Cheng Yujin sat in the inner room, quietly listening to the palace maid talk about what had happened in the front hall.
This palace maid had gone to the front hall to deliver tea. When she went in to pour tea, she happened to hear the Crown Prince discussing with his aides.
When she heard that the Crown Prince was going to take a secondary consort, she was shocked and quickly ran to the back to report to the Crown Princess.
Cheng Yujin didn't say anything after hearing this. Dugeaux and Lian Qiao waited on the side. When they heard the palace maid's words, their expressions changed slightly: "Crown Princess."
Cheng Yujin's face was indifferent, and no one could see the change in her expression.
She sat there in silence for a long time. Then she raised her hand and said: "I know. You can leave."
The palace maid didn't dare to say more and quickly left.
After the palace maid left, Dugeaux and Lian Qiao both frowned and gathered around: "Crown Princess, there might be some misunderstanding.
Could it be that the palace maid misheard? "
"She even knows the other party's name and father's position. How could she have misheard?"
Cheng Yujin sat there without changing her posture, but when she saw everything in front of her, she suddenly lost interest. "The only daughter of the Great General of the Five Armies. Her personality is virtuous and her family is not ordinary. Naturally, she is worthy of His Highness."
When Lian Qiao heard the name of the General's daughter, she felt as disgusted as if she had swallowed a fly: "She is really … … If she was really moved by His Highness and the Crown Princess's feelings, she should have watched from afar and blessed the Crown Princess and the two young masters.
She wants to marry into the Eastern Palace as a concubine. She even said that she doesn't want to come between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. She just wants to be close to the guardian immortal couple … … Bah! She is just jealous of the Crown Princess's favor and thinks that she can do it. She just has to use such an innocent and pure excuse. "
Lian Qiao was very angry. Dugeaux also felt very helpless when she heard this.
She looked worriedly at Cheng Yujin and asked, "Crown Princess, this woman is nothing to be afraid of under normal circumstances, but right now His Highness is in a critical situation and urgently needs help … Crown Princess, what do you think we should do?"
"What should we do?"
Cheng Yujin let out a faint laugh, stood up, and walked towards the back. "Who can stop Your Highness the Crown Prince from doing what he wants?
General Dong wants to take this opportunity to rely on His Highness and become in-laws with His Highness. Miss Dong will get what she wants, and the Crown Prince will get half of the men and horses in the Five Barracks. This is clearly a good business deal that benefits all three sides. What does it have to do with me?
What can I do even if I want to? "
"Crown Princess …" Cheng Yujin clearly did not want to talk about it anymore. She asked, "What about Ming Qian and Ming Yue?"
"The two little masters are still sleeping. The wet nurse and wet nurse are keeping watch in front of them."
"Yes."
Cheng Yujin nodded and said, "Take good care of them. There are a lot of mosquitoes these few days. Their skin and flesh are tender, so they can't be bitten by mosquitoes."
"Yes."
Cheng Yujin walked into the study. Her face was cold and her voice was calm. She looked the same as usual.
Lian Qiao and Dugeaux looked at each other. They did not dare to mention the previous topic.
The Crown Princess was clearly in a bad mood. Even the Dugeaux and the other elders from her maternal family did not dare to speak, let alone other people.
The Ci Qing Palace was quiet. It was quiet and stifling.
Li Seung-kyung learned that a palace maid came out from the front hall and went straight to the back. His heart sank slightly.
This palace maid most likely went to report something. Li Seung-kyung felt negligent. After the meeting ended, he immediately walked towards the bedroom.
After Li Seung-kyung entered the hall, he found that the atmosphere in the palace was indescribably oppressive.
Li Seung-kyung's guesses became more and more obvious. He asked the palace maid where Cheng Yujin was and went straight to the study.
Li Seung-kyung entered and saw that Cheng Yujin was painting.
He walked lightly and took the plate of red pills to Cheng Yujin's hand and said, "Are you painting Ming Qian Ming Yue's Mid-Autumn Festival flower?"
Li Seung-kyung put the paint she wanted to use closer. Just as he was about to stand to the side and watch Cheng Yujin paint, Cheng Yujin suddenly put down her brush and put away the scroll. She said, "I don't dare to trouble Your Highness to do it. This concubine can do it myself."
