Chapter 51 Sneaking into the room at midnight

Qi Xi subconsciously felt that Su Ci's behavior of dividing the rooms was wrong, but when he thought about the fact that His Highness had abandoned Su Ci alone on their wedding night, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

He glanced at his master secretly and saw that his master had a gloomy expression. He probably didn't expect Su Ci to be so unkind.

"Is it okay for Your Highness to live in the west wing?" Su Ci seemed to have just remembered to ask Zhao Shizhu's opinion.

Zhao Shizhu looked at Su Ci deeply and said, "I will follow your arrangements."

"Then let's go to the west wing. If Your Highness needs anything, please ask Sixue to prepare it. I'm so sleepy, I'll go take a bath and rest first." After Su Ci finished speaking, he went to his own boudoir.

Until she entered the dormitory, she didn't even look back at Zhao Shizhu.

Zhao Shizhu stood still in the courtyard for a long time, and suddenly looked at Qixi who was standing next to him like a wooden stick: "Are you angry with me, Ah Ci?"

Qi Xi felt that this was a fatal question. He thought that it might be a swear word, but he felt that Su Ci did not look angry. From the perspective of an ordinary woman, she was abandoned by the groom on the wedding night, left alone in the empty room, and helped her husband take a new concubine on the day of her return. This was not a big deal, but she was betrayed by her own brother at night and got her half-sister together with her husband.

Taking all these things into account, Su Ci seemed to be very stable and she didn't have any big quarrel with His Highness. It must be said that he admired Su Ci a little and felt that Su Ci was worthy of the position of princess.

"A lot has happened in the past two days. It's normal for the princess to want to be alone. Why don't you go and rest early, Your Highness?" Qi Xi answered in a roundabout way.

Zhao Shizhu went to the west wing. He was still thinking about this question while taking a bath. Later, he came to the conclusion that Su Ci did not seem to be angry with him.

It was not until the fourth watch that Qi Xi discovered that his master was still tossing and turning and not sleeping.

You have to know that His Highness has been busy at the ranch these days, and he hardly slept at night. He finally solved the ranch problem and arrived in time on the day of the three-day return visit. His Highness should have rested well, but His Highness was still thinking about women.

The woman who keeps His Highness from sleeping should be Su Ci, right?

"If Your Highness can't sleep, why not go find the princess?" Qi Xi suddenly went to the bed and said to his master.

Zhao Shizhu sat up, thought for a moment, and then shook his head: "Not good, she should be asleep now."

"What's the big deal about sleeping? Isn't it okay as long as you don't wake up the princess? Your Highness, please go over quietly, and I will move a chaise longue for you. This way, you won't wake up the princess and you can feel more at ease." Qi Xi said as he started to make arrangements.

Zhao Shizhu watched Qixi busying himself and wanted to stop him, but in the end he didn't say anything.

He had never slept with a woman before. The last time he slept with Su Ci, it was to act out a scene of catching a cheating couple in bed, and he didn't treat her as a woman at all.

But when he thought about the chaise longue that Qi Xi had prepared for him and that he didn't need to sleep in the same bed with Su Ci, he stopped worrying about it.

Sixue had fallen asleep in the gauze cupboard when she suddenly heard some noise. She got up in confusion. The moment she saw Zhao Shizhu, her eyes widened and she subconsciously wanted to call Su Ci.

Zhao Shizhu saw her intention and stopped her: "Don't wake her up."

Sixue watched Qixi busy herself until Zhao Shizhu fell asleep on the chaise longue.

Su Ci slept soundly and heard no movement in the room.

Zhao Shizhu watched Su Ci sleeping peacefully in front of the bed, and became more and more certain that she was not angry with him. She was generous, and she could sleep peacefully despite so many things that happened. On the contrary, he was tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep.

He lay down on the chaise longue and fell into a sound sleep this time.

In Anxin Courtyard, Su Hua cried like a tearful person. Wang Shi felt very distressed when she saw her crying so sadly. This was her only daughter. After giving birth to Su Hua, her body was damaged and she could no longer conceive.

Seeing her daughter being treated so unfairly, how could she not feel sad as a mother?
"Miss Three, please take a rest. I will find a way to make His Royal Highness Prince Duan take responsibility for you." Wang made a decision in an instant.

Su Hua's eyes turned red: "What do you want to do, Aunt? You must not act recklessly, otherwise you will offend Sister, which will be disastrous."

She also saw what happened to Su Qi today. Su Ci was a vengeful person, and she could not offend Su Ci unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Auntie knows her limits, you can sleep peacefully." Wang wiped away Su Hua's tears, her eyes extremely firm.

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Su Ci slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up. He sighed and said, "It's better to be at my mother's house. I don't need to get up early to greet her."

Sixue put on a smile and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Su Ci didn't notice anything unusual about Sixue, and he bathed and dressed in a relaxed mood.

She saw Sixue's strange expression through the diamond-shaped mirror and looked back at her: "Just say what you want to say."

Si Xue decided to conceal the fact that His Highness stayed in the girl's room last night: "His Highness had already washed up and was waiting in the yard for the girl to get up and have breakfast, but in the end..."

The girl just woke up at this moment, and it was almost noon.

"Didn't you tell His Highness that I would stay at home for a few more days before returning to the palace?" Su Ci really didn't expect that Zhao Shizhu was still in the Marquis' Mansion.

"I said, His Highness said he would let Miss stay in the mansion for a few more days, and that it was understandable. He also said he wanted to accompany Miss—"

Before Sixue could finish her words, Zhao Shizhu came in and kept staring at her.

Sixue's scalp tingled when Zhao Shizhu stared at her. She wondered if she had done something wrong to displease Prince Duan.

"Since Ah Ci has married me, she is no longer a girl. Si Xue, you should change your address." Zhao Shizhu said calmly.

In view of Zhao Shizhu's powerful aura, Sixue nodded in agreement.

However, Su Ci was thinking that since she was still a virgin until Zhao Shizhu ascended the throne, what was wrong with Sixue calling her a girl?
[I think I may never see their boat scene in my lifetime. They shared a room last night, but not the same bed. This is not normal! ]

[Is Zhao Shizhu really not interested in Su Ci? Otherwise, why wouldn't he be interested in Su Ci when his bride is already in bed? ]

[But he couldn't sleep alone in the west wing, but fell asleep as soon as he came to Su Ci's room. This shows that Su Ci is more effective than sleeping pills...]

Su Ci: ???
Did Zhao Shizhu sleep in her room last night?
Sixue's hesitant look was trying to tell her that Zhao Gou was sleeping in her dormitory?

[When Wang cried, I felt pity for her. Even a tough guy like Su Lian couldn't stand her crying skills, right? ]

[Wang is using her tears to get Su Lian to come forward and force Zhao Shizhu to take responsibility for Su Hua, right? ]

[With such a big commotion, everyone in the mansion knows that Zhao Shizhu had a secret meeting with Su Hua in the back garden last night.]

[Have you not noticed? Su Hua's aura as a heroine is still very strong. There are so many people willing to stand up for her, including Su Qi who loves her like a madman, and her own mother who loves her like her life. Although her identity and origin are unknown, she has become the concubine of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion. I bet a penny that Su Hua will soon become Zhao Shizhu's favorite concubine! ]

Ah, I couldn’t open the manuscript just now, and I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat.