Prince’s Brutal Consort - C89

“Oh, when did it happen?” She remembered the last time she’d lived here she’d used a bathtub, and it hadn’t been long.

“I heard that the sisters outside say that it would be in the next few days, hur hur.”

Ruo Ruo’s heart skipped a beat. Did he bring her here just because of that hot spring? Was it for her?

But when she thought about it again, she felt that something wasn’t right. This place was his territory to begin with. How could it be for her? It was just for his own enjoyment.

When she thought of Fragrant Pavilion, Ruo Ruo asked, “Did Aunt Hong’s men chase us last night?”

“Cui Er doesn’t know, but the empress’s people went to the Fragrant Pavilion and made a ruckus. When they couldn’t find the lady, they bitterly left.”

He really did not understand why Ximen Ruixue would suddenly bring him out of the Fragrant Pavilion out of kindness. However, what was the difference? In that place, she had been bullied by the beggar.

She thought of the memory that flashed through her mind when she entered the pool last night. It seemed like she really liked Qin Zhiqing, how could she be in such a mess, she just wanted to go out for a walk in the streets, and while Cui Er was out, Ruo Ruo opened the door and was about to go out. But outside the door stood two mama, and when they saw her coming out, they immediately respectfully greeted her: “Lady’s good luck.”

Slightly nodding her head, Ruo Ruo headed towards the entrance of the small courtyard.

However, the two mama behind her followed closely behind her. When they saw that she was about to leave, they said in unison, “Miss, the door is locked. No one in the courtyard can get out.”

If he didn’t believe her, he walked over with large strides. When he pushed open the door, it was actually locked, “Open the door.” She wasn’t a bird in a cage, so why wasn’t she allowed out?

“Miss, this door has no master’s key, no one can open it.”

Nonsense, she didn’t believe the words of these two mama. There was a door for people to enter and exit, and she wasn’t the only one living in this courtyard. Everyone had to eat something useful, so if she didn’t open the door, how could she buy rice and vegetables?

Since the two nuns had already said that, it would be no problem for them either. She did not believe that she would not be able to get out of the yard and see a chair under a tree there. She moved it over to the wall and stepped on it, about to climb onto the top of the wall.

With a plop, the two mama knelt down. “Miss, you can’t.”

“Why not?” Ruo Ruo’s feet fell off the wall.

“If the ladies leave, not only will the monthly allowance for this month be gone, the servants will also have to bear the brunt of the punishment. The ladies will pity us servants, right? I also have both old and young servants.”

It was so fast that it made her feel suspicious. She patted the dust on her hands so fast that Ruo Ruo jumped down from the chair, and now that she had recovered her physical strength, it seemed that Xi Men Rui Xue had drunk the antidote for her last night, and had even lied to her that it was some kind of aphrodisiac. It was simply not like that, she had truly recovered, and thinking that the poison in her body had been cured, she did not know what to do with Xi Men Rui Xue at this moment.

He was so cross with her, so hot and cold, that she could not think.

She walked in front of the mama and carefully sized her up. She felt that the speed of her tears was a bit too fast, as if they could be said or done by an actor, and all of a sudden, she saw a bag bulging on the mama’s waist. In this kind of weather, the mama’s clothes weren’t thick in the first place, and she wasn’t wearing any cotton clothes, so where did the bulge come from? She hated it when people put on airs in front of her.

The mama immediately stopped crying and looked at her in terror. “Take …” “What are you going to take?”

“Take this out.” Ye Zichen pointed at the bulge on the Mammy’s waist. These people were playing this sort of game with her. It was like seeing a small thing, how could she let them get away with it?

“Aunt …” “Miss, no …”

“Hurry, if I tell you to take it out, take it out. Otherwise, I’ll tell the crown prince that you’ve bullied me.”

“Miss, no, this servant doesn’t dare to bully Miss.”

“Then bring it out for me.” She was becoming more and more curious about that thing. She thought back to when she had dealt with Xi Men Rui Xue in the Qin Manor. Actually, she had already guessed what was inside that small bottle.

The mama still didn’t move as she lowered her head to look at the ground. Her face had turned white from fright.

The people here were all from Ximen Redsnow, and they all listened to his words. Why did he not let her go out? She insisted on going out and pointed at the mama beside her. “Take it out for her. I will definitely see what it is.”

The mama trembled, and could only turn around to the first mama to pick up the small porcelain bottle from her waist. She lifted the corner of her clothes and immediately got it. Ruo Ruo took it and put it to her nose to sniff. He actually dared to use this kind of trick to trick her. He wanted to know what kind of scene she had never seen before when she was acting in school dramas. He wanted to trick her, but to no avail.

