The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Unfortunately, her last hope was dashed.

As soon as Ji Shuihan entered, he said, "It's a success! Fangfang said that as long as you agree to let her stay, she's willing to stay in Yanxiang!"

"Okay, tell her I agree to let her stay." Xia Tongsheng raised an eyebrow at Yingling smugly, as if to say, "I've won!"

He had thought that Ji Shuihan would leave after receiving his approval, but to his surprise, she knelt down apologetically, "However, young master may have to spend some money!"

"What do you mean?" This situation left Xia Tongsheng completely confused.

Ji Shuihan wanted to raise her head to speak to Xia Tongsheng, but she was afraid that Xia Tongsheng would take his anger out on her, so she lowered her head again. "I just gave Caidie a bag of money in your name, so you should give one to everyone in Yanxiang!"

"On what grounds? Under what pretext did you give it to me?"

"The compensation money for the Yang Bei incident."

Xia Tongsheng's pupils were shining, not with joy but with fear, "How much did you give?"

"One hundred taels!"

Xia Tongsheng's heart suddenly ached. "You really have the heart to do this!"

Based on the current number of people in Yanxiang, she's going to lose ten thousand taels of silver! How could she not feel the pinch? She silently complained to herself, "Couldn't they have come up with another way?"

Why resort to this method? Is it because Shui Han resents that I set such a test for her, and that's why she's using this method to get revenge on me?

She gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, of course I'll give it to you!"

Even if it costs money, Xia Tongsheng is happy to do so, because the opportunity to let Yingling sleep in Mo Chen's bed for one night is something that money can't buy.

And so, with a mixture of joy, pleasure, and heartache, he took out ten thousand taels of silver.

Ji Shuihan took the silver note, but Xia Tongsheng was reluctant to let go for a long time. Finally, it was Yingling who reminded her, and she quietly let go of her little paws. "Shuihan, you go find Fangfang first!"

Yingling, being a clever person, quickly replied, "Miss Shuihan, I'll take you there!"

"Wait! Yingling, you stay here!" Xia Tongsheng squinted at her, giving her a forced smile.

Ji Shuihan was also a smart man. Seeing the undercurrent between the two, he quickly lowered his eyes and pretended not to notice anything, moving away from the vortex.

She lifted the baby's little face, a hint of teasing in her eyes, "What, trying to escape?"

"How could that be?" Yingling laughed awkwardly, "I was just helping you deliver Shui Han!" Although her original intention was to slip away while delivering Shui Han.

"Alright, then you've made a bet, so you can sleep in Mo Chen's room for the night!"

"Young master!" She switched to her shameless coquettish mode, but she underestimated her young mistress's gossip and ability to enjoy a good show.

"No, Yingling, if you don't dare, don't ever say you're one of my people when you go out. I can't afford to lose face like that!"

"Young master, you're pushing me into a fire pit!"

"How do you know if it's a fire pit or a hot spring?" She deliberately bit her lip, exuding a seductive charm.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll go!"

"Yingling, there's no time like the present, let's do it tonight!"

"You!" She wanted to get angry, but she held back. "You should at least give me some time to prepare!"

"I'm doing this for your own good. Tonight, Yan Xiang is on duty with Mo Chen, so she won't be going back to her room. That way, the two of you won't run into each other!"

"Really?" Yingling didn't believe it; her young lady was that kind.

Xia Tongsheng, on the other hand, remained completely open and honest, saying, "Go ahead and check if you don't believe me!"

Yingling glanced at the schedule and saw that it really was Mo Chen's shift.

"I knew it, young master is the best to me!" She wrapped her arms around Xia Tongsheng's neck and kissed him.

Xia Tongsheng secretly rejoiced, thinking to herself, "You'll find out soon enough that I treat you even better than you think!"

"Alright, since you're the closest person to me!" She removed Yingling's hand from her neck.

At this moment, Yingling was still immersed in the sweet web woven by Xia Tongsheng, and couldn't help but feel grateful to Xia Tongsheng.

In the evening, business was booming in Yanxiang, and Xia Tongsheng waved to Mo Chen from the window.

"Young master hasn't returned yet?"

"It's too cold today, I'm afraid it will snow outside later!"

Mo Chen thought that she was pregnant, so she was being more careful and had no suspicions.

Seeing that Mo Chen did not express his opinion, Xia Tongsheng rolled her eyes a couple of times and deliberately said, "But if I don't go back, what if Qin Yin finds out that I came out?"

"So, what does the young master intend to do?"

"Otherwise, why don't you let Ah San cover your shift today, and you take me home!"

Mo Chen's original duty was to protect Xia Tongsheng's safety, so he readily agreed, "Okay!"

However, as soon as she stepped out the door, Xia Tongsheng changed her mind. "No, it's still too cold! Let's go back!"

Mo Chen was already used to her going out and then turning back to Yan Lane, but he was speechless. "If I had known that Young Master wasn't going back, I definitely wouldn't have woken Ah San up!"

"Then go back to sleep first, since Ah San is already awake! You can relieve him when he's on duty another day!"

"Alright!" Mo Chen let out a long sigh, escorted Xia Tongsheng back to her room, and then prepared to go back to his own room.

Xia Tongsheng secretly got up, grabbed a lock, and followed behind.

As soon as Mo Chen entered the room, she carefully locked the door.

After walking a distance, she dared to laugh out loud. The baby in her belly seemed to sense something and kept moving around, as if it were resonating with her.

“Baby, do you also think your mom is a genius?” After saying that, she burst into unrestrained laughter.

At this moment, in Mo Chen's room, Ying Ling was already fast asleep. Mo Chen simply took off his outer clothes and lay down on the bed.

Unexpectedly, not long after he lay down, someone clung to him like a kitten. He quickly threw off the covers and pointed his sword at Yingling's throat.

His movements were so exaggerated that even the infant was startled.

Seeing him point a sword at her, she roared, "What are you doing?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? What were you doing in my room?"

"Me!" Yingling was speechless at his question. Did he mean that she was punished by sleeping here for the night because she lost a bet?

She frowned. "Weren't you on duty today? Why are you back?"

"What do you mean? Is it wrong for me to go back to my own room? Oh! I know, you like me, so you sneak into my room while I'm not here?"

"Tch, who cares!" Yingling got up and prepared to leave, pulling hard on the door, but it wouldn't open!

At this point, she finally understood that it was all her young mistress's doing.

Seeing her lingering at the door, Mo Chen scoffed, "Reluctant to leave?"

"The door is locked from the inside!"

When Mo Chen heard her say that, he thought she was making an excuse, but seeing that her anxious expression didn't seem to be faking it, he went forward and pulled the door a few times. Sure enough, it was locked from the inside.

"What should we do? Someone will definitely find out we slept together tomorrow!"