Chapter 418 - 416: Did Not Disgrace My Lady’s Beauty (Part 2)

Chapter 418: Chapter 416: Did Not Disgrace My Lady’s Beauty (Part 2)

Xiao Yi said, "The Jiang Jiuniang of today should be addressed as Princess Consort Ling. I can’t say for sure if her relationship with the Jiang Family is truly hostile, but ever since we discovered that the Jiang Family might be that mysterious force behind the scenes, we immediately sent people to monitor Prince Ling’s fiefdom, and indeed, there hasn’t been any obvious connection between the Jiang Family and Prince Ling or Princess Consort Ling."

Unless their relationship is so secretive that even Xiao Yi’s people couldn’t detect it.

Xu Jing said, "Regardless of whether the Jiang Family’s relationship with Prince Ling and Princess Consort Ling is truly bad, the Jiang Family has rebelled now. If they have the bloodline of the Wei Royal Family in their hands, it would be advantageous for them. I guess, regardless of whether they truly intend to support Prince Xing or Prince Ling, they will definitely find a way to keep them close."

"That’s right."

Xiao Yi nodded and said warmly, "Don’t worry. When we discovered that the Jiang Family was secretly connecting with its own forces, the Holy Emperor and I sent people to Prince Xing’s and Prince Ling’s fiefdoms to secretly escort them to the Capital City.

This morning, I just received a letter stating that our people have already controlled Prince Xing and Princess Consort Ling and are starting their return to the Western Capital. Prince Xing’s fiefdom is closer to the Western Capital, and it should take about half a month to reach there, while Prince Ling’s fiefdom is further away and will take approximately two-thirds of a month."

If that’s the case, the Jiang Family could intercept them before they reach the Western Capital.

The real relief will only come when they actually appear in the Western Capital.

Xu Jing lowered her eyes in thought when a large calloused hand gently smoothed her brow. Xu Jing was slightly startled and looked up, meeting the gentle black eyes of the man before her.

The man smiled softly and said, "Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, everything will be fine. I will definitely protect you and Chang Xiao. You shouldn’t frown like this."

Was she frowning?

Xu Jing instinctively wanted to touch her brow but first touched the man’s hand still on her forehead. She couldn’t help but smile wryly, grasping that large hand, she said, "With something like this happening, anyone would worry, right? I just learned about all this today, and just started to worry, so it’s already late.

I’m worried about whether we can continue living this peaceful life, but what concerns me more is you."

After all, he is the one at the core of all this, facing those rebels head-on.

Xiao Yi’s eyes flashed slightly, but his smile became even softer, "You and Chang Xiao are at home, so you don’t need to worry about me. No matter where I go, I will always try to return to you and Chang Xiao."

His words and his expression as he spoke were somewhat strange, but Xu Jing had received so much information tonight that she was still sorting it out and didn’t notice Xiao Yi’s odd behavior.

Seeing his wife lost in thought again, Xiao Yi smiled helplessly and gave her a deep look before saying in a low voice, "It’s getting late, let’s turn off the lights and sleep."

Despite everything that happened, Xu Jing still had a good night’s rest.

Every time she slept beside Xiao Yi, her heart would be extraordinarily at ease, and her sleep quality would always be better.

The next day, when Xu Jing woke up, she discovered that the sun was already high in the sky outside.

And as usual, the bed beside her was empty.

She was slightly taken aback and instinctively sat up to call Chunyang when she suddenly remembered that she had followed Mr. Yao and the others out of the city last night to ambush Hua Wen and hadn’t brought Chunyang along.

She paused, lifted the quilt, and was about to get out of bed when the room door was gently pushed open. Xiao Yi, already dressed and groomed, walked in. Seeing her, his eyes bent slightly, "Awake?"

Xu Jing blinked at him and asked, "What time is it now? Weren’t we supposed to return to the Western Capital today? Why didn’t you wake me earlier?"

"No rush, the chaos in the Western Capital only just ended, and people there are surely busy dealing with the aftermath. Going back a bit later won’t matter."

Xiao Yi walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, gently held one of Xu Jing’s hands, and looked at her with inky eyes as if he couldn’t look at her enough, "It’s not yet Si hour (9 AM), do you want to sleep a little more?"

It’s almost Si hour already!

Xu Jing couldn’t help but cast him a sidelong glance, saying irritably, "I’ve had enough sleep, and besides, we’re not at home now. Even if I wanted to laze in bed, that’s something for when I’m at home. We’re outside, and Zhao Jingming is also here. If he knew how much I liked to laze in bed, he’d definitely make fun of me given the chance later on."

She had felt this way for a long time.

This man seemed to spoil her with no limits, as if he wouldn’t be satisfied until he spoiled her into another Chang Xiao.

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but chuckle, raised his hand to smooth her slightly tousled hair, and said, "If he makes fun of you, I’ll get back at him for you; he wouldn’t dare."

Saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly became eager, "You came out this time without a maid to serve you, so why don’t I serve you instead, how about that?"

This usually steady man rarely acted on a whim, but as soon as he finished speaking, he stood up to call the waiter outside for some toiletries.

Watching him leave, Xu Jing’s mouth twitched slightly. When the toiletries were delivered, she stopped the eager man and said with great skepticism, "Xiao Yanci, have you ever served anyone before in your life? It’s questionable if you even know how. I can handle these small tasks myself."

However, the man clung to her anyway, handing her towels and water cups just to remind her of his presence, even if she wouldn’t let him serve her.

Xu Jing even suspected that he had suddenly been dismissed from his position, becoming idle all of a sudden.

Finally, when Xu Jing was about to change clothes, he clung to her, insisting on helping her change.

Xu Jing simply couldn’t handle him. She had to suppress the faint embarrassment and opened her hands, trying hard to think of herself as a wooden post while the child-like man eagerly explored how to help her dress.

Xu Jing was just relieved that he didn’t go so far as to help her change her undergarments as well...

As Xiao Yi leaned over to tie the sash of her ru skirt, Xu Jing caught a whiff of his familiar, faintly fresh scent and suddenly said in a low voice, "Yanci, has something happened?"

With such out-of-the-ordinary behavior, even if she were slower on the uptake, she would sense something was off with him.

Xiao Yi’s actions paused slightly, then he resumed as usual, speaking in a low voice, "Nothing."

Compared to other men, his hands were quite nimble. After figuring it out for a bit, he had the sash of her ru skirt tied in no time. Finally, he stood in front of Xu Jing, gazing unwaveringly at his handiwork before smiling softly, "Not bad, I haven’t disgraced my wife’s beauty."

Utterly unable to withstand his syrupy words, Xu Jing said expressionlessly, "But you’ve completely exhausted your wife’s patience. Xiao Yanci, if I ever do such a silly thing with you again, I’ll be a fool!"

A simple set of clothes that she could usually don in no time was extended to nearly fifteen minutes because of him!

Her arms, which she held up all this time, felt sore as if they weren’t her own!

Seeing her frustrated expression, the man’s smile grew even brighter. Just as Xu Jing had enough and kicked him before turning to leave, Xiao Yi suddenly leaned forward, holding her tightly, and said softly, "Jing, there’s something I need to tell you. Can you promise me not to get angry?"

Xu Jing’s heart skipped lightly, silently noting, "Finally, it’s coming."

Outwardly calm, she said, "Speak first."

After hearing Xiao Yi’s words, her expression changed ceaselessly, with a sudden urge to kick this man holding her so tightly into the sky, turning him into a bright, shining star.

Keeping such a big secret from her and expecting her not to get angry? Impossible!

This month, no, for the rest of his life, he shouldn’t even dream of sharing her bed!