, staring unblinkingly at the woman.

  For his repeated entanglements, Liu Xue Lan was truly annoyed, afraid and disgusted. She had already reached this point, what more did he want?

  He never cherished her before, and now he still doesn't know what cherishing is.

  She is now so tired that she doesn't even have a place to rest in peace...

  If this continues...

  Tears streaming down her face, she lifted her feet and ran out.

  Liu Xuelan!

  Behind him was the low growl of a man and the sound of heavy objects falling.

  ……

  In the main courtyard, since that day when Xia Lixuan and Liu Xuelan had a falling out, Bai Xinxian had been anxious for many days.

  She guessed that Liu Xue Lan's actions that day were to bid them farewell, but she didn't expect that the girl would silently run away without a trace, not even telling them where she wanted to go before leaving.

  The king's mansion sent many people out to search for him, but no one was found.

  Every time she sees a certain man, she has an urge to hit him.

  I thought this annoying man would return to his own home after Liu Xue Lan left, but unexpectedly he shamelessly continued to linger in the Cheng Wang Fu and refused to leave!

  Alright, this time they got what was coming to them, who let her family's Mo Yu lay hands on someone and injure them?

  However, since Liu Xuelan left, Yan Moyu didn't drive anyone away, but he also didn't give a good face or good treatment, and directly had someone carry this 'wretched dog' to a remote courtyard.

  On this day, Bai Xinzhi was thinking about where Liu Xuelan might have gone in the room when he suddenly heard Xueying report that Mr. and Mrs. Bai, as well as Old Lady Bai, had arrived to express their gratitude for what happened with Bai Yu Hao.

  These days, Bai Xin has been frowning and looking gloomy. As soon as he heard that the old lady of the Bai family had also arrived, his face immediately fell.

  Is this Mr. Bai coming to make trouble for her on purpose? Knowing that she and the old lady were enemies in their past lives and incompatible with each other in this life, he still deliberately brought people in front of her.

  Wasn't it said that the old lady was going to be sent somewhere else? What's this, changed your mind?

  The main hall of the flower hall

  Yanmo has been gone since he entered the palace early this morning. Helpless, Bai Xinzhi had to receive the family of three alone.

  Originally thought He Lan followed her own son, there must be no good things, but who would have thought that this time, He Lan's attitude suddenly changed by a thousand degrees. At the moment she saw Bai Xinduan, the benevolent and kind smile on her old face, which was full of wrinkles, almost dazzled Bai Xinduan's 24K titanium alloy dog eyes.

  Xue Ying brought Mei Jiao and Mei Yu, the two sisters, to serve tea to several people separately.

  Bai Xin asked with a pretended puzzled expression: "I don't know why White Lord and White Lady personally came to Cheng Wang Fu, what is the matter?"

  She deliberately ignored He Lan, not even giving her a glance. It wasn't that she was being rude, but rather she simply didn't dare to look. Think about it, an ordinary person's fake smile is already very nauseating and makes one's scalp tingle, let alone someone with a face full of wrinkles; the extent to which that smile made her shudder was something she couldn't even describe herself.

  It's better not to watch it so as not to have nightmares.

  Digression

  Is this chapter a bit warmer? o(n_n)o Haha~