The sick king's bride to bring him good fortune

Seeing Ruan Mozhu hesitating in front of the gambling den, Wei Jingnan felt a surge of anger.

She was waiting for him to return to the Prince's mansion so she could deliver the silver notes to him. However, she went to this gambling den instead, wanting to make money through gambling.

Wei Jingnan suddenly felt he didn't know how to talk to Ruan Mozhu; it was simply incomprehensible. Thinking about the news Su'er and the others had sent back today, he was furious that Ruan Mozhu had forgotten her title as the Princess Consort of Qi just because of a piece of glass.

What they were thinking was one thing, but what they did on the surface was another.

Rubbing his temples with a headache, Wei Jingnan leaped towards Ruan Mozhu from behind, and picked her up in his arms.

"Ah!" Ruan Mozhu exclaimed in surprise, her heart pounding with shock. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she turned around and saw that it was Wei Jingnan.

Suddenly, he remembered what Wei Jingnan had said in the pavilion at noon earlier that day, and his face darkened as he tried to struggle.

"Wei Jingnan, put it down."

"Stop fooling around!" Holding Ruan Mozhu, Wei Jingnan used his inner strength to leap into the air and headed towards the Prince's Mansion. Hearing Ruan Mozhu's struggles, he quickly said.

Ruan Mozhu hesitated for a moment, then her face darkened: "Stop messing around, Wei Jingnan! I told you to put me down, didn't you hear me?" She wasn't so easily fooled. He had just told her during the day that his status was not even as high as that of a guard, and now he was trying to coax her.

What kind of joke is this? Do you think I'm so worthless that I've become someone you, Wei Jingnan, can dismiss and summon at will?

"My beloved concubine"

"Don't you dare call me 'beloved concubine,' Wei Jingnan! Let me tell you, didn't you just say today that I'm not even as good as your Ming Jing? What do you want by calling me 'beloved concubine' now? I've already told you not to appear in front of me again, why won't you listen?"

Clearly, Ruan Mozhu was having a terrible headache over Wei Jingnan's cooking. She wished he would disappear from her sight immediately, and looked at his resolute chin with a sense of helplessness.

However, Wei Jingnan was even more helpless than her. He knew he had made a mistake in what he said today, but his beloved concubine was too vengeful.

"My dear consort, shall we not discuss this for now?" Wei Jingnan said to Ruan Mozhu, his arms still carrying her towards the palace.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mozhu raised an eyebrow: "I'm going to bring it up, Wei Jingnan. Why can't I? It was your own doing, so why can't others talk about it?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Jingnan was suddenly taken aback.

It seems that this matter is indeed as Ruan Mozhu said.

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Suddenly, Wei Jingnan recalled the scene of Ruan Mozhu standing in front of the gambling den, and a nameless anger surged up in his heart again.

"Ruan Mozhu, you've truly taken my tolerance for granted. But let's set aside the rest for now. Once we're back at the manor, I'll have a proper talk with you about your actions just now."

After saying that, no matter how Ruan Mozhu asked or what she said, Wei Jingnan remained silent.

Her lips were pressed tightly together, like sharp blades.

His handsome face was tense, looking as if Ruan Mozhu owed him money, and he felt a surge of anger just looking at Ruan Mozhu.

"Hmph, fine, I won't tell you then. Do you think I care?"

After muttering something under her breath, Ruan Mozhu buried her head in Wei Jingnan's chest and remained silent.

When the two returned to the Prince's Mansion, an incense stick had already burned. Su'er had been waiting in Nanmo Pavilion for a long time, and she saw the two of them return together.

His face lit up with joy, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He chuckled and led the two into the courtyard before stepping away.

"Wei Jingnan, what exactly do you want? I've already made myself clear today. You're going to drink Mingjing's wine and never appear in front of me again. I'm not even living in the Prince's Mansion anymore, so why do you still have to appear in front of me?" As soon as Ruan Mozhu entered the room, she jumped out of Wei Jingnan's arms and looked at him with intense anger in her eyes.

Seeing this, Wei Jingnan was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled foolishly and said, "My dear concubine, don't be angry. Your appearance reminds me of an idiom." He then sat down in the chair and poured a cup of tea for each of them while looking at Ruan Mozhu, who looked confused after hearing his words.

What idiom?

After thinking for a long time without coming up with an answer, Ruan Mozhu didn't stand on ceremony. She sat down opposite Wei Jingnan, drank the tea in her cup in one gulp, and then asked.

Upon hearing this, Wei Jingnan first looked at Ruan Mozhu and gently curled the corner of his lips, saying, "A cornered dog will jump over the wall."

Four words were uttered from her sensual, full lips.

Ruan Mozhu was admiring Wei Jingnan's sexy thin lips.

I recall someone once saying that men with thin lips are either very cold-hearted or extremely loyal.

Upon hearing the idiom, Ruan Mozhu decisively categorized Wei Jingnan as belonging to the former category.

Such a man must be heartless, and not only heartless, he must also be promiscuous.

