The Prince Consort's Beloved

Xiao Luobai looked at Li Yuanrou's receding figure with a gloomy face. He snorted coldly and called out Kunpeng, and gave an order directly: "Kunpeng, go to the garden behind and find a small snake."

Kunpeng was puzzled: "Master, what do you want the snake for?"

Xiao Luobai was in a bad mood and was impatient to explain. He said irritably: "Just go find it if I tell you to. Don't ask unnecessary questions."

Kunpeng asked again: "What kind of snake do you want?"

Xiao Luobai shouted, "Can you find any species I want? Do you think there are many snakes in this princess's mansion? You can choose any species you want!"

He felt that he had overreacted, so he immediately suppressed his anger and said in a calm tone, "It just needs to be non-toxic."

Kunpeng took the order and left, sighing in his heart that his master was really imaginative and prescient. Fortunately, it was summer now and he should be able to catch the snake. If it was winter, no matter how big the princess's mansion was, he would not be able to find a snake.

Xiao Luobai raised a cunning smile on his lips. Li Yuanrou has always been timid, and now that the weather is hot, she comes under the tree every evening to cool off and digest her food...

Finally it was evening and the two had dinner. Xiao Luobai accompanied Li Yuanrou on the swing under the big tree to digest the food, while Li Yuanrou sat and he stood.

Kunpeng followed Xiao Luobai's instructions and secretly threw a small rat snake onto the tree, and the rat snake crawled down the trunk.

Xiao Luobai began to follow the script, pretending to be panicked and pointing at the tree trunk and shouting: "Rou'er, there's a snake!"

Li Yuanrou turned her head and saw a green snake crawling towards her.

When the snake saw her looking over, it stopped crawling and spat out its tongue at her.

Li Yuanrou was so frightened that she screamed and jumped up from the swing onto Xiao Luobai.

Her legs were off the ground and hung around Xiao Luobai's waist. Xiao Luobai naturally reached out and hooked them, with the corners of his mouth unconsciously rising up.

Li Yuanrou hugged his neck with both hands, her voice full of fear: "Go, go, go, go into the house."

Xiao Luobai took a step back and stopped moving. Li Yuanrou climbed on him with both hands and moved her whole body upwards, trying to get closer to Xiao Luobai to seek a sense of security. Xiao Luobai smiled and lifted her up.

Li Yuanrou looked back at the little snake in fear, and quickly buried her head in Xiao Luobai's neck. She cried in her voice and said anxiously: "Go, go, Xiao Luobai, go quickly, and get someone to take this snake out."

Xiao Luobai hid the smile in his eyes, took a few steps back, and called out calmly: "Kunpeng."

Kunpeng appeared in response, cooperated in the act, caught the snake, and flew out of the green plum garden.

Kunpeng looked at the little rat snake and suddenly had an idea. He felt that his master's methods were endless. He had easily captured the princess again. He decided to learn from his master.

Xiao Luobai was still working tirelessly, confusing Li Yuanrou with his words: "It's summer now, the snakes are out. The princess's mansion is so large, with so many flowers and plants, I wonder how many snakes there are in this mansion. Look at that little snake just now, it must have been born not long ago. Since it appeared in this green plum garden, I'm afraid there is a nest of snakes hiding in the garden. The weather is so hot and we can't keep the windows closed at night. If a snake crawls into the house through the window..."

Li Yuanrou was suddenly startled and felt that what Xiao Luobai said made sense. There was probably a nest of snakes in the yard.

She began to be suspicious, thinking of a snake crawling onto the bed, slippery and cold, and she was immediately terrified...

That night, Xiao Luobai got his wish and held the beauty in his arms, and fell asleep with a smile on his face.

On the second day, Kunpeng waited on the road that Qingluan had to take to reach Qingmei Garden, and when he saw someone approaching, he threw the rat snake on the ground.

He imitated Xiao Luobai's appearance, but his voice was more artificial than Xiao Luobai's: "Qingluan, there is a snake."

