What was going on?
Guan Yu raised his long eyelashes slightly and stole a glance at Tie Zhanye, who was silently eating dinner.
It was really strange. Why didn't he say that he wanted to withdraw from tonight's dinner? Instead, he ate it mouthful by mouthful? Could it be because he didn't have lunch?
Sigh, when she thought of what happened at noon, she couldn't help but want to dig a hole for herself to hide in so that she wouldn't embarrass herself.
She didn't do it on purpose, but at that moment, she only wanted him to eat the delicacies that she had carefully prepared because no one had ever given her face. It was no wonder that she was angry for a moment, but this action seemed to have gone too far. However, wasn't his reaction a little too strange?
At that moment, she could understand why Jie Jue would glare at her angrily, but his highness had only expressionlessly sent someone to push him back to his room. It was only now that he had someone push him into the side hall. The moment he entered the side hall, he did not ask her to leave and let her stand by the side to accompany him.
This prince's temperament was indeed different from ordinary people. One moment it was stormy, the next moment it was docile, making her unable to figure out what was going on. However, that didn't matter. As long as he didn't blame her, he could do whatever he wanted.
What's more, he was eating the dishes she made now, and he didn't even think that they tasted bad or ask anyone to take them away. This alone made her very happy, and she was also sure that he didn't reach out to Jie Jue.
Although he was a little domineering and arrogant, he was not a difficult master to please. It was just that his mouth was very picky. Now that he was eating quietly, it might be because she had fed him a mouthful of food at noon today, which made him fall in love with her.
To be honest, she was as beautiful as a fairy and Sai Luoshen. Which man wouldn't be moved?
"Yu Pian."
Eh? Who was calling her? This wasn't Jiejue's voice. His voice wasn't so low. Besides, how could he call her by her name in this place?
"Still not coming over?"
Tie Zhanye's deep voice made her tremble. She realized that the person who called her was Tie Zhanye, who was eating. She walked lightly to his side.
"Your Highness." This was the first time he had called her by her name, and she was not used to it.
"How do I eat this?" Tie Zhanye tapped on a dish wrapped in lotus leaves with a silver chopstick in his hand, his thick eyebrows furrowing in displeasure.
This woman…I really don't know what kind of woman she is. How dare she kiss me in front of her child? Not to mention that she is a widow, even an ordinary woman would not do such a thing, let alone a widow with a pair of children?
Even Gege from the tribe outside the pass would not have such a shocking action. He really did not know what kind of woman she was. And he was really too useless. He had actually stunned her with her actions.
It was just a kiss, nothing much at all, but at that moment, his gaze was fixed on her curved lips that were like a crescent moon, and he could only smell her faint fragrance. Her lips were so soft, and the lilac that she gently picked was far more able to stimulate his "hunger" than the braised mutton slices, making him want to eat her at that time.
She was indeed quite attractive, especially her actions. Although Guan Jiejue was not her own child, she was still his stepmother. He was quite surprised that she dared to seduce him in front of him.
"Let this servant prepare it for your highness."
Guan Yu bent down and took out a dagger from his boot. He heroically cut open the lotus leaf. A fragrant smell that was enough to make one's fingers move immediately filled the entire side hall. Even the attendant guarding at the side could not help but shift his gaze.
"This is the 'Lotus Leaf Silver Carp'…It uses several spices, lotus flowers, and silver carp. They are wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed for fifteen minutes.”As she spoke, she picked up a piece of fish belly and placed it in his bowl. "Wangye, this silver carp is fat and delicious in winter. The taste is fragrant. You must try it.”
Hehe, delicious, right? If it was not to his liking, why would he ask her how to use this dish?
Like I said, her culinary skills were definitely not bad. She did not need to use any high-quality ingredients such as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, leopard fetus and carp tail to display her perfect culinary skills.
"Is that so?" He held his chopsticks and tasted it lightly without interest.
Her craftsmanship was indeed extraordinary, but what he was more interested in now was!! Her people.
"Does it taste good?"
Her sweet voice rang in his ear. He raised his charming eyes and met her slightly open lips. He felt a surging desire in his body.
Tie Zhanye ordered coldly,"You all retreat.”
With a wave of his hand, all the guards in the side hall retreated, leaving only Guan Jiejue standing motionless at the side.
Tie Zhanye glanced at him and said,""You also retreat and close the door. Without this king's order, no one is allowed to enter.”
