The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

"I didn't treat my aunt as an outsider, so I did it casually! It was I who was being inconsiderate!" she said, quickly standing up and looking at Bu Yao beside her.

Bu Yao gestured with her eyes that she should sit to the left of the eldest princess.

After chatting for a short while, Li Fuqi took the princess for a stroll in the garden.

Xia Tongsheng just couldn't understand it. Why didn't you take care of your own mother? Why did you have to make us all come along?

Although Xia Tongsheng was unwilling, she had to accompany her. During this time, Li Fuqi gave her a hard time at every turn, which made her unhappy. However, out of respect for the Princess, she couldn't say anything and endured it all.

After wandering around for quite a while, the eldest princess found a pavilion to sit down. The eldest princess, Li Fuqi, Xia Tongsheng, and Gu Xue sat at the four corners of the table in order.

As dusk approached, the princess was finally about to leave when Li Fuqi suddenly cried out, "Mother, my hairpin is gone!"

"It's just a hairpin, it's gone, so what's the big deal!" Sure enough, as expected of a princess, her demeanor is something else!

Li Fuqi protested, "Mother, that was the agate cloud hairpin that the Emperor bestowed upon you when you got married. You gave it to me as part of your dowry!"

Losing a sacred relic is a serious matter, and even the princess was alarmed. "Quickly, find it! See where it's lost!"

"Let's all help look for it!" Gu Xue immediately stood up and said.

Seeing Gu Xue say that, Xia Tongsheng pretended to look for her even though she didn't want to get up. Little did she know that getting up would lead to something big.

The hairpin fell down her skirt and landed on the ground at her feet.

Mo Zhu, with her sharp eyes, immediately spotted the hairpin. "Princess, the hairpin has been found!"

"You woman, how dare you steal my hairpin!" With that, she slapped Xia Tongsheng.

Xia Tongsheng seemed unable to believe that she had been hit. Even her father had never hit her, nor had the prince. Why could she hit her?

Xia Tongsheng was already feeling very frustrated this afternoon because of the Princess's matter. She had already been so patient and had been beaten. She couldn't take it anymore!

Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped her back, the sound even crisper and louder than hers, and Xia Tongsheng finally vented her resentment.

Seeing her beloved daughter being beaten, the eldest princess could no longer sit still. "What are you doing!"

He raised his hand to hit back, but Xia Tongsheng dodged it. How ridiculous, did he have to be stupid enough to get hit a second time after being hit once?

"What do you mean, 'What do you mean, 'What should I do'? Look at what your precious daughter has done first!"

Li Fuqi covered her face angrily and said, "You stole my hairpin!"

Xia Tongsheng moved closer to her, "Which eye of yours saw me steal your hairpin?"

"If it fell off you, did it grow legs on its own if you didn't steal it? I always knew a country bumpkin like you, who's never seen the world and has no manners, must have gotten the idea to steal my hairpin!"

Xia Tongsheng really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not worldly enough? I'm saying that you, a concubine, are well-mannered just because you publicly insulted me without any evidence?"

Li Fuqi was so angry she couldn't speak, "You!"

The eldest princess raised her hand again, wanting to hit her, but Min You'an blocked it first, and the slap landed hard on Min You'an's arm. "Royal aunt, what's gotten into you so angry?"

The eldest princess's face darkened when she saw that she had hit Min You'an. "I'll teach your wife a lesson for you!"

"My woman doesn't need anyone to teach her a lesson! I'll handle it myself!"

He asked, "Did you really steal your cousin's hairpin? If you really like it, I'll buy you ten or eight more so you can switch them out!"

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"I don't care at all. I don't usually like these things. Haven't you noticed that I don't usually wear them? Besides, although my father is just a general and his salary isn't high, he can still afford to buy me a few expensive hairpins. Why should I take things that don't belong to me?"

This statement is a veiled criticism, clearly implying that Li Fuqi is coveting something that doesn't belong to her.

Upon seeing this, Min You'an explained to the Princess, "Aunt, I think this matter has really been misunderstood. I know Sheng'er's character; she would never take her cousin's hairpin. Last time, I specially commissioned a famous craftsman to make the Dragon and Phoenix Hairpin for her, but she didn't take it!"

The implication is that his woman isn't greedy; she wouldn't even look at your little broken hairpin.

The eldest princess pointed at Xia Tongsheng and said angrily, "An'er, are you going to argue with me today because of this woman?"

"Your Majesty, you flatter me! I know my woman well."

"I entrusted Fuqi to you back then, and look how you treated her! All these years, how much injustice has Fuqi suffered with you?!"

Min Youan looked at the Princess indifferently, "I haven't deprived her of food or clothing. As for the rest, I told my aunt from the beginning that I can't provide it!"

"you!"

"Auntie, if there's nothing else, I'll take Sheng'er back now!"

After saying that, he ignored everyone else present, grabbed Xia Tongsheng and left!

Upon returning to the East Garden, Min Youan's face darkened. Looking at her slightly swollen face, he said coldly, "What happened to you!"

Seeing his expression, Xia Tongsheng quickly explained, "Your Majesty, I really didn't steal her hairpin!"

"Are you just going to stand there obediently when you get hit? Are you stupid? Do you think my woman's only skill is to take a beating?"

"Huh? Your Highness, are you lecturing me?"

"Of course!"

"This lesson is just too..." and too comforting! If this can be considered a lesson, Xia Tongsheng suddenly felt that making a mistake was such a wonderful thing.

Min Youan gently touched the side of her face that had been hit, "Don't be so stupid again!"

"Your Majesty, I am not stupid. Didn't you see that when Li Fuqi hit me, I immediately retaliated? When the Princess hit me, did I dodge?"

Min Youan snorted coldly, "If you were smart, you wouldn't have gotten slapped at all!"

He turned to Yingling and ordered, "Go and get the medicine!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yingling brought the medicine, and Xia Tongsheng reached out to take it. Unexpectedly, the girl deliberately avoided Xia Tongsheng and turned a corner to hand it to Min Youan. Min Youan looked at her, his dark eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

"I'm applying the medicine for you; you can't see it yourself!"

"Your Highness, there is a mirror in my room!" Xia Tongsheng bluntly exposed.

Min Youan glared at Xia Tongsheng, his eyes wide. Xia Tongsheng, as expected, immediately backed down, "Let Your Highness do it!"

Seeing the two of them like this, Yingling smiled and quietly went out, closing the door behind her.

He applied a little of the ointment to his fingertips and gently patted it onto her face. "Your Highness, be gentle!"

"You can't even handle this much pressure? What are we going to do in bed?"

"You clearly used force!"

"Now's the time to put in the effort!"

"Ah!" Xia Tongsheng screamed in pain, "It didn't hurt this much when I was beaten earlier, it hurts even more now, I'll do it myself!"

Xia Tongsheng snatched the ointment, scooped out a thick layer, and applied it to her face.

"Come here, I haven't taught you a lesson yet!"

"Didn't we just finish lecturing him?"

Min Youan waved his hand and pulled Xia Tongsheng into his arms. "The lessons I'm about to teach must be taught in specific places!" he said, pointing to the bed in front of him.