The look of entanglement on Xie Lang's face flashed by. Although he was full of dislike in his heart, he still said to Shen Mingzhu, "No more." "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. Your Highness should also go to bed early. I wish Your Highness a good night's sleep."
Shen Mingzhu had already prepared herself for Xie Lang to sneer at her again. But suddenly hearing this, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and a somewhat indescribable emotion welled up in her heart.
Before Shen Mingzhu could savor this feeling, she saw Xie Lang looking at her with bright eyes. So she swallowed back all the words on the tip of her tongue.
"Okay." Shen Mingzhu looked at him. The faint uneasiness in her heart just now disappeared in an instant. Her lips subconsciously curled up, and there was a hint of a smile in her eyes. "I wish you a good night's sleep too."
...
Shen Mingzhu went out very early the next day. Xie Lang woke up the moment she got up, but pretended to be still sleeping. He continued to lie on the small couch, with his back to Shen Mingzhu.
It was not until she left that Xie Lang hurriedly got up and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, his servant Xia Yun looked at him hesitantly and said, "Mas... Master."
Xie Lang subconsciously felt that something bad was going to happen. There must be some trouble. So he said coldly, "Speak."
Xia Yun showed a hesitant look on his face. His eyes also dodged when looking at Xie Lang. "This... This is that the male concubines the Emperor bestowed on the Princess last night are asking for an audience."
"What?"
Xie Lang thought he had misheard. After a moment of silence, his face suddenly darkened, with a lingering look of fierceness. "Asking for an audience?"
This must be Shen Mingyuan's idea. Early in the morning, he sent these guys to provoke him. It was simply a big joke!
Sure enough, Shen Mingyuan was really vengeful. He had just made him unhappy in the Golden Palace, and in a blink of an eye, he sent a whole bunch of troubles.
Xie Lang suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Xia Yun, "Where are they?"
"In the front hall."
Xie Lang got up and walked menacingly towards the front hall.
Xia Yun was extremely frightened, afraid that Xie Lang would be so angry that he would chop those guys up and then he wouldn't be able to explain it to the Princess.
Pushing open the door of the front hall, three handsome men with different looks were standing there. Seeing Xie Lang, they all bowed in unison and said, "Greetings to the Prince Consort."
Hearing their voices, Xie Lang suddenly felt like he had swallowed something strange. He held his breath, unable to breathe in or out. "Raise your heads."
The three of them raised their heads and looked at him. They all had different looks, but they were all extremely handsome.
One of them...
Xie Lang stared at that man for a few moments and found that he looked very much like Zhou Chengyu, who was rumored to be the one Shen Mingzhu liked. He almost couldn't hold back and throw the man out.
"Prince Consort?"
Seeing that Xie Lang was staring at him all the time, that man smiled gently and said to him softly, "I'm Yu Ling. Your Highness has been staring at me. Is there something on my face?"
Xie Lang felt that it was a mistake to agree to see these people since he got up today.
So he shook his head and said to them, "It's nothing. You may leave."
The three of them exchanged glances. There were different looks in their eyes, with a hint of indescribable ambition.
Seeing this, Xie Lang sneered and said, "What, are you reluctant to leave?"
Seeing this, Yu Ling immediately knelt on the ground, with his head down, not daring to look up. He said to Xie Lang, "How dare I? I..."
The rest of his words were interrupted before he could say them.
"What's going on here?"
Shen Mingzhu's voice came. Xie Lang looked up and saw her half leaning against the door. Her eyes still had a hint of drowsiness from just waking up. Her gaze stayed on Yu Ling for a moment.
Seeing the anger on Xie Lang's face, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
It was so strange. He had brought these people to the front hall early in the morning. Didn't he say he would just have someone watch them and then ignore them?
Shen Mingzhu didn't say it clearly, but she thought Xie Lang understood.
Xie Lang got up and said to Shen Mingzhu, "Your Highness, these people came to ask for an audience very early today. Naturally, I had to get up and see them."
Yu Ling knelt on the ground, his whole body stiffening. He looked up at Xie Lang in disbelief.
Get up to see them? It was clearly that they knew he had gotten up, so they came to ask for an audience!
Shen Mingzhu didn't suspect anything. Hearing this, she subconsciously frowned and said to Xie Lang, "If you don't want to see them, then don't. Why force yourself?"
After saying that, she turned to look at Chuntao and said, "Take them away."
After Yu Ling and the others reluctantly left, Shen Mingzhu glanced at Xie Lang with a half - smile and said, "If you don't want to see them, just ignore them."
Xie Lang was silent. He looked at Shen Mingzhu. Seeing that her expression was the same as usual, he quickly changed the topic and said, "Why did Your Highness get up so early today?"
"I just went out to buy breakfast."
Actually, it wasn't like that. Shen Mingzhu had just received a secret message, so she got up to meet the messenger. But after seeing the person, she suddenly wanted to eat the small wontons on the street, so she simply went out of the mansion to buy them.
"Do you want some?"
Xie Lang almost couldn't maintain his calm expression. His lips were still straight, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes without his knowing. "Then I'd better accept your kind offer."
After they finished eating, Xie Lang said, "What does Your Highness plan to do with those three people? If they are the Emperor's spies and we keep them in the Xie Mansion all the time, then..."
Shen Mingzhu wasn't that worried about this. Hearing this, she explained, "No matter how bold he is, he knows my taboos. Naturally, he doesn't dare to really turn against me. So there's no need to worry that these people are spies."
Xie Lang paused in his actions.
He thought these people were the Emperor's spies, so Shen Mingzhu ignored them. Now it seemed that they were really her male concubines?
Shen Mingzhu saw the changing expressions on Xie Lang's face. She felt a little amused for no reason. So she got up and said, "What? Do you want me to send them to you?"
Xie Lang originally wanted to act magnanimous. But then he remembered how angry he had been last night. He immediately changed his words and said, "Then Your Highness can send them here. I won't be polite."
Chuntao was stunned.
Young Master Xie was really extraordinary! He had been so angry with these male concubines yesterday that his face had turned green. But today he could calmly ask for them.
The Princess actually agreed to send them to him!
Sure enough, Young Master Xie was extremely handsome. And now it seemed that he wasn't completely brainless. Maybe he could really become the Prince Consort in the future.
Seeing the calmness on Xie Lang's face, Shen Mingzhu suddenly became very curious about what this person was thinking. So she reached out and tucked the stray hair on his forehead behind his ear.
[Humph, that stupid guy was so proud just now. Now he's in trouble. He's in my hands!]
[Shen Mingzhu did a good job this time. It seems she hasn't forgotten that we're on the same boat now. I'll look for something to give her later. Hahaha.]
It seemed that Xie Lang was really in a good mood. He even thought about giving her something.
Shen Mingzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She turned her head and saw that Xie Lang's ears were slightly red.
"Okay, then I'll leave first."
Today, Shen Mingzhu planned to go out for a stroll to see if she could find a suitable place to meet her subordinates. It was a pity that the small building yesterday wasn't for sale.
Hearing this, Xie Lang was stunned and said, "Wait."