My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

"You can think whatever you want, but please listen to me first. I have almost cured your external injuries, and I believe you can feel it. This is my gift to show my sincerity in the deal with you. But the most important thing right now is that your tendons have not healed. I assure you that no one in this world can completely cure your legs. So, if I am unhappy, you may never be able to stand up in your life!"

Cui Hongjing: Look, she, she actually dares to threaten me!

Mei Xueer's eyes were stern, and she stopped shaking. "Your Highness, please don't count on the imperial doctors in the palace. Even if there are imperial doctors who really want to heal your injuries, I don't think they have the ability I have!"

She stood up and walked slowly and domineeringly to Cui Hongjing's bed.

Zhuang Xiang hurried forward and stood in front of her.

Mei Xueer glanced at him and said, "You don't have to be like this. I don't want to die yet, so I naturally don't want to see the prince die."

Zhuang Xiang blushed slightly and walked away with his head lowered.

She turned to look at Cui Hongjing, "The deal I said is that I can restore the prince's legs to normal within a month..."

"What do you want?" Cui Hongjing interrupted her coldly with no expression on his face.

"Freedom!" Mei Xueer blurted out.

Cui Hongjing was stunned. Shouldn't she pamper him, then wait for an opportunity to gain his trust, and then do something, even kill him?

"Why?"

"Your Highness feels humiliated to be with me, and it is also a torture for me. So, what I originally wanted was a divorce! But my marriage to Your Highness is granted by the Emperor. Since it is granted by my father, the possibility of a divorce is not great. Therefore, I want to use the recovery of Your Highness's legs to exchange for my freedom. From now on, I will live in my Qingfeng Garden, and you will live in your Jianxian Pavilion. Your Highness cannot restrict my freedom to leave the palace, nor can he interfere with anything I do. Of course, don't worry, since I am still the Princess of Jing on the surface, I will never do anything to embarrass Your Highness. Even if I want to have an affair, I will not bring it back to the palace."

Cui Hongjing was originally quite moved by what he heard, but when he heard the word "stealing", veins suddenly popped up on his forehead. He slowly raised his head, looked at her with contempt, and gritted his teeth, "What did you say?"

"I say, even if it's stealing someone, you haven't found who to steal from yet..."

Cui Hongjing felt that he was already cheated on. Even if he hated this woman, she was still his queen in name.

He sneered, "If you think that this circuitous retreat can achieve your ulterior motive, then I tell you, Mei Xueer, you are wrong! The reason why I tolerated you in the beginning was because I saw that your Mei family was full of loyal ministers, and I couldn't bear to see the Prime Minister's face humiliated. Do you think that I really dare not touch you just because the emperor father has granted you a marriage?"

Mei Xueer shrugged and spread her hands, "Okay then! Since we can't come to an agreement, then..."

She glanced at Cui Hongjing's legs and chuckled, "Then, Your Majesty, sit on the bed for the rest of your life!"

She added maliciously, "It would be best if all three legs were crippled!"

She turned around and left without any reluctance.

No matter how pitiful the Dog Prince is, what does it have to do with her?

No matter how pitiful he was, he was still her enemy! He only wanted her to die!

"Princess!" Zhuang Xiang was extremely anxious and blocked the door. "Princess, you can't leave!"

Mei Xueer said to Zhuang Xiang, "I have tried my best to treat the prince's injuries, which has shown my sincerity, but the prince has a deep misunderstanding of me, and I am afraid that I will never be able to resolve it in this lifetime."

Zhuang Xiang looked at Cui Hongjing with begging eyes: Your Majesty, for the sake of your legs, please give in!

It seemed as if time had stood still for a long time before he finally spoke, "Okay..."

Mei Xueer showed her pride without disguising it, "Your Majesty has made me wait for a long time. As compensation, should you give me another condition?"

Cui Hongjing's face turned pale and he waited for her to continue.

"It's actually a small matter. Can Your Majesty ask your sweet little cotton-padded jacket to stay away from me from now on?"

A sweet and caring girl? Zhuang Xiang was confused.

"It's the green-clothed one! This person is really persistent, always like a green-headed fly, buzzing in front of me from time to time, and causing trouble for me every other day. Since the prince likes her, just keep her to warm your bed. I don't want to see her in the future, otherwise, I will beat her every time I see her!"

Zhuang Xiang: Why does what the princess said sound a bit sour?

Mei Xueer: I’m jealous of you, you sow!

Isn't she just a maid? It doesn't matter whether she wants it or not. What's the big deal? Cui Hongjing didn't take it seriously at all. He breathed a sigh of relief and didn't want to argue with this rag-and-bone woman about whether she should warm the bed or not.