"Your Highness?" Guan Jiejue was stunned. He looked at Guan Yupian and saw that she was also stunned. "Could it be that Your Highness is punishing my mother for her impudence at noon?”
He thought that His Highness did not intend to pursue the matter, but unexpectedly…
"Get down."
Tie Zhanye signaled for the guards outside to drag Guan Jiejue out. After the door was closed, he was silent for a while before he slowly looked up at her.
"You…"
"Your Highness?" She raised her eyebrows slightly.
He removed the post and closed the door. His intention was obvious, but she did not expect him to be so bold. Or rather, these nobles had always been dissolute. Their mansions were locked and their doors were closed, and they did not care how the outside world viewed their unrestrained behavior.
She should have understood it yesterday and should not have waited until now.
"Your culinary skills are indeed amazing, and it suits this king's taste.”He paused for a moment and said softly," This Prince pities your orphan and widowed mother. I want to keep you in the residence. What do you think?"”
Indeed, she liked him.
Not many women dared to act rashly in front of him. Even Ge Ge, who was spoiled in the palace, would not be so unscrupulous. Moreover, she was strong and straightforward, bold and enchanting. If he had her by his side for a period of time, he believed that she would be able to relieve his boredom.
He had been trapped in this residence for too long, and there were too few women who really caught his eye. It was rare to meet such an interesting woman. Moreover, if she was interested, there was no harm in taking her in as a concubine.
"Really?" She pretended to be surprised and exclaimed before kneeling on the ground. "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."
It would be a lie if she said that she didn't understand such profound words. But how could she pretend to understand? Of course, she had to play dumb. If she didn't play dumb, wouldn't she have to go along with his wishes?
The chastity memorial archway that she had built for Master Guan was not something that could be torn down so easily. Only today, in order to vent her anger, she had made a mistake and made her chastity memorial archway a little dusty. However, it didn't matter. As long as she had gotten enough from here, who would remember this matter after she left?
The most important thing now was to serve this big fish that had already taken the bait.
"You don't need to thank me." He looked up at her and suddenly felt that her expression was different." Tonight, you…come to this king's bedroom to serve."”
Why did he feel that her expression was a little strange when she thanked him? Something seemed to be wrong.
"Eh? Does your highness want to spend the night?" She was still playing dumb.
Although she was still innocent, she knew a lot about the affairs between men and women in the boudoir. After all, she had been wandering on the streets for more than ten years. Working beside the leader, she naturally knew more about the world than the average girl who never left the house. This also became her way of playing hard to get.
"You!" Was she faking it?
Don't tell him that she didn't understand what he meant. Don't force him to despise her because of his elegance. At that time, the person who would be embarrassed would be her.
"Did this servant hear wrongly?" She blinked her clear and beautiful eyes, as if she really didn't understand at all.
It was not wrong to say that men's thoughts were easy to read.
To manipulate a man, there was nothing better than wine, sex, and fragrance. As long as there were two of them, would she be afraid that this man would not be able to capture her? She had repeated this method several times and had never failed.
" Don't tell me you really don't understand…"
"Empress, Empress…"
Before Tie Zhanye could finish his sentence, he heard a girl crying outside. Before he could react, he saw Guan Yu's light body running towards the door as if he was not even on the ground. He immediately opened the door and hugged the crying girl in his arms.
"What happened to Little Lan Zhi? The Empress is here, what are you crying for?”Guan Yu hugged Guan Lanzhi, who was in tears, in his arms.
" When Little Lanzhi woke up... she couldn't see the Empress..." Guan Lanzhi sobbed.
Guan Yupian saw this and wiped the tears off her face with his slender fingers. "Isn't the Empress here? Little Lan Zhi, don't cry. If you continue crying, you will become ugly.”
That was strange. Little Lan Zhi rarely clamored to look for her when she woke up. Why was it that today…
Guan Yupin looked up and saw Guan Jiejue panting. She immediately understood what was going on.
Well done, this kid was quite clever. He even knew to wake up Little Lan Zhi to help her out.
It seemed that he was not very angry with her. Otherwise, why would he care about her life and death? Couldn't he just let her fend for herself?
After a while, she looked at Tie Zhanye with guilt. "Your Highness, can you let this servant…"
"You may leave." he said in a deep voice.
