What did he mean she had to clean up her own bed? This was the sect, not the Crown Prince's residence, much less the Eastern Palace.

Hadn't Xie Jin Yan ever cleaned up after himself before? Now he was putting on airs?

And what was with saying he couldn't stand Xiao-shixiong asking her to help with laundry? What difference was there between that and him so righteously ordering her around?

Qing Wu was already very agitated because Xie Jin Yan had been joking around with Qu Shan Shan and had said she was being pretentious.

Now, seeing him acting all high and mighty, she instantly became enraged.

She suddenly turned around and shoved the man, who was standing close beside her, away with a fierce push, saying coldly, "Seventh Shidi, this is the sect, not the Crown Prince's residence, much less the Eastern Palace. The sect's rule is that you do your own thing."

Perhaps because her emotions were surging, Yu Qing Wu's eyes, which were already red, became even redder, and the anger in her eyes only increased. She was completely devoid of the gentle and kind demeanor she had always had in the Crown Prince's residence. It was as if she had become a different person overnight.

However, perhaps this was the real her.

After all, she was always a little too proper in the Crown Prince's residence, so proper that she tied her own hands and feet.

Xie Jin Yan felt that he was a bit of a masochist. Seeing Yu Qing Wu so angry, he not only didn't feel angry, but instead felt a bit of amusement.

"So, my beloved concubine means that she is unwilling to serve me?"

He raised his lips, moved closer to her again, and deliberately emphasized the words "beloved concubine."

As expected, hearing these two words, the woman in his arms was completely infuriated.

Her brows furrowed tightly, and her slender fingers tried hard to pry open his big hand that was resting on her shoulder.

But she was so weak, so weak that she seemed to have no bones, and would fall over with a single push. Now that he refused to let her have her way, she was naturally at a disadvantage. After prying for a long time, not only did she not pry his hand away, but because of the loss of balance, her whole body fell into his arms.

"Let go of me!" Various emotions surged up, and Yu Qing Wu was on the verge of a breakdown.

Her eyes reddened, and she struggled hard in Xie Jin Yan's arms, calling out to him with a slight sob, "Xie Jin Yan, let go. This is the sect. You're not following the rules."

Heh, this woman, she knows to talk to him about rules now. Why didn't she know what rules were when she didn't acknowledge him as her husband before?

Lowering his eyes to look at the woman in his arms, Xie Jin Yan tightened his grip even more, imprisoning her tightly in his arms. With a hint of threat, he said in a low voice, "So my beloved concubine still knows the rules? According to the rules, what should you call me? If I remember correctly, married men and women in the sect shouldn't address each other as Shijie-Shidi or Shixiong-Shimei, right?"

"Tell me, what should you call me?"

He freed one hand, gently raised the woman's chin, forcing her to look at him.

Hearing this, Yu Qing Wu didn't answer, but just bit her lip tightly, looking at him coldly with her watery eyes, her eyes filled with moisture, and faintly revealing a bit of grievance.

She's still feeling aggrieved?

She was the one who didn't acknowledge him as her husband first, so why does she look like he's bullying her now?

The displeasure that had just dissipated in Xie Jin Yan's stomach surged up again. He pinched the woman's chin slightly harder, and his voice became colder, asking again with a forced tone, "A Wu, what should you call me?"

Xie Jin Yan's grip was very strong, and even though he didn't actually use much force, it already made Yu Qing Wu feel pain.

But she still didn't say a word, just looked at him with red eyes. After a moment, she said again, "Xie Jin Yan, let go of me. Someone's coming..."

"So what if someone comes? You are my wife. What does it matter if others see it?"

"What? Are you so afraid of others knowing about our relationship?" Not getting the answer he wanted, Xie Jin Yan's face became even more unsightly. He pressed the woman heavily against the wall, his handsome face suddenly approaching, his eyes full of anger and coercion, and called her name word by word, "Yu Qing Wu, is it so difficult for you to acknowledge me as your husband?"

Acknowledge? She originally wanted to acknowledge him, and was thinking of telling everyone slowly.

After all, she and Xiao-shixiong were once recognized as a golden couple. If she suddenly announced that she was married to Xie Jin Yan, it would probably attract a lot of gossip.

At first, she thought that Xiao-shixiong and the others might have already said something about this, so she had prepared herself mentally. But when she realized that they hadn't said anything, she was indeed a little afraid, afraid that people would look at her with strange eyes after she exposed the truth.

But she didn't plan to deny it, but was just thinking of telling everyone slowly, so as not to cause a sensation too suddenly.

She knew that her initial refusal to acknowledge her relationship with him was indeed a bit hurtful, but that couldn't be the reason for him to flirt with other people.

Thinking of this, the tears in Yu Qing Wu's eyes sparkled even more. She glared at Xie Jin Yan resentfully, and retorted in a strange tone, "What are you talking about, Your Highness? When have I been afraid to acknowledge you as my husband? I'm not thinking about you? You are the dignified Crown Prince, always so suave and romantic, with so many women around you. If I tell everyone about our relationship, which woman would dare to talk to you in front of me, your wife? Wouldn't that be blocking your love luck?"

She raised her head, mentioned his romantic affairs, and her eyes no longer had the timidity and panic she had had before. She just smiled at him and sneered, "Your Highness, I'm doing this out of good intentions. Why don't you appreciate it?"

Her red lips contained a smile, but her eyes were as cold as knives, as if she wanted to swallow him alive.

It seems that she's really very angry.

He thought she didn't care.

Seeing the anger and jealousy in Yu Qing Wu's eyes, most of the displeasure in Xie Jin Yan's heart disappeared immediately. He slowly retracted his hand that was holding her chin, leaned forward slowly, looked at her intently for a moment, so intently that Yu Qing Wu felt a little ashamed and indignant. Only then did he slowly lean close to her ear, gently blow air into her ear, and laugh in a low voice, "I understand. Is my wife jealous? Jealous of that Qu Shan Shan?"

Jealous?

Yu Qing Wu moved her lips, wanting to retort.

But thinking about it, wasn't her inexplicable anger coming from Qu Shan Shan?

Their eyes met, and Yu Qing Wu's face suddenly turned hot when she met the man's smiling eyes. She turned her head away a little awkwardly, and retorted in a stammering voice, "I... I didn't..."

"If you didn't, then why are you so angry?"

"And why are you acting so strangely?"

Xie Jin Yan slid his hand down from Yu Qing Wu's shoulder, and instead held her somewhat cold little hand, saying softly, "Okay, don't be angry. I promise you, I won't talk to her in the future."

"Let's go, go to the dormitory to get your luggage. You and I are already husband and wife. Now we should live together in the guest room. What's the point of you running to the women's dormitory? If the Shifu (master) finds out, he's sure to think we've had a fight."

As Xie Jin Yan spoke, he was already pulling Yu Qing Wu out.

Yu Qing Wu didn't want to agree to him at first, but thinking that the Shifu (master) might indeed ask about it, she stopped talking and just followed him with red eyes.

"A Wu..." However, just as they took two steps, a sudden, gentle male voice from the opposite side made her stop in her tracks.