Chapter 394 - Both the Consort and the Co-consort are Princesses, Right? (1/2)

In her previous life, Xia Yuhang had uttered some words of affection. Simply to make one point clear, he would have stated ten points to her.

But now, he had done a lot, by only saying a little.

She did not deliberately pretend to be stupid, but she did not dare to accept it. But at this moment, she did not know, and she just wanted to cry. All she wanted to do was to pour out all the grievances and concerns in her heart. She felt inexplicably guilty.

He seemed to be stunned by her sudden sadness, and then he took his hand off her waist. He touched her back with some unskillful tenderness, as if he was afraid of scaring her. He was so gentle, not as cold as usual, and this made her cry even more.

“Okay, don’t cry. If you continue to cry, your maid will think that I am bullying you.” He even said that in a helpless voice, which was beyond her expectation. However, for some reason, her tears could not stop flowing, as if she was expunging all the injustices and grievances she had suffered before.

At this time, she did not even care about Lanning standing beside her, but was blindly immersed in her sadness.

“Do you want me to bring you to exterminate the Lord Protector’s Manor?” The helpless voice suddenly had a trace of hostility in it. He lazily hooked a strand of hair around Ning Xueyan’s ear with his slender fingers.

Ning Xueyan gradually stopped crying and wiped her tears away with a handkerchief. She did not know how to deal with it for a moment. She lowered her head, and her beautiful eyes were red under her long eyelashes. She had cried for no reason, and even she herself did not know what was in her mind.

“Let your maid wipe your face!” Ao Chenyi stood up and pulled her up, with a trace of coldness slipping unconsciously through his dark eyes.

“Young Lady, let me take you to wash your face.” Lanning was scared. Seeing Ning Xueyan getting up, she helped her walk to the house.

This time, Ning Xueyan came out by using the excuse of going shopping. After the imperial edict was given, Madam Dowager ordered the people in the manor to provide all conveniences for her and Ning Qingshan. They could go out anytime, and they did not need to wait for instructions.

As soon as Ning Xueyan entered the room, she saw the eunuch coming in with hot water. He said to Lanning with a smile, “Prince Yi told me that it’s still cold now. Don’t wash with cold water.”

Lanning took it obediently. Ning Xueyan lowered her head and wrung the handkerchief in her hands a few times. She bit her lip and almost could not hold it back.

She did not know why she was so prone to tears today.

After washing her face and redoing her make up, Ning Xueyan sat down under the rose shelf again. She lowered her head and put her delicate fingers around a handkerchief. She was speechless for a moment.

“How can your eyes become so swollen after crying? People who know the truth may think that I’m talking about our wedding, but those who don’t know may think that I’m forcing you into this marriage,” Ao Chenyi said with a faint smile. He was still leaning against the couch, with his lips curled. His long eyelashes fluttered, and he said this with a spurious smile.

“Prince Yi, please don’t laugh at me!” Ning Xueyan was a little embarrassed, and blinked her beautiful eyes.

Ao Chenyi looked carefully at Ning Xueyan and suddenly said with a serious look, “I won’t laugh. But this is good. I won’t cover it up for you for a while. It’s the right time to cry.”

Ning Xueyan raised her head in surprise and looked into Ao Chenyi’s eyes, which looked like he was trying to play tricks on her.

“Prince Yi, do you mean that it’s necessary as part of the act?” Ning Xueyan could not say it out loud, but she still said it seriously, with no expression on her face. Her pale face gradually turned red under Ao Chenyi’s gaze.

“That’s right. I’ve prepared the balsamine juice for you. Now it seems that you don’t need it anymore,” Ao Chenyi said lazily.

“Do you really need it?” Ning Xueyan asked seriously.

“Yes.”

“Will it make people misunderstand?” Ning Xueyan was worried.

Ao Chenyi glanced at Ning Xueyan and asked with a smile, “No. Except for the people of the Lord Protector’s Manor, no one will misunderstand. Will everything be all right when you go back to the Lord Protector’s Manor later?”

“It’s okay.” Ning Xueyan shook her head. She would say that she was thinking about Madam Ming. Anyway, the Lord Protector’s Manor was in a mess now, and no one would care about her. If Ning Qingshan and the others knew about this, maybe they would be happy! Madam Dowager would not ask about this kind of thing at all.

“Well, let’s go together!” Ao Chenyi stood up and stretched out his hand naturally. He wrapped his arm around her slender waist and walked out with her in his arms.

The carriage was parked at the back door. It was not his incredibly gorgeous carriage, which highlighted his noble status. He arrived without pomp today.

Ning Xueyan would pretend to be Ao Chenyi’s favorite concubine, so Lanning could not follow them, but stayed in the courtyard.