When flowers bloom, we meet for the first time 024 sour vinegar heartache

  "Who?" Yan Xi sat up from her reclined position and asked softly.

  "Me." The low, magnetic voice of a man came from outside the door, and in the quiet night, it had a special reverberation.

  Yan Xi was taken aback, then replied, "Your Highness, please wait a moment, I'll come and open the door right away."

  She put on a garment, then added a thin cloak outside to wrap her slender body inside, and the woman got out of bed to open the door. "Your Highness, please come in."

  Feng Ye looked at her for a moment, then lifted his leg and stepped inside.

  "Your Highness, please sit down. I'll pour you a cup of water." As he spoke, he picked up the teapot and poured a cup of warm tea. Handing him the tea at the same time, he smiled and asked: "Is Your Highness troubled by something related to the princess that brought you here so late at night?"

  The girl sat down gently on the stool beside him with a faint smile. Even looking into his eyes, she was smiling.

  Feng Ye was looked at with some embarrassment, lowered his head and sipped tea without speaking. The other party also cleverly understood that this was a tacit agreement.

  "Your Highness need not worry, since you have come to find me, it is certain that you trust me. I am not a person who would joke without reason. Although Your Highness is a strong and powerful man, but as a human being, how can one be completely devoid of emotions? Therefore, it is only natural that Your Highness would be troubled by this matter."

  She said that, and Feng Ye suddenly felt that his reaction was too petty. "I think you've also discovered that Le'er is greatly different from before, right?"

  Yan Xizhen nodded. "I've been waiting in the Xi Yuan all day, and I've only seen the princess a few times. However, in the past, the princess looked like a little girl, somewhat timid, always lowering her head, gentle and reserved. The other day she came to the Xi Yuan, and it was as if she had changed into a different person, cheerful and open-minded, enthusiastic and generous, and even more likable."

  Feng Ye Yan looked at her, yet didn't seem to be looking at her. After a while, he said: "Have you ever thought that she might not be the original Le Er?"

  Then he told her one by one all the things that had happened today.

  "Your Highness, as you said, such an absurd thing, how can it be believed? Even if the princess really changed her soul, what difference would it make to Your Highness, what loss would there be? I also know the reason why Your Highness married the princess in the first place. Now that the princess has changed her temperament and become a woman you like, isn't that an unexpected surprise? Many things in this world don't need to be calculated as true or false, as long as it's the result you want, it's good, isn't it?"

  On a windy night, I was speechless, thinking back and forth, but found myself not as carefree as a young woman who saw things clearly.

  Yan Xi added: "Your Highness, may I say something about the second wife's matter?"

  When she mentioned Liu Rong, Feng Ye's eyes narrowed as he stared at her, and it was a long time before he turned back.

  Yan Xi smiled, stood up, walked to the window and pushed it open. In the dark sky, a crescent moon was quietly embedded in the blackness. "Once you enter the Houmen, it's like entering the sea. If one could choose, many women would not be willing to marry into this imperial family. That Liu Niang, perhaps she is also such a person, but is forced by family or circumstances. Since Wang Ye doesn't love her and is a kind-hearted person, why not let her go? If Wang Ye is worried that others will laugh at him, he can rest assured. There are many people in this world who like to gossip about others to satisfy their desire for idle chatter. But Wang Ye has achieved great merit on the battlefield, protected his family and country, and is admired by the people. Isn't that enough to overcome the nonsense of those idle talkers? If anyone dares to mock Wang Ye, I'm afraid the people of the world won't tolerate him either, right?"

  Feng Ye didn't answer, he just stood up and walked over to her side, gazing together with her at that sliver of moonlight.

  In the silence, they simultaneously turned their gaze, looked at each other and smiled.

  ……

  Taole'er stood outside the side door for a long time, until the sound of the carriage wheels disappeared in the silence, she still stared blankly in that direction.

  "Ah——" She let out a deep sigh and turned to walk in. But after only two steps, she stopped again, furrowing her delicate eyebrows. What should I do now? Go back to the prison cell or go back to the music hall?

  Better not go back to the prison cell, although the bed there is also very comfortable, but after all, it's a prison cell. Better return to Leyuan. Walked two steps and changed direction again. Go take a look at that stubborn donkey first, haven't seen him for a whole day, miss him so much.