Li Seung-kyung's hand fell empty. His eyebrows moved and he slowly looked towards Cheng Yujin.
Cheng Yujin lowered her eyes and put the plates of paint back into the box. It was as if she did not notice Li Seung-kyung standing to the side.
Li Seung-kyung took back his hand and put his hands behind his back. He said, "Did you hear?"
Cheng Yujin put away the painting and paint. She neatly put them away and was about to walk out, "This concubine does not know what Your Highness is talking about."
Li Seung-kyung suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm. He was very strong and directly restrained Cheng Yujin.
Cheng Yujin tried to pull her hand back, but she could not break free. Li Seung-kyung turned her around and forced her to look into his eyes, "You're not going to ask me?"
Cheng Yujin was still trying to struggle. When she heard Li Seung-kyung's words, her eyebrows slightly jumped. She felt that it was very funny, "The palace maid just came and Your Highness came back.
Do I still need to ask? "
Li Seung-kyung suppressed his anger and said as calmly as possible, "That palace maid secretly leaked confidential information. She should be punished.
Where is she? "
"No."
Cheng Yujin finally could not take it anymore. She forcefully broke free from Li Seung-kyung's hand and took a step back. She raised her head and stared straight into Li Seung-kyung's eyes, "What does Your Highness mean?
If I punish her this time, who will dare to pass on information to me in the future? "
Li Seung-kyung was faintly angry, "Her actions are against the rules of the palace. She secretly leaked confidential information and instigated the relationship between you and I. If I don't punish her severely, I will not be able to convince the public."
"Is her actions against the rules of the palace or against Your Highness the Crown Prince's rules?"
Cheng Yujin suddenly raised her voice and asked.
She stared at Li Seung-kyung, her eyes cold, "In the past, when the palace maids passed on Your Highness' schedule, you never pursued it with me. Now, the palace maid secretly passed on information to me before you took a secondary fei. Have you finally angered Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Li Seung-kyung took a deep breath. He took a step forward and gripped her shoulder, saying, "I never had this plan.
When we were just married, you felt that I took a fancy to your beauty and wanted to force you to be my concubine. When we were just married, you wanted to give me someone to appease the Empress. Now, based on a palace maid's words, you suspect that I want to take a secondary fei?
In your heart, you never trusted me, did you? "
Cheng Yujin's eyes suddenly filled with water. She suddenly turned her head and forcefully tried to break free of Li Seung-kyung's hand. However, no matter how much strength she used, she could not move his arm at all.
She struggled to no avail. She turned her head and glared at Li Seung-kyung, "Let go."
Li Seung-kyung ignored her and continued to stare into her eyes as if he wanted to see into her heart, "Why won't you answer my question?
In these two years of marriage, have you ever trusted me? Have you ever been moved? "
Starting from last month, they had been married for two whole years.
In these two years, they had never quarreled. They had never even had a cold war or a quarrel.
Outsiders passed this down as a beautiful story. Everywhere, they praised the Crown Prince and Crown Princess for being gentle and reasonable and never quarreling.
However, the fairy tale would eventually be shattered. This was the first and only time they had quarreled since they were married.
Cheng Yujin and Li Seung-kyung both had careful and considerate personalities. They were not like other couples who would make a fuss at the slightest disagreement.
However, sometimes, when the two of them quarreled, the conflict would dissipate. Like Cheng Yujin and Li Seung-kyung, it had always been suppressed. Once it erupted, it would be a fatal crisis.
Cheng Yujin's emotions were cold and selfish. When Li Seung-kyung first got married, he did not care. As long as she was by his side, it was enough.
However, in reality, people were selfish and greedy. Li Seung-kyung's feelings for Cheng Yujin could not be more clear. In these years, Cheng Yujin would also smile and talk to him, be gentle and considerate.
What she did was too perfect. Li Seung-kyung could not help but wonder if Cheng Yujin would be such a good wife no matter who it was. Would Cheng Yujin treat any other man the same way?
Li Seung-kyung did not want to think about these things. It was rare to be confused. Some things, once investigated clearly, could not go back.
Li Seung-kyung had always told himself that this was also very good. She and the child were by his side. He had a son and a daughter. His family was harmonious. Everyone praised him. All of this was perfect. What more could he ask for?
However, today's matter of taking in a secondary fei had instantly ignited the doubts in Li Seung-kyung's heart.
