The next morning, at Prince Pinghui's Palace.

Xiao Qinsang was put in solitary confinement by Xiao Mulin for a month and could only listen to the servants' reports on the situation outside.

The more he listened, the gloomier his expression became. Finally, he slammed the table and said angrily, "This is outrageous! Are these people so bold that they dare to talk about me!"

He couldn't stop the high-ranking officials and other princes and nobles from talking, so he could only take advantage of the common people verbally.

Concubine You came over with a cup of tea. She was wearing a glittering, semi-transparent gauze dress with a neckline that was deliberately opened a little lower, revealing the scenery inside. Coupled with her slender waist that could be held in one hand, it was simply irresistible.

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty. Try the tea I made myself."

Concubine You was the courtesan whom Xiao Qinsang redeemed from a brothel a few months ago. Because she had many tricks to seduce people, Xiao Qinsang doted on her very much, almost to the point of having sex with her three times a day.

But at the moment he was so angry that he had no interest in this outstanding figure. He refused decisively, "No, I don't want to drink tea."

Now he only has Chu Nanxing in his heart.

Nanxing hasn't contacted him since the day of Qiuwei, and there was no response to the letter he sent. Could he be really angry?

And that day, he and his royal brother rode on the same horse. When did they become so close?

And the last time he met Nanxing in the lotus pond...his brother was there too. When the Autumn Encirclement started, he took the initiative to greet him, but Nanxing ignored him, and even when that incident happened later, Nanxing didn't even bother to look at him.

All signs pointed to one fact: Nanxing might have discovered something.

The two of them had known each other for nine years, and he knew Nanxing's temper very well. Even if she was angry, as long as he admitted his mistake, Nanxing would immediately change her mind.

What happened during this time?

Or did someone tell him something?

Thinking of this, Xiao Qinsang wished he could go out and ask Chu Nanxing in person.

Speaking of him and Nanxing... nothing has officially happened between them yet.

After this time, he must have a good talk with Nanxing and make it a fait accompli.

This way, even if Nanxing gets angry in the future, she will have to consider the friendship between the two of them sleeping in the same bed.

Just when he was thinking about what excuse to use, a servant came in from outside to report.

"Your Highness! Prince Yi is here."

"Prince Yi?!" After hearing this, Xiao Qinsang could no longer sit still and stood up quickly.

He was secretly delighted and felt a little proud at the same time. He thought that his charm was really infinite.

Nanxing couldn't hold it in any longer!

He knew that Nanxing was reluctant to give up on him! The two of them really had a telepathic connection. Just as he was thinking about it, Nanxing came to find him.

Seeing him like this, Concubine You next to him had a flash of jealousy in her eyes. She came forward with a cup of tea and said coquettishly, "Prince~"

Now that she is like this, the prince should probably stay.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Qinsang, who had always doted on her, did not even look at her, but continued walking forward without looking back.

As soon as he stepped out of the door frame with his right foot, he suddenly remembered something and turned to Concubine You beside him and said, "Go back to your room first. You are not allowed to come out without my order."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue. Concubine You said in disbelief, "Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong!"

Xiao Qinsang glanced at her and said, "You did nothing wrong, but your existence is wrong. What if Nanxing sees you and gets angry? If I tell you to hide, hide quickly."

What's wrong with You Qianrou? She usually looks well-educated and polite, but now she's jealous. She doesn't even look at her own status, she's just a prostitute, and she dares to talk back to him.

You Qianrou obviously still overestimated her position in Xiao Qinsang's heart. She knelt down, grabbed Xiao Qinsang's legs, and cried, "My lord, I won't go."

These repeated obstructions made Xiao Qinsang completely angry and ashamed, "Are you done yet? Don't you know who holds your indenture?"

Hearing this, You Qianrou looked at him in disbelief, "Prince...?"

Didn’t the prince say that he didn’t care about her background, and that he would treat her well after marrying her back home?

Now this is... threatening her with a contract to sell her body?

Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, and she cried like a pear blossom in the rain. If it were normal times, Xiao Qinsang would have been distressed and coaxed her like a baby.

But at this moment, his heart was as cold as a rock, and no matter how hard he tried to warm it up, it wouldn't warm up.

"Someone! Drag Concubine You away! It's disgraceful to cry in broad daylight!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After hearing the order, the guards at the door immediately ran over and pulled Concubine You, who was lying limp on the ground, away, ignoring her screams.

Because in their view, this kind of thing has long been commonplace.

The prince has always been a romantic man and has married many concubines. No matter which concubine it is, even if the prince dotes on her at the beginning, the novelty will not last more than three months.

It seems that Concubine You’s favor has come to an end.

*

Xiao Qinsang hurried to the front hall and found Chu Nanxing sitting in the guest seat waiting for him.

His relationship with Nanxing has always been such that he sits in another main seat next to him. This scene hurt Xiao Qinsang's heart a little.

He couldn't help but step forward to remind, "Nanxing, you're here, why don't you take the main seat?"

Chu Yizi said in a distant tone, "Prince Pinghui, what are you talking about? This is Prince Pinghui's mansion. As a guest, I should naturally sit in the guest seat."

Hearing him say this, Xiao Qinsang panicked, "No, that's not it, Nanxing, it was all my fault that my brother had me dragged back that day for the sake of face, so I didn't have time to explain it to you in detail."

He straightened his clothes and said, "Actually, it was all because of Ye Yunyue. She seduced me. I kindly saved her life on the street that day, but she pestered me all day and even insisted on participating in the autumn parade with me."

As he said that, he walked up to Chu Yizi and squatted down to look at him, "You know, I'm always soft-hearted. When she cries, I..."

To Chu Yizi, this explanation was like an old lady crawling into bed - it made him laugh.

"No, Your Majesty. I came here today to tell you—" He resisted the urge to kick Xiao Qinsang away and said, "From now on, I will walk my Yangguan Road and you will walk your single-plank bridge. Let's not talk to each other anymore."

To Xiao Qinsang, these words were like a bolt from the blue.

He originally thought that Chu Nanxing came to him because she had come to her senses and wanted to reconcile. But now, not only did she not mention reconciliation at all, she even wanted to break off all ties with him!

He immediately said, "Nanxing, please stop saying those angry words. How can we just break off our nine-year friendship?"

Chu Yizi smiled and said, "After nine years of friendship, King Pinghui didn't care about me at all. You spend the whole day either drinking and chatting with this beauty or sleeping with that beauty. How can there be any friendship between you and me?"

He paused, looking at Xiao Qinsang's increasingly guilty eyes, and then said, "If on the contrary, I also have fun with others every day and make love with them, will King Pinghui accept it?"

Xiao Qinsang didn't even dare to think of this example.

The reason why he dared to be so unfaithful was because he knew that Chu Nanxing only had him and only him in her heart.

But what if...

There is no such possibility! How could Nanxing be with someone else?! Nanxing can only be his!

"Nanxing! Ah Chu! Please stop joking. It's my fault. It's all my fault."

"All these people in the palace are just insignificant accidents to me. You are the only one I truly love!"

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