Jiang Fenghua's eyelashes fluttered, her face flushed, her slender fingers gathered her thin outer garment. The more it concealed her figure, the more it outlined her graceful waist. Her bare feet were fully exposed in front of him, as lovable as an elf.
Xie Shang quickly avoided his eyes and said coldly, "Put on your clothes."
Jiang Fenghua looked down and saw that she was revealing her beauty. She twisted her willow waist and walked past him. She hurriedly pulled her clothes and put them on while explaining softly, "It's not that I don't know the rules. Please allow me to explain, Your Highness. My outer robe was burned during the day, and I was afraid that it would damage my appearance. After returning to the room, I asked someone to prepare water for a bath. I wanted to re-dress, but maybe I was too tired and fell asleep accidentally. I forgot the time for a moment."
"This Prince doesn't mind." His voice was distant and indifferent, and his dim eyes were obviously unhappy.
She thought: For someone who doesn't care, he won't care even if she takes off all her clothes.
Jiang Fenghua's eyes sparkled. She timidly stepped aside, her eyes were full of trepidation. She bit her cherry red lips and murmured, "A series of wedding rituals taught by Nanny Wang..."
Looking at the weak and timid girl in front of him, it seemed that he had scared her. The coldness in his eyes slightly subsided, and he lowered his tone, "Sit down."
"Your Highness, have to sit down first." Jiang Fenghua smiled.
The smile on her face seemed to be contagious, causing his heart to tremble violently.
Xie Shang sat on the edge of the bed with a gloomy face. He also tried not to look at her, and his face always maintained a dull and deliberate coldness.
Jiang Fenghua pretended not to understand his aloofness and sat down beside him without any scruples, her cheeks flushed, "Madame Wang said..."
"Don't listen to everything that Madame Wang says. I have something to tell you now." Xie Shang interrupted her, a sharp flash in his eyes. Madame Wang was the eyes of the Empress who was watching him around the clock.
"Please speak, my lord." Jiang Fenghua stopped talking immediately, looking at the man next to him with bright eyes.
'Xie Shang was really good-looking, wearing a jade-inlaid purple gold crown on his head, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. His narrow eyes, looking heroic, with a high nose bridge and thin lips, revealing a sense of aloofness and coldness. His facial features were like sculptures, sharp and angular, and he was handsome and unique. No wonder she loved him as much as her life in their previous life, but it was a pity that he had someone in his heart and could no longer tolerate others.'
Now for her, Xie Shang can only be a stepping stone for her to gain power, and she will no longer have feelings for him. But good-looking people are indeed very attractive, and she approached him inadvertently.
Xie Shang keenly noticed Jiang Fenghua approaching, and her outer robe suddenly opened, revealing only a scarlet gauze inside, and her graceful body was looming. He stood up suddenly. He was determined that the person he loved was Su Tingwan. His expression suddenly became cold, and his voice was ruthless and indifferent, "This prince has someone he likes, and he promised that he would only like her in this life. Apart from her, there is no room for another woman in this prince's heart, so this prince will not consummate the marriage with you. What Nanny Wang said to you is wrong. Only two people who truly love each other can be intimate and do that kind of thing."
Jiang Fenghua opened her eyes wide, her face calm, and she said softly, "It turns out that His Highness already has someone he likes!"
Words that come out from men's mouths are lies. After Xie Shang ascends the throne, the harem will be filled, and the royal family will not allow him to like only one person. In the future, he will know how cruel reality is and how insignificant his love with Su Tingwan is.
Her eyes were filled with confusion and innocence, and she said slowly, "Since the imperial edict of marriage was sent to the Jiang Mansion, my mother has told me that I can only like His Highness, but I have never seen His Highness before, so how can I like His Highness? Since His Highness has a woman he likes, he should strive to marry her!"
What she meant was: You have someone you like, and you don't have the ability to marry her, what does it have to do with me? I don't like you, but I still married you, just because the will of the Emperor is hard to refuse.
She just wanted to tell him that she didn't deliberately break in between the two of them. She was married to the Duke of Heng as his Princess Consort by imperial decree. She knew Xie Shang, and it would be best if she was a blank sheet of paper in front of him. A man's possessiveness is much stronger than one can imagine.
Xie Shang was stunned by her reaction, and his eyes were full of inquiry. She approached him for no reason just now, didn't she want him? I saw that her eyes were clear and blank, and there was nothing strange on her face. Instead, she was suddenly flustered because of her approach.
When he thought that Jiang Fenghua was already his princess, she didn't mind at all when she heard that her husband had a lover. Or maybe it was really as she said, she didn't like him, so she didn't mind. He confirmed again, "Do you really not mind her entering the Duke of Heng Estate?"
"A woman that His Highness likes must be the best woman. Why should I mind? Nanny Wang said that since I am the princess consort of the Duke of Heng, I should worry more about the prosperity of the prince's family. The princess's duty includes selecting suitable women for His Highness to enter the Estate and serve His Highness. I will definitely pay more attention to it in the future."
'So what if I disagree? Is crying useful? You will marry her as usual in three days. Why don't I do you a favor? In this life, I want to see with my own eyes how strong your love for Su Tingwan is.'
Xie Shang saw that her eyebrows were like a painting, her voice was soft and gentle, her face was calm, her eyes were sincere, and her expression was unpredictable, as if she really didn't care at all that her husband had another woman in his heart. 'But how come she seemed relieved to know that he had a girl he liked?' Xie Shang looked at such a calm girl, and he felt a little irritated for some reason. 'Was she really so generous?'
"Your Highness, are you going to bed now?" Jiang Fenghua asked.
Xie Shang's heart trembled violently, "Now that we have made it clear, I will go to the study to sleep."
"Don't misunderstand, Your Highness. Nothing will happen between you and me. We are just going to bed. Can we sleep separately?" She boldly said, "Your Highness must have worked hard all day. Why bother to disturb the servants? It's better to sleep here. Besides, it's so late. If Your Highness goes to the study to sleep alone, away from his newlywed wife's room, I'm afraid that tomorrow Nanny Wang will complain about me not fulfilling my wife's duties."
Xie Shang thought more carefully after hearing this. After all, Jiang Fenghua was married to him by the emperor, so he couldn't neglect her too much. Since she agreed to him marrying Wan'er and agreed not to have a wedding night, he had no reason to sleep in the study again. Besides, if he left tonight, Master Jiang's daughter would be neglected by her husband on her wedding night. If it got out, he would have a hard time explaining it. As long as Jiang Fenghua knew and accepted the general situation, he would not make things difficult for her.
"I will help you change your clothes," she said.
"No need." Xie Shang turned aside and walked behind the screen. He was busy all day and drank a lot of wine at night. He was tired and needed to wash up.
Jiang Fenghua looked indifferent, not surprised at all. Anyway, she had washed up. She didn't care about Xie Shang climbing onto the bed and sleeping alone in a comfortable position.