Huo Wei slightly raised his fierce eyebrows. "I'll show you mine. Compare it with that of that male dog that day, and you'll know whether I'm lying to you or not."
After hesitating for a moment, he still reached out to untie his belt, determined to prove his innocence.
Du Gu Luanyue quickly pressed down his hand and stared at him in shock. "You're crazy! You're really crazy! Huo Wei, can you be any more absurd?"
Huo Wei's hand was pressed down by her and then shaken off. "I hate being misunderstood the most."
Du Gu Luanyue closed her eyes. "Get out of here! I don't want to see it. How are you any different from a hooligan?"
Huo Wei chuckled a few times, his expression turning charming.
"We've done plenty of hooligan and exciting things in the cave and in the hot - spring pool. Du Gu Luanyue, you've been married before. What are you shy about?"
Du Gu Luanyue tightly closed her eyes and said angrily, "I'd rather look at a male dog than look at you for even a second!"
The smile on Huo Wei's face gradually faded. He pressed his tongue against his back teeth and shouted, "I'm saying it one more time. Open your eyes and look at me!"
Du Gu Luanyue made up her mind and opened her eyes. Since he wasn't afraid to take off his clothes, there was no need for her, the on - looker, to be evasive.
After opening her eyes, she saw Huo Wei's handsome and ruffian - like face with a teasing smile. He hadn't untied his belt at all.
"Do you think you're very important to me, and I'd be jealous and castrate him? Du Gu Luanyue, you think too highly of yourself."
The moment Du Gu Luanyue entered the Cold Palace, Huo Wei followed right behind.
When the news spread in the palace, Huo Wei stood up and walked out, even being lectured by Shen Guilan.
Huo Wei only said that he was going because Du Gu Luanyue had indeed helped him in matters of the court, and he wanted to return the favor.
He quickly entered the palace gate. At that moment, he remembered that Du Gu Luanyue had helped him obtain the position of the commander of the imperial guards.
If not for that, it wouldn't have been so convenient for him to enter the palace. At least now he could easily erase the record of his entry at the palace gate.
Huo Wei's heart churned. Indeed, as Du Gu Luanyue had said, she had never harmed him, and he had benefited a lot from her.
The moment he saw her, her charming eyes were full of indifference and hatred towards him.
At that moment, he did feel a bit stuffy in his chest. His heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat's paw. It wasn't fatal, but it was itchy and painful.
She pursed her pale lips and asked again, "Huo Wei, answer me seriously. You didn't castrate Sheng Yunqi, right?"
Huo Wei was displeased but still nodded. "No, I didn't castrate your beloved male favorite. Is that enough?"
For no reason, his anger flared up again, and the flames danced in his fierce black eyes.
Du Gu Luanyue looked at Huo Wei. He was a proud man.
He was in Beiyan. If he had really castrated Sheng Yunqi, he would surely admit it openly. He probably wouldn't have secretly come to the Cold Palace to tell her about this.
Moreover, when she found an opportunity, she could write a letter back to Nanchu to inquire.
She calmed her emotions. "Okay, I'll believe you for now."
Aunt Meijiang knocked on the door and walked in, looking embarrassed. "Your Ladyship, the environment in the Cold Palace is so poor. There isn't a single intact stove, and we can't start a fire."
Huo Wei turned his eyes, looking disdainful. "What's the use of keeping such useless servants?"
After saying that, he walked out and didn't come back for a long time.
Du Gu Luanyue thought that Huo Wei had left.
Aunt Meijiang was also puzzled. She went back to the stove and tried to start a fire again.
After a while, Aunt Meijiang came back mysteriously. "Oh, Your Ladyship, guess what the Prince of Yuzhang is doing?"
Du Gu Luanyue shook her head. "What? He hasn't left yet. What is he going to do?"
Aunt Meijiang's eyes were full of joy. "It's really strange. The Prince is building a temporary stove in the corner. He's starting a fire himself and boiling medicine for Your Ladyship."
Before Du Gu Luanyue could say anything, she continued, "Your Ladyship, does the Prince have real feelings for you? He's acting so abnormally."
Du Gu Luanyue stood under the dusty window sill, looking at the cold moon in the sky. She pondered for a while, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"But Huo Wei often does immoral things. It's hard for me to guess his thoughts.
If I were to seduce him again now, I'm afraid he would despise me even more and think that I'm using him to get out of the Cold Palace."
Aunt Meijiang stepped forward and asked, "Then what are you going to do, Your Ladyship?"
Du Gu Luanyue calmed herself and said slowly, "Do nothing. I'm already in the Cold Palace. My value to Huo Wei is far less than before."
After saying this, she still couldn't help but walk out of the house. She went to take a look at the newly - built small stove and quietly stood behind Huo Wei.
Watching his robe hem hanging on the dusty ground and him rolling up his sleeves and skillfully boiling the medicine, her eyes trembled.
After all, he was a prince, the prestigious Prince of Yuzhang in Beiyan, the god of war who destroyed Liao. Yet he was doing such things in the dirty and messy kitchen of the Cold Palace, and he was quite dexterous.
Huo Wei looked back at her. "You don't need to think too much. I'm just repaying your favor for the imperial examination."
Du Gu Luanyue lifted her plain white skirt and walked to his side. She squatted down.
"So that's the case. But there's really no need. You're a prince. It's not appropriate for you to do things that servants do."
Huo Wei threw his fan aside and looked at her sideways.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm here just to ask you how you ended up in the Cold Palace?"
He had heard the rumors in the palace, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
Du Gu Luanyue gave a bleak smile. Her plump lips were a bit pale. "Just as Empress Dowager Hua said. I lured the Emperor to visit the brothel."
Huo Wei's voice was deep. "You're absurd, but you wouldn't go so far as to let the Emperor go to the brothel. Weren't you going out of the palace that day to deal with me?"
After saying that, he stood up and poured out the medicine juice from the pot. He picked up the medicine bowl and handed it to her. "Drink it quickly. I'm leaving."
When Du Gu Luanyue took the medicine bowl, her eyebrows knitted together. Didn't Huo Wei know that if she drank this, her throat would be scalded?
But she didn't say anything. She just calmed her eyes. "Okay, you can leave first."
Huo Wei leaned against the wall. His handsome face, chiseled like a knife, became more profound in the dim light. He lowered his eyes and stared at the person squatting on the ground blowing the hot medicine. His voice was a bit low.
"You haven't answered my question, but I've already guessed it."
Du Gu Luanyue pursed her lips. "It's the Emperor. It's only natural for him to do so."
Huo Wei asked, "Aren't you aggrieved?"
Du Gu Luanyue shook her head and didn't say anything else. Seeing that the medicine wasn't too hot, she swallowed the bitter medicine juice in one gulp and frowned tightly.
Huo Wei looked at her again. "You deserve it. Who told you to scheme to get out of the palace and harm me with all your wits."
Du Gu Luanyue's eyes were a bit cold. She tightened her grip on the bowl slightly. "Prince of Yuzhang, leave first. It's not safe for you to come to the Cold Palace again."
Huo Wei lifted his foot and left the kitchen. Du Gu Luanyue said behind him, "Thank you for today. One good turn deserves another. We're even."
At this moment, Huo Wei stopped in his tracks. Even? Why should they be even?
His deep black eyes stared at her intently. "Do you want to get out of the Cold Palace?"