Rong Jiangyu's voice drove away the drowsiness that had welled up in her. When facing this man, her only thought was to never let him know about the child in her womb.
To her, Rong Xun was a cruel and unscrupulous man, but he was rational and wouldn't do anything pointless.
However, Rong Jiangyu was different. His ferocity knew no bounds. Although she didn't know why he had an obsession with her, this obsession was nothing more than a dispensable pleasure to him.
If one day he got bored with her, he might just kill her without hesitation.
Moreover, as Rong Xun's rival, her existence was the best hostage in his hands.
Tang Youyou saw that he was smiling at the moment, even exuding a touch of tenderness. If an ordinary woman saw him like this, she would surely be completely smitten.
"I've already eaten. I'm not hungry. I'm going to bed soon."
Tang Youyou acted as if nothing had happened. Her face was extremely calm, showing no trace of emotion. She didn't seem panicked at all because she had been kidnapped.
She knew that this state was the best for both of them. She wouldn't show the fear in her heart due to the unknown. Only this calm and indifferent attitude would make him keep a distance from her.
Rong Jiangyu was holding a plate of crystal - clear grapes in his hand. Each grape was plump and round.
He picked one and put it into his mouth, then licked the juice on his lips.
Then he walked closer to the couch and sat down beside Tang Youyou. He picked another grape and held it out to her.
Tang Youyou glanced at him twice. She knew she had to take it, so she reached out her hand.
Unexpectedly, this man didn't give it to her. Tang Youyou grabbed at nothing.
Tang Youyou looked at him suspiciously. This man was really crazy.
The smile on Rong Jiangyu's face deepened. He slowly put the grape in his hand to her lips and said "ah", signaling her to open her mouth.
This feeding scene made her think of before. At that time, Rong Xun had also spoiled her like this, feeding her food affectionately. They were so close and in love that they were envied by others.
But now, the person beside her had become his half - brother.
This feeling was just strange no matter how she thought about it.
She had no right to refuse. She could only obey Rong Jiangyu's order and open her mouth to eat the grape.
The finger on her lips didn't move away immediately. Instead, it even rubbed against her soft lips twice.
For a moment, Tang Youyou felt her whole body trembling with resistance. This extremely uncomfortable feeling suddenly made her want to vomit.
This man seemed to notice her reluctance and didn't tease her anymore.
She saw him stand up and walk towards the door.
Tang Youyou finally let out a sigh of relief. Before she could take a couple of deep breaths, she heard this man say, "It won't be long before the name of this Great Ming Kingdom will be changed. I'll give you a surprise then."
After saying that, this man lifted the curtain and left, leaving Tang Youyou with a dazed look on her face.
"Surprise?" Tang Youyou frowned slightly. "What kind of surprise could it be? I hope it's not a shock."
All the positive - meaning words coming out of this man's mouth usually meant the opposite in reality.
Tang Youyou didn't know what this former crown prince was up to.
She walked to the door and pressed her ear against it, trying to hear what was being said outside.
But all she heard were some unfamiliar languages. She had often heard this kind of language when she was in the Western Regions. It seemed that the guards at the door were his bodyguards from the Western Regions.
At this moment, in a tent not far away where firewood was stored, a somewhat disheveled man was lying on a haystack.
Ye Yue's hands and feet were tightly bound with hemp ropes. He could hardly even stand up. But these were minor problems. The most important thing was that he was still alive.
The reason why this former crown prince didn't kill him was probably because he mistook him for Tang Youyou's bodyguard.
If he knew that his real master was Rong Xun, there was a high probability that this man would kill him on the spot.
Speaking of grudges, although there weren't many between this man and his master, each one was a deep - seated hatred.
Ye Yue struggled to move his body. The distance from the haystack to the pillar was only about five or six meters, but this short distance cost him a great deal of physical strength.
He lay down next to the pillar and tried his best to move his bound wrists towards the edge of the pillar. Then he rubbed them up and down on the edge of the pillar.
Although the efficiency was very low, this was the only way to free himself for the time being.
Suddenly, he saw a small gravel on the ground that he could use. He moved over and picked it up with his hands behind his back, then slowly cut the ropes.
He didn't know how long it took, but finally the ropes on his wrists were untied!
Ye Yue immediately tore off the ropes on his feet. The feeling of regaining freedom was truly wonderful.
Just as he was about to go out, he heard a sound of footsteps coming from outside.
This sound scared him and he quickly returned to the haystack, arranging his body in the same position as before.
The person who came in should be a servant beside Rong Jiangyu, coming to get firewood.
"The woman in that tent is said to be the queen of the Great Ming Kingdom."
"That's right. Although the former emperor of the Great Ming is dead and the new emperor is incompetent, this former queen is really beautiful. No wonder our king has taken a fancy to her."
They were speaking the language of the Western Regions. Ye Yue was proficient in this language and could understand them clearly.
"Her name seems to be Tang Youyou. The names of these Central Plains people are so vulgar. They're not as good as our Western Region women at all. You say she's beautiful, but I think she's not as good - looking as our girls. Don't you think big - eyed and thick - browed girls are beautiful? And I heard that it's not just this former queen who came back this time."
Ye Yue was lying on the haystack. He heard someone lift the curtain and a cold wind blew in. He endured it and didn't dare to shiver.
"Of course it's not this man. It's another woman. I heard that our king was kind - hearted and rescued a little girl from the hands of some hooligans on the street."
Ye Yue was sure that the person they were talking about should be the one involved in that public execution on the street that day.
But it was a bit unexpected to him. Rong Jiangyu didn't seem like such a casual person.
The two of them stepped forward to check Ye Yue's condition. When they bent down, Ye Yue suddenly kicked them hard in the abdomen.
These two people clearly had some martial arts skills, but no matter how much they practiced for another ten years, they wouldn't be able to catch up with Ye Yue's strength.
Ye Yue quickly knocked the two of them down and pulled off one of their clothes.
Ye Yue put on the clothes. They fit him quite well, but they didn't quite match his aura.
He hid the two of them inside and covered them tightly with the haystack.
Ye Yue pulled up the collar of his clothes high, covering most of his face.