“This …”

Just as the two mama were looking at each other without making a sound, the side room’s door opened and Cui’er walked out, “Miss, that was my idea.”

“Cui Er, where did you learn this method?” He suddenly thought of Su Ming. According to what Xi Men Ruoxue had said, he knew that Su Ming had come through them.

However, things were getting complicated now. Was Xi Men Rui Xue talking about the unconscious body that was previously hidden in the ice storehouse by Xi Men Yu, or the bikini wearing body that she had seen last night?

“Miss, it was taught to me by the former Lady Jin.”

As expected, it was Su Ming, “Cui Er, why didn’t you let me go out?” From the looks of it, these servants were using both hard and soft methods to prevent her from leaving.

“Young lady, the capital is a mess right now. The Crown Prince loves to take care of young lady’s beautiful body, so he left young lady here to stay for a few days.”

“But I want to go out for a walk, is that not okay?”

“Miss, please forgive us for being forced, but Miss really can’t go out.” If it was any other person, Cui Er would just ignore them. However, it was Cui Er, who had blocked more than ten sticks for her, who swung her sleeves and headed straight for a small pond not far away, where there were many blooming lotuses. Her pink and white petals were so beautiful, if it was a normal day, she would have long liked to admire that lotus, but today, her heart was in a mess.

It was annoying to sit in the sun with your hands on your elbows and think about it.

An umbrella struck the top of her head, and as the umbrella opened, a bowl of sweet and silver ear soup was placed in front of her. “Miss, you should eat to relieve the heat.”

“Not eating.” With a wave of her hand, a bowl of silver ear soup fell to the ground. She had been placed under house arrest, and if she was still able to eat, she would truly be a saint. She didn’t care about the broken bowl that was on the ground, and picked up a stalk of grass to nibble on to pass the time.

“Sigh …” Cui Er let out a soft sigh and didn’t say anything else. She picked up the bowl with one hand and continued to shade it from the sun with the other.

Her heart was annoyed, but Ruo Ruo didn’t want to care about it. She gloomily looked at the lotus flower in the pond and the dragonfly on the lotus leaf. She was the only one who felt at ease.

As she thought of this, her tears began to flow down her face. Recently, she had been crying very easily, and even the slightest thing could cause her to cry for a long time. It was unknown when her heart had started, but it was still so tender.

She thought of Qin Zhiqing again. She was here, and he must be extremely worried right now, but she just couldn’t understand why he hadn’t come looking for her.

It should be Xi Men Rui Xue. He always had the ability to stop others from taking her away, but what was the use of him keeping her by his side? In the end, he still gave her to the beggar.

She picked up a stone and threw it into the water, causing the water to splash up. Only then did she see that there were fish swimming around in the water due to the shock.

However, at this moment, her stomach started to growl in dissatisfaction. She was really hungry, she hadn’t eaten for a long time.

“Miss, come into the house and take shelter from the heat. Cui’er let the little kitchen cook the skinnier porridge that the girl loves, and with some small vegetables, it tastes really good.” Cui Er tried her best to describe the situation. Even the gluttony that was luring Ruo Ruo had come out. She was really hungry.

He must endure it. No matter what, he could not lose to Ximen Ruixue and his men. He refused to eat when he said that he would not eat. If he could not see Ximen Ruixue, she would not eat at all.

He didn’t utter a word and continued chewing the grass. Although it was bitter, it was better than anything else. It meant he had to persevere.

Cui’er insisted on holding the umbrella.

Looking at Cui Er’s reflection on the surface of the water, she was getting more and more confused.

It was so quiet. The two of them stayed silent for a long time, but as the sun went down, they picked up another stone and started hitting it with it. One, two, three, four, five. With that clap of her hand, a piece of silk that was wiping away her sweat fell into the water. With that clap of her hand, a piece of silk that was wiping away her sweat fell into the water.

It was just close enough to the silk handkerchief, but suddenly, a fish jumped out of the water. The inadvertent jump gave her a fright. She leaned over and unexpectedly fell into the water. “Ah …” He screamed and then jumped into the water.

When she landed in someone’s arms, her fear rose. However, when she looked up, she saw a face on the shore that she loathed, “Ximen Ruixue, why didn’t you let me out?” She was so angry that she wanted to kill him. Her small hands continued to wave on his chest. She hated him to death.