Cheng Yujin did not ask a single question and was certain that he wanted to take in the daughter of General Dong. In her heart, what was he?
In these two years of being together, did she ever put him in her heart?
The matter of the secondary fei was at most a trigger. The two people's doubts about each other's feelings were the root of this dispute.
This hidden danger was extremely fatal. However, neither of them said anything. When they were together, they were still gentle and considerate. They would rather wrong themselves and constantly think about it in private than to show it in front of others.
The conflict between the two of them could not be seen normally. However, today, it finally exploded.
When Cheng Yujin heard Li Seung-kyung's words, tears swirled in her eyes. "What did you say?
You dare to question me like this? "
When Li Seung-kyung saw Cheng Yujin cry, his expression was clearly startled. The strength in his hands unconsciously relaxed.
Cheng Yujin did not notice that the shackles on her shoulders had loosened. She tried her best to endure, but the tears still fell from her eyes. "What qualifications do you have to question me?
You're about to take in a secondary fei. Does it make a difference to you whether or not I put you in my heart?
Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince also thinks that I should keep my chastity for you and only have you in my eyes? Yet you can have three wives and four concubines?
Li Seung-kyung, even my father, who has always been looked down upon by the people of the capital, has never made such a request for his wives and concubines. "
The feelings in Li Seung-kyung's heart were very hard to describe. He helplessly said, "You're comparing me to Cheng Yuan-hsien again?"
"Crown Prince strategizes and plans carefully. Of course, my father does not deserve to be compared to His Highness."
Cheng Yujin still had tears in her eyes, but her eyes were aggressive. "His Highness the Crown Prince has been framed by evil people and has been stripped of his position and confined to the Eastern Palace. The people and officials are very angry for His Highness. Right now, His Highness should follow the people's wishes, set things right, kill the evil people, and restore order.
What His Highness is going to do next is very important. Of course, the more troops the better. The more power you can win over, the better.
His Highness has already planned for so long. Why are you hesitating at the last step?
If you take General Dong's daughter as your concubine, it will be good for the Eastern Palace and General Dong. You can also obtain a young lady who is infatuated with His Highness. Why is His Highness hesitating?
In any case, I already have Ming Qian and Ming Yue. His Highness does not need to worry about the problem of the eldest son. As the Crown Princess, I should be deeply righteous and unconditionally support His Highness's cause.
Rest assured, I will not be an obstacle to you. "
"I have never thought of taking a concubine."
Li Seung-kyung found that Cheng Yujin was in a fit of anger and tried to avoid the topic. "Calm down first.
Taking a secondary concubine was only a suggestion from the advisor. I have already rejected it.
That palace maid only heard half of it. The truth is not so. "
"If you did not reveal such intentions, would the advisor make such a suggestion?"
Cheng Yujin did not care at all. Her eyes were shockingly bright, as if knives were about to fly out of them. "So you really do think this way?
You want to marry someone else, but you still want me to be unswervingly loyal to you.
You are worried that I will not agree, so you take the initiative to blame me, saying that I do not care about you and have never trusted you.
Your actions are worse than Cheng Yuan-hsien! "
Li Seung-kyung found that he could not win against Cheng Yujin at all. He could only sigh and say: "I will not argue with you. When you calm down, we will discuss this issue."
"If you are right, then you are right. If you are not right, then you are not right. The more you argue, the clearer it becomes. What does the Crown Prince mean by not arguing with me?
Could it be that you think I am twisting words and forcing logic? "
Li Seung-kyung was blocked until he could not speak. He had once watched the scene with Huo Changyuan, but he never thought that there would be a day when he would be attacked.
Li Seung-kyung finally understood the feelings of the Nguyễn Clan, Huxue Clan, and Huo Changyuan. Cheng Yujin was too good at talking. He had no strength to retort. Anything he said was wrong, and not saying anything was wrong.
Li Seung-kyung completely gave up on reasoning with Cheng Yujin. He reached out and hugged Cheng Yujin: "Alright, whatever you say is right. I can't argue with you.
But the matter of taking in a concubine is purely because you wrongly accused me. You should at least listen to the second half of what I have to say. "
"Let go of me!"
