After taking a bath, she felt much refreshed. Moving her dainty steps slowly, she made her way back to the bedroom.
As soon as she entered, she saw Zhongli Mingye sitting on the couch with a tipsy look on his face, looking rather rakish. His phoenix eyes were fixed on her as if he wanted to melt her with his gaze. He patted the spot beside him and said, "My love, come here!"
Come? Not likely!
In Song Jinyu's eyes, he didn't just look tipsy; he looked lecherous. "You... are drunk. I'll go to the study!"
Come? Hmph... She wasn't that stupid to listen to him!
If she didn't leave quickly, it would be too late.
Realizing this, she was about to leave when Zhongli Mingye moved even faster.
In an instant, he was in front of Song Jinyu. He picked her up horizontally and whispered, "My love, you've had your fun, but I haven't yet!"
She looked up at the ceiling of the bed, speechless.
Was Zhongli Mingye practicing lightness kung fu just to deal with her? She really wanted to slap this man!
How come she never noticed that Zhongli Mingye was so lascivious before? He was practically... practically about to devour her.
"Sigh!"
Song Jinyu propped her chin in her hand and hid in the room, not coming out. This was her third sigh. She was deeply troubled.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" The prince and the princess had always been deeply in love. Why was Song Jinyu sighing so much early in the morning?
She said distressfully, "I'm so selfish."
She was so selfish that she wanted to have Zhongli Mingye all to herself and didn't want to share him with others. Not even nominally.
However, Song Jinyu couldn't be willful. After all, those concubines were bestowed by the queen and were of noble status.
Mi Cui suddenly came in from outside. Seeing that she was unhappy, she stepped forward and said, "Your Highness..."
"Madam Wan and Madam Ran just came!"
Song Jinyu's face fell immediately. "I don't want to see them!" Couldn't they see she was in a bad mood?
"They were taken away before they even reached the courtyard gate! I don't know where they've been taken. I think they might have been sent out of the mansion." Mi Cui's words made Song Jinyu stunned for a moment.
Those two madams had left the mansion?
"Ah..."
Song Jinyu threw herself on the bed and lay there, not wanting to say a word. She counted on her fingers the hard days that awaited her in the future. Maybe it would be like Suoli's situation? Was it because she didn't have confidence in Zhongli Mingye?
Maybe she would lose her mind because of jealousy, just like the queen, who was extremely gloomy.
Either way, it would be miserable.
She made up her mind that if that day really came, she would go back to Tianmen Mountain and become the Holy Maiden. She thought Wen Sirong would still take her in.
What was wrong with her? Where had her former calmness and rationality gone?
Mi Cui looked at her with a smile. "Your Highness, if you're unhappy, just say it."
"The prince loves you the most. Maybe he can relieve your worries."
She crawled out from under the quilt, looking listless. He must be in a difficult situation, too. After all, those concubines had been taken into the mansion.
She didn't know if he had slept with them, but their status as concubines was real.
Thinking of this, she got back under the quilt and buried herself.
For a long time, there was no sound in the room.
Suddenly, she heard someone chuckling, but Song Jinyu didn't care. She was in a mess and didn't want to do anything.
Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, the quilt was lifted and the room brightened up.
Zhongli Mingye looked at her with amusement and pulled her up. "What are you doing? Aren't you afraid of suffocating?"
Caught in the act, she felt embarrassed. She sat up awkwardly, hanging her head and saying nothing.
"I've decided to send them back home. They can marry whoever they want. The Yu Prince's Mansion won't interfere anymore."
"After all..."
He raised his eyebrows and whispered in Song Jinyu's ear, "They're still virgins. It won't be too much trouble for them to get married."
She suddenly raised her head, shocked. He hadn't touched those two concubines?
Why did she feel an inexplicable joy in her heart?
Zhongli Mingye could sense that her mood had obviously relaxed a lot. He couldn't help but flick her on the head. "You're so stupid!"
Since he already had her, how could there be room for anyone else in his eyes?
Song Jinyu turned her head away shyly, not daring to look at him. She was secretly overjoyed in her heart!
He hugged her. "Stop being so silly. I like to be in control of everything, including your heart."
"Also, if you're unhappy, just say it." Although this matter was over, the two families were still very dissatisfied.
He held her beautiful face and said with a smile, "Let's be unhappy together." Song Jinyu threw herself into his arms. "Am I too selfish? I'm so selfish that I just want to have you all to myself."
"I'm more than happy about that!"
The two of them lay with their necks intertwined. At this moment, they didn't think about the court or the royal family. The queen's power was no longer what it used to be. Even if she got the news, she could only stamp her feet in anger.
Rong Shuang'er and He Yi looked at Song Jinyu with a meaningful look on their faces. "In the past, we only heard that beautiful women could be a curse. Now, I've really seen what a curse is." He Yi joked with her. "Fourth Brother is now well - known for doting on his wife. He's even willing to offend those two court officials just to send away his concubines."
"Tsk tsk, Song Jinyu! Your reputation as a jealous woman is going to spread throughout the Zhongli royal family!"
"..."
She swallowed the fruit wine in her mouth. "What does it matter to me? I didn't ask him to send them away!" Although she said so, the joy in her eyes couldn't be hidden.
Rong Shuang'er said enviously, "The Yu Prince is really good to you!"
Suddenly, she thought of Ming Ruyi and felt a flutter in her heart. Song Jinyu thought for a moment. "You're not young anymore. You might as well make it clear to Ming Ruyi."
"Actually, in a relationship, it's not the one who takes the initiative who loses."
"Forget it. Let's not talk about him. I'll tell you an interesting thing!"
Rong Shuang'er's mysterious tone piqued Song Jinyu's and He Yi's curiosity. "There's a female actress in the biggest theater in the capital. She's incredibly beautiful."
"She's really a beauty."
"Is she more beautiful than Sister - in - law Four?" Song Jinyu laughed and tapped He Yi on the head.
"Her beauty is different from the princess's. She's very aggressive and extremely gorgeous!" Just how gorgeous was she? Rong Shuang'er described her as the most beautiful woman in the world. "The princess is like a lily, while Fan Renmei is like a rose."
Not only was she beautiful, but she was also a great actress. "How many high - ranking officials in the capital want to feast their eyes on her, but she's taken a fancy to the illegitimate son of the Minister of War's family."
Song Jinyu always liked reading storybooks. Now that she heard that such a story was happening in the capital, she was naturally very interested. "What's her name?"
"Fan Renmei!"
She was extremely gorgeous, and even her name was so bold. Song Jinyu became more and more interested in Fan Renmei.
Rong Shuang'er's eyes sparkled. "She's completely different from others. With her looks, it would be more than enough for her to be a concubine in an official's family."
She paused for a moment. "But she said that she would rather be the wife of a commoner than a concubine in a wealthy family."
When Song Jinyu heard this, she said, "She's really an extraordinary woman!" Although she was an actress, she was so ambitious!
The three women immediately made an appointment to go to the theater to watch Fan Renmei perform some other day.
Before leaving, Song Jinyu asked one more question. "What's the name of that illegitimate son?"
"Li Zichao."