The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

"The Prince took you there!" Yingling grinned lewdly, then continued, "Didn't you say you didn't like the Prince? I saw that Miss was still..."

"Shut up, and swallow the rest of your words! It's all your fault, why didn't you take me back to the East Garden? Now look what happened!"

"Miss, what does this have to do with me? It's clearly you who's clinging to the prince and refusing to let go. Even if I had the greatest courage in the world, I wouldn't dare to snatch someone from the prince's hands. As for me, I don't have any great ambitions; I just want to live a couple more years!"

Hearing this, Xia Tongsheng covered her face with her hands, "It's over! It seems the prince was right! How am I supposed to face him now!"

"It's alright, you two are husband and wife, it's not excessive!" Unexpectedly, Yingling provoked her again.

Xia Tongsheng rolled her eyes at her, little did she know that she was talking about how she almost forced herself on Min Youan!

"If I ever get drunk again, no matter what the Prince says, you must remember to bring me back to the East Garden!" Xia Tongsheng warned her!

"I understand!" Yingling nodded, indicating she understood. Then, with a gossipy look on her face, she tentatively asked, "Miss, did you... with the Prince last night...?"

"No, no!" she shouted frantically!

"Really do not have?"

Yingling pointed at her neck, her eyes darting around, "And what's that on your neck...?"

"I got bitten by mosquitoes!" Xia Tongsheng felt she was starting to believe this lie herself; it should be enough to get away with it!

"Miss, you're taking advantage of me because I don't know anything!" She muttered under her breath, "It was clearly the prince who kissed me!"

Damn, weren't people supposed to be ignorant about these things in ancient times? How come they seem to know more than modern people!

"You're not even married yet, how do you know so much nonsense? I'm telling you, you're not allowed to learn any of this stuff anymore!"

"It's too late. I had already learned everything before you got married!"

Xia Tongsheng asked curiously, "Why are you learning these things?"

"Of course, it's to better serve the young lady, so while you were learning etiquette, I was assigned to learn these things! So, the thing around your neck... don't deny it!"

Xia Tongsheng blushed and shouted awkwardly, "Get out!"

Before leaving, she teased Xia Tongsheng, "Yes, this servant is going out now. Miss must not have slept well last night, so please get some rest!"

Xia Tongsheng did not get enough rest, but it was completely different from what she thought. Looking at Yingling's appearance, she felt really embarrassed!

Unable to fall asleep, Xia Tongsheng got up and went out. This time, she didn't take Yingling with her, but took Bu Yao instead, because she was afraid that the little girl Yingling would make fun of her again!

"Oh! It's the Princess!"

Such an arrogant tone could not be heard from anyone else in the entire Prince's mansion except for Li Fuqi.

Xia Tongsheng turned around and said to her with a smile, "So it's Consort Fu!"

"It's really rare to see the Princess at this time. I guess I'm really lucky today!"

Xia Tongsheng smiled slightly. Damn, how did this child become so clever? He even knows how to subtly scold her for getting up late! It's true what they say, "A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation!"

"Consort Fu, you seem to have no worries and are sleeping well every day, but I, the Princess Consort, have to handle all the affairs of the manor every day, and I really don't get enough sleep!"

Seeing Xia Tongsheng deliberately putting on a show in front of her, Li Fuqi was furious and said sarcastically, "Oh, I almost forgot, how could the Princess not be busy? Besides handling all the affairs of the manor, she also has to study forbidden books day and night to seduce the Prince! I didn't expect that the Princess would actually succeed. Now she can even stay overnight at the Prince's Su'an Pavilion!"

She hadn't forgotten the time she reported Xia Tongsheng for reading forbidden books and was severely punished by the prince. Although Gu Xue was the culprit, Xia Tongsheng couldn't escape responsibility either.

Hearing her mention the forbidden books, Xia Tongsheng felt a little embarrassed, but she still calmly replied, "What's wrong with seducing the prince? I am the prince's wife! Seducing the prince is a matter of course. How many women in this harem don't compete for his favor? Don't act like prostitutes while pretending to be virtuous!"

In fact, the tension between the two of them had long since escalated beyond undercurrents; it had reached a point of open conflict. Li Fuqi, relying on the power of her family, did not take Xia Tongsheng seriously.

Xia Tongsheng, on the other hand, has never been one to suffer a loss. If someone mistreats me even a little, I will retaliate tenfold! Moreover, because of her status as a princess, at least within the mansion, she doesn't need to worry about Li Fuqi's feelings.

Li Fuqi never expected her to so bluntly expose a secret that even the inner quarters were unwilling to reveal. "Your Highness is truly vulgar, just like a country bumpkin from the mountains! Calling others prostitutes, what about yourself? Back in the forbidden area..."

"The matter of the forbidden area has already been clarified. I am innocent with Young Master Feng. Didn't Madam Ying apologize to me in the end, saying it was a misunderstanding?"

Li Fuqi snorted coldly, a hint of disdain on her face, "How long has it been since the Princess Consort last saw Ying Shu?"

This question really stumped Xia Tongsheng. Since the abolition of the greeting system and his month-long confinement, he hadn't seen Ying Shu at all.

Seeing Xia Tongsheng deep in thought, Li Fuqi's lips curled into a faint sneer. "Your Highness, there's no need to think about it anymore. Ying Shu has disappeared!"

"Disappeared? What do you mean?" Xia Tongsheng was shocked. She didn't know if the "disappeared" she was referring to was the same as what she thought.

Li Fuqi turned her head and stared straight into Xia Tongsheng's eyes. Her gaze was cold and deep, making Xia Tongsheng feel a little uneasy. "She's dead!"

She staggered and almost fell, but luckily Bu Yao beside her caught her. "What!"

Seeing her reaction, Li Fuqi thought this person was really good at acting. When she first learned about this, she was extremely grateful that Mo Zhu stopped her. Otherwise, given Min You'an's temper, even though she was the daughter of the current princess, she would have been skinned alive if not killed. "Stop pretending. Isn't this what you wanted?"

Xia Tongsheng didn't understand, "How could it be my idea?"

"Don't you remember what Ying Shu said when she apologized that day?"

Xia Tongsheng tried hard to recall, but it had been so long, how could she remember? She shook her head blankly.

"You say you don't care! Don't you know the Prince's temper? If you had pleaded for her, Ying Shu might have been alright! But you didn't say anything, so the Prince will naturally deal with her!"

"The prince really..." Xia Tongsheng never imagined that one day her words would end someone's life. More importantly, she never expected that Min Youan would be so cruel and ruthless.

Although Ying Shu did something wrong, it doesn't warrant the death penalty!

Li Fuqi sneered, "Is this the first day you've met the Prince?"