Cheng Yujin was in a fit of anger. Suddenly, her whole body was hugged by Li Seung-kyung. She was very angry: "Don't touch me. Don't use your hands to change the topic."
These words made Li Seung-kyung angry. He picked up Cheng Yujin and put her on the desk. He held her chin and kissed her.
Cheng Yujin was halfway through her words when her mouth was suddenly blocked.
Li Seung-kyung used to be very gentle and had never forced her like this. His momentum was too strong. Cheng Yujin was completely robbed and couldn't help but fall back.
The air in her chest became less and less, and she gradually felt that it was difficult to breathe. In the end, she couldn't help but hit Li Seung-kyung's shoulder with her hand.
When Li Seung-kyung finally let go of her, the two of them were breathing heavily.
Cheng Yujin realized that she was completely lying on the desk. The scrolls on both sides had been swept to the ground at some point.
Cheng Yujin covered the corner of her mouth that was bitten by someone. She looked around and felt that it was simply improper.
She wanted to quickly recover her composure, but she was stopped by Li Seung-kyung.
Li Seung-kyung's arms were on both sides of her body, completely blocking Cheng Yujin's way.
Cheng Yujin was anxious and pushed his arm hard: "Get out of the way. What if someone comes in?"
"There's no one here."
Li Seung-kyung was completely unmoved. The servants in the palace had heard the movement in the study and had already left.
Although it was not what they had guessed, there was no one in the hall now. If Li Seung-kyung really wanted to do something, it was actually possible.
Li Seung-kyung stopped Cheng Yujin and said very firmly: "Finish what you want to say first.
Don't let me touch you, okay? "
Cheng Yujin angrily pushed Li Seung-kyung's hand away: "It's broad daylight, what are you doing?"
"What if I have to do something?"
Cheng Yujin covered her collar, her eyes wide open. Li Seung-kyung sighed and reached out to tidy up Cheng Yujin's hair that had fallen down during her struggle, saying: "I will never force you to do something you don't want to do. You don't even have this little bit of trust in me?"
Cheng Yujin was silent.
At this moment, she was half lying on the large desk. The brushes, ink, and scrolls on both sides were scattered all over the floor. Li Seung-kyung's sleeves were folded around her, overlapping with her skirt.
Li Seung-kyung said: "It is my principle to do what I say.
At first, I made a promise to you alone. You didn't believe me, so I said in front of everyone that I would only take a concubine when I was forty and didn't have a son.
Now, thanks to you, I have a son in my twenties. The path of taking a concubine has been blocked. What are you still worried about? "
Cheng Yujin didn't say anything, but her eyes were clearly assessing and probing.
Li Seung-kyung sighed slightly, saying: "Just now, it was my fault. I was too anxious and made you cry.
I never thought of letting a third person come between us. As for General Dong, I have already sent a clear message of rejection. "
"Really?"
"Really."
Li Seung-kyung couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at this point, "If it wasn't for that palace maid who came to pass you a message without understanding anything, you wouldn't have known about this matter at all.
This matter started because of me. I will take care of it properly and will never let them disturb you.
Not now, and not in the future. "
Cheng Yujin was invincible in the world. Now that she heard Li Seung-kyung say this, she felt a bit embarrassed: "Just now, I misunderstood you?"
"Yes, I am really wronged."
Cheng Yujin felt guilty and amused. She couldn't help but laugh out loud. She gently pushed him: "Okay, I have wronged you. I will definitely believe you in the future.
Move aside, the children are about to wake up. "
"What's the hurry?"
Li Seung-kyung didn't move. He even supported himself with one hand and grabbed Cheng Yujin's chin with the other hand, slowly approaching her, "You haven't answered the question I asked you at the beginning."
Seeing that he was about to press down, Cheng Yujin had to move back. Her elbow moved and a lot of things fell to the ground: "What?"
"You don't know?"
"You said so many things just now. How can I remember which one?"
"Okay."
Li Seung-kyung nodded very generously, not making things difficult for his beloved wife who was about to fall from the table, "If you can't remember, then don't go down."
"Go away! Later, the children will cry. If the palace servants come in and see, it will be improper! "
"There is so much noise in the study. Do you think they don't know what happened?
I can't be called a lewd person in broad daylight. "
Cheng Yujin heard that word and her face turned red: "Shut up!"
"Are you going to say it or not?"
