Chapter 84: Intense Jealousy 

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After walking through Linyuan Tower, Young Master Meng's vinegar jar had already flipped over again and again. But those were just some unnoticeable little things. She was too embarrassed to throw a little tantrum at the Princess because of such small matters.  

Would that not make her seem too petty...  

Unfortunately, the Princess beside her did not have such awareness.  

Young Master Meng had not even convinced herself to completely calm down, yet she saw another scene of the Princess and Shu Yao "exchanging glances."  

Alright, this time, Young Master Meng's jealousy could no longer be held back...

At this moment, Yuechu had already left first because of the Princess' instructions. Now, only the remaining few were still in front of Linyuan Tower, waiting for the servant to bring their carriage so they could continue their planned trip.  

If things kept developing like this, Young Master Meng would not be so overwhelmed by jealousy.  

Unfortunately, not far from them, Su Zian's carriage happened to be parked there.  

Because of this, Li Qiubai, who was paying close attention to this person, naturally noticed Ying Siling escorting that person onto the carriage.

Today, Ying Siling was on duty. She happened to be wearing the standard light armor of the Jin Military Guard Camp, which was responsible for patrolling and guarding Yecheng.  

From her clothes to her battle boots, everything belonged to the military.  

Even though she did not wear the eye-catching military uniform directly because of her private agreement with Su Zian, for the sake of convenience while on duty, she had only taken off her outer armor and left it in the carriage while waiting for someone. Over her inner armor, she casually draped a robe, but the silver armor plate on her chest was not fully covered. Naturally, anyone who knew the military well could recognize where she came from.  

Moreover, the ones who saw her clothing were none other than the two Princesses, who had been taught since childhood how to distinguish between the various military divisions of Great Chang.  

Such details—how could they escape the sharp eyes of the two Princesses?

Moreover, a few days ago, Li Qiubai had already investigated all the social connections of the Su family thoroughly. How could she not know about Su Zian’s close friend, Ying Siling?  

After all, Li Qiubai and Shu Yao had grown up together as sisters and had an extremely strong understanding of each other. Seeing such a scene, they could not help but exchange a glance, confirming their thoughts through each other's expressions.  

"Interesting."  

Li Qiubai curved her lips meaningfully.

Shu Yao naturally understood what her imperial sister’s expression meant. She immediately narrowed her eyes and smiled, replying, “This is truly like someone delivering a pillow just when you are dozing off. Your luck is quite good.”  

The two of them had such a tacit understanding that their vague exchange needed no further words. They already understood each other’s intentions. Their shared smiles were even more of an eyesore.  

This scene, falling into Young Master Meng’s eyes, only added more fuel to the fire of her jealousy, igniting it on the spot.  

Li Qiubai was carefully thinking about how to use the chess pieces that had just appeared before her. She completely failed to notice the changes in Young Master Meng’s emotions. It was not until Young Master Meng pulled her hand away for the third time that the Princess finally noticed this little ancestor’s unusual behavior.  

After sharing a bed for so long, how could she not see through the little thoughts of the one beside her?  

With just one glance, the Princess had already seen through Young Master Meng’s thoughts.  

That puffed-up, silent, and unwilling-to-speak posture looked exactly like how she always acted when throwing a little tantrum—refusing to say anything, yet her whole face seemed to scream that she was waiting for the Princess to coax her.  

It was truly quite endearing.

Li Qiubai forcibly held back the urge to poke Young Master Meng’s puffed-up cheek. While they were still waiting in front of Linyuan Tower for the servants to bring their carriage, she took the opportunity to put on a pitiful and innocent look. She tugged at the fabric around Young Master Meng’s waist and called out softly in a wronged tone.  

"Chang'an…"  

That posture made her seem both aggrieved and helpless.  

Seeing the Princess with such an expression, Young Master Meng’s heart could not help but tighten. She completely forgot the sourness she had felt earlier when this person was so close to Shu Yao.  

"Wha… What is it…"

At that moment, Young Master Meng did not even have time to feel distressed. How could she still remember that she was throwing a little tantrum? She immediately covered the hand on her waist, pressing her palm against the back of the Princess’ hand. She could not help but ask with concern, “Did something upsetting happen?”  

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Meng Chang'an originally thought that the Princess’ sudden change in mood might have been caused by something unpleasant while she was sulking. She was just about to say a few comforting words when she saw the Princess simply press her lips together and shake her head slightly.

Now, Young Master Meng was even more confused—was it not because of something upsetting? Then what was it for?  

Before she could figure it out and ask again, the Princess had already taken a small step closer. Completely ignoring the people passing by, she pressed herself directly against Young Master Meng’s side. Hugging her arm, she asked in a wronged tone, “This should be my question to you instead. Did your wife do something wrong to make you unhappy? You would not even let me hold your hand?”  

