The queen is so good at teasing that she makes the abstinent prince tremble

Early the next morning, the sunlight shone through the window onto Jiang Tangxi's lazy face. She woke up slowly, stretched herself, only to find that the person beside her was no longer there.

She called the maid Xiao Cui and asked, "Where is the Crown Prince? When did he leave?"

Xiao Cui lowered her eyebrows and replied docilely, "Reporting to the Crown Princess, His Highness took Brother Yuzhu out late last night, saying that he had something important to deal with. He also said that if the Crown Princess wakes up, she can have breakfast first."

Jiang Tangxi was confused when he heard this, but he didn't think much about it and just thought that the court was busy with affairs.

It was not until the afternoon that the Sixth Prince Xiao Tingzhou came hurriedly to visit and brought news of the fire in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Tangxi, have you heard? There was a fire in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night. The fire was fierce. It was said that it started in Jiang Jiayun's room and almost burned her to death!" Xiao Tingzhou said with a gossipy look on his face.

Jiang Tangxi felt nervous when he heard this.

There was a fire in Jiang Jiayun’s room?

Catching fire on its own? Doesn't seem likely?

Could it be...

She immediately thought of Xiao Yuchen.

This person just came back this morning, and he looked a little strange the whole time.

She raised her head suddenly, looking at Xiao Tingzhou with a gleam in her eyes: "Did you do this?"

Xiao Yuchen continued to paint in silence, with an expression that said, "So what if I deserve a beating?"

She took a few steps forward, her voice trembling slightly: "You went to do this last night? Why did you do this?"

Xiao Yuchen took a deep breath, looked directly into her eyes, and said firmly: "I can't let you suffer in vain. Since she dared to hurt you, she must pay the price."

Good guy!

A warm feeling welled up in my heart.

After coming into this world, it was the first time she felt someone was willing to stand up for her, the first time she felt someone was protecting her...

Jiang Tangxi's heart felt warm, but was then shrouded in worry.

"And then? Didn't the Prime Minister's Mansion find out?"

Xiao Tingzhou on the side was also looking at Xiao Yuchen.

Xiao Yuchen didn't say anything.

She reached out and gently tugged at Xiao Yuchen's sleeve, her voice filled with anxiety: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is not an easy place to deal with. What if they find out it's you..."

Xiao Yuchen put down the pen in his hand, turned around, and tried his best to hide his deep eyes.

He gently held Jiang Tangxi's hand, his strength was very warm: "Yiyi, don't worry. I know how to act and won't put myself in danger easily."

However, the expression on his face changed subtly, as if hinting at some deeper plan.

Jiang Tangxi's heart tightened, and she vaguely felt that there was a bigger chess game behind Xiao Yuchen's move.

"But..." Jiang Tangxi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Yuchen: "Trust me, I will take care of everything. You just need to wait for me, I will use my own way to give you and my mother an explanation."

A few days later, Jiang Tangxi heard the news that Xiao Yuchen was going to be deposed as crown prince.

Jiang Tangxi thought she had heard it wrong.

"What did you say? Xiao Yuchen is going to be abolished?"

So fast?

"Yes!" the maid agreed.

"What's going on?" Jiang Tangxi always felt something was wrong.

For two consecutive nights, the moonlight shone coldly in the Prince's Mansion, but Xiao Yuchen had not returned yet.

Jiang Tangxi curled up in bed. It was so quiet around her that she could only hear her own rapid heartbeat and the occasional chirping of insects outside the window.

It seemed like life was harder when he was not around.

Jiang Tangxi's thoughts were like a tangled mess, and every scene she spent with Xiao Yuchen played over and over in her mind.

Those red faces, angry and frustrated! Fighting, tender...

These are like a ray of sunshine on a winter day.

But it is particularly glaring because of the sense of crisis of impending loss.

She reached out and gently stroked the empty pillow beside her. His warmth seemed to still remain on her fingertips, and she felt mixed emotions.

If you travel back to the present, without him, will you always feel empty inside?

If he wasn't there, would she really be willing to go back then?

But is it really what she wants to stay at the center of this power struggle and live in fear every day?

She couldn't help but smile bitterly. Life in ancient times seemed glamorous, but in fact it was full of thrills.

Just as she was having wild thoughts and covering her head with the quilt, almost turning herself into a maggot, she was almost suffocated by this contradiction.

There was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by the creaking sound of the door opening.

"Are you going to suffocate yourself?"

Jiang Tangxi sat up suddenly, his heartbeat instantly accelerated, and an inexplicable sense of anticipation and uneasiness intertwined.

"You're back?" Jiang Tangxi said this subconsciously with joy.

"came back."

Xiao Yuchen's voice was gentle, but with a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.

"Where...have you been these days?" Jiang Tangxi's voice trembled slightly.

Xiao Yuchen leaned over, looking at her tenderly with his deep eyes, stretched out his hand, and gently brushed away the loose hair on her forehead: "There are some trivial matters in the palace that need my attention. What's the matter? Did you not sleep well without me these two nights?"

When Jiang Tangxi heard Xiao Yuchen's frivolous words, her cheeks instantly turned red.

She pushed the quilt away and said angrily, "Get lost! Who asked you this?"

Xiao Yuchen didn't expect her reaction to be so intense. He was stunned at first, then a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The laughter was deep and magnetic, and it sounded particularly clear in the quiet night, able to penetrate Jiang Tangxi's heart.

"Hey, is the little wild cat showing off his power?" He said as he slowly approached, with a teasing look in his eyes.

"You...don't come here!"

Seeing him pressing on, Jiang Tangxi became even more flustered, but she was unwilling to show weakness. She forced herself to sit up straight and said seriously, "Can we be serious and have a good talk?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuchen's face froze, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he raised his eyebrows with interest: "Oh? What are you talking about? So serious."

Jiang Tangxi took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound steady, but with a hint of wariness: "Let's just... talk about our future and the problems between us."

As she spoke, she secretly observed Xiao Yuchen's reaction.

His expression changed slightly and a complex look flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Xiao Yuchen sat down slowly, keeping a distance from Jiang Tangxi, as if this would allow him to better capture her emotional changes.

"You... am I in your heart a flood? Or a beast?"

There was a hint of self-mockery in his words, but his eyes were extremely serious.

Jiang Tangxi felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at her, and she felt mixed emotions.

Only then did he realize that his vigilance was already evident on his face.

She lowered her head and said softly, "No... I just... sometimes I'm in a bad mood and don't want to talk. It's not directed at you."

She tried to explain, but found her voice getting smaller and smaller...

Hearing this, Xiao Yuchen's eyes flashed with a trace of heartache. He gently held Jiang Tangxi's hand, "Yiyi, do you still care about what I did to you before? Tell me, what should I do so that you can forgive me?"