Chapter Fifteen A Very Unjust Slap

  Liu Qingyou stepped into the carriage and saw Zi Ruoye leaning against the couch, with a hot wine by her side. She looked languid and at ease, but no longer had the disheveled appearance from earlier. Her hair was still messy, but she spoke in an annoyed tone, "Your behavior just now, wasn't it meant to humiliate me? How can I face Li Yu after this?"

  It's likely that after tonight, he will become the laughing stock of everyone's dinner conversations. Today was just a banquet where Li Yu took in a concubine, and coincidentally, it happened to be on the same day as his wedding. Ha! Double happiness? But to him, that imperial edict felt like the sharpest knife, slicing through his flesh piece by piece.

  "It's just right like this." But unexpectedly, Ziyue Ye smiled slyly, her eyes light but with a hint of another meaning.

  "How could it be just right!" He knew that this person was not kind-hearted, saying he would help him must be deceiving him. Moreover, he still had a thread of expectation for this rotten mud, he must have gone crazy! Liu Qing's chest rose and fell irregularly, each word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

  "Take it easy, don't be impatient. Just wait for the right moment to meet and get to know Li Yu, and when you do, love will follow." Zi Ruoye picked up the warmed wine cup, the transparent liquid slid down in mid-air, producing a crystal clear glow, and made a soft clinking sound as it hit the jade cup.

  "This is really good wine... I just hope that after things are settled, you won't forget about my wine." He didn't forget to remind him of the initial transaction between the two of them, and then rubbed his shoulders, gritting his teeth and saying, "But Li Yu's hand was really heavy, when I get back I'll have to get Yun'er to give me a good massage."

  Clouds... must have condensed into clouds.

  Liu Qingyou found that every time she mentioned Yun Ning, her tone would soften a lot, although it was still three points clear and seven points drunk. He even discovered that Zi Ruoye always had a half-closed eyes as if she was never sober. In his mind, he recalled the rumors of Zi Ruoye bringing Yun Ning back to the mansion, the good-looking king and the beautiful courtesan's song. Hum! They said that the king turned over a new leaf for a courtesan, but in his opinion, it was just that they had a similar stench!

  "I say, beauty, if you don't leave now, are you planning on returning to the palace with me?"

  "Who wants to go to your broken royal palace!" Liu Qing's beautiful eyes were angrily staring, shouting at the little servant outside, "Stop the carriage! I want to get off!"

  The young servant was originally driving carefully, but was startled by Liu Qingyou's sudden movement. The whip in his hand accidentally struck the horse's body a bit harder than usual, and the frightened horse suddenly accelerated its speed like crazy. The startled young servant immediately calmed down the frightened horse.

  He was indeed incompatible with her, every time he saw her and couldn't say a few words to her, she would get angry until she was half dead! Liu Qingyou didn't want to stay for another moment, preparing to get off the carriage, at this moment he had already stood up and lifted the curtain, but suddenly the horse carriage rushed backwards with great force, throwing him back, and his whole body fell onto Zi Ruoye's.

  "Cough, cough... Beautiful woman, could it be that you actually have a crush on me?" Zi Ruoye's chest hurt from being bumped, but other than that, she was fine. However, she could sense the sudden stiffness in Liu Qingyou's body, yet she remained still, allowing Liu Qingyou to press against her.

  It's just a pity that the beauty is now facing away from her own back, and I don't know what expression Liu Qingyou has on her face at this moment?

  Bang!

  All I could hear was a burst of air and a crisp slapping sound.

  Zi Ruoye stared blankly at Liu Qingyou, but saw him glaring at her with hatred, his beautiful eyes welling up with tears. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say a word, a voice shouted, "Lustful monk! Lecher!" and then Liu Qingyou's figure vanished into the carriage.

  She blinked, her fingers lightly touching the slightly sore left cheek that had been slapped. Zi Ruo Ye looked at the horse carriage that was now empty except for herself and sighed. It was clearly his fault for not standing firm and falling onto her, yet he had slapped her. What a scoundrel, what a lecher! She was truly wronged.

  The little servant steadied the carriage, but looked inside with a frightened expression. Just now, she had heard a voice, and wondered if the prince had been beaten by that person. Afraid of being implicated, the little servant plucked up the courage to ask, "Your Highness, are you alright? Just now..."

  The conversation was cut off halfway by Ziyue Ye and she swallowed hard the second half of the sentence.

  "It doesn't matter, let's just keep going."

  Yun Cong stood at the gate of the Wang Fu, her pink clothes not very clear in the moonlight, but it seemed as if the wind was blowing up her skirt. The early spring sky had a hint of coolness, and her slender figure looked pitiful in the night. Zi Ruo Ye hurriedly walked forward, picked up Yun Cong and headed towards the Wang Fu, with a slightly reproachful tone, "Why were you waiting for me outside?"

