When Na Yan returned to the mansion, he couldn't forget about Zhao 'er.
He summoned the housekeeper and asked, "Go and check if the Marquess's youngest daughter is already married."
Although he was a prince and Zhao 'er would be in his "pocket" with just one word.
But cherishing beauty was a virtue since ancient times. How could he force it?
The housekeeper said, "Yes."
He reminded again, "But don't make it public."
"Understood."
The housekeeper left.
Na Yan sat alone in the room, looking forward to the future.
Zhao 'er's face was deeply imprinted in his mind.
He couldn't forget it for a long time!
He kept repeating, "Zhao 'er, Zhao' er … Interesting!"
…
At night in the Third Prince's Mansion.
In a secluded courtyard, in an unremarkable corner, there was a faint orange-red light and a puff of white smoke.
You could smell the burning paper money from afar.
When you got closer, you could see a woman in a long white dress with loose hair kneeling on the ground. She held a stack of incense paper in her hand and a brazier in front of her.
Although she looked calm, she was looking at the burning fire in front of her with sadness in her eyes.
Then she put the incense paper in it.
Soon, someone found it.
The three little girls hurriedly ran towards the fire.
They saw the Princess kneeling in front of the brazier.
They were scared out of their wits!
"Your Highness, you …"
"Put it out! Put it out!"
"If His Highness finds out, we'll be in trouble."
The maids were worried.
They walked to Jing Xuan and were about to pull her up.
"Your Highness, let's go."
If it were before, Jing Xuan would have been taken away by them.
But when the maid's hand touched Jing Xuan's arm —
"How dare you!"
Uh!
Her voice was very strict.
With a strong force.
The maidservant's hand immediately shrank back, and her eyes widened.
Full of surprise and confusion.
She was stunned.
Jing Xuan threw the rest of the incense paper into the brazier and slowly got up.
Her calm face became more and more fierce.
The maid felt something was wrong. She stepped back and moved her mouth, "Your Highness …"
Before she finished her words, she was slapped in the face.
"Slap!"
Five fingers were printed on the maid's face.
She felt a burning pain on her face.
"You …" The lass couldn't believe her eyes.
What followed was another slap.
Jing Xuan's arms fell twice. Her palms felt like they were on fire. It was obvious how hard these two slaps were.
Her thin eyebrows knitted together tightly.
"I am the Third Princess. How dare you call me yours?"
"…"
Another yahuan suddenly said, "Wang fei, we are helping you. If Wang Ye sees you burning paper money here, then he will definitely … …"
Before she could finish, Jing Xuan raised her hand and slapped the maidservant's face.
After three consecutive slaps, the maidservants were stunned.
What was wrong with the Princess today?
He looked completely different from before!
It was as if he had become another person.
Jing Xuan said, "Since you have followed me, I am your master. Your lives are also in my hands. Even if I am not favored, His Highness will still listen to my words."
"…"
Her eyes lingered on the maidservants and continued, "His Highness said that I am not allowed to leave the courtyard. But I still came out. Think about it, if His Highness knows about it, will you still be able to keep your lives?"
"Your Highness …"
"If you want to live, you must listen to me. If you dare to tell His Highness about me, the consequences … will not be as simple as a slap in the face."
The maidservants were indeed frightened.
After a moment of silence —
They knelt on the ground together, "Yes, we will listen to Your Highness."
They were very obedient.
Jing Xuan narrowed her eyes and said, "All of you can leave. I will go back by myself later."
"But …"
"I don't want to say it again."
The maidservants looked at each other, worried.
Jing Xuan said, "Didn't you hear what I said just now? What's more, the guards in the mansion are very strict. I can't escape. "
Indeed!
So —
The maidservants answered, "Yes."
They knelt on the ground and did not move.
Jing Xuan turned around and left.
The maidservants looked at her back and whispered.
"What do you think happened to the Princess?"
"How would I know?"
"The look in her eyes really scared me. Did you see it?"
One of the maidservants covered her face and looked aggrieved, "I didn't just see it. Didn't I get slapped twice in the face too? "
She looked so pitiful.
There were tears in her eyes.
The maidservant at the side also said, "I got slapped in the face too!"
How pitiful!
They had never seen Jing Xuan's ruthlessness in the past.
For justice, Jing Xuan could rebel against her brother and even poisoned her mother to death.
This kind of ruthlessness was not something an ordinary person could have.
The maidservant who didn't get slapped looked at the brazier that was still burning and said quickly, "Let's quickly put out the fire. It will be bad if the guards of the mansion are attracted."
"Yes, yes, yes. Hurry up."
The three of them argued.
"Who do you think the Princess is worshiping?"
"This … I'm not sure."
…
Tuo Jian had been in a 'confused' and 'passive' state for the past few days after he killed Gong Shilin.
He hadn't entered the palace to visit King Huyi for three days.
He locked himself in his room and drank for a few days.
The pain of being betrayed by his brother and the pain of seeing his brother die with his own eyes mixed together. That feeling rushed to his chest, as if someone was strangling him, making it hard for him to breathe.
He also felt like thousands of ants were biting his chest, but he didn't know how to scratch it.
He was on the verge of breaking down.
The lights outside the mansion were bright, and everything looked the same as usual.
However, it was dark inside the Prince's room.
The big mahogany door was tightly shut.
The servants and maids of the mansion went in to deliver the food on time, but the next time they went to deliver it, the original food would not be moved. It was brought out the same way it was brought in. The only change was that the food had been changed from hot to cold.
The only thing Tuo Jian said was, "Bring the wine."
If anyone tried to persuade him, he would immediately throw the wine bottle away.
He even smashed everything in the room and almost killed a few servants.
Therefore, no one dared to persuade him!
As long as Tuo Jian asked for wine, they would immediately send several bottles into the room.
From three days ago until today, they had not stopped.
Inside the room, it was a mess.
Looking at the dim light, one could clearly see the things that were smashed everywhere, as well as the wine bottles that were slanted all over the place.
Tuo Jian's back was leaning against the bed, and his hands were hanging on the ground. One of his hands was open, and the other was holding the empty wine bottle.
His face was full of stubble.
His clothes were messy.
His hair was in a bun.
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