Cheng Yujin secretly bit her lips. The red cloud burned from her face to her neck. After holding it in for a long time, she finally said in a low voice: "Yes."
Li Seung-kyung waited for a long time. When he heard this word, he was so surprised that his eyebrows rose high: "I waited for a long time, and you only said one word?"
"Are you tired of it?"
Cheng Yujin angrily hammered him on the shoulder, "You know when to stop. Don't take a mile after giving an inch."
As the Crown Prince, Li Seung-kyung was warned to "stop when to stop" for the first time. He could only feel aggrieved and let go of his strength. Seeing that Cheng Yujin was about to break free, he suddenly changed his mind. He put his hand around Cheng Yujin's waist: "You have wronged me for so long. Are you not going to compensate me?"
Li Seung-kyung gestured to his lips. Cheng Yujin glared at him with her almond eyes. Li Seung-kyung saw that his kiss was fruitless, so he lowered his head and kissed Cheng Yujin's lips: "Then I will compensate you."
Cheng Yujin tried to hold back, but she couldn't help but laugh.
She glared at Li Seung-kyung. The beauty was shy and angry, looking around in a daze. Nothing could be more beautiful.
Li Seung-kyung also couldn't help but laugh. This time, he didn't make things difficult for Cheng Yujin and let her go.
After Cheng Yujin slipped away like a rabbit, Li Seung-kyung looked at the messy study and couldn't help but smile contentedly.
Cheng Yujin's last words were clearly an answer to his previous question.
After being married for two years, have you ever been moved?
Even though she only replied with a slight "Mm", it was already enough.
With her personality, if she could admit it, then she would feel ten times better.
In fact, he should have thought of it earlier. Cheng Yujin suddenly became so angry when she heard that he was going to take a secondary fei. This was enough to explain the problem.
If she really had no feelings for him like he thought, when she heard that he was going to take a secondary fei, she should have rationally analyzed the power of the Dong Family instead of being angry.
It was a pity that both of them were wrapped up in their emotions at the time. Neither of them understood.
But it was good that they had doubts in their hearts. It was good that they just let it out. Otherwise, if they suppressed it day by day, it might erode the foundation of their relationship as husband and wife.
Now that the two of them had spoken to each other and understood each other's feelings, it was a pleasant surprise.
Cheng Yujin ran to the side hall to see the children. Fortunately, the two babies were sleeping soundly and weren't woken up.
Cheng Yujin was too embarrassed to call anyone in. She gently rocked the two babies, her thoughts slowly drifting away.
She didn't know if she was being paranoid, but she felt that there was still heat on her face.
Cheng Yujin's mind was wandering. So, she also unconsciously fell in love with Li Seung-kyung?
She didn't know how to define love, but she at least knew that this kind of deep, vast, and strong feeling of exclusion was definitely not a normal feeling between family members and friends.
Cheng Yujin was thinking about her thoughts and unconsciously became lost in her thoughts. She didn't even know when Lian Qiao and Dugeaux came in.
Lian Qiao and Dugeaux didn't dare to listen to what the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had done. But now, seeing that the two masters had reconciled and the Crown Princess' anger had dissipated, Lian Qiao and Dugeaux both let out a long sigh of relief and smiles returned to their faces.
It wasn't just them. The other palace servants in the hall were the same.
Li Mingqian soon started to cry. He closed his eyes and his legs kept kicking.
Cheng Yujin knew at a glance that he had wet himself again. As expected, after changing him into clean clothes and a cool blanket, he fell back into a deep sleep.
Cheng Yujin gently changed Li Mingqian's clothes and then wiped the two children's hands and feet.
After she finished, Cheng Yujin raised her head and found that there was no movement outside for a while. She asked, "Where's His Highness?"
"Just now, a eunuch sent a message. The Crown Prince went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see the Emperor."
Cheng Yujin made a sound of agreement. She took a round fan from the side and gently fanned the two children.
She didn't know why, but after sitting for a while, she still felt uneasy.
The palace maid took the fan from Cheng Yujin's hand. After giving careful instructions, Cheng Yujin led the people outside.
She took two steps and suddenly stopped. "That's not right. Why did the Emperor summon him to the Palace of Heavenly Purity?
Hasn't the Emperor been living in the Hall of Illustrious Persons these days? "
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