Meng Chang'an: “…”  

In that instant, Young Master Meng was so overwhelmed by the Princess’ deliberately delicate tone that she froze on the spot, completely forgetting to pull her hand away.  

Sure enough, she really should not have taken the Princess’ words too seriously…

Li Qiubai did not deliberately lower her voice, so Shen Lingyun and Shu Yao, who were the closest to them, heard everything clearly. 

Shen Lingyun did not have much of a reaction. She was only slightly startled for a moment before she consciously turned her head to look in another direction, sensibly pretending to be deaf and mute while smiling silently.  

But Shu Yao, standing nearby, could not help but shiver. She trembled as goosebumps spread all over her body. After confirming that Young Master Meng was currently facing away and could not see her expression, she rolled her eyes at Li Qiubai in utter disdain.  

Ugh…  

That exaggerated eye-roll was so obvious that even if Li Qiubai wanted to pretend she did not see it, it would have been impossible.

But she did not care at all. She only glanced at Shu Yao briefly before leaning softly against Young Master Meng’s shoulder, continuing her muffled complaint, “You even pulled away three times.”  

Her words were vague. At first, Meng Chang’an did not quite understand what she meant, but when the Princess' fingers slipped between hers and tightly interlocked with them, she finally realized.  

At that moment, instead of thinking about how jealous she had been earlier—enough to rightfully argue back—Young Master Meng felt guilty and backed down, mumbling in a weak voice, “I… I… did not do it on purpose…”  

The Princess smiled. This silly girl was so easy to coax and deceive.

"This time, you are not allowed to pull away again."  

The gentle words whispered into Young Master Meng’s ear made it clear why the Princess had put so much effort into this little act.  

Only then did Young Master Meng’s expression soften slightly.  

A faint blush crept up her cheeks. Thinking about how Shu Yao had teased her before lunch, she did not act as oblivious as before. Instead, she tried to keep a straight face, tightened her grip, and firmly interlocked her fingers with the Princess' before speaking in a small voice.  

"It is not such a big deal. If you had said so earlier, I would not have let go. Look at you, making such a scene, letting everyone watch and laugh at us..."  

Although she spoke like this, the smile at the corners of her eyes and brows was impossible to hide no matter how much she tried.  

The Princess’ lips curved as she looked at her and openly replied, "You were unhappy, so of course, I had to coax you. Otherwise, if you got sick from anger, where would I go to cry?"

This woman only knew how to speak sweet words.  

Young Master Meng felt much better now, but she still glared at her in embarrassment and annoyance. "Rest assured, Your Highness, if you want to cry, there are plenty of arms ready to welcome you."  

"Oh?" The Princess raised an eyebrow, immediately glancing at the 'culprit' Shu Yao before turning back to Young Master Meng and deliberately asking, "So, what you mean is that you want me to fall into someone else's embrace?"  

"You..." Young Master Meng was so angry that her liver hurt. She could only grit her teeth and threaten fiercely, "You dare!"  

Despite her fierce tone, the hand tightly clasped around the Princess' never let go, just as she had promised.  

Li Qiubai was naturally satisfied.

To prevent this silly girl from getting embarrassed and angry, the Princess finally stopped teasing her. She only hooked her finger in the other's palm and chuckled softly, "Mm, you are right. As your wife, I naturally would not dare."  

Meng Chang'an opened her mouth but ultimately closed it again, not daring to say anything more. She only let out a soft hum before turning her head away, avoiding the Princess in case she continued speaking such shameless words in front of those two...  

Seeing Young Master Meng’s thoroughly red ears and then glancing at her own imperial sister’s clearly smug smile, Shu Yao could not help but feel a bit of sympathy for Young Master Meng.  

Poor Young Master Meng was completely being toyed with in the palm of her unscrupulous imperial sister’s hand.

Shu Yao sighed and shook her head, completely unaware of the misunderstanding she had caused among the people around her...  

Seeing Shu Yao's expression, Shen Lingyun only slightly furrowed her brows. But after a moment, she returned to her usual indifferent demeanor, making it hard for anyone to notice any change.  

When Su Zian left, she witnessed this lively scene.  

At this moment, these few people were unaware of Su Zian's envious gaze. Only after the Su family's carriage drove away did their own carriage slowly arrive.  

By the time they climbed into the carriage, Meng Chang'an’s red ears had still not faded.

Author's Note:

Rehabilitation, let's start by trying to catch up on the weekly updates. Is anyone still here? If I'm still alive, will they forgive me?  

Well, if you’ve forgotten the plot, maybe try flipping back a few chapters to check?  

(Yes, this is how the author recalls the plot...)