  Yun Cong's smile was shallow and clear, the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful arc, obediently burying her head in Zi Ruo Ye's chest. "Yun Cong wants to try waiting for Wang Ye at the door." Even under the cover of night, he still saw the worry in her eyes, smelling the familiar scent, and smiled with relief.

  Zi Ruoye didn't care to listen to his excuses, what's the difference whether she waited for him here or somewhere else? Didn't he know that just standing there alone could attract countless hungry wolves?! Moreover, as a man, being outside was very dangerous, even at the entrance of the Wang Fu, one couldn't be careless. Just seeing him waiting for her outside had scared her half to death, and on this windy night, he was only wearing such thin clothes. Zi Ruoye pursed her lips without saying a word, but in her heart, she had already scolded Yun Cong several times.

  But seeing Yun Cong's pale face, he could only swallow his words. Originally, his body was already afraid of the cold, and he must be very cold now. However, he waited at the door for her, and she admitted that apart from being full of worry, a thread of sweetness and emotion emerged in her heart.

  She kicked open the door, as if venting all her frustration on it, and dragged Yun Cong into the room. Without saying a word, she took off his shoes and wrapped him in a quilt like a rice dumpling. Yun Cong was both touched and helpless by her over-the-top actions, and he spoke in a gentle, reasoning tone, "Your Highness, actually, I'm just slightly chilled to the bone; otherwise, I'm fine."

  Zi Ruoye was just about to have a serious discussion with Yun Ning, who was waiting for her outside, on the severity of this matter. However, she saw that Yun Ning's usually calm and serene eyes were filled with anger and heartache as she looked at her.

  "Who did this?" Gently stroking the left cheek of Ziyue Ye, which had been slapped. Just now, he hadn't noticed because he was being held by Wangye. Rubbing his slightly swollen face, it was clear that the force used was quite strong. Obviously, today's banquet was just a friendly competition with Li Yuxi...

  "Ah……this ah" Zi Ruoye coughed twice, she should explain how, although usually for the sake of acting occasionally teasing, but never had physical contact before, today that person himself fell on her body, and she fell into a wolf's name, this explanation is afraid of being complicated.

  Yun Cong didn't let go, pursing her lips and staring at Zi Ruoye with an unblinking gaze. As she watched, Zi Ruoye's hair stood on end. How did it seem like she saw a murderous intent in Yun Cong's eyes? No way, no way, Yun Cong was definitely not skilled in martial arts...

  "Today I had a spar with Li Yu, so she beat me." She said calmly, starting to lie. She thought that even if she told the truth, others would probably think she was making excuses anyway.

  "It's like that... Your Highness, next time you must protect yourself well. Don't get hurt again." Yun Cong lowered her long eyelashes, lightly trembling to cover up the fleeting killing intent and anger in her eyes, but when she raised them again, it was a look of heartache, as gentle as a soft breeze, slowly flowing like a spring, making Zi Ruo Ye's heart soften even more.

  "You don't know, do you!" Zi Ruoye exclaimed dramatically, sitting on the edge of the bed with a serious expression, looking at Yun Cong. "I just guessed that today would definitely be disastrous, so it's good that I padded my stomach with this wooden board!" She magically pulled out a wooden board and solemnly pointed to it, saying, "This Li Yu is really something, look, the board is even broken!"

  With a comical expression, Yun Qing was amused by her look and couldn't help but laugh. Alright, it seemed that Li Yu wasn't the one who slapped Wang Ye. Seeing how eager she was to change the subject, he decided not to pursue the matter further. However, if there's a next time, he won't be so lenient. He took out some ointment from his pocket, "I'll apply this ointment for you, it's very effective. If anyone in the mansion gets hit and applies this ointment, they'll be fine by the next day."

  Soft voice narrated as if it was nothing to do with him, slender fingers held a small amount of green ointment and carefully applied it to the left cheek of Zi Ruo Ye.

  A cool sensation spread across his face, and Zi Ruoye said softly, "Yun Ning, you are now a member of the royal family, such things won't happen to you again." Had he always been living like that? Zi Ruoye's heart ached for the strong heart within this fragile young body.

  Looking at Zǐ Ruò Yè's somewhat silly oath, the sincere and solemn expression made him furrow his brow again, sweetening his heart. He gently shook his head, hugged Zǐ Ruò Yè, and softly said, "Mm. Yun Ning believes."

  How did she know that such days had long ceased to exist since the day she appeared?

  Zi Ruoye's heart was slightly puzzled, the air that had just condensed seemed to have really moved with a murderous intention, but she must have thought too much, Cloud Condensation, who could be blown away by a gentle breeze, how could he possibly have martial arts...

  Digression

  Today is New Year's Eve! Fish is here to wish everyone a happy new year! Wishing all of you a happy, joyful and smooth new year~ (bowing...).