Peach Blossom.

Because Yu'er was short and walked in quickly, Xiao Rui, Zhou Yunniang and others didn't pay much attention to her. Si Yao was even more unprepared and was suddenly scalded and screamed. Then the soup basin slipped to the ground and broke, which scared Si Yao again.

Several maids hurried over to apply cold compresses to Si Yao and clean his body.

Before Si Yao could show his power, Xiao Rui slapped Yu'er in the face!

"Yu'er!" Tao Ye screamed and stood up hurriedly, but her legs and feet were so stiff that she couldn't stand up for a long time.

Si Yao covered his burning forehead and burst into tears, as if he was extremely wronged: "I can't live anymore, no one in this family can tolerate me!"

Xiao Rui yelled at Yu'er: "Hurry up and apologize to your mother!"

Yu'er said stubbornly, "Bah! What kind of mother is she?"

Xiao Rui raised his hand again, and Yu'er looked up bravely. Xiao Rui's hand stopped in mid-air, and he was reluctant to hit her.

Tao Ye finally stood up and ran over, holding Yu'er in her arms: "Good boy, go back to school and don't get involved in what's going on here."

Xiao Rui immediately accused Tao Ye again: "Who allowed you to come in? Didn't I tell you to kneel until the princess calmed down? Do you think the princess has calmed down now?"

Tao Ye barely suppressed the anger in her heart and knelt back in the rain.

Yu'er cried out, "Whatever the bastard princess does is right! Whatever my mother does is wrong! Grandmother is too partial in running the household!"

Xiao Rui hurriedly stopped him: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhou Yunniang also smiled and explained to Si Yao on behalf of Yu'er: "Children are ignorant and speak nonsense. Princess, please don't take it to heart!"

Si Yao certainly couldn't argue with a child, so he could only vent his anger on Tao Ye: "Children are ignorant, isn't it all taught by adults? She is deliberately torturing me to death!"

Yu Er immediately added: "Then why didn't you die?"

"Yu'er!" Xiao Rui stopped her again: "Your mother made a mistake, you should learn from her. How can you still follow her?"

Yu'er was so angry that her teeth itched: "My mother's biggest mistake was marrying here and meeting a group of black-hearted people!"

Xiao Rui stopped arguing with Yu'er and ordered the maid Xiuping who was following him: "Take the second young lady back to her room and let her reflect on her mistakes."

"I want to stay with my mother!" Yu'er pushed Xiuping away and ran to kneel beside Taoye.

Tao Ye grabbed Yu'er's hand and advised: "Silly child, go back quickly, what are you doing?"

Xiuping quickly took an umbrella and held it behind Yu'er, and also advised: "Little ancestor, your small body can't bear this, go back quickly!"

Xiao Rui also shouted to Yu'er from under the eaves: "Yu'er, stop making trouble!"

Yu'er insisted on kneeling, rolled her eyes, and glared at Xiao Rui: "My father said that my mother is not a good-tempered person. It's because of me that she has endured so many years! If I enjoy wealth and luxury, wouldn't I be as conscienceless as you?"

When Tao Ye heard this, she was amazed. It turned out that this seven-year-old girl could understand so many profound principles!

Si Yao sneered and said, "Mother, it is common for children to be disobedient. If you are afraid that she will suffer and just indulge her blindly, who knows what kind of character she will become when she grows up!"

"What the princess has taught you is right!" Xiao Rui smiled and nodded to Si Yao. He did not stop Yu'er from kneeling as punishment. However, he no longer had the heart to take care of household chores. He kept looking at Yu'er and was absent-minded even when listening to the servants' replies.

While Si Yao was not paying attention, Xiao Rui quietly ordered someone to go out and find Wang Jing.

Xiuping was still holding the umbrella behind Yuer.

The two knelt together for a while, and Tao Ye felt a little dizzy, not sure whether it was because of hunger or tiredness. When she was in a trance, she suddenly saw Yu'er fainted on the ground.

"Yu'er!" Xiao Rui screamed and ran out in the rain.

Tao Ye really wanted to reach out and hug Yu'er, but she could no longer control her hands and feet. She looked up and saw Wang Jing walking towards her quickly with a crutch.

She thought that Wang Jing would rescue her daughter as soon as possible.

However, when Wang Jing arrived, he threw away his crutches, picked up Tao Ye first, and walked out immediately.

Behind them, Xiao Rui and others hurriedly picked up Yu'er, and Xiao Rui even shouted at Wang Jing's back: "Jing'er, watch your feet!"

"Wang Jing, stop right there!" Princess Si Yao shouted. She had just taken two steps outside when she noticed a few drops of rain falling on her head. She quickly shrank back to the corridor and asked the maid to bring an umbrella.

Wang Jing was holding Tao Ye, but he couldn't walk fast. He turned his head and glanced at Si Yao, and said in a calm but powerful tone: "If you don't stop, I will write a letter of divorce today."

Si Yao was startled and didn't dare to chase after him.

Tao Ye could hear all these words. She was very confused. She couldn't understand why Wang Jing dared to speak like that and why he insisted on becoming the prince consort?

But she didn't dare to ask, because she felt that Mantangjiao should know the reason.

Tao Ye opened her mouth weakly: "Why didn't you save Yu'er? She fainted, didn't you see it?"

"Yu'er is the direct descendant of the Wang family. Even if I don't care about you, there will always be people who care about you. But you are alone and helpless in this world. If I don't protect you, who can you count on?" Wang Jing whispered softly, and every word floated into Tao Ye's ears.

I wonder how much shock these few casual analyses brought to Tao Ye!

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "foolish women and unfaithful men". In the modern times when Tao Ye lives, the divorce rate is even higher, and there are countless couples who barely maintain their marriage for the sake of their common children. How rare is it for someone like Wang Jing to have such a thoughtful attitude?

Tao Ye's tears fell silently. She was very moved and sad. This sadness was half for Mantangjiao and half for herself.

She envied Mantangjiao because even though she was dead, she was still engraved in someone's heart, and the feelings for him did not diminish as time went by; she also felt pity for Mantangjiao because although she was deeply loved, she would never have the chance to feel this love again.

Wang Jing carried Tao Ye back to his room. A servant picked up his crutches and put them inside the room, then left and closed the door for them.

Tao Ye looked around the room, it was simple and plain, not like a princess's boudoir at all. She was depressed: "Isn't this your and the princess' room?"

"this is my room."

Tao Ye understood what this meant. Although Wang Jing and the princess were married, they lived in separate rooms. She couldn't help but ask again, "You have never had this?"

"My bed can only accommodate you." Wang Jing smiled gently.

At this point, Tao Ye finally understood that Wang Jing was always cold and taciturn in front of others, but he was very affectionate in front of his beloved wife.

Tao Ye really hopes that she is Mantangjiao. In that way, there will be no envy, no pity, only the happiness of loving and being loved.

Wang Jing took out two pieces of clothing and brought them to Tao Ye: "Change your wet clothes and lie down there to warm yourself up!"

Tao Ye took a look at the clothes and found that they were similar in style to the clothes Mantangjiao wore when she died. She then realized that Wang Jing had been collecting Mantangjiao's old clothes in his room.

"Let me help you!" Wang Jing put the dry clothes beside the bed and naturally reached out to Tao Ye's wet clothes.

Tao Ye took a step back and said, "No... no need, I can do it myself."

Wang Jing smiled slightly, as if he was a little puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"

Tao Ye knew that for Wang Jing, who had been married for eight years, he and Mantangjiao were already an old married couple, and this daily matter of changing clothes should be very casual.

But she was a fake Mantangjiao after all, and had never changed clothes in front of the opposite sex, so she couldn't pretend to be used to it.

"Can you...can you turn around?" Tao Ye stammered.

Wang Jing smiled, but still turned around as Tao Ye asked, with his back to her.

Tao Ye then hurriedly changed her clothes, but ancient clothes were too cumbersome, with long sleeves and hems. Before she could put them on properly, she stepped on her clothes and dropped them to the ground out of nervousness.

Wang Jing suddenly turned around and asked, "Why did you fall?"

Tao Ye was at a loss for words, and she was so scared that she rolled and crawled into the bed, covering her head. She was not sure how much Wang Jing had seen, but she felt so embarrassed!

Wang Jing sat on the bedside and couldn't help laughing again: "What's wrong with you?"

Tao Ye seemed to feel that it was not right to cover her head and avoid seeing others, so she pulled down the corner of the quilt, revealing only her eyes: "I... I feel that our relationship is different now than before, we can't... can't be too casual."

"Remember when we were not married yet and you fell into the Qinhuai River, I asked you to change your clothes, but you did this. You covered yourself so that only your eyes were left..." Wang Jing couldn't stop laughing, as if he found it extremely funny and almost laughed out loud.

Tao Ye could sense that Wang Jing must have been reminded of their youth because of this. If he knew that Mantang Jiao was really dead, how sad he would be!

She slowly showed her head and looked at Wang Jing, who was laughing because of nostalgia: "Do you mind that I married into the Chen family and spent two nights there?"

Wang Jing gradually stopped smiling, but remained kind: "I know you are just being angry, you won't really marry someone else."

"Are you so sure?"

"You always seek stability, so why would you be willing to adapt to a new environment so easily?"

Tao Ye heard this and it really sounded like what was said about her. She remembered that when she just graduated from college, she and a few classmates agreed to deliver food together. They all found jobs that matched their majors, but she turned her part-time job into a full-time one, simply because she was too lazy to change jobs!

Tao Ye stared at Wang Jing, and the more she looked at him, the more she felt that he was so charming and suave. She couldn't help but be intoxicated and suddenly started to joke in a joking tone: "Even if you know me very well, aren't you afraid that Chen Ji will force himself on you?"

This joke suddenly made Wang Jing serious: "Does he really dare to force me?"

Seeing Wang Jing's serious and nervous expression, Tao Ye couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Wang Jing also laughed. He pressed Tao Ye's nose and said, "You are teasing me again!"

Tao Ye blinked mischievously, and Wang Jing laughed again and again. The two stared at each other for a long time. An alluring scent began to emanate from the air, which kept bringing them closer.

Tao Ye lay quietly, as if she was expecting, nervous and afraid of something.

Although Wang Jing was sitting, there seemed to be some restlessness in his eyes.

Then, outside in the courtyard, a maid shouted, "Is the princess back?"