She glared fiercely at Wei Jingnan, ignoring the bitterness in her heart at the thought of his promiscuity, poured herself a cup of tea, drank half of it, and then asked him the question she had about Wei Jingnan earlier that day.

“Speak now. What did you want to ask me on the way here? Didn’t you say you’d ask me when we got back to the manor? Now that we’re here, hurry up and ask me. That way I can get back to what I’m doing.” Ruan Mozhu said, looking out the window through Wei Jingnan.

Upon hearing this, Wei Jingnan remembered the important matter, but then he suddenly recalled Ruan Mozhu's words: "What, are you waiting for me to finish asking you questions before you go to get the gambling den?" Wei Jingnan's tone clearly began to turn sour.

But Ruan Mozhu, oblivious to the danger, gave him a surprised look and asked, "How did you know?"

This question was so surprising that Wei Jingnan truly wanted to strangle Ruan Mozhu.

"Ruan Mozhu!" Wei Jingnan shouted through gritted teeth.

Ruan Mozhu trembled: "What?"

"Do you even know who you are, yet you dare to go to the gambling den?"

Wei Jingnan was very angry, and the consequences were severe.

She blinked, then suddenly remembered what she had said to Wei Jingnan.

Her gums tingled, and Ruan Mozhu trembled as she looked at Wei Jingnan, whose eyes were red with anger. "Ha, Your Highness, you must have misheard me. Where did I say I was going to the gambling den? No, you really misheard me."

She had a pained look on her face and was quickly apologizing.

"Alright, that's enough. Just tell me what you're going to the gambling den for."

Wei Jingnan felt that he was acting strangely. He wanted to hit Ruan Mozhu, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He wanted to scold her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He could only rub his temples and talk to her gently.

"Ah, this..." Ruan Mozhu remembered that Wei Jingnan had her own antidote, and dared not go against Wei Jingnan. When she heard him ask, she dared not lie: "Isn't the land deed of Zuichunlou here with me? I was thinking of opening a restaurant, but I don't have enough money to buy Liuli, so I thought I could only go to the gambling house."

As she spoke, she glanced cautiously at Wei Jingnan.

This really wasn't her fault.

People say that even a hero can be brought down by a penny.

Although I'm not a hero, I was indeed stumped by this.

"Sigh," Wei Jingnan sighed helplessly, looking at Ruan Mozhu's cautious face with a sense of helplessness.

"If you don't have money, why don't you come back to the manor to get it? Why do you have to go to the gambling den? You are now bearing the title of Princess Consort Qi. If you step into that gambling den today, a memorial impeaching me will immediately be placed on Father Emperor's desk. Do you believe me?"

Wei Jingnan spoke earnestly to Ruan Mozhu.

She paused, then continued, "You must know that as the Princess Consort of Qi, your every move is being watched by everyone. If someone accidentally finds something to use against you, sometimes you might be the only one to suffer, but sometimes both of us might be implicated."

After saying all this, Wei Jingnan didn't know what else to say. He had said everything he needed to say, and now it was up to Ruan Mozhu to understand.

Ruan Mozhu swallowed hard, feeling like crying but having no tears left.

Ancient times were truly awful; there were so many rules and regulations. If I had actually gone into a gambling den tonight, would I already be arrested and imprisoned by those soldiers?

Just thinking about it made Ruan Mozhu shiver involuntarily, and she felt terrible.

"However," suddenly remembering something, Ruan Mozhu composed herself and looked at Wei Jingnan: "You said I needed money and told me to come back and get it."

Wei Jingnan, who was drinking water, paused and nodded: "Yes, why don't you want to?"

No, why wouldn't I be willing? It's just that you're sure you'll really give it to me. All day today you were saying I wasn't as noble as Ming Jing, how can you be so generous now? Have you forgotten what you said at noon, or do you not know how much money I want, yet you dare to say that?

Ruan Mozhu clearly didn't believe it. She thought it was more likely that Wei Jingnan had captured her and brought her back for a lecture, but to give her money? Did he really think she was so easily fooled?

Ruan Mozhu's eyes clearly showed disbelief, leaving Wei Jingnan speechless with grief, only able to lament that it was his own doing.

"Alright, what I said today was a slip of the tongue. What I meant was that you could punish Ming Jing however you wanted, but none of you understood it, and I was wrongly misunderstood by you."

After speaking, Wei Jingnan's cheeks flushed slightly. He then took out the 200,000 taels of silver notes from his sleeve and placed them directly on the table. Before Ruan Mozhu could even see what they were, he had already left the room.

Ruan Mozhu felt a strange sensation, then picked up the silver note. After seeing the amount on it, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

"Two, two hundred thousand taels," she said in a trembling voice, her words already beginning to stutter.

No way, was what Wei Jingnan said just now really true?

Ruan Mozhu looked at the wide-open door in disbelief.

At this point, Wei Jingnan had long since disappeared.

Ruan Mozhu could only see Su'er's indistinct figure outside.

After a moment of stunned silence, Ruan Mozhu looked at the silver notes in her hand, as if she could already see the wealth flowing in after her restaurant opened. She hugged the silver notes and smiled with satisfaction.

This book is first published on Kanshulu.com.