The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Hearing these words, Xia Tongsheng felt his heart sink to the bottom. Wasn't this talking about him? He had been unrestrained for a few days and had acted recklessly, even doing things he shouldn't have!

Now that he already knew, Xia Tongsheng, with the attitude that admitting her mistakes and correcting them was still a good thing, immediately admitted her mistake, "Your Highness, I was wrong!"

"Where did you go wrong?" Min Youan asked patiently.

"I shouldn't have gone out secretly!"

"anything else!"

"You shouldn't gamble!"

Min Youan remained silent, the air eerily still, while the "snip, snip" of the scissors sent chills down Xia Tongsheng's spine!

Xia Tongsheng immediately explained, "I gave all the winnings to the poor!"

Of course, the people he sent to follow Xia Tongsheng had already told him all this.

Min Youan stopped scissors and in the blink of an eye, he had already placed the scissors against Xia Tongsheng's throat. Xia Tongsheng didn't even see how he got to her side so quickly!

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Xia Tongsheng was terrified!

Min Youan narrowed his eyes, a fierce killing intent flashing within them. "Why did you go to see the Crown Prince!"

"I didn't go to see him, it was just a coincidence!" Xia Tongsheng shouted loudly, as if the louder the voice, the more credible it would be. However, the opposite was true; the loud voice was seen as a cover-up.

As the saying goes, explanation is just a cover-up.

"A coincidence?" Min Youan sneered, his tone chilling. "That's quite a coincidence!"

"I swear, I really just went to Treasure Pavilion for a meal and happened to run into him. I didn't have enough money with me at the time, and he paid for my meal! You can ask the waiter at Treasure Pavilion if you don't believe me! I said I support you, so of course I wouldn't get that close to him!"

"I don't care about the truth! Your life..."

Xia Tongsheng spoke first, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that my father will seek revenge if you kill me!"

Xia Tongsheng was afraid of death. Although he had died the first time and transmigrated, he didn't think he was lucky enough to transmigrate again!

Having faced death before, she cherished her life even more!

"Your father? I don't care about a mere General who protects the country!" Min You'an's eyes remained as cold as a deep pool. "Besides, the Princess Consort accidentally fell into the pond and drowned! I doubt anyone would dare to say a word against that excuse!"

His gaze was calm and dark, like a bottomless abyss, making Xia Tongsheng afraid to stare at him any longer! She was afraid that she might accidentally fall into the abyss!

But she had no choice but to keep her eyes on him, because if she avoided his gaze even slightly, he would assume she was guilty.

Min You'an stared intently at her, seemingly trying to glean something from her expression. Just as the two were at a loss, Cang Jue knocked on the door, "Your Highness!"

Min Youan withdrew the scissors from his hand. "Come in."

Cang Jue glanced at Xia Tongsheng and handed a piece of paper to Min You'an, saying, "This was just delivered by the Crown Prince's steward!"

Min Youan opened it and his face suddenly turned extremely dark. "You can leave now!"

Cang Jue retreated immediately.

Min Youan threw the book in his hand to Xia Tongsheng, "Look what you've done!"

She picked it up and opened it, "It's just a matter of borrowing five thousand taels of silver from the Crown Prince, isn't that enough for me?"

"You've lost face, how are you going to make up for it?" He was filled with contempt for her peculiar mind!

"I'll give him ten thousand taels back! See how wealthy and powerful our Prince An's Mansion looks!" Xia Tongsheng joked deliberately!

Suddenly receiving a stern glare from Prince An, she realized she had misspoke and muttered under her breath, "I was just trying to lighten the mood!"

Sure enough, after spending a lot of time with Feng Yuhan, she actually learned his carefree and irresponsible manner!

Xia Tongsheng looked at Min Youan's ashen face and remained silent!

"From now on, you are confined to your quarters for a month. You should reflect on your actions!" Min Youan finally issued the order.

But this order was terrible. Being grounded meant going to jail. If you want me to go to jail, at least give me a cell phone and Wi-Fi! I promise I won't be out for a month, no, a year!

"Your Highness, I am under house arrest. How can I persuade my father to help you?" Xia Tongsheng began to adopt a roundabout tactic.

Min Youan could easily see through her true intentions. "There's no rush!"

"Your Highness!" Xia Tongsheng tried one last time!

Min Youan suppressed his anger, "Cang Jue! Please escort the Princess away!"

Cang Jue pushed open the door and gestured for Xia Tongsheng to enter.

She glared at Min Youan and stormed out of the study, unconvinced!

After Xia Tongsheng left, Cang Jue stood there, his face full of questions.

“Speak!” Min Yoo-an said.

Cang Jue knelt down, "Your Highness, I don't understand! Isn't your punishment of the Princess too lenient!"

Min Youan did not answer him, but continued to handle government affairs. Cang Jue realized that he had asked a question that should not be asked, and then withdrew.

After Cang Jue left, Min You'an put down his brush and picked up the note on the table. It was a letter from the Crown Prince, tucked inside a book.

Xia Tongsheng only saw the letter, but not the note inside. The letter was indeed about repaying a debt, but the note read, "Killing a woman, Prince An, what audacity!"

His words were laced with contempt. If he really killed Xia Tongsheng, he would probably be ridiculed, and he didn't want to bear that infamy at the moment.

That's why his attitude changed from silencing the witness to confining her to her home.

After being confined to her home, Xia Tongsheng finally settled down, unable to even leave the East Garden gate every day! She spent her days counting the paulownia blossoms on the paulownia trees, and by the third day, she remembered exactly how many paulownia blossoms were on every tree in the courtyard!

It's true that Mommy doesn't have to worry about my studies anymore!

Because there's nothing else to do but study!

On the fourth day, Xia Tongsheng finally couldn't hold back any longer. "Yingling, go and find me some novels!"

Yingling blushed slightly, "Miss, what do you need that kind of thing for?"

"I'm so bored, I need to find some novels to kill time!" Xia Tongsheng was puzzled. Asking this child to find some novels was like asking her for drugs.

"Miss, if you feel bored, you can read 'Admonitions for Women,' 'The Three Obediences and Four Virtues,' or even copy scriptures!" Yingling tried to dispel her bad idea!

The precepts for women still emphasize the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. Xia Tongsheng thought about how she had been so deeply influenced by these virtues since arriving in ancient times that she was almost driven to the brink of death. And the Three Obediences and Four Virtues!

"I want the novel! Otherwise, I'm leaving!"

"Miss," Yingling cried out anxiously when she couldn't dissuade her. Then she whispered an explanation in Xia Tongsheng's ear!

Xia Tongsheng then realized that novels were considered forbidden books in ancient times. Most novels were about erotic scenes or stories of free love and eloquent engagement. In ancient times, such free ideas were not promoted!

Once this becomes widespread, arranged marriages will be greatly impacted, and parents will no longer be able to influence their children's marriages for their own benefit!