If he didn't let her go, what could he do? This girl was still young. If Guan Yupian didn't coax her, wouldn't the entire Prince's mansion be turned upside down by her? Moreover, he was not interested after being disturbed by her.
If he really wanted her, there was no need to rush.
"But didn't Your Highness want to spend the night?" She pretended to be in a difficult position.
"Alright, you can leave." Tie Zhanye waved his hand in annoyance.
He had not been close to women for a long time, so he naturally wanted to hug her, but now was not the right time at all. However, as long as she was still in the residence, he was not afraid of not being able to get her.
Damn it, what was going on?
Tie Zhanye narrowed his charming eyes and stared at the picture of mother and son playing together. He couldn't help but frown in annoyance.
Although winter was approaching day by day and the weather was slightly cold, the weather today was excellent. There was no fog or rain, and there was even a rare sunlight.
However, he was like a fool as he saw Guan Yupian bringing his children to play in the waterside pavilion.
The three of them ran up the pavilion and jumped into the corridor. They shuttled between the pavilions and chased each other beside the rockery, looking like they were having a good time, as if they had entered an uninhabited land.
What was she doing now? Where did he take this place?
Not only did she not put him in her eyes, she did not even put this palace in her eyes. She simply treated this place as her own backyard and completely treated him as if he did not exist. She did not even know that she had to serve him, her master! Even he himself had almost forgotten why she had pushed him here today.
In order to get her, he even deliberately moved her to accompany him. Who knew that every time she appeared, Guan Jiejue would always be by her side. If he was sent away, he would bring the little girl to the side and cause trouble again.
This was clearly a conspiracy!
He did not believe that she would be so naive as to not know his intentions. Yet, she deliberately avoided him and even brought her son with her. Such an obvious rejection would make him, the prince, lose all face. He was afraid that he would become a laughing stock in the residence.
For the sake of this pair of legs that had been injured in the war, he did not allow women to enter his mansion. Therefore, he did not get close to women for a long time. If there were any women in the mansion, they would definitely be the female slaves that Ha Chitu had deliberately arranged to warm his bed.
And now, he actually couldn't control a female slave?
Even he himself found it ridiculous. When did it become so difficult for him to want a woman to warm his bed? As long as he gave the order, how could she dare to disobey? But if she obeyed, so what?
He did not forget that she had unintentionally hurt him. He could avoid the death penalty, but he could not escape the punishment. Although he did not want her to be executed by a thousand cuts, he at least wanted her to know that she could not say anything in the residence. If she wanted to stay in the residence, she had to know the rules.
"Back to my room." He called out in a low voice.
He couldn't let them play anymore, or else he wouldn't even know who was the master.
"Back to the room?" Guan Yupian, who was having fun, couldn't help but look up at Tie Zhanye. She held Guan Lanzhi's hand and walked into the pavilion. "It's just past noon, and the weather is just right. Your Highness, don't you want to bask in the sun a little longer?”
How could that be? She was most afraid of being alone with him now.
Just as Jie Jue had said, in the wang fu, the wang ye's orders were equivalent to the imperial edict and could not be disobeyed.
Based on her experience of seeing countless people, she guessed that this wangye's temperament was quite good. Although he was a little gloomy and strange, he should not force her. He really wanted to defile her body. As long as he gave the order, wouldn't it be fine?
Moreover, she had also heard the old steward say some things, which made her even more certain that her guess was correct.
"You pushed this king back to his room, this king is tired.”He gave the order without any explanation, not giving her any excuse to refute. Tsk, he was the master and she was the slave. So what if she argued?
"Let this lowly one push wangye back to his room to rest.”
Guan Jiejue, who was drenched in sweat, volunteered to walk to his side. Just as he was about to push him, Tie Zhanye suddenly spoke.
"Didn't this king say who to serve?" What, he didn't even have the prestige of a master anymore?
Hearing this, Guan Jiejue didn't dare to act rashly, but he still stood behind him.
Guan Yupian quickly threw Guan Lanzhi onto him and said with a smile,""Jiejue, go back to your room and change your clothes. Let me serve his highness.”
She winked at him and pushed Tie Zhanye to another path.
Tsk, how could she not handle such a small matter? She was not a girl raised in a boudoir. How could she not be able to handle such a small matter?
He was his highness. If he wanted her, did she have to give in to him? That's hard to say.#
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