The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 456 Being a scoundrel requires talent

"What? You want your Fifth Prince to arrest me?"

Ying Fuyan looked at Ying Yin: "There are proper etiquette rules. Master, teach him a lesson."

"A mere staff member, what right do you have to speak?"

Xiao Huaiyan sneered: "Fifth Prince, it's time to teach the people around you some manners."

Ying Yin's eyes darkened: "The horse was presented to Father Emperor from the northern desert. It was docile and well before, but I don't know what happened, it almost caused trouble."

"It's none of your business how the people around me are. Huaiyan, you've overstepped your bounds."

Tsk.

The idiot is actually quite protective of her.

Xiao Huaiyan chuckled and offered his hand: "Arrest me if you want. It's not like I haven't been to jail before, just consider it a return visit."

Ying Yin was too lazy to argue with him about trivial matters.

He looked down on Xiao Huaiyan, but needed the help of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

On the surface, their relationship is acceptable.

"Still has a childlike mindset."

"If I weren't busy with something, I should have gone to the Shen family for a drink."

His tone was neither intimate nor distant, just right: "When you get married, I will definitely present you with a congratulatory gift. But since you are about to start a family, you should also restrain your temper, so that the Marquis of Zhongyong will not have to worry about you all day long."

"I?"

Xiao Huaiyan was nonchalant and didn't take it seriously at all.

"Does the Fifth Prince not know what kind of person I am? Getting married is just to appease my father, so he won't nag me all day long and become annoying."

He seemed troubled as he spoke.

“Shen Zhiyi has a bad temper, and I won’t give in either. There will be trouble in the future.”

Ying Yin was not surprised.

After all, not long ago, the Marquis of Zhongyong went to the palace to see his father, the Emperor.

The Emperor asked 'casually'.

"I had never heard Huaiyan express interest in any girl before, and when I first heard that he wanted to get married, I didn't believe it."

"—Has he already set his sights on someone? You've been worrying about his marriage for years. If this young man had such feelings, why didn't he bring it up sooner? I could have bestowed a marriage upon him and created a beautiful story. However, the daughter of the Junior Imperial Household Department official was previously engaged, but it was because of that that he…,"

These words seem to indicate that the emperor cares about the younger generation.

But it also carries a sense of testing the waters.

Even though Xiao Huaiyan's reputation as a playboy is deeply ingrained, any action he takes will arouse the emperor's suspicion.

Marquis Xiao Zhongyong.

"His Majesty thinks too highly of him. That scoundrel's thoughts are all written on his face."

"If he takes a fancy to a girl, he won't care whether she's engaged or not; he'll snatch her away long ago. How could a playboy who frequents brothels possibly settle down?"

"But I can finally breathe a sigh of relief after worrying about that brat for half my life. Before, the Lady of Ningguo also took a fancy to that girl from the Shen family and wanted to marry her to her son Ning Yunling. Wasn't she just looking for someone with a fiery temper who could control him? Fortunately, it didn't work out. My Xiao family got lucky."

Ying Yin then understood that marrying the Shen family's daughter was most likely the intention of the Marquis of Zhongyong and his wife.

In his earlier years, he indeed hadn't discovered anything about Xiao Huaiyan's feelings for Shen Zhiyi. They even had very few opportunities to interact.

As for why Xiao Huaiyan compromised, putting aside his outstanding appearance... Xiao Huaiyan was going to get married sooner or later.

Although Ying Yinren did not go to the Shen family, he knew exactly what had happened there.

What good is good looks? Stupidity is beyond redemption.

She couldn't wait to sever ties with her own father before she was even married.

She was already marrying into a higher social class and needed her family's support, but instead, she cut off her own escape route. Now she can only rely on Xiao Huaiyan.

Xiao Huaiyan is hardly a reliable person to entrust one's life to. After marriage, taking advantage of Shen Zhiyi's weak position, she can still indulge in a life of debauchery, so it's no wonder he was willing to marry her.

Ying Yin's thoughts were in turmoil.

He chuckled to himself.

I will no longer talk to good-for-nothings.

He looked at the quiet carriage with a smile: "Is Guizhi inside?"

The carriage curtain was lifted by a pale, weak hand.

Soon, Rong Di and Yu Tingwan helped him out.

The man looked sickly and his legs were weak, so he was about to bow to him.

