“Ah, Your Highness!” yelled Ye Qingyi in shock. She dodged when Huangfu Xuan wanted to raise her chin again, and away she turned. “Prince Xuan kissed me!” she thought to herself, “That was so impolite! But... but that felt so good and he was gentle!”
“Are you feeling too shy?” asked Huangfu Xuan.
Ye Hongling’s reaction made Huangfu Xuan proud. An unmarried young girl who didn’t know much about love relationship tasted so good!
His desire was inflamed again. But it didn’t matter. He wasn’t in a hurry. Anyway, anxiety didn’t help at all.
“Your Highness, I haven’t got married yet,” said Ye Hongling, “What if people see us and gossip? You’re engaged with my eldest sister. If my father and my sister know, I...”
She stopped before she finished. That was what Concubine Yun taught her. Say something and stopped halfway, to tantalize the other side. Then he would be anxious.
As expected, Huangfu Xuan’s face was purple with rage. Ye Qingyi! It was her again! “I don’t know what Father was thinking?” he thought, “Why did he marry such a bad girl to me as my legal wife? What advantages does she have, expect she’s the eldest daughter of the great general? How arrogant she is and she dares to do everything! I’ll never marry a girl like her!”
The more he thought, the angrier Huangfu Xuan got. Even if he didn’t marry Ye Hongling, he would at least marry another beautiful girl! As for Ye Qingyi, humph, she wasn’t even as good as prostitutes.
“I’ll break off my engagement to Ye Qingyi sooner or later!” said Huangfu Xuan angrily, thumping on the stone table, “I don’t believe she can stop me!”
The stone table quaked, and his hand was hurt. It didn’t bother him, though. He would like to do anything, as long as he could break off the engagement with Ye Qingyi.
Ye Hongling realized that Prince Xun hated Ye Qingyi a lot. “Does she think she can have everything just because she’s the legal daughter?” cursed Ye Hongling in her mind, “Prince Xuan is engaged with her, but he still likes me. Ye Qingyi is nothing, but a loser!”
“Don’t be angry, Your Highness,” said she, “Don’t get annoyed for her, and that’s not worthwhile.”
As she spoke, she patted him on the back, and continued, “What if you hurt yourself? My sister isn’t beautiful enough, but she’s a nice girl.”
She chuckled. If she spoke ill of Ye Qingyi, Prince Xuan would suspect her. But if she put in a good word for her sister, Prince Xuan would think of her as a good sister. And meanwhile, he would hate Ye Qingyi more.
Indeed, Huangfu Xuan was more furious. Not beautiful enough? Hell no! Red blotches all over her face! He didn’t even know how she dared to come out of home and walk on the street!
Fine, let go of her appearance. Think about her temper! Who could stand her? Intransigent and flippant! Who would like to marry such a girl? Unless he was out of his mind!
“I’ll never marry her!” thought Huangfu Xuan, “I found her a little different in Beauty & Fragrance Pavilion, but maybe she pretended so that she could confuse me. How could someone change in such a short time? I wasn’t born yesterday!”
Ye Hongling was wild with joy over his reaction. The angrier Huangfu Xuan was, the more he hated Ye Qingyi and the better chance she would have.
“I’m going to marry Ye Qingyi!” yelled Huangfu Xuan, filled with anger. Ye Hongling looked worried, but glad in her heart. She didn’t dare to show it, for the sake of Huangfu Xuan. Without him, she would have laughed!
“Don’t say that, Your Highness,” said Ye Hongling, pretending to be generous, “She’s my sister, anyway. Don’t humiliate her, please.”
In her heart, however, she wished Huangfu Xuan would break off with that bitch immediately!
“My good girl,” replied Huangfu Ling, “I know you’re the kindest. For your sake, I’ll stop humiliating her.”
Ye Hongling was in his arms before she realized that. Embracing such a beautiful girl, Huangfu Xuan didn’t want to care for anyone else.
“Thank you, Your Highness,” replied Ye Hongling, “We’ve come for long, and I’m starving. Shall we go have something to eat?”
She didn’t have too much for breakfast. After staying in the pavilion for the whole morning, she felt hungry. She wanted to have something to eat in case her stomach would growl and that would be disgracing.
“Fine,” replied Huangfu Xuan, “Let’s go to Golden Tripod Attic for lunch. I won’t have you starved.”
“Somebody, get us the cart,” ordered Huangfu Xuan. He was no longer angry, instead, he gently rubbed her nose with a smile. Ye Hongling was shy again and that amused him.
The carter drove them to Golden Tripod Attic. The restaurant owner recognized Huangfu Xuan quickly. In the capital city, whoever didn’t know Prince Xuan would be asking for trouble.
“Your Highness, the private room is ready for you upstairs. Please come,” said the waiter, rushing over as soon he saw Huangfu Xuan. He should take good care of Prince Xuan, otherwise the restaurant would be closed, considering his temper.
The waiter took Huangfu Xuan and Ye Hongling to one of the private rooms on the second floor. Golden Tripod Attic was known as the best restaurant in the capital city, some of whose cuisines couldn’t even be seen in the imperial palace. Moreover, its private rooms had perfect sound-insulating effects. Many people from the high society and even officials came here for meals and discussed on politics. They didn’t need to worry if anyone would hear them.
As Ye Hongling and Huangfu Xuan entered the private room, the latter gave the waiter a silver ingot as the tip. The waiter said thank you and left after closing the door.
“Do you like this place?” asked Huangfu Xuan.
Cuisines in Golden Tripod Attic could be as wonderful as those in the Imperial Kitchen. Ye Hongling was quite delighted. She hadn’t ever come here before.
“Without Prince Xuan, I wouldn’t have come or had a meal in such a good place!” thought she.