  She made up her mind and quickly walked towards the main hall, she was never a person who liked to dwell on things. After walking for a while, she happened to pass by Xī Yuàn and couldn't help but stop in her tracks. Thinking about all that had happened these past few days, her head felt a bit muddled. However, at least it proved that Xi wasn't framing her, otherwise she would have been dead long ago. Tomorrow I'll go talk to her, she thought to herself.

  Just then, a figure emerged from the gate of Xiyuan, its tall and slender shadow casting deeply on the ground.

  The moonlight was dim, but Tao Le'er recognized him at a glance. It was Feng Ye Yan. What was he doing in Xishuang so late? Frowning and thinking, she watched as Feng Ye Yan's figure went off in another direction.

  Suddenly, her body shook heavily. If Xi Xi was Feng Ye Yan's concubine, then his late-night visit to the Western Garden couldn't be just for tea and conversation, but rather for intimacy!

  Her chest felt like it had been stuffed with several large stones, heavy and sinking. She swallowed hard, her mouth full of bitterness. She liked Xi Xi, thinking she was quite good, never having thought about the positions they were in. One was a princess, one was a concubine, if she wanted to monopolize Feng Ye Yan, how could she get along peacefully with her? Could she bear to watch Feng Ye Yan favor Xi Xi? It was simply impossible! But, she really liked this person.

  Biting her lip, she walked slowly forward in the darkness along the road. Her heart was very messy, like the overgrown weeds in an abandoned courtyard. After walking for a while, she saw from afar that Feng Ye had stopped moving, and the direction he faced was actually the prison cell.

  Is he thinking of her or Liu Nian? In his heart, it's actually uncertain. But she wasn't a person who liked to wildly guess, so if she wanted to know, she might as well just ask him directly.

  Feng Ye Yan was after all a martial artist, and although she wore soft shoes for women, making almost no sound, he still sensed someone's presence. "Who's there? Come out!"

  Tao Le'er didn't respond, she just looked at him as he walked closer step by step.

  "Le Er?" Feng Ye Yan's eyes widened in uncertainty, wondering if he was hallucinating.

  "It was me." Tao Le'er pouted, standing in front of her. Fortunately, he didn't yell out her name, or she would never have forgiven him! "What were you doing at Xi Yuan just now?"

  "There's nothing." Feng Yeye was never one of those sentimental rich young masters, so he naturally didn't understand things like preventing jealousy. He wasn't intentionally hiding it, he just didn't want to talk about it.

  "You... you had her warm your bed, didn't you?" Almost said you did it with her, luckily changed my words at the last minute. Pouted mouth, felt suffocated in the chest.

  Feng Ye was almost choked and couldn't accept Le Er's straightforward question. "No."

  "Really? You're not fooling me?" Little hands grasped his clothes, big eyes shining with tears looked at him. As long as he said no, she would choose to believe. Doubting too much would only make herself suffer.

  "Really. By the way, how did you end up here?" His large hands wrapped around her shoulders, embracing her as she leaned into his chest. The subtle scent of her calmed his mood even further.

  "I've escaped. Do you want to catch me again and lock me up in prison?" Tao Le'er said with a stinky face, provokingly.

  Even if Feng Ye was a bit dense, he could still tell that she was angry, so he hugged her tightly. "Forget it. Go to sleep quickly, it's late."

  He had been worried about this for a while, but now that it's resolved, he felt tired too. Just as he was thinking whether or not to go take a look at her, she came out herself. Good.

  "What does 'no need' mean? Do I go back to the prison cell to sleep or return to the music hall?"

  Knowing she was still angry, and recalling Yan Xi's words, Feng Ye Ye picked her up and strode towards the main pavilion. "Sleep beside me."

  Taole'er automatically wrapped her arms around his neck, and a lot of depression was relieved. She leaned her head on his shoulder, smelling the masculine scent on him, and her mood slowly recovered. When faced with bad things, she had always been a single-celled animal.

  "Hubby?" The two people walked quietly for a while, and Tao Le'er suddenly called out. She raised her head, and in the darkness, she met that pair of shining black eyes.

  "What's wrong?" He habitually lowered his head and kissed her lightly. It couldn't be denied that holding her felt better than having empty arms.

  "I let Liu Rong and that man go too."