Ying Yin quickly went to help him up, saying, "No need for such formalities."

Wei Zhao was weak: "My sick face is haggard, and I fear it will offend your noble eyes."

Pretty!

He's clearly arrogant.

But the reasons are too good to be true.

Ying Fuyan: ...

The one faking illness looks far more terminally ill than the one who is genuinely sick.

Ying Yin: "It's alright. I have something to tell you. This isn't the place to talk, and you shouldn't stand here for too long. Why don't we go to a teahouse?"

"I have a rough idea of ​​what it is," Wei Zhao said in a low voice. "Has that person entered the capital?"

Although the person is ill, their hearing and eyesight remain sharp, and they are still well-informed.

Ying Yin didn't think there was a problem.

"He's no longer with my second brother, but he's never truly left."

"Is the Fifth Prince afraid that he will come looking for me?"

Seeing his expression, Ying Yin did not withdraw her hand from his arm. Instead, she squeezed it hard, the force precise and forceful, pressing directly on the unhealed wound.

She noticed it, and Xiao Huaiyan and Ying Fuyan naturally noticed it too.

They all chose to remain silent.

Ying Yin didn't answer whether it was true or not, she only asked.

"What are Gui Zhi's views on the fire at the Hall of Mental Cultivation?"

"Although the points are all..., the matter has not been completely concluded. I am reluctant to believe that he would dare to be so audacious, and I always feel that there is something fishy about the matter."

Wei Zhao:......

Where did you not reach a conclusion?
You're worried that I'll get mixed up with those people.

He also felt that since he returned to the capital, one thing after another had happened, and the capital was not peaceful, so he couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

Wei Zhao remained expressionless, though she seemed quite delicate. She snorted and, defying convention, calmly flicked her sleeve, saying, "Your subject dares not presume to speak, but you have pinched me too hard."

Suddenly, a series of loud bangs came from behind.

A huge creature came running at full speed.

His body was tense, and a low growl like muffled thunder rolled from his throat, as if issuing a warning.

It seemed that if Ying Yin made any further movement, it would pounce on her and bite off the artery in her neck.

Wei Zhao: "Fu Meng, you must not be rude."

Ying Yin calmly withdrew his hand.

"What is it?"

Wei Zhao: "Perhaps it's because you can't stand seeing me being so intimate in broad daylight."

Xiao Huaiyan had no idea how things would unfold afterward.

He knew that after getting back into the carriage of the Duke of Shunguo's mansion, the man who had been calm and composed just moments before had his forehead resting on Yu Tingwan's shoulder.

Wei Zhao said slowly, "The wound has reopened."

Yu Tingwan quickly unbuttoned his clothes to take a look.

really.

The blood seeped through the arm of her snow-white undergarment, gradually spreading into a dark red.

"Then Ying Yin, don't let me catch you!"

Xiao Huaiyan saw Yu Tingwan, who had previously ignored Wei Zhao, and felt sorry for him, holding his arm and hurriedly re-bandaging it.

"Your arm finally felt much better after a few days of rest, and then he attacked it so brutally!"

Yu Tingwan was really angry.

When she usually hits Wei Zhao, she makes sure to avoid his arm!

She couldn't bear to touch it!

Wei Zhao: "Hiss."

Yu Tingwan thought she had hurt him because she was too rough, so she quickly comforted him.

"Husband, please be patient a little longer."

Wei Zhao played with the jade pendant at her waist with his other hand, and said softly, "Be gentle."

Yu Tingwan assured her, "Mmm!"

Wei Zhao: "I don't want to have scars."

Yu Tingwan expressed her opinion: "Men with scars are handsome."

Wei Zhao: "I don't want to have scars."

Yu Tingwan told him regretfully, "You have quite a few scars on your body too."

Wei Zhao: "But I don't want to."

"Okay, okay, I'll be careful."

She was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after the bandage was successfully applied.

Wei Zhao said quietly, "I'm thirsty."

He forced a pale smile: "Fine. You can stay angry... I'll rest for a bit..."

"How can I, a sinner, deserve to drink water?"

Yu Tingwan's heart was breaking.

It's just water. Even if Wei Zhao wanted to climb all over her right now, she would be happy to do so.

Xiao Huaiyan: ? ? ?
Is this still the Wei Zhao he remembers, the one who never backs down?

This despicable appearance clearly requires talent.

He seems unable to learn it.