“Ah, Your Highness!” yelled Ye Qingyi in shock. She dodged when Huangfu Xuan wanted to raise her chin again, and away she turned. “Prince Xuan kissed me!” she thought to herself, “That was so impolite! But... but that felt so good and he was gentle!”
“Are you feeling too shy?” asked Huangfu Xuan.
Ye Hongling’s reaction made Huangfu Xuan proud. An unmarried young girl who didn’t know much about love relationship tasted so good!
His desire was inflamed again. But it didn’t matter. He wasn’t in a hurry. Anyway, anxiety didn’t help at all.
“Your Highness, I haven’t got married yet,” said Ye Hongling, “What if people see us and gossip? You’re engaged with my eldest sister. If my father and my sister know, I...”
She stopped before she finished. That was what Concubine Yun taught her. Say something and stopped halfway, to tantalize the other side. Then he would be anxious.
As expected, Huangfu Xuan’s face was purple with rage. Ye Qingyi! It was her again! “I don’t know what Father was thinking?” he thought, “Why did he marry such a bad girl to me as my legal wife? What advantages does she have, expect she’s the eldest daughter of the great general? How arrogant she is and she dares to do everything! I’ll never marry a girl like her!”
The more he thought, the angrier Huangfu Xuan got. Even if he didn’t marry Ye Hongling, he would at least marry another beautiful girl! As for Ye Qingyi, humph, she wasn’t even as good as prostitutes.
“I’ll break off my engagement to Ye Qingyi sooner or later!” said Huangfu Xuan angrily, thumping on the stone table, “I don’t believe she can stop me!”
The stone table quaked, and his hand was hurt. It didn’t bother him, though. He would like to do anything, as long as he could break off the engagement with Ye Qingyi.
Ye Hongling realized that Prince Xun hated Ye Qingyi a lot. “Does she think she can have everything just because she’s the legal daughter?” cursed Ye Hongling in her mind, “Prince Xuan is engaged with her, but he still likes me. Ye Qingyi is nothing, but a loser!”
“Don’t be angry, Your Highness,” said she, “Don’t get annoyed for her, and that’s not worthwhile.”
As she spoke, she patted him on the back, and continued, “What if you hurt yourself? My sister isn’t beautiful enough, but she’s a nice girl.”
She chuckled. If she spoke ill of Ye Qingyi, Prince Xuan would suspect her. But if she put in a good word for her sister, Prince Xuan would think of her as a good sister. And meanwhile, he would hate Ye Qingyi more.
Indeed, Huangfu Xuan was more furious. Not beautiful enough? Hell no! Red blotches all over her face! He didn’t even know how she dared to come out of home and walk on the street!
Fine, let go of her appearance. Think about her temper! Who could stand her? Intransigent and flippant! Who would like to marry such a girl? Unless he was out of his mind!
“I’ll never marry her!” thought Huangfu Xuan, “I found her a little different in Beauty & Fragrance Pavilion, but maybe she pretended so that she could confuse me. How could someone change in such a short time? I wasn’t born yesterday!”
Ye Hongling was wild with joy over his reaction. The angrier Huangfu Xuan was, the more he hated Ye Qingyi and the better chance she would have.
“I’m going to marry Ye Qingyi!” yelled Huangfu Xuan, filled with anger. Ye Hongling looked worried, but glad in her heart. She didn’t dare to show it, for the sake of Huangfu Xuan. Without him, she would have laughed!
“Don’t say that, Your Highness,” said Ye Hongling, pretending to be generous, “She’s my sister, anyway. Don’t humiliate her, please.”
In her heart, however, she wished Huangfu Xuan would break off with that bitch immediately!
“My good girl,” replied Huangfu Ling, “I know you’re the kindest. For your sake, I’ll stop humiliating her.”
Ye Hongling was in his arms before she realized that. Embracing such a beautiful girl, Huangfu Xuan didn’t want to care for anyone else.
“Thank you, Your Highness,” replied Ye Hongling, “We’ve come for long, and I’m starving. Shall we go have something to eat?”
She didn’t have too much for breakfast. After staying in the pavilion for the whole morning, she felt hungry. She wanted to have something to eat in case her stomach would growl and that would be disgracing.
“Fine,” replied Huangfu Xuan, “Let’s go to Golden Tripod Attic for lunch. I won’t have you starved.”
“Somebody, get us the cart,” ordered Huangfu Xuan. He was no longer angry, instead, he gently rubbed her nose with a smile. Ye Hongling was shy again and that amused him.
The carter drove them to Golden Tripod Attic. The restaurant owner recognized Huangfu Xuan quickly. In the capital city, whoever didn’t know Prince Xuan would be asking for trouble.
“Your Highness, the private room is ready for you upstairs. Please come,” said the waiter, rushing over as soon he saw Huangfu Xuan. He should take good care of Prince Xuan, otherwise the restaurant would be closed, considering his temper.
The waiter took Huangfu Xuan and Ye Hongling to one of the private rooms on the second floor. Golden Tripod Attic was known as the best restaurant in the capital city, some of whose cuisines couldn’t even be seen in the imperial palace. Moreover, its private rooms had perfect sound-insulating effects. Many people from the high society and even officials came here for meals and discussed on politics. They didn’t need to worry if anyone would hear them.
As Ye Hongling and Huangfu Xuan entered the private room, the latter gave the waiter a silver ingot as the tip. The waiter said thank you and left after closing the door.
“Do you like this place?” asked Huangfu Xuan.
Cuisines in Golden Tripod Attic could be as wonderful as those in the Imperial Kitchen. Ye Hongling was quite delighted. She hadn’t ever come here before.
“Without Prince Xuan, I wouldn’t have come or had a meal in such a good place!” thought she.
