They all saw Ye Qingcheng at the same time, holding what looked like... a snake.
Murong Yun cried out in fear, timidly pulling on Xiao Wanghua's arm. "Brother Xiao, why has Princess Consort brought back a snake?"
Xiao Wanghua looked at Ye Qingcheng, frowned, and asked her, "Why are you holding a snake for no reason?"
Ye Qingcheng replied with a hint of mischief in her eyes, "Of course, I'm raising it in the backyard of the manor. I have nothing else to do, so I'm raising snakes for fun. What about it?"
Xiao Wangye, confused, recalled, "I remember you were very afraid of these things before? Why are you interested in them now?"
Ye Qingcheng was impatient, wanting only to escape their presence. "This snake is fat, and its body is thick. If I accidentally let go, it might harm your beloved." She looked at Murong Yun with amusement. Seeing Murong Yun clutching Xiao Wanghua's sleeve, a hint of nervousness in her eyes, Ye Qingcheng sneered. She walked back to her own courtyard and placed the snake in a basket, examining its appearance indifferently.
Bi Xi happened to return and handed the cage to the Princess Consort. Seeing her mistress intently looking at the snake, she couldn't help but ask, "Princess Consort, I saw Miss Murong and His Highness just now."
Ye Qingcheng asked, "Yes, and then?"
Bi Xi looked at the woman before her, her expression unchanged, not a single word or tear shed. She felt the Princess Consort had changed, becoming unlike her former self.
Young Master Luo was drinking tea, recalling what had just happened.
"...Ye Qingcheng, the Princess Consort of the Regent's manor, a snake. Didn't she like Xiao Wangye? Why is he with that white moonlight, and the Princess Consort shows no jealousy? If it were anyone else, they would have cried, made a scene, or threatened suicide like a shrew and quarreled with their husband. Only she is fearless, which is quite interesting."
He said to Xiao Wanghua, "Your Highness, your wife is not quite like the rumors."
Xiao Wanghua was also suspicious. "What trick is this woman playing? Didn't she try desperately to marry into the manor because she loved me?"
Murong Yun was still clinging to Xiao Wanghua's clothes. Xiao Wanghua said, "Hurry and let go. What kind of propriety is this? I have a family now."
Murong Yun blushed, and with Young Master Luo nearby, she felt a bit embarrassed. She bid them farewell and left.
Murong Yun thought back to her previous life. Didn't Xiao Wangye love her, and would he give her anything she wanted, no matter what she said? How is it that the current Xiao Wanghua is now revolving around Ye Qingcheng?
In her past life, Murong Yun was deeply in love with Prince An. For him, she had lied to Xiao Wanghua madly. Xiao Wanghua, that infatuated man, would have risked his life for her. She had returned to avenge herself and not to betray Xiao Wanghua's affection from the past life. However, a word from Xiao Wanghua reminded her that he now had a family, and she felt a bit guilty towards Xiao Wanghua. If Xiao Wanghua liked Ye Qingcheng, then fine, she would step aside. If she could help Xiao Wanghua in the future, she would. As for love, she needed to take it slow.
Ye Qingcheng was also miserable. She was good, but Xiao Wanghua only loved her and refused to look back at her. She had always lived by imitating her. If not for her, Ye Qingcheng would have been force-fed decoctions. It was already good that she had survived.
These past few days, seeing Ye Qingcheng, why was she so different from the rumors?
Her demeanor when holding the snake was fierce and ruthless, and she seemed utterly indifferent to Xiao Wanghua, which was beyond her expectations.
After handling his affairs, Xiao Wanghua went directly to Ye Qingcheng's courtyard. Ye Qingcheng had just extinguished the candles inside and was preparing to sleep. A man quietly entered her room. As his presence washed over her, she raised an eyebrow, "It seems His Highness's leg has recovered. Then I don't need to worry too much."
Ye Qingcheng dodged him and went straight to her bed. Seeing her so cold and heartless, Xiao Wanghua asked her, "Do you no longer have this prince in your heart?"
Ye Qingcheng, having been asked this question all day, felt a headache. Impatiently, she replied, "Hasn't your white moonlight returned? Why aren't you going to find her?"
Xiao Wanghua answered, "Yun'er just came to talk to this prince about his leg injury."
Ye Qingcheng was dismissive. "Now that Murong Yun has returned, shouldn't Your Highness discuss the matter of divorce with me?"
Ye Qingcheng thought that since the heroine had been reborn, she would surely tear apart the scumbag in a few days. But would she ask Xiao Wanghua to divorce me? If she did, it would be even better. This way, she could escape this Regent's manor. Only by leaving could she find peace.
Xiao Wanghua thought that with Murong Yun's return, she should be able to leave. But why was he reluctant to let her go, wanting only to keep her by his side?
Xiao Wanghua replied to her, "We still need to divorce, but this prince only wants to keep you and torment you. If I don't torment you to death, how can this prince be at ease letting you leave?"
Hearing the shameless and perverted words of the prince, Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but curse, "Pervert, shameless."
She quickly pushed Xiao Wanghua out. She stumbled and fell, and was coincidentally caught by Xiao Wanghua.
Xiao Wanghua looked at Ye Qingcheng. In the dark room, only moonlight shone on the ground, casting shadows over them. The moonlight illuminated the woman's skin. He swallowed unconsciously, then calmed himself for a moment, dismissing the thought. "Xiao Wanghua, are you sick in the head? How could you have such a thought? Have you forgotten that you must kill this woman?"
Ye Qingcheng, finding the situation quiet and awkward, couldn't help but cough, "Shouldn't you be leaving?"
Xiao Wanghua replied, "Why should I leave? This is my manor, including your courtyard. And your people. I can go wherever I please. What can you do to me?"
Ye Qingcheng watched as Xiao Wanghua picked her up. It was the first time someone had held her like this, and she couldn't help but curse, "Xiao Wanghua, let go of me, you shameless man."
Xiao Wanghua held Ye Qingcheng like this, all night...
The news of Xiao Wanghua spending the night in Ye Qingcheng's courtyard spread throughout the entire manor. The servants found it unbelievable, including Yu Jian. "Didn't the Princess Consort give up on His Highness? Why did she still let him into her courtyard?"
Bi Xi happily brought breakfast to Ye Qingcheng. "Princess Consort, your servant heard that His Highness slept in the Princess Consort's courtyard?"
Ye Qingcheng took the chopsticks. "Is it not normal?"
Bi Xi suppressed a laugh. "Normal, normal." Bi Xi felt that the Princess Consort's feelings for His Highness were deeper than anyone else's. Now that His Highness was willing to enter the Princess Consort's courtyard, she felt that the Princess Consort's feelings would finally be rewarded. However, the Princess Consort seemed indifferent to His Highness?
Ye Qingcheng knew that ever since the original owner married into this manor, she had been neglected by Xiao Wanghua, who was always busy with state affairs. He also had concubines, but even after the concubines entered the manor, they were never favored. Therefore, the moment Xiao Wanghua stayed in her courtyard today, and was seen by all the servants this morning, everyone thought His Highness was acting unusually. Hadn't he said that only Miss Murong Yun was fit to hold the position of Princess Consort? Now, why was he showing interest in the Princess Consort?