A gentle voice entered her ears, and Qing Wu raised her head, looking anxiously at Xie Jin Yan.

In those watery eyes, a trace of caution was revealed.

This was something Xie Jin Yan had rarely seen in her eyes before. Even if it was there, it was just a perfunctory pretense.

But at this moment, he seemed to see concern in her eyes. Because she cared, she was afraid he would be angry, so she was cautious and worried about what his mother thought of her.

Their eyes met, and Xie Jin Yan gently ruffled her hair, chuckling, "It can't be the Empress. Although my mother is two-faced, she wouldn't use such clumsy methods if she wanted your life. Besides, as you said just now, if she really couldn't tolerate you, she wouldn't be so impatient."

That's right, if it really was the Empress who couldn't tolerate her, she wouldn't be so anxious.

Moreover, she wouldn't use such clumsy methods.

Yu Qing Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, annoyed at her own muddled thinking, but also more confused.

Who could it be that wanted her life so urgently?

The Shen family? The Qiu family? Or the Qin family? Or perhaps the old Ning Wang?

Countless suspects popped up in her mind, and Yu Qing Wu felt a chill down her spine.

Seeing that Yu Qing Wu suddenly stopped talking, Xie Jin Yan also saw through her thoughts. He paused, took her jade arm, and comforted her softly, "Alright, A Wu, don't overthink it. Just remember, no matter what others ask tomorrow, you must insist that you never left the Eastern Palace. Those palace servants accepted Yu Mo's bribes and deliberately let two thieves into the room to insult the Crown Princess. That is a capital crime. To save their lives, they won't say much…"

"Yes, I know." Yu Qing Wu nodded, raised her eyes to look into Xie Jin Yan's eyes, looking at those eyes that used to be so wicked and sharp that they made her shudder, and she felt extremely resistant and disgusted. She suddenly felt that those eyes looked so reassuring.

She pursed her lips, suddenly leaned over, cupped the man's handsome face, and kissed him deeply…

Softness entered his mouth, and her breath was like orchids.

Xie Jin Yan's fingertips trembled, he heavily held the back of the woman's head, closed his eyes slightly, and enjoyed her intense expression of love…

Yu Qing Wu also closed her eyes, actively and passionately entwining with him.

After a long while, until she felt a little suffocated, she let go of the man, her beautiful eyes filled with affection as she looked at him, and asked him, "Your Highness, will you always love me, and only me?"

Was she asking him for a promise?

Finally, this day had come.

Xie Jin Yan hooked his lips, his thumb intentionally caressing her reddened lips, raised his eyebrows and looked at her, and said, "What did you call me? Your Highness?"

"If you address me like that, I don't know how to answer. After all, as the heir apparent, I am now, and will be in the future, married to many wives and concubines, like Father. There are many imperial concubines in the palace, and it's unlikely that I'll only love you…"

He leaned closer to her, propping his chin up with his hand, looking at the woman's slightly flickering eyes. Before she could speak, he said ambiguously, "However, as your husband, I might consider, loving only you…"

Consider?

For some reason, even though she could tell that Xie Jin Yan was joking, Yu Qing Wu always felt that he was playing games with her.

She paused, and her eyes instantly turned cold.

She gave him a stiff smile, and said indifferently, "Your Highness, I was just joking. You're right, which heir apparent doesn't have many wives and concubines? If you become the Emperor in the future, there will be even more wives and concubines in the harem, and there will be new people every year."

"It was my impudence, how dare I expect Your Highness to only love me."

She withdrew her hand from his palm, and retreated, shrinking into the corner of the bed, and said coldly, "Your Highness, it's getting late, you should go back to the Crown Prince's residence as soon as possible, otherwise, if it reaches His Majesty and the Empress's ears, I'm afraid you'll be scolded again, and those ministers won't easily let go of this opportunity to impeach you."

Yu Qing Wu pulled up the quilt, finished speaking, and closed her eyes.

Xie Jin Yan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her thin back, reached out, and then retracted his hand.

After thinking about it, he squeezed onto the bed again, hugged her from behind, kissed her earlobe, and blamed her in a low voice, "Shijie, what are you doing? I was just joking, why are you angry?"

"I was worried that you would be afraid of living alone in this dark, large Eastern Palace for the first time, so I sneaked back to accompany you. Why don't you appreciate my kindness?"

"If Your Highness is really doing it for my own good, you shouldn't be here at this moment, but should be outside the palace, quickly investigating the evidence of the Shen family and the Qiu family's embezzlement." Yu Qing Wu said coldly, heavily brushed away Xie Jin Yan's hand on her shoulder, and her tone also became unkind.

She originally wanted to endure it, but after hearing Xie Jin Yan's reply just now, the anger in her heart could not be controlled from surging out.

Sourness and sadness were constantly rising in her chest.

Although she knew from the beginning that Xie Jin Yan would definitely have many wives and concubines.

However, she just felt uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that she wanted to lose her temper, so uncomfortable that she wanted to cry.

Especially when she thought that he was comforting her a moment ago, and that he was secretly protecting her, Yu Qing Wu felt even more uncomfortable.

This feeling was something she had never experienced before, and it was different from the disappointment and collapse she had felt when she learned that he had intended to push her into the icy lake.

At that time, it was just the feeling of Shidi, but at this time, it was the love between a man and a woman.

Because she cared, she couldn't control her emotions.

Xie Jin Yan also felt Yu Qing Wu's strong emotional change, but seeing her chasing him away, he still felt uncomfortable. He turned over and sat up, sat on the head of the bed and frowned at Qing Wu, and asked in a cold voice, "Yu Qing Wu, are you chasing me away?"

"This concubine wouldn't dare."

"I see that you dare very much." Xie Jin Yan took off his boots and threw them heavily on the ground, and forcibly turned the woman who was facing away from him, forcing her to face him, and said, "Don't forget, your life is still in my hands. If I move my hands and feet casually, your head will fall to the ground."

"So, Your Highness is threatening me again?" Yu Qing Wu interrupted him with a cold laugh, her eyes red, "It's okay, if you really can't stand this concubine, just take my life, and I'll die early, so I don't have to see you having many wives and concubines and feel disgusted!"

"…" How did this situation seem to be getting worse and worse?

He didn't seem to be here to quarrel with her today, right?

This quarrel was also a bit inexplicable.

Xie Jin Yan closed his eyes, suppressed his Crown Prince's temper, and brought the topic back, "Yu Qing Wu, I was just joking, did you have to be so angry?"

"But you don't look like you're joking at all!" Yu Qing Wu raised her voice, suddenly grabbed the pillow and threw it heavily at him, choking, "You're just testing me, aren't you?"

???

Xie Jin Yan's face turned green, he took a deep breath, grabbed the hand she was about to slap on his face, and said helplessly, "Shijie, can you be reasonable? Can you not slap me every time? Is it appropriate for me to go out tomorrow with a handprint on my face?"