But after listening to Mei Xueer's words, he inexplicably felt a little happy in his heart, but he still wanted to save face, "I will agree to everything you say. But, I will remind you again, if you really... tarnish the reputation of my Jingwang Mansion outside, I will never allow you to do that!"

Mei Xueer smiled slightly, "Okay, I knew that Your Highness still loves his legs. Your Highness, don't worry, I promise that I will not let Your Highness lose face. I can even show my affection to Your Highness when there are outsiders around to save Your Highness's face. Anyway, people outside now think that Your Highness and I are very affectionate and are trying hard to have a baby every day. If we really can't have a baby, it's your fault, Your Highness..."

Cui Hongjing's mouth twitched.

Not only did he fail to make her angry, but he himself became extremely angry.

But when he thought of his legs and what he was going to do next, he suppressed his anger and said, "Zhuang Xiang, from now on, whatever the princess wants to do, she will do it. Give her a few more servants..."

"There's no need for servants. If you arrange for someone to come, will I still have freedom? I only have Nanxing."

Humph, nothing can stop her yearning for freedom.

"According to the rules, give her one hundred taels of silver every month."

Monthly allowance? This was an unexpected surprise. Mei Xueer immediately smiled and exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "You turned out to be such a generous prince..."

Cui Hongjing ignored her and continued to instruct Zhuang Xiang, "Since she doesn't want anyone, then the secret guards sent to protect her can be withdrawn."

"Secret guards? Wait——" Mei Xueer couldn't hold back the smile on her face. It turned out that this dog prince had sent people to protect her?

Well, she was just worried that if I died, no one would treat her injuries.

Mei Xueer: I have received higher education and have been brainwashed by anti-fraud propaganda. Don't be moved by these small favors with ulterior motives. As long as you don't covet small gains, you won't be deceived.

But——Secret Guards are still very useful! Otherwise, the Crown Prince could kill me at any time. Oh, and there is also the Queen.

But no one loves the Dog Prince, so where would he get the money to support the secret guards?

Why bother about so many things? No matter whether the money was stolen or robbed, it wasn't me who stole or robbed it.

"Your Majesty!" Mei Xue'er's eyes rolled, "How about we make another deal?"

Cui Hongjing raised his eyes but said nothing.

"As for me, I will heal the scar on your face, and I will give you the secret guards. I also want their indentures! How do you think?"

"This king doesn't care whether there is a scar on your face!"

"I know that the prince is handsome, elegant, and suave, and he doesn't care about an ugly, distinctive scar. But according to the Great True Ancestor's rules, those with blemishes on the surface of the body cannot be the crown prince. The prince has a scar on his face, and he has lost the qualification to compete for that position forever-"

These words made Cui Hongjing feel as if he was frying a steak on both sides. He grabbed the quilt with both hands tightly. Due to the force, the tendons and blood vessels on the back of his hands were abnormally prominent.

He tried to make his voice steady, "I have never been interested in that position! You don't have to try to trick me. This deal is not attractive to me at all."

"Okay. The deal failed!" Mei Xueer didn't care. She rushed out of Jianxian Pavilion like the wind.

I can finally let myself go freely, hahahaha…

"Prince? Just a few secret guards..." Inside the house, Zhuang Xiang was puzzled.

The scar on the prince's face had been treated by numerous doctors, but none of them could cure it.

That night two years ago, in that fierce battle, the prince almost lost his life.

Cui Hongjing had faced countless crises in his life, and that night was the closest he had ever been to death.

The sword wound on his face almost cut off half of his face. The wound was so deep that he was in a coma for nearly a month before waking up.

In the end, although the person survived, his appearance was ruined.

Those girls who were once fascinated by Prince Jing's handsome appearance also kept their distance from him.

Zhuang Xiang: Because of this injury, the prince suffered a great loss. Now he finally has hope of restoring his handsome face, but you just give up.

What's wrong with you? It's a man's all-important self-esteem that's at work.

"If you really want to save face, why do you let the princess treat your legs? You might as well not treat your legs and just lie in bed for the rest of your life." Zhuang Xiang couldn't help but complain.

Cui Hongjing glanced at him, "Are you really stupid, or are you just pretending to be stupid?"

Is that just a matter of a few secret guards?

"This bastard is clearly here to test my mind. Didn't you hear what she said?"

——Since the prince has a scar on his face, he has forever lost the qualification to compete for that position.

Mei Xueer: Lord Dog, you really think too much. I just want a few secret guards. That's all.

Alas, Cui Hongjing, who grew up in an environment of intrigue and deception, has long been accustomed to conspiracy theories.