“You’re quite convenient,” Xi Linxuan resigned. He had intended to “punish” her but ended up allowing her to sleep soundly, punishing himself instead. He carried her to bed and covered her with a blanket, chuckling at her flushed face. She truly had a good drinking temperament.
Later that night, Wei Lindong sat up like an owl, pulling Xi Linxuan to talk.
“Haha, when I become a divine medical expert, I won’t treat those I don’t like…”
“Oh, who don’t you like?”
“Xi Linxuan.”
Xi Linxuan sat up, asking her: “Why?”
“Said I’m ugly, not just ugly, but extremely ugly!”
What kind of reason was this? He had clearly explained he wasn’t calling her ugly, but the shell necklace.
“I’ll do this!” Wei Lindong squinted, clasping her hands to her chest in a drunken pose, “When Xi Linxuan makes me angry, I’ll stick him full of needles and remove them only after his anger subsides!”
“Why is that?” It seemed she still harbored resentment towards him.
“Said I’m ugly…” Wei Lindong touched her face, “Fortune-tellers said I have a hibiscus face with a peony fate, hmph!”
Hearing this, Xi Linxuan laughed. After all, his Princess Consort hated being called ugly. He had inadvertently offended her with one slip of the tongue. The next morning, Wei Lindong apparently forgot everything from the night before, leaving Xi Linxuan with no way to settle accounts.
However, Wei Lindong hadn’t forgotten everything; she remembered Xi Linxuan’s slightly lame left leg and asked him about it. He raised an eyebrow and said, “Didn’t I tell you I’m already moving freely?”
The Rong Kingdom’s ruler finally summoned them. For Xi Linxuan in a wheelchair, he showed disdain, slightly curling his lip and asking the Fourth Prince to look after them.
Tuo Bujing’s temper was still good, unlike the haughty court officials.
He was polite, reminiscent of a scholar from the Yan Dynasty. However, the ruler’s contempt had a drawback: those not valued had more freedom, like their rarely visited courtyard, comfortable even in the cold winter.
Xi Linxuan and Tuoba Jingshen’s relationship seemed to improve, with the prince occasionally visiting and sharing good wine while playing chess in the study. Although Wei Linxia knew about these visits, she felt uncomfortable asking about them.
