Chapter 29: House Arrest (Text)

  Is something wrong somewhere?

  Hua Xiang sat in her room for three consecutive days, unable to leave Snow Spirit Garden. She didn't even want to step out of the house again, no matter how unwilling she was. In this era without laws or human rights, and with no way to defeat the guards, all she could do was stay in her room and think about what had happened over the past few days.

  It's still the same sentence, what happened on New Year's Eve is not clear, except that after getting drunk and entwining with Xiao Yuehan for a whole night, everything else is unknown.

  As for later, Xiao Yuehan looked at her eyes and wondered why they had gradually changed, and why he was provoked by her very unattractive way of staying with him, as if all her efforts before were completely overturned.

  She still remembered Xiao Yuehan's words that night: "Your methods are getting less and less clever, it's really disappointing for the Lonely King!"

  He knew she was plotting, and this she was well aware of, but she couldn't understand why he had lost hope in her. She knew she was still a rabbit in his cage, with no ability to resist, and even if she occasionally used some small trick, it was all under his watchful eye. It wasn't hard for him to see through her intentions, especially since men like Xiao Yuehan would always have a cold smile in their eyes when they looked at the waist card on her, telling her not to harbor any illusions.

  She just got carried away, learned from Consort Fu's bad behavior and competed for favor a bit. That damned Xiao Yuchan suddenly flew into a rage and even demoted her back to the neglected queen she originally was.

  Is a woman who vies for his favor really so cheap in his eyes?

  Or did she accidentally use the wrong method?

  But where exactly was the problem, she really couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought about it.

  ……

  "Miss, today the king received an imperial edict from the palace, it is said that he will set out for the imperial capital in a few days. The sixteenth of February is the emperor's birthday, and they may depart within these few days." Lingdang returned from outside, holding several freshly picked flower branches in her hand, placing them in a vase on one side, then turned around to walk to Huaxiang Rong who was sitting by the window.

  "Oh." Hua Xiang Rong pouted and responded with a single word.

  "Miss, you should seize the opportunity to explain things to Wang Ye now!" Ling Tong suddenly squatted down and grabbed Hua Xiang Rong's arm: "This time Wang Ye goes to the imperial capital, after the emperor's birthday is over, it's estimated that he will stay in Jinwang Fu on the side of the imperial capital for several months. If you don't find an opportunity to let Wang Ye take you with him, then Miss... you might be locked up here for several months without anyone taking care of you..."

  Hua Xiang Rong's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and she turned to look at Ling Tong: "But I'm under house arrest, how can I see him?"

  She didn't know where to find an explanation, but the pride in her heart wouldn't allow her to lower her head and ask for anything. It's been half a year now, she's done what she should have done. If Xue Yuehan really wanted to ignore her from the bottom of his heart, then even if she told him everything, what could he do?

  Besides, it's a matter of face, she really can't swallow her pride and go explain things to him.

  "Miss... both the Left and Right Chancellors are in the Imperial Capital, if you were to meet them, wouldn't they be able to help you with whatever you want to do?" Lingdang sighed.

  Hua Xiang Rong was taken aback, and turned to look at Ling Tong. This Left Chancellor was her father, and indeed a reliable support, but that Right Chancellor...

  "What is the relationship between me and that Right Chancellor Gongsun Longqing?" Hua Xiangrong couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.