That pretentious look was simply unbearable to look at. If Li Yuanrou was present, she would definitely criticize Kunpeng, saying that I asked you to imitate but not to surpass him!

Qingluan glanced at Kunpeng without changing her expression. She remained motionless and asked with a frown, "Are you afraid of snakes?"

Without waiting for Kunpeng to answer, Qingluan drew out his sword and swung it lightly, cutting the rat snake into two pieces.

Kunpeng was stunned.

Qing Luan sneered disdainfully: "You are a first-class secret guard, your martial arts are better than mine, and your lightness skills are also better than mine. I didn't expect you to be afraid of such a small snake."

Qingluan sneered and walked away.

Kunpeng stood there, stunned.

Bifang and Chongming, who were hiding in the dark, came out. Chongming lowered his head to hold back his laughter, but his shoulders were shaking, while Bifang laughed out loud without any concealment.

Kunpeng's face turned pale and blue, and he roared at Bifang angrily: "What are you laughing at? What's so funny!"

Bifang held his belly and laughed until tears came out. He wiped his tears and said, "I don't want to laugh, unless I can't help it."

After saying that, he burst into laughter again, and Chongming also laughed along.

Qingluan entered the Green Plum Garden and reported outside the gate: "Princess, Erya said that the prince consort's concubine has woken up."

The two people in the room were stunned, looked at each other quickly, and rushed out together, heading towards Qingli Garden.

Li Yuanrou walked faster, and in order to get ahead of Xiao Luobai, she started to jog while walking.

Xiao Luobai couldn't walk fast because of his injuries. He called out from behind, "Rou'er, wait for me."

However, Li Yuanrou did not wait for him, but ran towards Qingliyuan without paying any attention. If one did not know, one would think that the concubine in Qingliyuan was hers.

Xiao Luobai pretended to be calm, held his head high and chest puffed out, showing the demeanor of the male owner of the princess's mansion, and took slow and steady steps with an air of elegance and grace.

Li Yuanrou entered Qingli Garden with an excited look on her face. If she was a little angry at first, after two days of settling down, she realized that Xiao Luobai could not have a mistress. Her mind was now full of gossip.

Li Yuanrou stopped at the door and asked Erya, who was guarding outside, to help her straighten her dress. She also adjusted her pearl hairpin which was a little crooked due to her fast pace, and then she slowly pushed open the door.

When Xiaotian saw the visitor, he smiled attentively and said, "Sister-in-law, you are here. Where is my brother-in-law?"

Li Yuanrou smiled calmly and generously: "What's behind."

Li Yuanrou straightened his expression, carried the shelf to the bedside, and asked the woman directly, "Who are you?"

The woman raised her heroic eyebrows and asked proudly, "Who are you?"

Li Yuanrou laughed: "I asked first, you answer first."

The woman also laughed twice, with a look of disdain on her face, and ignored Li Yuanrou.

Li Yuanrou snorted coldly, guessing that Xiao Luobai would be here soon. She sat down at the table leisurely and drank tea, looking relaxed, ready to watch the show.

Xiao Luobai came in from outside, dismissed everyone in and outside the yard, and closed the door to prevent the "concubine" sent by He Wenzhen from talking nonsense and tarnishing his reputation in front of the servants.

Li Yuanrou glanced at him calmly and signaled him to go and deal with the woman.

Xiao Luobai walked straight to the bed with a sullen face, his tall figure looming over him.

The woman felt a sense of oppression approaching. She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Luobai with interest, her eyes full of scrutiny and amusement.

Xiao Luobai's tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard: "I heard you were looking for me."

The woman replied contemptuously: "Whose concubine are you? You look pretty good."

Li Yuanrou laughed and teased: "Xiao Luobai, did you hear that? She said you are her mistress."

When the woman heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she excitedly grabbed the hem of Xiao Luobai's robe: "You are Xiao Luobai!"