The petite woman before him refused to admit she had taken advantage of him before. Long Rui didn’t bother arguing with her. After all, they were going to be husband and wife, so whoever benefitted didn’t matter.
Xuexue: "It’s getting late. You should hurry out. If soone sees you, it won’t be good."
Because there were many of the Emperor’s spies in the mansion, Long Rui would sneak into Xuexue’s room. At first, Xuexue didn’t understand why they had to sneak around even though they were already married.
Long Rui explained that it was due to Situ Yongjie’s military power. He didn’t want the Emperor to know he was deeply in love with Situ Xueer, as it might cause the Emperor to grow even more wary of him, which would hinder his actions.
Xuexue didn’t say anything after hearing this. Regarding the military power in Situ Yongjie’s hands, in a past life, the royal family had always tried desperately to acquire it, and she had beco a sacrificial pawn.
Long Rui nodded and said, "My dear, I will co to see you again tonight."
Xuexue nodded, "Alright!"
After tidying up his clothes, Long Rui slipped out through the window.
At this point, Zi Xia, who had been knocking on the door outside, also fell silent. It seed she thought the eldest Miss hadn’t woken up yet and went to do other chores. With no one disturbing her, Xuexue lay back in bed and fell into a deep sleep.
It wasn’t until nearly noon that Xuexue was awakened by the loud noises outside.
Outside the door.
Zi Xia and several unfamiliar maids were quarreling loudly.
One of the maids spoke arrogantly, "The Princess Consort summoned Madam Situ for morning greetings. Why hasn’t she gone yet? A countryside girl is still a countryside girl, no manners at all."
Having been born in the itinerant world, Zi Xia was straightforward and imdiately retorted, "Our Miss just married into the War Prince’s Mansion yesterday. Can’t so rules wait a few days before being enforced?"
"What ’Miss’? It’s laughable. Just a countryside girl," the maids said as they laughed.
Zi Xia, no fool, realized they were mocking the eldest Miss and imdiately flared up, "You wretched servants, who are you to comnt on our Miss? What do you think you are?"
"Humph! Enough of your nonsense. Hurry and tell her to et the Princess Consort. If she’s late, it will be dealt with according to house rules."
The maids spoke in a domineering tone.
Xuexue, woken by the noise, donned her coat and stood by the door, coldly observing the overbearing maids before her. She spoke icily, "What house rules will be dealt upon this madam? Do tell."
Upon the unexpected sound of Xuexue’s voice, the once noisy crowd turned to see a stunning beauty staring coldly at them.
They couldn’t help but exclaim in their hearts: My goodness! So, the legitimate eldest Miss of the General’s Mansion is this exquisite. No wonder the Princess Consort is so on edge, feeling threatened on the very first day. Clearly, she was right to worry. If the Prince sees her, he might indeed beco completely captivated!
What they didn’t know was that the War Prince had long been thoroughly enraptured by Xuexue, having spent the previous night here.
Seeing that the eldest Miss was up, Zi Xia quickly stepped forward to stand by her side, "Eldest Miss, these servants are outrageous, coming to our courtyard boisterously early in the morning and speaking out of turn, offending the Miss. It’s truly despicable. How dare they bully like this?"
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